Monday, February 9, 2015

Monday, February 9, 2015

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SB 768

Universal background checks

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SB 694

Only one handgun a month

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Sen. Dick Black’s (R - Loudoun) bill to end the need for concealed carriers to renew their permits every five years.

SB 909

SB 1108

Concealed carry restrictions

Personal history restrictions

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Concealed carry at schools

Marsden (D) Requires that a criminal history record information check be performed on a prospective transferee before a firearms show vendor may transfer firearms at a gun show.

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Sen. Garrett’s bill to exempt concealed carry permit holders from local rules limiting possession of loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles on public roads.

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Sen. Louise Lucas’ (D Portsmouth) and Sen. Dave Marsden’s (D - Fairfax) bill to close the gun show loophole by requiring all vendors at such shows to perform background checks on buyers.

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Sen. Barbara Favola’s (D Arlington) SB 943 — reported narrowly when some (but not all) Republicans joined Democrats to support keeping guns out of the hands of convicted stalkers and sexual batterers.

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SB 1179

SB 1429

Child gun restrictions

Mental health restrictions

*Information courtesy Virginia’s Legislative Information System Graphic by Jasmine Oo

SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY ASSURANCE SOUGHT PAGE 4

CAVALIERS NAB GRITTY WIN OVER LOUISVILLE PAGE 5

OPINION: NO CONCEALED CARRY AT SCHOOLS PAGE 8

OPINION: THE CASE FOR READ RECEIPTS PAGE 9

LOVE CONNECTION: LOUIE & GABRIELA PAGE 11

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Concealed carry law on school property struck down, other proposals see mixed success

Ella Shoup and Owen Robinson News Writers

Corrections In the Feb. 5 print edition of The Cavalier Daily, it was incorrectly stated that Executive Vice President and Provost John Simon would begin his term at Lehigh University in 2016.

He will begin his term in 2015.

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Bipartisan roadblocks for gun control laws The Virginia Senate moved Monday to strike down Senate Bill 1132, a bill which would have allowed individuals to carry concealed handguns on school property outside of regular hours.

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham, and lost in a vote of 18 to 20. Three Republicans joined the Democratic opposition.

Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, said she opposed the bill and felt passing the bill would have made dangerous environments around schools.

“Allowing guns onto school property will make our children less safe,” Favola said in a press release. “I don’t doubt the good intentions of lawful concealed carriers, but accidents happen and firearms can kill. Instead of tempting fate by bringing guns into schools, we should be working to enact common-sense laws that keep guns out of the hands of small children, criminals and the mentally ill.”

This decision comes amid numerous Senate gun legislation proposals from both parties — most of which have been defeated. On Jan. 26, the Senate voted on and defeated 11 motions to change gun control laws. Of those bills, eight were proposed by Democrats and

sought greater restrictions on gun the gun lobbyists like to make it.” possession, while three were sponSince coming into office, Gov. sored by Republicans who pro- Terry McAuliffe has introduced a posed looser control. series of gun violence prevention Four of those bills — two from reforms. One such bill, approved Democrats, two from Republicans by the Virginia Senate Courts — have been revisited and passed of Justice Monday, is SB 1441. If since the initial rejection, in addi- passed by the House, it will allow tion to another Democrat-spon- individuals without a federal firesored bill not voted alongside the arms license to ask state police original 11. to conduct on-site background Lori Haas, Virginia state director for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, said the often-cited second amendment right to bear arms is a tool often employed by gun lobby- “I don’t think that the bill would promote the ists to advance their general welfare of the community,” Reynolds case. said.

“I think Virginia should have background “If you’re going to ask the question, checks for firearms.”

‘Do you support taking guns away and tramping on the second amend- checks on purchasers at Virginia ment?’ people are going to say gun shows. no,” Haas said. “But if you ask the SB 1132 saw strong Republiquestion, ‘Do you think that con- can support in addition to support victed criminals, domestic abusers from the National Rifle Associshould have firearms?’ everybody ation and the Virginia Citizens is going to say no.”

Defense League. VCDL President Haas said she is confident Vir- Phillip Van Cleave said firearms ginia will enact safer gun laws in rights advocates are growing in the future. number and becoming more polit“The average, everyday citizen ically vocal. understands what we’re trying to “We’re still on a strong upswing do make our families safer and our in terms of the number of people neighborhoods safer,” Haas said. who favor firearms rights,” Van “Its not an either-or proposition, as Cleave said. “We now have 400,000

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permit holders, and the number of gun holders go beyond that. The movement to protect gun rights is very strong. The vote was very close.”

Van Cleave said the VCDL will be working this upcoming year to send more firearms rights bills to the legislature. He said one initiative would expand the right to carry concealed firearms on college campuses. Liberty University already permits all students, faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons.

“We want to do that for all universities,” Van Cleave said. “If you have a permit, you can do it. You have to be 21. These are the good guys, you want them around.”

However, Haas said the academic community is against the movement to bring guns to schools — one of the many reasons why the bill failed.

“The K-12 schools are currently gun-free zones, so most of the school systems were opposed to this bill,” Haas said. “Firearms have no place on the playground.”

Some University students voiced opposition to the idea of allowing concealed weapons on Grounds. Third-year college student Henry Reynolds said it would not benefit the community.

“I don’t think that the bill would promote the general welfare of the community,” Reynolds said. “I think Virginia should have background checks for firearms.”

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Virginia Senate rejects marijuana decriminlazation Bill to eliminate small possession punishment, establish maximum civil penalty

Louisa Luranc and Rachel Taylor News Writers

The Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee killed a bill Jan. 31 which would decriminalize marijuana possession. Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Fairfax, proposed the Senate Bill 686. According to an Associated Press release, the Republican-controlled committee rejected the bill on a 9-5 party-line vote.

The bill would have eliminated jail time as a punishment for the possession of marijuana and establish a maximum $100 civil penalty.

Ebbin said he remains in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana.

“I first learned of the penalties for possession of marijuana when a constituent brought it to my attention,” Ebbin said. “Upon further research and meeting with leaders on the issue, it’s clear that prohibition has failed in its goal of deterring usage. I believe we should stop making criminals out of otherwise law-abiding citizens.”

The American Civil Liberties Union endorsed the bill.

Frank Knaack, ACLU poli-

cy and communications director, said the ACLU supports the decriminalization of marijuana because it promotes a better approach in dealing with drug abuse. “[Not passing the bill is] harmful to our efforts to get a more just criminal system,” Knaack said. “Drugs should be viewed as a public health issue, and not a criminal justice issue.”

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also supported the bill Ebbin proposed.

“The Virginia State Conference applauds Senator Ebbin for recognizing and addressing the disproportionate arrest rates and the economic impact marijuana arrests and incarceration has had on the minority and economically challenged communities,” Fairfax county NAACP leader Shirley Ginwright said in a press release.

“We support the passing of Senate Bill 686.”

Ebbin said his efforts to decriminalize marijuana would not stop, though Senate Bill 686 did not pass.

"I will continue to work for lessening the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana,” Ebbin said. “Recent polling shows that over seven in 10 Vir-

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First-year College student Allie Turner, a Virginia native, said she was not surprised by the legislative decision.

“I think it’s too early for this

legislation to pass in such a purple state, where legislation like this isn’t going to get passed unless it’s spearheaded in other states too,” Turner said.

The Virginia State Police, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys opposed

the bill.

The Virginia State Police declined to comment. The Fraternal Order of Police and the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys could not be reached for comment.

—Brendan Rogers contributed reporting to this article

Two bills would increase suicide risk reporting Legislature considers proposal requiring RAs to report perceived self-threat harms to parents, campus threat assessment teams

Associate Editor

Two bills currently under consideration in the Virginia legislature would require resident advisors to make mental health determinations on students who display behavior indicating self harm.

Tim Davis, director of the University’s Counseling and Psychological Services department, said Senate Bill 1122 would mandate parents be informed any time a student exhibits suicidal tendencies, though counseling centers would be exempt from needing to relay concerns.

“This bill is out of committee and will be voted on by the full Senate at any time,” Davis said.

“Fortunately, Sen. Barker said he does not plan to call [the] bill to the floor for up to another three weeks.”

Davis said House Bill 1715 would institute a legal requirement for resident advisors to alert campus threat assessment teams when a student displays suicidal tendencies. This bill was passed by the House yesterday by a vote of 98-0.

Davis said University counseling centers would not be exempt from HB 1715. CAPS, then, would also have to report concerning behavior to threat assessment teams.

“The legislation being consid-

ered lowers the threshold for when universities would be legally mandated to inform parents,” Davis

said he had significant concerns with the proposed legislation. He said one of his primary concerns is that the legislation would dissuade students from reaching out for help.

“Many students and professionals agree that this bill would increase the The legislation being considered lowers the rate of college suithreshold for when universities would be cide,” Axler said. “As we’ve seen on our legally mandated to inform parents.

Grounds this year, suicide is something that affects everyone, said. and efforts to stop suicide should Second Year Council President be taken.”

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conversation concerning suicide prevention, but the conversation cannot only be held by legislators.

“The University would have to formulate policy in which they are asking students who are ill-equipped to make these decisions…they would have to make a decision on what someone else is thinking,” Axler said. “Can a day of training for RAs prepare them to do what mental health professionals still struggle to do?”

The Student Council will discuss a resolution in opposition to the bill this week. As part of the measure, the organization will also aim to continue investigating ways to promote student use of University mental health services.

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Virginia House passes bills increasing college affordability Measures outlines flat rate degree program, seeks to reduce student debt

Juliana Radovanovich Senior Writer

The Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills Thursday to improve college affordability.

Del. Nick Rush, R-Christiansburg, sponsored legislation that enables students to earn a flat rate degree in high demand fields. The bill, sponsored by Del. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, creates a discounted bachelor’s degree program earned primarily through online courses, but also through community college and four-year university courses.

Cline’s bill proposal was prompted by the rising costs of college education and some constituents’ inability to afford higher education, he said.

“The current system is asking 18-year-olds to go into debt for the rest of their lives for over $100,000 and that’s just outrageous,” Cline said. “You shouldn’t have to go into debt for the rest of your life to afford a college degree.”

The act would require universities and the state government to work together to develop a cooperative bachelors’ degree program. “[The bill] is an effort to bring

down the cost of a college degree for Virginia families by embracing the use of technology and creating options in higher education through the use of that technology,” Cline said. “It would create a new, cooperative degree that would be developed by the universities themselves in cooperation with the Department of Education and the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia.”

The $16,000 bachelor’s degree will be made possible through the use of online classes, which are less expensive than classes held in a traditional classroom setting.

“Currently, students are priced the same by the university whether they are using an online course or sitting in a classroom, and that’s just not reality,” Cline said. “It’s much cheaper to teach a student online… if they priced these online students correctly, the degree can be presented at a much cheaper tuition rate.”

Matthew Moran, spokesperson for Del. William Howell, R-Falmouth, said enrollment in the flat rate degree programs would not necessarily be need-based. Instead, the universities would control enrollment to the program.

As part of the flat rate degree

Percentage of Students Graduating with Student Loans 1994 - 47% 1998 - 59% 2002 - 63% 2006 - 65% 2010 - 67% 2014 - 70% program, which includes nursing, teaching and public administration, universities would be permitted to count each participant as 1.5 students. Moran said this would entitle them to receive an increased amount of funding from the state.

“The incentive allows the university to count the students 1.5 times in terms of enrollment and graduation rates and all of the

metrics that the state uses to provide their funding,” Moran said. “It would give them a boost on that side of the equation in exchange for providing these flat fee degrees.”

With the creation of a bachelor’s program through online classes, the opportunity for a $16,000 degree will become available to students outside of Virginia. Additionally, the intellectual property produced

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by the Virginia state college system will be nationally or even internationally accessible.

“Students from all over the country or possibly even the world could get a Virginia degree for $16,000.” Cline said. “It wouldn’t take studwents away from the classroom — it would actually increase the number of attendees of Virginia universities.”

University responds to SACSCOC sexual assault policy inquiry College commission organization seeks confirmation of University compliance following intense media scrutiny

Henry Pflager Senior Writer

The University released a response to an inquiry made Dec. 1 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges asking the University to outline its policies for handling reports of sexual assaults.

In a letter to University President Teresa Sullivan, SACSCOC Vice President Dr. Michael Hoefer said the organization expects the University to take reasonable steps to provide a

healthy, safe and secure environment for all students and requests evidence of such progress.

He also said the inquiry was made due to recent, negative accounts of University culture in multiple news sources, listing Inside Higher Ed, Academe Today and Rolling Stone.

As part of its 18-page response, the University described its policy for responding to reports of sexual assaults.

Those who report instances of sexual misconduct are strongly encouraged by the University to report to law enforcement, but are not mandated such a report without the consent of

the victim.

Addressing the fact it has constructed a policy consistent with the Violence Against Women Act, the University said it is the “complainant’s option to notify, or decline to notify, law enforcement.”

The University also countered SACSCOC’s reference to the article published by Rolling Stone as a reason for prompting a policy review, as multiple factual inaccuracies in the article have been exposed since its initial publication.

“While the Rolling Stone article contained significant factual inac-

curacies, the University works with SACSCOC to make certain we engage in best practices as it relates to student safety,” University deputy spokesperson Matthew Charles said in an email. “This inquiry has provided the ability for the University to work with SACSCOC to ensure the safety and well-being of our students, a goal for both our institution and their organization.”

Many University students — who were unaware of the SACSCOC inquiry — expressed disappointment with the the University’s response to the issue of sexual assault.

The University’s sexual assault policy has come under intense scrutiny in recent months by various organizations and government bodies. Earlier this year, a panel of Virginia senators advanced a bill that would require the faculty and staff of public universities to report instances of alleged sexual assaults to law enforcement, regardless of whether or not the victim consents. If the faculty and staff failed to do so, they would be in danger of facing misdemeanor charges.

Hoefner declined to comment on the subject, saying SACSCOC is still reviewing the University’s letter.

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Virginia repels No. 8 Louisville

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Junior guard Justin Anderson left the game in the first half after fracturing a finger on his left hand.

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Virginia repels No. 8 Louisville, 52-47, but Anderson fractures finger Second-leading scorer expected to miss 4-6 weeks, will have surgery Sunday Virginia battled Louisville in ACC play for the first time Saturday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Cold shooting and junior guard Justin Anderson’s fracture finger aside, the No. 3 Cavaliers put on a show.

Former Cavalier sports stars Ryan Zimmerman, Sean Singletary and Chris Canty — as well as ESPN reporter Michael Wilbon — were in attendance.

Facing a top-15 opponent for the third consecutive game, Virginia held off the No. 9 Cardinals late for a 52-47 win. The Cavaliers’ Tony Bennett — already victorious against Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Roy Williams and SMU’s Larry Brown — became the only active coach with wins against all five active Hall of Fame coaches.

“He’s a great coach,” junior guard Malcolm Brogdon said. “I think the success that coach Bennett’s had since he got to Virginia and the levels that his teams reach every year — improving on that — I think that all speaks to what a great coach he is and the

kind of staff that he surrounds himself with.”

Anderson fractured a finger on his left hand in the first half and did not return to the second. He will have surgery Sunday and is expected to miss four to six weeks, Bennett announced late Saturday.

Brogdon — whose 15 points paced Virginia — iced the game at the foul line with 10 seconds to play after Louisville senior guard Chris Jones missed a free throw that would have cut the Cavalier lead to two. Jones scored 11 points for the Cardinals, with eight after the break when his team finally started to score.

Louisville (19-4, 7-3 ACC) put up just 13 points in the first half, entering halftime down by 11. The stats up to that point were ugly — the Cardinals had no second-chance points or any fast-break points and had forced only one turnover. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino’s team made four shots in the first half before showing marked improvement thereafter.

“We worked very hard for three days oh how to beat their defense, and we ignored it in the first half by and large,” Pitino said. “The one thing you can’t do is break the offense and go run high pick-and-rolls against this team, and we did that.”

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Rising to the competition

s the ESPN showcase at John defensive pressure. Five minutes Paul Jones Arena became without a point. Eight minutes more of a defensive clinic than an without a point. Ten minutes withevenhanded dual during the first out a point. By the time Louisville's half Saturday night, it score ticked up from 13 was easy to forget that in the second half, over the opposition is a top12 minutes had elapsed 10 program. and Virginia had built It was not South a comfortable douCarolina State, Rutgers, ble-digit lead.

Harvard or DavidMeanwhile, Pitino son. Rather, it was the was left dumbfounded Louisville Cardinals by his team's inability and their Hall of Fame to execute offensively coach, Rick Pitino. It and awestruck by his was a team with three opponent's discipline DANIEL WELTZ national championand defensive talent.

Sports Columnist ships, 10 Final Four “They’re just well appearances and the drilled and schooled nation's ninth-ranked roster. at what they do,” Pitino said. “It’s It was one of the most storied brilliant. I love what they do and I programs in college basketball, was trying to teach my freshman six making its first appearance in weeks ago to look at how this team Charlottesville as an ACC foe. plays as one. They’re on a string Yet, like the overmatched, un- moving with the ball.” dermanned non-conference opOn an eventful evening in ponents before them, Louisville which the team's scoring leader crumbled under the Cavaliers' went down with a fractured finger

that will sideline him for weeks, ESPN set up shop for the third consecutive ranked matchup featuring the Cavaliers, and Virginia earned its first top-10 win of the season. It was that admission by Pitino in the JPJ Press Room that may have the most long-term significance. Louisville — the 2013 national champion program — now looks at tape of the Cavaliers to learn how to play effectively.

Being competitive with elite competition is a sign that a program is arriving. Being emulated by elite competition? That is a sign that the program has arrived.

For much of the 25 years in between Ralph Sampson leaving Charlottesville and Tony Bennett’s arrival, storied teams and legendary coaches have often passed through town on their way to history. Fans would come in droves simply to see the visitors put on a mesmerizing show, like watching the Harlem Globetrotters dispose of the Washington Generals. It was theater

without suspense, the Cavaliers on the court only to play foil for the opposition.

Virginia has often been a part of college basketball history, but rarely in the past quarter century has it been in the spotlight. This has changed markedly in the past 15 months.

Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Cavaliers have played their best basketball against the nation's top teams and top coaches. They beat Syracuse and Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim to clinch the ACC regular season title last season. They beat Duke and Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski later that year to claim the conference tournament crown. They beat North Carolina and Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams just this past week to improve to 20-1. And Saturday, they beat Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino in his first trip to Charlottesville.

With the victory against Louisville, Bennett became the only

active coach to beat all five active Hall of Fame coaches: the four ACC legends and SMU's Larry Brown, whom Virginia defeated in November 2013. The fact that all five victories have come in the past 15 months alone is a testament to just how fast the Cavalier program has risen, outpacing the improvements made by the ACC with the additions of Louisville, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame in the past two years.

As Virginia faced its third straight top-15 opponent for the first time since 1997 Saturday night, and the bleachers filled early with orange-clad fans and Cavalier legends past and present, Charlottesville witnessed something remarkable.

Virginia basketball is no longer just a participant in college basketball's biggest games. It is a ma-

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Men’s lacrosse defeats Loyola

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team opened its season against Loyola for the second consecutive year on Saturday — and while this year’s late game drama did not quite match last season’s excitement, the end result proved the same.

The No. 9 Cavaliers (1-0) used a five-goal run stretching between the second and third quarters to hang on against the No. 7 Greyhounds (0-1) for a 13-12 victory. Junior midfielder Greg Coholan — who tallied four goals and an assist — and sophomore midfielder Zed Williams — who added three goals and two assists — led the way, each notching five points.

The game rallied back and forth for the entire first half, with neither team gaining a conclusive lead. Loyola struck first just seven seconds in before continually trading goals with Virginia going into the second quarter.

Sophomore attackman Joe French gave the Cavaliers a 5-4 lead — their first of the game — when he netted his sixth career goal with 6:50 to play in the second quarter. The teams were knotted at six at the half.

But Virginia scored the first four goals of the second half to gain a 10-6 advantage with 6:32 remaining in the third quarter. Loyola chipped its way back to within one, but an errant pass on its final possession ended the comeback attempt.

The inexperienced Cavalier defense limited all-American senior attackman Nicko Pontrello to a single goal, despite losing the faceoff battle 19-9. Virginia sophomore goalie Matt Barrett recorded nine saves.

The Cavaliers will host No. 16 Drexel next Saturday. The match is set to start at 5:30 p.m.

—compiled by Robert Elder

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Sophomore midfielder Zed Williams put up three goals and two assists in Virginia’s opening day victory.

Matmen fall at Chapel Hill

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Second-ranked senior Nick Sulzer dropped his first ACC match since 2013 Saturday night.

No. 12 Virginia wrestling dropped its match against unranked North Carolina, 17-16, Saturday night in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The match was one of runs and close calls — three bouts went into overtime with the final contest deciding the outcome.

Junior Nick Hermann and No. 13 sophomore George DiCamillo won the first two matches of the night to give the Cavaliers (105, 2-2 ACC) a 7-0 edge, but the Tar Heels (9-4, 1-2 ACC) rallied with victories in four consecutive

weight classes.R edshirt freshman Ethan Ramos, ranked No. 13, knocked off No. 2 senior Nick Sulzer, 6-4, in sudden victory. Sulzer blew a 3-1 lead going into the third period before losing the match on Ramos’ takedown. The defeat was the first for Sulzer in conference action since 2013.

No. 7 junior Blaise Butler, redshirt freshman Tyler Askey and No. 19 junior Zach Nye all won their matches to give Virginia a 16-14 lead with one weight class

remaining. Both Butler and Nye required sudden-victory overtime.

Senior Frank Abbondanza gave North Carolina the win with a 5-2 decision over redshirt junior Pat Gillen. Abbondanza scored two takedowns in the second period to break a scoreless tie.

The Cavaliers will travel to Iowa City for a clash with topranked Iowa as part of the NWCA National Duals. The match is set for 2 p.m. on Feb. 15.

—compiled by Matthew Wurzburger

Cavaliers tune up for ACCs

The Virginia swimming and diving teams completed their final tuneup before the ACC championships this weekend, with swimmers participating in the Virginia Tech Invitational and divers hosting the Cavalier Diving Invitational. As coach Augie Busch decided to rest some of his top competitors, a mix of new and old faces topped the scoring charts for the Cavaliers.

On Saturday the Virginia women’s diving team topped James Madison, 194-95, at home in Charlottesville. Junior Katie Warburg reclaimed her program record on the 3-meter event with a score of 328.57, while also qualifying for the NCAA zone

championships on the 1-meter dive.

The male divers won an uncontested meet and senior JB Kolod took both the 1 and 3-meter events.

The No. 9 Virginia women swimmers (3-2, 1-1 ACC) picked up six wins in Christiansburg, Virginia. on Saturday. A few usual names won their respective events, including sophomore Laura Simon in the 200yard breaststroke, sophomore Leah Smith in the 500-yard freestyle, sophomore Ellen Thomas in the 50-yard freestyle and junior Courtney Bartholomew in the 100-yard backstroke.

Freshman Jennifer Marrkand claimed the 200-yard freestyle, while senior Brodde Lamb took home her

first career event win in the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Erin McElfresh earned both of the Lady Cavaliers’ event wins on Sunday in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly.

The Virginia men (2-5, 1-2 ACC) claimed the 200-yard breaststroke and 500-yard freestyle on Saturday from junior Yannick Kaeser and freshman Brendan Casey, respectively. Sophomore Robert Leasure won the 400-yard IM on Sunday.

The women’s conference championships will run from Feb. 18-21, while the men’s ACC meet will be held Feb. 25-28.

—compiled by Robert Elder

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Junior Katie Warburg set a program record with a score of 328.57 against James Madison Univesrity.

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Virginia beats UTEP, falls to Utah Valley, UW

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Junior Aimee Chapdelaine hit a grand slam to help Virginia defeat UTEP 14-5.

It was a busy weekend for Cavaliers as the Virginia softball team competed in the final three games of the Kajikawa Classic at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

In Friday’s game against the University of Texas at El Paso, Virginia (1-3) capitalized upon two big innings as they routed the Miners 14-5 in five innings. The Cavaliers relied heavily on the long ball, as junior outfielder Aimee Chapdelaine spearheaded a six-run second inning with a grand slam off of UTEP pitcher Kaitlin Fifield.

Sophomore first baseman Madison Labshere followed with a three-run

shot to help Virginia put five on the board in the third inning. Fifield lasted just 2.1 innings for the Miners as nine Cavaliers crossed the plate to help Virginia pick up its first victory of the season.

Virginia resumed action Saturday in their final two games of the Classic. In the first game of its doubleheader, Virginia clashed against Utah Valley. The Wolverines struck first with two runs off of freshman pitcher Alex Formby in the second inning before adding two more in the fourth off of freshman pitcher Allison Davis.

Despite trailing 4-1 entering

the bottom of the sixth inning, the Cavaliers rallied with a pair of runs of their own thanks to two bases-loaded walks by Utah Valley pitcher Kelsey Lawton.The Wolverines immediately answered with a solo shot by Hailey Kofler, and Virginia — despite leading off the bottom of the seventh with consecutive doubles by Davis and sophomore infielder McKall Miller — failed to complete the comeback as the Miners survived 5-4.

The Cavaliers attempted to bounce back against Wisconsin, but were shut out 5-0. Virginia managed four hits, but was unable

to score a run against pitcher Annie Davis, who tallied five strikeouts in a complete game shutout. The Badgers, meanwhile, plated five off of freshman pitcher Andie Formby, who also went the distance with a complete game of her own. The Cavaliers finished their series of games in the Kajikawa Classic 1-4.

The Cavaliers look to rebound as they compete in the NC Central Tournament this weekend. Virginia will start the series of five games this Friday at 3:00 p.m. as they take the field against Nebraska-Omaha.

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M BASKETBALL Defense paces Cavaliers in gritty win over Louisville Continued from page 5 Pitino said Louisville executed better after halftime, when his team shot 52 percent from the field. Jones got into the lane for a short jump shot to open the second-half scoring, giving his team its first points since junior forward Montrezl Harrell’s alley-oop dunk 12 minutes and six seconds earlier.

But Virginia clipped the Cardinal rally with a couple of big shots in the final minutes, particularly with Brogdon’s free throws and senior forward

Darion Atkins’ jump hook 62 seconds to play.

The Cavaliers finished 2-14 on 3-pointers and missed two shots for every make. Still, Virginia took care of the basketball against Louisville’s ball-hawking backcourt of Jones and sophomore guard Terry Rozier, who are first and second in the ACC in steals per game. The Cavaliers committed just two turnovers against nine assists, six by sophomore point guard London Perrantes.

“It was just a hard, slugfest defensive game,” Bennett said. “I told our guys before, ‘You’re going to have to

WELTZ Virginia now among nation’s elite programs Continued from page 5 jor player — perhaps the main attraction — in a newly rejuvenated conference, one that arguably has the best collection of basketball programs ever assembled in NCAA history.

Never in the 62-year history of the ACC has the conference hosted two top-10 matchups on the same day until Saturday, when No. 3 Virginia faced No. 9 Louisville and No. 10 Notre Dame traveled to No. 4 Duke. The Cavaliers were the class of the group, on paper and on the court. It was telling that ESPN scheduled the Virginia game for prime time — again — while the Duke-Notre Dame rematch was given an afternoon time slot.

That fact reveals the two most significant things — Justin Anderson's devastating hand injury notwithstanding — to come out of Saturday's victory. The ACC, which added a pair of Hall of Fame coaches in conference realignment to join its existing pair of Hall of Fame coaches, is once again the envy of

the college basketball world. But secondly, and far more importantly for Cavalier fans, Virginia is now a worthy peer these storied programs gear up to face.

Rather than entering the postgame press conference Saturday to hear the Cavaliers talk about what an honor it was to host legendary coach Rick Pitino for the first time, it was Pitino doling out compliments. Unprompted in his opening statement, he raved about what an incredible program Virginia has built.

“This is a great venue to play college basketball, I think its one of the best I’ve seen,” Pitino said. “It’s my first time here. I think the crowd’s great. I think they’re on top of you. I think the environment is awesome and I think their team is awesome.

They can make it very difficult.”

For 12 minutes beginning midway through the first half, Virginia made it just about impossible for Louisville. During that flawless exhibition of team defense, the 2013 national champion Cardinals looked a little bit like the Washington Generals: a foil for the main attraction.

put your hardhat on and you’re going to have to work defensively…The home crowd was terrific. We needed every ounce of emotion and energy that they gave us, and then our guys dug deep and came up with a big one.”

Anderson retreated to the bench with 1:52 to play in the first half before reentering 33 seconds before the horn. He slammed home an alley-oop dunk of a long bullet pass from Perrantes for his only points.

Junior forward Evan Nolte stepped in for Virginia’s second-leading scorer, starting the second half and playing 24 minutes overall. He knocked down

a 3-pointer to put Virginia up 32-19 with 13:19 remaining and — in a wise basketball move — passed up an open shot late in the game to take time off the clock.

Bennett said he opted for Nolte over freshman guard Marial Shayok because of a favorable matchup with Cardinals’ senior wing Wayne Blackshear, who helped keep Louisville close with 3-pointers at the 7:55 and 6:08 marks of the second half.

“I thought in this setting [and] in this game, experience and his smarts could come in big,” Bennett said. “[I just thought] he did a good job defen-

sively, and I thought his smarts were there.”

While Pitino said he was “disappointed” in his team, he began his post-game remarks with compliments to Virginia and JPJ. “A great venue to play college basketball,” Pitino said. “I think the crowd’s great — I think they’re on top of you. I think the environment’s awesome, and I think their team is awesome.”

The Cavaliers will play NC State Wednesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.

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LEAD EDITORIAL

No concealed carry at schools Why the state Senate was right to strike down SB 1132

Comment of the day “Sullivan was just playing along. There were many others who wrote to ask for leniency, including the president of Virginia Tech and Tim Kaine. This is the nature of the world of politics in this country. I think it is unfair to single Sullivan out of a group of 200 who wrote in... Don’t single out Sullivan because she is convenient, call them all out.”

‘Alum’ in response to The Managing Board’s Feb. 5 lead editorial “What does Teresa Sullivan have to do with Bob McDonnell’s sentencing?”

Last Monday, the Virginia state Senate struck down Senate Bill 1132, a bill which would have allowed individuals — students included — to carry concealed handguns on school property after regular school hours.

The possibility of carrying guns on campus faced bipartisan resistance in the state Senate, with three Republicans voting to oppose the bill alongside 17 Democrats. Consideration of the bill proved especially timely: last Thursday, a shooting took place at the University of South Carolina — an apparent murder-suicide that resulted in two deaths.

South Carolina allows concealed carry with permits, though it does not provide for concealed carry on campuses.

There is no obvious correlation between concealed carry laws and the incident

at USC, but the ubiquitous nature of crime or accidents related to gun violence should give anyone pause when considering whether to expand access and acceptability of firearms. As Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, said, “Accidents happen and firearms can kill.” Why, then, increase risk at schools unnecessarily?

There is no obvious reason civilians need to carry firearms at schools — certainly not concealed ones.

While preventing concealed carry may not necessarily deter crime (though it would increase penalties for criminals, which is possibly a deterrent), preventing concealed carry could prevent accidents. At least at our University, with an undergraduate population numbering above 14,000, the potential for a mistake — a student failing to turn

on “safety” on his gun; a student mistakenly suspecting someone of being dangerous and responding by use of his firearm — could have grave consequences.

At high schools, middle schools and elementary schools the danger of accidents is possibly even higher.

The fact of concealed carry being allowed after regular school hours seems largely irrelevant: at a large university, students meet with their clubs in academic buildings, and students live on the same property where they learn. Additionally, “regular hours” is hard to define, since some students have discussions early in the morning and late into the night. At high schools, middle schools and elementary schools where regular hours are more distinguishable, religious and multicultural groups often

congregate in buildings once classes are over, and students who participate in after-school activities will likely still be at school. In effect, restricting the specific hours when concealed carry would be allowed would do little to mitigate the possible damage the presence of a firearm could do to students.

The state Senate was right to strike down SB 1132, and future discussion of guns on school property should reflect on the tumultuous and heartbreaking history of what guns have done on school property in the past. Access to guns is a heated debate, but this issue does not pertain to personal use of firearms: regardless of one’s position on gun laws, keeping guns away from schools — whose members range from young students to older faculty — is smart policy.

The virtue of proactive coverage

he new Managing Board of issue, but too late to do anything The Cavalier Daily laid out about it should one wish. I wrote their mission in the lead editorial a column last year about coverage published in the Feb. 2 issue: “to around the renewal of the dining provide the University services contract beCHRISTOPHER community with new, tween the University relevant and insightful and Aramark. In it, I BROOM information that inwished for both deeper Public Editor spires critical conversaand broader coverage tion and even action on of such a story. Deeper Grounds.” Later in the same piece and broader coverage of critical the Board struck upon something stories is precisely how The CavaI think is and should be a defining lier Daily can fulfill its mission for characteristic, that The Cavalier the community.

Daily is the “platform for the stuI have also noted in the past dent narrative” at the University. that The Cavalier Daily is often at The board also wrote that they its best when the news reporters are determined to be proactive and opinion writers are pointed and that is where I think the staff at the same topic. Usually this of The Cavalier Daily can be of results in a specialized print isunique service to their commu- sue. It doesn’t necessarily need to, nity. though. With a proactive stance Though I pointed out some on investigating, finding and reissues with sources and sourcing porting the news, Opinion writers last week, the reporters of The can also be informed and think Cavalier Daily generally do a good about their own positions on the job of telling us what happened. topic. Where Opinion writers disBut, as with much news reporting, agree, readers might get differing it is after the fact and in many cas- opinions to consider. Yes, the line es informs us all about an event or between news and opinion needs

to remain clear but where there is news, there is opinion and The Cavalier Daily has a unique ability to both report the news well and offer student perspective on that news.

Beyond being able to offer a student perspective on stories

tract was formalized. The Cavalier Daily was the only outlet that did any real reporting at all about the contract. For other news organizations there was nothing particularly newsworthy about something as seemingly boring as a dining services contract. For the University community, though, it is a critical element in day-to-day life affecting thousands of people.

This is where the new Managing The Board struck upon something that I think is Board’s determinaand should be a defining characteristic, that The tion to be proactive Cavalier Daily is the “platform for the student and tell the narrative of the student narrative” at the University. here at the University is so critical. and issues, there are stories that Finding stories like that but then no one else will report on nor in- telling that story from the experivestigate. Indeed, a Google search ence and perspective of students about the dining services contract does a service for the students renewal turned up a Universi- in the community but also gives ty press release and a 160-word non-students a way to better unstaff report in the Daily Progress, derstand what is happening in both from just after the new con- the community. In the case of the

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The new Managing Board’s determination to serve as a platform for the student narrative is laudable dining services contract, it wasn’t only about what students would eat but also how workers would be compensated and treated. Students were active in calling for and demanding better terms for the staff. The student experience was a complex one, as it usually is.

Ultimately, much of news reporting is after the fact and there is little help for it. I support as strongly as I can the proactive stance of the Managing Board, though. I hope they will seek and find stories that cut across the experiences of students. I hope they will delve as deeply as possible into those stories while also casting as wide a net as they can to consider how the story will ripple out from the University.

Christopher Broom is the Public Editor for The Cavalier Daily.

He can be reached at publiceditor@ cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @CDpubliceditor.

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Reevaluating drinking culture at Dartmouth and beyond arting Mar. 30, one of the most ban would give the University an prestigious Ivy League univer- undesirable in loco parentis role that sities in America will ban all hard would only curb the ability for stuliquor on campus. President Philip dents to make their own independHanlon of Dartmouth ent choices. Still others College announced have praised Hanlon’s the decision Thursday decision as a strong first as part of the “Moving step in finally beginning Dartmouth Forward” to tackle the problems of program that aims to binge drinking and sexprovide a safer learning ual assault, saying most environment and allealcohol-related hospitalviate issues of sexual asization cases result from sault and binge drinking hard liquor overdose. that have plagued the Perhaps the most imschool in recent years. portant aspect of ThursHASAN KHAN Specifically, the plan will day’s decision was HanOpinion Columnist attempt to stop the poslon’s announcement that session and consumpthe Greek system would tion of any alcohol above 30 proof, not be banned. regardless of age. Garnering the atThe debate to end the system tention of the national media, Han- reached a high point in October of lon’s decision has been met with both last year when 230 of the 588 Darthigh praise and strong criticism, mouth faculty members signed an including a critique from the Man- open letter calling for an end to fraaging Board of this very publication. ternities and sororities. That same Many Dartmouth students had month, the managing board of The an adverse reaction to the decision, Dartmouth published a hugely connoting that the plan is riddled with troversial piece calling to “Abolish holes — that it would drive high risk the Greek system” at a school where drinking underground, hurt stu- almost 60 percent of students are dent independence and ultimately affiliated with Greek life. Many stufail to solve the targeted issues. The dents feared Thursday’s decision Cavalier Daily’s Managing Board, would announce the end of the enarguing in tandem with student tire system, but were left relieved Doug Phipps’ opinion voiced at The when Hanlon decided against the Dartmouth newspaper, asserted the measure.

And so the broader questions remain — will ending the consumption of hard liquor really do anything to solve the problems of binge drinking and sexual assault? Or is the Greek system to blame, the real issue here being the culture of wild partying embedded in the American college experience?

If anything, flat out banning all hard liquor is not the answer. Prohibition is a tactic that has failed in the past, and nothing will stop it from failing again. Nor should the extreme measure of ending Greek life be tak-

the phenomenon of binge drinking.

While not definitely not exclusive to American culture, binge drinking is far less prevalent in continental Europe, where moderate drinking is the usually the norm — so much so that the French language didn't even have a proper term for it until just two years ago. Many will argue correctly that this distinctly American drinking culture stems indirectly from fraternities and their monopoly on booze. Although this point certainly has some merit, it does not automatically imply the Greek system’s relationship with alcohol should be destroyed. Rather, it should be reformed.

Already, Dartmouth’s fraternities and sororities are implementing new programs to end Rather than banning alcohol or ending fraternities, I the pledging prowould argue we must seriously begin to reform the cess, a period of time known for hazing and general college culture which pushes alcohol onto an other dangerous alcoundeserved pedestal. hol-related incidents.

Further steps could en; such a decision would only fur- be taken to end this monopoly: for ther alienate the student body from example, ending the tradition of prithe administration. Rather than ban- marily dry sororities could help stop ning alcohol or ending fraternities, I sexual assault by allowing sorority would argue we must seriously begin sisters to control parties and alcohol to reform the general college culture consumption. Because fraternities which pushes alcohol onto an unde- are usually the sole groups on colserved pedestal. For example, take lege campuses to have easy alcohol

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access, they by default become the centers of drinking culture, allowing them to singlehandedly shape the method in which alcohol is served and consumed.

The sad truth of the matter is that the most commonly consumed drug in America is also considered by many students to be a prerequisite for having a good time. For males, the machismo of partaking in drinking games has become glorified, the amount of shots one can down a ranking system for manliness. Pre-gaming, the act of drinking before an event, has become a ubiquitous part of the contemporary American college experience, perhaps only gaining prevalence after the drinking age was pushed to 21. Hazing, hell week, pre-gaming, drinking games — the overabundance of phenomena connected to binge alcohol consumption betrays the fact that American college culture is obsessed with getting wasted. Cracking down on hard alcohol directly will only result in students pushing back. Ending the dangerous culture around alcohol consumption should be the real goal of university administrations.

Hasan’s columns run Fridays. He can be reached at h.khan@cavalierdaily.com.

The case for read receipts

midst College GameDay, Boy’s resort to a “butler lie.” “Butler lies” Bid Day, the Duke game, Boy’s are a linguistic strategy unique to Bid Night and Super Bowl Sun- digital communication whereby day, umpteen text messages sent you exploit the medium’s ambiguito University students ties to avoid interaction last weekend did not or account for a failure receive immediate reto communicate. They plies. While this lack of are the strategic “Sorresponse is entirely dery I just got your text,” fensible, for coordinat“I’m at the library” and ing plans with friends “I actually already got it would have been dinner” excuses you useful to know whether send to justify a lack of their content had been response and to apoloviewed. For iPhone gize for rejecting an inowners, enabling read vitation. A 2010 Cornell receipts allows their ELAINE HARRINGTON University study found Opinion Columnist friends to see exactly 10.7 percent of student that. However, the Unitext messages to be deversity faces a rampant ceptive, of which 30 read receipt opt-out culture, which I percent were butler lies. fear indicates a greater reluctance to Butler lies are a deceitful reacreveal the truth. tion to the problem of availability To turn on your read receipts, management created by cell phones. you must be willing for others to al- Whereas it previously required efways know whether and when you fort to coordinate communication, read their texts. This can feel violat- our constant virtual co-presence ing for a medium that is typically today begets a perceived availabilcharacterized by ambiguity about ity that can be overwhelming and the time, your location and your distracting. When feeling guilty for current activity when you open a violating some perceived obligation text. In reality, read receipts make to respond, people forget their greatyou feel vulnerable by enforcing er duty to tell the truth. Having read honesty: they hinder your ability to receipts off allows greater leeway to

tell lies when they could be socially useful. Yet these lies are unjustified.

You are lying in an attempt to seem polite, not to be polite; in an attempt to respect the other person, not to legitimately value him and demonstrate your friendship.

I fear butler lies encourage a casual relationship with dishonesty, paving our way towards greater,

Yak. Although it is easier to lie to someone who is not physically present, butler lies are not benign to type: a 2013 study showed the sender feels worse about the lie than the recipient who detects it. While butler lies may seem less dire than stealing an honor umbrella, texting such falsehoods despite one’s feeling of discomfort should still be recognized as incongruent with our greater ideals.

The utility of read receipts demonstrates the truth is often useful. When a 10 p.m. text is left unread, the can concede The University faces a rampant read receipt opt-out sender you are asleep and culture, which I fear indicates a greater reluctance to will not be going out tonight. If you’ve read reveal the truth. a roommate’s “lost my key, leave the door more consequential lying — the unlocked” text, she knows you’re “significant” lies the Honor Com- aware of the situation. A read receipt mittee cares about, according to the on a “be here by seven” text indicates criteria of “Would open toleration you’re working on getting there, of this Act violate or erode the com- rather than wasting time with a remunity of trust?” As a community is ply. While many professionals are built on individual relationships, it is expected to be constantly reachable unsettling that University students by cell phone, the work of a student seek to hide their message-viewing is often conducive to periods of techhistory from their friends but reveal nological unavailability. Letting your true emotions anonymously on Yik friends know their texts remain un-

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Our phones should automatically notify others when we’ve read their messages read allows you to politely step “out of office” on your social life. It frees you to get caught up in your reading, focus on the game, lose your phone, have an all-consuming conversation or ignore all texts under the weight of a deadline.

In a world where butler lies are taboo and read receipts universal, we would also be constantly reminded of another type of veracity: the truth we are imperfect. The explanations for a reply sent hours after the read receipt would lay bare our true motivations: feeling temporarily antisocial, uncertainty of what to send, choosing not to commit in hopes another opportunity may arise, interpreting the message as not requiring a response or mere forgetfulness. While these rationales may not seem socially acceptable, they’re truthful and that’s what’s important. Admitting them is how we build trust between individuals, and hopefully among our greater community of trust.

Elaine’s columns run Fridays She can be reached at e.harrington@cavalierdaily.com.

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H&S Children’s Hospital hosts charity gala health & science

Meg Thornberry Heath & Science Editor

Supporters and staff of the University’s Children’s Hospital gathered in Keswick Hall at Monticello for the annual charity gala last Friday night. The event raised thousands of dollars for the Children’s Hospital Research Center through ticket sales, donations, a silent auction and a massive game of Clue.

“Every year we pick a different theme for the main event and this year we felt as though Clue would be particularly fitting given that all the proceeds for the event will be benefiting pediatric research, and so our researchers and physicians are constantly searching for different clues, if you will, to solve the mystery of childhood diseases,” said Kate Pulman, the Children Hospital’s associate director of develop-

Annual ball held at Keswick Hall to fundraise for Hospital Research Center achieves donation goal

ment and planning committee member.

Facts about the hospital and its research were integrated into the gala, written on placards placed on the tables and related clues that guests searched for throughout the mystery-themed party.

Although exact numbers are still being counted, the gala’s planning committee said they expected their fundraising goal of $330,000 to have been met — about $50,000 was expected to come from the silent auction, $300,000 from sponsors and $65,000 from ticket sales and cash donations.

“It always benefits the Children’s Hospital, and for the last two years it’s gone towards the Battle Building,” Pulman said.

“Now that the Battle Building is complete we are working on things that go on within the Battle Building, and important parts of that new research.”

The night’s keynote speaker was Pete Caramanis, whose son,

Brandon, spent three years successfully undergoing treatment for leukemia at the Children’s Hospital.

“As you can imagine, cancer diagnosis is difficult [and] the treatment is difficult, particularly the first six months,” Caramanis said. “After that, we got into the routine, and honestly the hospital was great. We predated the Battle Building, so I can imagine that someone right now could be having a better experience than we did.”

Caramanis now serves on the Children’s Hospital main event planning committee, and will serve as vice chair for next year’s gala.

“A couple years into it, once [Brandon’s] treatment was more manageable, we started focusing on how we could give back,” Caramanis said. “So I volunteered, got involved.”

Pulman, whose daughter was born at the hospital, and Caramanis agreed that, though they had vastly different experiences

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This year’s event was Clue themed, to represent the search for answers conducted at the Children’s Hospital Research Center, as well as display facts about the center throughout the party.

at the hospital, the supportiveness of the staff was what really helped them through the experience.

“I think it’s the most rewarding thing you can imagine,” Director of Children's Services Dr.

Jim Nataro said. “When you’re a researcher, the ability to also be a clinician at the same time allows you to have that dose of reality, because you really understand who it is that you’re trying to help.”

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Year: Fourth Major: Archaeology U.Va. Involvement: Brown College, Washington Society Hometown: Chantilly What's your favorite pick-up line? I normally don’t use them, but my favorite is, “Damn girl, are you my appendix? Because I don’t understand how you work, but this feeling in my stomach makes me want to take you out.”

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Louie and Gabriela met at 7 p.m. Saturday and went to Lemongrass on the Corner.

Louie: I was interested in Love Connection because it’s hard to meet people and I’d forgotten how to put myself out there. I thought this would a good opportunity to get to know someone.

Gabriela: I thought [Love Connection] would be a fun experience before I graduate.

Louie: I’d never been on a blind date before. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to relate to the other person and it made me nervous.

Gabriela: I was really happy when I found out I had been picked. I wasn’t expecting to find a husband or anything, but I wanted to meet someone [new] and at least find a friend.

Louie: I showed up a little bit early, sat on the stairs and waited. I eyed everyone that was walking past, wondering if they were her.

Gabriela: I saw someone sitting on the stairs and since it was only me and him there, I [figured] he was my date [and] introduced myself.

Louie: When I saw her, she looked really sweet and I felt a little less nervous.

Gabriela: I thought he looked nice — I really liked his glasses and tie.

Louie: It was mostly her choice figuring out where to eat. I let her decide where

Year: Fourth Major: Spanish U.Va. Involvement: Peer Mentoring Program for Latino/ Hispanic students Hometown: Porto Velho, Brazil What's your favorite pick-up line? I don't have a library card, but do you mind if I check you out?

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she felt comfortable going.

Gabriela: We went to Lemongrass because it’s my favorite. It [turns] out he also really likes the food.

Louie: During dinner, we talked about everything, as we were trying to get to know each other. We’re both applying to grad school, so we talked about the process and our families and the things we like. We covered the bases.

Gabriela: We talked about our majors and how we’re applying to the same grad schools. We also talked a bit about where we’ve traveled and the experience of meeting someone on a blind date. We both were afraid it was going to be awkward.

Louie: The conversation felt natural.

There were a couple moments of silence, but I don’t mind those or feel pressured to fill them.

Gabriela: I’m kind of a shy person, but he asked me a lot of questions, so it was good talking to him. I felt less shy by the end.

Louie: After dinner, I offered to walk her back to the IRC, but she said she felt comfortable walking back [alone] so we parted ways at Brown.

Gabriela: I walked him back to Brown and then we said goodbye. I don’t know if it’s a Latino thing or something, but I was expecting him to give me a hug.

Louie: If we crossed paths again, I could see myself hanging out with her. I

would rate the date a 5. It was good conversation and a fun time. I realized it’s not that hard to get out there and talk to someone you don’t know. If I get in this situation again, I would feel more comfortable.

Gabriela: I would rate the date a solid 7. I didn’t ask for his number at the end of the date or anything, but I really liked talking to him and I think we could be good friends. I really liked that he was so smart and I was attracted to his intelligence.

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Fraternity waste used to help homeless Fourth-year student starts Cans to Cans project to support Charlottesville community

Drew Friedman Feature Writer

Fourth-year College student Jeremy Hurley started the Cans to Cans project last month to increase sustainability on Grounds and support local homeless shelters.

His means? Trashbags full of soda and Natural Light.

The project involves a three-step process: collecting aluminum waste from fraternity or club houses, taking the waste to Cycle Systems for a compensation rate of 60 cents per pound and using the money to buy canned goods for local food banks and homeless shelters. “[Cans to Cans] promotes sustainability, recycling and a greener U.Va.,” Hurley said. “It helps clean up various houses on Grounds [and] … the greater Charlottesville community benefits from it because you’re donating the money back into food banks and homeless shelters.”

Hurley, who came up with the idea for Cans to Cans in his global sustainability course last semester, began collecting waste in January. Alone, Hurley is able to collect

more than 30 pounds of aluminum waste in one week. With new volunteers, he expects this number to increase to 50.

“It’s not hard to get one pound of scrap metal,” Hurley said. “There’s a lot of unnecessary waste [on Grounds], especially along the lines of aluminum waste.”

Although Hurley began the project collecting cans on his own, his project has recently generated outside interest, especially within the Greek community. Hurley said there are currently 30 students working on Cans to Cans, and he expects this number to grow in upcoming weeks.

“Up until now, it was a one-man, unorganized team,” Hurley said. “Now that rush season is over, there are some really solid dates when people will be having activities and we’re hoping to schedule [clean up] events in the future.”

When Hurley first introduced Cans to Cans, one of the project’s largest supporters was Sigma Chi — also one of Hurley’s weekly pickup sites. Fourth-year Commerce student David O’Hara, outgoing vice president of Sigma Chi, said he is collaborating with Hurley to create a more organized collection

process.

“I think what we’ll do in the future is I’ll just hand him our social schedule and I’ll tell him [when] to expect a lot of can output... and then he can plan on those days,” O’Hara said. “It’s a combination of planned times for [pickup] and also just coming whenever we need it.”

While Cans to Cans is currently working with five fraternities and several club and sports teams, the organization hopes to increase the number of pickup locations in the future.

“Hopefully it can expand to at least all the fraternities on Grounds, because I know there’s definitely a lot of can output there,” O’Hara said. “But I think it can grow even bigger than that too, out to 14th street, 15th street [and] JPA — anywhere where there’s cans that could be recycled that aren’t [being] recycled.”

Although Cans to Cans is a new initiative at the University, Hurley considers every opportunity to collect waste worthwhile, even if it will only bring in a small amount of revenue.

“I’m not going to turn people away be-

cause [they only have] two bucks [worth] of cans,” Hurley said. “When it comes down to it, it only costs two bucks to feed one homeless or needy person per day. Every little bit really counts.”

As the project attracts more volunteers, Hurley and O’Hara hope more students will recognize the importance of sustainability at the University.

“There’s a lot of opportunity the University has to become greener and student involvement is a key part of that, so Jeremy taking this on himself [and getting] Greek [life] to become more green gives a lot of opportunity to expand and I think it could have a pretty big impact,” O’Hara said.

For Hurley, the project not only makes the University greener, but also connects students with members of the greater Charlottesville community. “[Cans to Cans] has a place not only within the U.Va. community, but also within the Charlottesville community,” Hurley said. “I think oftentimes we are disassociated with the Charlottesville community, so I feel like this [project] is another way to make that bond stronger.”