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Honor Committee divded over referendum Two-thirds of Committee members plan to vote against ‘Democratization Amendment’ KATE BELLOWS AND ELIZA HAVERSTOCK | STAFF WRITERS After deciding not to take a single stance as an organization, members of the Honor Committee have published their individual opinions of a referendum that would affect the Committee’s constitution if successful. Of the 27-person Honor Committee, 18 members plan to vote “no” and nine plan to vote “yes” on the amendment, which proposes to lower the threshold of support necessary to amend the Honor Constitution in University-wide referendums.

Fourth-year College students Nathan Gonzalez and VJ Jenkins, an Honor Committee representative, authored the "Democratization Amendment,” which proposes to lower the amount of support needed to amend the Honor Constitution in a referendum from 60 percent to 55 percent of the vote. In order for an amendment to pass, 10 percent of students eligible to vote must vote in favor of the amendment. The “Democratization Amendment” would not change this 10 percent requirement.

Each member of the Honor Committee published a statement online last week explaining their vote and the reasons behind their decision.

In her statement, Architecture graduate student Caroline Herre, an Honor Committee representative, said she will be voting against the measure.

“I'll be voting to keep 60 percent simply because I believe that the supermajority is reasonable and sound,” Herre wrote. “Since I've been a student, six binding constitutional amendments have come up for a vote, and four of them have passed.”

In an interview with The Cavalier Daily, Herre said she sees the amendment as a proxy for a discussion about multiple sanctions.

“The multi-sanction conversation will never be over,” Herre said. “Sanctioning is at the core of Honor’s judicial process. So the fact that we have so many students that are excited to talk about sanctioning as it relates to lying, cheating and stealing is fantastic to me.”

Last spring, the student body voted on a proposed amendment that would have allowed the Committee to incorporate a multi-sanction system into its bylaws, whereby students would not necessarily be expelled after being convicted of an Honor offense. The amendment fell just short of reaching the required 60 percent support threshold with 58.8 percent of the vote in the referendum.

Stephanie Roe, an Honor Committee representative and College graduate student, cited last year’s referendum in her statement of support for this year’s proposed amendment. “[58.8 percent] wasn't enough to effect a change to our constitution,”

Roe said in her statement. “I believe that reducing the required majority from 60 percent to 55 percent to make constitutional changes will help in making the process of student governing more efficient and effective in reflecting the will of the student body.”

Other supporters of the amendment said it would give students more representation in the Honor system.

“This amendment gives the student body a greater power in enacting change within the Honor community,” Alison Stickel, a fourth-year Curry student and Honor Committee member, said in her statement.

“The University’s Honor [system] aims to promote a community of trust, therefore a community that can be trusted with responsibility make appropriate changes.”

Honor Committee Chair Matt West, a fourth-year College student, said he does not support the amendment, but respects the opinions of all Committee members, regardless of how they are voting.

“I think there is a vocal and well-organized group of students who strongly support the amendment and have done a very good job in my opinion of promoting the proposal and encouraging students to vote yes,” West said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily. “On the oth-

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The Honor Committee chose to take individual stances on the proposed amendment.

er side of the debate, I’ve spoken to many other students who share the concerns members of the Committee have expressed on the amendment and the fact that this could undermine constitutional protections for voters who happen to find themselves in the minority on a question.”

West also said there has been debate over raising the 10 percent student participation requirement to better reflect University opinion.

“There’s been a lot of discussion about whether or not the 10 percent floor … is too low and does not effec-

tively promote active participation,” West said. “On these important questions regarding amendments, that’s another topic that future committees and students in years to come may continue to consider. I fully expect that this conversation will not completely go away if the amendment doesn’t pass.”

Voting on the referendum started Tuesday, Feb. 21 and will close Thursday, Feb. 23.

U.Va. investigating hate speech incident at Clemons Unaffiliated male reported to have made racial slurs to students Tuesday evening ANNA HIGGINS | NEWS EDITOR The University announced Wednesday it is investigating an incident in which a man allegedly made racial slurs to three students at Clemons Library Tuesday evening.

According to a statement from the University, the man in question was not affiliated with the University. The University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights is leading the investigation, and the University has reached out to the three students involved in the incident.

University spokesperson Anthony de Bruyn said the incident was reported around 3 a.m.

Wednesday morning.

This investigation follows a series of hate speech incidents throughout the past academic year. These incidents have included anti-Muslim slurs written in Brown College, anti-Semitic

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The University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights is leading the investigation.

vandalism on the GrandMarc apartment building on 15th Street and racial slurs written throughout the Kent-Dabney dorm on McCormick Road.

The increased bias-motivated crimes prompted administration and student response. Last November, University Dean of Students Allen Groves, Marcus Martin, vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity and Catherine Spear, assistant vice president in the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, sent out an email condemning hate speech on and around Grounds.

Student groups responded to the crimes by forming the week-long Eliminate the Hate campaign last November. CIOs involved included the Minority Rights Coalition, the Jewish Leadership Council, the Queer

Student Union and the Indian Student Association, among others.

In its statement, the University said it is dedicated to fighting bias-motivated discrimination and harassment.

“While the University respects constitutionally protected speech, the University will not tolerate discrimination or harassment that violates applicable state and federal law,” a University statement said. “The University remains committed to providing a safe living and learning environment for every member of its community.”

No other details about the incident have been released at this time.

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Petition wants courthouse named by community Effort follows Rep. Tom Garrett’s bill to name courthouse after Antonin Scalia, proposes honoring Vinegar Hill history MEGHAN TONNES | SENIOR WRITER

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The Vinegar Hill area used to be home to Charlottesville’s black business district before it was redeveloped in the 1960s.

Following Virginia Fifth District Rep. Tom Garrett’s (R-Va.) introduction of a bill to rename the Charlottesville federal courthouse in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Architecture Prof.

Frank Dukes has created a petition to allow community members and former Vinegar Hill residents to help select the name of the federal courthouse.Dukes has spent the last year

on the city’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces, which worked to create and present a more comprehensive narrative of race in Charlottesville.

“Among our recommendations was that we wanted to support the city’s Historic Resources [Committee] and any residents who are working to create a more complete history of Vinegar Hill,” Dukes said.

With this goal in mind, the petition asks for the remaining former residents of Vinegar Hill and other community associations to have authority in choosing the new name.

Suggestions of names included in the petition were Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who won the case that allowed Gregory Swanson to attend the University as its first black student; Teresa Jackson Walker

Price, who helped lead the cause to save the Jefferson School; and Eugene Williams, who filed a lawsuit that led to the integration of Charlottesville schools.

“Vinegar Hill was the core of the African-American community for a very long time in Charlottesville and was essentially destroyed during urban renewal in the 1960s,” Dukes said.

Since creating the petition, which has received over 900 signatures, Dukes said he has reached out to Garrett’s office several times to discuss the community’s interest.

“I have sent three emails and left a phone message,” Dukes said. “I’ve updated his office with the numbers of people who have signed the petition — but I have not been given a response yet.”

Garrett’s office did not return a request for comment for this article.

Garrett’s bill, which was was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives, would have the courthouse officially named “Justice Antonin G. Scalia Federal Building and United States Court-

house.”

Scalia taught at the University’s Law School from 1967-74.

“This is not against Scalia,” Dukes said. “This is for the people from that neighborhood being able to tell their history and being involved in that decision process.”

Dukes, who is also the former director of and a current fellow at the University’s Institute for Environmental Negotiation, said he brainstormed the petition with other community members.

“There were a lot of people involved, I am the one who actually put the petition together — not in my role as a University person, in my role as a community member,” he said.

According to Dukes, the petition has also received a lot of attention in addition to signatures with community members offering their thoughts on the idea through online comments.

“I’m getting a lot of people contacting me and 300 people have made comments — so lots of people are interested,” Dukes said.

Gov. McAuliffe vetoes bill defunding Planned Parenthood Bill intended for clinics providing abortion services not covered by Medicaid OLIVIA RINALDI | STAFF WRITER

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The bill overwhelmingly passed the House by a vote of 60-33 and narrowly passed the Senate by 20-19 before it was vetoed.

Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill Tuesday that would effectively cut funding for Planned Parenthood in the state of Virginia.

House Bill 2264, proposed

by Delegate Ben Cline (R-Rockbridge), states the Virginia Department of Health “shall not enter into a contract with, or make a grant to, any entity that performs abortions that are not federally qualified … or main-

tains or operates a facility where non-federally qualified abortions are performed.”

The bill was intended for clinics providing abortion services not originally covered by Medicaid. Federal spending on abortions is only allocated for instances of rape, incest or in cases the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother.

Planned Parenthood also has clinics providing abortions which are not considered federally qualified.

“This bill, aimed at Planned Parenthood, would harm tens of thousands of Virginians who rely on the health care services and programs provided by Planned Parenthood health centers, by denying them access to affordable care,” McAuliffe said in a statement. “Virginians, and particularly low-income Virginians, need more access to health care, not less.”

The bill overwhelmingly passed the House by a vote of 60-33 and narrowly passed the Senate by 20-19.

Cline proposed similar legislation last year, which the Governor also vetoed. McAuliffe said he would continue to be a “brick wall” against proposed limits on women’s health care.

“If we are going to build a new, more vibrant Virginia economy, we need to open doors to quality, affordable health care, not close them,” McAuliffe said.

“Attempts to restrict women's access to health care will impede the goal of making Virginia the best place to live, work and run a business.”

McAuliffe vetoed the bill at the Executive Mansion in front of reproductive rights advocates within the state of Virginia including Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia and Progress Virginia.

"We are so grateful for McAuliffe’s veto this morning,” Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, said. "Virginia women have made it clear that we want our reproductive rights protected and expanded, and today the

governor made it clear that he hears us and is with us.”

David Timberline, a spokesperson for Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, said the effects of the defunding would depend on the region of the state.

“Planned Parenthood can provide primary care for women that other health clinics cannot.

For instance, if they were to have cancer screening and needed to come back for a follow up, they wouldn’t be able to do that at a federally funded health-care clinic,” Timberline said. “Around 22,000 patients around the state would be denied primary care.”

Olivia Gans Turner, President of Virginia Society for Human Life, said this is not a pro-life or pro-choice issue. Rather, it is an issue of where taxpayer money is going in terms of health care services for women. a wide range of services instead of justTurner said. “There is a preponderance of evidence that taxpayers are not comfortable with funding a clinic that

only provides abortion services to women,” abortion services,” Turner said.

Turner also said McAuliffe is “beholden to Planned Parenthood after their many campaign donations.”

“We support [Delegate] Cline and any other delegates who will fight for proper women’s health care,” Turner said.

In a released statement, Cline said he was disappointed by McAuliffe’s veto and vowed to override it later in the week.

“This important legislation would have prioritized taxpayer dollars toward providers of more comprehensive health care services, and the governor’s veto undermines those efforts to improve health care in rural and underserved areas,” Cline said.

“I am disappointed that Governor McAuliffe has again chosen to side with the abortion lobby over the health care needs of women across Virginia, and it is my hope that the General Assembly will override the governor’s veto later this week.”

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Malcolm Stewart named Senior Resident of Lawn Third-year College student hopes to build, expand Lawn community next year BRIDGET STARRS | STAFF WRITER Malcolm Stewart, a third-year College student and Third-Year Council President, has been named Senior Resident of the Lawn for the upcoming academic year. Stewart was chosen for the position Tuesday, over a week after regular Lawn room acceptances were released.

“The position of Senior Resident to the Lawn means to me means a unique opportunity to affect the University community in a really positive way,” Stewart said. “I definitely feel like the Senior Resident position on the Lawn is given a lot of potential and opportunity for power in developing what that year’s Lawn community will look like.”

The Lawn community isn’t limited to students living in Lawn rooms, but includes students living on the Range, Pavilion residents and the larger University and Charlottesville community. Stewart said he looks forward to more fully incorporating those people into life on the Lawn and helping the larger community to feel at home there.

“This is a shared space between all of us and finding ways to bring that community together more often and for more reasons is some-

thing that I would love to see happen at U.Va.,” Stewart said.

Living on the Lawn is considered both a highly competitive process and a great honor. Stewart will be leading a community of 46 other distinguished fourth-years next semester.

“Especially on the Lawn, managing a group of high-functioning and incredibly involved students takes an ambitious and deliberate leadership approach,” current Senior Resident of the Lawn and fourthyear College student DeAnza Cook said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “It's a tremendously rewarding experience. However, it takes great patience and planning to earn respect and build rapport with the Lawn residents, Pavilion residents and other University administrators invested in the Lawn community.”

According to Stewart, his role in class council has played an important role in helping him prepare for the new position.

“The role and function of class councils is simply programming for their class and doing it in a way that really addresses the needs of the community based on … what kind

of issues are coming up for students,” Stewart said. “From my perspective in class council, it’s given me the opportunity to focus on how to see a need and fill that need through some sort of program initiative, and I think that fits really well into the role of senior resident, because a lot of what we do is program events.”

Diane D’Costa, a third-year Batten student and Third-Year Council vice president, has served alongside Stewart on class council for the past two years. She said he will thrive in the position due to his abilities to connect with people and provide resources.

“Malcolm’s just a really dedicated person who knows so much about the University and its resources,” D’Costa said. “I think that his ability to form really great relationships with not only students but also with all kinds of faculty and administrators and bridging that gap in order to build up the community is probably what stood out for Malcolm.”

After being a resident advisor for the past two years, Stewart says he has grown in his experience with Housing and Residence Life, and sees the position of Senior Resident

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Stewart says his role in class council prepared him for new position as SR of the Lawn.

of the Lawn as the best way to be more involved with the community and have a greater impact.

“Malcolm understands and cherishes the history of the Lawn and I am confident that he will work wholeheartedly to further the mission of molding Mr. Jefferson's

historic Academical Village into a vibrant and inclusive residential community that treasures the University's 21st century vision of diversity and excellence,” Cook said.

City Council hears report on unfinished Landmark Hotel Councilors consider financial implications of funding project KATJA CRESANTI AND GEREMIA DI MARO | NEWS WRITERS The Charlottesville City Council met Tuesday to consider a report on the status of the Landmark

Hotel on the Downtown Mall — a structure that has remained unfinished since construction came to a

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City Councilors expressed concern over the funding for the project.

halt in January 2009.

Engel said the half-built structure has been “an eyesore and a safety concern” for members of the Charlottesville community.

Engel further outlined the parameters of a potential agreement between the city of Charlottesville and Dewberry Capital. The agreement included a predefined construction completion timeline and the allocation of funds by the City.

The report also proposed a solution to the parking situation and set a definitive conclusion date for the construction.

Councilor Bob Fenwick asked Engel to provide a rough timeline for the project. Though he was reluctant to speak on behalf of the developers, Engel said the construction would adhere as closely as possible to the agreed-upon completion date.

Councilor Kristin Szakos also said she was concerned about city funding for the project in case Dewberry Capital failed to meet the construction deadline. If Dewberry Capital fails to meet the con-

struction deadline, it could result in an almost indefinite allocation of funds by the city, which would decrease by only one percent per month after the deadline.

Currently, the estimated grant amount the city would fund is approximately $110,000 annually over 10 years, or $1.1 million. The funding would be 50 percent of incremental real estate tax the hotel would generate.

In response to this concern, Councilor Kathy Galvin and Mayor Mike Signer proposed a two percent decline in funding after the project deadline in order to prevent it from becoming a longterm burden upon the city.

“This agreement would not simply be a gift to Dewberry,” Galvin said.

Signer said he believed the hotel could bring “dynamism and dollars” to the Downtown Mall. While he said he supported the project, he also said it must be carried out conservatively in order to ensure the project does not stall again and result in a lost investment for tax-

payers and the city alike.

“We want action sooner rather than later. We want there to be a benefit to taxpayers, to Charlottesville,” Signer said.

The staff report presented to Council noted that once the hotel is operational, it could generate $800,000 to $950,000 in tax revenue for the city annually.

Szakos, however, said she objected to financially aiding a company that had failed to cooperate with the city in the past.

“Even though it’s unpleasant, we could get by without making this investment,” Szakos said. “I do worry about the precedent this would set.”

After a lengthy discussion that exceeded the original 30 minute time slot, the final decision regarding the Landmark Hotel was postponed until the next city council meeting, pending further negotiations concerning the long-term funding of the project.

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Club hockey beats NC State for ACCHL title Virginia ends 17-year drought with championship win JAKE BLANK | ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Virginia Club Hockey posed with the ACCHL championship trophy for the first time since 2000.

Virginia Club Hockey won its first ACCHL championship since 2000 Sunday, ending a drought of over 17 years. The Cavaliers finished their season on their home ice, beating NC State 5-1 in the championship game.

It might have seem like a foregone conclusion that — as the regular season champions — Virginia would win the postseason title. However, the road to finally winning a championship after four-straight seasons ending in semifinals losses was rockier than one may imagine.

Their trials on the path to the title game started earnestly when Virginia faced long-time foe James Madison in the semifinals Saturday afternoon. In the first period, the Cavaliers jumped out to a two-goal lead, but James Madison tied it up in the second period.

Halfway through the third period, both teams had worked the game to a four-four tie. Dur-

ing this time, freshman goalie David Voigt felt his ankle pop, sustaining an injury that was later found to include multiple torn ligaments and a fractured bone in his ankle. However, after the timeout, Voigt came back out onto the ice and would go on to finish the game.

As the game wore on, the pressure mounted for the Cavaliers. The specter of overtime was daunting for Virginia due to last year’s overtime loss to George Washington in the semifinals fresh in its mind.

Thankfully, senior forward and team president Raffi Keuroglian came through in a big way — scoring his first goal of the season off an assist from junior forward Roby Williams to take a 5-4 lead. From there, the Cavaliers didn’t relinquish their lead and were able to hang on for a 5-4 victory.

“That goal was definitely the biggest one I’ve ever scored, so it was a surreal moment,” Ke-

uroglian said. “It was a culmination of everything we’ve been working toward in the four years I’ve been here, and it was also a huge relief because we knew we couldn’t let the game stretch on much longer.”

While defeating James Madison on the teams’ shared home ice was a huge relief, the Cavaliers’ task was not done. The Championship game was less than 24 hours away, and without a true backup, the team still needed Voigt to suit up to play.

The freshman proved able to play through the pain and held the Wolverines to only one goal given up in the first period. The Cavaliers overcame this early deficit and never looked back, beating NC State 5-1 to win the title.

“It was an experience I will never forget,” Voigt said. “I had so much adrenaline that it caused me to lose most of the pain in my ankle and help our team win the championship.”

Senior captain Dan Glavin also said Voigt’s injury was a significant point in the game. “[It] ended up being a huge rallying point for us,” Glavin said.

Even though Voigt is now looking at six weeks in a boot, Virginia hockey finally has the championship trophy that has eluded them for the past 17 seasons thanks to his effort.

“We've come close to winning the past few years, but the difference this year was our depth,” Glavin said. “We outplayed a lot of teams this year because all four of our lines consistently scored goals and this held true during the tournament.”

However, the title comes at a time of uncertainty for the program. Virginia’s home ice — Main Street Arena in downtown Charlottesville — was sold this fall to Taliaferro Junction LLC, who reportedly has an interest in using the space for a 21st century office building. With-

out another ice rink in the area, uncertainty surrounding Main Street Arena’s future provides equal uncertainty for the program. However, Keurogilan said he is not worried about the issue.

“The team will still be competing to defend our title [next season] regardless of the situation with MSA [Main Street Arena],” Keurogilan said.

This controversy only adds to the magnitude of what the Cavaliers accomplished Sunday, as they ended what may well be their last game at Main Street Arena with a championship.

Therefore, even though the future of the program is cloudy, their accomplishments this past weekend cannot be diminished.

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No. 18 men’s basketball looks to end losing skid at NC State Struggling Cavaliers are in desperate need of offensive firepower, ACC win JULIA THOMPSON | STAFF WRITER After four-consecutive losses, the No. 18 Virginia men’s basketball team needs a win against NC State Saturday.

The Cavaliers (18-9, 8-7 ACC) have dropped five of their last six ACC games, including three losses to unranked teams and a crushing blowout against the conference’s top team — No. 8 North Carolina.

In its most recent loss, Virginia fell to unranked Miami at home in overtime, 54-48.

Both the Hurricanes and the Cavaliers struggled offensively in the first half, with each team shooting under 35 percent from the field. The Cavaliers went on a 12-0 run in the second half, but then found themselves scoreless for almost six minutes after.

With the game tied at the end of regulation, Miami senior guard Davon Reed banked in a three.

However, the replay showed he released the ball after the buzzer sounded, sending the game to overtime.

In the extra minutes, the two teams exchanged leads until Miami freshman guard Bruce Brown nailed a three with 23.8 seconds left in overtime to secure the win for the Hurricanes.

Junior guard Devon Hall led Virginia with 15 points, while junior forward Isaiah Wilkins put up a 10 point, 10 rebound double-double — including two free throws with four seconds left during regulation to send the game to overtime. Junior guard Marial Shayok added eight points, and redshirt freshman forward Mamadi Diak-

ite scored five in a career-high 25 minutes of play.

Senior guard London Perrantes — the Cavaliers’ leading scorer — was two of 15 from the floor, which included five misses from behind the arc. Despite being the only player on Virginia’s roster to average double digits per game, Perrantes has recently struggled to score.

In Virginia’s last four losses, he has shot 16 of 58 for a 27.6 field goal percentage, and he has only made five of 28 attempts from three.

“I wish I knew what was getting me out of rhythm so I could fix it,” Perrantes said after the Miami game. “I’m in a pretty deep slump right now and I need to figure out a way to get over it.”

Virginia’s losing streak has exposed the team’s offensive shortcomings. Against Miami, the Cavaliers shot 31.4 percent from the floor, and they sunk only 13 of 20 attempts from the free throw line — including three front ends of second half one-and-ones. Against the Tar Heels in the game prior, Virginia struggled even more — shooting 27.8 percent from the field and 10 percent (two-for-20) from the three point line.

“We struggled to score, we’re not shooting well and [Perrantes] obviously didn’t have a strong game,” Bennett said after the Miami game. “There are a lot of things we’re trying to overcome, and we need everybody playing at a fairly solid level for us to be successful in this conference.”

The Cavaliers’ four-game losing streak is its first since the 20092010 season — coach Tony Bennett’s first with the team. Virginia’s recent losses have plummeted the team into a three-way tie for No. 7 in the ACC. With only three games left in ACC play, the Cavaliers have little room to move up in the standings. ESPN currently predicts Virginia will get no higher than a five seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Virginia’s next game against the less competitive NC State is a must-win — not only for ACC and NCAA tournament rankings, but also for the team’s morale. The Wolfpack (15-14, 4-12 ACC) is one of the weakest teams in the conference.

NC State pulled out a 71-69 win against Georgia Tech Tuesday. In the win, senior guard Terry Henderson led the team with 21 points and five rebounds, while freshman guard Dennis Smith Jr. put up 18 points.

Prior to this most recent win, NC State lost seven-consecutive games. Its most notable win of the season came at Duke in late January, when the Wolfpack upset the Blue Devils on the road by two.

Smith Jr. had 32 points and six assists in the win, followed by 19 points and nine rebounds from junior forward Abdul-Malik Abu. Smith Jr. leads NC State in scoring with 18.9 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting. He also leads the ACC in assists with 6.5 per game. Abu is an effective force for the Wolfpack on both ends of

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Senior point guard London Perrantes hopes to get out of his slump in order to help the Cavaliers end their four-game losing streak.

the court, adding 11.5 points and seven rebounds per game.

Additionally, the team has other players averaging double digits — Henderson with 14 points per game and freshman guard Maverick Rowan with 12.3 points per game.

However, in the face of a poor season, NC State recently announced that head coach Mark

Gottfried will not return next year after six years with the team.

Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Virginia and NC State this season. Last year, the Cavaliers blew out the Wolfpack out by twenty points.

The game tips off at noon Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.

No.14 baseball takes on Rutgers in first home series Virginia hopse to extend its four-game win streak ALEC DOUGHERTY | SENIOR ASSOCIATE Though it has not come easy, a four-game winning streak to start the season has the No. 13 Virginia baseball team primed to continue rising in national rankings. The Cavaliers (4-0) this weekend will take on Rutgers (1-2) at Davenport Field to open series play.

Comebacks have defined Virginia’s season thus far. After starting their season with two relatively easy wins against Liberty and The Citadel, the Cavaliers gave up early leads in their last two games, having to mount big rallies in each to pick up wins. The team’s latest win — its home opener against Virginia Military Institute Tuesday — came back from being down 2-0 to score the victory.

Though the game against VMI wasn’t the prettiest of wins, coach Brian O’Connor praised his team’s toughness in grinding out a victory.

“I was proud of our guys’ resiliency in the ballgame. It’s a great quality that you have to have,” O’Connor said. “Certainly, the last two games, falling behind going into the late innings by four or six runs is not what you want to get used to, but it happens and our guys showed a lot of character.”

The game against VMI was win No. 600 of O’Connor’s very successful head coaching career — all of which has taken place at Virginia. The five-time ACC Coach of the Year upped his career winning

percentage to 72.7 with the win Tuesday.

This season, O’Connor’s winning percentage has been helped most by Virginia’s deep offense.

Junior Pavin Smith has led the charge in the power hitting department thus far with two home runs and eight RBIs in the first four games. Additionally, sophomore outfielder Jake McCarthy has started hot with a .444 batting average to go along with some clutch hitting. Different Cavaliers step up each night to spark the team’s offense, and against VMI, sophomore second baseman Andy Weber came through with three RBIs. Rutgers opened its season last weekend with a three-game set

at Miami, going 1-2 overall. The Scarlet Knights’ bats heated up as the weekend progressed — after getting shut out in the first game, they scored a whopping 17 runs against the Hurricanes in the final game to avoid a sweep. Virginia will have to hold steady on the mound to prevent Rutgers from going on scoring runs — something the inconsistent Cavalier pitchers have struggled with so far this season.

The hot bats of Virginia and Rutgers will clash this weekend in a three-game set, running Friday through Sunday. First pitch between the Cavaliers and Scarlet Knights is set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Davenport Field.

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Jake McCarthy has had clutch hitting.

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No. 7 men’s lacrosse faces off against No. 20 Pennsylvania Virginia hopes to continue its hot start to season RAHUL SHAH | SENIOR ASSOCIATE The No. 7 Virginia men’s lacrosse team started the season on a strong note. The Lars Tiffany era in Charlottesville has begun with three-straight wins as the Cavaliers (3-0) remain undefeated.

However, they will be presented with a big challenge this weekend as they get ready to head up to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on one of the top teams in the country — No. 20 Pennsylvania.

There won’t be too many surprises this weekend, as Virginia knows Penn all too well, as Tiffany and his coaching staff having spent years playing against the Quakers while coaching at Brown.

In addition to that, many of Virginia’s players are familiar with Penn, having played them in each of the last two seasons.

“Well we know Penn well as a coaching staff, because we’ve been playing against them every year at Brown,” Tiffany said. “And certainly, this team has been playing Penn.”

Though the Cavaliers have been playing well, they know a match against a tough team on the road is never an easy task. However, senior defender Tanner Scales said Virginia is looking forward to the

challenge and expects the team to play well.

“We expect a very talented team … obviously, an away environment is always tough to play in,” Scales said, “But when you come to Virginia, you want to play in games like that, and we expect to thrive.”

Senior attackman Joe French said there is a plethora of talent on the Quaker roster and the match will be tough and physical.

“They’re a terrific team,” French said. “Penn’s great and we’re expecting a dogfight up there.”

He said games on the road early in the season are something he looks forward to. He pointed to the bus trips and bonding experiences as important aspects of team building and improving as a unit.

“I look forward to it personally,” French said. “I think it’s a great opportunity to bond as a group — you got to stay away from the campus for a night just as a team and get to know each other better.

Those bus trips, those are pivotal, especially early in the year.”

French said Penn plays a different kind of defense than Siena.

Thus, the Cavaliers will have to move on from the win against Siena quickly and will start preparing

for Penn before heading up to Philadelphia.“I just want to make sure that as an offensive player … we’re going into this thing with a clean slate,” French said. “Penn’s a different sort of defense than Sienna, and we’re just going to have to go to the drawing board tomorrow morning and just make sure that we’re ready because they’re terrific.”

The match will be a challenge, but, like his players, Tiffany said he is excited about the opportunity of going on the road to face a tough opponent.

Tiffany said the talent on Penn’s roster and praised the coaching staff, pointing out how well-led the team is.

“What we see is a team that also will also push the ball and be aggressive and play fast and very athletic,” Tiffany said. “We’re expecting a back-and-forth battle against a really skilled and well-coached team.

The matchup is scheduled to take place Saturday with face off at 1 p.m. After the match against Penn, Virginia will come back home to Charlottesville to take on High Point for a midweek matchup Wednesday night.

WYATT ECK | THE CAVALIER DAILY

Senior attackman Joe French, who earned a hat trick against Siena Tuesday night, is preparing to face Pennsylvania’s different style of defense.

Track and field prepares for ACC Championships Zach Herriott leads team into South Bend to compete for conference title RYAN COYNE | ASSOCIATE

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Zach Herriott will compete in the men’s 5000m run, where he finished with the top seed time of all runners.

Virginia indoor track and field will travel to South Bend, Ind. to compete in the upcoming ACC Championships at Notre Dame this weekend. The competition will begin Thursday, Feb. 23 and continue until Saturday, Feb. 25.

Virginia men’s track and field enters the meet as No. 15 in the country. This has been the Cavaliers’ placement throughout the indoor season, but they will attempt to rise in the ranks with a solid team finish this weekend at the ACC Championships. Senior Zach Herriott said it will take a team effort to make it to the NCAA Championships, but as a leader, he is ready for the challenge.

“I feel like I have always been a natural leader,” Herriott said.

“Being a captain for the past two years, I’ve learned that it is about how each person responds to motivation, and it is fun being able to get know each teammate.”

The Cavalier men will come in as a favorite — being ranked as the highest team in the conference

ahead of other ACC teams in the USTFCCCA Top 25 such as No. 21 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Syracuse.

However, Syracuse is the defending ACC champion in indoor track and field and will be tough competition this weekend.

A few headlining names for the Cavaliers are senior Henry Wynne and junior Filip Mihaljevic, who will compete in the one mile competition and in shot put, respectively. Wynne is both the defending national and ACC champion in the one mile run, and Mihaljevic is the defending outdoor shot put national champion for the Cavaliers and attended the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio for Croatia. Herriott will also be an athlete to watch for as he competes in the men’s 5000m run and finished with the top seed time of all runners.

“We have a great shot to win the conference as a team, and anything I can do to contribute to that is a good opportunity,” Herriott said.

The women will have more of

an uphill battle heading into the ACC Championships, as USTFCCCA has the indoor team ranked No. 111 in the nation this week. However, only one ACC team ranks in the Top 25 — No. 15 Miami.

A headlining name for the women’s track and field team will be freshman Emma Call. Call will compete in the women’s 800m and will enter the competition with the sixth-fastest seed time of all competitors in this event. Senior Christine Bohan will be competing in the shot put, and she has the fourth seed with a distance of 16.25m.

Some of the events on the first day include pentathlon for women and heptathlon for the men.

Friday and Saturday will consist of the bulk of the action, with preliminary races occurring Friday afternoon and finals taking place Saturday.

Events will begin Thursday at 11 a.m.

THE CAVALIER DAILY COMMENT OF THE DAY “A plea from an old alum — please do not further weaken the honor code in any way. When you graduate you will find how proud you are of having had an extremely strong code of honor at the university.”

“Alice and Bill Walsh” responding to Matt West’s Feb. 21 guest column, “Vote against proposed Honor amendment”

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UBE should regulate campaign finance Merit should influence outcomes of our student elections, not cash

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he role of campaign expenditures in student elections has attracted significant attention on Grounds.

A recent University Board of Elections interim expenditure report projects student elections to cost up to $6,800 this year, a stark contrast to last year’s total of $2,873. With Kelsey Kilgore’s projected $2,490 campaign expenses, the race for Student Council president makes up a large portion of these costs. As elections come to a close, it is important for the University community to reflect upon the negative impact such excessive campaign expenses might have on the integrity of student self-governance.

Sarah Kenny, Kilgore’s opponent, told the Cavalier Daily her

projected expenses of $200 listed on the report is no longer accurate, since she will be spending more money to compete with her opponent. Meanwhile, Kilgore stated she estimates her actual spending to stay below $1,500 — which is larger than last year’s total spending for all StudCo races combined. What has traditionally been a financially modest race based on merits and qualifications has turned into a race based on who can buy the most votes. It is important students vote for whom they believe is the most qualified to serve as their Student Council president, not for the candidate who bought them the most food.

UBE’s current policy on campaign expenditures is clear: no caps. This policy inherently dis-

advantages lower-income students who wish to get involved in student government. While the board does offer grants to those with limited sources of funding, this is insufficient in leveling the playing field against candidates with access to greater financial resources. As a result, the concerns of low-income students may not be appropriately represented by their student government.

Kilgore argues that, as an outsider, she is forced to invest more money in her campaign to improve name recognition.

Rather than gaining recognition through lavish campaign spending, however, outsiders should run productive, fair and cost-effective campaigns based on promoting their caliber and

distinction. With no limit on campaign expenditures, a candidate could distract from their lack of knowledge and qualifications with cash.

UBE should look into ways in which it can closely regulate and monitor student campaign expenses in future elections. Introducing expenditure caps will prevent students from attempting to win votes through big spending. Kilgore’s remarkable use of money in a campaign for a student-elected position has brought attention to the influential role it can play in student elections. Without strict regulation and oversight from UBE on campaign expenses, the integrity of our University’s system of student self-governance will be threatened.

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INTRODUCE EXPENDITURE CAPS IN STUDENT ELECTIONS Current uncapped spending policy excludes low-income students, gives wealthier students outsize influence

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he University Board of Elections released the interim expenditure report which all candidates for elected student offices had to fill out by Feb. 13, three days before the official start of the campaign on Feb. 16. The results are stunning. The interim expenditure report, as distinguished from the final one to be submitted on Feb. 24, showed more than double the total spending of the 2016 elections reported by the final report, with student elections projected to cost $6,800 this year to last year’s definitive $2,873.18.

The race for student council president is in another dimension.

Kelsey Kilgore projected $2,490 of spending alone. This is a singularly egregious example of a candidate making up the difference in a race with the raw power of the resources she can draw on. It is a blatant violation of the trust, integrity and fairness of the election process for a candidate to attempt to buy an election she is not qualified to win.

The student body must mobilize to amend the constitution of the University Board of Elections next year to cap permitted spending so that this can never happen again.

First, it is important to be clear about the circumstances of this

election. The costs this year have gone up nearly across the board as more candidates have been allowed to participate due to diminished or even non-existent signature requirement changes made

by UBE. All of the races for Honor Committee membership, for example, are projected to cost candidates $811, compared to $219 last year.

Despite this and many other qualifications, Kilgore’s spending blitz is a revolutionary form of politicking for University elections. Kilgore’s projected spending of $2,490 represents about 37 percent of projected spending across the board for candidates and would account for 87 percent of all spending last year. In the article which first broke the news, Kilgore says she estimates her spending at $1,500 to date while Sarah Kenny stated she is increasing her spending to attempt to close the gap.

Still, that $1,500 figure is larger than total spending for all Student Council races combined last year, which stood at $1,332.14. She has reportedly spent a large chunk of those quadruple digits buying students free meals. She projected spending $1,000 on food, Red Bull and coffee alone. Kilgore, whose

father ran for the Governorship in Virginia and held the office of Attorney General of Virginia, is bringing hardball political strategy and resources to the university level, rounding out her lack of ex-

must rely on the UBE’s Campaign Grant Program, which offers a total of $150 for the Student Council presidential race and $100 for vice president for organization, vice president for administration and

Despite this and many other qualifications, Kilgore’s spending blitz is a revolutionary form of politicking for University elections.

perience or knowledge of Student Council by flushing the system with an unprecedented amount of cash.

UBE’s rules and regulations are helpful in figuring out how this is even possible and what needs to change. In Section III.D.1.a), the text stipulates that “there are no limits on expenditures for election-related activities.” Simply put, students can theoretically spend as much as they feel they need to. This means that candidates like Kilgore who are willing to spend big will be rewarded. Those with nowhere near those means, by contrast,

College representative positions.

Under the existing system, student self-governance is for sale to the highest bidder.

Kilgore has made it clear that we cannot allow for uncapped spending in student elections. We cannot allow money to have an outsized influence on the University’s student elections in a way that mirrors state and national dysfunction and corruption. Section III.A.1. of the UBE rules and regulations state that the Board shall “establish the Elections Procedures for each election in a fair and reasonable manner, respecting the free speech

of students, upholding the educational environment of the University, and maintaining the public trust in self-governance.” Kilgore’s muscling into the StudCo presidential race is an affront to this public trust. To remedy this gross inequity, the University community should amend the UBE constitution to cap expenditures on “election-related activities” to a defined amount, or at least demand that the UBE change its rules and regulations. The University community should also consider increasing the funding and scope of the UBE’s Campaign Grant Program even more to make running for a position more accessible to all. Kilgore’s campaign should be a wake-up call for all of us that unfettered spending is incompatible with student self-governance. If we want this vaunted institution to retain a semblance of its legitimacy, we must act to shore it up against assaults from all sides.

OLIVIER WEISS is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily.com

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INVOLVE CURRENT LAWN ROOM RESIDENTS IN ROOM SELECTIONS Current system results in unqualified students influencing decisions

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he current system, which includes a random selection process, results in unqualified students influencing the decision.

Earlier this month the incoming Lawn residents were announced for the academic year of 2017-18. Although The Cavalier Daily ran an opinion piece almost immediately that criticized this group’s lack of intellectual diversity, what is often lost in the uproar that surrounds the release of lawn selections is the very establishment that chooses these residents: the Lawn Selection Committee. This body consists of 52 students, 26 of which are ex-officio student members that represent a broad range of individuals such as the University Judiciary Committee, Student Council, the Honor Committee, the Intra-fraternity and Intra-Sorority Councils and various Minority-run CIOs such as the Black Student Alliance and Queer Student Association.

The additional 26 students are fourth-years chosen at random.

I had the tremendous privilege of being selected at random to help choose next year’s Lawn residents. Despite the joyful and

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s graduation approaches, so does my entrance into the working world. Nowadays, everyone seems to want to know what I’ll be doing after I finish college. “Nora,” they say to me, “you look incredibly beautiful today, just like every other day of the year. Also, you are wise and seem like you have won a lot of awards, often without even trying that hard at all. So anyway, what are you doing after graduation?” In the course of the conversation, it will inevitably come up that I am an English and Media Studies double-major, which always leads to looks of pity.

It appears people do not have high hopes for someone who studies English. After all, who needs to write good? Grammar and punctuation is very stupid it doesn't matter and also too it’s a bigly dumb subject to study per se theretofore and thus. A degree in media is just as useless now that it turns out all news

enlightening experience that this was for me, the Lawn Selections Committee should not include these 26 randomly selected students.

My desire to eliminate this portion of the Committee stems from my own feelings of being unqualified to select the prospective residents. When I say that I felt “unqualified” for this

time at the University and have sought to capitalize on as many opportunities to learn and grow as I can. While this is important, it does not inherently mean we are the most qualified individuals at the University to bestow the tremendous honor of living on the Lawn to the next class.

I feel this way primarily because I had not had the honor

Situations such as these only deepen our ideological divide because they enable political parties to portray rival parties as representative of only certain citizens. responsibility, I do not mean that I felt my GPA or extracurricular involvements were inadequate compared to the many students who did have more substantial community and academic accomplishments that me. Rather, I felt unqualified because I thought my only true qualification was the fact I’m fourth-year student. I speak for myself and, likely, the other 25 fourth-years randomly chosen when I say that I have absolutely loved my

of living on the Lawn bestowed upon me; in fact, I never even applied. While some might not perceive this to be a major concern, this dynamic could be equated to having the Oscar Award winners chosen by professionals outside the film industry or the Emmy Award winners chosen by professionals outside the music industry. Although the evaluators in these hypothetical situations might have a cursory sense of what ex-

emplary film or music appears like, only the most established in their respective fields can accurately distinguish between the great and the extraordinary.

Each year, the hundreds of students who apply to live in one of the Lawn’s 47 rooms are each outstanding representatives of the University’ in their own way. As a fourth-year who has not had the opportunity to live amongst these individuals, I can only hope that my idea of the “most exceptional” representative of the University is embodied by the 47 students who will live on the Lawn next year.

The best remedy that I have been alluding to is replacing the Committee’s 26 randomly chosen fourth-years with current residents of the Lawn to ensure that the members of the committee do not feel “unqualified” in the same way I did. However, this too raises its own share of concerns. The best quality of the status quo Committee composition is that it accounts for the widest variety of student experiences and elicits the opinions of the common University student, such as myself. Thus, having a future selections committee composed of Lawn residents

might only embolden the common critique of Lawn rooms as being overly elitist.

While this criticism is certainly valid, Lawn residents themselves are the only ones truly capable of ascertaining who should have the privilege of living on the Lawn. If students are concerned about the effect this might have on the Lawn’s inclusivity and diversity, then they should find solace in the fact that I feel retaining the presence of the 26 ex-officio members on the committee is absolutely essential. By accompanying this indispensable half of the committee with Lawn residents, we can feel most confident that the beneficiaries of the space’s 47 coveted Lawn rooms are going to the most deserving and representative members of each class.

JESSE BERMAN is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

He can be reached at opinion@ cavalierdaily.com.

For hire: Me is fake. I certainly will not be a part of the failing media which is the enemy of the American people! And so I have found myself in a pickle.

Accordingly, I have made a list of jobs which I believe I can excel at. If you or anyone you know would like to help me acquire one of these or literally any career, feel free to contact me.

Businesswoman “I want those reports on my desk by morning. Have you seen these numbers?! Get that son of a bitch Roberts on the phone.

Revenue!” These are the words that I, a businesswoman, will say when I am having meetings for the business that I run while also being a woman.

Doctor Having watched every episode of Grey’s Anatomy to date, I know being a doctor means I will have to have sex with all of my coworkers, get into a lot of life-threatening accidents and narrate my own life in an introspective way that frequently involves the phrase, “And in the end ….” Fortunately, I already do all of these things on a daily

basis! And in the end, isn’t the toughest job we can have just to be ourselves?

President Anybody can do it now, I’m assuming ... just kidding, to reiterate, I am a woman.

Marrying Rich Female empowerment be damned, I may just surprise you all and marry rich! Then I will walk around my house made of Amour Amour dog collars (I am unsure what these are but it’s what popped up when I googled “what’s the most expensive thing in the world?”) and cackle wealthily as I toss my feather boa around my neck. You are probably thinking, “But Nora, you are single as a pringle — doesn’t this make you unqualified for marriage?” First, I commend you on your inventive rhyme. Second, you are correct, I am indeed single. But when you think about it, doesn’t that make me the most qualified for marriage? I’ll take anybody, and if my sundial is correct, one or more of the Kardashians should be single again any day now. Look for me in the next wedding special.

Cat Food Taste Tester I recently read this article about the worst jobs in the world and I found out that some cat food companies make humans do the taste-testing to ensure the highest quality. While I’m not psyched about the prospect of eating cat food, I would choke it down in order to enjoy the perks — namely, filling out my reviews of the food purely in puns. “This one was purr-fect!”

I will write about the best food, and “this one was so bad it almost knocked meowt!” for those that leave me wanting more. The CEO of the company will come to me personally to congratulate me on my wit. I will say, “Tell me something I don’t know, Cat Food Guy … just kitten!,” and he will fall in love with me instantly. Actually, this job could be a great stepping stone towards marrying rich. They will write about me in all the newspapers: From Cat Food Taster to Queen of the Cat Food Empire. I will become wildly popular because everyone loves a good rags-toriches tale...or should I say tail?

There I go again with my puns.

This relentlessness is exactly what my future cat-food-CEO husband, Bob probably, will love about me.

These are just a few of the jobs I think I could do well. As far as my references, my old boss told me he would recommend me to any of these so long as I never contacted him again and my mother once told me I have a great face for radio! I do have a resume but it’s just a piece of paper that says “Had so many jobs you can call me Steve” in the largest font possible and then at the bottom of the page in the smallest font possible it has an explanation of my very good Steve Jobs joke just in case anyone doesn’t get it.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

NORA WALLS is a Humor columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

She can be reached at humor@ cavalierdaily.com.

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A&E’S OSCARS PREDICTIONS Best Picture

Why ‘Moonlight’ should win Dominating the 2016-17 awards season and being highly touted for months, “La La Land” is potentially on path to an unprecedented Oscar night clean sweep. Though that film is lovely and technically dazzling, “Moonlight” deserves to win Best Picture.

“Moonlight” chronicles the life of Chiron (Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, respectively), a withdrawn black boy navigating his budding homosexuality in poverty-stricken Miami alongside a drug-addicted mother, a kindhearted

classmate and an affectionate drug-dealing father figure. The film’s three vignettes coalesce into a coming-of-age story of someone too inhibited to assert his identity in the hyper-masculine world around him.

Director Barry Jenkins provides eloquent commentary on race, homosexuality and masculinity without ever compromising the unique, intimate character study at its core. He depicts critically underrepresented characters in cinema like Chiron with a mesmerizing level of compassion. By veering away

from stereotypes of black masculinity, “Moonlight” refuses to sensationalize the struggles faced by queer men of color.

Chiron’s homosexuality and blackness strongly influence his identity without exclusively defining it. Despite telling a heartrending story about the power of empathy and fragile, transformative connections, “Moonlight” never oversimplifies or resorts to grandiose truisms. Jenkins gives a complex and multi-layered portrayal of Chiron’s budding identity that keeps viewers glued to the screen.

While “Moonlight” was not made with the intention of impressing Academy voters, it should win Best Picture simply because it’s a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. The performances alone are breathtaking, but paired with the plot are nothing short of incredible.

With a gripping story rife with emotion, its legacy will live on for years to come — which is, perhaps, more important than a golden statuette.

— compiled by Darby Delaney

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“Moonlight” is a more emotional choice.

Why ‘La La Land’ should win “La La Land” is worth the hype. The entirety of the musical seeps with an earnest romanticism that simultaneously conveys both breathless beauty and wistful heartbreak.

The film conjures magic through combining all elements of cinema. The color palette that paints Los Angeles in saturated purples and blues provides the perfect backdrop — one scene takes place at Griffith Observatory and then drifts dreamily into the stars, looking like a painting coming to life. Catchy music

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“La La Land” is a perfect feel-good movie.

also characterizes “La La Land” — whether through spectacular showstoppers or gentle piano pieces — and various musical motifs recur during characters’ quieter moments to express what words cannot.

Despite all this, the film would be nothing without Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, who return on the big screen together for the third time as Sebastian and Mia — one a jazz musician, the other an aspiring actress, respectively. Their respective strength as actors — and their versatile

chemistry — transcend any other Hollywood duo. Their playfulness in trading clever banter portrays the inevitability of their courtship within a few antagonistic moments. On the flip side, the vulnerable intimacy they give one another has the power to move the audience to tears.

As an aside, their devotion to the movie alone should merit consideration for Best Picture.

All of the singing is original and Ryan Gosling learned piano just for the role.

It would be a sin to speak of

“La La Land” without mentioning its unforgettable ending — a brilliant homage to old Hollywood’s best romances that showcases Chazelle’s skill as director.

Anyone in theaters who wasn’t tearing up needs to get in touch with their emotional and musical sides. “La La Land” is a feast for the ears, the eyes and the heart.

It clearly deserves the Academy’s most prestigious award.

— compiled by Anne Duessel

Best Actor

Why Denzel Washington should win “When your daddy walked through the house he was just so big,” Rose Maxson (Viola Davis) tells her son toward the end of “Fences.” “He filled it up.”

Rose is absolutely correct — Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) fills every corner of the small house in which he and Rose live, just as Washington himself fills every corner of “Fences”. Troy is a black garbage collector and former baseball player, embittered because his heyday came before baseball’s color barrier was broken. “Fences” follows him and his wife Rose as they raise their family in 1950s Pittsburgh.

Troy is fast-talking, smart and

occasionally enormously funny.

But, from the very first moments of the film, it is clear that an explosive frustration lies just below his surface. In Washington’s expert hands, Troy expands into his surroundings, crowding out the people who love him while crackling with latent rage. Every twitch of the eye, every slurred spurt of vernacular and every exhausted slump is masterful and engaging — painting a picture of a deeply frustrated and conflicted man.

The tension Washington creates with the impeccable Davis makes “Fences” as suspenseful as any murder mystery. Watching Troy reach to embrace Rose is

like watching a car crash in slow motion, and seeing Rose let her guard down and smile provides relief.

But the smile disappears with every rough-and-tumble hug, and each crude flirtation painfully inches the characters closer to an impending disaster. When catastrophe hits, Washington shakes the very earth around him.

He is the greatest actor alive, and in “Fences,” he delivers the most powerful performance of the year.

— compiled by Ben Hitchcock COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Denzel Washington’s larger-than-life performance in “Fences” is a shoo-in for Best Actor.

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Why Casey Affleck should win

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Casey Affleck’s performance in “Manchester by the Sea” is haunting and memorable.

Best Actor is not an award given to the best actor in the best film of the year. Objectively speaking, this award is for the best male actor who gives the best performance period, regardless of the quality of the movie.

It’s certainly possible to make the argument that “Manchester by the Sea” is unoriginal. It does, after all, star an Affleck playing a blue collar New Englander — and there is no question that this has been done before. The plot itself, heartbreaking though it may be, is nothing terribly new — a troubled teen receives guidance from an equally trou-

bled mentor.

Having said that, Casey Affleck’s acting embodies an Oscar-worthy quality. His performance in “Manchester by the Sea” was achingly human — a tour de force of stifled tears and simmering resentment. When audiences watch Casey Affleck, they see the blue-collared worker with compromised dreams and small town tragedies of all kinds.

There’s no doubt Denzel Washington — Casey Affleck’s main competition for the award — gave an exceptional performance in “Fences.” However, Washington does not deserve

the Oscar for Best Actor — not that he really needs another one.

Affleck’s performance was not only exceptional — it was transcendent. If the Academy is truly objective, he will win the Best Actor award this Sunday.

— compiled by Jay Finkelman-Mahoney

Best Actress

Why Emma Stone should win Emma Stone does it all. She has starred in a Broadway musical, has performed in hits like “Birdman” and “The Help” and she has played in a variety of roles, including a recovering addict, a rebellious high schooler and the love interest of Spider-Man — all to successful reviews and adoring audiences.

Her latest role is no different in its standout quality, though an Oscar nomination for Best Actress came along with it. As Mia in this year’s Oscar favorite “La La Land,” Stone showcased her diverse capabilities and should be the winner of the award.

“La La Land” demanded more of its actors than any other nominated film of 2016. On top of delivering solid performances, the actors danced in different styles and performed everything from ballads to jazz songs. Stone proved more than capable of accomplishing these tasks while simultaneously bringing a dynamic and relatable character to life.

In novel films like “La La Land,” portraying a memorable character can be an obstacle.

Many actors fail to give their characters strong personalities and end up relying on unorig-

inal stereotypes. Thankfully, Stone did not fall prey to any of these traps. The Mia she created is multi-faceted and — regardless of her vast array of talent — human. She left audiences hooked on the authenticity of her story despite the fantastical qualities of the film.

Ultimately, Stone has clearly proven herself worthy of the title of Best Actress by surpassing the tough demands set by “La La Land” through an engaging, grounded screen presence.

— compiled by Katie Wattendorf

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Why Natalie Portman should win

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Natalie Portman’s uncanny portrayal of American icon Jackie Kennedy is definitely worthy of Best Actress.

There’s a reason history remembers Jacqueline Kennedy. Despite the tragedy of her husband’s assassination, the first lady was always known for her personality and her speech, poise and etiquette were reminiscent of royalty. Natalie Portman’s performance as the famed title role in “Jackie” proved flawless in recreating the iconic persona of the beloved woman.

While realistically imitating a historical figure is a task few actors can pull off, Portman brought her role to life in a scarily impressive manner.

In watching both Jackie Kennedy in the 1962 documentary “A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy” and Portman’s recreation of the same program in 2016, the similarity is hauntingly accurate.

Furthermore, in the nearly twohour film, Portman demanded attention in in nearly every scene. While

other Best Actress nominee favorite Emma Stone played half of a leading pair in the musical “La La Land,” Portman carried the film by herself — proving she deserves the award.

Of all the Best Actress nominees, Portman had the most difficult task — recreating a woman that has become an American legend and household hero.

Lighting a cigarette with an uncanny calm in her voice, Jackie whispered a line in the film, “I lost track somewhere, what was real, what was performance.” Certainly, the audience felt the same way about Portman’s ability to bring “Jackie” back to life — giving her a strong claim to this year’s Best Actress award.

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In conversation with Kwame Alexander Newbery Medal-winning children’s poet discusses process, praxis PAUL ROHRBACH | SENIOR WRITER Considering Kwame Alexander generously agreed to talk at 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning, it wouldn’t be unusual if his responses were a bit subdued. Yet somehow, even at that hour, he spoke with electricity and conviction about his poetry and the passions behind it.

Alexander’s poetry is — at its roots — an invitation. Though written from personal experiences with blackness, his book’s doors are open to any child who loves soccer, harbors a crush or just has a lot of questions. With 21 books under his belt, Alexander has honed his poetry to function as meaningful praxis.

Alexander tours extensively, discussing both his own work and the ways in which poetry can revitalize education. He will be coming to the Virginia Festival of the Book March 22.

Cavalier Daily: Have you been to Charlottesville in the past, and, if so, are you looking forward to returning?

Kwame Alexander: Yes, I’ve spent a lot of time at U.Va. when I was in college at Virginia Tech. I played on the tennis team and came down to parties. In my professional life, I participated in the Virginia Festival of the Book three times before, I believe. It’s always a great opportunity to see some of my writer friends and to meet the enthusiastic crowds that come to the festival. I am quite looking forward to it. Plus, my eight-year-old loves the buffet at the Omni.CD: Given that this is being published in a college newspaper, I’m wondering — how would you describe your process for writ-

ing children’s literature? What are some things you’ve learned from trying to empathize with children?

Has it affected how you think as an adult?

KA: You know, I took a children’s literature class in college and what I remember most is to write from your experience. Remember your childhood and build from there. When I write for kids, I try to be as authentic as possible. I write for me. I try to remember what it was like for me to experience — you know, a first crush. Or somebody steals your toy. Or your parents have an argument. And when I write from that experience, I’m being as honest as I can. I figure, if I like it, if I believe it, then there’s a really good chance that the reader is going to believe it and like it as well. So that’s my go-to for writing children’s literature. Be myself, be authentic, don’t try to talk down to them, don’t try to talk like them, just be me and hope that there’s some kind of connection that’s going to be made.

CD: Do you think that there are ways in which you try to challenge children in your poetry and written words to think more deeply?

KA: Certainly. I think I have some goals in mind. I feel that I have a huge responsibility as a writer to impact young readers in some significant ways. So, first and foremost, when I write a book for public consumption, I want young people to want to pick up another book after they finish mine — I want them to engage … I think, secondly, when I write a book, I want my young readers to be inspired in

some way … I want them to be a little more inspired by the reading and the writing process. I think, thirdly, I really want young readers, when they finish a Kwame Alexander book, to feel empowered. I want them to feel like they have to know the rules to the world and perhaps they might want to break some of them … Especially in this time and age, where we find our country, that they have the power to resist … For me, it’s three things — how I make the reader engaged, inspired and empowered; to not only make the world a better place, but also to become more human.

CD: So, why poetry? In these days people are turning to songwriting traditions and rap music, specifically, for largely the same ends. How can poetry hold its own?

KA: It’s saying a whole lot in very few words. It’s allowing us to look at some of the more heavy and heady things that are happening around us and deal with them and cope with them and digest them. Poetry is so concise and so rhythmic and so figurative. I mean, we can handle it — it’s so sparse, we can take it.

It’s small doses of electricity that we can handle. That’s the beauty and power of poetry, especially as [it] relates to young people — because they’re not intimidated by it. So few words on the page. Let’s use poetry as a bridge to get children not only entertained by the words on the page, but again, more engaged by the reading and writing process.

CD: What are some ends that could be achieved by making poetry more socioeconomically and racially diverse? You’ve talked about

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how poetry can help young people process their feelings — do you think that can have a larger social impact?

KA: Yeah, because when you talk about a nation, a nation is a bunch of communities. A community is a bunch of families. A family is a bunch of people. How do we make people become more empathetic? How do we make them feel more connected to each other, even if they may not look like each other, may not sound like each other [and] may not live in the same neighborhood? I think words have the power to do that. Books are mirrors … but they’re also windows — they allow us to look outside and see how other people who live in different [sorts] of worlds may exist. I think that allows us to be more connected to each other.

So that’s where it starts — yeah, it’s

a larger social impact, but it starts in ourselves. It starts in our hearts — it starts in our heads. Poems can allow us to travel to the places of possibility and connection and remembrance.

CD: That’s the extent of my questions. Are there any other points that you want to touch on?

KA: I’m excited to come to Charlottesville, to debut my book “Out of Wonder”, a book celebrating all the poets who’ve inspired me and many others — poets like Robert Frost and Langston Hughes and Emily Dickinson and E.E. Cummings and Rumi and Maya Angelou. So I’m excited to be able to share this new book, which I hope is going to allow people to find their own wonder on the words on the page. I’m looking forward to it.

Silent force behind U.Va. genetic engineering CRISPR technology offers potential for genetic manipulation KPAKPANDO ANYANWU | STAFF WRITER Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats offer the potential to manipulate specific DNA sequences or entire genomes. At the University, use of this technology specifically focuses on practical significance. “[CRISPR] describes a DNA sequence pattern which was first reported in E. coli in 1987, but the acronym was not introduced until 2002 along with Cas (CRISPR-associated proteins),” Assoc. Medical Prof. Wenhao Xu said in an email to the Cavalier Daily. “The function of CRISPR/Cas was revealed in 2005 as

the acquired immunity against viruses in prokaryotes. The system was reconstructed in a test tube as a tool for programmable genome editing in a landmark publication in 2012.

Quickly, the system was shown to work effectively in both human cell lines and mice.”

Xu’s focus with CRISPR has been intensively concentrated in the Genetically Engineered Murine Model core.

“The GEMM began to adopt the CRISPR technology only one week after the [2012] publication on mice and made the first CRISPR mouse at U.Va. eight weeks after,” Xu said.

“We have now successfully generated more than 100 CRISPR mice including knockouts and knock-ins.”

CRISPR enables engineers to use mice as primary models — mimicking both human structure and function — that can then be used to study human diseases.

Following a process of differentiation, cells are typically fated to remain in specific organs and serve a particular function. Stem cells retain the potential to develop into different cell types. A distinct characteristic of CRISPR is its ability to change a cell’s fate.

“In our body, we have about 200

different cell types and they all come from single cells called rhizomes,” Asst. Medical Prof. Mazhar Adli said.

“Stem cells basically differentiate, and become all sorts of different cells in our body.”

The Adli lab focuses on understanding genome-level regulation in development, specifically researching cancer pathogenesis and treatment.

Use of the CRISPR/CAS9 system and the genetic manipulation it allows provide a means of monitoring cellular state transitions during normal and malignant development.

Due to its extensive use and benefits in the field of genetic engineering,

CRISPR is regarded as an advanced system with the potential to alter the future of the medical field.

“CRISPR is now becoming a widely-used technology tool for research and clinical trials,” Adli said.

At the University, the technology offers insight into the relationship between genes, cells and disease — facilitating the discovery of new ways for the improvement of health.

“Genetic engineering is not new, and yet the CRISPR as a powerful and precise genome editing tool holds a tremendous promise for understanding and treating many human genetic disorders in the future,” Xu said.

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U.S. environmental policy continues to evolve Public activism, economic incentives remain main focus of federal regulation MEGHAN OCHS | STAFF WRITER Since the early 1960s, U.S. policy has been created in reaction to public outrage over various issues affecting the environment.

That sense of urgency is still present decades later, with economic gains now more than ever a decisive factor for policy implementation.

According to Carleton Ray, research professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, the environmental movements in the 1960s focused on maintaining nature for the sake of nature itself.

The nature-for-itself framework prioritized the conservation of wildlife and habitats. A key event in this movement was the publishing of ecologist Rachel Carson’s 1962 novel “Silent Spring.” The book details the damaging effects of the pesticide DDT on animal life, vegetation and humans, bringing the use of toxic chemicals under greater scrutiny.

“When Rachel Carson wrote this book in the ‘60s, it inspired an environmental consciousness,” Ray said. “The first Earth Day [was in] 1971, and 20 million people in United States were marching. It was far bigger than any political thing you see today.”

This interest in the well-being of the environment spearheaded a new sense of political responsibility from the public. In the 1970s, Congress enacted a succession of environmental acts due to an influx of activism.

“The legislation that was passed at the time between 1969 and about 1975 was absolutely astonishing,” Ray said. “The Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Fisheries Act — all of

these acts came directly off of people power.”

Policies such as the 1970 Clean Air Act remain relevant today said Alex Wolz, fourth-year Commerce student and student co-chair of the Energy Working Group.

“The Clean Air Act ... there's language in it that allowed Obama to do the Clean Power Plan to limit emissions of coal-power power plants,” Wolz said.

Around the early 2000s, a new ideology concerning the environment took shape — nature for people. This belief focused on how ecosystems could benefit humans rather than simply how to limit human influence on the environment. Central to its definition is the creation of structures that will lead to the development of sustainable relationships between societies and the environment, such as through the creation of regulation that looks at how policies might affect the economy.

“The conservation movement became more and more concerned with nature for people, what services does nature provide for us,” Ray said. “There’s pollination for bees, there's a preservation of watersheds for our water, so it's all about us — the movement became more and more about us.”

According to Wolz, economic factors are largely responsible for the implementation of policies attacking issues such as climate change — one of the greatest environmental problems of our time. Policy makers often look for incentives-based initiatives such as cap-and-trade, which offers producers the chance to earn back money if they follow energy-efficient practices.

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Atomic Energy Act (1946) establishes the Atomic Energy Commission to facilitate atomic energy use and manage radiation protection guidelines

Endangered Species Act (1973) provides for the conservation of plants, animals and habitats listed as threatened or endangered

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“Let’s say you're the avocado industry,” Wolz said. “The whole avocado industry can produce 100 metric tons of CO2, and you as a grower may get to produce 10. You have those 10 per year — you track them. The idea is that each year you ratchet it down a little bit more and a little bit more, gradually making the in-

dustry more and more efficient.”

Wolz said that providing monetary incentives to producers has been successful in the U.S. due to the nation’s more liberal economic system.

“We are very much a free-market based economy in terms of our socio-political thought,” Wolz said. “Cap-and-trade is a very popular free-market solution versus the government just saying, ‘You have to produce nine emissions now,’ which reaches the same end goal. But, it's just who's forcing you to do it — the market or the government.”

Another proposal offering fiscal entitlements is the recent carbon tax fronted by Conservative politicians in Congress. This policy would place a tax on any CO2 emissions produced by companies and individuals — making fossil fuels more expensive and thus encouraging a reduction in usage.

However, Environmental Sciences Prof. Vivian Thomson believes the carbon tax will not be implemented any time soon.

Recently, President Donald Trump’s administration has begun repealing environmental

regulations implemented under former President Barack Obama’s administration, such as a rule controlling the burning of methane on public land by oil and gas companies. This may have consequences within the U.S. as well as for the country’s relationships with other nations, Thomson said.

“If U.S. greenhouse gas policies are watered down under the Trump Administration, we will lose credibility on the international stage,” Thomson said. “U.S. voters — including a clear majority of Republicans — want to continue to move toward renewable fuels and to help mitigate climate change.”

In light of the president’s business-minded orientation, Wolz said he is optimistic for the future of environmental policy.

“You can agree with climate change or not, but solar is cheaper than coal and wind is cheaper than natural gas,” Wolz said. “I'm hopeful that [Trump] will realize the economic value of those.”

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