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The Rotunda: four years later see Rotunda Post-Renovation, page 2 Porter Dickie| The Cavalier Daily

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Q&A WITH JOE TROHMAN, LEAD GUITARIST FROM FALL OUT BOY | SEE PAGES 8-9 NEW LAW DEAN SPEAKS AT MILLER CENTER PAGE 3

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER SCALIA’S DEATH PAGE 5

BOYD TWINS TALK LACROSSE, FRIENDSHIP PAGE 6

OPINION: ON STUDYING ABROAD PAGE 13

HUMOR: FOR HONOR, TRY OPTION 3 PAGE 14

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Rotunda to feature new study spaces Renovations include 21st century updates, Hogg says

Hannah Cho Senior Writer

The Rotunda interior is scheduled to open by the fall semester and is set to feature new study and learning spaces.

In addition to renovations including a new roof, a new underground mechanical room and new marble capitals, Senior Historic Preservation Planner Brian Hogg said there will be changes inside of the Rotunda.

“There will be a few physical changes, perhaps most notably the addition of a [staircase] from the Dome Room floor to the first gallery, making that space available for use for the first time since it was recreated in the 1970s,” Hogg said in an email statement.

Hogg said other changes will include new study areas.

“From a programming perspective, what had been the President’s Reception Room — the Upper West Oval Room — will now become a stu-

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Rooms throughout the Rotunda will be used for classrooms, COLAs, seminars, dissertation defenses and CIO meetings.

dent-oriented study area with upholstered furniture and tables and chairs for work,” Hogg said.

“The first gallery will have similar furnishings, and the Dome Room will have more tables and

chairs for study use.”

Rotunda renovations will also include 21st century updates to the building.

Hogg said there will be more power outlets and cell phone

signal boosters, as well as a self-service elevator. The previous elevator in the Rotunda required an attendant.

Rooms throughout the Rotunda will be used for classrooms, COLAs, seminars, dissertation defenses and CIO meetings. The Upper East Oval Room will remain the Board of Visitors Meeting Room and the Dome Room will be available for study, dinners and receptions, lectures and other appropriate events, Hogg said.

First-year Engineering student Felix Park said he is looking forward to setting foot inside the Rotunda for the first time and using the new spaces.

“I’ve visited U.Va. a few times before the renovations, but I’ve never had the chance to explore the inside of the Rotunda,” Park said. “I’m very excited to see the history [University founder Thomas] Jefferson left for us and I hope I have some classes in there.”

Third-year College student Anjali Prahash said she took a COLA in the Rotunda her first year and enjoyed studying in the dome room before the Rotunda

closed for construction. She said she hopes other students will use and explore the space.

“I’m really excited to see the newly renovated and restored space, simply in that I’ll be able to revisit those memories from first year,” Prahash said. “And I’m hopeful for the administration’s promise to increase the use of the space, especially for future classes to share the same experience I had as a first-year.”

Prahash said she predicts the Rotunda will be a source of excitement in the fall.

“Fall 2016 will definitely be an exciting time for all classes, with my Class of 2017 to be the last still on Grounds to remember the old Rotunda, and the incoming Class of 2020 to experience it for the first time,” she said.

The University hopes students will take advantage of the new spaces, Hogg said.

“We hope that we are creating comfortable, inviting spaces where student will want to study, have meetings and have events,” he said.

Activist, author gives lecture on focus of feminism Amy Richards emphasizes everyday stories of women Elizabeth Parker Associate Editor

Feminist activist and author Amy Richards gave a lecture Wednesday discussing how the feminist movement at times has only focused on the work of well-known, distinguished women.

Her lecture, “The Good Enough Woman,” was sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Program and the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center.

At times, the feminist movement has only recognized those who do very high-profile, incredible things and has not necessarily focused on the everyday stories of women, Richards said.

This influenced her dream job as a young adult and the dreams of her friends as well.

“We only felt that we had to be somebody else because that was proven to be what was good for us. We only had to be exceptional,” Richards said. “I see this still happening today … at the

time, when we were projecting what we wanted to be, we could only project to this level of absentness.”

Richards wrote “Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future” and is the president of Soapbox, Inc., a feminist lecture agency. She is also founder of the Third Wave Foundation, a national organization for young feminists, and was a producer of the PBS documentary series “Makers” and an HBO documentary about Gloria Steinem.

In her lecture, Richards said many people use the word feminism without knowing what is behind it.

“Feminism comes with a real medal of responsibility and the responsibility is not to be perfect and not [to] stand up for every act of injustice that you witness,” Richards said. “The responsibility of feminism is that you become mindful of what you’re doing and you become mindful of what is happening in a certain setting and being able to look back on that.”

Richards also said feminism can relate to something as basic as college tuition increases by inspiring institutional change.

“To me, it’s a value statement, again, it’s not an individual, it’s an institution that will allow certain industries to cater to a minority of people,” Richards said. “People always say that with higher education, there’s no incentive to curtail or flatten cost of tuition, because we want it to be elite and yet we will raise millions and millions of dollars more than we need … those are institutional problems.”

Richards ended her talk by asking the audience if they feel like there is a place for them in the feminist movement today and by stating she is frustrated with some established groups and organizations.

First-year College student Anna Wright attended the lecture as part of her Introduction to Women and Gender Studies reflection requirement and said she appreciated Richards’ ideas about accepting differences.

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In her lecture, Richards said many people use the word feminism without knowing what is behind it.

“I think [her ideas were] really important because we compare ourselves to each other all the time and it’s important to accept that everyone is different

and has positive things about them,” Wright said. “Looking at other students and comparing yourself … you really don’t understand what’s happening.”

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MEL holds awareness day Memorialization for Enslaved Laborers planning new initiatives such as memorial trail, historical tours Alexis Gravely Associate Editor

The Memorialization for Enslaved Laborers, or MEL, held an event Wednesday in Newcomb Hall to raise awareness of

the organization.

Members of MEL spoke with interested students about the CIO’s background and initiatives as they passed by. Students were also offered free donut holes and handouts with more information on slavery’s history

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The goal of MEL is to recognize the accomplishments of slaves at the University and eventually institute a memorial for the enslaved laborers, Wilson said.

at the University.

“MEL is a CIO on Grounds that was created to galvanize students behind the idea of recognizing enslaved laborers who built this University and made the University function for its early years,” MEL Chair Diana Wilson, a second-year College student, said.

The goal of MEL is to recognize the accomplishments of slaves at the University and eventually institute a memorial for the enslaved laborers, Wilson said.

“To me, it’s legendary to be a part of a team that creates a memorial for enslaved laborers,” Wilson said. “People should not just watch, they should be a part of it.”

Fourth-year College and Batten student Ali Jawetz, who works with the President’s Commission on Slavery at the University, or PCSU, said MEL was created in 2009 but was just revitalized last semester to assist University administration on their work about the history of slavery at the University.

PCSU is a three-year research

study about slavery at the University aimed at making improvements to the school based on the study’s discoveries.

Some of these improvements are a part of the new initiatives MEL is currently working to create, Jawetz said.

In addition to a physical memorial, Wilson said MEL members want to create a heritage trail, include information centers about enslaved laborers in the Rotunda and — with the help of the University Guide Service — institute tours which include the history of enslaved laborers.

Jawetz also said the education committee of PCSU is considering ways to encourage more students to take classes about the subject and may even consider implementing a diversity requirement for first-year students.

The CIO may also work on initiatives to rename buildings who are named after known white supremacists and eugenicists, including Jordan Hall and Beringer Hall, Jawetz said.

Wilson also said an alterna-

tive is naming new buildings after enslaved laborers rather than attempting to rename older buildings. The University recently did this with the naming of the Gibbons Dorm this past summer.

Regardless of the solution, Wilson said she wants some of the decisions MEL makes to be in the hands of students who are a part of the organization.

“MEL was really started based on the voices of students, and since the PCSU came out, it’s become more of an administrative idea,” Wilson said. “We’re really trying to put it back in the hands of the students so that we can use our voices and power.”

The CIO currently has approximately 25 members but gained more interested students during Wednesday’s event.

Fourth-year College student Natalie May attended the event because she was curious about what was happening.

“I’m familiar with the organization, and I think it’s a particularly relevant cause that I’m interested in,” May said.

Risa Golubuff appears on American Forum New Law School dean discusses vagrancy laws Katie Watson Associate Editor

The Miller Center hosted Risa Goluboff, author of “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s” and incoming dean of the Law School, on American Forum Wednesday.

Goluboff 's book focuses on the history of vagrancy laws, or laws which criminalize homelessness and joblessness — a topic Executive Producer of American Forum Doug Blackmon said is particularly interesting to the Miller Center.

"This is one of those wonderful examples of where we’re really interested on American Forum and here at the Miller Center," Blackmon said. "Over the last couple years with the Black Lives Matter [movement] and all these incidents that raise questions about police enforcement, and what are the limits of what they can do. That’s something we’re really interested in."

Goluboff was the clear choice

to speak on this topic for American Forum, Blackmon said, as she is one of the leading scholars on the lingering effects of vagrancy laws on American society. "[Goluboff ] is one of the great minds at the University of Virginia and is also one of the great minds on understanding how we got into this fix," Blackmon said.

"When we saw that her book was coming out months ago, we said, okay, this fits right into that type of discussion we’ve been having so let’s definitely get her on American Forum.’”

Vagrancy laws were created in the 16th century and originally intended to combat unemployment, but they have taken a darker turn since the 20th century, Goluboff said.

"Vagrancy laws were intended to make sure that everyone who could work would work, so they made it a crime to be poor and idle,” Goluboff said. “Over time they varied and they came to criminalize lots of other kinds of people."

Goluboff said the laws have

“come to be used against racial minorities, religious groups, gay men and lesbians.”

"Anybody who seems at all out of place in any way becomes a target of vagrancy laws,” she said.

Goluboff said law enforcement officers have used these laws when they make arrests for two reasons.

"One, they criminalize being a specific type of person, being dissolute, or immoral or idle — really vague concepts that give the police lots of flexibility," Goluboff said. "Second, they’re really vague. What does it mean to be immoral? What does it mean to be dissolute? What does it mean to wander about with no apparent purpose?”

Goluboff said the vague natures of the law can lead to abuse.

Vagrancy laws have a strange crossover between crime control and social control, and they are enforced particularly when someone looks or seems different from mainstream culture, Goluboff said.

"The real divide is in thinking about what the police do as between crime control and social control," she said. "I think it’s the case that difference often seems dangerous … for a long

time any kind of difference from the mainstream was dangerous."

Goluboff ’s appearance on American Forum will air nationally on PBS stations March 16.

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Goluboff’s book focuses on the history of vagrancy laws, or laws which criminalize homelessness and joblessness — a topic Doug Blackmon said is particularly interesting to the Miller Center.

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UJC creates graduate student subcommittee Committee formed in response to concerns about graduate representation Elizabeth Parker Associate Editor

A new graduate student subcommittee met for the first time Feb. 14 at the University Judiciary Council general body meeting.

The subcommittee was formed in response to demands from graduate students due to the lack of representation on UJC Executive Board.

UJC Chair Mackenzie Austin, a fourth-year College student, cited the lack of graduate students elected to the executive board as the reason for starting the subcommittee.

“This caused a concern within the committee that there would be poor communication between the graduate students and the Executive Board, and that graduate voices would be excluded from decision-mak-

ing,” Austin said in an email statement. “This was when we began looking at alternative options to represent the graduate voice at the Executive level.”

Second-year Law student Alex Haden was elected the new chair of the subcommittee at the meeting and spoke about the push for more graduate representation on UJC and what the committee will do.

“The purpose of the committee, as I see it, is to increase graduate representation on UJC, to better serve the graduate student officers on UJC and to make sure that graduate students’ voices are being represented both in election processes on UJC as well as in the fair trial process of UJC,” Haden said in an email statement.

Haden thanked the current Executive Board, the graduate support officers for his election and UJC’s Law School Repre-

sentatives, Carrington Giammittorio and Madison Marcus.

Haden said UJC is constrained by due process requirements which result in slow change to the organization’s structure.

“However, the structures of the UJC now are such that certain groups — namely, first-years — receive specialized trials and judges, whereas other groups do not,” Haden said. “Another task I’d love to accomplish is to gain a better understanding of why these structures are in place and why similar ones do not exist for other, larger groups on campus.”

Austin emphasized UJC’s efforts to diversify committees as outlined in their December newsletter, an effort which played a role in the development of the new committee.

“We have always made an effort to create a diverse body of individuals in UJC,” Austin said.

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Haden said UJC is constrained by due process requirements which can result in slow change to the organization’s structure.

“Through subcommittees, focus groups and overall inclusion of minority voices at both the support officer and Executive level,

we attempt to incorporate these voices in our decision-making.”

Evidence uncovered by Innocence Project to be tested Judge allows forensic testing of evidence in Virginia Beach rape case Thrisha Potluri Associate Editor

A Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge ruled Monday in favor of a request by the Innocence Project at the Law School to allow testing of newly uncovered forensic evidence in the case of Darnell Phillips.

The evidence — believed to have been destroyed since 1995 — may hold the key to overturning Phillip’s conviction and release from prison 25 years after being convicted.

Law Prof. Jennifer Givens, legal director of the Innocence Project clinic and Phillip’s defense counsel, uncovered the evidence in October 2015 along with third-year Law student Anna Stark and second-year Law student Sabrine Tribié.

Phillips was convicted in 1991 of the brutal rape and beating of a 10 year-old girl in Virginia Beach, and subsequently sentenced to 100 years and one

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Law Prof. Jennifer Givens, legal director of the Innocence Project clinic and Phillip’s defense counsel, uncovered the evidence in October 2015 along with two law students.

day in prison. The new evidence includes untested swabs, clothing and biological evidence from both the victim and Phillips.

Second Judicial Circuit Judge A. Bonwill Shockley presided over the hearing Monday and ordered the evidence to be sent

to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science. Wendy Alexander, a prosecutor for the state involved in the case, did not oppose the release of evidence.

A jury convicted Phillips of rape, sodomy, abduction and malicious wounding in June

1991. He was 19 at the time.

The key piece of evidence the Commonwealth presented was hair found on a blanket used to wrap the victim. The Commonwealth presented testimony from a forensic expert who claimed the hair found on the blanket — the only physical evidence connecting Phillips to the crime — belonged to Phillips.

Since then, Phillips has been trying to prove his innocence.

The Innocence Project took on his case in 2008, after years of failed appeals and requests for new trials. Further testing of the evidence after his conviction revealed results excluding Phillips.

Though a judge ordered re-testing of all physical evidence, Macie Allen — a spokeswoman for the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office — said Virginia Beach Police Department documents showed the evidence seized in the case was destroyed in 1995 once the defendant’s direct appeals were exhausted.

In a letter to the defense in November 2005, the Commonwealth indicated the evidence “not contained in the court’s file” had been destroyed. Evidence admitted during the trial, however, is stored in the court’s file, Allen said.

“Once evidence is admitted at trial, it generally remains in the court’s file and the police department no longer has custody of it,” Allen said in an email statement.

However, Allen said a review of the court’s file would have revealed there were evidentiary exhibits still in existence in the court’s file.

“I believe the defense confused evidence held by the police department with evidence in the court’s file,” Allen said. “The court’s file amply documents the existence of that evidence.”

Phillip’s defense counsel at the Innocence Project could not be reached for comment.

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Questions left after death of Antonin Scalia Justice’s death affects nation’s highest court, University in uncertain ways

Mark Felice News Writer

With Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death Feb. 13th, a vacant seat now lies on the bench of the nation’s most powerful court. The current status of the court presents a stalemate, with four liberal-leaning justices and four conservative-leaning justices. Some suggest President Barack Obama should make the appointment quickly so the court may conduct proper business with nine justices. Others, particularly conservatives, call upon Obama to wait until his term is over, hoping a Republican president may be in the White House to choose the replacement.

After working in an international law firm, Scalia became a law professor at the University in 1967. Afterward, he served as assistant attorney general in the Nixon administration and a U.S. D.C. Circuit Court judge before he became the first Italian-American associate Supreme Court justice. He was nominated for the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 with a 98-0 confirmation vote in the Senate, going on to serve on the bench for almost three decades.

The game-changing justice Scalia had clear principles when it came to the original meaning of text and thought judges did not have the ability to change wording to suit his or her feelings for the text, Law Prof. John F. Duffy, who clerked for Scalia in the beginning of his career, said. Many have labeled Scalia as a constitutional originalist, but there are other descriptions which encompass his conservative style of rhetoric and interpretation.

Scalia shaped the grounds of argument in terms of debate, according to Law Prof. A.E. Dick Howard, who teaches a course on the current justices.

“His most striking contribution was the argument that the Constitution should be read as what it was understood as when it was written and [this] had not been talked about much until [Scalia] was on the court,” Howard said.

Interpretation of the law was not the only thing Scalia changed during his time on the Supreme Court. To many, he brought a powerful voice to the court which exemplified how a justice should compose themselves and how decisions should be written for the general masses.

“The literal voice of Justice Scalia can be heard on the Internet in

recordings of Supreme Court oral arguments,” Duffy said. “His style in oral arguments showed his experience as a professor. He asked many incisive questions, sometimes with a good measure of humor, and those questions were always directed toward identifying and illuminating the most difficult issues in the case.”

Duffy also said Scalia was a man of many different sides who hoped his legacy, in the eyes of the people, would be of a longtime civil servant

is a vacancy, the Senate has the constitutional authority of advice and consent for this nomination.

If the question of who will replace Scalia is not solved in the immediate future, the second problem becomes how the court will be affected without a replacement for the next year and what will happen in the absence of Scalia’s political ideologies and overall style.

University Democrats President Sam Tobin, a third-year College stu-

lected within the next few months, the dynamics of the court will shift.

Without Scalia, the court could move toward a more liberal agenda depending on who is tapped and confirmed for the post. Without a justice, the court could sway toward a tie or toward a more conservative agenda in many of the cases on the docket.

Many landmark decisions have been determined by the vote of a single justice, so a change could

Cases on the docket for the upcoming year Fisher v. Texas looks to answer a question about the constitutionality of affirmative action admissions policies in a specific case involving the University of Texas.

Zubik v. Burwell hopes to answer the question of whether businesses must abide by the mandate to provide contraception to all their workers under Obamacare.

Whole Womanʼs Health v. Hellerstedt could provide an answer to the rising number of closed abortion clinics in many conservative states.

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who had a great respect for the Constitution and the law.

“I think that, in his public life, Scalia should be remembered for his love of the law,” Duffy said. “His passion for law drove his desire both to make sense of the law generally and also to respect the constraints that the law has traditionally imposed on judges. I think that he should be remembered as a judge who worked hard to be faithful to the law.”

The present problems Two current problems have arisen as a result of Scalia’s untimely death. The first problem, which comes up every time a justice retires or dies while serving on the bench, concerns who will replace Scalia.

While the president has the authority to nominate a justice when there

dent, said he believes Obama should appoint another justice while in office.

“There are 300-something days until the next election and it is his constitutional right, and it is irresponsible for him to wait that long to appoint a justice,” Tobin said. “Political motivations should not affect that process.”

College Republicans Chair Jay Boyd, a fourth-year College student, also said it is within Obama’s rights to appoint a new justice while still in office.

“I think Obama should appoint a nominee and I don’t think there is a problem. It is his right and it is the senate's right to vote on that nominee,” Boyd said.

Whether or not a nominee is se-

greatly affect some of those cases, Howard said.

“I think both parties recognize that so many issues hang in the balance with this vacancy,” Howard said. “Citizens United could be overturned, rights to bear arms cases, prayers and town meeting cases, religious exemptions for businesses, and these can be in danger if a liberal replaces the justice.”

The future of cases on the docket With the succession of Scalia still a critical question, the Supreme Court remains in session and continues to hear cases. A quorum of six justices is necessary to stay in session, and the current tally on the bench sits at eight, which leaves room for a tie in many upcoming

cases. Several cases with the potential to impact University students include Zubik v. Burwell, Fisher v.

Texas and Whole Woman's Health v.

Hellerstedt.

Zubik v. Burwell hopes to answer the question of whether businesses must abide by the mandate to provide contraception to all their workers under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Fisher v. Texas looks to answer a question about the constitutionality of affirmative action in admissions policies in a specific case involving the University of Texas. Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt could provide an answer to the rising number of closed abortion clinics in many conservative states. “[Each decision] is something that is completely up to the courts, and whatever they decide, we will respect their decision,” Boyd said.

“It’s not in our best interest to combat something that is against us, because it has already been decided upon.”

A single vote can sway many of these cases in a certain direction or ensure the decision’s validity is not questioned in the future. In Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, without another justice, the court could tie, ruling in favor of the state and closing all but 10 abortion clinics in the state of Texas.

In Fisher v. Texas, the case will come down to seven justices, as Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself due to her prior work with the case. Lastly, Zubik v. Burwell could also go four to four, granting no further insight as to how states should conduct themselves with regard to Obamacare, which mandates all employers provide contraception. “[Zubik v. Burwell should be] upheld,” Tobin said. “I believe it is the duty of an employer to provide health services for its employees and contraception should be a part of that.”

While Scalia’s death has sparked current debate about a court replacement and questions regarding the outcome of important cases, his role as a University professor was instrumental in shaping the rest of his legal career, Duffy said.

“I am fairly certain that he had really enjoyed teaching here at the University of Virginia,” Duffy said.

“When I told him I was coming to the [Law School], he told me that he was very happy during his years in Charlottesville and that the University would be a great place for me to teach.”

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sports Porter Dickie Feature Writer

For lots of kids, playing sports is a way to meet a best friend.

This wasn’t the case for Kelly and Brooke. They had been best friends for around five years by the time they picked up their first lacrosse sticks in kindergarten.

“It is just always nice having my best friend with me,” Brooke said with a smile as she looked over at Kelly. As Kelly broke into a matching smile, it was hard to tell which girl was which.

The Boyd twins have been gifted athletes since almost their first day on the field.

“We have always had sticks in our hands, and we have always been playing in the backyard together,” Kelly said. “We got a lot of experience doing that together. It has been great having each other, because it is always a person to pass with and play with.”

They excelled as they grew older.

Brooke led her team in assists all four years of high school while Kelly led in scoring her final three years. They also played tennis as doubles partners, winning the 2008 IAAM Con-

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Boyd twins reflect on relationship with each other, women’s lacrosse program ference doubles championship, but their hearts lay with lacrosse. As they started to get recruited, there was one major factor that helped them decide on Virginia.

“We always knew we always wanted to come to college together regardless because we are best friends,” Brooke said.

For most high school seniors, transitioning into the college atmosphere is hard enough. For college athletes learning to adjust to their new level of competition, it can often be even harder. Luckily, each Boyd sister had a fairly smooth transition and successful college career with support from her lifelong teammate and twin sister.

“Coming to the college level, it was definitely a tough adjustment,” Kelly said. “That was another reason it was nice to have Brooke too, because we know each other’s style of play — we have been playing together forever — so it makes that adjustment a lot easier.”

“Socially it was definitely a lot easier coming in, and with lacrosse as well,” Brooke said.

Identical not only in appearance, but also in their position at attacker, the Boyds said that competition has never been an issue for them.

“It is actually funny, everyone asks us that, but we’re not super com-

petitive with each other,” Kelly said.

“When it comes to me being better than her or her being better than me, I mean we always want what is best for each other. So, it makes me just as happy to see her do well as it makes her to see me do well.”

The constant support from one another is one of the main reasons the twins have been able to maintain constant growth throughout their college careers.

“Whenever I do something and I hear her tell me I did a good job or vice versa, or like get a high five from her or a pat on the back from her, it is like the best feeling,” Brooke said. “Anything coming from her, any praise, I love.”

However, they say the unapologetic criticism thrown between them is always well-received and helps them both grow as players.

“We take criticism from each other much better than other people would because we are so close,” Brooke said. “We have done everything together, so when she tells me something, it’s brutally honest but I take it well.”

With a chuckle, Kelly threw in, “Nothing is really offensive, so that’s always helpful.”

The sisters have helped push each other constantly to become better members of the women’s lacrosse

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Senior attacker Kelly Boyd and her twin sister Brooke have played together since kindergarten.

program. In a similar fashion, lacrosse has helped the sisters continually grow closer.

“I think it has challenged us both a little, but I think it has been really good for us to just struggle through hard workouts together and long days, and just have somebody,” Kelly said. “It is nice to have somebody who

knows what you are going through and can always talk to and who can help you out.”

“Yeah,” Brooke said. “Sharing everything with each other is awesome. … [Whenever] something great happens here, we are always together for it.”

Indoor track and field pursue ACC Championships Women look for redemption, men look for legacy in Boston, Mass. Feb. 25-27 Ben Tobin Associate Editor

When the Virginia indoor track and field teams wrapped up the 2014 ACC Championships in Clemson, S.C. they left disappointed. With the

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Sophomore Bridget Guy set the school pole vault record earlier this season.

men placing sixth and the women 10th, the Cavaliers failed to make a splash.

The following year in Blacksburg, Va., the Cavaliers improved. The women climbed up one spot to ninth place, and the men finished third — tying a program best in the process.

Heading into Boston, Mass. Feb. 25-27, the Cavaliers are looking to do exactly what they did last year — climb up in the ranks at the ACC Championships. “[The teams] are focused and ready to take care of the mission that’s in front of them,” coach Bryan Fetzer said.

The Virginia women won their last conference title just under three decades ago in 1987. This season, the team has been focusing on making progress, Fetzer said.

“Our team on the women’s side is really built for cross country and outdoors at this time,” he said. “We want to keep getting improvements and keep moving the [indoor track and field] program forward.”

Currently, the women do not have anyone qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships. However,

according to Fetzer, graduate student Iona Lake — the 2015 ACC outdoor track and field champion in 3000m steeplechase — sophomore Bridget Guy, junior Christine Bohan and senior Peyton Chaney have the best chance of qualifying for the tournament.

For Chaney, though, this meet is all about the team, not any one individual.

“I think that’s the team that keeps you going and that keeps you pushing,” she said. “They’re always rooting for everyone.”

After finishes in the bottom half of the ACC the past two seasons, the women Cavaliers had a chip on their shoulder heading into this season. They want to defy expectations, Chaney said.

“We talked about goals before the semester started and [decided] we want to do the best we can, and we want to get at least top five in ACC because we have a team that has potential to do that,” she said. “A lot of people don’t see it, but we know that we see it in ourselves. [We want to] go out there and shock some people.”

Meanwhile, the goal for the No.

23 Virginia men is very simple — win the program’s first-ever ACC Championship.

“I don’t think there’s any special motivation needed [for this meet],” Fetzer said. “We have some great leaders, and [the team] is very focused.”

Currently, senior Filip Mihaljevic — the 2015 ACC indoor and outdoor track and field champion in shot put — and the distance medley relay team of freshman Matthew Novak, sophomore Kenneth Hagen, junior Nathan Kiley and junior Henry Wynne are the only people qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Like Chaney, though, Mihaljevic is predominantly focused on the success of his team at this meet.

“It’s all about performing for the team because we all are really close,” he said. “I think everybody needs to improve in order to get the team better.”

Despite three other teams being in the USTFCCCA Top 25 — No. 11 Virginia Tech, No. 14 Syracuse and No. 18 N.C. State — and Clemson having a competitive unit this year,

the native of Bosnia and Herzegovina is confident in his team, he said.

“The team has been looking really good the whole season,” he said.

“We’ll be fighting for the first place.”

According to Fetzer, internal motivation is not a problem for the Cavalier men.

“I don’t think there’s any special motivation needed [for this meet],” he said. “We have some great leaders, and [the team] is very focused.”

Taking a look at both of his squads, Fetzer said it is advantageous that many of his athletes are healthy.

“The one thing that as a coach you always want to see is a healthy [team],” he said. “We’re as healthy as we’ve ever been in this entire year at this point in time.”

For separate teams, this meet is essential for both the men and women Cavaliers. For the women, it represents a shot at redemption. For the men, it represents a chance to define a legacy.

In the meantime, Fetzer wants his teams to focus on the tasks in front of them.

“You don’t worry about the end before you start,” he said.

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Virginia clashes with No. 7 North Carolina Regular season title, conference seeding on the line Saturday night Matt Wurzburger Sports Editor

The ACC has not seen a regular season three-peat since North Carolina did so between 2007 and 2009. For No. 3 Virginia, the hope of becoming just the ninth program to claim at least a share of the conference title in three straight seasons remains alive, but there is still serious work to do.

The Cavaliers (21-6, 10-5 ACC) no longer control their own fate.

They lost that privilege Monday night with a 64-61 road defeat against No. 12 Miami. Now all Virginia can do is win out and hope for the best.

Winning a basketball game in the BankUnited Center is not an easy task, and the Cavaliers showed tremendous heart in a hostile environment. However, there were several discouraging signs — troubling signs as Virginia prepares for their Saturday night showdown with No. 7 North Carolina.

The Cavaliers struggled on the

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Senior forward Anthony Gill is mired in a month-long slump. He is averaging only nine points on 40 percent shooting in six Feb. games.

boards very early on against the Hurricanes. Miami coach Jim Larrañaga implored his team to battle for rebounds, and they responded with seven offensive boards and nine second-chance points in the first half, which kept them in the game while their offense sputtered.

Virginia did clamp down in the second half — limiting Miami to three offensive boards and three second-chance points.

“We fought hard in the second half, got on the offensive glass, played pretty spirited,” coach Tony Bennett said.

Locking down missed field goals will be a top priority against the Tar Heels (23-5, 12-3 ACC). Coach Roy Williams’ team is ninth in the nation with a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate due to the contributions of senior forwards Brice Johnson and Joel James and junior forwards Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks — all of whom grab at least 11 percent of their own team’s errant shots.

More importantly, North Carolina knows with the offensive boards they secure. The Tar Heels shoot 79.3 percent on putbacks.

Keeping Johnson off the offensive glass will be the first step in slowing down the ACC Player of the Year candidate. The Orangeburg, S.C. native is averaging nearly three offensive rebounds per game and is shooting over 90 percent at the rim

on putback opportunities.

Even at full strength, Bennett’s front court will have their hands full against the Tar Heels big men that run four deep — Johnson, Hicks, Meeks and James all see significant playing time.

“Brice Johnson is playing at such a high level,” Bennett said. “They certainly have talent and athleticism and size that makes you really have to be sharp.”

However, the Cavaliers may be undermanned Saturday, as the status of sophomore forward Isaiah Wilkins and senior forward Evan Nolte remains in the air. Nolte did not play against Miami with a toe injury, and Wilkins did not return after being kneed in the back of the head by senior center Tonye Jekiri late in the second half. Bennett hesitated to label the Greater Atlanta Christian alum’s injury as a concussion.

“There are, of course, steps for someone who gets hit in the head and — I don’t know if you call it a concussion,” Bennett said. “[For Nolte] it’s just what he can tolerate. …

[Thursday] will tell a lot with both of those guys.”

If Virginia does play down Wilkins, who has started in each of the last seven games, the onus to step up falls on senior forward Anthony Gill.

The month of February has not been kind to Gill. Virginia’s second-leading scorer entered Feb. 1

scoring 14.9 points per game on 60.4 percent shooting. In six games this month, the South Carolina transfer is averaging only nine points per game on 40 percent shooting, including a six-point outing against the Hurricanes.

Fouls have played a significant role in Gill’s February decline. In his first 21 games Gill was shooting more than five free throws per game, but in the last six the High Point, N.C. native has 19 total free throws to his name — 10 coming against lowly Boston College on Feb. 3 — and has not gotten to the line in the last two games.

Gill’s slump coupled with the inconsistencies of senior center Mike Tobey and the trio of sophomore guards Devon Hall, Marial Shayok and Darius Thompson has placed the weight of the world on senior guard Malcolm Brogdon’s wide shoulders.

The co-ACC Preseason Player of the Year has demonstrated his ability to carry his team on any given night, but he cannot win basketball games on his own, as demonstrated by his 28-point, 12-of-18 performance in Monday’s loss to Miami.

Virginia cannot afford to play through Brogdon alone against a topten team like North Carolina. A team win will be necessary the Tar Heels and will set up the Cavaliers for a potential deep run into late March.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse prepares for No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions are third-ranked foe to oppose Virginia Jack Gallagher Associate Editor

Despite having played in just three games so far, No. 10 Virginia women’s lacrosse has already had an eventful season.

To recap, the Cavaliers opened with an upset victory over then-No. 4 Northwestern, 10-8. Virginia was defeated in the next game against then-No. 12 Princeton, 14-7.

“We made the transition really quickly from being on a big high to kind of getting knocked back down,” junior midfielder Posey Valis said.

Valis leads Virginia in goals scored this season with eight goals.

But the Cavaliers do not have much time to stop and reflect on their season right now. Not with a home game against the No. 6 Penn State coming up Saturday.

The Nittany Lions (2-0) will be

the third ranked team the Cavaliers will have played in their first four games to start the year. It will be another tough non-conference foe for Virginia, which plays in the conference with the most ranked teams in the country.

But coach Julie Myers believes the team’s hard non-conference schedule is a good thing for the Cavaliers.

“Our schedule has always been really tough, but it’s by design and on purpose,” Myers said. “I think the only way to get better is to keep stepping up to the best competition out there, and we do that time and again, week after week.”

However, Penn State is not just another top-ranked team Virginia plays on its schedule.

“Penn State has become a great rival,” Myers said.

Last season, Virginia played the Nittany Lions in two games. The first game was a thrilling 16-15 victory in the regular season, where a

Virginia goal with four seconds left in regulation won the game for the Cavaliers.

The second game was a 13-11 defeat in the second round of the NCAA tournament that ended Virginia’s season.

This season, the Nittany Lions are as tough as ever. They have been dominant in their first two games, winning 13-6 over Lehigh and 19-5 over Duquesne. They also return with many excellent players from last season’s team, including three that are on the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch list.

Penn State’s senior goalie Emi Smith, senior midfielder Jenna Mosketti and junior midfielder Abby Smucker are all included in the list that recognizes 50 candidates for the award, which honors the top women’s lacrosse player in the country.

However, Virginia is focused and energized to play against Penn State.

“We really brought our energy back up after our loss to Princeton,” Valis said. “The energy that we have rolling this week we will really try to capitalize on when we play Penn State.”

Myers agrees.

“This week feels night and day different from last week in terms of how hard they’re getting after it,” she said.

And with a balanced attack headlined by players like Valis, sophomore midfielder Kasey Behr (6 goals) and junior attack Besser Dyson (7 goals and 4 assists), as well as with Tewaaraton Trophy Watch candidate sophomore goalie Rachel Vander Kolk in goal, the Cavaliers have talent across the field to match up with the Nittany Lions.

Virginia hopes this will all lead to another win over a quality opponent in what they anticipate to be another thrilling match in the rivalry with Penn State.

“It’s going to be a great game,”

Myers said. “It’s two high-level programs with a lot of pride on the line.”

The game will begin at 12 p.m.

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Sophomore goalie Rachel Vander Kolk is on the Tewaarton Trophy watch list as one of the top-50 women’s lacrosse players.

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Fall Out Boy to grace Charlottesville stage Lead guitarist Joe Trohman previews upcoming performance

Candace Carter A&E Editor

Fall Out Boy’s debut effort, “Take This To Your Grave,” erupted onto the pop-punk scene in 2003. The band toured haphazardly under the label Fueled by Ramen, eventually becoming an emo staple in the hearts of angsty, music-loving teens across the nation. 2005’s “From Under the Cork Tree” solidified the group’s fame, appealing to wider audiences with hallowed singles “Dance, Dance” and “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.”

Then and now, the band’s ability to write engaging lyrics and revive tra-

ditional pop-punk tropes has proved wildly successful and attractive for thousands of fans. Lead guitarist and lyricist Pete Wentz’s wordsmithing can be cleverly sharp, as with “Wear me like a locket around your throat / I’ll weigh you down, I’ll watch you choke,” from “Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner”; genuinely depressed with pleas like, “I’d trade all my tomorrows for just one yesterday” off “Just One Yesterday”; or wonderfully, nostalgically biting in old works such as, “Where is your boy tonight? / I hope he is a gentleman, and maybe he won’t find out what I know / You were the last good thing about this part of town,” from “Grand Theft Au-

tumn/Where is Your Boy.” Lead singer Patrick Stump’s songwriting shows insanely catchy melodies alongside a gut-punching punk rock foundation, particularly on recent efforts “Save Rock and Roll” and “American Beauty/American Psycho,” making albums’ emotional cores easily accessible and expressible.

For millennials who screamed along to “Hum Hallelujah” in 2007 and tweens confusedly crying to “What a Catch, Donnie” in 2016, “Thnks fr th Mmrs” will play at their funerals. They’ll dance to “Alone Together” at their weddings. Any broken heart can be mended by blasting “Miss Missing You” on repeat. Fall

Out Boy’s appeal is timeless and comforting for scores of people, whether they be downtrodden, angry or ready to jam.

More than a decade after their leap to fame, Fall Out Boy has embarked on a follow-up tour to 2014’s massive “Monumentour” with “Wintour is Coming,” slated to stop in Charlottesville next Wednesday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. In advance of their long-awaited performance, Arts & Entertainment spoke with Fall Out Boy founding member and lead guitarist Joe Trohman for details on the headliner’s origins, current tour and music-making prowess.

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AE: You’ve obviously been with Fall Out Boy a long time, but you’ve had a lot of side projects over the years, like Alma [Angelus] and The Damned Things. Did you ever have to work on those projects while you were involved with Fall Out Boy, or did they only happen while Fall Out Boy was on hiatus?

Joe Trohman: Everything I worked on that was inside of Fall Out Boy or outside of Fall Out Boy happened on top of each other. I think everybody in the band has workaholic syndrome, so if there’s a slight moment of downtime, they start to get frustrated, and we need to fill that void with something. I think that’s how it starts. … As far as the band goes, we’re producing or mixing or writing with anyone or anything.

It’s always just finding more creative stuff to do, so yeah I definitely did — anything like that I’ve done while doing Fall Out Boy. AE: It’s crazy to think how much time all of those projects must take.

JT: It was easier to do it before I had a kid. I still do it while having a kid, it’s just I have to learn how to manage my time better. I think then I wasn’t exhausted on my downtime; now I’m exhausted. I’m just trying to find these moments, but I can’t help it. It’s

something I get from my dad, where my dad is addicted to working. I think maybe I am a little bit as well.

But I also like what I get to do. I get to make music, and I get to help other people who get to make it. I get to mess around with sounds, gear, and it’s all stuff I always like doing, stuff I used to just do for fun. … Sometimes I get to get paid to do it — sometimes I get to do it just to help other people and it’s all very satisfying.

AE: Do you write any of the music for Fall Out Boy? JT: I did a very small amount up until “Folie à Deux,” and on these last two records I’ve done a lot more.

I wrote a fair amount on both “Save Rock and Roll” and “American Beauty.”

AE: Looking into some of your side projects, you’ve done a lot of hardcore stuff, which is not really what Fall Out Boy does. Do you feel like your hardcore background has influenced Fall Out Boy’s music at all?

JT: We all came from playing in hardcore bands. You can hear some of it in bursts. … As far as the genre, it becomes more blurred because we take so much inspiration from so many different aspects of music that it’s really hard to really go, ‘Well, this is that style of music or this is this thing,’ and I think it’s really really cool. … You can definitely hear whether it’s rap or metal or funk or anything — you can hear all those … in the music a little bit. Maybe you have to search a little harder for it. Or you could just let go and just take it in however it is — it’s definitely in there.

AE: Is this how you guys make your music? Is it a conscious process or do you just go with what feels right at the time?

JT: I think there’s aspects where you hear something and you’re like, ‘I want to write something that has that sound or feel or vibe.’ … It’s always going to come from something else or somewhere else, something that you already heard or [were] inspired by. It’s impossible to escape your inspirations, but I think most great artists are creators.

They’re heavily inspired by someone who’s already been there before, done that. You just kind of can’t help — hopefully you’ll put your own twist on it rather than just stealing it.

AE: I think one reason Fall Out Boy fans are so loyal is because you retain some of the same punk rock style you started with, the sound everyone loved you for in the beginning, but then

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you also are able to transform them with every album and keep them really edgy. How do you balance those two things? Where does the balance come from?

JT: As far as it sounding like Fall Out Boy, I think one very obvious aspect is Patrick being the singer. We didn’t change singers, it’s still him. …

He has a very unique sounding voice.

I don’t think there’s anyone else that sounds like him, which is a really important aspect to have in a band. Well just being a singer, whether you’re a solo artist or you have a band, having a unique voice… puts you ahead of the game, but that’s not the only thing. … There’s other aspects of our writing that are still always going to be like somewhat rooted in where we started. … We also have loved the idea of pop songwriting, or pop song structures, and I think that’s always been very inherent in the way we build our songs. … We’re not afraid to try new things, add different elements, different sonic elements, or different style elements. I think that we know how to do that, or at least we’ve been learning how to do that in a way I think is tasteful — it’s not like ‘Hey, we’re just going to make a country record.’ If we like something that sounds a little country, it’s something we’ll add in. Like in “Uma Thurman,” I played Lap Steel [guitar] on it. It doesn’t sound like surf, and it doesn’t sound like country, it just is an element that maybe I could say was inspired by my love of blues or countr y or

s ome t h i ng like that. … It’s an aspect that we’ve never really had on a record, but also you know, it fits very well.

AE: Whatever you’re doing, it’s working for you, so keep doing it.

JT: We also have a lot of good counsel around us to help keep us focused if we’re ever falling off the rails.

AE: Is it your family influences, your fans, or actual artistic advisors who guide you?

JT: Anything from producers to artistic advisors. …I think it’s very rare when the artist can go in and produce their own material and have it come out something amazing. I

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think you can get self-indulgent, so you have to have some outside influences that you can trust that can help steer you back on the path if you start to veer off of it. That’s the point of a producer, or normally is the point of a producer.

AE: Jumping back to when you were talking about Patrick and his voice — you guys have always been compared with Panic! at the Disco in particular, and in the past they’ve become less of a band. Even before Spencer Smith and Dallon Weekes left recently, Brendon Urie was really the only face fans saw, so to speak, with the band. Are you ever worried about that happening with Fall Out Boy? Pete and Patrick are the faces you see quite often.

JT: Well if you look at Panic! at the Disco, the reason you see Brendon is because he’s kind of the only original member left of the band…

If you followed Panic! at the Disco from the beginning it wasn’t that case. The band has evolved a lot … partially because of the loss of the original members of the band. … I think in general with a band, you’re going to have people who are more focal points than others. Whether it’s Queen, that’s maybe focused more on Freddie Mercury and Brian May, but still focused a lot on [John] Deacon and [Roger] Taylor as well … or like Zeppelin or Aerosmith. … You always choose one or two guys to focus on — you still know who all four of them are, however many there are. Am I worried about it happening with Fall Out Boy? No, because that’s not the kind of band we are. …

I think you can’t expect press or the media to focus on four people all of the time. Especially when we’re not all the lead singer.

AE: Do you know why you guys are coming to Charlottesville to play?

The Charlottesville scene is really traditionally folksy [alongside] the occasional DJ or rapper with the college crowd, whereas somewhere like Virginia Beach, there is a really big youth population, more like a high school crowd, which definitely connects with the emotion in your music.

JT: The reason we’re going where we’re going is because the venue makes sense, as far as the venues that we’re playing. …It probably just works size-wise, and I think we’re lucky enough to have a lot of fans who really dig what we do, who are really die-hard about it. We’re very lucky, a lot of them will probably make the … trek.

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Local talent shines at Virginia Student Film Festival Series of short films shows depth but is underappreciated by community

Camilla Siazon Staff Writer

Audience members may have been initially apprehensive about the quality of the short films at the 20th annual Virginia Student Film Festival held in Newcomb Theater this past weekend, but the calibre of the filmmakers, in particular with some of the narrative and documentary features, was impressive.

“Malibu Jackson” — a hilarious Western satire — was the narrative short kicking off this year’s program. In part due to the befuddled protagonist, this film felt like “Napoleon Dynamite” meets Mr. Bean. Combating the difficulty of effectively establishing humor in films, director Caleb Nelson artfully wove his script, camera directions and film score together to create first-class, tongue-in-cheek entertainment.

Another excellent short was an experimental film titled “Inadvertent” by Tian Wang, an undergraduate from Virginia Tech. It focused on a student who creates a voodoo

doll of her friend. Created using stop motion, the film was inarguably less impressive than some of the more sophisticated cinematography demonstrated by the other filmmakers. Nevertheless, this cute illustration of a clever story, pieced together by a cheerful buoyant score accompanying the shots, was enjoyable to watch.

On the whole, the festival showcased a wide variety of films. The audience watched shorts ranging from a critique on modern beauty, “American Beauty?” directed by Kemi Layeni; music videos such as MFKAZ’s “I’m Lit,” directed by Sean Cooper, and “Let’s Do That,” directed by Sandy Williams; and documentaries, like director Leah Pouliot’s “Home On the Range,” which was especially sobering in its examination of the ongoing gun legislation crisis in America.

One major stand-out was director Brendan Rijke’s “Diane,” a narrative about a daughter’s quest to reunite with the mother who gave her up for adoption when she was a baby. Rijke’s masterful ability to build tension with wide, closeup shots of the actors faces, as well

as create intermittent play with light, made this a beautiful film.

One cinematically stunning shot at the film’s end, for example, saw the camera pan down to the daughter driving along a highway against a pink sky and blue mountains, with light flooding the shot and music building to a crescendo. It was beautiful and moving, and quite simply cathartic for the audience.

All these films demonstrated the innovation and creative ability of the student filmmakers, with a large number from the University, due to its dominance in the festival’s competitive film submissions this year. The University’s strong presence stood as testimony to the artistic talent harbored by these students.

However, despite the strenuous efforts of the members of the filmmaking society to host a successful event, the lack of audience in attendance was noticeable and disappointing. The films were worthy of a bigger audience but will continue to exist in obscurity unless a greater spotlight is shed on this annual film festival and the film arts at the University.

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The Filmmakers’ Society at U.Va. gathers submissions from students around the state each year and presents them in this night of art and expression.

David Cross at the Paramount Excellent stand-up show does not disappoint Thomas Roades Senior Writer

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David Cross appeared at the downtown venue this month on his first comedy tour in six years.

As part of his “Making America Great Again!” stand-up tour, David Cross performed at the Paramount in downtown Charlottesville this past weekend. His jokes, ranging from dark political humor to clever puns, may not have been exactly what audiences expected, but were entertaining nonetheless.

Cross is well known for his role in “Arrested Development” as the hilarious Tobias Fünke.

His character’s humor was based on his odd mannerisms and inappropriate phrasing, of which he was continually unaware. He’s also worked with Bob Odenkirk on the 1990s sketch show “Mr. Show With Bob and David” and Netflix’s more recent show, “W/ Bob & David.” Both shows used funny premises and took them to hilarious extremes for the audience’s entertainment. His current stand-up tour is his first in six years.

For fans of Cross’s sketch comedy or his role in “Arrested Development,” the dark humor on display in his standup may be

surprising. Apparently, he sees a few people leaving every show, presumably, he said, because they expected comedy more in the vein of “Arrested Development.”

His choice, however, to test the boundaries of surprising, even offensive humor is not a bad one. Some of the funniest moments from the show occurred during his rants on politics, religion and the American spirit — none of which were portrayed in a very positive light.

Cross opened with some standard bits to be expected in a stand-up show — jokes about the places he’s been on tour and some funny personal anecdotes. He really seemed to find his stride as he moved to more controversial subject matter.

For example, Cross lamented the sad state of a country where Donald Trump is taken seriously, proposed an outlandish plan to finally enact gun control and pointed out hypocrisies he sees in religion.

He succeeded not only in his willingness to take on these often controversial issues, but also in his ability to find hu-

mor in them. He had no problem, for example, joking about an National Rifle Association spokesperson’s child being a victim of gun violence, or talking about what could await an ISIS terrorist in the afterlife. Some would consider these topics to be too sensitive to joke about, but Cross bet people would be willing to see the humor in them — and judging by the audience’s reaction, he seemed to have gotten it right. He made some valid points about problems with American society, and the normally taboo subject matter only made the night funnier.

One of the highlights of the show was his interpretation of the true American spirit.

No one, Cross proclaimed in a heavy Southern accent, should be able to tell him what to do.

The comedy on display in “Making America Great Again!” can’t really be found in any of Cross’s on-screen performances, but it’s just as entertaining, if not more so.

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Zach Cohen in response to Ian Robertson and Jaeyoon Park’s Feb. 19 guest article, “Honor is not above the law.”

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LEAD EDITORIAL

Freedom of expression should go both ways Universities should treat liberal and conservative speakers equally The president of California State University, Los Angeles recently cancelled an event on campus called “When Diversity Becomes a Problem,” at which conservative author and political commentator Ben Shapiro was, quite ironically, scheduled to speak about freedom of speech at colleges. In particular, Shapiro intended to argue that trigger warnings, diversity, microaggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, safe spaces and the #ConcernedStudent1950 hashtag are threats to free expression on campuses.

The university’s president, William Convino, said he cancelled the event because he felt it would be more appropriate for other speakers with differing viewpoints on diversity to be present at the event.

Additionally, Convino explained to the chairman of the campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom that an event with multiple viewpoints would “better represent our university’s dedication to the free exchange of ideas.” Although Convino’s decision to cancel Shapiro’s speech appears well-intentioned, universities should not turn away

speakers such as Shapiro who hold unpopular viewpoints.

In response to Convino’s decision, Young America’s Foundation, which oversees Young Americans for Freedom, released the following statement: “Only conservatives are subject to liberal administrators’ obstructionist tactics to promote progressivism at the expense of any modicum of ideological diversity.”

Given that Cal State LA has hosted other liberal speakers with controversial viewpoints such as Cornel West and Angela Davis, it is biased for the university to prevent a controversial conservative commentator from coming to campus. If the university did not cancel West and Davis’ speeches unless other individuals with opposing viewpoints spoke, then why should Shapiro receive different treatment? It is inequitable for multiple viewpoints to be a condition of Shapiro’s speech on campus when other controversial figures have delivered speeches without such a condition.

It is also disingenuous for the university’s president to present this as an issue of diversity of ideology when it is more than likely an issue

of Shapiro’s viewpoints not being palatable to interested parties. A university is a place where students and thinkers should be able to freely exchange ideas. While Convino contends that allowing Shapiro to speak alone would inhibit that exchange of ideas, preventing him from speaking at all does so to a much greater degree. Additionally, each of the topics Shapiro had planned to discuss already receive significant attention from members of the academic community. Pure hate speech is one thing, but commenting on trigger warnings and microaggressions — ideas around which there is legitimate academic debate — should be welcome on a college campus.

Unless there is a safety concern with Shapiro speaking on campus — which has not been voiced by the university’s president as a reason for canceling the speech — Shapiro’s ideas deserve to be heard by his audience on campus. Conditioning an individual’s speech on the presence of multiple dissenting viewpoints is simply bad academic decision-making and is antithetical to free expression.

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Trump’s silent majority

The origins of Donald Trump’s brand of right-wing populism can be traced to Richard Nixon ast Sunday, presidential L candidate Donald Trump cruised to victory in the South

campaign’s success, I’d like to explore the term’s history.

The phrase was popularCarolina Republican ized in 1968 by Richprimary, reassuring ard Nixon, inspired CARLOS LOPEZ his takeover of the in some ways by the Opinion Columnist Republican Party and surprising success of leaving no doubt he Gov. George Wallace’s currently has the most third-party presidencredible path to the nomination. tial campaign — a campaign Despite shattering GOP taboos which directed populist rage at — calling President George W. liberal elites, African-Americans Bush a liar and calling out the and anti-war protester. It was pope before the South Carolina coopted as a strategy to move primary — Trump managed to working and middle-class whites maintain strong voter support out of the New Deal Democratic throughout the race and was able Party and draw their support toto turn his poll numbers into a wards Nixon and the GOP. 10-point victory. Trump’s hasn’t Shortly after Wallace develbeen successful because of his oped his strategy, Nixon began political expertise — his success using the terms “Silent Majoriis a result of wide support from ty,” “Forgotten Americans” and a very important block of voters: “Middle America” to describe an the silent majority. aggrieved white majority. In his The “silent majority” is a nomination acceptance speech, phrase with a long history in Nixon described who the silent American politics, one that majority is in America: “they Trump has constantly used are good people, they are decent during the campaign trail. The people; they work, and they save, amount of attention directed to and they pay their taxes, and the term by other politicians in they care.” A demographic for recent years is almost nonexist- the silent majority, then, is easy ent, and its resurgence in mod- to establish — if you’re white, ern political discourse has led to conservative, not politically aca surprising performance by an tive, middle-class and tired of unconventional candidate. But how things are being run, odds before exploring the silent ma- are you are a part of the silent jority’s influence on the Trump majority.

By 1969, anti-war protests against Vietnam were entering mainstream politics, and Nixon and his White House staff went immediately to work to try and discredit the outpouring of mainstream support towards these protests. After a televised speech in which he directly called out the anti-war protests and towards the silent majority, Nixon’s approval rating shot up from around 50 percent to almost 70 percent, nationally.

This is one of many examples that demonstrate the power of the silent majority possesses and the influence it can exert on American politics when it exercises this power. At the time, Nixon called out against many left-wing movements and policies put in place by the noisy minority. Today, Trump is calling out left-wing immigration and social policies that seem to upset the same demographic Nixon was appealing to in 1969. Surely, there is a significant similarity between their rhetoric. That said, though Trump and Nixon have some similarities, this doesn’t mean that they are calling upon the exact same silent majority in the same manner.

As playwright Justin Sherin astutely pointed out in a Politico article, Nixon’s speech was

“an appeal for the values he grew up with: patience, order, hard work and respect for authority.”

However, Trump’s silent majority is seeking to “burn down the system and dance on its ashes,” a key difference from Nixon’s supporters.

It would also be unreasonable to attribute Trump’s success to a single group of voters. But it is safe to say that they possess a decisive influence over Trump’s campaign — and this influence might be what hands Trump the Republican nomination. Political establishments no longer seem to be tolerant of value-driven campaigns and old-school politicians such as Gov. Jeb Bush, a notion that was reiterated when he ended his bid for the presidency after disappointing performances in Iowa and South Carolina.

The Republican Party, then, seems to also have an incentive to pick Trump as their nominee.

Besides having won numerous primaries by a comfortable margin, Trump is effectively appealing to a very influential and important block of voters. Not only that, but there seems to be a pattern of success with GOP candidates that effectively spoke for the silent majority. These candidates have managed to win five out of six straight presidential

elections. Since then, they have lost the popular vote five out of six times, with the exception of George W. Bush in 2004.

That being said, it is worth pointing out that effectively speaking for the silent majority isn’t enough to get someone to the White House — in order for that to happen, other factors will also need to come into play. The Republican Party will need to rethink its conservative and partisan orthodoxy. While Trump’s success in the first Republican primaries has attributed a certain degree of seriousness and legitimacy towards his campaign, his nomination is not a certainty.

Trump has been a sensation because he has provided a silenced majority with a voice, and a loud one at that. In turn, this majority has seemingly carried him to the top of polls and primary victories. Before deeming his success as an unusual phenomenon, people need to examine the engine that is driving Trump’s momentum and triumphant performance in the political stage and realize that he isn’t going anywhere. For now.

Carlos’s columns run Thursdays. He can be reached at c.lopez@cavalierdaily.com.

The Washington football team needs a name change An “Our Issues, Our Voices” column history we seem to forget.

I think that is the main argument against “freedom of speech” On one level, the term proponents for this par“redskin” is reminiscent EVELYN IMMONEN ticular NFL team.The of identical slurs from a American Civil LiberGuest Writer different era of Amerties Union, or ACLU, ican history, outdated released a statement in and offensive words like Oriental or favor of the NFL team, arguing that Negro (or worse) in that it paints a as Americans, we have the right to caricature of a race of people based say offensive things; the governon Western misgivings. Most peo- ment cannot away a team name ple think the term “redskin” refers just because some people don’t like to a racial division based on a false it. But the implication of the word perception of skin color, which “redskin” is so hateful, racist and in and of itself should be enough historically distorted that it reflects to persuade the National Foot- poorly on the NFL and our nation ball League to reconsider its team as a whole. The ACLU is right, I name. But it is much worse than think, to acknowledge the logo’s that. Most people don’t know that offensive nature, because that’s the term “redskin” was used in Cal- better than wrongfully claiming ifornia in the 1850s to refer to In- that the organization is honoring dian scalps. Just like you might see Native Americans. But more needs advertisements for beaver skins or to be done by society to recognize bear skins, there were public notic- the harm that mascots are doing es posted offering sums of money to this group. The perpetuation in exchange for the scalp of a dead of stereotypes and the lack of rechuman being. The term “redskin” ognition for diversity and culture means genocide: that’s what was that Native American tribes have happening in American history, a among themselves may actually

have lasting psychological effects on Native American people. There is ample evidence for a spiritual crisis among Indians today, and many on reservations feel hopeless. They face higher rates of incarceration, alcoholism, unemployment and even disparate outcomes in health care .

find the spiritual strength to heal themselves and their communities while there is a team in Washington openly and defiantly broadcasting their tragedies?

I also believe there is a fairly easy solution to mascots. Sports teams have the power to transform a logo from a damaging and offensive one to one that truly honors Native people.

The Seattle Seahawks used a Tlinget-inspired design on their team logo, acknowledging the contribuof indigenous I truly believe the lingering presence of harmful tions artists in the Seattle and offensive — no, racist — stereotypes has a area. An arrangepsychological effect on Native American groups, ment like the Florida State Seminoles is across generations. also advisable. They have had a unique reI know not everyone sees this lationship with the tribe after which argument, but I truly believe the they were named throughout their lingering presence of harmful and history of developing a mascot, offensive — no, racist — stereotypes consulting often with the Seminole has a psychological effect on Native on changes in costume and offerAmerican groups, across genera- ing a class for students specificaltions. How can Native Americans ly on the history of the Seminole

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people. In this way, the students at Florida State really are honoring the Seminole and learning about their history. I suggest that more teams adopt this. Some teams, like the Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins, should probably do away with their mascots altogether like Dartmouth University, Stanford University and Syracuse University did. But how cool would it be if the Chicago Blackhawks redesigned their logo to look like a bird, coordinating with Blackfeet or other tribes to incorporate their traditional designs using the team colors? I propose the Redskins nix their logo and choose the name of a Native American leader — for example, the Lakota traditional healer Black Elk — and honor that culture by designing a mascot of an elk, and not a mascot of an entire culture of human beings.

Evelyn Immonen is a guest writer for The Cavalier Daily and Minority Rights Coalition’s bi-weekly “Our Issues, Our Voices” column.

OPINION

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The transformative power of studying abroad ast week, my fellow Opin- main impetus for studying abroad ion columnist Alyssa Imam in Spain was to learn and improve wrote an insightful article regard- my Spanish. And although I had ing the shortcomings always wanted to learn of the College’s foreign Spanish, I did not want JESSE BERMAN language requirement. to do so in a classroom Opinion Columnist She discussed the frussetting at the Universitration many students ty, especially if I did not have with the fact the requirement have to do so to graduate. is in place at all, and even more so, Yet, being immersed in a sohow the requirement is not high- ciety where you are surrounded ly rigorous and thus does not give by a language you are unfamiliar students a valuable education in with is an even mixture of exciting their chosen language. I agree with and terrifying, and both feelings Imam overall, especially when she have only served to amplify my says, “If the College is going to re- desire to learn and master Spanquire students who lack any desire ish. In a classroom setting in the to study languages to fill up their United States, students underschedules with courses to fill this standably do not feel the pressures requirement… it should at least one might feel in a country like provide some level of competence Spain to learn the language they in that language in return.” While are studying. Immediately upon addressing the inadequacies of arriving in Barcelona, I realized the current system ultimately is just how hard it would be to live the onus of the College, I would if I did not know at least a basic encourage my fellow students to level of Spanish. When I boarded look to study abroad as a way to the taxi cab that would bring me fulfill this requirement in a more from the airport to my apartment, exciting, more challenging and I was unable even to tell the driver ultimately more enriching setting where to go. After about 10 minthan they might otherwise obtain utes of us both looking at various in New Cabell Hall. maps of the city, we were able to I have been studying abroad in determine where I lived. Yet, had Barcelona, Spain, since the begin- I known how to say my address in ning of January. Although I ful- Spanish, this situation would nevfilled my language requirement in er have even arisen. high school with AP French, my For me, it became clear from

this that not knowing basic Spanish in Spain was going to severely impede my enjoyment of my study abroad experience. Thus, after several other mishaps during that first day alone, I made it my mission to become conversational in the language by semester’s end. This is simply not a feeling students taking a language at the University would experience.

Aside from grade repercussions, if a student fails to succeed in a language in the United States it does not impede his way of life because the rest of the country speaks Eng-

my Spanish class in Barcelona, we go on field studies whenever we wrap up a unit. For instance, after learning about how to speak at a store and express likes and dislikes, my class took a field study trip to a thrift market downtown where we could practice new vocabulary while also experiencing a new part of the city. Likewise, when we learned food vocabulary, we went to one of the biggest food markets in Barcelona to practice that unit’s content while simultaneously enjoying a delicious meal with our classmates. While such activities might not equate to the 14 credits of coursework the College requires students to take, these unparalleled educational opportunities do not After several other mishaps during that first present themselves day alone, I made it my mission to become in Charlottesville. conversational in the language by semester’s Although I decided to take Spanend. ish out of my own personal interest, I lish. Yet this was not, and is not, a share the same concerns many of comfort afforded to me. my fellow students share toward Being immersed in a foreign the current state of the foreign language has certainly provid- language requirement. I know of ed me with the rigor Imam and people who have applied to bemany students agree is missing come Echols Scholars, which exin University language classes. In empts you from all area require-

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Immersal in a language can address shortcomings of the University’s programs ments, for the sheer reason of avoiding language classes at the University at all costs; to me, this is a true problem that ought to be addressed.

Last school year, students studied abroad in around 80 different countries around the world, and a very small minority of these countries use English as their primary language; thus, the options for learning a language abroad are plentiful. While it is not within students’ power to change the requirement themselves, I would encourage the College to take a more proactive role in promoting study abroad as a way to fulfill the requirement. Perhaps even more so, the College could grant students multiple semesters worth of credit for taking a language abroad.

Nevertheless, I would encourage students who need to fulfill this requirement to do so outside the United States because I promise that it will be a challenging, exciting and enriching experience that you simply cannot obtain at the University.

Jesse’s columns run Wednesdays.

He can be reached at j.berman@ cavalierdaily.com.

We need a public speaking requirement A speech focused class would fill an important unmet need nder the College’s compe- The ability to effectively communitency requirements, stu- cate orally is well-known and often dents are expected to complete a cited by employers as being one Second Writing Reof the most important quirement, which is skills necessary for inALYSSA IMAM meant to help students coming and current emOpinion Columnist refine and develop ployees to succeed, even their skills in written across multiple fields. communication. The fact that we This claim is supported by the Nahave this requirement shows the tional Association of Colleges and University understands and recog- Employers’ annual survey of emnizes the importance of having the ployers to determine the top ten ability to effectively communicate personal qualities and skills that to one’s personal development. employers seek, which consistently However, another skill currently results in the “ability to communioverlooked by the College in the cate verbally with persons inside requirements it imposes on stu- and outside of the organization” dents is public speaking. In order among the top responses. to help students develop personThe benefits of such a requireally and better equip them to suc- ment also extend to one’s personal ceed professionally, the University development. Even if you are able should consider implementing an to obtain a job that requires little oral communication requirement to no oral communication and into the College’s requirements. keeps you glued to your desk all Perhaps the most obvious ben- day, you will still need to convey efit that would arise from a pub- your thoughts and needs to others, lic speaking requirement is that whether attempting to deal with a it would better prepare students complex issue over the phone or to successfully enter and strive delivering a toast at a wedding. By in their professional lives during helping students effectively and summers and after graduation. confidently communicate their

ideas, opinions and findings, students will be better able to trust and utilize their voice to influence others. Whether simply in terms of general confidence or a trait to help students become better leaders, both informally and in formal roles, this is a trait I think most would consider valuable enough to help students develop before leaving the University.

Now, some criticisms of this suggestion may come down to

allow those interested to pursue them? One reason for making this a requirement is how widespread the fear of public speak is. Public speaking consistently ranks at the top in surveys about our fears, often being named more than death. This causes concern that the people who avoid taking those classes may also be those who need it the most. Additionally, the alternative proposal that this skill simply be integrated into other classes, such as the ENWR requirement, would not allow many students to effectively develop this skill.

On the other hand, a class devoted to By helping students effectively and confidently teaching oral communication would communicate their ideas, opinions and findings, create the opporstudents will be better able to trust and utilize tunity for students to better tackle and their voice to influence others. improve their public speaking abilities questioning the necessity of mak- by creating an environment that ing learning this skill a require- would allow them to witness and ment — why not simply offer learn from others’ mistakes, in admore public speaking courses and dition to their own.

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Sadly, the University fails even in offering more courses regarding public speaking. However, there are surely students eager to develop this skill. The high demand of an oral communication workshop-style course offered by University alumnus Kurt Lockhart a couple years ago, as he put it, “speaks to the unmet need for public speaking education at the University.”

At the very least, the University should include more courses focused on the development of public speaking skills into its curriculum. Implementing an oral communication requirement into our curriculum would allow the University to better meet the needs of students and prepare them for life outside of the classroom and after their time here.

Alyssa’s columns run Wednesdays. She can be reached at a.imam@cavalierdaily.com.

HU MOR

Thursday, February 25, 2016

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Just for wits.

A townhall meeting of all the bugs living in my apartment A larger-than-normal fly: I’ve noticed Patrick really likes his cans of seltzer in a variety of harder trips than usual flavors. So I’ve been goPATRICK THEDINGA ing over there between getting here — Humor Editor A big, brown spider: one and 30 times a day, I had to crawl across his and I’ve been throwing sheets multiple times beup on all the cans. Like, fore leaving him terrified and awake. all over the cans. The cans are covLadybug: — so let’s take full ad- ered in my puke. vantage of our time together. First A second, larger fly: I have also order of business: the refrigerator. noticed he makes a lot of pasta, with A millipede: I made sure to its myriad shapes and sizes. So what crawl across some food the last time I’ve been doing recently is I’ll wait someone left the door open, but it until another roommate makes a got really cold and I think I could sticky mess somewhere, and I’ll only plant a few thousand eggs on hang out in that sticky mess. Then every resealed jar of jelly they own I’ll get into an open box of pasta and before I had to get out. walk all over the pasta, making it Ladybug: Well that’s down from sticky. Also I puke on the pasta. our weekly goal of a million eggs, Ladybug: That’s great work you but it’ll have to do for now. What two. Everyone, I bet if we could be about the pantry? a little bit like the two abnormally

e all know about the opW tions for the honor system’s potential revolution. Be-

fanfiction: full name and apt description. It's the first result when potential employers Google your tween Option 1, a vote name. to keep the system at Option 5: Retake TSERING SAY its traditional level of the alcohol module as Humor Writer incompetence, and Opa budding alcoholic. tion 2, a revolutionary But this time, you have new idea to switch up to be honest about it. how we expel more minority and Option 6: Okay, kiddo. We international students than white both know you don't want to be students, the student body faces a here. It's okay to be scared. But if difficult choice. However, I think you don't fess up, well, let's just we’re unfairly overlooking poten- say the Familia isn't going to take tial choices that would offer fairer it painlessly. And by it, I mean opportunities for students found your fingers. guilty of an honor offense. I list Option 7: Hung and quartered. them here for your viewing, and I Option 8: You study really, hope you read them with an open, really hard for your Applied Calunbiased mind. culus II midterm. You really put Option 1: Retain the single your all into it. Like, everything sanction system. you have — you neglect your Option 2: Allow the Honor other classes, your health, your Committee to implement a mul- friends; you start losing things tiple sanction system. because your mind is completely Option 3: Join Sen. Ted Cruz consumed with thoughts of only (R-TX) on the campaign trail as derivatives, integrals and probone of his skin suits. His reptili- ability, and your family hasn’t an scales rip through his human heard your voice in weeks. You skin-covers like daggers through sit for your exam one mild, sunny parchment, and he’s always look- day (not that you’re paying attening for donors. tion to anything as inconsequenOption 4: I write you into tial as the weather). You breeze my “High School Musical” smut all the way through, marking up

large flies over here, maybe we’d hit more of our weekly quotas.

Five other ladybugs that operate as one: Well, we’ve been moving around and flying as a sort of brooding pack, instilling in Patrick an irrational fear of a traditionally benign creature.

Ladybug: Oh, really? That’s some great initiative you’re taking, you guys. Really nice job. Now, small cockroach, what’s going on with you? You’ve been pretty quiet recently.

Small cockroach: I know, it’s been rough. He recently got a new shower curtain that stops the spread of mildew in the tub, so I could no longer hide in the mildew. I decided to camp out underneath the sink, so when he runs out of toilet paper and he reaches for some, he runs into me and has to consider whether re-sign-

ing his lease was a good idea.

Ladybug: It sounds like a bit of a long con you’re playing there small cockroach, but you’ve never let us down before. Is there any other business in the shower we should know about?

A medium-sized tan spider: I’ve found that if I just sort of climb back and forth across the top of his shower curtain, he becomes paralyzed with fear and won’t stop staring at me, which gives me ample time to make fun of his weird, nude body.

Ladybug: Weird take, tan spider.

But it does seem to work, and we should be doing whatever we can to make Patrick feel uneasy about living in his own home.

An immeasurable number of dustmites: We’ve been living in all of his towels and giving him weird hives, so even when he buys new

towels to replace the old towels, we just move into the new ones to keep giving him hives.

Ladybug: That is genius, guys.

Fantastic job. And on that note I think we can adjourn this meeting — A beetle that lives in a pizza box: — I’m sorry I’m late guys. I was nibbling little bits out of every slice of Patrick’s pizza. What did I miss?

Ladybug: Pizza beetle, you’re killing me with these tardies! Everyone, this meeting is adjourned. I’ll fill in pizza beetle myself. Great job this week, and let’s see if we can make him cry before the weekend!

of all countries, unite!

Option 11: They catch you cheating. You go through the process, they find you guilty, you’re stuck clearing your dorm out in two days. You drive back home in your Nissan with your pressed khakis all stacked, up one on top of the other, in your matching grey Samsonite suitcases. Your mother meets you in her flowery Lilly Pulitzer dress, tears carving tracks in her powdered cheeks — your father won’t meet your eye. After weeks of searching, you score an internship at some small, struggling hedge fund.

Through toil and sacrifice, you rise up to become an anaI think we’re unfairly overlooking potential lyst, then an adminchoices that would offer fairer opportunities for istrator. Years have passed. Your wife is students found guilty of an honor offense. beautiful, your children happy and fat.

You have enough an order of chai latte at Greenber- money to take care of your aging ry’s. parents, who love you; you have Option 10: Overthrow the enough money to take vacations Honor Committee. You have with your wonderful family, who nothing to lose but your chains. adores you. You no longer think You have a world to win. Cheaters about that one mistake 20 years

ago, except to thank your lucky stars that it gave you this precious, unique, exquisite life.

Option 12: Trade in all your Yakarma for a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Option 13: Legend has it that deep in the wilderness of Observatory Hill, an ancient sage wise in the ways of honor dwells. Find his hovel and lay a single daffodil the color of the sun reflected off of the windows of Alderman by the entrance, and await his wisdom.

Option 14: All the stickers on your laptop are unceremoniously stripped off.

Option 15: You’re allowed to stay on Grounds, but only if U-Guides may lead tours by your apartment as a cautionary tale.

Tourists burn incense for you.

Option 16: You have to promise you won’t cheat again. Really, really, really promise. Cross your heart. Please, please, please. The University will stay with you because it loves you, but you have to swear you won’t break its trust again. It loves you so much.

The future of the University lies in your capable hands. Make the right choice.

Patrick can be reached at p.thedinga@cavalierdaily.com.

Option 3 the multiple choice like a champ.

Then, right when you get to the end — BOOM. You wake up.

Nothing but a dream. You didn’t study for that exam — you cheated your way through, you insignificant invertebrate bacterium. For the rest of your days, you relive this nightmare.

Option 9: You’re rich! Daddy pays for a new building for the McIntire School of Commerce, and you get your Global Development Studies degree faster than

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PU ZZLES

Thursday, February 25, 2016

February 25, 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 2/25 Relay for Life Presents: Date Auction, 9:30pm-12am, Boylan Heights Women’s Basketball vs. North Carolina, 7pm, John Paul Jones Arena UPC Presents: Party Like It’s 2000, 9-11pm, Newcomb Commonwealth Room UPC Presents: Open Mic Night, 10pm12am, OpenGrounds Global Development Studies Information Session, 7-8pm, Physics 204 Friday 2/26 Baseball vs. East Carolina, 3pm, Davenport Field UPC Presents: Cheerwine and Design Free Painting Lesson, 2-4pm, PAC UPC Presents: Welcome to Candyland!, 10pm, Newcomb Gameroom UPC Presents: Creed Screening, 7pm, Newcomb Theater Social Innovation Summit, 9:30am-3:00pm, Garrett Hall 14th Annual Jefferson Fellows Symposium, 1-3pm, Jefferson Scholars Foundation Fralin Museum of Art Presents: Final Fridays, 5:30-7:30pm, Fralin Museum of Art Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Presents: Distinguished Speaker Series: Dan Ariely, 7:30-9pm, Hotel C, West Range Community MLK Celebration: Alicia Garza, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall

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Saturday 2/27 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Penn State, 12pm, Klockner Stadium Baseball vs. East Carolina, 1pm, Davenport Field Men’s Basketball vs. North Carolina, 6:30pm, John Paul Jones Arena UPC Presents: Creed Screening, 10pm, Newcomb Theater UVA Arts Grounds Benefit Gala, 8pm, Open Grounds Chinese Student Association Presents: Chinafest 2016, 3-6pm, Burley Middle School American Medical Student Association Presents: Poker Night, 5-8pm, Ern Commons McIntire Department of Music Presents: Jazz Ensemble, 8-10pm, Old Cabell Hall Sunday 2/28 Women’s Tennis vs. Louisville, 11am, Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center Baseball vs. East Carolina, 1pm, Davenport Field Men’s Lacrosse vs. Penn, 1pm, Klockner Stadium Women’s Tennis vs. Norfolk State, 4pm, Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center McIntire Department of Music Presents: Chamber Music Series, 8-10pm, Old Cabell Hall

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