Thursday, March 5, 2020

The Cavalier Daily

Vol. 130, Issue 23

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This week in-brief CD News Staff

Ellen Yates elected Student Council president Third-year College student Ellen Yates was elected Student Council president Feb. 28, with 10.03 percent of the University’s student body voting in the election — a drop from last year’s turnout of 12.6 percent. Yates ran unopposed after third-year College student Hunter Wagenaar withdrew from the race during the presidential candidate forum EMMA KLEIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY Feb. 24.

Yates’ platform aims to establish better Yates ran on a joint ticket with third-year Col- relationships between the Council and student lege student Shefalika Prasad, who was re-elected as body. the vice president for organizations, and third-year Curry student Darynha Gnep, who was elected vice president for administration in a contested election against second-year College student Ilyas Saltani. Saltani had been on a joint ticket with Wagenaar and third-year Architecture student Veronica Merril.

Gnep received 59.5 percent of votes, with 10.6 percent of the student body voting in the VPA election, and 9.93 percent of the study body voting in the VPO election.

Yates, Prasad and Gnep campaigned under the slogan “A Renewed Commitment,” expressing their devotion to creating change in Student Council’s presence, partnership and accountability.

Yates will succeed fourth-year College student Ellie Brasacchio as Student Council President.

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Major water line failure in Alderman Library shuts down Greenberry’s and West Wing restrooms The University Library announced PAIGE WATERHOUSE | THE CAVALIER DAILY March 3 that a major water line failure in The library announces henceforth closure of these Alderman Library has led to the closure of locations in light of upcoming renovations.

Greenberry’s cafe and half of the building’s bathrooms. All water to the West Wing will remain shut off for the remainder of the semester, as the library is scheduled to close completely for renovations this coming May. The water shut down closed all women’s restrooms located on the west side of the library.

As a solution, the library reassigned East Wing restrooms to accommodate students and put up new signage to indicate changes.

John Unsworth, dean of libraries and University librarian, attributed the water line issue to the building’s old plumbing system.

“The plumbing in Alderman Library is original to the building (1937), and it has been failing in the last few years,” Unsworth said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “Our friends in Facilities have worked their hardest to keep this building open and functioning up to now, and we are fortunate to be in position to close the building as planned in May, or even sooner if there’s any further failure in the plumbing.”

In response to Greenberry’s closing, students were encouraged to make use of other cafe options close-by, including Einstein Bros. Bagels in the Bookstore, Starbucks in Newcomb Hall and the West Range Café.

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Attempted robbery reported at Lambeth Field

Community gathers for vigil honoring people sold as slaves in Charlottesville

A female victim reported an attempted robbery to University police Feb. 29, according to a right-to-know alert issued by Tim Longo, chief of University police and associCHRISTINA ANTON | THE CAVALIER DAILY ate vice president for safety and security. The incident occurred at 10:31 p.m. at the Colon- University police are working to identify the suspect nades at Lambeth Field.

According to the alert, the victim reported that a man ordered her to stop and appeared to be holding an unidentified object, and the victim fled to call the police.

The suspect is described as an African American male aged 30 to 39, weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. He was said to be wearing a grey plaid shirt over a red hoodie with blue jeans and brown boots.

Benjamin Rexrode, crime prevention sergeant for the University Police Department, added that UPD is “working diligently to identify the suspect.” UPD requests that anyone with information relating to the incident — or who noticed an individual matching the suspect description between the hours of 10 and 11 p.m. Saturday night — contact them at 434-924-7166.

Dozens of community members gathered in Court Square March 1 for Beloved Community CVille’s slave auction block vigil to honor the enMACKENZIE WILLIAMS | THE CAVALIER DAILY slaved people of Charlottesville, many of whom Descendants of the enslaved were highlighted were sold into bondage outside the courthouse. throughout the event It was a solemn beginning for a week of programming celebrating Charlottesville’s first official Liberation and Freedom Day, commemorated March 3, the anniversary of the Union troops’ arrival that began the emancipation of more than 14,000 enslaved people in 1865.

Events continue through March 8.

The vigil took place in the shadow of the auction block marker’s theft by a local white activist. The theft was not the focus of the evening, but event organizer Deacon Don Gathers told The Cavalier Daily in an interview that he hoped the week’s events would energize an effort to replace the plaque with a monument commemorating Charlottesville’s enslaved population.

“It is not an accident that there are tall Confederate statues across the street, while this plaque is buried in the ground,” Gathers said. “That power imbalance must be addressed.”

The vigil included a short walking tour around the square, with descendants of the enslaved speaking, praying and singing at each station.

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Italy study abroad programs canceled for semester Students studying in Italy will not be refunded for overall tuition or housing fees Lilly Whitner | Staff Writer

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CDC advisories of Level 3 and Department of State advisories of Level 3 or higher automatically result in a restriction of student travel to the advised destinations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 3 advisory Feb. 28 for all of Italy in response to an increased presence of COVID-19, the disease more commonly referred to as coronavirus. At that point, students studying in Italy through U.Va. were informed by the University and their international partners that they could no longer condone students remaining in Italy during this public health crisis.

Per the standing University Policy on Student International Travel, CDC advisories of Level 3 and Department of State advisories of Level 3 or higher automatically result in a restriction of student travel to the advised destinations. This includes programs already underway and could affect other abroad opportunities as this global health issue progresses.

The University issued a statement Jan. 27 urging students studying abroad in China to consider departure, and it cancelled all study abroad programs in China that had not yet begun.

The University also announced March 3 the cancellation of all outbound study abroad programs for spring break. Over 1,000 University students and Graduate Medical Education trainees were expected to pursue travel outside the U.S. for University-related purposes during January Term 2020 or the Spring 2020 semester.

“The University monitors health, safety and security conditions where our students travel for University-related purposes,” according to the University International Studies Office's most recent memo on Health, Safety and Security Abroad. “Our exchange university partners and the provider organizations that offer education abroad programs open to U.Va. students also monitor those conditions. If risks are identified, students are advised on how to respond and directed to support services.”

Most recently, these risk factors have affected University students studying abroad in Italy for the 2019-2020 spring semester.

The University holds study abroad opportunities in Florence and Siena, Italy. According to the Department of Spanish, Italian and Porteguese’s website, between 100 and 200 students typically participate in the Florence program, while 18 to 30 students typically participate in the Siena program.

Both of these programs have been discontinued in response to the Level 3 classification by the CDC for all of Italy. Students that were studying in these two cities will have the opportunity to complete their classes online.

Second-year College student Grace Guenther was studying in Florence as the situation unfolded.

“The entire situation really escalated within the span of a week — within one weekend we went from a pretty low number of cases to about 200 to 300,” Guenther said.

“For the first few days, U.Va. deferred to [the International Studies Institute] — which is the program that we were in — and said that they would follow whatever deci-

sion they made.”

Once the region was declared a Level 3 risk area, both the University and their international partners contacted students asking them to sign a withdrawal agreement which includes vacating housing and leaving the country.

These students will not be refunded for overall tuition or housing fees.

However, the University has been in regular communication with the students studying in Italy and their host program or university, and those communications continue as health concerns of these traveling students are addressed.

Professor Francesca Calamita, director of University programs in Siena and Florence, discussed the situation in an interview with The Cavalier Daily.

“We understand that this is not ideal since when you go to study abroad you really want to taste the country,” Calamita said. “But we regret the turmoil of the students and that they were only able to stay in

Italy for a short while, and we hope they feel encouraged to return at a later date.”

The study abroad office is supporting students in completing their academic courses online, although lamenting the current situation.

The University traditionally offers additional programs abroad to Italy in the summer and fall semesters. These programs in Siena and Florence are currently scheduled to occur as planned. The application for the summer programs closed March 1 and, according to Calamita, there are students enrolled and planning to attend, should the global health situation permit it.

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Women’s Center counseling waitlist full for semester Although staffing was increased last year, the center will refer any potential clients to outside professionals Lilly Whitner | Staff Writer

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This occurence is commonplace for many institutions that offer counseling because mental health providers and their professional ethical standards prohibit maintaining a waitlist that is too long.

The Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center has closed its waitlist for professional counseling for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year because all counseling slots and the waitlist are full. However, the center has a referral methodology in place to accommodate any prospective clients and will continue to offer a number of other wellness services until the summer.

The Women’s Center was founded in 1989 as an academic support

unit providing resources, services, and leadership opportunities for University students, faculty, staff members and members of the greater Charlottesville community.

Its offerings include a wide variety of support services including counseling, confidential advocates, study spaces and a free legal clinic.

In the last three-and-a-half years, the center has expanded its counseling staff from four to seven full-time physicians. This increase

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in staffing occurred in response to increased demand from students and was enabled through additional funding provided by the University Provost Office.

Currently, each counselor sees between 18 to 24 clients at a time.

Additionally, for every hour of face-to-face counseling a counselor provides, there are 15 to 60 minutes of follow-up work that they are responsible for. Thus, by increasing the number of licensed counselors on staff, the center was able to expand its offerings.

Abby Palko, director of the Women’s Center, commented on this increase in staffing in an interview with The Cavalier Daily.

“As a society, as we get more and more comfortable with the idea of seeking help for mental health issues, concerns and traumas, we have experienced the demand for services increases, as well,” Palko said.

The demonstrated need for another increase in staff has persisted even as they have acquired more employees in recent years.

Although fully staffed, counselors at the center often work with clients for extended periods of time and commit themselves to provide services to these individuals as long as necessary. At this point,

the center’s counselors have reached full capacity for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year and the center has closed its waitlist.

This occurrence is commonplace for many institutions that offer counseling because mental health providers and their professional ethical standards prohibit maintaining a waitlist that is too long.

Wes Hester, director of Media Relations and deputy spokesperson for the University, said the waitlist was needed because there is no limit on how often a counselor can meet with a client.

“The Women’s Center maintains a waitlist, but at this point is not currently adding people because they are unable to assign them a counselor this semester, in part because they have no limit on the number of times they will see a single client,” Hester said.

Individuals seeking counseling for the remainder of this school year will be referred to professionals in the surrounding Charlottesville area. The center commits to having a face-to-face conversation with every individual that demonstrates an interest in receiving counseling in order to properly assess their needs.

“The counselors on the team here have built up really strong col-

laborative professional connections with therapists in Charlottesville — there’s a wide community of counselors that we can refer to,” Palko said. “We work with the students to help match the client’s concerns and their access to insurance, with the best fit out in the community for them if we are not able to take them on as a client right now.”

The center also has a full-time confidential advocate who is not a licensed counselor but is a trained certified confidential advocate that can meet with students for some consultations as well.

In addition to professional counseling services, the center provides a wide variety of other wellness aids including outreach through student groups, a blog and several other in-house services such as study rooms and quiet spaces.

In response to student demand following the closing of the Alderman Library for renovations, the center has increased its hours of operation of these study spaces on Tuesday evenings until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. According to Palko, this change was able to happen through the Parent’s Fund, which provided seed money to offer these extended study hours. This grant is paying the undergraduate student workers who help staff the open hours.

“They enthusiastically supported our request … and we are continuing that this semester to see if this is a need that we are able to provide a resource to meet,” Palko said. “We are keeping data on how many people are coming and using the spaces, and then at the end of the semester, we’ll make a decision as to whether or not we think this is something useful to continue to provide.”

The full list of their hours of operation can be found on the center’s website.

In addition to offerings made through the Women’s Center, the Department of Student Health offers various counseling and psychological services ­— CAPS. Individuals seeking help through CAPS are encouraged to call (434) 243-5150 during business hours to express an interest in these services.

At this point, CAPS will conduct a brief screening to identify each individual’s needs.

If you need help but feel that you can’t wait for the next available appointment, please inform the CAPS receptionist that you are in crisis and ask to be connected to the Emergency Consult Clinician.

If it is an after-hours emergency, please call (434) 243-5150 and ask to speak with the on-call CAPS counselor.

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Student-run survey collects disaggregate data, highlights diverse needs of Asian American community at U.Va. The survey will close March 6 Jacquelyn Kim | Staff Writer An ongoing survey spearheaded by two students aims to collect disaggregate data about the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American population of the University and to provide an updated portrait of the community since the last survey was conducted in 2005. The survey is part of an ongoing national movement pushing for data-disaggregation for APIDA communities, and it will close Friday, March 6.

Records of previous surveys of the Asian American population conducted at the University were unearthed in Spring 2019 by Valerie Young, third-year College student and president of the Asian Student Union, while exploring ASU’s archives. Young found that the last survey of the Asian American community at the University was conducted in Spring 2005 by the Office of the Dean of Students and that, before then, similar sur-

veys had also been conducted in 1993 and 1988.

Unsure of who might have knowledge regarding the surveys that had been found, Young and Kirtana Pathak, fourth-year College student and ASU vice president, turned to University professors and faculty. However, of those they consulted, only Professor Sylvia Chong was aware that these surveys of the University’s Asian American community had been conducted. Chong serves as an associate professor of English, associate director of American Studies and director of the Asian Pacific American Studies minor.

Young and Pathak discovered that, in fact, Chong had also been searching for the aforementioned results and reports. Chong had arrived at the University in 2004 and was thus present for the 2005 survey, but the results and report produced from that survey, along with

those previously conducted, were somehow lost in the transition after former Asian Pacific American Dean Daisy Rodriguez left the University in 2006. The position of Asian Pacific American dean no longer exists. Instead, Multicultural Student Services now has general program coordinators.

In Fall 2019, Young and Pathak began a year-long independent study with Chong to design a new survey of the Asian American population at the University based upon the previously conducted surveys that had been found.

Together, they researched survey design and surveys done at other educational institutions and discussed extensively the importance of data disaggregation for communities, particularly Asian American ones.

“What we’re trying to do is capture that there are needs in the [Asian American] community,”

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Chong said. “Ethnic disaggregation is one of the simplest levels that we can do [data disaggregation] because we know historically that people from different national origins are immigrating under different circumstances.”

According to the University’s Diversity Dashboard — whose data is compiled from the self-identified race/ethnicity of students on their admissions applications to the University — Asian Americans have been the largest minority group among undergraduate students at the University since at least 2009, representing 11.18 percent of the undergraduate student population in 2009 and 15.33 percent in 2019.

However, the Dashboard shows only broad racial and ethnic categories, along with a category for “non-resident aliens,” under which most international students fall.

“There’s no disaggregation,” Young said. “It says there’s a bunch of Asian Americans — it has the numbers — but there’s [nothing showing] how many of these people are international or how many of these people identify as Vietnamese or are from [Northern Virginia].”

The 2020 survey designed by Young, Pathak and Chong is open to all Asian/Asian American-identifying students, including graduate, international and multiracial students.

To design this new survey, Young and Pathak analyzed the past surveys and added new questions and sections to collect responses for areas in which they found the past surveys to be lacking. However, they kept many of the questions asked on the past surveys to enable the comparison of results across years. Most of the survey’s questions are geared toward gauging the attitudes, feelings and experiences of Asian American students at the University.

To make the survey more relevant to contemporary Asian American students at the University, Young and Pathak modified some of the previously asked questions. They consulted staff at the LGBTQ Center to guide the expansion of options for gender identification, and they also updated the list of organizations in which students may indicate they are involved to reflect the creation of new organizations and dissolution of other organizations since the previous surveys.

Additionally, the survey now includes added sections with questions tailored for international and graduate students and a new question that asks the respondent to indicate their household income. “[The question about] income level will also give some weight to what we call the bimodality of the Asian American population — that there are certain groups who immigrated … [that] tend to have higher income levels, and then there are also groups that … have tended to have lower socioeconomic status,” Chong said.

The previous surveys of the Asian/Asian American population at the University were officially conducted by ODOS in collaboration with ASU, but ODOS was unable to find any relevant records when Young and Pathak inquired about the surveys.

The new survey created by Young, Pathak and Chong is not officially affiliated with either the University or ASU, and they received funding from the Jefferson Trust, Multicultural Student Services and the American Studies Program. The funds will be used for professional anonymization and organization of the data collected from the survey, and the final report will be made public and shared with the University community.

Young, Pathak and Chong have been conducting outreach through social media and contacting student organizations to spread the survey since it first opened in early February. They each expressed hopes that many students will choose to participate in the survey and that the results will reflect the diversity of the Asian/Asian American community at the University.

“I know the national trends, but I don’t know who’s at U.Va.,” Chong said. “I know for a fact that there are working class, first generation Asian American students, and I just want to make sure that our data captures that they exist.”

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The best restaurants to get your Korean fix A beginner’s guide to the Korean restaurants in Charlottesville Nayeon Kim | Food Writer It’s only been a few weeks since my last escapade to northern Virginia, but it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve had a steaming spoonful of my mom’s delicious Korean cooking.

For those who may not be familiar with the wonders of Korean cuisine, or if you’re craving something savory to awaken your taste buds after eating microwavable macaroni and cheese for a week straight, you’re in luck. Charlottesville happens to have just what you need — three popular Korean restaurants that are sure to suit your particular cravings.

The Big Three

MARU (마루), Doma (도마) and Kuma (쿠마) are well-known, not only for being the main Korean restaurants in Charlottesville but because people constantly confuse their similar, two-syllable names.

Since I have obsessively visited all three, I want to emphasize the differences between each of them in terms of taste, ambiance and location to highlight some key distinguishing features — and why it’s worth it to visit all three.

MARU (마루)

Located on the Downtown Mall, MARU Korean Restaurant and Bar is the furthest of the three Korean restaurants from Grounds. Despite its distance, the easily accessible Charlottesville Area Transit route seven bus or trolley can take you to the Downtown Mall where MARU is located. MARU is wheelchair accessible and meal prices can range from $11 to $30 per person, including tip and a drink.

The inside is one of the most rustic and cozy of any Korean restaurant I have set foot in. Your first impression of MARU is the reddish-white timber accents in the wood-paneled walls and floors — sure signs that this is a restaurant that has put effort and time to make the customers feel at ease while enjoying the warm Korean meals they’ve ordered.

MARU's Korean cuisine leans toward the sweeter side with a kick of a non-traditional spice. I frequently order the dolsot bibimbap (돌 솥 비빔밥) — a traditional Korean rice bowl, mixed with vegetables such as soybean sprouts and carrots, a choice of a sweet marinated beef or chicken and an optional spicy red pepper paste — and the soondubu jjigae (순두부찌개) — a peppery, tofu soup served with a choice of a seafood, beef or chicken. Both give

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Bibimbap is a popular Korean dish that includes rice, a variety of mixed vegetables and a meat of choice. It varies from restaurant to restaurant, home to home.

a mix of sweet and refreshing with a spicy kick in a taste palette that is unique to MARU — and hard to forget.

Doma (도마)

Found on Main Street, Doma is located a little past the Corner and Kung Fu Tea, where you could get your boba tea fix after finishing your meal. Doma is about a 10-minute walk from the hustle of the ever-crowded Corner, but the CAT route seven bus or the trolley can drop you off right at its doorstep.

Doma is wheelchair-accessible, and prices range from $11 to $30 per person, including tip and a drink.

Doma’s interior is a bold concept that pops with color, with its trendy factory-turned-restaurant layout — perfect for those foodie-worthy Instagram pictures. The food is an added bonus for this beautifully decorated restaurant. Bright red walls cover the inside, setting it

apart from the other Korean restaurants in Charlottesville. With contrasting wood and industrial black steel, Doma is worth checking out even if you may not be craving that hot Korean meal and just want to eat a matcha dessert with a friend.

Sharing similarities with MARU, Doma builds its flavor palette with a much sweeter base, but unlike MARU, sticks to the more traditional, red-hot spice as opposed to MARU’s refreshing one.

The Doma bokum udon (도마 볶 음우동) — a thick noodle stir fry with a sweet sauce — and the tteokkochi (떡꼬치) — rice cakes covered in a spicy red pepper sauce (고추장) — are my personal go-to orders and a must the next time you go.

Kuma (くま)

Last but certainly not least is Kuma — nestled in a nook on the Corner, past Take It Away and

across from the Biltmore. The most accessible to students and those living near Grounds, walking or taking any UTS bus that stops at the chapel or outside of Lemongrass on 14th Street can put you just five minutes away from this hidden gem. With a ramp that allows wheelchair accessibility and a price that ranges from $11 to $30, including drink and tip, Kuma is open to all foodies.

Kuma’s decor differs from the wooden and Instagrammable interiors of MARU and Doma, but it still gives you the experience of what an authentic matjip (맛집), or delicious place, in Korea would look like. This Japanese-Korean fusion restaurant embodies a popular notion among Koreans — the older the restaurant looks, the better it tastes!

Its food highlights a Korean homemade-style and bases its flavor around a more salted, traditional red-hot spice that has grown on me, pulling me back in for its menu

at least once a month. My personal favorite choices have been its spicy seafood udon (짬뽕우동) — a dish with thick noodles submerged in a broth of spicy pepper paste and mollusks — and its crunchy tonkatsu ( 돈까스) — pork covered in breadcrumbs and fried. Both dishes have what has made Kuma my personal favorite Korean restaurant in Charlottesville — a flavor that resembles my mom’s homemade Korean food.

Sometimes it’s hard to choose where to have your first experience with Korean food or where to find a restaurant that suits the particular taste preferences from your childhood. With these three Korean restaurants providing their own unique combinations of taste, spice and decor, I hope you’ll be able to find the perfect salty — or sweet — bibimbap for you.

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Treat yourself to these new donuts on W Main Street Charlottesville welcomes Glaze Burger and Donut, a new vegan-friendly grub shop Madeline Choung | Feature Writer Your teeth sink into the crispy outer shell that encapsulates the nostalgic cloud of homemade dough, melting like butter on the bed of your taste buds. Unfortunately, not everyone can testify they have felt the same way from a donut. It may be difficult for those who don’t consume dairy or animal products to find this soul-satisfying goodness from a donut compliant with their dietary restrictions. The manager of Glaze, Frederick Early, hopes to create a way to share this goodness with the community despite these preexisting restrictions, striving to bring Charlottesville together one donut at a time.

Early is a former Air Force Academy cadet who recently received an associate degree from John Tyler Richmond Community College. He decided to start his journey in Charlottesville because of his love for the area and the relationships fostered within the closeknit community.

“I just really love Charlottesville … because of the sense of community it has and the people,” Early said.

“I feel like part of that is because of what [has] transpired in Charlottesville over the last couple of years.”

Early said he appreciated seeing people of different ages, sexes and races come together to show sup-

port for the community during the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville riots. After attending student protests held for the riot’s anniversary, Early grew to respect the community’s passion for the city.

Within the next two weeks, Glaze will be opened to the University community and Charlottesville townies with its “college-priced” hand-baked donuts, coffees, milkshakes and more. It will be offering a wide variety of vegan options — striving to make the community that is welcoming Glaze feel welcomed itself.

“Glaze will be a place where everyone will always be able to see a smiling face serving them and giving them what they need to have a good day,” house manager and baker Gabi Ebron said. “They have a place to eat, enjoy a few minutes of their time and most importantly be themselves.”

Renovations on 1001 W Main Street have been ongoing since January in preparation for Glaze’s grand opening. Early’s intention to foster a welcoming and accepting environment in Charlottesville’s diverse community is reflected by his precision in creating the menus, prices and decorations. Early filled his menu with his hand-baked de-

lights ranging from $1.45 to $4.00, making it a more affordable option for students on Grounds.

“That’s the other thing, we decreased a lot of prices comparatively with past donut stores in the area,” Early said. “Just to open up options for the community ... because I know a lot of our customer base is students.”

Glaze was created with the purpose of providing conveniences to students and workers as they go about their busy routines — allowing them to indulge in authentic and accessible treats in order to ease their stressful days.

“It’s breakfast — easy hand-held breakfast food,” Early said. “You can take them on the go with you … 90 percent of our traffic is probably going to be people walking to class or walking downtown, and it's harder to get people to sit down and enjoy eggs.”

The shop will feature coconut, almond and soy milk options to be inclusive to those who cannot consume dairy products. Accompanying those dishes, there will be a seasonal menu to incorporate a variety of options as well.

As of now, Glaze will be implementing flavors inspired by candy bars, fruits and other favorite food items, like Girl Scout Samoas. In

the milkshakes, donuts and possibly ice creams, Early hopes to fulfill the customers’ sweet tooth cravings while appealing to the greater community in a unique and memorable way.

The ingredients Glaze uses will be sourced from local businesses in Charlottesville to support other markets and show respect for the community. They will be carefully selected to provide an authentic vegan product that will provide joy for everyone.

“I’m happy that we’re … selling vegan items because it’s much more environmentally sustainable to encourage a community to eat vegan,” said Skylar Wampler, Glaze barista and third-year College student.

The donut dough is created with vegan batter that is achieved with Glaze’s specific recipe. Depending on the combination of toppings, some donuts will be completely vegan, while others will have non-vegan toppings like milk chocolate.

As Glaze wants to include all variations of tastes and styles to appeal to different dietary preferences, more than half of the topping menu options will be vegan.

“If you make things vegan then anyone who has issues with dairy can consume it as well, so I think it opens up to the entire communi-

ty,” Early said. “The thing is, if you can make vegan products without sacrificing flavor, then why not? If people who aren’t vegan enjoy it, then why does it matter? Everyone can enjoy it.”

All of the donuts are freshly baked every day to ensure each product is of utmost quality right from the opening. Glaze’s donut recipe does not use preservatives, so the donuts are perishable. As part of the valued standards for fresh donuts, they will never reuse, but donate to local events or shelters on a case-by-case basis. However, Early anticipates this not being an issue for Glaze.

“Usually, we don’t have anything left at the end of the day,” Early said. “They’re usually all sold out.”

Although Glaze is not open for business yet, you can expect to treat your cravings by early March.

US Attorney Zach Terwilliger’s impact in pursuit of justice How Terwilliger’s perseverance and passion have inspired those around him Elise Kim and Nayeon Kim | Staff Writers The rigor of law school is notorious for being difficult even for the brilliant student, and being able to go through such an arduous academic journey with a learning disability seems unimaginable. However, that is precisely what U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Zach Terwilliger did.

Terwilliger received his undergraduate degree from the University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor degree from the William and Mary School of Law in 2007. Behind his various titles and degrees, though, are the inevitable challenges he had to overcome — some of which were predominantly caused by his dyslexia.

Although the reading-heavy coursework that comes with law school is daunting for the average individual, Terwilliger never let his dyslexia stand in his way of achieving his goals.

“It makes me a slow reader at times, [but] it makes me very analytical,” Terwilliger said. “There were aspects of law school where I really succeeded … But when we [had to] regurgitate facts and holdings of cases, it was incredibly demanding. So whereas some of my class-

mates could get their readings done in three or four hours, it would take me five or six.”

His career path is notably impressive, consisting of accolades including being a paralegal for the Department of Justice and working as an assistant U.S. attorney, to serving as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — all within the span of 20 years. It was while serving as a paralegal at the DOJ between his receiving his undergraduate degree and law school that Terwilliger solidified his future intentions.

“It’s there where I realized that there is a mission — a service-oriented mission,” Terwilliger said. “There’s a mission of not only public service but of helping others in cleaning up communities.”

Terwilliger has also inspired others throughout his career thus far, including Lana Robins, a third-year student at the U.Va. School of Law. As an undergraduate at George Washington University, Robins was a student in a class that Terwilliger co-taught with assistant U.S. attorney and University alumnus Michael Frank. Witnessing the com-

mitment and passion that Terwilliger embodied encouraged Robins to seek his mentorship in what would become a formative experience for her as she continues her journey towards a career in law. She took to heart some new advice from his recent visit to the School of Law Feb. 20.

“Chaos is a ladder, and if you can dig deep during that chaos and work harder than you have ever worked before, you can really make things happen,” Robins said. “That really resonated with me and was a really great lesson to keep in mind as I'm being thrown into my first few years of legal practice too.”

As Robins continues her pursuit of law through her clerkship, she hopes to continue in Terwilliger’s footsteps as a federal attorney through what she has learned as a student in his class at George Washington and his role as a mentor in her life. “[I’m] just going to keep [Terwilliger’s] advice,” Robins said. “Digging deep, working hard, being kind to people, being passionate about what you do and being committed to helping others and mentoring others.”

Inspiring others through his consistent strive for justice, Terwilliger had known from the start that he wanted to be someone who was able to use his skills of communication to help people within his community. Despite the hardships Terwilliger knew he would have to face to serve his community through the law, he knew these challenges would only be a small obstacle in the way of pursuing his passion — to help victims and make their voices heard.

His perseverance is further demonstrated in his commitment to “Project Guardian,” an effort which aims to reduce gun violence in Washington, D.C. by making it legally harder to traffick guns from Virginia into district neighborhoods. Terwilliger’s desire to be a part of the solution and make a positive impact is evident in his priorities that focus on the welfare of the people.

“One of the things that’s important to me is that we focus on all communities — it’s not just communities that complain or have political influence,” Terwilliger said. “It’s not a particularly complex subject, but it’s one that’s im-

portant, and it’s one that we’re focused on.”

Beyond his formidable legal pursuits, Terwilliger has always managed to leave his impact on the people around him with his dedication and passion for justice. Larry J. Sabato, politics professor and founder and director of the Center for Politics, recognized the lawyer’s potential when he had invited Terwilliger — his undergraduate student at the time — to intern at the Center for Politics. “[Terwilliger] was an intelligent and hard-working student,” Sabato said.

“When you asked [Terwilliger] to do something, you could be sure it would get done well… his record proves that.

He has achieved an influential position at a very young age [and] I have no doubt he’ll go even further in his career.”

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Top 10 people-watching locations on Grounds In light of recent Netflix releases, let’s channel some ‘You’ vibes for a minute Lou Wilkin | Top 10 Writer

4. Northline at midnight

1. O’Hill, upstairs

O’Hill attracts a strangely high number of students whose primary intentions aren’t actually to eat there, especially upstairs. If you’re lucky with your positioning, you’ll be able to see the kids playing their gaming videos, watching “Love Island” and doing everything in between. The upstairs level of O’Hill is truly dinner with a show if you play your cards right.

Don’t even get me started. It’s first years coming and going, but trust me, neither is pretty. From precariously balanced laptops to one and a half people per seat, it’s a mix of “…Hey Mom, where can I buy deodorant again?” and “Oh my god, I know — I have, like, 300 pages of reading due.” But every once in a while, something new and interesting is bound to happen. You won’t even know where to look, trust me.

5. Clem 4

There’s nothing like watching life slowly drain from the eyes of your fellow students from the seclusion of your headphones and assignments that you actually might decide to read. The beauty of Clem 4?

You get to observe the communal desperation we all know and love. The empathy of people watching on Clem 4 runs deep — “Here! Have an energy shot!”

8. The White Spot

What words do I have to say for this place? You get what you came for. Good times, go Hoos — and good food. I actually only discovered the beauty of people watching here last semester, but since then, it’s become one of my favorite late-night eats. The people watching is just the cherry on top. As they say, “Once you go White Spot, there’s no going back.”

9. 1515 window seats

The comfy window seats of 1515 are almost perfect — since you’re inside, you’re practically invisible to the world passing by. That is, until that random guy on a Tuesday night decides to slam on the window while you’re three cold brews deep into your biology study guide. Again, it’s a Tuesday.

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2. First floor of Newcomb

Now, don’t get me wrong. You think you’ve seen what the people of Clem are up to on the fourth floor, but then you head down to Clem 2. It’s truly a melting pot of students grinding on papers, ignoring the 300 pages they have to read, sending Snapchat videos and extremely uncomfortable PDA. I think I’ve seen a student make a TikTok dance video down there once. Honestly, it’s hard to beat moments like that.

I think this is the secret gem of people-watching hot spots on Grounds. Since Newcomb is the HR hub of the University, there’s always a small glimpse of the outside world when prospective students on tour stroll through with their parents — noses buried in their campus maps — or old couples meander around, asking for directions. Every day is a new day on the first floor of Newcomb, so the people watching is never stale.

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… The Rotunda 10.Finally street-side benches

3. Center stairs in New Cabell Hall It’s really surprising how much you can see into a person’s life as they hastily walk down the stairs to class, office hours or a meeting with their professor. One thing that makes this spot unique is that New Cabell is much more a casual study spot than other academic buildings — especially when that one girl is cascading down the steps sending white hot rage into her phone. I think it was about her roommate?

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7. The Lawn Spring semester is the pinnacle time to lay your blanket on out on the grass and watch what looks like a scene out of a movie. Sitting back and enjoying the weather is so nice, especially when you can seamlessly get away with casually watching other people throw a frisbee or cry on the phone with their mom — yup, that’s me — you’ve seen it, I’ve done it.

This is easily my favorite spot on Grounds, and don’t try to tell me the Lawn side is better.

I’m sure you’re tired of seeing your fifth long black formal dress, so why not try something new? Grab your Bodo’s — everything bagels only. Eat breakfast on a bench near the street, and I guarantee your morning will be made. I can vouch from personal experience that you’ll never see the same thing twice.

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Love Connection: Will and Pilar Will and Pilar met at the IX Art Park Sunday evening Pauline Povitsky | Life Editor

MEETING UP Will: To start from the very beginning, I decided to sign up [for Love Connection] because I'd seen the articles in The Cavalier Daily, and I just thought they were kind of funny, weird and awkward. I just thought that it'd be kind of interesting to try it out. The last date I went on was a Tinder date, and it was such a disaster that I deleted the app and everything. So it could only go up from there.

Pilar: I tried looking him up on social media, but I couldn’t find him because his name is Will, and I didn’t know his last name. But my name is Pilar so he had the upper hand, so I thought that was funny.

Will: I just reached out and introduced myself.

From the start, she was super nice, and we discussed what we wanted to do. We wanted to do something out of the box. We didn't want to just go to Bodo's or Asado or do something like everyone else is doing. We threw out some ideas and decided to go with [“The Looking Glass”] art exhibit [at IX Art Park]. Neither of us had been to that specific exhibit.

Pilar: We were just texting and looking at different options until we landed on the art gallery and tacos. It was nice, it was good, I thought he was very nice. He also triple texts which is a good sign in my eye.

Will: Basically, when we were discussing where we wanted to go, we thought about going to a winery and tasting but I’m not 21 for about three weeks.

I follow the law, so I wasn't going to do that. I just thought [the art exhibit would] be a new experience because I'd heard about it, and it sounded super fun.

Pilar: I basically picked him up at his apartment, and I had no idea what he looked like because I couldn't look him up or anything like that. Just this random guy walked up to my car so I was like, ‘OK cool.’ The car ride was fine. I had aux [cord], and I was nervous about what music to play but my friend had just shared a music playlist with me so I was like, ‘OK cool, I can just play this playlist.’ I don't know why I was nervous about that.

CASUAL CONVERSATIONS Will: She came to my apartment and picked me up when we went. From the start, she was super down to earth and super easy to talk to. We began with our names [because] we hadn't met each other before.

Pilar: So at the start I had Harry Styles playing, and I was like, “OK yeah, this is not the vibe,” and then I changed the music. He was like, “Yeah I agree.” So it was funny.

Will: Very quickly we realized we're both history majors which is kind of fun. We knew some of the same professors and stuff, and we actually took the same class last semester which was super cool. Basically on the ride over involved basic introductions, major, how our semesters are going, stuff like that.

Pilar: We walked [into the exhibit], and it was very “Alice in Wonderland”-like. So there was a lot of interactive art. There was a maze where you

Will Ford: Third-year College student Dream job: Being the dude who yells “crazy good” at the end of Pop-Tarts commercials If you could describe yourself as a movie/album title, what would it be?: “Good Will Hunting” If you were an animal or plant, what would you be?: Anteater

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could follow it with a light. It was pretty cool.

Will: At one point, we were looking at the exhibit, and some lady walked up to us and asked if we were part of the exhibit. I was like no … I don't know if that's a compliment or not ... sorry to disappoint you, but we're not part of the exhibit. I don't know if that was her way of calling us a work of art or not.

Pilar: There was this one part where there were bean bags and a movie playing. He sat down to look at the movie thing, and then I sat down too. It was pretty trippy. So we were just sitting there talking and this woman came up to us and was like, “Are you guys for real?" and we were like, "Excuse me?” and she goes, “I thought you guys were like part of the exhibit … I didn't know you guys were real,” and I was like, “No, yeah, we're real.”

Will: The most interesting part [of] the date was when a guy cursed us out for talking too loud in the exhibit. So not word-for-word, but he basically said, “Can you guys shut up because you're f—ing up the sound quality of the exhibit.”

Pilar: I tried to be very nice, and I was like, “Oh yeah sorry.” Will was more confrontational [and said], “We're just trying to have a good time,” so I thought that was funny, like the disparity of reactions.

Will: After that we decided to go get food because it was around dinner time. We were going to go to Brazo's Tacos but it was closed.

Pilar: I had suggested Brazo's Tacos, which is across the street from the art exhibit. It was closed, so then I just looked up taco places nearby, and we went to the closest one. And we went there, and then I paid for dinner because he had paid for the tickets.

Will: The conversation went well. We talked about a lot of things — what we're doing this summer, spring break. She said she was interested in teaching as well, so we talked about that a little bit.

We actually had a lot in common, so [the] conversation was pretty easy.

Pilar: We talked about our roommates and how we love our roommates. That was a good point of conversation. Also we both lived in Lambeth last year, and he talked about how his apartment was the one that caught on fire. So I thought that was

Pilar Jimenez: Third-year College student Dream job: Webkinz developer If you could describe yourself as a movie/album title, what would it be?: “Up All Night” If you were an animal or plant, what would you be?: Raccoon because they’re evil but cute

pretty funny because I remember hearing about that and having to be evacuated out of Lambeth because of that.

Will: [There were] no red flags or moment where I was like, ‘Oh gosh this is so awkward.’ So in that case, it went pretty well. Even when that dude cursed us out and that woman felt we were part of the exhibit, it was not that awkward. We approached it with a sense of humor and were like “I guess that's what’s happening now.” I think we both had the same mindset which made it not awkward.

Pilar: One thing is that he didn't believe in astrology. I just asked him because he was talking about his birthday or something. And he was like, “I don't, I don't understand that stuff.” And I was like, “Okay.” It's not that I'm super passionate about it, but I feel like everyone should know their horoscope at least.

FUTURE PLANS Will: Overall, it was a solid experience. I enjoyed trying something new. I never had my date [through] The Cavalier Daily or something like that … so I’m glad I did it. She's super nice and stuff.

It's more of a friend vibe which [is] fine. We just both wanted a new experience. We did talk about hanging again perhaps sometime in the future, but I think it's more like we just want a new experience.

Pilar: I would just say we're just friends now. If I see him around, I'll say hi. I think that the Love Connection process is so fun, just an easy way to meet someone new, and [it’s] kind of silly, kind of crazy.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT New Works Festival showcases the talent of the University Four student-written plays featured at the Drama Department this past weekend Kyndal Harrison | Staff Writer

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The New Works Festival features four plays written, directed and put on by students. Performances continue through March 5 in the Helms Theatre.

Editor’s note: Major plot details of each show are discussed in this article.

This past weekend, the Drama Department presented its fourth annual New Works Festival, which is co-sponsored by the Drama Department and an Arts Enhancement Grant. The festival consisted of four plays written by third and fourth-year students. Weeks of hard work put into the production of these shows resulted in a successful showcase of writing, directing and acting talent by students of the University.

The first play of the night, “Door Knock” by fourth-year College student Caky Winsett, is a relatable comedy about the nervousness which occurs before a first date. The play focuses on Greg, played by third-year College student Reed Foster, and Catherine, third-year College student MailleRose Smith, as they are about to go on a Tinder date together. Greg is a nervous wreck who is struggling to knock on Catherine’s door, causing her in turn to worry about Greg’s

tardiness to the date. Greg — accompanied by a terrible wingman, played by third-year Engineering student Ryder Sadler — and Catherine — who has an equally terrible wingwoman, played by second-year College student Rainah Gregory — spend the majority of the show trying to self-soothe their bubbling anxiety. To make matters worse, their respective friends constantly tear Greg and Catherine down to try to prevent the date.

In the best way possible, the entire show is a cringe-fest. Viewers can relate to the horror of preparing for a date they are dreading, and the two protagonists of this play do not hide their fears.

Ever wonder what goes on in the imagination of a child? The festival’s second play of the night, “Child’s Play, or the Bear,” by fourth-year College student Jess Miller, oddly answers that question. Clever yet jarring, Miller’s play is a linear story told from the perspective of a child. The show features three players — a man portrayed by first-year College

student Javier Perez, a woman played by fourth-year Engineering student Halle Wine and a plush teddy bear. Each player has multiple roles throughout the story and is aided by projections that humorously point to the player and states what character or object they are playing.

In one of the funniest moments of the night, the woman said, “I am now a prostitute,” eliciting a hearty laugh from the audience. The show automatically dives into a world of prostitutes, cops and even dinosaurs. For a child’s play, Miller’s plot revolves around mature topics such as infidelity, alcoholism and emotional abuse. Unfortunately for those fond of all things cute, the show features the most outlandish, gruesome death of a teddy bear ever seen on Grounds. In the end, “Child’s Play, or the Bear” leaves the audience pondering how a child was ever exposed to such mature and violent themes.

The third play of the night, “Secretaries” by fourth-year College student Elizabeth Bangura,

begins as a relatable story of annoying coworkers, then evolves into a thought-provoking social commentary on mainstream feminism. The play focuses on two coworkers at a pet talent agency, Stephanie and Jasmine, played by second-year College student Tanaka Muvavarirwa and firstyear College student Haeli Knox, respectively. As they discover their boss is not the best person to be employed by, Jasmine proposes an idea that may cost her and Stephanie their jobs.

However, in a sharp turn in tone for the play, Stephanie refuses to go along with Jasmine’s plan.

Throughout the show, Jasmine tries to convince Stephanie to go along with her until Stephanie finally explains that she cannot risk her job because she is a woman of color with very few options. In a poignant speech, Stephanie enlightens Jasmine that not all women are afforded the same liberties.

Community member Lee Smith reflected on the play’s messaging after it’s conclusion.

“I mean the saying goes, ‘if your feminism is not intersectional, then your feminism is s—t,’” Smith said.

“Secretaries” definitely makes that point clear.

The featured show of the night was “The Art of Being an OK Person,” by Isabella Ullman, a thirdyear in the College and award-winning playwright. This play was very much the embodiment of the “... you’re wondering how I got here” meme. The plot revolves around a series of very unfortunate events told by MacKenzie, played by fourth-year College student Casey Breneman, to an unwilling Officer, second-year College student Brody McDevitt. For the entire story, MacKenzie ruins relationships with her boyfriend, second-year College student Matthew Oley, and best friend, second-year College student Haden Cunningham, and terrorizes strangers — played by fourth-year College student Zachary Gorman and second-year College students Karen Zipor and Olivia Morrison — all in the pursuit of love.

Without giving away too much, MacKenzie is the worst. She has been banned from multiple restaurants — including Taco Bell — and blocked on every social media platform — even Venmo. Her story ends up being an engaging examination of the psychology of a pretty terrible person. While thoroughly amusing, the show does seem a little tone-deaf following the commentary on fourth-wave feminism by “Secretaries.” After the incisive critique Bangura’s play offered, MacKenzie’s exploits felt like a disjointed, if still entertaining, way to end the night of student productions. “The Art of Being an OK Person” ends as MacKenzie escapes her criminal charges through a couple of Twinkies and a funny story.

The nuance and ingenuity of these shows were wildly diverse and interesting in the scope of topics they covered. From the firstdate jitters presented by “Door Knock” to the gruesome teddy bear murder in “Child’s Play,” the fourth annual New Works Festival is the perfect place to get your fill of the University’s local talent.

The New Works Festival continues with more performances March 3-5 at 8 p.m. in the Helms Theatre. Tickets are available through the U.Va. Arts Box Office.

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Ruffin Gallery makes space for Nick Cave’s “Spot On” Nick Cave opens video-performance art exhibit Kalista Diamantopoulos | Staff Writer Dancing bodies in “Soundsuits” graced the walls of the Ruffin Gallery during the Feb. 28 opening of “Spot On” — a video-performance art exhibit by artist-in-residence Nick Cave, hosted by the McIntire Department of Art. University students and faculty gathered in the space to view the captivating performance videos on display — titled “Blot,” “Gestalt” and “Bunny Boy.” The first piece, “Blot,” consisted of a mirrored image of a body cloaked in a black, shaggy garment called a “Soundsuit” set against a bright white background. The body moved and flowed on the screen, creating shapes reminiscent of a perpetually changing inkblot. For Cave, “Blot” is his way of rethinking the idea of drawing.

“I sort of generate new shapes and ideas through that particular video,” Cave said. “I wanted it to be more about this sort of morphing of one form as it reshapes and redefines itself.”

During the performance, there were moments of the paper-white colored feet and face of the body emerging from the cascading shag, before disappearing again in the tangled mass. As the body twisted and shifted, the garment itself created a sound almost as mesmerizing as the sight of the mutating shapes.

“The sound is fabulous,” Cave said.

“It almost sounds like the ocean, and it is coming from the synthetic fabric.”

Creating sound through the materials of the Soundsuits is a recurring theme in Cave’s work, which appeared again in the second video performance displayed at the gallery — “Gestalt.” The video showed a white studio with four dancers, who entered one by one clothed in Cave’s iconic Soundsuits. This time the suits were highly ornate, adorned with countless pearlescent buttons. The first dancer was dressed in a Soundsuit with all-white buttons and a clear washboard with an attached hood to cover the face. The second and third dancers had similar head contraptions — but with abacuses instead of washboards covering their faces. The fourth dancer’s costume was completely different from the others — made up of patterned buttons and a head piece that looked like a pope’s hat.

The dancers swayed and stumbled around, grappling at their headpieces in an unsettling manner, as if they were trapped and wanted to escape. The video was able to affect its viewers, who softly giggled under their breath in response to the comical display of one of the dancers playing with the abacus of the other dancer. However, this playful display became more and more aggressive as they began dragging each other around the studio by the feet — causing buttons to come undone from the Soundsuits and fall on the ground.

According to Cave, the performance “comes out of this place of bullying and how we sort of alarm one another in terms of bringing awareness to that.”

The final video was “Bunny Boy,” displayed on a screen at the end of a wooden hallway set in the middle of the gallery. “Bunny Boy” featured a dancer dressed in a bunny suit made of hot pink fur. The suit was open in the front to reveal the dancer’s toned chest and torso. Bunny Boy moved around the small space, patting the floor with the long fur extending from his pink paws. Viewers excitedly ventured down the dark hallway until they were frightened by the dark silhouette of Bunny Boy that began to eerily inch closer and closer towards them. The piece was created to comment on how “we live in the world in this sort of space of isolation,” Cave said.

“When you're in [this space of isolation], and there's no people in there, you will be amazed that [Bunny Boy] actually lives underground, and you'll hear the cars going by, or an ambulance going by or kids running on the ground.” Cave said. “He's just sort of disconnected but is trying to find a way to sort of relate be a part of a bigger universe.”

While the works at Ruffin Gallery were all video performances, Cave also creates live performances. He does not have his own dance company but rather utilizes local talent from the cities where he executes his projects, striving to “affect a community and leave an imprint.”

Cave is set to leave his mark at the University as well — hosting workshops that will culminate in a performance series by five groups of five artists to be presented on Grounds. The given prompt is “2020.”

“It will be a destination sort of experience. So that's going to be interesting to move around the campus and just see how they're looking at space, how they're willing to utilize space, how they're invading space,” Cave said. “I don't know what that's going to be.”

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The University and Fraternity Panel is a step foward There needs to be a system that holds IFC fraternities accountable to the University community

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he IMP Society and Student Hip-Hop Organization hosted an event Oct. 2018 at Beta Theta Pi’s fraternity house where there were alleged violations of the previously agreed upon terms of the party. The IMPsand SHHO later called out Beta Theta Pi members’ “blantant discrimination” barring students of color from entering the house, creating an unwelcoming and separate space. In response to issues such as these, the University Judiciary Committee introduced the University and Fraternity Panel at a recent General Body meeting. The primary goal of the Panel is to hear cases of alleged misconduct at any co-sponsored event between recognized Inter-Fraternity Council fraternities and organizations affiliated with the University, such as CIOs. In implementing this body, UJC has not only filled a gap in the judicial system, but has also set an

important precedent in holding one of the largest social organizations on Grounds accountable for its behavior.

Currently, any reported misconduct of IFC fraternities is adjudicated within its own judicial body — the Inter-Fraternity Council Judiciary Committee. The IFCJC uses a separate set of standards and sanctioning procedures to handle these reports. However, this does not include a specific system for hearing cases involving CIOs or any other University-sponsored organization.

The absence of an adequate body to hear a case regarding these allegations demonstrated a clear shortcoming of the judiciary system at the University.

While the IFCJC does provide some oversight for fraternities, the University is not involved in any of these processes. In fact, the University has no authority in these cases, and reports of misconduct concern-

ing Greek life is handled almost exclusively by the fraternity’s national organization. Nevertheless, the University may act in cases that directly follow its jurisdiction, meaning the involvement of University groups or property. Therefore, the formal creation of this committee within UJC is an important recognition of the University’s responsibility in such affairs.

The Panel will not necessarily be its own independent entity, however, as each UFP trial will be required to have an equal number of representatives from both UJC and IFCJC in order to ensure a fair and equitable voting system. In addition to this, each representative on the UFP will have to complete procedural training led by a student experienced with the innerworkings of deliberation and sanctioning. This collaboration will essentially fill the current gaps in the University judiciary system to ensure

an environment in which all students can not only feel welcomed and safe but also have the ability to hold others accountable when they foster an environment in which it is impossible to do so.

There are a host of issues surrounding Greek life and their procedures at the University, and this new body by no means will solve them in their entirety. For example, unsafe party culture, sexist double standards considering fraternities and sororities and concerns about accessibility persist. This judicial body cannot be expected to remedy all of these issues — however, it is a step to begin holding them more accountable to the student body and the groups of which they are a part.

With hopes of continuing to foster a community of diversity and inclusion at the University, this panel is both a necessary and welcomed

addition to our current judiciary system. This judiciary body allows fraternities to be held accountable for how they stand within the University community. By directly acknowledging that fraternities are held to the same standards of student self-governance, UJC is making it easier for the University community as a whole to interact with IFC fraternities. It is a solid step in the right direction, under which there is only room for more improvement.

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A letter of support for students and the community We see a student demanding respect for a space made to encompass empowerment for all, which focuses on underrepresented communities on Grounds

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fter reading President Jim Ryan’s letter Feb. 19 to the University community, a specific quote resonated with the U.Va. Black Alumni Initiative — “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” a quote from Theodore Parker and used by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We recognize that the students of the University have more knowledge of the events that preceded the viral video recording at the Multicultural Student Center. Big and small news media, as well as small-minded trolls, have built a narrative around this video that exacerbated the current divisive climate in our nation and has contributed to division within our community. In acknowledging the hardships we once bared while attending the University, we recognize you all are negotiating a different world, culture and experience with which we have no familiarity.

Echoing the sentiments of Ryan, we stand with you to grow through all challenges, to make your University, our University and our country a better place for all.

We quote our ancestor, Fred Hampton, who collaborated across

sentiment of collaborative resolutions he said, "We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity."

From our vantage point, we see a student demanding respect for a space made to encompass a shared

nities, while cultivating the holistic empowerment of all." When students come with positive intentions, a mindset centered on collaboration and set their goals in alignment, this creates empowerment of marginalized groups on Grounds, all while

In acknowledging the hardships we once bared while attending the University, we recognize you all are negotiating a different world, culture and experience with which we have no familiarity. racial lines to bring forth national change. He encountered violent fear based upon narratives presented by the media due to his charisma and being an agent of change. By the age of 21, he would exclaim, “Nobody [leaves]. We all stay right here. With the people. Because we love the people...All power to all people!” In the

love and empowerment for all, which focuses on underrepresented communities on Grounds. With an understanding of the published purpose of the Multicultural Center, we evoke Hampton in asking that no students leave, if they are coming as our allies “supporting underrepresented and marginalized commu-

galvanizing separated communities.

We are uncertain of the next steps the students will take on Grounds or how the University will facilitate healing and create collaborative dialogue. We do agree that it is vital to address sentiments expressed by our sister and others in support of her during the recording. We applaud

Ryan's warm and timely response, which demonstrates the tone for addressing diversity on Grounds.

We align with his words, aiming to pacify turmoil and mitigate vitriol against a student of the University.

This story has moved away from the national headlines, but as with each of our experiences at the University, we know the air grows dense and an atmosphere of sorrow lingers. This experience is yours to navigate, but we are here, we are listening and we will support you in any way possible.

THE U.VA. BLACK ALUMNI INITIATIVE is a group “committed to cultivating a network of #BlackWahoos & building partnerships within the U.Va. and Charlottesville community to provide resources, mentorship, & advocacy for current Black students, faculty, staff, Alumni, and citizens of Charlottesville.”

Honor shouldn’t expel students Four years after the most recent referendum on the single sanction, the Honor System still needs reform

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ince its founding in 1842, the Honor Committee has expelled hundreds of students.

Those expelled for honor violations make up a small fraction of the University population, but the continued expulsion of students raises the question — why do honor convictions merit expulsion?

Other than tradition, the typical justification for expelling students convicted of honor offenses is maintaining a community of trust. If a student leaves the University after committing an honor offense, the rest of the student population ostensibly becomes more trustworthy. Yet many students who admit to honor offenses already remain at the University after suspension. Expulsion fails because it undermines both the consistency of honor penalties and reporting rates for honor offenses.

The introduction of the Informed Retraction in 2013 and the Conscientious Retraction in 1982 compromise the logic of expulsion.

Both policies ensure that students who committed honor offenses without a contributing health impairment can remain at the University. If students convicted of honor offenses violate the community of trust, so do students who have made CRs or IRs. The distinction between these groups is procedural — according to proponents of the IR, students eventually convicted of honor offenses can lie throughout the adjudication process, but students who make an IR can only lie up to seven days after the Hon-

or Committee contacts them.

Including cases where a guilty verdict is correct, convicted students are not necessarily lying at hearings. The Honor Committee currently defines an honor offense as “a Significant Act of Lying, Cheating or Stealing” that is “committed with Knowledge.” The definition of significance is subjective — according to the Honor Committee, an act of lying, cheating or stealing is significant “if open toleration of it would harm the community of trust.” Because the hon-

the student being dismissed from the University.” Although only one graduating class polled in the 2017 survey remains at the University, these survey results suggest expulsion is sometimes a deterrent to students reporting honor offenses.

Faculty are also skeptical of expulsion as a penalty. Before the IR, an open-ended faculty survey from 2006 mentioned expulsion 85 times. Not all of these mentions were critical, but many were.

More recently, in the 2017 Honor Audit Commission Faculty Sur-

ing. Anyone who opposes the single sanction opposes a system that already punishes most guilty students with penalties less than expulsion. If the vast majority of students who commit honor offenses are not expelled — and reporting rates are lower due to potential expulsion — the honor system should exclude expulsion as a penalty for honor offenses.

Many students who oppose the single sanction still support expulsion as a penalty for serious cases, but proponents of a multiple-sanc-

The alleged benefits of the honor system — unproctored exams, take-home exams, professors believing excuses — do not require the penalty of expulsion.

or system does not base verdicts on precedent and the subjectivity of a violation’s significance, accused students can know they lied, cheated or stole without believing they violated the honor code.

The reliance on student reporting introduces another complication to the penalty of expulsion.

According to a 2012 student survey conducted by the Honor Committee, only 42.27 percent of students would unreservedly report an honor offense they witnessed.

In a more recent report, the 2017 Honor Audit Commission Student Survey, 34 percent of students said their most likely deterrent to reporting an honor offense was “uneasiness about the possibility of

vey, 23 percent of faculty said their most likely deterrent to reporting an honor offense was “uneasiness about the possibility of the student being dismissed from the University.”

Even without the IR, the current honor system does not enforce expulsion as a single sanction. Some students, particularly students of color, are more likely to face sanctioning. Wealthy students can threaten lawsuits to influence verdicts. With or without contacting the Honor Committee — in accordance with Honor Committee bylaws — faculty routinely lower the grades of students suspected of honor violations, potentially affecting academic stand-

tion system only propose changes to the hearing process, not the IR. Under the current honor system, students can make an IR regardless of the severity of the offense. Since the IR and its penalty apply to even the most serious cases — and since the difference between IRs and convictions does not rest on seriousness — the Honor Committee should, for consistency, eliminate the penalty of expulsion for even the most serious convictions.

In deterrence theory, deterrence is both specific and general — discouraging repeat offenders and potential new offenders.

When it enforces the penalty of expulsion, the Honor Committee eliminates deterrence for those al-

ready convicted of honor offenses — expelling them, not rehabilitating them. Students who support both the IR and expulsion must reconcile why a leave of absence can effectively deter students who make an IR but not those convicted at hearings.

The alleged benefits of the honor system — unproctored exams, take-home exams, professors believing excuses — do not require the penalty of expulsion. The benefits of the honor system existed even in years when the Honor Committee did not expel students.

Other institutions, including two mentioned in the Honor Committee’s Multiple Sanction Honor Systems Report, exclude expulsion as a penalty for honor violations, at least for undergraduates. To improve reporting rates and sanctioning consistency, the Honor Committee should propose a constitutional amendment lowering the penalty for honor convictions.

The honor of the many does not depend on the expulsion of a few.

ADAM GRIM is a Viewpoint Writer for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily. com. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of The Cavalier Daily. Columns represent the views of the authors alone.

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HUMOR Primary election results: live updates T

he end of football season marks the beginning of primary season (and RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12). Now’s the time for all those Government majors to flex their niche knowledge of electoral politics and make you feel bad about not really knowing what’s going on.

Anway, The Cavalier Daily sent me on the campaign trail to see what the word on the suburban street was and we stayed in roadside motels with two stars (the news editor wouldn’t go below three). There were many words, some not so nice, and I’m ready to share. Below are some takeaways, overheard conversations and general observations.

Bernie Bros seemed to be out in full force at every stop along the way. I came across a group of them buying double trenta vanilla iced macchiatos with oat milk

from the local farm to table coffee roaster — one of them just ordered black coffee and wouldn’t shut up about it. They were all dressed in Vans, Human Rights Campaign shirts and had messy brown hair. I asked them for a quote on how they thought Iowa was going. They politely declined saying that, while they weren’t sexist, they didn’t trust women to report objectively. Joke’s on them, I am a humor columnist.

Joe Biden is still that creepy uncle nobody likes to talk to at Thanksgiving. After he delivered the “punch in the gut” comment in Iowa, it was reported that he angrily “ripped” into his campaign staff, demanding that they get their head in the game. Turns out his campaign staff took it a little too seriously. I saw three staffers near the press tent crying and blowing their runny noses

into their “We’re Ridin’ with Biden” shirts. I saw a couple others in the hotel gym kicking a punching bag very, very, very hard. Needless to say, they left New Hampshire early, so my guess is that the Nevada hotels are going to need some tissues.

Speaking of candidates who are aggressive to their staff, Amy Klobuchar was also in Nevada.

And that’s all I can report because The New York Times hit me with the paywall before I could do any real investigating because in case you didn’t realize, The Cavalier Daily didn’t actually send me on the campaign trail. It doesn’t seem like we’re a paper that cares much about the electoral process anymore given their “not endorsing a Student Council president” business. I’m not one to really throw my hat in the ring, but from me to you,

I might have accepted an “Ellen invited you to like…” Facebook notification.

The recent debate was also telling. While MSNBC didn’t give Ken Bone any air time, they did answer a lot of other questions.

Amy asked Pete if he thought she was dumb. He just looked at her, slightly smiling, getting ready to condescendingly flex his Rhodes Scholar knowledge.

There was also a new face — Mike Bloomberg. A candidate that, based on my research, is only relevant because he has enough money to reach every single person in this country with advertisements. His campaign is actually campaigning in Idaho. Who even does that these days? Anyway he has a terrible track record with women, so he is #canceled. But who knows, the Democratic Party is so fragile

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it may end up endorsing a man almost as disgusting as our fave D.J. Trump.

Overall, there is never a dull moment on the trail, even if the trail is just a bunch of Google Chrome tabs open on my computer — the cookies on my laptop now think I’m a Pete supporter. I guess they aren’t the sharpest cookies in the shed … or something like that. So strap in, this metaphorical trail is set to surprise.

CATE STREISSGUTH is a Humor Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

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SPORTS Realities of the redshirt

Lizzy Shim, Amandine Toi and Kadin Shedrick discuss their freshman redshirt experiences Hannah Young | Feature Writer The collegiate careers of NCAA Division I athletes are not always straightforward.

Many athletes across the country choose to redshirt — the practice of withdrawing from collegiate sporting events for one year, thus extending their playing eligibility by an additional year. Athletes can redshirt for various reasons, ranging from injury recovery to skills development.

For Virginia athletes — including redshirt freshmen Lizzy Shim, Amandine Toi and Kadin Shedrick — the redshirt experience varies greatly depending on the sport and team, and each player has their own story to tell.

After an injury during the 2018-19 season and late start to the 2019-20 season, Shim — who plays for the field hockey team — didn’t have much of a choice when it came to redshirting. After winning a state title and playing on the U.S. U19 National Indoor Team in high school, sitting out for nearly two full seasons was a different experience.

On a positive note, Shim is thankful for the “opportunity to stay in school for an extra year” and has been able to accept her changing role on the team.

“You learn how to support your teammates in different ways than playing,” Shim said. “Every day we’re just trying to get better all together.”

When asked about redshirting’s impact on team chemistry, time management and relationships with coaches, Shim said she has not been able to notice many differences.

After medical issues this past summer, Shim’s transition into last season was a huge adjustment. However, Shim was able to take what she learned about her team and teammates during her redshirt experience and bring it into this year.

A lot goes into supporting one’s team on and off the field, which Shim has been able to acknowledge. Despite not being able to play, Shim’s absence from the field has not affected her relationships on the team.

“When I was able to start playing, learning how to support the team in a playing sense rather than just an emotional sense was super important,” Shim said.

Like Shim, Toi was forced to face a new role on the women’s

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While they might not be able to play on the court yet, redshirt athletes find other ways to contribute to the team.

basketball team after missing both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons due to two ACL tears.

“I love basketball so much that … just to watch [practices] was really hard,” Toi said. “It’s hard because you’re dealing with rehab and classes, and the only thing you came here to do was basketball.”

Toi hails all the way from Paris, France. As “a family person” far from home, Toi’s adjustment to Virginia was hard enough without her two ACL surgeries and the pressures of redshirting.

“I felt ashamed to be around people, and I was tired of hearing the same questions,” Toi said, regarding her first year. “I think my second year was better just because I knew how classes were, I knew what I had to do to succeed.”

According to Toi, one of the benefits of redshirting is that she will have enough time on Grounds to graduate with a masters degree. Although Toi admits a masters degree from the University would not be as impactful back home, she seems optimistic about using the extra time to

continue making a life and name for herself in the U.S. Redshirting also gave Toi an older role model during her first year — J’Kyra Brown, a senior guard at the time and transfer who also suffered from a torn ACL. Toi was able to look to Brown for advice not only as a member of the team looking to improve her game, but as a redshirt.

“She told me, ‘You’re a redshirt, but you’re still a part of it,’” Toi said. “I would say I look up to [Brown] a lot, especially her game. Because of her, I never felt by myself.”

Brown is currently continuing her basketball career overseas with the Turkish Yalova Vip Genclik team, but according to Toi, the two still talk often and continue to encourage one another to keep playing their best.

Toi has also built a close relationship with Coach Tina Thompson. At first, Toi admitted that the staffing change between her first and second years made finding a new family within the team difficult. With time, Toi and Thompson have been able to build a solid relationship

based upon trust. “[Thompson] trusted me,” Toi said. “She was like, ‘As soon as you’re ready, you’re going to play.’”

Thanks to Toi’s mentors, her redshirt experience has been beneficial in many ways.

“I became more meticulous and just wanted to be smarter,” Toi said. “I just didn't want to be hurt again.”

Shedrick, who plays for the men’s basketball team, also has his fair share of mentors in experienced teammates like senior forward Mamadi Diakite and junior forward Jay Huff, who both redshirted their freshman years.

“The older guys that redshirted have just kept me encouraged,” Shedrick said. “They’ve also helped me get as many meals in as possible, so I can continue to gain weight. They know the struggle.”

Shedrick’s redshirt year has provided him with more time to focus on school and use the season to bulk up. While he may wear a different uniform on game days, Shedrick still feels like one of the team.

“I think that our team chemistry would be the same regardless of if I redshirted or not,” Shedrick said. “It’s great that we’re all close.”

Although Shedrick has a positive outlook on his experience, redshirting can still take some time to adjust to, as redshirt athletes often have a different practice schedule, diet and lifestyle than their teammates.

“Rather than getting mentally prepared for a game all day, I’ve got workouts of my own before the game,” Shedrick said. “I’m okay with it because I know that it’s the best for my future, and I’m looking forward to the real game days for me soon.”

Despite his frustration of working hard without seeing results and watching teammates his age compete, Shedrick continues to remain optimistic.

“Being a redshirt in general has been frustrating at times knowing I’m doing all of this work, but I don’t get to see the results in a game environment yet," Shedrick said. “[But] redshirting has given me a great opportunity to take the environment of college basketball in and learn [how] some of the veterans prepare for games.”

Like Shim and Toi, Shedrick has found a unique purpose within the redshirt label. Shedrick considers himself a “hype man,” responsible for keeping “everybody into the game and focused.”

Despite the pressure and frustrations associated with redshirting, Shim, Toi and Shedrick have all made names for themselves on their respective teams. All three players emphasize that redshirting requires an immense amount of patience.

While you may not see them on the field or the court, Shim, Toi and Shedrick make it clear that redshirt athletes have to be just as dedicated to their sport, team and self.

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Freshman Kate Douglass shines in first collegiate season After competing at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships just a couple weeks ago, the freshman now has the Olympic Trials on her mind Eva Surovell | Senior Associate Freshman Kate Douglass’ impressive resume touts a laundry list of achievements. She competed as a member of the 201819 U.S. National Junior Team, swam at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2017 Junior World Championships, set numerous high-school records in the state of New York and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in four events — the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke, the 50-meter freestyle and the 200-meter individual medley.

All of that was before she even stepped foot on Grounds her first year.

In the beginning of her first collegiate season last November, Douglass set Virginia records in four events while at the Tennessee Swimming and Diving Invitational, and she hasn’t stopped there. Most recently at the ACC championships, Douglass posted the best time in the nation this season for the 200-meter individual medley, also setting an ACC record. She has also been named the Women's ACC Swimmer of the Week three times throughout her freshman season.

Douglass currently holds three all-time individual school records — the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter medley — as well as the 200-meter medley relay record with her teammates junior

Caroline Gmelich, sophomore Alexis Wenger and senior Morgan Hill.

“You can ask [Douglass] to make a technical change, and she has such great feel for the water that she can make the change immediately,” Coach Todd Desorbo said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “She is also the most versatile swimmer I have ever worked with — she can swim pretty much everything. If she wanted [to] and had the opportunity [to], she could likely be on the U.Va. top-10 all-time list in every single event.”

Douglass started swimming at a young age with a summer club team, though she was involved in other sports at the time, like soccer. Eventually, she recognized that she was best at swimming and switched to doing it year-round, eventually joining the Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club where her swim career took off.

Throughout her college selection process, Douglass never made a huge list of schools to consider — her mind was set on a select few. The Pelham, N.Y. native ultimately found her way to Grounds because her parents, who both attended schools in Virginia, recommended that she take a look at the University due to its combination of both academic and athletic prowess.

“It was the balance between academics and athletics that really pulled me in here,” Douglass said. “Then I really just didn't look at many other schools after that because I loved it so much.”

Despite the distance from her home in the suburbs of New York City, Douglass didn’t have much difficulty adjusting to life on Grounds, though she still appreciated the visits from her parents.

“I kind of wanted to get out of my hometown a little bit,” Douglass said. “I knew a bunch of girls on the swim team coming into school, so I felt pretty comfortable with everyone on the team already when I got here.”

A typical day for Douglass often includes two practices. At 5 a.m., Douglass wakes up in order to catch a ride with an upperclassman to a 5:30 a.m. lift, which is followed by an hour of swimming. After that, she goes to class, takes a much-needed nap then goes to practice again.

While the team doesn’t practice twice a day for the entire week, when they do, swimming takes up a lot of time.

“I don't really have a lot of free time with swimming and classes,” Douglass said. “But it's fine because the swim team girls that I'm with all the time, [they’re] a great group of girls, and we help

each other out.”

Even given the time-intensive demands of her practice schedule, Douglass says that the transition to balancing school and academics has become somewhat manageable thanks to the support system provided by the athletic department.

“It was difficult at first getting used to it,” Douglass said.

“The coaches and all the academic coordinators make everything so much easier for us and help us when we miss work for meets and everything.”

Douglass is one of seven Cavalier freshmen on the team this year, and she rooms with fellow swimmer Maddie Donohoe.

“It's just a great group of girls that make swimming so much fun,” Douglass said.

While she does spend a lot of time with those in her year, Douglass admires the upperclassmen on the team, as she looks up to their attitudes and their strength throughout the season.

“I look up to all the upperclassmen on the team,” Douglass said. “They've all been through four years of this, and it's just impressive how they've lasted so long … [they’re] what I want to be like.”

Douglass’ focus at the moment is preparing for the NCAA championships, which she only has a few weeks left to prepare

for. After that, she plans to take a break before beginning training for the Olympic trials held at the end of June.

Though she has certainly performed well so far in her first collegiate season, Douglass doesn’t have a strict mindset when it comes to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.

“I'm trying not to go into it with any high expectations,” Douglass said. “I'm just going to try my best and be as prepared as possible.”

Though Douglass may be modest about her future, Desorbo sees promise in the freshman.

“The sky is the limit,” Desorbo said. “She has Olympic-level talent and could be an NCAA champion before her career is over.”

Douglass will compete with other Virginia women’s swimmers at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships beginning March 18 in Athens, Ga.

Former wideout Joe Reed impresses at the NFL Combine The former All-American kick returner put on a great performance at the 2020 NFL Combine, boosting his stock heading into the draft Sarah Pettycord | Associate Writer Former Virginia wide receiver Joe Reed took the field in Indianapolis, Ind. last week for the 2020 NFL Combine, performing on-field workouts in front of, perhaps, the most important audience of his life.

Reed was outstanding throughout his Virginia career, but truly exploded in his senior season — particularly shining on kick returns. In 2019, the Charlotte Court House, Va. native led the nation with a 33.2 yard kick return average and became the only player in FBS history with a career kick return average of over 28 yards and over 2,700 career kick return yards.

Reed is also one of only 10 players in FBS history with over 3,000 career kick return yards,

posting 3,042 during his four years at Virginia.

For his kick-returning prowess, Reed garnered numerous accolades, winning the Jet Award as the most outstanding return specialist in college football his senior season, while also being named a first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC athlete.

However, Reed also brings skills beyond kick returning to the NFL, having led Virginia in receptions — which totaled 76 as a wide receiver in 2019 — along with 679 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

As such, Reed’s growth throughout his time in Charlottesville and the versatility he has shown in the 2019 season led him to receive an invite to the

NFL Combine. The Combine is a week-long event held in February each year that gives select college football players the opportunity to showcase their skills to NFL executives, coaches and scouts.

During the Combine, players undergo various physical and mental tests in the hope of impressing NFL teams and increasing their chances of being selected in the NFL Draft in late April.

Reed was one of only 337 invited players nationwide, alongside two other former Virginia standouts — cornerback Bryce Hall and linebacker Jordan Mack — who were unable to participate in workouts due to injuries.

Reed participated in four different workouts on the field — the 40-yard dash, bench press,

vertical jump and broad jump.

The 40-yard dash is the most talked about event at the combine, as NFL players are expected to be fast and agile, especially at the receiver and returner positions. Reed ran an official 4.47 second 40-yard dash, faster than over half of the players at his position and 0.03 seconds faster than the average at last year’s Combine.

Reed completed 21 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press workout, placing him in the top three of all players in his position who competed. The bench press focuses on the strength of an athlete, and Reed’s performance should show NFL teams that he can provide a unique combination of strength and speed at the

receiver position.

The jump workouts are centered on power and explosiveness. Reed reached 38 inches in the vertical jump and 123 inches in the broad jump — both of these around the average for his position.

Nonetheless, Reed’s combine results should put him on notice as a strong mid- to late-round selection in the draft. His combination of speed, endurance and strength proves to scouts that he can be more than just a special teams player and can serve as a multi-faceted offensive weapon.

Now, Reed just hopes to hear his name called in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft, which runs April 23 to April 25.

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School of Medicine surpassed funding record in 2019 The School of Medicine received over $140 million in grants from National Institutes of Health for basic and applied research Cecily Wolfe | Senior Writer

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NIH continues to support a variety of ongoing endeavors at the University.

During 2019, the University School of Medicine met multiple milestones. The Federal Drug Association approved an artificial pancreas for Type I diabetics developed over the past decade at the University. Another team of researchers discovered the protein that allows the bacteria species Geobacter sulfurreducens to conduct electricity, which could have implications for biomedical device development.

While commonalities between these projects may not be immediately apparent, they all are similar in that they have the same major source of funding — the National Institutes of Health, a federal agency that conducts and supports medical research. In the past year, NIH awarded the University a record amount of funding — $146.3 million, a $25.4 million increase from fiscal year 2018.

David S. Wilkes, dean of the School of Medicine, attributed the University’s growing number of approved grant proposals from NIH, as well as the more than

$400 million the School of Medicine received overall this year, to a targeted approach to research that focuses on specific areas of study. Emphasizing depth over sheer breadth, Wilkes claimed, served the School of Medicine well in terms of finances and achievements.

“We put plans in place to reinvigorate the research enterprise at the medical school,” Wilkes said. “That was in part through finding specific areas of research to invest in, investing in current faculty and also making strategic hires of additional faculty.”

Faculty and staff implemented these new strategies at the School of Medicine nearly five years ago when they committed to promoting seven core biological and medical fields — cancer, cardiovascular medicine, metabolic disorders, neurosciences, organ transplant, precision medicine and regenerative medicine. In each of these key disciplines, researchers conduct basic, clinical and translational studies to learn how the body functions and de-

velop novel treatments and therapies.

“We’re hoping for discoveries that enhance the care of patients, the way healthcare is delivered or novel techniques for diagnosing disease and testing how medicines work,” Wilkes said. “We’re hoping for a better understanding of biology as it relates to human conditions.”

One of the beneficiaries of numerous NIH grants is Boris Kovatchev — director of the University Center for Diabetes Technology and a pioneer on the artificial pancreas, a device thousands already rely on for life-sustaining insulin. When explaining why he has stayed at the University for 28 years, Kovatchev noted that the University’s Center for Diabetes Technology is well-respected when it comes to diabetes technology development. He also expressed gratitude for several colleagues at the University — including Marc Breton, Sue Brown, Mark DeBoer and Stacy Anderson — for their expertise on Type I diabetes treatments

and the funding from NIH they contribute to the program.

“When I came to U.Va. a long time ago, U.Va. already had a very strong endocrinology and diabetes program,” Kovatchev said. “Now, the U.Va. Center for Diabetes Technology is probably number one in the world.”

Initial funding for Type I diabetes research for Kovatchev started over 20 years ago, and for almost 12 years, NIH has continuously awarded Kovatchev and his team grants. In 2016, they received over $12 million for clinical trials of the artificial pancreas.

Not only did this sum significantly surpass the average amount of NIH research project grants in fiscal year 2018 — $535,239 — but it is also the largest given by NIH for research on Type I diabetes.

“NIH has special diabetes funding, and that has been a reliable source of funding for specific areas of research related to Type I diabetes,” Kovatchev said. “They have been our major source.”

Similarly, contributions from NIH subsidize the work of Ed-

ward H. Egelman, professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics. Along with other scientists from Yale University and the University of California, Irvine, in 2019, Egelman discovered the structure that enables certain bacteria species to conduct electricity.

While it was commonly accepted that bacteria transported electrons via filamentous appendages that can cause infections, or pili, researchers found that distinct filaments encase molecules with metal and compose a “nanowire” to facilitate electron transfer. Egelman cited recent and past NIH grants as essential for this type of research, as well as for exploring novel topics that led him to unexpected conclusions.

“I am very fortunate to have had sustained funding from the NIH for almost all of my career, and this has allowed my research to go off in unanticipated directions,” Egelman said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “The point is that with fundamental or basic research we never quite know what the consequences will be … but my NIH funding allowed me to pursue these studies that may have direct implications for everything from nanoelectronics to biomedical engineering.”

NIH continues to support a variety of ongoing endeavors at the University. For example, researchers at the University and Virginia Tech recently accepted $3.4 million to develop a miniature model of a lymph node they hope will aid future studies of the organ. The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, an initiative throughout the state to connect clinical researchers, disbursed $200,000 from NIH to four multi-institutional research projects — several of which involve University faculty — in its initial effort to sponsor combined biomedical and data-driven projects, such as the use of ultrasounds to help treat depression.

At the start of a new decade, the challenge for the School of Medicine, Wilkes said, is not necessarily if there will be adequate monetary resources for research, but rather if there will be adequate laboratory space. With a record year behind them, University researchers are looking forward now, as research expansion is likely on the horizon.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Researchers develop resource for those with autism As part of the STAR initiative, this database provides local and online resources concerning intervention, education and more Brigitte Meyer | Staff Writer

ARIANA GUERANMAYEH | THE CAVALIER DAILY

The Joint Autism DRIVE assists individuals with autism and their families by providing information on education, healthcare and programming.

The Autism Data System for Research Integration, Visualization and Exchange is a networking and educational resource for people with autism and their families seeking to electronically connect with resources and researchers. Launched in November 2019, DRIVE is a part of the larger Autism Supporting Transformative Autism Research program in the Curry School of Education, which seeks to improve the quality of life of individuals with autism by gathering and performing research across disciplines while also educating those diagnosed and their families.

Rose Nevill, director of the University’s Autism Research Core and research assistant professor of education, emphasizes the novelty of the DRIVE. “It’s the first platform of its kind to link a research registry with an online resources database to share educational information with the community,” Nevill said. “There are other state-based research registries, and there are other statebased resource directories, but we haven’t come across a system linking all of these elements into one.”

Nevill is excited about the po-

tential of this database for the Charlottesville community.

Because only an estimated 5,000 people in Virginia have been diagnosed with autism, it is critical to connect them with researchers at the University to strengthen research about autism spectrum disorders and increase the resources available.

“DRIVE greatly expands the number of individuals and families we can include in studies, which has great benefit for understanding and treating autism appropriately,” said Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School, in an email to The Cavalier Daily.

Nevill and Micah Mazurek, director of the STAR program and associate professor of human services, both emphasized the research aspect of the DRIVE, as researchers can more easily access potential research participants by recruiting through a database than via other pathways.

“It is an interactive database that allows researchers and members of the community to connect so that we can share opportunities for research with community members including people with autism

and their family members as well as professionals,” Mazurek said.

Nevill mentioned two important studies which the DRIVE has helped launch. One study through the University’s Brain Institute is attempting to determine why autism is diagnosed more regularly in boys than girls. The second is an initiative to develop training modules for healthcare workers who treat individuals with autism to bridge the communication gap between provider and patient. Patients with autism typically have more negative health outcomes than the non-ASD population and even individuals with other neurodevelopmental disabilities, so this research is critical to improving quality of care.

Equally as important, the DRIVE aims to connect individuals with autism and their families with local, online and event resources.

Potential local resources include postings about schools with special resources for those with autism or therapy clinics that are close users.

Online resources consist of guides, handouts and trainings that DRIVE coordinators have collected and deemed useful for individuals and their families. The events posted on

the website focus on supporting, educating and encouraging the autism community.

Currently, the DRIVE is recruiting participants for five active studies. These studies are focused on parent-child brain synchrony that studies how children and parents play together, the development of reading and writing skills in children with autism, the healthcare needs of adults with autism, the brain differences between boys and girls with autism and an eye gaze study, which tests a tool titled AutismEYES to identify risk factors of the disorder in children. With around 300 individuals registered in the DRIVE, every new recruit matters.

“We’re seeing people joining every week,” Nevill said. “At this rate it’s slow, but it’s steady [and] increasing.”

With social media campaigns and a Facebook page launching soon, the program’s directors are hoping to reach more people across Virginia to recruit into the program. So far, feedback about the program has been positive and bodes well for DRIVE’s expansion.

“We’ve had a lot of positive feed-

back from community members so far about the ease of use and the way in which all the information is presented through a centralized platform,” Nevill said. “We have an email address listed on the site through which people can give us feedback at any point if they would like to do that.”

Participants are able to withdraw from any study if they wish.

“So far no one has left, but they do have the ability to leave at any time if they don’t wish to participate anymore since the DRIVE is technically set up as a research study,” Nevill said.

Looking further to the future, Nevill says they plan to tweak and expand the DRIVE, so it could be presented to other organizations, specifically state-level government programs. The program also hopes to attract interest from individuals in other states, which would allow for further collaboration with and enhancement of the DRIVE’s capabilities.

“We are hopeful and excited to be able to expand the program and help the community,” Nevill said.

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