Monday, March 21, 2016

SPRING ISSUE Monday, March 21, 2016

Vol. 126, Issue 47

Photos by Celina Hu

RAT CAUSES BLACKOUT IN OLD DORMS PAGE 2

HONOR, UJC ELECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES PAGE 3

VIRGINIA WEATHER, FROM JEFFERSON TO TODAY PAGE 4

VIRGINIA MOVES INTO SWEET SIXTEEN PAGE 5

STAYING HEALTHY DURING DARTY SEASON PAGE 15

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Madelyn Weingast Associate Editor

Days on the Lawn, an annual admitted students open house, begins March 21 this year. The University Office of Undergraduate Admissions began the program 25 years ago.

Over time, the program has expanded to offer more days to visit as the incoming first year class grows. This year there are seven available dates: March 21, March 28, and April 4, 8, 11, 15 and 18.

Each day there are about 500 students in attendance and 1,000 visitors total, Assistant Dean Meagan Kraus said.

The schedule for a typical day includes a morning welcome address, opportunities to learn about and interact with different school and upper divisional school programs, a parents panel, student social, walking tours of Grounds and residence halls, a resource fair, arts reception

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Days on the Lawn begins March 21 About 800 students volunteer with program every year and an active learning classroom visit.

“It’s a great way for our admitted students to interact with current students, faculty, see a dorm room, eat in the dining hall and really get a feel for life as a student on Grounds,” Kraus said.

Every year about 800 students volunteer to help with Days on the Lawn. This year’s student co-chairs are fourthyear College students Jasmine Lee and Jordan Matthews.

“Days on the Lawn was a large part of why I chose U.Va,” Lee said in an email statement.

“I made my decision after attending so I know the importance that [Days on the Lawn] can have on a high school senior who is unsure of where to go to college.”

Lee said the level of student involvement and hosting admitted students during the school week makes the University unique and speaks to the excitement volunteers feel welcoming new students.

“It’s pretty unique that we

have our admitted students days during the school week, but the high number of volunteers we have says a lot about the excitement to welcome new students,” Lee said. “Like me, many of our volunteers say the reason they continue to volunteer with [Days on the Lawn] is because it was so special to them as high school students.”

Volunteers do not have formal training, Lee said, but they do go through a mini-training session when they check in for their shift. Team leaders also provide information for their specific program via email beforehand.

“At our info sessions the team leaders go over various types of questions we have experienced in the past that may catch a new volunteer off guard,” Lee said.

“This is just to give ideas on how to answer a question, but the main goal is to speak honestly about your experience.”

Opportunities to volunteer are still available for the six remaining Days on the Lawn.

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The schedule for a typical day includes a morning welcome address, opportunities to learn about and interact with different school and upper divisional school programs, a parents panel, a student social and walking tours of Grounds and residence halls.

Rat causes power outage in Old Dorms 30 to 40 power outages occur every year, Sundgren says Courtney Stith Senior Writer

McCormick Road Residence Areas — also known as “Old Dorms” — lost power for over an hour Thursday evening. The blackout resulted from a rat which was 14 inches in length and which burrowed into an electrical switch.

The switch in the Alderman Road power substation serves the first-year dorms and the Castle. Sathish Anabathula, associate director of power and light, said the outage affected few buildings around Grounds.

“A big rat burrowed into a 12.5kV electric switch underneath a concrete pad and made contact with energized parts,” Anabathula said in an email statement. “Very few buildings across the Grounds were affected.”

Donald Sundgren, associate vice president and chief facilities officer, said while this power disruption was short, outages occur often.

“We get what we call power outages from time to time, [but they] happen too frequently,” Sundgren said. “The vast majority are very short … the problem is when we get a [disruption], it shuts down part of the system.”

Sundgren said 30 to 40 power outages occur each year. He also said it takes time to bring the systems back up, but dorms and other affected buildings such as health centers and research facilities have backup generators. “[It] takes a while to get the systems back up and running, [but] dorms get backup generators,” he said. “The generators are for life safety issues.”

Although this power outage was caused by a rat, Sundgren said disruptions can generally come from other areas along the powerlines. Lines can be scraped by branches and affected by wind or a storm.

“Typically ... what happens is the lines come from Dominion Virginia Power substations go through residential areas,” Sundgren said. “Branches on lines cause problems with us-

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“[It] takes a while to get the systems back up and running, [but] dorms get backup generators,” Sundgren said. “The generators are for life safety issues.”

ers along those lines. Problems at residences and retail [along the line] can cause backfeeds to U.Va. power.”

The short power interruptions, which Sundgren called “blips,” aren’t a problem for res-

idential areas but greatly affect the University.

“Little blips aren’t a problem for residential areas,” Sundgren said. “They will only need to fix their clocks. For U.Va., blips shut down our plants.”

The University partners with Dominion Virginia Power to provide electricity to all University buildings. Sundgren said the University has created a plan which will eliminate over 90 percent of power outages. The plan — informally called the Underground Express — will feed power through an underground system to University buildings.

The design for the plan has been completed.

The blackout greatly affected the students living in Old Dorms. First-year College student Hannah Noah, a resident of Bonnycastle Dorm, said the blackout disrupted her studies.

“When the power is out at night, I have to wait to finish necessary readings for class,” Noah said. “It is also a problem if I need to charge my computer for online work or print something.”

The rat that caused the power outage has since died.

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Mitchell Wellman elected UJC chair Committee elects new executive board at Sunday meeting Hannah Hall News Editor

The University Judiciary Committee selected its new executive committee at their meeting Sunday night. Third-year College student Mitchell Wellman was elected as incoming chair.

Outgoing chair Mackenzie Austin, a fourth-year College student, said UJC’s biggest accomplishment this past year was expanding the types of events and projects to promote their mission.

“That included new partnerships with other organizations we hadn’t partnered with in the past,” Austin said. “It included an entirely new education module that we rolled out to first-years.”

Wellman said the past term faced challenges with graduate school representation on the executive board.

“I think we’re seeking to bridge that gap by expanding our educational events within those schools,” Wellman said. He also said he plans on circulating case statistics to students both in the graduate and undergraduate communities.

Third-year Engineering student Jacqueline Kouri was elected incoming vice chair for first-years. During her term, Kouri said she hopes to create a committed first year judiciary committee like her predecessor, fourth-year Commerce student Brendan O’Hare.

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Kouri, Wellman, Bautz and Luzader were elected to UJC executive board.

Kouri said she would also like to increase outreach to all schools, including graduate and undergraduate.

“I think that targeting students right when they come into the University — transfers and new students — is extremely important to our mission at the UJC,” Kouri said.

Law student Peter Bautz is one of two graduate students on the UJC executive committee. Bautz was

elected as the incoming vice chair for trials.

Outgoing Vice Chair for Trials Miles Jackson, a fourth-year Commerce student, said the biggest thing he accomplished was improving the logistical and administrative side of UJC. “A lot of things in terms of trial scheduling, trial assignments and then general case processing was really improved this year,” Jackson

said.

Bautz said his goals include improving connections between senior support officers and keeping track of the different schedules of different graduate schools.

Deborah Luzader, a College graduate student, is the other graduate student on the committee and incoming vice chair of sanctions.

Luzander said outgoing vice chair of sanctions Brittany Hungate, a

fourth-year engineering student, did a great job, but that she would like to improve outreach.

“I think that a lot of students, especially in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, don’t really hear a lot about this, especially depending on orientations,” Luzader said.

Matt West elected Honor Chair West plans to make Honor more open to input David Schutte Associate Editor

The Honor Committee convened in Syria, Va., Sunday to elect its new committee chairs.

Matt West, a third-year College student, was elected chair.

Outgoing chair Faith Lyons, a fourth-year Commerce student, facilitated the questioning of the candidates and the deliberations, which helped the committee determine the best candidate.

Law student Austin Sim was elected vice chair for hearings.

He will be responsible for overseeing the hearing and appeal process and will oversee the jury selection process.

Third-year College student Sarah Wyckoff was elected vice

chair of investigations and will oversee the entire investigation process.

Ariana Zetlin, a third-year Curry student, was elected vice chair of education.

Zetlin will oversee and coordinate the Honor Committee’s education efforts to better reach out to the community to provide information about how the committee operates and the philosophy behind its system.

Third-year Architecture student Katharine Graham filled the final position, as vice chair of community relations, who will be working with a variety of student organizations and groups to enhance interdisciplinary relationships with the Honor Committee.

Coming into his term as Honor Committee chair, West said he

wants to focus on case processing and improving support officer accountability.

“We have an important responsibility to ensure that the process is fair for all parties involved,“ West said.

He also said he seeks to lead the committee in making the informed retraction policy of case processing more fair. The policy allows students who have committed an Honor offense to admit to the offense and allows a student to come back to finish his or her degree after two semesters of “Honor Leave.”

Though elections took place this weekend, the organization’s body still convened a regular meeting ahead of transitioning its new board.

At the regular meeting, com-

mittee members who went to the International Center for Academic Integrity conference in New Mexico presented what they learned from other educational institutions.

Outgoing Vice Chair for Education Caroline Herre, a graduate Architecture student, explained what the University representatives’ presentations at the conference entailed.

“We talked a lot about different methods of welcoming first-years into a community of trust,” Herre said. These methods include summer orientation speeches and fall convocation where committee members speak to first-year students during their hall meetings and lawn chats.

Members also discussed community outreach to international students, especially those under

suspension.

“One of the specific instances where that would kind of change how the informed retraction affects international students …

William and Mary enrolls them in, or helps enroll them in, community college,” Herre said. “So they’re not necessarily getting credit for their school … but they can keep their visa and can keep staying in the United States.”

The new committee chairs will begin their term in April.

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focus Mark Felice News Writer

As the home of the University and Thomas Jefferson’s atmospheric science innovations at Monticello, Charlottesville has a long history of tracking the weather. Today, Monticello, along with Observatory Hill, is still used as a hub for research on atmosphere and weather patterns.

Recent weather conditions in Charlottesville show a Monday in March might be 65 degrees and sunny with no clouds, while the next weekend might be 30 degrees with the possibility of snow flurries. Weather anomalies in the city of Charlottesville are being studied in connection with global weather patterns, which have become a central part of the recent climate change debate.

Monticello as a weather landmark Jefferson’s home, Monticello, was completed during the mid-to-late 18th century on a piece of property overlooking the Virginia Piedmont and the mountains in the distance.

Jefferson conducted many of his scientific experiments there.

Weather became an important topic of study for Jefferson, as he thought it was an area which had not been fully investigated by those in the scientific community, Monticello’s Curator of Plants Peggy Cornett said.

“As a man of the Enlightenment, Jefferson felt that weather was important and was an area that had not been fully discovered, so he started to take scientific weather records to try and analyze weather over time,” Cornett said.

Jefferson’s initiatives were some of the first explorations of weather, and he collected data on temperature patterns as well as rainfall totals for Monticello and the surrounding area.

“He kept a summary of his journal where he tabulated the minimum, maximum and mean temperatures of each month from 1810 to 1816,” Cornett said. “He has been described as the father of weather observation because over the course of seven years he wrote down 3,905 observations of the weather.”

To further his contributions to atmospheric science and weather observation, Jefferson traveled to Europe and conducted similar temperature readings and rain total tests, Cornett said.

Today, Monticello is still used for scientific ventures, but the data collected contributes to a national weather network which was not apparent in Jefferson’s time. “[Monticello is] a National Weather Service rain gauge, and we

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Local weather patterns and global change Charlottesville’s history with weather, connections between regional and global changes

Impacts of climate change seen in Charlottesville

Weather changes have been observed in Charlottesville as higher maximum summer temperatures and higher minimum winter temperatures.

Changes in weather patterns have caused harm to the ecosystem surrounding Charlottesville.

“Charlottesville faces a big challenge with invasive species of plants and insects coming in and driving out natives or even driving them extinct.”

-Environmental Science Prof. Manuel Lerdau

“The winter temperatures are potentially — in the short term — more significant as a problem because these low winter temperatures were one thing that held some of the invasive species in check.”

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actually submit weather observations to the National [Weather] Service Agency,” Cornett said. “I don’t know if Jefferson’s observations could tell us anything about global warming due to the area he surveyed, but it did show droughts and high temperatures that were not as high as we see today.”

Weather changes within a city While environmental changes were less of a concern during Jefferson’s time, changes are occurring over many parts of the globe today, and those effects can be seen in Charlottesville and at the University.

Weather changes have been observed in Charlottesville as higher minimum winter temperatures and higher maximum summer temperatures, Environmental Science Prof.

Manuel Lerdau said. These patterns have caused harm to the ecosystem surrounding Charlottesville, as many organisms moving into heavily forested areas are driving out others with established homes.

“Charlottesville faces a big chal-

lenge with invasive species of plants and insects coming in and driving out natives or even driving them extinct,” Lerdau said. “In some ways, the winter temperatures are potentially — in the short term — more significant as a problem because these low winter temperatures were one thing that held some of the invasive species in check.”

Another problem is that not all of the variables related to climate change and its impacts can be identified. Weather changes in Virginia are influenced by many other things than just the global temperature trend, Jerry Stenger, director of the Virginia Climatology Office, said.

“When we compare Virginia’s temperatures to the global average temperatures for the same period, there is a disconnect,” Stenger said.

“In fact, it appears that about 25 percent of the temperature variations in Virginia over time are related to the global scale signal. That means there is 75 percent of the trend that we don’t really understand and may have

other factors.”

Global trends and the future The period from around 1974 to the present has seen the most rapid warming in global temperatures, Stenger said. These changes are the result of a multitude of factors, some having to do with urbanization, changes in variations of instrumentation over time and things Stenger said are still not understood.

Stenger said he has started research on the changes in the shifts of the onset of winter and summer, taking an objective definition of winter as the coldest 91 days of the year and summer as the warmest 91 days of the year.

“When we look at one objective measure of winter and summer that isn't necessarily related to the calendar, we see that there appears to be a shift in winter starting later and to summer starting earlier,” Stenger said. “It implies that there is a noticeable shift of what may be going on, but trying to find the relationship is anyone’s game.”

Many environmental problems are natural occurrences which have become more severe with human contributions. These problems affect rainfall, weather and temperature, factors which have been unsteady over the past few years.

“The fact that we have greenhouse gases means that outgoing radiation from the surface is trapped within the atmosphere and that allows us to have a more habitable planet,” Environmental Science Prof. Kevin Grise said. “Because human emissions are adding excess carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the global temperature is now increasing, and this is why we are facing problems such as melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels."

While Monticello and the city of Charlottesville are only small parts of the equation when it comes to climate change, global patterns have been observed at the University and are currently being tracked by local stations and studied by professors and students alike.

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sports Matt Wurzburger Sports Editor

No stranger to having his name called, senior guard Malcolm Brogdon was once again tasked with rising to the challenge Saturday night. As has so often been the case, Brogdon responded and took over both ends of the court while leading No. 1 seed Virginia past No. 9 seed Butler, 77-69.

Early on, Brogdon carried the load on offense. The first-team All-American scored all six of Virginia’s points on perfect three-ofthree shooting.

However, Brogdon’s teammates could not find their rhythm. No other Cavalier scored until the 11:55 mark when senior center Mike Tobey followed a miss by sophomore guard Marial Shayok.

Before Tobey’s tip in, Virginia (287) had missed five of their last seven shots.

On the other end, the Cavaliers matched the Bulldogs (22-11) stop for stop. Butler missed seven of their first 11 attempts and were held without a three for the first 7:57.

But the Bulldogs made up for their offensive deficiencies with turnovers. Butler turned Virginia over five times in the first half — including a span of four turnovers in 6:19 — and parlayed those mistakes into six points. Butler, on the other hand, committed only two turnovers in the half.

“I said it to them before the game and reminded them, ‘Butler will not lose,’” coach Tony Bennett said. “You’re gonna have to go get

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Virginia advances to Sweet 16 Two-way effort from Malcolm Brogdon shuts down Butler scorers, propels Cavalier offense it. You’re gonna have to beat them.”

When they were able to get set in the half court, Virginia’s defense frustrated Butler but had issues keeping the Bulldogs out of the paint. Coach Chris Holtmann’s team shot only 45.5 percent in the first half but did score 14 points in the paint.

Key to this was Virginia’s defense of three Butler stars — seniors Roosevelt Jones and Kellen Dunham and sophomore Kelan Martin. The trio, who on average combined 46.2 points per game, scored five points on 2-9.

Picking up the slack was junior forward Andrew Chrabascz.

The Portsmouth, R.I. native led his team with 12 first-half points.

“Basically, it was just them finding me in open areas,” Chrabascz said.

Chrabascz picked up where he left off in the second, scoring the first 12 points for the Bulldogs on 4-4 shooting and giving Butler a 37-34 advantage with 16:32 remaining.

By then, the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year knew what he had to do. Brogdon switched onto Chrabascz — giving up two inches and 21 pounds on the Butler four man.

“Malcolm is that kind of player,” Bennett said. “You look at him all year. He’s guarded point guards, wings, different kind of guys at the four spot. We just said, ‘This is the time.’”

After the switch, Chrabascz scored a single point and missed all three shot attempts.

“He’s an excellent player,” Brogdon said. “He had an excellent

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Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon’s team high 22 points moved him into ninth on Virginia’s all-time scoring list with 1,785 points.

game. … I thought my teammates were able to help me. … We just tried to make it difficult for him.”

Brogdon did more than dominate Butler’s most dominant offensive weapon. The Atlanta, Ga. native also took over on offense — scoring 14 points in the second while going 6-6 from the free throw line.

In total, Brogdon scored a team-high 22, grabbed five rebounds, tied for a game-high with five assists and moved into sole possession of ninth place on the all-time Cavalier scoring list with 1,785 points.

Unlike in the first half, the Cavaliers got into the paint with regularity in the second half. Jones could not stay in front of Brogdon while Gill abused Chrabascz on the low block to open up opportunities for their teammates. In all,

the Cavaliers scored 32 points in the paint in the second half.

“They started decking the ball to the basket and posting up more in the second half,” Jones said.

Capitalizing on the increased space was sophomore guard Marial Shayok. The Ottawa, Ontario native scored 10 in the second half and got the assist on a Gill dunk, which gave Virginia the 46-44 lead.

“When Marial gets in the game he’s always looking to be aggressive and to attack the rim, and that’s something we need from him,” Gill said.

Shayok finished with 12 points and has reached double digits in three of his past four contests.

“I just wanted to bring some energy,” Shayok said.

Butler’s defense simply could not contain Virginia in the second.

The Cavaliers made 12 of their first

13 field goal attempts and shot 73.1 percent from the floor after halftime.

For the game, Virginia shot 55.8 percent but only 2-10 from beyond the arc.

Virginia built a 64-55 advantage with 5:56 remaining, but tenacious Butler fought back and a turnover by sophomore guard Devon Hall led to a Jones layup which made it a two-possession game at 70-66.

With 36 seconds remaining, Jones split a pair of free throws to make the game 72-69. From that point on, the Bulldogs would miss their last three shots while Virginia went five-of-six from the charity stripe to ice the game.

The victory sends Virginia to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years where a date with No. 4 seed Iowa State awaits.

Baseball wins two of three against Wake Forest The No. 18 Virginia baseball team won its second straight conference series, with two wins in three games against Wake Forest.

The Cavaliers (15-6, 4-2 ACC) swept the Demon Deacons (13-9, 2-4 ACC) Friday before dropping the series finale Saturday.

Junior pitcher Connor Jones and two relievers combined for a 4-0 shutout victory in the series opener. Jones worked 7.1 innings allowing six hits, walking two and striking out nine.

Wake Forest out-hit Virginia, but the Demon Deacons left 10 runners on base.

Sophomore outfielder Adam Haseley led the Cavaliers with three hits and one run scored.

Junior shortstop Daniel Pinero began the scoring in the second inning. He led with a double, advanced on a sacrifice fly and came home on a bunt by freshman designated hitter Nate Eikhoff.

The Cavaliers tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth to build a 4-0 lead.

From there, Virginia’s pitching took over. After Jones left with one out in the eighth, senior pitcher Kevin Doherty recorded two outs before turning the ball over to junior Alec Bettinger, who pitched a hitless ninth inning to seal the win.

The second game of the doubleheader was a back-and-forth affair. Wake Forest took a brief lead

with a three-run fourth inning, but Virginia responded with three of its own in the bottom of the frame.

In that inning, Haseley hit a run-scoring triple and scored on a double by sophomore second baseman Ernie Clement.

Haseley, the Windermere, Fla. native, recorded two triples, three doubles and two singles while scoring four runs and driving home a man in two games.

Senior starter David Rosenberger allowed four runs, four earned, on four hits over five innings. Rosenberger struck out six batters and walked one.

Junior right hander Tyler Shambora took over and pitched the final four innings, surrendering

one hit and striking out four, as Virginia won, 6-4.

The Demon Deacons frustrated Virginia’s hope of securing a series sweep with a 9-8 victory Saturday.

Wake Forest led the Cavaliers 8-3 heading into the seventh inning, but Virginia scored three times in the seventh and twice in the eighth to tie the game.

Sophomore Tommy Doyle started on the mound for the Cavaliers, and yielded eight runs — seven of which were earned — on six hits over five innings.

First, Freshmen Cameron Simmons and Andy Weber led off the seventh with back-to-back base hits. Then, Haseley then singled home Weber. After that, Junior

catcher Matt Thaiss lined out to score Weber. Finally, Sophomore first baseman Pavin Smith tripled to score Haseley.

Smith finished the day batting three-for-four with two runs driven in.

Doherty scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to tie the game at 8-8, but Wake Forest responded with one run in the ninth inning to go ahead. The run came against Bettinger, who picked up his third loss of the year.

Virginia hosts James Madison Tuesday before a road series with Louisville March 25-27.

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Virginia falls in series sweep to Louisville Cavaliers see positive signs despite losing 12 of their past 14 games Rahul Shah Associate Editor

The Virginia women’s softball team headed into this past weekend looking to bounce back from a rough start in the beginning of March. The Cavaliers (821, 0-6 ACC) took on Louisville at home, in Charlottesville for a three-game series. Virginia, though competitive, lost with scores of 2-0, 7-2 and 2-1, respectively, falling to the Cardinals (19-6, 5-1 ACC) in a series sweep.

The series was originally scheduled with a single game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday. However, the schedule changed due to inclement weather with the doubleheader played on Friday, and the series finale on Saturday morning.

Coach Blake Miller said the schedule changes had no effect on his team’s performance.

“That’s kind of what everything is always built on; making sure that you’re just ready to go when it’s time to go,” Miller said. “I mean schedule changes, that’s just part of that, and part of softball, because we have to adjust to these different times and work that.”

Although Virginia is now on a seven-game losing streak, and has lost 12 of its last 14 games, Miller believes there were positive signs, especially in the series finale, that show the Cavaliers are beginning to turn things around. Despite taking a loss in the game Saturday, he pointed out freshman pitcher Erika Osherow pitched a solid game.

“As far as pitching, Erika did a great job on the mound,” Miller said. “She didn’t have her best stuff today, I mean they put up eight hits on her, but she spread them out, she pitched out of jams.”

In addition to seeing improvements, the Cavaliers have not lost confidence in themselves and believe they are capable of playing at a high level.

Junior catcher Katie Park said that despite Virginia’s losses, the team has played competitively in recent games.

“I mean our confidence never really wavers,” Park said.

“We’re competing every game so we’re not really even discouraging about that every day.”

However, though there have been signs of improvement, the team knows there are still areas they need to improve upon. The team’s offense has struggled as

of late, as they have not scored more than three runs in their last 11 games and in 16 of their last 17 contests.

Miller believes the offense needs to get back to the basics, and overcomplicating simple tasks has been detrimental.

“Really hitting wise we just got to get simpler,” he said. “We take ourselves out of the game by outthinking,” Park emphasized the need to stay focused on both the offensive and defensive sides of the field, and getting back to doing the things that has made them successful in the past.

“Really get committed, keep our hands back and get back to what we do best with hitting; driving the ball the other way,” Park said. “Just playing clean defense behind Erika or whoever’s pitching.”

Despite the team’s recent struggles, the Cavaliers believe they are heading in the right direction and continue to have confidence in their abilities.

Virginia will make the short trip to Farmville, Va. this week to take on Longwood for a doubleheader Wednesday, before traveling to Pittsburgh to face off against the Panthers this weekend.

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Junior catcher Katie Park emphasized maintaining a positive mindset as Virginia has struggled, dropping three games to Louisville and losing 12 of its past 14 games.

Men's lacrosse drops hearbreaker at Notre Dame The Virginia men’s lacrosse team did not get the win it was hoping for Saturday night, but it did come closer to the performance that it has been aiming for. The Cavaliers (3-5, 0-2 ACC) fell against No. 2 Notre Dame at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind. in a back and forth contest that resulted in a heartbreaking overtime loss.

The Fighting Irish (5-1, 1-0

ACC) were vying for their first conference win and took a 2-0 lead early in the game, shutting Virginia out until about midway through the second period.

Senior midfielder Greg Coholan was the first to put the Cavaliers on the scoreboard with a goal at 7:40 in the second quarter.

Senior attackman James Pannell followed Coholan’s lead and put the ball in the back of the net

with 1:13 left in the first half even the halftime score at 2-2.

Notre Dame won the battle of shots, 38-30, and saves, 1411. Sophomore midfielder Jason Murphy was dominant for Virginia in faceoffs once again, winning 14-of-17 draws. The Cavaliers led in face offs, 14-4, and in ground balls, 38-33.

In the second half, a pair of juniors propelled Virginia

to the lead. Junior Ryan Lukacovic scored a goal followed by two tallies by midfielder Zed Williams. The Cavaliers led 5-4 with 6:54 left in the third quarter before Notre Dame capped off regulation with a 3-2 run to send the contest into overtime.

Junior midfielder Sergio Perkovic, who tied the game for the Fighting Irish to take the competition into overtime, also

scored the winning goal for Notre Dame just 29 seconds into the overtime period.

Virginia will return to action after a week of practice on Easter Sunday, as No. 8 Johns Hopkins visits Klöckner Stadium at 1 p.m.

—compiled by Mariel Messier

No. 5 Irish fight past women’s lacrosse, 16-4 The No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (4-5, 0-3 ACC) was defeated, 16-4, Saturday

by No. 5 Notre Dame (9-1, 3-1 ACC).

Senior midfielder Mary Alati, junior attacker Besser Dyson and sophomore midfielders Kasey Behr and Lilly DiNardo each scored one goal for the Cavaliers, who have dropped

their past four games after starting the season 4-1.

Sophomore goalie Rachel Vander Kolk had a game-high 15 saves in the defeat. Virginia was outshot by Notre Dame, 43-12.

Virginia started the game off strongly, leading 2-1 with 17:25 remaining in the first half after goals by DiNardo and Alati.

Notre Dame scored the next

three goals, but Virginia trailed just 4-3 after Dyson scored with 11:15 left in the half.

However, thev Fighting Irish took control and closed the half by scoring four straight goals, taking an 8-3 halftime advantage.

Notre Dame opened the second half with two straight goals.

Then after Behr scored with

19:38 left to cut the lead to 10-4, Notre Dame went on another six goal run to end the game.

The loss continues the struggles Virginia has had on the road and in conference games this season. The team is now 0-3 in both true road games and ACC play.

The Cavaliers will look to get back on track when they next

play James Madison (4-5) in Klöckner Stadium this Wednesday. The Cavaliers have won their past four meetings with James Madison, including last season’s 14-12 win.

—compiled by Jack Gallagher

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Women’s swim and dive takes fifth at NCAA’s Smith wins 500, 1,650 freestyle national titles, Bartholomew takes two second-place finishes Ben Tobin Associate Editor

Last season, the Virginia women’s swimming and diving team had one main goal: to be the best squad in program history. Finishing fifth at NCAA Championships, the Cavalier women were able to accomplish that goal.

Whereas the goal was even more ambitious this season — finishing in the top four — the Virginia women placed fifth yet again at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga. “We fell short of what our hopes and dreams were for this meet, but top five is still nothing to hang your head about,” Virginia coach Augie Busch said.

Last year, California, Georgia, Stanford and Texas A&M all finished ahead of the Cavaliers, respectively. This year, the same teams remained in the top four, with Georgia placing first (414 points) and Texas A&M (309 points) edging out Virginia for fourth place. The Cavaliers scored 264 points, falling short of its podium-finish goal.

“I think that if we’re disap-

pointed with a fifth-place finish and not a top four finish that our standards are really high, and that says a lot for our program on the upswing,” junior Leah Smith said.

Smith, arguably the most dominant swimmer in Virginia history, proved to be the star of the meet for the Cavaliers. Winning both the 500 and 1,650yard freestyle, Smith provided Virginia with its only victories.

“I really wanted to get all the points I could for our team and was just trying to repeat [my titles] again from last year,” Smith said.

After winning these two events, Smith now has four individual NCAA titles — more than any other Virginia student athlete and tied with former Clemson swimmer Mitzi Kremer (1987-89) for the second-most national titles in ACC women’s swimming and diving history. “[Winning four individual titles] is rare not just in [Virginia] athletics history but in college swimming history as a whole,” Busch said.

While Smith has another year of competition on the team,

this meet marked the end of several illustrious swimming careers. Senior Hanne Borgersen, an ACC Champion and Smith’s mile training partner, concluded her career with a 17th-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Also, senior Courtney Bartholomew, who claimed nine ACC individual titles during her time at the University, placed second in the 100 and the 200yard backstroke.

“I cried after Courtney’s last race,” Smith said. “I was just so proud of her. Courtney’s always there, and she’s always about the team.”

The Cavalier women have had plenty to be proud of this season. They held a perfect 8-0 record in dual meets, reached No. 1 in the CSCAA Top 25 for the first time in program history and captured their ninth-consecutive ACC Championship.

By many measures, Virginia has had a successful season.

However, the NCAA Championships have forced Busch to change how he sees success.

“Now we define success in a different way,” Busch said. “We define it in ways that have to do

with this meet. That’s a positive cultural improvement.”

Next up, some members of the Virginia swimming and diving team will be competing for a chance to race in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The trials will take place in Omaha, Neb. from June 26-July 3. Smith said that is her main focus at the moment, but she still has her eyes on next season.

“The fifth-place finish has

put a fire under us, and we know that we want more than that,” Smith said.

Busch, who will enter his fourth year at Virginia next year, plans on continuing to pursue the same team goal from this season, he said.

“Our goal from here on out is to finish in the top four at NCAAs and get a trophy,” Busch said. “To me, that’s the new standard for this program.”

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Leah Smith defended her national titles in the 500 and 1,650 yard freestyle at the NCAA championship meet this weekend. The junior now has four individual national championships.

No. 1 men’s tennis takes down NC State, Florida State The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team had a busy weekend with two in-conference games — one Friday and the other Sunday. Friday, the team played No. 33 North Carolina State in Charlottesville at the Snyder Tennis courts. Sunday, the Cavaliers hosted No. 23 Florida State at the Boar’s Head Sports Club after the game was moved indoors due to inclement weather.

Virginia began its weekend

with a 7-0 thrashing of No. 33 NC State. The Cavaliers started off the day winning the doubles point thanks to a pair of 6-2 victories.

In singles, the Cavaliers went on to sweep the Wolfpack with little trouble, as only two of the six total matches went to three sets.

At the top of the ladder, senior Ryan Shane won a tough match against NC State senior Thomas Weigel 6-7, 7-5, 6-4. Virginia junior JC Aragone also pulled

out a tough one to defeat Wolfpack freshman Igor Saveljic 6-3, 5-7, 7-6. This was a huge sweep to establish the Cavaliers as the nation’s top team after they reclaimed their No. 1 national ranking last week.

The next match of the weekend was set to be a tough one against No. 23 Florida State, who had previously dethroned then-No. 1 North Carolina. The Seminoles came into this game boasting a

4-1 ACC record, but the Cavaliers were prepared and responded with a 7-0 victory.

Once again, Virginia started things off strong with a pair of 6-2 victories to secure the doubles point. In singles, Shane notched a huge win against the previous ACC player of the week, senior Benjamin Lock 6-3, 6-2. Virginia sophomore Collin Altamirano also notched a three-set victory, defeating Florida State senior

Marco Nunez 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. Additionally, Cavalier junior Thai-Son Kwiatkowski dug out a clean 6-3, 6-3 win against Seminole senior Michael Rinaldi.

After notching a pair of sweeps on the weekend, the Cavaliers seem poised to maintain both their perfect in-conference record and No. 1 ranking for the rest of the season.

—compiled by Hunter Ostad

Wrestling’s NCAA run ends Friday in consolation defeat After sending five wrestlers to the NCAA wrestling tournament, only junior George DiCamillo, who fought his way to the round of 12 for the second consecutive year in the 133 pound weight class, remained for Virginia.

However, DiCamillo’s run came to an end Friday as he dropped a close 8-6 decision to Utah Valley senior Jade Rauser.

Sixth-seeded DiCamillo beat

his first round competitor with a decision of 8-4 before facing ACC challenger sophomore Dom Forys of Pittsburgh and handing the No. 11 seed a 4-3 decision to move onto the quarterfinals.

DiCamillo faced third-seeded Illinois junior Zane Richards in the quarterfinal round, and dropped his first match of the tournament by a major decision, 12-4. DiCamillo made it to the

consolation round, where he was ultimately defeated by Rauser to end his tournament run.

DiCamillo has been a key wrestler for the Cavaliers throughout the season, finishing the season with 29 wins. With a year of competition left, the junior is nearing the top 15 in career wins for Virginia with 90 in his career.

Fourteenth-seeded senior

Zach Nye ended his final NCAA run after an impressive season in the 197 pound weight class. Nye started off with a 6-3 decision over Eastern Michigan’s Anthony Abro before dropping his first match to No. 3 seeded Minnesota junior Brett Pfarr. Nye fought back in the consolation round by defeating Cornell senior Owen Scott by a solid 8-2 decision. The senior’s run was ended in the

next round of consolations when he was defeated by No. 6 seeded Virginia Tech sophomore Jared Haught of Virginia Tech by a close 2-1 decision.

Overall, the Cavaliers placed 48th in the tournament with 3.5 points.

—compiled by Mariel Messier

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opinion Comment of the day “Why should citizens pay, over decades, hundreds of thousand of dollars to maintain those who take life (costs sometimes higher than the much publicized high costs of death case trials, appeals and execution)? ... Kant’s point is well made; we are social beings and have a moral right, indeed duty to determine which crimes merit exclusion from society.”

“Bruno Hob” in response to Lucy Siegel’s March 18 article, “The death penalty does not bring closure.”

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Virginia leads the charge in equitable discipline Other states’ schools should mimic Virginia’s threat assessment policy Disciplinary measures in Virginia K-12 public schools are a subject University students should be concerned with: many of us grew up in the state and many of the University’s future students will have gone through the Virginia public school system. A recent report by the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and a Curry school group analyzed the state’s 2014-15 implementation of “threat assessment teams” aimed at preventing violence in Virginia public schools.

The report showed that the teams, introduced in 2013, have been successful in curbing public school violence.

Moreover, it concluded there were no racial inconsistencies in the teams’ disciplinary actions. Other states should consider implementing threat assessment programs modeled after Virginia’s, which, unlike zero tolerance policies, limit public school violence while disciplining white and minority students equitably.

A “threat” typically means what we might colloquially call bullying, but can range in severity from teasing to phys-

ical assault. Teams tasked with conducting “threat assessments” involve multi-disciplinary groups including school administrators, counselors, psychologists and other staff members. The procedure goes as follows: after someone reports a threat, the leader of the threat assessment team interviews the perpetrator, while the principal interviews the recipient.

The principal determines whether the threat is “transient” and easily resolved, or if the threat is substantive. If the latter turns out to be true, the threat is then determined to be “serious” or “very serious” depending on the intended severity of injury (for example, a threat to physically assault is serious, while a threat to kill or sexually assault is very serious). Responses to serious threats include immediate protection precautions, counseling referrals and student discipline. Responses to very serious threats are more extensive, with law enforcement consultation and mental health evaluation followed by a written safety plan.

In response to the 1999 Columbine shooting, public schools nationwide expand-

ed zero tolerance policies that created a one-size-fitsall disciplinary response (expulsion) for a broad range of classroom threats. Organizations such as the American Psychological Association, or APA, have questioned the effectiveness of zero tolerance policies. In fact, the APA Zero Tolerance Task Force Report demonstrated that zero tolerance policies may actually increase bad behavior among students. Suspending and expelling students for insignificant infractions is far too punitive and prevents students from obtaining a quality education. The threat assessment policy, on the other hand, fits an appropriate disciplinary action to offenses of varying levels of severity. It also is more rehabilitative in that it provides mental health evaluations for those who do pose very serious threats.

Even President Barack Obama, among others, has accused zero tolerance policies of introducing racial bias to student discipline. A 2013 report, for example, showed that Virginia schools suspend black male students at twice the rate of white male students. Disproportionately

high numbers of black public school students also receive suspensions and referrals to law enforcement. While this does not necessarily point to racism, disproportionately punishing black students widens the black achievement gap. A violence prevention protocol that easily resolves “transient” threats while committing a multidisciplinary team to serious threats provides a more nuanced approach to public school violence, one that has been shown to be racially equitable.

Virginia, the first state to implement this system, has created a model for other states. Given the tense racial climate at universities around the country today, such systems can benefit future college students entering communities in need of more equitable disciplinary systems — and even just more equitable treatment in general. The University’s honor system is often critiqued for having disproportionate effects on minority students; perhaps the state’s preventative measures can one day translate into change on our Grounds.

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The death penalty does not bring closure Foregoing the death penalty for Jesse Matthew is the best way to ensure justice and peace n the fall of 2014, the Uni- adverse events and cease a cycle versity and surrounding of violence that would have othcommunity mourned the loss erwise continued with the crimiof then-second-year nal’s execution. student Hannah GraParents of both LUCY SIEGEL ham. When investiGraham and HarringViewpoint Writer gators connected cab ton have expressed driver Jesse Matthew their gratitude for to the abduction and murder of this plea bargain, as they will Hannah Graham, he was charged not have to endure the torment with first-degree murder. Origi- and pain of a month’s long trial nally, Matthew was set for trial in the midst of their continued on July 5, but on March 2, 2016, healing. John Graham, father of Matthew had a hearing in which Hannah Graham, spoke out on he pleaded guilty to the killings the decision in an article on the of Hannah Graham and Morgan matter: “Our overriding priority Harrington. While this plea deal was that Matthew will never be resulted in the withdrawal of a able again to inflict his depravmurder charge against Matthew, ity on young women. Matthew’s he was sentenced to four con- deeds show that he is far too secutive life sentences, for which dangerous ever to be allowed there is absolutely no prospect to be free.” This plea will spare of parole. Matthew is off the continued anguish for the famigrid, for good. It is reasonable lies and friends who have had to to believe Matthew only plead- endure immeasurable amounts ed guilty in an effort to escape of pain over the past year and the fate of the death penalty. It a half. I believe if Matthew had is reasonable to believe it is un- been sentenced with the death fair for a man who cut short the penalty, we would be continuing life of a young woman to avoid this cycle of violence (in essence, the highest capital punishment capitulating to criminal neglifor his crimes. Yet, plea bargains gence and irrationality.) It does provide healing for the family not seem logical that families and friends left in the wake of and friends can receive total clo-

sure by witnessing the execution of another human being, as that is what happened to their very own loved one. There is no doubt a criminal of this capacity should be punishable to the utmost degree, but I do not think we have the right to kill.

In 2005, Matthew was also accused of attacking and attempting to murder a Fairfax woman identified as “RG.” He pleaded guilty, yes, but before doing so, he made the victim testify, made her relive the horror she had

then, did he admit to the evidence. In order to get Matthew to this point of submission, this woman had to relive her worst nightmare that had become a reality all those years ago. Since Matthew pleaded guilty at his hearing, the Graham and Harrington families do not have to suffer again like the first victim did. Without this woman having the courage to testify, he may not have pleaded and gotten to this point of closure.

Thus, plea bargains play a major role in the avoidance of the death penalty, which validates their usefulness in the justice system.

Yet, Susan Funaro challenges this notion when she asks, There is no doubt a criminal of this capacity should be punishable to the utmost degree, but I “If the deal removes the murderer from do not think we have the right to kill.” society for life, isn’t it the best form of been trying to escape from since justice served?” I do not see how its occurrence. He made her fly justice is adequately served here, around the world to tell a court- for a sentence to execution is in room what happened to her on essence modeling the behavior it that fateful day. She had to look ultimately seeks to prevent: killat his face again. Then, and only ing.

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Philosopher Immanuel Kant believes “whoever has committed murder, must die,” for there is no other substitute for the “satisfaction of justice.” But, if the alternative can allow further healing and comfort to those who suffer the most pain, we must not kill solely in the name of justice, for the family and friends left behind are not receiving proper closure by witnessing the killing of another human being, which is what brought them to this point in the first place. In cases comparable to those of Graham and Harrington, the decision seems to fulfill the expressed satisfaction of justice. Barry Scheck participated in a debate on the role of the death penalty in our society, rightfully asserting that “This system is incapable not just of determining who’s guilty or innocent in the final analysis… but reliably figuring out who should die or who shouldn’t.

We shouldn’t be tinkering with the machinery of death.” Ending the cycle of violence brings justice and peace to those who are left to bear the pain of the loss of a loved one.

Justifying radical responses to systematic oppression A “What’s the Word” Column why do present-day activists, like Johnson, rely on “the unthinkable, the unapologetic and the unter, or BLM, activists respectable” as means taking over Vermont for proclaiming their DEANZA COOK Sen. Bernie Sanders’ message of freedom Guest Writer stage in Seattle. The and justice for black protest sparked a tidlives? The answer is al wave of controversy that even simple: because black political captured Donald Trump’s atten- activists, like those of BLM, are tion when he spoke to CNN. He responding to the evolution of said, “I would never give up my racism and systemic oppression microphone. I thought that was in the 21st century. disgusting…” Trump wasn’t alone America no longer uses in his disgust. Liberal America “white” and “colored” public signs loathed the seemingly irrational to segregate and marginalize tactics of the BLM Seattle protes- black populations. The politicians tors. Commentators from all sides of today, with the exception of of the political spectrum demand- Donald Trump, no longer consided to know why the BLM move- er it politically viable to explicitment would attack and berate the ly endorse black economic and most progressive and liberal can- political subjugation. Nowadays, didate in the presidential race. racial discrimination and disenThe activists responded, “We franchisement takes on a more inhonor black lives by doing the sidious and covert form. Instead unthinkable, the unapologetic of battling outright racists, black and the unrespectable.” Specifi- Americans are confronted with cally, BLM activist Marissa John- white supremacist views masked son named “white supremacist in “color-blind,” “post-racial” liberalism” as a crucial barrier to rhetoric. Thus, contemporary so“holding Sanders and other white cial activists are compelled to reprogressives accountable for fail- spond accordingly. ing to support [the BLM] moveHowever, abuses against peoment.” Still the question remains: ple of color are not all inconspicu-

ous. Extrajudicial killings of black people by law enforcement are the worst kept secrets of American history. From the establishment of colonial slave patrols to the development of the modern American police state, police brutality against people of color in the U.S. is old news — 300-year-old news. Black political activists of today are still attempting to raise awareness about police brutality.

The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was born out of long historic tradition of black activists fighting

cry against police brutality. Historically this issue has been at the epicenter of racial justice conflict.

Police violence against people of color harkens back to deeply rooted social and racialized inequalities that have existed in America since its founding. The Civil Right Movement — as victorious as it may have been in some respects — left behind a legacy of unfinished business that activists today are addressing in the contemporary moment. The issues of black America are being re-televised and reinterpreted through hashtags, Twitter chats and other online forums connecting advocates from around the globe faster than ever before. WhethWhether we like it or not, we are witnessing the er we like it or not, we are witnessing next chapter in civil rights history.” the next chapter in civil rights history.

America’s moral to “[broaden] the conversation conscience cannot afford to enaround state violence to include tertain the gross dichotomy of all of the ways in which Black Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives people are intentionally left pow- Matter that dominates American erless at the hands of the state.” political discourse today. We owe We cannot ignore the rallying it to succeeding generations to

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n Aug. 8, 2015, cable news O erupted with images and news clips from Black Lives Mat-

tackle issues of criminal and civil justice head-on and permanently eliminate historical injustices. Regardless of skin color or ethnicity, all people have a role to play in race-related debates. These issues are not solved in isolation and are certainly not overcome by silence or passivity. When opportunities present themselves, we ought to respond, offer constructive criticism and contribute to the broader mission of constructing a truly inclusive America. However, sidestepping the process of addressing the historical roots of America’s racial divisions will only delay much-needed social progress. Until we confront and acknowledge the abuses embedded in American institutions and ideologies, social epidemics like police brutality will endure.

DeAnza Cook is a contributing writer for The Cavalier Daily and Black Student Alliance’s bi-weekly “What’s the Word” column.

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Engage the greater Charlottesville community The Cavalier Daily should extend its scope to include more local issues of these bodies, which would otherwise be unseen or unheard by a majority of the communiUniversity. Its main ty. This engagement concerns are thus helps us, whatever SASAN MOUSAVI with the day-to-day roles we play here, to Public Editor doings and issues that become aware of and impact those within involved with what its relevant communities. What happens here. These student of its role within the City of groups, as they are established, Charlottesville, though? Should have such a duty and must perthe school's chief publication sist in carrying it out. amplify its coverage of subjects However, what of us — puand topics beyond the physical pils, teachers and the like — boundaries of Central Grounds? when it comes to the greater An individual affiliated with Charlottesville community? Afthe University, of course, en- ter all, regardless of our roles gages himself directly with what and statuses here, we still inhabit happens on Grounds. Whatever this city, breathe its air and play he may be — a student, profes- our parts in its various locales. sor or administrator — he is ex- Whether we choose to or not, we posed to a set of social situations participate consciously or unand statuses unique to him. consciously within its boundaThese are connections that, con- ries, despite the myriad ways we sciously or unconsciously, affil- may construe its environments, iate him with what the Univer- peoples and borders. What "hapsity does. Now, student-based pens" here, then, should relate organizations such as The Cav- and stay important to us at the alier Daily ideally bring issues University. and concerns to the attention Take a fascinating Opinion

article from this week's Cavalier Daily issue, for instance. It argues, in effect, for the removal of the George Rogers Clark statue near the school’s hospital because of it being "culturally inappropriate.” Such a subject has no immediate instigation against the University, nor a vital impact upon specific people

even the smallest details of what construes our locale? Similar articles would serve those exact purposes, and have before in past Cavalier Daily issues.

Granted, Charlottesville has its other media outlets to cover the quotidian happenings in our city. The Daily Progress, C-VILLE Weekly and others do their job in covering newsworthy stories for all us residents. Does the average student, though, who may not have as strong a connection to The publication, along with similar groups this town as other here, has an opportunity — and perhaps Un ive rs it y - b a s e d individuals, engage a responsibility — to engage with greater with those publiCharlottesville and pop whatever bubble that cations regularly?

This is the prime may close this University off from it.” question. Yet I do not risk generaliat the school. Yet, as residents zation. It should be safe to say, of this town, is it not proper to though, that The Cavalier Daily be aware of such potential prob- might be their prime source of lems and to be regarded with campus-related news. So what

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he Cavalier Daily prides itT self as being an independent student newspaper at our

can be done to expand that?

The publication, along with similar groups here, has an opportunity — and perhaps a responsibility — to engage with greater Charlottesville and pop whatever bubble that may close this University off from it. It could provide its readers with relevant content from a multiplicity of unique, student-based perspectives to see and hear of more beyond the borders of central Grounds. What better way, then (besides going out and about in this town, of course) to maximize a connection with this wonderful city, critically, leisurely or otherwise — even if it's only for a short time?

Sasan Mousavi is the Public Editor for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at publiceditor@ cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @CDPublicEditor.

Stop scapegoating mental illness Mental illness is not the main cause of gun violence and mass shootings in America shootings or mass violence.

Mental illnesses are varied and complex, but the vast majority of president, going to people with mental invest a lot of money ALEXANDER ADAMES illnesses will never into mental health. commit such horrific Opinion Columnist And when you watch crimes. In fact, people these Republican dewithout disabilities are bates, you know why we need to more dangerous to those who have invest in mental health." Though the mental illnesses than the other way comment garnered laughs from the around. According to researchers audience, many were also disgrun- at the World Health Organization tled by Sanders’ seemingly harmless and Liverpool John Moores Unijoke. Jabs are expected in the realm versity, people with mental illnesses of politics, but they should never are nearly four times more likely to come at the expense of a vulnerable be victims of violence than adults and stigmatized group. The laugh- without any disability. Even those ter and applause received reveal an with “severe mental illnesses” are acceptance of an automatic connec- 2.5 times more likely to be attacked, tion between absurd and vitriolic raped or mugged than the general ideas and mental illness. By making population. that joke, Sanders implied the ReOn top of clearing up misconpublican candidates are dangerous ceptions about mental health, we by virtue of some of their harmful also need to accept the fact that rhetoric. In addition, by immedi- people without mental health issues ately suggesting mental illness is the are also capable of committing horcause of the GOP’s “absurd” ideas, rific things. Last October, following Sanders also implied people with the Umpqua Community College mental illnesses are the only people shooting, President Barack Obama capable of holding such menacing said, "We don't yet know why this ideas. This idea persists in political individual did what he did. And it's discourses surrounding mass shoot- fair to say that anybody who does ings despite contradictory evidence. this has a sickness in their minds, If we continue to scapegoat mental regardless of what they think their illness as the explanation for abhor- motivations may be." I completely rent ideas and behavior, then we disagree with President Obama on will never resolve the issues of mass this matter. Committing acts of hor-

ror does not necessitate that perpetrators suffer from mental illnesses.

In fact, some of the greatest crimes against humanity have been executed by people who lacked any form of mental illness.

In “Theorising Destruction: Reflections on the State of Comparative Genocide Theory,” political scientist Maureen S. Hiebert delineates numerous explanations that have been

a mental illness. As Hiebert shows, the perpetrators can be just about anyone.

When a mass shooting occurs, often without any evidence, political commentators suggest that mass shooters must have an illness. This immediate scapegoating of those who suffer from mental health conditions is not only wrong but also obscures the reality behind the cause of heinous crimes. Following the Charleston church massacre, many explained the incident on the grounds that Dylann Roof suffered mental health If we continue to scapegoat mental illness as the from issues, suggesting explanation for abhorrent ideas and behavior, a person without a then we will never resolve the issues of mass mental illness would never desire to mercishootings or mass violence.” lessly slaughter multiple people. This belief, offered to explain the occurrence of however, is completely unfounded. genocide. Hiebert explains how psy- There are no data showing Roof was chologists have attempted to explain suffering any form of mental illness. genocidal killing as acts perpetrated Why is it we have trouble accepting by people “outside the psycholog- the fact that people sometimes act ical norm.” These attempts, how- on their absurd beliefs? Consciously, ever, were failures. In fact, research most Americans will say racism is shows that genocidal killing is typi- wrong. However, many may never cally performed by ordinary people. label racist beliefs as byproducts of Contrary to President Obama’s sug- mental illness. Racism is an ideology gestion, a person who commits acts through which racists understand of horror does not necessarily have the world. For some, this ideolo-

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gy includes the extermination of another race. As Maureen Hiebert demonstrated in her article, these ideologies have led people without any mental illness to massacre thousands and millions of other people on the grounds that it was the “right” thing to do.

Given the media’s representation of mental health concerns, it may be tempting to assume absurd behavior and ideas are corollaries of mental illness. That image, as I have demonstrated, is false. We should refrain from immediately characterizing those who suffer from mental health concerns as violent or dangerous. This propagation will further discourage people with mental health issues from seeking out help.

Likewise, we should avoid immediately scapegoating mental illness as the explanation for abhorrent behaviour and crime. Mental illness is rarely the cause of these atrocities.

In fact, an examination of cultural beliefs and social pressures provides us with a more comprehensive and accurate answer.

Alexander’s columns run bi-weekly Mondays. He can be reached at a.adames@cavalierdaily.com.

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Year: First Major: Undecided Hometown: Charlottesville, VA U.Va. involvement: Madison House Ideal date personality: A person who can hold a conversation.

Ideal date activity: I just want to sit and talk as long as the person is putting in the effort to want to get to know me.

Describe a typical weekend: I'll sit in my dorm and do homework. I also like to walk around.

Hobbies: I like to read, watch TV and play sports.

What makes you a good catch? Good question, I don't know.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I'm not as consistent as I should be.

What's your favorite pick-up line? I don't have one.

Describe yourself in one sentence: Angst over my angst.

LOVE CONNECTION:

GUS

DANYA Bringing lovebirds together, one bagel at a time

Kay Khosbayar Love Guru

Gus and Danya met on Friday at 7 p.m., went to Bodo’s and walked to the Downtown Mall.

Danya: I signed up for Love Connection to go on a date and sabotage it to make a great article. It turned out that we both had the same goal, but we decided that it was stupid and chose to be nice.

Gus: I've never been on a blind date before so I didn't really have any expectations.

I was nervous when I realized what I had gotten myself into.

Danya: I expected a tall, McIntire fourthyear frat guy. All I knew about blind dates were from MTV shows so I thought this might be a disaster. But I was excited and so pumped.

Gus: When I got to the Rotunda she wasn't there. I thought I was being stood up, but she got there two minutes later.

Danya: It turned out that we were on the same bus. When I got to the Rotunda my first thought was, "Wow, they really set me up with the right guy." He went in for the hug and I thought he was a gentleman. He was not what I expected at all.

Gus: She was very different from what I expected. I realized that we live around the same area and I've seen her before and thought she was cute. At first she was snarky [because] she had originally planned to make the date really hard for the guy. My friends told me to do the same but that sounded awful, and I didn't want to do that.

So that was a scary proposition, but we talked about it.

Danya: When I first saw him I thought that this is the kind of guy I would go steam tunneling with, get arrested with and be happy about it. He just had that vibe. He's a cool guy.

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GUS Courtesy Gus

Year: First Major: Neuropsychology Hometown: Culpeper, VA U.Va. involvement: Madison House, low key theatre geek, Active Minds, every Secret Society Ideal date personality: Outgoing and will like my cheesy jokes, sarcastic, hipstery.

Ideal date activity: Something unconventional, like a night on the town or walking through the Downtown Mall, eating ice cream, ice skating or touring model houses and imagining funny situations in 10 years, being impulsive and doing something crazy.

Describe a typical weekend: Being mommed by friends, planning to climb the Rotunda and then chickening out, eating contests with myself, watching “The Office” again and again.

Hobbies: Watching “The Office,” playing basketball, collecting GIF text replies.

What makes you a good catch? I'm really adorable, an extraordinary cuddler and will make you feel good about your cheesy jokes.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? When there are awkward silences, I overcompensate.

What's you favorite pick-up line? *Grabs you* I solemnly swear I am up to no good.

Describe yourself in one sentence: I can't be tamed.

DANYA Courtesy Danya

Gus: We went to Bodo’s because we couldn't make up our minds. Then we just walked around after.

Danya: I remember thinking, "Please God, I don't want to go to Bodo’s." He suggested we go to Bodo’s, but it actually worked out pretty well!

Gus: The conversation was pretty balanced. I didn't think it was awkward. There were definitely moments where it was silent, but I thought it was fine.

Danya: The date was very natural, and I felt comfortable. We really wanted to get to know each other and not just ask basic questions. We talked about how crazy we are, and it was not superficial at all. We got along so well that it was almost like he was a perfect personality match.

Gus: I think we both wanted to talk to

someone equally as much. We immediately opened up to each other, and our characteristics were similar.

Danya: We both chase experiences that fulfill us, whether with nostalgic feelings or meaning. We talked about how pointless it is to not be authentic.

Gus: [In the end] I thought it was just a friend vibe.

Danya: There wasn’t that much flirting.

There was a lot of witty banter, and a lot of staring. He had an impeccable jawline.

Gus: I liked her a lot. If I had met her at any other time, I would've been really charmed and would've liked to go out again.

She's very cute, smart and nice. But because of certain circumstances, I unfortunately can't.

Danya: I don’t know if there was a

romantic connection. I would love it if there was. I would definitely want him to be one of my very close friends.

Gus: I paid for dinner, and I walked her back.

Danya: After Bodo’s, we walked downtown and looked at kids ice-skating, and it was really cute. We made fun of high school couples who looked like they didn't know what they were doing on their date, but I was like, "Wait, that's us right now."

Gus: I would rate the date 7.

Danya: I would rate it 9 and three-quarters (had to throw in the “Harry Potter” reference). Going in, I did not expect the date to be higher than a 5, but he blew my expectations away by being so authentic.

He's making me a mix tape.

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C’Ville eats: Elzinga and Lodge Kenneth Elzinga, Emily Lodge weigh in on their personal favorite dishes on, around Grounds

Drew Friedman Feature Writer

Kenneth Elzinga is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University. His research interests include antitrust economics, and religion and economics, according to the University of Virginia website.

Although he does not consider himself a foodie, he still likes to eat out in the Charlottesville area. Elzinga’s favorite place to eat outdoors is the dock of his summer home at Lake Monticello.

1. Aberdeen Barn “A restaurant that’s special for me to take students as guests is a long-time Charlottesville eatery,” Elzinga said. “[It] is neither downtown nor on the Corner.”

2. Dragon Lady Restaurant Even though this Chinese restaurant is now permanently

closed, Elzinga has eaten there with his students over the years.

“I have very fond memories of a restaurant called The Dragon Lady. I've literally had chicken and broccoli there over a hundred times,” Elzinga said. “[I] have dined there with hundreds of students over the years.

It has become Moe's and is next to Foods of All Nations.”

Emily Lodge, a third-year Batten student, is the newly-elected Student Council President. She is also involved with the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and the University Guide Service. Although she has limited free time to try new eateries around Charlottesville, she has still managed to explore a few different restaurants with her friends. This spring, she is looking to try eating at several new places, including YUM YUM Xpress and Roots.

1. Littlejohn’s Deli “I don’t have a go-to sand-

wich there, but I kind of mix it up with whatever I’m feeling.

Sometimes I ask the people behind the counter for their recommendations, and they all have a different favorite kind of sandwich,” Lodge said. “I like to have meetings there sometimes with people because it’s a fun atmosphere, but also not so loud that you can’t hear the person that you’re talking to. It’s really good food that’s at a decent price point.”

2. Take It Away and Chipotle “To be honest, most of my lunches are in [the PAC], because I try to meet with groups around my lunchtime. On the weekends, though, I like Take It Away. They have very limited seating outside, but if you’re able to grab a table, that’s really great,” Lodge said. “Chipotle is another great place where it’s very fun to eat outside as well.

I think those are my top two locations.”

Courtesy Emily Lodge

Emily Lodge is the newly-elected president of Student Council.

Fellowships frenzy debunked Remaining authentic, prepared ensures students’ success regardless of results Danaite Soquar Feature Writer

Nationally recognized scholarships like the Truman and Rhodes programs not only connote prestige but also provide students unparalleled opportunities to seek academic and professional pursuits. However, with highly competitive applicant pools and time-consuming essays, maintaining a positive perspective and preparing thoroughly ensure the process is a worthwhile experience regardless of whether or not the student wins the grant.

Andrus Ashoo, associate director of the Center of Undergraduate Excellence, encourages students to consider applying to fellowships for the benefits of the application process alone.

“Students don’t think about the classes they picked and why. These awards force you to think of this,” Ashoo said. “We are taught no one likes someone that talks about themselves, so we are bad at it, but in reality for these awards you are only able to stand out by writing something only you can write, and I’m here

to help students communicate this.”

The multi-faceted processes of applying to nationally competitive scholarships require students to communicate how an award will function in their career plan. However, students can only answer this question by reflecting on their involvements, goals and values.

Fourth-year College student Russell Bogue — who was recently awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, which includes a fully-financed degree at Oxford University — underscored the importance of preparing through self-reflection to create a narrative depicting who an applicant is and what he or she hopes to pursue.

“The hardest part of this entire process starting is the sheer amount of introspection of who you are, where you are going and how you are going to harness towards a particular end,” Bogue said. “The process is too rigorous upfront thinking about yourself, and self-reflection is difficult.”

However, Bogue stressed that authenticity throughout the rigorous application process helps

ensure students align correctly with the objectives of the scholarships.

“People place so much emphasis on winning a scholarship, and I found that it does not always work out, and it’s bad for your mental health … and it can be alleviated by your ability to be honest and just do it,” Bogue said. “I would say be diligent in preparing, but don’t treat it as a test you can ace and say what you think you have to.”

Ashoo advised students to seek out diverse perspectives in order to prepare in the most effective way when pursuing a scholarship.

“I would advise students to seek out people with expertise before they count themselves out. People who have gone through the process are good, but they can only speak from their experience,” Ashoo said.

“I can glean from the experiences of both students, but also professionally because I interact with the foundations.”

Bogue worked closely with Ashoo before applying for the Rhodes Scholarship and described the moment of winning as a mixture of intense emo-

tions.

“I think I was the most shocked because I thought the interview didn’t go well,” Bogue said. “I was not expecting my name, and I would describe it as overwhelming, because you’re disappointed for others, happy because you don’t believe it, so you’re not satisfied with the emotions.”

Third-year Engineering student Jill Ferguson, who is a finalist for the Truman Scholarship, said the award will provide her with an opportunity to find and participate in the interdisciplinary community she has been looking for.

Ferguson transferred from the College to the Engineering School, but said she found herself as an outlier in each school due to her interest in both hard science and policy.

“The Truman Scholarship has a cool sense of community that I have not yet found,” Ferguson said. “The Truman community intrinsically values hard sciences and policy, and I want to build that community.”

The application itself is both difficult and rewarding, Ferguson said.

“The most difficult part is that once you’ve gotten each idea for the essays, it’s about making … the specific word choice and making sure you’re intellectually passionate. But it’s also the most rewarding part because you learn what’s really good about you,” Ferguson said. “It’s interesting because what you think about yourself as ordinary they find extraordinary.”Ferguson said she believes the University can encourage the diversification of applicants to institutionally support students pursuing nationally competitive scholarships.

“What needs to be improved on is in outreach,” Ferguson said. “My first round interview [for the Truman scholarship] here at U.Va. [was] with mostly scholars like Jefferson and Echols, and maybe that identifies them as those students [who] should naturally apply. Others are not told about it as much and then they don’t see themselves or realize it.”

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HackCville goes West University organization visits startups in California

Joslyn Chesson Feature Writer

HackThis past spring break a group of 24 University students travelled to San Francisco to visit and tour different startup companies.

“We toured a bunch of startups, both smaller and larger in Silicon Valley and in the San Francisco area to see what startup companies are like from really small companies up to larger companies, like Google and Pinterest, to get an idea of the culture,” third-year Engineering student Kate Donovan said.

The program, run by HackCville, split the students into two “tracks” and visited different companies.

“All of these startup trips are very helpful because they give you an idea of what is out there because it’s really different just

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Ben Hitchcock Senior Associate Editor

Spring has sprung, and along with the warmer weather comes a wonderful selection of local Charlottesville music. This list highlights eight of the most compelling acts coming through town in the next few weeks.

Matisyahu, March 26 at The Paramount Hosted by the University’s Brody Jewish Center, Matisyahu will perform for free at the Paramount Theater this week. The reggae singer is a unique presence in modern music as a Hasidic Jew who echoes the sound and spirituality of Bob Marley.

Low Cut Connie and The Yawpers, April 1 at The Southern The members of Low Cut Connie play classic, bluesy rock and roll. They hammer away on the piano, and their guitar growls over an upbeat rhythm section.

This concert should show the band performing energetically, nearly — but not quite — losing control at every turn. The Yawpers supply a folky yet buoyant counterpoint.

hearing about the companies and then seeing them and getting to talk to them about it,” Donovan said.

The program leaders reached out to University alumni who work in startup companies in the Silicon Valley area and asked them to host the groups for a tour.

“The person who toured us at Google was a University alumnus and it was so interesting and helpful to see where people have ended up after graduation,” Donovan said.

Stefanie Van Rafelghem, a fourth-year Engineering student and special events manager for HackCville, became involved with the startup programs her second year when she went on their trip to New York City.

“I learned a lot from that trip and found out that you don’t have to be a particular major or year to be an entrepreneur and [find] a business or something that you’re passionate about,”

Rafelghem said. “That was a really cool experience and being able to go out and see people pursuing their passions was eye opening.”

The companies the groups visited varied in both size and in industry, spanning from small ten person startups to large organizations such as Google and LinkedIn, Rafelghem said.

“A lot of the companies were really open to questions because you can get a better sense of what they did,” Rafelghem said.

“The variety of the companies was really good because it was interesting just to see how broad that area is in the technology industry.”

The trip also included a brunch with over 60 University alumni on the first day they arrived in San Francisco.

“We got to talk to them are hear their stories, like what they majored in and how they ended up in San Francisco because they all took different paths to

get there,” Donovan said. “Just to see what you can do after school was really cool.”

This particular trip was HackCville’s first venture to the west coast and included extended involvement from the students and student leaders.

“I think the experience was really good for networking because even if the people I met aren’t working in fields that I’m interested in it was still really cool to talk with them and connect with them on Linkedin,” Donovan said.

Students were surprised to find that many of the companies accepted casual attire and some of the larger ones featured recreational areas like volleyball courts.

“Everyone in all the companies we went to were in jeans and a t-shirt pretty much — it was crazy how relaxed it was,” Donovan said. “One company we went to play Frisbee every Tuesday afternoon and everyone

just goes out and plays.”

The students were selected for the trip through an application process and were ultimately split between technology and non-technology students.

“The variety of students on the trip is a goal of the HackCville startup trip because we want to show that it takes all sorts of people to run a start up,” Rafelghem said.

Before heading on one of the startup trips, HackCville hosts an event for the students to help them prepare for the program.

“We have a pre-trip event that helps them how to learn how to build up a good resume and how to build up a good LinkedIn profile and how to reach out to companies in a professional way,” Rafelghem said. “We do a lot of career building events at HackCville regularly.”

Eight can’t-miss Charlottesville concerts Spring season sees fresh, exciting artists performing in local venues

Moon Taxi, April 3 and 4 at The Jefferson Moon Taxi provides alternative rock with a creative twist.

Each song features a different wrinkle, either with the popping synths in the opening of “Morocco” or the staticky piano tinkle fluttering through “All Day All Night.” Their two-night stay at the Jefferson Theater should not be missed.

The Motet, April 14 at The Jefferson Pure funk bubbles through every song The Motet plays.

In songs like “123” they sound straight out of the ’70s, but at the same time, in other songs, they are fully capable of putting a more modern twist on the twanging guitar and horn-heavy sound of the era — "Rynodub," for example, soars on the strength of its synths.

Chairlift, April 14 at The Southern Chairlift plays airy, modern, electronic pop that is either upbeat or mellow. Their lyrics, however, are almost always contemplative and sensitive. They lack the party-starting energy of Flume or Odesza, but provide a similar style in a more controlled package. Singer Caroline Polachek has impressive vocal

range, and the band thrives when she is given room to show it.

Widespread Panic, April 28 at nTelos Wireless Pavilion Widespread Panic are first and foremost a jam band, ready and willing to spiral off into extended improvisational sessions.

However, their sound is more bluesy and more substantial than contemporary improvisational acts like Phish. They are more capable of ripping off a raunchy, virtuosic guitar solo than any other group on this list.

Lake Street Dive, June 11 at nTelos Wireless Pavilion Country, bluegrass, rock and jazz will all come together at this show. The band’s music has energy and variety, combining powerful guitar hooks with tumbling horn lines and the clear and soulful vocals of Rachael Price.

Fridays After Five, Fridays this Spring at nTelos Wireless Pavilion Every week, starting April 15, the nTelos Wireless Pavilion hosts a free, early evening concert. The bands performing are almost always up-and-coming local acts, and the atmosphere is quintessentially Charlottesville, blending small-town togetherness with sophisticated artistic sensibility. What’s better than free live music?

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The nTelos Wireless Pavilion offers free early evening concerts starting April 15, which feature mostly up-and-coming local acts.

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Simple precautions help students avoid heat stroke, sunburn

Melissa Wu

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As spring draws near, various groups around Grounds begin hosting “darties” — outdoor, day long parties. Darties may be fun, but they can also come with potential health risks. The good news, however, is these health risks can be prevented by taking simple precautions.

Extensive periods outside can lead to overheating and heat stroke. To prevent heat stroke at darties, Lauren Powell, fourthyear College student and an EMT, recommends alternating indoor, air-conditioned areas with the outdoors to give the body time to cool down.

Other effective protection methods include wearing loose, lightweight clothing, drinking plenty of fluids and protecting against sunburns, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“Pain from skin damage, scarring and fluid loss can all occur from significant sunburns,” Dr. Christopher Holstege, executive director of Student Health, said in an email statement.

To avoid sunburns specifically at darties, Powell recommends

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wearing cotton shirts and cover-ups, a hat and sunglasses, SPF 45+ waterproof sunscreen and staying in the shade during peak sun hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Drinking alcohol beverages in these conditions can result in dehydration. Dehydration from drinking is caused by alcohol’s effect on antidiuretic hormone, or ADH, which helps the kidney manage the body's water amount.

“When ADH levels drop due to [alcohol], the kidneys fail to reabsorb water and therefore produce too much urine and potentially lead to dehydration”, Holstege said.

Alternating alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks can help stabilize ADH levels.

“If students are consuming alcohol, it is best to alternate with a 1:1 ratio with water (or juice, milk, even soda if that is the only option),” Powell said in an email statement.

Other ways to stay hydrated include eating fruits with high water contents, such as watermelon, oranges, and grapefruit, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The duration of alcohol intake can also cause various health risks.

For short periods of alcohol intake,

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the blood alcohol level determines the side-effects.

“The higher the blood [alcohol] level, the more intoxicating effects will be seen clinically such as slurred speech, difficulty walk-

ing, poor judgment, and memory lapses,” Holstege said.

However, these effects are also affected by the amount and type of alcohol consumed, the rate at consumption and whether food is in the body.

Large amounts of alcohol consumption, especially in a short time span, can cause “blackouts.”

Blackouts are periods of memory loss that involve the impairment of the brain’s ability to transfer short term memories to long term memories.

“It is a common misconception that blackouts generally occur only to alcoholics,” Holstege said.

Research from the National Institute of Health has suggested college students that binge drink at social events are often also at risk of blackouts and dehydration.

Pacing the amount of alcohol intake and alternating alcoholic with non-alcoholic beverages can help prevent these potential dangers.

Awareness of potential health risks can help make outdoor events like darties safer and more enjoyable. Several groups at the University, such as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team and the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, currently provide students with safety tips for high risk events.

Preventing spring allergies Students living in Old Dorms find it especially difficult to cope Jessica Chandrasekhar Senior Writer

While the arrival of spring brings blooming daffodils, buds on trees and warmer weather, for some, this means sniffles, itchy eyes and constant sneezing.

Allergies are “the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S.” with more than 50 million Americans suffering from them every year, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology or ACAAI’s website.

ACAAI contributes seasonal allergies to a response by the immune system to environmental allergens that generally do not produce a reaction in most individuals. The website lists grass, pollen and mold as the most common sources of spring allergies, which typically last from February through early summer, although this time period varies based on the climate.

Alex Smith-Scales, a first-year student in the College, mentioned

her allergies saw a spike in autumn and now, especially, in spring. She also noticed a similar increase of allergy symptoms in her peers too.

Students living in Lefevre and other Old Dorms see a particularly bad flare up in allergies, according to Alex, as compared to New Dorms.

“New Dorms have better ventilation and are more spaced out, whereas Old Dorms are more together and have terrible ventilation,” SmithScales said.

Dr. Christopher Holstege, executive director of Student Health, said in an email statement that patients may have a range of symptoms and symptom severities.

While some patients may be treated in clinics, such as the Elson Student Health Center, still others see a greater severity in symptoms and may need to be seen in the emergency department, because they require medications such as epinephrine.

Severe allergic reactions, or anaphylactic shock, can actually decrease blood flow throughout the body. Epinephrine alleviates this long enough

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Old Dorms have no central air conditioning and have poorer ventilation than New Dorms, and residents feel the effects of spring allergies more strongly.

for the root cause of the shock to be treated.

Holstege also described a distinct seasonal component to some allergies, especially those caused by pollens.

Elson offers several options for those suffering with an allergy, including clinicians within General Medicine for those with less frequent and more minor symptoms. For in-

dividuals struggling with chronic or more severe allergies, the Allergy Clinic offers allergy injections or immunotherapy.

ACAAI recommends consulting an allergist to identify the source of the allergy and to stop it, beyond simply alleviating symptoms.

There are several suggestions for those individuals suffering with a seasonal allergy.

“Keep windows and doors shut at home and in your car during allergy season,” “stay inside midday and during the afternoon” due to high pollen counts, and “take a shower, wash your hair and change your clothes after you’ve been working or playing outdoors,” according to ACAAI’s website.

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