Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Cavalier Daily Vol. 128, Issue 29

Thursday, April 26, 2018

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AKHILA DANAM, MARGARET KIM, AND CHLOE TRAN | THE CAVALIER DAILY

Discrimination in ‘stop and frisk’

History and culture of Dawson’s Row

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The University Judiciary Committee held its last general body meeting of the semester Sunday night. Kevin Warshaw, a third-year Engineering student and newly elected UJC chair, asked Andy Petters, assistant dean of students at the University, to talk to members about how Housing and Residence Life decides to refer students for trial by the UJC. Petters said HRL mostly sees cases on roommate disputes, noise violations and underrage alcohol consumption in dorms. For these cases, HRL does not typically interact with the UJC unless they are multiple-time offenses.

Typically, Petters said he notices that students who are referred to UJC are unaware of what the Committee is and what the process will be like.

Petters emphasized to members of the UJC that he wants to work with them in the future to communicate their message to students, particularly those entering the University as first-year students. He said that, in the past, having a UJC representative at an introductory hall meeting explaining what the the Committee does has been successful.

During its weekly meeting Sunday evening, the Honor Committee discussed reforming the process of selecting support officers, or University students who participate in the workings of the Honor System by staffing cases and working with Committee representatives.

Changes would seek to make the support officer selection process less complex and make the support officer pool more diverse and representative of all University schools.

The current support officer selection process consists of five different stages. First, individuals interested in joining Honor as a support officer sign up at the beginning of the school year. Then, they take an online quiz about the general workings of the Honor system.

The top 180 students are asked to participate in a first round of interviews. Selected individuals are then asked to a second round of interviews. Finally, 30 at 45 support officers are chosen.

The Committee brainstormed potential ideas for resolving issues related to the support officer selection process, including establishing spring recruitment and eliminating the quiz component of the selection process.

Meghan Wingert, third-year Batten student and Honor support officer at large, also expressed concerns over diversity, stating that the Committee wanted to include more diversity in gender, race, student athlete status and in-state versus out-of-state students.

Ory Streeter, a Medicine student and Honor Committee chair, said specific decisions regarding the selection process reform will appear concretely in fall 2018.

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The Board of Trustees of the Sky Alland Scholarship has selected third-year Commerce student Kate McGinn as this year’s recipient. This prestigious scholarship recognizes rising fourth-year students who have shown humility, devotion to the University and a capacity for leadership during their years in college. The scholarship covers full tuition and fees for the next academic year.

The Sky Alland Scholarship is named after J. Schuyler Alland, a 1979 McIntire graduate who went on to become a successful entrepreneur, developing a national marketing research company. Alland was killed in 1992, but continues to inspire students through his scholarship and legacy.

McGinn is a resident advisor and the programs director of HackCville, a student entrepreneurship center that offers 15 semester-long programs to over 400 students. McGinn leads HackCville’s staff of 32 students.

Six finalists are chosen from a pool of nominations for the scholarship by a selection committee comprised of fourth-year students chosen by Dean of Students Allen Groves. The recipient is ultimately selected by the scholarship committee which is composed of University alumni.

“I think what stood out was that I am actually genuinely interested in leaving the world better than I found it,” McGinn said.

“I think I can actually take up a lot of these projects or problems and actually apply myself to work on them. I think my dedication to that stuck out.”

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Acclaimed environmental and writer talks about sustainable planning in lecture at U.Va. Dr. Sunita Narain, an internationally-acclaimed environmentalist and writer, spoke Monday afternoon at the School of Architecture about her work in India, as well as the need for affordable, equitable and sustainable cities as a means of combating pollution and climate change.

Narain is well known for her work in the documentary “Before the Flood,” in which she worked with actor Leonardo DiCaprio to illustrate the worldwide effects of climate change. Narain was also named by TIME as one of its 100 most influential people in 2016.

“There is no concept of a city that is livable because it is inclusive,” Narain said. “For us, the very concept of what is a modern city is unattainable.”

To Narain, sustainability is a matter of politics and justice. Changing perceptions of mobility, design and sustainability among both the elite class and the lower classes — as well as taking measures to effectively design for social inclusion — is one of the largest steps to creating truly sustainable modern cities.

“Unless I get the right to walk, I don’t get the right to clean air, and it’s as fundamental as that,” Narain said.

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Black residents disproprionately affected by stop-and-frisk Potential members of the City’s Civilian Review Board meet to address concerns over transparency, communication with CPD Haley Edmonds and Victoria Dancu | Staff Writers

MARGARET KIM AND AKHILA DANAM | THE CAVALIER DAILY

Last month, Thierry Dupuis, the interim chief of the Charlottesville Police Department, presented to Charlottesville City Council the CPD’s report detailing the records from a 2017 investigative detentions report.

Using 2016 census statistics and the proportions found in the report, The Cavalier Daily found that people identifying as black or African American were affected at roughly a nine times higher rate than the white residents of Charlottesville by CPD’s stop and frisk policies.

According to the City’s policy, police officers are authorized to stop individuals who they deem “suspicious.”

Some incidents result in a search — where the officer searches the individual for contraband. This practice is frequently referred to as “stop and frisk,” and gained notoriety from its use in New York City.

The statistical report from the 2017 calendar year detailed that of the 173 total recorded stop incidents, 70 percent of the individuals were black. Of the 125 stop incidents with search-andfrisk, 91 of the individuals — or 73 percent — were black.

According to 2016 estimates of Charlottesville demographics, only 19 percent of the City identifies as black or African American. Using these census statistics, the Cavalier The report was generated to give Council an update on the racial breakdown of recorded investigative detentions and “stop-and-frisk” encounters from the 2017 calendar year, and to “discuss strategies by which the City and its Police Department will continue to protect the rights of all of our residents” Bill Farrar, director of strategic communications for the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the figures in the investigative report were surprising.

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centage of African-Americans who appear to be subjected to CPD's search-and-frisk practices is alarming, particularly as the City itself is less than 20 percent black,” Farrar said.

According to the CPD’s 2017 Constitutional Procedures Document, conducting a frisk of a detained person requires “justification beyond simply the reasonable suspicion” that can warrant a stop. The officer must be able to “articulate the basis for their suspicion that the person is armed or poses a danger to the officer or others,” the policy states.

A “stop-and-frisk” incident is when police are additionally permitted to pat down the outer clothing of the detained individual if there is reason to believe they are armed or dangerous.

This new data has encouraged the City Council to approve the creation of an independent Civilian Review Board. The purpose of the review board will be to increase transparency and communication between the CPD and the larger Charlottesville community.

Potential members of the CRB met for a public forum Tuesday to discuss several issues surrounding criminal justice reform in Charlottesville. Specifically, the board discussed what role the CRB would have in the reform proceedings.

Many members of the panel expressed frustration at the lack of availability and questioned the accuracy of the information they have been given surrounding stop and frisk in Charlottesville.

“Part of the problem with the statistics is that they are only as good as the data collection so if you're only selecting certain pieces of information … then you do not get a full picture,” said CRB candidate Sarah Burke, a University alumna and criminal defense investigator.

In this year’s report, several sta-

tistics were omitted — including the number of the reported stops resulting in an arrest or court summon. This statistic reveals whether the individuals were stopped because the officer had legitimate reason to believe they were committing a crime, or because the officer went off of an unjustifiable intuition.

CPD declined to comment on the omission from this report.

In 2016, a more comprehensive report revealed that out of the 97 detentions, 74 of the cases involved black individuals, but only 15 — or about 17 percent — of the individuals were arrested or served summons.

Comparatively, out of the 35 white people that were stopped in 2016, 11 — roughly 31 percent — of them were arrested or summoned to court.

The majority of the panel members — including CRB candidate Don Gathers, a deacon at the First Baptist Church and founder of Charlottesville’s chapter of Black Lives Matter — said that stop and frisk is a racist policy, “[Stop and Frisk] is a very racebased, racist, failed policy,” Gathers said. “[The police] get … returns from the instability that they create in the community.”

Helen Plainsance, a 35-year resident of Charlottesville and candidate for the CRB, also commented on the inequalities in how Charlottesville police treat members of the community and the need for more standardized responses.

“If you approach it from the premise that the police should be treating each and every one of us the same way … that we are all entitled to the same protection … I think that we’ll have to come up with some standards that make some pretty strong statements about when certain kinds of behavior are tolerable in the community,” Plainsance said.

CRB candidate University Law Prof. Josh Bowers spoke on the need for increased transparency between the CPD and the community.

“We need to know how often this is going on — that’s where transparency comes in … that’s something the CRB can help with,” Bowers said.

Other panel members spoke of a need for communication and increased community involvement.

“The CRB should be able to review these types of policies independently and report directly to city council and make recommendations about how we should modify these policies,”said Evan Brown, a prospective member of the Citizen Review Board.

The Charlottesville Police Department was one of the first in Virginia to conduct a routine review of its investigative detention records, beginning after various court cases were brought against the New York Police Department for widespread patterns of racial profiling in cases of stop-and-frisk encounters.

Later in the report, CPD explained its practices differ from those in New York.

“Charlottesville Police Department has never undertaken or endorsed any pattern or practice of ‘stop and frisk’ such as NYPD’s — that’s specifically why Charlottesville’s internal review process was initiated years ago: to ensure that no such policy or practice will occur,” the report reads.

The report also stated the CPD plans to develop an audit process and a data-reporting system “designed to give the public confidence that adequate oversight is being implemented.”

Local civil rights attorney Jeff Fogel, who is a candidate for the CRB, argued the report wasn’t what the community needed.

“This report was a joke,” Fogel said.

“The councilors asked to report on the status of stop and frisk, and what

did they get? … Nothing was given by them, except to say, ‘no, we haven't looked at it and we don't think it’s a problem and we’re not going to dig deeper.’”

Farrar agreed, saying the report didn’t give enough details.

“I would also agree with others in the community that the data may not be complete and that additional scrutiny over both the policy and practice, as well as how this data is collected, is badly needed,” Farrar said.

For years, Fogel said he has been actively scrutinizing the CPD for racially discriminatory practices. He said he feels nobody is working to hold the department responsible.

“Nobody has been holding them accountable … [and] that goes right up to the city manager,” Fogel said. “He sits with the City Council, he’s heard the statistics … and apparently they're taking no action whatsoever … Nearly all of them have expressed concern about these numbers and yet they don't seem to be doing anything to make the changes here. Maybe this is wrapped up into who our new police chief is and whether that person will put an end to this.”

In terms of potential strategies and solutions to the racialized nature of stop and frisk practices in Charlottesville, City Manager Maurice Jones said at a March 19 City Council meeting that better training of officers was needed along with careful review of stop and frisk reports by police supervisors.

“Another important step is to dig deeper into the data,” Jones said.

“We've got a group of folks who will be doing that with the City Manager’s Office, the police department, the City Attorney’s Office [and] the Commonwealth Attorney's office as well and getting a better understanding of some of the issues associated with [the data].”

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Outsiders hijacked Charlottesville’s park renaming survey Less than a third of survey participants voted from Charlottesville IP addresses, a review by The Cavalier Daily has found Jake Gold | News Editor An initial survey seeking suggestions for the renaming of Emancipation and Justice Parks held nationwide and even international appeal, an investigation

by The Cavalier Daily has found, with over two-thirds of the survey’s 7,535 participants cast votes from IP addresses outside Charlottesville.

Charlottesville City Council antagonized some community members last June when it voted to rename Lee Park to Emancipation Park — some residents believed the park should remain a memorial to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee, while others said “Emancipation” discounts the role African Americans played in earning their freedom from slavery. At the same time, Jackson Park — named for Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson — was renamed to Justice Park.

After a petition was circulated by local activists, Council decided to again rename both Emancipation and Justice Parks — soliciting additional community feedback — and released a survey accessible over the internet, by mail or by phone message for name suggestions.

When the City released the online survey using polling site SurveyMonkey, the poll tracked IP addresses — a digital code unique to each device accessing the internet, which indicates the general location of the device. Using an online geolocation service to track each respondent’s IP addresses to its city and state, The Cavalier Daily found the survey’s turnout attracted an

audience much larger than the Charlottesville community.

A recent investigation by the Columbia Journalism Review found the link to the survey was circulated outside the Charlottesville area, specifically on social media site Gab — frequented by white nationalists — and on the online radio show Confederate Broadcasting.

IP addresses can be imitated, so it’s possible some respondents who appeared to be in Charlottesville were, in actuality, not.

It’s also possible some respondents in Charlottesville were assigned addresses outside the City. The tools used to conduct this analysis do not distinguish between City and Albemarle County residents — both are counted as voting from the local Charlottesville area.

However, over 38 percent of the votes originated from IP addresses outside Virginia. Five percent of the votes were cast from outside the United States.

Brian Wheeler, the City’s director of communications, said the City did not glean geographic information from the IP addresses given with the survey, nor was the survey designed to be scientific.

“The nature of these issues that Charlottesville is dealing with is attracting outside interest,” Wheeler said. “We knew that was going to happen. That's not a surprise. We knew the limitations of a public online survey in the beginning.”

City Council met last week to determine which names to send out — through both an online

survey and a survey distributed in utility bills — for a second round of voting. They decided on Market Street Park, Swanson Legacy Park or Central Park to replace Emancipation Park. For Justice Park, voters will be able to opt for Court Square Park, Courthouse Park, Swanson Legacy Park or to simply retain Justice Park.

The Cavalier Daily analysis indicates 46 percent of the votes cast for Market Street Park were cast from outside the City, while 48 percent of votes for Central Park were also foreign to Charlottesville.

Non-City residents accounted for around 40 percent of the votes for Courthouse and Court Square Park. The same group represents over half the votes to continue using Justice Park.

Though the outside votes constituted a significant portion of the total votes, they may not have had a significant effect on the final tallies — even without outside votes, Market Street Park was still voters’ top choice for Emancipation Park and Court Square Park was the first choice for Justice Park.

The outside voters predominantly opted to write-in an unlisted option for the parks — for Emancipation Park, 43 percent of outside write-in voters chose a variation of Lee Park, a name the City said it would not accept.

Over seven percent of the writein votes from outside Charlottesville included a reference to Adolf Hitler and four percent a racial slur.

Of the 3,528 write-in votes

cast from outside Charlottesville, 68 referenced Gregory Swanson, the first African American graduate of the University, while 60 referenced Heather Heyer, who was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of counter protesters during last August’s “Unite the Right” rally. The name of James Alex Fields Jr. — the Ohio man accused of driving the car into the crowd off the Downtown Mall — was suggested 51 times.

In Charlottesville, there were 924 write-in votes cast, with 32 percent — less than 300 total — referencing Lee. Eight percent suggested Swanson be memorialized by the park, while four percent referenced Heather Heyer. No ballots from inside Charlottesville included Hitler, Fields

or the aforementioned racial slur.

Wheeler said the number of outside votes was predictable, considering the number of votes cast for a variation on Lee Park.

“That two-thirds were from outside, yeah, that's a lot,” Wheeler said. “There was a big influx in the first couple days, and then things really died down. So that suggested to me that it wasn't the City's communications, saying 'Come take our survey,' that were really driving our attention, and clearly somebody else is driving people towards the survey. I am surprised it's over half."

Graphics created with GGMap, a data visualization tool by D. Kahle and H. Wickham.

JAKE GOLD | THE CAVALIER DAILY

Clockwise from left: Votes for each park name in the City Council survey, grouped by whether the respondent voted from a Charlottesville IP address. On the East coast, IP addresses for respondents were clustered near Charlottesville, Washington, D.C. and New York City, though they were scattered across the region. Some responses came from IP addresses from across the nation, with five percent voting outside the United States.

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Cockburn secures majority of delegates after City caucus Over 700 Charlottesville residents participated in the caucus for Fifth District Democratic nominee Eleanor Barto | Associate Editor Citizens gathered at Burley Middle School Saturday afternoon for the City of Charlottesville’s Democratic caucus to elect delegates to select the party’s nominee in the upcoming Fifth District congressional race. According to district-wide tallied results following the caucus, Leslie Cockburn has now won 134 elected delegates, which is more than half of the total 250 delegates needed to secure her the nomination at the Democratic convention May 5. Andrew Sneathern finished with 54 delegates and Roger Dean Huffstetler with 43.

In the Charlottesville City caucus, Cockburn earned seven delegates, while Sneathern had nine and Huffstetler had three.

The Charlottesville caucus was one of the final Democratic caucuses to take place in April to determine who of the three remaining Democratic congressional nomination candidates for the Fifth District — Cockburn, Sneathern and Huffstetler — will become the official Democratic nominee. After the caucus results, the official nominee will be selected May 5 in Farmville at a formal convention. This nominee will run against Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Garrett in the November congressional election for the Fifth District.

The caucus itself took place

in the gymnasium of the middle school. Four sets of bleachers were placed at the corners of the room, each with a sign signifying which candidate the respective bleachers represented support for — delegates and residents were instructed to sit in the area of the gymnasium attributed to their favored candidate, with the fourth set of bleachers available for those who were undecided.

At final tally, there were 752 voters present at the caucus. A 20 minute block of speeches occurred after general announcements, during which Sneathern, Cockburn and a representative for Huffstetler spoke on behalf of their campaigns.

After the speeches concluded, the undecided delegates were given five minutes to choose a candidate and join that respective bleacher group.

Once each group was finalized, the delegates all officially cast their votes by turning in “token” cards for their candidate.

The doors to the caucus opened at 1:15 p.m., with a flow of interested civilians entering the building remaining constant until the doors closed at 2:15 p.m.

Cassie Ardern, a fourth-year College student and staffer for Sneathern’s campaign who was at the event, commented on the mindset of many of the people showing

up to caucuses.

“Because there’s an election every year there’s a lot of burnout instead of turnout,” Ardern said. “We have noticed a surprising amount of people who have come to events and say, ‘I’ve never done this before, I’ve never participated before, but I feel like something’s at stake.’”

Ardern also addressed how motivated the Democrats she had seen were for this caucus, regardless of their candidate preference.

“After 2016 it’s been amazing that there’s four great candidates who came out and participated — people are really fired up,” Ardern said. “I think this election is special in that people are motivated … what’s cool about this is that we’re all on the same page and we all have the same goals for November.”

Five candidates originally ran for the fifth District Democratic nomination, though Lawrence Gaughen ran only briefly and dropped from the race March 9.

Ben Cullop announced April 17 he was dropping out of the race after receiving no delegate votes in caucuses in Albemarle and other counties. Despite his dropping from the race, Cullop said in a statement he looks forward “working hard for whomever the nominee is, and a Democratic victory in November.

Conor Emser, a staffer for Huff-

stetler, also spoke about the turnout for Democratic elections.

“We’re always excited to see Democrats taking action and vote for who they want to see in the caucus,” Emser said. “People are excited, most definitely. I think you can just look around and see everyone excited to be here.”

Although he expressed satisfaction with the Charlottesville turnout for the caucus, Emser also spoke about how having a voting format in this manner can hurt people’s ability or motivation to vote. While a primary is a district-wide voting process where residents vote privately on a selected day, caucuses are staggered by district and date, where selected delegates vote for their preferred nominee.

“This process actually disenfranchises a lot of folks,” Emser said. “It leaves a lot of folks out if they have kids or jobs. I think that’s another thing that’s a little disheartening with the caucus process, about eight out of ten phone calls you have, those people can’t go to their specific caucus.”

Sam Finkel, a third-year Batten School student and University Democrats vice president, attended the event as a voter and acknowledged how the caucus process can be unfamiliar or difficult for citizens to engage with.

“I think there a lot of things, especially related to the process that kind of hinders involvement and promotes not necessarily apathy, but lack of involvement,” Finkel said, going on to comment that he knew of people who wanted to come but had other obligations.

Despite ways in which the caucus process may limit the potential for voter participation in some instances, many volunteers and attendees still expressed satisfaction with the level of turnout and involvement taking place.

“I think voter turnout is spectacular,” said Patty Haling, a campaign staffer for Cockburn. “Even on a busy Saturday … we’re seeing a great turnout for all the candidates.

It’s very exciting to see this much energy and enthusiasm.”

Finkel was also optimistic about the crowds and the motivation of those who were there that afternoon.

“The energy is great,” Finkel said. “In a primary you wouldn’t have nearly the number of volunteers … because primaries have so many precincts and happen all day … [The caucus] is just kind of all at once, and people are very very enthusiastic about being here, which is great to see.”

Student Council adopts summer budget The total amount of funds allocated to Student Council for this summer is Ford Easley | Associate Editor Student Council approved its summer budget at the general body meeting Tuesday night after a lengthy discussion concerning the proper allocation of funds. More specifically, several representatives raised questions about the use of student activity fee funds for discretionary spending.

As it currently stands, the total amount allocated to Student Council for this summer is $22,121, and funds will be split between the various committees in Student Council based on their needs.

Total discretionary funds allocated to student council for the summer are $4,000, which are equally divided between SAF and non-SAF funds. SAF funds are paid for by every student on Grounds and are typically used to fund CIOs initiatives. Non-SAF funds are funds raised by Student Council mainly through the stu-

dent activities fair, fundraisers and their endowment.

Funds are divided between those from the student activities fee and non-SAF funds. The current summer budget uses $8,864 of SAF funds and $13,257 of non-SAF funds.

Avery Gagne, a first-year College student and member of the Representative Body, argued that $4,000 for discretionary spending is not necessary and suggested cutting SAF funds for discretionary spending from $2,000 to $1,500.

“I just worry personally that it is unsustainable,” Gagne said.

“Some discretionary is necessary, but it does not need to be the full $2,000.”

Cintron responded to the proposed cuts by agreeing that $2,000 is typically not necessary.

However, Cintron suggested that Student Council use caution

in making discretionary spending cuts because of potential emergency situations that can arise, specially citing the events of Aug. 11 and 12 in which Student Council allocated $844 of discretionary funds to hold a candlelight vigil in response to the deadly white nationalist demonstrations.

Cintron added that any remaining discretionary funds will be returned to general SAF funds where they can reallocated to CIO initiatives later in the year.

“I think $1,500 is acceptable, we never really make it up to that amount, but keeping in mind that emergencies do pop up during the summer, they have, and that’s likely what will happen again,” Cintron said. “Keep in mind that this money will go back into the pot after the summer budget.”

Representatives were also apprehensive to the $2,000 SAF funds

going to discretionary spending because of student’s perception that Student Council spends excessive amounts of money. Ian Ware, a third-year College student and member of the Representative Body, was especially vocal against discretionary funds, arguing that their spending has given students a negative perception of the Student Council.

“We need to send the message that we are not the kind of organization that requests and spends money randomly,” Ware said. “That is definitely something people think of Student Council.”

After debating the budget and two separately proposed amendments to decrease SAF discretionary spending to $1,500 or $1,000 from the original $2,000 were unsuccessful, the summer budget passed with only two nays from second-year Architecture student

Harley Robertson and third-year Commerce student Billy Hicks.

Student Council also appointed a new vice president for administration Tuesday night. Second-year College student Taylor Overton, who has served as the chief of cabinet, was voted into the role after third-year College student Sydney Bradley resigned due to personal reasons.

Student Council approved six new Contracted Independent Organizations. The six organizations that received CIO status were the National Association of Black Journalists, Global Medical Mission Alliance, Darden School of Brew, University Peer Advising Link, The Arrhythmics and PULSE at U.Va. The CIO approval bill passed unanimously with one abstention by proxy from third-year College student Liya Abseno.

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FOCUS ,In 1949, Dr. Luther Porter Jackson, a history professor at Virginia State and a scholar of African American Studies, delivered a paper called “Virginia and Civil Rights.” He was one of the first black scholars to present a paper at a conference at the University, and was also one of the early advocates for black voting rights and for black students in higher education institutions. When the Black Student Alliance called for the creation of an office of minority affairs in 1975, two of the three buildings in Dawson’s Row were named after him.

Situated behind Bryan Hall, between New Cabell Hall and Halsey Hall, sits a quartet of buildings known as Dawson’s Row. These buildings house the Office of African American Affairs in Dawson’s Row #4, the W.E.B. Du Bois Tutorial Center in #2, the Luther P. Jackson Black Cultural Center in #3 and offices for the English department in #1. The buildings were named after Martin Dawson, an Albemarle magistrate and one of the first school commissioners in the county, who donated the land to the University in his will in 1835. Originally, Dawson’s Row was a series of student dormitories until their demolition between 1931 and 1953.

Although three out of the four buildings have become the centers of black life on Grounds, oral tradition suggests that the space’s history has its foundations in slavery.

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From enslavement to reclamation How the history of Dawson’s Row has shifted and evolved alongside the University Courtney Stith | Senior Writer [Office of African American Affairs] is its location in an area that once consisted of slave quarters.”

History of Dawson’s Row Dawson’s Row #4 was the first building constructed as a parsonage in 1855. The idea for the parsonage came from General John Hartwell Cocke, a member of the Board of Visitors in 1850. The first building on Grounds created for religious purposes was owned by the University but maintained by the local Young Men’s Christian Association, which wanted to increase the presence of religious influences in student life. According to documents given to The Cavalier Daily by the OAAA, the space is “one of a handful of antebellum, post-Jefferson buildings to survive on the grounds of the University.”

Michael Mason, an assistant dean in the Office of African-American Affairs and director of the Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center, said the Jeffersonian style of the buildings give the space a residential feel.

“If you were to come to Dawson’s row and look at the architectural design [of] the buildings surrounding Dawson’s row, you would notice that many of the buildings have the very consistent Jeffersonian style, Jeffersonian architecture with the pillars ... the red brick and the cobblestone,” he said.

“When you look at Dawson’s Row obviously it’s quite residential, and [it gives an] interesting feel to the space.”

While its date of construction remains unknown, Dawson’s Row #3, the Luther P. Jackson Black Cultural Center, is suspected to have been the domicile for en-

slaved laborers at the University.

According to the historical documents, “University lore identifies the building as a slave quarter, possible for the Parsonage next door, or as an overseer’s cottage for James Monroe’s plantation. Neither of these assertions has been confirmed. Its situation and architectural character suggest that it did function as some sort of domestic service building related to the parsonage.”

The building also served as faculty residences and dormitories in the 1950s until it was renamed after Jackson in 1977.

Mason said there was a connection between the Dawson’s Row #4 and #3 in that the occupants of #3 were domestic support to the parsonage.

“The main idea is that the main house, the administrative house of OAAA was a parsonage, and the houses in the area were in relation to the parsonage,” he said. “This particular building, the black cultural center was suspected to be a slave domicile and those enslaved people were domestic support [to] the parsonage, which changed occupants over the course of the time that it was here.”

Dawson’s Row #2, the W.E.B. Du Bois Tutorial Center, was built at some point after 1891 but does not appear on a map until 1907 where identified as “Dawson’s College.” On a 1909 map, the building was named “Green,” and in 1976, OAAA began using the space.

Dawson’s Row #1 was built in 1931.

According to Mason, Dawson’s Row #1 and #2 were occasionally guest residences or class space.

A Home for Black Students

The University has a contentious past with slavery and its relationship with the black community. Dean of OAAA Maurice Apprey said the black experience at the University could be categorized into four stages. The first is when the University didn’t allow black students to enroll.

“The state of Virginia paid African Americans’ tuition to go to Harvard, Columbia, Howard … wherever they were qualified to go, rather than educate them here,” Apprey said. “[The University] wanted to preserve the idea that this university was formed to create future leaders of the nation, translation white males.”

The second stage occured when the professional schools such as the Medical School, the Law School, Curry and the Engineering School, allowed a few black students to enroll. The first black student to enroll in the College was Leroy Willis in 1960.

Stage three started when “six [students] went to the doorstep of President Hereford and demanded that he leave his all white membership of Farmington Country Club and create an Office of African American Affairs for black students to give them a home away from home,” Apprey said.

Apprey says the fourth stage was the creation of a physical space for African American students.

One of the ways that OAAA creates this environment for black students is through strategic programming such as the Peer Advisor Program and GradSTAR, an initiative that focuses on academic success and leadership development.

Between the three buildings,

there are study areas, conference spaces, a computer lab and a library. OAAA is also involved with peer counseling service Project RISE, black publication “Orpheé Noir,” the Black Male Initiative and Black College Women — programs which unite black students across Grounds.

In his time as director of the Black Cultural Center, Mason saw that student presence in the space was usually linked to a dean. If a dean was not present, neither were the students.

He said a central part of his tenure was to transform Dawson’s Row into a welcoming place for all students.

“One of the things I wanted to do was immediately change that perception such that all people who identify as part of the African Diaspora and even broader than that — the entire University — could find their way into the Black Cultural Center and use the space if they were looking for what could be described as a safe space or a home base of sorts,” he said.

Fourth-year College student Myliyah Hanna said OAAA’s presence made her feel welcome at the University.

“OAAA helped me get involved in the Black community by just establishing a presence here,” she said. “Even before I accepted my offer, the Black students here made me feel really welcome.”

Third-year College student Carly Mulinda said during her first year, she used the space to meet other black students.

Mason also noted his efforts in making Dawson’s Row a destination instead of a pass-through.

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The use of Dawson’s Row has evolved over the centuries from a suspected slave quarters to a cultural center and “home away from home” for African-American students.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 Aside from programming, Mason worked with Pat Lampkin,Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer, to open the Cultural Center after-hours and on Sundays. “[The new hours] extend the buildings availability to students so they can have a space to commune or be a part of the area of Dawson’s Row,” he said. “It gives students a reason or at least the opportunity to come here if they’re looking for a quiet space —[although] homes are not always quiet but they are always welcoming.”

Mason said he thinks that the popularity of the space for black students comes from a need of a space removed from the stress of University life.

“I think students broadly need an oasis — [a] space away from stress, competition, anxiety, socially engineered constructs that are meant to sort of box people in,” he said. “I think people need safe spaces. For black students, for many students — it’s actually used by mixed ethnicities but primarily black students— definitely can identify Dawson’s Row as one of those spaces where they’re able to come in and not have to worry about the cultural shifting that has to take place for them to be successful in predominantly white spaces.”

Hanna also said participating in OAAA’s programs as a peer advisee and editor-in-chief of “Orpheé Noir” is important to her.

“I participated in these things because it's important to me to be involved with the Black community outside of just attending probates or events like that,” she said. “I think it's important to help uplift incoming students and underclassmen.”

The Future of Dawson’s Row Dawson’s Row is currently in the process of expanding their space in order to create improvements. Mason, who has been involved in the expansion process, says the redesign will change the way students experience the space.

He also noted the team in charge of the redesign engaged with about 12 students and the School of Architecture to see how to leverage architectural history to rewrite the history of the spaces. The expansion is slated to be completed in three to five years.

The core of the change will be adding function to outdoor spaces.

Mason also said since the buildings are protected spaces through UNESCO, there is very little one can do to alter them.

As parts of Dawson’s Row are suspected to have been slave quarters, Mason says the future plans would connect Dawson’s Row #3

and #4 with a covered terrace — spaces that were supposed to be separate.

“From my perspective, it was never meant to be a connected space,” he said. “There is an interesting separation between Dawson’s 4 and Dawson’s 3. One of the things were intent on doing with these Grounds for Improvement Proposal was to leverage architecture to connect the buildings in a way that history suggests they weren’t meant to be.”

Mason also sees some irony in the the location of OAAA in Dawson’s Row. “But there is an interesting wondering about the relationship between being located on this side of campus — I do think it was Canada, New Canada where the enslaved laborers dwelled, lived and worked on behalf of the University,” he said. “I do think it’s interesting that these four buildings that have been preserved an excess of 150 years … were the buildings that were selected.”

Despite the history of Dawson’s Row, he also notes the power of the transfiguration of function of the spaces and the gratitude he feels while in the buildings. He said the space empowers students to be successful and engage with the larger University community.

“I feel very grateful that some-

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Members of the University community note the power of the transfiguration of Dawson’s Row, as what once represented enslavement now represents emancipation

thing that so fundamentally represents and represented the enslavement is now wholly used for emancipation which I think is an amazing difference,” he said.

“I recognize the tension between what this represented and what is is now. From my perspective I’m thinking about the power of reori-

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Men’s lacrosse hosts ACC Tournament A look as four of the nation’s best teams converge on Charlottesville this weekend

SPORTS This year, the men’s lacrosse ACC Tournament returns to Charlottesville’s Klöckner Stadium for the first time in six years.

Virginia is one of four teams participating in the tournament, set to begin Friday night with semifinal matchups. Virginia, the No. 4 seed, will play No. 1 seed Syracuse at 8:30 p.m. The Cavaliers’ contest is preceded

by No. 2 seed Duke against No. 3 seed Notre Dame, which begins at 6 p.m.

The winners of each semifinal round will meet Sunday at noon to determine the 2018 ACC champion.

Historically one of the best lacrosse conferences, the ACC has again produced four stellar teams that will clash this weekend at Klöckner Stadium.

Here’s a look at the four teams: NO. 1 SEED SYRACUSE: The Orange (7-5, 4-0 ACC) — currently ranked No. 12 in the nation — have been inconsistent this year, having great wins but also poor losses. Syracuse will need to play up to their great potential to win the ACC Championship.

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The Orange play with an up-tempo style that was most successful in

their win over Duke, 15-14. Senior midfielder Brendan Bomberry is their best inside shooter, and has filled up the stat sheet along with sophomore attackman Stephen Rehfuss and junior attackman Nate Solomon.

Player to watch: Senior midfielder Brendan Bomberry (21 goals, 6 assists) NO. 2 SEED DUKE: The Blue Devils (12-2, 3-1 ACC), currently ranked No. 2 in the nation, are perhaps the best team in lacrosse this season, with only two narrow losses on the year. They are the favorites going into the tournament, but the path won’t be easy.

Duke has won eight ACC Championship titles, but hasn’t won one in six years — a drought it will seek to end in Charlottesville with an experienced, talented team.

The Blue Devils have a deadly attack led by senior attackman Justin Guterding, one of the nation’s best players. Guterding leads the nation with 3.50 goals per game, and also is a prolific passer. Guterding is not alone, however. Duke has a stellar defense that is great in transition — it is one of the top five scoring defenses in the nation — in addition to solid goal-

keeping play.

Duke has dominated most competition this year, but the loss to Syracuse is glaring. A rematch between the Orange and Blue Devils would make for a fascinating championship.

Player to watch: Senior attackman Justin Guterding (49 goals, 36 assists) NO. 3 SEED NOTRE DAME: The Fighting Irish (6-5, 1-3 ACC), currently ranked No. 18 in the nation, have struggled this season after being runners-up in the ACC Tournament last year.

Notre Dame has won one ACC Championship title, after moving to the ACC from the Big East in 2014.

The Irish come into the tournament as heavy underdogs after losing to North Carolina last weekend, but still have a solid team.

Anchored on defense by senior defenseman John Sexton, the Irish’s core is their solid backline. Sexton’s tenacity in picking up ground balls and forcing turnovers sets the spark for Notre Dame’s defense. Offensively, the Irish are led by sophomore midfielder Bryan Costabile and junior Ryder Garnsey.

Player to watch: Senior defenseman John Sexton (three goals, one assist) NO. 4 SEED VIRGINIA: The Cavaliers (10-4, 1-3 ACC), currently ranked No. 13 in the nation,

have improved significantly from last season and will look for their first title in the Lars Tiffany era.

Virginia has won six ACC Championship titles, and has a revitalized program that will certainly contend this weekend, particularly given the Cavaliers home field advantage.

The Cavaliers have terrorized opponents with their myriad offensive threats and ability to keep momentum going through possession. Sophomore attackman Michael Kraus leads the charge in Virginia’s young attack, along with imposing sophomore midfielder Dox Aitken. Freshman attackman Ian Laviano and senior attackman Mike D’Amario have also been explosive on the offensive end.

Virginia has consistently defeated inferior opponents, but has struggled with those at the top, especially in conference play. While the Cavaliers picked up their first conference win in four years against North Carolina, it was their only conference win of the season. The Cavaliers will need their defense to step up to make a run at the ACC title.

Player to watch: Sophomore attackman Michael Kraus (38 goals, 33 assists) VIRGINIA VS. SYRACUSE: Virginia is set to faceoff against Syracuse Friday night at 8:30 p.m.

in the second semifinal battle of the night.

The rivalry between the Cavaliers and Orange has been epic, with seven of the last 11 contests being decided by one goal.

“Syracuse is historically such a great team, and they’re going to play their best against us and we’re going to play our best against them,” senior defenseman Scott Hooper said. It’s always been such a close game, and we really embrace that.”

The Cavaliers met the Orange earlier in the season, a contest they narrowly lost, 12-1 —, a game that saw Virginia lose its captain, junior midfielder Ryan Conrad, to injury.

“Having one of our key players and a captain go down early in that game stunned us a little bit, and since then we’ve evolved,” Hooper said. “We’ve learned how to play without Ryan Conrad.”

Friday night’s matchup will display two high-powered offensive juggernauts, under the lights of Klöckner Stadium. Virginia seeks its first win against Syracuse since 2014.

“We haven’t beaten them in a long time. It’s two teams desperate for a win,” Coach Lars Tiffany said.

Tune in at 8:30 p.m. to watch a classic college lacrosse rivalry of the highest stakes.

New standard, new mentality

As football’s spring season comes to a close, the Cavaliers embrace effort and hard work Emma D’Arpino, | Senior Associate Editor When Bronco Mendenhall accepted the position of Virginia head football coach in December 2015, it was pretty clear that he planned to implement a new standard.

In his introductory press conference, Mendenhall said he was an effort-based coach and that he believed the skills, development and proper execution would come only after the team learned to truly work hard.

It seems that this spring, with two seasons under Mendenhall’s belt, the team has taken a big step towards learning how to play with the work ethic that Mendenhall demands. “[The team is] significantly different, not only physically but mentally,” Mendenhall said after the first spring practice of 2018. “We played 17 first years this past year, which was the fourth most in college football. And that basically was our first recruiting class — the ‘17s. So we’re young, we’re youthful, but this team only knows our culture. Or those players only know our culture, our expectations.

And so yeah, it’s different physically, but it’s also — I would say — different from a mindset standpoint.”

With one last weekend of spring football left, the different mindset has been embraced on all fronts. Even little changes, such as no longer practicing with music because the team “plans to make” their “own music” according to Mendenhall, have all played a part in the new standard of Virginia football that calls for success through effort.

“I think what Coach Mendenhall is doing [is] teaching us how to be, and teaching everyone how to be winners, and how to finish and how to compete and how to give maximum effort,” special teams coordinator Ricky Brumfield told Virginia Sports TV. “And I think that if we can get the guys to play with pride and passion, then we’re going to be pretty good.”

Another sign that the team is going to be pretty good next year is the way that junior Bryce Perkins has been excelling in the quarterback position.

Perkins — a transfer from Arizona

Western Community College — is a dual threat quarterback with an undeniable athleticism.

“He’s dynamic,” Mendenall said.

“He’s fast. He’s athletic. He’s dynamic.

And it does not seem like the game or the pace is too fast for him.”

In addition to Perkins, there is true freshman Brennan Armstrong — who plays similarly to Perkins — and rising sophomore Lindell Stone, who is more of a drop-back quarterback. Armstrong and Stone will likely compete to to be the No.2 quarterback for next year.

“Obviously Bryce and Brennan bring an incredible dynamic flare to our offensive, if you will,” offensive line coach Garrett Tujague said to Virginia Sports TV. “Both of their athletic abilities adding to the offense has been a great breath of fresh air.”

Given that Virginia finished last in scoring offense and last in rushing offense among ACC teams, the team is definitely in need of a breath of fresh air. In addition to the new running

threat that Perkins brings, the rest of the offense has been dedicating an incredible amount of spring training to improving their running game.

“The progress we’ve made up until this date has been good, but obviously not satisfied because it’s not great yet,” Tujague said. “The difference I would tell you is the willingness and the desire to compete, the desire to take the field, those things are improving every day … Constantly working on the effort every day.”

“The number one thing that I’m pushing for is winning that individual block,” Tujague added. “Doing your job as an individual and then with 11 guys on the field, if one guy does his job right and is exactly where he’s supposed to be, that puts us nine percent closer to being successful. Then we stack another guy and that’s 18 percent ... Strong individuals make for a strong team.”

On the defensive side, junior linebacker Jordan Mack will take over the position that All-American linebacker

Micah Kiser held this past season. Although seeing Kiser graduate is a big loss for Virginia, Mack has been embracing his new role and doing well in leading the defense that returns eight starters. Other defensive players that have been looking solid this spring season are rising junior cornerback Bryce Hall, who has fully recovered from a knee surgery he underwent after the Military Bowl, rising sophomore linebacker Charles Snowden and rising sophomore defensive end Mandy Alonso.

All of these improvements that have stemmed from a spring full of hard work will conclude with a practice open to the public on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Scott Stadium. Though the last spring practice is traditionally a full game, injuries and lack of numbers have made that impossible this year. However, there’s no doubt that the new standard and new mentality of hard work will be on full display on Saturday.

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LIFE Every weekday from around 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., a long line of students winds around the Amphitheater to buy what have become staples in the diets of many University students — delicious fried dumplings and an assortment of tasty side dishes like cold peanut flavored noodles and fried rice.

The food truck “Got Dumplings” is owned by Phung Huynh and her sister Kynnie Wong. The pair began the business in 2011 during renovations to Newcomb Dining Hall. Wong had previously worked with the food service company Aramark, which contacted the sisters for help in developing a dumpling truck that would provide food for students during the Newcomb renovations. The sisters created a menu of authentically-prepared Chinese dumplings and side dishes for their new truck.

Huynh and Wong are Chinese, but immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam in the 1980s. Huynh says she developed a passion for food during her childhood. “[Wong and I have] been growing up with food,” Huynh said. “I mean I worked in a restaurant … [my mom] was the best chef … so that’s how I trained myself to love food.”

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Got Dumplings: Serving it up since 2011 Co-owner of popular Chinese food truck shares her passion for the business Shivani Lakshman | Feature Writer Huynh’s childhood experience taught her to detect subtle differences in flavors. She uses this skill to continuously improve and perfect the menu at Got Dumplings.

Aside from her love of food, Huynh enjoys working in food service because of the challenge it presents.

She likes being active and constantly working to improve the business model and the menu.

“Every year we change,” Huynh said. “We added [vegetable tofu dumplings] because we realized there were a lot of vegetarians.”

Serving food at the University is also particularly gratifying for Huynh because she attended the University herself and is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce.

Huynh says that although its growth has leveled off in recent years, Got Dumplings is a profitable business. Rather than just making a profit, however, she feels that most of her satisfaction comes from seeing customers enjoy the food. “[A student told me] ‘I miss my family’s food back in China and then so whenever I eat here and eat your dumplings it reminds me of my family’,” Huynh said. “So it was a good

compliment, how [our food] reminds them of home.”

Although most of the truck’s business comes from students, faculty and University employees also regularly eat at Got Dumplings, including some of the professors that taught Huynh when she was a student. Huynh estimates that around 500 people come to the truck each day. However, this number varies greatly depending on the weather, as people are willing to wait outside longer on nicer days.

The truck operates every week day during the academic year. Even though the truck is small, four people are able to work at a time, with one employee taking orders in the front and the others serving food in the truck. Some of the other employees have been University students.

In 2015, Huynh and Wong also opened a Got Dumplings restaurant on the Corner as a comfortable place for students and their families to sit down and enjoy dumplings on evenings, weekends and in the summer when the truck does not operate. This restaurant has a larger menu with several additional food options that are not available at the truck, including ramen noodle soups, dumpling soups

and bubble teas. The restaurant kitchen is also where all food is prepared for the food truck.

Got Dumplings prepares all its food from scratch and uses traditional ingredients. The most popular dishes at the truck are the pork dumplings and the chicken curry dumplings, as well as the egg fried rice and cold noodles in peanut sauce. Huynh and Wong also value the importance of healthy food and provide healthy options such as seaweed salad, kimchi and edamame.

First-year College student Brooke Meinhart used to buy dumplings from the truck nearly every week until she ran out of Plus Dollars.

“I like coming to the dumpling truck because it's relatively cheap, delicious, fried food that makes me happy and is easy to grab and go sit in the Amphitheater with friends,” Meinhart said. “My favorite items on the menu are the pork dumplings with the peanut noodles because that peanut sauce is literally the bomb, and I love the sweet, savory combination.”

First-year College student Maeve Berman also agrees that the food is well worth the wait and money.

“I love the dumpling truck because

obviously it tastes good, but also because it's a unique alternative to the dining hall for when I'm tired of going to Newcomb or O’Hill,” Berman said. “Everything has so much flavor.

They're definitely worth the time and money because the wait is short, the food is amazing and they give a lot of food for how much they cost, especially since we can use plus dollars to purchase them.”

Third-year College student Elizabeth Cashin has eaten at the dumpling truck since her first year at the University and said it provides a satisfying experience.

“I love the dumpling truck,” Cashin said. “I don’t go as often as I did first and second year but it is a U.Va. classic. First year I would go every Friday with my friends and we even had a GroupMe for it called ‘Pumped for Dumps.’”

Got Dumplings is also involved in the broader Charlottesville community. Huynh and Wong are vendors at the Charlottesville City Market every Saturday between April and December as well as at the Tom Tom Founders Festival in April. They also cater for fairs, weddings and other events.

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Top 10 things I would do if Tony Bennett called me Hey Tony, hmu Ashley Botkin | Top 10 Writer

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Cry

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Try to learn about basketball

I figure if Tony is calling me, it’s either to offer me the currently vacant assistant coaching position or to offer me an actual spot on the team. I don’t really care which one he wants me to have because I will be so excited that my favorite man on Grounds has contacted me of all people. All my dreams will come true. I will admit that I would shed a few tears. Who wouldn’t?

I know some things about basketball. I know what free throws are, as well as dribbling and fouls. Do I totally understand the whole bonus/double bonus thing? Maybe not. Do I know how to arrange a play? Absolutely not. But if I have any chance of not being fired as the new assistant coach, I suppose I should actually learn more than just the basics of the game. Is there some sort of summer session about Coaching 101?

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Become Troy Bolton

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Update my wardrobe

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I am not especially skilled at playing sports. I can play a mean round of badminton, but ask me to run while dribbling and that’s a whole other story. I took dance classes for 12 years, so instead of practicing my drills, I’m just going to learn every bit of choreography that Zac Efron had as Troy Bolton in “High School Musical.” I’ll practice my hair flips, dramatic jumps and shooting the outside J. Don’t ask me what that means. Just keep ya head in the game.

I don’t know if everyone knows this, but University athletes have their own special dining hall in the John Paul Jones Arena. Apparently their food is much better than what’s given to regular students in the normal dining halls, and whenever I see an athlete get on the bus from the JPJ stop, they always have handfuls of delicious snacks. So as soon as that contract is signed with the University, I am heading right over to JPJ and loading up my plate. I am going to grab so many Uncrustables that my backpack will be overflowing. An athlete’s gotta eat, right?

How will people know I’m on the basketball team if I’m not dressed in team gear at any and all times? I’ve never seen the players in anything other than t-shirts and hoodies, and I’ve only seen one in jeans once in my life. At least I’ll be comfy. But if I become the assistant coach, I’ll need to stock up on my blue suits. I’ve never actually worn a suit, and they seem stuffy and annoying, but I’ll do anything for you, Tony.

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Update my resume

Once I become a part of the team, whether I’m an assistant coach or a player, I will no longer have to search for jobs and internships that relate to my major. In fact, I will be able to delete everything on my resume and just write “Look me up.” I’ll also include a photo of Tony and me together just to show how important I am and how Tony and I are obviously good buddies. See what could be, Tony Bennett? We’d be a great pair!

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Practice my free throws

If there’s basketball one thing I can do, that’s shoot while standing still. So maybe while I’m embarrassing the team with my less-than-stellar dribbling, I’ll make up for it with my free throws. Considering how slow and awkward I am, it will be very easy for me to be fouled. If we’re ever losing, all Tony would have to do is put me in there, and I’ll do my best to muck everything up.

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Grow an entire foot

Just in case you were confused, I meant that I need to grow an entire foot in height, not an extra appendage. Although if a third foot would make me faster, maybe it’s not such a bad idea. Right now, I stand at a menacing five-footthree-and-a-quarter. In comparison to a person of average height, it takes me double the time to get anywhere because of my tiny legs. I’m so short that people usually look right over top of me, and I am constantly craning my neck to meet people’s gazes. But maybe my shortness could be a skill? All those guys are so tall that it’d be near impossible for them to see me weaving in between their legs for the game-winning shot.

Negotiate a new mascot

Listen, CavMan has had a great run. He’s a fan favorite, especially when he comes riding in on a horse during football games. But let’s face it, there is no good way to make a human face not look terrifying as a mascot. Just look at Purdue Pete or the Providence Friar. Those faces are the stuff of nightmares. May I instead suggest a new and improved mascot — Cavalier Cat. I will even offer up my sweet cat, Ancho, for the gig. He’s great with crowds and would look so cute in blue and orange. I’m sure Tony will see the logic in this switch.

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Protect my wrists

Theoretically, what if I become the De’Andre Hunter of the team and my potential absence causes the entire rhythm of the game to falter to the point where we lose to a team whose mascot is a Golden Retriever? Obviously I can’t let that happen again, so if Tony will have me, I will do all that I can to not break any bones. I’ve been pretty lucky so far in that I’ve only broken one bone in my 20 years — it was my middle finger, in case you were wondering. As a first year, I went to the wreath ceremony that the Purple Shadows do each Founder’s Day. I thought the purple smoke was super cool, and the rivalry between the secret societies was definitely hot goss. Now I’m a year older, a year wiser and a whole heck of a year more jaded. I have learned that there is nothing about Founder’s Day that is worth waking up before the sun. It’s freezing, it’s dark and the grass is too dewy to sit on. It’s also the same almost every year. If you want me out there cheering on dudes in robes, then you better make it like some kind of Harry Potter reenactment because that is the only way I’m going to think they’re cool.

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Barbie’s Burrito Barn brings the west coast east Getting to know the inspiration behind Charlottesville’s only California-style Mexican eatery Hildy Maxwell | Food Columnist Tucked away in an unassuming stone-front house at 201 Avon Street is Barbie’s Burrito Barn. A neighborhood spot serving fresh, homemade Mexican food, Barbie’s is the perfect blend of quintessential and unique.

When you first walk in, it feels like walking into someone’s home kitchen.

To the left lies a cozy seating area, to the right, the fully-equipped kitchen.

You are greeted by Barbie’s big mop of blonde hair and welcoming smile, as she buzzes around the kitchen and chats with customers.

I had heard amazing things about Barbie Brannock — local artist, chef and owner of Barbie’s Burrito Barn — so I decided to meet the face behind this operation for myself.

Prior to opening the Barn two years ago, Brannock grew up on her mother’s Mexican food. California-style Mexican is what she makes for her family at home and what she truly enjoys eating. After seeing a lack of this type of cuisine in Charlottes-

ville, Barbie decided it was time to share the food she loves with our community.

“Since being on the East Coast, I’ve never been able to get this Mexican food,” Brannock said. “When I saw this little place, I decided it was time for me to do this. It was a big chance I was taking but [...] it’s ended up being really good.”

After working for almost 30 years in the restaurant business, Brannock was well-prepared to open her own place. It was something she always wanted to do, and after stumbling haphazardly upon her charming location, she knew it was time to kickstart her dream.

“I studied food; I studied menus,” Brannock said. “I liked the whole concept of the restaurant. I liked the way I had to be with customers. The way I set this up is even if I’m the cook, they have to come talk to me and tell me what they want and chat with me before they get their food so I’m get-

ting both of the things. I’m cooking the food and I’m getting that personal thing.”

You can feel the personal connection that Brannock fosters in her restaurant. Most of her customers are regulars, and the restaurant itself has a very neighborhood atmosphere.

Barbie tells stories of her daughter’s friends stopping by after school for tacos and says that she knows the orders of many of her daily lunchtime clients.

When she talks about her work, you can really feel her passion.

“You could really tell she loves what she does,” first-time customer Linea Fuller said. “Her restaurant has SoCal vibes with a southern twist and a really homey feel.”

Barbie runs her restaurant almost entirely by herself, with some help from her husband and several register girls. She preps and cooks everything by hand, including making her own tortilla strips and spicy salsa.

“It’s like 14 hours a day, but it’s

mine!” Barbie said. “It’s hard to run a business but it’s better than having to answer to somebody I think.”

Barbie’s menu keeps it simple with a pork burrito, chopped bowl, guacamole tostada and tacos as the only possible entrees. Sides include homemade tortilla strips with either guac or salsa and beans and rice. Even though her menu is limited, that is just the way Barbie likes it.

“It’s not like you have to look at four pages of menu,” Brannock said.

“That’s kind of my thing ... the simpler, the better. And no, I don’t have specials everwyday, I don’t change my menu … You know what you’re giving people.”

Everything on the menu at Barbie’s — except the burrito — is piled high with some sort of veggie crunch, whether it is cabbage, jicama slaw or lettuce. The combination of the textures of crunchy tostadas, creamy beans, guacamole, melted cheese and juicy meat is part of what makes Bar-

bie’s so outstanding. Having different textures are one of Barbie’s favorite things about her food. She compared the texture experience with getting the perfect bite from a plate of nachos — it’s like a crispy chip piled high with cheese and all the toppings.

Barbie’s Burrito Barn truly is one of Charlottesville’s best kept secrets — even Waze can’t help you find it! Since Brannock does not advertise, the only way people hear about the restaurant is through local publications or through some well-connected foodie friends. But once you’ve been once, you’ll never want to go back to life without Barbie’s fresh take on Mexican comfort food.

Should you have a craving for fresh and simple Cali-Mex done right, make sure to say hi to Barbie and try one of her chicken tacos — they’re her favorite!

La Taza spices up your typical breakfast Latin-American inspired restaurant and coffee house serves up unique drinks, breakfast food Hailey Eaves | Food Columnist A sunny, Friday-morning breakfast jaunt last weekend brought me quite a ways off Grounds to try the highly recommended, Latin-American inspired coffeehouse and restaurant, La Taza. Like many other restaurants in the Belmont area, La Taza takes the expected and makes it unexpected. The restaurant can be found in the heart of historic Charlottesville, Belmont, where it pumps out coffee and Latin-American inspired cuisine.

I was instructed to head there after complaining of having become bored with mainstream American brunch options.

The colors of the sign and patio umbrellas outside the restaurant brighten the otherwise normal downtown street. As I drove up, I was instantly enamored with the charm of the corner restaurant. On opening the red front door, the scent of freshly brewed coffee ushered me into the quaint little establishment. The restaurant was fairly busy that morning, with most tables occupied. The front of the room was occupied by an espresso bar and rustic tables and chairs that were situated around the rest of the room.

I picked a high top table beside a window so I could enjoy the warm morning sunlight. First up, I ordered coffee. Although the restaurant advertised bottomless drip coffee with all their meals, I decided to try one of

the specialty lattes. I picked the Dolce and Gabbana Latte, which consisted of a mixture of white chocolate and cinnamon flavors with steamed milk and espresso. The drink arrived piping hot with a thick layer of foam on top.

I found the coffee to be remarkably smooth with the cinnamon and white chocolate flavors creating a unique flavor that I had not yet encountered, despite being a coffee connoisseur. It was a perfect sweet drink to counter the spicy food that I ordered next.

La Taza means ‘the cup’ in Spanish so I expected the incredible coffee selection, but was unprepared to discover the glorious concoctions of spicy breakfast food making up their all-day brunch menu. To eat, I selected the breakfast tacos. The dish consisted of two tortillas, your choice of corn or flour, filled with scrambled eggs, melted pepper jack cheese, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and your choice of a protein — options included ham, bacon, sausage or soy sausage and chorizo. Fresh made salsa came with it, which I later added in heaping spoonfuls to the otherwise mild tacos.

Crispy fried potato cubes rounded out the meal for just $10.

I only had to wait a few minutes for my food to arrive since the service was very quick and the servers were attentive. While I waited, however, I sipped my latte and took in the Latin-American inspired decor. This in-

cluded calavera — beautifully painted porcelain skulls usually used in Day of the Dead celebrations — which lined window sills around the restaurant.

Brightly patterned pillows sat in several chairs, giving the room a more cozy feel. Customers stopping in for their morning pick-me-up made a line at the counter, ordering cups upon cups of delicious coffee.

My heaping plate of tacos arrived a few minutes later. They were filled to the brim with fresh ingredients, making them slightly messy to eat. The house-made guacamole was a surprisingly good compliment to the cheesy eggs. The potatoes were a more basic side dish that offset the exotic flavors of the tacos. Since they were such generous portions and accompanied by the potatoes, I was not able to finish both tacos. The sizable portions could easily be shared with a friend. If arriving to La Taza without a huge appetite, an alternative to the breakfast tacos would be their Breakfast in a Cup, which has similar ingredients to the taco filling but is served in a mug over grits, potatoes or black beans. Having never tried tacos for breakfast, I found them to be a delightful twist on typical brunch food.

My only complaint about La Taza is they will only evenly split checks between the people in your party, rather than based on individual orders. They only let my party know about this

policy when we asked at the register.

If dining with friends, be prepared to Venmo one another or pay with cash.

Although this made paying a slight inconvenience, sharing the delicious food and coffee with friends was worth it.

Before leaving, I stopped by the espresso bar for a to-go cup of coffee, an added perk to their bottomless coffee policy. They had different types of drip coffee with cream, sugar and flavorings to doctor up your cup of

coffee however you take it. The extra to-go cup of joe made leaving this happy little restaurant much easier, but I cannot wait to return on a warmer day and enjoy the patio.

La Taza is located at 407 Monticello Road in Charlottesville. They are open Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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La Taza’s breakfast tacos were one of their spicy breakfast dishes that make up their all-day brunch menu.

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LEAD EDITORIAL

Park names should reflect community preference

OPINION

Local residents should have the right to rename parks in Charlottesville — without outside influence

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he City of Charlottesville's attempts to rename Emancipation and Justice Parks have been contentious. Controversy was again sparked this week when an analysis published by The Cavalier Daily revealed that individuals outside Charlottesville were attempting to influence the results of the initial community poll seeking input on the renaming process. These outside respondents accounted for nearly twothirds of the poll’s respondents. This overwhelming proportion is troublesome, as the initial survey was meant to gather essential information from local residents on what names they would prefer for the parks. The renaming of the parks should remain a task and privilege of Charlottesville citizens, as they hold the most interest in the issue. City Council should take initiative to ensure that these surveys

represent citizens' interests without outside interference.

The controversy concerning these parks began last year with the renaming of the parks previously known as Lee and Jackson Parks. To rename the parks, a public survey was conducted and several potential names were compiled for Lee Park — the initial source of the controversy. The list included names such as Market Street Park, Festival Park, Central Park and Community Park. Unfortunately, City Council completely disregarded the names listed on the community survey and changed the name of Lee Park to Emancipation Park.

This dismissal by City Council resulted in petition created by local activist Mary Carey, who hoped to alter the name of Emancipation Park. In the petition, Carey wrote that the historical context of the word emancipation

disrespected the local African-American community and appeared contradictory in the presence of Robert E. Lee's statue in the center of the park.

Given the context in which this decision was made and the subsequent reaction in the community, it is a step in the right direction that City Council is moving to rename the parks.

However, City Council should redouble its efforts to engage with the Charlottesville community in the next survey cycle to prevent outside actors from influencing local politics.

In light of the outside individuals that are seeking to influence the survey — many of whom may have come from white nationalist forums — City Council must commit to limit how many individuals outside Charlottesville can vote in the most recent survey.

Clearly the survey process needs to be revamped — an official even stated

that the survey process had clear limitations. Considering that Charlottesville often receives national coverage, it is necessary that City Council focus on the community and ensure that the name that is eventually picked is chosen from within the community. To do this, they need to ensure the new survey exclusively collects responses from Charlottesville’s citizens.

In addition, City Council’s survey must reach under-represented members of our community, many of whom rightfully objected to the name Emancipation Park. Ensuring the respondents of this survey are not only from Charlottesville, but are representative of the City as a whole is incredibly important. Everyone needs to be heard in this process, so that the City Council can make the most informed decision possible and that no person or community is overlooked.

City Council must guarantee that during this current round of voting the park renaming process is as inclusive as possible. We also believe that it is imperative City Council picks the most popular name, chosen by the community, to rename Emancipation Park when the survey is concluded.

Through this survey, City Council has an opportunity to cultivate effective citizen engagement with their government and show that the results can truly reflect the interests of the community — it is vital that they get it right this time.

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MAKE THE NEW PARK NAMES COUNT Choosing a generic name to replace those that have garnered such controversy is an easy out and does not do justice to a process that has been so exhaustive

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ast week, Charlottesville City Council met and decided to continue the survey for the renaming of Emancipation Park and Justice Park. This survey will be used to make a final decision in the summer. The most recent survey was released after a public hearing in February when the city decided to receive community input. The continued debate over renaming the parks demonstrates the community investment in this public space. It also demonstrates that the task of finding a fitting name is an arduous one. The new names selected for the parks must bear significance, or the exhaustive journey to find them will have been for nothing.

The naming debate began in May of 2016 with the creation of a Blue Ribbon Commission to examine race memorials and public space. The commission’s initial focus was not concerned with naming, but rather on the confederate statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. In November, the commission recommended to keep the statues with the addition of historical context. At the same meeting, it was suggested that the city also rename both parks. When City Council decided to remove the confederate statues in February of last year, a motion was formally in-

troduced and voted unanimously in favor of renaming the park.

In June of 2017, City Council voted to officially rename the parks.

There were more than 2,600 name suggestions, of which 2,200 included “Lee” or “Jackson” in name. The

ical context, the word was hurtful to African-Americans. The petition garnered over 800 signatures both on paper and online.

Following Carey’s petition, a new survey was created earlier this year to rename Emancipation Park

The journey from Lee and Jackson Park, to Emancipation and Justice Park, to whatever future name the Council decides on, demonstrates how critical the naming of this public space is.

City’s Park and Recreation Advisory Board and the Historic Resources Committee reviewed suggestions, which were then presented to the Council. The City Council decided to rename Jackson Park as Justice Park and Lee Park as Emancipation Park — though Emancipation was not suggested. Months later, the Unity Coalition, a local nonpartisan organization, started a petition to retract the name Emancipation Park. Mary Carey authored the petition which called to rename the park “with a name that is more acceptable to the community and in a way that is more transparent and inclusive.” It was argued that because of its histor-

and Justice Park. Between March 6 and March 28, responses were collected by online submission, phone, email and mail. A total of 7,535 responses were collected. Though Lee, Jackson and Emancipation were removed from the running, 1,825 write-in votes referenced “Lee” and 1,607 write-in votes referenced “Jackson.” Other popular write-in suggestions were Swanson Legacy Park, Donald J. Trump and Heather Heyer Park. Swanson Legacy Park refers to Gregory Swanson, the first black man to be admitted to the University who was honored by the University earlier this year. Heather Heyer would be in honor of the woman who was killed during the

“Unite the Right” rally last summer.

The third survey will include several top suggestions. Potential names to replace Emancipation are Market Street Park, Swanson Legacy Park, Library Park or Central Park. For Justice Park, the options are Court Square Park, Courthouse Park, Memorial Park or keeping its name as Justice Park. With the exception of Swanson Legacy park, these names are generic and have no specific meaning. The only specific name refers to Gregory Swanson, but evoking his name in this form of commemoration is hollow. The other suggestions will not cause as much controversy as their predecessors, but carry no symbolic weight in the Charlottesville community.

The discourse surrounding this exhaustive two-year process has always relied on the idea that naming is important. Renaming these parks with a generic name is an empty gesture.

As with the past ones, the new names of the parks should evoke something of significance. This is an opportunity to implement a name that will be embraced by the entire community. Heather Heyer Memorial Park, for example, would serve as reminder of the events that happened and the historical context of the park, while also honoring her life. Having this as the new name

of Emancipation Park would signal not only to her family, but to the white supremacists that rallied in that space seven months ago, that Charlottesville has not and will never forget the events that led to her death. This kind of meaning is what should be achieved with the renaming of these spaces.

The journey from Lee and Jackson to Emancipation and Justice — and to whatever future name the Council chooses — demonstrates the critical role played by the name of this public space. Choosing a basic name to replace those that have garnered such controversy is an easy out and does not do the process justice. Finding a fitting name should not involve picking one that sounds good, or picking a name that falsely commemorates a man that has no direct connection to the space. The City Council should reconsider which options are presented to the public, and instead of taking the easy way out, choose names that count.

ZARI TAYLOR is a Senior Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at opinion@ cavalierdaily.com.

ADDRESS CHILD POVERTY Our representatives should be seeking to eradicate child poverty, not to make it worse

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or the first half of President Donald Trump’s term in office, a lot of issues have had their day in the sun, but one that desperately needs attention in this country is child poverty. In the United States, 11.8 percent of children are living in absolute poverty, and 21 percent of American children are living with incomes below the federal poverty threshold.That is an unacceptable number for a rich country like ours and far beyond the child poverty rate in other Western countries. Though the U.S. has made progress toward reducing its child poverty rates through government policies such as the Child Tax Credit, Congress has taken steps during this session that will reverse that good work and could possibly lead to a dramatic increase in child poverty rates.

One example of Congress’ lack of commitment toward addressing child poverty was when it let funding temporarily lapse for the Children’s Health Insurance Program last year — putting 9 million children in danger of losing healthcare.

However, more sinister actions have been taken lately to put many of America’s children at risk. Provi-

sions in the 2018 Farm Bill that recently moved forward in the House of Representatives are a prominent example. In the bill, there is a section that would strengthen work requirements for those receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The proposed changes are a dramatic tightening of the program’s eligibility requirements. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 1 million people would be kicked out of SNAP if these work requirements were put into place.

This is obscene, especially since SNAP is working, evidenced by the child poverty rate being cut in half.

SNAP is also largely responsible for contributing to the long-term health of its recipients. This is the opposite direction that we should be going in, especially when considering that investing in the health of children is important to the long term health of our country .

To sharply reduce the number of children living in poverty, Congress should establish a child allowance program. Establishing this program would bring the U.S. in line with countries that have dramatically lower child poverty levels and

would drastically increase America’s investment in our children.

This program could take many shapes — it could be entirely universal or phase out over time — but it is essential that it be established

tax system put into law in the tax reform bill shrink the newly expanded CTC’s benefits. When taken as a whole, the newly expanded tax credit does not do a great deal to reduce the number of children

To sharply reduce the number of children living in poverty, Congress should establish a child allowance program.

in some form.

Though it is true that Congress did attempt to increase benefits to working families when it recently expanded the Child Tax Credit in its 2017 tax reform bill, the credit does not go as far as a child allowance would to lift many of America’s children out of poverty. In fact, some assessments of the recent CTC expansion note that while it expands eligibility and raises benefits, it may not be as beneficial to children as it was made out to be.

Additionally, other reforms to the

living in poverty.

Child poverty is clearly something policymakers should focus more on, not just because of moral reasons, but because of the potential benefits to American society.

Even with America’s severe lack of a social safety net for children, studies show that existing programs that reduce poverty among children lead to several positive outcomes.

Programs like the CHIP helped increase the rate at which children graduated high school and college, which in turn actually increased the

amount of tax money many of these recipients returned to the system.

Studies on the Earned Income Tax Credit suggest there is a connection between the program and an increase in test scores among school children. These benefits should not be ignored and should, in fact, be expanded upon.

Child poverty in America is an extensive problem, so it will take drastic solutions to correct. The United States should join the rest of the world and introduce some sort of child allowance program that will reduce child poverty even further. Children are a nation’s most valuable resource and more needs to be done to invest in them.

It is clear that these policies are beneficial to children and society as a whole, so not strengthening the social safety net for children is incredibly irresponsible. It is essential that we urge our representatives to reverse their recent actions and instead invest more in our nation’s most vulnerable children.

JACOB ASCH is an Opinion Editor for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at j.asch@cavalierdaily.com.

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HUMOR It’s that time of year again!

The gym is filled with people who haven’t been there since New Year’s Day. The ads on my Instagram feed are entirely comprised of super tan women with abs more defined than my future. The salad bar is constantly out of lettuce, and not just because there’s an FDA recall of Romaine... It’s ~summer body~ season.

As a #757 native, summer has always been a weird time for me. Everybody in my hometown is like, “Why put on clothes if I’ll just end up at the beach?”

And I’m generally not one to go against the crowd. Unfortunately, walking around half naked isn’t nearly as liberating as celebrity free the nipple activists would have you believe. For one, my boobs and body look nothing like Miley Cyrus. I mean, she’s both skinny and looks like she can do many pushups. I, on the

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THE QUEST FOR A SUMMER BODY other hand, can do zero pushups and have a stomach pudge that I nicknamed Marlene. These kind of realizations are what lead me each year to weird online theories of how to get fit (read: skinny) fast. So, without further ado, here I go.

This year, I decided to kick things up a notch by going Paleo. Paleo, for the people who love themselves and don’t look up fad diets for fun, is when you eat like a caveman. No processed foods, no added sugar, and nothing remotely appetizing.

“But Katie,” you interject.

“Why would you want to eat like a caveman? They are all stocky and hairy.”

You make a valid point! Today’s beauty industry would never condone anything close to natural! But Megan Fox follows it, and she’s the definition of modern unattainable beauty standards, so I’ll give it a go.

As a disclaimer, ever since I found out UVA had 86 health code violations, I try to stay away from anything in the dining halls that requires human preparation, which basically leaves

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the salad bar. By lunchtime, the lack of carbs had left me so run down that I felt like the top of the truck that got stuck outside Boylan. I went back to my dorm and ate a cough drop to try and raise my blood sugar. After all, the Paleons can’t deny me medicine, right? Wrong. I Googled it, and found out that not only are cough drops not Paleo, but neither are black beans, which I had for lunch. Well, that’s two strikes, so I’m just gonna scratch that and move on to the next way to get a ~summer body~.

I decided to download the app MyFitnessPal after some dude on Reddit said that weight loss was all about “calories in, calories out.” After I got back to my dorm, I had a light snack of Pringles and went to log it in my app.

“Um, Katie, are you sure you’re adding that in right?” my roommate asked me.

“Yeah. It says here that Pringles are 150 calories,” I replied, annoyed.

“That’s per serving. I’m pretty sure an entire sleeve of Pringles is more than a serving.”

Hurriedly, I checked the label. Alas, my roommate was right! A sleeve of Pringles is 6 servings which puts me at.... 900 calories. By noon. Embarrassed, I did what I always do with my problems. I deleted the app and pretended it never happened.

Onward!

A lot of my friends have been following Kayla Itsines’ “Bikini Body Guide,” which sounds exactly like what I’m looking for, so I decided to give it ago. My friend sent me a screenshot of the program, since I won’t spend $40 on groceries, let alone on an exercise program that looked like it was going to make me cry.

I dragged my friend to the gym with me for “moral support” and got down to business. I opened up the workout and read the first exercise: burpees. Oh hell no. I substituted a 10 minute walk on the treadmill and went home.

After a long, grueling week of trying and giving up on fad diets, I weighed myself. My jaw hung open in shock. After all of that hard work, I GAINED 0.3 pounds! Healthy living my ass.

Or should I say, healthy living did absolutely nothing to my ass.

Wait a minute — what kind of patriarchal society has the right to dictate what version of myself is acceptable to show the world? Is Marlene so shocking, so disgusting that I must forgo every tasty thing in O’Hill (read: the ice cream) to erase it? In fact, this whole “fitness” trend is starting to seem more and more like a marketing ploy to get me to spend hundreds of dollars trying to attain a physique that’s primarily determined by genetics. F*ck that. I’m getting cheese fries.

KATIE MCGRACKEN is a Humor columnist for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at humor@cavalierdaily.com

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Dan Goff | Arts and Entertainment Editor

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Inning is MVP of local musicians

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Indie-rock band headed by Evan Frolov to play Springfest

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Arts and Entertainment sat down with Evan Frolov, Ever Hernandez and Marshall Perfetti (left to right) of the indie-rock student band Inning.

As fun as it can be — and with a headliner like Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, Springfest promises to be a blast this year — the University Programs Council event can also tend to be overwhelming. With dozens of student musicians and other local performers on the lineup, it’s difficult to decide who to see and who to skip.

Inning wants to make that choice a little easier. A recently formed student band, they’ll be playing a set on the South Lawn at this Friday’s event, alongside such student groups as Sorority Boy and the also freshly-created Soju Blue.

This is following performances at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar and the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative — and if their success so far is any indication, the band will continue to land gigs at larger and larger venues.

Arts and Entertainment had the opportunity to sit down with three members of the four-person group — third-years Marshall Perfetti, Ever Hernandez and Evan Frolov, Inning’s creator — to discuss the band’s brief history, its promising future and the passions of its respective members.

The first part of the interview was dedicated to the band members describing their personal backgrounds in music. Perfetti,

the band’s bass player, has a high school background in jazz music, while Hernandez, a guitar player for the group, grew up playing in a local church group. Frolov had a little more to say about his musical roots.

“I started piano when I was 14, and played in some bands in high school as a drummer,” Frovlov said.

“I just recently started producing my own songs for Inning, and writing them on the guitar.”

He went on to describe Inning as initially a summer project of the previous year, one which he wanted to introduce in a “live setting.”

Frolov pieced the band together through acquaintances — he knew Perfetti and Hernandez from working together, and the fourth member, fourth-year drummer Tyler Brown, was childhood friends with Frolov.

Frolov did much of the talking throughout the interview, and as the questions progressed and more was learned about the band, it became clear why — not only is he responsible for Inning’s creation, Frolov is also largely the reason it has thrived so far.

And the band has certainly thrived. Frolov mentioned one of their most impressive achievements yet — a feature on an official Spotify playlist.

“About a month ago, I put out

our first record,” Frolov said. “It’s an EP called ‘D.C. Party Machine E.P.’ I put it online and sent it to some people and that ended up getting us on a Spotify playlist called ‘Fresh Finds’ that showcases emerging artists.”

Frolov attributed much of Inning’s success to his tireless work as the band’s publicist. He described this work as sending their EP to bloggers or other influential voices who might be interested in the genre of music, emphasizing that to do this sort of work for a student band is “super important.”

Despite having nearly 25,000 monthly listeners on Spotify — and for some student musicians, even having a Spotify is enough of a challenge — and a track featured on “Fresh Finds,” Frolov said that the local presence at shows was still relatively modest.

“As for our audience … it started out just as our friends but it’s growing now,” Frolov said.

“Friends of friends are starting to take interest in us.”

Alongside the concept of local concertgoers, Frolov described the experiences Inning has had so far with fellow local musicians, citing their recent show at the Bridge PAI. “So we recently played a show at the Bridge, with a group called Naomi Alligator — they had pretty

acoustic music,” Frolov said.

He also seemed genuinely eager to be playing in a lineup with other student musicians at Springfest.

“I know Sorority Boy will be there, and Alice Clair will be there too,” Frolov said. “And Soju Blue!

I’m excited to see them.”

When asked to describe the sound of their band, Perfetti and Hernandez actually had more to say than Frolov. Both Perfetti and Hernandez said Inning’s music could be called “indie” and “dreampop,” but both also stressed that the band was working on “diversifying.” Frolov used the opportunity to talk about the band’s future sound as opposed to their sound on “D.C. Party Machine EP.” “There are more songs I’ve been writing that have kind of been dirtier …” Frolov said. “I’ve had fun hitting a different kind of note — a different kind of feeling.”

This segued into a discussion of Frolov’s musical influences. He said that he was a big fan of The National “lyrically,” calling them “really honest” and describing their lyrics as “everyday talk.” He also commended Beach House for their ability to “create a mood” and praised Parquet Courts — in Frolov’s words, the band “where the dirtier part comes through.”

All band members present again spoke up when asked to

summarize the vital core of Inning — what they wanted the student body to know.

“For me, it’s the fact that everything feels very organic,” Perfetti said. “We just meet up on Sundays, we play, we rehearse …

I’m just playing with my friends, and it feels genuine to me. I hope that transmits over to the crowd.”

Hernandez had similar sentiments.

“It’s just something natural to me,” Hernandez said. “I enjoy it.

It’s not like it’s being forced or anything like that.”

Again, Frolov had little to say on the subject, mentioning only that in the “five-song EP, there’s kind of a song for everybody.” He needn’t say anymore — he had already painted an image of the band as a hopeful upstart, one which promises great things to come.

Inning will play the South Lawn at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Art of Protest exhibit is timeless, topical University Museums Internship class exhibits art’s inevitable role in political activism Jackie Leary | Senior Writer What do you think of when you think of the word “protest?” After huddling around a black silhouette emerging from a pop-up book, fourth-year University Museums Intern Victoria Armstrong asks viewers of the Fralin Museum of Art’s “Art of Protest” exhibition to answer this question.

Curated by 10 University Museums Interns with the help of academic curator M. Jordan Love, “Art of Protest” orchestrates a collection of black-and-white photos and objects depicting a long history of dissent throughout the twentieth century. The Saturday Special Tour, led

by Armstrong, fourth-year College student Meghan Smith, third-year College student Sarah Frost and fourth-year College student Hannah Hicks, focused on a surprising scene from a pop-up book by Kara Walker, as well as stirring photographs by Danny Lyon and Barbara Morgan.

The exhibit also includes works by Ed Roseberry, Melvin Edwards and Andy Warhol.

With the “Unite the Right” rally and counter-protests last August

in mind, “Art of Protest” deepens viewers’ understanding of political activism.

“Protest is an inherent part of the human experience,” Frost said. “People have been protesting for centuries about causes they care about in order to create some kind of positive change.”

Timeless photographs depicting moments from the Civil Rights Movement, namely the March on Washington and even a Chuck Berry performance, contain potent relevance. Even when analyzing a surrealist photograph with anti-fascist undertones, viewers will easily make connections to recent protests — from Ferguson to Charlottesville to “March For Our Lives” in Washington, D.C. As such, “Art of Protest” is relevant both at a national level and a local level. Before the tour, Smith gave an acknowledgement “paying respect to the Monacan Nation, the traditional custodians of the land we’re on today,” as well as recognition of the enslaved laborers who constructed the University. While

members of the University Museums Internship class wishes there were more artists of color in the exhibition, they hope sharing stories of protest and including works by African-American artists will move dialogue forward in tandem with a “nationwide push for museums to become more inclusive,” especially when art history historically pushes people of color to the side.

“We really wanted to use the space as a counter-narrative to the dominant exhibition on Thomas Jefferson,” Hicks said. “While [the Thomas Jefferson exhibition] is a great exhibition, we noticed there wasn’t a lot of information on the enslaved laborers that contributed to his accomplishments.”

A metal sculpture by Melvin Edwards and a pop-up book titled “Freedom, A Fable” by Kara Walker in particular create conversation about America’s history of exploiting enslaved laborers. “[Kara Walker’s piece] is the most subtle and maybe romantic of all her works because the rest of her subject matter is usually very violent and

explicit — and a little grotesque,” Smith said. “She’s playing with racial stereotypes in most of her work.”

Kara Walker is a contemporary American artist who focuses on race, identity and sexuality. Her baroque silhouette of a young woman laying on her back holding a flower under a palm tree in “a deep meditation on the nature of her New World” appears unfamiliar at first in an exhibition with many two-dimensional historic photographs. However, Walker’s three-dimensional world reveals that art — in all its forms — is endlessly linked to social change.

Equally intimate is a photograph

by American photographer Danny Lyon depicting the faces of two young black men in a multi-generational crowd gathered for the March on Washington in August of 1963. A raised arm stretches confidently into the white sky to snap. Claps and gospel songs are easy to imagine.

More dreamlike is a piece by American photographer Barbara Morgan, well-known for her presentation of dancers in the 1930s and 1940s. Above an ant-like horde of

people gathered in a crowd, a superimposed pair of white, bare and muscular legs readies itself like a toy soldier to step on the swarm.

“Does that make you feel that protest is futile, in a way?” Hicks asked.

A few viewers uttered a somber “ugh” in response. Others mentioned how uplifting unity could feel. Certainly, “Art of Protest” sparks conversation. Visiting former Fralin curator Stephen Margulies remarked that the pieces in the exhibition even appear to be having a conversation with each other.

As a whole, the black and white selections are visibly striking, politically thoughtful and cohesive. History buffs will enjoy the variety of decades depicted, artists will appreciate the harmony between different mediums, and anyone who has followed the news lately will be intrigued by the discussion “Art of Protest” naturally provokes.

‘Journey Into Night’ ushers in new ‘Westworld’ era ‘Season two premiere of HBO’s hit sci-fi drama comes out with a bang Jason Reynolds | Staff Writer The opening images of “Journey Into Night” — the season two premiere of “Westworld” — showcase the aftermath the events at the end of the first season. The amusement park where the wealthiest of the wealthy could live out their violent fantasies has become a warzone where the attractions — the artificially intelligent robotic stewards of the park called “hosts” — have become the leaders.

The episode kicks off with Westworld executive and secret host Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) waking up on a beach two weeks after the events of the season one finale.

Delos, the corporation who owns the park, has set up a military presence inside the park to eliminate all rogue hosts and rescue any humans who are still inside. However, Delos has an ulterior motive. In order to recoup their investment in the park, the shady corporation is smuggling data from the hosts out of the park for an unknown — and presumably nefarious — purpose.

Bernard goes along with Delos’s plan, but he seems to be having a malfunction in his operating system. Throughout the episode, he has erratic visions of the events

that occurred in the two weeks prior to him waking up on the beach.

Season one of “Westworld” also toyed with its timeline and portrayed its narrative in a non-linear manner, to great effect. “Journey Into Night” looks to be setting up a similar structure which will surely add a great amount of intrigue to the season’s storyline.

The hosts rampaging through the park are led by Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), a host who has achieved a higher level of consciousness than the others in the park. However, her thought is not 100 percent free. Her character is guided by a program named “Wyatt” who was originally designed

by Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) — the founder of Westworld — to be the main antagonist of the park. Wyatt envisions a world where hosts are unrestrained by the limitations placed on them by their creators. He also desires to be free of the borders of Westworld.

Wyatt has seemingly come to the realization that there is a world outside of Westworld and the host should inhabit it. This theme of artificially intelligent robots interacting with mankind in the real

world has the makings of a fascinating storyline for the show to explore as the season progresses.

As was the case in the first season, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have set up multiple, unpredictable narrative threads which will play out in an intriguing fashion. What is going on in Bernard’s head as he has visions of his past? What is Dolores/Wyatt’s endgame? What does Delos want with the data from the hosts? What other tricks and games did Ford have planned before his death?

These questions are the real joy of watching “Westworld.” The show’s masterful storytelling keeps viewers glued to their screens as they evaluate each scene for new details which will help them solve the mysteries of the series. Each episode is constructed with elaborate plot details which connect to elements of past seasons and lead to an incredibly satisfying payoff.

The way in which “Westworld” deals with complex themes such as humanity and consciousness is brilliant as well. What makes a person a person? If a robot can think and feel in the same way as a human, should we still treat

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it like a robot? These deep and thought-provoking questions are left up to the viewer to decide. Not many shows on television today delve into such profound philosophical concepts. It is refreshing to watch a show which allows the audience to think for itself and not have every question explained to them in a cut-and-dried answer.

The purpose of a season premiere is to create intrigue and hook viewers to make them come

back for the rest of the season.

“Journey Into Night” has achieved this in spades. The eerie final shots of the episode set up a compelling mystery which will keep viewers on the edge of their seat as they wait for it to be solved. Season one of “Westworld” was an absolute blast to watch, and season two is setting up to be more of the same.

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During the past week, the University’s Office for Sustainability and representatives from Student Council hosted Earth Week in order to celebrate the environment and promote sustainability in all aspects of life. With over 20 events ranging from bike workshops and a clothing swap to contemplative, educational hikes and panels on counteracting harmful climate change, Earth Week brought together a diverse group of people to reflect on what environmental conservation and global stewardship look like on a daily basis.

The first Earth Week took place in 2010 and, according to Nina Morris, Sustainability Outreach and Engagement Manager, it has grown to take a more comprehensive approach to sustainability.

Presentations and activities now incorporate the efforts of entire departments, committees and organizations, and topics of conversation span religious beliefs, racial and ethnic diversity and poverty.

“It’s students, faculty, staff, community members all coming together to talk about all the ways we can be better stewards to our environment and also just better to each other as people,” Morris said. “We

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Earth Week promotes holistic sustainability U.Va. joins Charlottesville community for a week of events celebrating the planet, each other Cecily Wolfe | Senior Writer talk a lot about social sustainability and intersectional sustainability because we think that’s an important piece to highlight as we talk about sustainability and taking care of the planet.”

Throughout the week, presentations and activities reiterated the theme of treating nature and peers with respect. The Earth Week Expo, for instance, examined 100 top solutions to reverse global warming as outlined by Project Drawdown, a research coalition of academics, policy-makers and business leaders. Solutions included familiar strategies, such as transitioning to a plant-based diet and solar energy panels, as well as nontraditional ones, such as educating women and girls.

Nia Martin-Robinson, an advocate for environmental sustainability and social equality, continued the conversation on integrative approaches to sustainability, stressing that the social justice and environmental protection movements can further one another.

At the SustainaBanquet, a dinner honoring students and faculty for their dedication to sustainability, Religion, Ethics and Environment Prof. Willis Jenkins added that environmental degradation and racial

tensions intertwine to form a history rife with destruction. Only by rediscovering the lessons nature has to teach, Jenkins claimed, will there be hope for a future different than the past.

“In the midst of a circus of news, not one part of which seems consistent with the words of sustainability right now, we have to struggle for perspective,” Jenkins said.

“When we begin to lose a sense of perspective, and when we begin to feel overwhelmed by the ways that our histories are entangled with things we now abjure, our mind might be opened to new possibilities when we attempt to listen to the land.”

Students also had much to say about how protecting the environment is mutually beneficial for all parties involved. Fourth-year Commerce student Rachel DiBenedetto, who founded the Green Corner Consulting committee as part of Green Grounds, also spoke at the SustainaBanquet. After two years of helping local restaurants switch to more environmentally conscious practices, DiBenedetto said that she had to learn how to introduce sustainable solutions to businesses in practical terms.

“Sustainability isn’t just about

saving the planet,” DiBenedetto said. “It’s about financially-sound, justifiable numbers. It’s better for customers, it’s better for you, it’s better for your bottom line … If we are going to continue to make progress on our goals and see change, we need to speak the language of these other stakeholders.”

In the same vein, at SustainaPitch Night, students, faculty and staff proposed various ideas for creating a more sustainable Charlottesville, while the wider community recognized businesses, organizations and nonprofits with eco-friendly goods and goals at the Charlottesville Eco Fair.

“You naturally think of wind energy or solar energy, and while those things definitely matter, to solve climate change, we need a bigger approach than just energy,” Morris said. “We need to think about so many different issues and that they all intersect and matter together … It’s going to take everyone seeing themselves as champions for sustainability to build the world that we want to see.”

Other free activities provided many opportunities to participate in Earth Week to learn more about what it means to be good environmental stewards. A farmers market

boasting local produce appeared in the Amphitheater, temporary composting sites popped up around Grounds and dining halls offered reusable to-go boxes and largely plant-based meals. Tech takebacks and clothing swap encouraged the recycling of used electronics and a yoga session in the gardens explored connections between one’s body and surroundings.

For future Earth Weeks, the Office for Sustainability and green student groups want to see more people become involved in the environmental protection movement.

They envision a university and city of conscientious individuals when it comes to interacting with nature and their peers, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or belief system.

“It’s been so wonderful to see the growth and how much our knowledge around climate change and how to address it has grown, as well as taking a more comprehensive look at what sustainability really means,” Morris said. “Not just thinking about what is our environmental impact, but what are we doing to be better to each other, what are we doing to build a world we want to live in anyway?”

Students and faculty face barriers to biking on Grounds Community members talk about the strengths and flaws of biking infrastructure at U.Va. Divya Shan | Staff Writer The University plans to improve biking infrastructure around Grounds and the North Research Park in upcoming years. However, there are currently many barriers to biking that prevent more students and faculty from choosing this mode of transportation.

“The interesting thing about wanting to bike but having kids is that I often times I don’t bike to work because I have to do things like coach a soccer team or pick up someone from school,” said Schaeffer Somers, an associate professor of architecture and public health. “So even though I live really close and teach about the merits of biking and walking, it is hard.”

Phoebe Crisman, an associate professor of architecture and director of the Global Studies Environments and Sustainability Program, said that having a more adequate biking infrastructure that makes it safer to bike would encourage the people who currently don’t bike due to safe-

ty concerns. According to Crisman, the biking infrastructure is not good once you leave the University, which is an issue since many students and faculty don’t live on Grounds.

For instance, the biking infrastructure on West Main Street towards downtown stops and starts suddenly, and bikers who are following bike lanes are thrust into traffic and a state of panic when the bike lane abruptly ends. Thus, according to Crisman, it is important to construct continuous bike lanes in order to improve biking infrastructure.

With a lack of turn signal at the Alderman-McCormick intersection and busy periods between classes with a lot of pedestrians, biking can be quite difficult for students. According to second-year College student Sam Powers, at locations like 14th Street and The Corner, biking can be a “nightmare, especially if you are really tired.”

“Honestly, I do not think that U.Va./Charlottesville is as biker

friendly as everyone suggests,” Powers said. “So Grounds itself does not really have bike lanes and being in the same lane as a bus can truly be frightening.”

According to Somers, the unique topography and small-town nature of Charlottesville makes it difficult to implement good biking infrastructure, such as setting up bike trails or separated bike lanes.

As co-chair on the University Committee on Sustainability, which makes recommendations about how to make the University more sustainable from an operational standpoint, Crisman said that the University supports increasing sustainable modes of transportation, however making changes to biking infrastructure is not entirely within the University’s control.

“The public roads are owned by the state of Virginia, so the collaboration between VDOT and the University and City of Charlottesville is required to make those kinds of

changes,” Crisman said.

While it is true that the public roads are owned by a variety of entities ranging from the City to country to state, Sarah Littlefield, Alternative Transportation outreach coordinator for the University stated that there are several improvements to the biking infrastructure currently in the works, in conjunction with the Transportation Working Group in the Office for Sustainability.

“We're coming up with integrating [biking] infrastructure into a comprehensive plan with the Engineering School,” Littlefield said.

“We've been talking to people from the Office of Architecture [and] the Facilities Planner for the Engineering School, on adding larger and more permanent cycling infrastructure on either side of the Engineering School, like Whitehead Road

by Rice Hall, and also McCormick Road.”

In addition, Littlefield said that she is working to address the “low-hang-

ing fruit” of biking infrastructure issues, such as ensuring that the bike repair stations are functioning and that bike racks are well-placed and in good condition. Other future projects include adding “sharrows”, or “share the road” arrows on McCormick Road and changing gate arms to make way for larger bike lanes.

Littlefield said that the University has been promoting the UBike program, and saw a 50 percent increase in UBike trips in 2017. There are currently 125 UBikes in 19 locations, with an expansion of UBikes planned for the end of May. According to Crisman, who has been at the University for 18 years, biking safety has improved as the number of bikes has increased over time.

“More people should ride bicycles,” Crisman said. “The more people that bike, the safer it becomes because people expect to see bikes and the relationship becomes clearer.”

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Write Climate creates climate change awareness art exhibit The exhibit featured work by 37 students in four schools and 12 departments Navya Annapareddy | Senior Writer

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“Write Climate” created an art exhibit using student comments and concerns about climate change.

The group “Write Climate” has sponsored a climate change awareness exhibit displayed during Earth Week in Clark Hall. Write Climate is a group of University students who meet to advocate for the fundamentals of climate-related science and policy awareness through art.

The exhibit was displayed in Clark Hall April 17 to April 23 and was previously displayed at the Amphitheater. The components of the exhibit were paper-based and ranged from a board of sticky-notes inscribed with responses to why students and community members fought for climate change to a tsunami art piece composed of crumpled pieces of paper.

On its website, Write Climate describes itself an interdisciplinary group of students from a variety of schools on Grounds, including the College, Engineering school and Architecture school.

Environmental Sciences Prof. Deborah Lawrence organized EVSC 1559: Words on Paper: History of Climate Science, Policy and Art, the weekly class in which Write Climate meets.

Lawrence said the students’ process for creating the art began with reviewing texts in climate science and policy, including pieces as far back as 1824. After reviewing climate policy and science texts, the students tabled on Grounds, asking passersby to write on paper what worries them about climate change, what they do in terms of sustainability or about a certain concept of climate change and policy.

In total, the class received respons-

es from about 1,200 people. The paper responses were then turned into art at the discretion of the students in the class.

“This is a different way of communicating about climate change,” Lawrence said about the exhibit. “We are trying to grab people's attention in a new way … with a connection based on our shared climate story at the very heart of it all.”

Second-year College student Maame Eghan participated in the exhibit as part of the requirements for the class taught by Lawrence. She and a partner produced a 3D Earth by ma-

nipulating paper slips containing the written pieces gained from tabling sessions.

Eghan said she believed the exhibit was important because it created awareness to both the current beauty of the Earth and what a future affected by climate change might look like.

Sade Storthz is a first-year College student who also participated in the exhibit through EVSC 1559. She is on the documentary crew of the class but also worked with a partner to create a sculpture.

She agreed with Eghan’s sentiment

that the significance of the exhibit was in communicating the realities of climate change. By asking students and faculty both why they care about and how they will act on climate change, she said she hopes that those same individuals will incorporate incremental lifestyle changes.

She said that she liked the involved nature of the exhibit and how it engaged others outside the class, noting that simply seeing the amount of people involved in creating the art and responses was empowering.

“The artists weren’t limited to our

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class,” Storthz said. “Everyone who stopped by our tables and wrote something is helping to raise climate change awareness and played a role in creating the art.”

Lawrence stated that the goal of creating awareness about climate change was achieved.

“Perhaps the best thing about it was that we were able to reach out to people who really never think about climate change,” Lawrence said.

“We all need to think about climate change.”

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