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Vol. 126, Issue 1

Snapshot of the Class of 2019

WELCOME WEEK PAGE 9

MATTHEW, ROLLING STONE UPDATES PAGE 2

SPORTS PREVIEWS PAGE 5

ART IN CHARLOTTESVILLE PAGE 13

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Anna Pollard Senior Writer

Jesse Matthew Trial Jesse Matthew awaits trial for the 2014 murder of second-year College student Hannah Graham. Matthew, who was arrested in late September, was charged with abduction and capital murder. Cheryl Higgins, judge of the 16th circuit court of Virginia, has set his trial date for July 5 to July 29, 2016. The court is preparing for a trial by jury and Matthew could face the death penalty if found guilty. Matthew has a motions hearing on Aug. 20, at which Albemarle County Police Sergeant Terry Wells will give the first testimony.

Earlier this summer Matthew was found guilty in Fairfax on three charges in a 2005 assault against a Fairfax woman. Matthew’s con-

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In the news: updates in the Jesse Matthew case, Rolling Stone lawsuits, University sexual assault policy nection to the assault was made manifest after his arrest for charges against Hannah Graham — he was forensically linked to the incident and was found guilty on June 10 of capital attempted murder, sexual assault and abduction with intent to defile. He will be sentenced in October.

The 2005 sexual assault victim testified in the trial against Matthew.

The case has been closely followed

by Gil Harrington, mother of Morgan Harrington, a Virginia Tech student who disappeared in 2009 after a Charlottesville Metallica concert.

Harrington’s remains, which were discovered three months later, have been forensically linked to Matthew.

Matthew faces no charges in the case.

Rolling Stone’s “A Rape on Campus” Since the retraction of the Rolling Stone article “A Rape on Campus” — and its mention by Columbia Jour-

nalism Review as “The Worst Journalism of 2014” — two defamation lawsuits have been filed against the magazine, one by University Associate Dean of Students Nicole Eramo and a second by three brothers of Phi Kappa Psi, who are 2013 graduates of the University. Eramo filed a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone and Sabrina Rubin Erdely — the article’s author — in May, claiming that the “defendants made the defamatory statements about Dean Eramo recklessly and in purposeful disregard of facts, witnesses and evidence.” Erdely publicly apologized for the article in April.

Eramo wrote an open letter to Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner on April 22, outlining the article’s negative impact on her reputation, the University community and the efforts to prevent sexual assault and prompt its reporting. Eramo is seeking $7.5 million in compensatory

damages and $350,000 in punitive damages, as well as funds to cover all her relevant expenses. A fund, called “True Hoos,” has been established to raise money for Eramo’s legal fees.

The fund’s goal is to raise $500,000 and has currently raised a little over $28,000.

Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity implicated in “A Rape on Campus,” announced in April intentions to file a lawsuit against Rolling Stone. No suit has been filed.

Sexual Assault Policy at the University The University on July 1 released an updated sexual assault policy, incorporating three new Virginia state laws. This policy will complement the “zero tolerance” approach to sexual assault announced by the University after Rolling Stone.

Per the new policy, the University Police must now inform the local Commonwealth Attorney within

48 hours of launching a criminal investigation involving felony sexual assault on campus. Furthermore, University employees are obligated to report relevant information about sexual violence to Darlene Scott-Scurry, director of Equal Opportunity Programs and Title IX Coordinator.

Scott-Scurry must then report this to a review committee and the committee will decide whether to provide details to law enforcement.

Finally, the University must include a “prominent notation” on the transcript of any student suspended or dismissed for committing an act of sexual violence, a mark which can only be removed once the student fulfills the requirements necessary to return.

This update builds upon an interim sexual assault policy released in March, which took into account 600 comments from the University community.

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Rotunda construction progresses on schedule Additional projects planned for Chemistry building, Gilmer Hall Elizabeth O’Roark Staff Writer

While many students have been away this summer, construction on the Rotunda has continued as well as new projects for the Chemistry Building and Gilmer Hall.

These projects stayed mostly on schedule this summer, Historic Preservation Architect Joseph Dye Lahendro said.

Both the north and south capitals on the Rotunda have been finished, Lahendro said.

“We finished the south capitals by spring,” Lahendro said. “We started on the north capitals and they were finished in the early summer.”

The renovation of the utilities in the Rotunda was one of the more major difficulties for the project, Lahendro said, and has been a challenge since the first years of the project.

“The utilities were not where we thought they were and we found others that were not on the

plans.” Lahendro said. “We have had to redesign the utilities. We had to go deep with them and we hit rock. That has been an unexpected difficulty, but we were suspicious enough to work that out early.”

Lahendro said a major part of the restoration finished this summer was the painting of the roof.

The architects were able to finish the Rotunda’s underground mechanical vault and are currently working to put in the equipment and infrastructure.

“We are filling it up with mechanical equipment.” Lahendro said. We are putting in the main mechanical lines, duct work and water lines. The electrical lines and all that infrastructure is going in.”

University architects have also done research on the original clock faces on the porticos and are using newfound information to make the faces authentic, Lahendro said.

The framing work on the dome room ceiling has been finished, and construction crews are ready

to start work on putting the ceiling this fall. Lahendro said the new plaster will “be similar to Jefferson’s original plaster.”

There are, however, more projects to start and continue into the fall for the restoration, but Lahendro said Rotunda restoration plans are on schedule to finish in July of next summer.

Plans for the Chemistry Building and Gilmer Hall are underway as well. Senior Facilities Planner Luis Carrazana — who is currently working on the project — said both buildings are in need of renovation.

“Both were built in the sixties...” Carrazana said. “All of the infrastructure needs renewal in both buildings. Their mechanical systems are over 50 years old.”

This project is still in the designing phase and construction has not yet started, Carrazana said.

“Currently, the project design is under review by the state,” Carrazana said. “We are asking for state support. Construction won’t start for at least another year.”

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Projects completed this summer include the restoration of the capitals and painting the roof.

University furthers Faculty Forward initiative Approximately 50 new faculty hired during summer Hannah Mezzacappa Associate Editor

Several new faculty have been hired this summer under Faculty Forward, an initiative to hire more than 200 new faculty members in the next decade to replace of a cluster of retiring professors and researchers.

University Senior Vice Provost Milton Adams said the University is always hiring new fac-

ulty. However, Faculty Forward is a specific response to the wave of retirement anticipated, as well as to cuts to the University’s state budget — all the while expecting increased enrollment.

While the School of Medicine will hire the most faculty, all 11 schools are planning new hires, Adams said. The College is expected to hire 47 new faculty members soon and the Engineering School expects to hire 15.

“Recruiting faculty involves not only advertising in appropriate venues, but often work is done ahead of time to learn about new graduates who will be on the ‘market,’ contacting candidates at national meetings and calling colleagues at other institutions to look for the best candidates,” Adams said in an email.

The University often looks for candidates who will help meet academic and research

goals, measure which can be described by Faculty Forward’s three “strategic pillars:” exceptional teaching, engaged learning and strategic research, Adams said.

To that end, all tenure track faculty hired will be engaged in research within their discipline, which Adams said ranges from “cancer therapy to music and drama.” In that vein, he said the University expects an expansion of research opportunities in new

areas for both undergraduate and graduate students.

These new faculty will bring new classes, ideas and topics to the table to engage students both within and across disciplines.

All of these changes will make the University more academically competitive in the future.

About 50 new faculty members have been hired for the 2015-16 academic year, among the University’s undergraduate schools, Adams said.

Class of 2019 has demographic diversity up from last year Incoming class of 3,707 is more than two-thirds in-state Mairead Crotty Senior Writer

The Class of 2019 will bring an estimated 3,707 new students to the University. An estimated 2,870 will be entering the College, 631 the Engineering School, 72 the Nursing School, 71 the Architecture School and 50 the Curry School. Slightly more than two-thirds — or

2,473 students — come from Virginia.

Eighty-nine percent of students finished in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class and slightly more than half of students — 54.4 percent — are female. More than 30 percent of incoming students come from self-identified minority backgrounds and the number of students identifying as African-American,

Asian and Native American are all up from the previous class.

The incoming class includes 335 first-generation college attendees and 1,258 who demonstrate financial need and will receive aid from AccessUVA and 404 students who qualify for federal Pell Grants.

These students represent what University Dean of Admission Gregory Roberts said was the University’s ongoing

goal to create a diverse and high-achieving student body.

“The Office of Admission has established an extensive outreach and engagement program designed to identify strong students from underrepresented backgrounds and encourage them to consider the University as their college home,” Roberts said in an email.

Roberts said in this year’s class are students of diverse ex-

periences and backgrounds.

“Each year, we strive to attract students who have the potential to transform this University — and the world,” Roberts said. “Academic accomplishments, grades and test scores receive a lot of attention — as they should — but the impact these students make outside of the classroom is often what sets them apart from their peers.”

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Cavaliers seek consistency on offense Virginia averaged just 3.4 yards per carry in 2014

sports Matthew Wurzburger Senior Associate Editor

In the 2014 season Virginia’s defense was one of the nation’s best while the offense lagged far, far behind.

With the defense facing a possible regression and a daunting schedule ahead of them, the Cavaliers’ offense must show progress if the program is to avoid another losing season.

For Virginia, the picture at quarterback is clear. Junior Matt Johns is Virginia’s number one quarterback and has been so since the first depth chart emerged following spring practice, a breath of fresh air to Virginia supporters who have grimaced through two different quarterback rotations and a year of David Watford under center.

“Where it stands right now, Matt’s our starting quarterback,” offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild said. “He clearly won the job in the spring. He’s had a great summer.”

The largest question looming over the Cavaliers offense is whether Johns can perform well enough as the team’s signal caller to keep Virginia in games.

The numbers say maybe.

Johns appeared in all 12 of the Cavaliers’ contests in 2014, making three starts. The Chalfont, Pennsylvania native completed a lower percentage of passes than fellow quarterback

Greyson Lambert (54.9% to 59%), but this was due in part to Johns’ willingness to throw the football down the field — something Lambert never seemed comfortable doing. Still, Fairchild would still like to see Johns improve his completion percentage this season.

“He’s worked hard,” Fairchild said.

“He came out the first four practices and did very well. We anticipate him having a good year for us.”

Aiding Johns will be his talented corps of wide receivers. The graduation of Darius Jennings and Miles Gooch, who were second and third in receptions among wide receivers last year, respectively, does leave a hole to fill, but returning senior Canaan Severin appears poised for a breakout year.

Severin, now a team captain, reeled in 42 passes last season for 578 yards and became the second Cavalier to tally more than 500 receiving yards since Kris Burd’s 913 in 2011. In 2015, Severin’s receiving totals should only increase, given he can now play the X, Y and Z receiver positions after only playing in the slot during last year’s campaign.

“I think that’s going to do a lot for our offense — just putting me in different places,” Severin said. “I thinks that’s going to be huge for us coming down the stretch and when it’s time to have a big play.”

The transfer of senior wide receiver T.J. Thorpe from North Carolina appeared to provide Virginia with a dynamic threat in both the passing

and return games. However, Thorpe fractured his right clavicle August 12 and is expected to miss 10 weeks. If the timetable holds true, the Durham, N.C. native will be out for the first six games of the season.

Thorpe’s injury provides a greater opportunity for sophomore Andre Levrone and junior Keeon Johnson.

Levrone is coming off a 15 catch, 248yard season, while Johnson totaled 138 yards on 13 catches in 2014. “[Johnson] is a dude who really put a lot of time and effort into his craft this offseason,” Severin said. “He really just took that next step he had to do to get over that hump that he kind of got stuck on his first year. Now I think he’s going to take it and run with it. He’s having a really great preseason and playing awesome.”

Perhaps the greatest aid to the Cavaliers’ passing game will be Fairchild’s promise of a return to a power running game.

“I think we undersold ourselves and got a little finesse-y in the run game,” he said.

Last season Virginia rushed far too often from the pistol and shotgun.

The Cavaliers simply did not have the personnel for that style of running, and the results showed. Virginia rushed 451 times for 1,653 yards — a 3.7 yards per carry average. Then-senior running back Kevin Parks, who rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2013, saw his output drop to only 745 yards.

“We went back this spring — [offensive line] coach [Dave] Borbely obviously brings a lot to the table in that

— and we got back underneath center and started to try to pound some downhill runs,” Fairchild said. “When you run the football, everything else feeds off of that.”

A schematic change may benefit junior running back Taquan Mizzell.

He earned the moniker “Smoke” as a freshman at Bayside High School due to his elusiveness, but the former fivestar recruit has failed to live up to the hype.

In two seasons, Mizzell has rushed for 464 yards on 109 carries. Far too often, Mizzell has danced behind the line of scrimmage in an effort to break off a big gain, ultimately lead-

ing to runs of negative to marginal gain. Receiving the handoff in a more traditional running formation may discourage him from moving laterally.

Challenging Mizzell for the starting running back position is sophomore Daniel Hamm. Although only 5’10” and 200 pounds, Hamm, a former high school fullback, has demonstrated a willingness to run between the tackles and may lead the charge in this new power-rushing scheme and an improved Cavalier offense.

“Being a fullback, you don’t have much of a choice but to get downhill,” Hamm said. “Being a physical runner has always been a part of who I am.”

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Junior Taquan Mizzell figures to be a key part of the Cavalier’s offense in 2015.

Defense aims to repeat 2014 success Cavaliers must break-in new players, replace 27 of 34 sacks Robert Elder

Senior Associate Editor

Former Virginia coach Al Groh took a page from his decade-plus of NFL experience when he gave his 3-4 Cavalier defense the “Orange Crush” moniker — a throwback reference to the dominating Denver Bronco defense of the late 1970s.

And despite a forgettable ending to his nine-year stint in Charlottesville, his unit’s nickname was well earned for the most part. He coached two first team All-Americans — linebacker Ahmad Brooks and defensive end Chris Long — in addition to hoards of All-ACC honorees, including defensive end Chris Canty and linebacker Darryl Blackstock, among many others.

But even as “Orange Crush” shirts still filled Scott Stadium years after his 2009 departure, it was not until last season that coach Mike London truly developed his own rendition of a disruptive squad.

One of London’s many challenges this season is rebuilding that fearsome unit.

Virginia lost three of its stalwart players to graduation — safety Anthony Harris and linebackers Henry Coley and Dequan Romero — and its two bookend speed rushers — defensive end Eli Harold and linebacker Max Valles — to the NFL draft. Those five, in addition to starting every game in 2014, accounted for 27 of the team’s 34 sacks and 49.5 of its 78 tackles for loss.

“We lost five very good football players off of last year’s defense,” defensive coordinator John Tenuta said.

“They really were the catalyst of what we did and how we did things.”

Now with a front seven filled with an unproven mix of newcomers and veterans, Tenuta and London will work their blitz-happy, defensive minds to scheme pressure based on matchups. And the best place to start might be along the defensive line.

The interior of the group remains intact, with senior defensive tackle

and team captain David Dean returning along with junior Donte Wilkins.

The starting duo in Virginia’s base 4-3 lineup combined for 10 tackles for loss in 2014, including a sack by Dean.

The X factor will be sophomore defensive tackle Andrew Brown, a former five-star recruit out of Oscar Smith High School. Slowed by a mutiny of shoulder and toe injuries a year ago, Brown only played 63 snaps and recorded just four tackles. But after a stellar spring that included taking up boxing, the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year has impressed in training camp.

At defensive end, the Cavaliers will replace the explosiveness of Harold and Valles with the power of seniors Mike and Kwontie Moore — no relation — both of whom can also slide inside and play defensive tackle in nickel packages. Meanwhile, senior defensive end Trent Corney, still better known for pool-leaping than football prowess, has shown signs of a breakout season.

“We have a lot of guys that can

bring a lot of different stuff,” Mike Moore said.

Despite the departure of Harris, the secondary should again be a strength. Cornerback Maurice Canady, who picked three passes last year to earn second-team All-ACC honors, returns for his senior season, while senior Demetrious Nicholson and junior Tim Harris will round out an experienced trio at corner.

Sophomore safety Quin Blanding, a preseason third-team All-American selection by Athlon Sports after an illustrious freshman season that included three interceptions, a program freshman record of 123 tackles and second-team All-ACC honors, will again man the free safety spot. Junior safety Kelvin Rainey’s impressive spring has earned him the strong safety position vacated by Anthony Harris, a former first-team All-American.

However, the group with the most intrigue remains the linebackers. The new starting unit of freshman C.J. Stalker on the strongside, sophomore Micah Kiser in the middle and junior

Zach Bradshaw on the weakside has a combined one start between them.

Still, Kiser and Bradshaw feel prepared after two years of learning technique and different play and stunt calls behind Coley and Romero. Kiser has impressed on special teams and is a good pass coverage linebacker, while Bradshaw, at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds, excels against the run.

“I don’t see us as a weak link,” Bradshaw said. “We’re the linebackers — we’re the leaders of the defense.”

A return to the “Orange Crush” days could go a long way towards propelling Virginia through its daunting schedule that includes an opener against UCLA in the Rose Bowl. And even without the backbone of last year’s defense that snagged 29 takeaways and allowed just 353.2 yards per game, the always matter-of-fact Tenuta believes his group can replicate the success of Virginia defenses of old.

“I’m impressed with all the guys that came back,” Tenuta said. “I like what I have defensively.”

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Cavaliers kick off fall sports Cavalier Daily Sports Staff Field Hockey The Virginia field hockey team spent the entirety of its 2014 campaign ranked in the top-10 nationally, reaching a No. 3 ranking mid-season.

However, the Cavaliers dropped five of their last six contests, including a 2-1 upset defeat at the hands of Wake Forest in the ACC semi-finals. This loss proved enough to keep Virginia out of national post-season play.

Despite the disappointing end to last season, Virginia looks poised to be a national contender again in 2015.

The Cavaliers return their top six goal scorers from last season, including sophomore Tara Vittese, whose

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17 goals and 17 assists were good enough to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors in 2014. Virginia also returns juniors Calleigh Foust and Lucy Hyams, who were All-Region athletes a year ago.

The Cavaliers kick off their 2015 season August 28, when Drexel comes to Charlottesville.

Volleyball The Cavaliers opened 2014 with their best start since 2003, but stumbled down the stretch to finish the season at 17-14 (10-8 ACC). Virginia hopes to build on the early success it experienced last year and learn from the setbacks it had later in the season.

With a roster that lost just two starters from its successful season a year ago,

Virginia is in good position to earn its third straight winning season.

Key amongst returners is senior Lauren Fuller, who recorded a team-leading 1,329 assists in 2014 and earned All-ACC Second Team honors. Virginia also added five new players, including the 6’4” freshman Harley Sebastian and immediately eligible UTEP sophomore transfer Krystal Ejesieme.

Virginia has been chosen to finish sixth in the ACC by preseason polls — last year four ACC teams qualified for the NCAA tournament. With veteran leadership and sparks provided by the newcomers, the Cavaliers hope to earn their first tournament appearance in program history.

The Cavaliers open their season

August 28 in Los Angeles, California when they face off against Loyola Marymount.

Men’s Soccer The second-ranked Virginia men’s soccer team — fresh off a national championship as the 16 seed in the 48-team field — comes into the 2015 season eager to repeat as champions, but will search for an easier path to glory.

Although boasting strong talent on offense, the Cavaliers scored just 27 goals, an issue exacerbated by the absence of vital attacking players. This season, however, Virginia not only will return a healthy redshirt junior forward Marcus Salandy-Defour — who played in 21 games as a sopho-

more in 2013 — but will also add the nation’s second-ranked recruiting class — highlighted by freshman forward Edward Opoku, whose breakneck pace can bring a new dynamic to Virginia’s attack.

While the Cavaliers are likely to boast a more prolific offense in 2015, a burning question is whether they can replicate their outstanding 2014 on defense, when they held opponents to just .81 goals per game. Without Calle Brown, the Most Valuable Defensive Player at the College Cup, the stout defense of years past suddenly becomes a bit more of a mystery. Repeating as champions in any sport is a tall task, but this Cavaliers team looks as equipped as any to solidify its place in NCAA soccer lure.

Sorting out expectations for Virginia football in 2015

ith kickoff in Pasadena just Expectation is an interesting word two weeks out, let’s take some in that it has somewhat contradictory time to talk about expectations for the meanings: both what one thinks will Virginia football team’s happen and what one 2015 campaign. In four thinks ought to happen.

MATT COMEY months time, which winI’ll discuss both, mostSports Columnist loss records will leave us ly in terms of wins and satisfied with the season, losses. and which will leave us ranting on Twitter about the hole into What are the experts are saying? which the Virginia Athletics DepartEarlier this week, I stopped by ment has dug our proud fanbase? the University bookstore to pick up a Barring outstanding morale is- couple of the annual college football sues, the athletes and coaches on preview sports magazines to see what every team in every sport expect to the people who devote their lives to compete for championships, and this stuff are saying about the team. comments made to various publica- Sportswriters, with a few exceptions, tions throughout training camp sug- are firmly in the “what one thinks gest the same for the 2015 iteration of will happen” camp for posting exthe Cavaliers. That’s not very inter- pectations, and people who claim to, esting. But what about the rest of us “know what they’re talking about” — the fans, the University and college have set the bar pretty darn low for football experts arounds the nation? the Cavaliers.

What do we expect for this year?

Sports Illustrated pegs Virginia to

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finish 2-10 (1-7 in the ACC) — good for dead last in the Coastal. ESPN likewise projects Virginia will finish last in the Coastal, with its Football Power Index (FPI) giving the team just a 2.4 percent chance of winning the division (Virginia Tech leads the Coastal with a 28.9 percent chance of heading to Charlotte for the conference championship game). On a brighter side, Virginia ranks 55th in FPI, ahead of Duke, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Boston College, and FPI projects 4.7 total wins for the season.

Ranking 55 out of 128 FBS teams isn’t that bad, so how do the experts justify these dismal win-loss predictions? Namely, the Cavaliers have one of the toughest schedules in college football. Simply going off 2014’s combined win-loss of opponents, Virginia has the 12th toughest schedule in the FBS for 2015, and 6th toughest excluding SEC teams.

Looking at F/+ rankings — a respected all-encompassing rating system developed by the website Football Outsiders — SB Nation’s Bill Connelly writes, “of course, a breakthrough would be a lot easier without a schedule that features home games against teams projected 16th, 19th, 26th and 27th, and road trips to teams projected seventh, 28th, 32nd, 38th and 44th.” The realist in me agrees wholeheartedly.

Saving Mike London’s job Maybe the most relevant set of expectations are those for coach Mike London, who could very easily lose his job at the end

of the season. But what exactly athletic director Craig Littlepage is looking for out of his sixth-year coach isn’t clear — I would have suspected three straight losing campaigns and zero career wins against Virginia Tech would have been enough to oust him last December.

Other writers agree, with London featured prominently in just about every national “hot seat” article out there. CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd pegs London as one of just two FBS coaches actually on the hot seat, and in one of the most widely shared pieces from the summer, Grantland’s Matt Borcas writes: “[London’s] seat should be the hottest in the country, so perhaps he’s physically resistant to heat? How else to explain the utterly baffling phenomenon that is his continued employment by the Commonwealth of Virginia?”

SB Nation’s Pete Volk says to keep his job, London needs six wins or to at least beat Virginia Tech. This will put Littlepage in a curious situation, considering the Cavaliers are almost universally believed to be a sub.500 team — especially given their schedule — and Tech is considered, by most, to be the Coastal Division favorites and, by some, to be ACC favorites.

While writers’ evaluations of Mike London and Craig Littlepage’s evaluation of Mike London are clearly very different things, six wins seems about where the Cavaliers will need to get for their head coach to keep his job.

In the statement Littlepage issued last November announcing London’s return for 2015, he made clear that progress was something he valued highly. “It’s important for each of our sports programs to continue to show progress and follow a plan to compete for conference championships and in postseason competition to support the department’s goals,” Littlepage said in that statement.

After two straight years of regression in 2012 and 2013, London did

indeed up his win total from two games to five games last year, which, along with decent recruiting and a convincing long-term plan, was a big part of what Littlepage found promising. Given the harrowing schedule ahead of him, another five-win season could certainly be considered progress. However, bringing a head football coach back after four straight losing campaigns would literally be unprecedented at U.Va. The only way I could possibly see London coming back without a trip to a bowl would be, as Volk wrote, a win against Tech — the first in 12 years.

But what about the fans?

Unless Virginia can notch six wins, the Class of 2016 will have never witnessed the Cavaliers achieve bowl eligibility. Since Virginia went to its first bowl in 1984, that’s never once happened to a graduating class. Four years is also a long time to wait in the perspective of Athletics Foundation donors and season ticket holders.

We students and fans need to know that these last few years of “progress” have been worth something, and I’m not sure that even a trip to the Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl will make everything better.

As a life-long Virginia football fan and now in my last year at school here, I think it’s fully reasonable to expect seven or eight wins. I expect any college program to experience some lows, but that comes with the expectations of some highs every now and then as well. So while five or six wins may exceed expectations for sportswriters, the gambling public and Craig Littlepage, it certainly won’t for me.

Matt Comey is a weekly Sports Columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at m.comey@cavalierdaily.com. Follow him on Twitter @ matthewcomey.

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Top 10 quotes for your first week in Charlottesville 1. “You’re never fully dressed without a smile.” - Annie (the musical, not me) As a lifetime New Yorker, I’ve learned smiling gives you wrinkles and you shouldn’t ever do it. The good news for me is people in Charlottesville are distinctly the opposite — the town is full of generally friendly people who smile a solid 230 percent more than I have in my entire life. This doesn’t make me less fun to be around — I promise — but it does take me a day or two to get back into the swing of things. Perfect the “Hi! How are you?” and “Good, thanks. How are you?” type of say-this-all-and-don’t-stop-walking conversation you’ll inevitably have a million times during your first week back.

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2. “Fake it ‘til you make it.” - Origin unclear Think about the last time you looked in a mirror and thought, “Wow. I look great, feel great and am FULL of swag.” Channel that moment and do your thing for — at least — the first week of classes. Even if you’re nervously nauseous or only-daytime-Chipotle-from-now-on nauseous, take a page out of my personal handbook. And remember to add, “looks put together, feels like pajamas”, as a criterion the next time you go shopping for clothing.

3. “I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking, and I plan on finding out what that is.” - Derek Zoolander Don’t stop at looking good — get educated too. Edgar Allen Poe may have dropped out of the University, but neither Tina Fey nor Katie Couric did, so if you attend class you’ll be in good company. I know you might not feel so hot come Tuesday at 9 a.m. — actually, if you’re anything like me, you’ll feel extremely hot and have a debilitating headache — but be it your first year or your fourth, it’s important to get yourself to class. Two pieces of advice — you’re a lot more persuasive about getting off the waitlist in person than over email, and professors actually teach during the second class of syllabus week.

4. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” - W.E. Hickson More specifically, go to every class you want to take, even if you’re on the waitlist. If I’ve learned anything going into my fourth year here, it’s that it ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings. And by fat lady singing, I mean the day of the class drop deadline occurring and the professor telling you definitively that you should stop trying to make it happen. Showing up in person demonstrates a lot more interest than an email, and the professor has the power to override SIS and add you to a class even if it’s full.

5. “Time is money, money is power, power is pizza, and pizza is knowledge.” April Ludgate, Parks and Recreation Sign up for everything — yes, you too, fourth years. Do it because you’ve always wanted to. Do it because you’ve never heard of the club. Do it because Trinity doesn’t count as a club no matter which way you look at it. Do it because your friend in the club is being sort of aggressive and it’s getting pretty weird, or do it because the cookies at the table looked particularly good. Whatever the reason, make it the reason to get involved and spend your time doing something new.

6. “You’ll probably never use it, but we’ll move it anyway.” - UPC shirts, c. 2012 First year, I was so nervous to move in that I purposely took hours to unpack just to delay my mom from leaving. Second and third year were different.

I couldn’t wait for my parents to leave — sorry, Mom and Dad — so I could reunite with friends I hadn’t seen in months. Weeks later, I was still living out of my suitcases and sorely regretting making an organized dresser my public enemy number one. Sure, icing your friends after their eight hour drive is funny, but digging around for 10 minutes to find a sock isn’t.

7. “…because a good night never started with a salad.” - some teenage girl’s Instagram That being said, please don’t take this as advice not to eat salad. In fact, salad tastes great and is great for you, so eat it all you want — but add some protein because that will keep you full and it’s important to eat protein before consuming alcohol. The definition of a “good night” varies by person, but make sure to have a good night — if not many — during your first week back. Whether you’re a Trinity balcony person, a first floor Clem person, an Old Dorms lounge person or anything in between, college means no parents and no rules, so do your thing.

8. “Make new friends, but keep the old…” - Girl Scout songbook Be it your favorite professor from two semesters ago, your first year roommate, your friends you haven’t seen all summer or people you know from home, don’t just wait for everyone to come to you. Be proactive and remake connections with people you like. It’s easy to forget how big the University is after you’ve been there for awhile, so broaden your horizons and grab coffee with the person you’ve been meaning to text back for a year now. Non-negotiable — you’re not allowed to follow a text with “haha wrong number.”

9. “I like to move it, move it.” - Reel 2 Real Who gon’ run this town tonight? You, literally. Take advantage of the summer weather and do something active. Even if the only outdoors part of your activity is walking to the AFC, it still counts as taking advantage of the warmth.

Air conditioning matters, and when your running style resembles a squirrel just learning how to walk, sometimes running outside is just not an option. Take a walk to the Downtown Mall, do yoga on the Lawn or run from your emotions — it all gets your body moving.

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By the students, for the students University traditions welcome incoming first years Margaret Mason Feature Writer

A first look at the University for incoming students and a steadfast tradition for those returning, University Program Council’s Welcome Week 2015 is anticipated to be as exciting as ever.

Welcome Week, a weeklong series of events to welcome both new and old students, features University favorites like the Welcome Back Concert, Rotunda Sing and hypnotist Tom DeLuca.

University Programs Council (UPC) “provides students with a wide variety of entertaining and educational activities and events,” according to their website. Although many organizations around Grounds organize welcoming events for new students, UPC differentiates itself in its mission.

“UPC is a really unique organization because it really doesn’t have an agenda,” UPC Chair Tom Pilnik, a fourth-year College student, said.

“There is nothing about UPC that you need to be affiliated with to have a good time at our events; there’s no pressure or commitment to go to an event for the sake of having fun.”

One major goal of UPC is to simply serve as a welcoming body to incoming first-years. Although all are free to attend Welcome Week events, UPC members especially hope the new students can meet people, spark conversation and get their first tastes of all the University has to offer.

“We are one big community and one big family,” Pilnik said. “We provide the events that let first-years see it, experience it and live it before

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they even start classes. Instantly, they are able to do activities, bond and meet new people.”

Targeting first-years, the week begins with Amp Up the Arts, which will be held August 21 and filled with photobooths, tie-dye, photo mugs, food, spin art and more. The following evening, all are invited to attend the Welcome Back Concert featuring Smallpools, an indie pop band on the rise. After the concert, students can visit a casino, karaoke club or cosmic golf course, all within the halls of Newcomb. The packed weekend concludes August 23 with a First Year Movie Night, held on the quad per tradition.

UPC hopes to harness the firstyear energy and give all students an outlet to have fun and acclimate to the University.

“We don’t really cater to the specific class as much as the excitement first-years bring to Grounds,” Vice Chair of Outreach Lindsey Rosenthal, a fourth-year College student, said. “They’re always really excited to participate in anything and everything. There’s a lot of camaraderie when they first get to Grounds, and [being] able to go to events it seems everyone is going to gives them a connection point and a first look at what the University can provide them.”

The energy continues throughout the week. First-years and returning students alike flock to the Lawn every year for Rotunda Sing, to be held August 26 this year. The following night, Saturday Night Live fame will return to the University once more when current SNL cast member Nasim Pedrad performs.

“I remember Rotunda Sing and

Celebrate your return to Charlottesville by trying something new. For first years, this could be anything — go to O-Hill or take a class in a subject you’ve never heard of before. Second years, embrace

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UPC’s Welcome Week includes Tom DeLuca’s magic show, Amp Up the Art and the Welcome Back Concert for first years and upperclassmen alike.

that was really the moment I felt like I was a part of something much bigger than me and much bigger than my hall,” Pilnik said. “It doesn’t take a big artist, but students supporting other students.”

The week finishes off with the crowd-favorite Tom DeLuca, hypnotist and comedian. Invited by UPC and other on-Grounds organizations year after year, DeLuca’s relationship with the University has spanned two generations of students. His show marks the end of Welcome Week and the culmination of students’ excitement and energy.

“That element of consistency year on year has been very important to the success of Welcome

Week,” Pilnik said. “The fact that we know Tom DeLuca will come back next year is a really great thing and shows how embedded Welcome Week is as a tradition. The hype around the week has spoken for itself at this point.”

Welcome Week not only embodies University culture, but provides an element of nostalgia for upperclassmen. In attending Welcome Week events, students can even cross items off of the famous “Things To Do Before We Graduate” list. “[These events] can spark conversation in the dorms,” Pilnik said.

“It can build a sense of community and [a] sense of belonging. Without Welcome Week, this would be hard-

your newfound living space and try cooking something on your own.

Third years, try ordering something other than the macaroni and cheese at The Virginian. Fourth years, go watch a polo match or spend a

Thursday night at Carter Mountain Orchard listening to live music. And try not to be too jealous of the first years, who get to do this all for the first time. Welcome back, Hoos!

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er to do.”

A tradition supported by community and student energy, Welcome Week upholds UPC’s motto, “by the students, for the students.”

“What I love most about Welcome Week is that it connects students to each other and to the University,” Vice Chair of Programming Ericajoy Oliverio, a third-year College student. “My cousin who graduated 14 years ago still asks me about Tom DeLuca. I love that we’re able to share that same experience. I hope the first-years leave our events feeling at home at the University, and that the upperclassmen leave with a renewed sense of pride and love for the Cavalier community.”

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I think students who work hard, regardless of income level, have earned a place at the University. Merit-based awards demonstrate the goal of any university is to foster the best environment for learning by attracting the best minds. We as students benefit, whether we are the recipients of these awards or not, because we have the opportunity to work with other students, some more advanced than ourselves, who challenge us to work harder.”

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The need for campaign finance reform F

As our election system becomes more oligarchic, campaign finance deserves a grassroots movement

ormer President Jimmy Carter tions, it is no surprise the economy is recently called the United States stacked in favour of those at the top. “an oligarchy with unlimited politi- The top 0.1 percent of Americans own cal bribery.” As a result almost as much wealth of the Supreme Court’s as the bottom 90 percent.

2010 Citizens United As a result of lawmakers ruling, he claims, “we’ve becoming beholden to just seen a complete their campaign contribusubversion of our polititors, in the richest councal system as a payoff to try in the history of the major contributors, who world roughly 20 percent want and expect and of children live in povsometimes get favors for erty. While the United themselves after the elecStates leads the develtion’s over.” oped world in the numBEN RUDGLEY The vast majority of ber of billionaires, it also Opinion Columnist the $388 million raised leads in homelessness. in the 2016 presidential Republicans, who campaign has been chandisingenuously profess neled through “super PACs,” which concern over the national debt, have can accept limitless campaign con- vowed to give the top 0.2 percent a tributions from anonymous donors. $269 billion tax break by abolishFederal Election Commission data ing the estate tax which has, in some show that fewer than 400 families and form, existed in America since 1797. their businesses raised almost half of Establishment Democrats like Hilthis $388 million. Charles G. and Da- lary Clinton pay lip service to serious vid H. Koch alone plan to spend $889 Wall Street reform but oppose reesmillion this election cycle. That sum is tablishing the Glass-Steagall Act. The 43 percent of the combined fundrais- bill, passed in 1933 in response to the ing efforts of Obama and Romney’s Great Depression, established a firerespective 2012 campaigns, national wall between commercial and investparties and associated “super PACs” in ment banks that safeguarded every2012. These two brothers, with a few day Americans’ savings from reckless hundred of the richest American fam- speculation but perhaps unsurprisilies, plan to buy a greater stake in the ingly, was repealed less than a decade electoral process than that of the 320 before the financial crisis of 2007-8. million other Americans.

Both parties’ legislators now work to As long as elections are bought serve their campaigns’ beneficiaries at and sold by billionaires, public policy the expense of the public they have a will not be responsive to the needs of sacred duty to serve. everyday Americans and their famThe absorption of both wealth and ilies. When throngs of Wall Street political power by the few has, by defilobbyists stalk the halls of Congress at nition, propelled the country down the same time as billionaires buy elec- the road to oligarchy. The promise of

a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” is under threat.

When both the economy and political process are rigged to favor those at the top, change has to come from outside our governing institutions — from the grassroots. The only way for the people to reverse the nation’s slide toward oligarchy is to turn legislators’ heads by assembling a vocal, organized grassroots movement, with numbers in the millions and in all 50 states, that advocates for a campaign finance amendment as the first remedy to the country’s oligarchic bent.

last few days, have drawn crowds of 15,000, 28,000 and 27,500 in Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles, respectively (far more than Obama drew eight years ago). His speeches are characterized less by soaring rhetoric and more by the dissection of data to expose the injustices we know exist but rarely hear, but that distinction epitomizes his appeal: Sanders speaks truth to power by laying bare inequality in all its forms.

Many people, myself included, have said that, barring exceptional circumstances, Clinton will win the nomination and the best we can hope for is to choose the lesser of two evils come the general election. But the circumstances are exceptional: we are at a crossroads in hisAs long as elections are bought and sold by tory where the paths billionaires, public policy will not be responsive of democracy and to the needs of everyday Americans and their oligarchy diverge. If this campaign cycle, families. like others before it, is defined by billionaire Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is the donors and scaremongering narraonly presidential candidate who has tives, the descent toward oligarchy made inequality the animating theme will only accelerate. But if the election of his candidacy. While Secretary is determined by a robust debate of Clinton speaks to inequality with little the most important issues — income more than poll-tested platitudes and inequality, campaign finance reform tepid policy prescriptions, Sanders has and climate change — the grassroots pushed campaign finance reform to can take back the political process and the front and center of his campaign. reinvigorate the promise of democraWhile Clinton has raked in millions cy in America. from Wall Street, Sanders refuses to take “super PAC” money, preferring to place his fundraising hopes with Ben is an Opinion columnist for the grassroots.

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Literature as a means to promote global literacy T

School curricula should include more diverse narratives in literature courses

here is perhaps nothing more in “Watchman” was heartbreaking, as important for the development it undermined his role as a fair and of the educated mind as achieving just man in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” literacy. Today, literacy For many Americans, is the key to academic “To Kill a Mockingbird” and professional success. was their introduction to Around the world, 84.1 the harsh cruelties of the percent of adults are litJim Crow South. erate, meaning they can Other novels such as read and write with pro“The Great Gatsby,” “The ficiency.

Catcher in the Rye” and In recent years, the “Of Mice and Men” are term “global literacy” just as central to Amerhas come to mean someican literature as Lee’s thing beyond just the first novel. These books MARY RUSSO ability to read and write. were integral to my edSenior Associate Editor Colloquially, “global litucation, as well as the eracy” implies a degree educations of millions of of understanding and other Americans. Howcritical examination of the way the ever, it is time for a reevaluation and world is organized. This includes restructuring of the English-language exposure to diversity, both on a local literary canon in order to promote and international scale. global literacy.

The publication of Harper Lee’s White men have traditionally “Go Set a Watchman” and the contro- dominated much of English language versy that followed revealed how cer- literature. Names such as Salinger, tain works of literature play a key role Fitzgerald and Steinbeck will always in the American psyche. To many, the be important in the American conrevelation of Atticus Finch as a racist sciousness. However, shaping curric-

ula to include more diverse narratives will create a generation of globally literate Americans.

Junot Diaz, a Pulitzer-prize winning author and professor at MIT, has been vocally critical of the “whiteness” of the American literary canon.

Much of his criticism has been aimed toward Masters of Fine Arts Programs. In an essay for the New Yorker, Diaz describes his MFA program at Cornell: “Race was the unfortunate condition of nonwhite people that had nothing to do with white people and as such was not a natural part of the Universal of Literature.” He continues, “I was a person of color in a workshop whose theory of reality did not include my most fundamental experiences as a person of color — that did not in other words include me.”

The “We Need Diverse Books” campaign states its mission statement is to advocate “essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.” While it is important to encour-

age diversity through the publishing industry itself, introducing more diverse works into the standard canon read in schools will create more of a space for diverse narratives to take hold. After all, the publishing industry will respond to demand as much as any other business in a market economy.

This year, Fieldston Lower School and the Ethical Culture School in New York City implemented a controversial program which, according to New York Magazine, would “boost self-esteem and a sense of belonging among minority kids while combating the racism, subtle or otherwise, that can permeate historically white environments.” While it is too early to judge the success of this program, as well as that of similar diversity initiatives in schools (many of which have popped up within the past five years), the same goal can be accomplished by changing what students read in school. If American students read Arundhati Roy, Marjane Satrapi, Jorge Luis Borges and Junot Diaz, diversity and inclusion would not need

to be taught retroactively.

The complexities of the adult world are difficult to come to grips with. However, there is no reason conversations about race (for example) need to be limited to adulthood.

In second grade, I read Lois Lowry’s “Number the Stars” in my English class. The novel was my introduction to the Holocaust, told through the story of a young Jewish girl escaping from Copenhagen during World War II. When I read the novel, the Holocaust became part of my understanding of reality. Introducing a more diverse set of books will incorporate much-needed themes of racial and other kinds of diversity into the collective consciousness of American children, lessons which will make for thoughtful, grounded, and globally inclined citizens.

Mary is a Senior Associate Editor for The Cavalier Daily. Her columns run Thursdays.

Donald Trump and ‘telling it like it is’ onald Trump’s ascendancy Those who embrace Trump’s lack of into the Republican political a filter might contend that political milieu may result from his candid correctness prevents us from dismedia interactions. cussing issues that matThe abrasive entrepreter such as illegal imneur has won plaudits migration, but I would from supporters who argue the restriction of perceive him to be a ideas works the other Washington outsider way around. As long as who dares to speak his people like Trump conmind and approach tinue to reduce political topics other politicians correctness to a matter do not touch. In a CNN of hurt feelings, people interview, former Arwon’t be able to freely izona Gov. Jan Brewer discuss issues such as NAZAR ALJASSAR the problems associatresponded to Trump’s Opinion Columnist comments linking iled with characterizing legal immigration to Mexican immigrants crime by saying, “I beas rapists. More often lieve that Mr. Trump is kind of tell- than not, political correctness is the ing it like it really, truly is.” Promi- avoidance of language that marginnent conservative commentator Pat alizes. Tackling political issues head Buchanan attributes Trump’s lead in on is one thing; using language that the polls to his rejection of political harms is another. Trump’s foray into correctness, which has resonated politics and material success reveals with Americans who are “tired” of a disturbing trend in American polpolitically correct Republicans. itics, one in which unfiltered speech Candid speech, while admirable, and the rejection of political correctis no excuse for a politician’s ideo- ness are increasingly accepted as juslogical shortcomings. In the case of tifications for harmful beliefs.

Trump, his tendency to “tell it like Consider Trump’s history of hurlit is” does not redeem his toxic mi- ing sexist epithets at women, which sogyny, nativism or jingoism, none includes calling women disgusting of which sound better coming from for breast-feeding a baby and attacka foghorn than from a dog whistle. ing the editor-in-chief of the HuffWhat people like Trump and his ington post for being “extremely unsupporters fail to understand is that attractive.” He has also blamed the political correctness is not some military’s high rate of sexual assault trivial issue manufactured by the left on the fact that men and women can to restrict free speech or thinking. serve together and live on the same

military bases. At the Republican primary debate opener, moderator Megyn Kelly challenged Trump about his statements about women such as Rosie O’Donnell. He replied, “Frankly, I don’t have time for total political correctness. . . . What I say is what I say.”

The fact that some analysts are

Trump’s comments about women are not insignificant political correctness issues. They are legitimate fears about how a president’s ill will toward women will translate into social policy, and no amount of candor can make up for that.

Trump’s demagoguery also extends to immigration and foreign policy, where he has made use of popular prejudices about Mexican immigrants and offered frighteningly hawkish solutions to Candid speech, while admirable, is no excuse for political instability in the Middle East. a politician’s ideological shortcomings.

His comments characterizing Mexican calling Trump the winner of the immigrants as rapists should not be night in spite of his disparaging hailed for being unfiltered; they are comments illustrates just how effec- damaging to the over 31.8 million tive his no-holds-barred approach Mexican-Americans. Additionally, to the election is. Candor should his desire to “bomb the hell” out of not trump common decency and Iraq’s oil fields should not be lauded respect for women. In the same by Republicans who view Trump as way ‘honest’ dialogue about our a candidate who confronts the renation’s freeloaders has brought the alities of ISIS, unlike the ‘spineless’ myth of the welfare queen into our President Obama. Trump’s remarks country’s consciousness, resulting in concerning foreign policy in the policy that harms the poor, ‘honest’ Middle East are imprudent and daninsults aimed at women will only gerous considering the importance legitimize the sexist legislation that of oil fields to the infrastructure of Republicans have pushed in Con- a recovering Iraq. Again, the issue is gress. I struggle to think a president that Trump’s political incorrectness who unabashedly attacks women in reflects a poor understanding of the public will be a president who advo- realities of immigration and war that cates for equal pay legislation or paid will be destructive at the policy level. maternity leave. Concerns about It’s not a trivial matter of hurt feel-

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Unfiltered speech should not inhibit political correctness ings — it reflects the way Trump and his supporters view the rest of the world.

Political candidates who have branded themselves as authentic, such as Ron Paul in 2012 or Bernie Sanders during this election cycle, have had measurable levels of success, though no victories, against other “inauthentic” candidates such as Mitt Romney or Hillary Clinton.

Paul’s supporters touted his consistent voting record in Congress during the last Republican primaries. Even many liberals offered support to Paul on the basis of his steadfast commitment to his unpopular ideals. Similarly, Sanders’ supporters have pointed to his unwavering socialist principles as evidence of honesty that differentiates him from less progressive Democrats. With Trump, we are seeing a different brand of honesty, a blunt rejection of political correctness celebrated by Republicans in spite of the damaging consequences of Trump’s ideologies. Whether Trump’s success persists throughout the primaries, one thing is certain: we must put an end to the growing sentiment that it is attractive for a candidate to propagate falsehoods and offensive prejudices under the guise of telling it like it is Nazar is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. His columns run Tuesdays.

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Inside the unique Charlottesville art scene

arts & entertainment

Discover the wide variety of local art and culture

Anelle Mensah Staff Writer

The University and the broader Charlottesville community contain numerous interactive and entertaining spaces involving art and music. Art events in the area are plentiful and provide something new for the art-minded to discover.

Two attractions at U.Va include the Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum. Both museums offer a varied range of art pieces and installations from all over the world, and are free. In addition, the Fralin offers free monthly events for museum members known as “Final Fridays,” which showcase temporary exhibits and feature guest lectures and music — students can become museum members for free. The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum also hosts its “Night at

the Museum” event on the third Thursday of each month during the summer. “Night at the Museum,” which will hold its last event Sept. 17, provides attendees with the opportunity to view exhibits after hours and to enjoy food and entertainment.

The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville has a thriving scene with art galleries, theaters and festivals year-round. Similar to the Fralin, many art galleries in Charlottesville hold a monthly event known as “First Fridays,” which include viewings, talks and free food and refreshments.

Some participating galleries include the Second Street Gallery, which caters to more contemporary art; the McGuffey Art Center, which is free and open to the public and includes studios, tours and art classes; the Warm Springs Gallery, which features paintings and sculptures more within the fine arts realm; and C’Ville Arts: A Cooperative Gallery, which also doubles as a storefront that sells vibrant handmade crafts and art pieces by local artists.

There are also a number of

arts festivals held in Charlottesville — most notably the Tom Tom Founders Festival. The festival itself is a week long event dedicated to art, food, music and innovation in April, but Tom Tom can be experienced in the fall through its smaller block parties. There is also the Virginia Film Festival in late October, which showcases classic and contemporary films including unique documentaries and short films.

The local arts scene does not end in galleries and museums; there is also the IX Art Park located near the Downtown Mall.

Imaginative and collaborative, the IX Art Park is a free and public art park open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

It features sculptors, photographers and painters alike, and it serves as a creative space for artists looking to be inspired.

The University and the surrounding area offer so much by way of arts and entertainment.

There is always a unique attraction to explore, so be sure to take advantage!

Mary Donnelly | The Cavalier Daily

IX Art Park is an open space for innovative art and businesses in Charlottesville.

Loving literature at Jefferson’s University University programs, CIOs and local readings offer students literary opportunities Caroline Beuley Staff Writer

College presents a wide range of different cultures and arts that are readily available to students.

However, in this rush to experience the creative arts, literature is one crucial area that often gets overlooked. Just because reading and writing are often regarded as solitary pursuits doesn’t mean that there aren’t great ways to appreciate and explore the literary arts within the U.Va. and Charlottesville communities.

U.Va. has one of the top graduate Creative Writing programs in the country and, more importantly, the department has established a series of readings so that the undergraduate community can appreciate and learn from the students in this prestigious program.

MFA students hold readings of their newest work, both po-

etry and prose, several nights a month at Milli Joe coffee shop, located just a block away from the Downtown Mall. Milli Joe serves a great nutella-drenched waffle that is a perfect snack during the hour-long readings.

The English department calendar will soon provide an updated schedule for the series this coming school year.

For those who don’t feel like venturing off grounds to attend an event, however, U.Va. arranges several visiting author readings each year. This past year prominent writers like Meg Wolitzer, author of The Interestings, and Edwidge Danticat, author of Claire of the Sea Light, read excerpts from their novels.

Their calming voices and eloquent intonation gave audiences a new appreciation for the performative aspect of literature, and the hour-long readings, conveniently located in the Newcomb theater, were an easy, and

welcome, study break.

For brave audience members, these readings also offer the exciting opportunity to speak with authors. After hearing excerpts from The Interestings, for example, students nervously approached Wolitzer, leaving them with personal, and lasting, memories of her visit. The schedule of visiting authors for this school year will also be available on the English department website’s calendar shortly.

Lovers of literature probably have a special places in their hearts for Shakespeare. Luckily, a U.Va. CIO, Shakespeare on the Lawn, performs two Shakespeare plays each year. The performances are free; this year, the organization is slated to perform “Antony and Cleopatra” in November and “Hamlet” in April. The fun of watching a literary and dramatic classic on the beautiful U.Va. lawn is increased by the fact that the ac-

tors, actresses, and tech crew are all comprised of fellow U.Va. students. Anyone is welcome to audition for Shakespeare on the Lawn, and more information for prospective participants can be found on the CIO’s website for students who wish to take part in the performance of such beautiful literature.

Another CIO that celebrates the literary arts is the Humanities Institute. This board of students works all year to organize Humanities Week in April. This week offers events which cater to all creative interests, with several notable, fun, literary happenings. A full calendar is published each year approximately a month prior to the festival, and some teachers even bring their classes to the events which take place throughout the day and into the night. This past year, literary offerings included “Poetry in Translation,” a reading of poetry that had originally been

written in different languages, and readings of children’s stories at the “Humanitea Party.” Check out the Institute’s booth at the activities fair or stop by one of their weekly meetings for information on getting involved.

Charlottesville also offers a lovely collection of quiet coffee shops perfect for long bouts of solitary novel reading. Paradox Bakery, next to the Water Street parking garage downtown, has an assortment of delicious coffees and pastries to keep patrons satisfied. Mudhouse on the Downtown Mall creates delicious, and instagrammable, caffeinated concoctions to keep you awake through any book. Grit Coffee on Elliewood Ave. offers light chatter and eclectic seating for a reading nook that is closer to home.

There are endless events at U.Va. that cater to the literary community’s passion for literature.

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Year-round, the Pavilion draws audiences from around the state with notable acts like Passion Pit and Old Crow Medicine Show.

While admission costs a little more than at other nearby venues, with popular shows costing around $40, the magnitude of acts like Snoop Dogg — who played the Pavilion this past April — make the high prices acceptable. Students are invited to the Pavilion’s “Paint the Town Orange” pep rally featuring the Cavalier Marching Band and University athletes Friday, E Ma Sept. 11, in celebration rket St of the beginning of the

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The Southern Café and Music Hall Having recently expanded the diversity of acts it showcases, The Southern Café and Music Hall provides comfort and intimacy for its patrons. The café side of the venue specializes in a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches designed to complement the exciting, fresh acts that perform onstage. Notable groups like Lucius and SOJA have graced the stage in the past, alongside upand-coming solo artists like Lady Lamb, who will perform at The Southern this October. These, in addition to stand-up comedians, indie bands and rock outfits, make The Southern an “anything goes” type venue for Charlottesville music lovers.

The Ante Room

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Hidden above the Main Street Arena ice rink, the Ante Room — formerly known as the Main Street Annex — steps away from

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Charlottesville’s typical bluegrass-infused indie rock scene to accommodate fans of heavier styles of music. Local DJs and heavy metal outfits fit the bill for this venue, with a few alternative and hardcore acts occasionally thrown into the mix. The Ante Room’s generally cheap ticket prices and small-time, regionally-focused performers provide an eclectic, mysterious atmosphere for any spontaneous concert-goer looking for a fun night out off the beaten path.

The Jefferson Theater An integral part of the historic Downtown district, The Jefferson Theater brings mid-level acts to the area with precision and style.

Like The Southern, The Jefferson highlights artists of all genres, from EDM DJs to old-time string bands, in order to appeal to wide audiences. One of the venue’s best characteristics is its tendency to repeat artists; for example, D.C.-based ’80s cover band The Legwarmers perform at this theater at least once per year, and

audiences are never disappointed. With a tried-and-true reputation for bringing the best, most crowd-pleasing shows to the bustling Downtown Mall, The Jefferson is a popular spot for students of all ages and interests.

The Paramount Theater The marquee of The Paramount Theater has displayed more than a few famous names over the years — for example, comedian Kathy Griffin stopped by the Downtown Mall to perform this past June. With such high-caliber artists occupying a relatively intimate space, The Paramount has become one of the area’s classiest venues for live performances. Aside from standup comedians, the venue hosts movie and television screenings, musicians, choirs and lecture series. Although tickets are usually expensive for events at The Paramount, students will no doubt be drawn to TEDxCharlottesville talks and the Virginia Film Festival, both of which partly take place here.

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