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Graham case prompts U.Va. response Groves says University is in daily contact with the Charlottesville police Chloe Heskett

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Matthew awaits Galveston County extradition following Wednesday arrest, Graham’s whereabouts still unknown Andrew Elliott, Kelly Kaler, Julia Horowitz and Michael Drash Cavalier Daily Editors

Charlottesville resident Jesse Matthew was taken into police custody Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo confirmed at a press conference Wednesday evening.

Police have been searching for Matthew since Saturday in connection with the disappearance of secondyear College year student Hannah Graham. Graham has been missing since early morning Sept. 13.

"The hero today is a deputy with the Galveston County Sheriff's Office," said Adam Lee, the FBI special agent in charge of the Richmond division.

Matthew will go before a magistrate Thursday morning in Galveston as part of the extradition process. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said Matthew will likely be denied bail.

Matthew was apprehended on a

beach in Bolivar Peninsula around 3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time Wednesday. A citizen made a call to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office to report a suspicious person who had set up a tent. Two deputies made contact and ran the license plates on his nearby vehicle, which came back as belonging to a “fugitive from justice” in Virginia, Henry said.

The beach is unincorporated and geographically dislocated from the city of Galveston, though the area falls in Galveston County’s jurisdiction. Matthew was taken into custody and brought back to the mainland on a ferry.

“I understand [Matthew] put up no resistance,” Henry said. “Virginia is asking that we hold him with no bond.”

Matthew has been formally processed and is being held in a Galveston County jail.

Police announced Tuesday Matthew was wanted for abduction with intent to defile in addition to two charges for reckless driving issued Saturday.

Lee called the arrest a “positive

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close to this chapter of this very important case.”

Longo declined to comment as to whether Matthew turned himself into police or was forcibly apprehended, but did say police have begun the extradition process.

The reward for information related to Graham’s missing person case has been raised to $100,000.

The search for Matthew began when officers overtly monitoring his movement watched Matthew flee Charlottesville at a high rate of speed.

The officers were forced to disengage for their own safety.

Matthew voluntarily went to the police station earlier Saturday and asked to speak to a lawyer. He did not speak with police at that time.

Longo said police believe Matthew was the last person seen with Graham before she disappeared.

Matthew can be seen walking with Graham on surveillance footage captured by Tuel Jewelers on the Downtown Mall, timestamped at 1:08 a.m.

Charlottesville attorney Jim Camblos confirmed Wednesday he has been acting as Matthew's counsel

since Saturday.

Longo thanked local, state and federal agents for their assistance in apprehending Matthew.

"By the grace of God and the good work of the Galveston Sheriff's Office, this [arrest] took place," Longo said.

The University confirmed Wednesday that Matthew, who had been employed by the Medical Center as a patient technician since Aug. 2012, has been suspended without pay as a result of the charges.

Headmaster George Sanker of The Covenant School in Charlottesville said Matthew is also no longer a volunteer with the school's football team, a position he started in August.

"He is no longer associated with the school in any capacity," Sanker said in an email.

Police would not confirm if Matthew provided further information regarding Graham’s possible location.

“We have a person in custody, but there’s a long road ahead of us,” Longo said. “And that road involves finding Hannah Graham.”

Though attention has largely focused on the Charlottesville Police Department, the University has been working to maintain a sense of normalcy on Grounds in the wake of the disappearance of second-year College student Hannah Graham. The search for Graham, who was last seen in the early morning of Sept. 13, has reverberated strongly throughout the University community.

Dean of Students Allen Groves said the University has remained in close contact with the Charlottesville Police Department throughout the investigation.

“University Police speak with their counterparts in the Charlottesville Police multiple times each day,” Groves said in an email. “To the extent permitted by the investigation, UPD then provides updates to several senior University administrators who are managing the University’s support of Hannah’s family, friends, and the broader University community. Some case developments are shared with the University shortly prior to being made public,

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Task force to confront sexual violence

Virginia governor appoints Groves, Renda to task force, aims to bring University, student perspectives to conversation Katherine Wilkin Associate Editor

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced his appointments to a task force Monday which will work to combat sexual violence on Virginia campuses. University Dean of Students Allen Groves and Emily Renda, a 2013 University graduate and project coordinator in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, are among 30 appointed members from throughout the commonwealth who will serve on the task force.

The task force will first convene Oct. 9 and intends to meet quarterly.

Those selected represent a large cross-section of commonwealth professionals invested in combatting campus sexual assault, and include higher education administrators, forensic nurse examiners and law enforcement officials.

“The objective, in short form, is to develop the best practices for colleges and universities on preventing and addressing sexual assault,” Groves said. “The idea is to bring together subject matter experts in the area to sit around a table and brainstorm on best practices. That vehicle seems to me to be very effective.”

The task force will also include student activists, many of whom are sexual assault survivors themselves.

“We’re hopefully a blending of student perspective, survivor perspective and federal perspective,” Renda said. “I can at least voice what I see as barriers to student engagement and understanding.”

Officials designed the task force to craft recommendations to the Governor's Office on potential legislative or executive action which would improve the way Virginia’s public universities handle cases of sexual assault.

“Especially important are the prevention strategies,” Renda said.

dress sexual violence.

“It’ll be nice to not only be reevaluating, but also see how we line up with and get feedback from other universities to see what we could be doing differently,” Renda said. “Something could be compliant [with federal standards], but it may not be good, and I think that’s

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe appointed Dean of Students Allen Groves and Emily Renda, who works with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, to a new commission discussing sexual violence on college campuses.

“Just anything that Virginia as a whole can be doing to get on the front end of this issue as opposed to kind of triaging the back end.”

The task force will also allow universities to compare policies with each other and determine what is most effective. Beyond the standards set by the federal government, states and universities are at liberty to create their own policies to ad-

something we really struggle with at U.Va.” The task force will not begin discussing policy until its first meeting.

Renda said she would support state programs in bystander education, as well as education programs which would begin in secondary school.

“What we know about perpetrators often is that a lot of the be-

haviors associated with perpetration — prying people with alcohol, predatory spying and behaviors — those things develop around middle and high school, and really become cemented in college,” Renda said.

The Governor will also review current policies related to sexual assault at Virginia’s public universities.

Groves said he expects changes to the University’s practices will not be drastic, but will include the important expansion of definitions and some policies of implementation.

Right now, the University is working to expand its staff dealing with cases of sexual assault.

“We have posted two positions that will be working out of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs — where the Title IX coordinator is — and those two people will be investigators for these cases,” Groves said. “Until now, the investigations were handled by staff out of Vice President [Pat] Lampkin’s office.”

The University will also make changes to its policies on sexual assault based on guidance from the federal task force on campus sexual assault, created by President Barack Obama this past April.

“We know that we need to make an update as new information is being received from the federal government,” Groves said. “There is some additional guidance that came down late last spring from the federal government, and we are anticipating more guidance sometime this fall. We intend to undertake a review and revision sometime during this academic year.”

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RESPONSE Hogan forms student, administrator safety group Continued from page 1 but not all.”

Groves said a large number of administrators are directly involved in tracking developments and subsequently addressing student needs as the emotional case unfolds.

“A key person in this work is Associate Dean of Students Julie Caruccio, who was the dean on call in my office when Hannah was first reported missing,” Groves said. “Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pat Hogan is leading a team of professionals, including Director of Emergency Preparedness Marge Sidebottom, Chief of Police Michael Gibson, and others in providing any assistance that may be helpful in the search for Hannah. Provost John Simon and his staff have worked with faculty in their support of our students.”

University President Teresa Sullivan is also directly involved, Groves said.

“Updates are provided to, and input received from, President Sullivan each day,” Groves said.

“This is a priority at the highest level.”

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On Tuesday, University President Teresa Sullivan announced specific measures to increase security for students in a University-wide email. These measures include an increased police patrol presence, an additional SafeRide van added to the service and a new application called “TipSoft,” which allows students to submit anonymous tips about crime.

“These steps are a beginning, and we will continue to gather

information and examine how we can make our University community as safe as possible,” Sullivan said.

Groves said the administration is listening closely to students, intent on understanding their needs at this time.

“Throughout the past week, the primary focus has been on finding Hannah and supporting our students,” Groves said in an email. “We have been receiving emails from some students and

parents with suggestions for possible safety enhancements, involving topics ranging from communications to technology.”

University Counseling and Psychological Services extended its hours last weekend to accommodate an increased number of students who have sought their services in the days since Graham went missing.

CAPS Director Tim Davis said Graham’s disappearance has created significant anxiety on Grounds.

“We’re 100 percent focused on helping U.Va students who are struggling in any way emotionally,” Davis said. “We believe that the disappearance of Hannah is creating a degree of turmoil on Grounds.”

Davis said both Patricia Lampkin, vice president of student affairs, and the Division of Student Affairs pushed for extended hours to support students in need. The emergency line typically accessible through CAPS is also still running.

“We didn’t want students to feel like they were having a crisis in order to have support,” Davis said. “We just wanted to be here for students regardless of the severity of their reaction over the

situation with Hannah.”

Davis said students are not the only ones looking to make sense of Hannah’s disappearance and the ongoing investigation.

“We haven’t had any framework for understanding with what’s happened,” Davis said.

“And I think that’s harder for everyone — administration, students, faculty — we’re all struggling in this together.”

CAPS will also extend its hours this upcoming weekend, staying open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

Groves said CAPS resources are sufficient to address student needs at present.

“Thus far, CAPS has not experienced volume that has exceeded its resources,” Groves said. “CAPS offered extended hours last weekend (and will do so again this weekend), but very few students accessed those expanded services. If student need does reach a point where it exceeds the currently available staffing, we will seek to expand our counseling resources on either a temporary or permanent basis.”

— Julia Horowitz contributed reporting to this article.

Former Senator Jim Webb considers presidential bid

National Security expert brings defense, foreign policy expertise, military training, lacks retail political affinity, Skelley says Sara Rourke and Yash Shevde News Writers

Former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, announced Tuesday he is seriously considering running to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2016 election.

"I'm seriously looking at the possibility of running for president,” Webb said in an interview with the Associated Press. “But we want to see if there's a support base from people who would support the programs that we're interested in pursu-

ing.”

Webb served as a Virginia senator from 2006-12, after which he opted not to run for re-election.

Center for Politics spokesperson Geoffrey Skelley said Webb does not particularly like engaging in politics, but cares about the policy debate.

“On the one hand Webb is not necessarily happy with the way the Democratic field is shaping up, so he’s considering throwing his hat in the ring,” Skelley said. “But he doesn’t really enjoy a lot of the elements of being a politician. He didn’t run for re-election, if that tells you anything.”

Webb’s aversion to campaigning may make it difficult to win states early on to procure funding, Skelley said.

“I don’t think he would do well in Iowa or New Hampshire because they are the kind of states that you really do need to be at least decent at retail politics — that means shaking a lot of hands, restaurant meetings and being willing and excited to do that kind of thing,” Skelley said.

“I can’t see Webb particularly loving that.”

Skelley said Webb tends to focus a great deal on the U.S. military, particularly on how it relates to foreign

policy.

“Webb’s strongest appeal is based on his military background and his interest in foreign relations as well as the use of the U.S. military in foreign policy,” Skelley said. “At the same time, another part of his appeal is that he is focused on economic opportunity or lack thereof among large portions of the American population.”

Skelley said Webb may be running to draw attention to issues he believes are priorities. “[Webb] might want to run to make himself heard and sort of force the issues,” he said.

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LEAD EDITORIAL

Interest rates

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Universities should not consider demonstrated interest in admissions decisions According to Inside Higher Ed, many high school counselors are concerned about the growing role of “demonstrated interested” in certain colleges’ admissions decisions. Demonstrated interest can be measured by how often a student visits a school, how often he communicates with recruiters and whether he applies early.

Some schools do not consider demonstrated interest at all. The University offers early action, but does not weigh early applications more heavily than regular deadline applications.

Other schools, like Tulane, consider demonstrated interest heavily. About 70 percent of Tulane’s freshmen applied to the school “early action,” which at Tulane requires a commitment not to apply to any other university early.

Schools that consider demonstrated interest would argue the students who are most enthusiastic about their school are the most deserving of a place in the class, as opposed to students who apply to many different places they don’t actually feel passionate about attending. Though it does make sense to prioritize the students

Comment of the day “As a former undergrad who just graduated last year, I am really proud of the students who showed up to help, but I have to say, at a University with over 20,000 total students, having 1200 people total show up for the search for a missing student is really disheartening.

I realize it was a significant time commitment, but to me, you better have had a dang good reason for you not to be there. In a case where the investigation to this point has been frustrating at best, it would have been nice to see a better showing. But once again, really proud of and inspired by those who did volunteer.”

“Sam” responding to Reade Pickert’s and Sarah Hainbach’s Sept. 21st article, “Students, community members step forward to help with Graham search.”

who most want to attend, this measure is impossible to objectively quantify. Considering demonstrated interest can create an unfair advantage for wealthy students, because low-income students may not have the resources to make college visits, especially if the schools they are interested in are out of state.

Demonstrated interest also places conflicting pressures on students applying to schools with low and even decreasing acceptance rates. Students are encouraged to apply to multiple colleges — “reach,” “target” and “safety.” But if a wide breadth of applications can be construed as a lack of interest in any one school, students suddenly find themselves in a catch-22, where as they try to improve their odds they are actually compromising them. And demonstrating interest toward every school would require even more effort on students’ part, on top of packaging themselves as well-rounded candidates who show academic achievement, extracurricular involvement and a unique perspective.

Putting such heavy weight on

demonstrated interest — especially by prioritizing early action students — could lead to the rejection of later applications from high achieving candidates because students who are stronger in their self-marketing skills than in their academic or leadership skills have already filled the spots.

Colleges have waitlists so that they can still admit students even after some offers are declined. If students do not to want to attend because they prefer another offer, those spots will still be filled with students who do want to come.

Some colleges have incorporated a kind of demonstrated interest assessment into their application by making a required essay question about why the student wants to attend. This levels the playing field for students of varying income levels and still takes into account how much a student is interested in a school. Any additional measures beyond this, however, are excessive. If colleges want to make their application processes as fair and equitable as possible, they ought not to make students jump through even more hoops than they do already.

Employing your mind The humanities offer students skills that cannot be acquired outside of an academic environment Viewpoint Writer

here are two types of jobs T in the world: jobs that assign algorithmic tasks and jobs

that assign heuristic tasks. Algorithmic tasks require reading instructions or using fairly strict guidelines, which clearly lay out how to complete the task.

Heuristic tasks, such as creating apps, do not have specific instructions, but rather require creativity along with trial and error. Both of these types of tasks require different kinds of training and development.

More and more frequently, observers of the U.S. education system are pushing for a downto-earth, skills based approach to higher education. The trend is for the experts to recommend acquiring the “skills that will make you succeed in today’s global market.” What is implied in this statement is that the focus needs to shift toward the production of more algorithmic workers, albeit a different kind from what we used to consider algorithmic

(cashiers, mechanics, etc.) This shift is reflected in the widely prevalent and condescending attitude people both at the University and elsewhere express about the humanities, which they see as the easy way through college.

I would argue, however, that the humanities are equally as important as — if not more important than — the pre-professional

processes that are being taught, while they do vary slightly, can be considered similar enough each time to be algorithmic.

By contrast, the humanities often focus on a style that involves critical thinking. These skills can be called heuristic because each piece of literature or each event in history is unique and has to be analyzed in a unique way. Different questions apply to different situations, and coming up with the right questions requires those same critical thinking skills that Different questions apply to different situa- are called for in heuristic tasks. tions, and coming up with the right questions With the develrequires those same critical thinking skills that opment of technology, computers are called for in heuristic tasks. continue to take over algorithmic majors. jobs. The same process, howevMany of the skills learned er, applies to heuristic jobs, in a in pre-professional majors are process where they are first contechnical in nature; they teach verted into algorithmic jobs and specific skills, strategies or facts. then subsequently taken over These skills can be considered al- by technological advancements. gorithmic because the facts and Yesterday’s travel agents have

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become today’s Expedia.com; tollbooth operators are quickly being replaced by automated systems, like E-Z Pass; tomorrow it could be jobs previously thought safe that become susceptible to advances engineered by big data and computers that can perform increasingly sophisticated tasks.

For example, with regard to the medical profession, through the analysis of big data computers could take in the input of symptoms and then provide the best course of treatment, drastically reducing the number of physicians required to treat the same number of people. When people call pre-professional majors such as commerce, engineering and pre-medicine the practical majors, they fail to take these facts into account. Suddenly, their skills could be made obsolete, whereas students who focused on heuristic skills in college can rapidly change and adjust because of the nature of their education.

This is already happening in the realms of finance and accounting, where large teams of analysts and accountants that

were hired to do financial analysis are being replaced by a few people who simply put in the raw data and use algorithms that do the analysis for them. While not all professions are at risk of being outsourced to technology — as there will always be a need for journalists, entrepreneurs, etc. — these factors need to be taken into account.

Additionally, it is much harder to self-teach heuristic skills than algorithmic ones, especially with the advent of online courses and online resources in general.

The power of the individual to acquire pure information has never been greater, which means algorithmic skills are theoretically only a click away, while heuristic skills take longer periods of time to develop and master.

While I am not condemning those who do choose the preprofessional path, I urge them to consider other options available and to ask themselves the following question: do I want to learn about things, or do I want to learn how to think?

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Scrolling into the future The planned renovations to Alderman Library should expand digital resources while preserving physical texts print resources will play in a library of the future. The central goal should be creating a modern intellectual in the stacks — there are certain nexus for the University community quirks that make Alderthat is both equipped man Library a fixture of to serve the evolving University life. Where technological needs of Clemons is frantic and students and mindful cluttered (though still of the desire to preserve endearing), Alderman, its more traditional elefor all its peculiarities, is ments. stately and judicious. In In this regard, the both its impressive arpeople tasked with chitecture and its seemplanning the renovaingly endless stacks, tions face a difficult it evokes the power mission. The changing CONOR KELLY of knowledge and the media landscape has Opinion Columnist memory of a time when had a considerable imall research was done pact, within the past few exclusively at the library. For many years alone, on how people find and students, studying at Alderman is access information. The key chalreminiscent of an older, grainier lenge going forward for the planning shade of academia, one in which in- committee will be trying to adjust formation was not quite as accessible the services that Alderman offers to as a simple click away. these new realities while still servThough lending a certain ing the needs of patrons who rely amount of character to the library, on more traditional resources. Many the building’s age has also rendered students have expressed their desire its facilities out-of-date. With this in for the addition of large meeting mind, the University Library system rooms and designated quiet study has started planning critical renova- spaces. Given the evolving study and tions for Alderman library. As col- research habits of today’s students, lege libraries begin to transition into these desires merit strong consideran increasingly digital age, questions ation in the development of a prowill arise as to the role traditional posal for the building’s renovation.

If the renovation to Alderman Admittedly, the University’s involves a considerable amount of digital collections are, comparadigitization, which it likely will, the tively, quite extensive and thorough. community should at least be wary Though the University’s digital colof the limits of an increasingly digital lections continue to expand rapidly, library. The growing amount of digi- we should be at least be circumspect tal information made available by in terms of how that reality will libraries through paid subscriptions, combined with the increasing amount of information available free via the Internet, has generated, for some, Digital resources will certainly play a more the misguided prominent and positive role in the libraries of impression that the future, yet it must be remembered that the all information is available electrontechnology behind them is constantly evolving ically. Relatively and will present many challenges for libraries and few of the millions students alike as they attempt to adapt. of journals and books that fill our academic libraries have been retrospectively converted shape our vision for Alderman as into digital format. Digital resources an institution and as a part of stuwill certainly play a more prominent dent life. It is beyond dispute that and positive role in the libraries of the library will require technologithe future, yet it must be remem- cal updates to its infrastructure and bered that the technology behind design, the addition of space to meet them is constantly evolving and will student desires and an expansion present many challenges for libraries in digital access. Students should and students alike as they attempt to strongly encourage these overdue adapt. changes, as they will assist in the

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he strong aroma of coffee, the T shared sense of stress before exams, whatever it is that goes on

process of modernizing student life at the University.

Our concept of a modern library would be deficient if it were to focus solely on matters of technical development and digital improvement. Call it an idealistic stance if you will, but there is merit to the notion that the presence of books lends intrinsic value to the library itself. Indeed, University Librarian Karin Wittenborg has mentioned that both students and faculty alike point to Alderman’s wealth of physical resources as adding an “aura of gravitas to being there.” The library’s renovation should seek to safeguard that treasured sense of gravitas, a feeling that has immeasurable psychological and emotional value for the countless students and faculty who work, study and research at Alderman on a daily basis. Digital resources may add the benefits of accessibility and efficiency to a modern library, but for the many who find an ineffable sensation of liberation in books, the more traditional aspects of the library are more than worth preserving.

Conor’s columns run Tuesdays.

He can be reached at c.kelly@cavalierdaily.com.

The people’s Board The Board of Visitors should designate time at their meetings for public comment o say these are gloomy times T for supporters of higher education would be an understate-

protests from elected officials like State Senator Creigh Deeds and others led to the Board rejecting ment. With $6.5 million in fund- the controversial language, that ing to be cut in the the draft was even ingovernor’s most recent troduced suggests a budget, the Univerworrying lack of insity’s reprieve from the trospection after Presiquixotic task of doing dent Sullivan’s firing more with less remains and reinstatement in elusive. In addition to 2012. Since the Board these new financial has sadly not learned challenges, the Board the same lessons from of Visitors faces pertwo years ago that sistent questions about many others did, althe University’s polilowing community GRAY WHISNANT cies on sexual misconmembers to weigh in Opinion Columnist duct, staff compensaon the body’s consetion and resources for quential decisions in minorities, among other issues. real time would help the Board Given the importance of these di- and the University better facilitate visive issues, it is necessary for the mutually-beneficial channels of Board to hear from as many voices communication. as possible as it debates how to None of this is to say the only address University concerns. The motivation for opening up meetfirst step toward a more inclusive ings to public comment should be and democratic model of decision- to check the Board’s more dubimaking should be opening Board ous policies. This past session, the meetings to public comment.

Board took the promising step of One of the first moves of the establishing a new standing comBoard at the onset of the Academic mittee on Diversity and Inclusion.

Year was to propose a revision to The committee’s newly minted its Statement of Expectations to mission statement reads that it all but ban public dissent. While “shall encourage and support an

atmosphere at the University that ensures diverse members of the University of Virginia and Charlottesville community are treated equally and fairly.” Though these goals are undoubtedly commendable, their intangible nature makes their fulfillment hard to measure.

There is no better way to address this dilemma than to let the Board hear voices of people who can speak to their personal experiences.

Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Meg Gould noted in an email, “The Rector met with students” during the most recent Board meeting to listen to “student concerns from a variety of perspectives” including those of UFUSED and the Minority Rights Coalition. While there’s no disagreeing Rector Martin’s gesture was a positive one, many of the University’s students are affiliated with no CIOs whatsoever or interact with them in a very tangential way. Allowing students the option of coming to talk directly to the Rector and the Board as whole would bring the University meaningfully closer to the Jeffersonian ideal of civic engagement.

When asked why a public com-

ment portion of Board meetings does not exist, Gould pointed to time constraints as the main reason. Board members’ schedules should certainly be taken into account when designing meeting agendas. That said, the relative rarity of Board meetings gives students few opportunities to observe, much less weigh in on, the contentious debates that profoundly affect their lives. From limiting the length of a public comment period (to an hour, for example) to having a sign-up list with a fixed number of spots, there are multiple avenues for a compromise between total silence from students and community members at meetings and making Board members sit through hours of unstructured commentary. Though there may be some minor logistical obstacles to implementing a public forum initially, Gould expressed openness to the idea and shared hope that “public comment could bring forth valuable concerns or ideas.” If the Board were to introduce such a segment this semester, it would go a long way toward healing the still raw wounds over the events of two years ago.

In a piece for The New Re-

public published about the initial aftermath of the Sullivan firing, Kevin Carey noted, “A university governed entirely by wealthy businesspeople steeped in a culture of corporate strategy memos will reflect the peculiar perspectives of the modern rich.” The University has made some recent steps in the right direction with its greater rhetorical gestures toward diversity and inclusion, but with the painful AccessUVa cuts last year and a stubborn inability to move on from the mindset that produced a PR disaster in 2012, the Board of Visitors would do itself and the University a great favor to fully open itself up to students, faculty and community members who care deeply about the University’s future. It might take the form of only a couple hours every few months, but a chance for public comment would hold symbolic weight of enormous worth.

Gray’s columns run Wednesdays.

He can be reached at g.whisnant@ cavalierdaily.com.

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Come Rand soon voter. But doing so would be a grave mistake for the future of the party, as it is crucial that Republicans his father — committed libertarian have substantive dialogue over hotRon Paul, who develbutton issues such as oped a passionate but mandatory minimum ultimately small movesentences for drug ment of devoted folcrimes and America’s lowers — and he seems role in the international to have largely escaped community. (Whether the lazy media narraor not Paul’s policy tive that he is “just like suggestions are actuhis dad”. Like his father, ally good ones is up for Paul brings unorthodox debate. I find many of Republican policy posithem to be dubious.)

JOHN CONNOLLY tions onto the national Paul brings the most Opinion Columnist stage. Unlike his father, diverse platform to the he may have the main2016 Republican field. stream appeal to pull off Like practically all of his a Republican presidential primary Republican colleagues in the Senvictory, at the very least. Accord- ate, he is a budget hawk, supporting ing to a July poll, he leads all other deep cuts in government spending. potential Republican candidates in He is also a committed social conNew Hampshire, and is tied for the servative, supporting a definition of lead in Iowa. marriage as between one man and Rand Paul has the potential to one woman, and opposing abortion change the Republican Party. Even in all cases, including rape or incest. if he does not win the Republican This is par for the course among popresidential primary, the ideas he tential Republican candidates. brings to the table might inspire But his penchant for tackling policy shifts among Republican vot- issues not traditionally addressed ers and politicians. It is too early to by Republicans distinguishes him tell whether Paul’s flirtation with from his prospective primary peers. alternative positions will pay off, For instance, Paul has compared so he might be tempted to temper the War on Drugs to Jim Crow his platform in order to appeal to legislation in its effect on Africanthe traditional Republican primary American men, pointing out that

mandatory minimum sentencing ism, in recognition of government’s laws do not lead to the arrests of inability to remake the world in its drug kingpins, but rather, to the precise preferred image. William incarceration — and often, the dis- Buckley himself, one of the intellecenfranchisement — of thousands of tual godfathers of modern conserlow-level drug dealers. What’s more, vatism, decried the decision to inPaul has partnered with Democratic vade Iraq. As Jeffrey Hart wrote in a Senators Patrick Leahy and Chris 2008 column, Buckley “thought the Murphy to tackle this issue, a stroke conservative movement had comof bipartisanship that few of his Re- mitted intellectual suicide” by suppublican colleagues have matched. porting the war with almost no disPaul most notably differs from sent. If real foreign policy discourse his Republican colleagues on issues of the military and national defense.

He has called for sweeping defense cuts, opposed the PATRIOT Act, and has proposed Rand Paul has the potential to change the that the United Republican Party. Even if he does not win the States eliminate Republican presidential primary, the ideas he foreign aid. He has not gone as brings to the table might inspire policy shifts far as his father, among Republican voters and politicians. who once declared the United States should eliminate all military bases among conservatives is dead, then on foreign soil, but he has stood perhaps Rand Paul can help revive up for “libertarian conservatives” it. who do not view the Iraq War as a If nothing else, Rand Paul brings quintessentially “conservative” ap- a breath of fresh air to a Republiproach to foreign policy. In an April can Party that desperately needs it. editorial for National Review, Paul My hope is that Paul will continue suggests neo-conservatism must be to speak out on issues not ordinartempered with a dash of libertarian- ily broached by Republicans, in

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Rand Paul represents a new breed of Libertarian who might rejuvenate the GOP addition to advocating for a more limited view of foreign policy than the brand practiced under both the Bush and Obama Administrations. I say it is my “hope” because evidence has suggested, in recent days, that Paul may be reshaping his foreign policy stance to be more consistent with the Republican platform of the last ten years. As the Wall Street Journal pointed out, Paul has backed airstrikes against Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq, bringing him “more in line with the GOP mainstream.”

A shift to the center might make him more appealing to the average Republican voter, but Paul should be careful not to lose his distinctiveness in the process. What makes Paul intriguing is his willingness to buck party lines, to reach out to minorities through his condemnation of mandatory minimums, and to hold a foreign policy position several rungs to the left of Hillary Clinton and other prominent Democrats. He has the power to start a worthwhile dialogue within the Republican Party. It is my hope that he does not throw this away.

John’s columns run bi-weekly Thursdays. He can be reached at j.connolly@cavalierdaily.com.

Marching to our own beat Successful student activism must work in opposition to University traditions Will Evans Viewpoint Writer

Last week, my fellow Opinion writer John Connolly wrote a column asking a basic question about student activism: is the University a place for it? He smartly concludes that academic communities such as our university provide students with the intellectual confidence to stir political and social change. He asserts, “Movements with no basis in intellectual thought or discourse rarely succeed,” but then says, “Our reverence for tradition [provides] a very healthy climate for student activism.” These two statements are problematic. The broader intellectual purposes of a university should not be conflated with its institutional inflexibility. The latter is a symptom of the broader political inertia rampant in institutions across the country. The former serves to upheave that resistance to change by motivating our students to take action.

The unbending traditions of our University signify a stubborn attitude that conflicts with the open-

mindedness that activism upholds.

This struggle spreads far and wide across the American people who are now realizing that inflexible human convention is incompatible with the sustainability of human life due to climate change. Virginia students recently took action to fight that inertia.

Last Sunday, dozens of University members embarked on the seven-hour, fossil-fueled trip up to New York City to participate in the largest climate rally in history. Armed with marching bands and megaphones, the movement screamed its message to SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and his fellow world delegates who converged on Tuesday to address heated climate concerns. Public demand for world leaders to take meaningful climate action has grown louder over the last decade. However, climate activists and environmentalists recognized the futility of past summits and came together to make that point loud and clear. The People’s Climate March (PCM) was not about the UN; it was about the people.

The massive rally pushed Cen-

tral Park West to its limits. Over 400,000 concerned citizens, representing over 1400 environmental organizations and 300 college campuses took to the streets. “This is what democracy looks like!” echoed against multi-billion dollar apartment complexes that towered over the march. Helicopters buzzed overhead, broadcasting images that revealed the stark contrast between gray façades and green foliage, fused together by a vibrant stream of protesters. Preeminent environmentalists including Al Gore, Bill McKibben and Jane Goodall were among the crowd, along with the surprising faces of Leonardo DiCaprio and Ban Ki-moon himself.

The University had the largest PCM presence among Virginia campuses. Equipped with emphatic posters and hand-held windmills, 80 of our students joined the march, alongside over 200 others from across the state. University members of the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition (VSEC) played instrumental roles in mobilizing neighboring campuses to boost statewide student participation. Dyanna Jaye, current president

of VSEC and fourth year majoring in Global Development Studies and Environmental Science, shared a bit of her own motivation: “I’ve dedicated the past weeks to encouraging students to join us. I care about this movement, because I believe that the power of organized and united people can never be defeated.”

The University’s impressive PCM attendance can be attributed to Climate Action Society (CAS) — a student organization focused on spreading climate-consciousness across Grounds. CAS worked closely with local organizations including the Piedmont Group, Sierra Club and 350 Central Virginia to galvanize Charlottesville around the cause. Joint efforts culminated in two charter buses filled to capacity, forcing carpools to pack in the rest.

Eighty University students would not have participated in this groundbreaking movement if it weren’t for the immense leadership demonstrated by our fellow community members. Despite the march’s thousands of other climate contingents, the University certainly made its voice heard. We should

be proud of this achievement.

Perhaps global policymakers took heed as the masses swarmed on Central Park West at 11:30 a.m. last Sunday. Regardless, the People’s Climate March echoed loudly through the streets, across the Hudson and beyond to where people prepare to channel that energy into a new stage of leadership for the international climate movement.

However, the student activists who converged this weekend did not see that leadership originating with the UN or within the governing bodies of their own institutions. They saw it in themselves.

In direct response to Connolly: student activism is alive and well at our University, but in opposition to convention, not in honor of it. We must recognize that rigid tradition fuels a rigid behavior which does not encourage, but rather, hampers the activist spirit necessary to spur political and social change. If the stagnant climate within our own University and international governing bodies discourages collective action, then perhaps the changing global climate will compel those institutions to adapt.

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Just for wits.

Cults I would start Charlotte Raskovich Humor Editor

Cult of the Void Based on the idea that human connection is impossible and we all have an emptiness within ourselves that we fruitlessly try to fill with organized religion and structured social groups, this cult will consist mostly of guys I find on Reddit. They’ll call it the “anti-cult cult,” and we’ll all wear black tshirts with “Embrace the Void” in white print. Rituals include sitting quietly and reflecting on whether you can ever really know another person, going to frat parties and telling everyone that they’re all truly alone, and scoffing at romantic comedies. This cult will be a major bummer. I will regret starting it but be too afraid to end it.

Cult of the Abyss Some reactionary member of the Void Cult will break off and form an oppositional sect based

on the idea that human connection is possible if you relinquish yourself to the abyss of primordial oneness. Rituals include eating pie with your bare hands, allowing big ocean waves to hit you full on, getting into fistfights with other members, screaming in the middle of the woods until you feel one with the Douglas Firs, crying until you laugh, laughing until you cry, etc. I wouldn’t start this cult (see: reactionary member) but I would sentence all of its followers to Void Hell and they in turn would sentence me to the Dark Abyss, which is actually the same as the Light Abyss. The Abyss lies beyond dichotomies.

Dog Cult Dogs are basically land angels.

No matter who you are or where you are, if a dog sees you from across the street then it will strain against its leash in order to come to you. Pure of heart in a way we will never know, a dog would never be rude to a waiter or avoid eye contact with a homeless person.

If a dog were in a situation where

it knew it could potentially get its feelings hurt, it wouldn’t preemptively strike with a performative personal attack. A dog wouldn’t sever a tenuous connection with a blunt instrument; they aren’t afraid of emotional vulnerability, they’re afraid of loud thunder and ghosts.

Now, you might say that dogs are dumb. The official response of the House of Dogs comes in three parts: A) First of all, who do you think you are? B) You’re dumb for not thinking about people beyond how they directly affect you, dumbo. C) Who’s happier, you or this Newfoundland who lives in our House and eats the choicest cuts of beef? Meetings are every day: members lie on the ground and listen to folk music while petting the dogs until they feel okay.

The key to success for this House is that the members will never feel okay, not fully, but angel dogs are there to be petted and that’s okay.

Redemption Cult Pretty straightforward, apologize to everyone you’ve ever hurt, but while wearing a fun cloak. It’s

not fair that Alcoholics Anonymous is the only nationally recognized group that gets to spiritually cleanse its members through atonement. Does AA have its members arrange twigs into patterns while mentally composing emails to their estranged friend from high school? No, they only provide enormous support to hundreds of thousands of people. The main ritual is reminding each other not to say, “I owe you an apology,” because transactional relationships are for those clowns in the Void Cult. Other rituals include cradling your head in your hands, softly saying to yourself “Oh man, that was so uncool of me,” and accepting how uncool that was. The best part of this cult, beyond the adrenaline rush of putting yourself in a vulnerable position through apology, is how every member gets a cool stick n’ poke tattoo of an anthropomorphized version of their deepest flaw.

Old Lady Cult The aim of this group would be to live like an 80-something

year old woman whose husband died eleven years ago. There aren’t many rituals for this one; it’s more about viewing life through a melancholy lens and eating a lot of pudding. When you’re at a concert and see two teenagers making out with each other in the middle of the crowd, sigh and murmur to yourself, “Oh, they’re so young.

Let them have their fun.” Same goes for looking at teens in dumb outfits (“Someday you’ll find what clothes make you feel good, you darling girl,”) teens who go to raves (“Why not! It’s no skin off my nose,”) and post-teens who never got over their poorly thought out post-structuralist phase and subsequently joined the Void Cult (“Oh honey, why don’t you put down the computer tablet and visit with my Yorkshire Terrier? His name is Benjamin and he already thinks you’re top notch.”)

Charlotte can be reached at c.raskovich@cavalierdaily.com.

Lessons in job hunting Humor Writer

This past summer, I hoped to gain experience in the professional world in order to better myself and learn the value of hard work. Also, I needed to make some money to pay for my People magazine subscription and buy Twinkies. Do they still make Twinkies? I’ve been hoping for some clarification on this for a while. I heard they stopped making them, but last time I was in a convenience store, I could’ve sworn I saw Twinkies on the shelf. I can only assume my eight-part editorial series — “Twinkies: Gone Too Soon” — that the local paper foolishly refused to publish somehow made its way to whoever’s in charge of the Twinkie industry and knocked some sense into them. Anyway, on the off chance the Twinkie business was alive and well, I needed a job.

I endured a long journey of applications and interviews, so I fin-

ished the summer with a wealth of knowledge about acquiring a job — knowledge that I will now generously share with you. Here are some Dos and Don’ts for all your future job searches: DO know your audience. Think about the place to which you’re applying. What might they like? More importantly, what might they hate?

For example, I’ve found it’s not wise to wear your “I love animals — they’re delicious!” T-shirt to your interview at the cool, new vegan restaurant. Man, those vegans cannot take a joke.

DON’T give references from your past jobs. They will ask you about this — it is a trap, dear reader.

They will claim that they just want to know if you have any experience in the service and retail industries.

Next thing you know, the manager from your last job (I’m looking at you, Rita) is on the phone telling your prospective employer all about the one time you accidentally set a customer on fire (HE SAID

HE WAS COLD. WHY DO YOU “known drug dealer” and “you have ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING THIS the right to remain silent.”

UP, RITA?) DON’T lie about your abilities.

DO look out for others who The employers in this world have might become jealous of your suc- no faith. When you tell them you’re cess. When the nice guy on the professionally trained in knife jugstreet offers to pay you only in cash to deliver unknown packages for him, you might think, “Sweet! None of those silly tax forms! Wait, is that cocaine? Nah, For example, I’ve found it’s not wise to wear probably not — your “I love animals — they’re delicious!” T-shirt just think how many Twinkies to your interview at the cool, new vegan restauI’ll be able to buy rant. Man, those vegans cannot take a joke. with all this cash!

And I even get to meet with my boss in this cool gling, they will actually expect you alleyway instead of a boring old to juggle knives. Next thing you office!” I know, reader, it’s pretty know, the janitor’s ear gets cut off, exciting. But keep it to yourself, or and he’s threatening to sue you, beware — soon, people will get jeal- and everyone’s getting all high and ous of your sick new job, and they’ll mighty, as if they’ve never dropped start throwing around words like a knife or two before. So just tell

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the truth. Unless you’re really good at lying, in which case lie as much as you possibly can.

Hopefully, these tips will help you acquire a job. Keep your chin up and remember that it’s a learning process. Take me, for example.

I learned a lot this summer. I never did get a job, but boy, have I gained some knowledge. One thing I learned is that they do still make Twinkies. In fact, I read the entire Wikipedia article on them, and apparently Hostess went bankrupt but some other company bought them out and started selling Twinkies again last July. Filled with gratitude, I sent that company a thank-you letter and attached my résumé, asking if they might like to offer me a job. I still haven’t heard back, but I’ve got a good feeling about this one.

Nora Walls is a Humor Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

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The Southern’s delectable new menu improves efficiency, atmosphere

Candace Carter Senior Writer

Southern rolls out offeringThe Southern Café and Music Hall — a joint bar, restaurant and concert venue — has quickly gained recognition in Charlottesville as a top-notch performance venue since its opening in Sep. 2009. Known for featuring some of the hottest indie-rock acts the industry has to offer, the restaurant side of The Southern has garnered nowhere near the level of public praise as its musical counterpart. That is, until The Southern’s “Gourmet Grilled Cheese” menu was born.

Kitchen Manager William Flagge and others proposed a menu change in hopes of streamlining food production and giving the Café a more versatile, interesting reputation. “[We] looked around at the barbeque market and found it

was a little saturated,” Flagge said as to why the classic grilled cheese sandwich was chosen as the menu’s focus.

Flagge said replacing entrée options with the simplistic sandwiches makes for a “more efficient menu” and easier portion control. “[We wanted to] emulate food you would be getting at a festival,” he said, calling the beloved American sandwich a “convenience food.”

Though the menu is simple, the plates are quite diverse and elegant; these aren’t any runof-the-mill, flimsy, lunchtime sandwiches. With six different types of cheese, and extra options like onion jam, black pepper mayonnaise and bacon, even the pickiest of eaters will find their mouths watering as they

bite into these creations.

Flagge said “The Walter” is the most popular choice with patrons. Comprised of sliced turkey, bacon, apple, cheddar cheese and onion jam on wheat bread, it’s got the “most going on,” he said.

The menu’s old appetizers, desserts and salads remain largely the same, and the full bar isn’t going anywhere. With added flair from the newly revamped lunch and dinner offerings, concert-goers can expect to see The Southern Café and Music Hall thrive well into the future. For a complete listing of menu options, visit the venue’s website. ows exKn

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Voices of the Class offers smart, engaging comedy Spectrum Theater performance showcases sketches based on first-year application essays Attiya Latif Staff Writer

“I consider my legs my most redeeming physical quality. … If the skies are out, my thighs are out.”

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This fantastic line, written by a current first year in his application essay to the University, is just a glimpse into the hilarity found in Spectrum Theatre’s “Voices of the Class” during their performances this past weekend.

To create this comical performance, the troupe took lines from current first years’ admission essays and t r a n s formed t h e m i n t o m o r e than 20 original comedy sketches.

During the summer, co-dire c tors Cherise Pack and Lou Garcia,

both third-year College students, sampled hundreds of essays to find material for the show. They eventually selected about 50 essays featuring unusual topics or strange phrases.

“I looked for essays that had multiple sentences that could be used, sentences that could be used in different ways, both in context and out of context, and any sentences that were just plain weird,” Pack said.

After the best essays were chosen, Pack said the writing was up to the rest of the imaginative group.

“Everyone looked for sentences that inspired them," she said. "If [they] read a sentence and a funny scenario came to mind, [they would] just start writing.”

There was clearly no lack of wacky material to choose from.

One sketch was centered around the quote, “I’ll have you know that human excreta is very important.”

Another sketch was inspired by an applicant’s life changing

experience with a watermelon, where “it wasn’t the first or the last watermelon in my life, but it was the one that changed me the most.”

A third included the quote, “if anyone ever needs an extra glass of milk, I have an extra nipple to spare.”

One of the most humorous sketches was featured around one male applicant’s quote, “Most of my confidence stems from my legs. … I got some damn fine legs.”

“This [was] just a taste," Pack said. "There [was] so much more.”

But not all of the show's success can be attributed to these zany first-year students — the hilarious, original scenes that surround them were equally as engaging.

Some of the scenarios included a dating game show, an interview for a modeling job, a wedding, a seventh grade talent show and the 2016 presidential race. One recurring sketch featured an exaggeratedly catty

girl attempting to write her application on her favorite word.

In one scene, she said, “My favorite word is ‘peasant,’ because it describes all the Virginia Tech kids.”

First-year College student Joey Hamilton, who worked on the show, said the best part of Spectrum Theatre is the open creativity of the group.

“Everyone had at least one sketch that they wrote in the show," he said. "All our writing styles are represented."

With such varied scenes and characters, Spectrum Theatre’s quirky humor has a universal appeal.

Pack said her first experience as a co-director has been “the best experience I could've asked for.”

“My friend and co-director, Lou, has been a large help … and the cast has been very supportive," she said. "I've had a wonderful time working with everyone.”

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The temperature may have spiked Sunday, but the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase still saw visitors arrive in droves, eager to celebrate the work of master artisans and artists from across the state.

The Showcase, put on by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, was as an opportunity to appreciate the food, music, crafts and traditions unique to the commonwealth.

The foundation pairs masters with individuals interested in learning traditional arts, or “apprentices.” Among the crafts represented were traditional chair making, fried apple pies, oyster shucking and blacksmithing.

Toward the entrance sat a craft display belonging to salt-maker Jim Bordwine of Saltville, located in Smyth C ounty.

With a 10-gallon kettle and a variety of furs and fossils on show, the craft master warmly invited Courtesy Folklife

guests to learn about the rich history of the salt industry in Virginia.

Bordwine traces his family’s involvement in this trade back to the 1770s, recalling their contributions to American history from the Revolution to the Civil War with pride.

“The Yankees tried to shut it down, but my great granddaddy [then 16-years-old] fought to defend it,” Bordwine said of the Saltville salt industry during the difficult years of the Civil War. Having worked with salt full time for nearly a decade, Bordwine continues the work of his ancestors while training his son, Baron Bordwine, to do the same.

Beneath the shade of a tent, musicians treated the audience to a variety of folk traditions.

First to the stage was Linda and David Lay with Randy Cook, who set the bar with a bluegrass set. Their performance of “Swing Low,” in what Linda Lay called “the girly key of E,” had the audience singing along and swaying in their seats.

In fact, all performances were met with positive responses. Billy Baker on the fiddle was joined by apprentice Jack Hinshelwood on the guitar, the duo

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H i n shelwood reflected positively on his learning experience.

“When the year is up, I hope my fiddling will be a little better — but even if it’s not, I will have had the chance to listen to the stories of what it’s like to play in a bluegrass band,” he said. “[And] to capture a little piece of that history [and] name Billy Baker as a friend of mine.”

Providing more than just entertainment, the showcase also presented a number of inspiring and heart-warming moments.

Flory Jagoda, affectionately introduced as “everybody’s nona,” performed traditional Bosnian folk ballads, blending Jewish and Slavic culture with accordion music. Jagoda gushed about how, after a 70-year separation,

her accordion was returned to her that very day. She last played this particular instrument at 14 years of age, preparing to leave Bosnia with her family to escape the Holocaust.

Jagoda treated the instrument like an old friend.

“Something like this can only happen in America,” she said.

“I love this country. It gave me life.”

The Showcase works to support artists all year long, preserving traditional arts which are at high risk of disappearing.

Showcase facilitators record artist appearances and promote their works, and remain optimistic about a long future for Virginia Folklife.

Jim Waive’s authentic country vibe creates more than ripples Blue Moon’s regular performer offers Wednesday night patrons a unique dining experience

Therese Codd Senior Writer

s Every Wednesday, the Blue Moon Diner, a cozy breakfast eatery-and-bar combination on West Main Street, hosts one of the best-kept secrets in Charlottesville. At 8 p.m., the white ceiling lights dim, the chatter from the bar and booths lining the walls grows softer and Portsmouth, Virginia native Jim Waive walks through the entrance.

Waive’s appearance is as indicative as his sound: his blue jeans, button-up flannel and cowboy hat suggest simplicity and modesty; indeed, he introduces neither himself nor his set. He allows the focus of his performance to rest not on him, but on his music.

The first song begins quietly, soulfully. Waive strums his guitar, using his fingers in place of

a pick, and his rumble of a voice fills the room. It starts low and slow, then, with each song, rises with gusto as Waive croons his own raw country originals, as well as more well-known songs like Hank Williams’ “I Saw the Light.”

The effect Waive has on the diner is immediately noticeable: though Blue Moon is only about half-full, the patrons are unanimous in their appreciation for the country artist. A man at the bar sways to the music; a woman smiles and watches with quiet admiration; a mother lets her young daughter hop down off her lap. Waive is charming, and he makes patrons feel at home.

Waive’s solo performances at the Blue Moon Diner are a departure from his role in his band, Jim Waive & the Young Divorcees, which combine a country violin, pedal steel guitar — a type of electric guitar fitted with foot pedals used to control

the instrument’s sound — and the bull fiddle, also known as the double bass, to produce an authentic Southern sound.

“They carry on the American tradition of honky tonkin', beer drinkin', heart breakin' music with a down-home authenticity,” said Critter Fuqua, founding member of the Nashville string band Old Crow Medicine Show.

This down-home country sound is complemented by Waive’s friendly and humble attitude. Between songs at the Blue Moon, he joked with patrons and talked with waitresses.

Waive had a naturally positive air about him, and this allowing him to connect with customers and contributing to the diner's positive, homey atmosphere.

In addition to his weekly solo appearances at the Blue Moon Diner and performances with his band, Waive also recently starred in “My Fool Heart,” a 2011 film directed by Jeffrey

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Martin and shot in Charlottesville at local spots like Crozet Pizza. Though the film is not a documentary, Waive plays himself.

As a talented band leader, singer-songwriter and performer, Waive is sure to make a name for himself in the Charlottesville music scene. A trip to the Blue Moon for a night of his original music is definitely worth the midus Cla ey week study nk o M sy break. rte ou C

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Coming off a tough loss against No. 21 BYU last Saturday in Provo, Utah, the Virginia football team will return home this week to face a slightly less daunting Kent State team. Though the Golden Flashes (0-3, 0-1 MAC) are winless on the season and coming off a 660 drubbing by Ohio State, the Cavaliers know better than to overlook this MAC team. Virginia faced another opponent from the conference — Ball State — last year, and was defeated 48-27 in Scott Stadium.

“We’ve played some tough opponents — very good opponents that have had skilled players, big players and fast players,” coach Mike London said. “Now, I know our opponent is Kent State this week.

But a lot of this is about us getting better, eliminating mental errors and assignments. … At this point in the season, going into the fifth game, it’s about us taking our game to another level as well.”

The team’s main focus heading into the Kent State game is, of course, to win, but players and coaches have said they also want to learn and gain more experience as a team before heading into the core of their ACC schedule. A major concern is eliminating the errors and small mistakes which add up and result in losses, like the 33-41 defeat to the

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Football team looks to eliminate mental mistakes in last out-of-conference game against winless Golden Flashes Cougars.

Early in the second quarter, Virginia decided to go for it on fourth and 1 on the BYU one-yard line, but the Cavaliers were flagged for a false start penalty. This backed them up to the six-yard line, forcing the Cavaliers to settle for a field goal rather than try for a touchdown which could have given them an early two-score lead.

This play was early, but was a defining point in the game.

The Cavaliers have looked great statistically all year, out-gaining UCLA, Louisville and BYU in total offensive yards, but mental errors have left the team only 1-2 in those games. That is something London and his staff have said they hope to improve throughout the year to give the team a better chance of winning close games.

The Cavaliers recorded unbelievably strong offensive stats this week — something BYU has not typically allowed. Virginia ran a school-record 102 offensive plays — the previous high set in 1968 — while logging 35 first downs, maintaining possession for 40 minutes and 55 seconds and outgaining the Cougars with 519 yards, compared to their 332.

Virginia’s running game also came through this past weekend.

BYU had previously allowed only 163 yards rushing on 79 carries (2.1 yards per rush) as well as one touchdown to the likes of UConn, Texas, and Houston. The Cavaliers posted 192 on 44 carries (4.4 yards per rush) and two touchdowns. The offense clicked in a way it had not in

any of the first three games, though it still faced two turnovers and faced multiple penalties.

Sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert suffered an injury to his right ankle Saturday late in the third quarter and was replaced by sophomore quarterback Matt Johns, who strongly managed the field, throwing for 139 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.

Lambert's status for the Kent State game is questionable, but Virginia fans should, at this point, trust Johns with the football.

“Greyson was in a walking boot after the game,” London said.

“He was wearing it [Sunday]. …

We’ll evaluate where he is at the appropriate time. So, as of right now, Matt Johns and David Watford will be guys that are getting reps in practice. … But if [Greyson’s] not [ready to play], like any other position, [we’ll have] the ‘next man up’ mentality.”

Also evident on Saturday, the defense continues to work hard despite allowing 41 points to BYU. Notably, the Cougars have an extremely talented offense and typically score high in their home stadium — in the last two seasons, they have averaged more than 35 points per game in Provo. Though the Cavaliers’ defense has aspects to improve upon, veteran players will likely help the Cavaliers return to form back in Charlottesville this week. In three games, the Golden Flashes have been outscored 106-27, while the Cavaliers have outscored opponents 137-87 across four games.

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After starting the first four games of the season for the Cavaliers, sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert may be out for Saturday’s game after a right ankle injury in the game against BYU.

“They tell us how it is,” freshman safety Quin Blanding said. “They’re not going to just beat around the bush. They tell us if we’re doing something wrong or we need to do this, we need to do that or we just need to pick it up and get it together.”

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Virginia faces Wake Forest in ACC battle Swanson, No. 3 women’s soccer team prep for inconsistent Demon Deacons, hope to maintain offensive intensity Jacob Hochberger Associate Editor

The third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team needed a break.

The Cavaliers (9-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC) had just finished their fourth game in nine days, winning all four while playing without star senior midfielder Morgan Brian. This completed a historic opening to the season which saw the team score 3.5 goals per game — a figure which beats their nation-leading three goals per game in 2013.

And a well-deserved break they received, with four days between ACC matchups heading into Thursday’s game against Wake Forest (3-41, 1-0 ACC). Virginia has the opportunity to extend its 16-game ACC regular season winning streak — the fourth longest in conference history and goes back to Oct. 2012.

“The biggest thing is to get back to a good place physically,” coach Steve Swanson said. “We played a lot of games in a short period of time there, so I think making sure we’re rested going into the game [is important].”

This matchup will be quite important for the Cavaliers. They have the opportunity to start 10-0-0 for the second straight year — certainly a good sign for a team which has nine new additions this season and only retained half of its 2013 College Cup starting lineup. But Virginia will have a lot of work to do to maintain the high standards of last season.

“Last year, we knew exactly who we wanted to play and come off the bench because we had a lot of people return with experience,” Brian said. “[This year] we had a lot of new freshmen come in so Steve and the coaching staff are still working on what’s best for us going forward.”

The Cavaliers struggled in preseason exhibitions with continuity, and this has been a point of emphasis for the team as they strive to improve moving into the core of conference play.

“A big thing for us has been putting two halves together,” junior forward Kaili Torres said. “We’ll play our style and our game and we’ll have a good half or a few good minutes so it’s about getting consistent overall and playing our brand of soccer for 90 minutes, not 45, not 30.”

Refining the performance on the field is of utmost importance for Virginia as the stacked ACC schedule heats up. The conference is widely considered the best in the nation, with six teams in the top-25. Three of those are on the Cavaliers’ schedule — No. 5 Florida State, No. 20 Notre Dame and No. 2 Virginia Tech — in addition to matchups against strong Duke and Boston College teams.

“We’ve got to be prepared for more talented offensive players, better athletes, and more sophistication with what teams are trying to break our team down defensively,” Swanson said. “It’s a combination of a lot of factors when you get in conference because the stakes are raised and you’re playing arguably some of the best teams in the country.”

But Virginia’s Thursday opponent, the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest, are likely one of the weaker teams in the ACC. Though the team has given the Cavaliers problems in years past — Wake has taken two out of the last five — this year’s squad is notably young, boasting 16 freshmen and sophomores.

That youth has caused some problems. In the Deacons’ ACC

opener against perennial ACC bottom-feeder NC State, they just barely eked out a 1-0 win on an 85th-minute own goal. Conversely, Wake visited reigning NCAA champion No. 1 ranked UCLA earlier this year and played them extremely close, losing just 2-1 while breaking the Bruins’ 772-minute shutout streak. Virginia must be prepared for whichever version of the team shows up this Thursday.

“With our sport, there’s so many different things that can happen,” Swanson said. “There’s a lot of unpredictability.”

This unpredictably, though frustrating for the Cavaliers, is a defining trait of ACC soccer. Though Virginia is riding a 25-game home winning streak, Wake Forest is a solid opponent who has already beaten one ranked opponent, No. 13 Georgetown, this season and is hungry for its first victory against a top-3 team since 2011.

“The biggest difference [between non-conference and ACC play] is that every team we play in the ACC is competitive,” Brian said. “There’s always teams that could be at the bottom of the ACC that could get good

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Senior midfielder Morgan Brian has played sparingly this season due to USWNT call-ups.

results and upsets so for us it’s focusing on each team before we get out on the field.”

Kickoff between the two ACC foes is set for 7 p.m. Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.

No. 2 Men’s Soccer upset by upstart No. 20 Wildcats, 2-1 Resting most of their starters after double overtime tie against top-10 Notre Dame, Cavaliers suffer season’s second loss against visiting Davidson Robert Elder Associate Editor

Just days after moving up to No. 2 and earning a first-place spot in the polls, the Virginia men’s soccer team was dealt its second loss of the season to Davidson Wednesday night.

The Wildcats came out strong, but it was the Cavaliers who led at halftime. Two second-half goals within

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Sophomore midfielder Nicko Corriveau netted Virginia’s lone goal in the team’s 2-1 loss.

eight minutes of each other, however, were enough for Davidson (4-0-2, 0-0-0 A-10) to pull a 2-1 upset against Virginia (4-2-1, 1-0-0 ACC).

“At this point, I can’t even think of us as the No. 2 team in the country,” coach George Gelnovatch said.

Instead of its usual 3-5-2 formation, the Cavaliers employed a 4-4-2 alignment — the same it ran last year — to best fit their personnel after only starting two players who started Sunday against Notre Dame.

“In preparation for some games coming up, we wanted to rest some guys,” Gelnovatch said.

With a starting lineup which accounted for just 11 starts on the season — including six players who had yet to start a match this season — the Cavaliers weathered some early struggles.

Davidson nearly scored in the opening minute, the Wildcats penetrating the Virginia penalty box and taking two quick shots on goal, both from within 10 yards. One was saved by freshman goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell, while the other was deflected by a Virginia defender. In the third minute, Davidson fired its third shot of the game which missed just high.

Through the first seven minutes of the match, the Wildcats had outshot the Cavaliers 4-0 after their fourth shot ricocheted off Virginia’s left post.

In fact, it was not until the 12th min-

ute that junior forward Darius Madison took the Cavaliers’ first shot of the game.

But after being dominated through the first 15 minutes, Virginia’s new starting 11 began to click and take control of possession.

The Cavaliers drew first blood in 20th minute when sophomore midfielder Nicko Corriveau received a pass from redshirt freshman midfielder Luc Fatton from just outside the top of the Davidson penalty box.

Corriveau quickly turned and fired a high shot which left Davidson junior goalkeeper Max Pacifici paralyzed as the ball hit the back of the net.

Even though Virginia took a 1-0 lead into halftime, it was clear Davidson was a formidable opponent worthy of the Cavaliers. Throughout the game, the starters continued to remind their substitutes of the Wildcats’ scoring prowess.

“We knew they were going to fight hard this whole game, no matter what,” junior midfielder Todd Wharton said. “We were talking at halftime, ‘Hey, they’re going to come out strong like they did in the first half.’ We just tried to weather the storm.”

Virginia’s first legitimate scoring opportunity in the second half came in the 51st minute when redshirt freshman midfielder Pablo Aguilar dribbled through the right half of Davidson’s penalty box. He fed a cutting

senior forward Kyle McCord 10 yards from the net, but a diving fingertip save by Pacifici stopped McCord’s shot to the bottom left corner.

But merely seconds later, still in the 51st minute, Davidson sent their own shot to the bottom left corner — but they converted. Senior midfielder Alan Reiter’s rip from the top of the penalty box was out of reach of Caldwell, as the Wildcats evened the game at one.

The goal prompted a substitution in which two defensive-minded, regular starters — senior defender Kyler Sullivan and Wharton — entered the game.

Still, their efforts were not enough to stop Davidson in the 59th minute.

Off a Wildcat corner kick, Davidson senior defender Max Riehemann kicked his shot into the net amid the mass confusion after the initial header.

Just as with the previous goal, Gelnovatch brought back more of his regular starters into the game — freshman midfielder Jake Rozhansky, junior midfielder Scott Thomsen, Darius Madison and senior forward Ryan Zinkhan — in hopes of an offensive boost.

Though this quartet certainly helped Virginia hold possession more on their offensive end, they could never capitalize.

In the final 10 minutes, Virginia

rattled off several shots, including one by sophomore forward Sam Hayward which deflected off Thomsen in 82nd minute. Madison and Rozhansky had shots saved in 85th minute 86th minute, respectively.

In 88th minute, Madison got behind the defense, appearing to have a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper — but much to the dismay of the Klöckner Stadium crowd, he was tripped from behind without a penalty, effectively ending a Virginia comeback.

Despite the obvious disappointment surrounding a loss where most starters didn’t play in the first half, the players remained unified, refusing to assign the blame to the coaches or their back-ups who started the game.

“We’re one team,” Wharton said.

“We win as a team, we lose as a team.”

Gelnovatch willfully accepted the blame for the defeat, but he thinks now, with an extra chip on their shoulders, the Cavaliers will continue their run toward postseason glory.

“This loss is on me,” Gelnovatch said. “I put us in a tough situation, and it’s on me. It’s totally on me. I told the team that, and I can promise you we’ll be rested, we’ll be fired up and we’ll be ready to go on Saturday against Syracuse.”

The opening kickoff for Saturday’s match at No. 18 Syracuse is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Revitalizing the Corner

Sakura, No. 3 and Sushi Love make room for new Corner restaurants Margaret Mason Feature Writer

This academic year, the Corner proudly boasts new energy in the form of 105 Grill & Pub, Kuma Sushi Noodles & Bar and Poe’s Public House. At each, managers hope to revitalize the Corner and change the way students view popular food offerings.

Though students often associate the Corner with drinking, bars and weekend activities, there is a new push to shift this focus and build a safer, friendlier atmosphere.

Formerly No. 3 restaurant, Poe’s Public House on University Avenue stands behind this safety initiative.

With new management, a new simplified menu and a new name, Poe’s is entering the game with one major goal: comfort.

“What we’re going to bring to the community is comfort — comfort food, comfort in being here,” co-owner Joe Fields said. “Being a public house and this is a public university, we want to be a place where people feel comfortable when they come in. I always said my idea behind it was that you would come here to have a meal or drinks and be more concerned about the people you are with than where you are.”

Also marketing themselves as a safe space, 105 Grill & Pub on 14th Street seeks to provide quality Asian fusion food. With an affordable menu prepared completely in house, students are welcome to sit inside or grab food on the go.

“The Corner has always been a part of the University, a place for students to relax, have fun,” General Manager Erin Song said. “I hope we can become a place that people know that when they come into the door they are welcome. [The Corner] is indeed an extension of the University. [It is the responsibility of ] students as well as the restaurants and store owners to maintain it in good order.”

Song hopes the new influx of restaurants on the Corner — which is as ingrained in University culture as streaking the Lawn and complaining about "Club Clem" — will establish a safe spot for students to socialize at all hours. “[As] a graduate from U.Va., I know sometimes people think of the Corner as a place to drink, go to bars, have that kind of fun, but the Corner can be a different place for different people,” Song said. “It depends what your perspective is. Everybody comes here not only to drink but to have a normal social experience.”

Replacing Sushi Love, Kuma Sushi Noodles & Bar on Elliewood Avenue features an affordable menu, quality sushi and ever-famous karaoke.

“The difference between our restaurant and others is that they focus mainly on alcohol [and the bar] but we mainly focus on the restaurant,” General Manager Steven Li said. “The difference between [us and] other sushi and Asian restaurants [is that] we also have entertainment for college students, such as karaoke. We’re trying to cater to the University that way.”

As the middle ground between many student housing options and University Grounds, the Corner remains a long-standing tradition — even in times of change.

“It is very much like a social place,” second-year Education student Breanna Dufour said. “If you just want to go hang out with friends you can go there, there are places to study. It’s very much cultural for University students and the people of Charlottesville. I really think that people should give the new restaurants a chance because they have a lot to bring to the Corner.”

As each works to integrate itself into the University community, they bring with them a unique style in hopes of one day becoming a Corner staple.

“We’re just going to try to make everybody happy, make everybody comfortable,” Fields said. “Hopefully we will become a tradition.”

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Got Dumplings & The Pie Guy

Food trucks bring delicious, mobile lunch options to students in front of Amphitheatre Allison Turner Feature Writer

In recent years, family recipes have made their way from kitchens across the world to the University — not via scrawled ingredient lists nor by word of mouth, but by truck.

Both Got Dumplings and The Pie Guys, food trucks which set up by the Amphitheatre each day, work with the University to offer quality lunch options to hundreds of student patrons every day — both using home recipes.

Got Dumplings provides students with pan-fried Asian-style dumplings as well as a number of side options — including seaweed salad, cold noodles and fried rice — while The Pie Guys specialize in savory Australian meat and vegetable pies.

“When I put these recipes together, I think about how [my mother would prepare food],” Got Dumplings Owner Phung Huynh said. “So all of these [dishes] are a reflection of my mom’s cooking.”

Got Dumplings began their business here at the University.

“It was really started when they were remodeling Newcomb Hall and they needed more places for the students to eat, so they thought about food trucks or trailers.” Huynh said.

“They wanted a dumpling trailer, so

that’s when we got started.”

Got Dumplings staffers prepare just enough dumplings to sell out on weekdays. On Saturdays, the food truck sets up at the farmer’s market near the Downtown Mall.

Huynh said she has a personal connection to the recipes she shares with the University. “[My mother] made the best food, and I never had to worry about cooking until she was diagnosed with lung cancer,” Huynh said. “She passed away really quickly, so [I ended up] cooking for my family and I had to think about how she cooked.”

Huynh, who herself is a Commerce School graduate, said she enjoys working in the University community.

“I really enjoy working with the students — it’s like being back home,” Huynh said.

The Pie Guys owner Justin Bagley, meanwhile, brings his overseas experience to the University.

“I spent some time traveling overseas and lived in Australia for a while, and discovered meat pies over there,” Bagley said. “I fell in love with them and ate them all the time. My wife is Australian, I met her over there, and we both decided that when we moved back here we were going to bring the pies with us.”

The Pie Guys have a commercial kitchen in downtown Charlottesville

from which they run special events, catering and wholesale business.

They also sell at the farmer’s market on Saturdays.

The University approached the business last year to gauge interest in selling pies on Grounds.

“It’s great — we have our regular customers, and we’re still fairly new, so we are constantly having people come up and try us,” Bagley said.

“Everyone has always been super friendly, and it’s nice being around the younger population.”

The Pie Guys sell a wide variety of hand-held pies, the most popular pies being the Melbourne — a meat pie with beef tenderloin — and the Snake Bite, a Thai chicken curry pie.

“It seems that the students most appreciate the fact that because our product is hot and ready to go — so they don’t have to wait in line for it to be made and they won’t be late for class,” Bagley said. “Because the pies can be picked up out of the tin and eaten with your hand, it is very easy to eat them on the go between classes.”

Huynh echoed Bagley’s sentiments on working with University students.

“A lot of times the students know exactly what they want so it makes it easy,” Hyunh said. “They get their Plus Dollars and student ID ready, which makes it really easy — they are really thoughtful.”

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Both Got Dumplings and The Pie Guy provide students with cuisine inspired from overseas.

CIOs ask students to think about long-term effects of what, how they consume Drew Friedman Feature Writer

Slow Food promotes healthy eating

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There is no denying college students often prioritize convenience over quality, establishing fast food as a necessary staple of the 18- to 22-year-old diet. One university group says: not so fast.

Slow Food, a Contracted Independent Organization dedicated to emphasizing the importance of healthy eating, aims to show students their food choices affect not only their physical health, but also the community around them.

Fourth-year College student Rebecca Hinch, the group’s president, said eating choices affect more than just one’s digestive system.

“I think [our message is] important anywhere,” Hinch said. “Not enough people are aware that what they choose to eat really affects their economy and how their environment is used.”

Hinch said students are not typically motivated to eat healthily if they have to go out of their way — making Slow Food is an important addition to Grounds. “[Slow Food is] important in a student environment where people are so focused on convenience and getting what’s fast and

easy,” Hinch said.

Third-year College student Carly Buckholz, a Slow Food executive board member, said being in Charlottesville has many advantages when tackling issues of food.

“There’s such a large local food movement here and there are so many great resources,” Buckholz said. “We’re so fortunate to be around so many local farms and so many agricultural places that want to get their food to larger institutions and to the giant body of students here.”

By forming relationships with Charlottesville farms and eateries, Slow Food members hope to encourage a better outlook on student living through homecooked, organic meals. “[Slow Food is] promoting health, promoting local businesses, promoting a more simplistic lifestyle and more selfsufficiency and independence,” said thirdyear College student Emery Kington, a Slow Food executive board member. “It can make a big difference in terms of happiness and how you live every single day.”

In addition to supporting local businesses and aiding individuals in their daily lives, Slow Food encourages students to think about how the decisions they make

now will impact their lives in the future.

“This is a very important stage in our lives when we are developing habits," Buckholz said. "A lot of us will keep for years to come, so it’s important to start implementing those good decisions into your diet as a 20-year-old,” Every few weeks, Slow Food organizes events to promote its message and involve more students on Grounds. One of these upcoming events is a fall harvest, during which members will serve kombucha — a fermented tea which is said to have positive effects on the body’s digestive system — among other locally-grown foods. The CIO also plans to screen a documentary later this fall.

Ultimately, Slow Food’s significance lies in its ability to underscore the benefits of eating well in a place where many young people may not think about the long-term effects of what they put in their bodies.

“There are a lot of people who come from backgrounds where they don’t necessarily have access to local food and fresh produce,” Buckholz said. “Most people don’t think to go right to the farmer’s market or the tiny shops and support local businesses. Slow Food really brings that to mind for a lot of students.”

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Late-night Corner crawl Students flock to the Corner for midnight snacks Emily Hauben Feature Writer

By the time 2 a.m. rolls around on a Friday night, restaurants on the Corner are packed with hungry University students in search of late-night eats. No matter your craving, a Corner establishment will cater to your snacking needs in both a timely and efficient manner.

Second-year College students Juliet Paterek — founder of online student food publication Spoon University — and Jeremy Geiger weigh in on favorite late-night eateries and discuss why the Corner maintains a special place in University students’ stomachs.

Christian’s Pizza Christian’s Pizza is well known for its specialty slices. With fast, friendly service and a variety of choices satisfying your need for cheese, Christian’s is a consistently popular late-night option. If you come to Christian’s with a hungry group of friends, you can order a pie and skip the line. If you are ordering for yourself, true standout slices include the tortellini slice and avocado, tomato and feta slice.

Geiger: My favorite late-night spot is Christian’s. Just a personal choice [because it’s the] easiest to eat, relatively cheap and you can bypass the whole line by ordering a pie.

Marco and Luca Dumpling Shop The food at Marco and Luca never disappoints for savory Asian cuisine. Paterek suggests the classic pork fried dumplings. The sesame noodles are another beloved menu item. Marco and Luca’s has a limited menu, but after a long night, it is comforting to have straightforward options.

Geiger: [The dumplings are] not too fried, but they’re crispy enough. The only downside is that if [it’s] a long night, you’re more than likely going to spill dumpling sauce on yourself and that stuff is hard to get out [even] with stain remover.

Littlejohn’s New York Delicatessen Littlejohn’s has been a staple on the Corner since 1976 and still

maintains its status as a student favorite. With an extensive menu of sandwiches, salads, sides and pastries, it is one of the only late-night options catering to a student’s sweet tooth. Its range of sandwiches are by far the most popular student choice. Paterek recommends the Chipotle Chicken Sandwich.

Littlejohn’s employees work quickly, serving food to a line of students wrapping around the restaurant and often out the door. A friendly and efficient staff is part of what makes Littlejohn’s a staple of Charlottesville nightlife.

Geiger: There’s [always] a good chance you walk in on something funny happening behind the counter. The people working behind the counter are always fun and rowdy and have some sort of commentary on the students who eat there.

Runners Up While Christian’s, Marco and Luca and Littlejohn’s are major late-night eating spots, Paterek and Geiger said there are a series of alternatives students can explore.

Paterek: Benny Deluca’s is an up-and-coming pizza joint that is off the beaten path, located by The Flats apartments. This place is known for super-sized, delicious pizza that everyone must try, if they haven’t already.

Geiger: [Two Guys is] a good alternate to go to once in a while for nachos or tacos. Their nachos are definitely underrated and not many people know about them. It’s [also] cheaper than Qdoba.

Another University classic is The White Spot. This small diner is famous for its signature burger, the Gus Burger, which comes topped with a fried egg.

Whether you go for cheesy pizza, a Mexican feast or a classic American burger and fries, a late-night meal on the Corner is a quintessential University experience.

Geiger: These restaurants assure that there is something substantial in your stomach after a night out. They’re also de facto social settings [and] because everyone mixes there late-night, you’re bound to see a few friends.

Feature writer Emily Hauben lists the best of late-night food on the Corner.

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Bringing greens to Grounds New organization helps students make sustainable food choices Jane Winthrop Feature Writer

Greens to Grounds, a registered non-profit, officially launched at the University this semester. The group hopes to present a dining hall alternative by making fresh, local food accessible to students in a way which works around their busy lifestyles.

“We [spent] the entire year in the dining hall, [and] we were so tired of all the pizza and the chicken nuggets, all the constant fast food,” said second-year College student Claire Councill, Greens to Grounds co-chair. “A lot of our friends were tired of it too, so we were trying to come up with an option to bring fresh food to people in a way that was convenient to them.”

After a limited trial run last spring, Councill and fellow co-chair Will Henagan, a second-year College student, decided the University has the market space to make Greens to Grounds successful. To launch their idea, they then teamed with University alumnus Matt Baer, distribution associate for Charlottesville-based Local Food Hub. “[Councill and Henagan]

Food for thought Jess Crystal Feature Writer

Food and academics are both integral parts to the life of any University student. Several University professors are working to merge these pillars of the collegiate experience — developing several College Advising Seminars for first-year students which center on the topic of food.

Politics Prof. Paul Freedman’s COLA “The Politics of Food” aims to contextualize food in the realm of global politics and make students aware of their own eating habits. “[In college], students are responsible for their own food choices for the first time, in a way they haven’t been before,” Freedman said. “It’s an opportune time to get students to think about what they’re eating and think about how their individual choice fits into a larger context — not just nationally,

had a sense of what they wanted to do, and we were a good partner for them because we have a diverse supply of products and growers,” Baer said.

Boxes from Greens to Grounds are available to order every week and contain a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as optional meat and à la carte items.

“It’s fun to get a random box of food,” Councill said. “You get to pack it yourself, and we tell you about where it comes from and the cool things you can do with it.”

According to the organization’s co-chairs, the non-profit wanted to reach out to students because they are at a critical moment in their development of familiarity with food.

“This is [most students’] first experience being the primary purchaser for their household — especially if they’re going into their second year — so if we can educate them now on the importance of buying local food, they can become lifelong purchasers and lifelong supporters of local food,” Henagan said.

Though the group’s main focus is delivering food to students, the group also works to support food produced in local farmers using sustainable

methods.

“The U.S. has this linear system of agricultural production that’s based on all these petroleum inputs and it’s based on all these really unsustainable systems [of] monoculture that destroy the soil that grows the food and externalize all the costs of creating food,” Henagan said.

While locally-sourced food sold by Greens to Grounds may be expensive, Baer says the benefits are numerous.

“The quality of food is better, safer, healthier and transported a much shorter distance,” Baer said. “We want this food to not just be an exception for a few people who can afford it.”

As the semester continues, Greens to Grounds hopes to gain recognition among students and stress the importance of buying and consuming local food. The co-chairs also envision that the organization will provide services for a variety of groups on Grounds.

“The thing I’m most excited for is expanding our individual client base and expanding into more institutional clients,” Henagan said. “There is not an organization on Grounds that doesn’t need a fruit bowl.”

Food-themed COLAs introduce first-years to the University

but globally.”

Freedman hopes to make his students more educated eaters by demonstrating how their choices are embedded within larger systems and are shaped by lawmakers and food corporations.

“Eating is ultimately a political act,” Freedman said.

Lessons in Freedman's COLA outline how compost and the recycling is handled, as well as how University dining services accommodates the needs of the University community.

Food not only extends to the political sphere but also cultural and racial spheres — as emphasized by a COLA taught by Kelley Deetz, a postdoctoral fellow in the Diversity Office. Deetz's course — “Virginia’s Table: Food, Slavery and Identity” — focuses on the culinary history of 19th century Virginia, particularly the history of Virginia’s enslaved cooks.

“I just love Virginia and its rich

cultural history,” Deetz said. “Looking at plantation dining in Virginia provides an excellent look into the

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Professors seek to introduce first-years to the University through food-related courses.

function of food at places like Monticello, Mount Vernon and other

high-profile homes. The enslaved cooks and their skills were central to the presentation of wealth and southern hospitality.”

Students in Deetz’s COLA will research 19th century artifacts and old cookbooks to trace the cultural roots of plantation meals. They will also search for records of enslaved cooks who worked here at the University.

Lisa Shutt, who teached in the African American and African Studies Department, teaches a course called “Food and Culture,” which discusses food within a cultural context — a topic Shutt says speaks to her interests as well as students'.

“There are two things that get students talking,” Shutt said. “Food and media.”

Shutt’s course also analyzes the relationship between food and gender.

“I asked them what a woman orders [on a first date], and they said,

‘Salad,’" Shutt said. "I asked them what a man orders, and they said ‘Steak.' Why do we connect salads to femininity and steaks to masculinity?”

Shutt's students also explore food as it pertains to the nation, kinship, society and ritual.

Food can also be tied to linguistics — a relationship explored in American Studies and Anthropology Prof. Ashley Williams’ COLA, “Food Talk.” Williams investigates how people talk about food and food metaphors.

“It’s a good introduction to the University because it takes an interdisciplinary approach, including, but not limited to, social sciences, humanities, and anthropology,” Williams said.

Despite the different perspectives each COLA takes, there seems to be a consensus.

“Everybody likes food,” Shutt said. “And people who like food really really like food.”

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A critical look at Charlottesville’s selection of local beers Matthew Comey News Editor

For more beer reviews from Matt and friends, visit cavalierdaily.com Charlottesville is a man among boys when it comes to the local beer scene. The number of options alone is something most localities would envy, and the quality of the beer is puts this city over the top.

I got my friends — Eric (E) and Thomas (T) — together Saturday afternoon to test out a wide variety of local options.

Hydraulion Red, Three Notch’d Brewing Company ABV: 5.3% IBU: 22 M: You have your darkest beers, like stouts and porters, then a step lighter than that is a brown ale, and another step lighter than that is a red ale, which is what we have here.

T: I like it a lot. I can find really dark beers to occasionally be overpowering, especially if you’re not used to it. But this really goes down well.

E: It’s not overpowering, it’s not bitter, and it even has a little bit of sweetness to it.

T: For people trying to get into dark beers, this is a really good way to get your taste buds acclimated.

10-Point Scale: Eric - 8, Thomas - 7, Matt - 7.5 Vienna Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Company ABV: 4.9% IBU: 18 M: Devils Backbone is definitely the heavyweight of local breweries. It’s widely acclaimed and has won some big awards at highly respected national beer festivals. I want to say the Vienna Lager is their flagship beer, and I'm going just go ahead and say this is the best lager I’ve had.

T: The beer most people associate with lagers is Yuengling. I like this a whole lot more than Yuengling, but I’ve never been a huge lager fan.

E: I like it. It tastes like a pretty regular beer I’d drink with a steak.

M: I think this is a very accessible beer.

People who don’t drink too much beer often get turned off by bitterness or something that’s too dark or heavy. This isn’t either of those things.

10-Point Scale: Eric - 7, Thomas - 7, Matt - 7.9 Grateful Pale Ale, Starr Hill Brewery ABV: 4.7% IBU: 26 M: Starr Hill is the other major brewery in the area. This is their pale ale, which I’ve increasingly seen in bars and stores in the area.

T: The IPA we had earlier was supposed to be a lot more bitter, but this one gives off a stronger taste of bitterness.

M: This honestly

tastes like a watered-down version of good pale ales I’ve had. Starr Hill didn’t do a good job with this.

E: Put me on the record saying I recommend not buying this beer.

T: When I go into a store, I know going in whether I want to buy cheap beer or craft beer, so while it may be better than Bud Light or Miller Light, this would never be something I would purchase.

10-Point Scale: Eric - 5, Thomas - 5.5, Matt - 3.5 Virginia Apple (Hard Cider), Bold Rock ABV: 4.7% IBU: N/A M: Before even opening it, I’d like to point out that this bottle has a twist off cap, which is unique for what we’re tasting today.

T: This is good, but it’s very sweet.

M: People who don’t like the taste of alcohol would probably like this drink. There is no taste of alcohol.

T: Ording this is an equivalent to ordering a Mike’s Hard Lemonade. But there’s no doubt that this tastes really good.

M: On the spectrum of hard ciders, you have on one end ones that taste like white wine, and on the other end ones that taste like a dessert. This is far on the dessert end of that scale.

10-Point Scale: Eric - 9 , Thomas - 8 , Matt -7 Blonde Hunny Ale, Wild Wolf Brewing Company ABV: 6.8% IBU: 21 T: I’m a fairly big fan of this.

M: It tastes good, and definitely does not taste like it’s 6.8 percent. This is borderline alcohol for people who don’t like alcohol. It’s very sweet — it’s actually made with honey.

T: But unlike Bold Rock, this has a distinct beer taste. I give it a lot of credit for this.

E: It’s almost too much sugar for me. It’s a beer for sure, but it’s too sweet.

M: Let’s talk about this can for a second.

The label a cartoon woman with blonde hair and very large breasts.

T: My opinion of the marketing is that they put the name “Blonde Hunny” to attract women, but then they put the picture to attract guys. This can definitely be marketed toward both genders.

10-Point Scale: Eric - 5.5, Thomas - 8, Matt - 7.5