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Matthew flown back to Virginia Suspect in missing persons case found in Galveston, Texas, extradited to Charlottesville, no sign of Graham Kelly Kaler

Assistant Managing Editor

FBI agents escorted Jesse Matthew from a private plane at the Charlottesville-Albemarle regional airport to the Charlottesville-Albemarle regional jail Friday evening around 5:45 p.m.

Friday. Matthew remains incarcerated without bond, charged with abduction with intent to defile in the disappearance of second-year College student Hannah Graham.

Graham is still missing, and Matthew has invoked his right to remain silent and his right to counsel. A bond hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2 at Charlottesville District Court.

A citizen in Galveston, Texas notified authorities Wednesday of a suspicious person camping

on a beach on Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston. When authorities approached him, Matthew did not identify himself. Officers ran his license plates, discovered Matthew was a fugitive from justice in Virginia, and took him into custody at that time. Matthew did not resist arrest.

Matthew was denied bail Thursday morning and was booked out of the Galveston County Jail around 12:45 p.m.

Friday. As of Friday afternoon, three Charlottesville detectives remained in Galveston, along with Matthew’s vehicle.

A warrant was issued for Matthew’s arrest Saturday, Sept.

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Suspect Jesse Matthew (above) arrived in Charlottesville Friday evening after he was found in Galveston, Texas.

Orange ribbon campaign honors Hannah, page 3

Courtesy FBI Richmond Photographer

Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group leads search efforts, page 3

Warner, Gillespie, Sarvis square off in U.S. Senate race Three candidates target college students, discuss plans to improve the economy, Sarvis hopeful despite lack of name-recognition, funding Attiya Latif, Urvi Singhania, and Diana Yen Staff Writers

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Republican operative Ed Gillespie (left), incumbent Democrat Mark Warner (middle) and Libertarian challenger Robert Sarvis (right) are working hard to secure votes ahead of midterm elections.

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With midterm elections a little more than a month away, the Senate campaigns of Democrat Mark Warner, Republican Ed Gillespie and Libertarian Robert Sarvis are in full swing.

Warner, a former Virginia governor and the incumbent, is both running on his record and pushing for several policies unenacted thus

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far. Warner is also focusing on his bipartisan initiatives, something he says is crucial in a “purple state” like Virginia.

“I believe the foundation of good policy is not based on whether you are a Democrat or a Republican,” Warner said in an email. “It’s about whether you are solving the problems facing Virginians. In Congress I have a long record of working across the aisle to find solutions. I am willing to join any gang, group or team that is working towards bipartisan solutions that benefit all

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Virginians.”

Gillespie, meanwhile, has worked to frame his message in contrast with what many see as the biggest failures of the Democratically-controlled Senate. Gillespie, the son of Irish immigrants and a Fairfax County resident, became the first GOP Chairman in 80 years to see his party win majority positions in the White House and both

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Corrections In a Sept. 25 issue of The Cavalier Daily, two articles were attributed to the incorrect author. “Voices of the Class offers smart, engaging comedy” (pg. 8) was written by Mary Donnelly. “Jim Waive’s authentic country vibe creates more than ripples” (pg. 9) was written by Carly Minesinger.

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SENATE Gillespie and Sarvis discuss policy views Continued from page 1 houses of Congress when he was in charge in 2004.

The Gillespie campaign has developed a five-point agenda for economic growth, or EG2, based on his belief that economic growth will be achieved through replacing the Affordable Care Act, unleashing American energy, providing tax and regulatory relief, promoting education reform and cutting wasteful spending.

Sarvis, a former entrepreneur and math teacher as well as a candidate in last year’s governor’s race, is focusing his campaign on problems within the traditional two party system.

The three candidates have been hard at work mobilizing volunteers.

While Warner has the advantage of an experienced and proven campaign operation, Gillespie is working hard to organize a grassroots campaign with the aid of local communities. Dubbed the “G-Force,” the volunteers for his campaign range from young Republicans to veterans.

Sarvis has also worked hard to build support.

“We have a small campaigning team,” Sarvis said. “We have some local coordinators, some of whom are on campus. We run on a lot of volunteers. As for funding, we get a lot of donations. I self-funded a part of it, but mostly donations from Virginians who have been long-time libertarians.”

The three candidates are all placing college voters high on their priority lists.

One of Warner’s biggest cam-

paign pushes has been to make younger voters, and will speak at the grow,” he said. college debt a leading issue, and he University this Wednesday.

While Warner is in large part has toured colleges around the state, “I think young people tend to running on his record, Sarvis and including the University, to promote be more open-minded,” he said, Gillespie have focused on issues policies which he says would lighten “Sadly, young people are also the they believe will set them apart. debt burdens. Warner funded his worst served — underserved, in fact Gillespie has voiced strong supown education at George Washing- — by our political system. We put port for the Keystone Pipeline and ton University and Harvard Law the burden of debt on them. … We opposition of the Affordable Care School, and often recounts that make them pay high taxes to pro- Act. story to students struggling to pay vide for retirees.” back debt.

Now six years since the start of “There is a very clear difference “We should cap the in terms of our policies amount of your monthly for this election,” Gillespie bills at 10 percent of your said. “My policies will ease income, providing employthe squeeze for Virginians ers with the option to offer and make it easier for the $5,000 pre-tax to help emunemployed to find work.” ployees pay off their debt Sarvis' primary conand making the costs and cerns have been job growth benefits of college more We can have a country where the next generation and the economy, increased transparent before you ap- does better than the one that came before us, but personal liberties, reduced ply,” Warner said in an militarization of police, that needs a change in policy. — Ed Gillespie email. and reduced involvement Also on his tour of colin international affairs. Sarlege campuses, Warner has vis also supports the legalstressed the importance of dealing the 2008 recession, campaigns are ization of marijuana and increased with sexual assault on campuses. still placing strong focus on improv- legal immigration. Sarvis admits he He introduced the bipartisan Cam- ing the economy. falls short of campaign finance, but pus Safety and Accountability Act “I want to fix the anemic econo- said feels he compensates with his to better protect and empower stu- my,” Gillespie said. “I want to create fact-heavy campaigning. dents against sexual assault as well jobs. I want to lift people out of pov as strengthen transparency and ac- erty, hold down health care cost and “We’re trying to focus on subcountability of educational institu- fix the economy; I think we need to stance,” Sarvis said. “Republicans tions. have different policies and a differ- and Democrats [are] actually very Gillespie said he believes his pol- ent approach.” similar, once you really look at their icies will provide greater opportuniThe Warner campaign is also rhetorics. Neither really focus on ties for college graduates and older prioritizing the role of entrepre- the issues.” constituents alike. neurship as a way to spur economic Despite the historical disadvan“We don’t have to have an econ- growth. Warner himself was an tage third party candidates typically omy where 46 percent of the new- entrepreneur before entering poli- see, Sarvis said he remains hopeful. ly-graduated workforce are unem- tics, and is currently the wealthiest “I think this is a great opportuniployed,” Gillespie said. “We can have member of the Senate. ty to vote for someone you actually a country where the next generation “We need to provide entrepre- believe in, who won’t be a part of the does better than the one that came neurs with the right tools, like the two party system,” he said. “We’re before us — but that needs a change ability to use crowdfunding to in- putting a lot of pressure on Repubin policy.” crease access to capital, in order licans and Democrats.”

Sarvis has also focused on to encourage small businesses to The election will take place Nov.

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Ribbons praise Hannah Graham Student Council, Office of Dean of Students coordinate campaign to distribute orange ribbons Tim Ford Staff Writer

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Volunteers passed around small orange ribbons (above) on the Lawn and at the football game Saturday in recognition of Hannah Graham, the second-year College student who went missing Sept. 13.

Orange ribbons were distributed at Scott Stadium, on the Lawn and to various student organizations Saturday in recognition of Hannah Graham, the second-year College student who has been missing since Sept. 13.

The initiative was organized

by Second Year Council and Student Council in collaboration with Dean of Students Allen Groves, and reached more than 7,500 students on Grounds.

“The message of the ribbons is ‘Hope for Hannah,’ and they are designed to keep Hannah and her family squarely in our thoughts, even as we go about our lives on a busy weekend,” Groves said. “The search for her is ongoing, and we remain hopeful that she will return.”

Second Year President Abraham Axler, who is also the Student Council representative body chair,

said the goal of the orange ribbon campaign, along with the candlelight vigil held Sept. 18, is to help the student body remain optimistic.

“The idea is just to remain positive, so this a symbolic representation of positivity,” Axler said. “It’s a sign of hopefulness. … It helps people remain focused on the task at hand, which is finding Hannah, and bringing Hannah home.”

Axler said though the ribbon campaign was relatively simple to undertake, its effects were widely felt.

“The orange ribbons are something really easy to do,” he said.

“Orange is Hannah’s favorite color.

By some grace of God, it’s also our school’s color, so it really worked out quite well.”

Above all, Axler said the ribbons were a symbol of community.

“By seeing everybody wear these orange ribbons, there’s also this sense that we’re not alone, that we’re one community trying to bring Hannah home,” he said.

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Student group leads Graham search efforts Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group teams students responders with Virginia Department of Emergency Preparedness Sarah Hainbach and Reade Pickert News Writers

The Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group coordinated volunteer efforts last week in the city-wide search for missing second-year College student Hannah Graham, who was last seen early in the morning Sept. 13. More than a week later, members of the Contracted Independent Organization continue to help police search for Graham.

Members could not comment about details of the Graham search, but fourth-year College student Natalie Johnson, a member of the group's board of directors, said the University community's response was impressive.

“I guess I’m just very grateful to live in a community where we’ve had such a response,” Johnson said about the number of students and local residents who helped with the search for Graham.

BRMRG is affiliated with the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, and consists of about 40 students trained to provide various emergency services, including public assistance during search and rescue emergencies and disasters, emergency medical services, personal safety education and preventative search and rescue education.

“We can get called out to pretty much anything,” said BRMRG Chair Aaron Bentley, a fourth-year College student.

Bentley, a former Boy Scout who learned about BRMRG through a health and safety group in high school, said the volume of work has dramatically increased in the past month.

“We’ve been on either 12 or 13 calls in the last 30 days or so,” Bentley said. “But sometimes, you could go six months and not have a single call.”

Johnson said searches typically range from bringing home wandering dementia patients to finding lost children.

Engineering graduate student Greg Stronko, BRMRG’s training officer, said most members train to become certified under two standards — those of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and of ASARC. There are various levels of certifica-

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A student (above) is seen searching last Saturday for missing second-year College student Hannah Graham.

tion, and each can be reached after a certain amount of training.

“You can actually hinder [the search if you're untrained],” Stronko said. “So we teach how to aid the best we can.”

Stronko said BRMRG officers are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and that VDEM pages their cell phones.

BRMRG offers trainings twice a week.

One training is a lecture and one involves outdoors application, including land navigation, packaging a patient and semi-technical rescue. The group also participates in additional training, including the two-weekend Ground Search and Rescue College run by the state.

Though the organization is student-run, community members are also involved. Robert Gettleman, one of BRMRG’s VDEM representatives and a resident of a rural area in Albemarle county, said

spread rapidly via groups across Grounds, including Greek organizations and several organizations Hannah is involved with, such as the Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team.

First-year College student Kevin Martin was one of thousands of students who received an orange ribbon before the football game Saturday.

“I was really impressed by everything the University has done in light of recent events, and I’m really happy to be a part of a community where people look out for each other,” Martin said.

Axler said the current atmosphere on Grounds remains both hopeful and heavy.

“There’s two overwhelming feelings,” he said. “The first feeling is hope. We still believe that Hannah will come home. The second feeling is to some extent frustration, because there are a lot of very big questions that still remain unanswered.”

HANNAH Primary suspect faces Oct. 2 court date Continued from page 1 reckless driving. Matthew fled Charlottesville at a high speed after visiting the Charlottesville Police Department to speak with an attorney. The additional charge of abduction with intent to defile was added to Matthew’s warrant Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Matthew is believed to be the last person seen with Graham before she disappeared, and police have said they have reason to believe Graham was in Matthew’s vehicle the night she went missing. Police Chief Timothy Longo declined to release evidence found in searches of Matthew’s car and apartment or explain what led police to add abduction charges.

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State government reaffirms commitment to improving laws combating corruption, State Integrity Investigation gives state ‘F’ as overall rating Jenna Dickerson Associate Editor

In an effort to improve Virginia’s image in the wake of the recent corruption scandal involving former Gov. Bob McDonnell, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe held a press conference Thursday to discuss the importance of ethics reforms.

There, McAuliffe announced the signing of Executive Order 28, which establishes the Governor’s Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government.

Former Democratic U.S. Representative Rick Boucher and former Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling will lead the 10-member bipartisan commission. Other commission members include former University President John Casteen III, Hampden-Sydney President Christopher Howard and retired BB&T President John Sherman, Jr. “They are pragmatists and problem-solvers,” McAuliffe said at the press conference. “Most important, they are individuals with the highest credibility and integrity. I selected this group because of their thoughtfulness, their dedication to solving the problems that we face

and, most importantly, their record of getting things done.”

McAuliffe said he is asking the commission to dig deep into underlying issues which destabilize governmental institutions and leave them vulnerable to corruption.

“I am asking my commission to review existing rules on gifts and to recommend changes, including stronger rules on tangible and intangible gifts,” McAuliffe said. “We should not treat different personal financial benefits differently just because a lobbyist offered a public official a free vacation instead of an equally expensive but more tangible item.”

McAuliffe said he wants the commission to improve Virginia’s ethical standing by considering tough questions, such as the best way to ensure judges of high merit and quality are on the bench and whether Virginia needs stronger rules on political contributions and fundraising.

Virginia Speaker of the House William Howell, R-Stafford, and Virginia Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment, R-James City, issued a statement following the press conference stating their approval of the newly created com-

mission.

“We hold those appointed to lead this commission in high regard and appreciate their willingness to serve the commonwealth,” the statement read. “The General Assembly looks forward to reviewing the Commission’s findings when it completes its work. Ultimately, the responsibility to make changes to Virginia’s ethics, transparency, and disclosure laws rests with the General Assembly. We know legislators in both chambers and in both parties are resolved to doing what is right for Virginia and committed to restoring the people’s trust in their government.”

Virginia received an ‘F’ as an overall rating in a 2012 report issued by the State Integrity Investigation, a collaborative project of the Center for Public Integrity. The commonwealth is ranked 47th out of the 50 states in terms of ethics by the center, with only Wyoming, South Dakota and Georgia ranking lower.

The report rates each state in 14 individual categories and then gives an overall grade to each. Virginia received Fs in nine of the 14 individual categories, including executive accountability, lobbying disclosure and ethics enforcement

agencies.

According to a report by State Integrity Investigation Reporter Laura LaFay, Virginia’s low ethics score is due in part to its lack of a statewide ethics commission, along with only nine other states. Virginia is one of only four states with no campaign finance limits and one of two states where part-time legislatures handpick judges.

In addition, while Virginia requires that all campaign donations more than $100 be disclosed, the state does not set a cap on total donations, LaFay’s report said.

McAuliffe recognized this report in Thursday’s press conference, reinforcing that the newlycreated commission will help address issues raised in the report.

“It’s one of many warnings the state has received about its mediocre record on accountability and transparency,” he said. “Why? One reason: Our ethics laws have no teeth. If Virginia is going to be a national leader in attracting businesses and creating jobs, we need to be a national leader on transparent, accountable and well-run government.”

Since taking office in January, McAuliffe has already enacted other legislation to improve state

ethical standards, such as placing a $100 limits on gifts to himself, his family and his staff.

State legislative leaders have also been taking steps to improve transparency within government.

In March, the General Assembly enacted legislation which placed stricter controls on gifts, strengthened disclosure requirements, increased oversight by creating an independent advisory council and mandated ethics training for elected officials.

In May, the legislature passed a bipartisan ethics reform bill — though McAuliffe vetoed it, saying it did not go far enough.

“Accordingly, we have already begun working on additional reforms that will build upon the bipartisan ethics reform package that secured unanimous approval earlier this year,” Howell and Norment said in their statement. “This is a process that will continue as we move forward.”

The commission plans to have a package of ethics reforms ready to propose by late December, before the upcoming 2015 General Assembly session. Plans regarding more complex issues, such as redistricting, will be ready in time for the 2016 session.

LGBTQ Center hosts HIV/AIDS testing Thrive of Charlottesville, Center join together to promote awareness among local youth Thrisha Potluri Senior Writer

The University LGBTQ Center co-sponsored an HIV/AIDS testing event Friday with Thrive of Charlottesville, a non-profit organization aimed at providing medical care to the Charlottesville community.

“The goal [of the event was] to spread awareness while breaking the stigma of HIV/AIDS in the community at large and [in] the LGBTQ community in specific,” said thirdyear College student Connor Roessler, a health education intern for the Center. “Thrive of Charlottesville was instrumental in putting on the event itself as well.”

More than 1.1 million people in the United States currently have HIV, and 15.8 percent are unaware of their infection, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four new HIV infections occurs in people aged 13 to 24.

“Nationally, the number of people [with HIV] between the ages of 13 and 24 — which includes most U.Va. students — has risen 22 percent over the last two years,” Thrive Healthcare Coordinator Eric Mayes said. “So, while many segments of the population are seeing falling HIV rates, teens and young adults are seeing increases. It’s really important that everyone in that age range gets tested.”

Though Thrive of Charlottesville — formerly known as the AIDS/HIV Services Group until April — focuses primarily on HIV care and other chronic diseases, it also offers a number of services to the community, including housing, life coaching, education and other medical services.

“The AIDS crisis was reaching its peak in the late ‘80s — and for most people, an AIDS diagnosis meant ostracism and dying,” Mayes said. “ASG was formed by a group of volunteers that took care of members of the community that no one else would care for. As the face of the epidemic

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The LGBTQ Center (above) hosted free HIV/AIDS testing Friday afternoon. The initiative was made possible through a partnership with Thrive of Charlottesville.

changed, so did ASG’s work, and eventually we came to offer a number of services to the community.”

The organization has partnered with the University and the LGBTQ Center for almost a decade, working to provide testing and services to students.

“Thrive of Charlottesville has been our partner because of their work to provide free and confidential tests with a comprehensive support network that is so willing to work with the University community,” Roessler said.

Students who wished to get tested at Friday’s event went through a simple two-step process of filling out paperwork and subsequent tested by either an oral swab or finger stick.

Unlike clinical testing, Thrive’s free, rapid testing service offers results within 20 minutes.

“It’s very non-invasive, very comfortable and very fast,” said third-year College student Trisha Hongcharti, who decided to get tested. “They had us fill out a form with basic health information … mostly [for] demographics … but it’s all anonymous [and] confidential.”

For students who have an initial reactive test, a second test, called a “double blind,” is then conducted.

Those who test positive are directed to resources to help them address their physical, mental and emotional well-being, Roessler said.

“Anyone who tests positive is provided with counseling on the

spot and immediately connected to a doctor or other healthcare practitioner, who can make sure they have follow-up care, including medication,” Mayes said.

The HIV/AIDS testing event was moved to the LGBTQ Center this year, in hopes of providing more discreet testing and increasing turnout.

“Last year, we had it in the Kaleidoscope Room — so if you went to that room, you were going for that testing,” Hongcharti said. “[This] will increase turnout and confidentiality for people who might not feel comfortable coming to the testing. [The test] is not just for people who think they have [HIV] — it’s for anybody.

Someone can be born HIV positive and not ever know it.”

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Students protest gender violence Queer and Allied Activism joins several student groups to advocate increased dialogue, action Kate Grimesey Senior Writer

Students and members of the Charlottesville community gathered at the Rotunda Friday to rally against gender-based violence at the University and in the greater Charlottesville area.

Fourth-year College student Greg Lewis, a leader of the rally, said it was held in response to the disappearance of second-year College student Hannah Graham, as well as what he said is a pattern of sexual assault and gender-based violence at the University.

“This is a group of us — of concerned people and concerned community members and concerned U.Va. students — getting together to address this and put in on the table,” Lewis said.

The event was originally scheduled for Sept. 19, but it was moved to Sept. 26 to allow the group more time to plan the event.

“We wanted more time to organize, to get people out, to get people engaged in a conversation,” Lewis said. “We also wanted to give space

to Hannah’s friends and her family … so we decided to move it to this Friday so we could all mobilize together and come out to support survivors of gender-based violence.”

Claire Kaplan, director of the Gender Violence and Social Change Program for the University’s Women’s Center, said the different forms of violence present at the University serve as forms of oppression.

“The conversation needs to start at this level, and we need to talk about violence, sexual violence, gender-based violence, power-based violence, as a form of oppression,” Kaplan said. “If you think of it that way it makes it easy to think of other forms of oppression as being interlinked with that. We can’t have a conversation about this without talking about other kinds of oppression because they overlap.”

Anna Boynton, a fourth-year College Student and another rally leader, spoke specifically about sexual violence toward women at the University.

“A study here at U.Va. in 2009 found that 33 percent of sorority women have been sexually assaulted

during their time here, and around 7 percent of women in the general population have been as well,” Boynton said. “I think these numbers are really unfortunate, they’re not necessary.”

Boynton said women who attend college are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women who do not.

“We do not need to sacrifice the integrity of our bodies for the integrity of our minds,” Boynton said. “We see our colleagues being expelled for honor violations on our exams, but we haven’t seen in 14 years a single expulsion because of rape. I think that for me as a woman this tells me that this university values my test scores over my body.”

Many different University groups supported the rally, including Queer and Allied Activism, U.Va. Students United, the Women’s Center and Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine.

Yahiya Saad, third-year College student and president of Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine, said gender violence is not only a University problem, but a global one.

“The assault of a U.Va. student is

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Students rallied Friday afternoon to raise awareness and bring an end to gender violence. They held signs saying “Yes means yes,” and “We deserve a safe school.”

just as bad as the assault of a Charlottesville community member, is just as bad as the assault on a Palestinian refugee, is just as bad as the assault on a woman, or even a man anywhere in this world,” Saad said. “I got super enraged about this issue just a couple weeks ago. ... Now is the time to get people to be attentive, to look at these issues.”

Many members of the rally held signs with phrases like “We deserve a safe school,” “1 week 1 disappearance 3 sexual assaults — this needs to end” and “It’s on us.” Lewis led the crowd

in chants shouting, “Yes means yes” and, “end gender violence now.”

“I believe that U.Va. has a dominant culture, and I think that dominant culture marginalizes women, marginalizes people of color, marginalizes queer people and marginalizes community members,” Lewis said. “That’s not the whole community, but it’s a few individual members, and one manifestation of those marginalizations is the problem of gender-based violence. And I don’t think anyone can deny that this is a problem.”

Virginia high schools see graduation rate increase Charlottesville City Public Schools get massive 14.2 percent rise since 2008, on average, state sees 7.5 percent uptick in six-year period Allison Phanthavong, Kaelyn Quinn and Kevin Hare News Writers

Virginia high school graduation rates have risen more than 8.5 percent in the last six years, according to new data released by the Virginia Department of Education.

Education School Dean Robert Pianta said the graduation rate increase reflects consistent improvement in the commonwealth's education system.

“The improvement in graduation rates is in large part a consequence of school districts working very hard at this for the past several years,” Pianta said.

Pianta said school prevention programs targeted toward students at risk for dropping out, including mentoring and tutoring, helped to improve graduation rates across the board.

“These positive results are a good example of how good information and early intervention can make a big difference,” he said.

The percent of students receiving “advanced studies diplomas” — granted to students who complete 26 total academic credits as opposed to the 22 required for standard diplomas — also rose in

this time frame. Virginia state data released by the VDE showed 50.6 percent of students in the Class of 2014 graduated with an advanced diploma, compared with 43.7 percent in 2008.

Roanoke, Charlottesville and Richmond City Schools have seen significant surges in overall graduation rates, with Roanoke City rates growing by 24.3 percent, Charlottesville City rates by 14.2 percent and Richmond City rates by 11.6 percent in the past six years.

Albemarle County Schools have seen a rise of nearly 7 percent in the past six years. Debora Collins, the executive director for Pre-K through 12 education in Albemarle County, said she believes the rise is because of the efforts of parents and teachers to nurture student improvement.

Graduation rates in other lo-

cal counties, including Orange, Fluvanna and Nelson County, also saw growth. Nelson County schools' graduation rate increased 8.3 percent, Orange County saw an increase of 4.5 percent and the

attention and support to ensure that happens.”

Statewide dropout rates also continue to decrease, from 8.7 percent in 2008 to 5.4 percent in 2014. Collins said the rates reflected the “highly engaged high school staffs that begin supporting students from the moment they enter high school as freshmen.”

A l b e marle County Schools spokesperson Phil Giaramita said the increase in graduation Graphic by Anne Owen | The Cavalier Daily rates in Albemarle County is due to a Fluvanna County rate increased combination of factors, including 1.2 percent. early tracking by guidance coun“Our goal is to understand the selors and teachers, as well as speneeds of each one of our students cial programs such as AVID, or very early in their academic ca- Advancement Via Individual Dereers, even before they enter high termination. school,” Collins said in a press re“It helps students organize lease. “Every child has the poten- their academic life, it helps to tial to learn at a very high level, search out tutoring opportunities and our staff and teachers are fo- and gives them a mentor to work cused on providing the individual with,” Giaramita said. “These are

typically kids who come from families where no family members have attended college previously.”

The Albemarle AVID programs have been extremely successful, Giaramita said. The program at Jack Jouett Middle School has been ranked among the top 3 percent of all AVID programs worldwide.

“They’ve taken these principles of AVID: research skills, planning skills, the measuring piece of this, organizational skills, and they’ve transferred those skills or worked on those skills throughout the entire school so its not just the AVID kids,” Giaramita said.

Charlottesville City Schools have also adopted the AVID program and boast a similarly large increase in graduation rates in the past few years.

Despite the success of these programs, Giaramita believes the most effective tool is still the teacher in the classroom.

“There is no substitute for the individual guidance counselor or teacher, building that one-on-one relationship with a student and a student’s parent and tracking them through,” Giaramita said.

“That’s still the most effective response in recognizing issues early and pulling together the resources that will help to solve that.”

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Sophomore quarterback Matt Johns made his first career start Saturday against Kent State, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another. Johns passed for 227 yards and ran for 65 yards as the Cavaliers defeated Kent State 45-13.

Virginia pounds Golden Flashes, 45-13 Cavaliers score 38 unanswered points, surpass 2013 win total, Nicholson returns from nearly year-long injury

Matthew Morris Senior Associate Editor

The Virginia football team slammed Kent State 45-13 Saturday at Scott Stadium in its final nonconference game of 2014, surpassing last year’s two-win total after just five weeks of play.

Following an encouraging start to the season, the Cavaliers (3-2, 1-0 ACC) enter the heart of their ACC schedule with the chance to make amends for a disappointing 2013.

“We had nine penalties today, which is way too many — but at the same time, guys found a way to make plays, and that’s what’s important,” coach Mike London said. “Ultimately the ‘W’ today was important for us, particularly here at home. And now, as we get ready to go into league play, the way we play has got to be on par to a level of being able to win football games.”

The Cavaliers, sporting retro jerseys while participating in the Coach to Cure MD program, which supports those suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, racked up 520 yards of total offense and forced five turnovers against the overmatched Golden Flashes (0-4, 0-1 MAC).

Virginia went into halftime with

only a 14-10 lead, but ran away with the game in a dominant third quarter. By the final period, London was playing a number of reserves, with even redshirt freshman quarterback Brendan Marshall taking a few snaps.

“Kent State played hard, and those kids, they fought the whole way,” London said. “I was proud to see a number of [our] guys have a chance to play, and we need that going into the stretch here of our conference games.”

Fellow MAC representative Ball State torched Virginia 48-27 in Charlottesville last Oct. 5, and after the first quarter Saturday, Virginia was again playing with fire.

The Cavaliers faced a 10-7 deficit after managing just two first downs and 60 yards of offense with sophomore quarterback Matt Johns starting in place of sophomore Greyson Lambert, who suffered an ankle injury in last week’s 41-33 road loss to Brigham Young.

Virginia gained ground by halftime — the Cavaliers took a fourpoint lead on John’s 25-yard touchdown pass to senior running back Khalek Shepherd 46 seconds into the second quarter — but at that point, the outcome was far from decided.

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week ago, I wrote that this Virginia team could shake things up in the ACC if the Cavaliers ever put a complete game together. On Saturday, they did just that.

The defense forced five turnovers — pushing the total to 18 on the season — and gave up just 280 yards. They even scored before the offense.

ers took charge in the locker room — particularly middle linebacker Henry Coley and receiver Darius Jennings, according to sophomore running back Taquan Mizzell, who also said offensive line coach Scott Wachenheim was among those to speak.

“When we first walked in there, none of the players were talking — everything was just quiet,” Mizzell said. “And then a couple of leaders stepped up and started talking and got everybody pumped up.”

Mizzell started the second half with an explosive 35-yard kickoff return, and Virginia never looked back. The Cavaliers marched 57 yards downfield in 11 plays, extending their lead to seven points on junior place kicker Ian Frye’s 22-yard field goal.

Virginia snuffed out Kent State’s subsequent drive when junior defensive end Kwontie Moore — stepping in for injured starter and fellow junior Mike Moore — knocked the ball out of Golden Flash sophomore quarterback Colin Reardon’s hand.

Senior outside linebacker Daquan Romero scooped the up ball, and four plays later, senior running back Kevin Parks extended Virginia’s lead to 24-10 on a four-yard touchdown run.

The Cavaliers’ ground game churned out a videogame-like 8.1 yards per carry in the quarter, combining for 138 yards on 17 rushing attempts.

Parks, who passed Frank Quayle to become the seventh-leading rusher in Virginia history, had 61 yards on 12 carries for the game, while Mizzell matched his yardage on nine attempts.

Virginia was efficient offensively and defensively again in the fourth quarter, when the team converted on all six of its third-down attempts and limited Kent State to 12 yards of offense in just more than five minutes of possession time.

The second half, then, stood in stark contrast to the hotly-contested first.

Kent State scored the game’s first points when sophomore receiver James Brooks burned senior cornerback Brandon Phelps for a 45-yard touchdown. Reardon delivered a bullet which Brooks caught in stride before the safeties could converge.

Virginia soon tied the game in style, with junior cornerback Maurice Canady jumping the passing lane and bringing the interception all the way back for the touchdown. Parks said Canady looked like former NFL and MLB star Deion “Prime Time”

Sanders coming down the field.

Then, with 22 seconds to go in the half, senior cornerback Demetrious Nicholson came down with the ball in the Virginia end zone. Kent State senior receiver Chris Humphrey, however, was holding on too.

Nicholson won the battle for the ball for an interception that held up under review.

Nicholson was back in uniform after recovering from a nasty turf-toe injury which ended his junior season against Ball State.

“I hadn’t been out there in almost a whole year — you know, coming up Oct. 5 it would have been a year — so it was just great to be out there,” Nicholson said. “[I] didn’t know what to expect from myself or my foot, but my adrenaline kicked in and after the first series I kind of went back to what I knew and went off of my experience.”

The Cavaliers will go for their fourth win next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when they take on Pittsburgh at Scott Stadium.

“This team is very special,” Parks said. “We knew we had to turn things around this season. This is a good win. [We’ll] go watch the film tomorrow and get ready for Pitt and get ready for next week.”

the ground.

The real stars of the game, though, were the running back trio Kevin Parks, Taquan Mizzell and Khalek Shepherd. Each scored at least one touchdown and they combined for 269 total yards.

This committee of running backs seemed questionable at the start of the year. Luck-

ily, Parks tends to get better as games progress; Mizzell and Shepherd often take carries away from the senior, hindering his progression. But as we’ve seen in the past several weeks, this method has made Virginia’s offense more dynamic than it’s

Spread the love On the other side of the ball, it took Virginia a quarter to get going — but when Matt Johns and company got rolling, they looked almost unstoppable.

The sophomore — who started for the first time this year due to the injury Grayson Lambert sustained against BYU — passed for 266 yards and two touchdowns, and added another on

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No. 3 field hockey nets two weekend victories Vittese scores two in victory against Syracuse, Tata nets Sunday hat trick against Vermont, six different Cavaliers score goals

Matt Comey News Editor

,The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team moved to 3-0 in the ACC Friday night with a tough-fought 3-1 win against No. 10 Syracuse.

The Cavaliers followed up the performance Sunday with an 8-0 victory against winless Vermont, extending their winning streak to eight games.

Virginia (9-2, 3-0 ACC) stormed out of the gates Friday night in front of its largest crowd of the season, dominating possession and scoring two early goals against an ineffective Syracuse (73, 0-3 ACC) defense and midfield.

The first goal came six minutes into the game when freshman midfielder Lucy Hyams flipped a ball high into the air at the top of the circle and freshman midfielder Tara Vittese successfully deflected it in.

“I didn’t even see that coming,” Vittese said. “I just put my stick up and saw it go into the net. I was completely surprised but so happy.”

Two minutes later, Vittese struck again, this time unassisted, charging at the net from the right side of the circle.

“I took a free hit, got into the circle, and finished,” Vittese said.

“I was looking to pass, but no one was really available, so I just hit it into the net.”

The Cavaliers outshot the Or-

ange 16-4 in the first half, and noticeably held the ball for the majority of play.

“The press worked really well against [Syracuse] in the first half, but they made some adjustments and half time that took us a little while to adjust to,” Virginia coach Michele Madison said.

The second half was a different story for the Syracuse attack, but the Virginia defense held strong.

Early in the half, Virginia struggled to maintain significant possession and weathered a storm of Syracuse opportunities.

“Syracuse was moving a lot more in the second half,” Vittese said. “They took more free hits and had a lot of penetration in our defense, which hurt us. In the end we stuck it out and played really well defensively.”

Four minutes into the second half, however, sophomore forward Caleigh Foust broke away deep into Orange territory. After attracting several defenders, she found an open Hyams, who launched a shot 10 yards into the Syracuse goal.

“Lucy Hyams — thank God she scored that goal to hold us out on top,” Vittese said.

The goal was enough insurance for the Cavaliers to avoid a nail-biter, though Syracuse did get one back on a breakaway from freshman midfielder Lieke Visser with 16 minutes remaining.

“I knew that she was going to hit it at me, but she kept coming

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Freshman midfielder Tara Vittese scored two goals to lead Virginia against No. 10 Syracuse Friday. Vittese also scored a goal Sunday against Vermont.

closer and closer, so if I ran out earlier she would have hit it past me, and just as I was about to go out, she hit it by me,” senior goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone said on the goal.

Syracuse finished the half with 13 shots to the Cavaliers’ three.

Johnstone recorded 10 saves in the game, including six in the second half. With the victory, the Cavaliers matched their ACC win total from 2013.

“You have to expect that from

Syracuse,” Madison said. “They’re a great team and it was a great battle. I’m really proud of our team’s effort today.”

On Sunday afternoon, the Cavaliers faced a struggling Vermont (0-9, 0-0 American East) team which could not contain Virginia’s attack.

Six different Cavaliers scored in the game, including Vittese, Hyams, Foust, junior back Tollie Bell and sophomore midfielder Katie Kelly. Sophomore forward

Riley Tata led all scoring with a hat trick, bringing her year total to eight — good for second-best on the team. Vittese tallied two assists, bringing her conferenceleading total to 13.

Virginia outshot Vermont in the game, 43-1, with Vermont goalkeeper Lene Benwood tallying 17 saves.

The match ended a three-game home stretch. Virginia plays at No. 1 North Carolina Friday at 6 p.m.

No. 2 men’s soccer drops second consecutive match

Junior forward Darius Madison took four shots, including one on goal, in his second start of the season.

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The Virginia men’s soccer team lost its second-straight match Saturday when the No. 2 Cavaliers (4-3-1, 1-1-1 ACC) fell against No. 18 Syracuse (81-0, 2-1-0 ACC), 1-0.

Both Virginia and the Orange battled in a physical match which included a total of 23 fouls. Still, Syracuse left victorious after senior defender Skylar Thomas tallied his first goal of the season from a header off a corner kick in the 31st minute.

The Orange took eight corners to Virginia’s three, including a 5-1 edge in the first half.

Each team took 13 shots, with Syracuse winning the shots on goal battle, 6-4. Virginia senior goalkeeper Calle Brown recorded five saves, while Syracuse stopped four shots.

Junior forward Darius Madison — making his second start of the season — led the Cavalier offense by taking four shots, including one on goal. Freshman

midfielder Jake Rozhansky’s shots were both on goal.

For Syracuse, the victory marked the program’s first win against a top-five opponent since 2000. The Orange extended their current win streak to four games, with their only loss on the season a 1-0 defeat against No. 3 Notre Dame.

The Cavaliers will look to rebound Tuesday night against James Madison (4-3-2). The programs last met in 2010 — a 0-0 draw after two overtimes — though Virginia holds a 16-4-2 series lead.

The Dukes have impressed against ranked teams this season, tying No. 7 Penn State, 1-1, and No. 22 Furman, 0-0, last Friday. Tuesday will feature a battle of low scoring teams, with Virginia and JMU netting only seven and 10 goals on the season, respectively.

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No. 2 women’s soccer suffers first setback, 1-0 No. 2 women’s soccer falters against Seminoles The second-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team traveled to fifth-ranked Florida State Sunday, ultimately losing a hard-fought match, 1-0.

The Cavaliers (10-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC), who entered Sunday’s game as the only undefeated and untied team in the nation, struggled to execute their signature style in a particularly challenging environment — in front of 931 fans at the Seminole Soccer Complex. Though the Cavaliers outshot Florida State (10-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC) 13-8 and had five more corners, they could not find the final pass and conversion to notch the potential game-tying goal, needed after Florida State senior midfielder Dagny Brynjarsdottir pushed the Seminoles ahead

in the ninth minute from the top of the box with a shot that settled inside the bottom right corner.

Virginia had multiple opportunities to tie the game and continue its nation-leading undefeated streak, but the team struggled to convert its chances and is now tied for third in the supremelycompetitive ACC. The loss likely came as a surprise to many Virginia fans, as the team hasn’t lost during the regular season since its Oct. 2012 matchup in Tallahassee against the Seminoles.

The Cavaliers now have a week to regroup and prepare before traveling to South Bend, Indiana to take on another ranked ACC opponent, 16th-ranked Notre Dame, Sunday at 1 p.m.

—compiled by Jacob Hochberger

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Junior forward Brittany Ratcliffe and the Cavalier offense could not take advantage of their opportunities against No. 5 Florida State, falling 1-0.

TAYLOR Dynamic Mizzell creates matchup advantages Continued from page 6

been in the past few years.

Steve Fairchild's most impressive success this year is his use of Mizzell in a variety of creative ways. He can line up anywhere on the field and be effective. A popular play call on Saturday was sending Smoke in motion for a jet sweep — a nice change of pace from the usual between-the-tackles runs Virginia is so fond of.

Mizzell is probably the best

athlete on the field at any given time, so getting him the ball more often is imperative if the Cavaliers are going to continue on this trajectory of success.

He has shown this year he is a capable receiver out of the slot, which is really where he’s most effective.

While lining up in the slot gives Fairchild the option of sending Mizzell in motion for a sweep, it also allows for so much more. Motion not only helps Lambert or Johns see if the opposing defense is in man or zone coverage, but also opens Smoke

up for quick passes to the flat and even facilitates sending him deep on a wheel route.

Also, Fairchild is a big advocate of developing a screen game. Having Mizzell in the slot opens makes bubble screens a constant option for the team. If I’m a Virginia coach, there is no one I’d rather have with the ball in space than Smoke.

All of this creates huge matchup problems for defenses because it forces either a linebacker or a safety to cover a superior athlete. The natural response to this is to play far off

of Mizzell, which feeds perfectly into screen game. Conversely, defenses could switch to a soft zone, which should help establish the run and give Virginia’s true receivers the chance to take advantage of the added cushion.

On the flip side, Mizzell remains a solid running back fully capable of running between the tackles. He’s a completely different type of back than Parks and Shepherd, which forces defenses to adapt on the fly and potentially even forces substitutions.

Watching how the coaching staff chooses to utilize its trio

of running backs has been enjoyable — because thus far, it’s worked quite well. There may be even more creative ways Mizzell can be used, but Fairchild has the right idea going forward.

Establishing the run is clearly the key priority of his offense, and that makes sense — especially given the lack of pass blocking experience on the offensive line (not to mention the inexperience of the quarterbacks). This team has shown it is capable of spreading the field, however — and this has translated to better results.

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Don’t be too commercial

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Students should be involved in their universities’ advertising efforts Two universities — Suffolk and Creighton — have recently suspended advertising campaigns following negative feedback from students. According to Inside Higher Ed, Suffolk claims the change in their advertising approach is due to “new leadership and a desire to increase the university’s visibility in a larger region.” Creighton, on the other hand, admitted they were responding to students’ and alumni’s objections to the advertisements, according to KETV, an ABC affiliate in Omaha.

The Creighton University advertisements featured actors pretending to be students answering the question, “Why Creighton?”

One response was, “Because someday I’ll be your boss.” One Suffolk University advertisement read, “A university whose students have their nose to the grindstone instead of stuck up in the air.” The former conveys a kind of elitism that made some Creighton students uncomfortable, and the latter, while it attempts to counter elitism, makes a broad general-

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ization about other institutions of higher education which ends up producing the opposite result.

In order to successfully advertise themselves as a product, universities must find a way to distinguish themselves from other institutions of higher education.

But in these cases, it seems as though a school’s attempt to distinguish itself turned into a disingenuous and off-putting portrayal.

Some may argue that any kind of media attention (good or bad) is better than none at all, as some prospective students may not have even known about the school at all absent the controversial ads.

But advertisements which portray a university’s students as haughty risk losing trust in the current student body.

Creighton students have requested their university establish a student marketing oversight committee, and the school has promised to honor this request.

Involving students in advertising efforts may be the best way for an institution to distinguish itself, be-

cause the one asset a university has which no other has is its students — all of them with unique stories to tell and diverse perspectives to bring.

The University released a commercial called “Knowledge Armed with Purpose” in 2013 which featured a fourth-year College student. Though universities who are already well-known for their academic excellence, like the University, do not necessarily need big advertising campaigns, this approach exemplifies how students can still be involved in the process of creating advertisements.

Universities that do not already have widespread exposure may need more intensive advertising efforts to solicit more applicants, and students should be taking part in these efforts. Commercials scripted and acted with at least some student participation would increase a sense of student efficacy and would be more likely to portray a school as a product distinct from any other institution.

A lack of links The Cavalier Daily should increase its effort to engage with outside sources Public Editor

I would very much like to see more links on The Cavalier Daily’s website. I was disappointed when I read Nazar Aljassar’s columns online on September 5 and found no links. His entire piece centered on a New York Times piece from August 24 written

by John Eligon about Michael Brown, the young man killed in Ferguson, Missouri. There was, though, not a link to be found.

One could argue that by the time it was published ten days after the original Times article, anyone interested had already read or heard enough to follow Aljassar’s piece. The online version of the paper, though, isn’t a one-time snapshot like the print version. Readers may access it at any time and from anywhere.

Links are easy to include and should be included where possible. When an entire article or

column is based on responding or reacting to something else, a link should be provided to the reader.

As Aljassar did, columnists

inclusion of links to outside sources in her column online was tempered by what I found.

The first link in her column was to, effectively, an anonymous blog post. The second link, which looked like it might go to something listing ISC rules, went to an older Cavalier Daily [A college newspaper] can and should serve as article, which a bridge between a potentially insular college was dated in 2000 . Both the existence and the world outside that existence. links and Harrington’s column prompted me to think for The Cavalier Daily often re- more about what I’m looking for spond to other writers or pieces. from The Cavalier Daily and its Elaine Harrington wrote a col- writers. Why is Harrington reumn published on September sponding to a blog post? I not26 in which she responded to ed that the blog was shared on criticism from a blogger about Facebook more than two hunthe University’s Inter-Sorority dred times but I’m not sure what Council’s “no contact” policy. that tells me. Even if I could My initial excitement at the identify the author of the blog

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— and I’m fairly certain that if I pick apart the username on the blog and do some Googling I could — the piece is still a personal blog with no particular evidence offered or journalistic standards to meet.

The points Harrington argues in her column don’t need to be set in opposition to someone who wrote elsewhere. The blog serves as a convenient foil.

It takes the place of “some argue” by offering one person that does. It also works to keep the discussion entirely contained within our community by accepting the original framing in the blog post as a description of the problem Harrington lays out and addresses. I would have been interested to know, for example, what other schools and other sorority councils do regarding the issues of contact with new students. I’d like to see more columns that link to outside sources that engage on the same levels as the writers work-

ing for The Cavalier Daily. I encourage the writers to look for evidence and robust arguments to grapple with.

As I continue to ponder what, exactly, a college newspaper should be in general and what The Cavalier Daily should be specifically, I increasingly believe such a paper can and should serve as a bridge between a potentially insular college existence and the world outside that existence. Links online may seem like a trivial thing but they’re also a way to move beyond the University community or The Cavalier Daily and broaden our understanding of issues and arguments.

Christopher Broom is the public editor for The Cavalier Daily.

He can be reached at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @cdpubliceditor.

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Logical expectations The University cannot be blamed for crimes which occur in the greater Charlottesville area It is immensely frustrating not to know whom to blame, and I have experienced this frustration, administrators and faculty have too. At different intervals, I’ve all become increasbeen angry with the ingly worried about very concept of sexual the relative safety of assault, with the adour Grounds and of ministration, with a the greater Charlotteslack of bystander inville area. As reasontervention, and with able a concern as this the possibility of imis — and as terrifying paired judgment; but as Hannah’s disappearthese are speculative ance has been — some judgments on my part, have unfairly placed and are not necessarily blame for a perceived rational or supported DANI BERNSTEIN unsafe environment by what little informaSenior Associate Editor on the University. tion we have regardFirst, it is imporing Hannah’s case. We tant to clarify just what our com- have yet to determine what the munity’s safety concerns are right ultimate lesson of her case should now. Hannah’s case is tragic and be. This does not mean we should has shocked Charlottesville resi- not take every possible precaution dents and University students in our everyday lives; it means we alike. But, the fact that it has should not rush to judgment about shocked us should remind us that, what precaution is most important in the grand scheme of alleged in light of this case. crime close to the University, this A recent letter to the editor disappearance is an anomaly. It describes a failure on the part is natural to wonder how, in the of the University to anticipate aftermath of a tragedy, we may crime, alert students to crime in have prevented the event — but the greater Charlottesville area, we must approach such a ques- or to provide sufficient safety sertion rationally, and it appears to vices beyond University property. me that many have allowed their The writer suggests the University emotional reaction to overwhelm should place blue lights around their ability to reason. the greater Charlottesville area

and take greater responsibility for Doing so would require extending students’ safety when they are off- their systems into the depths of a Grounds; anything less than this huge metropolis, with little guaris “akin to neglect and a very se- antee that those safety measures rious violation of this University’s will be used exclusively by their promise to keep us safe.” own students. This makes it imThis is an entirely unreasonable mediately clear why such demands suggestion. The city of Charlottes- are problematic. ville is responsible for occurrences This does not mean the Uniin its city; likewise, the University versity does not have a responsiis responsible for occurrences on bility to educate its students about its property and among its students (i.e., altercations between University students that occur off-Grounds).

We do not simply have the authority to place blue lights It is a natural tendency to wonder how, in the everywhere, as not aftermath of a tragedy, we may have prevented all the property in the city belongs to the event — but we must approach such a question us. Charlottesville rationally, and it appears to me that many have is an inclusive and allowed their emotional reaction to overwhelm small community, so it is natural to their ability to reason. believe the University should take on a stronger role in student safety safety issues — and our University beyond Grounds, but consider, for already does. I have been satisfied example, schools in much larger with the University’s quick and cities, like New York. Is it the re- careful response to Hannah’s case; sponsibility of Columbia Univer- we have received several emails sity or New York University to ex- from administrators and members tend their safety systems beyond of Student Council about how to the expanse of their campuses? best protect ourselves, as well as

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ith the ongoing investigaW tion into the disappearance of Hannah Graham, students,

general precautionary measures.

At Orientation and in the days leading up to the start of school, first-years learn from resident advisors and other authoritative persons about the dangers of impaired judgment, helpful systems such as Safe Ride (whose capacity was increased in the immediate aftermath of Hannah’s disappearance), and what resources the University has to offer to students who may feel unsafe. The most the University can do in addition to providing these resources is encourage responsible behavior, for ourselves and for each other.

Regardless of new tragedies, we should constantly be re-examining and revising the extent and scope of the University’s safety policies, something this tragedy has forced us to do. But upon re-examination, we cannot leap to the judgment that the University has failed us, because it has not. We can look for new ways in which the University can serve us — but at the end of the day, we cannot hold it accountable for crimes or issues beyond its physical and legal borders.

Dani’s columns run Mondays.

She can be reached at d.bernstein@ cavalierdaily.com.

Happiness loves company The University should make an effort not to alienate students who experience unhappiness happiness capital of the United States, an unsurprising accolade given the area’s insular yet cosat the University grew up hear- mopolitan city, pleasant climate ing from relatives and and rich food and older friends who drink scene. John F. spoke with buoyKennedy wrote: “the ant nostalgia about natural beauty of the their halcyon undersurrounding coungraduate days. And tryside and the manwhile many students made beauty of Charfind their college exlottesville combine to periences blissful, weave a tapestry of the pressure to satAmerican history few isfy lofty expectations other towns or cities NAZAR ALJASSAR can boast.” There is a about college can afOpinion Columnist flict other students culture of happiness with a deep malaise. at and around the The University has University that has a problem with happiness. I don’t become part of our identity as mean to say that students here students and citizens of Charlotare generally unhappy. On the tesville. contrary, the University is rouThe problem is that our cultinely counted among the hap- ture of happiness easily turns piest schools in America. Most into an unhealthy expectation of of the people I’ve met here are student contentment, and that happy — or appear to be, at least. amplifies any issues with happiThe U.S. National Bureau of ness that people may face. For the Economic Research (NBER) re- student struggling with mental cently named Charlottesville the health disorders such as anxiety

or depression, or for the student of their four greatest years in who has entered a brief period of life. And during my first visit to grief or sadness, a cultural expec- Grounds, a tour guide told me tation of happiness can be isolat- that she had never met an uning. A culture of happiness is happy student at the University. not without benefit. There is evidence that individual happiness is dependent on the happiness of the people with which one is connected. The problem is that our culture of happiness easily Nevertheless, we turns into an unhealthy expectation of student must be aware of the risks of creatcontentment, and that amplifies any issues with ing unreasonable happiness that people may face. expectations that accompany our culture of happiness.

A first-year who experiences Part of the problem is our stinging rejection or pain for the presentation of the University to first time in college might feel incoming first-year classes. Lus- alienated by the impression that trous brochures in Peabody Hall everyone around him is happy. present rosy images of Grounds. Making mental health resources Orientation leaders assure in- such as Counseling and Psychocoming students that their first logical Services (CAPS) more year here will be the greatest prominent at events such as

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our time at college will be Y the best four years of your life.” It’s a mantra that everyone

first-year orientation is important. Publicizing figures on the proportion of students who visit CAPS during college at orientation can go a long way in helping incoming students understand that many students take advantage of mental health resources when they struggle. An effort to increase such outreach can help erase the expectation of happiness by introducing to first-year students the idea that not everybody will find their college experiences to be as idyllic as expected.

Under the gilded surface, many students are struggling to stay afloat, and by perpetuating an expectation of student happiness we risk exacerbating other students’ struggles with happiness at the University.

Nazar’s columns run Fridays.

He can be reached at n.aljassar@ cavalierdaily.com.

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An end to “slacktivism” Students at the University should react to tragedies by taking action Viewpoint Writer

As I am writing this, Hannah Graham is still missing. By now, we have all heard the tragedy of Hannah’s disappearance: out late after a night of partying, Hannah began to walk alone, under the influence. Since then, she has been officially reported missing, and a large police search to find her has captured national headlines. While disappearance cases like Hannah’s are deeply devastating, what defines these tragedies aren't the details of the case, but how a community responds to them.

How should we, the student body of the University, react to this tragedy? Within hours, Hannah’s disappearance caused an outpouring of responses, from open mourning and shock to anger and even frustration toward her friends for letting her walk away from a party alone.

Overall, the general response has been commendable, if not a little standard. Many students have decided to raise awareness of her disappearance by promoting the Facebook page entitled “Help

Find Hannah Graham,” while other members of the community have provided tips to the local police to aid in the search. Still, for a majority of students, Hannah’s disappearance is just another University occurrence, a situation which may disturb them for

walking back from parties. “[My friends and I] thought: hey, why don't we designate some people to walk other people back [to their dorms]?” Jack told me in an interview.

Naturally, Jack’s first thought was to promote the idea on Yik Yak, an app that allows users to post content a n o n y m o u s l y.

After receiving a huge amount of “up-votes,” he realized that Fortunately, a new student-led organization has he could make his idea a realdecided to take serious action against the potential ity; slowly, the root of the problem: walking alone at night. notion grew from an errant thought into a while, but one that won’t require a viable plan. It was only later, an active response on their part. with the disappearance of HanFortunately, a new student-led nah, that he felt it his duty to see organization has decided to take his idea carried out. His service serious action against the poten- wasn't just a novel idea, but a dire tial root of the problem: walking necessity for the University. alone at night.

The basic idea of Buddies on Buddies on Call is an exciting Call is to provide instant access to new initiative started by first-year a “buddy” who will walk you safestudent Jack Capra. Jack explains ly back to your dorm, whether it that the idea of Buddies on Call be from a party, the library or any came to him and his friends af- other location. Jack explains the ter a night of observing people service will run 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.,

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on Fridays and Saturdays, times during which other services like SafeRide or SafeWalk don't operate. All one has to do is call the Buddies on Call number, and the “buddy” on call will come to escort the caller back home.

SafeWalk is another very similar program that uses an almost identical “buddy” system to make walking during late nights safer.

The problem with SafeWalk, however, is that it is meant almost exclusively for students leaving libraries late at night. Most latenight fraternity and club parties occur on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and the latter two nights are not covered by SafeWalk. Hannah disappeared early on a Saturday morning, when no service would have been available to walk her home even if she had requested it.

Not only does Buddies on Call fill in the very dangerous gap of safe transportation availability during weekends, but it is also a group formed entirely by student initiative. Already, Jack’s initial post on the University of Virginia Class of 2018 Facebook page has garnered over 1100 likes, and over 500 people have shown interest in joining Buddies on Call.

There is a strong sense of hope and optimism about the program; Jack has already submitted his application to Student Council to make Buddies on Call an official CIO, and is expected to get a confirmation back within 3 weeks.

Additionally, Buddies on Call has many added perks that make it an improvement over other similar buddy systems. Jack has detailed the technological aspects of Buddies on Call, explaining how he plans to integrate Google Voice technology to allow for easy contact with the Buddies on Call main line. Moreover, volunteers with the program will receive basic self-defense training to aid them in any difficulties they run into when answering a call.

Buddies on Call is exactly the type of reaction students should have to tragedies that affect our University. Instead of simply showing passive support by liking a Facebook page, Jack has taken real initiative to make sure a disappearance like Hannah’s will never happen again. In an age of widespread “slacktivism,” Buddies on Call provides a tangible, realistic and commendable service that will make our Grounds safer.

Privilege fully earned The University’s student athletes need and deserve their separate dining hall Viewpoint Writer

The University’s student athletes need and deserve their separate dining hallThe secret cafeteria rumored to exist — buried within the corridors of the John Paul Jones Arena — does in fact exist, and every night student athletes flock to the dining hall for many of the same reasons other students attend O’ Hill or Newcomb: for food, great company and a bit of relaxation. Yet many ask the question: why do student athletes get their own cafeteria? Countless believe this unfairly shows preference to student athletes, but the cafeteria exists because not all the resources available to normal students are equally available to student athletes.

For years, student athletes have been students first and athletes second, but unfortunately this notion is quickly losing —

or has already lost — its valid- discussion classes head over to ity. Imagine the typical day for a the John Paul Jones Arena Dinstudent athlete. Mandatory prac- ing Hall. As one student athlete tice schedules, typically ranging points out, “JPJ [Dining Hall] is between the hours of 3 p.m. and more convenient. It’s close by, 7 p.m., force student athletes to and it gives us an opportunity to cram their entire class schedules bond with teammates.” Simply into very brief windows of time. In order to grab a quick lunch, and guarantee a punctual arrival to practice, student athletes must finish their last class Every night student-athletes flock to the [John around 2 p.m. every day. This is because Paul Jones Arena] dining hall for many of the in Division 1 ath- same reasons that other students attend O’ Hill letics, the saying “if or Newcomb: for food, great company and a bit you’re not five minof relaxation. utes early, you’re ten minutes late,” translates into, “if you’re not 30 put, John Paul Jones Arena Dinminutes early to practice, you’re ing Hall offers a close, immedilate and running sprints.” By the ate and easily accessible source time practice and lift ends, the of food and energy for studentclock reads 7 p.m., or sometimes athletes. even later. At this point, most On top of the plethora of student athletes without 8 p.m. inaccessible classes, student

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athletes also lack the ability to experience many of the same extracurricular activities that other students enjoy. Whether extracurricular activities include visiting a professor’s office hours, joining a club or even rushing a fraternity or sorority, studentathletes face an uphill battle to participate. In reference to office hours, just like so many classes, these often overlap with practice, mandatory weight-room exercises and required meetings.

Participation in clubs incurs the same problem of overlap, but even if the hours don’t overlap, the added work often proves too much. Student athletes already struggling to complete their course load simply do not have extra time to complete extracurricular work.

Finally, Greek life — an aspect of social life that so many students here at the University eagerly delve into — proves difficult for many student athletes to participate in. Not only do

many coaches vehemently disapprove of such participation, but even if the coach allows it, the commitment a fraternity or sorority is nearly impossible to balance when coupled with athletic activities.

In brief, I have only presented a few points that demonstrate student athletes’ inability to equally access the resources for students at the University. With more scrutiny, countless other examples surface (i.e. — student athletes missing class due to athletic participation must work twice as hard to catch up). However the presentation of these points is not meant to invoke pity or beg for added benefits in the classroom. Rather, these points serve to support the existence of the John Paul Jones Arena Dining Hall and demonstrate that just one benefit for studentathletes can be justified by the countless resources around Grounds that student-athletes will never have equal access to.

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H&S U.Va. professor advances 3-D printing health & science

Vanessa M. Braganza Senior Writier

David Sheffler, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, likes to joke that he works with the Neanderthal version of the Star Trek replicator. He agrees, however, that the emergence of 3-D printing is turning a technological vision of the future into reality.

Sheffler uses 3-D printers at the Engineering School to produce prototypes of an aircraft called the Razor, among other things. The printer builds the prototype in layers based on a 3-D computerized design. Excited to apply this technology to engineering projects, Sheffler said its possibilities are limitless.

“I’m blown away by the medi-

Prof. David Sheffler builds aircraft prototypes, says technology could prove “disruptive” in future

cal applications,” Sheffler said.

“People are literally trying to make human parts, and that’s just revolutionary.”

So far, researchers around the world have experimented with bone and liver printing, both considered relatively simple body parts. This technology can also be applied to creating specialized prosthetics — but Sheffler said the possibilities do not stop there. The near future may see the application of 3-D printing to virtually all consumer goods, he said.

“That’s where people say this technology [is] going,” Sheffler said. “You would order something online, then download a file and print your thing out.”

Despite these potentially radical implications, Sheffler said, 3-D printers are still limited in terms of quantity and quality. Because they print in layers, these

printers cannot as yet capture the “warp and weave” of fabrics, meaning fabrics made with 3-D printers often feel stiff and artificial. These printers are also unable to produce in large quantities.

“The value of 3-D printing is it allows you to make limited quantities very cost effectively,” Sheffler said. “It doesn’t scale well. So that’s kind of where the limit is right now.”

The rise of 3-D printing also has widespread social implications, Sheffler said.

“This is commonly called a disruptive technology,” he said.

“That means you’ve got a wellestablished system, and this new thing comes along and completely throws it on its head.”

Sheffler said this “disruption” to our worldview could have positive and negative effects — while it has a life-saving potential, it

Courtesy Professor David Sheffler

The Razor, shown here, is an experimental aircraft — ­ just one of the many projects Sheffler has worked on while exploring the possibilities within 3-D printing.

may also stifle creativity.

“Jobs will change, but sadly, I think it probably will dumb the

population down,” Sheffler said.

“It strips away … the artistry of things.”

UHS receives $1 million grant to aid cooperation Federal grant program aims to increase communications, joint efforts between doctors, nurses, students in college hospitals Areeka Memon Staff Writer

The University Health System received a new $1 million federal grant to improve teamwork in patient care between nursing professors, medical professors and clinicians. The grant will allow improvements by expanding work and education between nurses and doctors.

The grant will specifically be used to develop curriculum aimed at aiding the treatment of patients with chronic conditions.

Valentina Brashers, MD, founder and director of the University’s Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research (ASPIRE), will

lead the project.

“At the University of Virginia, ASPIRE has become nationallyrecognized for creating innovative grant-funded inter-professional programs that train students and clinicians how to collaborate more effectively,” Brashers said in an email.

This program is not only for the doctors and nurses already in the field, but also for students of both professions — including undergraduate students.

Brashers said the sickest patients are often the ones who need the most attention, and a lack of attention can lead to mistakes, only causing more problems for these patients.

Unfortunately, programs which help these patients through interprofessional healing are limited.

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Dr. Valentina Brashers founded and now directs the ASPIRE program in the UHS.

“The skyrocketing cost of health care in the U.S. has been paired with a decline in many national parameters for care quality, access and safety,” Brashers said.

“The aging population and the heavy toll borne by persons who do not have access to primary and preventive care [have] created a crisis that demands changes in how we provide health care, and therefore in how we prepare health care professionals.”

To this end, the grant is aimed to reshape the process of preparation.

“Learners will engage in reflective journaling exercises to help them link content with their ongoing active clinical practices,” Brashers said. “They will participate in a number of simulations with standardized patients that

address specific areas of patient safety and will be observed for teamwork and quality improvement competencies. Finally, they will work in teams to develop and implement quality improvement projects that will be mentored and then assessed by inter-professional quality improvement experts.”

Other schools, including George Washington University and University of Minnesota, received similar grants in the last month.

“The important narrative is that our families, neighbors and communities deserve safe, high-quality care — and it is the goal of this program to prepare future health care leaders to make transformative changes in how we deliver care in this country,” Brashers said.

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Gordie Day addresses hazing ADAPT, Gordie Center work to spread awareness regarding alcohol safety

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Brittany Hsieh Feature Writer

Three weeks after arriving at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Sept. 2004, Lynn Gordon "Gordie" Bailey Jr. died of an alcohol overdose. Today, the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, together with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, are working as part of a nationwide effort to educate students about alcohol safety on Grounds.

“ADAPT is a special service organization,” third-year Commerce student Caity Briggs said. “[Its goal] is to promote peer health, so we talk about social norms, bystander intervention and basic alcohol and drug knowledge, so that people have the facts and can make an informed decision.”

Last Thursday, the Gordie Foundation and ADAPT — the

foundation’s student-led arm in charge of peer education — hosted Gordie Day, an event sponsored by Gordie’s family held annually in conjunction with National Hazing Prevention Week.

As a programming highlight, the University’s Gordie Center brought in Travis Apgar, an associate dean of students at Cornell University, who told his personal story of triumph over tragedy and advocated for anti-hazing policy. “[Apgar] has taken his experience both from hazing on a sports team and in a fraternity to advocate for students and break the cycle,” fourth-year Commerce student Ted Growney said. “[Apgar] tells some personal stories. … It was extremely powerful and very emotional. I definitely walked away knowing more about it.”

Growney and Gordie both attended high school at Deerfield Academy. As soon as they arrived on Grounds, Growney and his fellow Deerfield classmates decided they wanted to become involved in ADAPT. “We thought we kind of owe it

to [Gordie] and … his family and the organization to help out as much as we can,” Growney said.

The Gordie Foundation concurrently runs a number of projects. One initiative is screening “Haze,” a film made by the foundation detailing the dangers of alcohol as they pertain to fraternity hazing rituals.

"It shows you how [hazing] can get out of hand in a fraternity environment — especially at a school like U.Va. where fraternities and sororities are very prevalent,” Growney said. “I think that it is very important for people to see it."

ADAPT, meanwhile, works year-round to engage students in discussions about substance abuse, typically working from a prevention standpoint by handing out materials such as check cards, which keep track of drinks consumed in an evening, and standard drink charts, so students can roughly calculate their blood alcohol content.

“I have definitely seen more recognition of Gordie from my

Courtesy ADAPT

ADAPT and the Gordie Foundation hosted Gordie Day last Thursday, an event sponsored by Gordie’s family held annually in conjunction with National Hazing Prevention Week.

first-year until now,” Growney said. “Whether it is painting Beta Bridge or handing out T-shirts like we did last year, we are promoting the ‘brand’ so that people are more aware.”

Over the years, the InterFraternity Council and Inter-Sorority Council have also worked

alongside ADAPT and the Gordie Center to increase awareness and promote measures of responsible consumption.

Ultimately, the Gordie Center and ADAPT hope their initiatives will remind students to practice safe behavior well beyond last week’s awareness push.

Corks and Curls returns Students lead effort to reinstate century-old yearbook

Kelly Seegers Feature Writer

Corks and Curls, the University yearbook founded in 1888, will return to Grounds this year after being discontinued for financial reasons in 2009. Funded by generous alumni donations, third-year College student Carly Buckholz and third-year Engineering student Michael Buhl will lead a team of students dedicated to revitalizing the publication.

“I think a lot of people in 2008 [and] 2009 saw social media taking over [and thought] there was no need for a yearbook,” Buhl said. “I think people are starting to realize that social media is just going to change and the good thing about yearbooks is that [they are] always there, [they are] permanent. It is also the only history book for the University.”

In its early years, the yearbook was run through fraternities and acted primarily as a catalogue of organizations.

Gradually, Corks and Curls evolved into a photo-based yearbook, and old copies provide black-and-white photographs of everything from sports teams to streaking.

This year, the staff hopes to honor the yearbook’s history while updating it for new generations of readers. The book will now be more feature driven, including profiles of students and other members of the community. Most photos will be candid, more artistic shots, though the staff plans to print fourth-year headshots in the back.

“This is going to be a book that you can put on your coffee table,” Buhl said. “It is also going to be a book that appeals to anyone, not just current students in the University.”

Behind this effort to reinstate the yearbook is strong support

from alumni who want to make it possible for future students to have a yearbook. Contributing both funds and advice, alumni have acted a driving force for the project.

After the Alumni Association sent out a notice about the return of Corks and Curls, Buhl and Buckholz said they received messages of encouragement — as well as words of caution — from those who had worked on the yearbook during its years of financial woe. While these warnings were intimidating, the pair said they still feel passionately about the need for a yearbook and are confident in their ability to produce a valuable product.

“I’m on the team where you should have some tangible book to look back at later, because it’s my opinion that even though we put all our photos on Facebook … that might not be there later,” third-year College student Charles Blaydes said. “I know

my parents look at their yearbooks every once [in] a while, and it always brings back memories.”

The Corks and Curls staff still plans to utilize social networking sites to spread word of the publication’s return and enlist new recruits. Their group’s recently redone page has received more than 500 likes, and students are able to sign up for the staff through a form posted to the page.

The staff also plans to launch a website in the near future.

“The idea behind the U.Va. yearbook is trying to capture U.Va. for that year,” third-year College student Sarah DeShields said. “What do you think of when you think of Virginia? Do you think of the Lawn, do you think of trick or treating, do you think of the random people down on the Corner? All those little things that make [up] Virginia [are] what we are trying to capture in the yearbook.”

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Year: First Major: Pre-med Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia U.Va. Involvement: Madison House, Latino Student Alliance Hobbies: Dancing, watching movies, riding bikes, running What makes you a good catch: I’m a charismatic, energetic person who loves to have fun with my friends.

What's your favorite pickup line? “I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours?”

Describe yourself in one sentence: I look at the positives in life, enjoy every moment and laugh every second.

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CRIS Courtesy Cris

A pizza date leaves both participants impressed

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Cris and Michaela met at 7:30 p.m. and went to Mellow Mushroom on the Corner.

Cris: I filled out the survey because of my friends. We were at lunch and one of my friends loves Love Connection and wanted me to do it. We had fun filling out the survey.

Michaela: I’m from the D.C. area and love reading Date Lab in The Washington Post. I’m too young to do it, so I thought this would be a fun way to have a similar experience.

Cris: I told everyone when I found out — they were all excited and wanted to stalk my date.

Michaela: I told my suitemates. They were like, “Oh my god. I want to go on a blind date!”

Cris: This was my first blind date. For me the blind date was exciting because you don’t know what you’re going to get. I didn’t want to have expectations going into it because I think that ruins the date.

Michaela: I had pretty low expectations — I was stereotyping the type of guy [who] would fill [the survey] out, and didn’t know if that would overlap with the kind of guys I am interested in.

Cris: When I was trying to find her at the Rotunda, I was lost and with a friend who was trying to help me. My friend went to the back side of the Rotunda and I went to the front. My friend found Michaela first then called me.

Michaela: I got there first and was just sitting on one of the benches. I saw this one guy [who] looked older and had a ponytail and I was like, “Oh my God. This cannot be my date. No.” But then Cris found me.

Cris: My first impression was that she

Year: First Major: Pre-Batten Hometown: Sterling, Virginia U.Va. Involvement: Still figuring that out!

Hobbies: Singing, listening to music, online shopping, Zumba, politics What makes you a good catch: I’m easy to talk to, I’m not afraid to speak my mind, I don’t play games, I have really soft skin, I’m super cuddly, I’m not afraid to be silly and I’m well-networked.

What's your favorite pickup line? “Dang, girl, are you my appendix? Because I don’t understand how you work, but this feeling in my stomach makes me want to take you out.”

Describe yourself in one sentence: Passionate girl looking to make her mark on the world.

MICHAELA Courtesy Michaela

was really friendly and direct. She opened up right away and I was like, “This is going to be so much fun.”

Michaela: He brought a girl with him to meet me, which was funny because I feel like the girl usually does that, but she was nice and I could tell he was friendly from the get-go.

Cris: For dinner I already had Mellow in mind and I love pizza, so I suggested we go there.

Michaela: During dinner we talked about a lot. Besides the basic stuff, we talked a lot about our passions. He’s Panamanian so he told me about Panama, and I’m actually thinking about going there for Spring Break, so that was really cool.

Cris: We talked a lot about what classes we’ve had and what clubs we’re in. She told me about her passion for the Jewish community and how she wants to get involved with policy.

Michaela: It was really funny how side-

tracked we would get because there were so many interesting things to talk about — we would be talking about which classes we are taking and then one class would spark a conversation and we would forget to finish talking about classes.

Cris: The conversation was really easy.

It flowed pretty well throughout the date.

Religion is usually one of the topics you can’t talk about on a first date, but we talked about it really comfortably.

Michaela: We have really similar world outlooks — we’re both interested in serving the community, which is an important trait to me. We both have a nice balance of wanting to have fun but also pursuing passions.

Cris: We had a lot of common friends.

We prank-called one of our friends during the date and were messing with him talking about the date.

Michaela: At the beginning, our friend who we were texting thought we were tex-

ting him [separately] but at the end, he was like, “Cris is texting me the same thing…

When’s the wedding?”

Cris: After dinner I walked her back to Gooch. We exchanged numbers and I gave her a hug.

Michaela: I had my first First Year Players [party] night so I had to rush back to my dorm to change. I felt bad because I was enjoying spending time with him but I really had to go.

Cris: I texted her the next day to ask how her party went. I could see myself going out with her again. She was a lot of fun.

Michaela: I could see myself going out with him again, but I’m a traditionalist with that kind of stuff, so I’ll leave it up to him.

Cris: I would rate the date an 8. It was a really good date.

Michaela: I would give it a solid 8. It was definitely fun and exceeded my expectations.

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Campaign reaches Corner Merchants aim to create safe spaces off-Grounds

Joslyn Chesson Feature Writer

New this semester, the Hoos Got Your Back campaign is working to improve bystander intervention for gender-based violence both on and off Grounds — and, with the help of Corner employees, its message is already being heard.

The Hoos Your Back campaign has actively recruited help from local groups and businesses not directly associated with the University as part of its goal to create safe spaces beyond the University’s academic bounds. So far, 19 different Corner merchants have taken the pledge to be active bystanders and help create safe spaces off Grounds.“Because many students live and attend parties off Grounds, getting the support of Corner merchants is key to maximizing the impact that the campaign has on the community,” said third-year College student Kelsey McKeon, an executive board member of sexual assault prevention group One Less. “Ultimately, I think the campaign wants to make everyone a part of the solution to this terrible problem that has affected too many in our community.”

Merchants who participate in the initiative are given a brief presentation explaining the parameters of the campaign.

They also receive T-shirts and stickers to display in their shops. Bouncers at Corner bars, especially, are encouraged to wear the T-shirts on weekend nights.

Participating businesses include Boylan Heights, Coupe’s, Trinity, Biltmore Grill, Mellow Mushroom, LittleJohn's, Michael's Bistro, Take It Away, The Virginian, Mincer's and Ragged Mountain Running Shop.The campaign

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is run through the University and is a subset of the larger initiative Not On Our Grounds, which works to provide students with the tools and information to improve bystander intervention efforts.

“The Hoos Got Your Back campaign is really a media and awareness campaign to let the University community know that there is no place for sexual misconduct,” said third-year College student Sara Surface, external chair of the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition. “We want everyone to feel empowered to be active bystanders.”

Though integrating local merchants is just part of the overall campaign, Surface said it is likely to play a large part in the initiative going forward.

“We have gone and given a few presentations at bars and shops, just to say, ‘Here’s the potential role you have and here are a few tools,’” Surface said. “I think eventually down the line the goal would be to provide a formal training for everyone.”

The campaign was launched right as students returned to school to help prevent sexual violence which occurs during the “Red Zone,” referring to the first three months of school, when rates of sexual misconduct on college campuses are the highest.

“Most [Corner merchants] that are participating have their #HoosGotYourBack stickers on their doors, so that people who walk in know that they are an establishment that is a safe area,” fourth-year College student Erica Robertson said. “They are helping us in … keeping an eye out, stepping in if necessary and providing an area where people can feel safe, and where they know that the staff is willing to help.”

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