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Anti-Semitic graffiti spotted at GrandMarc Student groups condemn vandalism as hate speech TIM DODSON | NEWS EDITOR Student groups are condemning anti-Semitic graffiti that was spotted Sunday outside of the GrandMarc apartment complex on 15th Street.

“The imagery painted at GrandMarc is intended to intimidate Jewish students and make them feel uncomfortable in their community,” Student Council and the Jewish Leadership Council said in a joint statement Sunday night.

The groups characterized the graffiti — which depicted an orange Star of David with the word “Juden” underneath it — as hate speech.

Juden is the German word for Jews.

“It’s direct Holocaust imagery and that’s what’s problematic about it,” third-year College student Michaela Brown said. “It was graffiti that was used to vandalize Jewish shops and homes and destroy them.”

Student Council and the Jewish Leadership Council also noted the historic significance of the graffiti.

“The continued use of this symbol draws on memories of Nazi Germany to incite fear,” their statement said.

“Even while significant progress has been made in the United States to promote tolerance, anti-Semitism persists.”

Brown — who is Jewish and lives in GrandMarc — said she first became aware of the graffiti around 1 p.m. and saw it for herself later in the

afternoon.

She also noticed two other pieces of graffiti on GrandMarc in similar orange paint, one which said “Satan” and another which depicted a pentagram.

Brown said she reported the graffiti to GrandMarc and was told it would be cleaned up. She also reported the graffiti to the University Police Department.

Jordan Fingerhut, third-year College student and GrandMarc resident, said she first saw one of the Satan-related marks of graffiti after 11 a.m. Sunday and became aware of the Star of David graffiti when a friend texted her about it few hours later.

“I’m horrified,” Fingerhut said.

“I’m a Jewish student here on Grounds … and I can’t believe that members of our community or members of the area would vandalize and write something so hurtful and so anti-Semitic.”

This graffiti follows an incident in which the N-word and other racial slurs were found written on doors in the Kent-Dabney Dorm Association.

Chalkings targeting minority and transgender individuals were also found around Grounds in April.

“No matter which group it’s targeting, there’s been those kinds of incidents in general this year and that’s what’s troublesome to me,” Brown said. “It’s important that we continue to speak out against hate toward any

group — against the Muslim community, against the black community, against the LGBTQ community.”

Fingerhut said when she returned to her apartment after 7 p.m., she found an attempt had been made to remove the graffiti.

“You could still see through it and see the writing,” she said.

The graffiti was located near the intersection of 15th Street and Sadler Street. While the marks are not immediately visible now, some paint does show through.

Magnes said she was shocked when she learned of the incident from another JLC member.

“Besides a few microagressions here and there, I almost always felt safe being Jewish at U.Va.,” Magnes said. “Today that was threatened.

This incident was not a harmless prank, but a direct attempt to make Jewish students feel unsafe and unwelcome.”

University Dean of Students Allen Groves emailed an image of the anti-Semitic graffiti to the student body late Sunday evening and called on students who have any information about the graffiti to provide that information through the University’s Just Report It system.

Groves said many students reported the graffiti using the system and the University has been in contact with Charlottesville Police and GrandMarc’s management.

“Although the GrandMarc is private property, it also represents the home of a great many students,” Groves said in the email. “As a community, we categorically reject this type of hateful message, which is anathema to our shared values of in-

clusiveness and trust.”

The Cavalier Daily reached out to GrandMarc, the University Police Department and the Charlottesville Police Department for comment Sunday evening and will update this article will any responses.

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Grafitti depicting a Star of David on a wall outside GrandMarc before it was painted over

Khizr Khan to speak at Old Cabell Hall Khan will appear on Miller Center show “American Forum” CAITY SEED | SENIOR WRITER The University’s Miller Center will host Khizr Khan on Nov. 1 for a public dialogue about his role as a Muslim-American public figure during this year’s presidential election.

Khan, a Charlottesville resident and father of late University alumnus Capt. Humayun Khan, became a national public figure after delivering a speech at the Democratic National Convention in support of Hillary Clinton.

In the speech, Khan detailed his son’s sacrifice as an army captain and his family’s experience as Muslim-Americans.

“Like many immigrants, we came to this country empty-handed,” Khan said at the convention. “We believed in American democracy — that with hard work and the goodness of this country, we could share in and contribute to its blessings.”

Douglas Blackmon, director of

public programs and host of the Miller Center’s show American Forum,”, said he anticipates the dialogue with Khan will receive a substantial amount of local attention, as well as a greater national — audience.

The event will be livestreamed over Facebook due to the notoriety Khan gained after his speech at the convention.

Blackmon said one of the major points of the discussion will focus on Khan’s status as a national spokesperson of sorts for Muslim-Americans.

“I think the general understanding of the American people, though of course there will be people who disagree with me, is that one of the reasons is there has been so much uncharacteristic behavior toward Muslims has been a kind of empathy gap,” Blackmon said. “There have not really been models for non-Muslim Americans to look to and feel like

they understand this group of American citizens.”

American Forum is a nonpartisan show which recognizes and hosts a variety of guests across the political spectrum; however, Blackmon acknowledged the difficulty of maintaining journalist balance when hosting a guest, like Khan, who has a strong political affiliation.

When speaking at the convention, Khan heavily criticized Donald Trump.

“Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims,” Khan said. “He disrespects other minorities — women, judges, even his own party leadership.”

After the speech, Trump criticized the Khan family, alleging Ghazala Khan, Khizr’s wife, wasn’t allowed to speak at the convention.

Most recently, Khan appeared in an advertisement for Clinton in

which he asked Trump, “Would my son have a place in your America?”

Tuesday’s dialogue will not focus predominantly on Khan’s political views regarding the presidential race, Blackmon said.

“It won’t be a political advertisement,” Blackmon said. “At the same time, obviously [Khan] feels strongly and is deeply offended by what Mr. Trump has said in this election, based on what he has said publicly elsewhere. We will address that.” addeBlackmon said he first had the idea of hosting Khan on the Miller Center’s show at the Democratic National Convention, which he attended.

Only after the convention did Blackmon also find out Khan’s local ties to Charlottesville.

“Then I thought that he would be an even more applicable guest,” Blackmon said. “I thought this is also

just something we should do as a part of our role in the community that we live in.”

University students have been heavily involved in the organization of the event.

Students from several media studies classes participated in building the questions Blackmon will ask Khan during the dialogue. Other students also created a short video about Humayun which will be played before or after the main interview.

“Students are deeply integrated into the development of these programs, and then these programs go out to such a wide national audience,” Blackmon said. “It’s a very cool thing.”

The event will take place at Old Cabell Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1. It is open to the public, and admission is free, although tickets for entry will only be given that day on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Erdely: “I felt like the ground had shifted under me” Erdely finishes testimony Saturday, court to resume Monday XARA DAVIES | SENIOR WRITER Scott Sexton, Erdely and Rolling Stone’s attorney, continued his cross-examination of Erdely by asking her about her personal view of Eramo. Sexton also asked Erdely if she had ever called for Eramo’s termination from the University, to which Erdely responded she would have never thought such a thing.

“I had no reason to have any bad feeling toward Eramo. She had a difficult job,” Erdely said. “I admired how the students felt about her. She had to balance the needs of the student with the University policy. She was in [between] a rock and a hard place.”

After questioning Erdely about her opinions of Eramo’s career, Sexton questioned Erdely about her own, especially surrounding the release of “A Rape on Campus.”

“I feel very blessed as I advanced through my career,” Erdely said. “Once I got to Rolling Stone, I had contracts more than the average journalist makes.”

Erdely said there was no financial pressure on her while writing “A Rape on Campus,” as she knew she was being paid on a monthly basis, regardless.

However, after Rolling Stone’s

apology for the article on Dec. 5, 2014, Erdely’s contract was terminated. Erdely testified she has not made any money since.

Erdely said she never endorsed the interpretation that Eramo didn’t want Jackie to go to the police.

The article also states Jackie was “disappointed by Eramo’s non-reaction.”

The quotes were often in reference to school administration and policy, not Eramo specifically, Erdely said.

Erdely was writing a statement defending Jackie’s story and explaining why Jackie had not wanted her to contact her assailant on Dec. 5, 2014, she said. This statement was never published.

Erdely said Jackie revealed she was no longer certain her assailant was from Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity where Jackie alleged she was gang raped.

“I felt like the ground had shifted under me,” Erdely said. “She had told me things that were not true.”

Erdely said she agreed with this statement and at this point, her cross-examination came to a close.

Brian Head, a new witness who

had been interviewed for Erdely’s article, was the next to take the stand. Head graduated from the University in 2015. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and served as president of One in Four, an all-male sexual violence prevention group, during his fourth year.

Andy Phillips, Eramo’s attorney, began Head’s cross-examination, questioning Head about the kind of support Eramo offered to One in Four.

“She helps educate members and helps us see the administrative side,” Head said. “She had a very positive reputation.”

Head did not dispute that he said this when questioned by Erdely’s attorney, David Paxton.

However, he argued that that was not what they spoke about at length.

“I was not treated honestly. I wanted to paint the full picture of the advocacy work being done,” Head said.

In response to Phillips’s question which asked if Eramo was portrayed correctly, Head disagreed.

“Her portrayal in the article was the opposite to the person I

knew,” Head said. “We gave her flowers. To see her portrayed this way was devastating.”

Court is expected to resume Monday morning.

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Sexton questioned Erdely about the implications behind the quotes from Eramo included in the now-retracted article.

More construction for Clemons Library will be undergoing more construction in coming months while roof is being replaced DAVID SCHUTTE | ASSOCIATE EDITOR Clemons Library will be going undergoing more construction in the coming months while the roof is being replaced. The library has already

been under construction since January, when work on a “total advising” center began.

Due to a roof leak on the

fourth floor, plans for installing an eco-friendly roof were announced in February. The University has also invested in installing a “a photovoltaic

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The intended design plan for the total advising center on the second floor of Clemons Library

array to offset some of the electricity consumed by the building’s daily operations,” as part of an on-Grounds sustainability project.

The photovoltaic array is a collection of solar panels that converts solar energy into direct current energy, which will be used to partly provide energy to Clemons.

The renovations taking place on the second floor aim to bring more advising resources to the library.

This advising center, which was announced as part of the University’s “Cornerstone Plan,” is the product of years of survey data and several student forums, which helped solidify plans for the new facility.

The center will feature a variety of tools, including faculty office hours, one-on-one career counseling, internship search assistance and help with finding an appropriate study abroad program.

Dean of Libraries John Unsworth said the project’s completion date is set for late January, which is later than originally planned.

“It was originally scheduled to be

ready for occupancy around Christmas time, but then they delayed the project to get more student input,” Unsworth said.

The advising center project is currently in its demolition phase, which Unsworth said is the nosiest part of renovating the second floor.

He also said students who want to study on the second floor will be able to continue using the space after the advising center closes, at which point it will be available for study.

“There will be some group study space, multi-purpose rooms and more floor space because they moved stacks off the floor,” Unsworth said.

“Part of the plan is putting more compact shelving on the first floor, so that we end up with just as many books in the building but they’re distributed differently.”

Unsworth said the renovation of the roof has a shorter timeline and is set to be finished by the end of the semester.

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Changes may come to Honor policies Representatives plan out ‘ambitious’ strategy for tackling controversial issues MARK FELICE | ASSOCIATE EDITOR Throughout the 2016-17 term of the Honor Committee, the governing body has set out to make changes to several procedural aspects of the Honor system. Varied in priority, these include issues about the Honor pledge, the Informed Retraction, spotlighting of minorities and committee jurisdiction.

The committee hopes to change aspects of the wording on Honor plaques, a measure already listed in the Honor handbook.

“We want to consider making this change because, as it stands, the current pledge may appear to discourage any academic collaboration between students,” Honor Committee Chair Matt West, a fourth-year College student, said in an email statement. “We have found that some students find the current language confusing, particularly those in departments and courses where collaboration is allowed and encouraged.”

Changes with the informed retraction have been under investigation by the Informed Retraction Working Group, established by the Honor Committee.

“We formed the Informed Retraction Working Group to study

the IR in depth and submit detailed recommendations for the committee to consider,” West said.

“We plan to evaluate their report and discuss implementing positive changes to the IR in the spring.”

The issue of spotlighting — or how specific groups may be more likely to be reported to the Honor Committee — has prompted intense discussion at past meetings.

Students in special programs that do not have traditional academic semesters have been identified as a potentially affected group.

“This has been an issue that committees have frequently attempted to address in the past, and to begin to solve this problem, we need to focus on its causes — most notably the implicit biases that can often contribute to such reporting,” West said.

A meeting with the University’s Title IX coordinator and staff has also prompted the Honor Committee to discuss the potential for changes in the committee’s by-laws overseeing the committee’s jurisdiction.

“In most cases, it would not be possible for the Honor Committee to investigate and adjudicate a report that alleged lying during

the Title IX case process without having to evaluate the underlying claim of misconduct, often involving potential sexual assault,” West said. “The committee is simply not trained or equipped to evaluate such claims, and the legality of trying to do so could be questionable.”

West also said the committee plans to propose additions to the by-laws. These new updates will allow the Honor Executive Committee to have the authority to decline or defer jurisdiction over reports.

With all of these changes being brought to the table, the committee is taking on issues that could seriously alter the policies of the group.

“I feel like they are all positive changes, but I could see them being a lot to execute,” Soleil Reed, a second-year College student and Honor support officer, said.

“I don’t think it's impossible at all, but come the end of the semester and towards the spring semester, there is going to be a lot of work that they have to do at the end of their term.”

West said he views the ambitious nature of so many changes as positive and hopes people believe

the changes can be achieved this term.

“I hope that people will view our plan as ambitious — more importantly, though, it's realistic,” West said. “There are now less than six months remaining in our term, and we want to ensure that

the many ideas and goals we discussed last spring — for the Informed Retraction, for continued improvements to our case process, for more personal and productive engagement with the community — can translate into action before the end of the term.”

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Among other issues, the Honor Committee has discussed changing the Honor plaque to match what is written in the handbook for faculty and staff.

UJC invites dean to discuss hazing at meeting Awareness Week events happen at various locations on Grounds DAISY XU | SENIOR WRITER The University Judiciary Committee had its general body meeting Sunday, where members discussed hazing at the University and the upcoming UJC Awareness Week.

Kimberly Flintsch Medina, a third-year Commerce student and UJC senior educator, updated the general body on the events that will take place during UJC’s Awareness Week, which runs Oct. 23-28.

UJC is collaborating with various University groups, including the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, United for Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity, Minority Rights Coalition, Sustained Dialogue and the Honor Committee. Co-led activities include tabling, round-table discussions, a political town hall and a mock trial.

“Hold yourself to a higher standard” is the Awareness Week’s slogan. UJC Chair Mitchell Wellman, a fourth-year

College student, encouraged members to be responsible for their own behaviors as well as

spreading awareness to the student body.

Members also heard from

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Dean Marsh Pattie, who served as a UJC judge during his time at the University, gave a presentation to the committee about the University’s policies on hazing.

Marsh Pattie, assistant vice president for student affairs and associate dean of students. Pattie served as a UJC judge as a University student and spoke highly about the committee’s function.

“It was a powerful experience [to serve as a judge],” Pattie said.

“I am [one] of the only deans, probably in this country, that [does] not discipline students.

This committee does.”

Pattie then gave a presentation to members about the University’s procedures on hazing but declined to give specifics about the current hazing lawsuit filed against the University by former football player Aiden Howard. Pattie went on to emphasize that hazing is more than physical intimidation.

“There are incidents where psychological effects could have huge impacts on people,” Pattie said. “The concept of hidden harm comes into play.”

Aside from University policy, Virginia has laws prohibiting

hazing, Pattie said. State laws focus on physical hazing, and all higher education institutions are required to report cases of physical harm to the state.

The group then discussed ways to recognize and report hazing.

When an allegation of hazing is reported, the University investigates and determines whether the allegation is serious enough to notify the Commonwealth Attorney. Once the case goes to local law institutions, the University does not always have updates on the case, as the police are not required to report the process. “[The whole investigation] is very challenging for people who are involved and we are concerned of their well-being,” Pattie said. “We try to make people feel supported and understand the truth.”

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Offensive struggles continue against Tar Heels Benkert benched in 35-14 loss to North Carolina GRANT GOSSAGE | SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Junior linebacker Micah Kiser snatched the football from North Carolina near midfield, giving junior quarterback Kurt Benkert and his Virginia offense a chance to level the score at 14 with 13:34 left in the third, but the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2 ACC) faltered on another third down and saw the game get away from them.

The Tar Heels (6-2, 4-1 ACC) coasted to their seventh straight victory over Virginia, 35-14.

“There are some things that right now are just simply above our threshold,” coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “And that was one of them, when we weren’t able to capture that … We need to capitalize on every one of those opportunities.”

Benkert understood that his offense’s inability to put up points after Kiser’s effort hurt the cause.

The signal caller took full responsibility for failing to take advantage of field position.

“It’s a big letdown,” Benkert said.

“We were moving the ball. I think it was just off a turnover. I mean, when we get a turnover, we need to score. And it starts with me. I have to move us down the field.”

Carrying over the disconnect from that second half against Pittsburgh, the Cavalier offense con-

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n Virginia’s two wins against Central Michigan and Duke, the offense managed to post 421 and 336 passing yards, respectively, behind junior quarterback Kurt Benkert.

Since then, there has been a noticeable decline in the Cavaliers’ previously successful air raid offense. Two weeks ago against Pittsburgh, the team recorded 278 passing yards and lost 45-31. Against No. 22 North Carolina Saturday, the team recorded just 143 passing yards en route to a 35-14 loss.

It’s evident that the Cavaliers can be successful behind a big passing game from Benkert.

However, he averaged just 3.9 yards per passing attempt against the Tar Heels and the Cavaliers recorded just 14 points. Without his offensive spark, the rest of the team’s offense is virtually nonexistent.

In total, Virginia’s offense collected only 253 yards against the North Carolina defense. The Cavaliers’ lackluster offense was particularly troublesome on third down plays. On the day,

verted on just three of 19 third downs and finished with a season-low 253 total yards of offense Saturday. Senior running back Taquan Mizzell did most of the damage, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

Meanwhile, Benkert completed 19 of 32 attempts for 126 yards and no touchdowns before Mendenhall and staff substituted senior quarterback Connor Brewer into the game at the start of the fourth.

“I did feel in the fourth quarter that it would have been more beneficial for the team that Connor go in and do stuff that he’s capable of doing,” offensive coordinator Robert Anae said. “And for Kurt, to kind of take a step back and take a look to see how the game looks from the side, without being in that pressure cooker.”

Brewer struggled as well, completing only two of 12 attempts for a total of six yards. The most effective Virginia passer on the field Saturday happened to be senior holder Matt Johns, the team’s third string quarterback and last year’s starter under former-coach Mike London. Johns was 1-1 with an 11-yard touchdown pass on a trick play to junior tight end Evan Butts, who snapped the football.

“We walked out, and we spread out in the formation we were in,

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Junior quarterback Kurt Benkert has struggled with ball security this season.

and No. 23 was pointing at Butts, so in my head, ‘Well, now the play’s not going to work,’” Johns said. “And so [senior kicker] Sam [Hayward] said his cadence, and he ran to the sideline. No. 23 ran with him and then Butts was wide open.

It was a very well executed and thought out play.”

Johns did not see any snaps behind center even after Brewer’s trouble, though Anae made it clear competition at the quarterback position remains — and Johns is still

an option.

Leading North Carolina’s attack, senior quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns. After Virginia had narrowed the deficit to 14 points at the nine-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Trubisky delivered a perfect ball two plays later to junior wide receiver Austin Proehl in stride for a 46-yard touchdown.

The son of former NFL wideout Ricky Proehl, Proehl tallied 76 yards receiving on the afternoon, while seniors Bug Howard and Ryan Switzer added 109 and 72, respectively. Howard leapt above Cavalier defenders in the end zone to secure a devastating 40-yard touchdown that made it 14-7 close to three minutes before the half.

Junior Tar Heel running back Elijah Hood also surpassed the century mark in rushing yards, totaling 107 on 16 carries. Hood set the tone, scoring the game’s first touchdown on a four-yard run late in the first quarter.

“UNC executed longer and more effectively than us,” Mendenhall said. “They were able to sustain drives, execute when needed, recover from turnovers at a higher level than we were. Really their program, currently, is more mature and further along than ours is.”

VIRGINIA OFFENSE’S DISAPPEARING ACT they converted just three of 19 third downs.

Coach Bronco Mendenhall recognized that without converting on third downs, the offense didn’t have much of a chance of success in the first place.

“Third down was one of the telling stories of the game today,” Mendenhall said. “Our inability to convert on third down with the number of attempts we had just didn’t allow our point production and our time of possession.”

The Cavaliers’ offensive regression was most evident in their inability to answer Tar Heel touchdowns. In the offensive drives immediately after North Carolina’s five touchdowns, Virginia missed a field goal, punted three times and fumbled the football.

But where did Virginia’s offense go? Against the Chippewas and the Blue Devils, Benkert and company executed dazzling long receptions, ran an intimidating running game and earned wins in the process.

It seems that it began to de-

cline last week against the Panthers. In the first half against Pittsburgh, Benkert was 13 of 23 and recorded 185 yards before throwing a pick six right before halftime. The Cavaliers had recorded 28 points before the intermission, but only managed to put three more points on the board in the fourth quarter with a field goal from junior placekicker Sam Hayward.

To sum it all up — after recording 14 points against North Carolina, Virginia has scored just 17 points in six quarters since the first half-ending pick-six against Pittsburgh.

However, all 14 of the Cavaliers’ points Saturday came under other quarterbacks — seniors Matt Johns and Connor Brewer. Johns earned Virginia’s first score of the afternoon when he was involved in a fake field goal play, firing an 11-yard pass into the end zone to junior tight end Evan Butts. Brewer entered the game after Benkert was pulled in the fourth quarter, and led a drive that yielded a one-yard touchdown run from senior tail-

back Taquan Mizzell.

Benkert’s early exit was the first time the East Carolina transfer has been pulled from a game this season. Perhaps this break was needed, especially after Benkert’s Pittsburgh interception.

“I felt it was necessary with the pressure that was going on Benkert, starting from the second half of the Pitt game through this game,” Mendenhall said, “It was wise just to have him step back and have him see it from a different perspective and take a breath and regroup.”

However, the blame for Virginia’s offensive slump cannot rest solely on Benkert’s shoulders. In the same six quarters that the Cavaliers have only scored 17 points, Benkert has been sacked five times. The running game failed to reach its potential against a North Carolina team that ranked last in the ACC in rushing defense before Saturday’s game. Virginia averaged just 2.8 yards per carry against the Tar Heels.

There was a bright spot in the offense Saturday in Mizzell. Al-

though the ground game generally faltered, the senior managed to tally 19 carries and 106 yards, including a touchdown. The Virginia Beach native also recorded seven receptions to extend his reception streak to 40 games — tied for fourth in the nation.

Mizzell clearly led the team in the running game, as the Cavaliers only collected 110 rushing yards in total.

The offensive decline is evident in both the running and the passing game for Virginia, and the Cavaliers need to ensure that their declining production doesn’t continue next week against No. 5 Louisville. Offensive coordinator Robert Anae is going to have to revamp his offense if they hope to be competitive in their last five ACC games.

MARIEL MESSIER is a Senior Associate Sports Editor for the Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at m.messier@cavalierdaily.com

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unday afternoon marked the second annual BlueWhite scrimmage for the Virginia men’s basketball team. With four major contributors from last season’s elite eight team lost to graduation, the Cavaliers are certainly a work in progress.

The Blue team, led by assistant coach Jason Williford, included Jay Huff, Jarred Reuter, Jack Salt, Jeff Jones, Trevon Gross, Jr., Darius Thompson, Kyle Guy and London Perrantes. The White team was coached by associate head coach Ron Sanchez and assistant coach Brad Soderberg and fielded Austin Nichols, Mamadi Diakite, Isaiah Wilkins, Marial Shayok, DeAndre Hunter, Devon Hall, Ty Jerome and Justice Bartley.

The teams played four 10-minute quarters in front of roughly 6,000 fans. Sports editor Robert Elder attended the scrimmage and had the following observations: Wilkins taking a step forward With the graduation of center Mike Tobey and forward Anthony Gill, junior forward Isaiah Wilkins knew he had to take a step forward. If the intrasquad scrimmage was any indication, he’s done just that.

The Lilburn, Ga. native showed the individual scoring ability that he often lacked last season. Unof-

ficially, he finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

Wilkins flashed an improved outside jumper, even taking a deep three, and showed more aggressiveness in the paint. He still struggles when he turns his back to the basket, but seemed more comfortable with the ball in his hands, dishing out a team-high four assists.

Wilkins seems to be more than just a ‘glue-guy’ this season.

Nichols struggles Meanwhile, Wilkins’ likely frontcourt-mate, Austin Nichols, did not have his best performance.

He was twice the beneficiary of a pinpoint pass from Wilkins leading to a dunk, but he did not display the dominant performance some fans expected.

The junior transfer struggled with his midrange jumper and wasn’t the force on the paint he had been talked up to be. It was only a scrimmage, and Nichols was — after all — working against coach Tony Bennett’s pack line defense. Still, it wasn’t his best first impression.

Everything runs through Perrantes As important as Malcolm Brogdon was to last year’s success, London Perrantes might be even more critical to the team this year.

No better example came than in the final quarter, when Bennett switched the teams and pitted the newcomers — Jerome, Guy, Huff, Hunter and Diakite — against the veterans Salt, Hall, Nichols, Thompson and Shayok. The notable absence from the veteran lineup was Perrantes, who sat with Williford on the bench.

Without Perrantes, the veteran White team struggled moving the ball and communicating on defense.

Unofficially, Perrantes had six points — two three pointers — and dished out three assists. He might not surpass his career-high 11.0 points per game that he achieved in 2015-16 — he didn’t show much aggressiveness in the lane or notably hunt his own shot — but his presence cannot be underestimated.

Junior guards still growing Without First-Team All-American Brogdon — who spent three years starting beside Perrantes — Virginia will need to find consistency from their returning guards.

As of Sunday, the Cavaliers are still searching.

Hall, who only managed 4.4 points per game last season, had nine points — including a three in the first quarter and a few nice layups — but didn’t show a massive

step forward.

Shayok showed his versatility, hitting a three in the second quarter and then making a steal on the Blue team’s ensuing possession, but still showed struggles with ball handling. Meanwhile, although Thompson displayed an improved jumper and still showed his leaping ability on a one-handed dunk, he didn’t show enough to carve out a definite role.

Brogdon’s impact will be replaced by committee, but it remains to be seen which, if any, junior will take the leap forward.

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why it was so highly regarded but also confirmed Bennett’s hesitation in showering praise at his press conference last week.

Diakite, a redshirt freshman, showed the most promise, unofficially blocking three shots and adding 10 points. He is still growing — in the second quarter after hitting a jumper from just inside the three-point arc, he bobbled a pass that would have led to an easy lay-in before scoring anyways on a nifty hook. He is still raw — he got caught in a post-trap leading to a turnover — but has the length and skill to make an impact this

season.

Guy also displayed his diverse offensive game, showing his quick release on a three in the second quarter and following it with a shifty drive and layup. He had a team-high 13 points.

Huff made a three pointer in addition to a few dunks, but he seemed to be bullied by bigger players in the paint. Jerome had three assists playing the point, while Hunter struggled to find his groove. It remains anyone’s guess who will redshirt.

It’s a talented class, but one that will take some time to find consistency.

Sunday’s Blue-White Scrimmage gave a taste of what may be to come, but Virginia still has plenty of work to do. A likely nine-man rotation will not be set until well past the season opener Nov. 11 against UNC-Greensboro.

ROBERT ELDER is a Sports Editor for the Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at r.elder@cavalierdaily. com

No. 9 field hockey suffers heartbreaking overtime loss Cavaliers will look to respond with just one week left in regular season TYSEN TRESNESS | ASSOCIATE EDITOR No. 9 Virginia suffered its sixth loss of the season Friday night in Charlottesville to No. 7 Louisville.

The loss snapped an impressive three-game winning streak and eliminated any path for the Cavaliers to secure a share of the ACC regular season title.

Virginia (11-6, 3-3 ACC) got out to an early one-nothing lead ten minutes into the game. Sophomore midfielder Izzy McDonough put away a rebound off the goalie, her first goal of the season.

Louisville (15-3, 3-3 ACC) evened the game up 10 minutes later on a similar play, simply tapping in a rebound off the goalie.

The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead heading into halftime when they scored on a fast break. Senior striker Riley Tata tied the game up for the Cavaliers late in the second half. She tapped in a rebound off of a shot by junior midfielder Tara Vittese on a penalty corner.

Virginia almost won the game on a last second penalty corner.

With the clock expired, the Cavaliers were able to execute the corner they had been awarded. When Virginia scored on the play and the

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Senior striker Riley Tata’s second half goal tied the score, but Louisville prevailed.

team stormed the field in celebration, they were dismayed to find out that the goal had been negated.

The would-be game-winning shot

had hit a Cavalier player’s foot on the way in — a foul in field hockey.

“You win some you lose some.

It doesn’t matter, you just move

on,” Tata said regarding the negated game-winning goal.

Virginia again met some bad luck in overtime as well. Louisville scored on a breakaway attack 9:33 into the extra period. It was the fifth overtime game for the Cavaliers this year, and their second overtime defeat.

The loss was not without positives, as Virginia played well overall. The team had 22 shots on the evening, compared to just 12 by the Cardinals. They also led Louisville in penalty corners. However, the Cardinals led the Cavaliers in saves as their goalkeeper, sophomore Ayeisha McFerran, had yet another dominating performance.

McFerran recorded 12 saves in the game.

“I thought we had a great game, we worked really hard and kept up the pressure the whole time,” Tata said. “They’re a great team and it’s hard to lose games like that but it just makes us more prepared for the ACC tournament.”

Coach Michele Madison was also impressed with how the team played despite the loss.

“We did some really good

things. We were able to attack well,” Madison said. “They’re a very good defensive unit. When we get shots off we have to put them away.”

Madison highlighted an important point — outshooting your opponent by 10 ends up being meaningless when the score line is a 3-2 loss.

Virginia next plays No. 5 Maryland (13-3, 6-1 Big Ten) away Tuesday. It will be yet another top five matchup for the Cavaliers.

Virginia finishes the regular season Sunday when it hosts James Madison in Charlottesville.

“We just have to play with all our heart, mind and soul and get it done,” Tata said.

The loss to Louisville places the Cavaliers as the No. 6 seed, and they will face the No. 3 seeded Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, which will follow the end of the regular season.

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No. 8 women’s soccer pulls out tough win on Senior Day Despite falling behind early, Cavaliers mount comeback for win HUNTER OSTAD | ASSOCIATE EDITOR On a picturesque fall day at Klöckner Stadium, the women’s soccer team took on the Boston College Eagles, hoping to close out its regular season home schedule with a win. The Cavaliers’ Senior Day festivities started early with a celebration of their senior class and culminated with a 3-2 triumph.

Senior Day was an emotional time for many of the players, as they see off a senior class that contributed a lot to the team.

“It’s pretty surreal that it’s here,” senior goalkeeper Morgan Stearns said. “I’ve watched three senior nights ahead of me and it’s always a really emotional and exciting day, but for that to be you as the person walking out with your family … and it’s even more special that I got to play against my sister one last time, so a lot of emotions and it’s really exciting” However, the celebration couldn’t last long as in the sixth minute, Boston College senior forward McKenzie Meehan scored her 12th goal of the season — firing the ball into the center of the goal from eight yards out to give Boston College the 1-0 lead.

After the Golden Eagles jumped out to the early lead, Virginia (12-3-2, 5-2-2 ACC) responded by turning up the pres-

sure in search of the equalizer.

The Cavaliers thought they had a breakthrough in the 33rd minute when they were awarded a penalty kick, but senior defender Kristen McNabb as sophomore goalkeeper Alexis Bryant made a diving stop to temporarily preserve her clean sheet.

With Boston College continuing to put on the pressure, Virginia had a couple of quality chances, but failed to convert before the half. The Cavaliers went into the break down 1-0, although they outshot Boston College 14 to 4.

In the 52nd minute, a massive collision in the box between Bryant and sophomore midfielder Hana Kerner resulted in another penalty kick for the Cavaliers, after a lengthy stoppage of play to make certain both players were fit to continue. Shaffer stepped up to the spot, but this time, she made no mistake and powered the ball into the right corner of the goal to even the score at 1-1.

The Cavaliers broke the tie in the 57th minute when redshirt freshman midfielder Jasmine Wright unleashed a powerful shot from the top of the box that rocketed into the bottom right hand corner of Boston College’s goal to move the Cavaliers ahead 2-1.

Virginia kept the pressure on and finally found an insurance goal in the 74th minute when senior defender Kristen McNabb redirected in a header from sophomore midfielder Montana Sutton’s corner kick to give the No. 8 Cavaliers some breathing room.

Just six minutes later, Boston College responded and put more pressure on Virginia by converting a free kick in the 80th minute to cut the lead in half, setting up a tense final ten minutes.

The Cavaliers endured the Golden Eagles’ desperate push and effectively closed out the game, moving them into a tie for fifth place in the ACC. “We finished some goals in the second half, which made a difference obviously,” Swanson said.

“We came back from a goal down, which was something we hadn’t done all year. We had some production off the bench. Jasmine and Montana did a good job and deserve a lot of credit.”

McNabb also praised her team’s resilience, but knows they must play better going forward.

“We didn’t play our best,” McNabb said. “I don’t think we came out sharp and we knew this team was going to be desperate and fighting for their life, but I think it’s a big positive that we came

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Senior defender Kristen McNabb’s 74th-minute goal gave the Cavaliers a comfortable lead, one that they would not relinquish en route to a 3-2 victory.

back and found a way to get the go-ahead goals.”

The Cavaliers will close out their regular season schedule with a match against Louisville,

scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.

Thursday at the Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

No. 16 men’s soccer ties Pittsburgh in scoreless match The No. 16 Virginia men’s soccer team tied Pittsburgh in a scoreless double-overtime match Friday. With the tie, the Cavaliers’ (8-2-5, 2-2-3 ACC) unbeaten streak now stands at eight matches.

In wet and windy conditions, neither Virginia nor Pittsburgh (2-11-3, 0-5-2 ACC) were able to capitalize on scoring opportuni-

ties. In the first half, the Cavaliers had their first quality look from junior midfielder Pablo Aguilar, but his shot missed wide. At the start of the second half, Virginia senior forward Nicko Corriveau’s cross just missed senior forward Marcus Salandy-Defour in the box.

Pittsburgh also had a good look on goal at the end of the

game. The Panthers’ junior forward Kevin Angulo found himself open in the middle of the box, but shot just wide of the post.

Pittsburgh has yet to win a match in ACC play.

Virginia held possession throughout most of the game, taking nine shots compared to Pittsburgh’s five. The Cavaliers

also had 12 corners total, four of which came during overtime.

Despite being unable to score, Virginia had a strong defensive effort once again. Junior goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell did not have to make any saves for the third match in the row and the seventh match of the season.

The Virginia defense has shut out its opponent in six of its last

eight games, and look to do the same in the next matchup. The Cavaliers will face Duke at home Friday, Oct. 28 in the last match of the regular season. Prior to the match the team will honor its seven seniors.

— compiled by Julia Thompson

Swimming emerges victorious in first meet of season The Virginia swimming and diving teams defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers Friday in the teams’ first meet of the season.

The women’s team won 187-108, while the men emerged victorious with a score of 186.5-108.5.

The Cavaliers (1-0) took first in 27 out of 28 swimming events.

Standouts included senior swimmer Leah Smith, who broke both the 500-yard and

1,000-yard freestyle Aquatic and Fitness Center records Friday.

On the men’s side, freshman John Whiteside finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.26 seconds, while sophomore Sam Magnan placed first in both the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle events.

“I was very pleased with the effort on both sides today,” head coach Augie Busch said. “The

majority of our swims were lifetime dual-meet bests, which is awesome.”

The Cavalier diving teams found success as well, sweeping the Panthers in both men’s and women’s diving.

“I was happy with the divers today,” head diving coach Jason Glorius said. “We did a nice job of focusing on the process so the results were there when we

needed them to be.”

In the coming weeks, Virginia will face strong teams in Michigan and Penn State.

“Michigan and Penn State will present a much stiffer challenge in two weeks,” Busch said.

“We must get back to work and clean up several details if we are going to be as competitive as we want to be.”

If their season opener is any

indicator, the Cavaliers should have plenty to be confident about heading into their next competition.

The Cavaliers’ meet against Michigan and Penn State is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 at the Aquatics and Fitness Center in Charlottesville.

— compiled by Noah Kim

THE CAVALIER DAILY COMMENT OF THE DAY “Perhaps the solution is not in the aggrandizement of more power by a central government disconnected from the people, but rather in returning much of the power misappropriated by the central government to the States and the people respectively.”

“Roberto Enrique Benitez II” in response to Brandon Brooks’ Oct. 19 article, “Keep the 17th Amendment”

LEAD EDITORIAL

How to fix the student loan crisis Clinton’s plan hits on racial and economic factors Over the summer, Hillary Clinton updated her plan for higher education affordability. The new proposal would invest $500 billion into a program that would allow students with families earning under $125,000 to attend public colleges without spending a dime. In addition to promoting a more educated populace, the proposal will put pressure on private colleges, particularly for-profit schools such as University of Phoenix.

Not only does this program address economic need; it could help alleviate an existing racial gap in student debt. A new Brookings Institution study found black college

graduates are burdened with higher levels of student debt than their white counterparts, in part due to higher rates of black enrollment at for-profit institution graduate programs. As a result, they have a default rate of 7.6 percent within four years, which is three times the rate of white graduates. For many low-income and middle-class black students to have the option of attending a public university for free would limit these socioeconomic consequences. In addition to expanding access to education, a plan that provides debt relief is clearly necessary given the $1.2 trillion of total outstanding student loan debt

— the second-highest level consumer debt after mortgages.

We should welcome Clinton’s plan for easing the cost of public universities such as our own. Only 66 colleges met full financial need in the 2015-16 school year; among these, only two are public colleges, including the University. Elite private colleges have outperformed public ones in attracting talented students with low family incomes.

Clinton’s proposal doesn’t only address the crisis of affordability in higher education\; it could quell the racially disparate impact of student loans and strengthen our economy, all in one fell swoop.

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RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS, THE RIGHT WAY Restoring felon voting rights should be done with the constitution in mind

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ct. 21 marked the last day to register to vote in Virginia in one of the most polarizing elections in history — but for thousands of registered felons in Virginia, the day was nothing but a reminder of the rights they do not have. Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons in an executive action in April, but the Virginia Supreme Court overturned his decision in July. Now, McAuliffe has begun the process of signing thousands of individual clemency orders, beginning with those who registered to vote in the time between his initial executive order in April and the court’s decision in July.

Virginia is one of only four states which disenfranchises felons for life unless the governor directly grants clemency, and the roots of the felon disenfranchisement provision of Virginia’s constitution date back to the Jim Crow era of discrimination and racism. Restrictions on the civil and political rights of felons should be relaxed, but McAuliffe’s sweeping executive order was an overstep of his role as executive. Challenges to the law, even outdated and hateful ones, must come through constitutional channels, like civic protest, legislative reform, constitutional amendments and limited executive

orders.

The Virginia Constitution grants the governor the power of clemency, which means he can restore the voting rights of any individual, regardless of felony charges on their record.

McAuliffe’s executive order was an extension of this power: he categorically granted clemency to any felon who had completed probation and parole. However, no previous gov-

in August, McAuliffe announced he had granted clemency to more than 13,000 felons and planned to continue his efforts. In effect, his new clemency orders are another attempt to rewrite the existing law and bypass legislative reform, especially if McAuliffe makes good on his promise to restore the rights to over 200,000 felons.

Some might argue McAuliffe

Restrictions on the civil and political rights of felons should be relaxed, but McAuliffe’s sweeping executive order was an overstep of his role as executive. ernor has ever used his powers of clemency to do so — which was just one of the reasons the court found his actions unconstitutional. McAuliffe’s current workaround occupies a hazy legal space: although the thousands of orders that McAuliffe has issued since July are technically individual, they are exceptional in scale.

Sen. Tim Kaine, who served as governor from 2006 to 2010, restored the voting rights of about 5,000 felons during his four years in office;

has no choice but to turn to executive action, since partisan gridlock has kept the state from righting this 100-year-old wrong to black Virginians. This certainly is a contentious issue in the Commonwealth: Chief Justice Donald Lemons writes in the opinion for Howell v. McAuliffe, “At least 69 resolutions and bills addressing categorical exclusions to the voter-disqualification provision [of the Virginia Constitution], were offered during each of the legislative

sessions from 2004 through 2016, including one continued to the 2017 legislative session — and all have failed to pass the General Assembly.”

However, this ongoing contention does not give McAuliffe license to flout constitutional limits on his power.

Written into the constitution of the Commonwealth is a basic dedication to the separation of powers: “That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.” The separation of powers is one of the most fundamental features of American government, a philosophy created to ensure the rule of law. When any branch oversteps the given boundaries of their powers, even for admirable or compelling reasons, the rights of the citizens are injured.

This basic right of citizens to subject their government to restrictions of power is the foundation upon which our political system is based — and threats to this foundation threaten the entire political system.

Over the past several years, the movement to reform Virginia’s voting laws for felons has gained mo-

mentum and had considerable success. In 2013, Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican who served directly before McAuliffe, ordered that nonviolent felons who had completed their sentence and paid any court fines would be automatically considered (on an individual basis) to have their voting rights restored.

McAuliffe then reduced the period violent offenders must wait to apply for voting rights restoration from five years to three and the length of the application for serious offenders from 13 pages to one.

The restoration of voting rights for felons does not have to be a partisan issue; both McAuliffe and McDonnell made the issue a primary concern of their gubernatorial term.

Virginia, as a purple state, has the capacity to create bipartisan reform and amend its constitution to allow those convicted of felonies who have served their time to rejoin political society. This reform may take time — as significant legal changes often do — but that doesn’t mean our political leaders need to resort to unconstitutional actions to find justice.

JORDAN ARNOLD is a Viewpoint writer.

LEAPFROGGING PAST NATURAL GAS The University should not use natural gas as a bridge to alternative energy

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he recently produced video titled "UVA's Energy Plan — Cleaner Fuel" presents an accurate yet incomplete picture about the transition from coal to natural gas for heating the University. I wholeheartedly agree with the beginning premise that the University has "to move away from coal — first and foremost." However, I reject the notion that it is incumbent upon the University to pursue natural gas as the "bridge" fuel for now while having a long-term intention to pursue alternative energy.

Yes, there is a significant reduction in direct carbon emissions when switching from coal to natural gas.

And yes, the operating and maintenance costs are significantly lower than coal. Sounds like a slam dunk; easy decision for all stakeholders of the University, right?

But hold on, we hear a natural pipeline needs to be built to deliver enough supply to the University to heat both Grounds and Medical Center? How many millions of dollars will that cost the University, interested parties and affected property owners along any proposed route? How long will the permitting, approval and planning process take, and how much further will the prices of alternative energy technolo-

gies decline over that same time-period? Furthermore, what will the price of natural gas do over that same time-period, given the fact that it is likely that there will be an increase in demand for the commodity by the power generation market, and the increasing likelihood that a price on carbon will be put into place as a

around, the University?

Recent research from Oil Change International and 14 other partnering organizations builds upon earlier research about the global carbon budget (such as by Carbon Tracker Initiative) and now estimates that existing “developed” oil and gas reserves (i.e. which are those reserves

The time is now for the administration to complete a more sophisticated cost-benefit analysis of alternative technologies to replace coal, and possibly ‘leapfrog’ the poorly labelled ‘bridge fuel’ that is natural gas.

result of the the COP21 Paris Agreement? Or how will the price of natural gas behave if or when governmental subsidies and tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry (such as federal land leases) are reduced and/or removed, in line with what the members of the G20 have pledged, but not yet implemented? One could even ask, how would the transition from coal to natural gas affect water consumption by, and local water quality

"where the wells are already drilled, the pits dug, and the pipelines, processing facilities, railways and export terminals constructed") would take us beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of additional global warming if combusted in their entirety. Furthermore, the research suggests that continuing to burn reserves at current "Business as Usual" rates, the world would likely exhaust this budget by 2025. Therefore, if many of the world's developed

reserves are to be deemed "unburnable" in the next few years a la the binding of the Paris Agreement, where does that leave the University's capital "investment" in a natural gas pipeline as well as any additional carbon-intensive infrastructure? And if such developed reserves are burnt anyway, exhausting the carbon budget against scientists and research analysts’ recommendations, where does that leave the University financially to deal with a warmer climate and other related consequences, such as higher cooling costs and building resiliencies?

The time is now for the administration to complete a more sophisticated cost-benefit analysis of alternative technologies to replace coal, and possibly “leapfrog” the poorly labelled "bridge fuel" that is natural gas, as developing countries have done similarly within the telecommunications industry. Technologies like geothermal ground source heat pumps, or GSHPs, for heating and cooling might have a higher sticker price up front today, yet are likely to be sustainable in all aspects of the word, as opposed to locking into investments in carbon-intensive infrastructure that have an increased chance of becoming "stranded assets" in the intermediate term. Furthermore, this

would save money and energy for cooling the University and allow it to add renewable power generation in a modular manner to offset the power loads that GSHPs consume. Granted, I am not involved with or privy to the extent that the University has considered and/or compared other alternatives to natural gas, or incorporated some of the scenarios, price sensitivity analysis and “stress testing” alluded to above. However, based on the video, I am skeptical that any such assessments have been completed.

The most recent publication of The New Climate Economy by The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, titled "The Sustainable Infrastructure Imperative: Financing for Better Growth and Development," drives home many of the same points made above. Specifically, the world needs to avoid building infrastructure that locks in an unsustainable future for all of us. Otherwise, the University — and the entire world — both end up with a a fate turning out like many of the "New Dorms" have in recent years.

DR. WILLIAM MUSSER IV is a 1995 College graduate.

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FALWELL WRONGS LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BY PRAISING TRUMP Both Corinthians would be very disappointed in him

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n January of this year, Donald Trump paid a visit to Liberty University in an attempt to rally Republican evangelicals to his campaign. He started his speech by incorrectly reciting a verse from the Bible, saying “Two Corinthians” in an attempt to refer to “Second Corinthians.” The crowd responded with muddled laughter.

The university’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., gave a rather embellished introduction to the Republican nominee, praising him and all his endeavors as a businessman and donor. He even related Trump to his father. While he mentioned this praise should not be interpreted as an endorsement, it is hard to see it as anything else. Furthermore, Falwell has continued to show his support despite the leaked video of Trump’s alleged sexual assaults on women in the past years.

Falwell should not use his national platform as a means to vocalize his support of candidate Trump, as he is misrepresenting Liberty University and miscommunicating the mission of the school.

Falwell, leader of the world’s

largest Christian university, is using his national presence to endorse Trump. In an interview with CNN this past Wednesday, Falwell expressed his explicit support on live television: “I’m gonna vote for Donald Trump ’cause I believe he is the best qualified to be president of

sociate themselves from the endorsement. The group contends in their statement on the matter that “Trump received a pitiful 90 votes from Liberty students in Virginia’s primary election, a colossal rejection of his campaign.” In the midst of this atypical election, to say the

There exists a level of hypocrisy between the mission of Liberty and that of Trump.

the United States.” While he most definitely has the right to express his opinion, as everyone does, he must remember his position and how his endorsement reflects upon the school, which he spearheads. Following Falwell’s comments on the upcoming election, Liberty students formed a group called Liberty United Against Trump with the intent to disas-

least, the group wishes to “regain the integrity of [their] school.” It is unprofessional for Falwell to take such a stance, as he should directly reflect the thoughts of the school that he champions.

Furthermore, there exists a level of hypocrisy between the mission of Liberty and that of Trump, so it is astonishing that the biggest advocate of the university and

its mission would fully support Trump’s views. Liberty’s mission statement pledges the school will “encourage a commitment to the Christian life, one of personal integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, [and] social responsibility.” I would not call Trump’s plan to implement a wall around our borders so we may completely “stop both vehicular and pedestrian traffic” an act characterized by sensitivity. Falwell, lifelong devout Christian and advocate of the Christian worldview, seems extremely willing to ignore Trump’s past, and present, of lying, misogyny and bigotry, and take his side in the upcoming election. The Liberty United Against Trump statement highlights this polarity: “Associating any politician with Christianity is damaging to the Gospel of Jesus Christ… he is actively promoting the very things that we as Christians ought to oppose.”

It seems the Republican Party has veered far off of its path, failing to heed tell-tale signs of devolution. Students at universi-

ties across the nation notice this though, most noticeably the students at Liberty. Why then, is their president choosing to endorse a president on national television who has contradictory views to the mission of Liberty University?

Just this week, Falwell spearheaded an effort to nix an anti-Trump article in the school’s newspaper. His behavior not only goes against the school’s promotion of free expression, but it breaches the student’s rights of the freedom of press, illuminating his inadequate capacity to be president of a university.

Let us take note of this conduct and call into question the validity of such an opinion that greatly reflects a larger kinship.

LUCY SIEGEL is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at l.siegel@cavalierdaily.com.

JIMMY FALLON DOESN’T OWE LIBERALS ANYTHING Entertainers shouldn’t have to shoulder the burdens of poltiics

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iven the utterly depressing nature of this election, you’d think people would relish any politics-free respite they could find. You would be wrong.

A few weeks ago, Jimmy Fallon’s softball interview with Donald Trump inspired all-to-predictable outrage from sites ranging from The Huffington Post and The Advocate to The Atlantic and Newsweek. More distressingly, the urge to politicize our most sacrosanct places has infiltrated my most cherished safe space: the New England Patriots football team. Pro Football Talk’s Darin Gantt recently scolded greatest living American Tom Brady for refusing to comment on the presidential race, specifically referring to Trump’s “grab them by the [wherever]” remark. Enduring endless interrogations regarding Roger Goodell’s phony vendetta Deflategate is one thing, but now the Patriot’s pressroom must be soiled with politics? Is nothing sacred?

This constant need to politicize evermore aspects of American life must stop. Our sports and entertainment stars owe us absolutely nothing.

Save your rants and tantrums.

Jimmy Fallon is a comedian paid to make us laugh. Tom Brady is a quarterback paid to win games — and perhaps usher in the rapture.

To the extent they have any social

responsibilities, those duties hardly amount to more than not committing felonies; they don’t include validating or denigrating any political beliefs. This applies equally to stars such as Colin Kaepernick. The guilt trips attempted from some on the right — “his protest is disrespecting our country so he must stand!” and so forth — are equally pathetic. No one side has a monopoly on infantile whining. But the recent complaints regarding Fallon and Brady seem particularly shrill.

For instance, The Huffington Post, publishing the Platonic ideal of the anti-Fallon thinkpiece, insists

to be both simultaneously.”

The idea that Fallon deserves flack because he has a responsibility to press Trump on his politics is nonsense, and the idea that we should want our comedians to shoulder such a responsibility is nonsense on stilts. There is a reasonable argument that Trump is such a unique threat to our democracy that heretofore politically neutral people must be recruited to the cause of rebuking Trump, but the effort to expand this enlistment process to the entertainment sphere seems misguided. Indeed, I’d argue this unnecessary blending of entertain-

Our sports and entertainment stars owe us absolutely nothing.

Fallon should not “be let off the hook for humanizing a well-documented xenophobic, racist and misogynistic serial liar.” After all, “at their best, late-night hosts have been able to to a difficult line between comedy and responsibility.” The Huffington Post offers up David Letterman as an exemplary model, noting his shtick “was entertaining, but it was also important, and Letterman knew how

ment and politics is one among a multitude of reasons this nation is unfortunate enough to have a buffoonish reality TV star as a presidential contender. A country that relies on its late night TV hosts to provide political education is not civically healthy, and the solution to this problem is not to attempt to turn comedians into Cronkites; it’s to convince people they shouldn’t

tune in to grown up class clowns for any sort of informative or reflective political commentary. The responsibility to challenge Trump on his rhetoric and proposals lies with the voters and political media, not the entertainment industry.

It’d be one thing if this competition to see who can hector or condemn Trump hardest were contained to late night TV — already a liberal echo chamber. But unfortunately that isn’t the case. After answering numerous football related questions, a reporter asked Brady: “Tom, you have kids of your own.

How would you respond if your kids heard Donald Trump’s version of locker room talk?” To which Brady smiled, thanked the reporters and ended his press conference. A normal person would chalk Brady’s answer up to simply not wanting to answer any politics-related questions. Instead, PFT’s Darin Gantt insists by not responding to this off-topic question with discomfort or indignation, “Brady has tacitly implied that it wasn’t a big deal to him.” CSNNE’s Patriots beat reporter Tom Curran piled on, stating: “it’s unfathomable that Brady thinks for a nanosecond Trump’s comments aren’t a big deal,” and Brady “really ought to say so.”

No, he really ought not. The questions will not stop there, and the headlines will cause a distraction to the team. First it’s “Tom, you have

kids, what do they think of Trump’s words about this.” Then, “Tom, you have Muslim friends, how about the ban?” Or, “Tom, would you call your Mexican friends rapists?” Then the inevitable headline: “Tom Brady Rebukes Trump,” which Trump would inevitably mention at a televised rally. One seemingly harmless question thus becomes a team-wide distraction. A blanket ban on discussing politics is the best and only way of not slipping down this slope.

Athletes shouldn’t be scolded for this strategy, and to insist their silence implies approval is spiteful and uncharitable.

Ross Douthat, invoking George Orwell’s 1984, described the current entertainment media culture as one of “institutionalized political correctness and John Oliver explaining the news to you, forever.” The athletes and vanishing minority of late night hosts who don’t wish to toe this party line don’t need to be celebrated with breathless Facebook shares like their Trump-bashing counterparts (“Watch Trevor Noah EVISCERATE This Straw Man”).

But nor should they be sent off to the Room 101 that is our culture’s outrage-click industry.

MATT WINESETT is a Senior Associate Editor for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at m.winesett@cavalierdaily.com.

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KAY KHOSBAYAR | LOVE GURU

Aaron and Eileen met on the Rotunda steps at 12:15 p.m. on Friday.

EILEEN: A few of my friends have gone on Love Connection dates and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Plus, I’m calling this semester my “Eat Pray Love” semester, except instead of traveling the world to find myself, I just want to try casual dating.

AARON: My friend Andy recently did Love Connection, so I thought I might as well try it.

EILEEN: Every single Love Connection date I’ve read about was described as a “friend vibe,” so realistically, I didn’t expect much to come out of it. However, my sister kept joking that my date would turn out to be my soulmate, and the romantic in me held onto the tiniest glimmer of hope that maybe she’d be right.

AARON

AARON: I have never even been on a date and especially, not on a blind date. I was not nervous though.

EILEEN: I was running late, as per usual, so I was speed-walking to the Rotunda in the rain carrying a pizza for us to eat … Anyway, I’m speed-walking like the wind to the Rotunda steps, cheese pizza in hand, when I see this guy sort of timidly walking up the steps about 15 paces ahead of me. … I took a guess and called out his name. He turned around and I introduced myself. We shook hands — upon reflection I’m wondering if my hands were greasy from carrying the pizza. Aaron, if you’re reading this, I’m sorry for my possibly greasy hands.

AARON: Naturally I was expecting a first-year, and she looked a lot older than a first-year so I thought that was pretty interesting. I knew she'd have more to talk about since she was a third-year though.

EILEEN: We decided to walk to Newcomb to eat [the pizza] and talk.

My original plan was to eat it on the Rotunda or Lawn, but the rain put a damper on that.

AARON: I felt like we both talked an equal amount. I felt like she was carrying the questions. Like I said in my application, I'm not very good at holding conversation.

EILEEN: It wasn’t a bad conversation once we found a topic we could talk about, but there were a lot of weird pauses. We both admitted to being pretty weak conversationalists. … I definitely did more of the prompting and question-asking.

COURTESY AARON

YEAR: Third SCHOOL: Curry School of Education MAJOR: Psychology and Elementary Education U.VA. INVOLVEMENT: Brown College, JADE Lab, Early Development Lab, Housing and Residence Life HOMETOWN: New Hartford, NY IDEAL DATE PERSONALITY: Easy-going, good sense of humor, genuine, woke IDEAL DATE ACTIVITY: Exploring the city! Playing ping-pong/board games/cards! Having really passionate discussions while eating tasty food! Something outdoorsy!

DEAL BREAKERS? Pretentious, misogyny, copious drug usage, awkward silences HOBBIES: Intramural Sports, reading, being outside, yoga, making lists WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD CATCH? I like to think I’m witty. I’m kind, goofy and my hair usually smells good. I can find an “Office” or “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” quote for almost any situation.

WHAT MAKES YOU A LESS-THAN-PERFECT CATCH? When I’m first getting to know someone, I am a terrible conversationalist.

WHAT IS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL? Dolphin WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PICKUP LINE? My name may not be Luna but I sure know how to love good.

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN ONE SENTENCE: I’m not 28 and desperate for a man; I’m 20 and mildly desperate for a man.

AARON: We … have a lot of mutual friends. She did band for a couple of years, although she's not doing it this year. We actually had two mutual friends come up to us and talk for a while. Also, we both just like to watch a lot of TV. EILEEN: We are both big “Game of Thrones” fans. We talked about a few different fan theories.

AARON: In my application I put that my one deal breaker was [a person who likes] ranch. What'd she bring with the pizza? A lot of ranch. So I got a real kick out of that. It was

YEAR: First SCHOOL: College of Arts & Sciences MAJOR: Astronomy and Environmental Science U.VA. INVOLVEMENT: Cavalier Marching Band and the Quidditch team HOMETOWN: Tazewell, Virginia IDEAL DATE PERSONALITY: Personally, I think I can handle any sort of personality, but I guess my ideal date would be understanding and open-minded. I would enjoy someone who is into sports as well — I don’t mind rival fans.

IDEAL DATE ACTIVITY: I’m flexible as long as it does not involve ranch dressing.

DEAL BREAKERS? Regular ranch dressing use and smoking HOBBIES: Trumpet, watching TV shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Breaking Bad,” playing board games and card games, walking anywhere, etc.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD CATCH? I’ve been told, admittedly by my cousin, that I have a fantastic jaw line. I like to think of myself as always being down for anything like a good party or just sitting and relaxing.

WHAT MAKES YOU A LESS­-THAN-­PERFECT CATCH? Sometimes, depending on the sort of person I talk to, I have a difficulty holding conversation, hence the reason for this application. Also, I have an unnatural hatred [of] … ranch dressing.

WHAT IS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL? Koala — naturally tired, yet still a fun little guy who loves to eat.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PICK­UP LINE? Are you from Mars … because you are out of this world.

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN ONE SENTENCE: I really couldn’t be any worse than Ramsay Bolton or Walter White.

EILEEN COURTESY EILEEN

something we could talk about. She said she didn't know a lot of people that didn't like ranch.

was pretty friendly. I honestly never had done any flirting so I just kind of went with it and got to know her.

two of them may have stayed a little longer to talk. I paid for the meal — and the deal-breaking cups of ranch.

EILEEN: Like any respectable human being, I brought ranch to go along with our pizza. When I offered him a cup of it, he started laughing. At first I got nervous that he was lactose-intolerant or vegan and wouldn’t be able to eat the pizza and ranch, but then he explained that he had two deal breakers — smokers and people who like ranch. I just laughed it off and said “more for me.” But seriously — who doesn’t like ranch?

EILEEN: I didn’t think it was flirty.

I’m not smooth by any means, and from what I picked up, he wasn’t trying to woo me with his charms either. Definitely a casual friend vibe.

AARON: I give it a 7.5. It wasn't what I was expecting but it was not bad at all, really enjoyable.

AARON: I felt like [the conversation]

AARON: After one of our mutual friends showed up, we were talking and she said she had to leave.

EILEEN: We sort of got wrapped up talking to him until it was time for me to go to my meeting. I said goodbye and headed out. I think the

EILEEN: I would give the date a 4 out of 10. I didn’t feel any romantic connection, and the conversation felt forced at times. … It’s always nice to meet new people though, so I’d say it was an hour well-spent. I’m proud of myself for trying something new and exploring another outlet for casual dating.

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Top 10 things to do before you graduate How to ‘fill in the blank’ on the ‘117 Things to Do Before You Graduate’ list ABIGAIL LAGUE | LIFE COLUMNIST

1. Get arrested for in- 3. Have brunch at The Pigeon Hole and then decent exposure drinks at The Hole

5. Bring a puppy to 7. Eat mac-n-cheese at Puppies and Pumpkins The Virginian

9. Eat at the dumpling cart

Now that it’s possible, why not? The Pigeon Hole always serves great food, and I’ve heard absolutely nothing about The Hole so there’s the possibility that it could be a good time. A workable inverse of this is to spend the night at The Hole, sleep wherever and enjoy a lovely brunch while hungover at The Pigeon Hole. Egg never tastes better than when your head is throbbing and you’re not sure if you’re going to puke. Nothing wraps up a night out better than the struggle to keep down all of the delicious food you just ate.

This recurring autumn disappointment always manages to draw in naive first-years that believe there will actually be puppies. I still remember my first year letdown when I discovered the distinct lack of canines at this misleadingly titled event. So now I call on all pet owners to make Puppies and Pumpkins worth going to. If University Programs Council will not supply suspiciously attained puppies, then you must bring your own. Will you be mobbed? Yes. But you will do so knowing that your dog has made the lives of overstressed students that much better.

mended to me on the Corner was mac-n-cheese at The Virginian. “It has hash browns on top!” they said. “It’s amazing!” they said.

They were right. I never thought the hash brown/ mac-n-cheese combo would work. Now I eat my words — along with a hearty helping of macn-cheese. On a side note, this all-pasta diet has done me no favors and I may need to drag myself to a gym. Can anyone describe to me the application and function of an “elliptical”?

I have no idea why this isn’t already on the list. My hope is I simply missed it while quickly skimming and processing nothing. The dumpling cart is such a popular choice among students that it should be part of the list on principle. Students wait in lines of up to 70 people and yet it’s not even the top 100? Really?

I buy dumplings even if my bank account is completely empty and my credit card basically has a flashing sign above it that reads, “Don’t even think about it.”

Remember that joke Dean of Students Allen Groves tells to all incoming classes? That the only difference between indecent exposure and streaking is pace?

It always got some good laughs and many took it to heart. Soon after, as first-years lined up at the Rotunda for that traditional midnight jog, they always took special care not to go any less than three miles per hour. Did some miss a slope and shatter a knee? Yes. But they did so with the dignity and knowledge that they weren’t publicly indecent.

As for the fourthyears, now is the time to do the opposite. Now is the time to be indecent. Walk — just to prove him right and give him something to talk about in his next speech.

2. Do a Corner Crawl I’m not sure if this refers to food or booze. They both sound like tremendous ideas as the Corner provides copious amounts of both. Perhaps you should spend a day testing the different restaurants followed by a night of bars? Aggressive, but definitely a good time. That, or drink first and enjoy a drunken Gus Burger. The holy grail of drunk food, the Gus Burger proves anything tastes good when topped with an egg and eaten while intoxicated. If the Gus Burger doesn’t satisfy you, I can think of nothing better than late-night Qdoba.

The first meal ever recom-

8. Make your own Halloween costume

4. Host Friendsgiving Finally the dilemma of being able to “pick your friends but not your family” has been rendered moot. Even if you don’t usually go all out for Thanksgiving, you can’t miss this American holiday when celebrated exclusively with friends. So what if the turkey is underdone and most likely not safe to eat? So what if no one actually knows how to cook and your microwave is getting more use than ever? Friendsgiving is a peaceful holiday with a distinct lack of family squabble. There will be no snide remarks or bickering over the pumpkin pie — only a happy memory of contentment to get you through actual Thanksgiving.

6. Hide a pet Not many dorms or apartments allow pets, and even less students abide by this rule. But it’s cute that Charlottesville housing tries. It’s not uncommon to be strolling around Lambeth only to see a cat creepily staring at you from a window. At this point it’s almost tradition, and anyone not illegally harboring a fugitive pet has clearly missed the memo. Some play it safe with a fish, others are more daring with a cat. However, if you really want to test the rules, be that person who blatantly walks their dog in front of the building.

I always respect them from a distance, through my window, as I dial the landlord, because I’ve stepped in dog crap one too many times.

For some reason it’s “trying too hard” to just buy a costume.

Others say it’s too much money — keep in mind they probably end up spending more money on all the individual parts of their homemade costume. I don’t understand these excuses. The issue of store-bought costumes being too scandalous, however, I understand completely. I once worked at Party City, and after a “naughty nun” costume was put on the shelves, I realized this was the beginning of the end for our society. Either way, making a costume i s a long-time tradition here at the University that no one should miss out on. The “punny” costumes are always a hit. The only one I can think of at the moment is a “smarty-pants” — a.k.a. a person who glued Smarties to their pants.

10. Invite T-Sully to dinner It turns out that this has been done and she has, in fact, shown up. Invite a professor to lunch on the list? Well now it’s time to step up your inviting-superiors-to-eat game. In fact, invite her to a family Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Invite her to your third cousin’s wedding.

You have to do these things to outshine the student dinners she has already attended. I was told that one dinner actually had place cards. Place cards.

The epitome of fine dining. The bar has been set, so you better do a good job and make her feel special.

ANNE OWEN, AMBER LIU, AND ERIC DUONG | THE CAVALIER DAILY

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First-year experience in six words or less Summing up the transition to U.Va. life LUCY HOPKINS | FEATURE WRITER As a whole, the first-year class is incredibly diverse — the 3,685 students included in it hail from 45 states and more than 70 countries, and represent a unique assortment of interests, talents, hobbies and accomplishments. Each new ’Hoo followed her own path to this school and will continue to do so in their time here.

Although they might not have the same experiences individually, the collective U.Va. first-year experience is something that binds them all. We asked several first-year students to describe the first half of their semester in six words or less.

This is what they had to say:

“The best and worst of times.”

“Underestimated the amount of work.”

Ryan Baillie, College of Arts and Sciences

Anthony Del Rosso, College of Arts and Sciences

“I get absolutely no sleep.”

“Lots of work but fun.”

Jimmy Lord, College of Arts and Sciences

Rana Rahman, College of Arts and Sciences

“I want to go home.”

Sai Konuri, Engineering School

“Amazing people and good times.”

Omar Elhaj, College of Arts and Sciences

“Amazing people and good times.”

Omar Elhaj, College of Arts and Sciences

“The time of my life.”

Cayden Dalton, College of Arts and Sciences

“One big, fat rager.”

Andy Zuo, College of Arts and Sciences

“College is high school on steroids.”

Zach Glissman, College of Arts and Sciences

“Adventurous, exciting, confusing, emotional, comforting.”

Priscilla Opoku-Yeboah, College of Arts and Sciences

“Exciting, fun, work, friends, new.”

John Grady, College of Arts and Sciences

So what is the first-year experience? In short, it seems to be a bit like stepping on a roller coaster with a blindfold — frightening but fun, unpredictable but still something like it was expected to be — and after the blindfold has been ripped off by the sheer speed of the trip, an experience that doesn’t seem quite as scary as it did when you first hopped on.

Celebrating random acts of kindness New CIO, Unsung People, attracts attention NEHA KULKARNI | FEATURE WRITER Though the current state of affairs often elicits the shaking of heads and frowns, a new CIO on Grounds has made it its mission to change that.

Unsung People, a new non-profit initiative, promotes kindness by collecting stories of random acts of kindness from around the world and sharing them on its website and other forms of social media.

While most CIOs run by University students begin here in Charlottesville, Unsung People has a unique beginning more than 8,500 miles away. Shreyas Hariharan, fourth-year Commerce student and president of Unsung People, said it was an act of kindness that inspired him to start Unsung People.

In his hometown of Bangalore, India, Hariharan said he saw an ambulance unable to move in heavy traffic. While everyone on the street — himself included — was stuck in the traffic, Hariharan said he noticed an auto rickshaw driver who persuaded drivers to move out of the way, allowing the ambulance to pass through more easily.

After Hariharan discussed this experience with a couple friends from his high school, together they launched Unsung People as a platform of stories about random acts

of kindness to promote positivity, express gratitude and increase happiness levels universally.

Upon coming back to the University after the summer, Hariharan co-founded a team on Grounds.

Unsung People prides itself in establishing a connection between people of different cultures and backgrounds through a simple concept.

“People see a lot of negative things, either on media or other forms, and think that the world is more dangerous than it is and become fearful of other people,” Hariharan said. “Something that we want to do is reestablish that trust in … random people.”

Unsung People’s international exposure element has attracted a lot of attention from many students, including second-year Engineering student and Turn Up director Parisa Roohafzaii, who is responsible for planning the biweekly events Unsung People has on the Lawn.

“It is really interesting to me because I wanted something different,” Roohafzaii said. “One thing that really drew me in is that this started in another country, and we’re trying to bring it to [abroad].”

Aiming to promote kindness, Unsung People has made its mark at

the University by asking students to recall moments of kindness they have experienced, ranging from returning a lost ID card to paying for someone in line for food.

Second-year College student Michael Bateman, who serves as the chief operating officer of the University’s group, said the group shifts focus away from a common “mean world syndrome,” which causes people to view the world as more dangerous than it actually is. “[Fighting the mean world syndrome is] something that’s really important because the world actually is a much better place than is was 10, 20, 30 years ago,” Bateman said.

“That’s what we want to highlight — the common humanity and goodness in the world.”

Touching hearts both here and abroad, the non-profit recently won an award for Social Concern in India from St. Joseph’s College.

“We wanted to have a strong international presence because if you see stories from different places — though there might be differences in what people do and what people appreciate — at the end of the day everyone is universally kind and everyone appreciates people being selfless,” Hariharan said.

Though still a relatively new CIO on Grounds, Unsung People has bases in India, Florida and Virginia. The non-profit looks forward to expanding in areas like Madrid and London and continuing to spread positivity.

“People will open a door for you or someone picks up something you dropped, and we always brush that stuff off our shoulders and don’t

take into account how kind that is, because someone doesn’t have to do that for you,” Roohafzaii said. “For me, it’s just noticing those things and making those things a bigger deal because those are the things that make a bigger difference in our lives and make us feel better. These little things bring happiness to people’s lives.”

COURTESY SHREYAS HARIHARAN

Unsung People has a growing presence both on Grounds and internationally.

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One Less partners with Fear 2 Freedom to incite change Celebration Day invites students to make care kits for sexual assault survivors JACKIE SIEGEL | FEATURE WRITER Fear 2 Freedom — a global non-profit founded in 2011 that assembles kits for survivors of sexual assault — brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “big things often come in small packages.” For the third consecutive year, the organization partnered with the University to provide much needed resources to survivors of sexual assault.

Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted.

What most people do not consider is the immediate aftermath of sexual assaults. When survivors arrive at the hospital, their clothes are removed from them and kept as evidence for the Physical Evidence Recovery Kit exam, forcing them to leave the hospital dressed in only paper scrubs.

Upon seeing this, Rosemary Trible, founder and president of Fear 2 Freedom, began to assemble Fear 2 Freedom kits — bags containing sweatpants, t-shirts, underwear, toiletries, a pen and a pencil to start a journal and toys for children’s kits.

What started with one kit expanded into an organization, and to date, Fear 2 Freedom has generated 13,000 kits and partnered with 18 universities and 30 hospitals to comfort survivors.

“It’s a difficult and darker subject, and we want to bring light to the sub-

ject and to bring something positive that you can actually do to be a tangible difference on the campus,” Trible said.

Along with the necessities compiled in the kits comes the Freedom Bear, a counseling tool that not only lends its soft surface to the victim but symbolizes the ephemerality of pain.

The Freedom Bears have a torn heart, and within the hole resides sheets of dissolving paper. Survivors are encouraged to write the name of the person who harmed them and place it into the heart of the bear.

As they heal, gaining courage and strength, they can remove the paper from inside the bear and place it into water, and at first the name disappears, then the whole paper dissolves.

“Victims have said that that little symbol has made all the difference to them to believe that their past does not have to control their future,” Trible said. “It reminds them that they don’t have to be stuck as a victim forever.”

Fear 2 Freedom partnered with One Less, a sexual assault education group on Grounds, and arranged an assembly line in the Newcomb Ballroom to call on students to make as many kits as they could.

Fourth-year College student Ellen

Crooks, One Less chair of continuing education, said she believes the partnership with Fear 2 Freedom is beneficial to the University.

“When you encounter different organizations, non-profits or CIOs, you’re always going to meet different language that they’re using, so sometimes the biggest step in coordinating with someone is finding a language that you can both stand on, especially when talking about a sensitive issue like sexual assault,” Crooks said. “It provides us with new tools to reach people in our communities that we hadn’t tapped into yet.”

Collaborating with Fear 2 Freedom evoked enthusiasm in many of the One Less educators by guaranteeing a tangible way to make a difference in survivors’ lives.

“This is so hands-on. You have a guarantee of meeting a need somewhere, and that’s an instant gratification that sexual assault prevention really doesn’t ever experience,” Crooks said. “Doing this, it feels like steps being made that can engage people that don’t really know how to join the conversation.”

Dean of Students Allen Groves encouraged attendees to sign a pledge at the event, promising to combat sexual assault on Grounds and to “be

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the change.”

“It’s a terrific opportunity to make a real difference for anyone of any age who’s been a victim of sexual assault

at a time that they feel the most vulnerable,” Groves said. “You could see the enthusiasm. It was wonderful.”

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Students assembled kits for sexual assault survivors in the Newcomb Ballroom.

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Misrepresentation fear causes election anxiety APA finds 2016 presidential election is causing 52 percent of American adults stress JESSICA CHANDRASEKHAR | SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Election anxiety largely arises from the fear an individual’s choice for an elected official will not adequately represent, or many even oppose, his own social, economic and other beliefs and values. Fifty-two percent of American adults say the 2016 Presidential Election is causing them stress, according to the American Psychological Association and its “Election Stress in America” poll.

Psychology Prof. Bethany Teachman explains anxiety frequently arises in uncontrollable situations, which are perceived to present some potential threat.

“To some extent, these qualities may routinely be present during election cycles, but to many of us, this is a year where the candidates have extremely different styles and positions and visions for the country, so the stakes feel especially high,” Teachman said in an email statement. “Moreover, with these large differences, an outcome where your preferred candidate loses can feel very threatening because it would portend years of leadership that do not align with your values.”

Based on data collected in an early August 2016 poll by Washington Post/ABC News, this election represents a particular trigger for many individuals beyond typical election-based anxiety.

Asst. Psychology Prof. Noelle

Hurd said she believes Trump’s language has led to mental distress among marginalized youth.

“Trump has said many negative things about a variety of racial, ethnic, gender and religious — to name a few — groups that are already marginalized by society,” Hurd said in an email statement. “Trump’s comments reinforce negative stereotypes held about these groups and also contribute to increased divisiveness in our country.”

Hurd went on to state comments made by Trump, as a leader figure for the Republican party, grant credibility to the discrimination already present in our society.

“Trump currently occupies a position of authority as the Republican party’s candidate and thus, the opinions he voices are seen as more credible and powerful as many feel that he represents a large segment of our society,” Hurd said. “I think his hate speech has emboldened others to follow suit and engage in more explicit acts of discrimination.”

Hurd said several racially discriminatory acts which have taken place around Grounds this semester may have been provoked by the kind of rhetoric used by Trump.

Teachman states many of the topics covered during this election cycle may act as triggers to those listening and viewing the debates and election coverage. “[T]his election cycle has been

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dominated in some ways with stories that provoke anxiety — threats of terrorism, gun safety, personal safety — e.g., tied to sexual assault — border security, economic uncertainty, whether health care and social services will be preserved, etc. — as a result, we are hearing about potentially ‘scary’ issues all the time and the 24-hour news and social media cycles can make these threats feel ever-present,” Teachman said.

The APA website offers several tips to help assuage election-related stress, including limiting candidate and election media exposure, political discussions and maintaining a level perspective. “[T]here can be great value in taking some breaks from the endless loop of negative, fear-provoking coverage and discussions on social media,” Teachman said. “[B]e educated — some of the threats that are being presented do not reflect the facts; knowing when threats are being exaggerated can help people to make more realistic evaluations of how dangerous a situation really is.”

Both the APA and Teachman state one of the best ways to manage anxiety is to vote.

“One way to manage this anxiety is to vote!” Teachman said. “We want to feel like our actions matter and can help control a situation — our vote is one way to do that.”

TREAT YOURSELF

Thought of candidate as president makes them nervous

Participants’ self-identified party affiliation

Hillary Clinton

51%

Donald Trump

70%

Democrat (33%)

Independent (36%)

Republican (23%)

Other (5%)

No opinion (3%)

Perceived trustworthiness in handling Economy Terrorism Immigration International crisis Race relations Taxes Int’l trade agreement

Clinton

48

46

48

43

53

40

60

33

63 51 54

29 41 40

Trump

No opinion

Source: The Washington Post

LUCAS HALSE | THE CAVALIER DAILY

A poll by the American Psychological Association found 52 percent of American adults report experiencing stress as a result of the 2016 presidential election.