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Monday, October 26, 2015

Vol. 126, Issue 18

Jefferson Awards, Intermediate Honors given to students, distinguished faculty David Schutte Associate Editor

The University’s highest award, the Jefferson Award, was awarded Friday at the annual fall convocation for distinguished faculty members and third-year University students.

The award was given to Psychology Prof. Tim Wilson for his excellence in scholarship, and to James Milton Adams, the senior vice provost and professor of

biomedical engineering, for excellence in service.

Recipients of the award must be “exemplified in character, work and influence the principles and ideals of Jefferson, and thus advanced the objectives for which he founded the University,” according to the University’s website.

Receiving the Jefferson Award was “an honor of unimaginable proportion,” Wilson said. None of it would have been possible, though, without his colleagues, he said.

“It’s nice to get the credit, but none of

all those things could’ve happened without my colleagues,” Wilson said.

With the Jefferson Award recipients were students and other faculty members who were being recognized for other achievements.

This year 436 students were presented with Intermediate Honors awards.

Those awarded with Intermediate Honors awards must be in the top 20 percent of their class and must have completed 60 credits at the University in their first two years.

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FANS UPSET WITH BBALL POINTS SYSTEM RESET PAGE 4

CAVALIERS KNOCK OFF FLORIDA STATE PAGE 6

BIG K.R.I.T. SHOWS TRUE COLORS PAGE 7

EDITORIAL: SULLIVAN’S REPORT CARD PAGE 9

LOVE CONNECTION: JEREMY AND SANDY PAGE 12

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Hannah Hall Assocaite Editor

The Honor Committee is considering ways to become more involved in the admissions and decisions processes at the University.

The Committee would like to become more involved in providing information about Honor to newly admitted and prospective students, Honor Chair Faith Lyons said.

“We’ve spent a lot to time talking about sanctions and the end of the process, but there’s a really wonderful opportunity to provide students the information on the front end,” the Commerce fourth year said.

The Committee hopes to pre-

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Honor discusses admissions involvement Committee considers new programs to inform potential Univeristy students of honor system vent potential honor violations from occurring by providing students with information about the honor code from the beginning. The hope is to work with the University to create resources so prospective students know about issues like plagiarism and multiple submission.

While this is very much in the planning phase, the Committee already has ideas on what it would like to see moving forward. Lyons said she hopes to be more present to students applying — to undergraduate and graduate schools — as well as with accepted students.

The Committee has discussed in the past providing resources to students who are applying and having a presence at the graduate student versions of Days on the Lawn. While the

Committee already tables at the undergraduate Days on the Lawn, the group hopes to send letters about honor as part of the student acceptance packet.

“Getting resources to students who are applying might not be feasible right now, but I think we can make recommendations for the next Committee or people moving forward,” Lyons said.

For students deciding which school to attend, the Committee hopes they can provide resources about what honor looks like in their school to help with the decision-making process.

For Lyons, there are two ways of addressing cheating in the University — having honor reports and trying to combat cheating from occurring at all.

“If we can be a better resource

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Honor Committee Chair Faith Lyons said the Committee hopes to design programs that would help illuminate the nuances of the honor system for both undergraduate and graduate students.

for students who just might not understand honor policies and

courses, we’d like to do that,” Lyons said.

Journal of Law and Politics holds annual symposium Event tackling ‘The Mertis and Disadvantages of Judicial Elections’ held at Law School Thomas Roades Staff Writer

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Law Prof. Risa Goluboff gave the keynote address and Justice Brent Benjamin, a Justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, also addressed the crowd.

The Journal of Law and Politics hosted its annual symposium at the University’s School of Law Friday.

The symposium, addressing “The Merits and Disadvantages of Judicial Elections,” was held in the Caplin Pavilion at the Law School.

Law Prof. Risa Goluboff gave opening remarks, followed by two panels and an address from Justice Brent Benjamin, a Justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

The event was devoted to the subject of judicial elections because it intersects politics and law, said Alexander Gray, the development editor for the journal.

Judges are elected politically, but professionally they deal purely with law.

“The opportunity to discuss judicial elections — their merits and disadvantages — appeared attractive because it closely relates to our mission and offers an intriguing topic for our community,” Gray said.

The issue was particularly relevant to Benjamin, who was able to share unique insights in regards to the issue, Gray said. Benjamin was the subject of the case Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., in which his neutrality as a judge was questioned as a former donor to Benjamin’s campaign was the defendant.

The court ruled that it was not legal for Benjamin to judge the case. At the symposium on Friday, Benjamin explained the value of a public funding model for judicial campaigns, which could prevent direct contact between judges and donors.

The two panels, moderated

by University professors, sparked subsequent discussions. Law School Prof. Michael Gilbert moderated the first panel, which was made up of another University professor as well as professors from Michigan State University and Emory University.

The event was a success, Gray said, and provided valuable insights and exposure for students.

“Students enjoyed meeting the visiting professors, and Benjamin offered an exciting and informative account of his experience as an elected judge,” Gray said.

Founded by current Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, The Journal of Law and Politics focuses on the interaction between law and politics. In addition to holding an annual symposium on a relevant topic, it also publishes scholarly articles and essays dealing with politics and law.

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Career Center sees 1,000 students since year’s start Appointments mostly fourth years, typically go for individualized meetings Henry Pflager Senior Writer

The search for jobs and internships is in full swing, and thousands of students are looking for positions — many through the University Career Center.

The Career Center assists over a third of students during their time at the University, said Everette Fortner, University associate vice president of career and professional development.

It does so through a variety of services, including individualized meetings, office hours, public events and on-Grounds interviewing.

Personalized meetings tend to be the most common form of help that students seek as they allow for specialized service.

“Every student’s needs are a little different, and students expect and deserve customized solutions to their career needs,” he said in an email statement.

More than 1,000 students have come in for appointments this year.

Those that have attended individ-

ual meetings have been roughly 30 percent fourth, 25 percent third, 25 percent second and 20 percent first years.

Most of the students who attend the Career Center wind up leaving satisfied, Fortner said, no matter what stage they are at in their search.

“I think the big hurdle is just to come — most students don’t even know what they would do if they came in for an appointment,” Fortner said. “Our goal is to meet the student where they are. Our counselors are really good at getting students started no matter where they are.”

Many of the students that counselors see are stressed, especially those currently undergoing the onGrounds interviewing process.

“They’re on edge — they’re so focused on these new companies that come on-Grounds,” Fortner said.

“When it’s an on-Grounds interviewing situation, it’s a make-or-break opportunity for them to go for one or two particular companies.”

However, this growing interview trend has helped hundreds of students find positions across disci-

plines, he said. Stress is not limited to those students doing on-Grounds interviews.

Fourth-year College student Graham Rockwood said it was tough not to be stressed as he tried to juggle school, looking for a job and his current work. He said he is looking for jobs in any statistic-related field, which he realizes is probably the case with most statistics majors.

“When you go into a stat class, you’ll often sit with people who are talking about where they’re interviewing, where they’re applying, what job offers they’ve gotten,” he said. “And that definitely adds to the stress level of it all because we’re all looking in the same areas.”

Second-year College student Sierra Teate is looking for research-affiliated jobs in the fields of cognitive science and psychology. She said she has been through a few interviews.

“I know some of my friends are working two work-study jobs at the moment. So applying for these jobs, getting in, having to work all these hours along with studying, is really stressful,” she said.

Number of individual appointments at Career Center by year

= 10 people

= fourth years

= third years

= second years

= first years Kate Motsko, Zi Yang | The Cavalier Daily

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U.K. ambassador to U.S. speaks at public event Sir Peter Westmacott discusses relationship, collaboration between two countries Katie Grimesey Associate Editor

The University hosted the United Kingdom ambassador to the U.S. Sir Peter Westmacott on Friday as a part of the ongoing Center for Politics’ Ambassador Series.

Westmacott spoke at a public event at Hotel C, hosted jointly by the University Center for Politics and International Residential College. He covered a wide range of topics, including economic policies and counterterrorism efforts.

Westmacott said the relationship between the U.S. and U.K. is a special one, characterized by mutual cooperation.

“There’s nothing closer than the U.S. and U.K. relationship,” Westmacott said.

Westmacott said the two countries are among the strongest-growing economically, and that the U.K. has spent time focusing on getting public spending under control. While discussing foreign affairs, he commended the multilateral Iran agreement in which both countries played a part.

However, he said the countries could do more to fight climate change, and the upcoming UN summit on climate change in Paris will help illuminate new approaches.

Second-year College student Attiya Latif said she attended the lecture because it’s the responsibility of students to learn about what’s happening

outside of the University.

“As students, it’s really important to look outside of the bubble of U.Va. and as we look outside we can see how we want to change the world,” Latif said.

The lecture was also a great opportunity to meet someone who has such a large hand in global issues, second-year College student Magdalene Beck said.

“To meet someone who has a voice [in the] current global conversation … [was] amazing,” Beck said.

“I appreciate the rational optimism that goes into calculating every decision — the subtlety and complexity behind every decision.”

Hailey Ross contributed to reporting.

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Westmacott covered a number of different issues, including those pertaining to the growing economies of the U.S. and the U.K.

Basketball points reset causes anger among Virginia fans Athletics department says policy is consistent with previous years Grace Erard and Owen Robinson News Writer

Virginia Athletics announced Thursday that students will lose any accumulated privilege previously gained in the lottery for basketball tickets, sparking backlash from student fans.

The athletics department says the policy is consistent with previous years.

To obtain tickets to University men’s basketball games, students must create a new SHOTS account and request tickets during a specified two-day period for each game, Virginia Athletics said. None of the points that give students an advantage in the ticket lottery, known as Sabre points, will be carried over from the previous academic year.

No Sabre rewards events, which allow students to accumulate Sabre points, have taken place this semester due to the University’s change to a new ticket provider.

As a result, all students will begin the 2015-16 basketball season with no Sabre points and will have equal chances of receiving tickets.

Many students were surprised to learn their Sabre points were reset this school year since they believed the points had carried over in previous years. Many took to Twitter to express their disappointment.

Virginia Athletics responded to student concerns with a tweet stating that resetting points is consistent with previous policies.

Jim Daves, a spokesman for the athletics department, said this policy was not new and that information was available to students.

“The student points have not carried over from one academic year to the next,” Daves said.

“That information has been provided to the students.”

One fan challenged this assertion by claiming there were events last year specifically advertised as rewarding points for this season, and other students complained about a lack of transparency.

The University’s 2015-16 student ticket distribution policy for men’s basketball home games states that Sabre points are not retained year over year.

“All student accounts begin each academic year with zero (0) Sabre Points,” according to section 3.3.

The clauses addressing Sabre points are the same in both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 University guidelines for student ticket distribution for men’s basketball home games.

Some fans, however, claimed that despite this formal policy sabre points were carried over year to year in the past.

In an email to students, ‘Hoo Crew President John Studabaker said ‘Hoo Crew met with representatives of the Athletics Department Friday afternoon to discuss issues related to the new ticketing system which students had brought to his attention.

“The ‘Hoo Crew Committee and I share the same concerns as many of you regarding the equity

of this process,” the fourth-year Commerce student said. “However, given the timing of the ticketing system’s release there is simply no plausible or fair way to award students with Sabre points prior to Saturday’s request period.”

In his email, Studabaker also said the ‘Hoo Crew would continue to find ways to provide the “passionate student section with opportunities to fully engage in the support” of the Cavalier’s basketball season.

Courtesy Virginia Athletics

All students will go into the 2015-16 men’s basketball season without Sabre points.

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sports Fresh off a victory against Syracuse that featured a second half surge, the Cavaliers fell flat in the latter 30 minutes Saturday against North Carolina. In the 120th meeting in the South’s Oldest Rivalry, Virginia (2-5, 1-2 ACC) was outscored 13-0 in the third and fourth quarters as the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-0) pulled away, 26-13.

North Carolina senior quarterback Marquise Williams finished 21-for-26 for 226 yards while adding 71 yards on the ground. Sophomore running back Elijah Hood picked up 101 yards and scored two touchdowns in the winning effort.

Virginia led 10-7 after the first quarter behind a 35-yard field goal from senior kicker Ian Frye and a 1-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Charlie Hopkins. Hood added a touchdown in the second quarter, but Frye converted a 26-yard attempt to even the game at halftime.

The Tar Heels, the nation’s only unranked one-loss team, retook the lead after a third

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Virginia drops sixth straight to UNC Junior quarterback Matt Johns threw for just 148 yards Saturday against the Tar Heels. Johns threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter to halt the Cavaliers comeback bid.

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With Saturday’s loss to North Carolina, coach Mike London’s conference record stands at 12-31.

quarter field goal before adding another 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Junior quarterback Matt Johns committed five turnovers in the second half on four interceptions and a fumble. Five of Virginia’s six second-half drives ended in a turnover.

Virginia outrushed North Carolina 205-196 behind a career high 117 rushing yards for junior running back Taquan Mizzell. Sophomore Daniel Hamm added 70 yards, including a 53-yard scamper in

the first quarter.

Johns finished 17-30 for just 148 yards. Mizzell was also Virginia’s leading receiver with 6 receptions for 57 yards. Sophomore safety Quin Blanding recorded the team’s first interception of the season when he picked Williams in the second quarter.

Virginia will next face Georgia Tech Saturday at Scott Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.

—compiled by Robert Elder

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Cavaliers vanish in second half against North Carolina I am sorry to report of regulation is becoming a that the Virginia Cavaliers defining feature of the 2015 disappeared on Saturday. The Cavaliers — a team racing to the team mysteriously bottom of the ACC vanished shortly division.

MATT WURZBURGER Coastal after the start of the Just one week ago, Sports Columnist fourth quarter of their I praised the Virginia contest against North coaching staff for Carolina. The Cavaliers (2- their halftime adjustments in 5, 1-2 ACC) matched the Tar a thrilling, come-from-behind Heels (6-1, 3-0 ACC) through 3OT victory over Syracuse. two quarters but failed to show Today, the Cavaliers settled up in the second half of a game back into their usual habit of that eventually ended in a 26-13 emerging from the tunnel, victory for coach Larry Fedora’s lacking the necessary energy to blue-and-white-clad bunch. compete in the second half.

Saturday afternoon in Chapel We are now seven games into Hill, North Carolina was not the the season, and Virginia has first time that Virginia called it outscored their opponents in quits after the first half. Failure the second half twice — against to play the entire 60 minutes William & Mary and Syracuse.

The Cavaliers also matched Pittsburgh’s second-half point total, 9-9.

And it hasn’t even been close.

Not including points scored in the three overtime periods against the Orange, opponents are outscoring Virginia by at least 52 points in the second half.

But the post-halftime situation was looking brighter Saturday for the Cavaliers against North Carolina. In the third quarter, Virginia yielded only a 29-yard field goal by senior Nick Weiler and was down just 16-13 with 15 minutes to play before then disaster struck. The Cavaliers imploded in a magnificent fireball of

futility.

The fourth quarter was much uglier than the final box score shows. The Tar Heels scored 10 unanswered points to put the game away, and Virginia committed four turnovers in the final 15 minutes of play — three of which were interceptions by junior quarterback Matt Johns.

All of the fourth-quarter blunders add up to one massive missed opportunity for the Cavaliers, who had been doing all of the right things through the third quarter. They were running effectively against a North Carolina rush defense that is Charmin-soft and limiting the second-highest scoring offense in the ACC. But

Virginia threw it all away, both literally and figuratively, with one of the lousiest quarters of football I have ever seen.

The fourth quarter against the Tar Heels figures to be the final nail in the coffin for Virginia in 2015. Now the Cavaliers must win four of their remaining five games against Georgia Tech, Miami, Louisville, Duke and Virginia Tech to reach the elusive mark of six wins required for bowl eligibility. This is not going to happen for Virginia — not with the Cavaliers inability to play two full halves of football.

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Cavaliers knock off No. 1 Florida State, 1-0 Shaffer nails penalty kick, Virginia benefits from controversial referee call Grant Gossage Associate Editor

All eyes were fixed on Alexis Shaffer. Virginia’s junior midfielder situated the ball on the penalty spot and stepped back. She and Florida State goalkeeper Cassie Miller stared one another down for an instant, their minds finalizing whether to go left, right or middle. All of Klöckner remained in silent angst.

Shaffer then drilled a nodoubter into the right corner, while Miller lunged in the opposite direction.

“I mean that [penalty] was huge,” Shaffer said. “I just went up and took a deep breath and kind of tuned everyone out.

When I went up to hit it, she started leaning to the left, so I hit it right.”

Fans leapt to their feet with arms outstretched, signaling every “U,” “V” and “A” to match the pep band’s rowdy song.

Virginia teammates embraced Shaffer inside the 18-yard box and went berserk on the sideline.

There was reason to celebrate this moment.

At 29:13, the Cavaliers led 1-0 against No. 1 ranked Florida

State. Coach Steve Swanson and his team understood the advantage of striking first.

“If you want to look at last year [against Florida State], you can see how important the first goal is,” Swanson said. “We didn’t score a goal in any of them, but they got the first goal.

It allows them to do some things different. They can put numbers behind the ball. They can dictate the game a little bit more. For us, it was very important that we get off to a good start.”

Were it not for one referee’s controversial call, Virginia would not have been afforded the opportunity from 12 yards out. Shaffer would not have scored. So the Seminole faithful were furious with the official who deemed junior Kirsten Crowley’s deflection a hand ball worthy of a penalty and straight red card.

The replay revealed Crowley’s hand never made contact with the ball. It was a bad break for Florida State, but the Seminole defense certainly didn’t do enough to clear the interior threat. If anything, the unit was lucky to delay a goal for four more seconds.

Prior to the blown call, a strike from sophomore forward

Veronica Latsko smacked off the far post and ended up at the feet of senior forward Makenzy Doniak. “[Makenzy’s shot] hit one of the defenders and then ricocheted to someone else trying to shoot it in the goal and then ricocheted apparently off her hand,” Shaffer said. “All I could see was the ref running with a red card, and I was like so confused. I was like, ‘hopefully it’s not on me.’”

Virginia benefited from that blown whistle. But the Cavaliers were the team more deserving of a win Sunday. They wanted to make senior day memorable for six of their family members, including a longtime team manager. They embraced a clash with the team that knocked them out of the College Cup Final a season ago.

“I think a huge part of that [game] was obviously the history behind it,” junior goalkeeper Morgan Stearns said. “I think we’re kind of building a little rivalry here between us, which is fun. Obviously, senior day was huge. That means a lot to us. We really believe in being a family and fighting for those girls.

Four seniors — forwards Makenzy Doniak, Kaili Torres

Junior midfielder Alexis Shaffer converted a penalty shot 29 minutes into the game was enough to knock off the topranked Seminoles.

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and Brittany Ratcliffe, and defender Julia Sroba — started for Virginia. Senior center back Emily Sonnett remained in Orlando, Florida, with the U.S. Women’s National Team, so her mother received the bouquet holding a large cutout of her face. Sonnett will hopefully rejoin her Virginia teammates this week.

Men’s soccer wins Commonwealth Clash, 1-0 Going into the final three games of the season, coach George Gelnovatch and the 16th-ranked Cavaliers men’s soccer team knew they needed a dynamic run to set themselves

up for success.

After a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh last week, the Cavaliers (9-3-2, 4-2-1 ACC) traveled to Blacksburg to take on their in-state rival Virginia

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Freshman midfielder Derrick Etienne scored in the 12th minute, and the Cavaliers defense held on to beat in-state rival Virginia Tech.

Tech (5-7-3, 0-4-3 ACC) and continued their strong play with a 1-0 win. Moving to fourth in the ACC, the Cavaliers clinched a critical first-round bye in the conference tournament, which means their quarterfinal matchup will take place at home, at the always-raucous Klöckner Stadium.

The team’s play — as it has been all season — was spearheaded by its freshmen.

Although outshot and physically challenged, Virginia was able to push ahead in the 12 th minute after freshman midfielder Derrick Etienne weaved his way through three Hokies defenders and poked a shot into the far post.

While generally imperative to score first, the goal then meant the Cavaliers were going to have to defend tooth and nail for 78 minutes in a hostile environment to come out with a win the Commonwealth Clash, and they certainly were effective in protecting their lead.

Etienne’s goal was the only

shot Virginia could muster all half, and over the course of the game they were outshot 13-6.

Additionally, they gave up five corner kicks while only earning two of their own.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell — who has been a consistent anchor in the back of the Virginia defense — matched his career high with five saves, and the clean sheet was his fifth of the season, bringing him into a tie for fifth in the conference.

While the second win in a row was huge for the Cavaliers, potentially more important for their postseason prospects was the return of junior midfielder Riggs Lennon debut of senior defender Scott Thomsen.

Although Virginia hasn’t struggled thus far with depth, to have two experienced players return in time for Friday’s top-10 matchup with sixthranked North Carolina and the postseason tournaments will add another level to both the team’s attack and defense.

—compiled by Jacob Hochberger

The soon-to-be No. 1 Cavaliers will conclude the 2015 regular season with matches at North Carolina State and Pittsburgh Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Having tallied its tenth clean sheet of the season versus an archrival on senior day, Virginia is riding the highest of highs right now.

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A&E arts & entertainment

Adam Beddawi Staff Writer

After his commercial success with last album “Cadillactica” — one of rap’s best of 2014 — Big K.R.I.T.’s is following up with another free mixtape, “It’s Better This Way.” The album kicks off with an intro skit where K.R.I.T decides between two forks in the road, ultimately telling listeners how he is going against the grain of his usual work by saying, “I’ma do something different, I’ma go this way.”

The album’s cover art is a reflection of this, depicting K.R.I.T. with a knapsack slumped over his shoulder, facing a fork in the road.

Signs pointing leftward read, “Regular,” “Follower,” “Ordinary” and “Pressure,” whereas the only sign pointing in the opposite direction reads the album’s title: “It’s Better This Way.”

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Big K.R.I.T. shows true colors New album highlights struggle of underground rappers

K.R.I.T. delivers on his proclamation with the album’s first track, “King Pt. 4,” where he delivers an awe-inspiring reflection on his career to this point. He eloquently reconciles the conflict that plagues most underground rappers who try to transcend their platform: as artists try to reach their listeners in a thought-provoking way, they can only relate to audiences so well before ending up commercialized and losing the creative freedom that gave them their reverential status in the first place.

K.R.I.T. wonders out loud whether he is wasting time trying to change the opinions of people who indulge in materialistic, unsubstantive art as he himself slips into that same enterprise. Lines like, “Art is art no matter how you sculpt it / Mold it grow it, only to go unnoticed,” or, “I’m imprisoned to my mission,” show just how unreachable K.R.I.T. believes his ultimate goals to be. The listener is left to the rest of the album with the knowledge that K.R.I.T. is still

driven to pursue his career aspirations despite being cognizant of their futile nature.

However, it would be a mistake to read this proclamation as K.R.I.T. departing from his typical subject matter. This project is still littered with the usual abundance of car stereo anthems, references to old-school southern rap and familiar hip-hop braggadocio, but K.R.I.T. doesn’t want fans to view this as a sell-out move. In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, K.R.I.T. talks about how liberating it feels to just be making the music he wants to make.

“You can’t never beat that,” he says. “To not have a record on radio and to make the music I want to make and work with the artists I want to work with, just being country and proud of it and still being able to get to No. 1. To be able to go to Australia and people know the music. I’m from Meridian, Mississippi. Everything is an amazing experience.”

K.R.I.T. seems to have transcended the problem he alludes

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to in the album’s opener. While he’s never been concerned with getting on the radio, K.R.I.T. isn’t bothered with micromanaging his message now. He wants to tell stories and show his civic pride through his music, truly believing his place in the underground

is where he can make his greatest impact as a musician — even if not everyone is listening. “It’s Better This Way” is K.R.I.T. truly coming into his own as a rapper, adding to his plethora of fantastic mixtapes and showing that “Cadillactica” was no aberration.

Could this be the year for DiCaprio?

Academy overlooks Leo, but “The Revenant” could change that

Emma Graig Staff Writer

“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Aviator,” “Blood Diamond” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” are looked at fondly by movie-goers. These movies are not only all critically acclaimed, but also films in which DiCaprio produced Academy Award-nominated performances. This list does not even include the incredible

performances DiCaprio was not nominated for but perhaps should have been, such as “The Departed” and “Shutter Island.”

At this point, DiCaprio must feel like that one kid who is perpetually stuck with the “Participation Award” at a grade school awards ceremony. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards — three of those in the Best Actor category — and has been given the slip every time.

It seems as though the Academy simply likes to tease DiCaprio.

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But could this be the actor’s year? DiCaprio stars in Alejandro Inarritu’s new movie “The Revenant,” which debuts Christmas Day and is based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Michael Punke. Last year alone Inarritu received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards for “Birdman.” One look at the trailer for “The Revenant” gives you a taste of Inarritu’s masterful directing along with the unique cinematographic style of Emmanuel Lubezki. Lubezki’s signature trailing shots and close-ups place the audience directly in the tundra with DiCaprio.

In the film, DiCaprio plays Hugh Glass, a fur trapper in the 1820s who is mauled by a bear while hunting in the American wilderness. Betrayed by his companions, Glass also loses his half-Native American son to the murderous hands of John Fitzgerald, played by the talented actor Tom Hardy. The story unfolds with drama as Glass seeks vengeance for his son’s death. However, if the plot itself isn’t enough to capture the audience’s attention, listening to what DiCaprio endured during

shooting sure will.

“I can name 30 or 40 sequences that were some of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do,” DiCaprio told Yahoo during an interview. “Whether it’s going in and out of frozen rivers, or sleeping in animal carcasses, or what I ate on set.

[I was] enduring freezing cold and possible hypothermia constantly.”

When asked about the scene of the bear mauling in particular, DiCaprio responded quite honestly, admitting those scenes and other sequences were some of the more difficult things he’s ever had to do in his career.

“But the end result is going to be one of the most immersive experiences audiences will ever have with what it would be like to come face-to-face with an animal of that magnitude that is incredibly primal,” DiCaprio told Yahoo.

The film was described as “a living hell” to shoot by many crew members. The entire cast and production crew suffered through hypothermia-inducing temperatures, a reported minus 40 degrees with wind chill in some areas. Some actors were

supposedly submerged in freezing water, and one was supposedly dragged naked across ice during a 200-person battle scene.

Inarritu’s choice to shoot the film in sequence and Lubezki’s preference for natural light left only a short period of time each day when the film could be shot, which meant increased rehearsal time for everyone involved.

Obviously, no one knows exactly what the Academy is looking for in this year’s films.

However, if actors putting their bodies through hell in order to give the audience the most realistic viewing experience possible is any part of the criteria — as it has been in the past — DiCaprio should have this award in the bag.

Even if the Academy decides to gip DiCaprio on yet another Oscar-worthy performance, it is clear that he already has the honorary Oscar in many viewer’s hearts. DiCaprio’s chances are looking good, however, if the Oscar buzz is any indicator.

If he loses out however, fans can only hope DiCaprio’s “heart will go on.”

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opinion Recently, Virginia legislators have debated the quality of University President Teresa Sullivan’s leadership, with Del. David Ramadan, R-Loudon, calling for Sullivan’s resignation. In response, Del. David Toscano, D-Charlottesville, and Del. Jimmie Massie, R-Richmond, have voiced their support for Sullivan.

Ramadan’s critique of Sullivan stems mostly from her handling of sexual assault at the University, while Toscano and Massie counter that Sullivan has worked with the General Assembly to produce three new laws addressing sexual assault. Toscano and Massie stress that it is not the role of members of the General Assembly “to micromanage the affairs of our colleges and universities.”

In this debate, it is important to understand what, exactly, the role of a university president is. While being personable and handling crises are crucial elements of a president’s job, for the most part the role of a president is largely administrative. The president represents her institution to the external community, but she also handles infrastructural changes, strategic planning and financial decisions. Given this understanding and the futility of a General Assembly debate over Sullivan, we hope to offer our own assessment of the work she has done.

University finances: B+ From a macro perspective, the financial landscape has changed significantly for our University between the tenure of Sullivan’s predecessor, John Casteen, and her time in office. When Casteen took office in 1990, according to the New York Times the state government provided a quarter of the University’s budget; by the time Sullivan took office in 2010 it provided less than 7 percent.

The moment she came to Grounds, Sullivan made increasing revenue a priority, choosing not to expand the student body or increase tuition but instead hiring a consultant to study the University Hospital’s finances — a part of the University that constitutes nearly half the budget. Early in her tenure, following in her predecessor’s footsteps, Sullivan also made fundraising a priority. While not nearly as charismatic as her predecessor, Sullivan has done a decent job of bringing in donations, obtaining a $15 million donation from Paul Tudor Jones for a Contemplative Sciences Center. According to Fortune Magazine, cash flow for this fiscal year is also up 29 percent — but last fiscal year U.Va. reported only $224 million in cash flow, and the peak cash flow under Casteen’s leadership was $302 million in 2007. Sullivan’s record doesn’t compete with Casteen’s, but it is still relatively good.

Generally speaking, under Sullivan’s leadership the University has seen financial improvements. While new gift and pledge amounts to the University decreased 3.6 percent between Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2015, total new commitments combined with new future support totaled a 19 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2014. As of 2014, the University ranked near the top of foundation giving nationwide, and just last month, the University of Virginia Investment Management Company reported a 7.7 percent return

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Sullivan’s report card After five years at the University, Sullivan deserves a B on investments in the last 12 months. This will put the University in the upper quartile when compared with its peers, according to the UVIMCO chief executive officer.

These successes are not solely Sullivan’s, and this is also not to suggest the University has not had to make tough financial decisions. Last spring, the Board of Visitors voted to increase tuition drastically in order to subsidize low-income students, something its budget could not do without tuition increases across the board. But subsidizing low-income students’ education has also been a priority for Sullivan when allocating finances, inside and outside the University. According to Sullivan, she started lobbying for changes to the deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as early as two years ago, and last month the Obama administration announced its plan to do just that.

Not only has the University’s revenue increased, but Sullivan appears to have the right priorities when it comes to allocation of that revenue.

Educational initiatives: BSullivan’s five-year Cornerstone Plan is her most all-encompassing educational project. Elements of the project offer widespread improvements, such as programs aimed at creating “Total Advising” by increasing the number of COLA courses and creating pilot seminars in the Engineering School, as well as the potential creation of an advising center in Clemons Library. Advising at our University has long been in need of improvement, and is a necessary focus for the administration. In addition to academic advising, the Cornerstone Plan emphasizes career advising.

Sullivan’s goal, according to UVA Today, is to ensure that by 2018 every University student will be able to attend a small seminar during their first year and have the option to study or work abroad or conduct globally oriented research (the latter via the University’s new global internship program). These are commendable goals.

One area of continued concern is recruitment and retention of faculty. The biggest faculty-based initiative is the Faculty Forward plan for the College, a project aimed at adding $100 million to the endowment for faculty support and raising $30 million in spendable gifts. Ultimately, the initiative should result in the hiring of 250 to 300 new College faculty — something our expanding school certainly needs. Recruiting minority faculty members is also a key consideration.

In a letter in response to the Black Student Alliance’s proposal “Towards a Better University,” Sullivan noted numerous efforts to recruit minority faculty members, including

subcommittees formed in University schools to research and make recommendations on the issue, hiring committees that collaborate with UVa CHARGE — a program designed to increase faculty diversity in the sciences — and resource groups created to support hired minority faculty. At this point, it is too soon to tell whether these initiatives will be effective.

These goals are promising, but we have yet to see many deliverables.

Handling crisis: BIn Sullivan’s tenure, there have been five notable crises: the murder of student athlete Yeardley Love by George Huguely, a member of the University lacrosse team; the ousting of Sullivan herself by the Board of Visitors in 2012; the disappearance and death of second-year student Hannah Graham; the release of Rolling Stone’s now-retracted article on sexual assault; and the brutal arrest of then third-year student Martese Johnson last spring. These challenges came alongside other tragedies, including student suicides and deaths, as well as smaller public relations fiascos, such as the accidental release of roughly 18,700 students’ social security numbers in 2013 and the hacking of the University’s information technology by attackers in China.

The high volume of crises that have occurred at U.Va. under Sullivan’s tenure led Fortune Magazine to call her “the unluckiest president in America.” And while that description may fit, her leadership at these times has wavered tremendously.

Sullivan handled her ouster with remarkable calm, largely leaving it to the public to advocate for her reinstatement. She refused to badmouth the Board of Visitors in the aftermath of their coup. That the Board ousted her suggests an inability on her part to mitigate concerns between herself and members of the Board — certainly an element of a president’s job — but she transitioned back into her role smoothly.

She handled Love’s death and Graham’s disappearance with relative sensitivity. Entering office three months after Love was killed, Sullivan staged a “Day of Dialogue” that attracted over 1,500 students who discussed domestic violence and bystander intervention. Sullivan also implemented voluntary sessions on bystander intervention training.

The death of Hannah Graham occurred offGrounds and Sullivan was as visible as necessary in responding to that tragedy. The latter two crises, however, require more discussion.

On the day Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus,” Sullivan left the country to attend a conference. She wrote students a defensive email in response to the article and

left many searching for a sign of empathy in her leadership. As emotions on Grounds rose high, Sullivan’s response did little to mediate student concerns.

While Sullivan’s emotional handling of the event left many students frustrated, addressing sexual assault has been a priority for her administration, before and after Rolling Stone’s article. Regardless of the messiness of suspending Greek life and then reinstating it, Sullivan has taken concrete steps to improve University policy, including the revision of the University’s sexual misconduct policy, the hiring of new personnel and the implementation of a mandatory sexual assault prevention module. None of these initiatives will solve the problem of campus sexual assault — but they are all positive steps in that direction.

In response to Johnson’s arrest, Sullivan called upon the governor’s office to investigate the incident. As the event occurred off-Grounds, there was not much more administratively Sullivan could do than provide personal support for Johnson and affected students. But the personal support she provided — which came in the form of yet another statement — felt insufficient to many students.

In her handling of these crises, Sullivan falls short most in her ability to connect at an emotional level at a time when students desperately needed it. As Student Council President Abraham Axler said to Fortune, Sullivan has “struggled to provide the emotional leadership that the community needs.”

To be fair, as Sullivan said to Fortune, “If I were highly emotional, I would be criticized for that.”

Student rapport: B Sullivan is not known for being a particularly engaging speaker or jovial figure. She certainly engages with students, even teaching her own COLA course and advising the first-year students in that seminar, but she has never been seen as a particularly visionary president.

Preferring a quiet style of leadership, Sullivan did not rise to the role of being a populist president following her reinstatement.

Quiet leadership is still leadership — but quiet leadership can also easily be seen as aloofness, especially during times of crisis.

In one-on-one conversations Sullivan can be quite personable, but few University students get the chance to see that side of her. Notably, she consistently communicates well with student media groups.

Looking to the future Last semester, Sullivan’s contract was extended until July 2018. This will provide her with enough time to finish carrying out the Cornerstone Plan and other initiatives mentioned above. When considering Sullivan’s leadership, it is important to take into account the entire context of her presidency, which has only lasted five years so far. Sullivan’s leadership has seen highs and lows — and, largely due to chance, more lows than highs. In an unusual set of circumstances, Sullivan has been able to keep her goals on track.

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Accessible excellence More can be done to ensure lower income and first generation students feel truly welcome at the University only factor that leads to never completing a college degree. Another major factor behind drop out rates which aims to increase of lower-income and both the racial and sofirst-generation stucioeconomic diversity ALEXANDER ADAMES dents is the feeling of Opinion Columnist within the student body. not belonging.

The home page for this Recently, I conplan claims it will make tacted George Stovall, college "accessible to all” students. On director of the Office of Institutional that page, you will find a testimony by Assessment and Studies at the Unia class of 2018 student. Part of the tes- versity, and inquired about the gradutimony reads: "For me, having to not ation rates of lower-income students. worry about paying so much back in According to Stovall, IAS defines loans after I graduate is definitely a lower-income students as “those good thing.” While I do not person- whose parent income (or student inally know the quoted student, many come in the few cases of independent of the students meant to benefit from students) is less than or equal to 200 the Affordable Excellence plan are [percent] of the federal poverty level.” lower-income students and first-gen- The most recent data available is for eration students. That said, the claim the entering class of 2008. The fourof making “college accessible to all” year and six-year graduation rates for is misleading. Making college acces- low-income students were 81 percent sible to lower-income students and and 89.1 percent, respectively. On the first-generation students is not solely other hand, the four-year and sixabout the cost of attendance. Ensur- year graduation rates for the entire ing college accessibility requires pro- class were 87.4 percent and 94.1 perviding these students with the needed cent, respectively. academic, emotional and adminisAdditionally, I also reached out to trative support.

Sarah Schultz Robinson of IAS who Many lower-income and provided me with a breakdown of first-generation college students nev- the 2013 Student Experience in the er complete their degree because they Research University survey results. end up dropping out of college even I asked her for data comparing lowif they receive significant financial er-income students to regular need aid. Why does this happen? Though students and first-generation students it may be a huge deterrent for stu- to non-first-generation students. The dents, lack of financial aid is not the SERU results revealed that lower-in-

come students and first-generation students did not feel as welcomed at the University relative to regular need students and non-first-generation students. Unsurprisingly, both lower-income and first-generation students were also less satisfied with their social experiences at the University.

If a college's environment leads many lower-income students to drop out, then is a college education actually accessible to all students? Not exactly. While I appreciate the University's devotion to making itself affordable to all students, if it truly

come students and first-generation students. Thankfully, in designing such a program, the University could draw information and inspiration from similar programs at other toptier institutions such as WIlliams College, Wake Forest University and Bucknell University.

Currently, the University offers the Rainey Academic Program and Summer Transition Program. Both of these initiatives are pre-college summer programs that aim to ease the college transition for lower-income students. As University administrators likely know, pre-college summer programs have been proven to be effective in getting lower-income students acclimated to college, but the University should expand its program If a college’s environment leads many lower- and mandate it for lower-income stuincome students to drop out, then is a college all dents and first-geneducation actually accessible to all students?” eration students. In fact, in order to assure intends to make itself accessible to attendance at these programs, the everyone, then it must provide low- University should cover the costs of er-income students and first-gener- travel for students with demonstrated ation students with the support that need. Pre-college summer programs they need to succeed and graduate. increase college preparedness, familIn the same way that the Universi- iarize students with campus life and ty offers a specialized orientation for offer continuing support through the international students, colleges and first year of college via the connecuniversities should also devote one of tions made by students. their orientation sessions to lower-inFollowing those programs, a re-

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port by The Pell Institute finds colleges should provide these at-risk students with specialized advising, tutoring and mentoring faculty and peers. Additionally, following the Posse Foundation’s model, the University should develop “cohorts of study groups that foster campus community and provide an academic and social support system for low-income, first generation students.” The Pell report demonstrates that ensuring college accessibility goes beyond simply providing substantial financial aid.

In an age when the American Dream has increasingly become inaccessible, the University has undoubtedly made great strides to be a place of learning for first-generation students and lower-income students.

Nonetheless, its work is far from over. Often the ticket to the American Dream, a college degree must be accessible not to only the more fortunate but also the less fortunate.

In order to ensure that “college [is] accessible to all,” the University must create a welcoming and supportive environment for lower-income students and first-generation students by providing the needed academic and administrative guidance.

Alexander’s columns run bi-weekly Mondays. He can be reached at a.adames@cavalierdaily.com.

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Increase guest columns The Cavalier Daily should print more guest columns in order to better engage with the University community ics of prison education, the lack of creativity on Grounds, a push to disregard Columbus Day and columnists report and ad blockers. With reflect on the issues of that sort of mix, every JULIA FISHER the day, but an opinion reader is likely to find Public Editor page is also the part of something of interest a newspaper where anand, more important, yone can write. something he hasn’t thought Letters to the editor allow about much. And, this semester, any reader to chime in or to re- the paper has launched a partspond to a newspaper’s coverage. nership with the Black Student My column, which aims to rep- Alliance that promotes black colresent the readership, runs on umnists. the Opinion page. And anyone But the section relies heavcan submit guest columns. Done ily on its staff columnists for right, an opinion page should content; its offerings would be feature a vast range of voices; it richer if it included more guest should paint a daily portrait of columns and letters to the edipublic opinion at the University. tor. Guest columns offer variety The Cavalier Daily has done to a page. Perhaps a writer is an an admirable job of assembling a expert on or has a passion for a lineup of staff columnists whose particular topic but doesn’t want opinions span political and so- a permanent job as a pundit; his cial spectra and cultivate thought take would still be worthwhile to on a variety of subjects. Recent readers. Staff columnists can get columns have covered the top- old — even the best sometimes

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Julia Fisher is the Public Editor for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @CDPublicEditor.

The perils of two presidencies The American people should seek more accountability in the president’s control over foreign policy ast week, fellow Opinion search Center survey Patel cites columnist Sawan Patel states that 37 percent of people wrote a column arguing for in- see the Iraq War as a success, creased recognition but he doesn’t point of U.S. foreign policy out that the number BOBBY DOYLE failures by the generof people who supOpinion Columnist al public. He asserts if port that position has the public fails to recbeen declining ever ognize foreign policy problems since the war has ended. A reexist, then the United States will cent survey even shows that 56 be “destined to pursue the same percent of people disapprove of disastrous policies over and over how Obama is handling foreign again while expecting a differ- policy, a higher percentage than ent result.” While more discus- had an unfavorable view of Obasion around U.S. policy can only ma in general. To me this shows benefit all of us, I believe there is a growing recognition of U.S. already a growing recognition of foreign policy mistakes, not the U.S. foreign policy failures. The opposite. real problem is that this recogniSo people are actually less tion will not create real change thrilled with what U.S. forbecause the majority of the pow- eign policy is achieving, yet the er to shape foreign affairs policy change to U.S. policy Patel preis based in the executive branch. dicts has not yet materialized.

A good place to start for curbing This is because U.S. foreign the executive branch’s power of policy is not very responsive to foreign policy is reforming the public opinion. There have been presidential veto, which histor- very few conflicts the United ically has been used to allow States has entered into since foreign policy mistakes to go World War II that have been unpunished. persistently popular, yet our Despite what Patel argues, government is still able to enthere is a growing recognition gage in aggressive foreign policy. of U.S. foreign policy failure There are a few examples where among people. The Pew Re- the government was influenced

by public opinion, like in Vietnam, but even in these cases bad public opinion was only part of the reason we would exit a war. Election of the president doesn’t represent the power of public opinion that some think; promises to end wars while campaigning can evaporate as soon as a new president enters the White House.

Why is U.S. foreign policy so unresponsive to public opinion?

which states there are in essence two different presidents, one for domestic policy and one for foreign policy. In theory, Congress gives the presidency more deference in making foreign policy decisions because of information asymmetry and lack of effective foreign policy power. This leads to the executive branch being almost solely in charge of foreign policy. Take the Iran Nuclear Deal for example. The Republican Party, which has a majority in the House and Senate and opposed the deal, was not able to stop its passage.

At the very least, Congress should be A good place to start for curbing the executive able to punish people who engage in branch’s power of foreign policy is reforming blatantly bad or ilthe presidential veto, which historically has legal foreign policy. been used to allow foreign policy mistakes to go While the presidential veto remains unpunished.” in its current form Congress cannot It all lies in the fact that effective do this. The Iran-Contra Affair foreign policy power is held by is a great example of how inefthe executive branch. There is fective Congress is in punishing an idea in foreign affairs called illegal foreign policy. Reporters the “Two Presidencies Theory,” found out the U.S. government

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was illegally selling weapons to Iran, and this led to a great deal of criminal charges for executive officials. Not one of the people charged ever was actually convicted, with most being pardoned by the next president.

Many of these people then went on to work in the government later in their lives.

How is this holding people responsible? I propose the presidential veto should not be applied to anyone in the executive branch. This would allow congressional committees to actually punish people who pursued illegal or bad foreign policy. Clearly, this is only the first step in making the government more responsive to criticism of its foreign policy. But creating real consequences for pursuing bad foreign policy is the best way to start making the executive branch more responsive to the concerns of Congress and the people.

Bobby’s columns run Mondays. He can be reached at b.doyle@cavalierdaily.com.

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U.Va. Involvement: Outdoors Club, RA, Kappa Delta sorority, Madison House SOCA, Glee Club, Sustained Dialogue, UGuides, Intervarsity.

Hometown: Sarasota, FL Ideal Date: Slightly taller than average, athletic, brunette/ blonde, blue eyes, hopefully northern European…even more hopefully Scandinavian.

Ideal Date Personality: Outgoing, compassionate, confident, articulate.

Ideal Date Activity: Sunset Humpback hike with a well-prepared picnic.

Deal breakers? Short hair, picky eaters, tattoos.

Hobbies: Hiking, board games, playing [guitar or banjo], listening to indie-folk music, hanging out with friends.

What makes you a good catch? I am spontaneous, compassionate and logical! [I am a] confident small talker, but also know how to progress to more substantive topics. [I am] in decent shape, have pretty hip glasses and [have] an eclectic but likeable sense of style. Friends would say that I have a quick wit, a slow temper and give cozy hugs.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I often run late, my shorts are too short for some, sometimes my Chacos start to smell because I wear them so much, I kinda like Toby from “The Office” and I don’t have a car.

What is your spirit animal? I say Bactrian camel, but most other people would say moose.

Describe yourself in one sentence: Just a dude trying to live simply, make music, help others and see the world.

JEREMY Courtesy Jeremy

Morning of coffee, hammocks, ukulele

Alex Stock Love Guru

Jeremy and Sandy met at the Rotunda at 11 a.m. on Saturday and headed to Shenandoah Joe. Jeremy: I was surprised [when I was picked] because it was so soon after I filled out the survey, but I was excited because it seemed like a fun new experience.

Sandy: I’ve been on blind dates before and they’ve been fun. I didn’t have many expectations — I just wanted to have fun. I knew it would be a brunch, so it was a casual way to hang out with people.

Jeremy: I’ve never been on a blind date before. I didn’t really know what to expect [but] I think they’re so open and it doesn’t really matter if it works out or not, so there’s less pressure.

Sandy: I came late and I saw him sitting under a tree, so I knew he’d be [the guy for] Love Connection. He suggested Shenandoah Joe [for the date] so we headed over there.

Jeremy: She was nice — a little bit quiet, but she had a kind demeanor and seemed excited and open to getting to know each other.

Sandy: He seemed cool. He was dressed very cool and hipster, so that was unique. He paid for the coffee, but for me, that’s not a big thing.

Jeremy: I like to talk a lot and have no issues sparking up new topics of conversation. I didn’t feel like there were gaps in conversation, but I wish it had been a little more two-sided.

Sandy: [The conversation] was good — we actually talked about a lot of things and it flowed really nicely. We talked about classes and how as the years [go] on, our lives [are] narrowing down — I thought that was a very cool concept.

Jeremy: While I don’t mind talking, I like

Year: 2017 Major: Biology, Art History U.Va. Involvement: Madison House HALO, V Magazine, Peer Advising Family Network, Vietnamese Student Association, cell biology research.

Hometown: Falls Church, VA Ideal Date: Healthy, not too tall, not too short, not-your-average-joe looking.

Ideal Date Personality: Confident, smart, caring, a little goofy.

Ideal Date Activity: Picnic for dinner.

Deal breakers? Snooty people and heavy smokers…

Describe a typical weekend: Going out with my roommates on Friday night, then studying/girl’s night in on Saturday.

Hobbies: Going to museums, drawing, jogging, fashion, online shopping until my wallet hurts.

What makes you a good catch? Depending on the source, I’m either an Aquarius, aka inventive and humanitarian, or I’m a Capricorn, aka ambitious and resourceful, so you can take your pick.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I can be pretty indecisive.

What is your spirit animal? Brown bear What's your favorite pick-up line? You must be a banana, because I find you a-peeling.

Describe yourself in one sentence: I see the glass half-full.

SANDY

when people are able to interject and take conversations in different directions. It wasn’t awkward or anything, but it was a little more lopsided than what might have been ideal.

Sandy: It was never awkward; it was a very balanced conversation. I thought the talking was pretty equal.

Jeremy: After Shenandoah Joe, we walked and came back to the Lawn. I had a backpack in Pavilion XIII with some hammocks and my ukulele, and we went to hang out in the back of Garden 8. We set the hammocks stacked on top of each other, and I played a couple of ukulele songs.

Sandy: He knew all the lyrics to every Disney song and started signing them — it’s cool that he knew that.

Jeremy: I was trying to get my hammock

setup between two of the trees and couldn’t get the carabineer unhooked from one of the ropes. We just chatted the whole time — it was kind of amusing.

Sandy: I thought the ukulele was a good sound and I thought he played it well. It was definitely fitting for the hammock.

Jeremy: I didn’t particularly feel like there was any flirting going on. I would say there was definitely more of a friend vibe. I would say she [is] really cool and I definitely enjoyed getting to know her.

Sandy: I don’t think there was flirting; it was friendly. He would be a good friend, but there were never moments of flirtation.

Jeremy: We probably won’t intentionally hang out again, but we have a few mutual friends, so if I [see] her around Grounds or at a party, I [won’t] hesitate to say hello and

Courtesy Sandy

catch up for a sec.

Sandy: I could see us hanging out again as friends. I had a fun time, so hanging out again as friends would be nice.

Jeremy: The date ended when my co-coach for Madison House SOCA called me to remind me of the kids’ soccer game. We exchanged phone numbers and friended each other on Facebook.

Sandy: I would rate the date an 8 — it was fun. I wouldn’t see myself going on a date with him again, but it was definitely fun as a friendly thing.

Jeremy: I’d rate the date a 7 — I had a good time and don’t regret having done it. It was good getting coffee and hanging out in the garden, but I don’t think it’ll go further than this date. It was definitely a positive experience, though.

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New app features ‘heat map’ of Grounds University alumni, current students collaborate to design social app Sarah Ashman Feature Writer

A team of University students and alumni launched a new social app for students this past Thursday.

The app, called Hoos Out, features a social map designed to give students an accurate portrayal of the most popular places on and off Grounds.

Hoos Out was conceptualized

by Darden alumnus Tom Giedgowd and Engineering alumnus Kevin Owen. Over the past six months, Giedgowd and Owen have been developing the app through collaboration with second-year College students Teah Wyman and Zach Danz and thirdyear Education student Celina Amados. The students have assisted with everything from publicity to development.

The app features a “Heat Map,” which allows users to see the locations of other users in Charlottesville. On the map, users can zoom in on specific locations or search by five categories: fraternity houses, on Grounds, bars, apartments or dorms.

“We are trying to provide U.Va. students with a view of

what’s going around them,” Giedgowd said.

Though the Hoos Out team believes their app will be beneficial to all users, developers said the heat map will be especially useful for first-year students who are less knowledgeable about the layout of Grounds and social events at the University.

“You can look up the frat map on Google and it’s pretty inaccurate…it doesn't tell you anything that's going on now,” Danz said.

Although the Hoos Out team envisions most students using the app to find social events, the app can be used in diverse ways. For instance, users can use the app during exam periods to see which library is the least populated by fellow users or to find the best place to hand out fliers. “[The app] goes beyond just social bounds…if someone is tabling for an event they want to promote, it gives them the ability to reach a widespread amount of people ,” Wyman said.

Other features of the app include “Hoots” and “Flocks.”

“Hoots” are anonymous comments, like those found on YikYak, except they are connected to a specific geographic location.

The Hoos Out team created this

dimension of the app to allow users to give anonymous updates about their current social scene.

“Flocks” are self-designated groups students can create in order to view the location of their friends. Students must voluntarily choose to add themselves to a flock, which protects the anonymity of users, the Hoos Out team said.

“You can be a member of up to three flocks, so you can cycle through seeing the members of your sorority, sports team or firstyears, for example,” Owen said.

The biggest obstacle the Hoos Out team faced during the development of the app was creating a format simple enough for college students to use.

“It’s funny — people have the same 10 apps on their phone,” Wyman said. “The usability of those apps are simple…they’re so fun and easy to use.”

However, the creators of Hoos Out said they feel as though they have overcome this obstacle and developed an app with the capacity to hold over 10,000 users. The app will become more useful as more students download it, since the accuracy of “Heat Map” increases with a greater number of users.

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University alumni and students joined together to launch Hoos Out, an app featuring a social map of Grounds and allowing users to group together in “flocks.”

“It takes a lot of work to create something that scales up to 10,000 users, and we are ready to scale it up,” Danz said.

As a way to encourage students to download the app, the Hoos Out team is hosting a contest among the University’s sororities to see which group can rally the most users. The sorority with the biggest flock will receive a $5,000 donation to their philanthropy.

If Hoos Out is successful at the University, the creators hope to design maps for other college campuses across the United States, with the next tier of schools including Virginia Tech, James Madison University, UNC Chapel Hill, Stanford and Duke.

“We would love this to be a major social app that launched at U.Va.…you can tell by the title, it’s a U.Va. thing,” Owen said.

Accepting disability on Grounds Disability Acceptance Week strives to move from awareness to acceptance

Sarah Brotman Feature Writer

When thinking of diversity, many terms come to mind: race, gender, sexuality, religion — the list goes on. Student leaders, however, have noticed that one significant term is often missing from this list: disability. Last week was Disability Acceptance Week at the University, and students worked to spread as much knowledge as possible about disability acceptance and all it entails. To promote acceptance, Student Council held events throughout the week to inform students about various disabilities. Events ranged from guest speaker Robert Silverstein discussing the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to a movie and discussion about autism.

“A lot of the things we focused on this week were things that you may not necessarily think of immediately as disabilities, like autism and deafness,” third-year College student Sophia Naide said. “We did

that on purpose, because we wanted to expand people’s definitions of diversity at the University.”

Wednesday featured one way to become more accepting of disability: accessibility ally training. This training, led by Employment Equity Manager Rachel Spraker, discussed actions students can take to become more accepting of disability.

Concluding the training, participants received “accessibility ally” stickers to put on their belongings.

The idea behind the stickers is to show people students are available to help them with accessibility.

To ensure people knew about the events, Naide and other Student Council members prioritized publicity.

“We printed and posted fliers, we hand-billed in the amphitheater a lot, we did Facebook and a lot of emailing,” Naide said.

While the turnout rate was on the smaller side for some of the events, OpenGrounds Program Manager Angela Nemecek said this may have actually been a positive thing.

“I’m a big proponent of cultural change, one person at a time,” Nemecek said. “In some ways, I think talking to someone one-onone can be more valuable than talking to a room of 200 people in a lecture. That engagement with that person is great.”

Naide hopes to expand this impact in upcoming years through increased publicity in the classroom.

“Some people have found out about this week through their courses, [so next year we will] send this information out to different departments in order to raise more awareness,” Naide said.

Next year, Nemecek also hopes to expand programming to cover another facet of disability: mental health.

“I think it’s important to consider mental health issues and emotional functioning as a realm of disability,” Nemecek said. “Next year, I definitely want to do more about partnering with more mental health initiatives to make this week more comprehensive.”

While this week itself is not

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Disability Acceptance Week, which included discussions on autism and the Americans with Disabilities Act, encouraged acceptance of disabilities among students.

new, this is the first year the week was called “Disability Acceptance Week.” “[The week of events] used to be called ‘Disability Awareness,’ [but]

we changed that last year to be ‘Acceptance,’” Nemecek said. “It doesn’t really matter if we’re aware of something if we’re not accepting it. ”

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The Bill of Rights

Wear a tank top and proudly display your right to bear arms! Write something controversial on your forehead and declare your freedom of speech! Who said politics couldn’t be fun? Runner up for best group of 10 costume: nine bowling pins and a ball (I recommend turning Trinity into your own personal bowling alley,).

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Eight Crazy U.Va. Nights

The possibilities are endless. Foxfield, YAR, Easters (RIP), Boys’ Bid Night (also RIP), that date function at Rapture, the night you realize way too late you have to hike Humpback at sunrise the next morning, a home basketball game, or your best friend’s 21st birthday. Odds are, if you’ve been at U.Va. for a year then you have the means to dress up as all these nights without having to spend any money.

Show your school spirit and relive those nights you probably wish you could never think about again.

The point of Halloween is to be scary, right?

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An Entire Basketball Team

…without the coach. This is a self-directed and self-driven costume. Show your initiative by being a student-run basketball team, and maybe go as far as adding it to your resume upon successful survival of the night. There is no I in team, and there is also no coach in team. You can’t spell team without me, so put that on your resume (and don’t tell your other teammates) as showing the most leadership drive and ingenuity. Plus, once the night is over, that doesn’t mean the costume has to be over: start recruiting the best candidates for next year.

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The Amount of Classes You Can Skip Without Penalty

I know it, you know it, Noah’s Ark knew it: two is the golden number. Whether it says it on your syllabus or not, I firmly believe that it is a school wide rule that a professor must give you two unexcused absences before fining you, calling the police, or taking points off of your grade. How would you dress as this? Dress up as the subject of the class. If you haven’t done the readings, dress up as the excuse that you’ll inevitably be making when you skip the third class for that very reason.

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Here’s my pitch. Roots: dress up as either a tree, a really long line, or the shame-walk you have to take to an unhealthier choice because the line is just way too long.

The Biltmore: rub dirt all over your face and embody the TV show Survivor, then wear a clock around you neck a la Flavor Flav and be Survivor Hour. Christian’s: one person purchase a pizza onesie, and another dresses up as Jesus. Bodo’s: build yourself a bagel costume or just look really hungover. Trinity: wear rave gear. Little John’s: find a guy named John and either shrink him or have him put shoes on his knees. And finally, the White Spot: either be an actual white spot, or crack an egg on your head to embody the Gus Burger. Odds are you’ve probably spilled a Gus Burger all over yourself before, so one more time can’t hurt.

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First it was No. 3, then it was Poe’s, and now it’s Eddy’s Tavern. You might be thinking: why was this listed as a four-person costume if the name has only changed three times? Wow everyone by predicting the next name change.

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You are one-of-a-kind. You’re unique. You are you.

Maybe your right foot turns in a little when you walk, or maybe you have an insatiable craving for peanut butter at all times of the day. Maybe you’re convinced you’re the best email writer this side of the Mississippi. Whatever you’re known for — except if you’re Drake, stop dancing — embrace your talents and do you for Halloween this year. No purchase necessary.

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The Nine Event Notifications You Get Each Day on Facebook

Do you think anyone actually crawled the Kappa Delta Corner Crawl? Will there really be “some alcohol, but please BYOB” at the luau-themed pre-game on Friday? Is Kendall Street Company really playing at your event? Will I get a job from the career fair? Can a guest speaker really change my life? Grab eight friends and proudly display all those life-enriching get-togethers you were invited to. For an added element of fun, include attending, not attending, maybe, and the elusive interested buttons on your costume. Then you’ll really know what people think of you.

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Is this an arbitrary number? Or am I really just helping you embrace the unfortunate necessity of portion control?

They say it’s cheaper by the dozen but according to math, it’s cheaper to buy fewer things. Dress up as a donut by covering yourself in icing and attaching some sort of topping to yourself. If you’re really committed to the Instagram, you know that maple-bacon is the only way to go.

Pro of this costume: you’ll get to eat donuts all night. Con of this costume: people will be trying to eat you all night.

Take this costume advice at your own risk.

Go the traditional route and be father, son, and the Holy Spirit. Go the less traditional route and be your three favorite bars. Or, just have all three people go as Trinity. #Blessed. Take it a step further and be the emotional rollercoaster that is time spent at Trinity. Serenity for the daytime, rage for the amount of time you spend waiting in line between midnight and one a.m., and disgust for the late night moment when you first lay eyes on the dance floor.

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By Sam Ezersky The Cavalier Daily Crossword Puzzle by Sam Ezersky, Class of 2017 ACROSS 1. Depart, as a cowboy may do into the sunset: 2 wds.

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