Monday, October 27, 2014

Monday, October 27, 2014

Vol. 125, Issue 18

Graham’s remains positively identified

Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond determines remains found near Old Lynchburg Road last week belong to second-year College student Andrew Elliott, Julia Horowitz and Kelly Kaler Cavalier Daily Editors

The Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond positively identified Friday the remains found Oct. 18 as belonging to second-year College student Hannah Graham.

A search team from the Chesterfield County Sheriff 's Office found the remains last week on an abandoned property off Old Lynchburg Road in an area near Walnut Creek Park, about 11 miles southwest of the University.

Graham went missing in the early morning hours of Sept. 13.

Eyewitness accounts last place her at Tempo Restaurant on the Downtown Mall shortly after 1 a.m. Her body was discovered 35 days later.

Police notified Hannah’s parents, John and Sue Graham, following the positive identification.

In a statement, the Grahams thanked Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo and the Charlottesville community for their help in the investigation into Hannah's disappearance.

"When we started this journey together we all hoped for a happier ending," the Grahams said.

"Sadly that was not to be, but due to the tenacity and determination

of Chief Longo, Hannah is coming home to us and we will be

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eternally grateful to him for this."

Initially led by the Charlottes-

ville Police Department, the case is now under the jurisdiction of the Albemarle County Police Department because Graham’s remains were found on property in Albemarle County.

Charlottesville resident Jesse Matthew currently faces charges in Charlottesville for abduction with intent to defile in Graham’s case. No new charges have been filed.

"The focus of the investigation now is to determine what charges will be brought and the appropriate time to make those charges," Albemarle County Commonwealth Attorney Denise Lunsford said in a press release. "We are

Students honor, remember Graham

working diligently with local law enforcement on the investigation to ensure that we make the best determination for our community and the Grahams in the pursuit of justice."

University President Teresa Sullivan sent an email Friday afternoon informing students of Graham’s death.

“Hannah showed great promise as a student and as a young woman,” Sullivan said in the statement. “She brought immense energy and delight to her learn-

see GRAHAM, page 2 Student Council and Second Year Council worked to set up a memorial (left) at the Whispering Wall Sunday morning. It feautres a board where students can write messages and a chair made out of skis.

Memorial display features flowers, messages, chair made from skis Carson Creasy and Kelly Kaler News Writers

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Student leaders constructed a memorial to honor and celebrate late second-year College student Hannah Graham Sunday morning at the Whispering Wall.

Second Year Council and Student Council joined forces to organize the memorial. Flowers were used to decorate the display, centered around a chair made of skis that Graham was once photographed in.

When Graham’s body was positively identified Friday, Council President Jalen Ross, a fourth-year Engineering student, distributed an email to the student body informing them of the memorial effort.

“We mourn the loss of one of our own in Hannah Graham,” he said in the email. “But we are also thankful. For the closure today's news brings. For the grace with

which we've seen Hannah's family and friends handle this tragedy. For the tireless work of the police, our administration, and thousands of volunteers. For the clarity to enter the next stage of grief and healing — and for the chance to do so amid the full breadth of the Virginia family on this Homecomings weekend."

Council Representative Body Chair Abraham Axler, who is

also President of Second Year Council, led the planning effort along with Ross. When Axler saw a picture of Graham in the chair of skis, he contacted the owner about making the chair the centerpiece of the memorial.

“It really added a personal touch with the symbolism of the empty chair,” Axler said.

Friends and community members left personal messages

for Graham on a chalkboard next to the Whispering Wall.

“Hannah, I brought you wild roses. I left the thorns on so they can be pretty, free, and a little but sassy, just like you,” one inscription reads.

Another says, “We miss your

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GRAHAM Graham’s death an ‘affront,’ Sullivan says Continued from page 1 ing at the University, and she was a source of friendship and joy for so many people here at the University and abroad, particularly her friends on the ski team. …

For Hannah's young life to end so tragically, and for her destiny of promise to be left unfulfilled, is an affront to the sanctity of life and to the natural order of hu-

man events.”

Forensic evidence links Graham’s case to the death of Morgan Harrington in 2009, itself linked to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County. A grand jury indicted Matthew on three counts Tuesday in the Fairfax case.

In a press release, the Albemarle County Police Department said they will be working with the Charlottesville Police Department, Fairfax Police Department

and Virginia State Police as the investigation progresses.

Both the Commonwealth Attorney’s office and the Albemarle Police Department have said they will not comment further on the case to ensure swift and unbiased prosecution.

The Grahams thanked authorities, supporters and committed volunteers for their kind words and efforts to bring their daughter home.

"Although we have lost our precious Hannah, the light she radiated can never be extinguished," the Grahams said. "We will hold it in our hearts forever and it will help sustain us as we face a painful future without her."

They encouraged the public to remain mindful of other missing persons in Virginia and beyond, and asked that these families be kept in their thoughts and prayers.

MEMORIAL Axler: From terrible tragedy comes conversation Continued from page 1 big giraffe hugs, your bombarding presence on the basketball court, your quick wit, and the meticulous work ethic you brought to Kathy’s home in Tuscaloosa.”

Graham spent last spring break volunteering on an Alternative Spring Break trip in Alabama.

“I wish I could have met you,” another post reads.

Ross said the memorial represents a more lasting tribute to Graham’s memory, in contrast to

the vigil held in September.

“The tone of the vigil was about finding Hannah, about bringing her home," Ross said.

"This memorial is resigned to the reality that we’re not going to bring her home. [It’s time] to think about what her legacy was and how we are going to respect her memory.”

Axler recalled Dean of Students Allen Groves’ words on the ways tragedies such as these create meaningful conversation.

Graham’s legacy, he said, will be safety.

“While it's truly anomalous that this has happened, we’re going to react in such a way to

make U.Va. so much safer than even it has to be," he said. "We’re going to be over-safe. And that’s a net benefit from Hannah’s legacy. That every University student will take precautions."

Ross has worn an orange ribbon throughout the search for Graham, who disappeared Sept.

13. For the majority of the University community, he said, life goes on with classes and midterms in wake of this tragedy. But for close friends and family, Graham’s death cuts much deeper.

“I can take 10 seconds in the morning to put a pin on and remind these people that they’re not alone,” he said.

Ross said he is unsure when he will take off his pin. “Part of me wants to leave it with the memorial.”

Graham’s body may be coming home, but her absence reverberates around Grounds.

“In some ways it’s frustrating that this is the best we can do,” Axler said. “It still feels so small compared to the loss that we’ve experienced.”

Axler said the memorial will stay assembled “as long as it needs to be.”

“We’ll take our cues from the friends and the family,” he said.

“We’ll be there whenever they want us to do something.”

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University of North Carolina scandal implicates thousands

Report finds 3,100 students took ‘paper classes’ without required attendance or appropriate standards, U.Va. has precautions to prevent similar situation Maddy Weingast Associate Editor

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill recently announced the results of an independent investigation into academic fraud at the university. The highly-publicized scandal has affected roughly 3,100 students in the past two decades.

UNC President Tom Ross and Chancellor Carol Folt charged independent attorney Kenneth Wainstein last February with conducting a comprehensive investigation regarding an irregular class scheme that went on for almost two decades at Chapel Hill. The scheme allowed thousands of students to receive credit for courses without actually attending class, and often awarded them whigh grades when the students had not actually completed work. Wainstein is a partner with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. “Between 1993 and 2011, [Prof.

Debby] Crowder and [Dept. Chair Julius] Nyang’oro developed and ran a ‘shadow curriculum’ within the AFAM [African and Afro-American Studies] Department that provided students with academically flawed instruction through the offering of ‘paper classes,’” the Wainstein report reads. “These were classes that involved no interaction with a faculty member, required no class attendance or course work other than a single paper, and resulted in con-

sistently high grades that Crowder awarded without reading the papers or otherwise evaluating their true quality.”

According to the report, these paper classes were particularly popular among student athletes, especially those involved in “revenue” sports such as football and men’s basketball.

University President Teresa Sullivan said in a September interview that there is a process in place to help avoid similar situations at the University. Two faculty members review all courses in which student athletes are enrolled each semester to make sure these courses comply with fair academic standards.

At UNC, student athletes were referred to the paper classes by academic counselors in the Academic Support Program for StudentAthletes. Counselors were “always under pressure to maintain student athlete eligibility and saw these classes — and their artificially high grades — as key to helping academically-challenged student athletes remain eligible and on the playing field,” according to the Wainstein report.

Academic support and advising programs for athletes are common at both public and private universities. The University has a similar program to help student athletes succeed.

In total, roughly 3,100 out of a total of 97,600 undergraduate students enrolled at Chapel Hill in that

time period were involved in a paper class, 47.6 percent of whom were student athletes.

A UNC press release further stated that various personnel at the university were aware of red flags in these courses but did not ask questions, constituting a failure of meaningful oversight.

“Mr. Wainstein has found that the wrongdoing at Carolina lasted much longer and affected more students than previously known,” Folt said in a press release. “The bad actions of a few and the inaction of others failed the university’s students, faculty and alumni, and undermined the institution as a whole.”

In light of these findings, significant reforms are being implemented at Chapel Hill.

“We are taking responsibility for the past, we have apologized, and we want to ensure that something like this will never happen again at UNCChapel Hill,” UNC Communications Specialist Helen Buchanan said. “We want to reaffirm our commitment to our students — they are one of many aspects that make our university among the best in the world.”

Some of the reforms include launching a new public records website to enhance accountability, adding faculty members to a group that reviews student athlete eligibility, establishing a working group for individuals to raise academic concerns, and conducting an institution-wide policy and procedure audit to allow the university to identify redundan-

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The University of North Carolina was caught in a huge case of academic fraud.

cies. The university will also evaluate and review every unit and department. The immediate reaction also includes a plan to stabilize the Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies.

The press release said the university will also take fact-based personnel actions, including the termination of nine university employees.

“I apologize first to the students who entrusted us with their educa-

tion and took these courses," Folt said. "You deserved so much better from your university, and we will do everything we can to make it right. I also want to apologize to the Carolina community — you have been hurt both directly and indirectly by this wrongdoing, even though you had no knowledge or responsibility for it, and many of you were not even here when most or all of it occurred.”

StudCo president, SVPC chair travel to White House Jalen Ross, Sara Surface invited to discuss sexual violence prevention efforts at University, including Hoos Got Your Back campaign

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Student Council President Jalen Ross and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition Chair Sara Surface attended a meeting at the White House (above) last week.

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Student Council President Jalen Ross and Sara Surface, External Chair of the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition, traveled to the White House last week to discuss sexual assault prevention strategies with other college students.

The meeting was facilitated

by Kyle Lierman, White House Liaison to Young Americans, and Andy MacCracken, Executive Director of the National Campus Leadership Council.

Ross, a fourth-year Engineering student, was invited by MacCracken to attend the meeting, and was allowed to select another leader to come with him.

“We met with student lead-

ers involved in student government and prevention programs at William & Mary, ODU, JMU, GMU, Longwood and Virginia Tech,” said Surface, a third-year College student.

The White House recently initiated a sexual assault prevention campaign called “It’s On Us” and has been reaching out to various colleges and universities for support.

“We've been happy to be able to share the successes and challenges of the campaigns we'd already launched with the team coordinating that effort,” Ross said.

Surface said various student leaders presented initiatives put in place on their campuses to prevent sexual violence.

“We also discussed what challenges and tensions we faced on our campuses in our prevention movements,” she said. “GMU representatives talked a lot about intersectionality and how

to engage all corners and identities of their campus, including male survivors.”

Ross and Surface discussed the Hoos Got Your Back program, an initiative by the University to raise awareness about bystander intervention to prevent sexual violence on Grounds.

“We were asked follow up questions about our engagements with Corner merchants,” Surface said. “Many were interested in the idea of giving tools to bars and restaurants in regards to bystander intervention.”

During the summer, Surface and former University spokesperson Carol Wood established the bystander intervention program, as well as the “Not On Our Grounds” sexual assault prevention campaigns. The Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition will work with Nicole Thomas, the new Violence Prevention Coordinator, and Dean Nicole Eramo in the Office of the Dean of Stu-

dents to promote the campaign throughout the year.

Student Council has been involved with sexual assault prevention since concern was raised in January about classifying sexual assault as an Honor offense. Ross said that due to legal reasons, sexual assault cannot be considered an Honor offense, but in response, the Student Council partnered with sexual assault advocacy groups across Grounds to pass the Sexual Misconduct, Awareness, Reaction, and Tangible Change (“SMART”) Resolution, which called for specific changes to University sexual assault education and case processing policies.

“At the end of the day, sexual assault has no place at this University; and Student Council is committed to working with any students, groups, organizations, or campaigns that are dedicated to ending it,” Ross said.

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University revamps career, academic advising program

Provost’s office leads effort to connect students, experts in various career fields as Student Council launches student-to-student advising initiative Ella Shoup Senior Writer

Administrators are in the midst of implementing the University's Total Advising initiative — a portion of the Cornerstone Plan aimed at revamping academic and career guidance.

The administration presented the Cornerstone Plan to the Board of Visitors last year. It is intended to be a comprehensive plan to prepare for a new age and to anticipate the changes that come with it, making the University continuously competitive in the higher education field.

According to the Cornerstone Plan, the advising initiative is “a multidimensional process that combines high-quality academic advising, career advising and coaching.”

Advising reform is taking shape through several initiatives, including career development programs, an expansion of the first-year College Advising seminars for Engineering students, a Student Council-led peer advising program and a planned advising center in Clemons Library.

“There is a lot of information students need to manage,” Assoc.

Provost Archie Holmes said. “We would like to help with that and we know there is not one answer, but an answer for everybody.”

Holmes and Everett Fortner, associate vice president of Career and Professional Development, are in charge of implementing the University’s new advising plans.

The two are working on a way to get students better connected with people involved with their potential future careers. This is taking the form of online “career communities,” which help establish networks between students and alumni and faculty with ties to their careers of interest.

Fortner said students need specialized resources for each career area to be better versed in their possible careers, as one-stop advisors can't offer tailored advice.

This fall, a pilot program was launched that focuses on arts, media and design. A full program is slated to begin in Spring 2014.

Another initiative focuses on internships, with the goal of creating an Internship Hub. At the moment, online career resource CavLink and postings on bulletin boards are the two main ways students hear about internships through the University. Fortner

suggested this is insufficient in meeting student needs.

“We think [internships] are so important that we wanted to create a center for finding an internship and getting one,” Fortner said.

He said professionals involved in Career Development believe internships are essential to an evolving career and that his office aims to make it easier to find and get positions.

In the academic sphere, the Provost’s office has already added 15 new College Advising Seminars this fall, making a total of 60 available to first-year students.

COLAs are one-credit classes first-year students take with their advisors, allowing them to explore an interesting topic while also learning to navigate University life.

Additionally, Student Council will continue to run its own pilot course — University Peer Advising Link. The program pairs second and third-year students with incoming first years. Currently, there are between 300 to 400 students involved.

“We want to fill the holes that currently exist,” said ULink CoChair Jason Carrier, a secondyear College student.

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The Board of Visitors (above, with University president Teresa Sullivan) passed its Cornerstone Plan last year, which among other changes called for an advising overhaul.

ULink initially began in response to Council’s own observations about advising.

“We realized there was a resource gap … where students could really benefit from a peer advisor, … a boots-on-theground perspective,” Carrier said.

“We needed students helping other students succeed in school and acting as a complementary resource to [faculty advising].”

ULink will continue to work closely with faculty advising in hopes of pairing each first year with a peer advisor, though Carrier said the group aims to ensure there is continually low ratio of advisers to first years.

In a united front with faculty

advising, ULink will also be looking into attaching one peer advisor to every COLA, possibly pairing first years with their advisors based on the COLA they take.

A final point in the Cornerstone Plan includes a plan to construct an advising center in Clemons Library. Holmes said they are only in the preliminary stages of this plan, but hope to receive an in-depth survey from students to better understand their needs before construction begins.

ULink members are discussing creating an office which would also be housed in the center.

“Anything is on the table," Holmes said. "We are all ears in hearing about [student needs]."

Textbook industry seeks to evolve as readers move online Fixed costs, strained author-publisher relationships, high staff turnover lead to high prices

Tim Ford Senior Writer

With the advent of online textbooks, large-scale publishing houses have been forced to evolve to allow quick, affordable access to printed texts — or else risk financial failure.

McGraw-Hill and Pearson, the two largest textbook publishers, face issues with incredibly high fixed costs, strained editor-author interaction and high turnover rate.

Commerce Prof. Robert Kemp, author of "How Business Works and Financial Accounting," said these publishers have difficulty keeping prices down for students because so many costs are involved in bringing a textbook from rough draft to final product.

“The investment of a publisher is huge fixed costs,” Kemp said. “When they charge you, say, $100 for a book with only five or 10 dollars of paper in it … they make a margin of about $90. But, that margin has to go take care of all the editors … and things like the cost of the website — there’s a website manager that has to be staffed 24 hours a day.”

Additionally, Politics Prof. David O’Brien said, many professors who write textbooks find difficulty in-

teracting and forming relationships with editors the publishing houses assign to them. O’Brien has authored several constitutional law textbooks himself.

“The basic problem is with very large houses the editors rotate about every 18 months, and they always want to reinvent,” he said, adding this creates a disconnect between the author’s intentions for the work and those of the publisher.

Many publishers attempt to simplify or restructure texts to generate sales to a wider audience. They also encourage authors to produce revised editions, a time-consuming process which also causes much published material to fall quickly out of date.

“It takes three years to bring a new edition of the accounting book I have with Pearson to the market,” Kemp said. “I just released this year a new edition, and they’re already all over me to start working on the next edition. It’s very slow to market.”

The bureaucracy of large scale publishing houses dissatisfies many professors seeking the most accurate and modern learning resources for their students.

The current business model of major publishers also offers limited financial gains for the authors.

Generally, authors are paid through royalties, gaining a percentage of proceeds each time their textbook is purchased. University presses typically pay 5 to 8 percent of sales toward royalties, while publishers in the trade

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Textbooks can be a source of frustration for professors, authors and students alike.

market pay roughly 15 percent.

However, the publisher normally pockets the royalties for the first several thousand copies sold, so the author may be compensated very little if their textbook is not widely adopted. Moreover, bookstores and

other intermediary retailers actually make more money than the authors.

When used books are bought and sold through these retailers, the author does not pull a profit.

Nevertheless, many authors feel obligated to use publishers — as self-publishers lack marketing and advertising ability, formatting and editing experience, and the capability to print on a large scale.

Economics Prof. Lee Coppock said he is appreciative of the work his publisher, W.W. Norton, has done.

“I think publishers [are] integral parts of the process,” he said. “We have an e-book version of our text that students can use on smartphone or tablet. It was very expensive to produce and I could not have done it myself. Also, there are websites and infographics and video tutorials and other supplements. These extras cost millions to produce. It takes a smart publisher to do this right. Writing the book is one small step in the process and I’m not sure I could have taken even that step without input from Norton.”

Most authors recognize how difficult it is to make money writing textbooks, but continue to write for what Kemp calls the desire to, “expand" and "disseminate .... the body

of knowledge.”

Professors such as Kemp, O’Brien and Coppock said they write because they want to provide their students the best possible resources to learn in their classes.

To reconcile the desire to educate with the challenges imposed by large publishing houses, many professors have switched to smaller-scale publishers which offer more individualized interaction, lower prices for students and a commitment to developing new learning methods.

Kemp said that his new publisher, Cognella, allows him to sell his text for 35 percent less than his former publisher did, and also gives him flexibility and support in the ongoing publishing process. Students are able to buy the textbook directly from the publisher, eliminating the costs of the middle-man. wwAmong the many changes in the textbook industry, none may be more paramount than the rise of e-books. But Coppock said this may not be as transformative as some reports make it seem.

"Textbooks will continue to exist very much like they are now." he said.

"Students enjoy to hold and mark-up a traditional physical textbook.”

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sports Matthew Morris Senior Associate Editor

As the field cleared and the stands emptied late afternoon Saturday at Scott Stadium, the Virginia marching band played the Jackson 5 hit “I Want You Back.” The song choice was sadly appropriate in light of the Cavaliers’ just-completed 28-27 defeat against the explosive yet vulnerable North Carolina Tar Heels, who further complicated the picture in the ACC’s Coastal Division with their second-straight conference win.

Virginia (4-4, 2-2 ACC) was the front-runner from the opening minutes of the first quarter in this year’s Homecomings game. But of the season-high 45,200 fans in attendance, many departed with a bitter taste in their mouths after watching the Cavaliers squander a golden chance to post their fifth win of the year. “[It’s a] disappointing loss,” coach Mike London said. “We coached poorly at the end. We played poorly, didn’t recognize things that we should’ve, and it’s disappointing to have an opportunity to win a game down the stretch and have the miscues that we had.”

The Cavaliers were motoring along with a 27-21 lead in the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter when sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert attempted to connect with senior running back Kevin Parks on one of many screen passes called by offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild. Lambert didn’t seem to see six-foot-five, 280-pound defensive tackle Nazir Jones, who positioned himself in front of Parks for the interception before rumbling 20 yards downfield with the ball.

To that point, North Carolina (4-4, 2-2 ACC) had already started

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North Carolina nips Virginia, 28-27

Defensive, special teams mistakes cost Cavaliers late, backup Tar Heel quarterback throws game-winning touchdown four drives inside Virginia’s half of the field. But this time, the Tar Heels dealt the Cavaliers a truly damaging blow, as junior quarterback Marquise Williams led his team to the Virginia six-yard line within four plays of gaining the ball.

On second and goal following Williams’ five-yard run, junior defensive end Eli Harold came up with a potentially game-saving defensive play, a sack that pushed North Carolina back to the Virginia 16-yard line. Harold delivered such a pulverizing blow that Williams’ helmet came off his head.

College football stipulates that a player who takes such a hit must sit out the next play, so Williams parked himself on the sidelines. His backup, redshirt freshman Mitch Trubisky, calmly threaded a 16-yard spiral to junior receiver T.J. Thorpe for a game-tying touchdown. After sophomore place kicker Nick Weiler converted the extra point, North Carolina led by a point with 4:05 to go. “[Thorpe’s pattern] wasn’t anything we hadn’t seen — we just didn’t have guys in position to make the play,” London said. “That’s what’s disappointing, is you practice those things, you put yourselves in position to make plays — to be there, to do the things necessary to win a football game — and in that crucial moment it didn’t happen.”

Still, the Cavaliers had time to answer with a clutch drive of their own — until Weiler put just enough force behind his onside kick, catching Virginia off guard. Sophomore receiver Mack Hollins recovered the ball, and Virginia’s prospects for victory took a major hit.

North Carolina attempted to run out the clock, and Virginia endeavored to leave enough time on the scoreboard for a final drive. The Cavaliers received the slimmest of chances to orchestrate such a comeback with 1:17 remaining in the

ith Saturday’s head- combined in their last three scratching loss to North games. On the year against ACC Carolina, the Virginia opponents, they avfootball team fell to erage less than five 4-4 on the year. While points per game in the team is obviously the third and fourth much better than last quarters. year’s edition, the CavThat won’t get aliers still have several the job done. enormous flaws that Saturday Vircould keep them from ginia had to deal reaching bowl eligibilwith awful field poity. sition thanks to a RYAN TAYLOR Chief among these stellar performance Senior Associate Editor flaws is the inability to

by North Carolina’s perform at a high level punter, but the team in the second half. Afstill had opportuniter yesterday, the Cavaliers have ties that it failed to capitalize on scored just six second half points — specifically in the form of the

game, when the Tar Heels — stuck at fourth and two on the Virginia 21 — elected to take a field goal.

Weiler had already misfired from 39 and 43 yards, but he marched onto the field with the chance to extend North Carolina’s lead to four and force Virginia to respond with a touchdown instead of a field goal.

Virginia never got to find out if he would miss again. The Cavaliers — who had 12 men on the field as Weiler lined up to kick — were whistled for a substitution infraction, a five-yard penalty that refreshed North Carolina’s set of downs and sealed the Tar Heel victory.

“North Carolina did what they needed to do to win the game, so congratulations to them, but, you know, we beat ourselves today, and played poorly in the last few minutes of a football game,” London said.

North Carolina had already connected on scoring plays of 52, 57 and 63 yards in the first half. The first came when Williams faked a handoff before taking off with the field gapingly open. The Tar Heels’ second and third 50-plus yard strikes came courtesy of bombs unfurled by Williams and brought in

by Hollins, who finished with just those two catches for 120 receiving yards.

Adding to the disappointment for both London and his players, senior receiver Miles Gooch left the game in the second quarter when he came down awkwardly on an incomplete pass fired by Lambert.

Gooch returned to the Virginia sidelines on crutches and wearing sweats, a loss that hurt from both a practical and an emotional standpoint. Gooch had already improved to 2-2 passing the football in 2014 after taking a shovel pass from senior running back Khalek Shepherd and throwing to Lambert for a 23yard gain along the right sideline.

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Virginia defenders pursue North Carolina junior quarterback Marquise Williams. Williams broke a 52-yard touchdown run in the first half, while also throwing 57 and 63-yard touchdown passes.

He had also hauled in a 22-yard reception.

Still, Jennings refused to put too much weight on losing Gooch, a player he respects.

“Gooch is a hell of a player,” senior receiver Darius Jennings said.

“He’s one of our leaders … but we just had that mindset as our receiving corps — it’s just the next man up.

We play for each other, we play as a group, we play as a team. So, Gooch went down, but we got more than enough guys who are capable of going out there and making plays.”

The Cavaliers scored the first 14 points of the game as temperatures hovered in the upper 60s and the sun bathed the field in light. Lambert’s 31-yard pass to junior receiver Canaan Severin — followed by junior place kicker Ian Frye’s extra point — constituted the game’s first seven points. Virginia scored again when Parks punched the ball in

from the North Carolina two-yard line.

Parks put up 111 rushing yards on 25 carries for his second 100yard game of the year. He gave Virginia a 21-14 edge with 6:02 left in the second quarter when he received a screen pass from Lambert in the backfield and, with seemingly nowhere to run, threw a deft spin move at the Tar Heel defense before cutting once and breaking the goal line.

Virginia plays Georgia Tech next week in Atlanta. The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

“I think this team has been different from the previous [Virginia] teams that I’ve been on,” Jennings said. “We have a good group. Our mindset is ready. We’re going to dwell on it today [and] we’re going to correct it tomorrow and just get back at it.”

the air when the Blue Devils slowed down the rushing attack.

The worst of the three though was absolutely against North Carolina. Against a team that gives up an average of 43 points per game and had shown a reluctance to tackle anyone all game long, the Cavaliers could just not score.

This is almost entirely a coaching issue. The players have performed well — indeed above expectations — and can only do so much in the face of such baffling play calls. Offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild has done a much better job as the season progresses of varying his play-

calling, but Virginia is still too conservative.

I understand that the running game is the strongest aspect of the offense, and I agree that the team needs to ride Parks, because he’s having an incredible year. But not even trying to get a first down when you’re deep in your own territory is baffling and very frustrating to watch.

What’s scary to me though is that I don’t really see anything changing. Virginia is a running team, and the loss of senior re-

Failure to adjust Greyson Lambert’s costly interception.

The problem to me seems to be that the team is unable to adapt to their opponents halftime adjustments. Against Pitt, when the Panthers tried to tighten up the middle to limit Kevin Parks’ productivity, Virginia had no answer through the air. Luckily the first half lead they built was big enough to survive the Panthers comeback attempt.

Against Duke, the Cavaliers went just 3-for-8 on third down and again only put up a field goal in a very winnable game. This game also saw Virginia unable to pick up any momentum through

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Men’s soccer falls on Senior Night against Wake Forest No. 22 Cavaliers cannot overcome 29th-minute Suggs red card, eight offsides penalties doom Virginia attack Robert Elder Associate Editor

Despite putting forth its most aggressive offensive effort of the season, the No. 22 Virginia men’s soccer team found itself on the losing end Friday in the program’s senior night match against ACCrival Wake Forest.

The Cavaliers (9-5-1, 3-3-1 ACC) pressed early and often, but could not find the back of the net.

After a Wake Forest (9-6-0, 4-3-0)

goal in the eighth minute and a red card penalty in the 29th minute that left the Cavaliers a man down, their task became much more difficult.

Virginia evened the game in the 81st minute on a goal by sophomore midfielder Patrick Foss, but the Cavaliers simply could not stop the blistering Demon Deacon attack for a full 90 minutes, as Wake Forest answered with the game-winning goal two minutes later.

“To be down a goal and then

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Sophomore midfielder Patrick Foss momentarily equalized the match against Wake Forest in the 81st minute, scoring the Cavaliers’ only goal of the night.

go down a man — it’s one thing to if your number’s even, but either way, we’ve got to be more disciplined,” coach George Gelnovatch said.

The Cavaliers pressed from the whistle, but offside penalties — of which they had eight in the match — and saved shots from senior midfielder Eric Bird and senior midfielder Ryan Zinkhan cost Virginia a chance at an early lead.

“The first five minutes of the game we were all over them and we definitely could have been up one or two goals right off the bat,” Foss said.

Instead, the Cavaliers were left wishing they had taken advantage of their very early chances just minutes later.

In the eighth minute, Wake Forest junior forward Michael Gamble sent a cross-field pass that caught the Virginia defense out of position. Junior defender Philip Parker found himself uncovered in the top left corner of the box, sending a bouncing shot that deflected off of the right post into the goal.

Despite Virginia’s defensive miscue, the Cavalier offense hadn’t missed a beat — it just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.

Freshman midfielder Jake Rozhansky gave Virginia another good look at the goal in the 17th minute, only to see his shot deflected by Wake Forest sophomore goalkeeper Alec Ferrell and junior midfielder Todd Wharton’s ensuing shot saved.

In the 20th minute, Zinkhan dribbled into the bottom right corner of the box and sent a pass

to sophomore forward Nicko Corriveau, who was unable to connect from six-yards out.

The game turned in the 29th minute, however, when a Demon Deacon broke behind the Cavalier defense. To save a one-on-one situation with senior goalkeeper Calle Brown, freshman defender Wesley Suggs tugged down the attacker and drew a red card, leaving Virginia a man down for the final 61 minutes.

“We just can’t expect to play against good teams a man down for that long,” Gelnovatch said.

Virginia took shots in the 56th minute off a Wharton free kick, in the 67th minute off a corner kick and in the 73rd minute on a low line drive from outside the box.

“We can look back at the game and say we could have easily equalized or won the game down a man,” Foss said.

Virginia had crowd-raising moment in transition in the 77th minute when sophomore forward Riggs Lennon darted behind the defense and received a long ball from behind the midfield line. But much to the dismay of the 3,146 in attendance, Ferrell impeded Lennon’s progress just long enough for a defender to deflect Lennon’s shot wide of the goal.

“Riggs had a great chance there,” Foss said. “He was unlucky to not finish it.”

Four minutes later, the Cavaliers found their hero in Foss — who had substituted for junior midfielder Scott Thomsen in the 76th minute — as he sent a wideopen shot from the top-left corner of the box off the far post and into

the net to even the game at 1-1.

“I saw an open space, Jake pulled a guy in and was able to slip that ball,” Foss said. “Once that ball is rolling towards me, I’m just thinking — put it on frame, put it on frame. I was happy to see it kiss the post there.”

But it only took two minutes for Wake Forest to regain the lead.

The Demon Deacons found themselves with a numbers advantage in the 83st minute, and thanks to a beautiful right-to-left pass from junior midfielder Ricky Greensfelder, freshman midfielder Jon Bakero sent a 15-yard shot from the center of the box into the right side of the net.

“It was just a shame they caught us again quickly in transition to get that second goal,” Gelnovatch said.

The Cavaliers mostly kept possession of the ball in Wake Forest’s end in the waning minutes of the second half, but could never get a shot off for a chance at the equalizer.

Still, Gelnovatch remained upbeat after his team’s second loss in seven games due to his team’s hustle and effort playing down a man for the majority of the match.

Virginia players echoed his sentiments and expect to rebound in their final regular season match next week.

“I think this team in particular is a very, very gritty team,” Foss said. “I think there are a lot of positive to be pulled out of this game.”

Virginia will next face North Carolina Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Volleyball wins pair of five-set conference matches

Cavaliers post comeback victories against North Carolina State, Notre Dame as team improves season record to 13-9, home record to 8-1 Chanhong Luu Associate Editor

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Sophomore outsider hitter Haley Kole led Virginia with 23 and 19 kills against NC State and Notre Dame, respectively.

The Virginia volleyball team won two tough five-setters this past weekend against ACC foes NC State and Notre Dame. With the wins, the Cavaliers improved to 8-1 at home. Despite the wins, however, Virginia coach Dennis Hohenshelt said his team played up to its potential.

“I’m happy that we won, but I don’t think we were great,” Hohenshelt said. “I don’t take great pleasure in how we play, but sometimes you take the win and you move on and try to get better on Monday.”

Friday night, Virginia (13-9, 6-3 ACC) came back from a 2-1 deficit (25-20, 24-26, 23-25, 25-

12, 15-11) to beat the visiting Wolfpack 12-8 (1-7 ACC).

The Cavaliers started the match strong, with four of their hitters recording at least three kills and all their hitters combining for an overall .379 hitting percentage. They also held the Wolfpack to a .143 hitting percentage to take the first set without ever conceding the lead.

In the second set, the Wolfpack jumped out to a 9-1 lead before the Cavaliers staged a comeback to tie it at 21-21. However, errors would ultimately cost the Cavaliers the set. NC State only had six kills in the set, but Virginia had a total of 13 attack er-

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No. 3 Women’s soccer exacts revenge at Virginia Tech, 2-1 In the third installment of this season’s Commonwealth Clash, the third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team traveled down the road to Blacksburg for a matchup with archrival Virginia Tech.

The 14th-ranked Hokies (13-5, 4-5 ACC), the first team to beat the Cavaliers (16-1, 8-1 ACC) last season — 4-2 in the ACC Tournament — posed a difficult challenge for Virginia as the game took place at Virginia Tech’s Thompson Field, a notoriously difficult venue. But Virginia entered riding a 5-game winning streak and has been playing some of its best soccer of the season of late, as the team now ranks second in the nation with 3.44 goals per game.

The battle was relatively even

throughout, with Virginia only outshooting the Hokies 13-9. But the Cavaliers jumped ahead early when sophomore defender Kristen McNabb knocked in her third goal of the season off a corner kick from senior midfielder Danielle Colaprico, whose assist tied the single season Virginia record at 14. McNabb’s goal was the 11th for the defense this season — another Cavalier record.

The two teams traded shots for the rest of the first half, but neither offense could get one past either of the two top-tier ACC goalkeepers. Early in the second half, however, Virginia’s impressive offensive front converted a quintessential Cavalier goal.

Off a cross from sophomore midfielder Alexis Shaffer, sophomore defender Meghan Cox

headed a shot on net that hit the crossbar. Junior forward Makenzy Doniak, who has found herself in the right places at the right times quite frequently this season, volleyed in the rebound for her team-leading 12th goal of the season, doubling Virginia’s lead and silencing the 1,356 raucous fans in attendance.

While the offense was dominant, sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Stearns’ four saves — along with a strong backline play — anchored the Cavaliers’ eighth shutout of the season.

Sunday’s matchup was the last of Virginia’s three-game road trip.

The team returns to Klöckner Stadium Nov. 1 to battle against ACC rival Pittsburgh.

—compiled by Jacob Hochberger

Senior midfielder Danielle Colaprico tied Virginia’s single season assist record Sunday, recording her 14th assist of the year against Virginia Tech.

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TAYLOR Coaches must make creative in-game adjustments Continued from page 5 ceiver Miles Gooch for perhaps a long time is only going to make them more reliant on Parks and company. To win at the Division I level, you have to have a varied attack, regardless of conference.

It’s going to be sad if this

team doesn’t reach a bowl game because they really do deserve it.

Unfortunately though, if these trends continue, then they won’t get two more wins. Georgia Tech has been very impressive — they destroyed Pitt, 56-28, this week — and I don’t think I really need to say anything about the impending trip to Tallahassee.

Miami is improving and the Hurricanes dispatched with those turkeys down south 30-6 Thursday evening. Beating Tech is the best chance we have at a win if we play the same way, and even that is not going to be enough to get into a bowl.

Fairchild and London need to figure out how to be more cre-

ative to keep opponents on their toes. I — and the rest of the press box — was literally astounded that Virginia got away from attacking UNC’s dreadful cornerbacks with jet sweeps to Darius Jennings and Smoke. Lambert was also effective through the air with 261 yards (until that interception on the screen which

was pretty terrible), so I couldn’t wrap my head around why Virginia refused to pass when it was on its own goal line.

I hope that the Cavaliers get this figured out, because they have shown how good of a team they can be. But, as long as you only play half of a game, you just aren’t going to win.

VOLLEYBALL Virginia prepares for upcoming four-match road trip Continued from page 6 rors in comparison to NC State’s five.

The third set was more tightly contested with two lead changes and four tie scores, but NC State was again able to pull out the win with strong blocking and a better hitting percentage than the Cavaliers. NC State had six blocks in the set compared to the Cavaliers’ two, while also hitting .216 compared to the Cavaliers’ .100.

The Cavaliers finally managed to minimize their errors in the fourth set — only making two attack errors — while holding the Wolfpack to a -.031 hitting percentage to force a decisive fifth set. Virginia also hit five service aces in the set and won eightstraight points with senior outside hitter Tori Janowski serving.

Still carrying momentum from the fourth set, the Cavaliers

were able to hit .435 with just one error in 23 attempts to complete the comeback win. Sophomore outside hitter Haley Kole led the Cavaliers with 23 kills, and Janowski recorded a doubledouble with 16 kills and 12 digs.

Sophomore libero Lexi Riccolo also added 18 digs for the Cavaliers, while freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney led the Wolfpack with 17 kills and nine blocks and sophomore libero Rachel Eppley contributed 20 digs.

“We’ve got to play a little bit faster and we’ve got to push pace in the game,” Hohenshelt said.

“We get in stretches where it’s like we’re playing in quicksand and we can’t get out of our way, but at the end of fourth game and that fifth game — that’s how we’ve got to play. I’ve got to figure out how to get these guys to do it for the first three games, instead for about a game [and] then stop.”

Virginia again came back from being 2-1 down Saturday night (25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 3331, 15-8) to beat Notre Dame (516, 2-8 ACC).

“We lost our motivation at times and lost some confidence in ourselves,” Kole said. “But it definitely proved something that were able to get it back and pull out and get two wins, two tough five-matches games. It’s a hump we need to get over and something we need to work on at practice.”

The Cavaliers also jumped out to a solid start against the Fighting Irish. The Cavaliers led for 29 points until the Fighting Irish tied the game up 15-15. The game went back and forth from there until the Cavaliers were able to win the set 25-23.

The second set saw more tie scores before Notre Dame won five of the last seven points to take the set 25-22. Both teams

were able to hit .400, but the Irish dominated all statistical categories for a .438 hitting percentage in comparison to the Cavaliers’ .400.

In the third set, Notre Dame held Virginia to a .000 hitting percentage and only allowed the Cavaliers to hold the lead for one point as they once again dominated all statistical categories to win the set 25-15.

In the fourth set, the two teams fought off a total of 10 set points — seven for Fighting Irish and three for the Cavaliers — before the Cavaliers were finally able to take the set 33-31. Junior middle hitter Natalie Bausback hit six kills on seven attempts during the set with no errors for a .857 hitting percentage. She finished with 13 kills.

The Cavaliers only hit .150 in the last set but held the Fighting Irish to a -.095 hitting percentage to finish the weekend 2-0.

“I think our level of competition wasn’t as intense as it was last weekend against Duke,” Janowski said. “I think we sort of played down to the competition, which we really shouldn’t be doing, but it’s good that we were able to pull out this win and win even when we were bad.”

Irish graduate student outside hitter Nicole Smith had 20 kills and freshman libero Natalie Johnson added 23 digs. Kole once again led the Cavaliers, this time hitting 19 kills, including nine integral ones in the fourth set.

“I just wanted to bring a lot of energy to the team,” Kole said.

“Every time, I got on the court, I wanted to lift them up and make them better and feed off their energy and I just wanted to win.”

Virginia kicks off a four-game road trip this weekend to face Clemson and Louisville.

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opinion Comment of the day To the UVA Family: I have communicated with Connor’s parents again in an effort to understand their present wishes. Although they wish for his services to be private to family, they have explained to me that they welcome any celebration of Connor’s life and they are also supportive of a healthy and respectful discussion of the issue of suicide. I had interpreted earlier discussions with them as indicating an interest in privacy in all respects, but they have clarified that their wishes are as described in my comment here. I am grateful to Connor’s parents for their willingness to allow the UVA community to remember Connor’s life and discuss the impact of suicide on those who knew and loved him. SEAS faculty and students have brought up the possibility of a Hackathon in Connor’s memory (as he loved this), and Connor’s family are very supportive of this idea as a way to remember his life.

Dean of Students Allen Groves, responding to several recent Cavalier Daily articles concerning the death of second-year Connor Cormier.

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UNC’s academic fraud scandal makes the nation wonder whether academia and athletics can coexist Everybody knew. The football coach knew. The football team’s lead academic counselor knew. A senior associate dean knew. The chair of the faculty and director of the university’s center for ethics knew. They all knew.

The Wainstein report on Chapel Hill has revealed that faculty and staff participation in or knowledge of the academic fraud scandal was more widespread than originally thought. For nearly two decades, fake classes were created, athletes were funneled into them, high grades were awarded for plagiarized papers, and several fraternity members inadvertently minored in African-American studies.

Athletes made up roughly 47 percent of students enrolled in these ghost classes — which never met and only required one paper for a grade — while the student body consists of only four percent athletes. And the student athletes at UNC are not the only ones who have been short-changed by this scandal, which bloomed from a corrupt desire for glory in an arena over excellence in a classroom.

These findings weigh heavily on the shoulders of the University of North Carolina, the Atlantic Coastal Conference, and the National Collegiate Association of Athletics. UNC is ranked fifth best public university in the country by

US News and World report, and this scandal calls that standing into question. One of the main reasons the media has gobbled up this story is that UNC is supposed to be a top-notch academic institution — a member of the Magnolia League.

How do these academic disfigurations affect the institutions that have been ranked below UNC for the past 20 years? Arguably, it has robbed them of a place of prestige they might have deserved.

Even UNC students outside the athletic programs have been sold short because of this scandal. The ghost classes were listed in the department of African and Afro-American Studies, and for those students who have majored in that department because it was their true area of interest, the validity of their degrees could be called into question. Resources that were devoted to manufacturing fake classes could have been devoted to building a challenging and meaningful curriculum for students who were prepared to be intellectually engaged with the material.

Coddling athletes with noshow classes also raises the question of whether those students truly deserve to be at that university in the first place. After the ringleader of this operation — the manager of the AFAM department — retired in 2009, the average GPA of

the football players dropped to its lowest in 10 years. If ghost classes were necessary in order for these athletes to maintain eligibility, we must ask: how many students may have been denied the opportunity to attend UNC who were stronger academically but weaker athletically? Those rejected candidates have also fallen victim to these corrupt practices.

This is not the first time a university has been shown to prioritize its athletic departments over its academic standards, but to find a scandal like this at UNC is perhaps more surprising because it contradicts our hopes that highly ranked institutions would preserve academic excellence above all else.

In a way, the ACC has also played a role in holding out that hope. The University of Notre Dame recently joined the ACC because it wanted to be associated with the strong academic reputations of other members, such as the University. UNC’s prolonged and widespread academic fraud has now put a damper on the reputation of the conference. It raises the question: if this could happen at an ACC school, is there any hope that academia and athletics can coexist?

It remains to be seen what the NCAA will do about this scandal, now that they are obligated to conduct their own investigation. When

they first investigated in 2010, the resulting sanction was a one-year post-season ban, but since then new details have emerged which make us realize the gravity of the situation is much stronger. Additional NCAA sanctions against post-season play would motivate UNC to get their academic affairs in order before they can continue playing post-season football and basketball. The NCAA ought to conduct further investigations to ensure athletes are being held to same standards all other students are held to, before the sanctions are removed.

The University has a system in place to review the courses athletes are taking and ensure they are sufficiently challenging. UNC could follow this model, and we hope they will be headed in the right direction, as several officials involved in the scandal have already been fired. One of the values in college sports teams is that they foster a sense of pride, spirit and solidarity among all students at the university. But such pride in athletics has to be equaled in pride for academic excellence. Our University’s teams have had their shining moments on the national stage, and because of that, we remain hopeful that we can be proud of both of those at once.

Managing misinformation The Cavalier Daily should be more careful when publishing anonymous pieces Public Editor

There have been a few things published in The Cavalier Daily over the last month or so that I keep thinking about. Most recently, an unsigned letter to the editor, “Concerning our response to tragedy” printed under the name “University of Virginia ’15.” The note at the bottom tells us that a member of the University’s class of 2015 wrote the letter. The letter itself raises important issues about tragedies and our responses to them and the author attempts to address those and call for action. I don’t understand why this letter should be published anonymously. I further don’t understand choosing the name “University of Virginia, ‘15” as it took me a while to decide that it wasn’t purporting to speak on behalf of the entire class.

I’ve written previously about being unsure about anonymous comments on the Cavalier Daily web-

site and this goes further than that, allowing anonymity for published pieces.

There are certainly cases and situations where anonymity is warranted and, indeed, essential to protect someone’s safety. In this case, though, there is nothing about the

could have had if it had come from a specific person. Ultimately, the anonymity that seems to have made the person comfortable publishing this letter undercuts the very point of the letter. The Cavalier Daily should push for more information even or especially about who is writing what is published.

Pushing for more information matters in other areas, too. The University community has absorbed multiple tragedies in the last many There were too many knee jerk responses weeks. Many of the published that were based on hypothetical musing Opinion pieces in in the midst of a specific tragedy or that simply The Cavalier Daily have had to do with lacked basic information. how the University or University compiece that would seem to require munity has responded to those tragprotection in this way. Further, be- edies. The debate about what is apcause it was a call to personal action, propriate and what steps should be to rethinking depression and suicide, taken is a good one to have. Calling the letter loses much of the effect it out what people feel are deficiencies

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in the various responses is also good.

We will not avoid all tragedies in the future and responding effectively in ways that help people is the best we can do when they occur. That said, there were too many knee-jerk responses published that were based on hypothetical musing in the midst of a specific tragedy or that simply lacked basic information.

Comparisons were drawn between the community response to Hannah Graham’s disappearance and Connor Cormier’s death taking the University community to task for its lack of overt, public reaction to the latter. The letter I wrote about, above, also wondered at the lack of a public vigil or some other large, noticeable event following Cormier’s death. The criticism appeared to have missed the mark, as one could learn in the news article published the same day as the op-ed column and the day before the letter.

The understanding, at the time, of University administration officials which appears to have been

communicated to Student Council members, at least, was that Cormier’s parents wished for there not to be a public display having to do with Connor. We’ve since learned from Dean of Students Allen Groves, in comments on the Cavalier Daily website, that Connor’s parents would be alright with some sort of public celebration of Connor’s life and recognition of his tragic death.

The information was available and The Cavalier Daily doesn’t seem to have had it. Then, information (Connor’s parent’s wishes) was in a news story that obviated much of an op-ed published the same day and an anonymous letter to follow the next day. Assessing pieces in whole context is vital.

Christopher Broom is The Cavalier Daily’s public editor. He can be reached at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com, or on Twitter at @cdpubliceditor.

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In favor of InterVarsity California State University should reinstate local chapters of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship versity through events like late-night Beta Bridge pancakes, international student cookouts, and inner-city tude-recognized local chapters of In- toring.” I urge the administration at terVarsity Christian FelCalifornia State Univerlowship, a student-led sity to consider the ways evangelical ministry. in which faith-based The decision was in regroups such as Intersponse to InterVarsity’s Varsity enrich a college refusal to sign a genenvironment. eral non-discrimination As a result of de-recstatement that would reognition, local chapters quire the organization to will be denied access admit non-Christians. to meeting rooms on While exclusion may campus, student fairs be a legitimate concern, NAZAR ALJASSAR and other official school de-recognition is not functions. InterVarsity Opinion Coumnist the answer. Faith-based spokesman Greg Jao groups are valuable estimates the annual and deserve a place on university cost of covering such losses will be campuses. In addition to bringing $20,000 per chapter, effectively pretogether people of common faiths, venting hundreds of students from such organizations offer resources participating in a religious activity available to students from all differ- without significant financial obstaent corners of a university. “A cross- cles. In de-recognizing InterVarsity, section of the Christian fellowships California State University’s adminat [the University] would reveal an istration is guilty of excluding meminviting community made up of bers of a religious faith from the stumany different peoples and cultures,” dent life experience they seek. wrote Chi Alpha Christian FellowIt is unfair for California State ship President Nick Doolittle in an University to hold a Christian orgaemail. “These groups bring students nization that refuses non-Christian together from all parts of the Uni- members to a higher standard than

other organizations that require their ministration risks amplifying negamembers to meet certain criteria. tive perceptions of religious and Debating societies are able to deny spiritual involvement at secular inmembers who aren’t seeking debate. stitutions. Faith-based groups allow Likewise, faith-based organizations many individuals to feel comfortable should be able to turn away people with their beliefs at colleges where who are not seeking prayer, evange- students are increasingly rejecting lism or other elements of religious religion from their lives. An incomgroups. ing first-year student who is insecure It is important to note that while about his beliefs may find the presChristian fellowships may exclude ence of faith-based groups assurnon-Christians from leadership positions, membership policies are not written with malicious intent. One cannot compare InterVarsity’s exclusion of non-Christians from leadership positions with racial or Even at a secular institution, religious voices gender discrimination belong in the marketplace of ideas. in student organizations.

Faith-based requirements for acceptance in a student ministry may be necessary ing. Each year, faith-based groups to ensure that members of the group at the University occupy tables at adhere to the core convictions of the the Fall Activities Fair and welcome faith. students with interests in religious Moreover, there already exists life. Religious communities at the a stigma attached to faith-based University are vibrant. If our adgroups on university campuses. By ministration were to de-recognize refusing to recognize InterVarsity, these groups and deny them a space the California State University ad- to operate, students may hold on to

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alifornia State University, C a public university system composed of 23 campuses, recently

negative perceptions about religious involvement on Grounds, keeping them from participating in an activity they might otherwise find to be their niche.

California State University’s derecognition of InterVarsity points to a disturbing trend of discrimination against faith-based groups, particularly Christian fellowships, at universities. Among other schools that have sanctioned InterVarsity for similar reasons are Vanderbilt University, Tufts University and Rollins College.

It is easy to see why many Christian students and leaders feel that religious groups at college campuses are under attack.

Universities strive to create a marketplace of ideas in which freedom of expression and open public discourse are cultivated. Even at a secular institution, religious voices belong in the marketplace of ideas.

California State University’s administration made the wrong decision and should retract its de-recognition of InterVarsity.

Nazar’s columns run Fridays. He can be reached at n.aljassar@cavalierdaily.com.

Don’t knock creative education Careers stemming from the humanities and the arts are on the rise Viewpoint Writer

Doctor. Lawyer. Engineer.

When it comes to talking about career choices, a whole generation of kids have been raised with these three words of advice embedded into their premature minds. Growing up in an immigrant family, I remember clearly dinner table conversations with my parents in which we would discuss my future career: Me: I want to be a wr— Dad: No, you want to be a Doctor.

Mom: Or lawyer or engineer.

Grandmother: Just don't become a writer.

Unfortunately, it isn't just our elders. Across America, educators and schools have inadvertently coddled kids into a limited set of career pathways. Our outdated K-12 education system is hardwired to push kids into the fields of math and science while simultaneously shutting down other creative pursuits, based on an antiquated mindset that these subjects are more “important” than the humanities. Of course, the sciences are vital for any country’s economy; everything from new medications to high tech

robotics stem from these fields. But art and design are usually shrugged off immediately after kindergarten — seen as “easy” and “fun,” they are eventually dropped in favor of “core” classes like science and math.

You may ask, “Why is art education even important? How will I get a job in a career like that?” The biggest worry many have about studying the humanities is the lack of pay and opportunity. Fortunately, the prospects are changing.

allowed for the rapid progression of the industrial revolution, thus forming the upper echelon of society, but that in todays post-industrial world, these careers matter less. Specifically, Pink remarks that with the modernization of other countries, more engineers and scientists are available for cheaper wages. As a result, there has been an outsourcing or flat-out disappearance of many STEM jobs.

Conversely, what is instead becoming highly valued is the role of the designer and artist. As engineering reaches its maximum potential, design and aesthetics become more important both consum[F]rom sleek-looking toasters to stylized kitchen for ers and manuutensils, the vast majority of consumer products are facturers. In the becoming differentiated more by their aesthetics developed world, almost all our baand less by their engineering. sic utilities work and function corIn his book “A Whole New rectly; what sets products apart is Mind,” author Daniel Pink writes almost purely their design. The auabout enormous new shifts in the tomobile industry is demonstrative 21st century that are bound to of this shift in focus from engineerchange the foundations of what ing to aesthetics. Anne Asenio, a dewe consider to be practical careers. sign director for GM, remembers, Pink argues that during the 20th “Going back to the 1960’s, marketcentury, engineers and researchers ing reactors were more focused on

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science and engineering . . . and neglected the importance of the other side of the brain,” which controls the artistic/aesthetic senses.

In talking about their cars, Mercedes Benz’s Gorden Wagener, a design chief, puts it like this: “Mercedes-Benz is the brand best able to present automobile design as an art form in an authentic way.”

Former Chief of Design for BMW Chris Bangle goes so far as to say in his speech “Great cars are great art” that “cars are an expansion of yourself [and] cars are a sculpture.”

“Sculpture.” “Expansion.” “Art.” All three of these leading figures give a clear sense that aesthetics is the new utility in the automobile industry. This new design focus is applicable to almost any product on the market today — from sleeklooking toasters to stylized kitchen utensils, the vast majority of consumer products are becoming differentiated more by their aesthetics and less by their engineering.

Yet our primary education system hasn't responded in the slightest to this rise in demand for designers and artists. Only a handful of dedicated design high schools exist in the United States, with most focused in large metropolises like

New York City, and one of the oldest design high schools in America was only founded in 1990. Focusing on design or aesthetics is almost never emphasized as a core part of the curriculum in K-12 schooling. Mass examination tests like the SAT push for a specific type of intelligence; they force students to think linearly and to pick single correct answers, rather than asking questions that require other types of creative thinking. Even the english portion on the SAT has more to do with grammar and syntax than creative writing, and with the newly formated SAT, even the writing section has become optional. Simply put, high school curricula stress subjects that have right and wrong answers like maths and sciences far above subjects that have no real “answers” like art and writing.

While the world will always need doctors and engineers, and while the power of science and math should never be understated, the need for artists and designers is becoming more and more important, and our primary school systems fail to address this need. Art and design should not be deemed ancillary to the sciences; and with the turn of the 21st century, they are becoming all the more pragmatic.

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Against affirmative consent

California’s new affirmative consent policy does not reach the root of schools’ problems with sexual assault a study in which only 10 percent of female students reported giving consent through body language, while state-funded colleges and universi- 61 percent of male students said ties. With this standard, they interpreted consent sexual partners must through body language; verbally give their conon the other hand, 51 sent to sexual activity; percent of female stuanything less is sexual dents reported giving assault. While this policy consent verbally, and 9 may offer better boundpercent of male students aries for what qualifies said they received conas sexual assault — and sent that way. Obviously, those boundaries can communication beat times be unclear — it tween these two groups DANI BERNSTEIN does so at significant is ineffective. But that Senior Associate Editor costs. does not mean policy Ezra Klein, founder will shift this dynamic, of Vox and a proponent of the law, ad- or that this is the right one to do it. mits that “two college seniors who’ve The California law distracts us by been in a loving relationship. . . who, implying that diminishing ambiguiwith the ease of the committed, slip ties should be the focus of anti-rape naturally from cuddling to sex, could advocacy, when in fact most rapists fail [the law’s] test.” This is because af- are recidivists without issues of comfirmative consent, though it should munication leading to their actions be encouraged, is unrealistic; even — suggesting that the issue we should discounting the ambiguities of hook- focus on is adjudicating rape, not creup culture and alcohol- or drug- ating a new definition for it. induced encounters, people do not Even so, it is still easy, particularly generally explicitly state their consent when it comes to sexual assault on before having sex. And, if they do, it college campuses, to favor overreachis unlikely they will repeat this state- ing over under-reaching, especially ment of consent throughout inter- when schools appear to be apathetic course, which, with this law, could be to this issue. But, regardless of our necessary in some situations. rightful frustration with colleges’ reTo be clear, a culture of affirma- sponses to sexual assault cases, we tive consent should be promoted. A cannot ignore the importance of the lead editorial from last semester cites rights of all parties in a case — includ-

ing the accused, who will now be held assault are not controversial; it is the to a drastically different standard. lack of response to those acts that is.

Given how colleges handle sexual Cases such as the one at JMU meet assault, it may seem that defendants the widely-accepted standard of have too many privileges. This past sexual assault; schools simply do not summer, James Madison University acknowledge this in their rulings. punished three students who filmed Requiring affirmative consent their sexual assault of a female peer distracts from these schools’ failures with “expulsion after graduation” and instead effectively penalizes in— in other words, no punishment. sensitive behavior. Beyond what we Students have sued the University can clearly identify as sexual misconfor alleged attempts to dissuade vic- duct, we cannot broadly criminalize tims from coming forward. Accord- treating people badly. Many sexual ing to Nicole Eramo, associate dean encounters can be demeaning or unof students and the current chair pleasant, but that does not mean they of the University’s Sexual Misconduct Board, since joining the Board in 2004 and becoming Chair in 2006 she is “not aware of a student being permanently expelled for sexual misconduct.”

Our current definitions of rape and sexual However, while schools assault are not controversial; it is the lack of obviously need to address response to those acts that is. sexual misconduct on their campuses much better than they do now, this does not are necessarily assault. Kat Stoeffel mean requiring affirmative consent outlines such situations in her per— which could penalize many non- suasive piece, “It Doesn’t Have to Be offenders — is the answer. The “Yes Rape to Suck.” She demonstrates how Means Yes” law would not affect is- women find themselves in situations sues of due process, but it could lead that “fall outside the conventional to unfair convictions, since cases of definition of rape but nonetheless consensual sex in which this consent reflect a gender power dynamic that was not explicitly stated have been leaves women sexually vulnerable.” redefined as sexual assault. Our cur- Should we create a culture in which rent definitions of rape and sexual this is not the case, power is balanced

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and everyone treats each other well?

Absolutely. Will this law do this?

Probably not. The testimonies will still be “he said, she said,” since either side can claim virtually anything about what verbal exchanges occurred pre-, during and post-coitus.

Though it may avoid definitional ambiguities, this law does nothing to avoid the evidentiary problems of finding out what truly occurred, since this information usually can only be gotten from the parties themselves. If schools don’t want to convict offenders (and it appears they don’t), they will still simply side with the offenders’ testimonies.

Sexual assault is rampant on campuses, and offenders should be punished — and they can be, under current standards. Much of the time the issue is not a lack of evidence or too high a standard for conviction; it is a lack of willingness on the part of schools to properly handle this issue. Affirmative consent places the burden on students in response to colleges’ failures to properly adjudicate even the most blatant cases of rape. This is not an effective or fair response.

Dani Bernstein is a Senior Associate Editor for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at d.bernstein@cavalierdaily.com.

Adderall inauthenticity

Broad legalization of neuroenhancers will negatively affect our society individuals who are more satisfied with our self-conception and more willing to aid others. Rather, legalizause, suggesting that neuroenhancers tion and widespread use of neuroenare the next logical step hancers such as Adderall in harnessing technolofor study and work-relatgy to improve our lives. ed purposes would negHe argued that side efatively impact society in fects of Adderall are profound ways. rare with typical use, its The ability to harperformance-enhancness increased producing effects do not create tivity would create an competitive unfairness expectation from emas do steroids in athployers, peers, parents letics and legalization and professors that evwould eventually lead to ELAINE HARRINGTON eryone would use the a drop in prices, making drug. Psychologically, Opinion Coumnist Adderall accessible to it would be difficult to all. Yesterday, Brennan accept that one is not Edel addressed some flaws in that deemed capable enough to complete argument. I take issue another one a task through his own abilities, but of Khan’s assumptions. When Khan must rely on a drug to enable him concludes, “only by decriminalizing to succeed. An employee or student neuroenhancers will society enter a who believes he may not deserve his new era of productivity,” he implies accomplishments may suffer from that such a new era is desirable for a fear akin to Imposter Syndrome, humanity. I disagree. causing him to dread, rather than Although neuroenhancers are enjoy, success. Achievements may an exciting new frontier of technol- be characterized by self-doubt, not ogy, full of promise for their ability pride. to make us more efficient humans, it How early on would we give stuseems unlikely they will allow us to dents neuroenhancers? Even if illegal be better people. We will not become or discouraged for a particular age

bracket, widespread access would that they could “keep up” would lead cause neuroenhancers to become to the expectation (particularly with increasingly prevalent in high school Social Security policymakers) that years and earlier. A 2008 study by they stay in the workforce longer.

Nature magazine found that one- Fewer workers retiring would make third of parents would feel pressured it more difficult for young people to to administer neuroenhancers to enter the workforce, further increastheir children if their children’s peers ing competition and the obligation were using them. Even students to use neuroenhancers. without access would doubtlessly be If workers and students adapted aware of the widespread use of the to a habit of extended and constant drug, and how adults everywhere neuroenhancer use, appreciation were more successful with the aid of Adderall. This emphasis on sheer productive output would hinder students’ appreciation This emphasis on sheer productive output would of learning for its own sake — the hinder students’ appreciation of learning for its own very appreciation teachers aspire to sake — the very appreciation teachers aspire to foster. foster.

The ability to increase one’s cog- for moderation and work-life balnitive performance would also hurt ance would suffer. People would be the opposite end of the age spec- extraordinarily productive, in part trum: workers approaching retire- because they would rarely feel the ment age. The cleverly titled article, desire to sleep, eat, or engage in “dis“Can Adderall Save the Boomers?” tracting” hobbies. Time spent with speculated that neuroenhancers friends and family would feel like could keep older workers competi- time wasted, as it isn’t inherently protive with the millennials. Yet the fact ductive. We would see other people

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ecently, Viewpoint Writer R Hasan Khan advocated the legalization of Adderall for academic

not as individuals, but as factors that could increase or decrease our productivity and aid or hurt our goals.

Interpersonal relationships would be further hindered by the mindset that neuroenhancer use encourages, as focus on one’s productive output could cause students and workers to lose sight of our value as people. People are not just flawed information processors whose ability to perform is hindered by human nature. While emotions and ideas may make us imperfect machines, they make us authentic. If one stops valuing these characteristics, it would be difficult to value the imperfect nature of others.

While a society that never profits from the theoretical benefits of universal use of neuroenhancers would undoubtedly achieve fewer scientific breakthroughs and have lengthier construction projects, its workers would be enabled to continue living authentic lives. This protection of humanity is a cause worth the forfeit of potential gains in productivity.

Elaine’s columns run bi-weekly Fridays. She can be reached at e.harrington@cavalierdaily.com.

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Fourth-year College and Architecture student Katie Bailey and fourth-year College student Elizabeth Watson became the co-chairs of Relay for Life last year determined to increase the organization's connectedness with different groups on

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Grounds.

This fall, their idea came to life through the Fight and Flip Homecomings event, which brought Relay for Life together with Pancakes for Parkinson’s.

“One of my favorite things about U.Va. is the ability for multiple groups to come together, even if they have different causes,” Bailey said.

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we have combined two of the biggest philanthropy groups on Grounds and have reached that many more people through our joint publicity.”

Both Pancakes for Parkinson’s and Relay for Life are University traditions with a long history of student participation. Pancakes for Parkinson’s, now in its 11th year, began with a University applicant who wrote an admissions essay on

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“pancakes” as her favorite word and wanted to make an impact with pancakes at the University.

Relay for Life is a national organization, but it has drawn widespread support from the University community in the past 13 years. Cumulatively, the group has raised more than $1 million for the American Cancer Society. Walking a lap at Relay for Life’s major overnight event is even listed as one of the 115 things to do before you graduate.

“Some really great things have come out of [Relay and Pancakes working together] because we got to discuss with [other] co-chairs things that have worked and have not worked for both of our events,” said fourth-year College student Charlie Hill, a co-chair for Pancakes for Parkinson’s.

Both Hill and fourth-year Commerce student Kylie Philbin, the other co-chair of Pancakes for Parkinson’s, hope to collaborate with other student groups in the future. “[We’ve been] thinking about more partnerships we can have in the future,” Philbin said. “Even though these ideas will probably be past our times, we want to plant the

seed for ideas like a philanthropy summit or something that will combine U.Va. philanthropies and make them more effective.”

Homecomings weekend may not have seen a victory on the football field, but Relay for Life and Pancakes for Parkinson’s succeeded in including students and alumni alike in raising money to find cures for Cancer and Parkinson’s disease.

“A lot of smart, dedicated and passionate people come together [for Pancakes],” Hill said. “Our team is cohesive every year. People who maybe don’t know each other can become great friends.”

About 400 volunteers came out to the event Saturday, making 10,000 pancakes. Since much of the work done by Relay for Life and Pancakes for Parkinson’s is behind the scenes, Saturday’s event allowed both organizations to see the results of the other's hard work.

“My favorite part is seeing it all come together,” Hill said. “It kind of feels exaggerated how much is behind the scenes for a one-day event.

From setting up through cleaning up, it’s great because we know that we’ve prepared all year.”

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Relay for Life and Pancakes for Parkinson’s joined forces this Homecoming weekend to put on Fight and Flip for a Cure.

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Hoos under the Lights Thursday night Homecomings event draws large crowd

Drew Friedman Feature Writer

More than 750 students gathered in Scott Stadium Thursday evening to partake in the fifth annual Hoos under the Lights event as part of Homecomings weekend. Virginia Homecomings brought in two live music groups — Caitlin and Savannah Lane, and the Kendall Street Company — for the event and organized free refreshments from The Pie Guy, Sweet Haus and U.Va. Dining.

This was the first year the event was hosted in the stadium — previous years' events were held in the Amphitheatre and were dubbed

"Cavalier Cookout."

The change in name and venue was to both accommodate the event's rise in popularity in recent years and to make it easier to host musical groups.“As we’re looking forward into the future, we’re trying to grow the event and make it even bigger, so we need a bigger space,” said third-year College student Elly Slugg, who worked to publicize the event. “In order to have the live entertainment, we needed a sound permit, so that played into moving the event to Scott Stadium.”

Adding musical groups was part of an effort by Virginia Homecomings to increase attendance and encourage visitors to stay longer.“The bands gave a better reason for

people to come and stay, which was what we were trying to achieve,” said event chair Madison McWithey , a second-year College student. “I think next year we will work towards Hoos Under the Lights being bigger and better and we really want to increase upperclassmen attendance.”

The new venue and name did pose a challenge for publicity — a task which rested mainly on the shoulders of Slugg and fellow thirdyear College student Stephanie Modica.

“Last year, [the event] was in the Amphitheatre, so it was a little easier for us to get away with not promoting it as heavily because people would walk by and see it,” Modica said. “But it’s at [Scott] Stadium this

year, so we needed to make sure people knew what was going on because they need to make the effort to get there.”

Modica said hosting the event in the stadium had its own intrinsic benefits, helping to showcase the venue as more than just a place for football.

“We thought it [was] a fun way to get people inside the stadium who normally either don’t go there for football games, or only go there for games,” Modica said. “It [was] fun to be in the stadium without actually watching a game, but [instead] watching a concert from the two musicians and having all the other things to do.”

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This year’s Hoos under the Lights involved two musical acts, free food and games.

Brown Hauntings spooks students with Willy Wonka antics Dubbed ‘Willy Wahoo and the Brownie Factory,’ annual haunted house draws inspiration from 1970s Gene Wilder movie

Diana Yen and Peter Simonsen Staff Writers

Halloween is just around the corner, and the Charlottesville area offers plenty of seasonal attractions for students: apple picking at Carter’s Mountain, Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn, and, of course, paying a visit to Brown College’s Hauntings on the Hill.

This past Friday and Saturday, Brown College opened its haunted house from 8 p.m. to midnight. The event, called Hauntings on the Hill, is hosted annually for charity.

Each year, the haunted house — constructed under a large tent on Monroe Hill — takes on a different theme. This year’s theme was Willie Wahoo and the Brownie Factory, inspired by the 1971 movie, “Willy

Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” candy-based horror vinnet. One most infamous scene from “Willy “It was more or less an excuse to room featured the cartoon charac- Wonka” — the haunting boat ride do some candy-based horror and ter Gumby in a tortuous medieval — with a continuous loop of the terror,” said Oliver Lopezmovie scene in the backGomez, a second year in ground. the College and a co-chair The house took two of Hauntings within the weeks to set up, but volBrown Governance Board. unteers have been planThe event was run ning the event for two mostly by volunteers months. from Brown College. Jobs “Every year, our coincluded room leaders, chairs sit down and discuss actors, tour guides, pusha few theme ideas,” Lopezers and plants. Pushers Gomez said. “Then, we monitored the back of present them to the Brown the groups, making sure community through an Courtesy Emma Bross everything was going on email listserv. Everyone in pace and no one group Brown College’s Hauntings on the Hill aims to raise $8,000 for The Haven. the community suggests took too much time. ideas and we more or less Plants snuck into various group and stretch machine. Another showed come to a consensus as a communiisolated individuals to scare them mad Wonka scientists transforming ty and then go over the more viable even more. students into berries and extracting options and choose from there.”

Guides led visitors through a se- their juices. Half way through the Tickets were $5 per person, or $9 ries of rooms each with their own experience was a recreation of the for two people. This year’s sales are

projected to be more than $8,000 — the house made $8,600 last year.

All proceeds benefited The Haven, which operates a multi-resource day shelter for the homeless in downtown Charlottesville. The Haven provides a centralized location for resource providers, a commercial kitchen, a day haven, a community garden, and a cultural and arts space downtown.

Brown has been holding haunted houses for charity for almost 25 years. For some, the house has become something of a tradition, and is even included on the Fourth-Year Trustee’s list of 115 things to do before you graduate.

“Haunting is a lot of fun,” Lopez-Gomez said. “It’s something that I think has become part of the U.Va. experience, and if you haven't checked it out, you definitely should.”

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Members of the University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega participated in a service project this past Saturday at Piedmont Virginia Community College’s community garden.

More than a Saturday morning Service fraternity leads a volunteer project at PVCC community garden

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Members of the University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega — a coed service fraternity — teamed up this past Saturday at the community garden of Piedmont Virginia Community College, marking the culmination of the pledge project for APO’s most recent pledge class.

The PVCC garden opened eight years ago, but proved to be less fruitful than expected.

Seasonal issues arise during the summer months, when the largest harvest comes in but fewer students and volunteers are available to harvest crops and deliver them to the community.

Group pledges planned the construction of hoop green-

houses, trellises and tables, as shine, their moment to go out an important annual activity well as the reconstruction of into the community and do what because it coincides with the refence and gates, and a renova- matters to them, and to show the turn of several alumni. tion of the irrigation sys“It really just is a great tem. demonstration of how “Hopefully, extending much knowledge there is the growing season will in APO, how much learnbring in more PVCC stuing there is as a group, dents, U.Va. students, the and how much people care community and [make the about it even after leaving,” community garden] much she said. more of a hub for everyFor the group's newest We’re giving [the pledges] a really solid one to interact through,” members, the project ofsaid APO pledge master foundation to stand on... this is their moment fers them the opportunity to shine, their moment to go out into the Meghan Smith, a fourthto try their hands at funyear College student. draising, communicating community and do what matters to them.”

The project aims to inwith community partners still skills new members and coordinating with the can use in continued service brotherhood that they have the brotherhood. within APO and outside the or- ability to continue after we grad“I’m really proud of my ganization. uate and are gone,” Smith said. pledge class for being able to “We’re giving them a really APO president Kylene Daily, stick with it and not get too solid foundation to stand on, a fourth-year College student, stressed out,” third-year Colbut then this is their moment to said the pledge project is also lege student Hannah Crockett

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said. “It’s been a little bit of an anxious time this past week with doing last-minute ordering of supplies and things like that, but I’m really proud of how we’ve worked throughout the semester and I’m excited to see it all pay off.”

APO has a history of working to serve a community beyond the limits of Grounds, and members hope the PVCC project will have lasting benefits for the University and the group's partners in Charlottesville.

“One of the coolest things about APO is that we really make a huge effort to get into the Charlottesville community and communicate with them about what they want and what they want to see change,” said Daily. “[We’re] only here for four years and it matters to me

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“Our main goal is to get our little buddies excited for the future and have them set goals that they can strive for through an exposure to a broad group of activities," Samuel said.

The group also aims to show students the importance and value of education and make them excited about school.

“Through weekly after-school activities, mentors show kids the importance of trying harder in school and help them understand higher educational opportunities,” Downs said.Students from Clark Elementary School are bussed to Grounds once a week to meet with their assigned mentors. Every Wednesday, the pairs

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A new group on Grounds is working to connect University students with first through sixth grade students from local elementary schools, joining a nationwide effort to lend a helping hand to young kids.

Launched Oct. 1, though it began organizing last semester, the University chapter of College Mentors for Kids has already paired 40 University students with elementary student companions.After hearing about the organization from a friend at a different university, fourth-year Engineering student Sam Rossiello decided to

kickstart the program on Grounds.

“I wanted to start up the CIO because I felt that although there are some mentoring programs [which] exist on Grounds, that there is still need for mentoring for youths in the Charlottesville community,” Rossiello said.

College Mentors for Kids is a growing nonprofit in the United States, with chapters on 26 college campuses.“Our mission is to connect college students to give to kids who need it most,” fourth-year College student and mentor Julia Downs said.

The group's central goal differs from other mentoring groups, fourth-year College student Mathew Samuel said

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participate in extracurricular activities and engage with different groups on Grounds, ranging from the chemistry club to the football team.

“I believe that there is a need to provide mentors that both show kids why they should bother learning, instead of just telling them what to do, and also expose them to the many experiences that these kids may not be able to experience,” Samuel said.

Members aim to become role models for their assigned grade schoolers.

"We're all busy with exams, papers and other things that come up, but serving as a mentor means that you will be the constant presence in an elementary school buddy's life and be someone that they can look up to," Samuel said.

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University neurosurgeon leads effort to coordinate national patient registry

Ishaan Sachdeva Staff Writer

Neurosurgery Prof. Dr. Jason Sheehan is fostering a partnership between the Medical Center, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Society for Radiation Oncology to develop a registry of data from radiosurgeries nationwide to maximize patient care through data-driven improvements.

The nation's 30 leading centers of radiosurgery could provide more than 30,000 data points, providing big statistical power, which can help practitioners identify gaps in treatment and areas for improvement. The project is being tested at the University with hopes of being implemented in other centers throughout the nation.

The Medical Center’s neurosurgery department is a national leader in Stereotactic Radiosurgery, or SRS, an operation that delivers high doses of radiation to precise targets in the brain to help eliminate unwanted tissue.

This method minimizes collateral damage to normal brain tissue. “The keys to SRS are MRI and CT guidance, so we couple

high resolution neuroimaging studies or blood vessel studies called angiograms," Sheehan said. "Usually, multiple sources of radiation are aligned from different vantage points. Each single source is relatively weak, but when converged on a small point in the brain or isocenter, leads to a potent amount of radiation.”

SRS essentially sends smaller doses of radiation to a single area in quick succession to deliver a large dose in summation.

The ability to converge radiation on a single point prevents radiation damage to adjacent normal brain tissue, and the process ensures radiation does not linger once it has been delivered to the target area.

The Medical Center performs two specific SRS operations. One is a linear-accelerator radiosurgery that releases radiation in the form of x-rays and the other is Gamma Knife, which releases high-energy gamma rays of the Cobalt-60 isotope. Clinicians decide which operation is best on a case-by-case basis.

The linear-accelerators and Gamma Knife devices are connected to the registry portal during an operation. Images of the brain generated by the devices and surgical data will be automatically uploaded to the registry. Sheehan said imaging data is critical to assess effectiveness of

care as success of an operation is in a large part defined by whether the targeted brain tumor or stroke-prone blood vessel has shrunk or disappeared after radiosurgery.

During SRS, a major responsibility of a neurosurgeon, like Sheehan, is to provide a fixation approach to lock the head

in place in a frame with an builtin coordinate system that the neurosurgeon uses to target radiation. “The frame has a coordinate system on it that is like a Cartesian coordinate system [an x-axis, y-axis graph] that will be overlaid on the entire brain contents, and then I can select structurally where I want to tar-

get and guide the beams, so it’s that grid that allows you to guide those vectors of radiation,” Sheehan said.

The Medical Center has performed approximately 10,000 operations since 1989, when it was one of the first centers to initiate radiosurgical approaches.

Courtesy James Sheehan, MD.

The gamma knife releases targeted doses of high-energy gamma rays to a single point on the body, avoiding the need for traditional surgery.

A new way to detect ovarian cancer Tampons may be key to finding traces of early-stage ovarian cancer, previously difficult to find until too late to be treated Rabita Alamgir Senior Writer

Tampons could help detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a pilot study led by a University medical researcher in collaboration with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The study, published in the journal “Obstetrics & Gynecology,” aimed to “develop a highly sensitive test for picking up mutations,” according to principal investigator Dr. Charles Landen, Jr., a gynecologic oncologist and an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical School.

Ovarian cancer accounts for only three percent of all cancers among women, but it is the most deadly cancer affecting the female reproductive system. In the United States, there will be about 22,000 women diagnosed with

ovarian cancer during 2014, and ian cancer, and three of the eight tubes, three women — 60 percent about 14,000 women will die of women had had their fallopian of those with high-grade cancer the disease, accord— had tumor DNA ing to the American in the cells trapped Cancer Society. in tampons.

“A lot of the “For our next ovarian cancer steps, we want to cells originate in see if we can work the fallopian tube," on the test and imLanden said. "If prove the sensitivthose cells are shed ity of detection," from the inside of Landen said. "We the fallopian tube plan to use these and make their way tests in a populainside the vaginal tion that is in its cavity, it’s highly early or preferably possible to pick up pre-cancer stage. mutations while We need to pick up in the pre-cancer the tumor before it stage." becomes cancerous.

The researchers … [The cancer] is Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons recruited 33 female 90 percent curable Ovarian cancer starts developing in the fallopian tubes, making it nearly impossible to patients undergo- detect with traditional methods until the tumors spread to other parts of the body. if it’s still in the ing surgery for a ovary.” pelvic mass and Since ovarian asked them to insert a tampon the tubes tied, with no gene mutations cancer is much less prevalent than night before their surgery. Eight detectable in their vaginal fluid. other cancer types, it can be difwomen had high-grade ovar- But of the five with intact fallopian ficult to diagnose. No screening

test has been accurate enough to effectively detect ovarian cancer.

“Because there are either no symptoms or non-specific symptoms like heartburn, bloating or weight gain, patients blame [the symptoms] on something else,” Landen said.

According to the ACS, only about 20 percent of ovarian cancers are found at an early stage, when it is most treatable. For this reason, Landen suggests women seek a doctor if they have any symptoms.

“Most patients find out they have [ovarian cancer] at stage [three],” Landen said.

At this stage, the cancer has spread beyond the ovary, and cure rates are considerably low.

The results of this pilot study lay the foundation for further investigation in early detection of cancer for future studies. Landen said a study at the University will be initiated next month.

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