Monday, November 3, 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014

Vol. 125, Issue 20

REPUBLICAN PARTY

ED GILLESPIE A former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Gillespie has also served as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. He was Counselor to the President in the last 18 months of the Bush Administration, and before that co-founded a bipartisan public affairs firm, Quinn Gillespie and Associates.

He assisted in drafting the Contract with America, a document created during the 1994 Congressional election which helped Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives.

EDUCATION POLICY Gillespie proposes less federal spending on education. He proposes that other programs, like Title I-A, should be considered for block grants if they show improvement to the Department of Education. Gillespie strongly opposes the Department of Education’s Post Secondary Institutions Ratings System, an initiative which aims to assess the performance of institutions of higher education across the board. Gillespie said he strongly supports reforms to the federal accreditation system, which is closely related to federal aid eligibility.

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MARK WARNER

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A graduate of the George Washington University and Harvard Law School, Warner made many attempts at small business entrepreneurship — he was an early investor in Nextel — before taking office as Governor of Virginia in 2001. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008.

Sarvis graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a degree in mathematics, and later pursued a law degree, graduating from NYU Law School in 2005. He has worked as a lawyer, math teacher and small-business owner. He ran his first campaign in 2011 for Virginia State Senate, and ran for governor of Virginia last year.

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Warner is a proponent of education reform and, as Governor in 2004, his tax budget reforms provided an increase in K-12 educational support. He introduced the Know Before You Go Act, which aims to allow students to better compare the costs of a college education, and he is a strong proponent of legislation aimed at reducing student debt burden. Warner said he also supports the DREAM Act, which would expand educational access to young undocumented immigrants.

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ROBERT HURT

LAWRENCE GAUGHAN

Hurt served as a chief assistant to Commonwealth’s Attorney for Pittsylvania County from 1996 to 1999. Hurt practiced law in Chatham, Virginia from 1999 to 2010, and has served in Congress since defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Perriello in 2010.

Lawrence Gaughan is the founder of the non-partisan, non-profit organization GOV360, which aims to reach out to non-voters to improve government participation. Gaughan is also a credited actor, director and producer in the entertainment industry, and has been a trade union member in the Screen Actors Guild since 1996. Between 2011 and 2013, Gaughan attended Pepperdine University, where he received his master’s degree in Social Change Theory and graduated with honors.

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Hurt said he supports states and localities having more power in public education. He has said he intends to address issues he sees in the “No Child Left Behind” Act by granting more flexibility and authority to state and local governments.

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Gaughan said he will propose, co-sponsor, and vote for legislation that reduces costs and eases some of the burden of debt on college students. He said he will advocate reducing class sizes, raising teacher pay and completing the transition from “No Child Left Behind.” He has said the country needs to make sure schools are preparing students for college or a good trade industry.

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UPC hosts annual CultureFest PAGE 8

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CAR2Vote shuttles students, local residents to polls University graduate starts volunteer organization to maximize turnout through free rides to precincts Reade Pickert Senior Writer

Volunteer organization CAR2Vote, or Charlottesville Albemarle Rides to Vote, will provide transportation to polling locations for this Tuesday’s midterm election. Founded by University aluma Gail Wiley, who graduated from the College in 1980, the organization is dedicated to the act of voting.

Wiley co-founded the program in 2012 in an effort to streamline the voting process and expand opportunities for local residents to get to the polls.

She hopes providing a single number to call would encourage more voters to take advantage of the service.

“Everyone who can vote should be able to vote with the least amount of hassle,” Wiley said.

Ahead of the election, CAR2Vote focused on providing rides to the local registrar’s office so voters could obtain a photo ID — which is necessary after the adoption of a state law requiring voters bring a photo ID to the polls. The registrar allows anyone to receive a valid photo ID if they bring an electric bill or some other proof of identity.

“The idea is to get the voter to the polls with the correct ID,” Wiley said.

The program is entirely run by volunteers and Wiley herself.

“All of us are people who are really dedicated to ‘anyone who qualifies to vote should get to vote, whether their age or dis-

CAR2Vote in 2013 were firstyear students at the University.

CAR2Vote will run a shuttle from O’Hill to University Hall on election day, leaving every 15 minutes between noon and 7

“There is safety in numbers,” she said. “My goal is to be able to pair people up in the shuttle.”

Though the majority of volunteers are Democrats, Wiley emphasized that the program is

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We are taking people to vote no matter who they are voting for. ... I don’t ask my drivers who they are voting for, and they don’t ask riders who they are voting for.”

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CAR2Vote (logo above) is a volunteer-run orgaization that provides rides to the polls, in addition rides to the city registrar’s office to help voters get appropriate voter ID.

ability or inability to drive,’” Wiley said, adding that the program’s success comes from “the generosity of people who are willing to take off a whole day of work.”

Most of the people who used

p.m. Any University student can call CAR2Vote and a driver will come pick him or her up.

Wiley urged students to bring a friend to the polls, both to maximize turnout and as a safety precaution.

unbiased.

“We are “big ‘D’ Democrats doing a small ‘d’ democratic thing,” Wiley said. “We are taking people to vote no matter who they are voting for. ... I don’t ask my drivers who they are voting for, and they don’t ask riders who they are voting for.”

Due to the large influx of calls on Election Day, Wiley suggests riders call CAR2Vote or fill out the online form before 8 a.m. on the morning of the election.

However, she said program aims to provide rides no matter the time of the call.

“You call, we haul,” Wiley said.

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Breakdown of Individual Contributions Per Candidate Walter Lawrence $32,453 $41,649

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Breakdown of Individual Contributions Per Candidate $1.3M $10.6M

Walter Lawrence Lawrence Gaughan

Ed Gillespie

$32,453 $41,649 $0.6M $5.0M

Mark Warner doubles funding of opponent Ed Gillespie, Hurt outraises Gaughan

Robert Hurt

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Mark Warner

Robert Christopher Sarvis

$103,528 $429,651

$15,141 $14,169

$1.3M $10.6M

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Ed Gillespie $0.6M $5.0M

Robert Christopher Sarvis $15,141 $14,169

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Virginians to consider constitutional change Large Contributions

In addition to choosing a U.S. Senator and Congressional Representative, Virginia voters will also vote on the Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Armed Forces Amendment, which would free the immediate spouses of those who died in the line of duty from any taxation on real property, provided the spouse does not remarry.

“This exemption applies to the surviving spouse’s principal place of residence without any restriction on the spouse’s moving to a different principal place of residence and without any requirement that the spouse reside in the Commonwealth at the time of death of the member of the armed forces,” according to the proposed amendment.

Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, said Republicans and Democrats in Virginia largely agree on this issue. He said the military presence in Virginia — about 10 percent of the state

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population — plays a large role in the state’s economy, and that the idea of honoring fallen soldiers in granting tax exemptions to their spouses is a worthy one no matter the party affiliation.

Similarly, Virginia Republican Party spokesperson Garren Shipley said though the party itself has not formally taken a stance on the issue, House Bill 46 has been recognized by the party chairman Pat Mullins as worthwhile.

“It’s about as noncontroversial as these sort of things can get,” Shipley said.

He added that though the ballot will be voted on in the General Election, if passed it would only grant the General Assembly the ability to carry out the application of the tax exemption. To “carve out” a tax exemption for a specific set of people, Shipley said, the General Assembly must first be given the power to do so.

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Warner joined by McAuliffe, Herring at U.Va. rally

Incumbent U.S. Senator addresses students, community members, brings current, former elected officials speak in support

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Mark Warner (above) spoke at a rally in the Newcomb Gallery Saturday afternoon.

Jenna Dickerson Associate Editor

Students and community members joined Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, and other Virginia leaders in the Newcomb Gallery Saturday afternoon to rally support for his campaign against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie.

With just three days until the election, Warner stressed the importance of last-minute campaigning and support efforts.

“Elections matter,” he said. “We

are three days out and it is going to be a close election, it always is. I am taking nothing for granted. ... You do your part over the next three and a half days, and I will do mine.”

Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Attorney General Mark Herring and former Sen. John Warner, R-VA, a Law School alumnus, spoke in support of Warner’s campaign.

“This world is far more dangerous than I have ever seen it in my lifetime,” John Warner said. “Mark serves on the intelligence committee; he knows more about the problems facing our country than anyone. He has been trying to protect us all along the way; why would we not keep him in office?”

McAuliffe highlighted the partnership that he and Warner have formed.

“I need a partner in the Senate, so we can protect the assets that we have here in Virginia, and that is what Mark Warner will do,” McAuliffe said. “Mark Warner is going to fight for you every day of your life.

He has been fighting for us and now

it is time to fight for him.”

Warner emphasized his commitment to bipartisanship in the Senate.

“Whether it is grappling with student debt, our national balance sheet or helping our veterans get the help they deserve, it is going to take people who can find common ground,” Warner said. “My opponent called himself a partisan warrior. The last thing we need right now in Washington is a partisan warrior. We need the parties to work together to fix the problems facing us.”

First-year College student Brandon McKay said he appreciates the fact that Warner is a proponent of cooperation across the aisle.

“I’ve been a big Mark Warner supporter for the last couple elections,” McKay said. “I never want to put party in front of progress. We have to work together to get things done, and Mark Warner has shown time and time again that’s what he is all about.”

Herring acknowledged that this

election would be close, similar to the Attorney General race last year.

“I am here as exhibit A that every vote really matters,” Herring said.

“Talk to your friends, talk to your neighbors, offer up rides to get to the polls, because that is what it is going to take to send Mark Warner back to the United States Senate.”

Warner campaign spokesperson Natalie Raps said it is important to hold rallies on college campuses to inform students about pertinent issues and mobilize support. “[Warner is] working across the aisle in the Senate to pass legislation to provide new tools to help graduates pay down student debt, make college more affordable and to create jobs for the next generation,” Raps said in an email. “Students are an integral part of our efforts, and we have campus leaders all across Virginia who are helping encourage students to get out and vote for Senator Warner on Tuesday.”

Fourth-year College student Luke Priddy said he supports Warner because of his dedication to his

constituents.

“I think Warner is a good Senator,” Priddy said. “I think he cares a lot about his constitutions. His office is filled with a lot of casework, which is all about helping people.”

John Warner said Virginians are fortunate Warner is willing to take on another six years as Senator.

“The problems today are enormous, and only experienced, dedicated people should be given the reigns to help us solve them,” John Warner said. “Mark Warner is one of those people.”

Warner concluded the rally by urging voters to get out and vote.

“We can’t ever conclude that we can’t solve our problems,” he said.

“We may not get it 100 percent right the first time, but it starts with the premise that we have to elect the people that will work together to get it done.”

Warner faces Republican candidate Ed Gillespie and Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis in the election Tuesday.

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SENATE Gillespie, Warner differ on health, gun control policy Continued from page 1

wrong to rule out ground troops in both missions.

Ed Gillespie (Republican) U.S. Senate Candidate Economic Policy Gillespie said he believes oil, coal and natural gas production, including deep sea drilling off the coast of Virginia, will create new jobs and lower gas prices and utility bills. Gillespie called for a reduction in the marginal business tax rate and also supports a Balanced Budget Amendment, which would not allow the federal government to spend more than its revenue intake.

Health Care Policy Gillespie firmly opposes the Affordable Care Act, calling for a replacement of the act with smaller market-based reforms. Gillespie’s plan centers around the creation of an individual health insurance tax credit, which he intends to make accessible to anyone who purchases health insurance in the individual market. Gillespie categorizes the tax credits into three groups: $1,200 a year for those under 35; $2,100 per year for those between 35 and 49; $3,000 per year for those older than 50.

Foreign Policy Gillespie said he believes America is not taking enough initiative toward global leadership. He has stated the United States could be more active in the battle against Islamic state terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria and that President Barack Obama was

Other Notable Positions Gillespie said he would not vote in favor of treaties which would cede firearm regulation to international bodies like the United Nations and that he is against any effort to curtail the right to keep and bear arms. Gillespie also opposes taxpayer funding

of abortion and condemns the abandonment of its explicit prohibition in federal law through the Affordable Care Act. -compiled by Clara Carlson

Mark Warner (Democrat) U.S. Senate Candidate Economic Policy In efforts to support small businesses, Warner has supported legislation such as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, the JOBS Act, and the Startup Act. He also supports efforts to increase investment in infrastructure as well as numerous initiatives to bring jobs to Virginia, such as relocating the FBI headquarters.

Foreign Policy Warner said he believes that all military options must stay on the table to eliminate ISIS. He has assisted with progress in U.S.-India relations in his time in office and supports U.S.-Israel relations, calling Israel the United States’ strongest and closest ally in the region.

Health Care Policy Though Warner broadly supports the Affordable Care Act, he holds that it is not perfect and has proposed changes to make it more flexible and affordable. He said these proposals would provide more options for state health plans and make it less burdensome for small businesses to get their employees health coverage.

Other Notable Positions Warner is a strong supporter of marriage equality. He opposes partial privatization of Social Security and is in favor of more restrictive firearm regulations.

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Robert Sarvis (Libertarian) U.S. Senate Candidate Economic Policy Sarvis advocates for open, competitive markets and low taxes. He said he supposed broad deregulation

across multiple industries.

Foreign Policy Though Sarvis advocates for expanding international trade, he holds that the government should not be involved in military conflict over disputes which do not directly involve the United States.

Health care policy Sarvis said the government has restricted entry into health care professions and advocates for noninterference by the government and simultaneous large increases in the number of health care professionals and providers.

Other Notable Positions Sarvis is a strong proponent for the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage. He also strongly opposes unlawful governmental surveillance of Americans and the prevalent militarization of the police.

—compiled by Carson Creasy

HOUSE Candidates outline positions on health care, economic policy Continued from page 1

Robert Hurt (Republican) House of Representatives Candidate Economic Policy Hurt has introduced the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, the Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act and the Small Manufacturer Protection Act. He said he wants to reduce government regulations for small businesses, lower taxes and cut spending to stimulate job growth.

Foreign Policy Hurt said he aims to secure

America’s borders, limiting the flow of undocumented immigrants.

Hurt also said he supports a strong American-Israeli alliance and more sanctions on Iran.

Health Care Policy Hurt has advocated for marketoriented replacements for health care laws. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and helped repeal the 1099 provision, which would have required companies to report more transactions to the Internal Revenue Service.

Other Notable Positions Hurt is a strong advocate for second amendment rights. He is a co-sponsor of the National Rightto-Carry Reciprocity Act, which allows any person with a valid

state-issued concealed carry permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms.

He is also a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, which works for the rights of hunters and anglers.

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Lawrence Gaughan (Democrat) House of Representatives Candidate Economic Policy If elected, Gaughan said he would propose increasing the minimum wage to $12 an hour and focus on creating jobs in construction, manufacturing and production. He said he supports invest-

ments in education and health care to enable the United States to hire more teachers and nurses. He holds that increasing public and private sector union labor would better the economy and improve the position of the middle class.

Foreign Policy Gaughan said he believes in intervening in the affairs of other countries only in matters of national security, human rights violations or when specifically asked by the international community. He opposes military action in Iraq, and maintains that a majority of U.S. troops abroad should be brought back home. To cut military costs, he said he believes the government should eliminate ongoing fraud by military contractors which he said

have cost taxpayers more than $1.1 trillion.

Health Care Policy Gaughan said he believes access to affordable health care is a fundamental right. He supports the Affordable Care Act, which was passed by Congress and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Other Notable Positions Gaughan said he supports restrictions on assault rifles, but holds that law-abiding citizens should have a right to firearms. He is a proponent of same-sex marriage rights, and said he wants to see congressional effort toward more environmental preservation actions.

GO VOTE Tuesday, Nov. 4

Polls are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

—compiled by Urvi Singhania

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sports The Virginia football team rushed for 22 yards on 16 carries Saturday afternoon at Georgia Tech in the Cavaliers’ final game before a trip to No. 2 Florida State. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets racked up 268 yards on the ground while running the football 63 times. Redshirt senior A-back Synjyn Days led the charge, producing 147 rushing yards on 24 carries.

That combination — along with two interceptions by sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert — was enough to send Virginia (4-5, 2-3 ACC) home with a 35-10 defeat before 46,657 fans at Bobby Dodd Stadium on a windy, cool day in Atlanta.

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Georgia Tech stings Virginia, 35-10 4. Virginia must win two of its final three games to achieve bowl eligibility.

Georgia Tech (7-2, 4-2 ACC) opened Saturday’s game ranked third in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing offense and 93rd in rushing defense. The Cavaliers struggled to exploit the latter trend from the start, posting just six yards on six carries in the first quarter.

Still, Virginia remained in striking distance in the opening period, as Lambert responded to Georgia Tech’s two touchdowns by connecting with senior tight end Zachary Swanson for a 13-yard score with 1:10 on the clock.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Justin Thomas delivered his second passing touchdown of the day seven seconds into the second

quarter to put the Yellow Jackets up by 14 again at 21-7.

Virginia ended first-half scoring when junior place kicker Ian Frye knocked in a field goal from 22 yards out with 4:18 on the clock.

However, the second half was all Georgia Tech. Days accounted for the only touchdowns scored by either team, the first coming on a four-yard run and the second on a 17-yard reception thrown by Thomas.

The Cavaliers were shut out after halftime for the fourth consecutive game. Virginia last scored a secondhalf touchdown against Kent State in its fifth game of the season.

Kickoff against the Seminoles is scheduled for Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

ESPN will carry the game live.

—compiled by Matthew Morris

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Sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert threw for 230 yards, but was picked off twice.

No. 3 Women’s soccer routs Pitt Virginia caps regular season with 6-1 win, celebrates Brian, Colaprico, Millar, Morgan

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Senior midfielder Danielle Colaprico scored in the 66th minute against the Panthers to put her team up 4-0.

Jacob Hochberger Associate Editor

The third-ranked Cavaliers finally have a moment to catch their collective breath. It’s been a year since the Virginia women’s soccer team was in the postseason, and once again, the team looks hungry for a championship.

Saturday night, they completed the final step of the first leg of the journey, the regular season. The Cavaliers (17-1, 9-1 ACC) confidently defeated visiting Pittsburgh (6-12, 2-8 ACC) 6-1 on Senior Night at Klöckner Stadium, where the Cavaliers celebrated seniors Danielle Colaprico, Morgan Brian, Campbell Millar and Mary Morgan.

“It’s definitely upsetting having it be our last regular season home game, but I think that we’re on a journey to win something big this year,” Colaprico said. “It was a little bittersweet, but I thought we played well tonight and got some good

goals. We’re doing great.”

In her first game in a Virginia uniform in more than three weeks, following U.S. Women’s National Team duty, Brian opened the scoring when she set up a free kick from just outside the box in the 30th minute. Colaprico charged over the ball as a distraction, and Brian curled a perfect bending shot over the wall and firmly into the back of the net for her fifth goal of the season.

“Morgan is playing some of her best soccer in her career right now,” coach Steve Swanson said. “She was very good all through the camps, and the qualifiers, and so I think you’ve got a very motivated Morgan Brian, a very in-form Morgan Brian, and I think that showed tonight.

Colaprico, who was playing in her 91st game in a Cavalier uniform, was all over the field, tallying four shots and setting up her teammates to convert numerous others.

“I think it’s just doing whatever Steve wants me to do,” Colaprico said. “I played a little bit of outside midfield today, but he’s always tell-

ing me to pinch in and look for the ball. He just wants me to get a lot of touches on the ball and get the ball moving for us.”

Just six minutes after her remarkable free kick strike, Brian found another golden opportunity to help her team. Off a through ball from sophomore midfielder Alexis Shaffer, Brian took a touch to split the two Panther defenders and proceeded to calmly slot a lefty goal into the corner, moving her into fourth on Virginia’s all-time points list.

“I think anytime I’m helping the team win is good,” Brian said. “Especially when you have seniors scoring goals in their last game at Klöckner. … I think it was a great team win tonight.”

In the 55th minute, Brian had a chance for the hat trick on a free kick call that — to the dismay of Cavaliers fans — was awarded just one yard outside of the box. In identical fashion to the first goal, Brian curled a shot over the wall that just nicked the underside of the crossbar, bouncing down and staying just out of the goal.

However, just five minutes after the referee’s questionable free kick spot, junior forward Makenzy Doniak righted the supposed injustice to the delight of a raucous 1,694 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Off a pass from junior defender Emily Sonnett, Doniak blasted a left-footed shot across the box for her team-leading 13th goal of the season.

“We were playing really great

soccer, especially with some of the players up top and our attack [was] good,” Brian said. “In practice it had been great all week.”

On a night marked by her extremely strong play, it was only fitting that Colaprico would get on the score sheet at some point. In the 66th minute, she did just that. Off an impressive individual run of play, the versatile midfielder rocketed a shot from outside of the box past the diving Panthers goalkeeper to extend Virginia’s already comfortable lead to four.

“I think I wanted it in the midfield,” Colaprico said. “Before the second half, Steve was telling me to look for my shot because I need to be a little more selfish, because I always lay it off to other people, so when I looked up I saw some space and just ripped it.”

In the 72nd minute, just before a Cavalier corner kick, Swanson subbed off three of his seniors at once, inciting a standing ovation for the trio of senior stalwarts, whose contributions to the Virginia program are nearly immeasurable.

While Brian, Colaprico, and Millar were no longer on the field, the offense was by no means finished for the night. In the 74th minute, freshman forward Veronica Latsko found a charging Shaffer, who beat the keeper upper-90 for her fifth goal of the season.

The lone blemish on Virginia’s performance in the regular season finale was a minor defensive slip up

in the 81st minute that allowed Pittsburgh junior forward Roosa Arvas to find freshman forward Taylor Pryce for her fourth goal of the season, cutting the deficit to four. However, on a night marked by so much celebration, Cavalier fans hardly realized Pittsburgh had gotten on the board.

Virginia wasn’t finished scoring for the regular season, though. With just under four minutes remaining, Latsko set up another one of her teammates, freshman defender Stephanie Krouskos, who played a nifty chip shot just over the goalie for her first career goal, in a symbolic passing of the baton to a new age of Virginia soccer stars.

Krouskos’ goal came on Virginia’s 36th shot of the game, a record for this season and a fitting way to cap off a memorable campaign.

“I think it’s a good lead in for the ACCs,” Swanson said. “We’ve had a good week of practice, and we were able to get some rest, and I think we’ll have another good week of practice before we go for ACCs. We’ve got a good test ahead for us and we’re excited about that.”

The Cavaliers get time off before they head into potentially the most difficult conference tournament in the nation. The three other qualifying schools — Florida State, North Carolina and Notre Dame — are all ranked in the top 10. Virginia’s semifinal match will kick off Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina at 8 p.m. against No. 5 North Carolina.

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No. 11 wrestling open season to three wins

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Coggins, DiCamillo, Papagianapoulos triumphantly return from injury Matthew Wurzburger Associate Editor

Virginia wrestling had a season for the ages last year, tallying 18 wins, only one shy of the program high set in 2011-12. But head coach Steve Garland’s team is not content with being very good or even great — a Garland team strives for excellence.

The grueling path to excellence begins Sunday with the Cavalier Duals. Virginia hosts Anderson, VMI and George Mason at Memorial Gymnasium for what should be three straightforward contests for the Cavaliers.

“We have high expectations,” Garland said. “Our battle cry this year is ‘good to great.’ It doesn’t matter who we’re wrestling. We have to compete the same no matter what.”

Virginia's schedule, however, promises to present forceful opposition this season, with three slated one-on-one showdowns with perennial national contenders in addition to appearances at two of the toughest individual tournaments in the land — the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invitational and the Southern Scuffle.

“These early challenges provide us with the opportunity to see where we are with the best guys in the country,” senior Nick Sulzer said. “When you wrestle top-level talent, chances are they are going to expose some areas of weakness within your wrestling.

Through this exposure we have the ability to recognize our mis-

takes.”

The Cavaliers are prepared as ever for the likes of Virginia Tech, Iowa and Ohio State — teams which placed in the topeight of last year’s NCAA Championship. Their nucleus of talent was infused with a 14th-ranked recruiting class, the triumphant returns of sophomore George DiCamillo and senior Derek Papagianopoulos from injury and the addition of Keith Gavin as an assistant coach.

Gavin was a two-time AllAmerican for Pittsburgh in 2007 and 2008. He went undefeated en route to a national championship at 174 pounds in 2007. Since graduation, Gavin has been a member of U.S. National Freestyle Wrestling Team and is currently ranked first in the nation at 86 kilograms.

“Keith is the best technician I’ve ever been around,” Garland said. “It couldn’t have been a better fit. [Assistant coach Jordan Leen] and I have never been happier.”

As an assistant coach, Gavin is not afraid to get down and dirty.

He takes to the mat to help the team practice what he teaches, and he is but a handful of human beings able to beat up on Sulzer.

“He is the type of person you want to be mentored by,” Sulzer said. “Having him to train with on a daily basis is a new experience because I feel like I am constantly learning. I feel like I have become more of a student of the sport.”

All eyes will be firmly af-

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The Cavaliers posted dominant victories against Anderson (S.C.), VMI and George Mason Sunday at Memorial Gymnasium.

fixed on Sulzer, the two-time All American who has reached the NCAA tournament in each year and has improved upon his final position. He earned fourth-place honors in 2014 and is currently ranked second at 165 pounds behind Oklahoma State junior Alex Dieringer.

Sulzer will not be satisfied until he becomes a national championship and believes Virginia wrestling has given him the assets to realize that dream.

“I believe I will be the 2015 NCAA Champion because of the

resources I have been provided,” Sulzer said. “I have great people surrounding me, people who are willing to sacrifice anything in order for me to reach my goal.

When you are given this much it is difficult to fail.”

But Sulzer is not the lone star on the Cavaliers’ roster. The starting lineup is packed with potential from 125 pounds up to heavyweight — six wrestlers are ranked in the top-25 of their respective weight classes.

Garland does have two holes to fill due to the graduation of

Stephen Doty and Jon Fausey, and though he is being coy in announcing his plans to replace the two he is confident in the team as a whole to rise up and be better this year than they were last year.

“We have some guys who are going to step up,” Garland said.

“Some guys are going to amaze in terms of their development.

These guys are going to be as good as they want to be.”

Virginia opens the Cavalier Duals against Anderson. The match begins Sunday at 10 a.m.

Men’s soccer battles North Carolina to 1-1 draw Senior midfielder Eric Bird scored his team-leading fifth goal of the year as Virginia finished its regular season at 9-5-2 (3-3-2 ACC).

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The No. 21 Virginia men’s soccer team knew it could not afford to enter postseason play with three consecutive ACC losses, and after a gritty performance Saturday night against No. 6 North Carolina , it won’t.

The Cavaliers (9-5-2, 3-3-2 ACC), despite falling behind in the 51st minute, used the equalizing goal from senior midfielder Eric Bird — his team-high fifth of the season — to battle back and tie the Tar Heels (12-4-1, 5-2-1 ACC), 1-1. The game remained tied after two extra-time periods, ending North Carolina’s sevenmatch win streak.

The Tar Heel strike came off a wild shot into traffic that deflected off of North Carolina senior forward Tyler Engel into the Virginia net. Engel also played a role in the lone Cavalier goal, as Bird’s cross into the box ricocheted off Engel’s head and over the North Carolina goalkeeper for an own-goal.

Virginia was outshot 15-11, though it had a 4-1 advantage in the second extra-time period.

Senior goalkeeper Calle Brown recorded four saves, none more important than a diving stop of a North Carolina header in the 108th minute.

With the tie, Virginia earned the No. 8 seed in the ACC tournament bracket, which was announced Saturday night following the match. The Cavaliers will face No. 9 seed Virginia Tech — whom they defeated 1-0 Sept. 12 — in one of two quarterfinal play-in matches.

The winner will square off against defending national champion No. 5 Notre Dame — the tournament’s No. 1 seed — Sunday, a team Virginia tied 1-1 Sept.

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The match against Virginia Tech will kick off Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

—compiled by Robert Elder

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Runners place third, fourth at ACCs Syracuse men, North Carolina women run away with titles Matthew Wurzburger Associate Editor

Just as the multi-colored foliage that carpeted the ground around Panorama Farms indicated that the calendar year was winding down, the field of 279 runners assembled for the ACC Championships also spoke to the waning phase of the cross country season.

Both the men’s and women’s races showcased the excellence of the individual and the drama of team competition. Neither the 13th-ranked Virginia women nor the No. 13 Cavalier men produced the desired results, but the two teams survive to fight — and improve — at the Southeast Regional Championships, as the top-four teams from each race advanced. The Virginia women’s and men’s teams placed third and fourth at championships, respectively.

No. 15 North Carolina won the women’s race with 57 points, ending the six-year streak of ACC titles by 12th-ranked Florida State, who finished second with 99. The 13th-ranked Virginia women claimed bronze with their 109-point outing.

“We knew coming into this that things would be tight,” women’s coach Todd Morgan said. “We felt like we could win, but there was also the reality that we could be fifth. We’re happy with the result, but we’re going to keep pressing on.”

Boston College senior Liv Westphal won the women’s sixkilometer race in a record-shattering time of 19:43.8 — nearly 14 seconds better than the old Panorama Farms mark.

Sophomore Sarah Fakler and graduate students Iona Lake and

Morgan Kelly finished back-toback-to-back in 12th, 13th and 14th place, respectively, and all three were bestowed All-ACC honors. Fakler completed the six-kilometer course in 20:27.2, Lake in 20:31.8, and Kelly in 20:32.7.

“It’s awesome to have your teammates run with you,” Fakler said. “I’ve been either a little too far ahead or a little behind. They pushed me, and I pushed them as well.”

Graduate student Kathleen Stevens finished 25th and sophomore Cleo Boyd crossed the finish line in 45th to round out the top-five for the Cavaliers.

Virginia felt the absence of sophomores Maria Hauger and Jen Flack, who are both redshirting the 2014 season due to injuries. “[Hauger and Flack] are great leaders and great runners,” Morgan said. “Injuries are something you have to deal with, and this group dealt with them well. They tried to make things happen.”

The 2014 ACC Championship likely seemed like déjà vu for men’s coach Pete Watson.

For the second year in a row his team underwhelmed en route to a fourth place finish.

Third-ranked Syracuse backed up its high national ranking with an utter dismantling of the field and a team score of 32.

Four Orange runners placed in the top-10, and all members of their scoring seven finished top15.

North Carolina State finished in a distant second with 90 points. No. 28 North Carolina was in third with 95, and Virginia claimed fourth with 121 points.

The Cavaliers began the race with an aggressive mindset. The pack of Virginia runners came

out of the gate hot and attempted to pressure the Orange by running on their heels. Ultimately, the plan failed, but the gamble did not cost the Cavaliers a qualifying spot in the Regional championship.

“We knew there was a lot of great competition out there and we really psyched ourselves up for this meet” sophomore Connor Rog said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way we planned, but we are a team that trains for the [10-kilometer] Regionals.”

Rog was the first Cavalier to cross the finish line of the eightkilometer race, and he did so in 14th-place with a time of 23:40.2.

Junior Zach Herriott followed close behind in 23:51.4, which was good for 18th. The duo received All-ACC honors for their exploits.

Sophomore Adam Visokay and junior Kyle King finished in 28th and 29th place, respectively, completing the top-five. The dependable King fought through an uncharacteristic off day which hindered the Cavaliers in their pursuit of Syracuse.

Last season, Virginia rallied from a fourth-place ACC finish to close as the runner-up in the Southeast Regional and take

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Sophomore Sarah Fakler led the Virginia women with a 12th-place individual finish in the 6K race at Panorana Falls.

13th place at the NCAA Championship.

“This is still kind of early for us,” Rog said. “A week ago we were still putting in hard work.

I don’t think we were in tip-top shape for this race.”

The Cavaliers preserved the shutout in the Commonwealth

Clash Friday. Virginia bested Virginia Tech in both races to add two more points to the ledger — pushing the score to 4.5-0.

Both Virginia squads return to action in two weeks at the Southeast Regional Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.

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CIO Connections — a branch of University Program Council — held its annual Culturefest Saturday at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, featuring a multitude of cultural dances, food and activities.

Second-year College student and CIO Connections Committee member Megan Carr said planning the event was a re-

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UPC holds annual Culturefest CIO Connections brings cultural performances, food, activities to AFC warding way to celebrate diverse cultures.

“I love to see different groups supporting one another in the event,” Carr said. “It is also great to see how much pride everyone has in their culture[s].”

University President Teresa Sullivan presented opening remarks about the importance of promoting cultural diversity within the University community. Before an audience of roughly 500 attendees, she emphasized the value of cultural awareness, especially given the increasingly diverse workforce students will

be entering upon graduation.

When guests entered, they were handed a mock passport which they stamped after partaking in relevant activities at a variety of booths, each of which represented a different regional culture. Three stamps qualified them to enter in a raffle for gift cards to various food vendors on the Corner, including Para Coffee, Christians Pizza and Takeit-Away.

Students showcased their respective CIOs through interactive cultural activities. The University Sigma Chapter Alpha

Kappa Delta Phi led an origami flower-making activity. Secondyear College student Molly Chheath, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi secretary and fundraising chair, said Culturefest is a prime way to promote the sorority’s interest in Asian culture.

“The iris flower is both our national and sorority [symbol], so it allows us to showcase not only the sorority but bring national awareness,” Chheath said.

Students put on a variety of performances, often incorporating props such as fans and traditional clothing. Several groups

— including Organization of Young Filipino Americans — combined traditional music with modern American hits.

Second-year College student Kelly Rudman, culture chair of the Chinese Student Association, said Culturefest is a useful tool for cultural CIOs. “This is a good time to test out different cultural activities and see the responses people have to them,” Rudman said. “[It helps us plan] for future events like Global Expo.”

During UPC’s annual Culturefest, student groups performed music and danced as CIOs engaged participants in interactive cultural activities.

University President Teresa Sullivan opened the event with a speech about promoting cultural diversity.

All photos by Ashley Nguyen| The Cavalier Daily

Riding Halloween night away University’s first Critical Mass Ride promotes cycling on Grounds Brittany Hsieh Feature Writer

More than 100 people gathered with bikes outside Observatory Hill Dining Hall Friday to participate in the University’s first Critical Mass Ride. The event was organized by fourth-year College students Dyanna Jaye and Alex Wolz in collaboration with the Climate Action Society.

Critical Mass Ride, a phenomenon present across the country but especially popular in San Francisco, aims to promote biking as a form of transportation by flooding streets with bicyclists.

“Some people just do it because it is fun and empowering to bike together,” Jaye said. “I feel [like] there is a purpose that is more than social.

I think that we need to, as a culture, recognize cyclists more, as well as cycling as an important mode of transportation.”

Students and community members showed up in costume to celebrate Halloween and participate in the Critical Mass Ride. Jaye, Wolz and students from Climate Action Society put the event together and said they were surprised at how many people showed up.

“The coolest thing to me was how [the ride] organized itself,” second-

year College student Hannah Beaman said. “We decided the date a while ago and it started on its own.

People from the community came as well; there were a lot of people cheering us on.”

Climate Action Society, an activist society promoting solutions to climate change at the local and national levels, worked hand in hand with Jaye and Wolz to organize the Critical Mass Ride as a way to encourage alternate forms of transportation.

“Especially for cyclists, [the University is] one of the best universities

for transportation mainly because our campus doesn’t have space to allow students to drive,” Jaye said. “U. Va. has one of the highest percentages of students who walk or bike to class. We can definitely can do a lot more in regards to our energy consumption, but there are a lot of good people working on things. I am excited to see what U.Va. does this year; we are definitely in a transition state.”

By promoting biking as a form of transportation, members of Climate Action Society hope to create a safer environment for bikers on Grounds.

“I think we can be more conscious of the safety of bikers alongside cars in traffic,” third-year College student Jennifer Natyzak said.

"I hope people start to feel more encouraged to fight for their right to bike … and see it as a good way to live."

For Jaye, Wolz and members of Climate Action Society, the Critical Mass Ride was a way to raise awareness of the University’s energy consumption and encourage further efforts toward resource conservation.

“For me, [Critical Mass Ride] is a

moral thing and it is very important to know where your energy comes from and understand the effects,” Jaye said. “It is also important to do justice to that and use your energy wisely. Energy is not free; it comes from mountains in West Virginia.

I think there are a lot of benefits to U.Va. taking bold steps and being more consciously minded. When we start paying attention to our carbon emission, I think it shows other places that it is possible and it sets a high standard.”

Courtesy Critical Mass Ride

Between 100 and 150 people gathered in costume to participate in the Critical Mass Ride. The event aimed to promote alternate forms of transporation within the University community.

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Top 10 ways to recover from Halloweekend Annie Mester Life Columnist

Eat vegetables

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Get off social media Have you ever won-

dered what a group of five girls in identical costumes looks like from 12 different angles? Dying to know what filter they’ll use before uploading it to Instagram? Wondering if they were kidding when they used #bae? Wondering what #bae even means in this context? Wondering what #bae means in the first place? Wondering why you’ve been scrolling down your newsfeed for three hours and are still seeing Halloween costume pictures?

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Get some exercise

Studies have shown that exercise can put you in a better mood, make your body feel better and improve your overall health. But said studies never quite specified what the term ‘exercise’ really entails. So, taking some interpretive liberty, exercises include, but are not limited to: exercising your body, running your mouth, running water in the shower, exercising your right to remain silent, exercising your right to bear arms, running a tab at Boylan, pumping iron, pumping gas, bumping a volleyball, bumping some tunes, fist bumping...

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Halloween: the college student’s excuse not to do laundry for a week. If you’re anything like me, your costumes consist of clothing items like a puffy yellow vest that your mom told you to throw away five years ago but you insisted on keeping because you just knew you’d want to dress up as a bumblebee one day.

The good news: you’ve only worn said vest once, so it’s totally still clean. The bad news: real life has returned, so you’re probably going to have to wash those leggings you’ve worn everyday for the past three weeks.

According to Google, my mother and four out of five doctors, candy corn is not a real vegetable. Though I strongly beg to differ, drinking a Pumpkin Spice Latte doesn’t mean you’re actually consuming real pumpkin. And though vodka is made from potatoes, counting that as vegetable intake is like saying you choose a Gus Burger for it’s sophisticated combination of flavors — questionable. Do your body a favor and go trick-or-treating in Kroger’s produce aisle. But while you’re there… candy is always hugely discounted after Halloween. Just saying.

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Because Halloweekend seems to go on for years, you obviously needed more than one costume. Which means you had to take everything you owned out of your closet, throw it all over your room and exclaim that you had nothing to wear and that you were just going to put on some animal ears and go as a mouse, duh. Plus, that pair of leggings was buried under there somewhere, and what else would you wear to class tomorrow?

Open a textbook

Professors generally don’t recognize Halloweekend with the same reverence as students. With the amount of time and effort we all spend choosing a costume, creating said costume and then deciding last minute not to wear that costume, there is little time to focus on anything academically credible. Unless you dressed up as a nerd, odds are you spent as much time avoiding your work as you did avoiding your vegetables. Spend some quality time with Clemons this week and maybe you’ll survive the midterms that never seem to end.

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Drink water

Rehydrating yourself after a long weekend of Halloween festivities is important, especially after you’ve spent all night screaming at people that you’re “a leopard, not a cheetah!!”

Spare yourself the quarantine that accompanies a sore throat and substitute your iced coffee for water. Your body will thank you, and so will everyone else in your class when you stop clearing your throat every 10 seconds.

Take a nap

Quality time in Clemons should most definitely be supplemented with quality time in your bed. Though the extra hour of sleep we all got Saturday night (thanks Daylight Savings!) may have helped, the quest for sleep after Halloweekend is a war, not a lone battle.

Substitute the Tuesday night power hour for some power napping, and the Mellow Pint Night for a mellow pint of ice cream.

And when your parents inevitably demand to know when the last time you slept was, you can tell them that you napped behind your shades in your Econ lecture. They may not be thrilled with that answer, but at least you’re well rested!

Take a bath

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It’s scientific fact that to get all your Halloween makeup/facepaint/sparkles off, you have to take at least three showers.

Expedite the process and have a good time with bubbles by taking a bath! You don’t want to be that person who shows up to class post-Halloween with your face still tinted green. While some things (cheese, wine, Breaking Bad) get better with age, your Halloween makeup is not on that list. Also, bath time is the perfect time to hate-stalk everyone else’s costumes on Facebook.

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Clean your room

Plan for next year

There is nothing more disappointing than walking into a party and seeing people with costumes infinitely more clever than yours. You vow to do better next year, to be that person everyone envies.

Luckily, you’ve got an entire year to plan, and an entire year to forget everything you come up with and just be a cat again. You heard it here first: next year I’m wearing a witch hat and tying a bag of sand around my neck and being a sandwich. Alternative suggestions are welcome.

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Adjunct faculty should be given better job security

Comment of the day “Some of us have been harping on this for years.

The single sanction is the biggest friend liars, cheaters and thieves have at the University. As long as it exists, they can operate with little fear of punishment.”

“Bob,” responding to Gray Whisnant’s Oct. 29 column, “Reform is required.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday in favor of Robin Meade, an adjunct professor who sued Moraine Valley Community College after they fired her for writing a scathing letter about the college to an international community college group. This decision reversed that of a lower court which found the college was within its rights to terminate Meade.

According to Inside Higher Ed, Robert O’Neil, free speech expert and professor emeritus of law at the University, said this decision will heavily impact the “status of growing numbers of adjuncts and parttimers, and their treatment by academic institutions.”

The latest court decision gives adjuncts more power in the realm of higher education and employment because it deemed Meade’s letter about the

treatment of adjunct professors a matter of public concern, and also determined that Meade had a reasonable expectation of job security as an adjunct.

Institutions of higher education have faced increasing pressure from advocacy groups to pay their part-time faculty higher wages and offer them more job security. Not only are adjunct employment policies a matter of providing fair working conditions, but they also can impact student achievement. One of the claims Meade made in her letter was that Moraine Valley’s refusal to pay adjunct faculty for work outside of class, like tutoring, results in high failure rates in developmental classes.

Adjuncts should not have to live in fear that any outspoken criticism of their employers will result in their termination, especially when some improve-

ments for adjuncts would also result in improvements for students.

Adjunct faculty have already won victories at certain colleges. Adjuncts at Tufts University voted to unionize in 2013, and adjuncts at Boston University have recently taken a similar initiative to vote on unionization. Tufts adjuncts have now approved a contract which will award them better job security and higher pay, as well as compensation for work outside the classroom.

This outside work would include advising, mentoring and independent studies. Guaranteed compensation for such work would encourage more adjunct faculty to offer these services to students, and in turn create more opportunities for students to improve their academic skills and investigate their interests in greater detail.

Some colleges may push back against these changes because of the cost. Hiring more adjunct faculty and paying them the bare minimum could be one way colleges cut down on costs, which might keep tuition lower. But these practices are not worth it if the students are also getting short-changed.

College administrations ought to be open to criticism from their employees who work closest with the students. A better working environment for all faculty will allow the college to better fulfill its mission of education. This court case sends a message to one particular college that it cannot suppress the critiques of its part-time employees by firing them, and also indicates a larger trend of change in the treatment of adjunct faculty and the value of their positions everywhere.

Confronting slavery he history of slavery is inex- vestiges persist today, an issue that tricably linked to the history fellow columnist Gray Whisnant exof the University. Enslaved laborers plored in detail in a column last year. built our Grounds from the laying Understanding slavery at the Uniof the cornerstone at versity is critical to being Pavilion VII in 1817 informed about current through the Civil War. race and inequality isThey terraced the sues here. “AcknowlLawn, served the needs edging this dark part of of students and laid the our past helps us apprebricks we walk on tociate the progress our day, often in the face of University has made,” abuse and humiliation. said Parisa Sadeghi, the In 1832, the Board education and outreach of Visitors purchased chair for the Minority a man named Lewis NAZAR ALJASSAR Rights Coalition (MRC).

Commodore for $580.

“It also reminds us to Opinion Columnist A group of rowdy stufight complacency and dents assaulted him five maintain the progresyears later in protest of the school’s sive spirit that brought us to where strict schedule. In 1838, two students we are.” delivered a “severe and inhuman Fortunately, recent initiatives on beating” with impunity to ten-year- Grounds have begun to directly adold slave Fielding, according to his dress our history with slavery. We owner Professor Bonnycastle. An- have a long road ahead: locals still other student confessed to beating a refer to our Grounds as the “planyoung enslaved girl unconscious in tation” guilty of “whitewashing” 1856. Thomas Jefferson fathered at its history, per a 2011 report by the least one child with Sally Hemings, University and Community Action an enslaved woman 30 years his for Racial Equality (UCARE) group. junior whom he did not free in his But I am optimistic, and I commend will. Their relationship was rooted the University for taking steps to in an imbalance of power. Like the confront slavery. other 600 humans owned by JefferAt the student level, there has son, she was his property. been a trend over the past few years For most of our history, we have within the University Guide Service paid little heed to these stories. Slav- (UGS) to emphasize to probationery was abolished in 1865, but its ary members the importance of

discussing slavery during historical human respect,” said UGS Outreach tours. “Part of the UGS curriculum Chair Emily McDuff. is to not only learn about the stories At a more administrative level, of specific slaves, but to learn about the President’s Commission on Slavhow to incorporate them properly ery and the University was founded on a tour,” said current Probation- last year in response to an April 2013 ary Chair Liamarie Quinde. “We in- meeting of the President’s Cabinet. vite Monticello tour guide Brandon Dr. Marcus Martin, vice president Dillard and former Monticello tour and chief officer for diversity and guide Elizabeth Jones who specialize equity, proposed the formation of in slavery to speak to the class.” By a commission to explore slavery at telling the stories of enslaved indi- the University and “to make recomviduals, UGS promotes student and mendations as to the next steps the community engagement in conver- University could take in response to sation about our history of slavery, this history.” a subject to which we have turned a blind eye for so long.

Additionally, UGS organizes the annual Colonande Ball, a semi-formal initially intended to raise funds to reconstruct the Understanding slavery at the University is Lambeth Colonnades. critical to being informed about current race The focus of the event and inequality issues here. has shifted in recent years to other projects around Grounds. This year, ColonTwo weeks ago, the Commission nade Ball falls on November 14 and hosted a symposium titled Univerwill benefit the President’s Commis- sities Confronting the Legacy of sion on Slavery and the University, Slavery. Among the scheduled items though proceeds will be earmarked were a film screening on slavery for the memorialization of enslaved at the University, a grave site comlaborers. “It is our duty… to com- memoration at the recently discovmemorate the men and women who ered African-American cemetery on built and sustained this school with- Grounds, several speaker events and out receiving pay, credit, or basic a walking tour of the Academical

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The University should be commended for researching its past use of slavery Village with UGS. The Commission aims to implement future projects such as appropriate memorialization and interactive media in the Rotunda.

John Adams’ last words are rumored to be “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” Indeed, Jefferson’s liberal ideals of an educated citizenry and the illimitable freedom of the human mind remain in permanence at the University. But along with those ideals Jefferson held the beliefs that blacks are biologically inferior to whites and that slavery was necessary because blacks are, according to Jefferson, “as incapable as children at taking care of themselves.” Such beliefs are the underpinnings of slavery, an institution whose history cannot be distilled from the present.

Though there is much work to be done, the University’s growing student and administrative initiatives to bring slavery to a heightened level of public awareness are commendable.

We must continue to tell the history of the enslaved men and women on whose backs our University was built — men and women who will be nameless and faceless unless we preserve their stories.

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

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Worth the squeeze Exploration and personal scholarship are often more rewarding than professional internships Viewpoint Writer

It’s that time of year! Nope, it’s not quite Thanksgiving, and unfortunately we’re still a long way from Christmas. But if you’re a third-, second- or even the occasional firstyear, it’s time to apply for summer internships. Delve into the world of summer internships, scour the Internet for available positions, and strengthen that resume of yours all while juggling the relentless grind of academic, extracurricular and social opportunities.

Participation in summer internships has become a rite of passage for many students across the country, particularly here at the University. Students hope internships will strengthen their résumé and thus facilitate an easier transition into a respectable career. However, while students stress over obtaining their summer internships, they rarely jump for joy at the thought of working one.

What, then, causes this desire?

Maybe some students truly do wish to spend one of their last free college summers working, often unpaid, in a professional setting. However,

my bet is that most students would rather be doing something else — something more enjoyable — with their time. Unfortunately, parental, peer and societal influences force many students into applying for unwanted internships. Out of fear of falling behind their future competition, students seek out summer internships. While some profit from these tireless experiences, many

I constantly hear replies like these from my friends and other students around Grounds. If your future dream job requires, or rather highly suggests, an internship, then you probably should do an internship or relevant course work this summer. Also, if you’re completely certain that without an internship you’ll turn into a couch potato and eat spray cheese and Twinkies for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, then by all means apply right now.

But considering you are a [I]f you’re completely certain that without an hard-working, internship you’ll turn into a couch potato and eat intelligent stuspray cheese and Twinkies for breakfast, lunch and dent here at dinner every day, then by all means apply right now. the University, I highly doubt that this is the merely trudge through the tedium. case. You have ambitions, dreams “So who cares? Yes, I might not and desires of your own, and while like my internship, but if it sets me some may include working a sumapart from my competition, why mer internship, countless others do not apply? I’m just going to be sit- not. ting on my couch and watching TV I refuse to apply for a suminstead.” mer internship until I find one “Some financial jobs require that holds inherent value for me. previous internship experience.”

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free time doing something I love, something exciting and invigorating and maybe even life changing: something that I would argue offers much more than most summer internships ever could. I choose to do what I want with one of my last free collegiate summers. I choose to explore my desires and the world around me.

That does sound a bit corny, but the notion behind it is anything but.

I don’t necessarily mean to luxuriously travel around the world (although if you have the money, go!), but rather to explore what life has to offer. Sign up to take classes in another country, work a crazy job near you or embark on some ridiculously long cross-country journey with friends. You could also write a book, learn a language or even build something. The possibilities are limitless and while some require money, others, like writing a book or working a crazy job, do not. Fortunately even for those that do, a lot of planning and a bit of fundraising will grant you the opportunity to accomplish nearly anything.

So let us again ask, why not apply for a summer internship? Well, assuming you have the desire to experience something else besides

working a summer internship, if you still choose the internship, you’re being lazy; your application to a summer internship is taking the easy way out. Instead of investing time and planning out a thrilling summer, you seek out prestructured, easily submittable, and quickly completable internship applications.

So be proactive. Invest a little more time and effort into your summer planning. Figure out what it is that you enjoy and find a way to get it done. If you want to travel, find the cheapest flights, apply for a scholarship or even find a temporary job you could work in the country you want to. The best things in life take a bit of hard work, but as Matthew from The Girl Next Door would say, “The juice is worth the squeeze.”

Two years down the road when you’re applying to jobs, tell the recruiter why there’s no internship on your résumé. Tell him how you gained so much more than you would have behind that accounting desk. My guess is that, even for financial jobs which strongly suggest internships, this will immediately distinguish you from your competition (in the right way).

Suffering from stereotypes Yik Yak’s anonymity allows for harmful and ignorant jokes to run rampant Viewpoint Writer

Two recent Opinion articles in The Cavalier Daily have debated about the anonymous nature of Yik Yak in terms of its influence on Community of Trust, the freedom of expression of students and the impact it can make on students in general. These two articles, while both being well-written and thought-provoking, fail to address Yik Yak’s impact on victims of stereotyping.

Anonymity is what most significantly distinguishes Yik Yak from other social apps. According to my fellow columnist Sawan Patel, the anonymity promotes dialogue within the community. Indeed, students are more likely to publicize their personal opinion and intimate feelings when their identities are hidden, and readers are more inclined to judge an opinion based on the argument itself rather than the identity of the writer.

Therefore, ideally, Yik Yak should be a congregation of diverse views.

However, as a frequent user of Yik Yak, that is not what I’ve observed. On the University’s Yik Yak page, a reader can expect to see the nearly identical posts every

day. What particularly catches my attention is the stereotyping of different groups, including Asian students, the Greek community and Commerce students.

Depicting the members of certain groups in a one-dimensional way is unusually popular on Yik Yak, which is partly due to the voting system of the app. Yik Yak

up-votes. Asians are all straight-A mathematicians or engineers who study all day; sorority girls are all attractive yet dumb blondes. Readers are amused, yaks are up-voted, writers are encouraged, more yaks are produced, and the stereotypes are reinforced.

Unlike plain racist and sexist comments, stereotyping, far from being condemned, criticized and down-voted, is recognized by the Yik Yak community as the key to getting high votes.

It’s more subtle Unlike plain racist and sexist comments, discriminastereotyping, far from being condemned, criticized than tion in the tradiand down-voted, is recognized by the Yik Yak tional sense, for this kind of genercommunity as the key to getting high votes. alization tends to be more neutral, allows readers to make the posts and the intent of stereotyping is which they support or find interest- arguably more innocent and uning more visible by up-voting. They conscious. However, stereotyping can also remove a post with several is nothing but an easy and quick consecutive down-votes. For a yak method to obtain unauthentic to survive and remain on the front information and construct inacpage, it needs to attract as many curate assumptions. It results in up-votes as possible in a very short unfair treatment and confines our time. Readers make their decisions ability and willingness to obtain in seconds, and stereotyping is al- additional information to see the ways an easy way to attract atten- whole picture. On social networks tion, laughter and, consequentially, like Yik Yak, the audience is over-

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whelmed by false information and is therefore more likely to be misled. Every Yak is short-lived, and it need not — and often will not — be carefully examined. The pleasure derived from judging strangers is amplified when seeing the large number of up-votes. Even I could be amused by jokes about Asian students when I see hundreds of up-votes, as if that were the actual number of people laughing at the joke around me.

In this way, Yik Yak perpetuates existing stereotypes. While some claim that these groups can always defend themselves, in reality, they cannot. Defending against stereotyping is not an appropriate social behavior on Yik Yak. It’s too serious, too pretentious, and it takes too much effort to compose and too much time to read. The content of the first page changes every several seconds. It simply won’t stay on the front page long enough to be seen by many people.

Although most controversies on Yik Yak center on its anonymity, as Patel argued, anonymity does promote freedom of expression and closeness between students. The problem with Yik Yak is its up-voting system, which diminishes the possibility of proliferating diverse views. Inevitably, the information

and opinions Yik Yak displays are overwhelmingly majoritarian. Anonymity, with its egalitarian nature, is first implemented to nourish active participations from all sides, and to allow the voice of the underrepresented to be heard. However, Yik Yak’s original intent of providing an open and non-judgemental platform has been discarded and forgotten.

I don’t intend to argue that Yik Yak should become an anonymous online academic journal of campus life. After all, that’s unrealistic and even somewhat absurd. Filled with obsession with Netflix and complaints about O’ Hill cookies, YikYak is an interesting congregation of random thoughts and uncensored views of students. Reading them is a pleasing escape from the stress of school work. Its anonymity could provoke thoughtful debates, but could also disseminate unfounded opinions about specific types of individuals. Making Yik Yak a stimulator that invigorates awareness concerning our community, including about stereotyping, can be accomplished by actively down-voting posts that are inconsistent with the Honor Code and moral standards that bind every Wahoo.

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Honoring individuals s part of an ongoing renova- sity Advancement and chair of the tion project, Housing and President’s Committee on Names, Residence Life will erect a new “The Committee generally encounbuilding — currently called “Build- ters two types of namings: philaning 6” — in the Alderthropic and honorary.” man Road residence The Committee itself area. The building will approves name suggesserve as a first-year stutions which are passed dent dorm and should on to the Board of be completed by this Visitors, which in turn summer. However, one makes a final decision. element of the buildWhen namings are ing’s completion that honorary, the Commithas not yet been detee selects nominees termined is what the from an existing pool building will be named. of recommendations, DANI BERNSTEIN At first, naming this though individuals can Senior Associate Editor dorm may not seem email recommendasignificant to students, tions in. Typically the but it actually presents us with a Committee maintains preference unique opportunity to confront for well-regarded and devoted faclarger issues at our school. Con- ulty members and administrators. sider the current atmosphere at the But if individuals who are deUniversity: as my fellow columnist voted to this school deserve this Nazar Aljassar writes, we are slowly honor, surely the enslaved laborbut steadily coming to terms with ers who built this school deserve our horrific legacy of slavery, as evi- it tenfold — especially when slave denced by the recent creation of the owners have been commemorated President’s Commission on Slavery through building names. Two of and its October Slavery Sympo- our academic buildings are named sium. One of the biggest questions for Joseph C. Cabell, a Virginia polifacing us has been how to best ac- tician who owned slaves. Bonnycasknowledge and commemorate the tle, a dorm in Old Dorms, is named enslaved Americans who built and for Professor Charles Bonnycastle, maintained this school — and nam- who lived in Pavilion VIII as one of ing Building 6 in their honor is one the University’s first professors, and small way we can do so. whose ten-year-old slave Fielding According to Robert Sweeney, was severely beaten by two students Senior Vice President for Univer- in 1838. And, of course, we cannot

ignore the immense presence of Jefferson at this school, a man who owned 600 slaves over his lifetime.

names and introduce the topic of slavery into student discourse. In particular, one individual seems an obvious candidate for this honor.

Henry Martin was born into slavery at Monticello the day Jefferson died; at 19, he was leased out to the University, working in various positions until he became the University’s bell ringer, a job Martin held in high esteem. He held this position before and after the Civil War, as a slave and as a free man, ringing the University bell every day for 53 years, from 1856 until 1909.

The University has recognized that there is a gross disparity in our commemoration of slave-owners and our lack of recognition of their slaves — as well as a lack of diversity in building names in general. Sweeney points out, “The issue of diversity as it applies to the University’s honorary namings has been brought up by Committee on Names members, and the Committee is sensitive to the need to consider diversity when reviewing suggestions and requests.”

This has culminated in several buildings that have not been named for white men, such as Wilsdorf Hall, But if individuals who are devoted to this school named for physics deserve this honor, surely the enslaved laborers professor Doris who built this school deserve it tenfold — especially Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf. But white when slave-owners have been commemorated men are still the through building names. most represented group in buildings with honorary names.

As it pertains to slavery, howThe University has not ignored ever, while larger and more infor- Martin’s story (there is a small mative memorials should (and, it plaque on the ground by the Chaseems, will) be erected, the naming pel). But instead of simply acknowlof this dorm offers us a small op- edging it, the University could proportunity to diversify our building mote it by naming Building 6 after

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By naming the new Alderman dorm after a University slave, we can recognize an important part of our history Martin. Of course, we should not limit the discussion to Martin, when all enslaved and free University workers deserve our commemoration. Naming one dorm for one individual in no way commemorates all of those slaves and freedmen — but the more important point is that these individuals should be considered in this naming process. In a sense, it would be dehumanizing to dedicate the building to all enslaved workers as a group, since this would remove us from their individual stories. But naming this dorm for a particular enslaved worker would provoke reflection and further signal the University’s commitment to acknowledging this school’s past failures. The juxtaposition of a residence named for William Faulkner and one named for Henry Martin would be a powerful statement by our school about the value we place on these individuals — that a bell ringer like Martin is just as worthy of this honor as our other distinguished community members. We cannot ever redeem our school’s dark history, but we can set a precedent for its future by commemorating Martin’s story the way we have commemorated the stories of, in many ways, irredeemable men.

Dani’s columns run Mondays.

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

Journalistic potential The Cavalier Daily should function both as a training ground for writers and a resource for the community.

Public Editor

I’ve been thinking more about The Cavalier Daily against the larger backdrop of collegiate journalism. The Cavalier Daily is a fairly unique newspaper. While the University has a Department of Media Studies, there is no formal school of journalism.

The University is also a decidedly medium-sized school, especially among public universities. Such schools have, it turns out, low likelihood of having a student-led (much less entirely student-run) newspaper that turns out new content daily online. That is, the students running The Cavalier Daily are pushing forward doing something that few publications can manage.

A new project called the Student Media Map, started by Bobby Blanchard, a senior journalism major at University of Texas, is tracking the publication status at almost 600 schools. About 100

schools don’t have a newspaper at all. The others are assessed based on frequency of publication. The Cavalier Daily appears to be at the leading edge in terms of implementing technology (a working RSS feed) and having daily updates of content across all areas

there are daily updates. The bottom line is that the number of schools that have a student run paper that publishes daily content online is quite small.

All of this is to reflect in part on the accomplishments of the Cavalier Daily staff and to think more about the purpose of the paper itself. On the reader side, the paper should, as I’ve written previously, inform, educate On the staff and writing side, though, [The Cavalier and prompt enDaily] can be a great many things: a creative gagement with outlet, a training ground for future work, a way to the community and with ideas. learn new skills and so on. All of these, it seems to On the staff and writing side, me, are good and worthwhile ends. though, it can be a great many of the paper. As of Sunday Nov. 2, things: a creative outlet, a training only 22 percent of college newspa- ground for future work, a way to pers are updated online daily. The learn new skills and so on. All of percentages skew toward larger these, it seems to me, are good and schools: the bigger the school the worthwhile ends. In that context, (much) higher likelihood that perhaps sometimes the content is

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not as important as the form. That is, the specific topics of Opinion editorials are not as important as the fact that they are cogently argued and well crafted. While I do think the columns sometimes fall short on those counts, it is important to remember that these are still students who are, largely, figuring it out on the fly and on their own. If you look back over the publishing history of each columnist I think you’ll find that the quality of the arguments improves significantly over time. Of course this only makes sense — practice and perfection and all. Though I have and do wish for more digital content, The Cavalier Daily also pushes out a fairly significant set of twitter streams, has an active Facebook page and has both IOS and Android apps.

The Cavalier Daily, then, is using technology in a more advanced way than most public university student newspapers. Further, I think the paper is working as a training ground to improve writing and editing skills. The

data from the Student Media Map tells me that The Cavalier Daily could distinguish itself even further among collegiate dailies by expanding its online footprint.

Further, as columnists especially become more adept with their arguments, more links to other work (both in and outside of The Cavalier Daily) help make those columns more robust. Links to further reading about topics would also help readers. Using links effectively along with the rest of the technology The Cavalier Daily already employs, The Cavalier Daily could leverage their daily content to become more of a portal for the University community to access relevant information both locally and nationally.

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

Monday, November 3, 2014

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H&S Magazine recognizes orthopaedics dept. health & science

Rabita Alamgir Senior Writer

National health care publication “Becker’s Hospital Review” recognized the University Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on its 2014 list, “125 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopaedic Programs.”

The review noted that the orthopaedic surgery departments honored “provide outstanding patient care, advance cutting-edge orthopaedic research and treat professional athletes.” The University Medical Center previously earned recognition for orthopaedic excellence from U.S. News & World Report.

“We are very fortunate to have this recognition,” said Dr. A. Bobby Chhabra, chair of the orthopaedic surgery department. “We truly have a wonderful department with great partners.”

Established in 1926, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has a dual focus on research programs and medical education efforts, es-

National health care publication names University center one of top 125 places to receive orthopaedic surgery

pecially residency and fellowship training.

“Our three missions are to provide the highest level of clinical care with the best patient outcomes, help educate the physicians of tomorrow and advance musculoskeletal research,” said Chhabra.

The department includes more than 25 physicians who specialize in spine surgery, pediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, sports medicine, reconstructive surgery, hand and upper extremity, orthopaedic oncology and other subspecialties.

“Over the last five years we’ve been recruiting extremely top notch surgeons of all specialties,” Chhabra said. “[We] provide a comprehensive spectrum of orthopedic care. … We deal with very complex problems ... in a patient-centric way.”

Chhabra said support and collaboration between the Medical Center’s administration, physical therapists, assistants, residents and fellows allows the department to deliver efficient, high-quality care.

“As we continue to grow, our main focus is to become a true leader in the field of orthopaedics,” Chhabra said.

Courtesy of the University of Virginia

Dr. A. Bobby Chhabra chairs the orthopaedic surgery department, which includes more than 25 specialists in a variety of areas within the field.

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