Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Cavalier Daily Vol. 128, Issue 13

Thursday, November 16, 2017

‘Be the Light’

by Neha Kulkarni | PAGE 8

HILLARY CLINTON TALKS SEXISM IN SPEECH

PAUL MCINTIRE’S LEGACY IN CVILLE

LEAD EDITORIAL: REFORM BOV APPOINTMENT PROCESS

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THIS WEEK IN-BRIEF A short rundown of what you need to know from this past week

NEWS

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

U.Va-Wise working on $14.8 million proposal for new academic programs, enrollment growth

Honor Committee approves additional admissions informed retraction proposal

The College Board at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise met last Friday in order to discuss and further structure a $14.8 million proposal to spur the growth of enrollment and academic programs at the College, located in the southwest part of the state.

If approved and successfully implemented, the proposal would include

reducing tuition, increasing student recruitment and hiring an additional 110 faculty and staff. The proposal also includes plans to implement two new undergraduate programs and achieve accreditation for the College’s existing business program, as well as plans to offer graduate programs in social work, teaching and computer science.

Remembrance Garden honors U.Va. students who have passed away

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At their meeting Sunday evening, the Honor Committee voted 19-1 to change their bylaws to allow students to admit additional offenses under a single informed retraction, or IR. Currently, if a student is found guilty of an Honor offense but has already submitted an IR for a different offense, they will be asked to leave the University. Starting April 1, when the bylaw change is scheduled to go into effect, a student will be allowed to admit additional offenses under the

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Student Council hosted the dedication of the University Remembrance Garden Friday afternoon. The garden — located behind the Special Collections Library between Clemons Library and Newcomb Hall — aims to honor the

lives of students who passed away while attending the University. The completion of the garden is a result of a process that started in 2004. Student Council received a grant from the University last December to build the Garden.

same IR. “[The change] allows Honor to be a lot more forgiving and rehabilitative for students going through the process, which has always been our goal for this Committee,” Devin Rossin, Honor Committee chair and a fourth-year College student, said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily. “I’m glad we got it with [nearly] unanimous support, with only one dissenting vote. It’s just a massive expansion to what we currently do.”

Student Council President releases anti-hate statement with leaders from 46 other colleges Student Council President Sarah Kenny, a fourth-year College student, read aloud a statement on a live stream Sunday evening condemning the white supremacist rallies of Aug. 11 and 12, expressing her hope that students and leaders across the country will continue to stand up to hate. The statement

presented a joint message that has been signed by 47 different student government presidents so far.

The statement also accompanied an article Kenny wrote for The Washington Post on Student Council’s solidarity with other universities’ student governments.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Student Council hears concerns about new low-enrollment policy Students and Student Council members debated a new College policy on low-enrollment classes Tuesday night. Bryanna Miller, a fourth-year College student and the student member of the Board of Visitors, spoke early in the meeting to quell student concerns regarding the policy, which involves administrative review of classes with fewer than eight students enrolled.

“Courses that have less than eight students … will come under review from the College,”

she said.

She urged students not to worry about any large-scale cuts to course offerings or departments, saying the policy is merely a way for the College to update its curriculum and make sure students are interested in the courses offered.

“The general idea is not to shut down departments or prevent people from pursuing certain majors and minors,” Miller said. “The real goal here is to improve the educational

quality of the College’s offerings.”

Following her comments, however, several students took the floor during the public comment session to express concerns about the negative impacts of the new policy.

Wes Gobar, a fourth-year College student and president of the Black Student Alliance, also shared apprehensions about the policy’s impact on smaller departments.

“Departments may not be immediately axed, but they’ll be marginalized, put on the

sidelines,” he said. “We need clarity and we need assurances that our most valuable professors and departments aren’t at risk.”

Attiya Latif, a fourth-year College student and student director of the Multicultural Student Center, agreed with Gobar’s concerns about marginalization.

She asked Student Council leaders to pursue the matter, worrying the policy could take its toll on already shrinking departments on Grounds.

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Hillary Clinton talks sexism in politics in speech at U.Va. Former Secretary of State Clinton delivered the closing remarks for the Women’s Global Leadership Forum to a packed Old Cabell Hall Alexis Gravely | Senior Associate Editor Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was warmly welcomed to Grounds Tuesday afternoon with a standing ovation to deliver the closing remarks for the Women’s Global Leadership Forum, hosted by the University’s Morven Programs. Her speech was titled, “Women and 21st Century Democracy: The Path Forward.”

The auditorium of Old Cabell Hall, which seats about 850 people, was nearly filled to capacity.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) highlighted the various leadership roles Clinton has held in his introduction of her. Clinton was most recently the Democratic nominee during the 2016 presidential election and the first woman to run as a major party’s candidate for the White House.

Clinton has also been the first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the United States and a U.S. senator from New York.

“This woman has been an advocate her entire life for women and children,” McAuliffe said.

“As Secretary of State, her voice was always heard all around the globe. She has been a trailblazer her entire life.”

Clinton gave her own remarks about women’s leadership before sitting down with Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe for an interview session. The audience and the press did not have the opportunity to ask Clinton any questions.

“Now, leadership is not just in politics,” Clinton said. “Leadership is also necessary in the private sector, in academia, in media, in your community life.

Everywhere we go in a democracy, we expect people to help lead us.”

Clinton focused on the sexism and “excruciating” double standards that women in leadership roles, particularly in politics, face. She said she doesn’t know a woman in politics who has not been questioned and judged, and that women who try to break through male-dominated politics are often judged against themselves.

“The more professionally successful a man is, the more likeable he is,” Clinton said. “The more professionally successful a woman is — not so much. This has been proven over and over again. It’s still kind of depressing to think about.”

Although the double standards for women in politics are “alive and well,” Clinton suggested a possible solution for eliminating sexism in the future.

“The only way we’re going to get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics,” Clinton said. “Because then maybe it won’t be so difficult. There will be different sizes. Women with different hairstyles. All of the criticism and the resentment and the fears will not just be focused on whoever this one woman might be.”

Clinton also mentioned how citizens say they would support female candidates — they’d vote for a woman, just not “that woman,” she said in reference to herself. However, she noticed that after the election, once she was out of the spotlight, the rhetoric towards women didn’t change.

“All of sudden, I started seeing these same people in the press, in politics, start attacking other women,” Clinton said.

Clinton discussed how U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) began reading a letter written by Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor in protest of Jeff Sessions’ nomination for attorney general and being told to stop. One of Warren’s male colleagues, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), read the same letter out of solidarity for her but was not told to sit down.

“I was in the Senate for eight years,” Clinton said. “I never remember anything like that happening.”

Clinton also referenced how Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was told by the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), to cease questioning Sessions during his hearing, because she was attacking him.

She said these instances, and others like them, are tactics used to “diminish” women to prevent them from “seeking and obtaining positions of leadership.”

“Women in particular — regardless of your partisan political stance — need to accept the fact that the diminishment of any woman is a diminishment of you,” Clinton said.

Although Clinton focused her speech primarily on women and democracy, she weaved promotions for her new book, “What Happened” and jabs toward President Donald Trump throughout.

She said her book was “painful” to write, at first, but turned out to be “cathartic.”

“I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” Clinton said. “I was devastated by the outcome of the election. I didn’t think I was going to lose. I didn’t think it was going to happen. I didn’t prepare a concession speech.”

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Clinton discussed women and democracy in her talk, but she also touched on losing the 2016 presidential election.

Despite losing the election, Clinton said “the current occupant of the Oval Office and the press seem to think I’m the president anyway,” in one of many quips she made with regard to the Trump administration.

Health care, Trump’s “stalking” during the 2016 election’s town hall-style debate, Trump’s insistence that Russia did not interfere in the election and his use of “alternative facts” were among some of the other topics Clinton discussed.

“When a leader tells you something contrary to what you can see with your own eyes — like the size of an inauguration crowd — the first time you think, ‘Well that’s just weird,’” Clinton said.

“When it keeps happening, then

those of you that study history know that trying to blur the line between fact and fiction is what dictators and authoritarians do.”

Dorothy McAuliffe ended the discussion by thanking Clinton for continuing to speak up.

“You could be playing with Aidan and Charlotte [Clinton’s grandchildren] right now and have your foot up on a stool, but that’s not you,” McAuliffe said.

“We’re very grateful for you being here and for all your contributions, and we’re looking forward to the future.”

The two-day forum began Monday and was held in conjunction with the University’s Bicentennial celebration, which officially launched Oct. 6. The forum

featured a number of panels — including one that addressed health and education challenges for women — and a keynote address given by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).

Tickets for Clinton’s address were available through a lottery for University students, faculty and staff. There were also remote viewing sites for the event located in the Newcomb Hall Theater and the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center.

According to The Daily Progress, Clinton did not receive a speaking fee for the forum, but speakers, including Clinton, will be reimbursed for travel and lodging.

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New class connects students with refugee community Prof. Vanessa Ochs relates the Jewish narrative of Passover to the plight of today’s oppressed minorities Hannah Gavin and Kara Peters | Senior Writers As students are in the process of selecting their courses for next semester, a popular class that has already filled for the spring is a Religious Studies course that requires students to volunteer with the refugee community in Charlottesville. The course, titled “The Passover Haggadah,” is listed under the RELJ designation in the Student Information System and focuses on practices in Judaism aiming to address the role of being a community of outsiders.

The Haggadah is a Jewish text that the course applies to contemporary issues. The course, taught

by Religious Studies Prof. Vanessa Ochs, applies the narrative of Passover — when the Jews were liberated from slavery in Egypt

— to modern-day outsiders. Ochs said there are different types of strangers one may encounter in today’s society.

“The major theme of the Haggadah is being attentive to the needs of the stranger because Jews were strangers … [as] slaves in Egypt, and they were commanded to be attentive to all the needs of all other strangers and to address their needs,” Ochs said. “Strangers can be broadly interpreted as the immigrant, the person who suffers in any kind of way, the LGBT person or a woman being treated as a second-class citizen.”

Along with fulfilling the academic requirements of the course, students are also required to volunteer weekly. Students learn to

prepare their own seder — a ceremonial meal eaten on Passover — that accommodates the needs of the particular group students are volunteering with. Ochs plans to hold a class seder downtown in Emancipation Park to further engage with the local community.

“Ultimately, we are hopeful that we will have a class seder, a Haggadah we create, in Emancipation Park, that deals with moments that are timely in our community, and bridge[s] the connection between U.Va. and the Charlottesville community,” Ochs said.

Ochs said she believes all students in the course, whether Jewish or not, can learn about how traditions evolve over time.

“I think all students learn that ritual is malleable, that new rituals have been invented,” Ochs said. “They also learn how to function as ritual facilitators, and that’s a really important skill to learn.”

The Hillel Jewish Leadership Council — the association for all Jewish student groups on Grounds — also works to connect students with local volunteering opportunities. Their Social Justice Committee engages with the Charlottesville community led by the Jewish teaching of tikkun olam, or “repairing the world.”

Annie Weinberg, chair of the JLC Social Justice Committee and a third-year Curry student, said JLC works with marginalized

groups in the Charlottesville community — such as the homeless or the elderly — because the Jewish community can identify with the narrative of being outsider.

“It’s kind of something that from a young age is ingrained in Jewish families and Jewish children,” Weinberg said. “We always say on Passover, and all the time, ‘We were once the strangers in the strange land.’ You treat your new neighbors and strangers in a way our community would want to be treated.”

Weinberg said the JLC is planning to increase engagement with the Charlottesville refugee community in the spring.

No biking-related accidents reported to U.Va. Police in 2017 Student, faculty bikers talk about their experiences Meghan Tonner and Daniel Hoerauf | Senior Writers According to the University Police Department, there has been at least one biking-related accident every year since 2013. However, none have been reported this year.

Ben Rexrode, Crime Prevention Coordinator with the University Police Department, said that there is not a specific pattern defining these biking accidents.

“Often it is the vehicle that doesn’t see a cyclist or doesn’t yield correctly to them, but there have been incidents where cyclists have gone through red lights, cut in front of vehicles, etc,” Rexrode said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “Long story short, definitely a mix and not all one sided.”

Many students choose to ride their bikes to get around and, despite the occasional close-call and some inconveniences around academic buildings, several say they are having positive experiences with biking on Grounds.

“I feel pretty safe biking on Grounds, I find it very convenient — especially because I live at Lambeth — I can bike to and from anywhere else on Grounds pretty easily,” second-year Engineering student Nate Geerdes said. “In some of the more academic building areas like [Engineer’s Walk] and around New Cabell it could be a lot easier for bikers if there was a path around Grounds that way. Bikes work out well when they’re on the roads with cars, but when there’s a lot of people it’s a lot

harder for people to bike.”

Pedestrians’ lack of awareness can force student bikers to make dangerous maneuvers. Third-year Engineering student Brian Truong said that one time, he was forced to act quickly due to an unobservant pedestrian.

“There was one time a pedestrian didn’t look before crossing and I almost hit him,” Truong said. “I was going down Stadium [Road] down that hill and then he just started crossing along with his dog and I had to yell at them to stop before I swerved past him. It was a really close call — I couldn’t even look to see if there was any traffic going the other way.”

Despite the general satisfaction with biking on- and off-Grounds, many bikers new to the University can find it hard to find their role in traffic. Asst. Engineering and Society Prof. Sharon Ku said she often struggles to find the best biking paths and sometimes encounters rude drivers at busy intersections, some who have yelled at her. Ku moved to Charlottesville in August and finds it necessary to bike to Grounds because of issues finding parking.

“It seems that the desire for the transportation system is for drivers, not for bikers,” Ku said. “A bike seems to become a kind of ambiguous artifact in that situation. It seems to not belong on the main road, but it’s also not a good idea to ride a bike

on the pedestrian walkways.”

In addition to this, bikers risk their bikes being stolen or damaged.

Second-year Engineering student Finbar Curtin had his bike stolen while at an off-Grounds meeting in September.

“My bike got stolen during a five minute window on Madison Lane,” Curtin said in an email. “I went to my fraternity chapter meeting, locked my bike to another guy's bike lock, he left five minutes before I did and left my bike unlocked. [I] came back and it was gone.”

Two months later, Curtin’s replacement bike was damaged on Grounds.

“Last week, I left my (newly bought) bike at the Olsson Hall bike rack nearby to a lot of construction,” Curtin said. “I came back after two hours and the back wheel was completely bent, presumably by a construction vehicle. However, UVA Grounds Maintenance was extremely helpful and paid for the damages.”

Although biking on Grounds can present certain challenges, it remains a popular option for students.

“Honestly, I don’t think there’s that much the University could do to [improve biking paths],” fourthyear Engineering student Ashe Allende said. “As long as you obey the rules of the road, it’s definitely a great mode of transportation.”

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New course critiques white supremacy in films Prof. William Little will teach Media Studies class ‘White Out: Screening White Supremacy’

LIFE Media Studies Prof. William Little will be teaching a class titled “White Out: Screening White Supremacy,” in spring of 2018. The curriculum will focus on films that either critique or are based in the history of white supremacy in their form or content.

The course is open to 30 students and will be taught in a discussion-style seminar. Little said he has thought deeply about the titling of the course. He said he didn’t want to title it as just “screening white supremacy,” as it could leave ambiguity as to whether or not he would be condoning or critiquing white supremacy.

“I should be very clear that I’m critiquing it,” Little said.

“The ‘white out’ helps in terms of explaining what I'm up to, in terms of outing whiteness.”

Little listed films such as “Get Out,” “White Ribbon,” “Gone with the Wind” and the half hour VICE documentary about the events of Aug. 11 and 12 as films around which he will likely center the class, although there are many he could assign.

“One could say that white supremacy is at issue in every Hollywood film,” Little said. “So I’m faced from the beginning with this daunting task of trying to narrow the focus. And I’m struggling with how to do this.”

Little said much of the impetus for the introduction of this course was in response to the events of Aug. 11 and 12, where white supremacists rallied in Charlottesville for what they claimed was a protest of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from Emancipation Park. Charlottesville City Council voted to remove the statue in February 2017 after many community members said the statue was a symbol of white supremacy and that removing it would serve as a rejection of the institution of slavery that the Confederacy defended. The city has been unable to remove the statue due to an ongoing court case.

“It is a monument of a man on a horse, so it’s connected to themes of imperialism and themes that are drawn out in the western,” Little said. “I was really interested in how it was that the monument was the ostensible spark for August 11 and August 12.”

One of the themes of the course will be exploring film as monument.

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Jenna Wichterman | Senior Writer way to address this issue of monumentality in the wake of all this debate about monuments,” Little said. “And what we are then to do with a film that’s considered, from a certain point of view, deeply problematic, flawed or threatening. Should we not show it?”

He mentioned a controversy in which a Memphis movie theater refused to show “Gone with the Wind” because of the film’s controversial depiction of racial dynamics and interactions during the Civil War. Little’s class will delve into this debate about what to do with problematic films and how to treat them as artifacts without condoning their message.

The class will explore multiple genres, from documentary to horror to western to comedy. It will focus for the most part on American film, since that is Little’s expertise.

Some of the major themes of the course will pull from the other classes that Little teaches on American Western films, the TV show “Breaking Bad” and American gangster films. White supremacy is a theme in all of these classes, according to Little.

“I teach a course on American gangster films, and often the gangster as we study that figure is a non-white, non-Anglo-Saxon figure who is struggling to try to break in, assimilate or resist,” Little said.

Little said that he will explore themes of colonialism, imperialism and racism in the screening white supremacy class through the lens of the American Western film.

Little said he was excited about all the interdisciplinary reading he has ahead of himself between now and January in order to prepare for this course.

He also anticipated the potential difficulty of keeping students engaged with such a somber topic.

“I want the students to approach the films with the kind of eagerness that they do in my other classes, and I’m worried that the knowledge that this is about white supremacy is going to make for a challenge there,” Little said.

Little also mentioned the challenge of teaching a course on white supremacy as a white male.

“That’s a challenge,” Little said. “I’m going to have to acknowledge that inevitably, I come to this practice and this material with blind spots and biases that probably need outing.”

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Little said he plans for his class to explore different themes like colonialism, imperialism and racism in light of the events of Aug. 11 and 12.

sion only. While Little needs to allow a certain number of Media Studies majors into the course, it is open to anyone. He wants the class to be diverse in terms of race, gender and academic perspectives, which is not evident on SIS but can become apparent when students meet with Little to express interest in the class.

“I also want to give students who really value film studies an opportunity to be in the class,” Little said.

This spring 2018 course will likely be the first iteration of a continued course.

Little said the class will be taught in the Media Studies department because that is where his expertise is, but he certainly hopes other departments will host classes exploring similar

themes of analyzing white supremacy.

Little said he hopes his course will better racial dynamics at the University, though he does not presume to be fixing the situation through his course.

“I know that film can’t necessarily change the world. But I also know that the view of film and the study of film are important in terms of enabling people to think about the possibilities of telling different stories and of hearing different voices and rethinking their own values,” Little said. “This is a modest intervention with pedagogical aspiration.”

Third-year College student Sophie Punke is enrolled in Little’s course for the upcoming semester. Punke said she is current-

ly enrolled in Little’s “Shooting the Western” course and loves the discussion-based teaching style.

“His style of teaching that really stresses cultivating an environment in which students, rather than the professor, drive discussion, really resonated with me,” Punke said.

Punke also said she thinks the course content of Little’s upcoming class is important. “‘Screening White Supremacy’ really resonated with me because I think film has been such an important but often unexamined tool in perpetuating white supremacy,” Punke said. “It’s something that I think members of privileged groups in particular need to be more acutely aware of.”

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Zinburger — finding burger Zen The perfect restaurant to satisfy any burger craving Ally Donberger| Food Columnist If you’re in the mood for a classic all-American meal, Zinburger has got you covered. Nothing screams comfort food like a nice, juicy burger with a side of fries and a shake for dessert. Located in the Barracks Road Shopping Center on Emmet Street, it is just a quick bus ride from Central Grounds.

The first sign of quality service appeared before I even entered the restaurant. The door was held open for me by the hostess, offering a cheerful welcome as I entered. This was an unexpected gesture that is not found at many other restaurants, and I especially appreciated it with the brisk winter air.

After being seated, I considered the many appealing options on the menu. Any burger you could possibly want and more is available to order, and for a reasonable price.

The burgers varied from your classic “The Plain & Simple Burger,” to more unique variations such as the “Clint’s ‘Almost Famous’ Veggie Burger.”

For an extra $5, diners could upgrade each burger to Kobe Style, a

type of beef that is tender and lean.

Also available is an angus beef and prime rib blended patty for “The French Dip” burger.

I decided on the “Blanco Burger” with a side of sweet potato waffle fries and a strawberry lemonade to drink. The strawberry lemonade was delicious — it was clearly fresh with a perfectly ripe strawberry floating at the top. The strawberry flavor was not too overwhelming, however, and mixed perfectly with the sweet lemonade.

Next up was the burger. The glistening, golden bun was a beautiful sight. It was a giant burger so I definitely got my money’s worth. My first bite was heaven — the meat was so tender it basically melted in my mouth. The other toppings — pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, lettuce and chipotle mayo — were just as enjoyable as the patty itself.

Upon first sight I thought that the prospect of eating the entire burger was ridiculous, but I impressed myself with my ability to demolish almost all of it. However, they do pro-

vide handy to-go boxes just the right size in case a burger is too much to handle in one sitting.

The sweet potato fries were probably the best I have ever had. They were crisp to perfection, while maintaining a soft center. The sweet potato fries also came with a yogurt dipping sauce and maple dipping sauce.

Both tasted good, although I prefer to dip my fries in ketchup.

Finally, to finish off my meal I decided to order the Butterfinger shake. Already filled to the top with my burger and fries, I impressed myself yet again by drinking almost the entire shake. It was made of vanilla ice cream, Ghirardelli chocolate, peanut butter and pieces of Butterfinger candies. The shake was super thick and creamy, with chunks of Butterfinger in each peanut-buttery sip, and was topped with a perfect dollop of whipped cream covered in Butterfinger crumbles.

The atmosphere of Zinburger was very open and modern. The far right wall was covered in mirrors giving it a larger feel, and the other wall was

covered in paintings of cows. There were many televisions along the walls and above the bar playing the latest Cavalier games in various sports.

Zinburger had excellent service

and even more excellent food. It will definitely be my new go-to spot the next time a burger or shake craving strikes.

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Any burger you could possibly want and more is available to order and for a reasonable price.

ABC, the bakery you didn’t know you needed Adorable bakery provides large variety of pastries, perfect outing for chilly Saturday afternoon Marlena Becker | Food Columnist When it's too freezing to even consider dartying, I suggest hopping on the free trolley and making your way over to Albemarle Baking Company on Main Street. It's the perfect outing for a Saturday afternoon — far enough away to feel like you're escaping Grounds, but not as long a bus ride to downtown Charlottesville.

Albemarle Baking Company — or “ABC” as the locals call it — is a staple for many Charlottesville residents, and for good reason. The bakery sells a variety of baked goods including cakes and bread, but I came interested in trying its pastries. The bakery has everything from muffins and scones to more sophisticated pastries such as mini tarts and French macarons. The cakes are also superb. I would recommend the Princess Cake — a vanilla cake with marzipan frosting and custard filling. The next time you want to surprise a friend on their birthday, splurge on a cake from ABC — you won’t regret it.

When I stopped in Saturday, we ordered a blueberry muffin, chocolate almond croissant and a chocolate praline crunch dome. The muffin is actually the reason I originally wanted to go to ABC. I had been craving a blueberry muffin all week, and it completely satisfied my taste buds.

We all know that the best part of a muffin is the top, and ABC’s product was no exception. The muffins are huge and the topping spills over the edge of the wrapper — tempting you to eat it all the way from the display case. They use fresh blueberries and stuff a lot into each muffin so you’re guaranteed a blueberry in every bite, which is very important to me — as it should be.

I went into the bakery knowing that I also wanted a croissant in addition to the blueberry muffin, but I was not expecting that I would be able to choose from so many flavors — chocolate, almond, chocolate almond, raisin and veggie, egg and bacon. After much deliberation, I chose chocolate almond. These croissants are flaky on the outside and topped with toasted almonds and powdered sugar, and on the inside, they are moist, buttery and filled with almond paste and dark chocolate. The almond and chocolate flavors complimented each other perfectly, but weren’t sickly sweet. You could definitely taste the croissant itself, instead of it being overpowered by the chocolate, which is a common problem when it comes to chocolate croissants.

The chocolate praline crunch dome was definitely the most sophis-

ticated pastry I tried from ABC. The dessert looked almost too good to eat — the outside had a dark chocolate coating in the shape of a dome with a decorative dark chocolate wafer on top. Underneath the coating, the dome is filled with chocolate mousse and has a chocolate wafer and chocolate cake on the bottom as the foundation. What makes the chocolate dome so special is the mixing of texture. The coating is soft and rich, while the mousse is very light and airy, and the wafer provides a contrasting crunch. The moist chocolate cake on the bottom ties the whole dessert together perfectly. Although I went into ABC craving something a little more casual, I was very satisfied by the chocolate dome. It was incredibly rich though, so I was happy to split it with a friend.

The atmosphere in Albemarle Baking Company is absolutely delightful. With huge windows and warm lighting, I immediately felt at ease when I walked in. There is a window into the kitchen so you can watch bakers work their magic, and everyone who works behind the counter seems genuinely happy to be there. There are plenty of tables and chairs that allow you to sit and enjoy your pastries with a hot cup of coffee.

While we ate, we watched a number of people come and go who were clearly regulars, observed plenty of adorable children and even ran into a professor. Overall, Albemarle Baking

Company provides a perfect relaxing escape from Grounds and will leave you dreaming of pastries for days.

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The bakery has everything from muffiins and scones to more sophisticated pastries such as mini tarts and French macarons.

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5. Table back

1. Learn parkour

The University is home to so many buildings that are relatively close together and hopefully easy to climb. I will admit that this tip isn’t exactly time effective because not everyone knows how to just throw their body around 20 feet in the air and be totally fine with it. But after you learn, think of the endless possibilities in which this skill is applicable. You could avoid foot traffic on the sidewalks, get in a daily workout or join the circus once all your other job options have been exhausted.

Sometimes, if you want to beat the player, you gotta beat the game. You have to show those tablers who’s boss. Hint — it’s not them. Carry around little papers with information about your favorite topic and hand one to each person as they try to talk to you. The more you know about your topic and the louder you are, the better you will scare off the opposing tabler. It’s basically a Pokémon battle in real life.

8. Throw things

Let me just say that I never claimed these tips are sensical or practical in any way, but they will get you away from tablers. Do I know the consequences of throwing something at someone? Not at all. Could they run after you or call the cops? Possibly. Could they be so stunned that nothing happens at all? Also a valid possibility. To be safe, make sure you throw something relatively soft, like a tomato, and make sure you can run fast enough away from the scene of the crime so you don’t get caught.

9. Cry

2. Acquire an invisibility cloak

There is nothing quite as awkward and unsettling for people as seeing someone else crying, especially in public. Crying is considered such a private thing that literally no one knows how to react.

We all assume someone else will comfort them or that they don’t want to be bothered, and that is exactly what tablers will think as they look at you bawling past them. Although there are a lot of things to cry about these days — like global warming and a declining GPA — some people still have trouble producing tears. If you are one of these people, there are tear sticks available that make you cry, using a combination of menthol and camphor extracts.

Harry Potter is one lucky guy with that invisibility cloak, even though his parents were murdered, a crazy bald guy keeps coming after him and a creepy old man won’t stop lusting after his aforementioned dead mom. I obviously have a lot to say about this topic, but let’s get back to the problem at hand — the deadly tabler. If you can whip out your own invisibility cloak, think of how easy it would be to walk past them. If getting your hands on an invisibility cloak is too difficult, putting a blanket over your head would almost achieve the same effect.

3. Scream

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I guarantee you no one will try to hand you anything if you scream at the top of your lungs. For added effect, stare them right in the eyes the entire time you walk past. Do not break eye contact. Word will quickly travel about that weird person that screams any time they’re remotely close to tablers, so you’ve pretty much got yourself covered until next year when bright, new faces try to take on your scream of steel.

6. Take a phone call

I’d be lying if I said I’ve never put my phone up to my ear and pretended to be on the phone so someone wouldn’t talk to me. You don’t even have to say anything — just look like you’re fully invested in listening to whatever is coming out of your phone. Maybe you’re on hold with your doctor or you’re waiting to hear about a job offer. The possible severity of interrupting an important phone call is enough to keep tablers at bay. If this makes you feel silly, maybe it’s the perfect time to call your mom — I’m sure she’d love to hear from you more than you’d love to hear from a talkative tabler.

4. Fight or flight

If you are truly terrified of tablers, your fight or flight instincts might kick in. This leaves you with only two options — run as fast as you can away from them, or punch them in the face. If social interactions are not anywhere close to your forte, this may be a reality for you, so it’s best to be prepared for this reaction. Either wear sneakers at all times or make sure not to tuck your thumb into your fist during your punch or you will break it. Good luck!

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7. Travel underground

I’m not totally sure about the logistics of digging your own underground tunnel, but I’m sure it takes a long, long time. Just look at the movie “The Shawshank Redemption.” Luckily for you, there are already underground tunnels. The steam tunnels are waiting there for you so that you can move around Grounds without talking to anyone. Now that it’s colder outside, you probably won’t overheat down there — but you might be a little stinky when you come out.

10. Don’t go outside

Some of these tips require quite a bit of dedication and skill, but this one is so foolproof that anyone could do it — simply don’t go outside. Stay in bed and rewatch “Stranger Things” or catch up on sleep. Think of how free your hands would be without all of those tiny papers they give you.

Think of all the interactions you wouldn’t have to deal with. Think of how happy you would be.

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LOTL committee chooses ‘Be the Light’ as this year’s theme U.Va. to celebrate seventeenth Lighting of Lawn Nov. 30 Neha Kulkami | Feature Writer

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Lighting of the Lawn has been recognized as a time for the Charlottesville and University communities to come together, despite hard times, and to serve as a reminder of how powerful a close-knit community can be.

As the fall semester wraps up, the University turns its focus towards one of its most celebrated traditions — namely, Lighting of the Lawn. The event will take place Nov. 30 and will be centered around the theme “Be the Light.”

Fourth-year Commerce student Holly Stevens and fourth-year College student Denny Smythe serve as executive chairs for this year’s LOTL celebration. Though Stevens and Smythe have been working towards this particular event since March 2017, both have been a part of the planning process for yearly LOTLs since early on in their time at the University, beginning in the programs and logistics committees, respectively.

“As executive chairs, Denny and I are involved in every single step of the planning process, from A Capella groups, to security measures, to lights, to marketing stickers,” Stevens said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “We help make sure every element of Lighting of the Lawn makes for a very special event for the U.Va. and Charlottesville communities.”

Second-year College student Raghav Savara said that, as an international student who has traveled from Nigeria to study at the University, celebrating LOTL was an integral component of his ability to recognize the University as a second home.

“Coming all the way from Nigeria to U.Va., I definitely faced some struggles getting accustomed to a new country and a new way of life,” Savara said. “I think LOTL did make [me] feel part of the larger University community and not as an outsider as I thought myself to be prior to that.”

Savara also spoke to LOTL’s unique ability to celebrate the University’s diversity, which has become even more relevant with the events that have affected Charlottesville recently, including the white supremacist marches on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12.

“The event celebrates the University’s progress in uniting individuals from different cultures and backgrounds and showcases the very fact that one of the greatest strengths of a university is indeed in its diversity regardless of race, religion [and] nationality,” Savara said. “It represents a community of everyone who is a part of U.Va., as well as those who have been a part of the University community, or anyone [who] has been affected or influenced by the University.”

The planning of LOTL is handled by Class Councils and FourthYear Trustees, which allows students to be a part of the planning process for LOTL for multiple years.

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Diane D’Costa has been a part of Class Council since her first year, first working with special effects then transitioning to the marketing committee in her second year. This year, D’Costa serves as the head of the marketing committee of LOTL. D’Costa emphasized the amount of work it takes to plan LOTL, both financially and through working with departments throughout the University. Planning related to committee roles, required funding, grant applications and more began during the summer.

The marketing committee is formed around late September and is tasked with multiple responsibilities, including determining the theme of the event. This year, D’Costa and her team have settled on the theme “Be the Light.”

“The marketing committee decided on the theme ‘Be the Light,’” and we think it’s indicative of our mission of coming together and allowing each person to be that beacon of light,” D’Costa said. “We hope people embrace this theme, and [that it will] remind people what the purpose of LOTL [is] and what it has the power to do.”

This year’s theme resonated deeply with second-year College student Bita Golshani, finding that it accentuates LOTL’s symbolism in an important and incredibly relevant way.

“LOTL has always been about

coming together and having a good time but now more than ever that kind of solidarity is so appropriate for what Charlottesville has experienced/is experiencing,” Golshani said in an email to The Cavalier Daily. “The events at Charlottesville proved, if anything, that just the act of a single person can impact so many others. It's our individual responsibility to be that light and to make that impact, and that’s why the theme really resonates for me!”

LOTL, which initially began in response to the events of 9/11, has been recognized as a time for the Charlottesville and the University communities to come together despite hard times and to serve as a reminder of how powerful a closeknit community can be.

“LOTL was first started after the events of 9/11, and everything that happened that struck the nation,” D’Costa said. “U.Va. was feeling that burden and sadness, so the FourthYear Trustees were thinking, ‘What can we do to bring the community together?’, and they thought of lighting up the lawn.”

LOTL has expanded significantly since 2001 by adding components like the light show. However, the current board still incorporates the traditions of LOTL that were established at its inception. Mary Elizabeth Luzar, a former trustee in 2001, now serves as a trustees advisor. Her presence in this position

serves as a reminder that LOTL has always been an event that brings the University and Charlottesville communities together during tough times.

“My first semester was during the Hannah Graham and Rolling Stone article events, and LOTL was so meaningful to me and I think the rest of the Class of 2018,” D’Costa said. “I feel like this fall is the most similar to that first fall semester I experienced, in terms of the need to come together as a community and what it feels like when we come together in this positive, happy celebration. It’s such a unique, powerful opportunity.”

Savara said he believes this year’s LOTL will shed some positivity on the University.

“There has been and perhaps continues to be a cloud of negativity and pessimism associated with the University’s name by stakeholders elsewhere,” Savara said. “I think ‘Be the Light’ would serve as a light shining through the darkness that has been present over the past few months.”

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FOCUS Paul Goodloe McIntire, one of the University’s most prominent benefactors, was born in Charlottesville in 1860, as the country was on the verge of the Civil War. McIntire’s ties to his hometown spurred him to return to Charlottesville after making his fortune as a coffee trader in Chicago and a stockbroker in New York City.

His legacy rests in the numerous institutions and public spaces he funded, including the contentious statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

The motivations for his gifts and what they represent are topics of debate today.

McIntire’s University connections After spending much of his adult life in Chicago and New York City, McIntire came back to Charlottesville to retire from the business world, and the burgeoning University captured his attention. Though he did not graduate from the University — he dropped out after one semester to start his career — McIntire gave almost $750,000 to the University over the course of his lifetime.

“He was very interested in U.Va. and particularly the work of Edwin Alderman, who was the president,” said William Wilkerson, an associate professor at the McIntire School of Commerce. “Alderman was interested in building U.Va. as a national institution, and McIntire supported that.”

McIntire’s personal ties to the University also influenced his decision to donate so much of his accumulated wealth.

“He grew up in Charlottesville, spent all of his childhood here and had known of the University and its activities during his youth and spent one semester at the University as a student, but decided that was not the thing for him,” said Margaret O'Bryant, a librarian and head of reference resources at Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. “He really wanted to go directly into some activity in business himself, which he did, and did well over the period of his career.”

As a businessman, McIntire was interested in the studies of economics and finance. He endowed the McIntire School of Commerce in 1921, whose undergraduate and graduate business programs offer classes in accounting, global commerce, management in information technology and more.

McIntire was also passionate about the fine arts, a focus that can be recognized in the aesthetic qualities of many of his contributions. He endowed the McIntire Department of Music and the McIntire Department of Art. He also funded the construction of the McIntire Amphitheater, which was meant to be an outdoor performance space.

O’Bryant said that McIntire’s extensive travels in the United States

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Facing the legacy of Paul Goodloe McIntire A look at the gifts he gave Charlottesville and the contentious meaning they hold today Abby Clukey | Staff Writer and Europe caused him to deeply appreciate the arts, and inspired him to share his interests with University students and the rest of the Charlottesville community.

“I think that he wanted to give significant gifts to his home community and the University as part of that community to promote appreciation of these things and to enable other people — certainly other people didn't have the means and the wherewithal that he did — to enjoy these things,” O’Bryant said.

The “City Beautiful” movement In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the urban population in the United States experienced rapid growth. As the cities grew more congested, there was a pressing need for open spaces that would allow for public recreation.

The “City Beautiful” movement gained momentum during this time with a method for urban planning that focused on the development of parks and other architectural elements to enhance the city’s atmosphere, such as classical facades and grand statues.

These architectural statements were meant to be sources of beauty as well as inspiration.

“This was an architectural and design movement that sought to bring beauty to cities in order to promote ‘moral and civic virtue’ among the urban population,” University Genealogical Resources Specialist Jean Cooper said in an email to The Cavalier Daily.

This movement was spearheaded in cities like Chicago, where McIntire lived and worked for years. McIntire brought this idea to Charlottesville and played a major role in transforming the city’s architectural landscape.

“After the Civil War, there wasn’t much money in the South, so we were kind of late getting on the bandwagon,” Wilkerson said. “But you can go around to cities like Chicago and St. Louis and look at what they did during the period to create urban green spaces.”

McIntire funded the construction of five parks during his time in Charlottesville, all of which remain today. Lee Park, which is now called Emancipation Park, was created in 1917, followed by Jackson Park — now Justice Park — in 1919. Belmont Park was established in 1921, and McIntire Park was established in the early 1930s.

Washington Park, named after Booker T. Washington, was created in 1926 as a park for the African-American community.

University Protocol and History Officer Sandy Gilliam says that McIntire was one of the first philanthropists to attempt to embellish his city by commissioning the construction of statues.

“There was simply no money in the South after the war,” Gilliam said. “Re-

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McIntire donated the money and the land for the Robert E. Lee statue (left) and the Stonewall Jackson statue (right). He also funded the Lewis and Clark and George Rogers Clark statues.

ally until about the time of the First World War, there wasn’t any money to put up monuments. So you will find very few monuments put up before about the time of the First World War.” McIntire’s contentious legacy Over the past few years, the controversy surrounding the nature of the statues McIntire commissioned — particularly those of Lee and Jackson — has escalated. The practice of honoring Confederate generals in public spaces has been widely condemned, as have McIntire’s motivations behind his commissions.

The monuments constructed during the “City Beautiful” Movement were meant to portray people of moral integrity to inspire civic pride among the city’s population.

Assoc. History Prof. John Edwin Mason said that McIntire’s status as an elite, white Southerner influenced his decision to commission statues of Confederate generals like Lee and Jackson.

“He was somebody who deeply believed that the cause of the South was honorable and that the people who fought for it, especially Lee and Jackson, were heroic figures,” Mason said.

“He was part and parcel of what historians now call the ‘Lost Cause,’ this idea of a noble South.”

Mason said that though McIntire was one of Charlottesville’s largest benefactors, his contributions are inherently problematic.

“They were designed to celebrate a romanticized view of the Confederacy that stripped away slavery, stripped away the brutality of slavery, stripped away the heartbreak of slave sales,

stripped away the ugliness, and in fact mentioned slavery not at all,” Mason said. “Instead it substituted the myth that slavery had nothing to do with the war ... that the people who led these armies, people like Stonewall Jackson and Robert. E. Lee were wholly admirable.”

The facilities that McIntire funded during this time were racially segregated, either legally or informally. The deed of McIntire Park states that it was intended for the white citizens of Charlottesville only, while Washington Park was for the use of the black community. “[Washington Park] was created at the same time as the Lee and the Jackson and the McIntire Parks were created, but at the time the South was racially segregated, so there had to be a separate park for minorities,” Wilkerson said.

While McIntire was a major beneficiary to the City of Charlottesville and the University, Mason says that there was a darker undercurrent linking his contributions.

“That new public library was segregated,” Mason said. “He gave money to the schools — the schools were segregated. So everywhere you look, McIntire’s gifts — while they in the eyes of white Charlottesville are beautifying the city and honoring a glorious past — if you look at them through the eyes of black Charlottesville, they are enhancing the segregation of public spaces and celebrating the defense of slavery.”

McIntire’s gifts in today’s Charlottesville During his years in Charlottesville, McIntire donated nearly all of the for-

tune he had made as a stockbroker to the city and the University.

“He died virtually penniless,” Gilliam said. “He had given all his money away.”

In addition to the parks and statues, McIntire funded the first public library in Charlottesville, which is now home to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. He also donated money to the city’s schools.

“He gave a good number of direct gifts for the construction of schools as well as funds for scholarships, which went on for many years,” O’Bryant said. “The scholarships were funded by McIntire Funds in both city schools and county schools.”

The products of McIntire’s endowments are visible today all throughout grounds and the rest of Charlottesville. His donations have become an integral part of the city’s and the University’s history.

However, many believe that the works he funded — the statues, in particular — are not indicative of the broader population’s sentiments, failing to represent minority communities of the past and present while perpetuating a revisionist history of the Civil War. “For most people in this area, the war was not a defeat,” Mason said.

“The war was freedom, the war was triumph, the war was victory, the war was jubilee. The war was an end to generations of suffering under slavery.

That’s how most people experienced it here.”

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Football faces challenge at No. 2 Miami Cavaliers look for big upset against Hurricanes

SPORTS A season that has seen a great deal of ups and downs for the Virginia football team is nearing its close, but not before the Cavaliers face its two hardest opponents of the season. First up for the Cavaliers is a clash on the road with No. 2 Miami, a team that is trending toward getting a shot at the national title.

After winning a thriller against Georgia Tech two weeks ago to clinch bowl eligibility, Virginia (6-4, 3-3 ACC) ran into a Louisville team desperate for a win last week and faltered to a 38-21 loss. The Cavaliers could not slow Louisville junior quarterback Lamar Jackson — last year’s Heisman winner — from a monster game, while surprisingly great play from a mediocre Cardinal defense allowed Louisville to keep Virginia from climbing back in the second half.

Virginia Coach Bronco Mendenhall acknowledged that a blip in the team’s speed against the Cardinals may

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“We looked just a little bit sluggish, not by effort or intent, but just by the way we were moving,” Mendenhall said. “And Louisville looked fast and they are, with good talent. [We are] so anxious to get back to work.”

The Cavaliers will need to clean up some parts of their game if they hope to make a statement in the last two games of their regular season. A defense that looked like a top unit in the FBS over the first half of the season has struggled as of late, giving up more than 30 points in the past four games after only doing so once in the first six games.

Miami (9-0, 6-0 ACC) will give the Cavaliers a challenge similar to what they faced at Louisville on offense.

Junior quarterback Malik Rosier is a true dual-threat quarterback — like Jackson — and has played at a very high level this season, throwing for 20 touchdowns to only seven interceptions. He has also added 339 yards on

the ground and four scores as a rusher.

Mendenhall expects his defense to be challenged by one of the most efficient offenses it will have seen.

“Offensively, man, they manage the game really well — they have playmakers,” Mendenhall said. “They're athletic at the offensive line. The quarterback does a nice job with decisions — so really good players. [They have] a head coach that's managing the games really well and knows what it takes to win, without maybe pursuing sometimes what's considered style points.”

Meanwhile, the Cavalier offense has yet to find the consistency to keep the defense off the field. Virginia’s offensive line has struggled to protect senior quarterback Kurt Benkert, allowing four sacks, six quarterback hurries and a lost fumble against Louisville. An unordinary amount of drops by receivers over the last two weeks has hurt the offense’s ability to move the chains in big spots, leading to fewer points on the board.

A positive on the offensive side over the last few weeks has been the resurgence of senior wide receiver Andre Levrone after a quiet middle of the season. The senior caught two crucial touchdowns against Georgia Tech before hauling in six passes for 92 yards against Louisville.

Levrone has relished in his success in his final season as a Cavalier, but is eager for more as he looks to finish playing at a high level.

“There’s still plays I leave out on the field,” Levrone said. “When the season’s over, I’ll be able to look back and reflect and say ‘I feel like I was able to put together a pretty good season’ …

Right now, I’m just focusing on every single week, every opponent we have and being as valuable to our team and our offense as possible.”

The Cavalier offense will have to bring its A-game against the best defense it will face this season. The Hurricane defense is opportunistic and aggressive, having forced 24 turnovers

this season and standing at tied for fourth in the FBS. Benkert and company will have to find ways to move the chains against this defense without turning the ball over excessively.

Miami presents the Cavaliers with a challenge they will be hard-pressed to overcome based on each team’s respective performances over the last few weeks. Mendenhall is confident, however, that the team will get valuable experience as they look to upset the juggernaut Hurricanes.

“It's an awesome opportunity for our program to play another ACC opponent that's having success,” Mendenhall said. “Regardless of who we're playing, I'm anxious to see [our potential] increase. And it just so happens to be against a really good team and a game that matters … It's fun to play in games that matter.”

Kickoff between the Cavaliers and Hurricanes is set for noon Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.

Men’s basketball preps to take on VCU, Monmouth Cavaliers to play in first road game of season Evan Davis | Staff Writer The Virginia men’s basketball team will look to continue its solid start to the season this weekend, traveling to Richmond Friday to take on VCU and returning to Charlottesville Sunday for a game against Monmouth.

In their most recent matchup, the Cavaliers topped Austin Peay, 93-49, with Virginia’s 93 points a career-high for Coach Tony Bennett at Virginia.

After the game, Bennett showed enthusiasm for the team’s play, which featured Virginia’s younger players stepping up and making an impact and also strong performances from more experienced players.

“I thought we did a solid job of taking advantage of that and it was good to see those young guys get their feet wet,” Bennett said.

Despite their solid start, the Cavaliers (2-0, 0-0 ACC) are unranked for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

However, the team has showed no lack of confidence in its first few games this season — freshman guard De’Andre Hunter and freshman forward Jay Huff were particularly impactful in the game against Austin Peay. Huff, already a crowd favorite, lit up the court against Austin Peay with 16 points and five blocks. Senior guard Devon Hall, one of three seniors on the team, showed nothing but excitement for Huff’s future at the University.

“He was great,” Hall said. “He shot

it with confidence. I mean, to not play and hop in a game and do that, you have to have some toughness with you.

I was really glad to see him do that.”

Heading into this weekend, the Cavaliers are taking nothing for granted against two strong teams hungry for an early-season signature win.

VCU (2-0, 0-0 A10) is led by senior guard Jonathan Williams and senior forward Justin Tillman. The team has boasted a high-octane offense in its first two games against Grambling State and North Florida, scoring over 90 points in each.

Bennett expressed the Cavaliers’ anticipation for Friday’s road match.

“I think the atmosphere we’ll face against VCU, having been in there before, will be different and, obviously, they can play,” Bennett said. “Their program is established, [has] excellent coaching and I’m impressed with them. So, we’ll have to really be ready and it will be a good experience for us.

And again, as you can see, matchups will matter how much guys play and just how the game’s going.”

Hunter highlighted the need to continue improving this week before the team takes on the Rams.

“We are going to have to be strong with the ball,” Hunter said. “I have never played at VCU but some of the older guys have. We are going to try to make practice as real as the game. We are going to have to go against a lot of

pressure. On Friday, we are going to have to take care of the ball.”

The Cavaliers and the Rams last met during the 2014-15 season at the Siegel Center, where the Cavaliers won, 74-57 thanks to a late 15-0 run engineered by then-junior guard Justin Anderson. Last season, the Rams earned a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament and have looked sharp since.

The Hoos return to Charlottesville for a Sunday matchup against Monmouth (2-1, 0-0 MAAC). The Hawks feature a high-powered offense and are led by junior forward Diago Quinn and junior guard Micah Seaborn, who has scored in double figures in each game this season. Monmouth’s sharpshooting earned them the regular-season MAAC championship last season, evidence of their talent and ability to pull off an early-season upset. The Cavaliers will look to use their historical home-court advantage to down the Hawks and continue their four-game home winning streak — their last home loss came to Miami on Feb. 20 this year.

Hall and senior forward Isaiah Wilkins will provide senior leadership to guide the team in this weekend’s contests. They have each taken on increased responsibilities and leadership each year at the University. Following the Austin Peay game, Bennett underlined the importance of senior leadership, especially with the team’s young-

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Senior guard Devon Hall will look to lead Virginia to victories over VCU and Monmouth this weekend.

er players who have stepped up.

“I think [Hall] has improved every year as much as anybody, just keeps working and working, and I believe that he’s capable of that,” Bennett said.

“I think he’s learning to establish that.

It was good to see him get to the lane

and then knock down some shots. He’s earned the right to be assertive.”

The Cavaliers play at the Siegel Center Friday at 4 p.m. in Richmond in their first road contest of the year, and take on the Hawks at John Paul Jones Arena at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Players to Watch #5 #6 Senior quarterback Kurt Benkert

Senior wide receiver Doni Dowling

The Cavaliers are 1-3 in their last four games, and in their three losses, senior quarterback Kurt Benkert has thrown for three touchdowns and three interceptions and has only completed 52 percent of his passes.

If Virginia wants to go on the road and beat the second best team in the country, Benkert will need to play a lot better.

During Virginia’s 5-1 start to the season, Benkert threw a spectacular 15 touchdowns to only three interceptions, showing that he is capable of playing at a very high level in order to help his team win. If Benkert can come out and have another big game, Virginia will certainly have an opportunity to pull off the major upset. It will be interesting to see if Benkert and the offense will be able to step up on the national stage and perform at a high level to give the Cavaliers a shot at their biggest win of the Bronco Mendenhall era.

Virginia’s offense has looked very up and down over the past few weeks. At times, the Cavaliers score in spurts, but when the offense goes cold, it takes a while for it to get going. A major self-inflicted problem in the games against Georgia Tech and Louisville has been drops by receivers, and Dowling has been guilty of some crucial drops in this span. Against the Yellow Jackets he dropped a wide-open slant near the end zone that would have put Virginia at an insurmountable lead in the fourth quarter. Against the Cardinals, he let a pass tip off his hands into the arms of a defender for an interception.

With three games left in his career as a Cavalier, Dowling will look to end his career on a high note after a mostly successful senior year.

The Cavaliers will need him and his big frame to make plays against Miami’s tough secondary, which presents more of a challenge than teams in prior weeks. Dowling can make a big difference in Virginia’s ability to move the ball if he can get his mind right and make big plays in the passing game.

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TO FOOTBALL Virginia versus Miami — a breakdown

By CD Sports Staff After clinching a bowl berth, the Virginia football team fell to junior quarterback Lamar Jackson and Louisville last weekend.

This weekend’s opponent doesn’t get easier — in fact, it gets much tougher, as Virginia will have to go on the road to take on No. 2 Miami. The Hurricanes — candidates to make the College Football Playoffs — are by the far the best team the Cavaliers will play this year. It remains to be seen if Virginia can rise to the challenge and pull off the major upset.

Here are some players and keys to watch out for this weekend.

Confidence

Limiting turnovers

Virginia will be faced with an incredibly tough challenge this weekend.

Miami is not only a tough ACC opponent, but currently the second-best team in the nation. Virginia should not view this game as a trap game for Miami. The Hurricanes will be highly motivated to maintain their undefeated record and improve to 10-0, further improving their chances at making the College Football Playoffs. Miami is coming off of dominating wins over Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, thus if Virginia wants any shot at taking down Miami, they need to walk onto the field with all the confidence in the world. Though the challenge seems daunting, the Cavaliers will need to believe all along they can head into Miami Gardens, Fla. and beat the Hurricanes on the road. Virginia has showed that they are a confident and resilient bunch all season long, so it will be interesting to see if they can continue to exude that confidence despite the tall order that it will be to take on a team like Miami.

The Miami defense is one of the most opportunistic defenses in the country, having caused 24 turnovers this season — tied for fourth in the FBS. Not only are the Hurricanes good at taking the ball away, but their team feeds off the energy of big turnovers by breaking out its gold-plated “Turnover Chain” during the game to commemorate a defender who causes a takeaway. A talented Notre Dame team looked hapless against Miami last week after it started to turn the ball over, eventually losing in a 41-8 rout.

Benkert’s offensive line will have to do a better job protecting him than they did against Louisville — against whom the quarterback fumbled three times, once for a loss — to limit the possibility of big turnovers behind the line of scrimmage. Benkert himself must be accurate and poised enough not to make risky desperation throws if he is chased out of the pocket. This game can quickly get away from the Cavaliers if they allow Miami to get hyped from turnovers, which has been the Hurricane’s formula for success all season.

VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEEDS AN AGGRESSIVE GUY Heading into last season, the defensive-minded Virginia men’s basketball team always had a guy who could score. Whether it was Joe Harris, Justin Anderson or Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Coach Tony Bennett knew whom to turn to in order to inject life into Virginia’s slow-paced offense.

Last season, though, Virginia simply did not have that go-to player. And the Cavaliers suffered greatly because of it. Averaging 66.1 points per game — roughly five fewer than the team had in the 2015-16 season — Virginia failed to remain competitive when their defense fell apart against superior offenses.

Look no further than the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament last year, in which the team only put up a pitiful 39 points on 1654 shooting in a devastating loss to Florida. And, to make things worse, then-redshirt freshman forward Mamadi Diakite — who finished the season fourth to last in scoring for the Cavaliers — led all Virginia scorers with a whopping nine points.

The Cavaliers never found someone who could put up points

last season. While then-senior point guard London Perrantes needed to be that guy, he simply could not deliver — leading his team with a low average of 12.7 points per game. Without an aggressive, drive-to-the-rim or pull-up-and-shoot scorer, Virginia failed to find any sort of offensive momentum.

However, with two double-digit performances, a manbun-less Kyle Guy seems to be changing the tide this season.

Arguably one of the most talented recruits the program has fielded in a while, the former Indiana Mr. Basketball and Cavalier sophomore guard showed promise in his first season. Guy averaged 7.5 points per game and shot nearly 50 percent from downtown, contributing solid minutes off the bench. While never a stout defender, Guy proved to be an asset on a lethargic offense.

Heading into the offseason, Guy was not the Cavalier faithful’s pick to run the offense for the 2017-18 season, though. That should have been guard Marial Shayok, the second-highest scorer on the team who put on a bril-

liant career-high 23-point performance against UNC Wilmington in the 2017 March Madness’ first round. However, with Shayok announcing his transfer from Virginia in March and eventually landing at Iowa State, Guy received an opportunity to step up for Virginia. And he hasn’t disappointed yet.

As a starter this season, Guy has averaged 15 points through the Cavaliers’ first two games.

Additionally, he is leading the team with 8.5 field goal attempts per game — a vast improvement from his six-attempt average last season. By taking more shots, Guy is not only upping the tempo for a Virginia team that desperately needed a quicker pace, but also he is attracting tighter coverage as opponents know his potent scoring abilities when left with an open shot. This heavier coverage on Guy allows for the rest of the Cavaliers to receive better looks on the floor — thereby increasing Virginia’s offensive productivity.

Guy’s dramatic increase in free throw attempts is also indicative of his improved style of play. Last season, Guy went to

the charity stripe 35 times in 34 games. Meanwhile, the Indianapolis native has taken 13 shots from the free throw line through only two games this season. Guy took 10 free throws in Virginia’s home opener against UNC Greensboro — six more trips to the line than he had in any single game last season.

These free throw attempts are absolutely vital for Virginia.

Averaging only 13.9 attempts per game last season, the Cavaliers finished 349 out of 351 teams in this category. This ranking was indicative of a larger problem for the Cavaliers — nobody would put his head down and drive to the rim. However, as evidenced by the number of free throw shots he has been awarded, Guy has provided Virginia with much-needed aggression in the paint. Inside play and free buckets from the line are both integral for successful teams, and Guy is helping Virginia improve in both respects.

Taking more shots and attracting fouls aren’t the only ways in which Guy has played assertively. Rather than being one of the team’s worst defensive

players, as he was last season, he has aggressively pursued the ball. Guy had a career-high three steals against UNC Greensboro and is averaging 2.5 per game on the season — a far cry from the underwhelming 0.4 average he had last season. Currently leading the team in steals, Guy went from being one of the team’s largest defensive liabilities to one of its best defensive assets.

Being unranked for the first time since February 2014, Virginia has a lot to prove this season. The Cavaliers have certainly played well so far, earning two impressive victories. However, with tough nonconference games coming up and even tougher ACC matchups down the road, the team must keep pace with its opponents’ potent offenses. Guy needs to keep up his aggression and lead the charge in order for Virginia to have any sort of success.

BEN TOBIN is an Assistant Managing Editor for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at b.tobin@ cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @TobinBen.

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Current process of appointment to U.Va.’s Board of Visitors privileges wealthy political donors at the expense of students and faculty

urrent appointment process to theOne of the primary concerns for students leading into Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election was the governor’s power to appoint members to the University’s Board of Visitors. Given that the Board of Visitors has extraordinary influence over the direction of the University, it is no wonder it captures student attention. As a public institution, there is a measure of intuition behind the governor’s power of appointment over the board, seeing as the University receives a significant amount of public funding. However, there is something inherently problematic behind giving the governor such broad powers of appointment.

As is common in other sectors of government subject to appointment, appointees to the Board of Visitors tend to identi-

fy politically with the governor.

While this alone isn’t necessarily a problem, it becomes troubling when considering that many current board members have contributed large sums of money, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, to gubernatorial candidates. While there’s little disagreement that the majority of appointees are at least minimally qualified, it begs the question of whether this process leads to the preferential treatment of wealthy donors over those who might otherwise be more appropriate.

It is insulting to think that the University would be granted as a reward for big-money donors.

There exists a series of checks on the governor’s appointment power to prevent any brazenly unqualified political patrons from securing a seat on the board.

However, there is evidence that they are simply too weak. For example, the Virginia Commission

on Higher Education Board Appointments issues recommendations for appointees to the Board of Visitors for all public schools.

However, the recommendations put forward by this commission are just that, and the governor is free to disregard them. Furthermore, the CHEBA’s recommendations have so far enabled the overrepresentation of the wealthy, drawing their impartiality into question. Another purported check is the power of the General Assembly to confirm nominees. However, this does not mitigate the influence of monied interests, as assembly members benefit from political contributions as well. In addition, this step in the appointment process is largely perceived as a rubber stamp for all but the most controversial appointees.

Beyond the problem of political patronage, high turnover on the board due to periodic politi-

cal rotation in state government handicaps the effective operation of the University. Because the Board of Visitors serves at the leisure of the governor, when a new party takes control of the governor’s mansion it’s not uncommon to replace the appointees from the previous governor.

This turnover leads to a loss of the institutional knowledge that comes with long-term continuity in leadership. While this might make sense if the goal is drastic change, it could be well argued that periodic dramatic upheaval is not the desirable status quo for an institution of higher learning. Students would be far better served by a board with a wealth of institutional knowledge and experience in leading universities, with calculated reform when deemed necessary.

An important part of the reform process would include student input. As it stands, de-

spite lofty rhetoric of student self governance, the student body is largely excluded from the appointment process. This contradiction is particularly conspicuous when considering how influential the Board is over the University. This specific issue could be addressed by meaningfully incorporating Student Council into the appointment process, allowing it to suggest potential nominees and hold open hearings for appointees to the Board. An ideal system would take input from a range of different sources, including students, alumni and staff, while also staggering appointments to avoid losing important institutional knowledge. While the University will surely not burn down or careen into insolvency without reform, it’s clear that modifying the process of appointment to the Board of Visitors would be beneficial to the community.

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U.VA. NEEDS LITERARY SOCIETIES MORE THAN EVER Literary societies at U.Va. are a uniquely valuable resource in the contemporary political moment, characterized by tribalism and polarization

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rump’s America feels like a brave new world. For too long, American politics has been characterized by hyper-partisanship — the Pew Research Center found that ideological divisions between Republicans and Democrats reached record levels under the Obama administration.

Since the election of President Donald Trump, those divisions have grown even wider and even more appalling to those wishing to engage in meaningful and respectful political discourse. Although Americans have trouble talking to each other, students at the University do not. Literary and debating organizations on Grounds do the important work of bringing together disparate ideological communities and hosting respectful, productive political dialogues. Students should engage with organizations like the Jefferson, Washington and Roosevelt Societies to embrace ideological diversity and practice constructive debate.

College literary societies have played an important role in the history of American higher education. As the dominant social organizations before the development of Greek Life, literary societies like the University of

Georgia’s Demosthenian Society or Georgetown’s Philodemic Society helped develop social and intellectual culture at universities. While the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the Washington Literary Society and Debating Union are two of the University’s oldest organizations, we have a number of newer literary societies that have emerged in recent years, including the Roosevelt Society, the Burke Society and the Benjamin Franklin Society.

Although they’ve been around a long time, college literary societies maintain their relevance today through their commitment to ideological diversity. While many groups at the University promote discussion or political action, few so clearly articulate the goal of bringing together students who have different values. At the beginning of each semester, members of the Jefferson Society affirm in an Oath that “ideas springing out of solitary observation and reflection are seldom in first instance correct” and that “the faculties of the mind are excited by collision.”

In the midst of the country’s current polarization, these are rare points of view. Few Americans, it seems, are excited by the collision

of competing ideas.

Take controversial writer and activist Asra Nomani’s visit to UVA last semester as an example of the persistent salience of col-

point for college campuses like Milo Yiannopoulos and Anne Coulter were for UC Berkeley.

Charles Murray and Heather Mac Donald sparked similar conflicts

Literary and debating organizations on Grounds do the important work of bringing together disparate ideological communities and hosting respectful, productive political dialogues.

lege literary societies. Nomani’s speech was entitled “Make Islam Great Again,” and it was met with anything but a room in agreement. But that’s the thing––the speech was met. Members of the University listened to, engaged with and debated Nomani’s ideas, whether they agreed with them or not.

Nomani isn’t always received so smoothly. In 2015 she spoke at Duke University, only after being dis- and then re-invited. This past March, she was nearly disinvited from an event at Georgetown.

Nomani is controversial for her critiques of Islam and support of Donald Trump, and she’s a flash

at Middlebury and Claremont McKenna, respectively.

It’s important to note that not all controversial speakers are equal, and this argument should not be misconstrued as a blanket justification for hosting hate speech. People like Richard Spencer who incite violence should never be permitted to speak at universities. Similar arguments might be made for Milo Yiannopoulos and other speakers who threaten the safety and security of collegiate environments.

While Asra Nomani’s perspectives on Islam are often insultingly overgeneralized, she does not incite violence in her speeches. The

Jefferson Society’s ability to host her for an evening of dialogue cut through the politicization of free speech on college campuses and allowed the University to have a meaningful conversation about Nomani’s views. Hosting Nomani also made her available for a form of public critique and commentary––in the form of a Q&A session––that would be difficult to achieve in other venues.

Our literary societies’ commitment to productive dialogue doesn’t end at speaker events.

In speeches, debates and other events, groups like the Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt, Burke and Benjamin Franklin Societies are opening opportunities for students to engage with diverse opinions. Students should take advantage of the opportunities afforded them by the University’s array of literary societies, exposing themselves to opinions with which they disagree and having the conversations that the rest of the nation also needs to be having.

JACK CHELLMAN is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily.com.

CAP ON MINORS LIMITS POTENTIAL ACHIEVEMENT Minors can give students a competitive advantage beyond college

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t the University, students, specifically those enrolled in the College, are encouraged to take a variety of courses in order to enrich their academic experience and foster a lifelong love of learning.

For students in the College, this is achieved through the completion of area requirements where students are required to take classes in a variety of disciplines including math and science, fine arts and historical studies.

However, this emphasis on a holistic liberal arts education is restricted by only allowing students to complete one minor during their time at the University. This minor restriction directly conflicts with the goals of the College as outlined on their website where it highlights the College’s dedication to “exposing students to a wide range of subjects.” By exposing students to a breadth of subjects through area requirements, students ultimately develop interests in a variety of disciplines that they might in turn wish to explore further through either a major or minor. This minor restriction inhibits those students who wish to explore a multitude of disciplines but not have the time to complete a major in those areas.

Minors provide students the ability to concentrate on a subject that

they are interested in by completing 15 to 24 credits in that discipline.

Often times students discover these fields of study during their completion of the College area requirements, which is precisely the goal of those requirements. The College believes that “a good liberal arts education must provide students with an extensive base of intellectual content and skills that enables them to explore ideas, evaluate evidence critically, draw reasoned conclusions, and communicate one’s thoughts in a clear, coherent manner.” The area requirements serve as this base of intellectual content, propelling students to investigate

The allure of a double major has become increasingly popular among students, not only because it allows them to delve into two areas of study, but also because it can provide expanded career options and potentially higher earnings. However, double majors can be challenging to complete as each major requires over 30 credits. Many students enter the University with aspirations of completing a double major, but often fail to complete the required classes towards one of their majors. For those students who are not only passionate inside the classroom, but who also engage in all that the University has

The one-minor restriction directly conflicts with the goals of the College.

further disciplines that are of interest to them. But how can students fully explore a discipline if they are not allowed to complete multiple minors during their time at the University?

to offer including student self-governance, a variety of CIOs and many engaging speaker series offered each week it can be challenging to complete the required classes towards

two majors. If a double minor was an option, these highly engaged students would certainly jump at the opportunity to broaden their academic interests within their already busy schedules.

The College and University as a whole are already hard at work readying students for the expanding workforce — students in the College have the opportunity to minor in fields outside of the College in the Commerce, Architecture and Engineering Schools. This allows students to not only expand their career options but expand their interests outside of the liberal arts sphere. If students can minor outside of the College, then they should be able to complete multiple minors within the College.

The one minor restriction does not necessarily preclude individuals from taking a variety of classes in a discipline that is of interest to them. However, it does bar students from taking many upper-level classes which are often restricted to students who are a major or minor in that department. Students should be able to fully explore all their interests during their time at the University without being hampered by the one minor restriction of the College. If students complete the required class-

es for a minor in multiple disciplines, then they deserve the recognition for that achievement. Beyond expanding their academic interests, the option of two minors can provide students with a competitive edge as they graduate and enter the workforce. The College recognizes the importance of diversity of knowledge and critical thinking skills which are developed through diverse course offerings with a liberal arts degree in the increasing competitive workforce — in their mission statement the College acknowledges that “such abilities are particularly important in a world in which knowledge and professions are changing rapidly, and the United States is increasingly part of a global social and economic network.” The limitation of one minor in the College restricts those students who wish to broaden their knowledge in a variety of disciplines during their time at the University.

MARY ALICE KUKOSKI is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily.com.

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GET TESTED FOR STIS It is imperative that sexually active individuals pursue frequent STI testing for their own health, as well as the health of the general community

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ith competition culture on Grounds, there’s a general desire to be always adding accomplishments to your resume. The one thing no one wants to gain, however, is an sexually transmitted infection, or STI. Unfortunately, the probability of catching an STI is rather high — according to American Sexual Health Association, one in two sexually active people will contract an STI before the age of 25. University students need to be more aware of this risk.

But even more importantly, students need to understand that sexual responsibility is connected to preserving the University’s “Community of Trust.”

The outlook on sexual health for young adults is stark. While young adults only comprise 25 percent of the sexually active population, the CDC reports that this demographic accounts for 50 percent of all new diagnoses in the United States, equivalent to 20 million new STI cases per year. To expand on this, the same demographic is also less likely to get tested — according to statistics from last year, only 12 percent of people aged 15 to 25

will get tested for new infections.

The risk of not getting tested comes at cost to everyone.

Naturally, if one person is unknowingly infected, she has the risk of spreading that STI to all

to treat due to drug resistance.

This is why getting tested is crucial — the ability to defend others against infection begins with self-examination.

However, many don’t get test-

While young adults only comprise 25 percent of the sexually active population, the CDC reports that this demographic accounts for 50 percent of all new diagnoses in the United States.

of her sexual partners. So while the CDC has reported numbers of infections for chlamydia and gonorrhea at one million and 200,000 respectively, it is estimated that the number of total new infections surges well beyond reports. In these estimations, young people carrying chlamydia amounts to around 1.8 million carriers. Gonorrhea, meanwhile, could have as many as 580,000 carriers, almost doubling the reported cases. And for many of these cases, these infections are only becoming harder

ed for what seems like legitimate reasons — they detect no bodily change or pain. This is especially true for women, in which many STIs present no symptoms. To make matters worse, women are also more at risk of contraction.

Men are still at considerable risk for infection, but they are more likely to feel pain or sense genital change. Because of this, they are likelier to seek help. For unsuspecting women, the danger of an untreated STI can be devastating. For many, this infection can progress into permanent damage

— Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, or PID, creates scar tissue within the uterus, often damaging women’s chances to naturally conceive later in life. Nationally, 24,000 women per year become infertile because of an undiagnosed STI. The first question to ask is why our demographic suffers from off the charts infection rates. Some infections can be attributed to obvious factors, such as unprotected sex and increased likelihood of multiple sexual partners. But other barriers for health involve institutional problems, such as insufficient screening from health providers for those who seek help, to lack of health care coverage. Others stem from biology, with younger women’s bodies having a particular susceptibility to disease.

Lastly, cultural norms silence young people often afraid to be candid with health providers on their sexual activity. This applies to everyone, but especially those in the queer community, who historically have had their health needs overlooked.

So what can you do? Get tested. It’s recommended that any sexually active person should get

tested at least once annually. Depending on your sexual lifestyle, getting tested every three to six months could be more appropriate. By extension, get tested not only for yourself, but for your current and future partners.

The risks might not be clear for your partners if you are ignorant of your STI status. In failing to commit to your own health, you leave gaps of trust for the rest of the community. In this way, the personal needs to be transparent.

Anything less is to neglect the responsibility of not only being sexually active, but also your membership in the Community of Trust.

The University time and time again reminds us that this is a community of trust. It’s time to keep in mind that even in our most intimate moments at this University, our peers deserve to have our trust, free from fear of infection.

KATHERINE SMITH is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily.com.

NORTHAM’S WIN SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR DEMOCRATS Democratic leaders should try to win over suburban voters disillusioned with the Trump presidency

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ast week, in a striking rebuke of the Republican party in the age of President Donald Trump, Ralph Northam was elected to be the next Governor of Virginia over Republican Ed Gillespie by a margin of almost nine percent. This win was powered by high turnout among Northern Virginia voters. Pulling these voters to the Democratic Party has been instrumental in helping Virginia trend leftward in recent statewide elections. Virginia Democrats have done this by running largely moderate and pragmatic candidates like Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Governor-elect Northam in statewide elections. Virginia Democrats have capitalized on the growing disenchantment of educated voters with the Republican Party. In order to elect more Democrats, the national party must focus on these highly educated moderate voters.

What occurred in Virginia has the potential to serve as a blueprint for larger Democratic gains in future elections.

Though it was not as pronounced, this trend of educated voters moving to the Democratic Party occurred nationally in the 2016 Presidential election as well.

In that election, Hillary Clinton

did well among college-educated voters, winning about 52 percent of the vote in that demographic.

This is a higher share of Americans with college degrees than former President Barack Obama won in 2012. She also ran up huge margins in the most educated counties in the country. With Trump’s poll numbers strikingly low among educated voters, Democrats have an opportunity to build on Clinton’s existing support among these voters. Ignoring these numbers would mean a very difficult road back to power for the Democrats as they try to retake the House of Representatives in 2018.

Many critics of this strategy point to Democrat John Ossoff’s loss in Georgia’s sixth congressional district, a traditionally Republican seat, as evidence of the faults in this strategy. In that race, Ossoff failed to build on Clinton’s surprisingly close numbers in a normally red district. Though it is unfortunate Ossoff was not victorious, he came within striking distance of taking a district which former Human Health and Services Secretary Tom Price held by 23 percent. This is an incredibly large gap that was closed in the span of less of a year.

Democrats should not count that

as a failure, but rather as an indication of a growing opportunity. The evidence clearly indicates the potential gains of moving the party closer to the middle and focusing

date, current Rep. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Also in this race, Democrats have a perfect foil in Republican Arizona State Sen. Kelli Ward, who is unabashedly

The Democratic Party should not succumb to populism like the Republican Party, but instead offer pragmatism and stability.

on pragmatic policies that wide swaths of the electorate can get behind. With many of these educated voters becoming increasingly alienated by the Republican Party, it would be crazy for the Democrats to not capitalize on their disaffection.

Now that this strategy was successfully executed in Virginia, Democrats should empower moderate candidates in states with similar proportions of educated voters. One example that comes to mind is the Arizona Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). In that race, Democrats have a fantastic moderate candi-

pro-Trump. This gives Democrats the opportunity to present a real alternative to populism by backing a moderate candidate who can bring disillusioned suburban voters into the party. However, the effort should not stop in Arizona.

Going forward, Democrats should aggressively recruit candidates in these states who will appeal to swing voters and even former Republicans.

As Trump panders more and more to his base, he loses educated voters who were once the bedrock of the Republican Party. By moving to the middle, Democrats can capture these voters who increasingly

find themselves at odds with the party they once loyally supported.

As white working class voters who were once reliable Democrats increasingly leave the party, it is important that the Democratic Party adapt by moving to the center.

The Democratic Party should not succumb to populism like the Republican Party, but instead offer pragmatism and stability. America is at the precipice of a political realignment, and it is up to party leaders to decide how they will take advantage of the opportunity it presents. Instead of chasing after voters who have clearly left the Democratic Party and are not coming back, Democrats should provide a home for new voters who have become disillusioned by what the Republican Party has become.

It is clear that Democrats have the momentum to bring in these voters, their success just depends on whether they recognize this opportunity and have the political will to act on it.

JACOB ASCH is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He may be reached at j.asch@cavalierdaily.com.

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HUMOR Have you recently struggled through the life-draining process of flying on a long, cross-country flight, only to have your safe landing marred by the obnoxious lady in seat 17F clapping louder than an Astros fan after Game 7 of the World Series? Well, put your disdain aside, because recent, very scientific (and not at all fake) studies have shown that there is a direct correlation between the clapping which occurs on an airplane and its safe land-

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Clapping on airplanes leads to safe landings ing.

Even if you have struggled through hours of security lines, the hassles of navigating an airport and the challenges of fitting your legs in the tiny spaces between your seat and the seat in front of you, you should rejoice upon hearing applause on an airplane — even if it is the last thing your tired soul wants to hear. After poring over a multitude of flight data entries, scientists came to the conclusion that every single time someone claps on a plane, the plane lands safely. There were absolutely no recorded entries of anyone cheering or applauding for a plane that did not touch the ground safe and sound. These scientists also concluded that roughly 87.5

percent of plane clappers happen to be an older Caucasian woman named something like “Sheryl,” “Myrtle” or “Janet” who has never flown before but is so excited to “travel the skies” with you. Scientists have discovered side effects of this plane clapping condition, which include putting your hands up like a rollercoaster during takeoff, causing the surrounding passengers to suddenly be enthralled in the usually boring in-flight magazine instead of talking to you and filling the pilot with enough rage that he considers immediately taking off again and throwing you out the window. However, scientists say you must overlook these negative side effects due to the positive correlation clapping on planes

provides.

If you’re thinking you might rather have the plane never land safely than to hear someone smack their hands together repeatedly in the weirdest and worst possible setting, then you are not alone. However, despite all of your strongest urges intrinsically coercing you to strap that person down in their seat, set the autopilot for the plane to the moon, and launch that clapper into outer space, you must remain strong and calm. Wouldn’t you rather hear a sound signifying your safety instead of silence indicating ambiguity? If you answered no, then you may align with the 73 percent of people who scientists say would rather have their plane crash than to hear someone clap

upon landing. However, there has been a recent push by scientists and activists alike who are calling out the negative treatment of plane clappers, saying that plane clappers “signify goodness and safety, and thus their negative attributes need to be overlooked.”

However, these movements have led to some harsh critiques, such as baseball legend Derek Jeter remarking that “clapping on planes is the worst thing to happen to this country since the Boston Red Sox.”

BEN MILLER is a Humor columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He may be reached at humor@cavalierdaily. com

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EVENTS Friday 11/17 Women’s Squash vs. Stanford, 7pm, McArthur Squash Center Women’s Volleyball vs. Miami, 7pm, John Paul Jones Arena Wrestling vs. Gardner-Webb, 7pm, Memorial Gym UVA Research Park Presents: Fall Food Trucks, 11am-2pm, Research Park YEktaal Presents: Ektaal’s Fall Concert, 8-9:30pm, McLeod Hall UVA Drama Presents: Seven Guitars by August Wilson, 8pm, Ruth Caplin Theatre UPC Presents: Girls Trip Film Screening, 7pm, Newcomb Theatre Flux Presents: 3rd CUPSI Qualifier Poetry Slam Ft. K-Edge & the Hooligans, 7:159:30pm, Maury 209 Hillel Presents: Thanksgiving Shabbat, 5:45-8pm, Brody Jewish Center Saturday 11/18 Women’s Squash vs. Penn, 12pm, McArthur Squash Center Men’s Squash vs. Penn, 12pm, McArthur Squash Center UVA Drama Presents: Seven Guitars by August Wilson, 8pm, Ruth Caplin Theatre UPC Presents: Girls Trip Film Screening, 9pm, Newcomb Theatre Heal C-ville Beer Garden and Street Fair, 2-6pm, Brasserie Saison The Virginia Belles Presents: Lighting in a Bottle, 8:3010:30pm, McLeod Hall Women’s Club Lacrosse Charlottesville Jamboree vs. Duke, 10am, Carr’s Hill Field Women’s Club Lacrosse Charlottesville Jamboree vs. USC, 11am, Carr’s Hill Field UVA Class of 2018 Football Watch Party,12-4pm, Boylan Heights UPC & TSPA Present: Friendsgiving, 10pm-1am, Ern Commons University Singers Present: The Americans, 8pm, Old Cabell Hall

Sunday 11/19 Men’s Squash vs. Gettysburg College, 11am, McArthur Squash Center Men’s Basketball vs. Monmouth NIT, 1pm, John Paul Jones Arena Women’s Volleyball vs. Florida State, 1pm, Memorial Gym Men’s Squash vs. Richmond, 1:30pm, McArthur Squash Center Men’s Squash vs. UNC Chapel Hill, 4pm, McArthur Squash Center UVA Drama Presents: Seven Guitars by August Wilson, 2pm, Ruth Caplin Theatre Women’s Club Lacrosse Charlottesville Jamboree vs. UNC, 8am, Carr’s Hill Field Women’s Club Lacrosse Charlottesville Jamboree vs.

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‘Seven Guitars’ is ultimately worthwhile U.Va. Drama Department delivers engrossing, haunting performance

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All was quiet in the Ruth Caplin Theatre Thursday evening as the gathered audience prepared to witness the premiere of the University Drama Department’s run of August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars.” The venue is small — every seat was in close proximity to the stage, giving it an intimate quality which paired nicely with the nature of the play itself. Wilson’s lauded work provides a piercing glimpse into the lives of seven members of an African-American neighborhood in 1940s Pittsburgh, revealing their expansive dreams, exhausting fears and unspeakable secrets.

The play began subtly, as if to let the audience take in the set and immerse themselves in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. A house’s rear brick wall loomed onstage, a string of lightbulbs strewn across it. It protected a backyard from its urban surroundings, creating a haven of sorts stretching from the porch stairs to the gate. A collection of chairs was centered around a table spread with a meal. The members of the cast processed down the stairs into the yard, led by one woman’s voice crooning a blues melody of her own making, calling everyone to come and eat.

The cast, under the direction of Theresa M. Davis, associate professor

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Abby Clukey | Senior Writer in cross cultural performance, is composed of undergraduate and graduate students in the University Drama Department, as well as several guest actors. Once settled onstage, the characters immediately launched into intent conversation, giving the audience a feel for their relationship dynamics.

The singing woman — played by guest actress Leslie M. Scott-Jones — is the outspoken, matriarchal Louise, who lives in one of the house’s apartments with her level-headed neighbor Vera, played by graduate College student Chiquita Melvin. Guest actor Richard Cooper plays Louise’s aging, eccentric tenant, Hedley, and fourthyear College student Branika Scott is her seductive niece, Ruby. Guest actor Brandon Lee and fourth-year College student Jordan Maia round out the group as the charming Red Carter and sweet, imaginative Canewell, respectively. All of them have assembled to mourn the untimely death of their friend, Floyd Barton, a blues musician on the verge of making it big — played by graduate College student Kevin Minor.

The majority of the play consisted of a prolonged flashback, revealing the events leading up to Floyd’s death. Finally released from jail on corrupt vagrancy charges, all Floyd wants to do is reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Vera,

retrieve his prized guitar from the pawn shop and head to Chicago to record his songs, swearing that this time, he’s never coming back. However, all of his attempts at self-improvement are thwarted.

Graduate College student Kevin Minor delivered a vibrant performance as Floyd, conveying his hotheadedness, frustrations and insecurities with intensity. The audience knew that his days were numbered, making his desperate plans all the more poignant.

“I am going to Chicago,” Floyd said

at his breaking point. “If I have to buy me a graveyard and kill everybody I see. I am going Chicago. I don’t want to live my life without. Everybody I know live without. I don’t want to do that. I want to live with.”

Melvin portrayed Vera’s shattered heart and guarded exterior with grace.

Some of the most compelling scenes were between her and Minor, as they tried to salvage the remains of their old relationship and move forward together.

The immobility of the characters was highlighted by the constancy of

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The Drama Department’s production of “Seven Guitars” is a captivating, complex show with both veteran and newcomer actors.

the set itself — every scene took place in the same backyard. Menial conversations — gossip, arguments and philosophical musings — took precedence in this play, serving as the lens to view the characters’ desires. Their idle remarks often related to the finiteness of time, which was suspended like a weight over the characters’ heads as they remained unable to set their goals in motion.

Cooper displayed this sense of urgency in his portrayal of the unhinged Hedley. In one of his many prophetic rants, he proclaimed, “Everybody got a time coming. Nobody can’t say that they don’t have a time coming.” His foreboding statement was revisited throughout the performance, and ultimately proved all too true.

The Drama Department’s rendition of “Seven Guitars” was skillful and moving, and everything from the set to the lights to the pulsing blues rhythms infused in each scene added to the overall viewing experience. The cast told a story of love, friendship, injustice, despair and hope while reveling in the gravity of the everyday, and their haunting performance is worth seeing.

“Seven Guitars” will be showing Nov. 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Ruth Caplin Theatre.

The Bridge PAI fosters local artistic community Director Alan Goffinski talks inclusion in the arts, Charlottesville community Jessica Sommerville | Staff Writer Founded in 2004 by artists Zack Worrell and Greg Antrim Kelly, the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative seeks to “bridge diverse communities through the arts.” The organization puts together exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances and more to encourage local artists and students of all ages to explore community identity, challenge ideas and respond to social issues. The Cavalier Daily spoke with director Alan Goffinski via email about how these collaborations happen as well as the Bridge’s upcoming events.

Arts and Entertainment: What is your role as director in powering the initiative today?

Alan Goffinski: As director of The Bridge, my most important role is making sure the organization is responsive to our community. This means staying flexible and forward-focused so that The Bridge is relevant.

We are a community organization.

That means we are not only for Charlottesville, we also need to be by Charlottesville. To that end, we draw

from an ever expanding pool of artists, thought-leaders, activists and advocates to drive our mission forward.

AE: You collaborate with University students in projects such as StoryStream and the Telemetry Music Series, and elementary school students in SmART Kids at the Bridge. How do these collaborations work? What do you hope these students take away from their interactions with local artists?

AG: Our intention is always connection. Our mission of bridging diverse communities through the arts applies strongly to our efforts to bridge the U.Va. community with the rest of Cville. This is a beautiful and engaging city and we want U.Va. students to find opportunities to get off Grounds to participate in something meaningful. Not only for their benefit, but for the sake of Cville, too!

My hope is that students gain a broader perspective by stepping off Grounds and experiencing new perspectives from creators and community members in Cville. But just as

important, we want to see students sharing their passions and knowledge with our community.

AE: Can you tell me more about the exhibition for “People of Charlottesville” opening on Nov. 3? How does this project reflect on what it means to be from Charlottesville?

AG: Our current exhibit "People of Charlottesville" is a project by longtime Charlottesville resident, Aaron Farrington. It showcases a series of wet plate collodion process photos of artists, immigrants, small business owners, long-time residents and other interesting people who call Charlottesville home. The photos have an antique quality and the 1910-ish Kodak 2d 8x10 camera on display in the gallery, reminding us that that the past is never really the past, as events this summer have shown.

AE: What inspired the Telemetry Music Series?

AG: The Telemetry music series showcases new music in a way that deliberately mingles audiences. Birthed out of a partnership with the McIntire

Music Department, the goal is to push musical boundaries, expose people to new, sometimes strange sounds and performance methods and foster creative growth between different music communities.

We make a deliberate effort to connect U.Va. acts, performers from the Cville community, and out-oftown musicians every time. It's always free and open to the public, so it's a low-risk way for an audience to try exposing themselves to something new.

Whether it's an 8-channel surround sound experience, aggressive free jazz or thoughtful hip hop, audiences can be sure they will hear something unexpected.

AE: Charlottesville has become a national lightning rod for discourse about racism. What is the Bridge PAI’s role as an artistic response to August 11 and 12?

AG: I think that the responsibility of The Bridge in response to this summer's events is the same as everyone else. On some level, all responsible citizens and organizations need to use

our resources to explore and respond to institutionalized racism, oppressive power structures, implicit biases and the breakdown in constructive discourse that communities across the country are facing.

In the wake of extremely difficult and tragic times in our community, we quite often hear the phrase “Now more than ever….”. Yes, engaging in creativity while fostering diversity is especially crucial in times like these … but isn’t there more to it? Can’t creativity and diversity do more than merely respond? Shouldn’t our community strive to foster joyful creative experiences that celebrate our diversity … all of the time?

The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative has been a resource for creative collaboration, constructive discourse, and diverse expression for over 11 years. Our mission to bridge diverse communities through the arts lies at the center of each program and at the heart of every exchange. We continue to push forward in pursuit of these values.

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NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory aims to create an environment with minimal gravity and temperatures nearing absolute zero — about negative 273 degrees Celsius — in order to examine how atoms behave under these conditions.

Assoc. Physics Prof. Cass Sackett was chosen as one of several investigators who will get to conduct experiments in the CAL when it is sent to the International Space Station next year. Although the experiments will performed in space, they will be remotely conducted on Earth which will allow investigators like Sackett to see firsthand how these atoms behave in such an extreme environment.

“Normally you think of atoms as running around as really tiny particles, but as they get colder and colder, which means slower and slower, they act more like waves instead of particles,” Sackett said.

If these experiments were performed on Earth, and if the

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Professor to study quantum mechanics in space NASA set to launch the Cold Atom Lab to the International Space Station in February 2018 Andrew Ramirez | Staff Writer atoms slowed down too much, the atoms would fall due to the strength of gravity. By performing these experiments in space where the effects of gravity are minimal, the atoms are able to remain suspended in midair significantly longer allowing for improved results.

One of Sackett’s goals is to see just “how cold you can get.”

“A big set of experiments I want to do is to explore [the limits that exist] and see how cold we can make the atoms, and hopefully break the record for coldest mass ever produced which is currently in the neighborhood of 100 pico kelvin — which is about 10-11 degree Celsius above absolute zero — which is pretty cool,” Sackett said.

By studying these cold atoms, scientists can make remarkable observations.

“Cold atoms have allowed physical phenomena to be observed with unprecedented clarity,” Physics Prof. Thomas Gallagher said. “The best known

example is Bose Einstein condensation, which was predicted, but never observed as cleanly as with cold atoms.”

This field of study — where physicists learn more about atoms and how they interact with the environment, otherwise known as quantum mechanics — is primarily what the CAL intends to explore.

The CAL is being built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. and is being funded by NASA to investigate this quantum phenomenon as well as performing other experiments to take advantage of the microgravity environment in space.

According to Sackett, future experiments for the lab include utilizing atom interferometry to measure factors of the environment. Atom interferometry is a technique whereby atoms are forced to behave more like waves as opposed to particles, thus exhibiting properties such as interference.

“One of the things you can do

with the waves is to split it into two parts like one goes that way and the other goes a different way,” Sackett said. “And when they come back together and overlap, they get this interference effect where if the crests of the waves line up it makes a bigger wave, but if the crests and the trophs line up they cancel out.”

Atom interferometry can be examined in-depth in this lab due to temperatures being within a billionth of a degree above absolute zero, which forces atoms to behave like waves.

“It turns out if you [make an atom behave like a wave, split it apart and then allow it to rejoin], the way the waves align is really sensitive to the environment they were in while they were separated and you can measure things about that environment, like an easy one is measuring gravity,” Sackett said.

By studying how these wave parts interact with one another, scientists can measure the strength of interference and po-

tentially gain a clearer understanding on how these atom waves behave differently than they do as particles, which is the form that they often take on Earth.

The CAL is not limited to projects involving space. Using the satellites orbiting the Earth, this lab can collect data about the constantly changing distribution mass of the Earth to see things such as ice caps melting, sea levels rising and even the Earth’s core rotating.

With the CAL expected to launch this upcoming February, this event should serve as a strong stepping stone for the understanding of quantum mechanics, and even space-based navigation.

“This first version is going to be a principle, sort of a demonstration that it can be done and the hope is that the second generation will be able to make some measurements that will outclass anything that can be done on Earth,” Sackett said.

Medical School wins national diversity award U.Va. offers numerous programs to support and promote diversity Ruhi Parvatam | Staff Writer The School of Medicine has received the 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine. Through a process of self-nomination, the School of Medicine demonstrated to the magazine its many efforts to support and promote diversity on a daily basis.

Gregory Townsend, associate dean for diversity and medical education, described in an interview the various programs that the Medical School engages in to increase overall diversity.

One such program is the Summer Medical Leadership Program, a six-week summer program for undergraduate students interested in careers in medicine.

The program provides education in “not just medicine and biomedical sciences, but … [also provides] training in leadership skills and business and academia,” said Townsend.

The Medical School has also implemented partnerships with local schools — by providing opportunities for elementary

and middle school students to visit the Medical and Nursing schools, and observe simulations of healthcare procedures such as labor, delivery, emergency and radiology operations. They also sponsor project-based, healthcare competitions at the high school level.

With regard to the gender diversity, the School of Medicine has supported a Committee on Women, which promotes success of women in academic medicine, by organizing symposiums related to women’s advancement in medicine and by offering programs such as speed mentoring sessions to its female medical students.

Townsend believes that the success of these programs have had a much broader impact on the school, beyond their respective target demographics.

“One of the things that's really been a tremendous success here ... is that we have greatly diversified the medical student class,” Townsend said. “The current classes are between 20 and 25 percent either African-Amer-

ican or Latino, and about 50-50 male-female ... We have become one of the most diverse medical schools in the country.”

Another major diversity effort sponsored by the School of Medicine is the Latino Health Initiative, which provides three major programs to the local Latino community: the Cardiovascular Initiative, La Clínica Latina and the Compañeros Training and Empowerment Program. These programs have seen much success in recent years. For the past two years, the Cardiovascular Initiative has offered bi-weekly sessions to provide screenings for high blood pressure and diabetes, education on lifestyle changes and referrals for further treatment.

“This program has already 300 community members that visit us and more than 700 visits,” said Max Luna, an associate professor of medicine who works with the Latino Health Initiative.

Both Luna and Townsend described these diversity efforts as an integral part of the School of Medicine and the surrounding

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The School of Medicine has received the 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.

community, and expressed an intent to expand upon these efforts in the future. There are already several steps being taken to add another layer of diversity training within the Medical School’s practice, in the form of more unconscious bias training and monthly conversations on diversity and privilege.

“With [these] education efforts, we think that we can en-

hance the diversity of applications for students and faculty,” Luna said. “We think that future students that visit U.Va. can see that the institution has [a] commitment to people like them … We think that we can attract people of diverse origin … to apply and stay and become part of our family.”

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Sustainability Days showcases Ruffner Hall solar panels Rooftop tour highlights U.Va.’s green energy efforts Aisha Singh | Staff Writer On Tuesday, students and members of the public explored the solar paneled roof of Ruffner Hall, learning about the University’s solar endeavors and its goals for embracing green energy. This tour was part of the University’s Sustainability Days, a series of events that aim to highlight the University’s various sustainable and green-energy-related achievements.

William Evans, an electrical engineering associate in the University’s Facilities Management Department, and Jesse Warren, the sustainability program manager for Buildings and Operations at the University, led the rooftop solar tour and discussed the strides the University has taken in recent years to implement solar technology.

The rooftop installations at Ruff-

ner Hall and the University’s bookstore were unveiled in late 2016 as part of a complete multi-year pilot program initiated by Dominion Energy.

Electricity created on these rooftops is sent back to Dominion’s main power supply, and is redistributed across the grid, making everyone’s power a little more green. Other rooftop installations on grounds are owned and operated by the University, such as the rooftops of Clemons library, Skipwith Hall and the Alderman Road substation.

“Rooftop renewables are really important because they send a signal that the university's committed to renewable energy, and committed to reducing our greenhouse gas footprint,” Warren said. “They also offer us a more tangible opportunity for teaching and

research.“ The largest solar venture being undertaken by the University, however, is its off Grounds installations of solar farms in King William County and Middlesex County in Virginia. According to Warren, these solar farms will be cost-effective and, in the future, make a substantial dent in the University’s carbon footprint.

“We’ve signed two deals for what we call the Hollyfield site and the Puller site,” Warren said. “Between the two of them, there’ll be about 32 megawatts of AC power and that’ll equal about 20 percent of the University’s electricity consumption.”

This venture is a part of the University’s overarching sustainability plan and greenhouse gas plans, both launched less than a year ago. Out of

the 161,800 MTCDE (metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) needed to be reduced to also offset future footprint growth, a reduction of 40,166 MTCDE, or 11 percent, has been achieved, as of 2016.

“We’ve been talking about energy issues on grounds for years,” Warren said. “But now that we’ve got some movement on solar, people are getting really energized – no pun intended.”

Both he and Schroeder credit students as being a large part of the University’s advocacy for sustainability and clean energy.

“So much of what we do is from the grounds up, and that energizes all of us,” Schroeder said. “I think a lot of times students will have ideas that U.Va. faculty and staff could never have dreamed of, because maybe we’re

too bogged down in ‘that might not be feasible’ or ‘I don’t know how we would do this.’”

The Office of Sustainability aims to reach more students in the future, to expand awareness about green solutions and advocacy, by combining sustainability with the goals and values of students.

“What we’re trying to do more and more, to reach people beyond our current supporters, is partner to frame sustainability in terms of something else that might be someone’s interest,” Schroeder said. “So more and more we’re talking about issues of diversity and equity, because those are inherently tied to sustainability.”

Study finds correlation between breastfeeding, SIDS U.Va. researchers identify two months of breastfeeding decreases unexplained infant mortality Anna Christou | Staff Writer According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, sudden infant death syndrome — the unexplained death of an infant who appears otherwise healthy — is the leading cause of death of babies between one month and one year of age. A group of researchers, including Assoc. Family Medicine Prof. Fern Hauck, Pediatrics Prof. Rachel Moon and research assistant Kawai Tanabe, are investigating the relationship between breastfeeding and risk of SIDS. According to Hauck, she and researchers in New Zealand and Germany conducted a study that was published in 2011. In that study, they found that breastfeeding protects against SIDS. “Then we got the idea that we wanted to look at duration of breastfeeding to see if it mattered how long moms breast-fed for in terms of risk or protection, in this case against SIDS,” Hauck said.

To study the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and risk of SIDS, the researchers collected data from eight different international studies. Combining the data from the studies increased the sample size and made the study more representative of a variety of populations.

According to Hauck, these eight studies all had a similar design in which the number of infants who died from SIDS was matched with the number that were still living. Then, the parents of both groups were asked a series to questions in order to identify what factors differentiated the

groups.

“What makes SIDS really scary is that it can’t be predicted and therefore in a lot of cases, it can’t be prevented,” said Annelee Boyle, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Hauck said that it is known that sleeping on the stomach is a risk factor for SIDS. Through their research, Hauch and her team confirmed increased mortality for infants often paired with sleeping more often on their stomachs.

In addition, Hauck said that they had to repeat the analyses multiple times to ensure that the study results were consistent, as they were drawn from such a wide variety of countries.

“We were reassured by that, that even though they were different countries and different ethnicities … the basic results were similar,” Hauck said.

Going into the study, Hauck said that the researchers believed that exclusive breastfeeding, as well as a longer duration, would both be associated with greater protection. However, the study results showed that these hypotheses were not entirely correct.

While there does not exist a significantly increased protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding, they did find that the protective effect increased with a longer duration of breastfeeding.

“What we found was that the benefits to breastfeeding — whether it was partial or it was exclusive — were basically similar,” Hauck said.

Additionally, in terms of duration,

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University researchers combined data from eight international studies to identify a potential role for breastfeeding in protecting against SIDS.

the researchers found that mothers should breastfeed for at least two months in order to protect against SIDS. However, at times longer than two months, although there was an increase in protection, it was not dramatically different.

According to Hauck, the infants who were breastfed between two and four months had a 40 percent reduction in SIDS risk compared to babies who were not breastfed at all. If infants were breastfed between four and six months, the reduction increased to 60 percent.

In addition to the benefit of breastfeeding in protecting against SIDS, according to Boyle, there are

other advantages to breastfeeding compared to formula feeding, including decreased risk of allergies and an increased likelihood of maintaining a healthy weight through childhood and adulthood. Barbara Reyna, associate professor of nursing and neonatal nurse practitioner coordinator, also said in addition to the nutritional benefits, breastfeeding allows for mother-infant bonding.

Although the researchers do not have a full understanding of the mechanisms that make breastfeeding protective against SIDS, Hauck said that they have a few theories.

According to Hauck, babies who sleep more deeply do not wake up if

they are in an oxygen-compromised state and, therefore, are more likely to die from SIDS. Hauck said that breastfed babies sleep more lightly and wake up more frequently, as they wake up more frequently to be nursed, which might protect them against SIDS. Hauck said another theory is that mothers deliver antibodies to their babies in breast-milk, which makes the baby sick less often. Since getting sick, including with the common cold or diarrhea, is a risk factor for SIDS, breastfeeding reduces that risk.

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