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Honor passes bylaw changes

Honor Committee Chair Evan Behrle, a third-year College student, led the Honor Committee through discussion of 22 bylaw changes Sunday.

Revisions address informed retraction, linked offenses, notification methods, outreach committee

By Joseph Liss

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor The Honor Committee unanimously approved the formerly temporar y bylaws governing the implementation of informed retraction with nine changes on Sunday evening, along with 13 other bylaw changes.

Informed retraction, which was passed by the student body in February, permits reported students to admit to an honor offense and leave the commu-

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nity for two semesters.

The 22 changes ranged from purely grammatical, such as eliminating redundant phrases, to highly modern in nature — the Committee approved using email as the official form of notice for those reported for an honor offense.

“The University has shifted to understanding email as an official mode of communication,” said Committee Chair Evan Behrle, a third-year ColPlease see Honor, Page A3

University hosts Relay for Life More than 1,000 students, community members raise $138,000 for cancer research, awareness

By Meghan Cioci and Matthew Fay Cavalier Daily Staff Writers

At its 11th annual event, the University’s chapter of Relay for Life surpassed records from all previous years, bringing in more than $138,000. More than

1,000 students and community members gathered in Memorial Gymnasium Friday for the yearlong campaign’s culminating event, a 12-hour, non-stop walka-thon designed to raise funds and awareness for cancer and cancer research.

But this year’s event was sigPlease see Relay, Page A3

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Students gathered in Memorial Gymnasium Friday evening to participate in the 11th annual Relay for Life at U.Va. walk at the University.

Policy leaders talk gender

Batten School hosts conference; female federal, state, local leaders address current, future challenges for women policymakers during conference

By Emily Hutt

Cavalier Daily News Editor

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Federal, state and local government leaders addressed students at the Batten School Friday, discussing challenges women face in policy careers.

The Batten school hosted a conference entitled “Women, Leadership and Policy” Friday, in which a panel of federal, state and local female leaders discussed challenges facing women in policymaking careers.

Panelists included Virginia lieutenant governor candidate Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, a former state senator; Holly

Virginia sweeps No. 6 FSU Starting pitchers shine as No. 8 Cavs earn first ever sweep against Seminoles

By Michael Eilbacher

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor In front of record crowds at Davenport Field, beneath cloudless blue skies, the No. 8 Virginia baseball team faced its toughest test of the year. After dropping two of three games last weekend and barely escaping a midweek game against Old Dominion, the Cavaliers came up against a dangerous No. 6 Florida State team needing to make a statement and right the ship.

Saturday and Sunday, the Cavaliers (35-6, 16-5 ACC) made that Please see Baseball, Page A5

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Edwards, former vice mayor of Charlottesville; and Kathleen Hartnett, former special assistant and associate counsel to President Barack Obama.

Davis said she first experienced challenges as a female legislator while serving as the only Republican woman in the Virginia House during her first term. “I was sexually harassed twice by my colleagues on the floor … and that motivated me to do a lot of reading,” she said.

“I learned early on that I had

to prove myself, or I was never going to be asked to do anything significant.”

Obstacles also exist for women at the local level of government, Edwards said.

But during her time in the White House, Hartnett said the highly competitive environment challenged both women and men to speak up.

“There’s a lot of Type-A people in the White House, so we don’t Please see Batten, Page A3

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Cavs halt record losing streak at six Longest skid in coach Dom Starsia’s 21-year tenure ends Saturday with 12-7 win against Bellarmine

By Zack Bartee

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Sophomore starter Nick Howard pitched seven scoreless innings in the second game Saturday, striking out six and allowing just one hit.

After a historic six-game slide, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team finally got back on track Saturday with a 12-7 win against Bellarmine in the team’s regular season finale. In addition to claiming the victory, the Cavaliers also recognized the 10 athletes who played in their final game at Klöckner

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Stadium as part of the team’s Senior Day. “It’s been a really great four years here for us and I can’t describe the brotherhood and camaraderie that you have with your classmates on this team,” senior midfielder Matt White said. “It’s just really great that we were able to come out here and Please see M Lacrosse, Page A5

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TODAY High of 58˚

TONIGHT Low of 40˚

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FRIDAY High of 71˚ Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers.

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Jefferson Trust awards grants Alumni Association fund provides more than $670,000 to 16 University programs, initiatives

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The University’s Alumni Association awarded more than $670,000 to 16 different University projects Friday, in a ceremony held on the Lawn. The ceremony proceeded despite rainy weather.

By Shannon Reres

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer The Alumni Association’s Jefferson Trust awarded more than $670,000 to 16 different University-based programs in a public ceremony held on the

Lawn Friday. This marks the eighth straight year the trust has presented the grants.

Jefferson Trust chair Noreen Poulson presented the grants to a diverse pool of programs, from the student-run UVA Speaks to University President Teresa

Sullivan’s Big Data-Intensive Research initiative.

The individual grants ranged from $2,500 to $100,000, and were awarded to “programs that enhance teaching, scholarship and research; programs that allow faculty and students

to work closely together while engaging in hands-on learning; and programs that allow the University community to reach out to other communities – locally, nationally and globally,” according to a University press release.

The trust has distributed nearly $3.5 million dollars to almost 90 programs since its inaugural ceremony in 2006. “The projects have been diverse, [ranging] from helping fund small pavilion seminars in the Jeffersonian manner to supporting students as they improve the quality of drinking water in rural South Africa, [and] preserving Thomas Jefferson’s architectural drawings of the Lawn,” Poulson said.

Trustees personally reviewed

40 proposals applicants and selected those they anticipate will enrich both the local and global community.

Donors of the Jefferson Trust are currently building a permanent funding reservoir that will provide the ability to fund emerging initiatives, Poulson said.

Further down the road, the Trust hopes to expand the amount of money it can give in its annual April ceremony, Alumni Association representative Peter Grant said.

“Currently the Jefferson Trust has over $20 million in assets and we hope to raise another $10 million over the next five years, allowing the trust to annually give out at least $1 million in grants,” he said.

Honor | Outreach committee assumes diversity initiatives Continued from page A1 lege student.

The largest change to the previous bylaws was deleting language allowing two or more honor offenses which are “inextricably linked” to fall within one informed retraction. Honor offenses that fall under the same “nexus of events” will still fall under one informed retraction.

“The nexus of events language covers those incidents in which honor offenses are dependent in some way and the inextricably linked language covers honor offenses that are [only] linked in some way,” Behrle said.

Behrle said that cheating on

an assignment and then pledging it will be understood as coming from the same nexus of events, because “the act of lying is contingent upon the action of stealing.” A student’s cheating on a midterm which was discovered due to a professor’s investigations after discovering they cheated on a final would not fall within the nexus of events language.

Behrle said informed retraction was initially meant to allow students to make amends for a singular honor offense, but closely connected honor offenses deserve special treatment.

“I think we do justice to student opinion by not expanding it to the inextricably linked,”

Behrle said.

The Committee approved a list of four non-binding examples as an attachment to the Committee’s bylaws which Behrle said would give guidance to future Honor Committees on how to practically implement informed retraction. Members of the Committee decided to include additional language specifically clarifying that the examples were nonbinding and merely illustrative.

W h e t h e r o r n o t of fe n s e s are closely enough related for them to fall within one informed retraction ultimately falls to the discretion of the Vice-Chair for Trials and the Vice-Chair for Investigations.

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addressed the relationship between informed retraction and conscientious retraction, which allows students to admit to an honor offense if no one suspects them of having done so and stay in the community.

I f a s t u d e nt wh o f i l e d a conscientious retraction is reported for the honor offense they admitted to, an investigative panel determines whether the student knew he was suspected of an honor offense at the time of admitting guilt, which would make the conscientious retraction invalid.

If it is invalid, the student has an opportunity to then file an informed retraction within the new bylaws.

“It just allows students

the option to exhaust their options,” Behrle said. “[Students may] pursue the conscientious retraction option and the informed retraction option if their conscientious retraction is found invalid by the investigation panel.”

T h e Co m m i t t e e ’ s l a r g e s t change not related to informed retraction was combining its Community Relations Committee and its Diversity Advisory Board into one Community Relations and Diversity Advisory Committee. Vice-Chair for Community Relations Michelle Butler, a third-year College student, said the new committee would act as an advisory panel representing student opinion to Honor.

Relay | Event marks American Cancer Society’s 100th year Continued from page A1 nificant for more than just its financial milestone, said Jane Johnson, the American Cancer Society staff partner for the University’s Relay for Life team.

“The American Cancer Society is celebrating its 100th birthday this month,” Johnson said. “It’s a great point of pride for us.”The

night’s festivities included a speech by Environmental Science Prof. Janet Herman, a survivor’s lap around the gym which included members of the University community, a Miss Relay pageant with the Whethermen and a Tae Kwon Do demonstration.

Herman, a cancer survivor of more than eight years, spoke about the

importance of the event and gave thanks to the American Cancer Society for its help during her battle with cancer.

She said the organization gave her an outpouring of support during her time of need, and events like Relay for Life helped inspire her to continue fighting her cancer.

“The notion of you walking

[at Relay for Life], putting one foot in front of the other — literally — is awe-inspiring and really emblematic,” Herman said. Zoe Hardy, a fourth-year in the College and event cochair, said she was thrilled not only about the event’s financial success, but also about its resonance with the University community.“[You] walk into

O’Hill, you hear people talk about how excited they are,” Hardy said. “You don’t even recognize the people involved anymore. There are so many people excited to be a part of the cause, passionate about the fight against cancer.” A portion of the money raised at the event will go the University Hospital for cancer research.

Batten | Davis says ‘queen bee syndrome’ inhibits advancement Continued from page A1 have a lot of people who don’t feel compelled to get a word in,” Hartnett said. “It’s interesting to see women come to the table in a different role.”

Women in policy fields can also be each others’ worst enemy, Davis said. She said during her time in the legislature she often encountered what she referred to as “queen bee syndrome.”

“Women talk about how they need to help each other and empower each other and when they get up there they don’t because they don’t want anyone up there with them,” Davis said.

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“We’ll have to put other policies in place to really incentivize [these choices],” she said.

“People who have been trying to find ways to accommodate these realities, but it’s still a challenge moving forward.”

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NCSU sweeps Cavs finish unbeaten lowly Virginia MEN’S TENNIS

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The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team completed yet another successful weekend, defeating No. 30 Florida State 7-0 Friday and No. 55 Miami 6-1 Sunday to finish with a perfect regular season record.

The Cavaliers (21-0, 10-0 ACC) won the doubles point Friday as No. 75 junior Justin Shane and senior Julen Uriguen cruised 8-1 at No. 3 and No. 21 junior Alex Domijan and sophomore Mitchell Frank won 8-4 at No. 2 to clinch the point. At No. 1, the Seminoles’ (17-8, 4-5 ACC) No. 42 duo of junior Blake Davis and sophomore Dominic Cotrone upset No. 1 senior Jarmere Jenkins and freshman

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Mac Styslinger 8-2.

In singles, No. 36 Frank won in straight sets at No. 3, No. 2 Domijan triumphed 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 slot and No. 1 Jenkins won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 to clinch the win for Virginia. Uriguen and Styslinger earned straight set victories at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, and Shane completed the sweep with a 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-5 win at No. 6.

An altered lineup once again took the doubles point Sunday against Miami (13-12, 2-8 ACC).

Shane and Uriguen won 8-2 at No. 2, Jenkins and Styslinger earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 and No. 20 Domijan and freshman Harrison Richmond won 8-6 on the third

court.

No. 76 Richmond began singles play with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6. On the first court, Domijan defeated junior Diego Soto 7-6, 6-1, and at No. 4, Styslinger clinched the win with a 6-3, 7-5 victory.

Uriguen added another point at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 win and Jenkins won two close sets 7-5, 7-6 at No. 2 to make the score 6-0. The Hurricanes’ lone point came at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Wilfredo Gonzalez defeated No. 58 freshman Ryan Shane 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Virginia will now look to ride its momentum into the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C. April 25-28.

—compiled by Kerry Mitchell

U.Va. loses ninth straight ACC game as Wolfpack dominate weekend set, outscore home team 22-1

WOMEN’S GOLF

Altomare captures title

Virginia senior Brittany Altomare did all she could to keep her focus on the golf course at the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C. this past weekend, fighting urges to keep her mind from wandering to the events unfolding near her hometown in Boston.

With her father looking on and a Boston Red Sox bracelet around her left wrist, the S h r e ws b u r y, M a s s . n at ive claimed the first ACC Women’s Golf individual championship in Cavalier history with a 4-over 217 at Sedgefield Country Club Sunday. Altomare led after each of the three rounds, shooting 71,

70 and 76 on the par-71 course to claim the title.

The three-time All-American earned her third tournament victory of her career as the Cavaliers finished in third place overall behind Duke and NC State.

Altomare leaned on guidance from the athletic department’s sports psychologist Jim Bauman to help her stay focused on the course while mayhem ensued roughly 40 minutes from her hometown. She shot an even par 71 Friday before the second bombing suspect was brought into custody later that night, allaying her concern for family back home.

Altomare finished Saturday with a 1-under 70, and took a five stroke lead Sunday morning by making nine consecutive pars. She surrendered ground to the field by shooting 5-over on her final nine holes, but ultimately staved off Duke junior Laetitia Beck by making par on three of her final four holes.

The title was her third top-10 showing at the ACC Championships in her career, which included a runner-up finish her freshman season. She also earned her 19th top-10 tournament showing in her career, the most in school history.

—compiled by Daniel Weltz

No. 17 team closes strong Squad beats No. 32 Florida State, No. 10 Miami to conclude regular season

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Junior Li Xi won both of her singles matches at No. 4 this weekend. She improved to 5-6 in the ACC and 21-20 overall in singles matches this season.

By Ryan Taylor

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The No. 17 Virginia women’s tennis team ended its regular season on a high note this weekend, earning two victories against a pair of quality ACC opponents.

The Cavaliers shut out No. 32 Florida State Saturday and beat No. 10 Miami 4-1 Sunday.

Florida State (13-8, 5-6 ACC) came to Charlottesville looking to bounce back from a tough stretch in which they lost three of four matches. Virginia (16-8, 9-2 ACC), however, only added to the Seminoles’ woes, cruising to a 4-0 victory. The win marked the first time in school history that the Cavaliers have reached the eight-win mark in ACC play.

“It wasn’t easy, especially after our first loss in a while [against Clemson April 14],” coach Mark Guilbeau said. “It’s a great sign for our team that, after we lost, we’re just as hungry and get better the next time we play.”

Virginia again set the tone for the match with a doubles victory as its top two pairs took care of business.

The dynamic duo of senior Hana Tomljanovic and freshman Julia Elbaba sealed the point for the Cavaliers, outlasting the talented tandem of sophomore Mia Vriens and senior Amy Sargeant by a

score of 9-7.

“The way we came out in doubles really helped us to pour it on in singles,” Tomljanovic said.

Virginia wasted no time in singles play to extend its lead. Tomljanovic handily won her first set 6-3 before her opponent retired to put Virginia ahead 2-0. Soon after, Cavalier junior Li Xi won in straight sets against the 110th ranked Sargeant at No. 4.

When No. 12 Elbaba finished off 57th-ranked Seminole sophomore Daneika Borthwick 6-2, 0-6, 6-3, Virginia secured a new record for conference victories in a season.

The matches that went unfinished were also firmly controlled by Virginia.

“We were really anticipating a 4-3 match from this team, so to get that done 4-0 was huge for us,” Guilbeau said. “I know we stopped the match, but it really was heading in the direction of potentially a 7-0. It was an awesome day.”

The confident Cavaliers played host to a dangerous Miami (17-5, 8-3) team the following day. Prior to the match, seniors Maria Fuccillo, Erin Vierra and Tomljanovic were honored for their contributions to the program. This class of Cavaliers helped to make Virginia an elite program not only in the ACC, but nationally as well. In the past four years, Virginia set a

new record for most victories in a season and cracked the top-10 nationally for the first time ever.

“It’s hard to put words on this one,” Guilbeau said. “You can see it. I’m so happy for the kids because you could see this was the highest level of emotion they’ve played with all year. All three of our seniors were involved in this win, so it couldn’t be a better day.”

With emotions running high, the Cavaliers were bested in doubles play by the Hurricanes. Miami’s No. 2 pairing of junior Melissa Bolivar and freshman Kelsey Laurente clinched the doubles point for the Hurricanes, defeating Virginia’s pair of Elbaba and Tomljanovic by a score of 8-4. Miami also won the No. 3 match, making Vierra and star freshman Stephanie Nauta’s victory at No. 1 a moot point. The doubles loss was the Cavaliers’ first in 10 matches.

Virginia came out swinging in the singles, however, knowing they had little margin for error. Virginia junior Caryssa Peretz quickly tied the match at 1-1 with a dominant 6-3, 6-1 win against Hurricane freshman Deborah Suarez at No. 6.

The Cavaliers then left it up to their top guns to complete the comeback. The top three for Virginia — Elbaba, Nauta and Tomljanovic — each won their first set by a score of 7-5 and followed it up with a swift second set clincher.

“After the Florida State match, we talked as a team about having to keep the same mindset for Miami,” Tomljanovic said. “While doubles was a little bit rough today, I think we got that mindset back and showed it in singles.”

Tomljanovic, who turned 22 Sunday, had the most closely contested match of the three. Clementina Riobueno took her to 7-5 in the second set as well, but when the Hurricane freshman was unable to get to Tomljanovic’s drop shot to seal the match, the entire Snyder Tennis Center erupted in a chorus of “Happy Birthday” for the senior.

“Today is a great day,” Tomljanovic said. “We’ve never beaten Miami in my four years here and beating them today on Senior Day, on my birthday, is just amazing.

Right now, words can’t describe how happy I am.”

The Cavaliers’ successful weekend earned them the No. 4 seed and a first round bye in the upcoming ACC tournament, which begins Friday in North Carolina.

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Senior catcher Kristen Hawkins’ return from facial fractures was not nearly enough to help Virginia avoid a third consecutive ACC series sweep.

By Peter Nance

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia softball team suffered its third consecutive ACC series sweep this weekend, dropping three games to NC State by a combined score of 22-1 in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers lost 10-1 and 10-0 in a doubleheader Saturday and then fell 2-0 Sunday for their ninth consecutive conference loss.

“We battled harder, but still not enough,” coach Eileen Schmidt said. “[NC State] made the most of their opportunities and we didn’t get a ton ... We’ve got to grind it out. We’ve got to get back to the basics and do the little things right.”

In the weekend’s first game, the Cavaliers (18-25, 3-15 ACC) fell behind early and were never able to mount a rally.

The team trailed 5-0 before they got its first and only run of the series in the fifth inning off of a single by junior pinch hitter Karli Johnson.

The Wolfpack (26-18, 10-7 ACC) showed off their hitting ability throughout, belting four home runs in the game including two by sophomore shortstop Renada Davis. Virginia senior pitcher Melanie Mitchell had a tough outing, giving up five earned runs in as many innings with seven strikeouts. Freshman Emma Mitchell pitched two innings in relief allowing two earned runs on five hits while fanning three batters.

The second half of the doubleheader offered no relief for the reeling Cavaliers. Virginia once again surrendered 10 runs but this time failed to score, losing 10-0 in six innings. With the game scoreless in the top of the fifth, a pair of Cavalier errors helped the Wolfpack score four runs and take control. Virginia managed just two hits and freshman pitcher Aimee Chapdelaine allowed six earned runs on 11 hits in six innings.“We didn’t have anything,” Schmidt said. “[Aimee Chapdelaine] came out and gave us a pretty strong start in the second game, but then it just fell apart again. We didn’t really get after it [Saturday]. It wasn’t a good weekend.”The final game of the series on Sunday was much closer, but the end result was the same.

Virginia’s pitchers fared much better than they had Saturday but the team’s offense did not take advantage in the 2-0 loss.

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The Cavaliers mustered just three singles behind Mitchell’s s olid showing on the mound. The senior yielded just two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in seven strong innings, but took the loss to fall to 13-15.“We definitely wanted to come out with a little more energy than we had [Saturday],” Mitchell said. “We hit some balls hard on the ground, stayed out of the air ... but their pitcher wa s j u s t o n h e r A - g a m e today.”Mitchell’s counterpart, Wolfpack sophomore Emily Weiman, pitched a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to secure the sweep for NC State. With the win, Weiman improved to 24-16 with a 1.98 ERA on the season.The lone bright spot in a dismal weekend offensively was the return to the lineup of senior catcher Kristen Hawkins. Two weeks ago against North Carolina, Hawkins fouled a ball into her own face, fracturing it in three places. She was expected to miss the rest of the season and require immediate surgery to repair the damage, but somehow recovered quickly enough to be able to play this weekend.

In a rare feel-good moment in a trying season for Virginia, Hawkins hit a double during her first at-bat in the series opener, Virginia’s only extra base hit of the weekend.“I can’t even describe how amazing and blessed I feel to be back,” Hawkins said. “I was crushed when I thought I wasn’t going to be able to play, but I just kept praying and hoping I would be able to and telling everyone I could.

I got chills when I got the hit because no one thought I would be back, and getting that first hit in my first at bat back was the best feeling in the world.”The team will look to bounce back Wednesday in a doubleheader against Liberty (19-28, 8-13 Big South) in Lynchburg. Virginia will then host Virginia Tech in its final regular season series n e x t we e ke n d l o o k i n g to snap its ACC losing streak. ”It’s going to be your typical in-state matchup,” Schmidt said of Liberty. “Whether it’s [James Madison], or Liberty, or George Mason, it’s always a big game and it’s always a good game. Going down there, they’ll have a ton of fans out there and we need to come out firing and adjust some things tomorrow and get ourselves back on track.”

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IN BRIEF Sophomore Jordan Lavender won the 400-meter with a personal best time of 52.95, the third best mark in school history.

Lavender and graduate student Catherine White each won ACC titles at the championship meet, with White winning the 10,000meter race.

Athletes shine at ACCs The Virginia men’s and women’s track teams competed in the ACC Championship meet this weekend in Raleigh, N.C. The Cavalier women finished in a tie for fourth place, while the men finished in sixth place.

For the women, sophomore Jordan Lavender won the 400meter and finished third in the 200. Graduate student Catherine White successfully defended her 10,000-meter crown, while junior Barbara Strehler and sophomore Kathleen Stevens

also scored points in the event.

Also on the women’s side, freshman Peyton Chaney finished sixth in the 100 and fourth in the 200, sophomore Vanessa Fabrizio placed second in the 800 and senior Vicky Fouhy claimed second place in the 1500.

For the men, sophomore Payton Hazzard finished fourth in the 400-meter dash, and two Cavaliers placed in the 3,000 steeplechase — junior Taylor Gilland crossed fifth and sopho-

more Colin Mearns finished seventh.

Graduate student Mark Amirault placed second in the 5,000meter with a time of 13:59.21, which is the seventh fastest in school history. Distance runner junior Thomas Porter finished second in the 10,000 and fifth in the 5,000.

The Cavaliers will have three weeks off before hosting the Virginia Challenge May 10 and 11.

—compiled by Matthew Wurzburger

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Baseball | Crockett earns back-to-back two inning saves Continued from page A1 statement loudly and clearly, sweeping the Seminoles in impressive fashion to stake their claim as a national contender.

Behind dazzling starting pitching, Virginia topped Florida State 9-2 and 2-0 in Saturday’s doubleheader, and followed it up with a 5-2 win Sunday to complete a series sweep against the Seminoles (31-9, 13-8 ACC) for the first time in program history.

“Florida State has one of the most respected baseball programs in this country,” coach Brian O’Connor said. “This weekend was defined by really high caliber pitching. I just felt that for us to continue to move forward as a team, it was going to take our starters going out there and pitching deeper in the ballgame, and we’ve been inconsistent with that, but certainly we got it this weekend.”

Freshman lefty Brandon Waddell took the mound for the Cavaliers Saturday, setting the tone for the entire weekend by giving up just four hits and one run in six innings. Waddell had struggled in recent weeks and was still searching for his first career ACC

win, but he showed his signature command against the Seminoles.

“There was a handful of ballgames in a row where he scuffled a bit, and that can happen to a freshman,” O’Connor said. “I’m just really proud of him. He ran into that tough rut, now he’s dug himself out and he’s got two backto-back quality starts for us.”

Though Waddell took complete command of the game from the mound, he was helped by an offensive explosion from the Cavaliers. Against Seminole sophomore starter Luke Weaver, Virginia jumped out to an early lead in the second on a two-run home run by sophomore third baseman Nick Howard, the first of his career. He was one of three sophomores — along with outfielders Derek Fisher and Brandon Downes — to go deep in the game.

The Cavaliers scored eight runs between the second and sixth innings to earn the blowout victory. Florida State picked up a run in the eighth, but it was not enough, and the combination of junior Whit Mayberry and freshman David Rosenberger closed the game out in relief.

Although it was a freshman

pitcher who grabbed the headlines in the first game of the doubleheader, it was a fifth-year senior that stole the show in the second game. Scott Silverstein had a dominant performance, giving up just one hit in seven innings to paralyze the Florida State offense.

Silverstein has been the most consistent starter for the Cavaliers all year, and he did not seem fazed in facing a top-10 opponent Saturday. After a long, injuryfilled career at Virginia, the redshirt senior is now 7-0 on the season, but he was quick to credit his teammates after the game.

“I’m more happy of my team’s overall record than my record,” Silverstein said. “My record is only a reflection of the guys behind me and the guys hitting.

We’ve done a good job all year of putting up runs and playing good defense.”

Saturday’s second game was a pitcher’s duel throughout, but a two-strike, two-out double by sophomore Branden Cogswell broke the scoreless tie and plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Florida State sophomore Brandon Leibrandt had seven strikeouts in an eight-inning

complete game, but his offense provided no support. Junior Kyle Crockett relieved Silverstein in the eighth and continued his torrid pace this season, firing two hitless innings to notch his eighth save.

“You’ve got to come get him,” O’Connor said of Crockett. “He’s shown up until this point in the season that he’s not going to beat himself. This guy has done a good job, and he’s pretty special.”

Sunday, the Cavaliers looked to complete a historic streak against one of the nation’s premier college baseball programs. Virginia sent third baseman and starting pitcher Howard to the mound, and the sophomore struggled early. He allowed five base runners in the first two innings, but escaped both frames unscathed.

Howard’s counterpart, Seminole senior Scott Sitz seemed superior at the start, firing consecutive perfect innings to begin the game, but the Cavaliers were able to break through in the third. Senior first baseman Jared King laced a three-run triple to right center field to break the game open and give the Cavaliers the 3-0 lead. Those runs would be enough for Howard, who

bounced back from his early struggles to fire 6.2 innings while allowing just one run.

“Nick has really progressed through this year as a starter,” O’Connor said. “He pitched himself into trouble a little bit … but the important thing is, in those first two innings he made the big pitches to pitch himself out of it, and he buckled down, and that’s what you like to see.”

Crockett impressed again, earning another two-inning save to complete the sweep of the Seminoles. In their most important series to date, the Cavaliers made a national impression, outscoring Florida State 16-4 and never trailing in any of the three games.

In front of a three-game-record 13,890 fans, the Cavaliers showed just how dangerous they could be this year.

“From a national perspective, it’s a huge weekend for us,” O’Connor said. “This was an NCAA Regional or Super Regional kind of environment, and I was so happy to see how our players handled it. … What we did this weekend is what you have to do to win a regional. You’ve got to win three games in a row against teams that have earned it.”

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get a win on Senior Day.” The game marked Virginia’s (6-7, 0-3 ACC) first victory since March 5, when the Cavaliers escaped against Vermont, 12-10 in Charlottesville. The losing streak was the longest under coach Dom Starsia and the program’s longest single-season streak since 1939. The Cavaliers must now win the ACC Tournament to finish above .500 and be eligible for the NCAA Tournament, which Starsia has missed only once in his 21-year career at Virginia.

“When you’re on a skid like that and you’re dealing with 18- to 22-year-old kids — we like to win, everyone likes to win — and when you continue to lose it’s kind of a growing burden,” White said. “But now we’ve got one under our belts, I think we’re headed in the right direction, so I’m excited about the ACC Tournament.”

Virginia drew first blood against Bellarmine (7-5, 3-4 ECAC) when junior attackman Mark Cockerton split his man and finished

on the crease at the 9:42 mark in the first quarter, but the Knights answered three minutes later on a goal by sophomore midfielder Ryan Scinta to draw even.

Playing at an excruciatingly slow pace at times, Bellarmine was placed under the stall warning on three different occasions in the first quarter. During the third warning of the period, senior midfielder Karsen Leung blew a shot over sophomore goaltender Rhody Heller’s shoulder with only five seconds remaining in the quarter to take a 2-1 lead.

Slow and sloppy play was again featured prominently in the second quarter. Four minutes into the period, junior attackman Nick O’Reilly picked up a groundball in a scrum in the offensive box and found junior midfielder Bobby Hill, who evened the score at 2-2 with his second goal of the season.

“I think we were all really excited to come out here for the last game on Klöckner and try to get a win, and we ended up making some energetic mistakes, but we can live with those,” White said.

The juniors continued to carry the scoring load as midfielder Rob Emery added a transition goal to give Virginia a 3-2 lead.

Bellarmine senior attackman Luke Acton answered with a wide-open goal on the crease, but Emery struck again on a hard rip 35 seconds before halftime to give the Cavaliers a 4-3 lead into the break.

Bellarmine tied the game early in the third quarter when senior attackman Michael Ward beat his man around the left side of the crease to score. Virginia would then go on a tear, scoring four of the next five goals. Sophomore attackman Owen Van Arsdale scored his first of two on the game off O’Reilly’s second assist, and then Cockerton tallied his second goal when he put back a rebounded shot on the crease.

Ward scored again for the Knights when he caught the defense out of position to close the gap to 6-5, but Virginia would add two more goals before the quarter was over. Cockerton continued his assault on senior goaltender Dillon Ward — who boasted the nation’s best save

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percentage at .688 entering the game — with his third goal, followed by Emery completing his own hat trick, swimming through two men and then beating Ward low with three seconds left in the quarter.

Virginia outscored Bellarmine 8-4 in the second half, in large part due to sophomore midfielder Tyler German’s 9-of-13 mark from the faceoff X in the second half. German was filling in for usual faceoff specialist sophomore Mick Parks, who was out of town for family reasons.

Virginia led by a slight 8-6 margin early in the fourth quarter, but scored four straight to take control. Cockerton kicked off the run at the 11:07 mark when he caught a feed from O’Reilly and proceeded to spin around and rifle a lefty shot into the top left corner of the goal, a shot he termed a “360 spin-o-rama.”

“I saw Nick looking at me, so I caught it and just turned and fired it,” Cockerton said. “I was just trying to get it on net and luckily it went right top corner, so it was pretty sweet. You always want to get a goal like that, but

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Van Arsdale scored again on an assist from freshman attackman James Pannell, who then scored his own goal two minutes later. After a Bellarmine timeout, Cavalier senior midfielder Charlie Streep got on the board, the only senior to score a goal on the day. Streep was the recipient of O’Reilly’s game-high fourth assist.

Starsia then put a team of his seniors into the game, including goaltender Conor McGee and Cockerton’s older brother, attackman Matt Cockerton. McGee would let in a goal, but made an impressive save on the next shot against him, while both Cockertons played on attack at the same time.

“It was awesome,” Mark Cockerton said. “As soon as the coach put [Matt] in, I got a big smile on my face. We really haven’t played much together in our time here, and it was great to get five minutes or so in there.”

Virginia begins ACC Tournament play next Friday with a matchup against No. 4 Maryland in Chapel Hill.

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Opinion Monday, April 22, 2013

The Cavalier Daily “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.”

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Jefferson’s green thumb

Environmental stewardship must become a core element of the University’s identity NASA discovered two new worlds last week. The planets are the most Earth-like bodies astronomers have found so far in the outer cosmos. Their orbits position them in a temperature zone suitable for liquid water.

Last week’s discovery is not the only recent development in the search for a second Earth. Near the start of April a group of New Zealand scientists proposed that a planet-hunting strategy that combined gravitational microlensing with the use of NASA’s Kepler space telescope could lead to the discovery of 100 billion Earthlike planets.

Finding a second Earth could be just a matter of time.

But as our galactic horizons expand, our planetary horizons shrink. And as of now, this planet is all we’ve got.

Earth Day, held April 22 each year since its start in 1970, aims to expand possibilities for Earth’s future — in face of environmental degradation and the prospect of dire fallout from human-induced climate change — by demonstrating support for environmental protection. The University, like many other communities, makes a week out of it. The school’s environmental enthusiasts are hosting picnics and eco-fairs from April 20 to April 26.

Spring is not silent in Charlottesville. The town’s lowrolling hills and blossom-laden trees make it hard to ignore the abundance and dewy-green beauty of the natural world. And the University, founded by an avid naturalist, has a special responsibility when it comes to environmental stewardship.

Our school faces a number of environmental challenges. Its operations consume copious amounts of energy, water and space, and its already-ambitious educational goals leave scarce room for ensuring its graduates are prepared to be ecologically responsible citizens.

But the University, with its ample intellectual capital, is also poised to make great strides in environmental protection. The school has already taken some notable steps. In February 2011, the University launched an interdisciplinary minor in global sustainability. A few months later, the Board of Visitors approved a commit-

ment to reduce the University’s annual greenhouse gas emissions to 250,000 metric tons by 2025 — a figure 25 percent below 2009 levels.

Sustainability is a principle that underlies the mission of higher education. Universities, after all, nourish social sustainability. By developing leaders and thinkers, universities play a key role in sustaining economic, political, civic and intellectual institutions and practices. In the absence of ecological health, however, civic health cannot survive long. Environmental citizenship is a logical outgrowth of what universities seek to accomplish.

Whether in recognition of the formative role universities can play when approaching environmental problems, or as a branding attempt to attract bright students, it has become more common for universities to weave environmental objectives into their identities. Sustainability has become one of many factors prospective students consider as they shop for an ideal educational experience. An aggressive commitment to sustainability suggests that a school is conscious of its impact on the external world and also correlates with academic opportunities, such as programs in sustainability or environmental engineering.

Ecologically minded high school students now have more reason to direct their attention to the University.

The school made the Princeton Review’s “Guide to 322 Green Colleges,” an unranked list released last week.

The Princeton Review commends the University’s alternative transportation options, and notes that the school is using 13 percent less water than it was 15 years ago.

This year’s Earth Week has the potential to be more than a friendly showcasing of how the University’s various units operate sustainably. Given the school’s interest in environmentally conscious institutional change and its potentially burgeoning reputation as a green school, students and University leaders should continue to integrate environmental stewardship into the University’s identity. Sustainable practices are a part of good citizenship. Any 21st-century update of Jeffersonian ideals requires a nod to environmental protection. As the University grows older, it must also grow greener.

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Money influences our legislators’ votes to an undue degree

can get a little loud about money in politics is dangerous. political issues. Like most Many of the problems which the people who choose to advo- BCRA set out to solve still exist in cate for causes, I’ve taken posi- elections and day-to-day affairs tions on many of today’s press- on the Hill today. For instance, ing political questions. Social it is legal in the United States for issues are easy to talk about a corporation to spend unlimand particularly ited amounts ASHLEY SPINKS divisive. Not a of money on a OPINION COLUMNIST day goes by that candidate’s camwe don’t hear paign, as long something about abortion, gay as that corporation does not marriage or marijuana legaliza- donate to the candidate directly. tion. But one aspect of politics A significant percentage of about which I am passionate the advertisements you see fails to cultivate much atten- and hear around elections are tion in regular conversation: funded by rich businesses with campaign finance and politi- specific economic interests. cal spending. It sounds dry, it They are not representative of sounds nonthreatening and it’s the candidates, their beliefs or not as easy to get fired up about, what is best for the country. but events in recent weeks have The emergence and proliferaproven that there’s nothing we tion of “super PACs” in recent should be talking about more years is also cause for concern. often or more loudly. Specifi- When you hear jaded analysts cally, I think we need to dis- remark that politicians are “in cuss political spending and the the pocket” of certain busiinfluence it had on the Senate’s nesses or interest groups, they recent gun-control vote. are referring to the fact that Campaign finance should be politicians will make legislative a nonpartisan — or at the very decisions based on the monleast, bipartisan — issue. Sena- etary support they are trying to tors John McCain and Russ secure from particular groups.

Feingold proved in 2002 that If interest groups spend enough it could be, when they pro- money to help a candidate get duced the Bipartisan Campaign elected, they can count on that Reform Act. “Money is the root candidate to vote their way of all evil” did not become a pretty reliably. Super PACs allow clichéd cautionary phrase for for not only a huge amount of no reason. It seems a common- money to circulate but also for sense statement that too much anonymous donations. Large

contributions can be made in rights. the super PAC’s name rather The U.S. desperately needs than the name of an individual, gun regulation, and money in and super PACs often have politics prevented us from sucambiguous titles which are cessfully passing a very reasonnot indicative of their values able law. This is not an opinion. or goals. It is impossible to tell It is undeniable. When former whether groups with names U.S. representative Gabrielle such as “Restore our Future” or Giffords furiously wrote in her “Priorities USA” have a liberal recent New York Times op-ed or conservative agenda. We that “These senators made their have no way of knowing to decision based on political fear whom exactly our legislators are and on cold calculations about indebted. the money of “We hope that when our So what special interi s m y ests,” she was Congressmen are casting point in all exaggerata vote on an important bill not this? Why, ing. The gun ... they are concerned with r e g u l a t i o n s exactly, is political what is the best idea for the the bill called spending a — which largest number of people.” for bad thing? included Money in expanded politics is background undesirable because we don’t checks and bans on assault want our legislators obligated to weapons and high- capacity anyone but their constituents. magazines — had overwhelmWe hope that when our Con- ing public support. I’m not gressmen are casting a vote on trying to structure an argument important pieces of legislation, in favor of gun regulation. My such as the gun regulation bill overall point is larger. The the Senate voted on April 16, influence of money in politics is they are concerned with what visible with respect to a myriad is the best idea for the largest of issues, both liberal and connumber of people. They should servative. The AARP lobbies and not be worried about pleas- spends large sums of money in ing corporations or interests an attempt to change healthcare groups or ensuring their own and insurance policies. Private re-elections — they should be interests account for many of thinking about how to keep the loopholes in our complipeople safe or protect their cated tax code. We can see the

impacts of political finance easily, if we look for them.

But when examining the gunregulation vote specifically, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the NRA spent $25 million on contributions, lobbying and outside spending in the last election cycle. I think the public needs to consider why a reasonable and necessary bill, which was not tough or controversial and which most senators’ constituents supported, failed. In the week leading up to the vote, the NRA inundated senators with phone calls and emails and spent $500,000 on advertisements opposing the bill. Instances like these are why we need to limit the role money plays in politics.

Whether during a campaign or not, political finance is out of control, and it has a direct, tangible influence on the daily lives of people less able to pay into the system. The system is not okay. But it is difficult to resolve, because most legislators have already agreed to play by its rules. This is why we need to speak up. We need campaign finance and political finance reform to restore our government to a more democratic ideal.

Ashley Spinks is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

Her columns run Mondays.

The next generation of journalism Student journalists need to pay attention to the current national debate about media bias

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iases in the media are echo chamber of silence, which unavoidable,” writes required a national outcry to Russell Bogue in a well- penetrate.” written and Journalism can be a self-prophinsightful column, “Picking and esying industry. Every journalchoosing” (April ist understands 17). His article the political leanASHLEY STEVENSON appropriates a ing and expected PUBLIC EDITOR now national coverage of their debate critiquworkplace, and it ing coverage of the Kermit Gos- takes bravery for journalists to nell trial. write against a predominating Bogue, as do most, blames zeitgeist with their job on the the lack of coverage on the left- line. That’s not an excuse for wing agenda. This indubita- media bias, but it is a problem. bly has credence. But it’s more As with every story, there’s complex than that. Among the another side: the readership plethora of excuses proffered feeds that “echo chamber of by journalists for the dearth of silence.” The “narrow range of coverage, many reference an political thought among … jouractive “conspiracy theory” that nalists” is a case of synecdoche omits articles counter to the for the nation itself. Democrats paper’s political ideology. New turn to left-wing newspapers; York Times Public Editor Mar- Republican readers approach garet Sullivan speculates, “The right-wing sources. behavior of news organizations Put another way: how often do often owes more to chaos theory you go into an argument expectthan conspiracy theory … I do ing to have your mind changed think that [the trial] wasn’t on by the opposition? I’m betting their radar screen — and that it your priority is on defending should have been.” In the com- your own claims. That’s a natument section on this article, one ral instinct, but not necessarily person, “INTJ,” denies any delib- the right one. erate conspiracy and instead What I’m really getting at: yes, propounds, “The narrow range media bias is rampant, and jourof political thought among … nalists need to cover both sides journalists … created a vast of an issue. But that’s also letting

all of us, as readers, off the hook say, “The past can hurt. But … too easily. None of us deserves to you can either run from it, or dine from the feast of knowledge learn from it.” We can’t change a available in this technological past that has turned every news world if we refuse to try the source to an obvious political exotic foods that seem at first party. But it is exactly a college taste unpleasant. newspaper that stands to gain My mother has a rule: you can’t from issues like the Gosnell covsay you don’t like a food until erage, both in its writing and its you’ve tried it at least 12 times reception. Those on The Cavalier in your life. We need to apply Daily represent the next generathis to contentious issues. Don’t tion of journalists. And, in such go in close-minded. Be willing a locus of intellectualism as our to digest and accede U n i v e r s i t y, to the other side’s student jour“Be willing to digest points. It doesn’t nalists have lessen the value and accede to the other the freedom of your own argu- side’s points. It doesn’t and flexibilment; it does make ity to explore lessen the value of you a more credible the paths your own argument; toward good source yourself. If it does make you a you are a Democrat, journalism. go check out Fox more credible source This means News or The Wall not only covyourself.”

Street Journal. In ering stories this case, Fox stands o b j e c t ive ly, almost alone in covb i l a t e r a l l y, ering the Gosnell trial regularly and honestly, but also pushing from its beginning. If you’re a boundaries. We are a university Republican, dive into the icy full of still-idealistic, ambitious, waters of The New York Times intelligent students biting at the and MSNBC. Read as many view- bit to make our opinions heard. points as possible. Then make up The University doesn’t have a your own mind.

Fox News and an MSNBC. RepubFortunately, college journal- lican, Democrat, libertarian, ists are just beginning. As Rafiki independent: in a net of diverfrom “The Lion King” would sity, we filter into one main news

source that must, and should, cover all perspectives.

Bogue contends rightly, “The conversations we should be having about the most divisive and important issue in modern America are stifled by the very outlets that should be promoting diverse expression.” I commend Bogue for his salient points. The Cavalier Daily has the chance to listen.

So, to the student journalists out there, listen up. Procure the neglected news diamonds, the Gosnell trials, from the coal mine — and show them to the crowd.

This may be scary. It puts those jewels at risk of harm. But, as every girl knows, what’s the use of owning diamonds if you never wear them for an audience?

Media bias is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to be unalterable.

It does, however, take a mutual agreement between journalists and readers alike: challenge yourselves to seek out the very refutations from which you hide.

And talk about them.

Ashley Stevenson is The Cavalier Daily’s public editor. Contact her at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com with concerns and suggestions about how The Cavalier Daily could improve its coverage.

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DJANGEO BY STEPHEN ROWE

THE ADVENTURES OF THE AMAZING <THE> A-MAN BY EMILIO ESTEBAN

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Big opportunities hang in the balance today. All you have to do is show up -- over and over and over. The rest of it will be worked out in the moment. You’ll hit the pillow tonight, pleased with the way your day unfolded.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If each person is a world, your world is as different from your friend’s as Earth is from Jupiter. You’ll appreciate that you can stand on your world; whereas standing on Jupiter is an impossibility.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You force yourself to interact even when you don’t want to. Will you remember this five years from now?

Possibly. But if you don’t, you’ll still be a different person because you made the effort today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your service to another will be the start of an interesting relationship. When you don’t expect to be paid for a job, you’ll approach it differently, get more joy from the experience and ultimately offer greater value.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your cosmic gift of the day: mental expansion. The two best ways in which you grow yourself today are reading and conversation. Stretch yourself, too, because the best things happen just outside of your usual interests.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re up to your old tricks now: giving anonymously, setting up people you like for a win, helping behind the scenes... Sometimes you like to be noticed, but not today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Pondering the small reasons why something has occurred will be counterproductive. You’re here to love and be loved. Making that happen will be of paramount importance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are not in the mood to play games. So hopefully you have some straight shooters around you who prefer the simplicity of honesty and who make a habit of doing the right thing VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t want the pressure that comes with running the whole scene.If you try to direct people, you’ll be handed the entire responsibility. Go carefully.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your efforts will be counted, but not by the measure that others are using today. So do what you do without the expectation of getting a gold star. Your prize will come later and will mean much more to you when it does.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You might secretly think that someone’s efforts to impress you are “lame,” but you cannot help but be impressed by the fact that they took the time and energy to do so.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). After much consideration, you’ll finally make a trade. If it feels a bit inequitable now, just know that had you waited any longer, it would only become more so. You’ve done well, and your energies are best spent moving on.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 22). You work hard, but you have an irresistible lightness in your approach to play. Your freewheeling style will attract a fun crowd. Your living space will improve. Take on projects now, and they’ll be completed by August. You will help and be helped by family in September.

Cancer and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 2, 37, 29 and 15.You’re looking for a thrill. It’s in the little things, like the curiosity and fun of playing a new game.

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CALENDAR Events this week MONDAY3 MONDAY Jake Shimabukuro // Jefferson Theater // 7 p.m. // $25 adv., $27 day of

University Dance Club ‘Bringing Sexy Back’

TUESDAY Ragged Mountain String Band // The Whiskey Jar // 6 p.m. // Free Ben Rector // Jefferson Theater // 8 p.m. // $12 adv., $14 day of

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by katie zimmerman, senior writer Earlier this month, the University Dance Club presented its spring showcase at the Paramount Theater, which was appropriately entitled “Bringing Sexy Back .” The entirely studentchoreographed performance included impressive dances from a wide variety of genres including tap, ballet, jazz, modern and hip-hop.

The talented dancers brought a fantastic amount of energy to their numbers while performing to the music of well-known artists such as Beyonce, Adele and Imagine Dragons. Especially exciting was the final number of the show, in which the club’s fourth-year students performed together for the last time in a special piece they choreo-

graphed themselves.

From the auditions at the beginning of the semester when dancers try out for specific numbers to the 10- to 12-piece performance at the end of the term, the club strives to be as open to the University community as possible.

Although most numbers are limited to those with specific dance experience, the club also includes an “open” number in every show in which any University students can participate.

Third-year College student Taylor Henry, who will serve as the club’s president during the next school year, said the group has served as her “home away from home” while at the University.

Fellow third-year College student Grace Kegley, who will serve as vicepresident of UDC next year, agreed, saying that although she loves putting together a show at the end of the semester, what she really enjoys is the opportunity to get together and dance with friends on a weekly basis.

Henry and Kegley have big ideas for the club in the next year — they plan to create a team for the University’s Dance Marathon, a yearly event raising money for the Health System’s Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network; and hope to offer dance lessons to local children through Madison House and the Boys and Girls Club.

Blake Hunter and Friends // South Street Brewery // 10 p.m. // Free Vagabond Swing // The Box // 10 p.m. // Free

THURSDAY Erin Lunsford and The Smokey Bandits // Durty Nelly’s // 8:30 p.m. // $3

Klezmer Concert // Old Cabell Hall // 8 p.m. // Free

FRIDAY Keller Williams // Jefferson Theater // 8 p.m. // Free

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U.Va. Klezmer Music Ensemble [thur. 25]

Haven’t been getting enough Eastern European Jewish dance music in your life? If so, don’t miss this opportunity to hear our very own Klezmer music ensemble on Thursday night, peforming all your favorite hits from the 18th century all the way up to today! Under direction from acclaimed clarinetist Joel Rubin, the ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students will be joined by violinist Cookie Segelstein and accordionist Joshua Horowitz.

SATURDAY An Evening with John McCutcheon // Jefferson Theater // 8 p.m. // $18 adv,. $20 day of

SUNDAY Wind Ensemble // Old Cabell Hall // 3:30 p.m. // Free

Keller Williams [fri. 27]

This Week in Art’s History featuring Al Pacino April 25 marks the 73rd birthday of film legend, Al Pacino.

The seven-time Oscar nominee is famous for playing mobsters, with lead roles in ‘Scarface’ and ‘The Godfather’ trilogy.

And In 1992, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his work in ‘The Scent of a Woman.’

Alongside his impressive film performances, Pacino has received Tony awards for his on-stage performances.

Pacino was born in the Bronx in 1940, and he later enrolled in Manhattan’s famous Actors Studio. Since then, he has made contributions in many spheres of the entertainment world, including acting roles in films, television and plays, as well as some directing roles. Pacino is one of the most wellknown and groundbreaking actors in the country. Happy birthday Al — here’s to many more years on top.

—compiled by Jamie Shalvey

Locally acclaimed Virginia songwriter and instrumentalist Keller Williams will play at the Jefferson Theater on Friday, so get ready to rock your socks off. Williams is known for his engaging live shows, none of which are ever exactly the same, and his use of live looping to simulate an entire band with only a guitar. As you may have heard on his syndicated radio show Keller’s Celler, the man has extremely ecclectic tastes ranging from funk to electronica, and incorporates these styles into his performances.

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