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Committee may mandate tutorial Honor considers making previously optional education module mandatory for University students via NetBadge By Valerie Clemens and Grace Hollis Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor and Associate Editor

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The Honor Committee yesterday evening considered mandating a tutorial and self-assessment for incoming students next year.

The Honor Committee yesterday evening considered making an honor system tutorial, which was previously optional for first-year students, mandatory for all students at the beginning of the fall semester. The Committee hopes to operate the education module through NetBadge. Committee Chair Stephen Nash, a third-year College student, said the Committee would likely have to coordinate with the Office of the Dean of Students to implement the

tutorial, which would be followed by a self-assessment. “If you don’t fill it out within the window of time you wouldn’t be able to log in through SIS,” Nash said. He added that the tutorial would only take about five to 10 minutes to complete based on last year’s tutorial. The questions and educational material included in the tutorial, however, are still subject to change. “I’m all for every student at this school having to take this exam,” Darden Rep. Taylor Morris said. “I Please see Honor, Page A3

Love family to ﬁle suit Family’s attorney seeks evidence access, plans wrongful death lawsuit By Grace Hollis

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The family of former University student Yeardley Love plans to file a wrongful death suit in Charlottesville Circuit Court, the attorney of Yeardley Love’s mother Sharon Love indicated Thursday. A jury in February convicted former University student George Huguely of the second-degree murder of Love, his ex-girl-

friend. Mahlon Funk, Love’s attorney, requested access to the Commonwealth’s files from the February criminal case in preparation for a possible suit. Funk has not released information about who the civil suit would charge. Virginia’s statute of limitations requires wrongful death suits — civil suits seeking compensation for a death — to be filed within two years of the

death, which means Love’s suit must be filed by May 3. “[I]f someone was responsible for controlling Huguely’s behavior, they would be sued in the civil case,” said attorney Robert Yates, who appeared in court Thursday to follow up on a request he made in March on behalf of several media organizations for the release Please see Civil, Page A3

Thomas Bynum | Cavalier Daily

The family of former University student Yeardley Love plans to ﬁle a wrongful death lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court. The suit must be ﬁled before May 3.

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Cavs ousted in semis Men’s tennis wins No. 9 North Carolina bests No. 4 Virginia; fans suffer 11-9 ACC nailbiter Senior attacker Steele Stanwick became the leading scorer in Cavalier history with 253 career points. Chris Jacobs Cavalier Daily

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Ten days ago the No. 4 Virginia men’s lacrosse team seemed to be rounding into its 2011 championship-winning form after two consecutive road wins against in-conference foes, Maryland a n d North Carolina. What a difference a week and a half can make. On the heels of a sobering 13-5 home defeat to Duke, the Cavaliers (10-3, 2-1 ACC) prolonged their lateseason slide with a mistake-riddled 11-9 loss to No. 9 North Carolina (10-4, 1-2 ACC) in the ACC Tournament semifinal Friday night in front of a crowd of 3,615 at Klöckner Stadium. “We had a great effort, but we were just not sharp enough throughout the game,” said senior attacker Steele Stanwick, who broke the all-time program record for career points that night . “Too many turnovers early on, and ... [we] didn’t finish enough on the offensive end.” Before Friday, the Cavaliers had not lost to the Tar Heels

since 2005. The setback marked the first time Virginia has dropped three straight games at Klöckner Stadium since the stadium opened in 1993. An errant offensive showing was the primary reason for the loss. Despite launching 41 shots, the Cavaliers forced North Carolina redshirt junior goaltender Steven Rastivo to make just seven saves and failed to reach double digit scores for only the fourth time in 2012. Coach Dom Starsia’s experienced squad also committed a season-hightying 16 turnovers. “We need to be cleaner, we need to keep talking about being more efficient,” Starsia said. “You hate to think that there’s no margin for error, but against these top teams there’s little margin for error.” Stanwick’s record-setting night was a small bright spot in an otherwise deflating evening for Virginia. The reigning Tewaaraton Trophy winner surpassed Doug Knight’s program record of 249 points with an unassisted third-quarter goal. Stanwick finished with two goals and a game-high five assists to bring his career point total to 253. Stanwick has at least two games remaining to cement his legacy as one of the most successful and revered players ever to don the Cavaliers’ lacrosse uniform. “If he happens to be the alltime leading scorer and one of the best players that’s ever played at the University of Virginia, that’s only a small part of who he is and why ... it’s such a joy to get to know him and to be able to work with him all this time,” Starsia said. “He’s really one of the special players and special young men I’ve ever been around. We take our Please see M Lacrosse, Page A4

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sixth straight title

The No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team defeated Duke 4-1 yesterday to capture its sixth consecutive ACC Tennis Championship, while also extending its conference win streak to 92 matches with three decisive weekend victories. After earning a first-round bye Thursday, the Cavaliers (24-1) began their pursuit of the title Friday against No. 59 Maryland (8-15). Virginia took the doubles point against the ninthseeded Terrapins, and No. 5 junior Jarmere Jenkins , senior Drew Courtney and No. 1 freshman Mitchell Frank won their singles matches in straight sets to clinch a 4-0 victory for Virginia. The Cavaliers faced fifth-seeded No. 32 Florida State (18-9) in the semifinals Saturday, and again the Cavaliers did not drop a point. After Virginia won its ninth consecutive doubles point, Courtney, No. 42 sophomore Alex Domijan and No. 79 sophomore Justin Shane rolled in singles to secure a trip to the finals. Meanwhile, No. 8 Duke (22-5)

upset North Carolina 4-2 Saturday afternoon to advance to Sunday’s championship game, marking the third straight year the Blue Devils and Cavaliers have squared off for the ACC Title. Rain forced Sunday’s match indoors to Chapel Hill, N.C., where the Cavaliers once again snubbed the Blue Devils’ championship dreams. Tied 1-1 in doubles, the No. 18 pair of Courtney and Jenkins won consecutive games to take their match 8-6 and give Virginia the doubles point. In singles, Domijan won in straight sets, and Virginia junior Julen Uriguen lost in straight sets. After taking a first-set tiebreaker, Courtney won 7-6(5), 6-3 to push the Virginia lead to 3-1. Jenkins then clinched the championship in a dramatic second-set tiebreaker against No. 4 junior Henrique Cunha for a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory. Virginia takes the court again in Charlottesville May 12 in the first round of NCAA Regionals. —compiled by Zack Bartee

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Senior Drew Courtney won all three of his singles matches in the ACC Tournament.

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Police arrest students for credit card crimes

Charlottesville Police announced last week they have charged three University students with credit card fraud. Police arrested fourth-year College student Jake Mauriello April 16 and charged him with credit card

theft. Two other students, firstyear College student Alvaro Anspach and second-year Commerce student Henry Borgeson, were arrested April 7 and face charges of credit card forgery. “The reported incidents occurred at numerous busi-

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nesses throughout the community and the [U.Va.] Corner area on February 17,” according to a March 27 Charlottesville Police press release. Though police charged and arrested Anspach and Borgeson in early April, they did not release information about the incident until they arrested Mauriello last

Monday, Roberts said. The students have been released and currently await trial, Charlottesville Police Lt. Ronnie Roberts said. Roberts said the March 27 press release, which requested those with information about the crimes or the identities of the suspects call Crime Stoppers, helped authorities

determine the perpetrators. Mauriello could face up to 20 years imprisonment for credit card theft, which is punishable as grand larceny, according to state law, whereas Anspach and Borgeson could serve up to 10 years imprisonment for credit card forgery. —compiled by Viet VoPham

Jefferson Trust awards $523,653 grant funds University Alumni Association chooses 13 University community projects; selection process encourages alumni self-governance By Kelly Kaler

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The University Alumni Association’s Jefferson Trust awarded 13 grants, totaling $523,653, to University projects Friday. Among this year’s recipients were Women’s Center Director Jennifer Merritt and Education Prof. Edith “Winx” Lawrence, who together received $50,000 for the “Young Women Leaders Program: The Sister-to-Sister Project,” a yearlong mentoring program which pairs University women with girls in Albemarle County middle schools. Part of the funding received will go toward a project connecting Albemarle County middle school

girls with girls from Cameroon. “Some will go right to Cameroon ... the amount given will sustain the Cameroon supplies and materials for two years,” Merritt said. “About three-fourths of the money will support development and coordination [for the middle-school mentoring program] here in the U.S.” The Jefferson Trust was created seven years ago as an alumni-funded endowment resource awarding grants annually to University projects which enhance “the University’s margin of excellence consistent with the Founder’s vision and its national and international reputation,” according to its website. The Jefferson Trust received

and reviewed 40 grant applications this year, according to a University press statement released Friday. Wayne Cozart, executive director of the Jefferson Trust, said the organization looks to award initiatives which positively impact the University. “We have given 75 grants over the last six years, and they have influenced almost every area of the community,” Cozart said. “We look for a new initiative that will have a strong impact that will make the University better.” Kristin Morgan , program director for the Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation, received $32,200. The Virginia-North Carolina

Alliance aims to increase the number of students, particularly minorities, earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “I applied for the grant because I wanted to expand the STEM Summer Research program to include a research track in biology, knowing that we have a significant number of VirginiaNorth Carolina Alliance students who are biology majors,” Morgan said in an email. Morgan said the program was important to the University because “U.Va. serves as a leader for its partner schools, offering research opportunities in worldclass facilities with its faculty members to a diverse group of

students who may come from less resourced campuses.” Cozart said the Jefferson Trust this year had $600,000 available but chose to award less than that. “Based on the amount available, we decide how much we can give,” he said. The Board of Trustees, composed of University alumni and parents who have donated at least $100,000 to the Alumni Association, determines the allocation of grant money. “It’s a great way to involve alumni in a way where they can actually make decisions,” Cozart said. “We already have student self-governance, and alumni self-governance is something we try to promote.”

Honor|Website to promote honor events, engage students Continued from page A1 don’t see any negatives.” The Committee also discussed the redesign of the Committee’s website which is set to launch this summer, said Anne Russell Gregory, vice chair for community relations and third-year College student. Committee members spoke about how they thought the website

should look and function. Architecture Rep. Kaitlyn Badlato, a thirdyear student, said the new site should include a drop-down bar to guide visitors to specific pages. Nash said the site would provide the Committee with an opportunity to “advertise educational [honor] events.” He said he also intends to create a Facebook page for the Committee which would be used as a marketing tool.

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HONOR TRIAL RECAP

A first-year College student was found GUILTY of committing an honor offense by a random student jury on Saturday, April 14th. The offense was reported by a professor. A fourth-year College student was found GUILTY of committing an honor offense by a random student jury on Saturday, April 14th. The offense was reported by a professor.

Civil | Hogshire abstains from document requests’ ruling Continued from page A1 of documents and evidence from the criminal case. “Consider if a mental patient escapes and kills

someone — you could sue the hospital because they were supposed to control this person.” Judge Edward Hogshire did not rule on either Yates’ or Funk’s

request for access to evidence. Meanwhile, Huguely’s defense attorneys hinted last month in Charlottesville District Court they may file for retrial, asking

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the court to set aside time for a hearing on a motion for retrial. No motion has been filed. Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman declined to com-

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ment on the case. “We’re trying to keep our comments to the hearings in court and refrain from commenting outside of court,” Chapman said.

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Eight Cavs earn gold at ACC Championships At newly renovated Lannigan Field, women’s team places second with 100 points for best finish since 1995; men’s team finishes third By Peter Nance

Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

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Freshman Payton Hazzard mustered a comeback in the final leg of the 4 x 400 meter relay to capture first place with a time of 3:08.80.

The Virginia track and field team this weekend hosted the 2012 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships which ended in thrilling fashion Saturday. The men’s team finished in third place with 113 points, and the women’s team placed second with 100 points, marking its best performance since 1995. Six men and two women earned gold medals for the Cavaliers. Four of the men received their medals in arguably the most exciting event of the three-day championship: the 4 x 400 meter relay. North Carolina and Florida State battled for first for much of the race with Virginia seemingly stuck in third. But as the runners rounded the last bend into the home stretch, Cavalier freshman Payton Hazzard surged past the two leaders, crossing the finish line in first place with a time of 3:08.80. “Of all the events that you’ll hear about, that’s the hardest,” coach Bryan Fetzer said. “So going out there and doing it becomes a habit; it becomes an expectation for us.” Senior Lance Roller, part of the 4 x 400 team, also won a gold medal in the 800-meter race. Roller and Virginia sophomore Anthony Kostelac worked together to secure Roller’s victory. For much of the race, the two runners took turns drafting

each other, saving energy for the final stretch. The strategy paid off as Roller finished first and Kostelac, in fourth place, just missed the podium. Freshman thrower Nick Vena won gold in both discus and shot put. Vena’s 19.51-meter shot put set the program record and is the longest throw in the nation by a freshman this year. “I didn’t expect any of this coming in as a freshman, especially in the discus,” Vena said. “That was what really got me. But I’m very happy with it. Some part of it came together in practice, but I still have some stuff after this weekend I can work on to hopefully enhance and improve.” Vena was named ACC Men’s Field MVP for his efforts, becoming the first Cavalier to be named Most Valuable Player at an ACC event this year. Virginia swept the discus gold medals with senior Erin Wykoff winning for the women with a distance of 53.23 meters — her first ever conference championship in her last ACC competition. “To win my last ACC at home in front of friends and family and teammates, it’s a long time coming off of our training,” Wykoff said. Wykoff and senior distance runner Catherine White earned gold medals to lead the women’s team to its best showing at an ACC championship in nearly two decades. White captured the 10,000-meter event Thursday and

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placed third in the 5,000-meter Saturday. Junior Morgane Gay won a pair of silver medals in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter, and Jordan Lavender set the all-time program freshman record in the 400-meter with a time of 53.44 to earn third place. “You have people coming up and scoring even though you’re not necessarily expecting them to because they’re younger or they’ve been injured,” Wykoff said. “For that to happen is really a great sign for our team.” Lannigan Field had an electric atmosphere for much of the three-day event as packed crowds cheered on the Cavaliers. Senior jumper Marcus Robinson, who won the men’s triple jump with a school record of 16.40 meters, said he enjoyed competing at the newly renovated athletic venue. “It was great,” Robinson said, “It’s my first outdoor meet. To be able to go out in front of the crowd, it’s an unbelievable feeling.” After the trophies were awarded, Fetzer gave a rousing speech to his athletes which ended with Robinson leading the team in a shout of “Wahoos!” “The way the facilities worked out and ... hearing the ‘go Wahoos’ all over the place, it was definitely great,” Fetzer said. “The atmosphere was incredible; it was an incredible competition. There were some amazing performances. It’s definitely the start of things to come.”

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UNC ends ACC hopes for No. 11 women’s lax The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team Saturday afternoon bowed out of contention for what would have been its first ACC crown since 2008 as the squad fell 14-6 against No. 3 North Carolina. The semifinal round rout came

on the heels of a dominant Cavalier (11-6, 2-3 ACC) performance during quarterfinals against No. 17 Boston College. In the 13-8 triumph, senior midfielder Julie Gardner notched a career-high six goals against the Eagles (8-8, 1-4 ACC), and junior goalkeeper

Kim Kolarik snagged 11 saves between the pipes to match her personal best. But Saturday the Cavalier offense sputtered, and the defense struggled to halt the surging Tar Heels (14-2, 5-0 ACC). Despite playing to a 2-2 halftime

tie, Virginia could not keep pace with its highly-seeded foe in the second half. North Carolina shredded Virginia’s defense, notching 12 second-half goals and holding the Cavaliers to a season-low six goals. Senior attacker Josie Owen

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accounted for half of the Cavalier’s scoring with her sixth hat trick of the 2012 campaign. Virginia now prepares for a road clash against No. 1 Northwestern Saturday. —compiled by Stacy Kruczkowski

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No. 25 baseball team takes 2-of-3 against Duke After suffering its fourth consecutive ACC defeat Friday, falling to Duke 6-3, the No. 25 Virginia baseball team rallied back for a series win against the Blue Devils (15-26, 7-14 ACC), sweeping a doubleheader Saturday 12-3 and 10-3. Duke handled the Cavaliers (26-14-1, 11-10 ACC) Friday in a much-anticipated matchup

between two of the ACC’s best arms. Duke junior Marcus Stroman out-dueled Virginia junior Branden Kline to earn his fourth victory. Both pitchers lasted seven innings, but Kline allowed five earned runs, whereas Stroman only gave up three and struck out nine. The Blue Devils took control with a four-run fourth, and

senior closer David Putman shut the door for his fifth save. Junior third baseman Stephen Bruno sparked a much-needed offensive surge for Virginia Saturday, smacking seven of Virginia’s 25 base hits. In game one Saturday, Cavalier senior starter Scott Silverstein yielded three runs in two innings, and short-inning senior reliever Shane Halley

gutted out six scoreless frames as the Virginia bats came alive. The Cavaliers took advantage of three costly Blue Devil errors and a five-hit afternoon for Bruno to pump out three consecutive multi-run innings beginning in the fifth, which earned the Cavaliers a blowout victory. Bruno extended his hit streak to 13 games with a solo home run in

the first inning of game two, and the Cavaliers scored eight combined runs in the fifth and sixth innings to clinch their fourth ACC series victory. Sophomore starter Artie Lewicki allowed only three runs in seven strong innings to earn the win. Virginia hosts Radford tomorrow. —compiled by Daniel Weltz

M Lacrosse | Tar Heels dominate second half with 5-1 run Continued from page A1 cue from him, and we’re very fortunate that he’s the leader of this team.” Early in the game, it appeared Stanwick’s fellow captain and All-ACC member, redshirt senior midfielder Colin Briggs, was primed for one of his patented dominant offensive performances. Briggs’ dazzling dodge in and nifty finish from the left side staked Virginia to a 1-0 lead just 32 seconds into the action. But sloppiness soon beset the Cavaliers as the offense’s jittery passing spawned five ugly first-quarter turnovers, forcing senior goalkeeper Rob Fortunato to stem the Tar Heels’ onslaught with five spectacular saves in the first period. Quarter one

concluded on a positive note for Virginia when Stanwick rifled a pass from behind goal to a charging Briggs, who one-timed the ball into the back of the net to tie the score at two with 0:25 remaining. The teams traded two goals each in the second quarter to finish a first half characterized by missed opportunities for the Cavaliers. Those mistakes ultimately cost Virginia when the Tar Heels seized control of the game four minutes into the start of the second half. After sophomore midfielder Rob Emery blasted a shot from the edge of the box past Rastivo to give Virginia a 5-4 lead with 12:09 remaining in the third, the Cavalier defense batted the ball away. As Virginia scrambled to retain

possession, the ball hit an official and bounced into the waiting net of a Tar Heel. Redshirt senior attacker Jack McBride emerged a few seconds later with the tying goal, and North Carolina promptly converted the ensuing face-off into a quick score to take the lead at 6-5. “That little sequence coming out of the locker room to start the third quarter kind of epitomized what our past two weeks have been like,” Starsia said. “I thought we made a good play to come out to get started, and it sort of turns into two goals for them and we were just never able to get back over the hump.” Though Stanwick pulled Virginia even with 6:06 remaining in the third quarter, the Tar Heels dominated the rest of the

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second half with a 5-1 run which culminated in junior attacker Marcus Holman’s nail-in-the-coffin goal with 1:55 remaining in the game. While Virginia attackers labored to create practical scoring opportunities, rarely challenging Rastivo, an explosive North Carolina attack barraged Fortunato with high-percentage shots and kept a usually sturdy Cavalier defense on its heels. “We need to shoot a little better, be a step quicker on defense,” Starsia said. “I thought we played smartly at the end but just couldn’t get a key goal when we had to have it, and it just seemed like they were able to get one when they needed it.” Virginia managed two goals at the end to make the final score more palatable, but the result

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was another disappointing performance from a team which has often seemed invincible at home. The Cavaliers will play only one game — Friday’s battle with Penn in Denver — until the NCAA Tournament commences in about three weeks. Coming off last year’s improbable lateseason charge to a national title, veteran players say Virginia still has a chance to win another title this year. “You look at last year, we had five losses at this point and made a little run at the end,” Briggs said. “Coach said after the game that everything we want to accomplish this year is still out there, so we just need to have a good week of practice and just get better from here.”

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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.” —Thomas Jefferson

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Universities should seek commencement speakers whose ideas, though sometimes contentious, are capable of inspiring students Gonzaga University faces another test after finals and before its class graduates. The school, a private university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, has drawn criticism from students, faculty, alumni and others for having invited Desmond Tutu to speak at its commencement. Tutu is a Nobel Peace Prize winner best known for his activism against the South African apartheid. He is also an activist with opinions — such as his support of gay marriage and rights for abortion — which some Catholics, including the Vatican, oppose. Gonzaga has stood behind Tutu, who has accepted the university’s invitation to speak at its commencement in May. We support the fact that both Tutu and the university have not backed down from their original agreement. It is bad etiquette to replace a speaker, but the real issue for universities is deciding on a speaker in the first place. The selection should start by checking potential speakers’ credentials — who is relevant or qualified to speak here. Speakers are often selected for their work in a certain field, and gauged accordingly: a physicist would be invited for his contributions to physics, and not his political views, however interesting. But information is not always secondary, as speakers come from different backgrounds yet all are invited to speak on the same platform to give a general, inspirational message and not a specialized lecture. So what that physicist thinks about politics could in fact become pertinent. How far to scrutinize the backgrounds of candidates can be a tough call, as potential speakers may hold all sorts of bad histories or quack beliefs, especially the professionally outspoken: writers, politicians, activ-

ists. And these views may or may not be significant, depending on the school — a secular university are looking for different qualities than a private, religious one. Each institution has different criteria, and certain groups may still feel overlooked or antagonized regardless of the individual chosen. Schools should not seek controversy for controversy’s sake, but neither should they look to appease critics when making commencement selections. A commencement is just that, a beginning, and it is not a bad thing for speakers to challenge what undergraduates are used to. Students have spent four years at lectures of people trying to convince them, and if they could be “indoctrinated,” it would have happened already. At commencement, students should look forward to hearing an interesting view, and universities should provide them with the opportunity. Our University has failed to do so, instead consistently choosing speakers with little to offer besides being alumni or having local connections. In the past 10 years, numerous alumni, three governors of Virginia and a U.S. senator have spoken at commencement, along with President Casteen and a sitting professor. We are not saying the University goes out of its way to avoid commencement speakers who offer nontraditional perspectives. But then again, a former IRS commissioner spoke in 2003. Universities, as well as our Public Occasions Subcommittee which gives President Sullivan a list of potential commencement speakers, should know that the inspirational and controversial are made of the same material — passion — and making the safe choice will make for a boring commencement.

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OR ANYONE looking for such as “der Arm,” die Hand” department. Just this year, two challenging, worthwhile and “der Finger.” of our faculty members have If you are considering a major w o n m a j o r r e c o g n i t i o n f o r courses to take next year, I invite you to consider the or minor in a field such as psy- their instruction. Prof. William chology, philosophy, music, art, McDonald, in collaboration with German department. Why learn German? Here are architecture, sociology, English, Ruth Ferree of the Curry School anthropology, busi- of Education, was awarded a just a few reaness or the sciences, 2011-2012 Learning Assessment sons. German CORA SCHENBERG why not add German Grant, sponsored by the Unithinkers, writers GUEST VIEWPOINT and choose the inter- versity of Virginia Institutional and artists are influential to any Assessment and subject you might wish to study d i s c i p l i n a r y “If you are considering a S t u d i e s D i v i — consider Einstein, Freud, German Studies And this major or minor in a field sion. Nietzsche, Kafka and Klee, to Major? You can spring, Prof. such as psychology, phi- L a u r a H e i n s name a few. In addition, twice as pair courses in many people speak German in these and other losophy, music, art, archi- r e c e i v e d t h e Europe than any other language. d e p a r t m e n t s tecture, sociology, English, 2 0 1 2 A l u m n i After English, German is the w i t h G e r m a n Board of Trustmost popular foreign language S t u d i e s c o r e anthropology, business or e e s T e a c h courses and end the sciences, why not add ing Award. In to learn in Europe. German is also important in up with German recent years, German and choose the the global economy. Germany skills to put to awards have has the world’s fourth biggest w o r k d u r i n g interdisciplinary German b e e n g ra n t e d Studies Major?” economy — after the United and after your to Prof. Chad States, China and Japan — and is studies. We l l m o n a n d For those with the largest economic and politiJewish Studies cal influence in Europe, with no time to learn German, we professor Gabriel Finder. Finally, the highest paid workers in the offer courses headed GETR, or two German faculty members, world. Germany is the leading German in Translation. These Department Chair Volker Kaiser export nation in the world in courses, taught in English, are and yours truly, got written up proportion to its population, open to all. Next fall, you can in the Declaration’s “Favorite and the standard of living in sign up for seminars including Professor” list. German speaking countries is “Modern German History,” “GerPlease check out our fall course among the highest in the world. man-Jewish Culture and His- offerings at http://www.virginia. Finally, many Americans claim tory,” “The Idea of the Univer- edu/german/coll-coursess12. a German heritage, and since sity” and “Film under Fascism: php. We look forward to seeing English and German are both Ideology and Entertainment.” you in our classes. If you are looking for excelGermanic languages it is not a Cora Schenberg is a lecturer in huge leap from one to the other, lent instructors, you need look the German Department. as illustrated by German words no further than the German

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Monday, April 23, 2012 | The Cavalier Daily

A final writing exercise

Years of higher education teach students self-knowledge and instruct them in experience

AM NOT a fan of endings. longer barred to me solely on A n d , h e r e , t h e r e ’s n o the basis of age — though, as law d i s g u i s i n g i t : F i n a l school has taught me, combining Exercises, or, in layman’s terms, the aforementioned activities is graduation is right around the frowned upon in some circles. Perhaps my corner and, for me, SANJIV TATA apprehension an end to seven isn’t solely fear years of higher OPINION COLUMNIST of becoming a education. I find myself at a loss, not least because grown-up, but of leaving a place I can’t completely explain my where I’ve become so comfortable. We all invest so much time trepidation. Unlike some of my compa- in carving out our own special triots, for me our upcoming niche at the University — e.g. the graduation represents a massive jock, the student body president, shift in lifestyle. Prior to this the academic all-star — that it point, “graduation” has meant can be nerve-wracking to leave merely crossing over into suc- it all behind. And now, not only cessively more refined iterations do I face the prospect of redeof school, each more demanding fining myself in a new, foreign — if more liberating — than the environment, but of doing so last. But now, I will have to see in an environment which lacks how my superficial knowledge the basic familiarity living in an of classics and case law will help academic setting offers. You might ask, why redefine me in navigating life outside of an academic institution. The yourself? After all, is there any real world is something which reason why the mere act of I have only fitfully experienced entering the real world should in the form of summer jobs and cause redefinition? I think this internships, and is something for is inevitable to at least some degree. Every time you enter a which I am unsure I am ready. Even more jarring is the simple new social environment, your fact that I no longer can think position is somewhat dependent of anything which separates me on the personalities of others. from calling myself an adult. For example, even if I may be Little things, such as drinking known as the cautious one in my alcohol or renting a car, are no own circle of friends, it’s very

unlikely that I will be considered we set out for while others have the careful one in the highly found themselves blown to new risk-averse environment of a shores by the winds of higher large law firm. I don’t suggest education. We’ve had to face real that individuals should con- decisions from career choices to personal sciously try Perhaps to alter their “In truth, it is only now that life. that is one p e r s o n a l i t y, b u t c h a n g e I really begin to understand of the great things about is inevitable, Jefferson’s conception the Univerand for me, a of learning as being sity; while little worryboundless, and unlimited by we may be ing. challenged, H o n e s t l y, the classroom.” buffeted by I’m not trying the storms to paint an overly rosy picture of my experi- of arduous academics, we ultiences in law school. Obviously, mately have the support of an I will miss some of the more institution committed to seeing sophomoric activities which law us through to the end. Even school, and college before that, if it’s difficult to say what I’ve gave me license to engage in. Yet learned from them, the travails to say my time at the University of the past three years will give has been smooth sailing would me some perspective with which be far from the truth. The past to face — or at least compare — three years have been among future difficulties. One aspect of University culthe most challenging I have ever faced, and not just in terms of ture which I’ve never fully academic rigor. But for all the understood is Jefferson’s wish to tumult and difficult times, I don’t refer to students as “first years,” know that I would trade that “second years” and so on. While I’ve heard the old rationale — experience. I am sure in that assessment, I Jefferson’s belief that learning am not alone, We have all had to is a never ending process — I’ve face a storm or two while here never really begun to grasp the at the University. Some of us truth of that simple concept, have landed at the destinations until now, while on the cusp of

my final graduation. In truth, it is only now that I really begin to understand Jefferson’s conception of learning as being boundless, and unlimited by the classroom. As with so many other stages of life, it’s difficult to succinctly say what I’ve learned from law school. Of course, I am a different person than the starry-eyed, sweater-vested individual who scurried onto Grounds three years ago, but it’s tough to say just how. And I imagine a similar metamorphosis has struck most of us while weaving through higher education; somewhere amid the exams and assignments we’ve all begun to grow up. For all my uncertainty, I suppose the one thing I can assuredly state about my time at the University is that I emerge with a greater understanding of myself. And for me, that is enough. As I join the ranks of graduates marching down the Lawn, I know that I will treasure the time I have spent here, long after I have bid the University itself farewell. Sanjiv Tata’s column appears Mondays in The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at s.tata@cavalierdaily.com.

For what it’s worth

The Cavalier Daily’s five awards from the Virginia Press Association are a testament to the quality of student journalism

Caroline Gecker, now a Tab USSIED up prom-goers and their camera-toting leau editor, won first place for p a r e n t s s w a r m e d critical writing for her reviews the Hotel Roanoke Saturday, of a Britney Spears album, a Fox directing, adjusting and posing as comedy and a George Clooney movie. The judge they documented TIM THORNTON wrote that Gecker the beginning of “has an excellent a night of a high OMBUDSMAN voice — very conschool version of glitz. Below a balcony where versational....” After complisome of the young stars stood for menting the depth and insight of their paparazzi, a decidedly less Gecker’s work, the judge wrote, glamorous crowd gathered for “Overall, the writing was bright, the Virginia Press Association’s the analysis was interesting and banquet honoring some of the balanced and the reviews held best journalism published in the my attention.” Current Editor-in-Chief Matt commonwealth last year. The competition can be stiff. At the Cameron, Jason Ally, Andrew 2004 conference, The Washing- Seidman, Alyssa Juan and Allie ton Times’ coverage of the fall of Vandivier — The Cavalier Daily’s Baghdad was the second-place 122nd Managing Board — shared winner for spot news story. The third place for editorial writing. Cavalier Daily does not compete The judge in that category paragainst the biggest papers in Vir- ticularly praised an editorial ginia. It competes against dailies about chain stores on the Corner with circulation numbers closer for its inclusion of real people’s to its own. Most of those papers voices, not just the Managing are produced by professionals, Board’s. Kaz Komolafe, now The Cavanot by college students balancing journalism with academics. lier Daily’s managing editor, Measured against professionals, shared a second place award in The Cavalier Daily’s staff earned education writing with Joseph five writing awards for work Liss and Katherine Raichlen. Their series of stories exampublished in 2011.

ined the controversies and legal ing on an issue that is important battles surrounding former Uni- to put before the university versity Environmental Sciences community: the tension and Prof. Michael Mann. The judge ethical dilemma coaches face in “liked that the newspaper didn’t recruiting for a big-time lacrosse team.” just treat it Sam Carrigan’s as a story- “Students are, by definition, s e cond place of-the-day learning, and learning, column entry situation by definition, requires included comand write mentary on free about it some mistakes.” speech, the sad when news state of Repubbroke, but also looked for the enterprise lican presidential debates and opportunities in between those the need for a disabilities studinstances. The legal aspects of ies major at the University. The the situation are clear and easy judge wrote, “Sam Carrigan’s choice of issues and writing to understand.” Andrew Seidman, who earned style serve his publication well. a piece of the editorial writing His column on the Irvine 11 award, also got second place was particularly effective. It’s in the in-depth or investigative obvious he thoroughly thinks reporting category for a two- through his topic and brings his part series about the Virginia readers along his line of reasonmen’s lacrosse team. It dealt ing. Very nice work for a student with the wisdom and ethics of newspaper.” The Cavalier Daily’s staff has recruiting of 15-year-olds, the effect one University lacrosse certainly had its share of probplayer’s murdering another Uni- lems with writing, reporting and versity lacrosse player had on judgment. Pointing out those the program’s reputation and the problems, trying to explain how culture and image and privilege they happened and trying to of lacrosse players. The judge help the staff figure out how called it “[s]olid original report- to cut down on those problems

is part of what this column is about. Many of those errors happen because these are students working as journalists. Students are, by definition, learning, and learning, by definition, requires some mistakes. Some problems come from the staff being human. People make mistakes, have lapses in judgment, see things better in hindsight. Professional journalists, like other people, do those things with startling regularity, so it is no surprise that student journalists would, too. The people who put The Cavalier Daily together are not, in one sense, student journalists. They are students doing journalism. There is no journalism program at the University, so none of The Cavalier Daily’s staff is majoring in journalism. Few of them will make journalism their career. But sometimes what they do in The Cavalier Daily is not just very nice work for a student newspaper. It is nice work for a newspaper. Period. That is worth celebrating. Tim Thornton is the ombudsman for The Cavalier Daily.

Congratulations VPA Award Recipients The Cavalier Daily would like to congratulate its own for winning the 2011 Virginia Press Association News and Editorial Awards for excellence in writing and reporting.

First in Critical Writing - Caroline Second in Column Writing - Sam

Gecker

Carrigan

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Komolafe, Joseph Liss & Katherine Raichlen

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Comics

Monday, April 23, 2012

(NO SUBJECT) BY JANE MATTIMOE

A BUNCH OF BANANAS BY GARRETT MAJDIC & JACK WINTHROP

OROSCOPES

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re operating from memory, like a surgeon who knows how to do a procedure because he’s done it a hundred times. When you become conscious of this, you get to decide whether this mode is right for right now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Relationships take work -- it’s true. But hopefully it’s the kind of work that doesn’t feel like work. A micro-movement (a show of effort that takes ﬁve minutes or less) is totally, thoroughly appreciated by your loved one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s nothing like the sound of moving earth as you break through a personal barrier. By the end of the day, there’ll be more than one reason to celebrate. Do so with a Leo person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Loved ones bafﬂe you -- annoy you even. Bring the focus back to you and what you need -- you can provide that for yourself and thereby teach others how to treat you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re basking in the afterglow of a small personal victory, a giant leap in your self-worth. Sketch out Cliffs Notes on how you did it, as a sort of mental post-rehearsal. What seems like common sense now is a nugget for posterity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Romantic longing is a lost art form. It’s forged connections between the human and the divine, and delivered heroes home from war. Revive the lost art of longing -- even if all you yearn for is a clean kitchen.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Starring as yourself, you’re in a brand new, yet familiar soap opera. Egos ﬂare. Mysterious maladies possess the scene. Cue the sappy music, and cut to the love scene tonight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). An innocent ﬂirtation leads to bigger questions about representing yourself authentically. People will respond to your naturally adorable self, but be aware of the signal you’re sending out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You often ﬂy by the seat of your pants to get where you’re going. You like your crazy process because it works for you. Reality and those logical types may argue with you as you go, but pay no mind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Things are about to get busy at work, so take this lull in the program to water the plants and observe the ﬁshbowl. You’re a collector of perfect experiences. Soon you have enough material for your own episode of “The Ofﬁce.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When viewed from a higher perspective, an ego scrape feels less abrasive, more loving. It’s a learning tool, shaping your soul into a more perfect shape. You like who you’re becoming.

RENAISSANCING BY TIM PRICE

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 23). You’re bursting with creative energy this year. The next 10 weeks show you emerging from your shell, conﬁdent with your place in the world. Your relationships change to the tune of your new moves. Birthday wishes come true in July. You’re traveling with siblings in August. Scorpio and Cancer people do anything to see you smile. Your lucky numbers are: 19, 30, 2, 23 and 45.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Someone’s given him or herself to you completely. Whether or not you recognize it, it’s juiced your capacity to be fully engaged in your relationship. You feel as excited as Eve biting into the apple.

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ARTS

CALENDAR Events this week MONDAY3 MONDAY The Jefferson: Mayer Hawthorne & The County w/ The Stepkids // $15 advance, $17 day of show // doors open 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Old Cabell: Manasse/ Nakamatsu Duo // $25-30 gen., $5-12 student // 8 p.m. // classical music

WEDNESDAY Old Cabell: Jon Nakamatsu Piano Masterclass // free // 1 p.m. 107 Old Cabell: Jon Manasse Clarinet Masterclass // free // 1 p.m.

THURSDAY The Jefferson: Bob Weir solo acoustic // $59.50 advance, $65 day of show // doors 7 p.m. // reserved seating show The Southern: Aer w/ A Cool Stick and Sputnik // $10 // doors 8 p.m. // Limited Seating Available

FRIDAY The Jefferson: The Groove Train- The Ulitmate Disco Party Band w/ Soul Transit Authority // $12 advance, $15 day of show // doors 7 p.m. The Paramount: Laff Mobb: Love to Laff Comedy Tour // $27 // 8 p.m. John Paul Jones Arena: UPC Springfest: Basshunter // free // 8 p.m. Tea Bazaar: Winston Cup, 1981 release show w/ The Co-Pilots // $5 // doors 8:30 p.m. // all ages

SATURDAY Tea Bazaar: Sister Crayon // $7 // doors 8:30 pm // all ages John Paul Jones Arena: Newsboys // $19-$44.75 // doors open 7 p.m.

Old Cabell: UVA Jazz Ensemble presents Vocal Vibes // $10 adults, $5 students, free for UVA students if reserved in advance // 8 p.m.

Not on ‘Sesame Street’ anymore Sporting handmade puppets, Spectrum Theatre brings Tony-winner to Grounds by conor sheehey “Four years of college and plenty of knowledge, / Have earned me this useless degree,” sings Princeton, the leading man — or rather, puppet — of Avenue Q, a Tony Award-winning musical comedy. As the frustrated puppet bemoans his undergraduate degree in English, he sets the stage for the rest of the irreverent play, which pokes fun at multiple facets of post-college life. Fortunately for all English majors at the University, and everyone else for that matter, Spectrum Theatre, a student-run theater organization with a history of putting on edgy productions, brings the topical lessons and catchy tunes of this Broadway favorite to the University this weekend. “Spectrum Theatre is really all about exploring the (excuse the pun) “spectrum” of theater, so I felt that Avenue Q and puppetry were a perfect match for the organization,” Avenue Q director and third-year College student Michael Vasquez said in an email. “I knew it would be a very popular show at UVa, and no one has ever done anything like it here before.” For all its jokes and puppets, Avenue Q has an all-too-real narrative of postcollege life at its core. “This show is about the journey of Princeton, who is a fresh-out-of-college, naive, optimistic guy that wants to figure out his purpose in life,” fourth-year Commerce student Jonathan Ohmart, who portrays Princeton in the production, said in

an email. “Princeton really is a lovable character with a heart of gold, and one that the audience can’t possibly help but identify with; he’s right out of college, with a BA in English, making his debut in the real world.” Producing Avenue Q has been a sizable effort for the show’s cast and crew, in large part because of the puppetry the show demands. “Creating puppets is not a typical hobby, and there are really no resources for it, even online,” Vasquez said. “I found a few tutorials and was able to figure out a lot of it by myself through trial and error. Our puppets are made in almost the same way they make the puppets for Sesame Street and the Muppets.” Creating the puppets for the show, as well as the puppetry itself presented multiple challenges for the show’s cast and artistic staff. “We have had to approach choreography with a different mindset when dealing with puppets,” second-year College student Stephanie Lebolt, one of the show’s head choreographers, said in an email. “Actors are singing, dancing, acting, and puppeteering ... all at the same time! Choreography has to represent the physical limitations of the puppets themselves; they can only lean certain ways, turn their heads certain ways, lift their arms to a point, etc.” For the show’s cast, Avenue Q’s puppetry means the actors must focus on several

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This Week in Arts History

Aer

April 24, 1989: ‘New Kids on the Block Day’

[thurs. 26, 8 pm] Hailing from Massachusetts, Aer’s fascinating fusion of rock, pop and rap is coming to Charlottesville Thursday at the Southern. The hiphop duo is relatively new on the scene, but that hasn’t stopped Aer from making a name for itself. Aer’s latest EP, “What You Need”, was #1 on the iTunes hip-hop charts, and in the top 10 overall charts. They have performed with artists such as Mac Miller, Shwayze, Cisco Adler and Cris Cab. If you are looking for something fresh in the world of rock, pop, or hip hop, this is the band for you.

UPC Springfest: Basshunter [fri. 27, 8 pm]

In 1989, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts declared April 24 to be “New Kids on the Block Day.” Michael Dukakis, who ran for president of the United States in 1988, signed the declaration as the then-governor of Massachusetts. New Kids on the Block, formed in 1984, was the first real boy band. Heavily influenced by New Edition — an R&B group which featured Bobby Brown in its heyday — New Kids on the Block rose to fame in the mid-80s in the Boston area. The group skyrocketed to national notoriety with its sophomore album, Hangin’ Tough. The album reached the top of the music charts and spawned numerous hit singles, including “You Got It (The Right Stuff),” “Please Don’t Go Girl” and the title track “Hangin’ Tough.” New Kids on the Block went on to create five more albums, including a holiday record, before falling out of the public consciousness to make way for ‘90s boy bands such as Boyz II Men, Hanson, 98 Degrees, ‘N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. This Tuesday, take a small trip down memory lane and listen to a New Kids on the Block song — especially if you’re a resident of Massachusetts. Even if you’re not a fan of boy bands, listen for the sake of remembering the transformative musical period which was the 1980s. —compiled by Andrew Shachat

SUNDAY The Jefferson: Coheed and Cambria w/ Moving Mountains and Pianos Become the Teeth // $25 advance, $27 day of show // doors open 7 p.m.

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aspects of performances at the same time. “We have to figure out how to make the actions of the puppet match the character of the puppet, their puppet voice, and balance our movements as humans so as not to detract from what our puppet is doing,” Ohmart said. “It’s really an incredible amount to think about all at once, and one of the biggest challenges has been not forgetting one aspect (like making the syllables with the puppet mouths while we’re also making a hand movement).” In addition to the show’s puppetry, its relatively small cast size and surprisingly complex music made for intensive work on the vocal front. “Since the cast only consists of 11 people, the biggest challenge was perfecting the multiple part harmonies in the show,” second-year College student Jimmy Edwards, one of the show’s vocal directors, said in an e-mail. “Each and every single person has to be flawless in their pitch and rhythm.” Ohmart said the show pushes the “envelope of conventional musical theater” with its adult humor. “There will be ... fun and hilarious songs, and yes, puppets getting it on,” Vasquez said. “As an adult parody of Sesame Street, there are many ‘adult’ lessons to be learned along the way; figuring out your way in life is one of the major questions in the show.”

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Sen. McCaskill fights spending As Missouri swings right, Democratic incumbent weathers new conservative super PACs’ attacks By Rosalind S. Helderman The Washington Post

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Hollande builds lead First-round voting shows French presidential Socialist candidate besting President Nicolas Sarkozy; May 6 runoff election approaches rapidly By Edward Cody The Washington Post

Francois Hollande, the Socialist candidate for president of France, bested President Nicolas Sarkozy in yesterday’s first round of voting, according to the Interior Ministry, and headed into a May 6 runoff election favored to become the country’s next chief executive. Hollande won 28.6 percent to Sarkozy’s 27.1 percent, the Interior Ministry said, with 99 percent of votes counted, according to the Associated Press, giving the Socialist contender momentum that commentators said will be hard to stop. Placing third was Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front, with up to 18 percent. The rest of the vote was spread among Jean-Luc Melenchon of the Left-

ist Front, with 11.1 percent, and six other minor candidates. “This is an act of confidence in the project I have presented to put the country back in order,” a smiling Hollande said in a post-vote statement. The conservative Sarkozy, in office since 2007, has led France through the economic and financial crisis that has been battering Europe for four years, lowering living standards for millions. Like other European leaders, he saw his popularity decline as the crisis unfurled under his presidency and, partly as a result, has trailed Hollande consistently, with about 45 percent support vs. Hollande’s 55 percent, in polls measuring second-round preferences. In a brief speech after the results became known, Sarkozy

called the coming two weeks a “crucial confrontation” and challenged Hollande to meet him for three televised debates before May 6. Hollande already has rejected suggestions that the traditional single debate be expanded to two. In addition to the financial crisis, Sarkozy, 57, also is disadvantaged, polling experts said, by his rough-edged personality and his attraction to the high life, both of which they said probably turned off a number of undecided voters who might otherwise have rallied to his candidacy for a second fiveyear term. Despite his prowess as a campaigner, they said, he faces an uphill battle over the next two weeks and is likely to count heavily on a televised face-to-face debate — or debates.

As one of the U.S. Senate’s most endangered Democratic incumbents, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., knows she’s a top target of the new conservative super PACs that have radically reordered the political landscape in 2012. Independent conservative groups have already spent more than $3 million on television and radio ads in Missouri hoping to pick up one of the four seats Republicans need to take control of the Senate. McCaskill’s response has been an unconventional and risky strategy — she’s targeting the super PACs right back. Standard practice suggests voters are rarely interested in arguments over campaign finances, particularly in the face of a tough economy and a political system awash in money on both sides. But McCaskill is betting she can turn the millions spent against her into an advantage, a sign of her political independence. She devoted her first campaign ad for reelection to the argument that out-of-state special interests are trying to knock her out of the Senate in November. “You make one company mad by casting a principled vote, and they say, ‘Okay, we’ll just gin up $10 million of our corporate money and take her out anonymously,’” she said. “I think if people figure out that’s what’s going on, they’re going to be very turned off by it.” The McCaskill campaign will provide a key national test of whether too much money can

be a disadvantage in a political campaign in 2012, particularly when McCaskill herself will be the beneficiary of some of the same kind of outside spending she criticizes. “Time will tell,” she said. Republicans note the outside spending might only level the financial playing field. McCaskill just announced that she has $6.3 million in the bank for the race, dramatically outpacing the fundraising of all three of the Republicans competing to replace her. And each of the GOP candidates — Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., of St. Louis, wealthy former businessman John Brunner and former state treasurer Sarah Steelman — said that the issue matters little to voters and that McCaskill’s emphasis on it only proves she’s out of touch. But McCaskill is betting that the political landscape has shifted since the 2010 Citizens United decision that lifted restrictions on corporate and union giving — and that she can use the relentless attacks to reinforce her message that she is an independent thinker who has made powerful enemies during her first term in office. McCaskill won election in 2006 by less than 3 percentage points in a race that now feels like an artifact of a different era, dominated by her opposition to the Iraq war and her support for an ultimately successful state referendum measure to fund stem cell research. The state has swung decidedly rightward since Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., beat President Barack Obama by just two-tenths of a percentage point here in 2008.

U.S. promises Afghans aid Seafood sale raises questions Officials reach pact confirming post-2014 U.S. support to Afghanistan By Kevin Sieff

Some researchers suggest complex sustainable seafood certification systems may mislead customers By Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

Seafood counters used to be simpler places, where a fish was labeled with its name and price. Nowadays, it carries more information than a used-car listing. Where did it swim? Was it farm-raised? Was it ever frozen? How much harm was done to the ocean by fishing it? Many retailers tout the environmental credentials of their seafood, but a growing number of scientists have begun to question whether these certification systems deliver on their promises. The labels give customers a false impression that purchasing certain products helps the ocean more than it really does, some researchers say. Backers respond that they are helping transform many of the globe’s wild-caught fisheries, giving them a financial incentive to include environmental safeguards, while giving consumers a sense of what they can eat with a clear conscience. To add to the confusion, there are a variety of certification labels and guides, prompting retailers to adopt a hybrid approach, relying on multiple seafood rating systems or establishing their own criteria and screening products that way. As of yesterday, for example, Whole Foods stopped selling seafood listed as “red” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute — including octopus, gray sole and Atlantic halibut — because these species are either overfished or caught in a way that harms ocean habitat or other species. The move has sparked criticism from New

England fishermen, who are now barred from selling to the upscale chain. Whole Foods also sells only pole- or line-caught canned tuna, which harms fewer species than conventional tunafishing methods. Target no longer sells farmed salmon — which has come under fire for consuming a disproportionate amount of forage fish and creating several other problems — and has pledged that by 2015 it will sell only fresh and frozen fish that are “sustainable and traceable.” Wegmans said it will not obtain seafood from the Ross Sea in the Antarctic, which many environmentalists say should be off-limits to fishing, and this fall it will start selling oysters from plots it has leased in the Chesapeake Bay as part of a fishery restoration project. Beginning in June, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest seafood retailer, will require all of its fresh and frozen wild-caught and farmed seafood to be certified by a third party as sustainable or have a plan in place for suppliers to be certified. At this point, 76 percent of its suppliers are certified. Blue Ocean Institute President Carl Safina, a scientist who published the first sustainability rankings for commonly eaten fish in 1998, said that a decade ago, eating a piece of fish was akin to eating a piece of bread. “You just picked it up and ate it. It wasn’t subject to any discussion or inquiry,” he said. “Now it’s a broad discussion about where it came from, about whether it’s sustainable. This is enormous progress compared to the change we’ve made to any other form of food production in the same amount of time.”

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After more than a year of negotiations, U.S. and Afghan officials reached an agreement yesterday confirming the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan for a decade after its formal troop withdrawal in 2014. The document, which must be reviewed by the Afghan parliament and U.S. security agencies and signed by both nations’ presidents, does not specify troop numbers or funding levels, but it offers a broad guarantee that the U.S. role here will not end as abruptly as some feared it might. For months, Afghan President Hamid Karzai refused to consider the agreement until Americanled night raids were halted and the United States handed over its main military prison to Afghan officials. Those roadblocks were

removed with the signing of recent deals, which cleared the way for the partnership agreement before a key NATO summit next month. “The document finalized today provides a strong foundation for the security of Afghanistan, the region and the world, and is a document for the development of the region,” said Afghan national security adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta. The document pledges American financial support for Afghanistan through 2024 and refers to the ongoing U.S. role in bolstering Afghan democracy and civil society. But the specifics of the U.S. commitment have yet to be formally outlined and could be governed by future agreements. In the past, American officials have described the strategic partnership as a key signal to

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the Afghan government and the insurgency that the United States will not suddenly abandon its fight against the Taliban. But at this stage, the document provides only a vaguely worded reassurance, leaving many to guess at what the U.S. commitment means in practice. “The nature, function and size of the U.S. security commitment still has to be worked out,” said a U.S. official who is familiar with the negotiations but is not authorized to discuss details of the pact. Just last week, Karzai publicly asked the United States to include the precise amount of annual financial support it would offer Afghanistan after 2014, suggesting “at least $2 billion a year.” U.S. negotiators refused the request, telling Karzai that the process of congressional appropriation made it impossible to fulfill.

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Security guards have been on patrol on a South African game reserve after poachers were spotted hunting white rhinos.

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