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Hospital adds hiring software University implements Infor Onboarding technology to organize employment process, decrease costs

By Erik Payne

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer

Dillon Harding | Cavalier Daily

The University Medical Center recently announced the implementation of a software program that will automate and organize the hiring process within the Center, reducing administrative costs and risks.

The University Medical Center recently announced the successful implementation of its new hiring software, Infor Onboarding, which automates and organizes the hiring process in an effort to help the Center reduce administrative costs.

Infor’s Onboarding software “orchestrates all steps in the employee new hire process for employees, hiring managers and line managers as well as provisioning hiring depart-

Darden creates research center

By Kaelyn Quinn

The Darden School announced Thursday the launch of the Darden Center for Asset Management, a center that will seek to sponsor research and educational opportunities in the field investment management.

Darden Dean Robert F. Bruner said the center’s formation was in response to student interest

Please see Software, Page A3 The Darden School announced Thursday the launch of the Center for Asset Management — a forum intended to foster new research opportunities and encourage student interest in the field of financial management.

Asset Management Center establishes financial discusssion forum, student research opportunities Cavalier Daily Senior Writer

ments, finance and HR,” according to the website.

The center believes this software will make their hiring processes more efficient while simultaneously reducing costs.

“Previously HR pre-employment sessions took more than two hours, four HR Assistants were needed to support the pre-employment process, and we had a lengthy paper-driven process,” said Shelley Tattersall, eLearning consultant from the

in asset management and the growth of the industry in Virginia.

The research center’s activities will include publishing cuttingedge research, hosting conferences, identifying best practices for asset management, developing educational material and leading student programs in the

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U.Va. honors Law GSC plans job network School employee

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Sandy Harris receives $5,000 award, recognition for 40-years dedication to financial aid department

The Global Student Council at the University recently announced a partnership with the Alumni Association to create a global job network of U.Va. students, community members and employers on the LinkedIn professional networking site.

By Sara Rourke

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Sandy Harris, the senior financial aid assistant at the Law School, was awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award last Friday for her 40 years of service. The award is given annually to a University employee who works directly with students and who has dedicated at least 25 years of service

to the community.

Harris is currently the longestserving employee at the University’s Law School.

In a University press release, Harris said she was shocked when she learned she received the award. “I am so honored and just very humbled and truly appreciative of this award,” Please see Award, Page A3

Courtesy Global StudCo Facebook

The Global Student Council at the University recently announced a partnership with the Alumni Association to create a global job network of students, alumni, parents and employers on the Linkedln professional networking site.

Council President Becky Ling, a third-year in the College, said the initiative is part of the organization’s project to “extend the global experience on Grounds” and to connect domestic and international students, alumni and

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employers with interests or experiences in international careers.

The network, entitled Global Career Community will serve as a resource for international job inquiries. Members can also start discussions through the online forum and post information about career advice and opportunities.

Since its creation last month, the network has gained more than 450 members, most of whom come from Virginia, Washington, D.C. and New York.

Emily Bardeen, Alumni Career Services director with the Alumni Association, said she sees the networking site as the ideal platform for establishing an international community.

“It’s a huge network for people to professionally share their credentials and discuss job and career-related topics,” Bardeen said. “Today, there are over 90,000 U.Va. alumni that are on Linkedln, and if people want to get connected, that’s the place to do it.”

—compiled by Jiaer Zhuang

Courtesy VA Today

Sandy Harris, the senior financial aid assistant at the University School of Law, was awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your talents will be highlighted, especially your artistic and interpersonal gifts. This creates a sheen of glamour around you, and you’ll enjoy how others react to you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Keep you head up and you can get through whatever you face today, whether it’s a lot of work or a bad hangover. You got this. You are truely all that people aspire to be in life

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have many friends, but the one who encourages you to give full, enthusiastic expression to your ideas is truly special and will be cherished as such.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re a social person, but crowds can still cause you stress, especially when you are a llama. Evening offers just the tranquility you need to calm your nerves.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As your guiding planet pulls across the sky from the sun, you might be tempted to do whatever it takes to reach a goal. Take a step back and think about this. A righteous process is the ultimate success.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Does acting “as if” something is true really make it so? Test the theory by assuming a warm familiarity with someone you hardly know. You’ll be surprised at how little time it takes to feel like you’re old friends.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The difficulties of the past have made you strong and determined to do something remarkable with your life. Those who’ve had it easy may not relate to your past story, but they will be affected by the future you create.

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Three-Day Weather Forecast TODAY High of 65˚ Mostly sunny, with northerly winds becoming southerly at 3-7mph. Temperatures rising to the mid 60s.

Provided by the Cavalier Weather Service

TONIGHT Low of 40˚

TOMORROW High of 67˚

TOMORROW NIGHT Low of 44˚

Clear skies, with light and variable winds. Temperatures dropping to the low 40s.

Sunny, with northerly winds becoming northeasterly at 3-6mph. Temperatures warming to the upper 60s.

Mostly clear with increasing cloudiness, with temperatures decreasing to the mid 40s.

Cooler temperatures will be in place today, and high pressure will build tomorrow for sunny skies and temperatures will be in place today, and high pressure will build tomorrow for sunny skies and temperature in the mid to upper 60s.

SATURDAY High of 68˚ Partly to mostly cloudy skies, with temperatures increasing to the upper 60s.

To receive Cavalier Weather Service forecasts via email, contact weather@virginia.edu

Software | Program reduces time demands, paper trail Continued from page A1 University’s Medical Center, in Infor’s press release published in the Wall Street Journal.

Since the implementation of this software, the Center has reduced pre-employment sessions to less than 15 minutes, staff needs by 50 percent and its

paper trail for hiring by 85 percent, while also putting employees to work sooner, gaining valuable hours of productivity, according to the press release.

“Our goal was to improve the quality and consistency of information provided to new hires and also revamp our processes,” Tattersall said. “We

are now able to pull any information needed from the new employee’s application and prepopulate all the documents that need to be completed.”

Darden | Center to support asset management research Continued from page A1 field of finance, according to the center’s website.

The center furthers educational initiatives through its

support for the student run organization Darden Capital Management, which seeks to prepare students for careers in investment management and other financial careers.

As asset management has become a “critical component of the finance curriculum,” the center represents Darden’s “commitment to understanding the changing dynamics of the

asset management industry” and provide cutting-edge education in the field, according to its website.

The center will host the sixth annual University Investing Con-

ference in November, and will be funded by private donations.

More than one dozen donors provided support for the center’s launch, according to a press release.

Award | Dean Paul Mahoney praises Harris’ commitment, compassion Continued from pageA1 Harris said. “ It’s a once-in-alifetime opportunity for me, and it’s just great.”

Harris began working for the Law School immediately follow-

ing high school graduation 40 years ago, and has been serving the University community ever since.

Law School Dean Paul Mahoney said the award was well-earned, and praised Harris’ ability to

guide students through the often complex financial aid process.

“Sandy’s ability to identify and understand students’ needs, then to develop and present effective options based on those needs, is extraordinary,” Mahoney said in

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The award was established in 1981 to recognize a member of the University community who has “exhibited leadership qualities that serve as an inspiring example to his or her colleagues

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and other members of the University community,” according to the press release.

Harris received a certificate of recognition and a $5,000 prize from the Alumni Association at a luncheon on Friday.

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Opinion Thursday, April 25, 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.”

—Thomas Jefferson

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Twist and shout

Why do so few student groups engage in traditional protest tactics?

The Board of Visitors had some unwelcome — though not unexpected — visitors at its meeting last Thursday in the Rotunda. Members of the Living Wage Campaign gathered on the lowest level of the Rotunda’s south side, waving signs and chanting slogans: “One, two, three, four; no one should be working poor.” Upstairs, the Board discussed the University’s budget in dry, even tones. Downstairs, protesters shouted and clapped.

The campaign last year made national headlines with a hunger strike that lasted 13 days. The advocacy group, which seeks to secure a living wage for University employees, has been quieter this year, but it hasn’t gone away. Last week’s rally marked its largest-scale effort of the semester.

At Board meetings, audience members sit silently.

Though the Board’s meetings are open to the public, the body does not allow an opportunity for public comment. Authorities at one point allowed several campaign members to enter Thursday’s meeting. The protesters were escorted out after they began chanting.

University students attentive to the living-wage debate fall into a few main camps. First are proponents of a market-driven wage, who oppose the Living Wage campaign’s goals. On the opposite ideological side fall students affiliated with the campaign, who support a living wage and do so vocally.

There is also a third group, which, like the audience at Board meetings, tends to remain silent. Some students who in theory support a living wage for workers bristle at the Living Wage campaign’s tactics. This ambivalence likely arises because traditional protests strike a dissonant chord in the University’s social environment. The foreignness of the protest strategy the Living Wage campaign deploys makes its activities jarring. To jolt and disturb is, of course, the point of any protest that aims to shake the status quo. But the campaign, by applying traditional protest tactics in an inhospitable environment, risks alienating some potential supporters — a cost, however, that is unlikely to outweigh the benefits the campaign draws by attracting public attention through demonstrating.

The Living Wage campaign is a labor campaign, and as such it draws some of its tactics from the organized-

labor movement. The campaign also has concrete, quantifiable goals — an important prerequisite for a well-run protest. But why is the mechanism of traditional protest confined only to a small corner of the University? The Living Wage campaign is part of the Progressive Action Network, which has associations with several activist-minded student groups. The Black Student Alliance, the Latino Student Alliance and Queer and Allied Activism are some organizations with welldefined ties to the Progressive Action Network. This cross-section of the school, with significant overlapping membership between groups, does more than rally for a living wage. The LSA, for instance, recently scored a victory by working with the University Bookstore to combat sweatshop apparel.

The University at large is clearly capable of picking up aggressive protest tactics, as last summer showed. But it is only a small corner of the University that consistently applies such tactics when arguing for a set of demands, be it a living wage for workers or, last semester, “transparency.” And the protests to reinstate University President Teresa Sullivan were fundamentally conservative in nature: they aimed at restoring the status quo.

By and large, other student groups appear hesitant to deploy labor-style protest strategies. Problems surrounding sexual violence have animated the University in recent months, but would-be activists turned to writing guest columns or gathering at Take Back the Night events — a more nuanced, subdued form of protest.

The Honor Committee’s Restore the Ideal Act drew heated opposition early this semester, but opponents responded not with demonstrations but with op-eds and roundtable discussions.

Any activist-minded group is free, of course, to choose the tactics it deems most appropriate. But demonstration need not be confined to one group or set of groups at the University. Indeed, it should not be. If groups affiliated with the Progressive Action Network are the only ones demonstrating, it makes it easier for other students to dismiss protests as demands sought by people who are not like them. Though the University produces students who love and trust the school — and for good reason — we can benefit from a jolt now and then.

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The United States should consider its political reputation when dealing with terrorists

ast week’s tragedy in Boston that the highest officials in our has forced the country — government were aware of these politicians, journalists and programs and permitted, even civilians — to re-evaluate many promoted, their existence. Even of its approaches to domestic ter- more damning, the report stated rorism. Ever since his capture, that no information obtained the question of how to approach by these methods benefited U.S. bomber Dzhokhar national secuT s a r n a e v ’s t r i a l FORREST BROWN rity. The lessons has been met with of this report OPINION COLUMNIST controversy. After should be obvispeculation surous. There is no rounding whether or not Tsar- benefit to treating terrorists, naev was properly Mirandized whether they be enemy combatafter his arrest subsided and ants or domestic criminals, difthe White House announced he ferently than any other defenwould be tried as a civilian and dant in our criminal justice not an enemy combatant, numer- system. The only result is the ous members of the Republican denigration of our international Party spoke out against the deciimage, which incites reciprocal sion. While the label of enemy fear and hatred of the United combatant would not allow TsarStates. When citizens of other naev to be tried in a military commission, it would allow for nations, particularly in counmore intense interrogation tech- tries in the Middle East where niques to gather intelligence. the U.S. is already distrusted and These demands for the removal feared, see actions and rhetoric of the suspect’s basic rights guar- that fly in the face of our own anteed by our justice system are professed values and human not only immoral and illegal but rights from our government, also demonstrate a remarkably their fear is much more easily short memory for the failures of converted to radical action. Tersimilar techniques used in the rorists and the recruitment of terrorists thrive on American last decade.

Last week a report compiled by hypocrisy.

So why are Congressman such the Constitution Project, a bipartisan think tank, stated that as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) not only has the United States and Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) critrepeatedly engaged in acts of icizing President Barack Obama torture — illegal under interna- for deciding to treat Tsarnaev tional and U.S. law — but also like a civilian? What informa-

tion do they think could be — a common practice, and one obtained — through means that that needs to end. Torture has would render that intelligence been tolerated for years largely inadmissible in court — that by convincing citizens to succould not be acquired through cumb to fear — fear of future legal methods? They clearly did attacks, fear of Islam and fear not act with the Constitution of the Middle East. Other illegal Project’s report in mind, or they practices, such as the indefinite wouldn’t think robbing Tsar- detention of suspected terrornaev of his constitutional rights ists without trials, have been would benefit national security. similarly ignored for the same And Obama, who has covered reasons. Tsarnaev’s detention as up for the Bush administration's an enemy combatant would be use of torture and allowed it just another excuse to enhance to continue in his term, would the paranoia. If Tsarnaev’s testimony was follow their top-secret, advice if he “When citizens of other there would knew it could nations, particularly in be no way to result in information leading countries in the Middle East verify or contradict any to the prevenwhere the U.S. is already claims about tion of future his relation distrusted and feared, attacks. His with terdecision to see actions and rhetoric rorist orgatry Tsarnaev that fly in the face of our nizations as a civilian own professed values and o r f u t u r e thus should plots. As be a clear sign human rights from our an “enemy that nothing government, their fear is combatant,” unobtainable through legal much more easily converted t h e c a s e suddenly means would to radical action.” becomes be gained larger, as the through trying focus shifts to the unconfirmed him as an enemy combatant.

W h a t G ra h a m , K i n g a n d potential for future attacks. other lawmakers are seeking This alleged threat becomes an to do through their demands easy source of fear, which in is manipulate the fear of ter- turn grants politicians the abilrorism to score political points ity to scare voters with vague

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and ominous pronouncements.

The only difference between Tsarnaev’s trial as a civilian or enemy combatant would be its political implications.

The detention and interrogation techniques used and approved by our government in the global war on terror have long been ignored, covered up or excused. But it’s time that our lawmakers realized these strategies are not only immoral, illegal and ineffective when it comes to protecting our security interests — they are also dangerous. Each time we publicly go against our national values and our belief in our Constitution, as Graham and King have done, we damage our national reputation by portraying ourselves as tyrants willing to ignore human rights for narrow-minded interests. And these wounds to our image not only affect our credibility in international relations with allies and enemies; they also produce the exact kind of “enemy combatant” we fear the most. It’s time to for the use of terror as a political weapon to end — a change that could be the most effective action our lawmakers could take to protect our country’s citizens.

Forrest Brown is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

His column runs Thursdays.

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Combating the bystander effect

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Underpaying University workers is a type of structural violence

n my time at the University the Stall Seat Journal — safety of Virginia I have been con- is everyone’s responsibility, so a stantly reminded about the safe community starts with you.

Yet despite all this rhetoric, I dangers of the “bystander effect.”

Within just a couple of weeks do not believe that the adminin the fall of 2011, I received istration is truly dedicated to an email both from Univer- ending the bystander effect in the University sity President ANNA-SOFIA YURTASLAN student body. I Teresa Sullivan GUEST VIEWPOINT say this based on and Vice Presthe hypocritical ident and Chief Student Affairs Officer Patricia way they have not only actively Lampkin about its dangers. Sul- ignored, but also discouraged livan’s email to the entire Uni- student involvement in, the versity community challenged Living Wage Campaign. We, as us to question whether we really students, are meant to speak up are a caring community. Sul- about situations and behaviors livan claimed that the biggest we see harming members of barrier facing our community our community, but not if that was the bystander effect, a phe- means critiquing the University. nomenon that often prevents The administration has (quite people reaching out and helping successfully) created an atmoeach other. The bystander effect sphere where “speaking up or was again addressed in an email intervening” is actively discourto the University student body aged. This was made quite clear from Lampkin, commemorat- last year when students involved ing the two years since Morgan with the Living Wage Campaign Harrington had disappeared in were threatened with suspenfront of John Paul Jones Arena. It sion, expulsion or even arrest. described the bystander effect as It was reaffirmed this past week stemming from “apathy, wanting when at the No More Excuses to go along with the crowd, and rally, the Living Wage protesters not speaking up or interven- were offered 10 silent seats at ing when disturbing behavior the Board of Visitors meeting. occurs, [and] can mean the dif- As protestor Anup Gampa so ference between life and death.” poignantly said: “we don’t want Since then this same message has business as usual… we don’t been reiterated to me through want to be quiet.”

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ear Student, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Trudie, your friendly teaching assistant, and I’m here to help. Sure, you might think, what does a TA have to offer in the world of advice?

Well, I’ve seen quite a bit in my time. And believe it or not, I was once just like you. That is, before I went to graduate school. As the great Marge Simpson once remarked, “Graduate Students aren’t bad people. They just made bad life choices.” Sage words, Marge. So I’m trying to pass on my life lessons to you.

Ask me questions, challenge me, whatever it is. Because, frankly, I’d rather be doing this than grading your papers. To kick things off this week, I thought I’d offer a few words of advice on social media: a hornet’s nest of potential traps – and potential opportunities – to make an impression on your TA. Here are my top five tips...

Number 1: “Dearest Trudie…”

OK. This is just an old-school email one.

munity at the University of Vir- employees a living wage is a ginia website was launched in form of structural violence as it 2011 to combat bystander behav- helps keep people from breakior at the University primar- ing the cycle of poverty. Since ily through its online violence a living wage is defined as the prevention training program. minimum hourly wage necesAccording to this webpage the sary for a worker to afford the official University policy is to necessities essential to an accept“promote a safe environment able standard of living, includin which to learn and work by ing adequate shelter and food, strictly prohibiting threats or then paying workers less than acts of violence by or against that is likely to cause them to end members of the University up in debt. Without the ability to commusave they will be nity.” It “It is too easy to be apathetic unable to move to a better school appears about the negative effects district where that the produced by societal instihousing costs Univertutions, because we are so may be higher, sity does not view habituated to the system that w h i c h l i m i t s children’s paying we are blinded to the damage their ability to get workers it is doing.” into college, let below alone compete a living for scholarships wage as or financial aid. committing an act of violence against a Without access to higher educamember of our community. Yet tion, their children are likely to is this actually the case? work minimum wage jobs, conThe term “structural violence,” tinuing to be stuck in the cycle often associated with Johan of poverty.

Galtung’s “Violence, Peace and We often respond to the brutalPeace Research,” is defined as a ity of physical violence, because “form of violence where some it is easily noticeable, but strucsocial structure, or social institu- tural violence is overseen due to tion purportedly harms people the way it is invisibly integrated by preventing them from meet- into our social structures. Yet ing their basic needs.” I would structural violence is just as argue that not paying University damaging as physical violence to

a community, and is affected far more by the bystander effect. It is too easy to be apathetic about the negative effects produced by societal institutions, because we are so habituated to the system that we are blinded to the damage it is doing. Though some may think it is a bit dramatic to call instituting a living wage a matter of life and death, it certainly has a significant impact on the health of workers.

That a group of students is willing to say, “Enough is enough,” even when the majority of the student body is staying silent is exactly the sort of nonbystander behavior that our community should be fostering.

The systemic way in which hundreds of low-skilled workers are trapped in a cycle of poverty due to the University’s unwillingness to pay a living wage is a sort of violence that I think should be against U.Va.’s policy. The University needs to recognize that combating the bystander effect is not something they should encourage students to do selectively, or we will never be able to become the type of safe and caring community we strive to be.

Anna-Sofia Olesen Yurtaslan is a graduate student in the Batten School.

Ask your TA First things first: there is likely a generational divide between you and your TA. Many of us were born during the Reagan administration. We did not have email accounts until high school (and maybe even college). A fundamental point to bear in mind, therefore, is that we do not speak text, are wont to misinterpret acronyms and are generally less likely to look favorably upon messages like: “Hey, forgot 2 turn in my hmwrk 2day - itz attached. Thx.” Most of us are all about salutations and full sentences. A simple “Dear Trudie” is the way to go here. “Hello” at a stretch.

(TAs are also easily flattered, so an accidental “Dear Professor” here and there does not go amiss. We will act humbled and embarrassed, but be secretly thrilled...)

Number 2: Do not friend them on Facebook Do not, I repeat, do not request your TA as a friend on Facebook. This is more for your benefit than theirs. Entering

their Facebook world will likely give you more than you would wish to know about their lives and graduate school. Frankly, it will depress you — and possibly deter you from seeking an advanced degree. You will, for example, see an inordinate number of postings to places like PhDComics.com with associated tragi-comic “likes.” Click on their photo albums and you might feel strangely deflated. Yep. That’s your TA at last year’s grad student Halloween party. Why is no one in costume, you might ask? You don’t see them? They’re “ironic.” Oh. And that person who looks better dressed than the others is actually in costume as “a U.Va. undergrad.” Always a classic. *Note: Trudie recognizes that the occasional TA might Facebook friend you. This is not Trudie’s style, but perhaps something she may consider in future columns…

Number 3: Wiki-power Now we know we’ve got your attention. Using Wikipedia for

research is like masturbation, or eating cheese in the middle of the night. It’s something that everyone does, but no one talks about.

You should never draw attention to it, never copy directly from it, and never — I repeat, never — cite it in a paper! The trick is to conceal your Wiki-ways artfully.

You can start there and get a sense of your subject. But Wikipedia entries are like a roadmap that can lead you to useful and stuffier websites or papers (ever checked out the footnotes?)

For example, let’s look at an entry close to Trudie’s heart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Teaching_assistantey.

Doesn’t Footnote 1 look interesting?

Butler, D.D et. al. (1993). "A content analysis of pedagogical and policy information used in training graduate teaching assistants". Journal for Higher Education Management, 9 1: 27–37.

You’re darn right it does!

Bingo! We have ourselves a legit paper to look at. And boy is it a

page-turner. Result: Your TA is impressed.

Number 4: Gender-Specific Tip Find a way to drop into conversation with your female TA that you really like the meme “Feminist Ryan Gosling.” She’ll give you a knowing look and have newfound respect for your character and depth. I’m afraid I can’t speak for the male species of TA on this one, but I imagine that mentioning your disdain for “The Notebook” couldn’t hurt.

In the future, I’ll sometimes be inviting my friend Trevor to weigh in, so let me know if you need a male perspective on anything. So that’s it for now. I look forward to your questions!

P.S. Number 5. One more thing (we promised you five). Don’t read this in class.

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Although national tragedies are painful, they show the strength of U.S. citizens in times of crisis

ince I last sat down to com- by the necessity of stringent pose a column — a mere security measures, reminding us week ago — our nation has with every pat-down and metal been wracked by two heart- detector that there are people breaking tragedies: the Boston in our nation who wish to kill us for no other Marathon bombRUSSELL BOGUE reason than that ings on Monday, OPINION COLUMNIST we are AmeriApril 15, and the explosion at a fercans. But for all tilizer plant in Waco, Texas on the negativity and fear that Thursday, April 18. In a year of this new world has instilled in school shootings, international America, there is yet some good war and nuclear crises, it is that may come from it all. For remarkable how the American my last piece of the semester, public has retained its sense of I’d like to reflect on how these horror at the surfacing of evil incidents and transformations, in our society: an increasingly and most especially the bombfrequent occurrence that threat- ings in Boston, have revealed a ens to sharpen our cynicism. new character to the American However, the sad reality is that people, one that is resilient in a decade of the global “war on the face of terror.

No two terrorist incidents are terror,” increased airport security, heightened alerts, bloated the same, and many of the errors military budgets and a curtail- in judgment that have followed ment of individual liberties in in the wake of national tragthe name of national security edies can be blamed on people has transformed the nation. drawing too many connections Americans have become fluent between attacks. However, I in such terms as “radical Islam” think it is useful to remember and “post-traumatic stress disor- how our nation reacted to 9/11 der.” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in order to see how far we have come in terms of facing terrora household name.

Indeed, the years since 9/11 ism on our soil. have been a rapid and relentThe first word that comes to less loss of innocence for our mind when one thinks of the nation. We no longer feel safe September 11 attacks should be or complacent. The vast oceans “chaos.” America was sent reelthat for so long seemed a buffer ing. During the crisis a sense from harm have been irrevers- of bewilderment and horror ibly shrunk, starting first with overcame the average citizen; the attack on Pearl Harbor and those on the streets of New York finished off with the terrorist watching the attacks unfold attacks of September 11, 2001. speculated wildly about what Events that are supposed to be could be the cause, often at a carefree — sporting competi- loss for words when trying to tions, concerts, speeches and describe what was playing out in now marathons — are marred front of them. It was as though

the Greeks had suddenly sprung Again, please do not mistake out of their wooden horse in this message. I am not in any the midst of our modern Troy, way implying that people did not ambushing us behind walls act with heroism during the 9/11 we had believed impregnable. attacks. But the level of chaos The fabric of our secular and and bewilderment was visimodern society was rent apart bly lessened during the Boston by forces of destruction we bombings. We see this reaction thought would never again visit in countries accustomed to acts our shores. Our leaders reacted of terror: ordinary civilians by rallying the troops, assem- seem to immediately jump into a bling the armada, declaring war kind of “crisis mode,” defaulting on the world and sending forth to taking care of the victims of a mighty host to lay waste to our the attack rather than shutting down in fear and confusion. enemies.

A decade of war and terror For Americans, the concept of domestic later, and we terror attacks are a wiser, “For Americans, the no longer more capable concept of domestic terror is foreign; our people. Don’t m i s u n d e r - attacks is no longer foreign; c o l l e c t i v e national constand me — our collective national 9/11 was a ter- consciousness has digested s c i o u s n e s s has digested rible loss for this phenomenon, and the this phenomour nation.

But if we are result has been a populace e n o n , a n d to take any- that can readily respond to t h e r e s u l t has been a thing good acts of terror.” populace that from what can readily happened on respond to t h a t d ay, i t should be this: Americans are acts of terror. We are on the no longer cowed by terrorism. If lookout for Trojan horses.

This attitude is mirrored in we look at how individuals acted in the immediate aftermath of our political leaders. Compared the Boston bombings, we are to the reactionism and loaded bombarded with examples of rhetoric that accompanied 9/11, clear-headedness, determina- the response has been noticetion and outright heroism. Ordi- ably more sober. Our leaders nary citizens ran toward the have rightfully condemned the bombsite mere seconds after the attacks as heinous and unacexplosion, giving aid wherever ceptable, but, for the most part, necessary. Police officers acted inflammatory and ignorant promptly and professionally, remarks have been rare. Presiand strangers cooperated with dent Barack Obama was careful each other to get help to those to avoid jumping to conclusions who needed it. or assigning blame: “We still do

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not know who did this, or why, and people shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts," he said. “But make no mistake: we will get to the bottom of this, we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice.”

Appropriate action will be taken, and changes made where necessary, yet one has the distinct impression that those in office are wary of making unfounded assumptions or taking overly aggressive action.

Public officials are beginning to treat terrorism as it deserves to be treated: with a firm sense of justice tempered by a level head and a watchful eye for overreaction.

It is hard to look at 9/11 and find anything worth praising. If we must find something, however, let us take comfort in the fact that we have learned from our past naïveté. Through great loss, we have grown stronger as a nation. We detest terrorism as a rule, but we stand toe to toe with its perpetrators, matching every evil deed with countless acts of mercy and strength. Rather than fear, we show resolve; rather than confusion, purpose. The real story of Boston is how a city experienced the worst of what this world had to offer and emerged triumphant.

Russell Bogue is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

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By SARAH GOWON | CAVALIER DAILY STAFF WRITER The world of news may be changing quickly — but that doesn’t mean young people should be left behind in the fray.

With this ideal in mind, fourth-year Engineering student Frank Aikhu and fourthyear College student Nenneya Shields co-founded online newspaper “JumbleTalk,” which acts a s an opportunity for people ages 17 to 27 to make their voices heard on relevant issues through coverage of news stories from around the world.

These “ jumblers,” the term Aikhu and Shields used to describe citizen journalists who contribute articles to the newspaper, are “very conscious about the world [and] have comments that stimulate thought,” Shields said.

Aikhu and Shields explained news is often told from the perspective of older generations.

Their project started when they realized that through social media, there lies an opportunity to present a more holistic perspective of current events.

“So much social media is for leisure,” Shields said. “JumbleTalk is [an] outlet to use social media in a productive way.”

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Shields said the site’s ability to act as both a social and constructive medium is particularly effective for the age group it targets.

According to a Pew Research Center survey, 83 percent of individuals age 19 to 29 use some form of social media. Because of this trend the developers created a forum for voice and discussion — both with a significant amount of freedom. “ [ We ] a r e g i v i n g t h e m a n opportunity to write about whatever they want to write about,” Shields said.

Although JumbleTalk individually selects writers to publish on their website, Shields said their young journalists must “produce competent content” for the general public.

Aikhu and Shields originally conceived the idea for JumbleTalk when discussing their desire to engage the internationally dispersed Nigerian student population. No strangers to the importance of international news, both are at least part Nigerian and have either lived or regularly travelled abroad.

Developed this semester, JumbleTalk remains a relatively new experiment, though metrics show the site is already generating significant attention.

Within its first two hours online, a featured article reached an audience of more than 700 on Facebook alone. By the end of the day, the page had 1,000 views. “ I t ’s a l o n g - t e r m p r o j e c t , ” Shields said, “We got it rolling.

We got so much done, but more still needs to be done. We’re confident it’s going somewhere.”

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“Say Cheese!” may be getting too much of a workout Spring always evokes a bit of nostalgia for me. Be it the time of year for prom dresses, or the ever-intimidating mortarboards, the timeframe between March and May reinvigorates a sharp nostalgic twinge from within. This season seems to me a more powerful transitory period than New Years, especially considering how just about none of my selfpromised ‘new beginnings’ of January 1 ever take root.

Arguably the most potent tool for recollecting memories of springtimes past are the photographs that once captured them in real time. A closet shelf in my home contains photos of my brother and I as rambunctious little children during our finer moments of family vacations, Christmases, school programs and birthdays. The documentation of my childhood from birth to kindergarten lives within about five albums, each holding around 300 pictures.

Nowadays, each of us carries a camera at the ready 24/7 — thank you very much, little iPhone. The party pout, a fly

getup, selfies, random sun- for one month. Everything sets, tonight’s dinner — you becomes immortalized in our name it, we college kids will pocket cameras — every party, likely capture it. The indefinite every event, even the faintly entertaining capacity for Instagram filcapturing comTeaching New Dogs tered photo memorative Old Tricks of every resimages is argutaurant plate. ably a beautiAt what point ful thing. No will our colmore missed lege years be m o m e n t s so commemobecause film rated with phorolls max out tographs that at 30 photos, we lose the or because ability to flesh it is simply out a story impractical to behind each carry around one? the camera. We Even though I have the abilKATHERINE COLVER do not rememity to document ber each childa literal life hood moment that has a story, one day at a time.

My only concern is that the photo to accompany it, some sheer abundance of photo- family member somewhere graphs may have devalued can rehash the story for me. them. There are only about In looking through my own 300 pictures — which is in fact personal photos that have quite a lot all things consid- accumulated on Facebook, I ered — available to remember quickly flip through, occasionhow my family spent 1998. ally pausing on one for a split In proportion to today’s stan- second to shrug, “Ah yeah, dards, 300 is about enough what a fun time.” But maybe

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only one in 10 evokes that sentimental tightening of my heart, or ignites that chuckle eruption. 2012’s mountain of photos holds just as much emotion packed in as 1999’s small, tidy stack, but each individual photograph of the latter collection packs a lot more emotional punch.

Perhaps I feel more sensitive to the older photos because they represent days much farther gone by. Years have passed and I am now able to feel nostalgic in a way that I cannot yet with last year’s photos.

But I miss how each one was precious because it captured a worthwhile memory. My mother’s college albums are thin, yet each dulled photo reports a happy memory in a happy place, not a last minute fraternity bathroom run-in. A decade ago, film was expensive, developing pictures was an extended process and cameras were clunky yet fragile. Each of these qualities is extinct by today’s technology.

Sitting and reminiscing with family albums is a special sacrifice of time and energy,

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while Facebook photo flipping is part of the daily routine. For me, it is even a half-minded and half-hearted activity most of the time. In looking through the old paper albums I flip the pages gingerly, removing a sleek photo now and then, careful to balance it by the corners so as not to smudge my fingerprints along the glossy finish. I treat each image with care and sentimentality. When it comes to Facebook or digital album pictures I click, click, click in a mindless fashion. I cherish their physical presence less, just as I cherish their memoir value less.

My digital photos will not age: their colors will not mute or fade and their corners will not crinkle. But in their vast numbers it becomes harder to flip through and feel the constant surge of power of their memories. A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, but so many of mine these days are worth about a sentence or two.

Kate can be reached at k.colver@cavalierdaily.com

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Young trio leads Cavs No. 5 Baseball bests JMU, 16-8 Elbaba, Nauta, Epstein bring great success to No. 13 Virginia in first year

Downes scores four runs, hits home run as red-hot Cavaliers use big innings to outlast pesky Dukes

By Daniel Weltz

Cavalier Daily Sports Editor Since Brian O’Connor became head coach at Virginia in 2003, the phrase “in-state rival” has become an oxymoron. Commonwealth foes have been fodder for the Cavaliers the past nine seasons, providing just enough competition to keep the Cavaliers fresh for more competitive weekend series. Despite an early scare against hard-hitting James Madison Wednesday, No. 5 Virginia rallied for a 16-8 win

to improve to 88-13-1 against instate foes under O’Connor.

“We just go out against other teams from Virginia and we basically just want to show that we’re the best in the state,” sophomore outfielder Brandon Downes said.

With a weekend series against traditional rival Virginia Tech looming, the Cavaliers (37-6, 16-5 ACC) generated little suspense in dispatching of James Madison (18-22, 8-12 CAA) Wednesday Please see Baseball, Page B2

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Freshman Julia Elbaba has been stellar for the Cavaliers at first singles all year, and Wednesday garnered the ACC Freshman of the Year award.

By Ryan Taylor

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor In a year in which the No. 13 Virginia women’s tennis team broke school records, toppled the nation’s top-ranked team and still threatens to make a deep run in the postseason, there were three unlikely faces it could also turn to — Julia Elbaba, Stephanie Nauta and Maci Epstein. That trio of freshmen routinely played in the top spots for the Cavaliers, leading them to places that surpassed everyone’s expectations — except their own.

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hen I picked up my one of my first few copies of The Cavalier Daily upon arriving on Grounds in 2010, it seemed like an innocuous act. I had already acquainted myself with the sports section and begun skipping straight to

Virginia (16-8, 9-2 ACC) knew it had struck gold with this year’s recruiting class, as all three newcomers were highly touted junior prospects. Elbaba lived up to the hype immediately in the fall when she became the first Cavalier ever to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament at the ITA All-American tournament. She eventually reached the championship match but narrowly lost in a three-set thriller.

Nauta wasted no time making some noise of her own. She defeated two top-50 opponents en route to a singles tournament

victory at the Georgia Bulldog Classic in mid-October and followed this impressive performance by placing second in doubles with junior teammate Li Xi at the ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Tournament — the best doubles performance at a major college event in Virginia history.

Meanwhile, Epstein established herself as the number one doubles player for Virginia.

Epstein was paired with different partners throughout the fall, but found consistent success — her tandems placed second in Please see W Tennis, Page B2

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Sophomore centerfielder Brandon Downes drove in three runs Wednesday night. He leads the Cavaliers with 43 RBIs on the season.

Tradition never graduates B1, just as I have always done house about joining the paper.

Before long — so little time had with any newspaper. elapsed that I still But on this parharbored hopes for ticular day, I venIAN RAPPAPORT a winning season in tured into the forMike London’s debut eign land of the A section. It was there that I campaign — I found myself discovered an ad for an open engulfed in the amazing experi-

ence of being a student sports journalist. I owe many thanks to the many athletes, coaches, friends and family who encouraged me, taught me and inspired me throughout an amazing three years at The Cavalier Daily.

My first thanks goes to men’s

tennis player Alex Domijan.

During that first semester, I wrote preview after preview until I received my first crack at covering an event when the editors needed someone to Please see Rappaport, Page B2

U.Va. heads to postseason No. 2 Cavaliers set sights on eighth consecutive ACC crown, national title

By Kerry Mitchell

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Freshman Mac Styslinger ranks No. 27 nationally in singles. Styslinger is 9-1 in his last 10 matches.

For most of the last decade, the No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis program has been the undeniable powerhouse in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as well as one of the best teams in the nation. But despite their consistently talented rosters and numerous accolades, the Cavaliers are still missing one thing: a national championship.

Now with 103 straight conference victories, the team begins that journey when it

starts its postseason with the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C. The Cavaliers (21-0, 10-0 ACC) have won the tournament eight times since head coach Brian Boland’s arrival. After completing yet another phenomenal season, this weekend could very well mark the ninth title of the Boland era.

“I think we feel pretty good,” sophomore Mitchell Frank said, “We just came off of two good wins over Florida State and Miami down there in the heat.

I think all the guys are playing really well and everyone’s

really confident, so it should be a good week getting ready for the ACC tournament.”

The Cavaliers’ only real threat within the ACC came in March when the team opened conference play by hosting then-No. 8 Duke. The Blue Devils dropped the doubles point but managed to fight back and earn wins on the first, second and fifth courts to tie the match at 3-3. At No. 6, Virginia senior Julen Uriguen managed to stay composed and clinch a nerve-wracking match Please see M Tennis, Page B2

No. 19 Cavaliers face Blue Devils Virginia tops Flames twice SOFTBALL

Virginia heads to ACC Tournament’s first round with national tournament hopes in perilous straits

By Matthew Morris

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Late in the first half of the Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s March 23 game against t hen-

No. 6 Duke, Cavaliers sophomore attacker Casey Bocklet juked her defender and found the back of the net against Blue Please see W Lacrosse, Page B6

The Virginia softball team bounced back from a rough weekend series against NC State by sweeping Liberty in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.

The 7-3 and 7-6 wins give the team some momentum heading into its final regular season series against Virginia Tech.

In the first game of the day, the Cavaliers (20-25, 3-15 ACC) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning thanks to four hits, including a 2 RBI double by sophomore designated player Peyton Larus. They pushed the lead to 7-2 with a two-run home run by sophomore second baseman Megan Harris in the fifth, and eventually coasted to a 7-3 win. Senior pitcher Melanie Mitchell allowed two earned runs on six hits, striking out 11 in seven innings.

The second game of the afternoon was much closer, but Virginia prevailed again. After the

Cavaliers took a 5-1 lead, the Flames (19-30, 8-13 Big South) scored three runs in the bottom of the third to tighten the gap.

Senior designated player Lauren Didlake hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth as the teams traded runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Liberty failed to score in the seventh despite having a runner on second with one out as Virginia held on to triumph 7-6. Freshman pitcher Aimee Chapdelaine struggled, giving up five earned runs on eight hits in three innings. Mitchell gave up just one earned in four relief innings to earn her second win of the day.

The team closes the regular season at home this weekend, playing Virginia Tech twice on Sunday and once more on national television on Monday.

The senior players will be honored with a ceremony on Sunday.

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After missing seven games with a broken hand, senior goaltender Kim Kolarik returned to action in last weekend’s season finale.

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Senior Taylor Williams stole three bases Wednesday, becoming the seventh player in Virginia history with 50 career steals.

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W Tennis | Top recruiting class builds national profile Continued from page B1 the consolation draw of the ITA Indoors and second at the ITA Atlantic Regional Tournament.

“They had offers from everywhere in the country,” coach Mark Guilbeau said. “What made everyone in the program know that we really, really wanted these three was because they were talking about their willingness to come in here to set an even higher standard, and that they were willing to do the tough things to do so.”

The spring season presented a new set of challenges for the freshmen. Unlike fall competition, the spring season for college tennis is a team game, in which individual triumphs mean nothing if the whole squad does not thrive.

“When you’re playing juniors tournaments, 99 percent of what you do is individual,” coach

Troy Porco said. “Then, when you come into the spring season here, its team versus team, and that pressure is a little bit different.”

It was evident early on that the Virginia coaching staff had an enormous amount of confidence in the trio’s ability to adapt to the new style of play. Elbaba and Nauta were placed at first and second singles respectively, while Epstein played either the No. 3 or 4 position. All three played doubles as well, with Epstein and her partner, senior Erin Vierra, headlining the lineup and ranking as high as fifth in the country. These rankings demanded high expectations, but the freshmen credit their upperclassmen teammates for their early success.

“Always playing next to each other helps us to motivate and support each other,” Nauta said.

“We cheer for each other on-

court and that definitely takes some of the pressure off.”

The Cavaliers got off to a rocky start early, going 0-3 at the ITA National Team Indoor Tournament in early February. Their woes were multiplied when Epstein injured her ankle in practice before the team’s first ACC match. Virginia continued its slide into March, falling to 3-6 and down in the national polls to No. 47. Despite the skid, Elbaba and Nauta continued to improve at the top of the lineup.

“These kids are not afraid of competition and that was some of the urgency they needed,” Guilbeau said. “They needed some of the real pressure and adversity, and I say that with all of the confidence in the world ...

They do what you want your best players to do, which is understand that pressure is a privilege; you wouldn’t have it if there wasn’t something important

about what we’re doing.”

Behind the strong play of Nauta and Elbaba, Virginia began to turn its season around. The Cavaliers stormed into Montgomery, Ala. in mid-March to win the Blue-Gray Tennis Classic for the second year in a row — this time with Nauta earning MVP honors, as well as ACC Player of the Week.

Following the tournament victory, Virginia caught fire. The Cavaliers went 10-2 in their final 12 matches, with both losses coming as 4-3 decisions to top-15 teams on the road. The results paid off when they cracked the top 15 in the ITA rankings.

Elbaba climbed to be the No. 12 singles ranking — the best of any freshman in the country.

Unsurprisingly, Nauta holds the second-highest ranking for Virginia at No. 73. Wednesday, both Elbaba and Nauta were named to the All-ACC team, while Elbaba

picked up the Freshman of the Year award. Due to its late season surge, Virginia earned the No. 3 seed and a bye in this week’s ACC Tournament.

“These tournaments are going to drive me to play even harder,” Nauta said. “I’m extremely motivated to go out a couple more times and give it my all. Hopefully we can come out and get some good wins.”

A strong finish in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments could cement the Cavaliers’ place as an elite tennis program, and if these three freshmen step more firmly into leadership roles, the future will be even brighter.

“It’s going to be incredible when that group really starts to make decisions within this team,” Guilbeau said. “We’re only going to go even further and get even better, that’s how highly I think of those three. I can’t wait to see them thrive.”

Baseball | Team improves nonconference record to 31-1 Continued from page B1 night. After Radford became the first in-state opponent to beat Virginia since the Hokies earned a 10-8 extra-inning victory March 9, 2012 — a winning streak that had spanned 11 games — the Cavaliers have restored order. Virginia rallied to beat Old Dominion 10-9 last Wednesday, earned a 6-2 win against Richmond Tuesday and added an even more lopsided victory Wednesday.

The Cavaliers reached a season-high scoring total on 16 hits, notched at least four runs in three different innings and had six different players register multi-hit games. Nobody did more damage than Downes, who finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs, four runs and a towering home run that jumpstarted a five-run eighth inning for Virginia. He also finished a double shy of the cycle.

“Brandon’s done a really nice job in that four-hole,” O’Connor said. “It’s not an easy spot to hit in, certainly it’s a lot of pres-

sure on him and you know he’s done some really great things ...

He’s an aggressive hitter and he has a lot of confidence in himself and that’s somebody that you want in that middle of the lineup.”

Junior closer Kyle Crockett continued his dominance, pitching two quick quiet innings while striking out three to record another save. He was called upon to protect an 11-8 lead in the top of the eighth, and then returned for the final inning despite the lead ballooning to eight. Crockett lowered his ERA to .51 on the year and raised his strikeout total to 45 in 35 innings.

“Kyle’s done the job all year for us,” O’Connor said. “He’s been as consistent as we’ve ever had here as a closer and as dominant as we’ve ever had.”

Crockett was one of the few bright spots on the mound for Virginia. Freshman starter Trey Oest struggled again, lasting just 2.2 innings before being replaced by freshman lefty Nathan Kirby, who surrendered

a go-ahead three-run home run to Dukes designated hitter Conner Brown that briefly put James Madison ahead 6-5.

Although the Dukes would score just twice more in the final six innings, the Cavaliers have now allowed 28 runs in their past four midweek games after surrendering just nine runs in their first eight midweek games.

The subpar pitching performance would be a moot point for Virginia, however. The Cavaliers jumped on James Madison freshman starter Michael Church, scoring five runs in the first and knocking out the Dukes’ starter before the end of the inning. Sophomore shortstop Branden Cogswell smoked a double to left field on the very first pitch of the game, and senior first baseman Jared King and sophomore outfielder Mike Papi followed with a pair of base hits.

In an inning filled with hard liners and deep flies, it was a defensive miscue by the Dukes that did the most damage.

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Howard lined a ball to the warning track in left field, and the ball bounced off the glove of the Dukes’ offensive star Chad Carroll. The ball trickled away, clearing the bases and giving the Cavaliers a 5-0 first inning lead.

The early hole may have been disappointing for the visiting Dukes, but it should not have been surprising. James Madison entered Wednesday’s contest with an abysmal 6.15 team ERA, and without a single pitcher with an ERA below four, compared to eight regulars on the Virginia pitching staff under that mark. But the Dukes also rank third in the Colonial Athletic Conference with a .318 team batting average and have now scored eight or more runs in four straight games.

James Madison sophomore reliever Luke Drayer settled things down temporarily for the Dukes after the Cavaliers’ fiverun first, retiring eight of the first nine batters he faced as the team’s offense mounted its rally.

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Cavaliers solved Drayer’s slow pitches and registered another crooked inning to regain control.

After a walk by Cogswell, King and Papi singled to tie the score at 6-6. Downes then lashed the first pitch he saw for a two-run triple and came around to score himself on an RBI groundout to give Virginia a 9-6 lead it would not relinquish.

“That’s what a good team does,” O’Connor said. “There are times that our pitching and defense picks up our offense when maybe we’re facing a tough pitcher so it’s a sign of a good club that we can win in different ways.”

Virginia will begin its series against the Hokies (25-17, 9-12 ACC) Friday in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech ranks next to last in the ACC in ERA, but has one of the most experienced and talented lineups in the conference, batting .288 as a team.

“They’re a good team, they’re a good hitting team,” Crockett said. “We’re not gonna look past them.”

Rappaport | Former sports editor considers time at newspaper Continued from page B1 cover the ITA Atlantic Regional.

Then fellow first-year Domijan endured being my first interviewee, which he might even remember, because it was his first interview at Virginia too.

I’ve never felt as small as I did looking up at his imposing 6-foot-7 frame, but fortunately for me, he appeared just as shy as I did. To this day, I’m still not sure who was more scared of whom.

Next, thank you to the women’s tennis team, the first group I covered on a regular basis. I owe a shout-out to Maria Fuccillo’s dad for saving my journalism career while it was still in its infancy.

I never would have stuck with it if it weren’t for the gloves he let me borrow. The three-mile commute to Boar’s Head was

often a tough one, as I rode my bike down Route 250 through the frigid January air. I will never forget getting lost on my way to the first match of the semester and showing up with fingers so cold I couldn’t hold my pen, let alone use it to take notes on the action.

If not for that generosity, I might have let my frazzled nerves get the best of me and quit right then. By the time the doubleheader concluded, my hands thawed and I wrapped up talking to coach Mark Guilbeau — the most entertaining and upbeat coach I encountered in my three years — I was finally felt like I had what it took.

Thank you to all the athletes and coaches who gave me their time and shared their honest, thoughtful opinions with me no matter how difficult the moment.

Asking coach Julie Myers and her players about their memories of Yeardley Love before they honored their fallen teammate in a special pregame ceremony at the 2011 home opener stands as the hardest set of interviews I ever conducted. I wasn’t even at the University yet at the time of Love’s passing, but they still welcomed me in and embraced the opportunity to divulge their heartfelt sentiments.

Interviews after a team loses are usually the most dreaded part of sports writing, but every team I came into contact with displayed the utmost class. I vividly recall approaching coach George Gelnovatch after a crushing late season loss for the men’s soccer team, and just as I came within earshot, he muttered to someone that he had “nothing good to say” about his team’s

performance. Nevertheless, he spoke with me for several minutes, patiently fielding my probing questions about what exactly had led to the defeat.

I would be remiss not to also thank the teams themselves for providing me with an abundance of compelling storylines.

I always felt my job was to relate the stories, but the subjects of my writing deserved the credit for creating the events that I simply retold. Not every college sports writer has the chance to write about Olympic gold medal winners, conference champions and programs on the rise, so for that, I am lucky.

Finally, thank you to my team. I was never alone in this endeavor. Thank you to my parents for supporting me when you could have told me to spend the 20-plus hours per week on some-

thing that actually paid. Thank you to my readers for making it all worthwhile. Thank you to Ashley Robertson, Matt Welsh and Stacy Kruczkowski for building this economics and statistics major into a writer. Thank you to Ashley, Daniel Weltz, Fritz Metzinger and all my Cavalier Daily peers for always having my back no matter the adversity we faced: deadlines, breaking stories and even concussions – yes, journalists get hurt too.

Though I’m sad to leave, I say goodbye with the peace of mind that The Cavalier Daily is in good hands. Come August, when I set up permanent residence in Rouss Robertson Hall as a graduate commerce student, I look forward to once again picking up the paper and zipping right to the sports section. After all, tradition never graduates.

M Tennis | Virginia hopes to finally break through at NCAAs Continued from page B1 for the team.

Since the Duke match, Virginia has encountered little to no real opposition — no other conference opponent has tallied more than a single point against them. Whether indoors, outdoors, on the road or at home, the Cavaliers have been dominant across the board. Another ACC title sits firmly in their crosshairs and beyond that, a shot at an elusive national championship.

In each of the past two national championship matches, the Cavaliers have faced off against perennial rival University of

Southern California and lost heartbreaking matches. In 2011 the team clawed back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the score, but Sanam Singh lost a three-set battle to Daniel Nguyen and the Trojans emerged victorious.

A year later, the Trojans and Cavaliers met once again. After trading the first few matches, USC took a 3-2 lead. Each of the final two matches went to third sets, but current junior Justin Shane lost a hard-fought contest to Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4).

“You can only give yourself a chance, which we’ll continue to do every year,” Boland said, “I feel like we play outstanding

tennis in the postseason year in and year out. We just need to leave it on the court every single day, try to become better tennis players all the way to the end, and try to make the most of it.”

Past Virginia lineups have hardly been devoid of talent, including the likes of Somdev Devvarman, Drew Courtney and Michael Shabaz, among others. But this year’s roster boasts some of the nation’s best players in junior Alex Domijan, senior Jarmere Jenkins and Frank. With freshmen Mac Styslinger, the Shane brothers and Uriguen rounding out the starting lineup — not to men-

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The players, however, believe what sets them apart from past teams is their chemistry.

“We just get along so well,” Styslinger said, “Everyone on the team is best friends with each other and we’ve spent a lot of time together recently, so that’s good and that will help us.”

This year, Virginia has already posted important wins against top teams, most notably USC in February’s National Team Indoors. Brimming with talent and confidence, there is no question that this year’s Cav-

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“We know that this is a new season and the important thing is that we’re healthy, feeling good and playing great tennis,” Boland said, “We’re excited to play the tournament this weekend. We’ll leave it on the court every single day for the rest of the year, and just try to find little ways to improve all the way to the end.”

After a first-round bye, the Cavaliers will face either North Carolina or Miami in Friday’s quarterfinals. Should they advance, they will play in the semifinals Saturday and the championship Sunday.

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By Ty Vanover By now, students who regularly pass by the Fralin Museum on Rugby Road have probably noticed a big change in the terrace in front of the University’s art museum.

“Oriforme,” a monumental sculpture by the late Alsatian artist Jean Arp, on long-term loan to the University from the National Gallery in Washington, has taken up residence on the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Plaza, where it will remain for the next two years. The work has replaced Henry Moore’s “Seated Woman,” which occupied the spot since 2011.

“Several months ago, [Fralin Director] Bruce Boucher and I approached the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. about the possibility of a loan from its sculpture collection,” said Matthew Affron, an associate professor of art history and modern art curator at the Fralin. “These discussions continued over a period of several weeks and had a very happy outcome: a long-term loan.”

Boucher and Affron did not immediately decide on displaying the Arp sculpture, however.

“We reviewed a number of pieces and chose the Arp because it represented a different kind of statement from the Moore,” Boucher said.

That statement, according to Affron, lies in the work’s combination of the abstract and organic with the modern material of stainless steel. Arp, an integral member of the European Dada movement and world renowned avantgarde pioneer, designed the sculpture in 1962. In 1972, it was cast into its present large-scale form.

“Oriform” is an example of Arp’s work in biomorphic abstraction — the term given to the trend of taking living, breathing things and using them as a creative force in modern art. In “Oriforme,” Arp plays with the idea of a shape that is fundamental to nature — the circle — and

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The piece’s title stems from the idea of the orifice as a natural component of living things. The combination of the organic and life-inspired subject matter with stainless steel creates a compelling relationship between the natural and the industrial — one that should not be overlooked during its time at the University, Boucher said.

“Oriforme will be of interest to students of sculpture, as well as students of modern art in general,” Boucher said.

“It will also command the attention of students of French literature because of Arp’s poetry celebrating the ambiguous nature of this sculptural form.”

Indeed, the sculpture is something everyone in the University community can value. It isn’t often that a work as esteemed as Arp’s is installed in such an easily accessible location.

“Bringing Jean Arp’s Oriforme to Grounds helps the Fralin fulfill its commitment to introduce important works of art to the University and the surrounding communities,” Boucher said. “Neither the museum nor the University has [another] major piece of sculpture of the caliber of Arp’s late work.”

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BY EUGENIE QUAN Believe it or not, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been around for an entire decade now. Whereas most bands would have faded into obscurity since then, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs prove that they are more than capable of producing fresh, new music with the release of their latest album, ‘Mosquito,’ last week.

Since debuting their wildly successful album, ‘Fever to Tell,’ in 2003, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have developed a reputation for their unpredictability. Their music is never static and is most definitely never confined to one genre. ‘Fever to Tell’ was an art punk masterpiece featuring only guitars, drums and lead singer, Karen O’s primitive screaming and wailing vocals.

‘Show Your Bones,’ the group’s second effort, was considerably tamer, favoring a more melodic core over the hardly bottled up maniacal energy of ‘Fever.’ ‘It’s Blitz!,’ Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ third and my personal favorite album by the band, left the punk rock sound for a more ‘80s new wave, avant-pop feel.

The variety within ‘Mosquito’ alone is astounding. The album listens like a mixtape — every song consists of a differ-

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With any album with such variety, some songs will inevitably shine more brightly than others. “Buried Alive,” one of the album’s weaker songs, features “Dr. Octagon” or Kool Keith and it serves as a strong reminder that rap and Karen O’s banshee-like vocals should never mix.

But after several listens through the album, several gems do emerge. “Subway” is a wistful, evocative collage of sounds, consisting of noises from the New York City subway in the background that serve as a befitting complement to Karen O’s delicate falsetto. “Wedding Song” is a beautiful ballad that serves both as a soothing comedown from the more frenetic songs such as “Area 52,” and as an apt conclusion to the album. Though many of the songs do not quite reach potential, and “Maps” — of ‘Fever to Tell’ fame — will always be my favorite song, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs continue to push more boundaries and explore their capabilities as a band, which is no small feat considering their history. Even as a decade-old band, ‘Mosquito’ proves that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will remain relevant for years to come.

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‘Lonelyhearts’ warms up

Cold War Kids return from two-year hiatus improved [ by emily benedict ]

After the release of the thoroughly disappointing 2011 album ‘Mine is Yours’ and a subsequent two-year hiatus, Cold War Kids have finally returned with the release of their fourth studio album ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts.’ When the group debuted in 2004 it mesmerized fans with powerful, yet fun singles like “Hang Me Up to Dry” and “Hospital Beds,” but efforts by the band since then have certainly tapered off. Fortunately, ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts’ — bar a few tracks that seem longer than the Cold War itself — helps build hope for what I had deemed to be a lost cause.

“Miracle Mile,” the album’s first single, helped to create both commercial and critical anticipation for Cold War Kids’ new release. Although the quartet struggled to gain any sort of critical

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Although “Miracle Mile” may push beyond ‘Mine is Yours,’ the new song “Tuxedos” looks further back — thankfully, much further back.

Almost reminiscent Otis Redding’s version of “A Change is Gonna Come” with a little less soul, the old-school sound of “Tuxedos” is refreshing.

Sadly, however, a select few tracks degenerate into the foursome’s bad habits. “Bottled Affection” and “Loner Phase” both attempt an electro-rock fusion that didn’t work well on ‘Mine Is Yours’ and doesn’t sound any better this goround. In an age of mass dubstep appeal, rock should stay rock.

But even some of the album’s less electronically

charged tracks fall a bit short. “Bitter Poem,” for instance, stays true to its title and leaves listeners feeling bitter, as lines about “watching umbrellas wash away in the rain” turn a fun band into a troupe of melodramatic whiners. And when the weaker tracks aren’t overdramatic, they’re frustratingly shallow. “Lost That Easy” is a notable loser, despite its admittedly charming chorus. If all you can say about a song is the chorus is kind of catchy then it’s probably not worth listening to.

With only a couple redeeming songs that appeal to a more classic Cold War Kids sound, the latest from the band doesn’t satisfy. Still, the possibility of another “Hang Me Up to Dry”-esque standard is not totally lost. Maybe it’ll come the next time around — we’ll only have to wait out their next two-year hiatus to find out.

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‘Pines’ misses the wood for the trees

by Jamie Shalvey When I walked into the movie theater to see ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ I expected something great. With an all-star cast including Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes and Bradley Cooper, fresh off of his Best Actor nomination, I was sure I wouldn’t be disappointed with the movie.

Sadly, these actors’ performances were by far the best part of a lengthy film with not much else to boast. ‘ Pines’ follows a hood rat motorcyclist, Luke (Gosling), as he runs into an old fling, Ro (Mendes) and discovers that he fathered her 1-year-old son Jason. In order to prove himself worthy to a woman who is already with another man, he does anything he can to acquire enough money to support her and his son. When this ends up getting him into a serious amount of trouble, the local cop Avery (Cooper) steps in.

The film is divided into three distinct sections — one part features Luke, the next focuses on Avery and the third is set 15 years later with Luke and Avery’s sons both grown old — interesting in concept but poor in execution. Because of the unexpected flash forward, the movie seemed to last about half an hour longer than it should have, with no added value.

The film, however, does take an interesting perspective on crime and justice. Because Gosling can make you love the undesirable — in this case a tattoo-covered outlaw — Luke appears sensitive and caring as a simple father bending the law to provide for his family. When he is seemingly brought to justice by Avery, the audience is consequently appalled and slightly disgusted by the hero-worship Avery receives and by the corruption in the police department that ensues. This could have been done very well, but Cooper’s performance falters with a multi-dimensional character that was not developed well enough to be meaningful.

Gosling, however, is phenomenal as always, in what seems to be a very natural role for him. He plays this character like no one else could. The multitude of tattoos, including a face tattoo, a ripped Metallica T-shirt, the motorcycle — these all weirdly remind me of what I think Gosling would be like if he weren’t an actor. Perhaps this is what makes Luke so oddly likable — a thug with a heart.

The biggest fault of ‘Pines’ is that nothing presented is vaguely believable. For a film presented in such a mundane setting, downtrodden Schenectady, NY, a plot laden with bank robberies, motorcycle chases, police force corruption and drug abuse was unrealistic. Only compounding this disconnect were the many — read: excessive — links found between Avery and Luke and their families. It was hard to believe that the sons would end up being lumped together 15 years later.

Ultimately, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ was a unique, intense film — with a brilliant soundtrack I might add — but it seems to have faltered because of the director’s need to be different. If you go, go for Gosling, because his electric performance is a shining star in a mediocre film.

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To say I had low expectations when I decided to see ‘Scary Movie 5’ this past weekend is an understatement.

I had the good fortune of avoiding the first four installments of the socalled ‘comedy’ franchise, and I was reluctant to end this streak. Unfortunately, my suspicions were only confirmed. The only thing weirder than the movie was its eyebrowraising audience — full of obnoxious high-schoolers, rowdy couples and regretful middle-aged parents.

The film’s opening scene served as a spoof of the ‘Paranormal Activity’ series, featuring none other than Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan.

In hardly five minutes, the duo managed not only to thoroughly make fun of themselves, but also to crack a few crude, tasteless sexual jokes. I mean, what did anyone expect from two washed-up celebrities whose most notable accomplishment as of late has been checking out of rehab?

As the movie continues, the central plot begins to develop around the pitiful Dan and Jody — a naïve couple who, after a series of ridiculous events, end up as the legal guardians of Sheen’s estranged children. Not to spoil too much, but at this point Sheen has died, while a creature named “Mama” has raised his missing children. Oh, and by the way, Snoop Lion and Mac Miller have rescued Sheen’s kids from an abandoned log cabin, while attempting to smoke a blunt the size of Paula Abdul. Yeah, it’s better not to ask questions. I understand that these spoofs are meant to be preposterous plot-wise, but the humor on display in this movie is unbelievably stale, unsophisticated and basic. Although we usually disagree, there’s a reason Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a 5 percent rating.

Surprisingly, Dan (Simon Rex) and Jody (Ashley Tisdale) do muster up some theatrical chemistry. But to be honest, absolutely nothing could have saved this movie from the moment its 86-minute runtime commenced. After Dan and Jody inherit Sheen’s kids, the plot literally ends.

From here on out, the movie takes you on a vomit-inducing roller coaster of tragically unfunny scenes borrowed from a handful of significantly more entertaining films. In its entirety, ‘Scary Movie 5’ includes spoofs of ‘The Evil Dead,’ ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Rise of the Planet Apes,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Sinister,’ and more. I guess you could consider the film’s wide range of parodies a theatrical merit of its own.

But sadly, no clever twists or creative spins are incorporated into the lampoons — just a mere excess of brainless violence, a hairy overweight nanny and jokes concerning incest. In fact, I’m still wondering how the movie retained its PG-13 rating. After all, it’s the hormonally charged adolescents who sustain the trashy franchise’s high return on investment.

Ultimately, it seems like the film makes a living off its abundance of peculiar cameos — at one point audience members encounter Bow Wow, Mike Tyson and a pregnant Heather Locklear. Just picture Locklear dressed as a ballerina in her third trimester as her water breaks all over her partner’s face as he lifts her up above his head. Sound idiotic? That’s because it is. In the end, that’s what ‘Scary Movie 5’ fails to realize: hyperbolic stupidity doesn’t equate to comedy. Nevertheless, the movie came in at number two at the box office — earning a stupefying $14.2 million. Sure, sex sells — and apparently so does stupidity.

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c x c music marks t h e Spinning me round spot (like a record) Local music stores make 4/20 day to remember By james cassar

It’s April 20 and I am a deep sea diver. Instead of exploring the ocean for coins, I'm scouring an endless tangle of milk crates and dust-caked paper for a perfect find. I'm not blazed, but I am blazing a new trail at the sweet speed of 33 1/3 RPM. After all, it's Record Store Day, an audiophile's second Christmas.

On every third Saturday in April since 2007, the event has brought together music lovers worldwide to engage in a revitalization of and conversation about a far-too-dated format. With Jack White as this year's official RSD ambassador, the fun began with a day full of exclusive pressings — including the 10th-anniversary edition of the White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’ — in-store performances and a sense of camaraderie that can only emanate from a locally owned record shop.

Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall is home to two stores, Sidetracks and Melody Supreme, both of which had their share of unique offerings and loyal followers. Unsurprisingly, I was joined by 30 other eager buyers 45 minutes before Melody opened its doors, and showed up early enough to score a free compilation from the indielicious Sub Pop record label.

Once inside, it became something closer to a mosh pit than a music marketplace, with everyone scrambling to grab their finds, many of which were one of just 500 copies distributed across the globe.

Despite this mad dash, the room was filled with kind-hearted middle-age collectors eager to help anyone find a particular release.

I walked away with cellophane-wrapped albums from New Found Glory, The Postal Service and a two-track split featuring the relentless hardcore bands Title Fight and Touche Amore, among other unmistakably awesome picks. The massive list of special releases also included a live box set from the Dave Matthews Band, the first vinyl edition of Linkin Park's debut ‘Hybrid Theory,’ and a special white-colored pressing of Notorious B.I.G.'s ‘Ready to Die.’ While Big Boi tore it up as a part of the University’s SpringFest on the same day, the in-store acoustic sets from Sons of Bill and The Anatomy of Frank at Sidetracks gave the day an extra layer of awesome. Nationwide, storegoers even saw the likes of Paramore, Wavves and Jimmy Eat World.

I saw at least five people proudly donning T-shirts that urged everyone to “support [their] local record store.” Even if a turntable isn't in your bedroom, they're definitely worth checking out. Record Store Day, despite all the hype and attention, can occur 365 days a year. Take it for a spin.

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‘PHEONIX’ Rises

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The low-profile Charlotte Aitchison, who performs under the moniker Charli XCX and gained international popularity as the featured artist of Icona Pop’s anthemic “I Love It,” recently released her own studio debut, ‘True Romance,’ an album full of songs about love, relationships and partying. But even while working with these standard pop record themes, Aitchison does not seem to have mastered a standard sound.

Charli XCX has the appropriately scuzzy and seductive voice of any great pop star, but her own songs fall unexcitingly between the obscurity of an artist like Grimes and the rousing popularity of an Ellie Goulding. Aitchison is at her best when she is collaborating.

In “ Cloud Aura,” for instance, Aitchison delivers the album’s strongest track when she collaborates with the hip-hop artist Brooke Candy; Charli clearly has an ear for production, creating a call-and response not only of her own melodic vocals with Candy’s emphatic rapping style, but also including some rapping of her own. While her own rap-style ends up sounding more like plain speech with some light inflections, it’s an honest and intriguing combination of both voices.

The track “ Grins” shares characteristics with a sentimental Tegan and Sara song, whereas “You’re the One” is slow, dark and elegiac, along the lines of a Lana Del Rey track.

Charli XCX doesn’t fall into any one particular vocal style, alternating between inflected speech and more conventional singing on almost every track.

But if her musical offerings vary, her lyrical ones don’t.

Tracks’ themes don’t stray far from reflections on current or past relationships.

“I got to phase you out my zone / Hope you realize now that I’m never coming home / You were meant to be alone,” she exclaims to a lost lover at one point, demonstrating the fact that Charli’s tunes don’t need political overtones to connect with listeners. For dance-pop lovers, ‘True Romance’ is a dream come true.

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ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS: “NO END IN SIGHT” - “BEYOND THE FLAMES” By robert shimshock

courtesy glassnote By lucie hanes From garage band kids to kings of Coachella, the members of Phoenix have come a long way since the turn of the millennium. This French quartet first raced to the top of the charts with ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,’ and now, nearly four years later, they’re diving back into the mainstream scene.

In typical Phoenix fashion, the group has tested its audience’s patience in the years since ‘Wolfgang,’ but ‘Bankrupt!’ is well worth the wait.

Phoenix’s fifth full-length album is much more than just a “victory lap,” as Thomas Mars sings in the title track. Not content simply to ride the coattails of its 2009 success, the band spares no effort this time around. ‘Bankrupt!’ didn’t reach stores until Tuesday, but thanks to iTunes it got the chance to make a big impression much earlier. For a limited time, the site offered an exclusive opportunity to listen to the entirety of Phoenix’s new album for free. The result of this new creative collaboration? An influx of enthusiastic reviews and possibly the best marketing method the band could have asked for.

“Entertainment”, the lead single off ‘Bankrupt!,’ shows that Phoenix is certainly moving forward but hasn’t forgotten what carried them up in the first place. Turning tracks that are reminiscent of hits like “1901,” “Lasso” and “Lisztomania,” the band sticks close to what it knows. Streamlined and clean like ‘Wolfgang,’ but with an extra touch of synth to blow up the background, this sneak-peek track is the perfect introduction to all the rest that follow.

Other tracks hearken back to group’s last record as well. “Bankrupt!,” the album’s title track, bears a strong resemblance to “Love Like a Sunset,” as both tunes are experiments in electronic ebb and flow. “Trying to Be Cool,” the song that Phoenix introduced during its performance on Saturday Night Live, matches calmer styles found on parts of ‘Wolfgang’ but also on the group’s older albums, reaching back to 2006’s ‘It’s Never Been Like That’ and even 2004’s ‘Alphabetical.’

Phoenix does take some opportunities to branch out, however, like in the track “The Real Thing,” which layers synthetic bass behind Mars’ vocals to give this song a deeper sound with subtle background pitches that contrast the guitar riffs on the foreground. The quartet uses the album to convey a message, with songs like “S.O.S. in Bel Air,” “Bourgeois” and “Oblique City,” which express a discontent with life in the fast lane and a sense of dissatisfaction with the state of society.

With these undercurrents, Phoenix steps beyond the comfort zone of ‘Wolfgang’ and gives itself a new image, founded in a fresh sense of complexity, both musically and lyrically.

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If you're a true metal fan, you've likely been spending the last few weeks biting your fingernails with your Monthly Metal Allowance crinkling in your pocket while you anxiously scan The Cavalier Daily for my judgment of Killswitch Engage's latest album, ‘Disarm the Descent.’

The Massachusetts quintet was hailed as the crusaders of metalcore after their 2002 effort, ‘Alive or Just Breathing.’ Following the subsequent departure of vocalist Jesse Leach, the band took a new direction with Howard Jones, a man whose crooning baritone could quite easily win the hearts of any ‘American Idol’ crowd before scaring them all out of the filming location with the sharpest scream/growl combo since Stefano Fiori of Graveworm.

But this isn’t about Jones or the KSE of 2003-2012; this is about the return of Leach and the revival of the raw yet refined, savagely chaotic yet soul-cleansing sound for which many a fan yearned. ‘Disarm the Descent’ is not about proving a point; it is about recovering a way of music.

Particularly after the negative message behind KSE’s last album, Leach’s comeback is most marked by lyrics of struggle and redemption.

In the pre-chorus driven by Mike D’Antonio’s bass in “In Due Time,” Leach screams “What victory/when my soul is weak/where does my help come from?” The screeching hold of the last syllable and lead vocalist Adam Dutkiewicz’s guttural, backing yells simultaneously showers strife and a nostalgic brutality upon the lead single.

Deeper into the album, this sense of urgency is not only bolstered in “New Awakening” in lines such as “I’d rather burn out than fade away” but also by the rapid pace and relatively short track lengths of ‘Disarm the Descent,’ the result being an album filled with short adrenaline shots, most of which are unable to make a long-lasting impression.

The constant quick track paces and lengths seem to shift the focus of the album away from the building of momentum in individual songs and toward an expected verse-chorus-bridge-chorus track structure during which listeners are too much reminded of what is coming instead of what is present.

The mixing of the record, while generally solid, seems to subtract from a rawness on what I believe to be the best new KSE song, moreover their best track of all time, and a song which wasn’t even truly on the actual album: the demo of “No End in Sight.” That version noticeably varies from its final version on the album in terms of Leach’s harsh vocals. Although the screams and growls on the demo are less distinct than on the album version, they are coarser and more reminiscent of the aggression displayed by Leach in his side project, Times of Grace.

The track features a signature speech intro — like on KSE’s “Numbered Days” and Time of Grace’s “Strength in Numbers” — before its second verse sees Dutkiewicz solemnly stating that we are “no longer numb to the pain/knowing that we fight to the grave/wash away the fear of our ignorance,” the same words echoed in Leach’s screams lending a cryptic feeling to the track. Drawing on all of KSE’s strengths, this song easily made its way onto my “KSE Classics” list.

Despite being limited by its song structures, ‘Disarm the Descent’ has not so much been squandered by KSE as it has redefined and revitalized the band while maintaining its metalcore sound.

Courtesy Roadrunner Records

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 | The Cavalier Daily

W Lacrosse | Strong game at Duke determines Tournament chances Continued from page B1 Devil freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea for her 26th goal of the year and second of the day. Bocklet’s score brought then-No. 9 Virginia within one at halftime of an eventual 13-7 home loss, a result that dropped the Cavaliers to 5-5 and 0-3 in conference play.

“I think that there were a couple of times we just broke and made a couple of mistakes and just came up really empty [and] gave Duke, who’s a really disciplined team and really well-organized team, too many opportunities,” Virginia coach Julie Myers said.

Thursday afternoon in Chapel Hill, Virginia (8-8, 1-4 ACC) will play Duke (11-4, 2-3 ACC) for a second time, this time in the ACC Tournament’s first round.

The winner will face No. 1 Maryland, the tournament’s

top seed, in Friday’s semifinal.

The Cavaliers have fallen to a season-low No. 19 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll and only earned the conference tournament’s fifth seed last week with a 10-5 win against Virginia Tech in their regular season finale. Considering Virginia’s slipping ranking and season-long struggles against top teams, the Cavaliers’ play against Duke may well determine their NCAA Tournament prospects. Virginia has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of Myers’ 17 years as coach.

“I think we beat Duke and we’re maybe a step inside the bubble in terms of being able to get in,” Myers said. “I think we beat Maryland and we get the job done…So, I think one win at the ACC’s is hopefully enough; two would definitely … do it.”

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come into the game ranked No. 7 in the country and have won seven of their last 10 games.

The team has benefitted greatly from Duryea’s presence in goal. The freshman did not enter the starting lineup until the second half of Duke’s 15-6 loss to the Terrapins on Feb. 24.

Since her first start, a March 2 win against Vanderbilt in Durham, the Blue Devils have posted a 7-3 record. Duryea’s .522 save rate has translated to Duke’s ACC-best 8.40 saves per game.

A focus for Virginia against the Blue Devils may be the scoring threat from Bocklet. As the Cavaliers’ leader in goals and assists with 32 and 18, respectively, Bocklet has cooled in the weeks following Duke’s visit to Charlottesville. She averaged 2.6 goals per game in Virginia’s first 10 contests of the year but has scored only three goals in

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the past five games. The Northwestern transfer did not score in losses to No. 20 Boston College and the No. 4 Wildcats.

Another key to the game will be limiting Blue Devil senior attacker Mackenzie Hommel and junior midfielder Maddy Morrissey, who combined for seven goals and two assists when the teams played at Klöckner Stadium. Hommel ended the regular season with a team-high 41 goals, and her 2.73 goals per game ranks fifth in the ACC. The last time Virginia and Duke played, junior Liz Colgan was in the cage for the Cavaliers. Colgan, who backs up senior goalkeeper Kim Kolarik, recorded six saves in the second of her seven high-quality starts as Kolarik recovered from a broken hand. Kolarik finally returned to the lineup in the April 17 win against Vir-

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“It’s been hard, after starting for two and a half seasons, to break my hand and have to sit, but now I’m back and it is great,” Kolarik said after the game. “This week in practice has been really good. I feel like it is getting better every day.

I’m 100 percent and I’m happy because it is just in time for ACCs.” Myers has coached the Cavaliers since 1996 and assisted Cavalier great Jane Miller, a two-time NCAA Championship winner, from 1992 to 1994. Her years in Charlottesville have included clutch victories and untimely defeats, and in that respect, Thursday’s game is by no means uncharted territory.

“I mean, I’m a really positive, optimistic person, and I mean, I think we can do it,” Myers said. “I think we’re going to beat Duke on Thursday.”