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Ad provokes speculation Pundits suggest McDonnell looks to increase national appeal, improve possible vice-presidential chances

By Callie Jacobs

Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Thomas Bynum | Cavalier Daily

Brian Moran, the Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, spoke downtown yesterday about Gov. Bob McDonnell’s possible vice-presidential ambitions.

Former Dean dies, aged 82 Cavalier Daily Senior Writers

John Augustus Herring, III, former director of Newcomb Hall, assistant dean and significant donor to the University’s LGBTQ communities, passed away Friday at the age of 82.

Herring was a Virginia Military Institute graduate and U.S. Air Force veteran who moved to Charlottesville in 1958.

Bob Elkins, a 1979 College graduate and Serpentine Society Board of Directors member, said Herring “really gave birth to the queer movement at the University.”

Elkins said Herring contributed significantly to the members of the University community affected by the AIDS epidemic of the 1970s and 1980s. At the time, many students who had AIDS were disowned by their parents, he said, and during the course of 15 years “John personally made over 20 trips to care for current and former University students dying of AIDS.”

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Suit opposes injections Department of Corrections follows incorrect execution protocol, attorneys allege

By Kelly Kaler

Director of Newcomb Hall helped develop U.Va.’s student activities organizations, Cozart says

By Abby Meredith and Thomas Forman II

Gov. Bob McDonnell released a television advertisement yesterday highlighting the economic progress the state of Virginia has made during his term, prompting speculation about McDonnell’s possible vice-presidential aspirations.

In the advertisement, McDonnell highlights many recent economic developments across the state, in particular emphasizing that Virginia now has the lowest unemployment rate in three years, as well as the state’s 2011

selection as “America’s best state for business” by CNBC and its budget surpluses.

Center for Politics spokesperson Geoffrey Skelley said McDonnell’s advertisement was unprecedented, especially given Virginia’s constitution prevents him from seeking gubernatorial re-election.

“Spending almost $400,000 on an ad campaign and you’re not even technically running for anything is highly unusual,” Skelley said. “I don’t know of a previous case of this and it defi-

When Student Council withheld funding from the Gay Student Union in the 1970s because the University was not open to the union’s viewpoints, Herring permitted the group to hold biweekly dances in Newcomb Ballroom, which allowed members to fundraise, Elkins said.

Vice President for Development Wayne Cozart said Herring not only supported the fledgling LGBTQ communities, but also helped develop all aspects of student life.

“He was instrumental in building traditional union structure for the University,” Cozart said. “Prior to that, all student activities resided in fraternities. He worked very hard to build [a] student activities base outside the fraternities.”

Alexander “Sandy” Gilliam, the University’s protocol and history officer, said once Newcomb Hall was built, Herring helped to expand the activities and functions of student programs.

“He had a very positive influ-

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia Department of Corrections may be misusing procedures of medicine, anesthesiology and pharmacy when administering lethal injections, according to a complaint filed earlier this week by Alexandria attorneys Meghan Shapiro and Christopher Leibig.

Shapiro and Leibig allege individuals who do not hold a medical or pharmaceutical license, but are still administering lethal injections, are legally prohib-

ited from administering or distributing any kind of drugs or medicine..

Since Virginia executioners are not licensed medical professionals, Shapiro, a criminal defense attorney who exclusively represents men and women indicted for capital murder, said in a press release Virginia Department of Corrections officers and employees are illegally administering lethal injections.

“I would like to see the Richmond City Circuit Court require the Department of Corrections to comply with all of Virginia’s

laws and regulations, including those concerning the administration of anesthesia and the handling of controlled chemicals,” Shapiro said in an email. “It is important that someone holds the Department of Corrections accountable. They should not be permitted to operate outside the law.”

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Local resident stabbed

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Thomas Bynum | Cavalier Daily

A 28-year-old man was taken to the University Medical Center after being stabbed yesterday morning on the 100 Block of West Main St.

Courtesy Claire Kaplan

John Augustus Herring, III (left), the former Director of Newcomb Hall and a supporter of the Serpentine Society, died Friday at 82.

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Sophomore golfer Benjamin Rusch sank a five-foot par putt on the 54th and final hole of last weekend’s ACC Tournament in New London, N.C. to become the first Cavalier to win an individual conference championship since 1955.

Charlottesville Police are investigating a stabbing which occurred at 1 a.m. yesterday on the 100 Block of West Main St. on the Downtown Mall, leaving a local resident hospitalized.

Charlottesville Police Lt. Ronnie Roberts said two groups of men started verbally assaulting each other, which esca-

lated into physical violence .

A member from one group stabbed a 28-year-old male in the torso . The victim was taken to the University Medical Center for treatment, where his condition yesterday appeared to be stable.

Roberts said police do not yet know what sparked the dis-

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Student Council passed its fall activities budget Tuesday evening, allocating $17,000 to fund summer and fall initiatives. Council members also approved the formation of an ad hoc committee to review Council bylaws to make it easier for time-constrained graduate school representatives to participate in Council.

A Miller Center of Public Affairs report presented in Washington, D.C. Monday afternoon suggested Congress can improve the U.S. transportation system by framing the transportation debate around issues of economic growth and the election.

agreement and are still searching for the assailant.

Roberts declined to comment further as the investigation is still ongoing, but said, “The assailant groups were known to each other, and this was not a random occurrence.”

—compiled by Donald Sensabaugh

Higher Education President Barack Obama held a conference Tuesday which discussed the upcoming changes to student loans. Obama called for bipartisan cooperation to ensure Congress maintains student loans’ current interest rate.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012 | The Cavalier Daily

Three-Day Weather Forecast TODAY High of 79˚

TONIGHT Low of 49˚

Cloudy with showers and a possible afternoon thunderstorm.

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. North wind from 5 mph to 10 mph.

Provided by the Cavalier Weather Service

TOMORROW High of 68˚

TOMORROW NIGHT Low of 47˚

Partly sunny with a north wind Mostly cloudy with yet another becoming southeast around chance of showers.

5 mph.

The one-day break from rain has come and gone, and showers and a possible storm move in today. Skies clear briefly on Friday, followed by cooler weather and increasing cloudiness for the weekend.

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SATURDAY High of 64˚ Cloudy skies with a chance of showers.

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IN BRIEF

College students discuss drugs’, alcohol’s impacts

Third-year Engineering student Alex Reber represented the University yesterday at a panel discussion in Richmond which discussed the impacts of drugs and alcohol on the safety of college campuses. The panel, which was hosted by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, also included five other student representatives from Radford University, Old Dominion, Virginia State, Vir-

ginia Highlands Community College and Blue Ridge Community College.

The panel was part of an annual series SCHEV has conducted for the last five years, in which student leaders discuss topics relevant to higher education. SCHEV spokesperson Kirsten Nelson said this year’s decision to cover drug- and alcohol-related issues stemmed from consistent student reflec-

tions and concern about the day-to-day hazards associated with controlled substance abuse on college campuses.

Student representatives yesterday shared their perspectives on alcohol and drug use on their campuses, and how they felt substance use impacted safety at their schools.

Reber said the student representatives gather information and “pass it along to [SCHEV]

to inform their policy decisions,” to ensure “that [college students’] lives are made better by the policies that are implemented by these institutions.”

Reber said each of the represented schools had a different drug and alcohol culture, but the representatives all agreed learning “cannot be compromised” by narcotics use.

“We emphasized that there are so many ways to view the prob-

lem from each individual school and that there isn’t one solution to fit all schools,” Reber said.

He said he saw the University as a leader in addressing alcohol and drug usage, particularly its implementation of schoolwide surveys to acquire actual data about student substance use to help accurately evaluate the school’s approach to drug policies.

—compiled by Anna Perina

Advertisement| Governor may aim to rehabilitate image Continued from page A1 nitely struck people as unusual.”

M c D o n n e l l s p o ke s p e r s o n Tucker Martin declined to comment on whether the advertisement signifies, as some political pundits have suggested, McDonnell’s attempt to increase his appeal as a running mate to likely Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

“Lots of folks have mentioned his name for vice president [but] they’ve mentioned lots of names,” Martin said. “That’s something absolutely out of our

control.”

Instead, Martin said the advertisement, though certainly rare, intended to raise awareness of positive developments during McDonnell’s term.

“This ad is about all the great things happening in Virginia,” Martin said. “We’re probably the first Virginia governor to run an ad during their term, but governors use any method to send out a positive message about [their] administration.”

Skelley said he thought McDonnell’s promotion of the state’s economic progress could be

a way of exorcising some of the negative attention he has garnered for his conservative stance on social issues.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt McDonnell would be very interested in being the vice-presidential nominee with Romney,” Skelley said. “The main drawback to Romney picking him is that McDonnell has signed a few controversial bills into laws, such as the ultrasound bill. These laws could distract Romney’s campaign [because] Romney’s economic. That’s his appeal.”

Brian Moran, the Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia , said the conservatism of recent decisions made by the Virginia legislature was a “crippling blow to [McDonnell’s] national image.”

“It is a slick ad that seems to be ill-conceived after the legislative session,” Moran said. “He’s using the recent ad campaign to polish his image after the legislative session.”

Skelley said Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball election analysis, which offers predictions for upcoming political

contests nationwide, marked McDonnell as being in the second-tier of Romney’s potential vice-presidential selections. He said Romney was more likely to choose Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-Louisiana or Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin.

Moran said, however, he thought McDonnell would accept a vice-presidential nomination if given the opportunity.

—Staff Writer Lizzy Turner contributed to this article.

Dean | LGBTQ advocate ‘very jovial, interesting’ Elkins says Continued from page A1 ence on the workings of Newcomb Hall,” Gilliam said. “When Newcomb Hall was opened [student activities] moved over to Newcomb [and] they were able to do lots more interesting things.”

Cozart said Herring was a strident advocate for students and was known to help students financially to ensure they could stay in school. He said his favorite story about Herring arose from Her-

ring’s decision to write a student a letter of recommendation for admission to the University’s Law School. When the Law School denied the student’s admission, Herring allegedly stormed into the Dean of the Law School’s office and slammed the door so hard the glass window shattered.

Herring’s generosity continued after he retired from the University in 1989. In the early 2000s, Herring donated $50,000 to the University’s Serpentine Society to

the John Herring Scholarship for Social Awareness. The scholarship awards $5,000 to “a current undergraduate or graduate student ... who demonstrates leadership, citizenship, and fellowship and has actively supported, through volunteerism and advocacy, the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Virginia,” according to the organization’s website.

The Cavalier Daily Alumni Association annually awards a $1,000 scholarship in Herring’s name

“to supplement an unpaid or lowpaid internship in a media-related field,” according to the organization’s website.

Elkins said Herring was a “very jovial and interesting person,” and both Cozart and Elkins said he enjoyed fine arts and antiques, donating sculptures and pieces of art to the University Art Museum later in his life. Herring supported and attended numerous other kinds of performing arts at the University.

“John was interested in and passionate about the arts,” Cozart said. “In those days he was a lone voice [for] building a more cultural experience than ever before ... He really was part of the heart of the institution for 30 years.”

Herring is survived by his nephew John Harman and wife, Patricia, as well as their daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.

“Compassionate really just scratches the surface,” Elkins said of Herring.

Writ | Lawsuit ‘has nothing to do with death penalty,’ Dieter says Continued from page A1 failed to check if an inmate is unconscious before proceeding to dispense drugs to paralyze, suffocate and stop the patient’s heart. They are also accused of administering recalled or nonapproved drugs and documenting the administration of executions improperly.

Richard Dieter, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C., said Virginia’s lethal injection practices are not necessarily the same as those used in other states. “[The case] has nothing to do with the death penalty, but people offering themselves as doctors when they’re really not,” Dieter said. “Obviously these guards and wardens have the

provisions to [perform the injection] under the death penalty law, but there are other laws in conflict with [the death penalty law] ... this is still a matter for the courts to decide if [the Department of Corrections is] breaking the law.”

In administering a lethal injection, a barbiturate is used to put the inmate to sleep, followed by a drug which paralyzes the patient so he does not show pain from the ensuing heart attack, said Stephen Northup, the executive director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. The deadly lethal injection shot is administered last.

Shapiro has requested information from the Department of Corrections under the Freedom of Information Act from the past year to supplement her case,

in addition to reading other public documents from prior court cases challenging Virginia’s method of execution. She said corrections officers do not check whether the anesthesia was effective and inmates are unconscious before administering the lethal injection shot, and added if the inmate is not unconscious, the lethal injection can cause excruciating pain.

“The fields of anesthesiology and pharmacy are highly regulated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, but the Department of Corrections is acting outside those laws when they use controlled, prescription drugs during lethal injections,” Shapiro said. “Nobody viewing the execution would know that the inmate was suffering, because one of the drugs paralyzes the

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inmate’s entire body, preventing them from moving, screaming out, or even making a facial expression.”

The attorney general’s office and the Department of Corrections declined to comment on the complaint, as it is pending litigation.

Dieter said Virginia may have to review its execution process and even delay executions until the issue is resolved or the state and the attorneys can reach a solution which does not require executioners to act as doctors.

“This is not trying to get rid of the death penalty, but it’s trying to change the process,” Dieter said. “The people who are doing the executions now are not the experts. The lawyers are trying to avoid painful executions, or a malpractice, not the execution

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itself.”

Northup said some of the methods used to obtain drugs for injection are under investigation as well.

“The challenges in recent years have said that because of the potential for pain from drugs, [lethal injection] is a violation of the Eighth Amendment, but no one has thought to [point out that] they are not licensed,” Northup said. “[The Department of Corrections] has had trouble getting a hold of drugs in the first place because no one wants their drugs to be used to kill people. There have been a couple of instances where the DOC [Department of Corrections] got the drugs in a sneaky fashion and used them after their expiration date had come and gone.”

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Lockstep keydets VMI’s plan to restrict students’ major options is an affront to academic freedom The 1,500 students at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) are all ROTC cadets but there are not enough majors across disciplines. Of the 14 majors available at VMI, 83 percent of students are enrolled in the seven most popular, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. To fix this disparity, Brig. Gen. R. Wane Schneiter, dean of the faculty and deputy superintendent for academics, has proposed a plan which would make applicants’ intended majors a significant factor of admissions decisions. In what one VMI professor called “academic socialism,” admission selections would be the means to achieve a more balanced distribution of majors, as what a student wants to study could determine his entrance.

Military minds developed the plan anticipating the simple maneuver a student could use to more easily gain admission — applying as one major before switching after acceptance. The proposal stipulates students will only be able to transfer into a major with fewer than 200 students. They could only switch into a major with more than 200 if they could arrange to take the place of a student transferring out of it.

This policy is scheduled to begin next year.

The reactions to this reform are polarized, Some champion the idea for strengthening academic diversity and giving more attention to neglected discipline. This plan could rescue programs which might otherwise decline in enrollment until no one is left in them. Plus, a large part of the VMI experience is discipline — a 2002 policy disallows cadets from getting married or having children without being dismissed from the corps, and there are uniforms

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and rules. This agenda would likewise make academics more regimented. This is one more, top-down order, not uncommon at VMI. But those who have problems with the chain of command should not be in the military.

Others, including us, say this is arbitrary, sudden, restricts choice and potentially bars accepting students who would be qualified from taking popular majors, which are in demand for a reason. Prospective students may be ambivalent and not know which major to apply for. The quota could prevent enrolled students from changing majors for the sake of passion or practical reason. Even cadets signed up for military college may not know what to do with their lives.

This is not to mention how all this might play out psychologically for freshmen. At VMI, first-year cadets are known as “rats” and are subject to all sorts of traditional idiosyncrasies: walking only on certain lines, random inspections of clothing and the memorization of arcana, with other restrictions over and above the typical call of duty. More strident criticisms of tradition aside, knowing full well some freshmen got into the school much easier because of their intended major could create more internal division than unity, a nominal goal of the first year.

There are differences between VMI and the University, and some might say it is not up to University students to criticize how a military school does things.

But if academic freedom is one of the freedoms worth protecting, then both civilian and military students should be allowed to choose what to study.

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The Living Wage Campaign remains committed to achieving its goal despite obstacles

O L L OW I N G t h e L i v i n g work on our Grounds every day, with a hunger strike or a plaWage C a m p a i g n ’ s and what are they paid? cating email: The campaign But in Strine’s email, the Uni- lasts precisely as long as the hunger strike, Michael Strine, U n i v e r s i t y versity administration promises University’s unjust wages last. executive vice president and to do exactly this, committing to To remind the administration of “begin to gather this, as well as to remind it that chief operative officer, TIM BRUNO AND AJAY CHANDRA information on the rest of the country has gotten k e y c o n t r a c t - its first look into the University’s emailed the GUEST VIEWPOINT ing and trends, inequitable labor practices, the University which will help campaign will stage a mass rally community making a number of promises. us better manage and com- on May 1. If low-paid workers The Living Wage Campaign will municate to the Board of Visi- really are part of our muchbe vigilant in holding the admin- tors regarding our reliance on touted “caring community,” then istration accountable for them. contracted partners that sup- they need to be counted as such.

We demand the University con- p o r t a n d This starts front its long, shameful history a d v a n c e with contract “The campaign does not end of slave labor, underpaid labor o u r m i s auditing. It with a hunger strike or a and poor community relations sion.” This starts with with the simple step of ensur- is a step the placating email: The campaign the University lasts precisely as long as the ing what we call “a living wage” c a m p a i g n finally asking: for all employees, both those has called University’s unjust wages last.” H o w m a n y directly employed by the Univer- f o r s i n c e people work sity and those employed through l a s t y e a r on-Grounds and now contractors such as Aramark. every day Every contract the campaign heartily commends. Strine’s is a and what are they paid? But has reviewed, including Ara- vague commitment at best, how- contracted workers deserve mark’s, gives the University the ever, and was only granted after more than vague promises: They unequivocal and immediate ten days of inaction during a stu- deserve a concrete, practical right to audit; that is, to know dent hunger strike. Administra- plan for auditing, for ensuring how many employees work on tions throughout the Universi- that companies such as Aramark Grounds every day and what ty’s history have hidden behind are engaging in fair labor practhey are paid. Public entities empty rhetoric and promises, tices. During the afternoon of throughout Virginia already thinking that statements count May 1, the campaign will rally at require contractors to make as action. But an email isn’t the Rotunda to deliver just such such information on employee action. A “commitment to low- a plan to the administration. compensation publicly acces- est-paid employees” isn’t a living Strine made a promise. We’ll sible. The University has yet to wage. And the minimum start- show him how he can honor it. take the easy step, well within ing pay of $10.65 isn’t “$17.07 to its rights, of calling up its own $20.20 per hour,” as stated in an Tim Bruno and Ajay Chandra are students in the Graduate School contractors to ask such an obvi- email by President Sullivan. of Arts & Sciences.

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A mixed bag of tricks Affirmative action yields no positive results unless an effort is made to facilitate intermingling among different groups

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FFIRMATIVE action is necessary to promote diversity p e r h a p s o n e o f t h e and create an inclusive, open s t r o n g e s t a n d m o s t atmosphere at any university. controversial measures taken According to Jeffrey Milem, a by the government to fight professor at the University of Maryland, “The discrimination and whole discussion increase represenFARIHA KABIR used to be framed tation of minority OPINION COLUMNIST around numbers. groups in educaN o w i t ’s a b o u t tion and the workplace. It is meant to reduce dis- what kind of educational enviparity in education and employ- ronment is in place to allow ment opportunities between these diverse people to learn minorities and whites. One of from one another.” For example, the most well-known applica- there might be all types of minortions of affirmative action is ity students at a university, but if during the college admissions those minority students clump process. Multiple universities together with people of similar have adopted affirmative action backgrounds then there is minipolicies to increase diversity in mal opportunity to learn about their student populations. But, different minorities. After all, diversity does not hold much sig- what point is there in having a nificance if it is only a numbers diverse student body if people game; that is, if it merely allows are still divided once they get to a minority population to achieve school?

To really benefit from having diversity at a basic, statistical level. Having a diverse student a wide array of minorities, there body is useless unless there are has to be mingling among the steps taken to more effectively various kinds of people at a university. A study conducted at bring people together.

The motivation behind affir- the National Opinion Research mative action is noble, but actual Center at the University of Chiimplementation of affirmative cago revealed that students who action is problematic. It is true form friendships with people of that affirmative action brings other races and/or have interacminority students to a univer- tion with them during their first sity, but after that, it does not do year of college are more likely to anything to encourage students be open-minded in their percepto interact with each other. But tion and beliefs about race.

Diversity is significant when it is this interaction which is

students can learn about minor- sphere where students do not ity cultures and groups. A report feel forced to clump with people from the American Council on of similar backgrounds. One of Education and the American the approaches to increasing the Association of University Profes- interactions between students is offering sors claims that more courses having actual “It is true that affirmative which would situations like a t t ra c t s t u interaction in action brings minority dents across a classroom students to a university, various ethnic between stubut after that, it does not and academic dents of different ethnic do anything to encourage backgrounds. example, backgrounds students to interact with For instead of is important in each other.” offering a breaking down class on a spestereotypes cific country, and encouraging students to be more open- broadening the area covered minded . Furthermore, open- to an entire region may be an minded students will become effective way of encouraging open-minded adults who end students of different interests up foraying into their respec- to take the class — this will tive fields with greater under- increase the interaction between standing and tolerance. In a different people.

Moreover, when forming conworld where people are globally linked, having an open mind tracted independent organizaand being able to interact with tions, having more generalized people of all backgrounds are groups such as religion clubs crucial to societal and political or foreign film organizations is an effective way of attracting reform.

To effectively promote diver- people of different backgrounds sity, the University and the stu- without putting the focus on one dent body must take action minority specifically. A common and create programs where interest will unite people and students can have the choice to allow them to interact and learn interact with others frequently about each other. At the Univerenough to really embrace diver- sity, we have the International sity. There must be steps taken Residential College (IRC) which to create an inclusive atmo- successfully brings together all

kinds of people under a larger niche. The IRC has many programs throughout the week and the year which promote interaction among the people living there. It is an interesting way to meet many people from all over the world.

Nevertheless, the most important part of this entire approach to creating diversity is that it must be done informally. Explicitly mandating or saying that the point of a club or class is to promote diversity often deters students. Rather, an informal approach which is broad enough to attract students of different backgrounds could be more effective in increasing their interaction.

Affirmative action is insufficient to carry out diversity to the extent necessary to reduce discrimination. It is the job of the University and the student body to focus not on a numbers game, but rather on actually creating a more integrated community, where we have a better understanding of other cultures and differences and embrace them.

Once we accomplish that, then universities may truly become diverse communities.

Fariha Kabir’s column appears Thursdays in The Cavalier Daily.

She can be reached at f.kabir@cavalierdaily.com.

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A nuclear attack from Iran can be prevented if the United States presents a believable military threat

H E N I s a y I r a n (IAEA) to view its nuclear sites. is the most dangerous In response, the IAEA has issued country in the world, numerous reports not only on many think I am trying to beat a Iran’s worrying enrichment, but war drum. Sam Carrigan wrote also on the Islamic Republic’s research into deta month ago of “An onators and misescalating discusJOEL TAUBMAN sile integration. sion” (March 21) GUEST VIEWPOINT In 2009, it was which has been revealed by the going on in the media. Apparently, “pro-war” U.S., British and French governforces are conspiring to start an ments that Iran had been buildarmed conflict with the Islamic ing a secret nuclear enrichment Republic. These voices in actual- site deep into a mountain near ity are doing everything possible Qom. All of this secrecy would to avert a strike on Iran while be unnecessary if Iran simply still halting the regime’s nuclear wanted nuclear power.

The world’s biggest state sponproliferation.

Mere interest in developing sor of terror cannot be allowed nuclear technology is not a threat. to have a nuclear weapon. Iran More than a dozen other Middle supports a laundry list of terror Eastern nations are increasing groups and militias with weaptheir nuclear know-how for vari- ons and training. Some examples ous civilian purposes, many of include Hezbollah in Lebanon, them with U.S. help. The danger Hamas in the Gaza Strip and arises when a nation such as Iraq’s Shiite militias. Iranian eleIran insists on secrecy while it ments ‘allegedly’ targeted Israeli enriches uranium to higher and and Saudi diplomats in countries such as Georgia, Thailand, and higher levels.

Iran has repeatedly refused to the United States. Iran has also allow inspectors from the Inter- given much support to Bashar national Atomic Energy Agency al-Assad’s crackdown on Syr-

ia’s democracy movement. Iran have instituted several rounds of undoubtedly was able to pass targeted economic sanctions to along a wealth of experience deter Iran from making the above from the crushing of its own scenario a reality. The administration has also been workdemocracy movement in 2009.

Thus, the danger of a nuclear- ing on a comprehensive diplomatic effort to armed Iran find a peacebecomes very clear. Terror “The surest way to prevent ful solution. groups will be the United States or Israel D i p l o m a t s were able to emboldened from striking Iran’s promeet for talks once they can gram is to make sure the i n I s t a n b u l operate under a n u c l e a r Iranian government knows e a r l i e r t h i s month, with umbrella. The we will if we have to.” the promIranian regime ise of future will gain a great deal of diplomatic lever- talks next month. The New York age to use in various theaters Times Editorial Board voiced from oil policy to the global arms its misgivings on the April 16. trade to domestic crackdowns. The board stated that “nothing The Middle East would likely see is ever quick and easy with the a nuclear arms race with several Iranians. They are masters at Arab nations already hinting diplomatic sleight of hand and they would seek nukes to coun- have provided ample reason for teract Iran’s. All of this is terri- mistrust.”

The Mullahs have learned fying without even considering whether Iran would actually use from North Korea how diplothe bomb or give it to its terrorist macy can be used as a delaying tactic without any real change in proxies.

In response, President Obama behavior. This is why sanctions and our allies around the world cannot be reduced in response

to any initial hopes from talks.

Sanctions must only be reduced in response to concrete actions.

This is also why a credible military threat must be in place. The surest way to prevent the United States or Israel from striking Iran’s program is to make sure the Iranian government knows we will if we have to.

President Obama stated plainly, “I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” The president understands that this threat to the security of the United States and its allies must be dealt with intelligently. He understands that the United States’ leadership on this issue has and will be of vital importance. Through tough diplomacy, tougher sanctions and the presence of a credible military threat, Obama’s policy goal can be achieved.

In fact, it must be achieved.

The alternative is too scary to fathom.

Joel Taubman is a third-year Engineering student.

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Sophomore midfielder Rob Emery is coming off a two-goal performance last week against North Carolina. He is Virginia’s third-leading scorer with 21 goals.

Cavaliers eye strong finish Team enters Mile High Classic matchup against Penn reeling from two consecutive home losses

By Peter Nance

Cavalier Daily Staff Writer The No. 6 Virginia men’s lacrosse team will take on Penn Friday as the Cavaliers wrap up the regular season, looking to return to their winning ways.

The Cavaliers (10-3, 2-1 ACC) depart for the neutral-site match to be played in Denver as losers of two straight games, both at home. The first loss was a blowout against Duke and the second came last weekend against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinal. The Cavaliers started the year 8-0 but have lost threeof-five since. They spent much of the season ranked No. 1 and started the in-conference portion of the schedule with a pair of wins, playing like the nation’s best team in both games.

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from a stunning loss against the Tar Heels, a team it had beaten on the road only two weeks before.

“UNC was a game where we played hard and just weren’t that sharp,” senior attacker Steele Stanwick said. “We’ve always practiced hard so we just [have] to kind of clean up the edges, and I think we will. I think [Penn] is a team that’s looking to respond a little bit, and Friday night’s a great opportunity to show that we can play hard but also play sharp at the same time.”

A game against the Quakers (3-9, 1-5 Ivy) could be just what the Cavaliers need as they prepare for the NCAA Tournament.

At this point, the Cavaliers are still considered to be all but a sure bet to make the field of 16 Please see M Lax, Page B8 Freshman outfielder Derek Fisher broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the ninth inning against Virginia Commonwealth yesterday evening with a tworun homer.

Cavs take aim at second place Virginia trails Miami by one game for Coastal Division runner-up; comeback against Liberty provides lift

By Daniel Weltz

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor Throughout a grinding, upand-down season for the No. 25 Virginia baseball team, the same story has emerged week after week. The Cavaliers have earned scintillating midweek victories in just about every way imaginable, only to have their momentum blown away by superior pitching during critical weekend ACC series. After two more non-conference victories — in walk-off fashion Tuesday

against Radford and with a ninth inning rally yesterday evening at Virginia Commonwealth — the question Virginia must answer is: What’s different this time?

The Cavaliers (28-14-1, 11-10 ACC) will try to prove they have solved their inconsistent play against ACC opponents when they travel to Coral Gables, Fla. to face No. 18 Miami with a chance to wrest second place in the Coastal Division from the HurriThomas Bynum Cavalier Daily

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Team hopes for upset Cavaliers look to tough regular season finale against No. 1 Northwestern Senior midfielder Julie Gardner has started every game this season and ranks second on the team with 13 assists. She notched two assists during Virginia’s 8-4 loss to Northwestern in 2011.

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Virginia sweeps doubleheader Skinkis keys offensive effort, Cavaliers earn first midweek series triumph since 2010

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Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia softball team came away with two victories in a doubleheader against Liberty yesterday evening, marking its first midweek series sweep since 2010.

The Cavaliers (23-23, 6-12 ACC) came alive at the plate in both games, out-hitting the Flames (17-29, 8-10 Big South) 19-8. Junior shortstop Alexis Skinkis led Virginia with five hits and six RBIs. She also became the 12th player in school history to hit two home

runs in one game.

“The offense was awesome,” Skinkis said. “We needed this.

It was good to see us working together, moving people on and doing the little things.”

In game one, the Cavaliers got the bats swinging right away in the first inning. After a single from Skinkis and a walk drawn by sophomore second baseman Erica Cipolloni, sophomore first baseman Stephanie Harris launched a home run to left Please see Softball, Page B8

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After taking the field against nine ranked foes already during the 2012 campaign , the No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team will face arguably its toughest challenge of the season this weekend as the squad travels to Evanston, Ill. to battle No. 1 Northwestern.

The Wildcats (14-1, 4-1 ALC) have held the nation’s top ranking since the preseason, after entering the year as the reigning national champions. Northwestern is widely considered to be the premiere program throughout the sport. Since 2005, the Wildcats have snagged six NCAA crowns, posted an incred-

ible 161-8 record and produced three winners of the Tewaaraton National Player of the Year.

“I think Northwestern has this thing about them, like intimidation,” junior defender Lelan Bailey said. “They’re very aggressive and fast, and they’ve won the national championship numerous times. We’re going to have to stop them early and send doubles to their drives.”

This season, the Wildcats appear poised to add another national title to their trophy case, as they currently tout a nearly flawless 14-1 record and a top-10 offense and defense .

Piloted by last year’s Tewaaraton award winner, senior midfielder Shannon Smith, Northwestern currently averages 14.4 goals

per game and has outscored its foes by a 216-109 margin. Smith pummeled defenses for 86 total goals in 2011 and is in the midst of another outstanding year with 50 goals and 16 assists to her name.

“They are very specific on the attack,” Virginia coach Julie Myers said. “They all have their roles and their spots, and they’re really good at doing their thing, whether that’s feeding or rolling the crease or going hard one-onone. Our defense will really have to step up and shut down some pretty powerful attackers.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Repeat after me: I’m not my own worst enemy. Let that roll around in your mind, and contemplate the feel of it on the tip of your tongue. And if the opposite seems truer, you may owe someone an apology.

tender sensitivity. Immature love is fragile.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your personal magnetism is a self-evident, irrefutable truth.

It can also get you into hot water. When your charm and persuasiveness kick into high gear, acknowledge your power over the innocents.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Bossy people have the nasty habit of making disagreement totally unacceptable. Ironically, they cause peace lovers like you to revolt. Probably it’s better just to avoid these types altogether.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When the energy at home is slightly chaotic -- OK, bordering on a big mess -- your partner picks up the slack. Sit down together tonight and organize your space. This committed act vicariously organizes your future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You do love a good diversion -- your evil twin agrees. So while you create a conversational decoy, your twin, or another part of your personality, cavorts. The mischief you muster delights everyone.

A BUNCH OF BANANAS BY GARRETT MAJDIC & JACK WINTHROP The Great Leader Comrade says:

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As disruptive as the changes might be, they directly benefit you. Maybe a co-worker leaves and you’re able to head a more creative project. It’s more than good timing -- your expertise is needed.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t like change. But what about trying a different flavor of ice cream, or choosing a spiritual family instead of your familial one? Sometimes the road to happiness is unfamiliar.

Garrett and Jack will be dearly missed, their comics were Great Leader’s greatest joy whilst alive.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You balance your pleasure palette by mixing up your curiosities. New music, literature, scenery, tastes and people must be experienced before you can go back to appreciating your own living room.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you see things as different from how a partner sees them, sometimes that’s called a fight; other times, passion. You’re open to having your mind changed, and that’s just what happens.

Sadly, Great Leader sent them to labor camp. You could be next.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The vicissitudes of love and life cause rapturous upheaval.

Later, you’ll judge whether today’s encounter has been more delightful or more disturbing -- right now, it’s still hard to tell.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Intimate relationships possess you like a virus and are just as hard to shake. You probably don’t really want to, anyway. The unreliability, unpredictability and unruliness of your love bond is exciting.

RENAISSANCING BY TIM PRICE

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 26). You’re breaking out of old ruts this year, and this feisty energy magnetizes people to you.

Consider your personal dynamism dynamite!

New friends flock to you in May. Romance flourishes in June. A sibling needs your help in July. Education helps you make more money in September. Aquarius and Gemini people are hooked on you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 26, 20, 38 and 12.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A co-worker or office mate has a secret crush on you. Hey, it’s not the first time you’ve been the object of someone’s affection. Treat the knowledge with

GREEK LIFE BY MATT HENSELL

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Cav Daily Comics bids adieu to Jane, Jack, Garrett, Tim, Max and Alex. But fret not, for we shall return!

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Blockbusters inform public, send partisan message by monika fallon As the 2012 elections approach, I find myself seeing the world in shades of red and blue. I try to stay well informed without being bombarded by party talk, but there are times when politics are impossible to avoid. And the closer we get to the elections, the more movies and TV shows have political messages, covert or otherwise.

Though I admit it can be argued every artistic work has a political agenda, there seems to be two major types of movies with agendas: films with an overt, specifically-targeted message and movies with vaguely political undertones. Both of these types always seem to pop up before important elections or political events, and this year is no exception.

This fall we will all be able to see the first type of non-political movie with the release of Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 — Either-Or, a movie based on Ayn Rand’s popular 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged. The movie’s plot, which adheres to the same conservative ideals as the book, tells the story of a future world in which the economy is falling apart, unemployment is at an all-time high and the elite class is slowly and mysteriously disappearing from society.

Rand is an avid proponent of free market capitalism, blatantly arguing society can’t function without the elite class and any form of state involvement in society is fundamentally flawed. This movie will come out during a crucial time in the presidential race and will be especially relevant

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Courtesy Lionsgate considering the controversy which has surrounded the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act. The book — as I’m assuming the movie will — also has themes which resonate with the recent “Occupy” movement. Rand’s arguments, if applied to the protests, turn the movement’s ideas upside down, and proclaim the one percent as actually more important to society than the 99 percent. It will be interesting to see how director John Putch handles the source material’s likely condemnation of such a popular movement.

The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight saga, also appears to reflect the “Occupy” movement in a similar, but possibly more obvious, way. The trailer for the movie presents all the allure of an action movie, but while we watch a montage of action shots, we hear Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman saying to Bruce Wayne, “There’s a storm coming, Mr. Wayne ... when it hits, you’re all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.”

Smooth, Christopher Nolan — you might as well just have them yell, “We are the 99 percent!” I’m interested in seeing what direction Nolan decides to take this, especially since the past few Batman movies have been more about Wayne’s personal growth than society as a whole.

The second type of politically-minded film, though, is the more popular of the two — most likely because its veiled arguments are less likely to upset specific demographics, and it therefore will bring

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in more viewers. The Hunger Games, a movie based on the first book of Suzanne Collins’ popular trilogy, spread like wildfire and has netted an estimated $357 million so far in North America. The film follows the story of a post-apocalyptic United States, now called Panem which holds an annual event in which adolescents are forced to fight to the death on live television to remind the citizenry of the Capitol’s power and the people’s failed past revolt.

There has been much controversy about the overall message, with each political party claiming the story’s overall moral supports their side. One liberal view was shared by Steve Oh, interviewed on The Young Turks, a popular online news show, in which he claimed The Hunger Games presented a world like our own, in which corporations have an alleged stranglehold on the government. From the other side, however, conservative pundits such as Eric Bolling of Fox News have characterized the film as a proponent of small government involvement and family values.

At times like these, I think it’s important for the public to be aware of current issues, and popular films, music and television certainly provide an ideal medium for encouraging this sort of awareness. These upcoming releases may suggest directors plan to use their power to inform the public in the coming months of pop culture, but for now, I think I’ll just enjoy watching Christian Bale run around in tights and leave the hidden messages to the Poli-Sci majors. 3

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by andrew shachat Music fans worldwide know summer means one thing: festivals! For music festivals, the season is, in a word, ideal — the weather is right, students are on vacation, and bands are in the midst of their tours. Whether you’re looking for an indie hangout to listen to all those obscure tracks which you swear are better live anyway, or looking to rock out to this summer’s top of the chart hits, you’ll be able to find whatever you’re looking for at music festivals this summer — assuming tickets aren’t already sold out.

For summer music festivals, two titans stand out above the rest: Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.

Located in Manchester, Tenn. and Chicago, Ill., respectively, these two festivals bring out this year’s biggest names in music for a weekend of nonstop musical fulfillment.

Bonnaroo caters more to those nostalgic for Woodstock, featuring a large outdoor space for

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art exhibits, comedians — Aziz Ansari this year — and of course, large stages for performances.

This year Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish will headline Bonnaroo.

Lollapalooza, on the other hand, is located in Grant Park and appeals to less earthy music lovers, bringing in artists including Avicii, The Black Keys, Jack White and Black Sabbath.

Regardless of their different appeals, both Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza feature extensive lineups which no other summer festival can come close to matching. These two concerts represent the pinnacle of the summer music festival experience which everyone should attend if at all possible.

But just because ‘Roo, Lolla and California’s spring festival, Coachella, receive the majority of the attention, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot more great festivals out there. Look to Sasquatch and Newport Folk to be your havens for indie and folk music

Jimmy Fallon slow jams the news with President Obama and sings new single with Dave Matthews on Tuesday’s show. not too shabby

this summer. Sasquatch, taking place in George, Wash., will feature artists such as Beck, Bon Iver, Beirut and the Shins, as well as such comedy acts as Tenacious D and Portlandia.

On the other side of the continent in Newport, Rhode Island, Newport Folk will bring artists such as Iron & Wine, Wilco, Patty Griffin, Alabama Shakes, Jackson Browne and My Morning Jacket together for a great weekend of folk-infused music. Both Sasquatch and Newport Folk offer the music community a great way to watch amazing artists live at a fun venue — and at a relatively low price compared to Bonnaroo or Lollapalooza.

Should Sasquatch not offer an obscure enough lineup, Pitchfork puts on its own festival in Union Park, Chicago. This year Feist, Vampire Weekend and Godspeed You! Black Emperor will headline. If bands such as Purity Ring, Sleigh Bells and Kendrick Lamar float your boat, definitely consider Pitchfork’s festival. Don’t

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worry; we know you heard about it first.

But if you believe the words “jam” and “band” should be inseparable, check out the All Good Music Festival. Located in Thornville, Ohio, All Good this year will feature The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir, the Flaming Lips, Lotus, the Dark Star Orchestra, Galactic and Shpongle, as well as a litany of other bands which frequently get paired to the adjective “heady.” If half your wardrobe is tie-dye, go ahead and buy your ticket for All Good.

These are just some of the many festivals happening this summer.

Others such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland, Hangout Music Fest and kaZantip are also well worth investigating.

Take the time to shop around and find the festivals which best cater to your musical taste, buy your ticket and start making plans. Summer is here and so is the best live music you’ll be able to see for a while. 3

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Fell in love with a DJ: House music drops the beats in Charlottesville University students bring European electro-house music craze to Grounds by sofia economopoulos Since my arrival from Athens in 2009, I have thankfully seen a massive change in the music scene at U.Va. During my first year, Trinity had just opened its doors, and pop and R&B dominated both the bar scene and the multitude of fraternities I frequented on the weekends.

When I’m out now I hear more and more of the music which is played in Europe, and not just at the international parties.

Bars and frats alike are jumping on the latest music trend fresh from Europe: electro house.

What’s more, student DJs have become the driving force behind the rise of house music. French students William and Henry Salimbeni of the eponymous “Salimbeni Brothers” first began DJing last year at frat parties. The pair are now regular disc jockeys at Boylan Dance Night, Trinity and — of course — popular international student hangout, the X Lounge, in addition to still DJing for their fraternity clients.

“For a good part of the year there was [no house music],” fourth-year College student William Salimbeni said of his first year. “Most people went to frats, and Boylan and Trinity didn’t exist, and all the music was basically pop or hip hop, and that’s all there was.”

But after DJing Sigma Phi Society’s (SERP) 2010 Rocket Party, the Salimbeni Brothers noticed a change.

“People were going insane the entire night,” William said. “There were two floors playing electronic music and for us, that was probably the first big electronic party at U.Va.” A little more than a year later, it seems as though house music has taken over completely.

“Europe is always in front of America in terms of fads like fashion, art, and music,” William said. “They’re always five to 10 years ahead, so electronic music was bound to come here.”

When asked if any one DJ can be credited for bringing electro house beats to the United States, both brothers cited

David Guetta as a huge influence on the U.S. electro house scene.

“He made house music mainstream,” third-year Commerece student Henry Salimbeni said. “He took the traditional 120 bpm [beats per minute] rhythm and mixed it with R&B and pop.”

Henry said Americans were not used to music as fast as house music, which hindered the genre’s U.S. success. Guetta’s incorporation of R&B and pop with a faster beat sparked a trend adopted by other popular DJs such as Avicii, whose track “Levels” is an international hit.

“I don’t necessarily like [the trend],” Henry said. “But if it wasn’t for [Guetta], it wouldn’t have come around.”

Third-year Commerce student and DJ Sadik Gundemir said he recognized Guetta’s role in spreading electro house music, but, like Henry, said the popular DJ is not an artist he would seek to emulate.

“I like his songs,” Gundemir said. “He’s a great producer, but he’s not my style ...

He took house music, [added] pop and

R&B lyrics, and it became attractive to Americans because they got used to the background beat.”

Gundemir DJed at this April’s “Champagne Showers,” a party put on by Turkish students, and said he was impressed by the number of non-international students who attended.

“I liked that there was a balance of crowds,” Gundemir said. “I could actually see the Americans from the DJ stand.”

Both the Salimbeni Brothers and Gundemir said they want to continue DJing in the future, depending on the opportunities which arise after they all graduate.

Gundemir seemed certain electro house music will stick around for a while.

“The new producers are all young people,” he said. “They know what their friends like so they can attract a larger crowd.”

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‘Lucky’ in love: new Zac Efron romance delivers by stephanie dodge Nicholas Sparks may not be the next Charles Dickens, but his storylines undeniably touch even the most unromantic of souls.

The Lucky One proves no different, bringing the viewers along a beautiful journey of finding “the one.”

The Lucky One is based on Sparks’ novel of the same name.

At the beginning of the film, veteran Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) has just returned from three tours in Iraq and is battling post-traumatic stress disorder. He carried a picture of an unknown girl with him while at war, and when he returns to the States he embarks on a journey to find the girl in the picture, who he believes saved his life.

Small-town beauty Beth Green (Taylor Schilling) has no clue how her world is about to be shaken up by the returning vet.

She is struggling with the day-to-day dilemmas of raising her young son, Ben, and caring for her grandmother, who recently suffered a small stroke. When Logan collides with Beth’s world, the romance which develops between them makes us all believe there is somebody out there to save us.

The book is one of Sparks’ best in recent years, and the movie acknowledges that by almost identically mirroring the original text. The only changes seem to have been made to fit cinematic time restraints, and hardly impact the film’s plot development.

In addition to providing eye candy for the entire 101 minutes, Zefron pulls off the role of Thibault quite successfully.

But it is the complexity of Beth’s family which truly allows the filmmakers to explore some of the more intriguing themes raised. Beth’s family members are still struggling with the death of Beth’s brother Drake when Logan arrives in the small town of Hamden, La. Drake was a marine like Logan, but was not lucky enough to come out of the war alive. This complicates the couple’s relationship, as Beth’s profound grief causes her to feel conflicted about her burgeoning relationship with Logan.

Beth’s grandmother Ellie, played by Blythe Danner, is one of the best characters of the movie. Her easy humor lightens up the seriousness of the romance and she helps to steer the characters along in her very grandmother-ly way. Danner’s easy-going approach to the role makes her appear completely natural on screen.

Beth’s son Ben also provides a way for Logan and Beth to find common ground, as well as for Logan to prove himself as a decent person. Logan and Ben’s relationship develops separately from Logan and Beth’s, and the interaction between those two boys alone make the movie worth watching.

Good romance films are hard to come by, as recent disappointments such as The Vow all too easily prove. Yet, The Lucky One manages to carefully tread the line between sappiness and realism and in doing so is a truly enjoyable romance from beginning to end. 3

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Second-in-command makes first-rate comedy Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines as VP Courtesy HBO

by ben willis Let’s be honest: How much do people really know about the vice president? Even those few who do have a vague understanding of the VP’s responsibilities don’t seem to care about them. Whenever something goes wrong in America, it is the president’s fault —­ and he conversely gets all the praise for a successfully implemented policy.

It is exactly this unquestioned aspect of U.S. political culture which gives HBO’s new comedy, Veep, prime cuts of comedic meat.

The show is a hilariously deadpan look at the harried but seemingly powerless life of Selina Meyer, the first female vice president of the United States.

Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a tough and motivated woman who has worked hard to get to the top — well, second from the top, a minor detail which bothers her immensely, and with good reason. Despite being second in command to the most important job in the country, she doesn’t have enough power to get anything done.

This setback doesn’t concern her loyal staff, who do their best to fulfill Meyer’s directives.

Amy Brookheimer (Anna Chlumsky), Meyer’s chief of staff, is most critical of the VP’s dayto-day choices. Brookheimer’s overworked and irritable, but she gets the job done. Even when Selina’s temper flares, the VP knows Brookheimer is essential to the operation.

Then there is Selina’s personal aide, Gary Walsh (Tony Hale). He’s a well-meaning kissass whose attempts to make Selina’s life a little more comfortable often go awry. Last but not least is the jaded director of communications,

Mike McClintock (Matt Walsh). He doesn’t like being told what to do, especially by the younger members of the staff, but he usually ends up taking their advice anyway.

The cast really shines thanks to creator Armando Iannucci’s decision to use a cinémavérité style. Cameras follow the cast as they play their parts, allowing the actors to improvise many of their lines and movements and making the audience feel as if they’re truly there with their favorite characters. Such a method creates a sense of realism, as the actors react naturally to the absurd scripted situations. The relaxed atmosphere draws the audience into the characters’ lives and makes the ridiculous humor all the more engaging.

Veep is partly inspired by the hit British show The Thick of It, which Iannucci also created, and therefore uses many of the same techniques. But Veep also evokes the wonderful and sometimes underappreciated U.S. sitcom Arrested Development. I don’t say this only because of the presence of Tony Hale, but because of the way Veep makes you fall in love with unlikable characters.

These people — Selina especially — are coarse, rude and downright ruthless, but you want them to succeed. Louis-Dreyfus is amazing at playing characters who are coming apart at the seams, and her portrayal of the VP is wonderfully endearing. She reminds me of another Arrested Development character, Lucille Bluth. She’s cold, calculating and relentlessly blunt, but would you have her any other way?

If you loved Arrested Development or find the coarse style of British comedy appealing, check out Veep Sundays at 10 p.m. on HBO.3

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Neon Trees album offers perfect ‘picture show’ by greg lewis

Utah-based alternative-rock/ new age outfit Neon Trees, known for its catchy 2010 hit “Animal,” is back with a sophomore album which, even though it borrows heavily from 1980s synth-rock sounds, provides plenty of power and a spark of its own.

I was eager to see what direction the band would take musically after its debut album Habits, which didn’t generate much critical acclaim but nevertheless produced a couple of hits and put the group on the national radar. As it turns out, with Picture Show the band has stayed consistent stylistically while occasionally echoing ‘80sera rock.

Picture Show demonstrates Neon Trees’ move toward solidifying its artistic voice, including both the musical and thematic elements of its musical style. Neon Trees’ niche consists of producing songs which embody youth culture, from happy, upbeat jams such as Habits’ “Animal” and Picture Show’s “Everybody Talks”, to the darker and more angsty teenage anthems.

In keeping with this youthful dynamic, frontman Tyler Glenn possesses the ultimate bad boy persona; although his Mohawk is gone, his brash and bold attitude remains. He is without a doubt the center of the band, and his soaring vocals and energetic delivery provide a sturdy musical backbone for Picture Show.

On a musical level, the album contains the sort of synth electronics typified by 80s bands, in contrast with the band’s debut album which focused on more modern alt-rock tunes.

The band’s new synth sounds are most noticeable in “Trust,” which opens with a soft piano ballad before jumping into the electronic groove. “Mad Love” also showcases the same pseudo-80s feel, as well as Glenn and drummer Elaine Bradley’s glimmering duet.

Yet Neon Trees never reduces its sound to a simple rehash of 1980s-era pop-rock. “Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night),” for instance, complements conventional synth tones with a more modern dance element, incorporating beats from wellknown DJ Kaskade.

Picture Show also comes across as a little bit of a departure from the band’s previous albums, moving away at times from the candy-coated invocations of youthful spirit which have come to characterize the group. In the drum-heavy “Teenage Sounds,” for instance, Glenn adopts a dark, almost threatening, tone, as he warns, “Don’t ever try to turn us down/We’re making all the noise/We’re making teenage sounds.”

On an even darker note, the ironically named “Hooray for Hollywood,” highlights the negative influences of pervasive Hollywood culture, reciting the names of recently deceased Hollywood stars such as Heath Ledger, Amy Winehouse, and Whitney Houston as evidence of Tinseltown’s destructive power.

Still, if you’re looking for that one song to listen to while you’re holding a mixed drink with your feet in the sand this summer, Neon Tress has got you covered. Look no further than “Everybody Talks,” the first single off of Picture Show. “Hey honey, you could be my drug/ you could be my new prescription,” Glenn sings, invoking the band’s usual upbeat vibe.

So whether you want a fun beach party song or something to blast in the dark when you’re in a bad mood, then Neon Trees delivers both with Picture Show.

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Audience takes bait, embraces new fishing flick by stephanie dodge Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a heart-warming, hysterical movie which captures British sarcasm at its finest as it follows the story of a rich Yemeni sheikh, Sheikh Muhammed (Amr Waked), and his plan to import British salmon to the Yemeni desert. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen proved to be one of those movies you never want to end. It makes you feel so much better after you’ve seen it, you instantly want to go watch again. A feel-good film, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen truly is a cathartic experience.

The film’s basic plot brings together people from all walks of life: sheikhs, financiers, scientists and politicians. Together, they try to turn Muhammed’s unlikely dream of salmon fishing in the Yemeni desert into a reality. Ewan McGregor plays the lovable fish specialist, Dr. Alfred Jones, who works with Muhammed’s financial advisor, Harriet (Emily Blunt), on the salmon project.

Harriet is dating a British soldier, Capt.

Robert Mayers, who is Missing in Action in Afghanistan for the majority of the movie. In

his absence, a relationship between Harriet and Dr. Jones springs up and adds an undercurrent of romance to the plot. The chemistry between McGregor and Blunt is undeniable, and McGregor shines in his funniest role yet.

Between his dry sarcasm and Blunt’s witty indulgence, I was falling out of my seat with laughter. The love story develops naturally during the course of the film and is not obnoxiously over-emphasized; unlike in other films, the love story complements the overall plot and isn’t forced to carry the brunt of the thematic development.

In addition to fine acting, the writing is amazing. The film is perfectly paced and includes some excellent one-liners. The scene in which Dr. Jones diagrams the salmons’ transition to the Yemen is one of the funniest scenes in any recent movies.

The plot is refreshing, showing a softer, more light-hearted side of the Middle East rather than portraying the hostile warzone many Westerners have come to associate with the

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area. The friendship which springs up between Muhammed, Harriet and Jones makes for a heartwarming change of pace from the stories of conflict which typically surround the two warring regions.

Perhaps the best-written and funniest character is the prime minister’s head of PR, Patricia Maxwell. Kristin Scott Thomas excels in the role and will have you cracking up from start to finish. The sly political jokes are perfectly executed — hysterical yet not offensive to any particular party. The prime minister is carefully unnamed and never even makes an appearance.

As well as providing powerful acting, the film also makes great commentaries about the nature of the modern world. The interplay between the scientific community, fishing industry, politicians and financiers is wonderfully done and sarcastically presented in classic British fashion. A surprise hit for good reason, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen will sweep you off your feet. 3

‘Psych’: Just what the doctor ordered Buddy comedy’s sixth season brings back laughs, suspense by emily benedict

‘Mother’-ly love for CBS sitcom by katie cole I have watched seven seasons of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother since winter break — now that is what I call an obsession. But how can you not fall head over heels for these five best friends living their lives in the Big Apple? The show combines the hopeless romantic, Ted (Josh Radnor), with the always-adorable couple Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan). It adds a sprinkling of the independent Robin (Cobie Smulders) and finally mixes them all together with Barney’s (Neil Patrick Harris) crazy antics to make the perfect recipe for one of the best ensemble sitcoms ever to hit your screen. How I Met Your Mother is hysterical, quirky and, as far as I am concerned, unmissable.

A future version of Ted acts as our narrator of the series, walking his kids and the viewers through the majority of his adult life in an attempt to explain how he ended up finding the woman of his dreams — the titular mother.

It is quite the story. Everyone sits back and enjoys listening to Ted’s tale of finding his best friends and how those adventures eventually led him to his long-awaited mystery soul mate. Longtime fans need not worry — this will take at least another year to actually happen, as CBS recently renewed the show for an eighth season.

So far, even after seven seasons, we only have a few vague clues about who Ted’s wife could be. We know her roommate at one point (guest star Rachel Bilson); we know she will be carrying a yellow umbrella when Ted meets her; and we know she will most definitely not be Ted’s best friend — and sometimes girlfriend — Robin, although Marshall seems convinced they’re meant for each other.

The journey focuses on Ted, but what is really interesting are the strides Ted’s best friends have made this season.

Though Ted’s love life seems to be at a stand-still ever since Stella (Scrubs’s Sarah Chalke) left him at the altar in season four, his friends have taken large leaps toward blissful coupledom.

This season focuses on Lily’s new pregnancy and the steps she and Marshall need to take to get ready for the arrival of their baby, including a potential move to the suburbs.

Exes Robin and Barney both find other relationships — yes, Barney is into the idea of settling down now, crazy! — and then cheat on their significant others with each other. This causes a great deal of turmoil within the group, as Robin gets engaged to another man, just as Barney breaks up with his girlfriend to be with Robin. Eventually, Robin’s engagement ends when she tells her fiancé she cannot have children.

When Ted expresses his deep love for Robin, she realizes she can’t be with Ted, either, and she moves out of the apartment to focus on her career. Despite the fact Robin finally is single, she and Barney do not get together; rather, in a typical Barney move, he falls in love with a stripper.

At its core, How I Met Your Mother is a show about a group of friends growing up and becoming adults together. And season seven reflects the show’s fundamental premise, moving it toward its ultimate goal — revealing Ted’s future wife — while still featuring the supporting cast in significant, poignant and often hilarious ways. In the immortal words of Barney, this series is legen — wait for it — dary. 3

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Simply saying I am a fan of the series Psych is an understatement.

In fact, you could say I’m a bit of a “Psych-O.” Not only have I repeatedly watched all the seasons, which I own, my dog is named after one of the main characters, Gus. I also just gave my mom a charm in the shape of a pineapple because there is a pineapple hidden somewhere in every Psych episode.

From the first moment I saw Psych, I was hooked. From its catchy theme song to its unbelievably endearing characters, the show had me sold from the start.

Psych follows the Santa Barbara police cases which are investigated by the quirky and amusing fakepsychic Shawn Spencer and his sidekick Burton Guster, lovably known as Gus or various other nicknames such as Ovaltine Jenkins.

Coming off of its sixth season, the show has regained its hilarity by finally leaving behind the bumpy road it has been on recently. When the first season aired, the show focused on Shawn’s outrageous psychic “visions” and sleuthing abilities. Obviously, as the seasons progressed, though, so did the characters and plots.

At first, the various new plot lines in Psych didn’t seem to threaten any of its original flavor. But gradually, starting about the fifth season, the writers and cast began to become a little self-indulgent. In the beginning, their incorporation of obscure 80s references didn’t bother me, but eventually, they became excessive.

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And suddenly, I had became a little lost. The show had become full of inside jokes which I honestly could not follow. Although there were still occasional episodes with a flicker of hope, I started to lose faith in the series.

Fortunately, the sixth season came along and reinstilled my hope in the show. The plot no longer focused so heavily on Shawn’s “psychic” abilities, but it had, thankfully, almost rid itself of the slew of obscure references. Many of this season’s episodes instead parodied more obvious pop culture phenomena.

Episodes spoofing well-known movies such as The Hangover and such TV shows as The Bachelorette offered much-needed reprieves.

Finally! Shows and movies I had heard of and even seen! I started to feel like I was in on the joke again.

I was no longer a lost spectator with little connection to what I was watching.

Although the magic of the first few seasons seems fleeting, with the recent — and promising — close of the sixth season and the premier of the seventh around the corner, I have hope.

Psych has been steadily improving since its season five downturn.

There is no reason to believe it won’t continue to work its way up until it reaches the glory of its old days. Thankfully, the show doesn’t seem to have lost any of its following — at least as far as I can tell from its Facebook page fan list — so the cast and writers shouldn’t have trouble reinvigorating the series. 3

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M Lax | Cavs seek to avoid overlooking struggling Quakers Continued from page B1 teams. They boast four wins against ranked opponents, three of which are ranked in the top 10. Penn, meanwhile, has had a rough season and is already guaranteed to finish last in the Ivy League.

The Quakers’ only win against a team above .500 came in an upset against North Carolina. But the Cavaliers are not treating the upcoming game lightly, having already seen what happens when they look past a team they are

expected to beat.

“They’re a team that beat Carolina early in the year but had some bad luck and came back and started winning some games late in the year,” coach Dom Starsia said. “Very potent group offensively, solid on defense. I see one of the keys for us as winning some face-offs so that we can get the ball and keep the pressure on them.”

Solving their recent shooting woes will also be vital for the Cavaliers to get back on track.

Although they are ranked 12th in

Division I in shooting efficiency at 31.5 percent on the season, in their last two games the Cavaliers have converted just 18.9 percent of their shots. The team achieved its undefeated start thanks to precision shooting, but lately many of the players’ attempts have been saved easily or missed the cage entirely.

“You just want to keep shooting and shoot smartly,” Stanwick said. “We want to be aggressive with our shots but also smart shooting the ball. I don’t think we’re going to change too much.

We just need to have a little bit more focus on our shots and make the most of our opportunities when we get them.”

The matchup is the first of two games which the two teams will play in the inaugural Mile High Classic this weekend. The oneday event was created as a result of a scheduling conflict for Penn, which was originally slated to host the game. But with the school hosting the Penn Relays — a prestigious track meet — at Franklin Field, Inside Lacrosse volunteered to pay all the expenses for

the teams to compete far from home.

“It’s going to be a great atmosphere out there,” sophomore midfielder Rob Emery said. “Denver’s known for having a pretty large lacrosse fan base so it’s going to be very cool. We’re all really looking forward to heading out there and playing lacrosse in front of different crowd in a big stadium and helping to spread the sport a little out West.”

Face-off is set for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast online on ESPN3.

Baseball | Miami’s starting pitchers pose triple threat Continued from page B1 canes (27-14, 12-9 ACC). Virginia trails Miami by just one game in the conference standings with three conference series remaining before the ACC Tournament.

Each three-game series this season has been billed as a marquee matchup and potential turning point for a young Virginia squad. Instead, each series has become just another speed bump. So when the Cavaliers travel to Miami Saturday with a modest four-game winning streak, they will not treat the matchup any differently from past games.

“We have to approach every game the same way,” freshman catcher Nate Irving said.

Virginia has won 11 straight midweek games but has struggled throughout the season against the ACC’s elite teams.

The Cavaliers have lost 8-of-9 games against opponents ranked in the top 10, including a tightlycontested winless series against then-No. 6 Florida State and a

confounding three-game sweep at the hands of then-No. 8 North Carolina, which snapped Virginia’s 15-game home winning streak.

“Obviously nobody likes to get swept in this league but you see it all over the place,” coach Brian O’Connor said. “It happens, and what makes a team is how they respond to it.”

After top pitching prospect Marcus Stroman, Duke’s junior ace, stifled the Cavalier lineup for seven innings Friday, Virginia fell below .500 in ACC play with its fourth straight conference loss.

The Cavaliers’ offense returned, however, in a doubleheader Saturday. One day after scoring three runs in the loss to the Blue Devils — which left the team with just nine runs in its past four conference games — the Cavaliers exploded for 22 runs Saturday to escape Durham with their first ACC series win away from Davenport Field this season.

“We approached the game against Marcus Stroman the

same as we approached it the next two days,” Irving said. “It’s the same thing when we go down to Miami. We just got to keep grinding out those wins and eventually something’s gonna break and the flood gates will open.”

The Hurricanes will send a trio of talented veteran starters to the hill this weekend. Redshirt senior Eric Erickson, junior Eric Whaley and junior Steven Ewing have led the Hurricanes to the second best ERA in the ACC at 3.02. All three rank among the ACC’s top 20 pitchers in ERA. Although Virginia has consistently scored in bunches against weaker pitchers, the offense has been forced to rely heavily on small-ball against tough opponents.

“We work on our small game all the time in practice,” O’Connor said. “It’s part of what we do because you never know what situation you’re going to be in a game where it calls for it.”

Once ranked as high as No. 6 nationally, Miami has undergone its own struggles in ACC

play during recent weeks. After sweeping North Carolina, Miami lost five straight in ACC play, including dropping two-of-three to unranked Virginia Tech. The ACC has been characterized by significant parity this season, with five teams — which are separated by just two games — vying for third place in the overall conference standings.

“ACC baseball can be very, very cruel at times,” O’Connor said.

“You see things happen that you don’t quite understand.”

Out-of-conference games have been anything but cruel to Virginia, as freshman outfielder Derek Fisher hit a two-run, game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning yesterday evening to cap yet another late comeback and put away Virginia Commonwealth 7-5.

The Cavaliers trailed 5-4 entering the final frame after squandering a 3-0 lead, but they again kept their composure and confidence at the plate as they have all season. Junior shortstop Chris Taylor led off the ninth with

a single and came around to score on a double by junior third baseman Stephen Bruno. Fisher followed with his team-leading sixth home run of the season to become the second freshman in two nights to notch a gamewinning hit. Freshman catcher Nate Irving beat Radford with a single Tuesday.

In his second start of the season, senior Shane Halley could not match the performance delivered by fellow spot starter sophomore Kyle Crockett in the previous game. Halley allowed two runs while lasting only 3.2 innings before giving way to an unusually shaky outing by freshman Nick Howard. Howard allowed three runs in the sixth inning as the Rams grabbed the lead, 5-4.

Bruno went 3-for-4 in his first game since snapping a 15-game hit streak. Senior closer Justin Thompson pitched a scoreless eighth to be in line for the win and returned for the ninth to lock down the victory with a 1-2-3 inning.

W Lax | Transfer Bailey brings experience of beating Wildcats Continued from page B1 house during her tenure at Virginia, one individual donning the orange and blue knows the taste of victory against the Wildcats. Bailey transferred to Virginia from Florida at the end of last season, but not before she helped the Gators hand the Wildcats their first regular season loss in nearly seven years.

Bailey said the key to keeping up with a high-flying opponent like Northwestern is a lay-it-

all-on-the-line mentality — one which she will encourage her teammates to tap into on their road trip.

“I think if you can think, ‘I’m able to compete with them. I’m going to hold my own,’ and go in being confident ... we can definitely do great things,” Bailey said.

Bailey and teammate Julie Gardner, a senior midfielder, also believe the team will need to refocus after a demoralizing loss ousted the Cavaliers from

the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament Saturday. Virginia held No. 3 North Carolina to just two first-half goals before allowing the Tar Heel attack to shred its backline for 12 scores following the break, en route to a 14-6 Tar Heels win which advanced them to the title game.

“Our heart was there, and everyone really wanted it and was really excited for the game,” Gardner said. “But it just came down to executing and doing the little things correctly. I just don’t

think things fit together during that second half.”

Myers said the squad cannot afford to make the same errors against a team like Northwestern, especially with a chance to improve its NCAA résumé on the line. Reducing turnovers should prove particularly crucial for the Cavaliers’ chances to win, as the Wildcats will likely force Virginia into a more up-tempo style of offense.

“They pressure everything with double teams and high

intensity,” Myers said. “What it will make us do is hurry with our possessions. We won’t be able to play a set attack, and we will have to keep that ball moving.

[We need to] beat them with ball movement and really try to pull the defense to one side and try to attack them opposite.”

Following this weekend’s top-10 clash, the Cavaliers will await the announcement of NCAA Tournament bids. The first round of postseason action is slated to begin May 12.

Softball | Mitchell strikes out fifteeen, including seven straight Continued from page B1 center to put the Cavaliers up 3-0.

“I wasn’t thinking about it — that’s what made it so great,” Harris said of her home run.

“When you’re not thinking, it just works out better.”

Two innings later, Liberty mounted a comeback. A solo home run in the third inning from senior third baseman Bridgett Woods put Liberty on the board, and a threerun fourth inning gave them the lead. The Flames capped the big inning with a two-run double from freshman catcher Kelby Allen.

Virginia wasted no time getting back on top. The Cavaliers matched the Flames with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-4 lead. A pair of singles by sophomore third baseman Marcy

Bowdren and junior catcher Kristen Hawkins set the stage for senior outfielder Gianinna Cipolloni’s RBI double. Skinkis followed by driving in two more runs on a single. Liberty scored once more, but Virginia hung on for a 6-5 victory. Six Cavaliers recorded a hit and all six Virginia runs came with two outs.

“We were rolling the whole first game,” Harris said. “We knew we had to keep putting runs on because they kept putting runs on.

It helped us roll into the second game as well.”

Senior pitcher Stephanie Coates got the nod for the Cavaliers in game one — her first start of the year. Coates, who normally pitches exclusively in relief, showed some signs of fatigue as the game wore

on, but the performance proved enough to move her record up to 2-1. Junior pitcher Melanie Mitchell was credited with the save after her two-strikeout seventh inning performance.

“Coates had a great game,” coach Eileen Schmidt said. “Mel did a great job coming in and closing us out, but Coates did a great job keeping us in the game. She gave us an opportunity to win.”

In game two, Skinkis drove in all of the first four Virginia runs. Her solo shot in the third inning put the Cavaliers up 1-0, and her second home run an inning later pushed the lead to 4-0 after Hawkins and Gianinna Cipolloni drew walks in front of her. The Cavaliers tacked on two more runs in the fifth inning when a Gianinna Cipolloni

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“It felt really good,” Skinkis said.

“I was seeing the ball well, and the pitches were there so I just swung.”

Virginia added a run in the sixth on an RBI single by freshman designated player Rachel Gillen, cruising to a 7-1 victory. The Flames’ lone run came in the fifth inning when senior second baseman Kelly Strickland reached first on a dropped third strike and then advanced on a combination of bunts and flyball outs.

“The offense was good tonight, but it was also good [last weekend] against Virginia Tech,” Schmidt said. “In that game we didn’t hit

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people in as well as we did today and we didn’t run as well as we did today. I feel we’re getting back to doing the little things that win us games.”

Mitchell’s performance in game two rivaled Skinkis’ stellar day. She tied a season high with 15 strikeouts, falling just two short of her career best. At one point, Mitchell struck out seven straight batters.

She gave up three hits, one walk and zero earned runs in her 16th win of the year.

Freshman pitcher Chandler Ball pitched the entirety of the nightcap for the Flames. She struck out two while giving up 10 hits and eight walks.

The Cavaliers conclude ACC play this weekend with a three-game homestand against N.C. State.

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