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Report shows burglary, robbery decline University Police Department releases annual crime report; document catalogues decreased reported 2011 criminal activity

By Lizzy Turner

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Fewer burglaries and robberies occurred last year at the University than had taken place in 2010, according to a safety report the University Police released this week that compiled information about criminal activity on Grounds in 2011.

The department releases these

reports every fall semester in compliance with the Clery Act, a federal statute requiring universities that receive federal financial aid to disclose information about crimes on their campuses to students.

The report, which is publicly available on the University Police Department’s website , includes statistics of crimes such as burglary and sexual assault, and sorts these numbers

by location based on whether they occur on Grounds or off Grounds . The statistics show a decrease in burglaries on Grounds, from 68 occurrences in 2010 to 53 in 2011, but reveal an increase in motor vehicle theft, from five to 16.

The number of reported onGrounds robberies, which differ from burglaries in that robbery involves the use or threat of force to steal from the victim,

decreased from five in 2010 to just one in 2011 , but the number of forcible sex offenses remained at five, the number also reported in 2010 and 2009.

There were no aggravated assaults reported to University Police on University property in 2011, according to the report.

The document, which also lists incidents on Grounds reported to entities other than the University Police, including other

law enforcement agencies and University officials, showed that forcible sex offenses reported in total fell from 17 in 2010 to 14 in 2011.

“There is a huge fluctuation from year to year in terms of numbers and with any kind of increase we’re on the lookout and constantly trying to Please see Crime, Page A3

Council plans politics forum

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Academic Affairs Committee introduces proposal; October seminars use OpenGrounds’ location

By Emily Hutt

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Student Council’s Academic Affairs committee introduced at its representative body meeting Tuesday evening plans for a new initiative called “Hoos Connecting,” a regular seminar series that will promote intellectual discussion between student leaders on major contemporary themes. Council will host the forums at OpenGrounds, a studio space on the Corner used to facilitate communication between University and community members.

The event will have a seminar format, similar to Council’s popular presentation “Look Hoos Talking,” a spring event based on TED Talks, but will also include studentsubmitted questions via email or Facebook, said second-year College student Sky Miller , one of the committee’s chairs.

The inaugural “Hoos Connecting” forum will consist of a set of seminars analyzing current political topics in preparation for next month’s presidential election. The Please see Council, Page A3

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University Democrats and College Republicans hosted a debate Tuesday evening prior to Wednesday’s presidential debate.

Gov. set to keep promise McDonnell says rights restoration important to felons’ social re-integration

By Jordan Bower

Cavalier Daily Staff Writer Gov. Bob McDonnell is scheduled to fulfill his election promise that he will restore voting rights to more rehabilitated felons than any past executive in the state’s history.

McDonnell has granted about 3,800 restorations of rights to felons since announcing his goal in 2010, according to a spokesperson. Felons must apply for

the restoration of their right to vote, to run for or hold public office and to serve on juries. To re-qualify for these rights, they must meet certain standards of behavior for time periods that are determined by the severity of their crime.

McDonnell’s goal of enhancing the restoration process was one of his 2009 campaign promises.

Soon after his election, McDonnell implemented new restoration procedures that sped up

the response process, with his staff vowing to approve or deny an application within 60 days of receiving it. Previously, these decisions could take six to 12 months to complete.

The 3,800 individuals whose rights have been restored during McDonnell’s tenure comprise only a fraction of the 350,000 Virginians disenfranchised by

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At its weekly representative body meeting Tuesday evening Council discussed plans to host four seminars about the upcoming elections.

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Cannaday assumes new duties

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Billy Cannaday, the dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, will now serve concurrently as the new Vice Provost for Academic Outreach.

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The University recently announced Billy Cannaday, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies , will take on new duties in the newly-created position of vice provost for academic outreach while continuing his duties as dean.

In his new post, Cannaday will be in charge of developing collaborative strategies to better serve students who take classes off Grounds.

Cannaday will work with deans, faculty and alumni to “create a strategy for fulfilling the University’s academic outreach mission as a public university,” according to a

University press statement released last week. He will continue to report to John Simon, the University’s executive vice president and provost.

The University currently offers classes in regional centers located in Northern Virginia , Richmond , Newport News, Abingdon and Roanoke, and about a quarter of the classes offered through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies have some online component.

“New technology that enables hybrid or fully online instruction is the key to increasing access to the University’s

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academic experience from beyond Grounds, for both traditional-age students and older adult learners,” he said in the release.

Cannaday said these changes would not “diminish [the] quality of the student experience” or faculty’s ability to connect meaningfully with their students.

“We need a safe way for faculty to experience the new technology,” Cannaday said in the release. “[One such way is] by learning from fellow colleagues who can model and champion the benefits, and share how it has enabled them to engage students in new

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ways. In this new role, I will make it a priority to increase the number of such faculty ambassadors.”

Cannaday, who earned a salary of $262,500 for the 2011-12 school year, will not receive a pay raise for filling this role.

“Mr. Cannaday was excited to take on these added responsibilities and title for no additional compensation,” Simon said in an email. “The role naturally complements his Dean’s role and integrates outreach through one point in the administration.”

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By JIM REEDY | CAVALIER DAILY NEWS EDITOR

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University chapter of Active Minds organizes event, raises mental health awareness

By Andrew Elliott

Cavalier Daily Staff Writer The University chapter of Active Minds, a national organization that seeks to mobilize students to combat stigmas surrounding mental health issues , Thursday is hosting “Send Silence Packing ,” an exhibition geared toward increasing awareness about the prevalence of suicide among college students.

“Send Silence Packing” has toured colleges since its inception in Washington, D.C. in April 2008, but this is the first time it will come to the University. The event will visit Charlottesville as part of a southeast regional tour, and will include a display of 1,100 backpacks, many with letters and personal stories attached, to represent the number of college students who commit suicide each year.

“If you have physical disabilities you can see it as a problem, but mental is a little bit less clear,” said fourthyear College student Toby Loewenstein, co-president of Active Minds . “We want to create a more open environment, where you don’t feel like you have to hide something about yourself because you feel ashamed of it.”

Thursday’s event will feature two yoga sessions — at noon and 3 p.m. — as well as a speakers series, featuring Dr. Russell Federman , director of Counseling and Psychological Services and faculty advisor for U.Va Active Minds; Dr. James Turner, executive director of Student Health; and Lauren Anderson , a co-sponsor of the event and director of the Josh Anderson Foundation , an organization that aims to educate teenagers about

mental health issues.

Active Minds has hosted several events geared toward combatting stigmas since it came to the University in spring 2011, including last October’s National Day Without Stigma. That event was spearheaded by fourth-year College student Meredith Was, co-president of the organization. Was said the events aim to raise awareness of mental health issues and to help students relieve stress.

“People feel like it’s a weakness, but it’s the same as a physical disease,” Was said.

“You can’t blame someone for having cancer, you can’t blame someone for having depression.”

Mental health issues among college students were brought into the spotlight last November when Turner released a nationwide study that found the suicide rate

among university students is much higher than the alcohol-related death rate. Outside vehicular accidents, the study found suicide to be the leading cause of death among college students.

Any intensely stressful period can bring about mental health problems, and university life is no exception, Federman said. “School is a 17-week pressure cooker,” he said. “I think pressure cookers affect mental health adversely.” The University has a suicide rate of roughly half that of comparable institutions, and about 15 percent of students seek some form of counseling services during their college careers.

But Federman suggested the true sources of concern are those students who don’t seek counseling services.

“The time when you see successful suicide, it’s typically

by individuals who aren’t engaged in treatment,” he said. This means part of the responsibility of getting students into treatment, he says, lies with their peers. “Just as students have a responsibility to intervene with domestic violence,” Federman said, “don’t we also have a responsibility to reach out to our fellow students if they’re really unhappy, sad and withdrawn?”

The University is currently exploring options to expand the available resources for Student Health Services, including changing hours of operation and looking into new areas for office space, but these are still in the exploratory phase. In the meantime, stop by the Lawn any time between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday and take some time to understand mental health.

Affordable Care Act deserves deeper thought Candidates’ health care stances should impact college students’ November voting choices

By Blythe Fiscella

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer This November, many students will be voting for the first time ever.

Among the issues still being debated is the Affordable Care Act. The act, passed in March 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court this summer, has wide implications for college-aged citizens like us.

Under “ObamaCare,” as the ACA is often called, 30 million more Americans will have health insurance by the end of the act’s 10-year implementation period. Coverage expansion will come in the form of federally subsidized insurance, enhanced student health plans, Medicaid expansion and the option for young adults to stay on family insurance until age 26. Virtually every one of these components is relevant to people our age, making it that much more important to make an informed decision this November.

The ACA will require that student health plans include prescription coverage, offer free preventative care and increase the maximum amount of annual benefits for students. For recent graduates, or soon-to-be grads — yes, you, fourth years — this means you can stay on your parents’ health plans for about four more years, and once you are earning entry-level salaries for many jobs, you will most likely be covered by expanded Medicaid eligibility. In short, this act allows for a very real sigh of relief as our worries about health insurance diminish, if not disappear.

The drastic increase in health care coverage and provision will inevitably mean an increase in employment in

health care related industries, especially in the form of primary care doctors and nurses.

Carolyn Engelhard, assistant professor and health policy analyst at the University, gave an illuminating lecture last Friday at the Nursing School emphasizing this point precisely. She explained that the ACA is ultimately working toward a health care system based on better quality and more accessible primary care. The bill is equipped, for instance, with additional funding and loan forgiveness for recent medical and nursing school graduates who commit to work for a period of time in under-served communities in the United States.

In addition, the salary o f phy-

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sicians will be less contingent on per- doubled in the last decade, reaching service payment plans — i.e. ordering $2.6 trillion in 2010. The egregious tests, drug prescription — making inefficiencies of the current system health care more efficient financially, demand a more systematic distribution of funds. more transEngelhard parent herself doesn’t and more According to federal believe the accountgovernment statistics, U.S. ACA is a panaable. It will medical spending almost cea to the curalso help doubled in the last decade, rent patchwork foster colreaching $2.6 trillion in 2010. system that laboration constitutes U.S. between health care, but care proshe and other vider compublic administration professionals ponents.

The transparency and competi- recognize the ACA’s pertinence and tion of insurance company online potential to effect serious change.

So what does Nov. 6 have to do with “exchanges” will make purchasing health insurance “as all this? Does a Romney victory mean easy as booking an airplane the act will be repealed? Engelhard ticket” said Engelhard, said she doesn’t think so, but “it would who described these certainly be marginalized through exchanges as an inter- Senatorial actions and ‘reconciliaface system simi- tion’ measures related to the budgetlar to sites such ary aspects of the bill.” Basically, a as Travelocity, Republican president doesn’t mean E x p e d i a o r the bill can be revoked — since that would require 60 votes in the Senate Orbitz.

According to — but does mean that it will face serifederal govern- ous funding and state-cooperation ment statistics, obstacles. Should Obama win another U.S. medical four-year term the future of the act spending is still uncertain and may still experialmost ence a slowed implementation due to partisanship.

Despite the law’s uncertain future, as a demographic with so much at stake, college students should not settle for a surface-level understanding of such significant legislation and should be ready and willing to vote for individuals who will either support or block the ACA’s implementation.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | The Cavalier Daily

Three-Day Weather Forecast TODAY High of 84˚ A lingering chance of showers in the morning.

Provided by the Cavalier Weather Service

TONIGHT Low of 60˚

TOMORROW High of 81˚

Partly cloudy skies and a southwest wind.

Sunny skies with a calm west wind.

TOMORROW NIGHT Low of 55˚ Partly cloudy skies.

As the low pressure that brought us clouds and rain moves north this morning, clouds will begin to clear out and temperatures will return to the uppers 70s and low 80s. Behind this front, high pressure will remain for the rest of the week.

FRIDAY High of 70˚ Mostly sunny skies.

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Crime | Department publishes monthly crime statistics Continued from page A1 reevaluate safety and security,” University Police Lieut. Melissa Fielding said. But prevention is hard to measure, she added, making it difficult to attribute decreases in crime to any spe-

cific preventive measure, such as an increased use of surveillance cameras.

Second-year College student Ally Wolf said she didn’t have any problems with leaving her things unattended in libraries or elsewhere on Grounds. She

said she wasn’t familiar with the University’s crime preventive material, but she had previously experienced a car break-in at her house off Grounds.

“Someone broke into my car a few weeks into school,” Wolf said. “I guess I had left it

unlocked. Nothing was stolen, so I didn’t report it.”

Fielding stressed the importance of reviewing crime reports such as the one recently released. “It’s always good to know what happens in reference to safety and security.”

She also said students don’t necessarily have to wait for the annual reports to be published, because monthly reports are also released online. These monthly versions are available online going back as far as 2005.

Council | Future meetings to discuss religion, business Continued from page A1 “Hoos Connecting: Politics” seminars will address three major areas before the elections: domestic policy, foreign policies and the public’s perception of politics. A fourth meeting will feature a wrap-up discussion of the presidential

election one week after results are announced.

“From the topic of the week, we will generate questions from the student body that will be posed to the participants of the seminar that week,” said Miller’s co-chair Klaus Dollhopf, third-year College student. Participating student

leaders will be pulled from politically-oriented CIOs on Grounds, such as the College Republicans and the University Democrats.

Politics is just the first topic the committee plans to address through these forums; the committee will then branch out to other topics. Forums will

include both undergraduate and graduate students, depending upon the response. “From then on we can do Hoos Connecting: Business, Hoos Connecting: Religion, and so on,” Dollhopf said.

University faculty may also be invited to participate in future discussions.

The seminars will be moderated by one of the four Council committee chairs from either the Academic or Legislative Affairs committee.

Miller said footage of the event would be posted online on the OpenGrounds YouTube channel for students to watch after the event.

Felons |McDonnell offers disenfranchised criminals second chance Continued from page A1 past felonies.

“This is a rolling review process as applications are submitted by felons wishing to have their rights restored,” McDonnell spokesperson Jeff Caldwell said in an email. “The Secretary of the Commonwealth continually reviews applications as they come in.”

Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Kelly was unavailable for interviews for this article, and several state legislators did not respond to requests for

comment.

As a former prosecutor, McDonnell worked to put felons behind bars but says he remains committed to civil rehabilitation.

“I believe the commission of a crime must have a tough and just consequence,” he said in a letter sent to those applying for the rehabilitation of their rights. “I also believe that once an offender has paid his debt to society, he deserves a second chance. It’s good government to restore ex-offenders to society and encourage them to become law-abiding members of society

again.”

A restoration of civil rights does not restore an individual’s ability to possess a handgun or erase a conviction record.

Some of his political opponents, though, see his promotion of voting rights for felons as differing in spirit from the law he signed earlier this year restricting voting privileges to those who possess valid identification.

The new voter ID law in Virginia changes voting procedures for individuals lacking proper identification: unidentified voters are no longer able to sign

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an affidavit attesting to their identity, they can only submit provisional ballots that will be counted if the voter submits proper identification within the following days. With the passage of the law, however, came McDonnell’s mandate that the Commonwealth issue voter identification card to all registered voters.

“Protecting against voter fraud and making sure our elections are secure are critical for confidence in our democracy,” McDonnell said in an August release. “The legislation I signed

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into law is a practical and reasonable step to make our elections more secure while also ensuring access to the ballot box for all qualified voters.”

Democrats have criticized the law as being an overreaching solution to a minor problem, and one which will disenfranchise a higher amount of voters than the number of frauds it will prevent.

A similar law, which would have required voters in Pennsylvania to present a photo ID at polls, was blocked by a state appellate court Tuesday.

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Opinion Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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

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The house that Wood built

The Cavalier Daily bids adieu to University spokesperson Carol Wood Over Carr’s Hill, University spokesperson Carol Wood announced to a grandmother’s house she’ll go — after serving the University for 17 years she is moving to Alabama to be near her grandchildren.

The retiring of such a prominent figure made Tuesday’s front page news; it also deserves a measure of appreciation on behalf of us and a generation of Cavalier Daily reporters who benefited from Wood’s generosity.

The University does not have a journalism program; for aspiring reporters, the closest thing to a professional resource is the Office of Public Affairs.

Wood, in her capacity overseeing this office, was a liaison who gave our paper legitimacy by offering us the same opportunities afforded to other newspapers.

The stories she helped oversee at UVa Today were a daily supply of information that set a benchmark for University journalism. Her willingness to field all questions; to explicate all ambiguities; to stay on-the-record and on-the-line during crises into the night have long made her the primary source for our articles. In our office, Wood is known as the most quotable University person – not only because she

would always talk to us but because what she said was so memorable.

The events unfolding in June were perhaps the most prominent example of Wood looking out for our paper. Professional reporters came into town and things soon became crowded. The rooms overflowed — but Wood saved seats for The Cavalier Daily and kept us in the continual know, including handing out press releases and writing articles for UVa Today. She also processed our Freedom of Information Act request for Board of Visitors emails in a manner that was incredibly timely.

Wood is as familiar with our paper as anyone. She has furnished memories and stories for us and years of alumni — for whom her name evokes a tradition of common affection. Besides being a wellspring of University news, events and developments, she has also been a source of style and good-humored kindness.

Wood leaves town Thursday but will telecommute through the new year. On behalf of all of us, including graduates who would have wanted to say goodbye had they been here — thank you, Carol. Your presence will be missed.

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Featured online reader comment “There’s another number from the Honor survey that’s being completely ignored here. Sure, 40% say ‘in theory’ they’d report an Honor offense, but we had some actual numbers. 18% (295 respondents) stated that they believe they have witnessed an offense, but amongst them only 5% (14 respondents) actually reported the case. So, in theory, 40% would report, in practice, only 5% do. The Honor System is a great ideal, but when the reality hits home? A miserable failure.

This is on par with what surveys have been showing for years.”

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | The Cavalier Daily

Change we can’t believe in

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California was right to pass a law prohibiting minors from being exposed to sexuality conversion therapies

S SUPPORT for gay mar Those of adult age should be free riage grows more popu to make their own personal deci lar in the United States, it sions. As it stands, though, the is fitting that the topic of youth law was enacted to serve minors sexuality is also becoming more — and fortunately so. There is no way that a minor closely examined.

ALEX YAHANDA should be forced to Recently, Califorendure or be connia passed a state SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR vinced that nonlaw that would block therapists from meddling scientific conversion therapies with the sexual orientation of are beneficial options. It is for the minors. Going into effect January best that the law is on the side of 1st, the law states that health pro- minors, who may otherwise have fessionals are prohibited from been dragged into therapy by attempting to “change behaviors their parents or others who have or gender expressions, or to legal guardianship over them.

No matter how hard propoeliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings nents of conversion therapies toward individuals of the same vouch for their effectiveness, sex.” Such a law is very appropri- there is no scientific data that ate, and other states should also sexual tendencies can be alleviated or “cured” outright. And enact similar legislation.

Unsurprisingly, there are thera- yet conversion therapies conpists and religious figures who tinue to be supported somehow, oppose the law. According to most notably by religious comthem, limiting access to therapies munities. More often than not, geared toward changing homo- those who attend conversion sexuality is a violation of free therapy ultimately leave feelchoice. If the California law had ing worse about themselves, been banning those treatments filled with deeper self-loathing for people of any age, perhaps or depression. Such feelings are they would have a viable point. no doubt a natural response to

the message of these therapies. is biologically based. The very Imagine being told that there is idea that being gay is purely a lifesomething wrong with the way style choice is absurd. It is totally you think and feel, and that you illogical to deduce that children need to be changed. For a child or choose to be gay or lesbian when it freteenager in these circumstances, “It is for the best that the law quently results feeling worse is on the side of minors, who in disabout yourself crimiis almost inevimay otherwise have been table. dragged into therapy by their n a t i o n and perForcing a parents or others who have sonal young person to undergo con- legal guardianship over them.” p r o b lems. version therapy, T h e then, is abominable. This is especially true California law is commendbecause adolescence and young able, and actually helps to supadulthood is when many people plement already established struggle with their identities. It movements that seek to help is not surprising that depression young people who are troubled and suicides among youth are about their sexual orientation. tragically common. What young Perhaps most notable among people need most is a way to these movements is the “It Gets develop personally with support Better” Project. The project, and encouragement. They should started by Dan Savage and Terry not be forced to deny who they Miller, a gay couple, seeks to really are. Additionally, minors encourage young people who need to be protected from the are having doubts about their hubris of therapists who believe sexuality that they will eventuthey can change something that ally feel better as they get older. research is increasingly showing The project involves mainly

videos from people of all sexual orientations who encourage gay youth to ignore bullying or teasing and to persevere.

Many celebrities and prominent public figures have also joined the campaign, from President Obama to Stephen Colbert to Kermit the Frog.

The California law does not prevent adults from voluntarily seeking out conversion therapies on their own. But hopefully they will not do so. That is why initiatives like Savage’s should be strongly promoted. With any luck, as acceptance of young gays and lesbians becomes more ubiquitous, the desire for conversion therapy or similar “cures” will be eliminated. It is not gay and lesbian youth who need to change; those who are intolerant of different sexual orientations are the ones who should alter their beliefs.

Alex Yahanda is a senior associate editor for The Cavalier Daily.

He can be reached at a.yahanda@cavalierdaily.com.

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Playboy’s ranking of the University’s social scene is inaccurate and unimportant

OU HAVE probably heard of the Princeton Review’s top that we were ranked by party schools list this year — Playboy as the best party another Virginia, West Virginia school in the country. While we University, took the top spot — pulled off an “uninspiring” 16th and this has only been Playboy’s seventh party place in the sports ROLPH RECTO schools list in criterion, we were its publication ranked highly in the VIEWPOINT WRITER history. Our other two criteria of night- and sex-life, placing third academic reputation, history and architecture are much more and second respectively.

Predictably, the University reputable than our social scene. administration decries the rank- Ask a stranger who does not ing and even demands a recount go here and nine times out of — ouch, even the adults think we ten he or she will know of the are not as cool as we think we Rotunda or the Law School, but are. Among students there seems not of Rugby Road. But let us to be two universal responses to get something straight here: as the ranking: a call for more par- much as you think that the ranktying to live up to our newfound ing is awesome or un-awesome, and somewhat dubious reputa- it probably will not have that tion, or bemusement, wondering much effect on social life around if Playboy fudged up its numbers Grounds anyway. There will be or if it was describing a different more debauchery in the next week or two to live up the rankUniversity.

The ranking was a surprise ings, maybe, but it will die off to almost everybody, probably fairly quickly to slightly less even to those who live in Greek- debauched activities. It is much lettered houses. The University harder to get people excited was not even in the top twenty over an intangible number than

The flip side of that argument, another round of keggers, after of course, I do not have to tell all.

There is a lot of debate about you: There is a natural stigma the fallout of the ranking. to being a party school. The One side argues that having phrase itself evokes images of quintesthe reputation of a party school is “Our academic reputation, s e n t i a l “A n i m a l good: being a party history and architecture House” school, they say, are much more reputable e s c a attracts more stupades, dents here, which than our social scene.” o f a in turn will make bunch of the University more selective and thus more elite. kids going crazy and blowing I, for one, find this argument their parents’ tuition money amusingly misguided at best and on missed classes and abysmal completely ridiculous at worst. grades. This is a nightmare Are we really to believe that stu- scenario, however, that I think dents who apply here because of will be left largely in our imagiour reputation as a party school nations. Sure, there is always are the kind of students we want a certain number of students to be here? Sure, academic rigor in any university who abuse and an appetite for partying are their freedom away from home, not mutually exclusive, but I am but for the most part, we here sure the fine admissions officers are a bunch of overachievers. in Peabody Hall will make sure The mantra around Grounds that, first and foremost, futures is “work hard, play hard,” as Hoos know how to study before verified by the quote that Playthey know how to play beer boy solicited. No matter what you think of our being a party pong.

school, let me remind you that though partying is a big part of our culture, it is not the endall-be-all of social life here.

The University is a diverse school; there is something for everyone, even for those who are not partiers. Do not ever feel that you are being left out if you are not going out on Thirsty Thursdays; if someone scoffs at your “Settlers of Catan” game night, remind yourself that that person is not very cool at all. For full disclosure, I spent last Friday hanging out with the Philosophy Club at Revolutionary Soup, watching “The Royal Tenenbaums” with some friends and then playing foosball at the Trigon house. I am spending my Saturday night writing this article. I have never been to a party down on Rugby Road. Needless to say, I was not one to contribute to the number one party school ranking.

Rolph Recto is a Viewpoint writer for The Cavalier Daily.

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Lowering the drinking age could lessen negative, secondary effects exacerbated by underage drinking

HE CULTURE of drink three or four years in college ing in the United States with even more access while still is very distinct from underage. All of this drinking is the majority of the Western by definition illegal. This creates world. In most countries, the a two-faced culture of drinking, where the drinking age is at FORREST BROWN legality and most 18, and chilmorality of the dren are regularly VIEWPOINT WRITER action have allowed to consume alcohol with their families and been so separated that breaking even in public well before then. the law becomes a non-issue.

Part of this has to do with the More than one foreign friend larger culture of the United of mine has commented on States as compared to other the bizarre culture this creates countries — alcohol is not inte- where drinking is simultanegrated into our meals and is not ously hidden and celebrated. central to our economic and cul- It has also furthered other illetural identity like it is in France gal practices: around half of or Italy. The United States’ values college-age people in the United are much more puritanical than States have a fake ID. While those of our continental counter- most of these IDs are used for parts, so we tend not to promote the purchase of alcohol, the actively the consumption of beer proliferation of the industry ceror wine as a normal, safe part of tainly makes it easier for other, our diet. Our legal drinking age more serious illegal behavior is indicative of these values, but to occur, such as fraud, idenhas many consequences that I tity theft or smuggling. It also exposes underage drinkers to believe necessitate a change.

The first, and most obvious, much harsher laws — especially impact the U.S. system has had in Virginia, where having a fake is the amount of illegal behavior can be prosecuted as a class 2 associated with drinking. More misdemeanor with the possibilthan 70 percent of American ity of six months in jail.

The widespread nature of this teenagers have consumed alcohol by the end of high school, illegal behavior also impacts the which is before they often spend availability of medical assistance

while drinking. Although many off unwanted sexual advances. people who suffer from alcohol There is no security to keep poisoning do go to the hospital, especially drunk people from the desire not to be identified doing something stupid and as underage, even when assur- dangerous. While none of these problems ances of anonymity or lack of pros- “The biggest struggle in the are exclusive to ecution are given, United States right now underage often leads young adults to avoid with regards to alcohol is d r i n k i n g , they are seeking help for to improve education certainly much longer than and safety. ” exaceris safe. In many bated by it. cases they decide And orgato suffer through potentially serious bouts of sick- nizations such as universities ness without any treatment, and are unable to provide safer only go the hospital when the avenues for drinking themselves situation has deteriorated from because they cannot legally probad to critical. If there were no vide alcohol to students, which legal consequences to be afraid could be a way to promote less of, people might be more willing dangerous drinking practices.

Many will point to the data to seek medical assistance when suggesting that U.S. teenagers necessary.

Most of the problems associ- get drunk less than their Euroated with drinking today involve pean counterparts — which is safety issues such as sexual only true for non-college aged assault and other violent con- students. And I would agree that sequences. To avoid the police, there are some advantages to drinking often occurs in settings the U.S. system, in that the law where the potential for sexual encourages waiting until an age assault and violence are magni- where impairment to growth fied. At a private party, it is much and development by alcohol easier for a girl to get stuck in an are minimized and when young isolated area where her friends adults are mature enough to are unable to help her ward make good decisions about their

drinking. But these benefits are undermined by the widespread willingness to ignore the law.

The biggest struggle in the United States right now with regards to alcohol is to improve education and safety. This is difficult to do effectively when it occurs with an understanding that, legally speaking, anyone under 21 should not be drinking at all, which makes people much more likely to ignore any information that does come their way. Our culture’s values condemn getting dangerously drunk and the behaviors associated with it, but the rival and contradictory culture of underage partying celebrates it, leading to a confusing double-standard. Lowering the drinking age would not by any means completely solve the problems drinking creates, although I think it would go a long way to mitigating them. But if we did not need to conceal a significant portion of our drinking culture, we would be able to approach these problems more openly, honestly and effectively, which might allow us to find some better answers.

Forrest Brown is a Viewpoint writer for The Cavalier Daily.

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Sophomore wide receiver Darius Jennings has emerged as Virginia’s leading receiver with 21 catches for 319 yards this season.

Receiving corps establishes identity

Young pass-catching group helps open offensive play-calling options; inconsistency plagues otherwise emerging strength

By Fritz Metzinger

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor For a team pegged at the outset of the 2012 season to steamroll opponents with a dynamic, versatile running game, Virginia has relied immensely on the aerial attack in the season’s first five contests.

Through five games, the Cavaliers have attempted 193 passes while rushing only 165 times, a difference of 28 plays. During Saturday’s 44-38 loss to Louisiana Tech, many of those throws resulted in significant gains — including pickups of 36, 43, 47 and 50 yards on balls thrown to the team’s stable of speedy wide

receivers.

“It’s pretty fun as a wide receiver, the ball getting slung all around the place,” freshman wideout Adrian Gamble said.

“It’s an opportunity, and I knew my time was going to come along.”

Amid concerns about a disappointing running game that’s

Club teams deserve props too NCAA Division I athletics are a coalition of vagabond athletes inarguably the highest level of known as club sports. For these college sports. An overwhelm- persistent competitors told ing majority of the best 18-22 they weren’t fast enough, big year-old athletes in the United enough or skilled enough, the club sports scene States compete in is like an angel, Division 1, creating IAN RAPPAPORT giving them all a the ultimate destisecond chance. nation for aspiring While the University is known young athletes to test their mettle against the best talent for its tradition of success at the varsity level, the lesser known the nation has to offer.

But when a high school pros- club teams are perhaps just pect is only good enough for as dominant. Club squads are Division 2 or Division 3 and often composed of terrific athpicks a D-1 school instead for letes who would have the roster its academics or other factors, cut for most other schools’ the dream of being an elite varsity teams in their respecathlete goes on life support. tive sports. An upper echelon Sometimes, the plug is pulled varsity athletics program lends with hardly a query into any itself to producing top-notch possibility of revival. It is not club teams, which is precisely unusual for first-year students the scenario unfolding at Virto arrive at college, realize all of ginia.

During my two-plus years the other open doors in front of them and turn away from their with the Cavalier Daily, I have dutifully and happily reported athletic careers.

Yet, for other one-time D-1 on the varsity teams, just as hopefuls, the dream lives on. everyone before me always did.

These former prep stars who But part of the legacy I want to came up just short and their leave is for the club teams to more mediocre counterparts finally get their due as well. And who were never even close form now, they will.

For the sake of full disclosure, you should know I am an active member of the triathlon and cross country club teams.

My time with those teams has shaped my college experience.

My teammates are some of the most dedicated, driven and passionate people I have ever met.

They grind day in and day out, pursuing athletic greatness irrespective of what little recognition they will receive.

Well, it’s time they all got their fifteen minutes of fame, even if they accepted they might never receive it.

If Division 1 is the highest tier of collegiate competition in most sports – some, like triathlon or cycling, are not sanctioned by the NCAA and therefore feature the best in the sport at the club level anyway – then club is the purest tier. Club athletes receive none of the scholarships, all-expenses-paid funding or full-time coaching their NCAA peers are accustomed to.

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averaging just 3.8 net yards per carry and ranks ninth in the ACC in yardage, coach Mike London and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor are employing the more aggressive passing game plan many pundits anticipated as a balance to the team’s strong ground history. The result has been a chance for Virginia’s

young but talented cadre of receivers to shine.

“We talked about going vertical and what’s been mentioned about going vertical,” London said. “Having enough skill players to stretch the field, that was definitely one of the mindsets.

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QB Sims replaces struggling Rocco The Virginia football team is making a quarterback change.

Coach Mike London hinted on his weekly radio show Monday evening that the Cavaliers will give sophomore Philip Sims snaps with the first team this week in preparation for his first start Saturday against Duke — provided he recovers from a lower leg injury suffered in last week’s 44-38 loss to Louisiana Tech.

The move follows another dicey performance from incumbent starter junior Michael Rocco against the Bulldogs.

Rocco finished 14-of-23 for 278 yards , two touchdowns and three interceptions , completing only one-of-six passes after his first pick bounced off the hands of sophomore receiver Dominique Terrell. Despite suf-

fering the lower leg injury in relief of Rocco, Sims managed to complete 10-of-17 pass attempts for 166 yards and two touchdowns . After Virginia trailed 44-24 when Sims entered the game in the third quarter, the Alabama transfer helped bring Virginia within one possession of regaining the lead, though the comeback bid fell short.

Following his arrival from the national champion Crimson Tide during the summer, Sims is now 28-of-46 for 340 yards with 5 touchdowns and no interceptions in his first season as a Cavalier. He hails from Chesapeake, Va. and graduated from Oscar Smith High School as Virginia’s all-time leader in passing yards — 10,725 — and touchdowns — 119.

—compiled by Fritz Metzinger

Cavs pursue fall tennis titles

Not fit to be tied Entering Sunday with a 10-6 on the driving range. Perhaps lead at Medinah Country Club, it would have helped if capthe United States was prepar- tain’s pick, Steve Stricker, had ing to bring the Ryder Cup back contributed at least a single to U.S. soil for only the second point on the weekend, or if the golf god known time in the 21st cenonly as Tiger had tury. By day’s end, ZACK BARTEE won a match. the Americans were Except Tiger left wondering what went so wrong with their all- could have posted a victory.

After Martin Kaymer holed his but-completed mission.

Golf analysts and sports writ- putt on 18 to defeat Stricker ers across the nation professed and clinch at least a share of the near certainty that the U.S. the Cup , Tiger claimed that would defeat Europe, with the outcome of his match was ESPN’s Rick Reilly predicting an “inconsequential,” perhaps 18-10 U.S. victory — a margin trying to justify rushing and by which the Americans hadn’t subsequently missing a short won since 1981. On a run-of- par putt on 18 that would have the-mill NFL Sunday, the Ryder defeated Kaymer. Rather than Cup stole the show, with even drawing the Americans even casual golf fans across the U.S. with a 14-14 tie, Tiger split his tuning in to watch a sure vic- match and the Europeans celtory disintegrate before their ebrated a 14.5-13.5 win.

Besides the obvious fallacy eyes. The Cup garnered its highest TV ratings since 1999, with Tiger’s logic — a tie is when the U.S. stormed back obviously not the same as a from its own 10-6 deficit to take loss, regardless of who retains the trophy — I have a big the trophy.

Everyone has theories on problem with the Ryder Cup. how it happened. Maybe if a How is it possible that one of Chicago police officer hadn’t golf’s premier events can end delivered Rory McIlroy to the in a tie? It almost — and should course with less than 15 min- have — happened Sunday, utes before his tee time after and it already occurred twice the European star forgot what before, in 1969 and 1989.

How do you accept that as time zone he was in, McIlroy wouldn’t have defeated previously unbeaten Keegan BradPlease see Bartee, Page B3 ley without even warming up

Seven Virginia men’s tennis players will continue their pursuit of an ITA All-American Championship this week. Their trip to Tulsa, Okla. has proved fruitful so far, as these Cavaliers remain in contention and the team’s strong first-year contingent is blossoming quickly.

Freshmen Ryan Shane and Harrison Richmond advanced past the pre-qualifying rounds during the weekend, but fellow freshman Jonathan Cornish was eliminated in straight sets in his first match.

They then joined five Cavalier teammates already slotted into either the qualifying draw or main bracket.

Junior Justin Shane, senior Julen Uriguen and freshman Mac Styslinger had previously earned automatic berths in the qualifying round, which began Monday. Justin Shane and Uriguen lost their openers Monday, whereas Richmond and Ryan Shane also fell in the first round of the qualifying stage.

Styslinger was the only Cavalier to make it through his first qualifying match. He also won Tuesday and will face USC sophomore Eric Johnson Wednesday for a berth in the main draw of 64 competitors, which already includes teammates senior Jarmere Jenkins and junior Alex Domijan. Virginia’s most formidable threats to win the singles title, Jenkins and Domijan, will debut in the final rounds after receiving automatic byes through

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Junior Alex Domijan leads seven Cavaliers vying for singles or doubles titles at the ITA All-American Championship this week.

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The doubles competition began Tuesday, featuring the tandems of Domijan and Styslinger and Ryan Shane and Cornish. The latter pair received a first round bye and won its only match of the day. Meanwhile, Domijan and Styslinger

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Education is liberation. Keep reading and discussing what you learn -- the more you do, the more you’ll own the knowledge. Your thoughts have wings to take them higher and higher. Sagittarius is your ideal teacher.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There is such a thing as too much reality. You find the ideal balance between the harsh light of honesty and a fuzzy, fanciful point of view. Libra understands you best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A battle of wills brings up an excellent question: What is worth fighting for? The struggle may continue, but today marks a crucial turning point in the conflict. You’re ready; don’t be afraid.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may see a better way for your loved one, but unless this person sees it too, your influence does little good. Sometimes the best way to convince someone is to let him or her do it wrong.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). On this ethereal day, anything you can do to keep grounded and on track will be helpful. Lists, calendars and accounting tools help. It’s comforting to check the reference of things written.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Dare to utter the secret truth. Doing so will break the code that keeps certain doors closed to you. Truth is like a magic word that when called out will swing opportunity wide open.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s a balance to strike somewhere between loving and smothering. Hint: Catering to a dear one’s every need to the detriment of your own is definitely smothering.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Let it all unfold without your control. Adventure winks at you. What happens after that is juicy enough to retell in the future. You could even write a book. Hey, why don’t you?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Pay little mind to the fickle favoritism that goes on with friends, family and colleagues now. You could fall in with one group and out with another, and then, by the end of the day, see the whole dynamic reversed again.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Obligation is the bane of an otherwise perfectly lovely relationship. Let someone off the hook, and that person will do the same for you.

Together you lighten up the atmosphere.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The weird bits of life that are supposed to warn you merely hold fascination and intrigue. Go with it. The best reason to accept a strange invitation is its strangeness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). As you analyze your life, you wonder if you can’t make it better by prioritizing differently. Of course you can. After a day of mulling this over, enjoy a night of relaxing and feeling loved.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 3). You can play it low-key this year, but you’ll be noticed, complimented and honored anyhow.

November is a fabulous time to move, as a smooth transition is insured and fresh experience stimulates your financial sector, too. Plan a first-rate seduction in January, when you’re most effective! Gemini and Aquarius favor you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 11, 37, 49 and 32.

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Football | Jennings epitomizes receivers’ development Continued from page B1 [But] we’re concerned about the running game.”

Although senior tailback Perry Jones and sophomore counterparts Kevin Parks and Khalek Shepherd have proven themselves capable pass catchers out of the backfield and sophomore tight end Jake McGee has emerged as a reliable target over the middle, quarterbacks junior Michael Rocco and sophomore Philip Sims have aired it out to their downfield burners in recent weeks. The two quarterbacks consistently and mostly successfully attacked Louisiana Tech’s suspect secondary with a variety of deep fades, out routes and skinny posts, suggesting that London and Lazor may stick to the aerial air assault when the ACC schedule commences in earnest this weekend against Duke.

“One way to loosen [the defense] up is definitely to make sure you throw deep, or we’ll throw those intermediate routes and those crossing routes that require receivers to push up the field,” London said.

Any analysis of the Cavaliers’ 2012 receiving corps necessarily begins with sophomore Darius Jennings, whose incendiary playmaking ability and improving fundamentals embody the unit’s promise. Jennings leads Virginia with 21 receptions, 319 yards and several bursts of explosiveness that have transformed ordinary completions into momentum-building gains. Primarily a return man last year, Jennings has thrived this season as one of his quarterbacks’ favorite targets and a sure-handed speedster who can take any short throw to the house, as he did on a 51-yard burner in Virginia’s season opener against Richmond.

The burgeoning star credits his improvements to a productive offseason and the impetus created by the departure of last year’s leading receiver, Kris Burd.

“I think once spring ball came around, I felt more comfortable with myself,” Jennings said.

“With the guys that graduated, it was my time to step up. So I’ve just been working real hard trying to... go out there and make

plays.”

The general preseason consensus, however, held that Jennings would play second fiddle to junior wide receiver Tim Smith. Coming off a 33-catch, 565-yard 2011 campaign, Smith has struggled with an ankle injury this season and has failed to become the go-to guy Virginia fans envisioned. But despite missing most of three games with the ankle ailment, Smith remains the Cavaliers’ most potent vertical weapon when healthy. Last Saturday, he reminded everyone of this fact with a 36-yard touchdown snag on a trick-play pass from Jones.

Sophomores Dominique Terrell and E.J. Scott have chipped in as the de facto third and fourth receivers, with Terrell starting in Smith’s absence. London has repeatedly referenced Terrell as a player who improved dramatically last spring, and Scott has rebounded from an injurytarnished 2011 to provide yet another option for the Cavalier signal callers.

With so many underclassmen already augmenting the offense,

Gamble’s jaw-dropping 23-yard touchdown catch to pull the Cavaliers within 6 against the Bulldogs only reinforced the bright future for Virginia’s receiving corps. The coaching staff now knows Gamble can come through in key moments, and with 4.38 speed he has the breakaway ability they can’t teach.

“It was great to see that Adrian Gamble can be a really good receiver,” London said. “As we talked about, the who and the what in this room, it’s about who are the guys that can go give us some explosive plays and be athletic.”

As if those five weren’t enough, London also recently singled out freshman Canaan Severin as an untapped offensive weapon.

“Severin is another guy that has really good ball skills and ability,” London said. “[We have] to find a way to get him into the game.”

Of course, for all this receiving group’s talent and growth, inconsistency has plagued the whole unit this season. Dropped passes, in particular, have crippled Virginia. Terrell notably let

a perfect Rocco pass bounce off his fingertips and into those of a Bulldog defender Saturday for a momentum-shifting interception, and Scott failed to haul in an immaculate bomb from Sims to the end zone late in the fourth quarter. Jennings also dropped a critical deep pass the week before against TCU. London said there isn’t one clear reason for the receivers’ struggles.

“It could be a little bit of everything,” London said. “There [are] different elements to it. But regardless, if it turns into being an interception, it’s a turnover, and those are things you can’t have.”

But the receivers have exhibited enough of their scintillating physical skills and willingness to improve at their craft to merit added attention in London and Lazor’s game-planning. Ultimately, the onus falls on the coaches to maximize the Cavaliers’ considerable firepower.

“I think the receiver group is a positive group for us, a playmaking group for us,” London said. “But we have to utilize their abilities and skills.”

Rappaport | Non-varsity athletes ‘work out’ logistics, funding Continued from page B1 There is nothing less noble about varsity athletes as a result of the perks they are afforded, because they too pour their hearts into honing their craft in order to make the team and then stay on it. Nevertheless, the difference illuminates the unassuming nature of club competition, which requires student athletes to scrap for Student Council appropriations, hold fundrais-

ers, coordinate their own travel and occasionally even coach themselves. A hefty workload is required just to be able step on the field, let alone perform at their best.

Going off of anecdotal evidence, the most common reason for high school student athletes becoming just students in college is the time commitment created by all the aforementioned tasks, as well as just training and competing. The time and energy

investment it takes to be truly great at any endeavor, not just sports, is daunting. And many students at the University know only one way: to be the best in everything they do.

I have cross country teammates who run 80 miles a week.

Some of my triathlete pals have put in as much as 20 hours of swimming, biking and running on a weekly basis. Why? Because they love it. Because they’re crazy. They know where they

want to go, and they are willing to do what it takes to make it there.

When some dreams fade, others flourish. The triathlon team has produced two national champions in the past three years. The men’s cross country team has finished on the podium at its national meet two straight years and were joined by the second-place women in 2011.

Though I have primarily devoted this column to highlight-

ing triathlon and cross country, other club teams will receive their moment in the spotlight in the coming weeks. The Cavalier Daily will begin chronicling the successes of Virginia’s other club teams in the new Club Sports Blog online, ensuring that all Cavalier athletic teams receive their acknowledgment.

Don’t feel guilty for following varsity sports most closely. Just remember keeping up with the club teams is worthwhile too.

Bartee | Sudden death tie-breaker would improve Ryder Cup Continued from page B1 an athlete or a fan? If last year’s Super Bowl ended in a draw, would Tom Brady and Eli Manning have been content to accept that neither actually won the game? Professional golfers are every bit as competitive as any other professional athlete, and I have a hard time believing that any of them would settle for a tie.

I don’t agree with Tiger’s view that his match didn’t matter.

Despite his legendary status he should have played his match until the end, regardless of whether that end was a stalemate. As George Brett once said, “If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grand-

mother with her teeth out.” But the bottom line is the Ryder Cup should be amended so a tie isn’t possible.

Thirty-nine Ryder Cups have been contested since 1927 and only two of them have ended in draws. But in six of the 11 competitions played since the last tie 23 years ago the margin of victory has been just one.

Traditionalists may argue that the Ryder Cup shouldn’t be tampered with, but the competition has been expanded and contracted multiple times throughout its history. Sure, it has never allowed a provision for a tiebreaker, but a little change never hurt anyone.

Currently the Ryder Cup features 28 points up for grabs,

with one point given for each match won, and half of a point given to both sides for a tie. For starters, just make that an odd number like they do in MLB, NBA and NHL playoff series – 27 or 29 will do. Play one fewer singles match on Sunday, or play an additional foursome or fourball on Saturday. I bet Davis Love III wishes he could have had an extra fourball Saturday to make Phil Mickelson and Bradley play it, instead of acquiescing to Mickelson’s request to sit the undefeated pair.

But this system still leaves the possibility of a 13.5-13.5 tie. Eradicate draws altogether, including in the individual matches. A tie is one of the biggest cop outs in sports. It doesn’t

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do justice to the fans or the competitors. So make the guys play out each match until there’s a winner. Make the professionals justify their spots in the prestigious event — no more half points. No self-respecting player should be content to end his match in a tie — yes, I’m talking to you, Tiger.

Another — and possibly more exciting — alternative should the competition end in a tie would be to send one golfer from each team out for a playoff.

The drama could rival or even surpass that of sudden death at one of golf’s four majors. Each golfer would be playing not only for himself, but also for his entire country or continent.

The pressure could be enough

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to break even the steeliest of nerves and would attract even more viewers.

If you’re a captain do you send out the veteran, like Tiger, or the hot hand, like Bradley? If you’re the player, how do you handle the added stakes of your teammates’ Ryder Cup hopes?

That’s the human drama, and it’s what we love most about sports. Win and you’ll be remembered forever, lose and you’re forgotten within a week. It seems borderline crazy that the Ryder Cup doesn’t have a tiebreaker in place. It robs everyone involved of a conclusive result and leaves fans unsatisfied.

A tie may not be as bad as a loss, but in the end you’re still kissing your sister.

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Real World Female Financiers University women bring national financial organization to Grounds

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S m a r t W o m a n Securities is a national notfor profit that provides an introduction into financial investments for female students only. The Cavalier Daily sat down with one of the University chapter’s founding members and chapter head , fourth-year Commerce student Chuhan Wang , to discuss the University’s chapter of SWS.

Cavalier Daily: When was SWS founded and what drove you to found a club like this?

Chuhan Wang: It was founded in the spring semester of my second

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year. I was a manager for another investment club on Grounds, and gradually realized that the existing financial clubs on Grounds could not offer educational service, in other words, teach students. Students tended to feel stressed out with confusions about real world finance practices. Meanwhile, there were not many girls in the financial clubs. Also, I happened to know that there is a Smart Woman Securities at Harvard University, and after talking to the founder of that club, I decided to develop a U.Va. chapter of the SWS. It was kicked off in the fall semester of third year. After a whole year of education programs in the fall and research programs in the spring, we saw its potentials and decided to run another series of education and research.

CD: Is the University chapter of SWS completely independent or attached to the Harvard University SWS?

Fear of missing out

rowing up as an only but somehow I did, and I met child wasn’t all that it some of my best friends. It was cracked up to be. really brought me out of my Although people think being shell and got me to open up an only child means you get to classmates and even prowhatever you want, there is spective students. But again, I a dark side too — ... dun dun knew I wanted even more. dun — the feeling that you are Last year, one of the older always being left out. members in my probationAs a kid, the only things ary class told me that I just that mattered to me were my needed to enjoy my time here Pokémon cards, my friend’s at Mr. Jefferson’s university, movie birthday parties and because my time here would group playdates after school. soon be coming to a screeching I made an extra effort to be as halt. He was living his fourth social as posyear, he said, sible to make according to The Good Life up for the fact FOMO — the that my parFear of Missents were kind ing Out. of boring and Obviously, I that I lived in had no idea northern Virwhat that ginia, whereas meant, and most of my I couldn’t friends lived exactly look it i n Wa s h i n g up in the dicton, D.C. Every tionary. One nig ht whe n I of my friends came home explained from school, I it to me as always thought being similar to myself, “Why AL-HASSAN KOROMA to Murphy’s am I in here Law: if somedoing homething could work, while all the other kids go wrong, it would. I interare out in the neighborhood preted that as if you didn’t go playing?” I never really got out, most likely it would end to make friends with the kids up being the best night ever. in my community because I The image of the “Hangover” guess I never made time for it. came to mind.

I felt like I was missing out.

Now that I am a fourth year, Every year that went by, I got and a quarter of my last year more focused on school, and has come and gone, it has less focused on what made really hit me that I will start me happy — which, think- experiencing a lot of my lasts. ing back on it now, freakDuring the summer, I foling sucked. I became busy lowed the coverage of the making a path that led to the “recent unpleasantness” and perfect college, and my collec- I saw that The Cavalier Daily tion of perfectly-laminated, was doing such an incredible color-coordinated Pokémon job. It really made me feel like cards got stored away in the I could be doing something attic. awesome with my time, and When I first got to college, I decided to tryout to be a I knew it was supposed to be columnist. If you’re reading awesome. I envisioned beer this, I think you know what bongs, hot girls and parties came out of that. It made me that lasted until 4 a.m. That less fearful of trying out for wasn’t really the case. things and confident enough My first year, I was a recluse. to just do things on a whim I didn’t really join any CIOs sometimes. I realized the because, like many other stu- only thing stopping me from dents, I was just overwhelmed having an amazing last year by the massive number of was myself. So, I won’t let that groups on Grounds. I just happen. In the words of one didn’t know what to do with of the most amazing actors of myself. I started trying to get all time, “Life is like a box of actively involved in First Year chocolates, you never know Council, but I knew it just what you are going to get.” So wasn’t enough. open the damn box!

At the beginning of second year, I knew that something needed to change. So I made Al’s column runs biweekly an effort to try out for someWednesdays. thing new, University Guides.

He can be reached at I wasn’t expecting to get it, a.koroma@cavalierdaily.com.

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Wang: We are still a chapter of the SWS at Harvard. We have been using the same name, but other than it, we figured out other things ourselves. For example, our research program and education program were designed by ourselves. However, we share national sponsors like J.P. Morgan , and we also participate in national competitions like stock pitch competition and portfolio competition.

CD: Can you describe your education program in detail? Who are the speakers and how are they invited to come?

Wang: Education programs happen in the fall semesters and offer 10 lectures given by two groups of speakers — U.Va. professors and real world practitioners.

When I had just started the club and talked to my professors about it, they were very happy to support it by coming and giving lectures. The real world practitioners are the interviewers and

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gies; specifically what makes a good one. After having countless chats with friends and watching more reality TV shows than I’d like to admit, I’ve developed a foolproof formula to remedy whatever situation you’ve gotten

Dear Abbi

ABBI SIGLER yourself into. It has four distinct parts.

First and foremost, simply start with those two words that can be so difficult. Specify why you’re sorry. Here actions beat emotions. For example, “I’m sorry that I threw everything I

could find at your face,” totally trumps “I’m sorry I got so upset and acted irrationally.”

But there’s a loophole here.

“I’m sorry you feel that way,” is a cop out. It turns it back on the one who has been offended.

Beware of it, but also use it sparingly to your advantage.

Also, beware of the apology that makes no attempt to make amends. For this prime example, look no further than Gretchen Weiners: “I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me, but I can’t help that I’m so popular.” Let’s not forget where Gretchen Weiners ends up — on the floor after her trust fall.

The next step includes an attempt to explain your actions.

“I’m sorry, I thought you would find it absolutely hilarious that I tp’ed your room.” Then, follow up quickly with why you were obviously wrong. “But it was obviously not funny, very immature, environmentally unfriendly and rude.” As a rule Please see Sigler, Page B5

Come dine with me

ast Tuesday I had dinner at my professor’s house.

Earlier in the day I texted my friend who had dined there the night before: “Does he serve wine?” She answered in the negative.

Completely sober, I chatted with 11 of my classmates during dinner, dessert and drinks — Sprite and lemonade. I even talked with my professor and his wife. And much to my surprise, I survived. In fact, I may have even succeeded. I cracked a successful joke. I used my knife and fork correctly. I got a few compliments on my scarf.

This may or may not surprise friends and strangers alike, but I suffer from a self-diagnosed mild version of something kind of like social anxiety. I really, really do not like talking to people. Never on the phone.

Rarely on the street. I’m generally okay in my own house or at a crowded party. I excel at emails. And hey, I have a column where I can write to the world without having to hear them talk back.

So standing around on my professor’s balcony, wearing a name tag and nodding politely at conversations about history classes and the upcoming football game did not rank too high on my all-time fun list. At first.

Initially I didn’t want to sit

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alumni that I h a v e met. We choose speakers to give lectures based on whether their expertise matches our topics, or whether they will bring fresh and interesting perspectives from their own industries. We are so lucky to have all these people to support us, and especially grateful to see

It’s never too late to apologize

upposedly we 20-some things have trouble saying a particular grouping of three little words. But it occurred to me the other week that there’s another set of two words that seems even harder for people to say, myself included. It’s a lot easier for us to string together a “screw you,” or an even harsher variant, than a simple “I’m sorry.” Apologies are important because they acknowledge you made a mistake and assure the other person you care about his feelings.

And even when it is easy enough to drop an “I’m sorry,” it’s something entirely different to mean it and to convey your regret. Even if you do mean it, your sentiments can be difficult to express. The thing is we’re all human, and as trite and cliché as it sounds, we all make mistakes.

What matters more is how you deal with them. From inebriated accidents to practical jokes gone awry, our mistakes are everywhere.

In the past couple weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about apolo-

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around a table and listen to what my classmates did this summer. I didn’t want to know about their theses. I didn’t want to hear about their independent research, nor did I care to know more details about their future plans. And I really did not want someone to ask me “What grade

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CONNELLY HARDAWAY will you teach?” when I told them “I’m an English major.”

When I realized that the real reason I wanted to booze at my professor’s house was not because the situation would be awkward, but because it would be painfully real, I felt a little worse, then a lot better. Maybe I’ve replaced that self-diagnosed social anxiety with a more powerful social inhibitor: fear of the future. I’m not bad at holding

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conversations. I’m just not good at being okay with what I have to say. What are you doing next year? I don’t know. Are you taking the GREs? No. Are you applying for jobs? No. For God’s sake are you at least traveling across Europe? I don’t think so.

You can see how those conversations would be a little onesided, a little uncomfortable, and fairly short. When people ask “Well what do you want to do?” all I can offer is a pause, a sip of Sprite — when I’m lucky, of something a bit stronger — and a shrug. Sometimes I say, “I’d like to just live on the beach.” Everyone laughs. It’s not all that funny, though, since I’m being completely honest.

I’m definitely not smarter than any of the accomplished history majors I sat across from. What I did this summer was maybe as cool, but not cooler than other people’s travels, studies, jobs.

When we were leaving my professor’s house one of the guys asked “Can someone drive me home?” I asked where he lived: “The Lawn,” he replied. As if my feelings of inadequacy couldn’t grow any stronger, I was now driving home one of the most accomplished students at the University.

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Finance| Group spends fall educating, recruiting members the practitioners pay out of their pocket and fly from New York to Charlottesville just to give lectures at U.Va. ...Some of them even became our sponsors, and have been helping us in operation and in increasing

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our popularity.

CD: It is easier to understand why our U.Va. professors support this club so much. But why do you think the outside practitioners are willing to come and support this club?

Wang: I feel that the speakers and we share the same ideas

and visions. Some of the speakers are female themselves and believe that the finance industry should include more and more females. Some male practitioners see the same problem of gender imbalance, and believe that women can be very good investors too. Meanwhile, they can get chances to popularize their own companies and get more potential applicants here, which is probably another reason why they would love to come.

CD: How do your members think of the lectures, especially the students who have barely been exposed to the finance

world? Do they find it hard to understand the lectures?

Wang: I don’t think so. Our education seminar begins in the fall semester, and they will have professors as speakers first to gain a basic understanding before [talking] with the real world practitioners. The practitioner speakers also make big efforts to explain complicated and abstract ideas in simple ways and make themselves easy to be understood by the students.

CD: Can you describe the membership process for SWS? Wa n g : O u r m e m b e r s g o through education programs in

the fall semester, and thereby gain membership through attendance in both lectures and stock pitch research projects.

In spring semesters, members can choose to stay within the research team as research analysts or move up to be senior analysts in our research board if they are interested in research.

Or they can switch to other committees such as the marketing committee, which deals with info sessions, recruiting and activities like investment panels if they do not like doing research on investment that much. All activities like speaker sessions, industry talks, career panels,

and interview workshops are B5 open to all members regardless of which part of SWS they are involved in.

CD: What is the most impressive change that has happened among members?

Wang: Some girls tended to think that investment was something far away from them before they joined our club. After getting exposed to our education and research program, they found their new interest in finance and felt they could do something they did not even think of beforehand. In this way, SWS helped them explore new

Sigler | Genuine atonement fosters forgiveness, reconciliation of thumb the more adjectives you can pile on here, the better.

It’s definitely better to overcompensate because the person to whom you’re apologizing will undoubtedly fill in any blanks you leave.

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ation, by volunteering to clean up the mess you made, literally and figuratively. Now’s the time to insist you clean up all of the toilet paper or do your best to rescind your unkind words.

Finally, and maybe most importantly, a good apology includes some sort of an “I will not do this again” sentiment. Without this element, you’re basically guar-

anteeing it’s going to happen again, likely soon. Moreover, you’re treating the apology like a get out of jail free card with an unlimited number of uses, and we all know that’s just wrong.

So, these steps are sure to get you out of the doghouse and even absolve some of the guilt you may have been harboring, depending of course on the situ-

ation. Feel free to work off this template; it probably will work about as well as that cover letter template you found on wikiHow — both provide the basic guidelines, but only you can make the final product meaningful.

I’ll admit it; this column was first intended to be a passive aggressive message for some of my friends. But in the past week,

my anger has dissipated, and I’ve come to realize that life is too short to be angry and hold grudges. Be quick to apologize and be quick to forgive, with that you can’t be wrong, at least for very long.

Abbi’s column runs biweekly Wednesdays. She can be reached

Hardaway |Fourth year conquers parallel parking, small talk But here’s where I succeeded.

I’d parked my car in a parallel fashion and it hadn’t been towed. I kept up a conversation with this stranger for the five minute car ride. In an hour and a half I’d conquered two of my

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greatest fears: parallel parking and making small talk. In an hour and a half I hadn’t figured out if and when I’d be going to graduate school. I still hadn’t figured out a clever way to respond to any and all questions about my nonexistent teaching future.

I hadn’t written a thesis, and I hadn’t made any plans to start

on one.

But my professor was interested in my surname. His wife found my waitressing stories entertaining. I thought about — but never got around to — discussing the argument in one of the class textbooks with my peers. I didn’t spill anything, and I didn’t say anything offensive.

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I was socially acceptable. And even better, I was, based on my own standards, a social success.

My first inclination in any social setting is to compare myself to the people around me.

Sometimes, though, it’s nice to just listen to what people have to say. The story my professor told about his tough undergraduate

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physics class reminded me of a class I took last year. I was, for a moment, just as bad at physics as all the humanities-oriented dinner guests around me.

Connelly’s column runs biweekly Wednesdays.

She can be reached at

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