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Groves addresses attempted assault Dean of Students informs StudCo members about sexual misconduct policies; answers questions about recent abduction attempt

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Dean of Students Allen Groves addressed Student Council Tuesday evening, clarifying sexual assault procedures following the attempted abduction of a student last week.

University Dean of Students Allen Groves spoke at Student Council’s representative body meeting Tuesday evening, addressing lingering concerns about the sexual misconduct policy and recent incidents involving students.

Following changes made to the University’s sexual misconduct policy in 2011, Groves said it is important for people to know the expanded nature of the new legislation. “Prior to summer 2011 there had been sexual assault and sexual misconduct ... they were fairly nebulously defined,” he said.

“Now it’s called sexual misconduct and under that umbrella there are a lot of things that can qualify as assault. Recent changes include an expansion of the policy to include sexual exploitation cases and the elimination of both geographic constraints and timeframes for reporting offenses, though a complainant must be a student.”

The University broadened its requirements for reporting sexual assault in July 2011,

removing requirements for “clear and convincing evidence” that an assault had taken place, and adding unwanted sexual contact, including cyber communications, under the umbrella of misconduct.

Groves encouraged Council members to visit the University’s Sexual Violence Education and Resources website, which includes an outline of executive policy revisions, as one means of staying informed.

He also outlined the current process for filing a complaint, saying, although the University has a formal process, he encourages students to go to the police who have powers not available to University administrators. But officials should acknowledge how the student wants to proceed, he said. “We have to empower the students who are bringing the complaint to decide what they want to do, and we have to respect that,” Groves said.

Council members expressed concern about a recent incident on Grounds involving an alleged attempted abduction of

Architecture programs rank

Please see Council, Page A3 DesignIntelligence magazine ranked the Architecture School among the nation’s top 10 this week.

DesignIntelligence lists school among top ten; two Master’s programs among nation’s best three

By Lizzy Turner

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The University Architecture School’s Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture programs each rank among the nation’s top three public school programs, according to recently released 2013 rankings published by DesignIntelligence. The publication, “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools,” also ranks the University’s programs in the top 10 overall, trailing Virginia Tech and Harvard University.

DesignIntelligence is a report published bi-monthly by the Design Futures Council that

conducts original research on architecture and design trends, multinational firm rankings, and yearly institutional rankings. The publication began in 1995 and has featured the University’s Master of Architecture in the top 15 since 2004, when it began ranking graduate programs, and the Master of Landscape Architecture since 2005.

The Design Futures Council ranks the top 20 American undergraduate and graduate architecture programs, assessing a variety of programs and Dillon Harding Cavalier Daily

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Global presence Study finds JPC succeeds steadily growing

Jefferson Public Citizens programs accomplish personal development goals

Study shows recent international student enrollment, application spike; University welcomes 2,141 foreigners

By Kelly Kaler

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor A study released this week by the Institute of International Education revealed a great increase in the number of international students attending U.S. universities, specifically those in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Tech took 2,578 international students for the 2011-12 school year, the most in the state. The University welcomed 2,141 international students, comprising about 11 percent of the undergraduate student body, according to the report.

The report is produced annually in partnership with the U.S. Department of State.

“Having international students as classmates and roommates helps U.S. students get broader global perspectives on the subjects being discussed in class,” said Peggy Blumenthal, senior counselor to the president of the institute, in an email. “It also promotes sharing of cultures in the informal interactions that happen outside of class. With

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only 14 percent of U.S. undergrads able to study abroad by the time they graduate, international students help internationalize the academic experience for American classmates and help prepare them for global careers.”

Close to a $22 billion industry, the business of international education is not comprised solely of educational services.

It must also take into account legal status and dealings with homeland security, immigration law and student visas. The University’s International Studies office offers counseling to international students in these areas.

“As the profile and reputation of the University increases ... with that we not only see an increase in the numbers of students, but they’re all coming from the very best schools,” said Richard Tanson , senior international student and scholar advisor. “It’s about expanding the Academical Village beyond

By Jordan Bower and Abby Meredith Cavalier Daily Senior Writers

A recent study by the Education School’s Youth-Nex program found the Jefferson Public Citizens initiative is accomplishing its objectives to help students to develop leadership and communication skills applicable to

real-world settings.

The JPC, founded in 2009 , is a two-year undergraduate research program devoted to community service through civic engagement. It is dedicated to promoting student-led team projects, according to its website, and has funded programs as diverse as research on water sanitation levels, low-cost housing initia-

Students from all branches of the University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) held a 24-hour vigil in front of the Rotunda to honor Veteran’s Day. The event was originally scheduled for Monday, but pushed back to Tuesday because of inclement weather.

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The Youth-Nex study surveyed students in the 2012 contingent to determine their perspective on the program and community service more broadly, and

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Health&Science Wednesday, November 14, 2012

It’s a numbers game Polls prove consistently accurate, predict Obama victory, 2.7 point popular vote margin unanticipated

By Alexander Stock Cavalier Daily Senior Writer

After giving people a chance to simmer down and letting ridiculous proclamations of “I’m moving to Canada if [insert politician here] wins!” meet with reason, we find it possible to reflect on the polling of the election cycle and evaluate its accuracy.

It may — or may not — come as some surprise that this presidential election, when all the votes were counted, President Barack Obama edged out Republican candidate Mitt Romney by 2.7 points in the popular vote. The Real Clear Politics average only had Obama 0.7 points ahead, with the three most recent polls averaging to a dead tie .

Those two points are indeed within the margin of error for most polls — with three out of the last four elections decided by a margin of less than three points .

The University Center for Politics makes extensive use of the popular news and polling web site RealClearPolitics. com , which has historically been fairly strong. “We generally rely on the poll averages,” Center spokesperson Kyle Kondik said. “If a poll

is wildly different from the average, that raises questions about the poll.”

The polling average, especially in the most recent election, has tended to be accurate. But the University Center for Politics also looks at other factors, including electoral history, Kondik said. This year, the center only incorrectly predicted two states —

placing Virginia and Florida , who both went blue this cycle, in the column for Romney.

The RealClear Average predicted Virginia , by a hair, as voting blue , making Florida the website’s only incorrect prediction, a mistake many reputable polls made this year, Kondik said.

Kondik attributed the 2-point disparity between the Real

Clear Politics prediction and the election outcome to a “late movement to the President that the polls didn’t necessarily pick up.” Data from the Rasmussen Reports suggests 12 percent of voters waited until the week before the election to make up their minds.

When administering polls the pollster has to identify who the person on the other

end of the line prefers as a candidate, while also estimating how likely that person is to vote, Kondik said. Gallup , a major polling company, had Obama 3 points ahead heading into the election among registered voters, which turned out to be dead on. They also completed a separate poll that estimated how likely each person was to vote and determ i n e d t h a t a m o n g “ l i ke l y voters,” considered a stronger metric, Romney held a 1-point edge. Given the solid turnout, Kondik said that it was “possible that that screen was a little too tight” for identifying unlikely voters.

All of the polls conducted are vulnerable to error, and pundits are able to use them to prove sometimes biased conclusions. For instance, conservative commentator Dick Morris , remarking the Monday before the election, predicted “Romney will win by a very large margin, a landslide if you will.” Comments such as these do little besides push an ideological agenda, and it is important to make the distinction when searching for a reputable or accurate election prediction.

The art of polling, it seems, turns out to be more of a science after all.

Winter blues blow into U.Va. with icy weather University researchers consider Seasonal Affective Disorder origins, cures; gene mutation potentially affects patients’ light processing, mental health

By Monika Fallon

Cavalier Daily Health and Science Editor It is a well-known fact that winter is the time for sickness.

Winter means the cold, the flu and a slew of other seasonal illnesses that are accompanied with sore throats, stuffy noses and an embarrassing amount of mucus. But what about seasonal mental health issues?

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a disease described by the National Library of Medicine as “a kind of depression that occurs at a certain time of the year, usually in the winter.” SAD is chiefly found in people who live in environments with long winter nights or extended periods of darkness in the winter months, but anyone can experience it, regardless of location. Symptoms include fatigue, withdrawal from or refusal to participate in normal social activities,

unhappiness, hopelessness and increased appetite.

Currently, there are no diagnostic tests for SAD; normally, health care providers diagnose the disease by studying the patient’s symptom history or running tests to rule out disorders similar to SAD. Because of this, many cases of SAD go undiagnosed, leading to long-depression and other mental health complications.

In conjunction with scholars from around the country, researchers at the University are studying a genetic mutation in the eye that could make an individual more vulnerable to developing SAD. Ignacio Provencio, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, was involved in a 2008 study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders that identified a gene variant and connected it with Seasonal Affective Disorder.

“If one suspects insensitivity to light as a possible cause of

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SAD, then looking for mutations in genes that encode light-sensitive proteins is a logical starting point,” Provencio said in an email.

The team found a mutation in the eye, which they named melanopsin, that encodes a light-sensitive protein. The gene mutation increases the amount of light needed for normal functioning, causing a problem in the darker winter months. “Lack of adequate light may be a trigger for SAD, but not the only explanation for the disorder,” Provencio said in a University press release.

Common treatment for SAD is bright light therapy, where the patient is exposed to a bank of bright lights for a period every day, but only half of those patients respond, Provencio said. “This [treatment] is analogous to overcoming mild hearing loss by turning up the volume on your iPod,” Provencio said.

“The mutation we discovered can only explain at most 5 percent of all SAD cases...

However, a genetic screen for the mutation may allow one to predict the efficacy of this treatment.”

With this knowledge, health care professionals may be able to more effectively diagnose and treat SAD, possibly leading to prevention as well. “An eventual understanding of the mechanisms underlying the pathological response to light in SAD may lead to improved treatments,” Provencio said in the press release. Until then, individuals affected by SAD or who believe they are at risk for or suffering from the disease should visit their health care provider. With all of the common health problems associated with the winter months, it is important that mental health disorders such as SAD are not overshadowed.

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TODAY High of 52˚

TONIGHT Low of 30˚

TOMORROW High of 53˚

Sunny skies with a north wind between 5-10 mph.

Temperatures reach the low 50s.

Mostly clear skies with a few clouds. Light and variable wind. Temperatures fall into the low 30s.

Mostly sunny skies with a continuing light and variable wind. Temperatures rise into the low 50s.

TOMORROW NIGHT Low of 33˚ Partly cloudy skies and a chilly night for our last home game!

Temperatures will sink into the lower 30s, so bundle up!

The cold front that brought us a good amount of rain last night moved offshore yesterday, and high pressure came quickly behind it. This cold front cooled temperatures to just about 10 degrees below normal. These cool temperatures and sunny skies will stick around for the remainder of the week.

FRIDAY High of 54˚ Partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 50s.

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Council | More sexual assault data coming, Branch says Continued from page A1 a female University student by a dining hall employee.

Transfer student representative Erin Flanagan, a fourthyear College student, asked Groves about the lack of communication about the incident, particularly the decision not to notify students through email.

Groves said though he could not comment on details of active investigations, it was

ultimately the nature of the law that influenced the police decision. The Clery Act — a federal statute that directs university police forces to notify students when a certain crime is committed at an education institution and the suspect remains at large, among other requirements — was not triggered in this case because the individual was quickly apprehended, he said. “[The police] don’t want to be send-

ing out emails all the time and have students become numb to it,” Groves said. University Police Lieut. Melissa Fielding similarly said Sunday students were not informed of the incident because the assailant was expediently apprehended after the incident.

But Groves also noted there is room for improving communication to students. “I want to have the ability to send out notices to you even if the law

isn’t triggered because I want you to be aware,” he said.

“Candidly, I think we could have done better in the situation.”

Neil Branch, Council’s vice president of organizations and a third-year student enrolled in the Batten School and the College, mentioned a recent request made to the University sexual misconduct board to disclose statistics about incidents at the University. The request

followed Council discussions at a previous meeting about the frequency of sexual misconduct cases on Grounds, as well as how best to address student concerns. “The FOIA request was submitted several weeks ago — they said they need a few more days,” Branch said.

“That would show the number of requests over the past 10 years ... and the gender of those involved, if they’re willing to disclose that information.”

Design | School of Architecture maintains high rankings Continued from page A1 determining the career preparation students receive upon graduation.

Along with institutions, DesignIntelligence also ranks the top 30 most admired design faculty and educators, and included the University’s own Elizabeth Meyer, associate pro-

fessor of landscape architecture, for the third consecutive year.

In a University news release, Nancy Takahashi, chair of the Landscape Architecture Department, commended Meyer ’s contributions to the program, saying the department was “proud that the DI recognized the contributions of colleague

Beth Meyer as one of the most admired educators for her teaching, scholarship and dedication to students.”

The University’s Master of Architecture program ranks first among public and private institutions in the South, and the program is tied for first place among public programs and seventh overall. The Uni-

versity’s Master of Landscape Architecture program ranks third among public schools and fifth overall.

In terms of tuition costs, the University’s Master of Architecture program has the lowest tuition among top 10 schools, and the Master of Landscape Architecture has the fifth-lowest.

The high rankings are encouraging for University architecture faculty and students. “It is immensely gratifying to learn that the accomplishments of our architecture and landscape architecture faculty and graduates are recognized through this national process,” Architecture School Dean Kim Tanzer said in a news release.

Global | Largest demographic growth from China, Callihan says Continued from page A1 Grounds, so that the Academical Village is in fact a global village.”

There have also been signifi-

cant demographic changes in the international student body in recent years, Tanson said.

“There has been a stasis with some of the larger sending countries like South Korea and

India, but the largest increase in undergraduates are from China,” he said. “I remember the days where the number of Chinese undergraduates I could count on two hands,... now it’s

[around] 600.”

Blumenthal said she expects the figures in the report to rise in the next few years. “The U.S. remains the destination of choice for international students

worldwide,” she said. “America’s higher ed system is the most diverse in the world and able to offer a wide range of academic and cost options able to meet the needs of all types of students.”

JPC | Report says projects should create greater community satisfaction Continued from page A1 surveyed the 2011 cohort about the impact JPC initiatives had on them. Generally, the survey found the program achieved its goals.

“Students report personal growth in academic skills over the course of their project, [and] attribute a great deal of growth to participating in JPC,” according to the study.

JPC also helps students develop

leadership and communication skills, said Brian Cullaty, JPC Associate Director and assistant to the vice provost for academic programs.

“We want for students to learn how to do research, specifically community-based research,” he said. “We want students to be achieving certain analytical skills, critical thinking skills.”

Although the study found the program effective, there were

several recommendations for moving forward.

Students interviewed suggested the program could improve by providing participants with “more cultural preparation, methodological advice [and] team building before teams leave for [their sites.]”

Fourth-year College student Natalie Roper said JPC has had an enormous impact on her life at the University.

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“I think the JPC provides such an incredible opportunity for students to work together, to work with a faculty member and a community leader to get lots of different perspectives, and you can tackle a program that actually matters,” she said.

The report highlighted one point for possible improvement: community satisfaction. Twenty percent of community partners the students worked with said the

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product they received “was not of high enough quality to benefit anyone,” according to the report, although all partners said students “mostly” or “fully” met expectations 70 to 90 percent of the time.

“Our next step is to talk to JPC students who have just graduated and talk about the impact JPC had on their career,” Youth-Nex researcher Maryfrances Porter said.

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Wednesday, November 14, 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 board’s visitors

Virginia state law was violated when protestors were not permitted to attend last week’s Board meeting When the Board of Visitors met last Thursday, Nov. 8 it did so in an atypical location — the Harrison Institute, rather than the standard Rotunda. And although the room in which they met had an official crowd capacity of 300 people — with only 70 already in attendance — several student protestors were denied access to the meeting for unknown reasons, including an alleged lack of chairs. About 30 students were thus forced to leave the Harrison Institute under the threat of expulsion. Regardless of the specific cause, in this case, a group known as Hoos University aiming to reform the Board, the administration acted wrongly in thwarting protestors from attending the Board’s public meeting.

The sequence of events Thursday began at the Rotunda at noon. There Hoos University gathered in protest, waving posters before proceeding to march to the Harrison Institute. After congregating outside the building as Board members arrived, the group — composed of largely undergraduates, but also several faculty and graduate students — descended the stairs in hopes of attending the meeting. Only seven of them were allowed entry while those remaining upstairs were greeted by a bevy of police officers and eventually asked to leave.

The University most prominently intervened in a student protest in 2006, when protestors from the Living Wage Campaign had occupied Madison Hall.

Then, students were arrested – and the administration’s commitment to preventing disruption on campus has in other instances as well prevented the expression of speech. One notable example was when

President Obama was disallowed from speaking in front of Harrison Institute in September because it would interrupt classes.

On the whole, though, the University has made improvements in its speech policy since the Living Wage arrests made in 2006. Updates to the University code made in 2010 gave the University a “green light” on free speech regulations, as judged by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Dean of Students Allen Groves himself praised the lack of police presence at the numerous protests of Board meetings that took place in the summer, when only one officer was stationed at the Rotunda. This is a far cry from the 18 officers at the Board meeting last Thursday, according to The Hook.

Despite these changes, Dean Groves said in a September email that officials would still limit protests based on “reasonable time, place and manner considerations.” For instance, he said, if a protest were to pose a safety concern or interrupt University operations, it would not be allowed.

These concerns, however, are trumped by the Board’s accountability to the public as required by Virginia Code and also its manual. “All meetings of public bodies shall be open,” according to the Virginia Code, in terms that are simple enough. As Thursday’s Board meeting was in open, and not closed session, the student protestors should have been admitted.

No matter how the administration felt about the messages written on Hoos University’s signs, it should have remembered to uphold those words written into state law.

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Republicans need to address certain social issues while avoiding divides within their party

HE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL beliefs are not sure to change and congressional elections anytime soon, which is fine. did not go as well as Republican ideas regarding taxes, Republicans hoped. That much balancing the budget or entitleis clear to all Republicans. What ment programs are perhaps their most solid politiis not so clear for ALEX YAHANDA cal positions. They some, though, is SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR are also among the why. The Washingeasiest to justify ton Post recently published an article titled “For to those with opposing political Red America, what happens ideas. It seems logical that if econow?” in which it documents Beth nomic political positions were Cox, an avid Tennessee Republi- all that mattered, Republicans can, and her dismay with the out- could continue to hold the same come of the recent elections. If fiscally conservative stances and Cox is to serve as an example for stay competitive with the Democonfused Republicans across the crats. In reality, however, there country, the answer to her ques- are things that the GOP should tions of “why?” should be becom- change.

Where the Republicans faling less opaque: the Republican Party needs to revamp the way in tered in this most recent elecwhich it presents some political tion — and where they may stances that proved to be major continue to lose support in the future — was concerning issues topics in this election.

The Republicans most publicly that are quickly becoming matrailed against President Obama’s ters of civil rights. Chiefly among economic policies during the those topics were gay marriage, run up to the election. That citizenship for immigrants and was not unexpected. The econ- abortion. The Republican stances omy, though improving, is still taken by both Mitt Romney and a big problem. Issues such as GOP congressional candidates unemployment, the stagnant job were anti-gay marriage, tough on market and the national debt are immigrants and Pro-life — many concerns for people no matter times in all cases. Those stances what their political affiliations. It contradicted the increased perwas reasonable, then, that most sonal freedom that many had of the political ads that appeared been calling for during the elecon the TV or Internet were con- tion season, such as freedom regarding marriage, access to cerning the economy.

The Republican Party’s fiscal contraception and family plan-

ning or the freedoms obtained to tone down their demands that by becoming U.S. citizens. More- Roe v. Wade be repealed.

Some Republicans could very over, those are very publicized topics, and will no doubt be men- well feel the need to change in tioned over and over again when order to gain more constituents or in people give an attempt reasons for “Republicans considering to better fit why Repubthe merits of their party the times. licans lost changing some social policies The probthe eleclem, howtion, further should not be considered as ever, is that ingrainmoving toward more liberal as some ing negaor Democratic principles, but R e p u b l i tive aspects cans inevia b o u t rather should be lauded as tably move Republicans moving toward more equal toward into some civil rights.” differminds. That ent social is not to say that Republicans need to sud- stances, others will remain steaddenly switch their stances radi- fast in their current principles. cally. But perhaps they could The result will be a Republican start moving toward accept- Party that is even more divided ing different stances in some than it is now.

After the 2008 presidential part. For instance, the argument against gay marriage is increas- election, the Tea Party was born. ingly becoming weaker — espe- It was initially started as a way cially when it is from a religious for very conservative Americans standpoint. With regards to to get their voices heard and to immigrants, Republicans could challenge the status quo, calling more effectively address immi- mostly for fiscal reform. And gration reform, not necessarily though Tea Party members tend to change their ideas on entitle- to endorse Republican candiments, but simply making it dates, the Tea Party is considered so that paths to citizenship are more of a wing of the GOP than easier. The abortion and contra- part of its mainstream. What ception debate will be harder to could really create trouble for address, as it is among the most Republicans is if a similar divide polarizing topics in politics, but occurs, this time between those many Republicans would be wise who want to progress in civil

rights and those that remain grounded in very socially conservative holdings. Republicans need to come together at this time — any intra-party divides will further hurt the ability of conservatives to get elected to office.

Republicans considering the merits of their party changing some social policies should not be considered as moving toward more liberal or Democratic principles, but rather should be lauded as moving toward more equal civil rights. Similarly, Republicans should not ignore the merits of social policy change because they find it emblematic of an Obama administration. John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, recently voiced his opinion that “as a political party we’ve got some work to do.” His sentiments are correct.

The Republicans can still identify themselves as traditional conservatives through their fiscal beliefs, and unite strongly around their strongest topic, economic policies. When it comes to social issues, though, they should remain open toward identifying themselves with new stances.

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

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College is a time to develop personal beliefs in addition to preparing for a career

MAGINE THE scene: It’s evident that everyone holds this two in the morning, and sentiment, especially when it’s you are at the bottom floor two in the morning and you’re of Clemons Library with 50 of still hacking away at Clemons. your closest friends, all of whom At a certain point we shed the vague purpose are as bleary-eyed ROLPH RECTO of attending and groggy as you college “to get are. There’s a mess OPINION COLUMNIST an education” of papers in front of you and a halfway-finished and understand that attending paper on your laptop screen. college is a contract for material Sleep tempts you like a cruel mis- reward.

If you think I am about to bash tress. Maybe some words from Faust come into mind: “What this notion and perform a dramatters our creative endless matic monologue on the merits of learning as an end in itself, I’m toil?”

Once my friends and I were not. In fact, I think that it is quite waxing philosophically on why foolish to ignore your career we are going to college, and one prospects after graduation. At of them — the philosophy major, the same time, however, I am of all people — gave quite an worried that we focus on the undeniably practical reason: “I’m idea of education being a means going to college and doing stuff I to the exclusion of the idea that it don’t want to do, like writing is also an end, and that singular papers, so after I graduate I can focus colors our actions during get a good job.” You can stuff the our time here at the University. unemployed philosophy major The obvious consequence of jokes somewhere else, as the treating college as glorified job guy is also pre-law. Perhaps it’s training is that you treat college crassly worded, but I think it is like a job. You will not be inter-

ested or have any passion for the ate — or at least have gained the courses you take; whatever is in capacity to do so — then you are lecture or discussion stays in lec- not learning.

This of course is a privileged ture or discussion, and once you leave the classroom you cannot idea — your parents certainly do not pay care less what t h e p r o f e s - “I am worried that we focus thousands of dollars sor has talked on the idea of education so that you about, except being as a means to the can “find for when you exclusion of the idea that yourself ” have to take or to learn a midterm or it is also an end, and that for the sake do a problem singular focus colors our of learning. set. Rinse and repeat this pro- actions during our time here For them, it’s simply cess for four at the University.” a matter of years, and at an investthe end you get a fancy piece of paper to prove ment for material success in you survived its tribulations. your future. If you are a good This is not learning. It might look child, then you will honor that like it prima facie, but in this sacrifice and take advantage of case you have only remembered the opportunity of being here; facts and figures. Learning takes but at the same time, you can do personal engagement in the much more than that. Not only material. It is a transformative do you have an opportunity to process; if you have not changed partake in glorified job trainyour opinions and beliefs from ing, but you have access to the the time you entered here as a great fruits of civilization: math, first year to the time you gradu- science, philosophy, literature,

basically all modes of human thought. I don’t know about you, but to me that is a profound idea.

It makes me want to attend lecture and pay careful attention, even if lecture is 9 o’clock on a Monday morning. Note that this notion of genuine learning does not detract from the notion that college is glorified job training — all it takes is a bit more effort and personal engagement from you.

So to answer the Faustian question: “What matters our creative endless toil?” The qualified answer would be this: that doing well in college brings material reward, but at the same time having interest in whatever you are learning will change you into a person with an expanded capacity for thinking. Remind yourself this anytime you get existential during study sessions in Clemons, and all will be well.

Rolph Recto’s column appears Wednesdays in The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at r.recto@cavalierdaily.com.

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More importantly, the fairs 16, the University will be hosting a career fair force students to think about the for middle school students in future and what kind of careers the area. The objective of the they want to pursue. The U.S. Department fair is to introduce of Education students to differFARIHA KABIR recommends ent post-secondary OPINION COLUMNIST that students and career options. start thinking While these programs are fairly common and and planning about their postdo have certain advantages, secondary education and career overall, they are not necessar- plans beginning in sixth grade. ily a good thing, especially for Such planning allows students to develop the appropriate skills middle school students.

Career fairs are an avenue to in middle and high school to introduce students to different succeed in their post-secondary career and academic options pursuits. They may even be motibeyond the often “traditional” vated to volunteer in a field of options such as medicine, law interest as exposed to in a career and engineering. Being a more fair, and determine whether or technologically advanced and not they might enjoy the job. continuously changing nation Furthermore, if for example, a requires different skill sets student wants to become a scithan our parents’ generation, entist, then he should take more thus, spurring the development science courses in high school to of new types of career oppor- expand his interest and knowltunities. Career fairs allow edge base in the field.

Yet despite the general benefits students to be introduced to these growing branches in of career fairs, I cannot advocate already established fields like them at the middle school level.

The fact that career fairs encour- 62 percent to 79 percent over the age students to start planning for same timespan in the number the future is actually one of my of students who claimed that main qualms with them. Middle they have faced problems as a school students range from 11-14 result of grade pressure in their lives. There years of age; at that age, “Forcing kids to be career- hi nadsi c abtei eo nn they should driven so early on denies of increased not have to stress and think about them the opportunity to a n x i e t y their futures have a life outside of the among elealready. Why academic sphere, one mentary is it unacceptable for them without the constant need s c h o o l s t u dents. It is to enjoy their to succeed.” nearly a uniyouth while versal claim they can with minimal stress rather than that students today of all ages having to start worrying and are more stressed and under greater academic pressure than planning their future already?

Youth today are already quite in the past. Forcing kids to be stressed and under extreme career-driven so early on denies pressure as it is. According to a them the opportunity to have report published by the Hora- a life outside of the academic tio Alger Association of Distin- sphere, one without the constant guished Americans, high school need to succeed.

Furthermore, students are students feeling significant pressure about grades has increased already pressured in high from 26 percent in 2001 to 45 school, especially during the percent in 2008. In addition, college admission season, to there has been an increase from figure out their life plans, so

discouraging career fairs at the middle school level will not ruin a student’s future. Career fairs in high school still give them plenty of time to decide what they want to do with their futures. Moreover, it is not wrong for those attending college to begin as undecided.

What’s more, not everyone wants to attend college. In fact, the exploration of different subjects and opportunities is part of the point of college. For example, here at the University, majors must be declared by the end of one’s second year, which allows students to have sufficient time to browse and find their areas of interest.

Part of growing up is figuring out our future. But, there is no need to rush the process. In our determination to succeed and always be at the top, we become blind to simply being young.

Fariha Kabir’s column appears Wednesdays in The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at f.kabir@cavalierdaily.com.

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Florida resident, husband hosted lavish fetes for military personnel; names surface in FBI Petraeus probe

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Jill Kelley, a Tampa, Fla., resident who poured her energies into throwing lavish parties for and hobnobbing with area military brass, is now linked to two of the nation’s top commanders in a fastmoving scandal.

Kelley’s exact connections to former Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, are not yet clear. But federal investigators have said Kelley, 37, triggered the FBI’s discovery of Petraeus’ extramarital affair. According to a senior U.S. defense official, she also exchanged hundreds of emails with Allen, who has now been ensnared in the FBI probe into the matter.

In recent years, Kelley and her husband, Scott, had appointed themselves ad-hoc social ambassadors for military personnel at nearby MacDill Air Force Base, just a stone’s throw from the Kelleys’ mansion on Bayshore Boulevard.

The parties were how Jill and Scott Kelley eventually became friends with Holly and David

Petraeus. It is also how Kelley came to be in regular contact with Allen. Both generals served as the top officers at U.S. Central Command, based at MacDill.

The social galas seemed to spare no expense, guests said, and often featured copious buffets, valet parking, string quartets, as well as premium cigars and champagne.

While they were throwing glamorous parties, the Kelleys racked up substantial debt, prompting banks to initiate foreclosure proceedings on two properties and other creditors to sue them for tens of thousands in credit card debt, according to court records filed in Hillsborough County District Court. Guy Coburn, a lawyer who represented the Kelleys in the civil suits, said he had not been authorized by his clients to discuss the cases.

On Tuesday morning, reporters in Tampa were staking out the Kelleys’s two-story brick mansion, where contractors were piling up tables and fold-out chairs from a weekend party and moving them onto a pickup truck.

Jill Kelley has not responded to requests for comment since her name surfaced as part of the controversy.

Iran considers NSA, firms recruit ‘geeks’ nuclear talks

Government agencies, defense contractors pay cyber security experts top dollar

By Ellen Nakashima

Obama administration offers bilateral negotiations; analysts say Iranians not ready to strike arms deal

By Joby Warrick The Washington Post

Iran appears to be locked in a fierce internal debate over whether to hold bilateral nuclear talks with the United States, with key political leaders calling for dialogue with Washington and hard-liners pressing ahead with expansion of the country’s nuclear facilities.

The Obama administration, girding itself for what could be the first major foreign policy test of its second term, has dangled an offer of bilateral talks in hopes of breaking through the nuclear impasse with Iran and easing the threat of a new Middle East war.

But despite positive comments in recent days from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other senior leaders, Iran has shown no hint that it plans to accept the offer, U.S. and European diplomats say.

Instead, intelligence analysts are detecting signs of continued progress at Iran’s uranium-enrichment plants and no significant softening on the part of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the man who will ultimately decide the country’s nuclear course, according to the diplomats.

“We don’t think the Iranians are there yet, in terms of a deal,” said a European diplomat, insisting on anonymity in discussing nuclear diplomacy with Iran.

“Things are moving a bit because they’re feeling pressure from sanctions. But we have no information suggesting that they’re willing to change.”

A new report expected later this week from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is expected to show that Iran has nearly completed installing centrifuges at its Fordow uraniumenrichment plant, a facility being built inside a mountain tunnel to protect it against military strikes, according to Western diplomats briefed on the IAEA’s preliminary findings.

While not all the centrifuges are operating, the near-completion of the plant moves Iran a step closer to having a virtually bomb-proof sanctuary in which to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium, which can be used for civilian

purposes or — if enriched further to fissile form — for nuclear weapons. Only the most powerful U.S. bunker-busting munitions are believed capable of destroying the facility.

U.S. and Israeli officials worry that Iran could use the Fordow plant to make highly enriched uranium for nuclear bombs.

Iran insists that it seeks nuclear energy only for peaceful purposes.

The search for a diplomatic solution to the long-running crisis gained new urgency in recent weeks because of a conviction among Western governments that time is running out for averting an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which could trigger a wider conflict in the region.

Israeli officials have signaled a willingness to delay a strike, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that his government will act unilaterally if necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear-weapons capability.

Dennis Ross, the administration’s chief adviser on Iran before leaving government late last year, cited the implicit Israeli threat last week in predicting that 2013 would “be a decisive year, one way or another,” for Iran.

“We will see this come to a head,” Ross told a forum at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Thursday. “Either it will come to a head diplomatically or through the use of force.”

Ross also cited Iran’s worsening economic crisis, which he said was battering the Iranian economy to the point where Iran’s leaders must soon decide between negotiations and economic catastrophe. Under pressure from international sanctions, Iran’s currency has plummeted in recent months while exports of petroleum — Iran’s chief source of foreign revenue — have been cut nearly in half.

“The focus on their economy has become more acute, and that suggests that there may be increased interest in looking for a way out,” he said. On the other hand, “it doesn’t mean that diplomacy is guaranteed to produce an outcome that we want,” Ross said.

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WASHINGTON — In the Washington area, the concentration of government agencies and contractors brimming with computer geeks rivals any cyber defense area on the planet. And in this age of growing cyber threats, those firms are engaged in a cyber-hiring competition so fierce that one expert called it “fratricide on the parkway.”

In suburban Maryland, The

National Security Agency at Fort Meade — the center of the cyber galaxy — has thousands of computer scientists, mathematicians and engineers gathering foreign intelligence electronically and defending the government’s classified computer systems.

Working for the government can have its benefits, including the gratification of public service in national security, job security and good benefits, but private industry tends to pay

more. A technical whiz with two years’ NSA experience and a security clearance might have started at NSA at $60,000 but could easily command $100,000 in the private sector firms near NSA, industry officials said.

The CIA, Department of Homeland Security and FBI — whose offices are scattered throughout the Washington region — are also recruiting people who can write code, reverse engineer malware and probe computer systems for vulnerabilities.

China ponders new leader

Reticent Xi to assume power Thursday; pundits debate political reform possibilities

By Keith B. Richburg The Washington Post

BEIJING — With Xi Jinping set to take over the leadership of China’s Communist party on Thursday, China watchers, analysts and prodemocracy advocates are fiercely debating whether he is at heart a reformer or a stalwart product of the ruling party system.

Some contend that Xi will bide his time and consolidate his power before embarking on a bold political restructuring of the country’s Communist-run political system. Others see an inherently cautious operator who has no interest, and certainly no

power, to dramatically reform the system. At most, they say, he might offer token reforms to stave off dissent and maintain the party’s ironclad grip on power.

About the only one here who has not offered a view of any kind is Xi. Keeping with protocol, Xi has said little during the past months or years that would reveal even the slimmest hint of his intentions. His public speeches have largely been typical jargon laced with Communist fare, urging the party to maintain “purity.”

Xi’s silence on the key issue of political reform has made the portly 59-year-old a veritable

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walking Rorschach test, allowing observers to project onto him whatever views they choose or perhaps hope to see.

“Compared to Hu Jintao,” the outgoing president, “Xi is more like a reformer,” said Mao Yushi, an economist, offering one commonly heard sentiment. “China is a country under dictatorship. But the new leadership group, I don’t think, will take active measures to change the situation. It’s too difficult.”

He added: “I think they will make some changes. But they won’t make fundamental reform.

It’s important for the party to maintain its power.”

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Sophomore forward Darion Atkins scored 11 points in the second half as Virginia attempted to overcome a 28-15 halftime deficit.

Delaware pulls off upset, 59-53 Coach Tony Bennett’s squad manages just 15 first-half points; senior guard Jontel Evans makes season debut

By Fritz Metzinger

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor When the Virginia men’s basketball team announced earlier this year that it would host a trio of mid-major teams for the chance to advance to the NIT Season Tip-Off Finals at New York’s famous Madison Square Garden, many projected the squad’s qualification as a formality.

After scuffling in a 54-45 victory against Fairfield Monday evening, however, Virginia suddenly appeared vulnerable.

And by the time Delaware was putting the finishing touches on

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a 59-53 victory in front of 8,490 appalled John Paul Jones Arena patrons Tuesday evening, the “formality” on Virginia’s schedule had turned, shockingly, into a lost opportunity.

“It’s not the end of the world, but it’s an opportunity that would have been great for our young team, a great experience to play,” coach Tony Bennett said of his team’s failure to earn a trip to New York. “… Delaware earned it. We couldn’t.”

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Reynolds, Greer U.Va. earns NCAA berth ready for finale

Cavs make 32nd consecutive tournament appearance, host Lafayette Thursday Sophomore midfielder Eric Bird said the team needed to “forget everything” to turn its season around after a slow start to the season.

Star linebackers among 16 seniors who will play final game at Scott Stadium Thursday against UNC

By Daniel Weltz

Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor When senior linebacker LaRoy Reynolds walks onto the football field at Scott Stadium for the final time Thursday evening , the bright lights illuminating a newly-galvanized fan base, a bowl berth within his team’s grasp, he will feel a familiar jolt of energy one last time in Charlottesville. This time, it will feel just a little bit more special.

Reynolds and 15 other seniors, the last remaining links to the

Al Groh era of Virginia football, will play their final home game on Senior Night against the Tar Heels in a nationally-televised spotlight against the Cavaliers’ oldest rival. Virginia’s two-game winning streak has ensured that the game will have far more than just sentimental significance for the team’s seniors. Two more wins would give this graduating class the send-off they expected entering the season, a sendoff that includes a postseason

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Senior linebacker LaRoy Reynolds has switched numbers, coaches and positions in his four years at Charlottesville en route to becoming a defensive star.

The Virginia men’s soccer team will host Patriot League Champion Lafayette Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Cavaliers (9-6-4, 3-4-1 ACC) will be making their 32nd consecutive appearance in the tournament, the longest active streak in the NCAA, despite using one of the nation’s youngest rosters. With six freshmen regularly penned into the starting lineup, youth and inexperience have largely defined this year’s campaign. Although Virginia is pleased to see its postseason streak continue, the players are not content with settling for that

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Maddening losses mean little until March The anticipation for the first game of the season for the Virginia men’s basketball team was hard to put into words.

In the post-Mike Scott era of Virginia basketball, many pundits were not showing the Cavaliers much love, picking them to finish seventh in the ACC after a fourth place finish and NCAA Tournament berth last year.

The losses of Scott, Sammy Zeglinski and Assane Sene loomed large, but with three freshmen ranked in the ESPN top-100 recruits joining the team, there seemed to be hope for the future. The atmosphere on the Hoo Crew fan bus headed to George Mason was one of excitement — fans were Please see Bartee, Page B3

accomplishment.

“I’m proud of the group and we’re excited to be back [in the tournament],” sophomore goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita said.

“But at the same time, we’re not satisfied with where we are.

There are still more wins to be had and more achievements to reach this year.”

After a tough stretch in the middle of the season that saw the Cavaliers hovering around .500, coach George Gelnovatch — now in his 17th year with the program — gave his team an “ultimatum,” sophomore midfielder Eric Bird said.

“There was a point when we were 6-6 where we didn’t know what was going to happen,” Bird said. “There were two ways the

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to Virginia and junior guard Kelsey Wolfe. Wolfe, who had just four points in the first half, poured in 18 points in the second period to finish with a career-high 22 points. Wolfe’s layup with just two minutes remaining gave the Cavaliers their first lead, except for a brief 20 seconds earlier in the half when Wolfe scored a free throw, since the score was 2-0 in the game’s opening minutes.

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Please see M Soccer, Page B3 Junior guard Kelsey Wolfe scored 18 second-half points to help Virginia overcome a 15-point firsthalf deficit

Wolfe, Virginia top Penn, 68-65 The Virginia women’s basketball team escaped with a victory in Philadelphia Monday evening, using a strong second half to down Penn, 68-65.

The Quakers (0-2, 0-0 ACC) dominated much of the first half, leading by as much as 15 points . Cavalier redshirt sophomore forward Sarah Beth Barnette’s three-pointer at the end of the first half — one of only two three pointers for the Cavaliers (2-0, 0-0 ACC) all game — made the score 35-23 at the break.

The second half belonged

season could have gone. We said we were just going to forget everything, and we knew that in the last four [regular season] games, we just needed to not lose. And that’s what we did.”

The team responded to their coach’s plea, enhancing their Tournament resume with an undefeated four-game stretch to close their regular season, followed by two solid performances in the ACC Tournament.

Virginia will enter into Thursday’s contest unbeaten in its last six games, a span that includes the team’s two ACC Tourament games — both highly competitive affairs that ended as draws

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layup to seal the victory.

Despite being without starting center senior Simone Egwu, the Cavaliers dominated on the boards. Wolfe led the team with nine rebounds and Virginia outrebounded Penn 40-28. Virginia also made 16-of-18 free throws,

including 14 in the decisive second half.

Virginia will next take on Providence at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday looking to improve to 3-0 for a second consecutive season.

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“...Obviously, we all know that we’re better than Delaware.”

-Darion Atkins after Virginia’s 59-53 loss to Delaware Tuesday

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George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility Construction Start: Spring 2012 Construction Finish: August 2013 Cost: $13 million

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Alderman Road Dorms Phase III and IV

The George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility, named after the legendary football coach, will expand current workout facilities to provide the football team with a space to practice year-round, rain or shine.

The 120-foot faux field will be located next to the existing outdoor practice field in North Grounds, a 78,000-square-foot building expected to provide a major boost for the football team and Virginia field sports in general.

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Construction Start: September 2011 Construction Finish: September 2014

Cost $69.8 million One of the biggest construction projects on Grounds currently is replacing the outdated residence halls in the Alderman Road area. The project is now in its last two phases of a total four, an eight-year venture all in all. Phase III will provide two new residence halls built on the former sites of Webb and Maupin residences. The two buildings will be five stories each and house a total of 392 students. Phase IV includes building the fifth new residence hall of the project. It will have six floors in total and house 192 first years. This last phase not only includes the eventual construction of a sixth and final dorm, but also landscaping work that will create routes that connect the neighboring buildings and are wide enough for vehicle access on move-in days.

Cost: $64.5 million The renovation of New Cabell Hall will include a complete overhaul of all interior design elements and building systems, as well as the addition of brand new conference rooms and lounge areas. Within the next two years students will be able to enjoy improved handicap accessibility as well as up-to-date electrical, plumbing, air conditioning and heating systems. New lighting, floors, ceilings and walls will ensure that the New Cabell classrooms will be unrecognizable from their current state.

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Rotunda Roof Replacement Construction Start: May 2012 Construction Finish: July 2013 Cost: $9.45 million

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North Grounds Recreation Center Expansion Construction Start: April 2012 Construction Finish: August 2013 Cost: $17.21 million The North Grounds Recreation Center expansion is one of three stages to enhance current facilities available to Intramural Recreational programs. The upgraded building will include 33,000 new square feet of space featuring a lap pool, sauna, wet classroom, whirlpool, multi-purpose fitness room and two squash courts.

Current racquetball courts will be upgraded and lounge areas will be added to provide gathering spaces.

Thrust Theater Construction Start: February 2011 Construction Finish: December 2012 Cost: $13.5 million Again, Thrust Theater represents the first phase of a larger construction project. The new area will be linked to the current Drama Building and will feature much-needed space for performances and films. Improvements to the current Culbreth Theatre ticketing area and lobby are also underway.

To protect the delicate 19thcentury architecture of the Rotunda from rain damage, the University decided it was necessary to replace the antiquated roof completely.

This is stage one of three that will bring much-needed renovations to the original school library. Among the many structural improvements, students can expect to see the highly anticipated refurbishment of the column capitals during the Rotunda’s renovations.

Newcomb Hall Renovations Construction Start: May 2010 Construction Finish: November 2012 Cost: $33.2 million The renovations of Newcomb Hall are difficult to ignore these days, especially with the giant metal monster that is N2 looming over Monroe and Peabody halls. Once completed, the new and improved multi-purpose building will feature up-todate mechanical and electrical infrastructures and an updated design aesthetic. The dining hall will be extended on its west side to include a new two-story appendage with 500 additional seats.

A post office, lobby, convenience store, information center and new restrooms are among the new features as well.

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M Basketball | Delaware’s 8-0 rally late secures victory Continued from page B1 shooting to lead the Cavaliers (1-2, 0-0 ACC), and junior forward Akil Mitchell registered his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds, both career-highs.

Sophomore forward Darion Atkins scored 11 secondhalf points to lead Virginia’s reserves.

“It’s a heartbreaker,” Atkins said. “We really wanted to go.

Obviously, we all know that we’re better than Delaware. We can’t take it back.”

After laboring offensively for most of the lethargic opening stretch, the Blue Hens (2-1, 0-0 CAA) erupted for a 24-9 halfending run to carry a commanding 28-15 lead into the break.

Virginia shot a woeful 6-for-27 in the first period, including

0-for-9 from beyond the threepoint arc, and committed nine turnovers, missing so many easy looks and open shots in the early going that players became flustered, Bennett said, and allowed Delaware to push the tempo and develop an offensive rhythm of its own.

“I thought we were terrific defensively for about ten minutes,” Bennett said. “… But when you’re struggling to score, that puts a lot of pressure on your defense, and they’ve got some guys who are very talented off the dribble who can do some things, and they really extended the lead.”

Delaware sophomore guard Jarvis Threatt’s three-pointer with 17:00 remaining in the second-half vaulted the Blue Hens to a seemingly insurmountable 35-17 lead for a still-frigid Vir-

ginia squad. But the Cavaliers fought back.

Mitchell’s put-back dunk and nifty assist to Atkins reinvigorated Virginia and keyed a 25-6 run, which freshman forward Evan Nolte bookended with a three-pointer to provide the team a 42-41 lead, its first and only advantage of the half.

“I don’t know what clicked in my head in the second half, but I just came out playing my game,” Atkins said. “Obviously, it shows I wasn’t playing well in the first half.”

Delaware responded immediately and forcefully to the Virginia run, engineering an 8-0 spurt of its own to reassert control and regain a 49-42 advantage with 6:14 remaining, puncturing the Cavaliers’ ballooning momentum.

“That really hurts,” Harris

said. “You feel like you have a lot of momentum, especially making a comeback like we did, just to see them make a comeback of their own.”

Virginia clawed back once more to trim the deficit to 51-50 on Harris’ layup with 3:11 remaining, but another Threatt jumper and free throw following Cavalier freshman guard Justin Anderson’s turnover and foul restored Delaware to a 54-50 advantage. The Cavaliers then flubbed their possession with 1:29 remaining to suffer a shot-clock violation. The play, coming out of a timeout, was intended to screen Harris for an open look at a jumper.

“We didn’t execute it,” Bennett said. “There wasn’t a screen where there was supposed to be. And obviously the guys got a little scattered with the ball

and weren’t aware of [the shot clock]. It was just poor execution on a set.”

Delaware junior guard Devon Saddler iced the trip to Madison Square Garden for Delaware with five clutch free-throws in the final 45 seconds. Saddler scored all of his team-leading 15 points in the second half, combining with Threatt for a perimeter threat which complemented senior forward Jamelle Hagins’ inside punch. Hagins finished with 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Game Notes: —Senior guard Jontel Evans made his season debut after missing Virginia’s first two games with a stress fracture in his right foot. Evans played just three minutes, committing two turnovers without scoring.

Football | Greer, Reynolds ‘look at each other as brothers’ Continued from page B1 appearance.

“Just like every game, I’m going to be the same energized, hyped up guy on the field,” Reynolds said. “The atmosphere is going to be great, playing the last home game and being with the team again working to get this bowl bid.”

The 2012 graduating class bridges the gap between two distinct eras of Virginia football.

In 2009, Reynolds’ freshman year, the team struggled to a 3-9 finish. Coach Mike London was hired to replace Al Groh, and the team began a transition that culminated in an appearance in the Chik-fil-A Bowl last season. Now, the team’s seniors will play one more home game before handing the reigns to a promising crop of young players — players that this year’s graduating class has helped mentor.

“Your career goes by fast,” senior linebacker Steve Greer said. “The upperclassmen tell you that when you’re a fresh-

men, ‘Savor it, it’s going to go by fast.’ It’s kind of weird that it’s already here, so just go out and enjoy it — and the best way to do it is to get a win.”

Perhaps no loss looms larger for the Cavaliers after this season than that of a pair of linebackers that have provided veteran leadership, consistent production and an even-keeled outlook.

Greer and Reynolds form one of the most talented defensive duos in the ACC. The pair’s 473 combined tackles since 2010 ranks third among active ACC teammates. Before the season began to turn around with a 33-6 blowout victory against N.C. State Nov. 3, Reynolds’ quiet confidence was a point of reference for a young team facing adversity.

“I think for a lot of the younger guys, [winning] has helped them a lot,” Reynolds said. “For me, I’ve always had the vision of being able to say, ‘We’re going to pull this out, we’re going to be okay.’ It wasn’t really a confidence boost because I felt it

happening.”

The perceptive Reynolds has undergone a transformation since first donning a Virginia uniform in 2009. He now has a new number, a new position and a new coach. Reynolds arrived at the University as a safety in the 3-4 scheme of defensive coordinator Groh. He has become a star linebacker in the 4-3 scheme of defensive coordinator Jim Reid.

One thing that has not changed is Reynold’s source of inspiration on the field. Reynolds will honor the memory of his former teammate and late friend, Charles Humphrey, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Jan. 2009, one final time at Scott Stadium Saturday. Reynolds and Humphrey were co-captains at Maury High School in Norfolk, Va, where Humphrey was an All-Eastern District running back and Reynolds was a two-way standout.

In 2010, Reynolds switched to number 9, the number Humphrey wore in high school.

“Every time I put the jersey on,

I think about it, and it helps me stay focused and just understand what I’m playing for,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds is a co-captain once again this season. The three-star recruit played exclusively on special teams during his freshman season in 2009, but Reynolds has emerged as an irreplaceable cog at linebacker for the Cavaliers.

He has been one of the few constants on Virginia’s defense the past two seasons, starting 21 of the team’s 23 games.

Like Reynolds, Greer has grown as a person and player since London arrived at the University in 2010. Greer redshirted the 2008 season before becoming a standout performer in 2009. As a freshman, he recorded 92 tackles, fifth most among freshmen in the nation. Greer is the ACC career active leader in tackles with 349 and was named to the All-ACC Second-team in 2011. He now volunteers at the hospital, visiting children weekly as part of the community service work that London wants his players to

complete. “[Having Greer and Reynolds] means a lot, particularly when you’re away from the practice field,” London said. “I mean, these are guys that have been around, have been college students that talk about how these guys conduct themselves away from the practice field.”

In the win against Miami last weekend, with Virginia trailing 40-35, the veteran linebackers took the Cavaliers’ bowl hopes into their own arms. The Hurricanes handed the ball off to the elusive freshman running back Duke Johnson on third-and-six.

Greer and Reynolds reached Johnson together, combining for the tackle that would set up the team’s game-winning score.

“Me and LaRoy have become pretty close over the last couple of years,” Greer said. “We’ve been through a lot together. I think we look at each other as brothers. We have fun being out there together and really enjoy and take it all in because we don’t have a lot of time left.”

M Soccer | Virginia’s six-game unbeaten streak longest since 2009 Continued from page B1 in regulation and resulted in penalty kicks.

In their first round matchup against Wake Forest, Virginia managed to come back from two separate one-goal deficits for the first time since 2005, and the game concluded knotted at a 2-2 draw. The squad then advanced via a 5-3 advantage in penalty kicks.

In the semifinals, the Cavaliers played North Carolina to a scoreless draw through 110 minutes and were eliminated from the tournament 4-3 in the shootout.

The six-game unbeaten stretch was the team’s longest since 2009, when the team tallied 16 straight en route to a National Championship. With the freshmen core improving and becoming more experienced, the entire Cavalier team seems to be rounding into form at the most opportune time.

“The younger guys have really stepped up, I can’t say enough good things about them,” Bird said. “But really, I think we’ve all just been more confident. It was about coming together as a team and getting that chemistry going.”

Although unseeded, Virginia has historically proven to be a formidable force in its 34 total NCAA appearances. The Cavaliers own a 52-27-4 mark all-time and have won six NCAA Championships, third most of any school behind only Saint Louis with 10 and Indiana with seven.

Virginia is one of five ACC teams that were selected for the 48-team NCAA Tournament — the second most of any conference behind the Big East’s seven teams.

The Cavaliers have played what is generally regarded as the hardest schedule in the NCAA this season. Now, Virginia hopes that the quality of its opponents

and the intensity of ACC play has helped mold the team throughout the year, giving them an edge in tournament play.

“I think [our schedule] has made us really resilient,” LaCivita said. “It gives us confidence knowing that we can play with any team in the country. Those tough games really help prepare us for postseason play because in the playoffs, every game will be like that — it’s win or go home.”

The Cavaliers have also proven to be rather hard-wearing, having played in nine overtime contests this season — including a remarkable five consecutive — and tout a 3-2-4 record in extra time affairs this year. Fifteen of the Cavaliers’ 19 games this season have been decided by one goal or have finished in a tie.

“This team has a lot of character,” Bird said. “Whenever we go down, we seem to come right back.”

The Leopards (9-7-4, 3-1-3) are

no strangers to close contests themselves this season. Fifteen of Lafayette’s 20 games this year have been decided by one goal or less, and they have played in six overtime contests, holding a 1-1-4 record in those games.

Lafayette is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2005, securing an automatic bid after scoring a 2-0 upset victory against top-seeded American University in the Patriot League Championship last week.

Junior midfielder Alec Golini leads Lafayette’s relatively insipid offense with seven goals this season, but the team averages just 1.15 goals per game as a whole. The Leopards defense, fortified in goal by junior Nathan McDonald, has been stout all year long, allowing just one goal per game on average.

The Cavaliers will focus much of their defensive attention on the Leopards’ senior captain, for-

ward Kyle Scharfenberg. Scharfenberg scored a decisive goal in the Patriot League championship.

Although some players on the Cavaliers’ youthful roster were not on last season’s squad, the team’s 2011 NCAA Tournament first round home loss against Delaware — a similarly unheralded, small-conference team — still weighs heavily on many players’ minds. The players see similarities between the two matchups, and steadfastly vow that they are not taking Lafayette lightly.

“We are not overlooking Lafayette at all, I can’t stress that enough,” Bird said. “We don’t want to have a repeat of last year, and we have nothing but respect for Lafayette and what they’ve done this year. But we’re going to come out and hopefully make a statement.”

Kickoff in Klöckner Stadium will be at 1:30 p.m.

Bartee | Injuries, inexperience lessen sting of early-season struggles Continued from page B1 eager to get a glimpse into the future of Virginia basketball.

We may have gotten more than we bargained for.

After falling behind early because of poor shooting and sloppy play — play that was h i g h l y u n c h a ra c t e r i s t i c o f a Tony Bennett-led team — things began to look up. Virginia clawed its way back to pull even at 25-all. That was before Mason freshman forward Marko Gujanicic made an improbably long and welldefended three pointer with one second left in the half, sending the Patriot Center into a frenzy. At that point we knew it might be a long evening.

The second half was more of the same, and Virginia lost the slim lead it had cobbled together for good with about three and a half minutes remaining in the game. There were a few questionable calls, even more questionable nocalls and the referees apparently choosing to enforce the NBA traveling­ — or lack thereof — rule. But the refs did not give Mason the game.

George Mason exposed Virginia. Although Virginia did struggle at times last year

breaking the press, this year’s squad looked as if it had never seen a full-court press before.

The ball handling was atrocious, and even though Virginia turned the ball over just 12 times to Mason’s 10, the sheer difficulty the Cavaliers exhibited in getting the ball across midcourt was painful to watch.

The problems didn’t stop there. The 6-foot-11-inch freshman starting center Mike Tobey had one rebound in his 18 minutes. I know it was his first game, but you have to figure a pseudo-seven-footer is good for more than one rebound. Also, Tobey has been praised for his jump shot, but after missing three jumpers in the first half to go along with a missed layup, you have to hope that someone will tell the big man to take the ball strong to the hoop.

The defense had to be the most disappointing aspect of the game. At times, Mason looked like they were playing against a high school defense.

The basic lack of help defense in the middle that allowed easy backdoor layups was particularly alarming.

But as disappointed as fans were with the first game of

the season, as well as the sloppy win in the home opener against the Stags Monday, this isn’t a doomsday column. I think fans are most disappointed because they see the amount of potential in the team. But for a young team, early-season struggles are less concerning than late-season struggles.

Obviously the lack of an experienced point guard is one of the most pressing issues.

The return of the lone scholarship senior, point guard Jontel Evans, to full force will be a godsend for Virginia. Although I admire freshman guard Taylor Barnette’s efforts, he doesn’t have the ankle-breaking agility or experience yet to create for both himself and others like Jontel does.

Evans returned for three minutes of play against Delaware Tuesday evening. Evans’ full return, as well as that of sophomore point guard Malcolm Brogdon should alleviate some of the Cavaliers’ woes in getting the ball across midcourt. But that still leaves the other huge — or small — problem in the post.

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which the Stags pulled down four offensive rebounds highlighted the Cavaliers’ struggles under the net. Giving up four offensive rebounds on one possession is never acceptable, but it highlights the lack of rebounders on this year’s team.

With the imposing presence of Scott and Sene gone, the role of primary rebounder is junior forward Akil Mitchell, who has done an admirable job pulling down boards in the first two games. Sophomore forward Darion Atkins will also need to step up his production as one of the only other experienced big men on the team. In addition, Tobey will need to adjust quickly to the speed and intensity of the collegiate level — fair or not — if Virginia has any postseason hopes.

A s i d e f r o m To b e y, o t h e r freshmen have given glimpses of their potential. Freshman forward Evan Nolte has been impressive, especially his steal and subsequent buzzer-beating layup at the end of the first half against Fairfield that can only be characterized as cerebral. Freshman guard Justin Anderson’s display of athleticism on defense and rebounding has also been remarkable.

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The young core of Anderson, Nolte and Tobey should all improve exponentially as the season wears on and they are exposed to both more court time as well as “Tony-time” in practice. Coupled with junior guard Joe Harris, Mitchell’s strong early-season play and the impending return of Evans and Brogdon, I refuse to write this season off as a “growing pains” year.

Granted, two games is not a large sample, but we certainly aren’t seeing Tony Bennett-caliber discipline right now, and you can bet that Bennett will fix that in practice. I believe that once the ball control and defensive issues are shored up, this year’s team will improve by leaps and bounds.

It’s a long season and Virginia still has almost two months before ACC play. Anything is still possible, good and bad.

This team could fall prey to its youth and lack of size, or it could improve dramatically and make its way into the postseason.

I’m not saying Virginia appears tournament-bound right now, but it’s too early to write off any ending. Crazier things have happened in March.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are extremely content in a relationship, but that doesn’t mean you want to spend all of your time with the other person. In fact, devoting yourself to an autonomous mission ultimately brings the two of you closer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Instead of doing things the way you think they should be done, try doing them to the ability you have right now. You may not be ready for taking on crazy-difficult tasks. Knowing your limits brings a beautiful outcome.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Feeling connected to the other people in your group inspires you to act. Together you can accomplish a Herculean task in very little time and in the most enjoyable way possible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It turns out that you’re not a slave to the quirks of your personality. You’re willing to give up a behavior for the greater good. “If you forget yourself, you become the universe.” -- Zen Master Hakuin

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have the inner motivation to make your goal, though you’re just not sure what to do next. Take a breather. Join the party and let your hair down. Tomorrow the steps to progress will be more obvious.

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It’s tempting but not beneficial to receive a prize before the task is complete. When the reward is fully earned, the triumph is ecstatic.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Focus on how to get more productivity out of every hour instead of working more hours. You’ll achieve more than a workaholic would and also have the benefit of a balanced, healthy life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your charisma is based on your acceptance of reality. No one, including you, expects you to be any more or less than you are. Your comfort with this keeps you natural and in the moment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s as if you have the keys to the global memory bank. You have access to anything you wish to know. Your research methods are fruitful and the people coming into your life are informative.

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ear unknown girl who refuses to wash her hands, You confuse me, you intrigue me and you disgust me.

I cannot confront you because of the anonymity of the bathroom stall, so I write you now. I could be writing to one person or thousands, I don’t even know. Either way, my questions are the same.

Why is it that you think you don’t need to wash your hands before you leave the bathroom? These thoughts distract me from the art history paper I need to write desperately, but I can’t help but try to figure out your reasoning.

I hear you leave the stall next to mine and take a few steps. There is silence, and I think maybe you are fixing your hair or checking your teeth. The silence lengthens and deepens. I’m afraid I know what’s coming next. I plead with you silently — please, please, please be reaching for the soap dispenser.

Instead, I hear your footsteps and the door open, and I consider call-

ing out to you and stopping you with a loud, long “NOOOOOO!” but I wonder if you would even hear me, if you would even care. Then I realize it’s too late now; you and your filthy hands have reentered the world. You hide in plain sight.

I am left with so many questions.

Were you sick that day — or the whole year? — in pre-kindergarten? Do you not “believe” in soap?

Is it a moral issue? Do you think it’s wrong? Do you know it’s right, but just don’t care? Does not washing your hands make you “unique,” such an “individual? Are you so flawless, your hands never dirty?

Are you hydrophobic — just plain afraid of water? Maybe your problem is the soap? Will you Purell your hands later? Are you just so busy you can’t spare 20 seconds to wash your hands? Have you discovered a secret that keeps your hands clean all the time? If this is the case, please share your knowledge.

Please excuse me if I sound bitter, but you and I have a long history. You may not know me, as I was anonymous to you too.

So allow me to introduce myself now and explain our past. I blame you in part for the great swine flu epidemic of 2009, of which I fell victim and from which I later contracted pneumonia. Moreover, I blame you for a large part of the cesspool that is the collegiate atmosphere. You are the reason I use a paper towel to touch the door handle when I exit the bathroom. I hold you responsible for the trees killed by the extra paper towel I take, knowing that “just one” is not enough to protect me from the germy residue you left on the handle. You cause great destruction, and I wonder if you even realize.

I wonder about our future. Will I shake your hand later, blissfully unaware that you lack basic hygiene practices? What sort of nasty things will I pick up from using the milk at Greenberry’s after you? I don’t know; the uncer-

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A Stronger Heart

Things I Don’t Know For Sure

CONNELLY HARDAWAY

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oday my father is getting a pacemaker. At 21 I never thought I would say those words about my 61-year-old father. I thought pacemakers were for old people with weak hearts. And though I joke with my parents about how old they really are, 61 doesn’t seem like the right age to mechanize a heart. Shouldn’t it still be as strong as the body in which it resides?

At first, I didn’t think that I was bothered by my father’s eminent surgery. The way he grumbled about it, the way my mother joked about how he was a world-class athlete with a heart rate so low, the way the doctor said it was standard operating procedure, I figured it couldn’t be all that bad. It was a quirk, a joke, a quick in-andout that results in a batteryoperated body part.

But then on Sunday night, while I was helping my boyfriend mop his fraternity’s basement floor — if that isn’t commitment, I don’t know what is — I told him about my father’s upcoming surgery. He stopped, resting his head on his mop’s handle: “Oh, I didn’t know that.

Why didn’t you tell me?” I kept moving dirty water back and

forth in front of me, realizing that if I answered I may start crying. And then I knew that I was worried, that I’d I been worried for months. I hadn’t let myself fathom that kind of worry, because it signified something too large, too scary: My father’s heart isn’t strong enough.

No one wants to see someone they love in a vulnerable position, especially if that someone is their father. I realize how human my mother is all the time. Maybe it’s because I see myself in her, because she sees herself in me. Maybe it’s because we both laugh, cry, scream in turn and then hug for a long time after.

My father is not human, at least not in the open-book, upfront way I am so used to with my mother and sister. He shows himself to be vulnerable, but only when he thinks no one is looking. We find him asleep on the couch, two cats and one dog curled in the crooks of his arms and legs. We find him early in the morning in the middle of the winter, putting food in the bird houses outside, because when it’s cold they need a little extra help. I find myself, sometimes, thinking about those moments years ago when Daddy cried at both his parents’ funerals. His face — the one that’s turned into leather-stone, from sand, sun, wind and life — broke into a million pieces. The leather-stone crumbled with the onslaught of tears. My father, the family rock. My father, the vulnerable man.

Daddy says that he doesn’t want a pacemaker because it will make him live forever.

Even when he’s old — old, old, not 61 old — and on his last breath, his heart will keep beating. My parents never want to

be that kind of vulnerable — the kind where the only things keeping them alive are the organs in their bodies. They’ve told us to take them out into the Chesapeake Bay and dump them overboard before we ever put them in a home, before we ever have to care for them as they once cared for us. We all laugh. But I feel it — the fear. My brother, sister and I stare back at them wide-eyed and slack-jawed. One day they won’t be around? One day it will just be us?

I see so much of my father in my brother. Although my mom says that Charlie looks more like her, I think he’s got more of my dad in him. I think that Charlie has grown into the features that render him so like my father. Maybe my sister and I had to leave before the two of them could turn into one another, Charlie keeping Daddy young, Daddy helping Charlie turn into an almost-man, a boy on the cusp of something bigger than himself. My mom got to do that with her daughters — meld and mold and in turn be molded too. So Daddy got Charlie. They shoot guns in the marsh and watch the Redskins try to win. They curl up with bowls of cereal (Charlie) and mugs of beer (Daddy) on various couches and chairs and beds with our six various cats and dogs. In Charlie, I see Daddy’s big, sensitive heart.

They try to have an outer shell of stoicism, of unfeeling coolness. Fortunately, they’re not very good at maintaining this facade.

Daddy’s nickname 30 years ago was “Cool Daddy.” He was given this name long before he could even fathom his future as a husband, let alone as a father. As small children my

father shared his past with us by teaching us to shriek: “Cool Daddy was a moon dog!” To us, that was the present moment, the exciting now-ness of our looming and loping father’s alternate identity. To him, that was both then and now, the kind of melding and molding that pulls your children into you, that helps you all grow big and strong. The kind of medicine that’s good for the heart, that makes it beat a little better because it’s got good blood running through it — family blood that resides in my mother, father, brother, sister. In me.

Charlie may be more like Daddy than the rest of us, but I like to think that I’m Daddy’s favorite. That doesn’t mean that he loves me best, just that maybe, if he had to give us instructions on how to live, he’d make sure that I was the one in charge. My sister is the sensitive, silly one, my brother is the comrade and pal. I’m the oldest, if only by two minutes. I like to put my senior picture next to my father’s senior portrait.

Connelly, class of 2009. Scott, class of 1969. Even my mother admits, we look just the same.

It’s the nose. The eyes. The hair.

And I think underneath those black robes beats the same strong heart.

Daddy’s going to be okay. His heart will beat better; it just needs a little extra help. And the part of me that is so worried, so scared, is overshadowed by the part that has a lot of hope. I think it’s okay if Daddy lives forever, because I cannot fathom the world any other way.

Connelly’s column runs biweekly Wednesdays.

She can be reached at c.hardaway@cavalierdaily.com.

Take a Stand The Good Life

AL-HASSAN KOROMA

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ast week, our nation reelected Barack Obama to be the 44th president of the United States of America.

Unlike the last presidential election, I did not miss the opportunity to vote. It didn’t hurt that Election Day just so happened to fall on my birthday. Growing up in D.C., I was always smack dab in the middle of the political scene — I went to school with politicians’ children and have always been heavily been invested in politics.

Now, these are my views and my opinions only, but on Election Night four years ago, I saw my country make a change for the better. Not only did we vote for a man that inspired people to get out and vote for the very first time, but he gave people

hope — something relatively new for this country. Since he has been in office he has passed the Affordable Care Act, continued to fight for the rights of women to make their own choices about their body, and has come out in support of gay marriage.

One of my friends and coworkers devoted months of her time to the Obama campaign here in Charlottesville, tirelessly canvassing, making phone calls, getting people to register — she got me too — and getting the word out to the public. She was so passionate about what she was doing, and she wasn’t alone. Every day leading up to Election Day, students who had sat next to me in classes earlier that week would knock on my door to have a conversation with me about Mitt Romney or Barack Obama. It showed me how much people cared, especially students.

As I walked into a New Cabell last week, I saw a sign posted on the door that said that one of the most potent forms of tyranny is being complacent — not taking action and not caring about what was going on in the world outside the University. It said to go vote, and I couldn’t have agreed

more with that message. We as students have made, and will continue to make such an impact on this world: One day we will comprise the factions of world leaders, politicians and educators. It is up to us to take the first step in making change, and it reminds me of this past summer’s “unpleasantness” with the Board of Visitors and University President Teresa Sullivan.

I was here in Charlottesville the entire summer, and I watched as the 17-day period of her resignation and then reinstatement unfolded. What really moved me was how the entire University community united together to “rally for honor,” and the faculty and students came together to protest the Board’s actions. We voiced our concerns with their actions and held them accountable and change was made.

Students have been advocating for Transparency NOW, and this once again came up last week in the public meeting that the Board held on transparency with the student population. I don’t know if the Board or the administration don’t understand what a public meeting is, but when my fellow students acted on their rights to free

tainty is a downward, overwhelming spiral.

I’ll end with this plea. Interrupt your incredibly busy schedule to wash your hands. In most cases, you literally have to walk by the sink to get to the door to exit the bathroom. Pause for a moment.

Your hair looks great and there’s nothing in your teeth — plus, I’m pretty sure if people knew your secret, they wouldn’t care whether you looked like you had your hair done at the best salon or whether your teeth were cleaner than the last time you left the dentist, they would still find you revolting. It’s simple really. Reach your hand forward, take one squirt of soap, turn on the warm water and simply rub your hands together.

You just did society a solid by doing something everyone else has been doing since before we could even reach the sink. xoxo, The girl in the stall next to you Abbi’s column runs biweekly Wednesdays. She can be reached at a.sigler@cavalierdaily.com.

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speech and protest in a peaceful manner, they were met with police and administrators who threatened to arrest — or even worse — terminate students from this University.

I was appalled to hear that the school that I have cherished so much would try to silence the very students who wanted to work on change at our University. It states very clearly in the Board manual in section 2.36 that meetings held in open session must be open to the public.

Now, I’m not trying to start a revolution or anything, far from it, but I am imploring you all, the students, to get your voices heard and stand up for what you believe in. We all have ideas and something to say, and change does not come from just one person. As an old timer, like many of the other students leading these protests, I’m about to leave in the Spring, and without the voices of you underclassmen, this change that is occurring at U.Va. will die out.

Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself and take a stand!

Al’s column runs biweekly Wednesdays. He can be reached at a.koroma@cavalierdaily.