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Separate from the American Indian Student Union’s event, the Lorna Sundberg International Center matched 29 international students and their families with 19 host families for Thanksgiving.

American Indian Student Union criticizes myths surrounding Thanksgiving By Shannon Reres

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Though it has since evolved to mean different things to different people, the first celebration supposedly went something like this: “In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast. They invited the great Indian chief Massasoit, who brought 90 of his brave Indians and a great abundance of food,” according to Linus van Pelt in “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” But the University chapter of

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City task force faces impasse Charlottesville City Council is deadlocked in deciding how to implement a Human Rights Commission in Charlottesville, with the December deadline for a proposed gameplan quickly approaching. Council launched a 10-person human rights task force in February to investigate instances of bias or injustice in Charlottesville following a request from local diversity advocacy group, the Dialogue on Race.

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The task force is split on whether the body would be endowed with the power to act as an investigative commission with enforcement authority — similar to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “Charlottesville has a pretty sordid history of racial discrimination, starting with slavery Please see Task Force, Page A3

the American Indian Student Union says popular culture such as Linus’ description of the first Thanksgiving perpetuates myths about the holiday. The organization’s members convened an “Anti-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving” potluck last Monday in Minor Hall to raise awareness about the true origins of Thanksgiving. “Natives had been celebrating thanksgiving for hundreds, if not thousands, of years before the European colonists came,” said fourth-year College student Katelyn Krause, president of the University chapter of the American Indian Student Union.

Students gathered to discuss the ways Native Americans helped European colonists establish agriculture, Krause said. “Many times the European colonists... arrived without any sort of agricultural knowledge...,” Krause said. “In many ways it was the native tribes that they encountered that enabled them to... survive the first winters and to be able to have food in the first place.” The Anti-Thanksgiving organizers did not intend the gathering to be negative, Krause said. Please see Holiday, Page A3

Juvenile jail system fails University professor-led report suggests U.S. conﬁnes too many adolescents By Matthew Comey Cavalier Daily Senior Writer

The current legal system incarcerates too many minors, according to a National Research Council report led by University Law Prof. Richard J. Bonnie. Scientific research into adolescent development suggests confinement is not advisable for minors, as juveWill Brumas | Cavalier Daily niles are less likely to reoffend if sentenced with community A University-led study found that jails, such as the Charlottesville-Albemarle service and other measures of Regional Jail, above, are ineffective for young adults. restitution instead of jail time. The legal system was founded the report. Instead, researchers recent scientific findings. on assumptions that do not are advocating for the juvenile apply to minors, according to legal system to be informed by Please see Jail, Page A3

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Tech downs Virginia ASHLEY ROBERTSON

I believe in Coach London When Mike London captained Virginia to an eightwin season and Chick-fil-A Bowl berth, I never imagined I would need to defend his job just one year later. After London butchered the Cavaliers’ closing sequence against Virginia Tech, however, many U.Va. students have called for his head. Today’s post-game comments ranged from, “This is ridiculous. Can we please find a coach who understands how to manage the clock?” to “Mike London is singlehandedly the worst coach in college football!!” London’s timeout use — or lack thereof — was admittedly an indefensible, inexplicable decision. During the game’s waning seconds, I futilely screamed at the television for a whistle. We may not have beaten Virginia Tech with an extra 45 seconds, but the team deserved an opportunity to try. Worse, the botched decision follows a series of boneheaded mistakes this year: a crippling quarterback controversy, 12-men-on-the-fieldgate, even the failed fake field goal against Tech earlier that game . Such critical errors raise red flags about London’s ability to manage games successfully. But that doesn’t mean London can’t be a successful — or even a great — college football coach at Virginia. The best college coaches often fail in the NFL. Steve Spurrier won five SEC Please see Robertson, Page A4

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Coach Mike London elected not to use a timeout while Virginia Tech ran down the clock to set up its winning 29-yard ﬁeld goal as time expired. Brad Klodowski The Collegiate Times

Redshirt junior Cody Journell kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to clinch a 17-14 Virginia Tech win against Virginia and give the Hokies their ninth straight Commonwealth Cup victory. Coach Mike London elected against using either of his team’s two remaining timeouts as Virginia Tech (6-6, 4-4 ACC) ran down the clock to set up Journell’s winning field goal following a costly interception of Cavalier junior quarterback Michael Rocco’s pass. Virginia (4-8, 2-6 ACC) finishes with four wins or fewer for the third time in the last four seasons while Virginia Tech clinched its 20th consecutive bowl appearance under coach Frank Beamer. Hokie redshirt junior quarterback Logan Thomas powered the Hokies with 89 rushing yards, including 58 in the second half. Following a scoreless first quarter, Thomas

capped a nine-play, 55-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown hurl to redshirt senior tight end Randall Dunn. Junior wide receiver Tim Smith, who finished with four catches for 79 yards, helped the Cavaliers respond later in the second quarter. After Rocco found him on a short out-route from the slot position, Smith shed a tackler and followed his blockers down the left sideline for a 42-yard touchdown to tie the score at 7-7 with 3:30 remaining in the first half. The Cavaliers struck first in the second half. Junior defensive end Jake Snyder dislodged the ball from Thomas and junior defensive tackle Brent Urban scooped up the loose ball and scampered into the end zone for the Cavaliers’ first defensive touchdown since November 2011. After a Hokie three-and-out,

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Rocco led the Cavaliers 35 yards to set up a 38-yard field goal attempt for junior placekicker Drew Jarrett. London opted for a fake, however, and senior holder Jacob Hodges fell short of the marker on fourthand-8. On the ensuing drive, Thomas bulldozed his way through the heart of the Virginia defense, leading a 15-play, 85-yard scoring drive bookended by the quarterback’s four-yard rushing touchdown run that knotted the score at 14-14. The Hokies appeared poised to vault into the lead with 3:38 remaining as the sure-footed Journell lined up for a 42-yard kick. But a strong Lane Stadium wind helped push his effort wide left. The next Virginia drive culminated in Rocco’s wobbly underthrow to Smith, which resulted in Hokie redshirt junior cornerback Antone Exum’s interception to set up the decisive score. —compiled by Fritz Metzinger

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An avoidable collapse FRITZ METZINGER In many senses, the Virginia coaching staff ’s collective brain fart at the conclusion of the Cavaliers’ 17-14 loss to Virginia Tech precipitated an unjust ending to a hard-fought game and season. Aping timemanagement strategy from the “Andy Reid School of How to Make Reading a Clock Seem More Difficult than Deciphering Hieroglyphics,” head coach Mike “Mr. Freeze” London’s ill-advised attempt to “ice” Cody Journell with not one but two timeouts before a game-ending 29-yard field goal attempt overshadowed a valiant Virginia defensive effort. Even more heinously, the failure to preserve time for a final Virginia drive robbed the team of a chance for its first Commonwealth Cup since “The Cat in the Hat” topped the box office — no, really — and giftwrapped a bowl bid for a hated rival whose helmet features a turkey that resembles a villain in a straight-to-DVD Disney movie. Yet as woefully egregious as such a development seemed Saturday afternoon, it tied a fitting ribbon on an arduous 2012 for the Cavaliers. The entire game, in fact, epitomized what has rendered this season so agonizingly frustrating: The loss, as well as Virginia’s failure to capitalize on a comically weak ACC Coastal field, was utterly avoidable. We’ll start with the gameending gaffe that has reduced Cavaliers fans to seething, blithering messes. London’s refusal to start dispensing Virginia’s timeouts when the Hokies faced a third and seven with just more than a minute remaining was more inexcusably inane than the standard Metta World Peace quote. Whether London consciously saved two timeouts to ice Please see Metzinger, Page A4

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More homework does not boost grades The hours you dedicated to math and science homework in high school did not help boost your GPA, according to a study published recently by Education School Assoc. Prof. Robert Tai and two associates from the University of Macau and Indiana University. The scholars tabulated transcript and survey data of about 18,000 10th grade students

from 1990 and 2002 and found that time spent on homework led to better performance on standardized tests, but not necessarily to better grades. The findings run contrary to research suggesting the opposite — that final class grade depends on degree of homework completion. “Our results hint that maybe homework is not being used

as well as it could be,” lead researcher Adam Maltese, of Indiana University, said in a University statement released Tuesday. The analysis found students did perform better on standardized tests if they completed more homework, but that assignments could not replace good teaching. “I believe that this finding

is the end result of a chain of unfortunate educational decisions, beginning with the content coverage requirements that push too much information into too little time to learn it in the classroom,” Tai said. “The overflow typically results in more homework assignments.” Tenth grade high school students typically spend the equiv-

alent of about 150 50-minute class periods performing science, technology, engineering and math homework each year, according to the University statement. The study’s findings suggest that reforming the structure and desired goals of homework, rather continuing the large workload, could improve its efficiency. —compiled by Michelle Davis

Holiday | U.Va. center organizes international meal match Continued from page A1 “We just wanted to celebrate and respect our native ancestors and the huge help that they were in [the success of ] colonies,” she added. Since the potluck, Krause has received hateful messages accusing her of being “anti-American” and the organization of being a

“Feminazi,” as AISU’s board at the University is composed entirely of females. Krause said she does not find Thanksgiving or the way in which modern Americans celebrate it to be offensive. What does offend organizations such as AISU is how elementary education misrepresents the native Americans’ roles in the first Thanksgiving, she said.

Krause said she hoped future celebrations would bring more of “an appreciation for the tribes and how much they actually did to help these European colonists even be able to have a first thanksgiving.” Though groups such as AISU contend that Thanksgiving is tangled with historical misconceptions, the holiday remains a

cherished American tradition, uniting family and friends across counties, states, and in some cases, oceans. The University’s Lorna Sundberg International Center each year organizes a Thanksgiving Meal Match to place international students with local families during the holiday. “This year, we matched 29 inter-

nationals and their families with 19 hosts who are [U.Va.] faculty/ staff and Charlottesville community members,” Meal Match program coordinator Quynh Nguyen said in an email. “Past participants generally said it was a great experience for both groups and local hosts really enjoyed sharing Thanksgiving with internationals.”

Task Force | ‘The time for talk has passed,’ Heinecke says Continued from page A1

and Jim Crow, all the way to the history of closing the schools in Charlottesville during massive resistance and the destruction of Vinegar Hill — a mainly African-American neighbor-

hood in the 60s,” said Walter F. Heinecke, former Dialogue on Race Steering Committee member. Council members acknowledge the problem of discrimination in Charlottesville but are in disagreement about how

best to implement the commission. The proposed model resembles one that currently exists in Prince William County and is supported by the Charlottesville and Albermarle chapters of the NAACP, Virginia Orga-

nizing and PHAR, which is a public housing association. Heinecke proposed the idea for a Human Rights Commission in October 2011, and Council in February this year voted 4 to 1 to conduct studies into the proposal for an additional

year. The last meeting of the task force is Dec. 5, according to the City’s website. “At this point after two years, we feel the time for talk has passed — it’s time to act,” Heinecke said. —compiled by Grace Hollis

Jail | Study finds harsh interventions increase recidivism Continued from page A1 “Our committee was charged with reviewing the growing body of behavioral and neuroscientific knowledge about adolescent development and drawing out [its] implications for the design and operation of the juvenile justice system,” Bonnie said in an email. Juvenile incarceration tends to increase the rate of second offenses rather than reduce it, according to the report . Most adolescents mature out of certain qualities that tend to lead to crime, including a high sensitivity to peer influence and

high tendency to make decisions without regard to the future. The findings led the researchers to conclude that community service and rehabilitation programs are much more effective in preventing future offenses than incarceration. “By intervening carefully, the courts can help young people emerge from this high-risk period with their future prospects intact,” Bonnie said. “The evidence also shows that harsh interventions tend to increase the risk of reoffending rather than reducing it.” The juvenile justice system currently operates by confin-

ing, containing and controlling, which takes juveniles away from society and their families, arenas where modern development research has shown youth learn to deal with life’s challenges. The findings suggest a justice system that removes juveniles from these areas at an important developmental stage can negatively impact them in the future. “For many youth, the lack of a positive social context during this important developmental period is further compounded by collateral consequences of justice system involvement, such as the public release of juve-

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nile records that follow them throughout their lives and limit future educational and employment opportunities,” according to the report. The report also notes how minorities are disproportionately represented in the juvenile legal system, especially in the severity of their punishments, and that further research must be conducted to better address this problem. The report’s suggestions do not aim to take accountability away from the juvenile offenders , Bonnie said. “Youths should be held accountable for wrongdoing and society

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properly expects youths to take formal responsibility for their actions, including restitution for injury they have caused and service to the community,” Bonnie said. “But condemnation and confinement, the hallmark features of criminal punishment for adults, are neither suitable [n]or necessary features of accountability for adolescents.” The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an agency within the United States Department of Justice, commissioned the two-year study to take advantage of emerging scientific research and improve the quality of the legal system.

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Cavaliers sweep two consolation games The Virginia basketball team continued its improved play in the NIT Season Tip-Consolation at John Paul Jones Arena, earning wins against Lamar and North Texas in the last week. Virginia (4-2, 0-0 ACC) cruised to a 63-44 victory against Lamar (1-5, 0-0 Southland) Monday on the strength of junior guard Joe Harris’ game-high 17 points. The Cavaliers held their

opponent under 20 first-half points for the second straight game and held a commanding 32-18 advantage at the break. Harris’ 3-pointer with 10 minutes remaining in the first half capped a 13-0 run and gave Virginia a 24-6 lead. Junior forward Akil Mitchell was the only other Cavalier in double-figures. He finished with 10 points and eight rebounds,

narrowly missing what would have been his third straight double-double. Mitchell also was a perfect six-for-six from the free throw line. Virginia made all 11 of its attempts from the charity stripe. Virginia’s improved play continued early Tuesday against North Texas as the Cavaliers raced to a 14-2 lead against the Mean Green and never looked

back. The Cavaliers led by 20 points at halftime and weathered a second-half North Texas rally for an 80-64 victory, the team’s third straight win. Virginia made eight-of-11 3-pointers on the night. Five different players scored in double-figures and three freshmen reached career-highs in points. Freshman guard Justin Anderson led the way with 14

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points, redshirt freshman guard Teven Jones added 13 points and four assists in his second career start and freshman forward Evan Nolte scored 13 points. Sophomore forward Darion Atkins also finished with career-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds. Virginia will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to play Wisconsin (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Wednesday. —compiled by Daniel Weltz

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Hokies dominate Virginia

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Redshirt junior No. 9 John Fausey was one of two Virginia wrestlers to win his bout. Fausey defeated Virginia Tech freshman Austin Gabel at 174, 4-2.

The No. 17 Virginia wrestling team lost a blowout match to No. 12 Virginia Tech 25-6 in Blacksburg, Virginia Sunday in the Cavaliers’ ACC opener. Only two Cavaliers (6-2, 0-1 ACC) won matches against the team’s Coastal-division rival. Freshman George DiCamillo recorded the first Virginia victory by defeating Hokie (3-1, 1-0 ACC) redshirt junior Erik Spjut in the 133-pound weight class. DiCamillo scored a clutch takedown in the third period to secure the 5-3 decision.

Redshirt junior Jon Fausey was the other victorious Cavalier, defeating Virginia Tech r e d s h i r t f r e s h m a n Au s t i n Gabel in a 4-2 decision. Following a scoreless first period, Fausey earned a point after a stall warning on Gabel. Fausey would ride Gabel for the remainder of the second period. Virginia Tech gained momentum in the opening bout between two redshirt seniors in the 125-pound weight class. Eighth-ranked Hokie Jarrod Garnett dominated Cavalier

No. 5 Matt Snyder for an 11-2 decision. After DiCamillo earned Virginia’s first win, Virginia Tech won four consecutive matches to extend its lead to 16-3. Virginia now transitions into tournament competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Cliff Keen Invitational is known as one of the most prestigious college tournaments featuring the nation’s elite wrestlers. —compiled by Matthew Wurzburger

Robertson | London shines in locker room, recruiting Continued from page A1 Coach of the Year awards and a National Championship at Florida yet stumbled to a 12-20 record as the Washington Redskins’ head coach. Did Spurrier forget how to coach in D.C.? It seems unlikely, especially considering Spurrier has since guided South Carolina to its first SEC division title and 11-win season in program history. I also doubt Nick Saban experienced any coaching concussion during his 15-17 Miami Dolphins tenure. He has two national championship rings at Alabama to prove it. Good college coaching extends much deeper than in-game decisions, because in-game decisions become largely irrelevant if the team’s players cannot execute them. Unlike professional coaches, who inherit a roster of high-quality players, college coaches must attract their own talent. Game decisions are therefore less crucial to any college coach’s ultimate success.

As a lifelong Gamecock fan, I’ve watched Spurrier throw away timeouts like candy at a parade. I’ve also watched ESPN develop a crush on a school it once ignored and seen recruits pay attention to all those nationally televised games. Spurrier has landed the last four South Carolina “Mr. Football” winners, while the previous six recipients opted out of Columbia. London similarly keeps the state’s best recruits in a Cavalier uniform. His predecessor, Al Groh, notoriously severed ties with local high schools and pulled just four in-state recruits in his 2008 class. London, meanwhile, hails from Hampton, Va. and lured 19 of his 2011 and 2012 recruits from the talentrich Tidewater region. Virginia Tech, which once held a monopoly on in-state students, hauled just five 757-area recruits during the same period. More importantly, London not only attracts players to Virginia but helps them blossom while here. Just as student-athletes

juggle myriad responsibilities outside the playing field, a college coach’s job demands so much more than Saturday decisions. A college coach must become a role model for his athletes; he must demand their respect. As a former NFL player and Richmond detective, London undoubtedly earns admiration in his locker room. He uses that authority to encourage players not just on the field, but in the classroom and community. Last year, I asked then-senior wide receiver Kris Burd about the differences between his current coach and his former one, Al Groh. Rather than simply citing the team’s winning record, Burd praised London’s genuine care for his student-athletes. “Coach London’s more focused on us as people, us as men, us as fathers down the road,” Burd said. “Whenever your coach is so heavily involved with you as a person, I feel like you want to play harder for him when the game time comes around. It’s definitely a closer relation-

ship between our team and our coaches than it was when Coach Groh was here. Coach Groh was a great coach too, but I feel like our players now can talk to the coaches about any situation and we didn’t have that before.” Self-evident as it seems, players play harder for coaches they like. At the end of Groh’s final 3-9 season at Virginia, I consequently joined the chorus singing, “Groh must Go.” At the end of London’s 4-8 campaign at Virginia, I’ll yell just as loudly “London must stay.” Three seasons is too small a sample size to judge a coach’s true potential, particularly when London earned Virginia’s first bowl bid since 2007 last year. If Michael Rocco had thrown a touchdown pass instead of an interception on Virginia’s final drive, fans would likely want London’s coronation instead of axing. The backlash from Saturday’s game seems like a predominantly knee-jerk reaction, a reflection of today’s win-now college coaching environment. Despite a poor season, I still

think the reigning ACC Coach of the Year knows how to coach. But even if I concede that London must improve his in-game management, I refuse to concede we can’t win with him at the helm. I believe he is a winner and will win at Virginia. London can designate playcalling duties to other coaches. Bill Lazor could call timeouts. But I doubt the program can find a better face for Virginia football — a coach with more passion for his players, for his community; a coach more committed to maintaining the University’s high academic standards while simultaneously returning its winning prestige. Earlier this season London told his fans, “Hang with us. Don’t leave. Hang with us. We’ll be fine. We’ll be all right. We need your support. I’ll coach the guys harder; I’ll coach the guys better. We’ll be representatives of this University.” I’m hanging with London. Other Virginia students should do the same.

Metzinger | Cavs must spend offseason addressing mistakes Continued from page A1 Journell with four seconds left after burning his first to ice the kicker on a 42-yard miss with 3:43 remaining or simply miscalculated how much time he could preserve, the fact remains that a relatively straightforward situation bamboozled a highly intelligent and experienced coaching staff. All coaches, even the Urban Meyers of the world, commit gaffes. But after a game in which the offense wasted two first-half timeouts out of sheer confusion London’s colossal freeze-up served as the final embarrassing, avoidable communication mishap in a season defined by them. Of course, Virginia could have avoided the late-game nightmare altogether had Tech cornerback Antone Exum not intercepted junior quarterback Michael Rocco’s wobbly underthrow to set the Hokies up at the 24 with 3:21 remaining. Exum’s shameless mugging of junior receiver Tim Smith on the play notwithstanding, Rocco missed a throw that

any starting Division 1 quarterback should manage easily — and missed it badly. In fact, Rocco and the offense as a whole could have rewritten the narratives of this game and this season simply by properly executing easy opportunities. Plays such as Perry Jones’ nine-yard scamper on the second offensive play of the third quarter in which he tripped over his own feet with abundant green space ahead of him best encapsulate the Virginia offense’s maddening campaign. Even in the rare moments when the offense appeared to gel, the players could not get out of their own way. The inconsistency at quarterback and underachieving of the running game certainly handcuffed the Virginia offense this year. But with just a few fewer horrid underthrows, drops, missed blocks, careless penalties and other self-inflicted wounds, the Cavaliers could have won their first Commonwealth Cup in nine years. What’s more, if they had avoided those gaffes throughout the season, we could

have been anticipating a bowl appearance instead of mourning a wasted season. Even the defense, despite vastly outperforming the offense and slowing Hokie quarterback Logan Thomas in the first half, struggled once again to grasp the simple concept of tackling. Granted, Virginia tackled much more efficiently Saturday than it did earlier this season, forcing nine Virginia Tech punts, tormenting the Hokies’ offensive line and even scoring its first defensive touchdown in a year with Brent Urban’s fumble recovery and return. The defense’s late surge and obvious budding potential only make the flimsy arm tackles and mistimed hits on Thomas in the second half all the more exasperating. The irony of Virginia’s defensive performance this season was hard to ignore as the 6-foot-6-inch, 260-pound Thomas racked up 58 bruising second-half rushing yards — and senior linebacker Steve Greer tallied a career-high 19 tackles to prevent the Virginia Tech

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quarterback from rumbling his way for even more. Even as they have exceeded expectations, especially on run defense, the Cavaliers struggled with the expectation they should have fulfilled with ease: Consistently bringing down the dude with the ball. So for all the chatter about the deep-rooted, damning issues this program faces going forward, Virginia finished with a measly four wins this season because of a startling glut of silly, easily remediable mistakes. And yet, though this conclusion should anger fans and ignite the previously non-existent heat on London to deliver more consistent success, it should also give fans hope for the future and help them appreciate the fine line between success and failure in this sport. In 2011, Virginia won five games by one possession or less — games that easily could have broken the other way — and enjoyed an eight-win season and a bowl berth because of it. This season’s edition dropped four

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games by a touchdown or less in which the team could — and likely should — have prevailed. As a result, London will hear increasing murmurs about his job security just a year after reportedly turning down an offer to coach at Penn State. The 2012 Cavaliers do not measure up to the prior season’s bowl squad, and they hardly deserve a pat on the back for winning four games. They reaped what they sowed this season with their stunning lack of focus on simple aspects of the game. But Virginia proved that it possesses the foundations for a successful long-term program going forward merely by competing so well in so many games despite its best efforts at self-sabotage. The talent is there, and the effort and camaraderie deserve our full praise. Simply put, London must cut down on mistakes to achieve the kind of season that accurately reflects the quality of this team and to give the upstanding program and community the ending they deserve.

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

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Homework improvement A study on homework co-authored by a University professor unduly emphasized the time students spent on assignments A new study calls into question the merits of studying. Three co-authors, including University Education Prof. Robert H. Tai, recently published “When Is Homework Worth The Time?” a study that aims to debunk the common ideology that more homework translates to more achievement. Although the study is a valuable addition to the existent literature on academic homework – a body of research that upholds the mantra that “practice makes perfect” and recommends teachers give more assignments – “When Is Homework Worth The Time?” is ultimately too narrow in approach and unimaginative in thinking to be worth too much of our time. The researchers were interested in math and science curricula in high schools, and given that many high schools – like public universities – have their standards set by the state, their recommendations at the secondary level will also interest those who set standards in higher education. The researchers wanted to examine whether assigning homework had any effect on overall grades for a sample of about 18,000 10th graders. To do this, they assembled the transcripts for these students previously collected in samples by the National Center for Education Statistics, an affiliate of the Department of Education. The study then performed the traditional regression analysis to test whether the time students allotted for homework could account for their final grade. By focusing on the time spent on homework, the researchers picked a misleading variable that gives an ambiguous picture of students. That a student

spends a lot of time on homework could be evidence of their work ethic – or their ineptitude. Likewise, students who spend the least time on their homework might do so out of proficiency rather than uninterestedness. It is thus no surprise that the researchers were unable to find a strong correlation between time spent on homework and the grade that a student received. The study did account for numerous lurking variables, such as attendance in class, that could also impact one’s grades. But by focusing mainly on time spent on homework, the researchers made a poor empirical choice that disallowed more robust observations. Hence, they are unable to come to firm conclusions on homework. Their prognostication, according to UVA Today, that “more research be done on the form and function of homework assignments” misses the more immediate point: that extensive studies such as this should exemplify vigorous research rather than call for it. The danger lies in the study other’s conclusion. The researchers did find that time spent on homework was positively associated with better scores on standardized tests. With standardized tests becoming the preferred metric of state and federal agencies, some may simply read this study as a vindication of the philosophy of providing more homework, when the researchers’ ideas are more nuanced. By permitting an imprecise focus, the authors of the paper left ambiguous conclusions that will now act as fodder for a politician with an interpretative bent.

Featured online reader comment “London made inexcusable decisions that wasted 2 minutes (not 45 seconds) of time to get in FG range. The fake-FG was a poor, though defensible, decision, that also cost us. Even worse: This is not new....and he still doesn’t understand he did something wrong. A great man who is a terrible representative for our school and our brand. What a debacle today’s game was, and it’s all on him. Delegating clock management to other coaches doesn’t work. London will recruit well while he is here... but he puts a VERY low ceiling on this program, as we will always have games where poor coaching costs us. I agree that London is a great man and a great role-model. He is just a miserable football coach”

“Brian,” responding to Ashley Robertson’s Nov. 24 article, “I believe in Coach London”

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Monday, November 26, 2012 | The Cavalier Daily

Weeding out the young

Unrealistically difficult courses contradict the promise of a liberal arts education

RIOR to registration, there made here. We all entered col is a common warning that lege full of passion and idealism, echoes around college determined to help people and campuses: “That’s a weed-out change the face of medicine. Our course.” We are discouraged first semester is now coming to a close, but far from taking cerfrom anticipating tain classes — ASHLEY SPINKS our futures with especially those OPINION COLUMNIST excitement, many required for preof us are feeling professional tracks — as upperclassmen and even a downtrodden and burdened few professors will attest to the with self-doubt. We are being potential GPA damage that could forced to undergo extensive result from our enrollment. soul-searching and to ask ourSome may argue that these selves, “Is medical school really classes simply cover material what I want?” Self-reflection can that is more intellectually chal- be a positive and useful experilenging, and thus they are more ence. Maybe some of us are not difficult than typical intro-level meant to be doctors. But should classes. But in my experience, we be coming to the decision and the experiences of many to shelf our dreams after one of my peers, these classes seem semester? We were hardly given engineered to be a struggle, time to adjust to college and designed to “weed-out” those to realize the demands of our students who are considered “normal” classes before we were inadequate before they waste bombarded with unreal expectheir time pursuing a profession tations and tests that seemed such as medicine or business. impossible. The classes at the University To designate certain courses — such as General Chemistry should be tough. I am not arguor Principles of Economics — ing for easier classes or a lack “weed-out” courses, and then to of academic rigor. I do not think act as if doing so is in the interest any of us would have chosen to of your students, is ridiculous. come here in the first place if we The idea of a weed-out course is were looking for an easy route to a diploma. I do not think the a wholly flawed concept. I arrived at the University classes should be made easier a pre-medical student, as did — I think they should be reasonmany of the friends that I have able. Why is it that many of my

friends have dropped their pre- General Chemistry, for instance, med title completely in favor is important. But the ability to of humanities degrees? Is it memorize molecular geometries because classes in the humani- or conceptualize hybrid orbitals ties departments are easier? does not a good doctor make. Critical thinkWell, to gauge level of dif- “Should we be coming to the ing and reasoning skills ficulty is a s u b j e c t i v e decision to shelf our dreams are undoubtafter one semester?” edly necesprocess, but I sary for the would argue pursuit of a no. You have to commit an equal amount of graduate degree. Thus, pre-medtime and effort to your humani- ical students are encouraged to ties classes — hundreds of pages take a semester of calculus or a week are not going to read statistics. But doctors, practically themselves. But in the humani- speaking, do not need to know ties classes I am taking, at least, I how to integrate. We should not have witnessed a very clear cor- be making the determination relation between the amount of that someone is unfit to be a effort that I exert and the grades doctor because he struggles in that I receive. That seems fair to introductory level classes when me. Yet I have witnessed many he is 18 or 19 years old. And although no one can make people, myself included, struggle to perform well in their pre- a student abandon his pursuit of med or pre-commerce courses, the pre-med curriculum except despite a significant amount of that student himself, I would argue that attaching a huge effort. The idea that we need to amount of pressure and expec“weed-out” potential doctors, tation to first semester classes, say, by scaring them with dif- in which you know students will ficult classes in their first semes- struggle, is a form of coercion. ter, is simply unsound. A solid, Students will feel like they are liberal arts foundation is an simply not cut out to pursue a admirable goal. But not all of medical degree, and that is a the knowledge that you acquire shame. If a student were to go faint in in college will be necessary in your eventual profession, and Gross Anatomy, or find himself we should not act like it will be. completely uninterested in a

class on healthcare legislation, then yes, maybe he is unfit for the field of medicine. Let those classes be determining factors. We need to allow students to get their footing and gain some life experience before we declare them unqualified for a particular profession. If you contend that we cannot wait for pre-med students to reach the upper-level classes, because the resources do not exist to accommodate large numbers of students in those classes, perhaps we should consider reallocating our University’s assets rather than sticking with the “weedout” tactic. There already exists a dearth of physicians in the United States — why should we be discouraging students who are willing to chase a medical degree, when we so desperately need them to exist? By labeling certain classes “weed-out” courses and, it seems, adjusting the structure of the classes and their tests accordingly, colleges around the country are very likely preventing passionate, driven, incredibly talented students from entering professional fields. Ashley Spinks’ column appears Mondays in The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at a.spinks@cavalierdaily.com.

Bruises that won’t heal

The University community should understand why hate crimes are especially damaging

N T H E l a s t m o n t h o n nor were their parents. We only Grounds, there have been spoke one language at home. I two attacks thought to have am in-state, where I attended been motivated by the race or the relatively affluent public schools perceived sexual orientation of my whole life. Within the context the victim. Neither of the University, of these attacks ERIC MCDANIEL within the context resulted in serious of the country as GUEST VIEWPOINT physical harm. For a whole, I am in a moment, the lack no way a minority or outlier. I of serious injury seemed signifi- do not know what it feels like cant to me. “The University com- to have never been in a classmunity is one of love, diversity, room taught by a teacher of my and respect,” I thought to myself, own race, or what it feels like to “and while there will always be wonder if I will ever be allowed minor and isolated incidents of to marry the person I want to intolerance, we can sleep soundly spend the rest of my life with. knowing that we are ultimately I do not know what it feels like good. These cuts and bruises will to worry if I will be allowed to quickly heal.” Yet immediately, move my exam because of my that reaction felt inadequate. religious holiday, or what it feels Woodrow Wilson, Range resilike to not be able to pay my dent and 28th President of the tuition. I do not know what it United States, was quoted as is like to worry about my safety saying, “the man who is swimwalking home alone. I have ming against the stream knows been blessed. But I certainly do the strength of it.” I am a hetnot know what it is like to swim erosexual, white male from an against the stream. upper-middle class family. My The only foreseeable way I parents are not immigrants, would get beaten up is in a

mugging or robbery. In such a ized communities. In reality, “minor” altercations scenario, I am a victim only of chance and circumstance, and are nothing of the sort. As a Unithose are the types of cuts and versity, we should be up in arms bruises that heal. To be the victim about every occurrence of hate on Grounds of a hate crime if it were is an entirely “We should be up in arms as of the utmost different situabout every occurrence of significance. ation. This Our reaction is a crime in hate on Grounds as a commuwhich someas if it were of the utmost nity is what one has sinsignificance.” ke e p s s u c h gled you out intolerance because of an a t b ay. We aspect of your identity, because of who you will never eradicate bigotry, but are. The scars left from those what is vital is that we never stop encounters, no matter how phys- trying, as combatting intolerically minor, can be devastating. ance demonstrates the immense The psychological impact on a strength of character and sincervictim of a hate crime can pres- ity in values that our University ent itself in a way not dissimilar represents. It shows the world to the manifestation in victims that we will stand up to protect of sexual assault: questions of every single member of our comidentity, questions of self-worth, munity, no matter how he or she questions of blame. Even if the identifies. We have great opportunity immediate victim manages to rise above these effects, hate here at the University, but it does crimes create a sense of fear and not come without responsibilunwelcomeness across victim- ity. In our pledge to uphold the

Community of Trust, we pledge to do more than simply abstain from lying, cheating and stealing. Trust means more than that. Implicit in our pledge is the promise to create a community where others can trust that they will always be loved and respected. We pledge to create a community where others can trust that they will always be safe, and finally, we pledge that we will not tolerate any action that violates this trust. I leave you with yet another quote, this time from civil rights activist, Senator, and Law School alumnus Robert Kennedy: “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” Eric McDaniel is a third year in the College and the Director of University Relations for Student Council. The opinions stated are his own.

Re-evaluating JPC’s success

The success of Jefferson Public Citizens programs should be determined by their impact on communities rather than students

HE ARTICLE “Study finds service-learning research proj Jefferson Public Citizens ects, many of which occur out p r o g r a m s s u c c e e d ” side the United States. The grants published November 14th in are a maximum of $30,000 for a The Cavalier Daily cites a study team of about five to six students, by the Youth-Nex with a significant program in the KRISTA O’CONNELL part of the budget Education School going toward parGUEST VIEWPOINT to proudly state ticipants’ plane that the “Jeffertickets and stipends. For many son Public Citizens initiative is students, it is their first time visaccomplishing its objectives to iting the community, and often help students develop leadership the students are not even fluent and communication skills appli- in local languages. While some cable to real-world settings” with- students elect to do their projects out pausing to examine critically in the United States and even how the study defines success. Virginia, one could also argue The authors describe success that they are still outsiders to purely in terms of the benefits the rural and poor communities for students — more specifically, they visit. the development of leadership Thus, it is no surprise that “20 and communication skills — percent of community partners without assessing the project’s impact on the communities in the students worked with said which the students implement the product they received ‘was their projects. This reveals some not of high enough quality to of the harmful value-judgments benefit anyone.’” It is not clear behind the JPC program, which whether the Youth-Nex study values the students’ experience that the article cites even intermore than the community’s, even viewed the community memthough the community has more bers who had to live through the at stake since it has to live with projects’ long-term impacts. What about instances where the consequences of the project. Some background: JPC offers JPC projects do more harm than grants to University students good? Salient examples of the who engage in community-based dangers of letting JPC students

loose abroad span from Jamaica aways. JPC’s interventions in to Mongolia. The ecoREMOD2 JPC Jamaica resulted in the eviction project in 2011 aimed to remodel of a woman from her home. a home in Jamaica while pre- The JPC project in Mongolia was serving its historic character and used by a political campaign. JPC a n d Yo u t h renovating it “Without a self-conscious Nex wrongly be more sustainable. The and critical examination of c h o o s e t o focus their project proceeded with- their projects, students end a n a l y s i s o f up imposing their values JPC solely on out obtaining a proper on communities instead of how the program affects building learning from them.” the students permit and when, in the resulted in a woman getting evicted from the end, students have the least at home — who was never heard stake in these projects. Students from again. In another 2011 learn from their mistakes, and project, I learned from a presen- the community lives with their tation in Prof. Bob Swap’s GDS mistakes. Surely there are other ways 3100 class that a team which aimed to make a greenhouse out to help students develop their of recycled glass in Mongolia had leadership and communicaits project hijacked by its com- tion skills besides exporting munity partner who exploited them abroad to communities the project for political capital in they know very little about. What makes University students his parliamentary campaign. While the students involved entitled to enter these comin these projects learned from munities to begin with? Yet JPC their mistakes and were able sends students abroad without to embrace their time with JPC a serious discussion of the privias a learning experience, many lege behind their global mobilcommunity members are left to ity. Although JPC students are live with the students’ mistakes encouraged to have culturally without any beneficial take- sensitive projects, the concept of

service-learning is itself rooted in Western values. As a result, the communities they visit can turn into an uncontrolled laboratory for undergraduate social experiments, as outlined above. I understand the value of pursuing undergraduate research, but the “service” component of JPC projects can have dangerous implications for the very communities they are trying to “serve.” Without a self-conscious and critical examination of their projects, students end up imposing their values on the communities instead of learning from them. Indeed, many current development projects are designed purely to correct problems that were created by previous interventions in the name of “development” — colonialism, neo-imperialism, etc. Student service-learning should not be at the expense of the community, otherwise the biggest lessons students will take away is that they have the right to intervene anywhere they please — regardless of the consequences — all for the sake of their learning. Krista O’Connell is a fourth year in the College.

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DJANGEO BY STEPHEN ROWE

OROSCOPES

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may see someone in action and think, “I can do that, too.” This is not a passing observation. It’s a directive that will motivate you in the weeks to come. You can and will “do that, too.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). What you see is not only what you get; it’s what you’re likely to get in the future. So if a person gives you bad service, don’t continue doing business with that person.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re on top of your game. Most of what you need you can provide yourself or make arrangements to have it provided. There’s a formula you can follow that will make things easier.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What matters most to you today is the same thing that mattered most to you yesterday: improving the lives of those closest to you. Knowing that the ones you love are better off for your contribution is fulfilling.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You burn bright today, and your energy could use a worthy outlet. Consider dedicating yourself to helping another person. You stave off the chill of loneliness for that person and don’t even know you’re doing it.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s always nice when the universe speaks to you in clear, concise terms. You’ve long wondered whether a certain past decision was a good one, and now you’ll get a definitive answer.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are in the mood to keep your private life to yourself. In this age of over-sharing, your refusal to give TMI (too much information) will be seen as a refreshing and effective social strategy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll embrace the change others resist. When people see you moving forward unafraid, some will be inspired, and others will feel threatened. Stay brave and open-minded.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have maturity beyond your years. This explains why you don’t see eye-to-eye with a friend who is your age. Steer clear of potentially hot topics for the next three days.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Realizing that to err is human, you wisely separate people from their actions. You can support a person without supporting that person’s latest (baffling) endeavor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t have a lot of time to spend with friends now, and so you are wise to be highly selective about the company you keep. You’ll spend time with people who genuinely need you or with whom you are sure to have fun.

GREEK LIFE BY MATT HENSELL

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 26). You’ve enjoyed a sense of rootlessness and exercised the benefit of your freedom. But at the start of 2013, you’ll dig in once more and establish ties that hold. Love bonds are cemented in words and ink. Big deals come together in February. March brings family additions. Music and fun fill your spring. Aries and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 15, 18, 24 and 29.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t need an olive branch to be an agent of peace. Everything you need is inside of you. You were born knowing how to bring people together. You build bridges with your words.

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Hot ‘Spring’ in November U.Va. Drama brings classic sexual exploration musical to newly-reopened Culbreth Theatre

Events this week MONDAY3 MONDAY Harrison Institute: Flowerdew Hundred // free // M-F 9am - 5 pm, Sat. 1-5 p.m. // museum exhibit of archaeological artifacts

TUESDAY Old Cabell Hall: Piotr Anderszewski, piano // $12-33 // 8 p.m. // Tuesday Eveing Concert Series The Jefferson: Big Gigantic w/ Ana Sia // $20 adv., $23 day of show // doors 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY The Jefferson: Dark Star Orchestra // $25 adv., $27 day of show // doors 7 p.m. The Southern: David Wax Museum // $12 // doors 7 p.m.

THURSDAY The Jefferson: Parachute w/ Scott T. // $18 adv., $20 day of show // doors 6:30 p.m. // also appearing on Friday The Paramount: Barrymore // $14.50 adults, $10.50 students // 7 p.m. // ﬁlm The Southern: FloydFest Presents: The Last Bison w/ The Hill and Wood // $10 // doors 8 p.m.

FRIDAY Tea Bazaar: Horsefand, Miliam Nights, Kohoutek, Junzo Suzuki // $6 // 9 p.m.

by michaela bubier In its adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening , the University’s Drama Department has created an electrifying blend of rock ‘n’ roll and messy adolescent sexual awakening. The show follows a group of young teenagers in late-19th century Germany struggling to come to terms with their growing sexuality while the adults in their lives simultaneously try to stifle their adolescent urges. “The adults of the show, with a couple of small exceptions, fail tremendously in the job of preparing their children for the adult world,” said fourth-year College student Daniel Prillaman, who plays the intelligent, charming Melchior — the lead male adolescent role in the production. “They teach them improperly, they don’t teach them at all, they don’t allow them to grow, and because of that, the lives of the children fall apart when they cannot stand up to iron will of the adults.” This lack of guidance reflects the production’s often controversial and unorthodox subject matter, including plotlines addressing rape, suicide and homosexuality. Although there are often racy scenes and weighty topics incorporated in the show, most college students will have no trouble relating to the play’s themes of attempting to understand yourself, making your own choices and rebel-

lion. “We had to be really vigilant to do these scenes justice and really try to convey what the characters are feeling,” said fourth-year College student Emma Lord, who plays Wendla, Melchior ’s love interest, in the show. “I’ve never done anything quite this emotionally or physically demanding.” Despite the emotional depth required to portray her character, Lord said she was most intimidated by the role’s dance and combat scenes, a revelation that hints at the exciting action to come in the show. “[It was challenging] incorporating the divide between the world of the play and the world of the songs,” Prillaman said. “As opposed to a normal musical, where the songs traditionally advance the plot of the story, the songs

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Big Gigantic w/ Ana Sia [tues. 27]

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Tea Bazaar: Delicate Steve w/ Left and Right, Golden Glasses & Malatese // $9 // doors 8 :30 p.m.

SUNDAY The Jefferson: Pentatonix w/ Alexander Cardinale // $20 adv., $23 day of show // doors 7 p.m.

“I love shows that are blatantly theatrical, and this show is the epitome of ‘theatricality’ — using minimal sets, relying on the audience’s imagination, conveying a message through songs — with rather ambiguous lyrics — and the creation of a visually stunning show,” he said. Spring Awakening promises to be full of emotionally dynamic characters, great rock music and wonderfully staged musical numbers — choreographed by fourth-year College student Ali Stoner. “The chance to finally live out everyone’s secret dream of being a rock-star is something I relish every night during rehearsals,” Prillaman said. “The music and script are simply fantastic, and the company only makes it even better.”

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The Southern: The Steel Wheels w/ Yankee Dixie ft. Tara Millis & John Howard // $15 // doors 7 p.m.

The Paramount: The United Nations of Comedy // $32 adv., $34.50 day of show // 8 p.m. // stand-up comedy

in this show are separate, and instead serve as inner monologues for the each of the characters.” As with any show, overcoming these challenges has the potential to lead to a stunning performance and a lot of fun for everyone involved in the production. “This is probably the most fun show I’ve ever been a part of, partially because I’ve loved this show since I was 15, but mostly because everyone in the cast is talented and cohesive and our director, Bob Chapel, is amazing and encouraging and has an awesome vision for this show,” Lord said. Chapel, who has been a University Drama professor since 1990 , said the emotionally-charged production would not have been possible without the set, costume and lights designers.

Pentatonix w/ Alexander Cardinale [sun. 2]

This Week in Arts History Shakespeare in love? Known for his numerous plays, poems and prose abilities, William Shakespeare was one of the greatest entertainers in history. Able to mix comedy and drama, he was as formidable an innovator as he was a playwright. Though he has garnered much recognition for these accomplishments, there is one aspect of his life that is not widely known: his marriage to Anne Hathaway — and no, that’s not the beloved actress of The Princess Diaries . In fact, it is the one love story that has never been told. Even in the movie Shakespeare in Love , Shakespeare (played by Joseph Fiennes and affectionately referred to as Will in the film) falls in love with a young maiden played by the cross-dressing Gwyneth Paltrow. But historically, on Nov. 28, 1582 , he wed Anne Hathaway of Shottery, England . Although this part of the Bard’s personal life may not be one for the books — with the exception of a few legal documents — his fictional works most certainly are. —compiled by Emily Benedict

Let’s face it, a cappella music is awesome. It takes an incredible amount of talent to create beautiful music using just your voice, and not many people can do it. Pentatonix is an amazing group of ﬁve talented a cappella singers who won season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off. All young college students, these kids have been touring around the country, showing off their unique twists on classic pop songs. Their covers of hits such as Florence and the Machines’ “The Dog Days are Over” and Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” are particular standouts. If you’re in the mood for some dazzling vocal gymnastics, check out Pentatonix Sunday at the Jefferson.

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