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UUSA heading Robotic subs dive toward success in new direction MICHELLE SUTHERLAND news reporter After an in-depth study, Virginia Tech plans to combine the departments of student activities and university unions to become the department of student centers and activities. The university will combine the branches to be more efficient, as suggested by consultants from the Association of College Unions International and the internal Future Directions Task Force. “They talked to people on the university unions side and the student activities side,” said Guy Sims, assistant vice president for student affairs. “They also talked to people who interact with people in our area (who are) not necessarily in our areas. “After all was said and done, we made the decision to combine those two areas officially and have a single director so that you have one source of information flow, one source of leadership.” In the 1980s, there was a single department model, but it was divided to three separate directors in the mid90s. The directors were for university unions, student activities and administration, according to Ed Spencer, vice president for student affairs. “When we moved away from a one director model, we started having problems,” Spencer said. “People weren’t looking out for the whole area. They were just concerned with their own individual area. There were tensions and tones between directors and that type of thing.” The unification will cut down bureaucracy and provide a strong vision for student organizations. “It’s great that the university is ready for that decision,” said Bo Hart, president of the Student Government Association. “It shows that they are really working for the students. The two organizations need to work together (and) come together for a

common purpose — the students’ needs.” Sims said because of the new student center, which is projected to be finished within the next five years, now is the best time to re-evaluate the current system. Streamlined information will be more efficient and the leader will be able to provide vision in the planning process. He also said now is a good time to “rebrand” the face of student affairs with a more meaningful name. “When we asked people, what does UUSA mean, some people say that’s a department in student affairs, which is true, but some people say it’s something out of the Drillfield,” Spencer said.

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After all was said and done, we made the decision to combine those two areas ofﬁcially and have a single director so that you have one source of information ﬂow, one source of leadership.

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This computer is part of what makes the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, or AUV, able to navigate obstacle courses without human help.

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES EMPLOY CAMERAS, SONAR TO NAVIGATE OBSTACLE COURSE

GUY SIMS ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS The new name, “Student centers and activities,” will have a stronger meaning to students than UUSA, he said. William Spelman Executive Search is leading the search for the new director. Bill Spelman himself held a similar position at the University of Rochester. Currently, the directors of university unions and student activities are Julie Walters Steele and Monica Hunter, respectively. Both may be candidates for the new position if they choose to apply. According to the William Spelman Executive Search website, applications will be accepted until Feb. 28.

JAY SPEIDELL news reporter A Virginia Tech engineering team designs Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to compete every July in a competition in San Diego against teams from around the world. The team consists of about 30 members and does most of its design work in the Ware Lab. “It’s basically a robotic submarine,” said Craig Tripp, a mechanical engineering major. “We put it in the water and hit one button and it has to be able to (navigate) an entire obstacle course by itself.” Once in the water, the AUV must complete a series of tasks without any human input, functioning purely autonomously.

The AUV contains an array of sensors, including cameras, passive sonar and accelerometers, and the data they collect is used to navigate and maneuver around objectives. “All the sensory stuff is really difficult,” Tripp said. “Speed isn’t the objective, it’s precision.” The competition takes place in a pool with orange rectangles at the bottom, used as a reference for navigation. “They’ll have floating Ls made out of PVC pipe in the water,” Tripp said. “And the AUVs will have to see those and go straight through them.” “There will be another competition where they have shapes at the bottom of the pool. We use a downward camera to tell which shapes (are) which and drop a marker on the correct shapes,” Tripp said. “That tends to be difficult in

terms of software.” The AUVs also have to be able to launch torpedoes. “The torpedo launching task is really difficult mechanically,” Tripp said. “The software for it is pretty simple but we have to design a torpedo launcher.” The team builds torpedoes using paintball gun CO2 canisters for propulsion. They have a range of about 20 yards. This has an interesting side effect known as adiabatic expansion. “It’s really cool,” Tripp said. “The tip of it freezes up because it gets really, really cold.” The last task the AUVs are required to complete is the hardest. “There will be a pinger in the pool and a PVC frame over top of it,” Tripp said. “Our AUV has to have passive sonar, so it has to be able to hear the pinger and from that be able to tell its position. Then it has to go and pick up the PVC frame.” They test the AUV in War Memorial

pool, which is much darker than the outdoor conditions in San Diego. “All of our vision algorithms are used to working in darker environments,” Tripp said. “We couldn’t see anything with our AUV because it was so bright. So the next morning we went to Walgreens and bought a pair of sunglasses, and cut out a piece of the lens and duck taped it onto the camera, and it worked.” Daniel Stilwell, an associate professor of electronic and computer engineering, is the team’s adviser and a huge proponent of the Ware Lab. “Your homework always has answers, the test always has answers, when the test is over you can usually forget it,” Stilwell said. “But here they have to take something where everything is unknown, they start with a real blank sheet of paper, and they have to design it and build it and make it work. That’s a really neat experience for them. It’s real engineering.”

Census: Southwest Virginia losing population Hokies pad resume, defeat Terps at home

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MICHELLE SUTHERLAND news reporter New census data reveals a declining population in southwestern Virginia, making the region less powerful as it prepares to lose seats in the state House of Delegates. Although Montgomery County grew 12.9 percent over the past decade, the Northern Virginia, Richmond and Tidewater regions saw substantially more growth, according to the data. Experts forecast the loss of at least one delegate. “The biggest effect will be on the statewide basis,” said Ron Rordam, mayor of Blacksburg. “Because of growth in Tidewater and Northern Virginia, we’re probably going to lose a senate seat and a house seat,” he said. “Southwest Virginia will have even less of a voice in Richmond

than it does now.” Karen Hult, a Virginia Tech professor of political science, said local population growth is insignificant; what matters is the relative growth. “(13 percent is a lot), but it’s not nearly as much as in other parts of the state, which is going to hurt when we come to redistricting for political purposes,” Hult said. Del. James M. Shuler (D-12th) said the population shift will cost the region at least one delegate. “What’s happening is the population is moving toward the more populated areas,” he said. “Effectively, rural Virginia is losing population everywhere, especially southwest and south side. We will have less representation in the (state government),” he said. With a statewide population of eight million, each of the 100 delegates should have approximately

80,000 constituents. In southwestern Virginia, however, many are short several thousand, Shuler said. The majority parties of the House, the Republicans, and of the Senate, the Democrats, will reapportion their respective districts at a special session in March.

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I think (Blacksburg) is attracting (itself) as a locality for new and innovative companies. RON RORDAM MAYOR OF BLACKSBURG

The proposed redistricting must be approved by the Justice Department because of the state’s past gerrymandering problems, where borders were drawn to suppress minorities, Shuler said.

Hult attributed much of Montgomery County’s growth to the economic powerhouses of Tech and the Blacksburg area, citing the growth of the university, new medical school and the Corporate Research Center. “Certainly Virginia Tech was benefiting a great deal from Mr. Boucher being in Congress because he capitalized on some of the strengths of this university when it comes to economic growth engines of all kinds,” she said. “I think (Blacksburg) is attracting (itself) as a locality for new and innovative companies,” Rordam said. But, the future loss of state representation “highlights the need to work together even more on a geographical basis and go beyond party lines,” Rordam said. “There are a lot of things important to us out here that we need to be unified on.”

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Virginia Tech forward Jeff Allen goes up for a shot over Maryland forward Dino Gregory. Allen notched his sixth straight double-double. MATT JONES sports reporter On a night the Hokies could not afford a loss at home, they finished off the Maryland Terrapins in the final minutes for a 91-83 win. Virginia Tech, led by 22 points from senior guard Malcolm Delaney, walk away with a win that pushes them to 17-7, 7-4 in ACC play. “That was an unbelievable character win for our basketball team,” said Seth Greenberg, head coach.

Delaney, who finished just threeof-14 from the field, was perfect from the free throw line, going 14-of-14. “I couldn’t hit a shot to save my life,” Delaney said. “In order to put that game away, I had to make my free throws.” Although the Hokies went scoreless for long periods on the night, senior swingman Terrell Bell turned in a career night. see TERPS / page six

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Power poles enter Squires landscape

On Shane Beamer: Raincntry >> As a USC alum, Shane did a great job in his time at Carolina. I’m sorry to see him go but can totally see why he jumped at the chance to coach with his father. Good luck in Blacksburg, Shane.

Anonymous >> We need a new Offensive Coordinator AND Offensive Lines coach! Make Shane one of those! Ghah! That’s not fixing the problem.

Anonymous >> Shane hasn’t done O Line or O Coordinator, i think this job is perfect because he’s done Rb’s for us and i can bet he’ll be able to pull in a top 20 recruiting class for 2012 right out of the gate, and when he proves hes better at recruiting that Stienspring he’s gonna look more obselete, plus i’d be willing to bet this is setting up for getting rid of Stiney or the O line coach, i think Shanes the only one Beamer would fire either for

Anon >> Until Stinespring and Curt Newsome are pulled out of their current coaching positions, there will always be a problem with VT football. If a plane has a bad pilot, the solution isn’t to hire a new navigator, it’s to get rid of the pilot. Hopefully Shane will replace Stinespring someday.

Anonymous >> Frank will now be able to retire in a few years and Shane will become the new Head Coach. Sorry Bud!

NO WAY! >> Bud Foster or Torrian Gray would get that job wayyyy before Shane.

On social media: V >> Ron Paul 2012. His followers started the Tea Party long before Beck, Hannity and all the other big government Republicans jumped on board.

Tea Partiers... >> By and large are off their rockers. Like Libertarians, their ideas are far too different from the majority of mainstream society to develop a following that will truly shape this country. I identify with a lot of Libertarian issues (not nearly all, of course), but I am practical enough to acknowledge that implementation of a true Libertarian agenda will never happen - nor would I want it to. Tea partiers push for too much too fast, and they compromise their integrity to those who consider themselves reasonable, practical people. You can spout rhetoric all day, which ALL politicians are good at...particularly Tea Partiers though. But unless you have a plan to implement your revolutionary beliefs - and a PRACTICAL plan - mainstream society is going to call you a nut job. ...cue the countless responses citing how the Tea Party is “on the rise.” I’m guessing they will mostly be links to Fox News articles.

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There is a new “power pole” in Squires Student Center to address an outlet shortage. The pole has 4 electrical outlets where students may recharge electronics, located on the first floor near the ATMs. Students sitting nearby acknowledged the need for more outlets. “I can never find an outlet (in Squires),” said Chris Stahl. “It’s not really a problem (elsewhere), mostly just here.” If the power pole is popular, facilities operators will put more in other parts of Squires. story by michelle sutherland, photo by austen meredith

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Iran sees threat, promise in Egypt hen Arab leaders looked at the uprisings in Egypt and W Tunisia, they saw the flames of revolution lapping at their own heels. To protect themselves, they rushed to make preemptive concessions, handing out cash, rolling back subsidy cuts, and promising new elections. Iranian leaders, on the other hand, chose to respond in precisely the opposite way. Instead of granting the people what they might demand, the government chose to protect itself by killing more of its opponents, according to figures from human rights organizations. Iran’s reaction to the Arab Revolt of 2011 puts the regime’s fears, along with its objectives, in sharp relief. On the surface, the government has expressed strong support for the protesters in Egypt. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the uprising an “Islamic awakening.” That is clearly what Tehran would like to see emerge from the tumult in Arab streets. After all, the secular Arab regimes under pressure from their people, have generally opposed Iran’s Islamist revolutionary ideology and its military expansion. The ferment of revolution could open the door to the kind of change that brought religious authorities to power in Tehran three decades ago. In spite of its stated support for the protesters, Iranian authorities quickly suppressed efforts by pro-democracy activists in their own country to stage demonstration in support of the anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Egypt. Tehran blocked opposition websites and placed an opposition leader under house arrest. This also accelerated the pace of executions. The whole world was watching Egypt, so Iran took advantage of the moment. Among those killed by the regime in recent days was Zahra Bahrami, a 45-year-old Dutch-Iranian woman who was ft arrested during anti-government protests in 2009. The government accused her of drug smuggling, and secretly hanged her on Jan. 29. Instead of returning her body to relatives, authorities took away her remains and buried her without allowing the family to attend. The Dutch, livid, labeled the Iranian regime “barbaric” and recalled their ambassador from Tehran. The Islamic Republic wants to frighten its own people in order to keep Iranians from joining in the Middle East’s wave of popular uprisings against antidemocratic

regimes. At the same time, the regime wants to see the turmoil in Arab capitals become a prelude to the expansion of Tehran’s version of revolution. Iran does not report how many people it executes, but unofficial tallies by news organizations and human rights activists shows the Islamic Republic executed at least 66 people in January alone. Estimates point to some 250 executions in 2010. Iran now leads the world in the number of executions per capita. In the last few weeks the government has intensified repressive actions, aiming to crush any attempt to reignite the massive prodemocracy protests that erupted after the recent stolen election. Iranian authorities have tried to brand the pro-democracy movements shaking Arab dictatorships, claiming they represent a continuation of the revolution that brought Islamists to power in Iran 32 years ago. But the regime’s increased repression occurring simultaneously with the demonstrations in Tahrir Square shows that Iranian leaders know the revolt, at least until now, is more a protest against dictatorship than a move away from secularism. The Arab revolution may or may not produce secular democracies, but the protestors are fighting against government abuse. The demonstrators have more in common with Iranian protestors who were brutally repressed by the regime in 2009 than they do with the ideologues that created the Islamic Republic and lead it today. From the moment the followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power in Iran in 1979 they vowed to spread their revolution across the Muslim world. Popular uprisings against secular Arab governments, which have long despised the Iranian regime, give Tehran hope that the ground will be fertile for more Islamic revolution. So far, however, the young pro-democracy activists in the Arab world find more inspiration in the Iranian protests of 2009 than in the revolution of 1979. And the wave of executions, revealing a regime afraid of its own people, only provides more notice that the Arab revolt needs to protect itself from extremists who might hijack it.

FRIDA GHITIS -mcclatchy newspapers

MCT CAMPUS

Personal experience with rivalry provides insight I

attended the Virginia Association of College and University Residence Halls conference this weekend with officers and members of Virginia Tech’s Residence Hall Federation. Numerous colleges and universities throughout Virginia, including the University of Virginia, participated in the conference hosted by our lovely neighboring university, Radford. Upon our arrival at Radford, when we first learned that the UVa students would be joining us, we started whining and cringing our noses. I am sure they felt the same way about us, after all our rivalry is what we are known for. Throughout the opening ceremony on Friday night, we started predicting what to expect from the UVa students and we tried to prepare ourselves for this undeclared battle. One suggestion after another kept pouring from the Tech team; luckily, we didn’t run into any of the students from UVa that night. We started getting ready early the next day to attend workshops on topics ranging from making residents interactive in their halls to fundraising ideas. I attended the first workshop with Ian Heflin and Adam Hickey. Our worst nightmare came true, most of the students from UVa were in the workshop. Making it worse, the workshop was instructed by the UVa adviser. Since the workshop was a lecture, we had little to no interaction with the UVa students or the students from other universities except for slight nods and greetings. After the lecture workshop we went to our workshop for fundraising ideas. The students from UVa’s

College at Wise had an excellent idea of hosting a dance competition to raise awareness and money for women and girls suffering from AIDS. The program was short but very informative. We had more than half an hour to spare before we could go to our third workshop. There were three girls from Roanoke College, two girls from UVa and three of us from Tech. The girls from Roanoke College started talking amongst themselves, so the only options of talking were with the UVa girls or to talk amongst each other. The latter option didn’t seem practical so we left our grudges behind and started talking to the girls from UVa. Both Kunjisha and Christiana were freshmen and were really nice to talk to. We started playing cards and learned new tricks from them. We were amazed to see how laid back they were and how nice they were to us. The third workshop was in the same room as well, so more UVa and Tech students joined us. One of my favorite moments from this icebreaking worshop was when Adam Hickey from Tech said, “I love Virginia Tech” while playing the “wind blows game,” commonly known as the “train wreck game.” I was amazed to see a Cavalier stand and run to find a seat while yelling, “I love Hokies.” I think that moment is what really broke the ice and grudges we held against the Cavaliers. Life became a little simpler after that. We bonded really well with the UVa students, even after my failed attempt to come up with a lie in the “two truths and one lie game.” I tried to lie about my nationality saying halfFilipino and half-Japanese, but I think I left them in more confusion after I

explained my lie. The Hokies and Cavaliers became inseparable after that workshop. We sat at the same table and got lunch together. We actually sat alongside one another, rather than forming cliques on either side of the table. The Cavaliers happily took Tech-labeled goodies and wore maroon and orange beads for the rest of the day. Looking back, not only have I learned how to get involved with the residents in my hall, I learned another valuable lesson — rivalry is only what’s in our head. When we leave it behind, we get to know others as individuals, not just as our rivals or enemies. The conference was extremely entertaining and informative. The folks of Radford University were simply amazing and went above and beyond to make the conference fun and informative. The conference was one of the best I have attended. I would equally like to thank the Cavaliers for making our experience so incredible. Without their friendliness and their company, none of the good times us Hokies had in the conference would have been possible. Later, at the award ceremony during banquet dinner, Tech ended up winning the best sportsmanship award. Also, Austin Collier from UVa won a position on the state board. As far as I can remember, the Hokies cheered more for him than the rest of the participants combined.

NAMRATA SHRESTHA -regular columnist -biochemistry major -sophomore

Classes need the return of lectures Republicans closing their eyes to

how are classes going? We are nearly a month into So the semester and you know what

that means. People are beginning to skip class, the first tests are being taken, and the first of many books are being digested. A recent paper from Julia Coates believes that Generation Y (aka those currently enrolled in college and just starting out in the workplace) work well in groups and discussion-oriented classes. Many classes have taken this approach, and I could not be more upset. With all the focus on group projects, we forget the value of a good lecture — a lecture that inspires, engages and educates. Plenty of professors do this every day, and more impressively, some professors can give a great lecture at 8 a.m. For in-state students, the cost of Virginia Tech is more than $15,000 to attend and it costs out-of-state students nearly twice as much. I pay to come here because I want to learn from the very knowledgeable professors Tech supports. I go to class to learn, not to hear the ideas of the text being restated by my peers and professor. I thought the whole point of class was to get something more than the text. The last thing I want is to pay thousands of dollars for an education I could have gotten at the public library. Reading the book before class and then spending the whole class talking about it is not a helpful experience. What is the point of discussing and rehashing what was read the day before? I know what the book said because I read it. The increased emphasis on group work is blurring the lines of collaboration and academic dishonesty. What happens if one student steals another student’s idea because it sounded nice in class?

The curriculum is being watered down when it’s the student’s opinions that dominate instead of the professor’s expertise. Another problem with the group discussion is that a few people often monopolize the discussion. In discussion-focused classes, introverts get the short end of the stick. Grades end up being determined by how many times a person talks, not what a person says. So when John Doe speaks hundreds of times, he gets a better grade than John Smith who did all the reading, but just did not chime in as often. For the most part, the common answer to introverts’ criticisms about discussion classes is to suck it up and deal with it. I see the challenge facing professors who think their lectures are not the most effective means of learning. I am not saying there are not positives to group work. When done right, a good group activity can lead to great ideas and help train students for office settings that require collaboration. Discussions can focus thoughts and lead to better writing. Assigning readings and then talking about them in class, however, just seems like a way to avoid teaching. Frankly, when I go to class I like a lecture, but I also understand that’s not how everybody learns. I think that a combination of lecture and group work is the best approach to this conundrum.

JEFF HOMAN -regular columnist -history major -sophomore

future impact of climate change 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first Earth-orbiting satellite, In and the United States was shocked to discover that it had fallen behind in the space race. In response to the “Sputnik crisis,” Congress worked together to create NASA and dramatically increased funding for science and technology education and research. Twelve years later, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. Today, America faces another crisis that requires a major scientific and technological response: climate change. Of course, this crisis is not limited to the United States, but we can use our unparalleled capacity for innovation to lead the way. And just as it did half a century ago, Congress has a chance to take decisive action. So how are Republican congressional leaders responding? Here’s what Texas Rep. Ralph Hall said last fall, “I’ve had people tell me if we had all the money in the world, put it in Texas Stadium, people couldn’t change nature’s future one iota.” Hall, who is 87, was already a state judge when Sputnik launched. What did he say then? “I’ve had people tell me it’ll take a lot of work and money to match that, so there’s no use trying?” Hall’s attitude isn’t surprising, given his close ties to the oil and gas industry, which has consistently tried to block progress in the fight against climate change. But he isn’t just another oil state contrarian with his head in the sand. Now that the Republicans have a majority in the House, he is the new chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, which oversees federal funding in these fields. Unfortunately, he says he will use his power not to advance

science but to obstruct it. Hall has said he plans to investigate “Climategate,” the phony scandal whipped up by climate change deniers. In 2009, hackers illegally gained access to computers at a university in England and released thousands of e-mails from top-climate scientists. Climate contrarians claimed a handful of the e-mails, showing that scientists had muzzled dissenting views and distorted data. Over the past year, five independent investigations found those allegations to be false. Even so, Hall recently suggested there was some sort of shadowy climate conspiracy and has promised to investigate it. But holding hearings would only accomplish two things: harass honest, hardworking climate scientists and waste taxpayer money. Even when Hall tries to seem reasonable, he’s not. “I’ve never said it’s outrageous to even think about global warming. I want some proof,” he said last December. “I’m going to subpoena people from both sides and try to put them under oath and try to find out what the real facts are.” But there are no longer two sides. Asking for further proof about climate change is now the same as asking for more proof that smoking causes cancer. The overwhelming majority of climate scientists recognize that human activity — mainly burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical forests — already has triggered hazardous environmental changes. Hall’s first moves as chairman don’t bode well. For his vice-chairman he picked Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who last year called climate change a “massive international scientific fraud.” He chose Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., to be chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. Speaking at a John Birch Society event

last year, Broun suggested that the idea of climate change is part of a conspiracy to “destroy America.” It doesn’t get any better moving up the chain of command. The new House speaker, John Boehner of Ohio, has said the idea that excess atmospheric carbon dioxide could be harmful is “comical.” Several House committees, including Hall’s, likely will hold hearings on the climate e-mails and the climate “debate,” and are already trying to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from using the Clean Air Act to limit heat-trapping emissions from power plants and other large industrial sources. Instead of attacking the EPA and holding bogus hearings, Hall and his fellow climate change deniers should follow the lead of an institution that doesn’t fool around when it comes to clear-eyed planning for the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. The U.S. Military — an institution that even Rep. Broun would admit is not a bastion of soft-hearted liberals — has identified global climate change as “an accelerant of instability” that could have “significant geopolitical impacts” that “may spark or exacerbate future conflicts.” That was the conclusion of the February 2010 Pentagon Quadrennial Defense Review. The rest of the world is waiting for the United States to move. The responsible course is for Hall and his fellow congressional leaders to begin mobilizing American science and technology to find climate solutions. That strategy worked in 1957, and it can be a big part of the solution today.

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‘Tiger Mother’ meets reality: Asian students struggle, too of math problems and endless practice sessions on the violin and piano. An online excerpt from Chua’s book in The Wall Street Journal last month garnered more than 7,500 comments — the most of any article in the site’s history — and prompted impassioned responses, many of them taking issue with Chua’s approach to parenting. “Parents like Amy Chua are the reason why Asian-Americans like me are in therapy,” one self-confessed D-student wrote. Chua even drew a rebuke from famously hard-nosed former Harvard president and White House economic adviser Larry Summers, who pointed out that two of Harvard’s most successful students — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft chief Bill Gates — never graduated. With 48 distinct groups living in the U.S. that speak more than 300 different languages, many Asian-Americans don’t neatly fit the “model minority” stereotype of high-achieving, straightA students, as the responses to Chua’s excerpt illustrated. “There’s such despair, alienation and unhappiness in students who have failed to live up to those expectations,” said Hugo Schwyzer, a history and gender studies professor atPasadena City College, a public, open-admissions, two-year school where about a third

of the student body is Asian. “I have gay and lesbian Chinese students. I have overweight Chinese girls. I have Chinese students of barely average intelligence who work hard and get Cs.” Preconceived notions about race and academic achievement mask the many challenges facing Asian-American students, where there’s a glaring disparity between students who excel versus those who don’t even graduate from high school. For example, it’s true that AsianAmericans are disproportionately represented at elite U.S. universities. Even though they account for just 5 percent of the nation’s population, they encompass about 20 percent of enrollments at Ivy League institutions such as Harvard, where more than 30,000 students vied for 1,664 spots in last year’s freshman class. Asian-Americans made up 22 percent of admitted students last year. But it’s also true that the academic performance of Asians isn’t uniformly high. This reality is in plain view in California, which boasts the nation’s largest Asian-American population — an estimated 5 million people, or about 13 percent of California’sinhabitants. Here, Asians scooped up twice as many bachelor’s degrees from the University of California system as their white counterparts in 2008, according to a 2010

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JENNIFER OLDHAM mcclatchy newspapers PASADENA, Calif. — Angela Lo grew up in a strict household, under constant pressure to get grades good enough for admission to a top university. In stark contrast to stereotypes of Asian student success perpetuated in Amy Chua’s new bestseller “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Lo put off going to college and instead got a job. “I felt that by me not succeeding, I kind of let my parents down,” said Lo, who at 30 still lives with her ChineseAmerican parents and works as a dishwasher. “As a kid, I felt like garbage.” She said she recently enrolled at Pasadena City College to get her parents off her back. Like Lo, about half the nation’s AsianAmerican students enroll in community college, where they often struggle to pay for classes and scramble to find room in remedial courses. They get far less attention than overachievers like Chua’s highly micromanaged daughters, whose rigid childhood is described in a book that’s sparking debates about Asian-American student success. Yale Law School professor Chua’s prescription for producing highly accomplished children meant replacing play-dates and sleepovers with hours

report, “The State of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Education in California.” Yet 40 percent to 45 percent of those belonging to less well-known Asian ethnic groups — such as Hmong, Cambodians and Laotians — don’t even have high school diplomas, the report found. “There are a lot of misconceptions about who Asian-American students are, and this is true in institutions that have large concentrations of Asians and ones where there are very few Asians,” said Robert Teranishi, associate professor of higher education at New York University. “It results in being omitted from a lot of broader discourse about the needs of these students. They remain invisible in a lot of ways.” Little data exist about Asian-American students as a whole, added Teranishi, who found that just 13 out of 3,000 articles that ran in top higher education journals from 1996 to 2006 addressed the needs of this diverse group. Asian-Americans’ reputation for academic success is a double-edged sword when it comes to college admissions, according to Princeton University sociologist Thomas Espenshade, who’s found that they need stronger SAT scores and grades than other students to land coveted spots at elite colleges. “They (admissions officers) don’t

think these students add as much,” said Mitchell Chang, a professor of higher education and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. “If you start to go after this admissions issue, it can easily turn into a problem and an attack on raceconscious admissions, and by attacking race-conscious admissions, you undermine the civil rights agenda.” The more pressing issue for a third of the Asians living in California is their struggle to learn English, according to the 2010 report on the state of Asian-American education, which was prepared for California State Assembly Member Mike Eng. The same report found that some groups — among them, Hmong and Cambodians — have poverty rates double the state average. “We find that Asian-American students, as they end up in college now — compared to previous years — are more likely to need special tutoring, or remedial work in English — one in five reported this,” added Chang, a coauthor of the report. Schwyzer says the less successful students at Pasadena City College seek solace in video games, with some of his male students spending half of their waking hours glued to computer screens. Others harm themselves or attempt suicide. Many need treatment

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Meals create sense of community MIA PERRY features reporter Everyone has to eat — whether it be pulling up to a drive-thru, scarfing down a sandwich on the way to class or zapping a TV dinner in the microwave, we all eat. But the most enjoyable way to eat, most would argue, is chowing down at a table surrounded by other people, be it family or friends. In these times, eating does so much more than just curb your hunger — it brings people together to share conversation and good company. Virginia Tech’s Sustainable Food Corps is attempting to create such an experience with community meals, local meals in Blacksburg that are free and open to the public and emphasize the simple concepts of good food and togetherness. “We put together food that would normally be put to waste and show how much food would have actually been put into the dumpster,” said Kati Span, a graduate student in the human foods and nutrition program. As the former president and current farm manager of the SFC, Span said much of the community meals are made from food donated by local farmers, grocers and restaurants. Much of the fare served at the feasts would normally be left over and thrown away. As part of the SFC, the students and community members involved with community meals are trying to shed light on the catastrophic amount of food waste that is produced in Blacksburg and reduce it. “It’s free to everyone because we didn’t have to pay for any of the food,” Span said about the meals, “and is really just a way for the community to come together under an environmental reason such as food waste.” Tech’s SFC was founded in 2009 by a group of people with passion for food. Students, including Span, along with a human nutrition, foods and exercise professor came together to form the group to bring awareness about how to sustain the food system and engage the community in sustaining its own food shed, while working with Tech’s dining services. However, the SFC began under a different organization called the New River Valley Food Share. Community members including various students, restaurant owners and other organi-

zations came together in attempts to feed everyone in the area, bringing what they could to Second Harvest locations and churches. Span, a member of the NRV Food Share at the time, talked with other members about organizing a free meal put together with food from wherever they could find. The first meal ended up being soup, made and put out on a picnic table in Nelly’s Cave Park. Our Daily Bread provided baked goods and local farmers donated produce, such as squash and other vegetables. “Someone even brought in a whole bushel of corn,” Span said. “That’s how we developed good relations with people.” About 30 people came to the initial meal. The SFC, seeing the success of the NRV Food Share meal, took the idea and ran with it. Span and two fellow SFC members work on a recently created student farm on campus. With the help of Ron Morse, a member of the agriculture department, they are creating a plan for the student farm to ensure its longevity. In the future, the group could use the farm to provide food for the meals. But what seems like a simple task — putting on a meal — actually takes weeks to prepare. “We are working constantly,” said Elyssa Bowen, a sophomore food science major. The preparation begins with finding businesses and asking them for donations. “Then we do a follow up with them to find out exactly what they are giving, and then finally collect it all,” Bowen said. “Then we actually have to prepare the food.” The group usually begins its preparation by going to the Blacksburg Farmers Market to find natural foods for free. “We try to source our food as organically or as naturally as we can,” Span said. Ultimately, the group takes any food it can find, because saving anything that would go to waste helps the environment. Other places the SFC collects food donations include Bollo’s, Kroger, Backstreets and many other restaurants on Main Street. “Sal’s even donated several boxes of pizza dough last semester,” Span said.

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Locals dine at a community meal at Fieldstone Methodist church in Blacksburg. The meals are mainly made of contributed food products. Homestead Creamery has also given the group 18 bottles of milk. And stores, such as Kroger, provide the group with gift cards so it can purchase other necessary products. “So of course we try to buy better-for-you foods, like organics,” said Caitlin Norton, a senior geography major and SFC president. “We don’t say, ‘If you’re at this poverty level then this is for you,’ or ‘If you’re at this income level come out,’” Bowen said. “We are open to everyone.” The SFC also aims to have live entertainment at each meal, such as student group performances and open mic nights. Although the community meals

seem like a lot of work, Bowen said it is a team effort, which makes the job enjoyable. “It’s really interesting, the different conversations you’ll hear when you throw a bunch of different people together,” Norton said, “because we have community members, students, faculty, people from both Blacksburg and Christiansburg, so it’s just very interesting when you have these long tables of random people.” However, the meals were originally aimed only toward people with financial trouble and not everyone in the community. The audience has changed. “A man that we met at Gobblerfest from Fieldstone Methodist church (where the meals are now held) told

us that when he was working, his mission was service,” Span said, “but that the biggest thing you can do for your community is to not target anyone but to create times where the community can come together, not based on socioeconomic status at all.” After hearing what the man had to say, Span and other group members now see the meals as just a natural occurrence of people coming together, without a particular reason. The group held the most recent meal in December, featuring several kinds of stew and sides, such as coleslaw and cabbage. But because of snow and finals week, the turnout was less than usual.

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“There were about 30 something people there, whereas usually we have 80 to 100,” Norton said. “It was really nice because it was like a little holiday thing, but pretty small.” There have been a total of about 10 community meals, and the next one will be Sunday, Feb. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The SFC welcomes volunteers or anyone who wants a great home-cooked meal. The group plans to continue the monthly occurrence, having meals during the fourth week of every month. “There’s really nothing quite like it,” Norton said on the simple act of bringing people together to eat. “It always brings a smile to everyone’s face.”

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Men’s tennis trying to close gap with UVa Terps: Win boosts ALEX KOMA No matter what sport is being played, it’s a big deal when the Hokies and the Cavaliers match up. Whether it’s in football, basketball, or even tennis, the mutual dislike the teams share for each other is palpable. However, while Virginia Tech has the upper hand in the revenue sports, Virginia’s tennis program has been several steps ahead of the Hokies for the last decade. And despite No. 30 Tech’s recent success in the national rankings, this year is no different, as UVa is the No. 1 team in the country. Understandably, these matches take on a lot of importance for the Hokies as they attempt to measure up to their main rivals. “There’s a huge amount of pressure to elevate our game (against UVa),” said Jim Thompson, head coach. “It’s really important to see that we can play with them.” Despite the significance of the match, the Hokies still struggled in the most recent meeting of the teams, falling 6-1 to the Cavaliers. “We need to put forth the effort to finally get a win against them,” said Will Beck, a senior. “(Winning matches like this) helps us learn how to prepare for the big ACC matchups we have later in the year.” While Tech’s tennis program is defi-

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nitely on the rise, there is still a great deal that the Hokies can learn from UVa’s success as it looks to close the gap between the two teams. “(UVa) has done a good job of recruiting, and has a lot of support in the community,” Thompson said. “We need to work to build a similar foundation in Blacksburg so that people want to come out on a Friday or Saturday night and support the team.” Members of the team stress that, despite the loss, they are ready for a rematch. “Playing tough teams like this shows we need to work harder at every position,” said Luka Somen, a junior. “If everyone plays their best tennis then we can be in a position to beat them when we play later in the year (at the ACC Tournament).” Somen’s recent stellar play is certainly one reason for the team to feel optimistic about the future. He was able to earn the team’s lone point in the previous match, as he upset Virginia’s 27thranked Michael Shabbaz and went on to upset Maryland’s 36th-ranked Maros Horny two days later. The junior finally earned a spot in the national rankings, as he is now rated as the country’s 39th-best singles player. He was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week. “Going from unranked to 39th is a huge accomplishment, and it really reflects his tremendous start to the year,” Thompson said.

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Beyond Somen’s individual success, the improvement of the team’s play in doubles competition is also a reason to be hopeful. “We had a good chance to win the doubles point against UVa, as our second team beat the 10th-ranked team in the country,” Thompson said. “We have greatly improved from the beginning of the year.” This improvement helped contribute to the team’s 5-2 win against Maryland following the loss to UVa. “We played really well (in doubles) against both Maryland and UVa,” Beck said. “We just need to tighten our game up a little by improving our volleys, serves and returns so that we can make doubles a strength for the team.” Somen has also earned accolades for his excellence in doubles play, as he

and teammate Corrado Degli’ Incerti Tocci are now ranked as the 47th-best doubles team in the nation. “It’s been really important that we’ve been so consistently working hard (at doubles),” Somen said. “We have been playing a lot of doubles matches recently, and all the repetition is paying off.” Overall, it’s clear that the Hokies are determined to continue to get closer to UVa’s level. “We need to get great performances from every player on the team, and ensure that we play close to our level,” Thompson said. “If we can do that, then we’ll start to have a lot more success against the best teams.” The Hokies return to action on Friday, when they will face off against James Madison and St. Bonaventure at home.

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A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., Bell did not miss from the field, converting all five of his field goal attempts. He finished with 16 points, including five three-pointers. In the first half, the Hokies again got a strong effort from senior Jeff Allen. Allen would finish the night with 16 points and 11 rebounds, his sixth straight double-double. Holding a large lead early in the first half, the Hokies allowed the Terrapins to climb back, even taking a halftime lead, 44-41. “For us to come in here and beat them at this time of year would have taken a little sharper effort than what we had,” said Maryland coach Gary Williams. “It’s a little tough experience wise.” Freshman guard Terrell Stoglin, who finished with 25 points, led Maryland on the night. With a career high in points, Stoglin provided a threat off the dribble, penetrating the Hokies zone defense. Jordan Williams, a possible lottery pick in the NBA Draft, was held in check for large portions of the game. Although he finished with

16 points and nine rebounds, the inside play of Tech forwards Victor Davila and Jeff Allen minimized the damage. Coming out of a timeout with 4:25 left in the second half, Tech guard Erick Green followed a missed Pe’Shon Howard three-pointer with one of his own, a backbreaker for the Terrapins. “The team needed me,” Green said. “I stepped up and made a big time shot.” The five starters led the Hokies, who still have not gotten scoring production from their bench. The quintet of Delaney, Green, Bell, Allen and Davila played 180 of a possible 200 minutes Tuesday night. “There’s more to helping us win in those minutes than making baskets,” Greenberg said. Tuesday night’s win against the Terrapins was big for the Hokies, who added an RPI Top 100 win to their resume. Several games remain before a big matchup with Duke on Feb. 26. The Hokies travel to face rival Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m., and will be broadcast on the ACC Network.

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