Dancing with the Devils “We’re going to try,” said Seth Greenberg, head coach. “We’ll show up. (Duke’s) a special team. They’re coached by a brilliant coach, and As each of the nation’s top four teams lost last they play harder than anyone. We’re going to week, No. 5 Duke managed to get through the compete. I guarantee you that. We’ll play hard, week unscathed, putting it back atop the polls but we’ve got to play smart and we’ve got to play for the first time since losing to Florida State on well. That’ll be the challenge.” The Hokies (18-8, Jan. 12. espn college gameday 8-5 ACC) will need Just in time for a impressive perforvisit to Blacksburg. Cassell Coliseum mances, not only from The Blue Devils Saturday 10 a.m. Delaney, but from the (26-2, 12-1 ACC) Doors open 8:30 a.m. entire team. will take on a Virginia Jeff Allen’s doubleTech team in need of a signature victory. “We’ve done it before,” said double streak ended at seven games after Malcolm Delaney, senior point guard, in refer- Tuesday’s victory over Wake Forest. He and Victor Davila should be up to ence to Tech knocking off a No. 1 team. Two years ago, the team traveled to Winston-Salem the task of containing Duke’s frontcourt, as big men Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly and took down No. 1 Wake Forest, 78-71. The leading scorer in that game still wears only average a combined 15 points per No. 23 for the Hokies. He’ll need to have a game. big game on Saturday if Tech is to stand a see TECH / page eight chance.
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Dining loses leaders, departments to merge ERIN CHAPMAN news staff writer The departure of two of Virginia Tech’s dining services leaders has coincided with a plan to reorganize three departments that support student life. Rick Johnson, former director of housing and dining services, and Robert Coffey, former senior associate director of housing and dining, both left to fill other posts at Duke University and the University of South Carolina, respectively. Johnson, who was at Tech for 15 years, took the position of assistant director of housing and dining at Duke. Johnson had only positive things to say about Tech’s dining programs. He said he hopes to bring the experience he gained here to Duke. “I loved housing and dining at Tech,” he said. “You build a program and you become attached to the people and to the school, but I had a good opportunity and I took it.” Coffey was not available for comment on his departure from Tech. Frank Shushok, Tech’s associate vice president for student affairs, said Johnson and Coffey’s departures have created an opportunity for Tech to look at how dining, housing and residence life work together on campus. This summer, housing and residence life will combine to form a single department under a new director. Dining will become a separate department under the control of a director of dining services. A third party recruiting team, Spellman and Johnson, will take on the national search to find candidates
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This summer, housing and residence life will merge into one department under a new director, while dining services will remain separate. to fill the new director of housing and residence life position. The search for a new director of dining will not begin for a few months. Leon McClinton, current director of residence life, and Ken Belcher, current associate director for occupancy management, will remain with their departments in their current positions. They will both eventually report to the new director of housing and residence life. Ted Faulkner has been hired to be Tech’s next senior associate director for dining services, replacing Coffey.
Faulkner said he hoped dining services would continue to bring the best services and facilities to Tech while working with SGA and other student organizations on campus. Tech has one of the largest dining and residence life programs in the country, with about 9,000 students living on-campus and holding dining plans, along with more than 9,500 students living off-campus and also holding dining plans. Donna Ratcliffe, the current director of career services, is serving as the interim director of dining services
while Tech conducts the search for a new permanent director. Shushok said he hoped the restructuring would enhance every student’s experience with residence life at Tech. “Residence life and housing services work hand-in-hand,” he said. “This will create a more seamless experience for students.” Ratcliffe said the transition time would be a good time to effect changes in the hierarchy of dining, housing and residence life. “When a position is vacated that doesn’t mean you fill it the same way,”
she said. “This is an opportunity to see if there was a more efficient way to run things.” Ratcliffe said she hoped she would be able to help dining achieve its own identity during this time of transition. The new directors of dining services and of housing and residence life will have challenges to deal with immediately upon joining Tech’s administration. This summer, expansion will begin on West End Market that will add at least 100 more seats and increase the size of areas for staff in
the main kitchen. Construction has also begun on Turner Place, the new dining hall located on the academic side of campus near the ICTAS building. East Ambler Johnston Hall will also reopen this summer, offering honors students the opportunity to participate in Tech’s first residential college experience. West Ambler Johnston Hall will close in May to begin reconstruction that will transform it into Tech’s second residential college. That project is expected to take about a year to complete. Belcher said he hopes combining residence life with housing will facilitate the sharing of resources between the two departments and ensure money is being spent in the most effective way to solve problems. McClinton said he believes adding a new director would bring more cohesiveness to the program with one director overseeing both housing and residence life. Looking to the future will be important for both positions. Ratcliffe and McClinton both mentioned the likely importance sustainability and green initiatives will have on campus in the future. Belcher said he is looking forward to new leadership at Tech, but believes even the perfect candidate for housing and residence life director will deal with a learning curve. “A candidate needs to be forward thinking, have an inherent vision, and the capability of leading a large organization,” Belcher said. “They have some great people’s shoes to fill.”
Study shows drinking water helps Tech enters science education increase weight loss partnership with museum MICHELLE SUTHERLAND news reporter Virginia Tech and the Science Museum of Western Virginia are formalizing a partnership to provide better science education outreach to the New River Valley community. “It’s a great way for the university to extend its mission, not only (for) the region, but also to learn from the citizens of the region what makes science interesting to them,” said Mark McNamee, Tech’s provost and senior vice president. “That will make us a better university. You see mutual benefits.” The museum targets people of all ages, but especially aims to attract younger people so they will be interested in following a scientific career later in life. The museum also targets minorities that are underrepresented in science. “Informal science education will in fact stimulate more people to consider careers in science,” said McNamee. “We’re very interested in helping the K-12 school system and the science museum is another great way to reach more students.” The museum already has an extensive outreach system. Last year, around 37,000 students in elementary and middle school visited the museum. 25,000 students benefitted from museum instructors visiting classes, according the museum’s Board Chair Sam English.
MEIGHAN DOBER “A lot of it is about STEM education — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — it’s what we’re focusing on here,” English said. “We need to be able to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers in our region. We’ve got to do it early, that’s the thing.”
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We need to be able to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers in our region. We’ve got to do it early, that’s the thing.” SAM ENGLISH BOARD CHAIR SCIENCE MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA
Tech students from a wide range of fields are being challenged to design exhibits that inspire the community the Science Museum of Western Virginia serves. In an honors colloquium taught by McNamee and biology professor Arthur Buikema, students are asked to design potential exhibits. The course is being taught for a third time this year, and past students are returning to mentor the new students. The exhibits must be both educational and interactive so visitors are both having fun and
learning, so the class is multidisciplinary and includes students from a wide range of majors. “The exhibits serve two purposes: one is to teach people about science, two is to let people know why they could be scientists,” Buikema said. The students’ designed exhibits cover topics such as minerals and crystals, weather, microbes, plants, and human body systems. Some of the projects are being closely looked at by the company producing the new exhibits for the museum’s renovation, which will take place this summer, he said. In addition to fresh ideas, Tech will also supply money. Some workers, including the director, will have a salary paid by both the museum and Tech. English would not give an approximate figure on how much money Tech contributes. However, he said that currently, the director’s salary’s funding is evenly split between Tech and the museum. Tech will also hold two seats on the board, providing a small but formal voice, McNamee said. McNamee and Buikema are both enthusiastic about the partnership between Tech and the museum. “It’s amazing the talent on this campus,” Buikema said. “Given the chance, it’s amazing what comes out of the shadows.”
news staff writer Popular woman’s magazine Cosmopolitan recently published findings of one Virginia Tech professor’s weight loss study. Brenda Davy, an associate professor in the department of human nutrition, foods and exercise, found water consumption increases weight loss. The research was conducted three years ago and published in February 2010. Cosmopolitan published the study in the February 2011 issue. There were two groups of middleaged to older adults who participated in the study. For 12 weeks, both groups were on a healthy, low-calorie weight loss diet. The diet allowed for 1,200 to 1,500 calories a day and was packed with fruits, vegetables and proteins. The mean body mass index of every participant was in the obese range. One group was required to drink one to two glasses of water 15 to 20 minutes before each main meal. The group that consumed the water before each meal lost 15.5 pounds during the 12 week period. The other group lost 11 pounds. “Both groups did very well,” Davy said. Davy said many people do not drink enough water per day, sometimes only
1.5 cups a day. The recommended amount is nine to 13 cups per day. As a safety note, it is also possible to consume too much water, which can lead to water toxicity. Davy’s study was unique because water had never been researched in its role in facilitating weight loss. The study affirmed a commonly held belief that consuming water before each meal will deter people from overeating and, if combined with the right diet, can enhance weight loss. “It is sort of an urban legend when people talk about using water as a weight loss method,” Davy said.
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Sarah >> Ah! I wish Boogieburg was playing too! I am under 21 so I can’t get into see them at the Rivermill and they aren’t scheduled to play any of the upcoming shows at Awful Arthur’s. What’s a girl to do? :(
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On media coverage of Libya’s protests: Taft >> Welcome to America. We don’t have news here, only crazies mumbling garbage on Fox and MSNBC. If you want real news you have to get it yourself on the Internet. Watch Al Jazeera for GREAT coverage of the Middle East (http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/). Watch Russia Today for good coverage on the Balkans and Eastern Europe. And since there is nothing to watch in America, follow events at LibertyForest.com
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WASHINGTON — A rebellious town close to Libya’s capital was under assault Wednesday by gunmen loyal to dictator Moammar Gadhafi and African mercenaries, said a resident, who pleaded for President Barack Obama to “do anything.” At least 21 people were shot dead by the pro-Gadhafi force in the center of Tajura, about 15 miles east of Tripoli, and close to a cardiac medical center, said Essam, whose last name was withheld by McClatchy Newspapers for his safety. “In the center of Tajura, and near the heart hospital there are many, many armed Africans,” said Essam in one of the few phone calls that
went through to the Tripoli area during the day. “Please, we need help. There are many people killed. Now 21 at this time, 21 people killed in the road.” His account matched numerous reports from other residents of murderous attacks, including strafing runs by aircraft, unleashed by Gadhafi to quell an eight-day-old uprising that’s threatening his 42-year grip on power. Tajura is the hometown of Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa. Several Libyan exiles in the U.S. said protesters took over Tajura on Sunday, igniting clashes with regime loyalists, as anti-Gadhafi demonstrations by thousands
of people erupted in nearby Tripoli. The “big attack” to reclaim Tajura began on Wednesday afternoon, when the pro-Gadhafi forces of Libyan gunmen and African mercenaries moved in from Tripoli, said Essam, whose voice trembled as he spoke. “Now, all the people are in the house, we cannot go out. If anyone go out, they will be killed,” he said. “We have three or people sleeping together. We are very afraid. We have nothing to save us. It’s very difficult. Obama, do anything, kindly please.” -jonathan s. landay & ameera butt, mcclatchy newspapers
Tech partners with Nottingham University Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering has developed a lucrative partnership with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. The partnership will allow students, primarily graduate and doctorate students, to obtain a collaborative degree by taking a mix of classes at Tech and Nottingham. The highly competitive program will accept only two new students for the first three years, accord-
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ing to civil and environmental engineering professor Gerardo Flintsch. Each student is expected to be in the program for three to four years. For Tech students, the cost of tuition in the U.K. will not be more than what they are already paying. This is largely funded by the British Council for Relations with Other countries, according to a VT News release. The program is meant to
increase and formalize collaborative research between Tech’s Center for Power Electronics and Transportation Institute and Nottingham’s Transportation Engineering Centre and Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group, it said. The partnership has existed informally since 2009. -michelle sutherland, news reporter
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MAJONI HARNAL features reporter These women endure the pain of 6 a.m. practices multiple times a week. These women are dedicated to and enthusiastic about their sport — rugby. The Virginia Tech women’s rugby team — which was founded in the late 1970s, disbanded in 1990 and re-founded in 1992 — is composed of 29 members that think the game is worth the hard work. “I have never been so passionate about a sport,” said Sophia Shiaris, a flanker and sophomore natural resources conservation and recreation management major.
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Like many of her team members, Shiaris chose to continue playing sports when she arrived at Tech. Liz Nelson, a fullback-wing and senior biology major, played soccer and basketball in high school but switched to rugby in college because of its culture. “Things like singing songs — that’s what makes it so awesome,” Nelson said. Rugby is unique in that there are many traditions that go beyond the game. The game itself is often described as a cross between American football and soccer. Players are known as fronts or backs, as they work together to score
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The way that the backline works together, we almost know what the other people in the line are going to do before they do it.” HEATHER MCCULLOUGH WOMEN’S RUGBY PLAYER
a try, or a goal, for their team. The two 40-minute halves are sometimes violent and always energetic, making the hum of competition run high. As with any sport that involves tackling, rugby tends to cause injuries, which doesn’t stop the players from enjoying the game’s spirit and getting to know the other teams.
“We like to invite our opponents to hang out after the game,” Nelson said. “Not everyone says yes, but it’s good sportsmanship.” Shiaris said tournaments are also a way to meet new people and become closer to teammates, since long road trips and jam-packed hotel rooms force the women into close quarters with each other. The team balances its playing time with social events. Nelson and Shiaris are called the “social couch,” and they plan activities such as rookie and veteran nights, team dinners and road trips. Between practices, games and socializing, the team bonds on and off the field. Heather McCullough, an inside and junior sociology and
psychology major, said she loves playing on the same wavelength as her teammates. “The way that the backline works together,” she said, “we almost know what the other people in the line are going to do before they do it.” With practices consuming about eight hours a week, that is bound to happen. But Stephanie Burt, a fly half and senior civil engineering major, said the best part of practices are the breakfasts and dinners afterward. The time the women put into practices makes time-management important. Burt, for example, balances rugby, a hectic class schedule and her job at West End.
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“I literally live in the library,” Shiaris said. On the other hand, Nelson said she likes that numerous her activities force her to be more responsible and better at managing her time. The time commitment alone could cause wariness, but these players remain loyal to their team. Whether it’s the stress relief or the satisfaction of tackling another person, the women on the rugby team have found their niche. Anyone is welcome to join the club and no experience is necessary, as long as people are willing to learn. More information on the club is provided on the Tech recreational sports website, RecSports.VT.edu.
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He said: Males possess big, vivacious appetites, without regard for weight isions of a 21st century utopia probably didn’t include V “Bridalplasty,” but modern society has at least kept its end of the bargain on the scientific front. Never before has mankind possessed such a wealth of information about the various flora and fauna we allow to live on our planet. In spite of this remarkable understanding of the world, there remains one species puzzling to the scientific community: college-aged males. While their reproductive urges are well documented, the wisest scientists are still confounded by their dietary habits; namely, why the gender’s brightest scholars fuel their bodies with substances a small notch above toxic waste. It is a question joining “Who actually goes to Charlotte Bobcats games?” and “Why does the story arc of ‘Back to the Future’ revolve around Marty McFly fighting everyone who calls him chicken?” as mysteries mankind may never know the answers to. At the Collegiate Times, we pride ourselves on seeking out the truth against all odds. It was in this vein that a small investigative unit followed a group of male students around Blacksburg for one day to document their eating habits. Be warned: The results of this field study are not for the faint of heart. Readers with weaker stomachs and mothers of the species “bromo sapiens” should prepare themselves accordingly for a horrifying journey into gluttony and indigestion. And Taco Bell. Stomach-churning amounts of Taco Bell. The subjects — three males aged 19, 20 and 20, respectively — began their Friday morning in different locations. Though roommates, the previous nights’ exploits had left them strewn across Blacksburg: Subject A in his female mate’s apartment, Subject B in a pool of saliva with “Battlestar Galactica” playing in the background and Subject C in a strange bed with an unfamiliar
member of the opposite sex. After the latter’s valiant but doomed effort for early morning recreation, the friends’ paths intersected for their scheduled D2 meal (Note: It was officially labeled a lunch as the subjects deemed the term “brunch” emasculating). At this point, the field team had its first exposure to the college male’s Kobayashi-esque appetite. No cheese sticks were spared in the ensuing carnage. The aftermath was awe-inspiring: more plates than a Clinton fundraising dinner and enough pizza crust to feed a supermodel for a month. Reports that the scene reduced the dishwashing crew to tears were unable to be confirmed. Dinner was expected to follow suit, but as a sequel, it was less “Godfather Part II” than “Little Fockers.” Researchers expecting to witness a dining hall ransacking were shocked to observe the subjects ordering entirely reasonable portions. Could it be that the earlier D2 incident was a unique phenomenon caused by the previous night’s adventures? In one word, no. Within hours it became clear that these ravenous carnivores were only biding their time before the grand finale. A sweaty night of fist pumping and the graceless gyration our generation calls dancing left the tired weekend warriors in search of nourishment. The subjects briefly considered a far-fetched plan to hitch a ride with a Jimmy John’s deliveryman before Subject A had a timely epiphany. Fate had clearly led them to this forgettable Collegiate Court party because of what waited across the street: Salvation in the form of 35 percent natural beef. The subjects reportedly “pranced into the Taco Bell like a gaggle of giddy schoolgirls” and proceeded to order half of the menu — financial considerations be damned. They emerged triumphant with enough greasy tacos to cater an NFL postgame spread.
Not content with condemning their arteries solely to Cheesy Gordita Crunches, the subjects also made a stop at 7-Eleven for donuts and cleaning fluid’s slightly less toxic cousin, the Slurpee. At last, the weary travelers — now in possession of enough high-fructose corn syrup to incapacitate a rhino — reached the Fortress of Brolitude. A brief Red Bull toast was the only moment of peace before the subjects began voraciously attacking the empty calories. The phrase “war zone” may be a stretch but not by too much; this was not a shining moment for the human race. Before long, the airborne confetti of soggy wrappers subsided, and the subjects entered food comas in front of “Wallace & Gromit.” A foul stench lingered in the air as the last evidence of the legendary feast. Repeated trials the following week revealed that the study’s findings were no fluke. The subjects’ bottomless pits of stomachs were somehow able to withstand such culinary punishment on a regular basis. Even a nondescript Tuesday night was capped with microwaved macaroni and cheese sprinkled with bacon. Cavities? Receding jaw lines? Guys in college aren’t concerned with such trifling matters. Let the women worry about diets and “hot spring break bods.” Our garbage disposal of a metabolism allows for shame-free indulgence. When the urge for hastily assembled globs of cheese, lettuce and quasi-beef hits this weekend, don’t deny your primal instincts. Our bodies won’t always be so forgiving of blissful late-night gluttony.
ANDREW REILLY -features staff writer -junior -communicaton major
She said: Females drop the pounds as spring break quickly approaches nly one week is left before spring break officially begins. Talk of O cruises and trips to places with warm weather has left me depressed. Instead of making my way to Florida and tanning on the beach, I will be staying in Virginia. While I am extremely jealous of all of my friends’ plans for the break, I have one advantage. Staying in Virginia means that I will not be putting on a bikini in one week. My Facebook news feed has blown up with girls messaging each other about diet plans and food restrictions for the past few weeks. Most messages I see talk about how there will be no more Au Bon Pain cupcakes or Pokey Stix deliveries. There’s only one week left, so it’s crunch time. Some of my girlfriends have even posted old pictures of themselves in their rooms to motivate them to lose weight. But wearing a bikini means the weather is warm and it is time to soak up the sun. However, no guy will ever understand how much time and effort goes into the flawless swimsuit look. Putting on that itsy bitsty teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini can be the best or worst time in a girl’s life.
I’ve personally never gone on a specific diet for spring break trips, but that does not mean I am not trying to cut back on my snacking. Using Valentine’s Day as an excuse to eat candy definitely didn’t help me out either. But what is a girl supposed to do with companies like Campus Cookies and Gumby’s lingering down the street? A night is only considered a great success after the Pokey Stix arrive. It may be pathetic, but I know way too many girls, including myself, who have planned their night around a latenight snack. As a freshman last year, it was tradition to make it back to DX before 2 a.m. Missing it was unforgivable. While a bunch of my girl friends are trying to cut back on their calories, a lot of them end up cheating on their diets when they get a case of the munchies. However, most of them have started to follow my path of not counting the weekends. It’s impossible to ignore your late-night cravings, especially on the weekend. Closing a Friday with a late-night snack is a great celebration. Guys, on the other hand, have their sandwiches. Not a weekend goes by where one of my guy friends doesn’t eat a Jimmy John’s sandwich or a DX wrap. In fact, some guys even get cre-
ative and make themselves homemade grilled cheese sandwiches. When I asked my friend Dane about guys and their obsession with sandwiches, his response was, “They are perfect. They embody so many food groups, and the possibilities are endless!” I knew boys were attached to their sandwiches, but I never knew how serious the relationship truly was. A sandwich is a key late-night snack for guys. Whether it’s stacked with meat, cheese or peanut butter and jelly, guys are satisfied. Personally, sandwiches only leave me wanting more. Girls want pizza or dessert. We keep it classic. Sandwiches just don’t cut it for us. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get emotionally attached to our late-night snack choices either. In fact, my friend spent her 21st birthday crying after she was kicked out of TOTS for using the men’s bathroom — until she was given Pokey Stix, that is.
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Letter from Seth Greenberg his is a big week for Virginia Tech. ESPN’s College T GameDay is coming to Cassell Coliseum tomorrow. This is a great honor, as only eight schools will host this event this season. This is a two-hour infomercial for the Hokie Nation. This is our opportunity to show what makes Tech special and different. Let’s show the nation what Hokie Spirit is all about. Let’s set the standard for the future of College GameDay. Let’s pack the Cassell and create the event of all events. We will have the whole cast of characters in attendance. Digger “The Highlighter” Phelps, “The General” Robert Montgomery Knight, The Davis duo, Hubert and Rece, and of course, our good friend, Jay Bilas. This is not just about Tech basketball, this is about the marketing of Tech and what we stand for. Our team has shown great resiliency this season. This team has shown a toughness and a sense of purpose. This team has achieved a great deal this season and this weekend is pivotal
as we March toward Madness. This team is proud to represent the university and you — the student body. We need you “All In” this weekend. We need a full and energized Cassell Coliseum, not just for the game against Duke, but for College GameDay. We need you engaged all weekend, showing your ownership in the Hokies. This Friday night, please come join me for an ESPN College GameDay poster-making party in the Cassell Coliseum lobby from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be free pizza for those in attendance. So come out, spend a little time with me and prepare your sign for the live College GameDay broadcast on Saturday morning. The event is free and open to all fans! Also, I will once again host a Chalk Talk on Friday at noon in D2. Come on out, grab a great meal and learn more about the top-ranked Blue Devils and what we need to do to earn a win over the nation’s No. 1 team. It’s a great day to be a Hokie!
Seth Greenberg Men’s Basketball Coach
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Bus etiquette important for students to recognize ou won’t be exchanging pleasantries or networking, to be sure, but Y if the encounters we share with strangers as we shove and elbow them in the bus aisles don’t count as greetings, what does? If you’re a frequent bus rider like myself, these vicious sounding encounters between Virginia Tech students shouldn’t surprise you. The buses are typically full. With a student body of more than 28,000, chances are they’ve got class times that coincide; there’s just no escaping the crowd or 15 minute wait at the bus stop. So yes, Blacksburg Transit wouldn’t hurt any feelings if it utilized a few more buses, but there are ways to make the period between waiting for and getting off of the bus a lot easier. To begin, Bus Etiquette 101 makes it clear that those who arrive at the bus stop first should get on the bus first. If someone has obviously been waiting longer than you have, letting him or her go ahead of you is common sense. On the same note, if you’re first in line for the bus, be assertive. Uncompromisingly maintain your spot at the front, because once the bus shows up, there’s no denying that it’s a free-for-all. Remember, it’s not necessary to run onto the bus, but do everyone else a favor and don’t take your time. Have your fare or ID ready before the bus arrives so the line moves faster. Drivers have checkpoints they have to get to, so don’t make it harder on them to get somewhere on time. The line also moves faster if people who are already on the bus make room for newcomers. Take a few steps backward so that the bus can accommodate everyone. The back of the bus is not a scary place you’ve never been to. Also, take off the enormous backpacks and store them in a way that creates space, so the bus can be filled to capacity if necessary. With that being said, if you place your bag on an empty chair while others are being forced to stand, I will personally knock it onto the floor and encourage others to knock you onto the floor as well. I speak from experience, as a girl last week decided that her oversized purse required the seat next to her. Meanwhile, many others and I were standing in the middle of the aisles. I furiously stared at her as numerous bodies blocked what might have been a physical confrontation. I couldn’t believe someone could be so rude, or such an idiot. So for the record, don’t take up more than one seat on the bus. Please don’t get me wrong; I understand that plenty of us enjoy our personal space bubbles and that sitting next to a stranger or two can cause discomfort. Imaginary bubbles aside,
this is a necessary part of riding on the Blacksburg Transit buses. I once sat between two guys who happened to know one another and spent the entire six-minute bus ride yelling over the top of my head. Not only was it uncomfortable being squeezed into the middle seat, but I sat awkwardly in the middle of a conversation that I wasn’t part of. A student of Bus Etiquette 101, I repeatedly offered to let them sit next to each other but they refused. If any of you should board the bus and see a friend, don’t refuse the polite proposal from another to have the two of you sit together and talk. Also, don’t talk loudly. Don’t listen to music loudly. Don’t laugh loudly. Don’t chew gum loudly. Don’t do anything loudly. I cannot stress that enough. Finally, as you near the end of your ride, try to remain standing in the aisle or sitting in your seat until the bus has come to a complete stop. It is dangerous for anyone to make a break for the exit while the bus is moving, but I have seen this reckless behavior time and time again. Kids let go of the railing and fly forward into the person next to them just so they can get off the bus two seconds earlier than someone else. A better idea is to simply wait your turn. Let those who are closer to the back get off first. For clarity, the back exit of the bus is the correct exit. The front doors are for those who are entering and this rule should be set in stone to ward off confusion. Many drivers however, will permit students to leave from both exits in order to empty and refill the bus faster. My general rule of thumb is to listen to the driver. They’re in charge. Don’t get upset with them if they ask you to use a different exit. Be civil. My hope is that these common sense guidelines and instructions for how to properly behave both on and off of the bus will reach commuters and cause them to re-evaluate their conduct. I know this won’t occur, though, and it’s not because all of you don’t agree with me; I know that you do. It’s just that the rules apply to everyone else. You’ll hop on the bus first when you arrived at the stop last. A friend will scream at you across the aisle and you’ll scream back. Your grocery bags will take up the seat next to you while someone has to stand. Bad bus etiquette happens to all of us occasionally, but I will be making a conscious effort to change that, and you should all join me. I think I’ll start by thanking my driver.
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(“Resource center supports local pregnant women” by Chris Dunn, Feb. 21) and my personal discoveries over the previous months have brought the issue back into the spotlight. I believe it is important that students hear the truth about CPCs and what to expect in the Pregnancy Resource Center of the New River Valley. As someone who has researched CPCs, and as a Virginia Tech student who has been a PRC client, I will tell you my experience. CPCs are facilities claiming to be “medical clinics.” They advertise free services to women facing unintended pregnancy, such as pregnancy testing and ultrasounds. Most CPCs are affiliated with national anti-choice organizations, such as Birthright, Heartbeat International and CareNet. CPCs are frequently staffed by volunteers without any medical licensing, though a few have on-call volunteers who are doctors or nurses. Although they claim to provide unbiased counseling and accurate sexual and reproductive health information, the ultimate goal of a CPC seems to be to dissuade women from exploring a full range of reproductive health options. Instead, CPCs most often use counseling as an opportunity to promote anti-choice, anti-contraception, and anti-premarital sex biases. They accomplish these goals through three main tactics: offering biased counseling, providing inaccurate medical information and inducing shame about life choices. Last month, I visited the CPC closest to Tech’s campus, the Pregnancy Resource Center of the New River Valley, and I can confirm that, despite Mr. Dunn’s claims, the PRC uses all three of the above tactics. The center’s biased counseling was evident the minute I walked into the
waiting room and heard religious music playing, clearly setting the tone for the experience. The counselor, who was meant to help assist in a medical decision concerning pregnancy, also prayed with me about five times throughout the counseling session and asked me to complete a game concerning my spirituality. The counselor gave me religious brochures titled “What Does God Say About Abortion?” and “Father’s Love Letter.” The underlying biases were pretty clear. The counselor and nurse focused all of their attention on my religious beliefs rather than my sexual health and protection. Despite knowing of my sexually active status and my interest in birth control and STI testing, neither the counselor nor the nurse offered any contraception or STI testing information. In lieu of knowing where I was in my life, the counselors gave me a brochure titled “Casual Sex: Is It Worth The Risk?” even though I told them I was in a long-term, committed relationship. The counselor emphasized abstinence as the only valid relationship option for me (completely ignoring my perspective), and made me feel irresponsible for engaging in any sexual activities before marriage. The counselor assured me I would feel much better if I waited until marriage to have sex, and the nurse quickly switched topics when I expressed interest in birth control. Wanting to protect my future, my boyfriend and myself, I had sought resources but was only given shame and abstinence as answers, which Dunn might know had he been a PRC client. Dunn also claimed PRC provides booklets from the Virginia Department of Health. However, as an actual PRC client, I received booklets only from organizations like Focus on the Family and Heritage House — non-governmental and anti-choice organizations. PRC may own Virginia Department of Health booklets, but it certainly doesn’t provide these resources for clients.
Instead, PRC presents medically inaccurate information from anti-choice, anti-contraception organizations, which is unacceptable for any facility claiming to provide medical information. PRC’s inaccurate information ranged from false statements regarding contraception to abortion. PRC gave me one pamphlet that claimed condoms only protect partially against one type of STD. In truth, condoms are 97 percent effective, and, as Tech’s Schiffert Health Clinic states, they are the best protection against STD transmission, including the HIV/AIDS virus. Dunn claims that PRC will help you with adoption, but PRC states on intake forms that they do not provide referrals for abortion or adoption, which means they can’t connect you with an adoption provider or agency, even if that is an option you would like to pursue. Furthermore, during my visit, I saw no information or opportunities for pregnancy expense coverage. According to The Kaiser Family Foundation, a 2007 report found that the average cost of medical expenditures associated with an uncomplicated pregnancy and hospital birth averaged about $7,600 in 2004. Even if PRC could provide some sort of financial support, who is to say the center could cover all the expenses? Even Dunn admits assuring a “good chance” of getting financial aid is his personal guess, at best. Women in Virginia, on the Tech campus and in the Blacksburg community deserve access to respectful, medically accurate health providers, which is not what most CPCs offer.
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Spring break in New Orleans can be more than Mardi Gras parties or some of you spring breakers, the planets have aligned this year: F Mardi Gras overlaps with Virginia Tech’s spring break. Undoubtedly, the allure of drunken throngs on Bourbon Street will entice a handful of Tech students to make the trek to New Orleans. If you are making the trip for the wild parties and parades, don’t miss out on the opportunity to know the city behind the mask. Somewhere among the green, purple and gold streets, I’ll be there. You see, for me, it’s my destiny to go. I’m Louisianan — not by birth, but by heritage. My parents grew up, married and plan to be buried in the same swampy town of their fathers. My aunts, uncles and cousins are dotted throughout the state. In my childhood memories, I chase fireflies on a humid summer’s night by the bayou. The thought of my mother’s cooking makes my mouth water for spicy creole gumbo and fried beignets. But many folks fail to understand this pride. To an outsider, Louisiana may appear to be a backward, poor next-door neighbor. But if you’ve seen “Swamp People” on the History Channel, you might understand the charm of its people. They know how to live a simple life. They embrace the comfort in tradition, and there is no other tradition in Louisiana quite like that of New Orleans. New Orleans has style because it has attitude. Street performers, zydeco and steamy weather mesh with voodoo magic and creole cooking. History lives in the antebellum plantations, St. Charles streetcar, Natchez steamboat and the St. Louis Cemetery. From the
jazz saxophone player outside Café du Monde to the painter in Jackson Square, the city has soul. When you aren’t throwing back “hand grenades,” you should wander on down to Jackson Square in front of St. Louis Cathedral to check out Old Hickory’s statue. In 1814, then-Col. Andrew Jackson “fought the bloody British in a town called New Orleans,” as an old Johnny Horton song goes. Oh, and the big cathedral is nice, too, if you like churches. Another day — or night if you dare — you might try taking a historic cemetery tour. New Orleans’ ghostly past is sure to not disappoint. If you have more time, or even a car, go on a plantation or swamp tour for a better look at the South. When Katrina struck in August 2005, N’awlins sang the blues. The levees breached and water washed away memories and money in the Old Mississip’. The city went into chaos and many left for good. Yet, many of the real inhabitants returned. They seemed to dance through it in true Mardi Gras style. To prove their strength, they danced right up to last year’s Saints Super Bowl win. At least they believe in miracles, not just voodoo. A funny thing happens when a New Orleans native passes away. Brass bands accompany the funeral procession, playing solemn jazz tunes. After the burial, the music turns joyful as friends and family dance in the streets to full brass beats in celebration of the life of the deceased. Dancing in the face of heartache, the city does the same. New Orleans is still bouncing back six years later. Some of my peers are making
alternative spring break plans to clean up the Upper Ninth Ward, the most devastated neighborhood in the hurricane’s wake. The Endymion Ball, one of Mardi Gras’ most prestigious post-parade parties, will be held in the convention center this year as the Superdome undergoes post-Katrina renovations. If you are still in New Orleans after Fat Tuesday, see if you can help with some of the rebuilding effort. You might place a few phone calls to local service projects and see where help is needed. Operation Comeback, an initiative by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, is dedicated to restore and resell blighted properties in the city. See if they can use your help. And somehow, the madness of Mardi Gras goers helps the city progress. Wasting away on Hurricane cocktails, tourists won’t repair the Superdome, but they will contribute spirit. It’s a blessing in disguise for the masked city, because tourists pour money into the state’s economy. More importantly, they help New Orleans celebrate. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have fun on your Mardi Gras trip — I mean, DJ Tiesto performs at the CAC Warehouse March 7 — but don’t miss out on getting to know the real city behind the Mardi Gras madness. Try a traditional King Cake as you celebrate or take a walk in City Park. Learn some N’awlins lingo and “laissez les bon temps rouler!” Cajun for “Let the good times roll!”
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A slain 7-year-old boy’s door turns into magical book MELODY MCDONALD mcclatchy newspapers Jayden Underwood has been dead six years, but his bedroom door is still covered with stickers of superheroes and cartoon characters, stretching only as high as the 7-year-old could reach. He slapped up the “Do Not Enter” sign, hastily written in pencil, one day after a tiff with his mother, a bold display of first-grade independence. Except for its location, Jayden’s bedroom door looks the same as it did Feb. 19, 2005, when he, his mom, Lisa, and his unborn sister, Marleigh, were killed inside their house inFort Worth, Texas. Stephen Barbee, a married man who wrongly believed that Lisa was pregnant with his child, was convicted in the deaths and is on Death Row. Jayden’s door was moved to Boopa’s Bagel Deli, the shop Lisa co-owned with
her best friend, Holly Pils, to keep the family’s memory alive and pay tribute to an innocent boy with an active imagination. It has since become the inspiration behind a children’s book called “Jayden’s Magic Door.” “I think Lisa and Jayden are in heaven, clapping,” said Sheila Underwood, who lost her only daughter, her grandson and her unborn granddaughter in the slayings. The book was written and self-published by first-time author Candace Schneller, who works as a secretary at Huguley Memorial Medical Center, where Sheila Underwood is a senior administrator. Schneller, 57, of Burleson, Texas, said she got the idea years ago after reading a Star-Telegram article about how Jayden’s door had become part of a makeshift memorial at the bagel shop, which was named “Boopa’s” after Jayden’s nick-
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bagel-making birds, an energetic baby kangaroo, a unicorn sheriff and green dragons. The characters are named after Jayden, Lisa, Marleigh, Boopa’s and other important fixtures in their lives. “Jayden was easy to talk to, he was funny, and he could come up with some stuff with his little imagination,” Sheila Underwood said. “I think she captured Jayden’s spirit.” Pils agreed. “It’s a really sweet book,” she said. “And the door is just such a neat thing to remember Jayden by — he loved putting stickers on there so much. Kids constantly walk in and they go to the door. ... It’s a treasure.” Schneller said it cost about $2,000 to publish the book, which she sells for $22. Part of the proceeds go to Huguley hospital’s Spirit of Women program (www.huguley.org). “It’s hard to describe the feelings I was having when I wrote it,” Schneller said.
“When I look at their picture, I can see in Jayden’s eyes that there was a spark. I want people, every time they read the book, to know they are still with us.” Barbee, 43, had dated Lisa Underwood and incorrectly believed that she was pregnant with his child and would ruin his new marriage. Lisa, 34, who was 7 1/2 months pregnant, was beaten and suffocated inside her home. When Jayden entered the room screaming, Barbee suffocated him, too. Barbee dumped their bodies in a shallow grave near Justin, Texas. DNA tests on the fetus revealed that Barbee was not Marleigh’s father. Saturday marked the six-year anniversary of their deaths, an occasion perhaps made a bit easier by Jayden’s Magic Door. “It’s a beautiful book,” Sheila Underwood said. “It’s an honor. It’s a gift forever. I can’t even express how it touches me.”
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JOSH PARCELL sports reporter The Virginia Tech baseball team opens its 2011 home season this weekend with a four-game series against Niagara. The Hokies (3-1) are coming off a 10-0 shutout of USC-Upstate on Tuesday. Last weekend, a walk-off, pinchhit home run by Coastal Carolina kept the Hokies from a sweep of the Caravelle Resort Tournament. “It was pretty tough for everyone to swallow,” said Ronnie Shaban, junior first baseman. “The bus ride, there wasn’t much talk at all. You know it’s tough to swallow when you go six hours without saying a word.” The two-run shot came with two outs, one at bat after Hokies pitcher Jake Joyce appeared to have struck out Coastal batter K.J. McAllister looking with a full count, only to have the umpire rule the pitch a ball. “He’s such a competitive kid I don’t worry about that kid losing confidence for a second. If anything, it will motivate him,” said head coach Pete Hughes of Joyce. The Purple Eagles (0-3) come to Blacksburg looking for their first win of 2011. They were swept at Wichita State last week by a combined score of 28-1. The Hokies won’t overlook any opponent, however. The days of being a traveling punching bag for more established programs aren’t too far in the rearview mirror. “You really can’t take anyone lightly at all,” Shaban said. “We’ve seen in the past that we can easily lose games that we’re not supposed to. We’re going to play our best and hopefully come away with four wins this weekend.” Hughes hopes this weekend will help further solidify his pitching rotation. Tech entered the season with five pitchers vying for three spots among the normal weekend rotation. With four games this weekend, there will be ample opportunity for any part of the unit to prove themselves. Joe Mantiply appears to be firmly entrenched in the Friday spot, typically reserved for the staff’s ace. In his first start against Indiana, he lasted seven innings, allowing just two runs on nine hits in the Hokies’ 2-1 win. Mantiply will start on Friday again, with Marc Zecchino and Patrick Scoggins taking the double-header on Saturday. Eddie Campbell, a true freshman, will make his first career start on Sunday. The Hokies come into the weekend averaging 7.5 runs per game. Second baseman Michael Seaborn has had the hottest bat so far this season. He enters the weekend with a .429 batting average and a teamhigh of eight runs scored (next highest
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each of the first four games, and he’s still trying to get some players in the game. He expects to play outfielder Tyler Horan and first baseman/designated hitter Matt Blow more often this weekend. One major change Hughes has made is moving former infielder Tony Balisteri to the outfield. “I’ve put Tony in the outfield to make us a little more athletic there,” Hughes said. “He made one of the best defensive plays I’ve seen an outfielder make in college baseball against Coastal. He looks really good out there.”
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Hughes hopes for a good crowd turnout this weekend, as part of a busy weekend for athletics on campus. “I don’t think our student body understands how talented our team is,” he said.
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february 25, 2011
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Tech: Seeking a signature Hokies linebacker Gibson win with national audience arrested on DWI charges from page one
But containing the dynamic duo of Kyle Singler and Naismith candidate and ACC Player of the Year shoo-in Nolan Smith is a different story. Despite averaging 17.2 points per game, Singler’s season has been considered a disappointment by critics and Blue Devil fans alike. But, he still has the ability to take over a game, as he showed time after time last year during Duke’s national title run. Smith leads the ACC in points (21.4) and assists (5.3), and has been the driving force behind this Blue Devil team all year. Coach Mike Krzyzewski recently compared him to the likes of former Duke greats Luol Deng, J.J. Redick, Jayson Williams and Christian Laettner. “In the last two years, (Smith) has risen to the level of an elite player, a national player of the year candidate,” Krzyzewski said. “If you look at his stats from the last two years compared to the first two years, it’s a big difference.” Another big contributor for Duke as of late is X-factor and rising star Seth Curry. He has really come on strong over the past several weeks, and showed the nation what he could do in his team’s 79-73 victory over North Carolina on Feb. 9. He scored 22 points off the bench and sparked a Blue Devil comeback from a 14-point deficit at the half. Curry’s father, Dell Curry, starred at Tech as a sharp-shooting forward in the 1980s. College GameDay will make its first ever trip to Cassell Coliseum DANIEL LIN / SPPS on Saturday. That announcement was made during the preseason, when Duke Blue Devils guard Nolan Smith goes up for a lay-up in last year’s ACC and Tech were predicted to be the top two teams in the ACC. While the Blue Tournament. Tech will have its hands full trying to contain Duke’s star. 2007, then Wake Forest in 2009. Devils have lived up to that expectation, receiving an NCAA tournament bid. The Hokies seem to believe the stars Saturday’s game will go a long way the Hokies have fallen short on their end in determining whether Tech will earn have truly aligned for them. The top of the bargain. Yet, after several early season losses, that bid. Although many college bas- four teams just happened to lose in one Tech has won 14 of its last 18 games, ketball fans seem to believe this game week, giving Duke a clear path to a No. although they’ve hardly come against has already been decided, they play the 1 ranking, a mere five days before they stiff competition. The Hokies have only game for a reason. Tech has beaten travel to Cassell Coliseum. “You’ve got College GameDay, No. 1 one victory over a top-50 RPI team, that ACC teams ranked in the top 10 before coming against Florida State, a factor — No. 7 Duke at home in 2005, at No. (Duke), at home,” Delaney said. “It’s defthat could very well keep them from 5 Duke and at No. 4 North Carolina in initely the biggest game of my career.”
MATT JONES sports reporter In an offseason marked by coaching changes, there was a different kind of news out of Blacksburg today. According to Montgomery County District Court records, Virginia Tech redshirt sophomore linebacker Lyndell Gibson is charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), a class one misdemeanor offense in Virginia. The offense carries a maximum fine of $2,500, a one year jail sentence, one year drivers license suspension and an
alcoholic education program. The arrest occurred on Feb. 5, and a tentative court date is set for April 27. Gibson, at 5-feet-11-inches, 232 pounds, started 13 games during his redshirt sophomore season, tallying 66 tackles and two sacks. A native of Virginia Beach, Va., Gibson was forced to miss the Orange Bowl against Stanford due to a broken shoulder suffered in the first half of the ACC Championship game. Former walk-on Jack Tyler filled in for the injured Gibson.Gibson saw the field
in 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2009, starting five games after starter Jake Johnson was benched and eventually transferred to South Alabama. Undersized at the position, Gibson will likely be forced to battle for his job, as Barquell Rivers, who missed all of 2010 with a ruptured quadriceps tendon, returns for a full season. Defense attorney Jimmy Turk of Radford, Va., will represent Gibson. He is also currently representing Hokie basketball player Jarell Eddie in a marijuana possession case.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says he’s just getting started STAFF mcclatchy newspapers Stephen A. Smith returned to ESPN earlier this month in what seemed a surprisingly modest role, given his resume: early evening radio shifts in New York and L.A., and contributing to ESPN.com. No worries. He said he is happy to be back and happy with the role. Well . . . for now, that is. “You know me,” he said, getting warmed up for a bit of vintage Stephen A. “This is just the beginning. I don’t plan on stopping. I’m just getting started. “As far as I’m concerned it’s a resurrection, and I’m coming back with serious business on my mind.” Sometimes it is difficult to tell with Smith what is serious and what is shtick, but he certainly sounded sincere. The timing of his return has been fortuitous. The NBA long has been his specialty, and his blunt thoughts on timely subjects such as Donnie Walsh and Isiah Thomas have made him a go-to guy for Knicks-related opining. But as he said,
he views this phase as a mere transition to a larger media profile, the kind he had in the mid-2000s when he was a rising star at the network. “I anticipate anything I do is going to be short term in terms of limitations,” he said. “I go for it all and I try to be the best at what I do.” Smith left ESPN in 2009, unable to reach an agreement on a new contract and interested in stretching himself with, among other things, political commentary on cable news channels. He even appeared on ABC’s “The View” and taped a pilot for a late-night program on Showtime. (He kept his hand in sports on Fox Sports Radio.) By the time he left ESPN, his low-rated TV talk show, “Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith,” had been off the air for two years. The timing seemed right to try something new. He said he feared if he remained at ESPN for another five or 10 years he would be typecast and “had an itch to diversify my portfolio” outside sports. “I wanted to whet my appetite to see what other things I could do to exercise my skill set,” he said. “The
longer I was gone, the more I missed it. “They certainly didn’t have to bring me back. They were going to be fine without me.” Smith had stayed in touch with ESPN decision-makers, notably executive VP Norby Williamson. The network offered a road back through its local radio stations and websites in the nation’s two biggest markets. (He spends time in both Los Angeles and New York, where he grew up in Hollis, Queens.) Smith is in no rush to expand his current slate. He said his 7 to 9 p.m. shift on 1050 ESPN _ where he had been a regular from 2005-08 _ is a good fit. But the station has juggled its schedule regularly in the past, so it is possible he could land in an earlier slot eventually. As for returning to a larger, regular role on television, his deal with Showtime is believed to limit what he can do for now. Smith, 43, said despite his jagged professional path, he mostly is the same guy who was a hot ESPN property several years ago. “I haven’t changed,” he said. “But I’ve grown. I’ve matured. I’ve learned.”
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