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Students rally Tailgating troubles for Palestine CLAIRE SANDERSON news editor
Numbers of arrests were five times higher for people charged with being intoxicated in public this weekend compared to last. Unsurprisingly, arrests in all three categories – intoxicated in public, underage possession of alcohol and possession of a fake ID – were all higher on a home game weekend than a normal weekend. The numbers were taken from the crime reports published daily by the Virginia Tech Police, and show all arrests reported to the Virginia Tech Police Department. The numbers show the number of arrests made, not the number of people charged. In many cases, one person was charged with several offenses.
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Students gathered in the GLC plaza Sunday to support Palestine.
STUDENTS RALLIED THIS SUNDAY TO SUPPORT PALESTINE’S EFFORT TO GAIN STATEHOOD CODY OWENS news staff writer Students rallied on Sunday in support of Palestine’s bid for state recognition by the United Nations. “The Palestinian people are people,” said Lina Barkawi, a junior engineering major. “They deserve to have a voice in the world.” Barkawi is the founder of Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine, an organization she formed this semester. SPJP assembled in the Graduate Life Center plaza Sunday to advocate for Palestine. The organization is part of the larger group Students for Statehood, which organized similar events in 11 cities across the nation. The group’s website states that its mission is to advocate the entry of Palestine into the United Nations as a member state for the purpose of “reaching a just and lasting peace for the Palestinian people.” “Our number one goal is to raise awareness because not many people know about the current situation in Palestine,” Barkawi said. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said Palestine would be seeking membership in the U.N. this month. While the entire Arab League and many nations support the recognition of Palestine, the United States has stated it
would veto the request which, as a member of the Security Council, would prevent the bid from being passed. If Palestine does not gain state recognition, it is expected that it has enough support in the General Assembly to gain the status of an observer state, which would be a stepping stone to becoming a member state, Barkawi said. The U.S. has created a diplomatic campaign to ask Palestine to postpone the vote before Sept. 20. While a U.S. veto would cast the nation in a negative light, the administration also believes the vote would undermine peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the Palestinian recognition bid would severely set back peace talks. Both Netanyahu and Abbas agree that negotiations are the only path to peace in the region. “Our first, second and third priority is negotiations,” Abbas said to the New York Times. There is no other way to solve this. No matter what happens at the United Nations, we have to return to negotiations.” Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine plan to hold another meeting on Sept. 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the GLC plaza and send letters to Congress in favor of the Palestinian vote.
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The new Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center, completed in June, stands adjacent to the Inn at Virginia Tech on Prices Fork Road. JENN BATES news staff writer There aren’t second chances when it comes to first impressions — that was the rationale behind the construction of the new Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center. Adjacent to the Inn at Virginia Tech, the building’s location was purposefully chosen to show perspective students the university’s picturesque sights, Larry Hincker, a Tech spokesperson, said. After all, the 18,100-square-foot, LEED-certified building is situated on the highest part of campus — giving those inside ample views
of the surrounding landscape. Those of the Visitor’s Center and Undergraduate Admissions moved into the new building, which was a $10.5 million privately funded project, July 5, a month after construction was completed. Construction began in April 2010. With the admissions offices now in the new building, there are empty ones in Burruss Hall, which will be reallocated, Hincker said. “Burruss looks like a big place,” he said. “But there are people crammed into tiny corners all over the building.” Mildred Johnson, the director of Undergraduate Admissions,
shared similar thoughts. “We used to have to fit into a space,” she said. “Now it’s nice to have a space that’s fit for us.” The new location will also eliminate the need for perspective students and their families to find parking on campus, near Burruss Hall. The white house on Southgate Drive — which Hincker called “an embarrassment” — that previously housed the Visitor’s Center is going to remain vacant. The house will eventually be considered part of a runway protection zone, which is an area off an aircraft runway end to protect property and people on
the ground. The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport’s runway will expand from 4,500 feet to 5,500 feet, causing a need for new zoning. Johnson said with the new building, there won’t be a chance for visitors to overlook the house, awestruck at the sight of Lane Stadium. And new signs will redirect traffic toward the university onto the Prices Fork exit off U.S. Route 460 — leading motorists to the building, which is a “great, simple place to find, even for a person that’s never been to Blacksburg,” said Gary Jackson, an assistant director of Undergraduate Admissions.
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Electric car charger comes to Roanoke CLAIRE SANDERSON news editor Downtown Roanoke has installed its first electric vehicle charger for public use. The device, created by Eaton Corporation, is located at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The museum and manufacturer shared an interest in showcasing the new technology, although they do not expect it to be widely used at first. According to Eaton, there are only 4,000 to 5,000 new electric vehicles on the road each year.
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“We’re thrilled to have the first charging station in downtown Roanoke,” said Bev Fitzpatrick, the museum director, to the Roanoke Times. “Our hope is that it doesn’t end here. We’d like to see more power stations throughout the Roanoke Valley.” The charger will take credit and debit cards, and will cost about $2 per charge, Mike Dixon, the national sales director for electric transportation infrastructure at Eaton, said. The museum does not plan to make money from the charger, but only to charge the going rate for electricity.
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Immigration fall indicates national failure ohn F. Kennedy said we J should go to the moon because “space is there, and the moon and the stars are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there.” In the 1990s, illegal immigration boomed in the United States. In 1997 alone, 1.2 million people crossed our borders illegally — many braving some of the harshest conditions imaginable, risking life and limb, because they felt the hope and opportunity we sought in our trip to the moon. For years, right or wrong, politicians of all stripes decried the national security risks, stresses on entitlement programs and impacts of immigration on our culture. But why do immigrants cross our border? For a poor family in Mexico, El Salvador, China, eastern Europe or Africa, they don’t look to the sky for “new hopes” as we did in 1961 — they look at a map of the U.S. In 1961, President Kennedy ral-
lied the country around a lofty national goal of staking our claim to a New Frontier. Families and individuals around the world set their own, equally lofty goal when they set off to the new world of America. Recently those numbers have gone down. Declining numbers of illegal immigrants may make a good stump speech, but I see the trend as an indication that our nation is no longer the symbol of hope it once was. Fewer people cross our borders today than 14 years ago, not because we built a tall fence, but because they no longer view the U.S. with the same hope they used to. This is a result of our tendency to systematically underinvest in education, infrastructure, research and development, and healthcare. In all of this talk about deficit reduction coming from Congress, it’s easy to forget that federal funds actually buy things.
Efforts to cease pirate fishing helps fishermen iracy off the coast of Africa has grabbed headlines in recent years, P but there is another type of piracy that has received far too little attention. Pirate fishing around the world is costing fishermen their jobs and income, and harms the ocean environment. Pirate fishing, often called illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, deprives an estimated half-billion lawabiding fishermen and their communities up to $23 billion worth of seafood annually around the world. And because an estimated 3 billion people depend on seafood as their primary source of protein, pirate fishing has food security and humanitarian consequences as well. Illegal fishing operations are also known to subject people aboard pirate ships to unsafe and unfair working conditions at sea. Pirate fishing also undermines the livelihoods of law abiding fishermen in the United States and Europe. When illegally caught fish reaches the global marketplace it depresses fish prices and leaves fewer fish to catch for law-abiding fishermen. And to make matters worse, illegal fishermen often use highly destructive gear that destroys habitats, endangers marine wildlife and threatens healthy fisheries. This week, as head of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and European Union fisheries commissioner, we join together in Washington, D.C., to sign a historic joint agreement to strengthen cooperation across the oceans to address the global scourge of pirate fishing. Only by working together can we successfully combat illegal fishing. The United States has turned a corner in rebuilding its fisheries and ensuring they are sustainable. The European Commission has just presented a proposal to reform the Common Fisheries policy designed to
help rebuild Europe’s fisheries. Good science is the cornerstone of both policies. But it is not enough to get our respective houses in order. Because fish and other ocean wildlife do not stay within national boundaries, international cooperation is essential to the long-term health of the world’s oceans and sustainability of fisheries and fishing jobs. The U.S. and Europe have a global responsibility as two of the largest importers of fish. We must take responsibility to make sure the fish we import is caught sustainably so that our markets do not fuel the decline of the oceans and the fishermen and fishing communities that depend on them, especially those in the poorest countries. The United States, Europe, and other countries such as Japan, have taken significant legal steps to address illegal fishing. We are starting to identify illegal fishing vessels and bar them from our ports. Countries are taking measures to track and document fish imports. This week, we commit the United States and the European Union to combat illegal fishing, to strengthen our monitoring and enforcement of management measures in our role as parties to regional fishery management organizations and to various international treaties. We pledge to prevent illegal fishermen from benefiting from their piracy. What is at stake are millions of jobs that depend on healthy oceans. What is at stake is food security for many parts of the world. What is at stake is the long-term health of the world’s oceans. As allies, the U.S and Europe are taking a major step forward to end pirate fishing.
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The federal government does not just take money from people and bury it — it pays workers to build things. It pays doctors and hospitals to save lives when the patients cannot afford to do so. It pays for new weapons and protective equipment for soldiers who risk their lives to protect ours. The goods and services the federal government provides us with create opportunities that draw immigrants away from the corrupt, impoverished nations they came from. Blaming our economic problems on immigration is politically easy since illegal immigrants aren’t a voting block. But they don’t come to America to see the sights — they come here to live in a country full of economic opportunities, brought about by proper investment in our economy. When we focus solely on deficit reduction, we ignore what makes this country great — our investments in each other.
Folks too often complain that illegal immigrants overwhelm schools and other institutions. Of course, most of them come from places without institutional support that we are fortunate enough to enjoy. This argument is just another example of the misguided narrative we create as a country. When we whine about immigrants flooding our health and education systems, we send the message that we don’t really want the “poor and huddled masses.” It would seem as if the U.S. wants the rich and wellconnected. We should be glad that our education and health systems are the envy of the world. Furthermore, we should staple a green card to every college diploma. The decline in immigration indicates that fewer families feel that a trip across America’s borders in 2011 represents the opportunities a trip to the moon offered our nation 49 years ago.
Sure, America is still “there,” but what is the point? Too many people in this country view immigration as a problem. I say it is an indicator of our success. We should take pride in national achievements, like going to the moon in one decade. However, we should never forget that for millions of people around the world, we are the moon. Our success as a nation is not measured best by gross domestic product, inflation or even the unemployment rate. When people climb aboard boats, more aptly described as glorified fruit baskets, and attempt to navigate the Gulf of Mexico to reach our shores, we know we are doing something right.
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Depression origins are a mystery estimated one in 10 An Americans is suffering from depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although having heard this statistic before, I never really took time to consider the statement from a biological perspective until recently. How could depression — a state of being that can cause low sex drive, lethargy, as well as suicidal thoughts and actions — have possibly come about and stayed in the population at such a high prevalence rate despite evolution? All these characteristics invariably reduce biological fitness — why did evolution not filter this deleterious characteristic out? Refusing to believe that depression was an evolutionary “oops,” I did my research. I was not surprised to find that there was an entire field of study on the subject. One interesting evolutionary theory for depression was in an article by Paul Andrews and Anderson Thomson in Psychological Review. It is known as the analytical rumination hypothesis. Rumination, the act of intense and strong consideration of something, is the defining thought process of depression. People who are depressed will consistently ruminate all the time. And even when the subject is tired and worn out, rumination still occurs. Psychiatrists have sometimes claimed that this act of rumination is a waste of mental functioning, as it provides no benefit. The rumination hypothesis, on the other hand, says otherwise. The left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex has been shown to be linked to attention — it is less active in subjects with attention deficit disorder and more active in subjects who are depressed. The rumination hypothesis claims that
depressed individuals are more attentive to their pressing problems or needs — say, a traumatizing divorce — and can better attend to those problems by being in a state of depression. In doing so, the probability that the problem will be solved increases, and the probability that the subject will be distracted, along with the probability that the event will occur again, decreases. Another approach that piqued my interest was the “honest signaling” theory of depression. This theory claims that by being depressed, an individual signals they are in need of help. And it is a genuine cry for a help because not just anyone can afford to enter a state of depression. An organism that is perfectly fine would suffer a great fitness loss if they were majorly depressed — losses of eating and sex, for example. However, for an organism that is already suffering greatly, there is not much more for it to lose. Therefore, the severely depressed are always sincere. For example, if a child is suffering the loss of his parents, he would have lost those who had provided for him and would, as a result, have a low biological fitness. Because the child is already in a desperate state, becoming depressed would be an appropriate way to signal for help — a sort of last resort method. In light of these theories, the question as to whether depression is an illness that should be treated is raised. In a recent article in the Washington Post, some professionals, known as philosophical counselors, were said to be treating depression in patients by prescribing readings from individuals such as Plato and Epictetus, among other famous thinkers. It
seems that new ways of treating depression are on the rise, much like the number of antidepressants Americans are taking. Jonah Lehrer, the author of the New York Times article “Depression’s Upside,” draws a parallel that gives an interesting perspective to depression evolutionary quandary. Lehrer does this by comparing depression to a fever. Although fevers are part of the body’s immune system, people still take medicine to suppress them. Fevers can actually cause immense pain and sometimes kill patients. Is this comparable to depression? Although depression may have some sort of evolutionary basis, it can cause people so much mental pain (or death via suicide) that it may be better to actually treat it, as people are doing today. Numerous other theories of depression exist — for example, the rank theory, which claims that depression is a way to develop social hierarchy and submission. Some argue that hybrids of these theories exist. People have proposed various treatments to depression, ranging from homeopathic concoctions to doing nothing at all. This confusion and lack of unity is understandable. However, it is hard to say for certain what the evolutionary purposes of depression, insomnia, schizophrenia or other mental ailments are. The world of psychiatry and the brain is, clearly, a vast field that remains uncharted.
JOSH TREBACH -regular columnist -senior -biological sciences major
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MTV show ‘Death Valley’ takes a new approach to vampires he new MTV series “Death T Valley” premiered Monday, Aug. 29. The show follows cops of the San Fernando Valley as they dedicate their nights to capturing and killing werewolves, vampires and zombies. It’s hard to categorize “Death Valley” into one genre. MTV has spun out another mockumentary, in the same spirit as “The Office,” with a camera crew following and interviewing the cops on duty. Also, it is a black comedy, with lots of blood and gore, but also quite a few laughs. “Death Valley” is a mixture of “Reno 911” and
“True Blood.” With the onslaught of vampire and zombie movies and shows, is “Death Valley” an effective satire on the supernatural craze? Or is the new show just jumping on the bandwagon that is “The Walking Dead,” “Vampire Diaries,” and “Twilight?” Although “Death Valley” gladly jumps on the bandwagon, it does so laughing at itself, making it a surprising, fresh take on the belabored genre. “Death Valley” is dumb. There’s no getting around that truth. The cops are all oblivious and slothful. The creatures of the night
are all evil and bent on killing. But that is what makes “Death Valley” funny. Bumbling police trying to take down a coven of bloodthirsty vampires is actually quite amusing. The nonchalance of the cops is hilarious when paired up against otherworldly bad guys, gnashing their fangs or sharpening their claws. “Death Valley” does not take itself seriously, which helps viewers sit back and enjoy. One complaint I have about “Death Valley” is the show seems confused about what exactly it is trying to be. It is a sort of parody
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The cameras are grainier, and it’s easy to see that what is taking place is real. Much of “Death Valley” looks like MTV shot it in a studio. Besides the shake of the picture, there are many unrealistic camera angles in “Death Valley.” If this was an actual documentary, some things would be caught on camera and others wouldn’t. “Death Valley” has a glossy look to it. I can tell the producers were trying to go for the documentary look, but they need to decide if they want the gritty, real life appearance or a more refined appear-
ance. The in-between look of “Death Valley” is a bit confusing. It’s hard to say if “Death Valley” will continue to be a fresh take on the vampire craze, or if the satire of “Twilight” will even become dull and unoriginal. For now, “Death Valley” proves to be a funny, lighthearted trip into a genre that often takes itself more seriously than it should.
COURTNEY BAKER - movie revewier - senior - political science major
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editors: matt jones, zach mariner sportseditor@collegiatetimes.com/ 540.231.9865 COLLEGIATETIMES
september 6, 2011
Tech kicks habit of season opening losses, routs ASU
MALLORY NOE-PAYNE / SPPS
David Wilson carries an Appalachian State defender into the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown run. Wilson finished the day with 162 yards on 16 carries and added three touchdowns in his debut as a starter.
DAVID WILSON SHINES AS VIRGINIA TECH SEASON GETS OFF TO A GOOD START FOLLOWING A 66-13 VICTORY OVER THE APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS not sure if the Virginia Tech I’m football coaches could have drawn it up any better. After three straight years of seasonopening losses, and last year’s slip up against FCS opponent James Madison, Tech was ready for Appalachian State, as was evident after their 66-13 shellacking of the Mountaineers. The Hokies controlled the momentum from the get-go, as App State quarterback DeAndre Presley fumbled the exchange on a handoff on the game’s second play, and free safety Antone Exum recovered at the 20-yard line. Junior running back David Wilson took it into the end zone on the very next snap, and Tech never looked back. While the game was never very close, and season openers against undermatched opponents usually don’t say a whole lot about teams, this contest did give Hokie fans some insight on how the year might play out. Here is what we learned: David Wilson is as good, if not better, than advertised. There’s really not a lot to be said here, considering anyone who actually watched the game knows just how good Wilson is. He looked absolutely impossible to bring down on Saturday. Granted, this was against an FCS school, but still — he averaged over 10 yards per carry, and that was including several runs down near the goal line that went nowhere. He broke off runs of 48, 33, 20 and 19 yards, and finished with 162 total on just 16 carries, as well as three touchdowns. During the postgame press conference, Wilson shared his goals for the season: Break the school’s single-season rushing record (which is, coincidentally, the ACC single-season rushing record), break the school’s single-game rushing record, run for at least 100 yards in every game, score at least one touchdown in every game, score 20 touchdowns on the year and be an All-American. While that list of accomplishments may sound a little ridiculous coming from most players, when I heard it come from Wilson’s mouth, all of it sounded completely doable. He is, without a doubt, the most electrifying player to come through Blacksburg since ole’ number seven was runnin’ and gunnin’. And, the fact that he wears No. 4 seems fitting, considering the last two guys to wear it — Eddie Royal and DeAngelo Hall — were pretty darn explosive themselves. Logan Thomas is going to go through some growing pains. After coming into the season with about as much hype as any Tech player over the last decade, Thomas was basically just average against the Mountaineers. He didn’t throw for 300 yards, he didn’t pull off any highlight-reel plays
(unless you count the ball he underthrew, which Dyrell Roberts turned into No. 3 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays), and he didn’t even complete 50 percent of his passes (nine of 19 throwing the ball). However, on a day when his team didn’t need him to be great, he got the job done. He threw for his first two career touchdown passes, he didn’t turn the ball over, and he finally showed us all how much he’s been dying to take off that yellow jersey when he lowered the boom on App State safety Patrick Blaylock. Bottom line, it was a great year for Tech to have four mostly cupcake out of conference games to start the season. It’ll be good for Thomas to continue his transition into the speed of the college game, and hopefully, by the time ACC play comes around, he’ll be more than ready. Tech’s future is bright at QB. While Thomas stole the headlines all offseason, backup quarterback Mark Leal looked very impressive Saturday in his first collegiate action. He completed six of nine passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns, both to Marcus Davis. Now, before you think he’s the one that should be starting (I’ve actually talked to a couple people who think that’s the case), recognize that it was against the backups of an FCS school. Now, don’t get me wrong — Leal is good. And he’s going to get better. He wouldn’t have passed JuJu Clayton on the depth chart if he didn’t have a lot of potential. But unless Thomas goes down, don’t expect to see him in the game before the fourth quarter the rest of the season. The defense looks much improved. Again, I’d just like to reiterate that I realize the reason the Hokies looked so good was because they were playing an undermatched team. But, either way, the starters pitched a shutout for two-and-a-half quarters against one of the most prolific offenses in the FCS. The front seven looked especially impressive, as the Mountaineers didn’t even pick up a first down until halfway through the second quarter. The defensive line did a good job of blowing up App State’s option read play, as they ran for only 31 yards on 17 attempts in the first half. The team forced four turnovers, as Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, Eddie Whitley and Derek DiNardo all snagged interceptions to go along with Exum’s fumble recovery. There’s not a whole lot to say about the secondary, considering they barely got any action — which is a good thing. It either means that Presley was feeling the pressure and didn’t have time to sit in the pocket, or that Tech’s DB’s did a great job in coverage. Either way, things look promising for
a defense that had a serious off year last season. Beamerball is back … hopefully. I feel like every time Tech has blocked a kick over the past five years, this is the headline the next day (excluding the “hopefully,” of course). But usually, that ends up being the only kick blocked that entire season. The team blocked two kicks last year, but both of them came in the opener against Boise State. Now, while I know the phrase “Beamerball” is typically associated with blocking kicks, I like to think it represents Tech’s special teams as a whole. In which case, Beamerball was definitely in full effect on Saturday. Redshirt sophomore Cody Journell nailed a 28-yard field goal on his first career attempt to go along with a perfect nine of nine on extra points. All-American cornerback Jayron Hosley had punt returns of 55 and 38 yards, and totaled almost 100 yards in his three attempts. Dyrell Roberts broke the school’s all-time record in kick return yardage to open up the second half and finished with 64 yards on two returns. Kickoff specialist Justin Myer boomed every single one of his 11 kickoffs into the end zone, while five of them were recorded as touchbacks. The only special teams unit that left something to be desired was the punt team. Scott Demler, making his first career start, averaged only 32.4 yards on his four punts. Coach Beamer said after the game that he would stick with Demler for now and was confident he would continue to get better. Overall, the team looked well-coached, well-prepared and poised for a big season. I’m not going to discuss how slack the team’s schedule is because I don’t want to jinx anything. But everyone knows that right now, Tech doesn’t have a single ranked opponent on their regular season calendar. And, while I’m not going to make any radical predictions on how the Hokies will do this year, I will say it’s probably going to be a long season for the rest of the ACC, and there’s no reason this team shouldn’t be playing in Charlotte on Dec. 3. Tech takes the field again this Saturday, as they will travel to Greenville, N.C., to face off against the East Carolina Pirates. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
ZACH MARINER -sports editor -sophomore -communication major
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