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THE SCOOTER SQUAD

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Concealed carry group to visit Tech

MADDI GORDON

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Razor scooters may seem like a long-forgotten trend, but a few members of Virginia Tech’s softball team are trying to bring it back. Marra Hvozdovic, a senior management major, began this so-called “scooter revival” with her fellow varsity softball teammates. The proscootering group has since dubbed themselves the “scooter squad.” Hvozdovic, an outfielder, set the trend ablaze last fall when she reintroduced the scooter to the team. “I had never seen a scooter on campus before last fall,” Hvozdovic said. While packing up to start her junior year, Hvozdovic spotted two of her younger brother’s scooters in the garage. She thought back to how she had watched her brother and his friends scooter around the neighborhood all summer. “They were having a good old time scootering — acting like kids

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Members of the softball team show of their scooters. They call themselves the “Scooter Squad.” scooters and stuffed them in her car, never imagining the trend that would ensue. Hvozdovic envisioned riding around her apartment with her best friend and softball teammate Betty Rose, a senior management major. It was something simple and childish to do to have fun, Hvozdovic said. Soon they decided it was time to take scootering to the next level. “One day we were messing around; we pulled them out and were like, ‘Let’s ride them to class,’” Hvozdovic

said. Together, Hvozdovic and Rose took to the Drillfield, but they didn’t go unnoticed. “We definitely got some looks and stares,” Hvozdovic said. In fact, Hvozdovic says she felt very uncomfortable the first few times riding by herself because of the strange looks she received. Nonetheless, she powered through and got into the habit of riding her scooter to class. It didn’t take long for the trend to catch on among her

teammates and friends. Hvozdovic attributes the spread to the difficulties of walking with a scooterer, or scootering with a walker. “It’s not fun to be limited by your friends (who aren’t scootering),” Hvozdovic said. “So I think that is how it caught on with my team — I would ride a scooter, Betty would ride a scooter and we’d see our friends who wanted to walk with us, but we’d say, ‘Well we wanna scoot, so you gotta get a scooter.’” see SCOOTER / page ﬁve

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The Virginia Citizens Defense League, a gun rights advocacy group, hopes to demonstrate at Virginia Tech next month for the concealed carry of weapons on campus. The demonstration is one of a series of protests that the VCDL will host at various public universities across the state in November, but the exact dates of the protests have not been announced. The VCDL will be protesting Tech and other Virginia colleges’ response to an opinion issued on July 1 by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The opinion stated that a university policy against concealed carry in campus buildings is not sufficient to ban it, but that a university must pass a state regulation. Tech currently has a policy that bans the holding of weapons by students and faculty on campus, but the university is in the process of converting that policy into a state regulation that would ban concealed carry by anyone in buildings or at large gatherings on campus, according to Tech spokesman Larry Hincker. “The university believes that guns don’t belong on college campuses, in classes or in our dormitories,” Hincker said. While an attorney general’s legal opinion is not law, Tech and other universities are voluntarily making moves to convert their policies into state regulations.

VCDL is protesting the move to convert their policies into regulations in response to Cucinelli’s opinion, according to VCDL president Philip Van Cleave. “We think universities are going the wrong way with this,” Van Cleave said. “They’re going in the wrong direction. They missed the message that happened when the massacre at Virginia Tech happened. There was a message there, and they missed it.” While Van Cleave argued that the right to carry a gun makes people safer by giving them the ability to protect themselves, several students said they thought carrying a gun is unnecessary. “It’s dangerous for anybody. There’s no reason to have guns on campus. It’s dumb,” said Rosa Collins, a sophomore finance major. “The only time they would be using it for hunting or something like that, and they can just rent them when they need them. If they have a gun, they’re a potential threat to other people.” Tiffany Farley, a freshman majoring in political science, said she agrees with Tech’s decision to ban concealed carry. “I think it’s a bad idea. I don’t think it’s really necessary on campus. That’s what we have police for,” Farley said. If Tech does pass a state regulation, it would not cover concealed carry in open areas on campus — such as the Drillfield or sidewalks — which are considered public spaces. see GUNS / page two

Koofers sees success with Campus Deals ERIN CHAPMAN news staff writer Saving money and being a college student are two things that just don’t seem to go together. But Koofers has launched a new Campus Deals program. Each week a different restaurant is featured on Koofers.com and an e-mail is sent out to more than 19,000 students at Virginia Tech who are Koofers members. Students then have a week to purchase the coupon and up to six months to redeem it at the restaurant. Since the Campus Deals program launched in August, more than 4,000 students have joined the Koofers network, said Michael Rihani, one of the three Tech graduates who founded Koofers. Erin Mosher, a senior biology major, said she has received e-mails about the weekly deal but hasn’t purchased one yet. “I haven’t seen a place yet that I was particularly interested in, so far nothing has jumped out at me,” Mosher said. Currently, the program is exclusive to Tech, but Rihani has plans to bring it to at least four other universities in the coming months. “We are still learning and still getting feedback, but we see that students

are always looking for deals, especially instant deals,” Rihani said. “The vouchers can be purchased and then used immediately.” Rihani graduated in 2008 with a degree in business information technology. The site’s other founders are Patrick Gartlan, who graduated in 2007 with a degree in computer science, and Glynn LoPresti, who graduated from Tech in 1995 with a degree in industrial systems engineering. Local businesses are also benefiting from the deals. In September, Koofers featured a deal at Buffalo Wild Wings in Blacksburg, and the restaurant sold 564 vouchers offering $20 for the price of $10. “I really think it worked real well, it is definitely something that we would want to do again,” said Lee Baskin, the Buffalo Wild Wings general manager. Through Koofers, Hokie House also offered the same voucher and sold 63 coupons. Jennifer Marques, the restaurant’s manager, said the program brought in additional revenue. “When people come in to use it, they might buy a couple of drinks, which is good for us,” Marques said. Virginia ABC laws state that none of the coupons can be used to purchase alcoholic beverages. At both Hokie House and Buffalo Wild Wings, managers saw that more than half of the coupons purchased on the site were redeemed.

“I didn’t really know what Koofers was before this, a lot of people seem to know about it, so I was surprised at how many were sold,” Marques said. Matthew Boyko, a Log Cabin BBQ employee, said the restaurant saw an increase in business when it offered the deal of paying $7 and getting a coupon for $15. “For about a week straight every third customer had one of the coupons, but it’s calmed down now,” Boyko said. The program began in November 2010 as a pilot program, in which Koofers partnered with LivingSocial to bring deals to students. The program saw some success, but this year Koofers has taken it over on its own, and Rihani said there is increased interest. “With LivingSocial, we were seeing 20 to 30 deals being purchased a week, and now we are averaging 200 a week,” Rihani said. Rihani hopes to expand the weekly deals to offer discounts on outdoor activities, such as rock climbing and skydiving, branching out from only restaurant deals. “If past deals weren’t attractive, hopefully something will come up that will interest you,” Rihani said. “We’re going to help you study, help you choose the right professor, help you make the perfect schedule, help you save money on textbooks and now we are helping you save money in your college town.”

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Mike Posner (left) sports a DJ Coles jersey onstage while performing in Burruss Hall for the 2011 Homecoming concert. Travis Porter (right) opened for Posner. photos by daniel lin

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what you’re saying //comments from online readers... On the Harrington’s $3.5 million lawsuit: Anthony Zure>>

GLC to hold open house KELSEY JO STARR

The company that operated the security at the John Paul Jones Arena will not be found liable for refusing re-entry to Morgan Harrington. There was a strict “no re-entry” policy in place that was clearly marked on tickets and at the entrance. This policy is in place to keep order in the venue (deter people from trying to sneak into the concert using others ticket stubs).Morgan was a grown adult and freely chose to go outside the venue during the concert. She could have called her friends inside the venue, but chose not to, or they chose not to answer. That is one aspect of the investigation that hasn’t been discussed, “why didn’t her friends wonder where she was THAT NIGHT when Morgan didn’t show up to ride home with them?”

pookid do>> They should be suing the company for not having Morgan arrested. Ideally, no parent wants their child arrested for being drunk in public. But, it could save their life. An intoxicated individual could be struck by a car or die of exposure. An officer should have been called. Morgan would have been taken to the hospital, medically cleared (bleeding?) and taken to jail.

Bob>> ...or we could lay the blame on Morgan, where it belongs rather than looking for someone else to pin it on. What happened to her was truly terrible, but her own actions put her in the situation that ultimately led to her death. She certainly didn’t deserve to die, but I fail to understand why the security company should be held accountable for her recklessness. Should she have been reported? Maybe. But how does anyone know this for sure? Were you there? As a society, it seems we are increasingly looking to point the finger at someone else when something is clearly your own fault. Why can’t individuals just accept responsibility for their own (or their daughter’s) actions?

news staff writer The Graduate School at Virginia Tech will be hosting an open house tomorrow.

According to the GLC website, the open house will include tours of the building, a scavenger hunt, art and poetry contests, a cornhole tournament and information sessions about certain services the center offers its graduate students.

Visitors can also get their picture taken with the Hokie Bird. The events will start at 10 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. Anyone who has any interest in graduate school and graduate life at Tech is welcome to attend.

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Protests in Greece become violent ATHENS, Greece — Violence erupted across the Greek capital on Wednesday as riot police clashed with anti-austerity demonstrators during a two-day nationwide strike which shut down much of the country ahead of a crucial vote on a new round of salary cuts and tax hikes. The protest from an estimated crowd of 120,000 was largely peaceful, but dozens of skirmishes broke out as groups of black-hooded youths hurled chunks of marble and

gasoline bombs at riot police who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Thick black smoke filled the air above the city as groups of rioting youths smashed and looted stores, setting fire to overflowing garbage bins and to the guard house in front of parliament. Other demonstrators smashed windows and bank signs and one television crew was attacked. Police said at least a half-dozen

demonstrators and 15 police officers were injured and taken to hospitals. At least 15,000 demonstrators also gathered in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city. Another 20,000 marched through the western port city of Patras and 15,000 took to the streets in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. - Christine Pirovolakis, mcclatchy newspapers

Guns: Group opposes stronger anti-gun rules on campus from page one

“One of the things that people don’t realize — that irrespective of any policy or regulation — is that under policy or even regulation, it’s perfectly legal on public property to carry a weapon,” Hincker said. “You can put a shotgun over your shoulder right now, and you can walk down Main Street, you can stand in front of the Capitol building in Richmond, and, as long as it’s not concealed, you can walk across our campus and put it in your car.” The only college in Virginia that has not banned concealed carry is Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave. At its protests, VCDL plans to encourage supporters not to donate

money to the university until policies regarding concealed carry on campus are changed, Van Cleave said. “What’s so special about a university — which is nothing more than a bunch of buildings on a hill — that gun owners can’t protect themselves if something goes wrong there?” Van Cleave said. “It’s illogical.” In order to be able to protest on Techs’ campus, the VCDL must be endorsed by a student organization or a group affiliated with the university. “The university allows its facilities — and that means the grounds as well as the buildings — to be used only by organizations affiliated with Virginia Tech,” Hincker said. VCDL is in the process of making plans to associate with student orga-

nizations to get an endorsement. “We’re talking to several (student organizations), and as soon as we get a date locked in, we’re going to announce all of that,” Van Cleave said. “There should be more than one. We’ve got some good people up there that are working hard on the issue. It just takes a few days to go through all the hoops.” Concealed carry and weapons on campus has been a topic of debate for years. It is especially controversial at Tech, where the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history occurred on April 16, 2007, when Tech student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and himself. Van Cleave said the VCDL proposed a bill two years prior to the massacre at Tech that would have

changed Tech’s policy banning weapons on campus, but the bill was not passed. Shortly after the bill’s failure, Tech passed its policy banning concealed weapons on campus to “make people feel safe,” Van Cleave said. “They found out that feeling safe wasn’t being safe,” Van Cleave said. “The university tried it their way, and it didn’t work, and other universities have tried it their way, and it doesn’t work. A little policy or even a regulation isn’t going to stop somebody bent on mayhem. It’s not going to stop them.” Van Cleave argued that Cho would not have been stopped by university policy or regulation banning weapons on

campus. “We’d all be better off (if concealed carry was allowed). Cho didn’t have a permit, but he followed all the Virginia laws to get his guns, he walked onto a campus where guns were supposed to be barred, and we saw the result,” Van Cleave said. Freshmen such as university studies major Dustin Addington are removed from the April 16 shootings by 5 years, however, Addington still said he did not support concealed carry. “I feel like concealed carry may risk the safety of students on campus,” Addington said. Hincker said it’s too early to say what security measures the university will need to take regarding the dem-

onstration. “We’ve had demonstrations on our campus before,” Hincker said. “This is nothing new. We’ve had demonstrations on this topic before, and they’ve all been very peaceful and without any problems between groups both for and against the issue.” Van Cleave said his organization would not tire in its fight to prevent Tech from banning concealed carry. “We’re tired of this. We’re going to continue fighting this battle — we’re going to fight it legislatively, we’re going to fight it by going after Virginia Tech’s wallet, and we’re going to fight it in the courts of public opinion until they allow this.”

Romney remains front-runner in debates MARK Z. BARABAK mcclatchy newspapers LAS VEGAS — After a concentrated burst of campaigning, the GOP presidential race has been distilled to a simple question: Can Republicans learn to live with Mitt Romney even if they don’t love Mitt Romney? The former Massachusetts governor is certainly not a lock to face President Barack Obama in November 2012. He displayed an unflatteringly brittle and peevish side during the Tuesday night debate here in Las Vegas, turning snappish when challenged on health care and illegal immigration, two old issues that drew fresh blood as his rivals assumed a more aggressive stance. Yet the rapidly accelerating contest remains about where it was a month and a half ago, when the steeplechase of six debates in six weeks began: with Romney the front-runner by default, leading not because of his overwhelming appeal but because a plurality of Republicans don’t seem to like anyone else a whole lot better. His main opponent and chief debate tormentor, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, may have helped his ailing campaign by turning in a performance Tuesday that was good enough to maintain his viability until his TV advertising can kick in. Still, his performance was not great, and failed to erase concerns about his command of issues and his deftness in parrying criticism. Businessman Herman Cain, who surged to the top of some polls on the strength of his earlier showings, became the latest GOP phenom scorched by a suddenly bright debate spotlight. He was forced back on his heels defending his “9-9-9” tax plan and flailed on a no-brainer question on his willingness to bargain with terrorists. (Cain finally ruled it out.) In the absence of other defining moments, the debates this year have driven the GOP race to an unusual degree and clarified not just the candidates’ positions — which are actually at little variance — but also their personalities and temperaments, which can be just as important to voters. The biggest loser in that regard has been Perry, who entered the race in a starburst that sent him soaring to the top of polls, only to fall back after a series of stammering and admittedly weak debate nights. Other candidates have been uneven (Cain and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann can stir an audience with one answer and confound them with the next) or largely irrelevant (the perennially grouchy former House

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Former governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walks through a crowd of supporters at a campaign stop at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. on Oct. 7. Speaker Newt Gingrich, the marginal former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., who decided not to show Tuesday night). Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum would fall into a special category, coming off as strong, passionate and well-informed in each of the debates, yet having little to show for it. Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who has a small but devoted following, appears similarly situated. Romney, more than any other candidate, has boosted his chances at the nomination with his reliably steady and, up until Tuesday, placid performances on the debate stage. A striking fact of the Republican race has been the former governor’s unbudging stand in opinion surveys, which — through thick or thin — place him as

the favorite of one-quarter to one-third of GOP voters. Other candidates rise or fall; Romney’s support never wavers. “Romney has basically set the standard for someone who looks poised, presidential and conservative enough without being frothing,” said campaign analyst Stuart Rothenberg. Having run before, in 2008, Romney has shown the benefit of experience, especially in the high-pressure setting of a nationally televised debate. The problem, Rothenberg said, is that Romney has mainly convinced those already disposed to support his candidacy, who maybe needed just a bit of reassurance. “That’s not,” Rothenberg said, “where the whole party is.” Barring an uncharacteristic meltdown far worse than Tuesday night’s show

of pique, it is difficult to see Romney debating his way out of contention. Still, the most recent clash underscored his persistent vulnerabilities. One is health care. Romney’s Massachusetts plan formed much of the basis for Obama’s national health care program, which is deeply reviled by Republicans. Curiously, Romney on Tuesday defended what many in his party find most offensive, the requirement that residents purchase insurance. “We had a lot of people that were expecting government to pay their way. And we said, you know what? If people have the capacity to care for themselves and pay their own way, they should,” he said. Perry’s characterization of Romney as a hypocrite for attacking the Texan’s

positions on illegal immigration — despite having once employed illegal immigrants — also resurrected criticisms of Romney as sacrificing principle to personal advancement. Perry’s attack rested on a discovery by the Boston Globe in 2006 that Romney had hired a gardening firm that employed illegal Guatemalan immigrants. A follow-up story one year later, during his last presidential bid, found that Romney continued to employ the firm, though he fired them when told they still employed undocumented workers. Romney’s debate response, however, seemed more calculated than concerned about legalities. “We went to the company and we said, look, you can’t have any illegals

working on our property. That’s — I’m running for office, for Pete’s sake, I can’t have illegals,” Romney said. Political veterans differ on the impact of a contentious nominating fight. Some hold that a tough and vigorous campaign can strengthen a candidate, much as Obama improved during his months-long 2008 duel with Hillary Rodham Clinton. Others fret that a fratricidal battle will drain resources that could be used against the opposition, leaving a broke and battered GOP nominee to face a president who is both unchallenged within his party and enormously flush with campaign cash. As the campaign hurtles forward, it will determine whether simply being good enough will be good enough for Romney.

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Occupiers could learn from the Tea Partiers T

he Wall Street protests have been intriguing. While the movement has an obvious anticorporate tinge, I can’t tell whether labeling it anti-capitalist would be fair. Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement, in addition to the general direction of the movement, makes it safe to label the Wall Street occupiers as leftists. And there seems to be a pattern among these left-leaning protests. For some reason, every public assembly that involves resentment of the upper class eventually evolves into rioting — their monotonous chanting and clichesigns somehow elicit tear gas and riot shields. This generalization has been true across the world. In the last year, Britons have smashed windows because of high tuition rates, and Greeks have thrown Molotov cocktails in reaction to the government’s public sector cuts. The U.S. is unique in the relationship between the government and the current recession. America is the only country that I can think of that also has a political movement asking for less government help. The Tea Party — feel free to cringe — is in this way unique compared to the other movements. Regardless of the disparity in their beliefs, the current Wall Street movement (along with its more violent European counterparts) can actually learn — cringe more — from the Tea Party. This isn’t to say the Tea Party, the movementsymbolizedbytheangry, obese Anglo-Saxon, is without flaws. The Tea Party’s tense relationship with the media has painted it as fanatical, thus disenchanting moderates. And despite its attempts to distinguish itself from both political parties, it is rightfully seen as a Republican vessel, causing it to inherit all of the GOP’s negative connotations. The Tea Party has been honest but impractical in its applause at the GOP presidential debates — in one instance cheering over the death of an uninsured man within a hypothetical scenario. While their argument may be legitimate, applauding the death of anyone is rarely good public relations. But the Tea Party does have some positive characteristics. First, no one can doubt that they are populist. There have been allegations that the Tea Party consists of “Astroturf” rather than being grassroots oriented, but the attendance of any Tea Party event proves that assertion to be untrue. A peer and I attended last year’s Tea Party of Virginia Convention, and the only slithering Republicans in suits were the politicians on stage. The common participant was, as shown on the news, the predictable, aging American adorned in patriotic attire and covered in political bumper stickers. My friend and I were disappointed — we had hoped for a more elitist attitude.

But these tea-bagging populists differ from their brethren on Wall Street, not only in their views, but also their methods of protesting. The Tea Partiers have never hurled a rock, brick, Molotov cocktail or even a Twinkie at the police. The anti-corporate crowd, however, has gone to the extremes of defecating on a NYPD car. Meanwhile, the Tea Party has gone to the extent of cleaning up its own litter, while anticorporate protesters tried to storm the National Air and Space Museum (for reasons I don’t understand). But the Wall Street protests have demonstrated they have a significant following and are, for the most part, law-abiding. Where they need to mimic the Tea Party — along with picking up after themselves — is their organization. While the irony of an anticorporate movement branding itself with a logo is not lost upon me, there needs to be one organization that manages all of the protests. Specific goals are also necessary. They have managed to communicate effectively via Twitter, but eventually they will need to appoint a leader (or leaders) who can make decisions and execute them efficiently. Michael Moore seems interested — but I would pass. As if the man’s sheer desperation wasn’t itself a reason to look elsewhere, his obnoxiousness would kill any desire for moderates to include themselves within the movement. Both the Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Tea Party actually have something in common. They both want transformative change. However, the differences between the two groups are too great for there to be any cooperation. The Wall Street Occupation is almost begging for government intervention, which is antithetical to the Tea Party’s ideals. There are also methodical differences between the two groups (cults). The Tea Party has institutionalized, avoided major conflicts with the police, and has chosen leaders to interact with the media and politicians. Regardless of what outsiders think of the Tea Party, they are here to stay. The Wall Street Occupiers, however, have no clear objectives, (respectable) leaders and are constantly losing legitimacy by clashing with the police. Unless they take off their ski masks, abandon their hacky sacks and start planning instead of screaming, these protests will go nowhere, do nothing and only be historically relevant in their rioting — just like every other anticapitalist protest in recent history.

JOHN LANGLEY -regular columnist -senior -political science major

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CT should reject the FLAME ads

he advertisement for FLAME regarding Muslim Arab antiSemitism is both inappropriate for a college newspaper and generally offensive. The tone and rhetoric of the ad generalizes all Muslims as inherently anti-Semitic — a bold and disgusting message to be advertising to our diverse campus. As a Jewish person, I have found in my experience that this kind of biased media only fuels the challenges between the Jewish and Muslim community instead of contributing to a solution. I mean seriously, the bold center text states

FLAME does not represent Jews

the president of Hillel, Jewish Life on campus, and an Israel advocate in the U.S., I found the advertisement titled “Muslim Arab-Anti Semitism” offensive and repulsive. I am not familiar with the organization FLAME, but I hope that the Virginia Tech community knows the Jewish community on campus does not support or endorse them in any

“How can one make peace with such people (Muslims), with hatred like that?” What message are you sending to the Islamic students in our community by supporting media that calls them racists and Jew-killers? I urge you to use your right to “reject ... any advertisement it deems objectionable” and stop including this ad. Be more sensitive to your student body. Such material negatively reflects on both Collegiate Times and the entire student body.

Max Holland mechanical engineering major

way. This article does not represent the ideas of Jewish or pro-Israel voices on our campus. Hateful articles like this are what have continued the silence on direct negotiations between Israelis and Arabs in the Middle East. Hate speech from either side that de-humanizes the “other” is the largest barrier to future peace in the Middle East.

Amanda Herring president, Hillel at Virginia Tech

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Obama is leading quietly L

eaders lead, like President Barack Obama. “A leader leads! A leader leads,” cried former White House staffer Peggy Noonan, criticizing President Obama’s leadership on “Meet the Press.” This is a rallying cry of the right: Obama is not a leader. I say he has shown, and continues to show, leadership but in a more subdued way similar to Noonan’s former boss, President Ronald Reagan. Instead of making specific, clear and detailed policy demands of Congress, both Obama and Reagan offered principles and priorities, and let Congress work out the details. This is a tactic called “priming,” where people, in this case the U.S. Congress, are not told what to think, but what to think about. President Bill Clinton’s famous mistake in his push for universal healthcare was that he delivered a fully written bill to Congress and expected them to pass it — he tried to tell Congress what to think. Presidents Obama and Reagan outlined their priorities and let Congress do the rest. Reagan swooped into office demanding that taxes be slashed and that Congress focus on the War on Drugs, among other administration priorities. President Obama took office demanding universal health care and a focus on jobs. The idea of priming as a leadership tactic is to shape the national dialogue in broad strokes, not to get down in the weeds on specific legislative clauses. The first example of leadership through priming is financial stimulus. Reagan and Obama both worked with Congress to pass massive stimulus measures in their first years in office. Reagan’s success was the Economic Recovery Tax Act and Obama’s the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, both enacting

major tax cuts (although for different people). Obama asked for investments in public goods beyond tax cuts. Both presidents took office promising such measures and took similar steps to achieving them. Reagan asked Congressman Jack Kemp and Senator William Roth to write and shepherd his tax cuts through Congress. Obama asked Congress to pass a bill with middle-class tax cuts and fiscal stimulus. Neither president put pen to paper to write their stimulus bills, they just outlined their provisions as national priorities, and Congress followed suit with specific legislation. Next, look at efforts to overhaul the health care system in Obama’s case compared with efforts at drug prevention by Reagan. In 1970, President Richard Nixon declared a national War on Drugs priming the issues for Reagan a decade later. Entering his second term, Reagan outlined his support of the “war” and asked Congress to undertake, as a priority, a bill issuing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for criminals convicted of possessing or trafficking certain types of drugs. Reagan’s priorities sparked a national conversation about the merits of mandatory minimums, but he never said exactly what those policies should entail and what those sentencing guidelines should be. All he said was that we should adopt them as part of a fight against drug use. It was Congress that later enacted the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 that incorporated now-debunked policy focusing on punishment of drug offenders through mandatory minimums. Obama used

a similar tactic to prime a bill to accomplish universal health care. Building on President Clinton’s mistakes, Obama asked Congress for a bill with the overall goal being that every American receive health care. It took many months of debates and three very different legislative proposals, but the end result accomplished Obama’s goal of universal health care. Both presidents outlined policy goals and lead national dialogues that, in the end, resulted in the accomplishment of those goals. Priming was their leadership strategy and it worked. What does this mean moving forward? The leader of the free world cannot achieve re-election if people do not see him as a leader. So Obama announced his economic principle saying: “Here’s the principle — middle-class families, working families, should not pay higher tax rates than millionaires and billionaires.” The result has been a national conversation about whether the rich should pay more to improve the economy than the poor. Our country is discussing, through legislation like the millionaires surtax and through protests like Occupy, whether we want to protect special interest tax breaks or necessary social programs. We are witnessing presidential leadership at its finest. Reagan, a conservative icon, would agree that Obama’s use of priming tactics is exactly the kind of leadership a president needs to display to solve our nation’s problems.

JOSH YAZMAN -regular columnist -sophomore -economics major

Campaign finance needs fixing B

ack in early 2010, the Supreme Court ruled by a slim 5-4 margin in favor of Citizens United in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The ruling dealt a vicious blow to campaign finance laws, as the Supreme Court granted corporations (including multinational ones) the same First Amendment rights as U.S. citizens. This ruling has effectively changed the way campaigns are run and has created an imbalance in our political system, which allows corporations to effectively buy politicians off with campaign donations. The Supreme Court’s ruling, which may have been well-intentioned, has crippled the ability of the U.S. to conduct free and fair elections. This ruling is not only reshaping the landscape for legislative elections, but it is also affecting judicial elections as well. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor voiced her belief that the Citizens United ruling also threatens the independent judiciary. “This rise in judicial campaigning makes last week’s opinion in Citizens United a problem for an independent judiciary,” she told an auditorium of lawyers and Georgetown University law students in Washington, D.C. “No state can possibly benefit from having that much money injected into a political campaign.” Not to mention nearly 80 percent of all judges must face voters in elections at some point during their time on the bench. As O’Connor rightly warns, this new campaign finance reform affects our judicial branch as well as the executive and legislative branches, thus putting the entire American political system at risk. The ruling also changed the regulations regarding campaign donation disclosure, giving rise to super Political Action Committees, which allow corporations, unions and wealthy indi-

viduals to donate unlimited sums of money to candidates or political parties anonymously. These new super PACs have quickly become the new model for special interest groups to funnel cash into campaigns. Citizens United has made it easier than ever for special interest groups to corrupt the democratic process with new super PACs. So how do we fight back against these super PACs? A constitutional amendment to overturn the ruling. What exactly would that new amendment look like? Two possible 28th amendments have already been drafted, and both would work. Written by former Washington lobbyist Jimmy Williams, his proposed amendment states: “No person, corporation or business entity of any type, domestic or foreign, shall be allowed to contribute money, directly or indirectly, to any candidate for federal office or to contribute money on behalf of or opposed to any type of campaign for Federal office. “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, campaign contributions to candidates for federal office shall not constitute speech of any kind as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution or any amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Congress shall set forth a federal holiday for the purposes of voting for candidates for federal office.” The other possible 28th Amendment, which would better help solve this problem, comes from Lawrence Lessig. His states: “No non-citizen shall contribute money, directly or indirectly, to any candidate for Federal office. U.S. citizens shall be free to contribute no more than the equivalent of $100 to any federal candidate during any election cycle. “Notwithstanding the limits construed to be part of the First Amendment, Congress shall have the power to limit, but not ban, indepen-

dent political expenditures, so long as such limits are content and viewpoint neutral. Congress shall set forth a federal holiday for the purposes of voting for candidates for Federal office.” Not only do both address the issue of campaign finance, but each makes Election Day a federal holiday. Many hard-working Americans forfeit their right to vote each year because of job demands. Although polling places often open early, the long lines usually deter some of the employed voters from casting ballots. Students would also benefit from this provision because it would make it easier for students, who might otherwise have class, to go out and vote. An amendment with just a campaign finance reform would be sufficient, but the added holiday would also be a plus. Historically, the young people in a nation have been the drivers of change, challenging unfair and corrupt systems. In the 1960s and 1970s, young people organized demonstrations in favor of Civil Rights, helped voters register and put political pressure on politicians to end the Vietnam War. We cannot sit idly and watch our political system become a corrupted vessel for special interests. The simple truth is our political system can’t be fixed without national unity and the work of young people like us. So, volunteer, register to vote or meet with your state and federal representatives, and work toward a thriving, functioning democracy.

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Hvozdovic and Rose agree that in addition to scooters’ entertainment value, they are also convenient and efficient.

ONE CAN GET UP TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A PUSH SCOOTER.

Hvozdovic tried to ride a bike to class during her freshman year, but the hills and stairs around campus proved to a big restriction on the bike. Hvozdovic said it’s much more difficult to pick up a bike and carry it up stairs than it is a scooter. “With a scooter, it’s so light — maybe a couple pounds,” Hvozdovic said. “You can pick it up, fold it, walk to class. It’s so convenient.” Rose, who is a catcher on the softball team, agrees. She said a scooter’s light weight adds to its handiness

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One rule both Rose and Hvozdovic advocate emphatically is don’t text and scoot. Hvozdovic said she took a nasty fall one time while

trying to answer a text on her scooter.

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“I fell off my scooter on all fours on the ground,” Hvozdovic said. “My palms hit the ground, my phone flew. I tried to play it off like I wasn’t hurt, but as I walked away, I noticed that my hands were all scratched up, and my knees were bruised.” Even with this incident, Hvozdovic and Rose continued to ride. Since they began scootering last fall, Rose and Hvozdovic say nine out of the 21 softball players now ride scooters. The self-proclaimed scooter squad can be seen riding around campus on the way to class and softball

practices. Hvozdovic and Rose hope that scootering will become a custom on the softball team. “Even the freshmen on our team (scooter),” Rose said. “It took them like a week to go out and buy scooters. I think it will definitely be a tradition with our team.” Thanks to the scooter squad, scootering has quickly spread from the softball team to the entire campus. Rose and Hvozdovic said scooters were nonexistent on campus before their junior year. “Every time I see someone blaze by me on a scooter, I start laughing at the trend Betty and I started,” Hvozdovic said. Hvozdovic and Rose will graduate this spring with the hope that they have left their footprints on the Tech campus and the scooter will remain a unique, but not unusual, staple for student transportation.

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Men’s soccer snags first victory in over a month

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Tech freshman midﬁelder Mike Wilkie darts between two Wright State defenders during Tuesday night’s match. The Hokies got an own goal from their opponents for the second week in a row, winning 1-0.

HOKIES NEED AN OWN GOAL TO GET THE JOB DONE, RENFRO POSTS YET ANOTHER SHUTOUT MIKE PLATANIA sports staff writer Last night at Thompson Field, the Virginia Tech men’s soccer team defeated Wright State by a score of 1-0. It was Tech’s first win in more than a month, and it marked goalkeeper Kyle Renfro’s third shutout of the season. Coach Mike Brizendine was pleased to see his team get back to winning. “I’m happy with the shutout,” he said. “I’m very happy, considering we had a number of starters out tonight. I’m pleased with the effort” The game was wide open from the start, with lots of counter attacks from both teams. The Hokies kept the game at a fast pace, as they took all their free and goal kicks with no

delay. The Hokies’ quick moves produced multiple shots in the first half from Mikey Minutillo and Taylor Lemmon, however neither was able to find the net. Minutillo took a hard, low shot from the left side, but it was just wide. Wright State had its share of first half chances as well. Will McAteer and Seth Petrey both had early shots, but Renfro handled them with ease. Wright State was often forced to take shots from range, thanks to Tech’s stinginess in the middle. Tech’s defense played especially well in its own zone, clearing all rebounds out of the box quickly. Whenever they regained possession, the ball was sent out effi-

ciently, limiting Wright State to very few second chance shots. The best scoring chance in the first half came from Wright State forward Drake Stewart. With five minutes left in the half, Stewart found himself with only Renfro standing between him and the net. Renfro came out to attack the ball, and Stewart chipped the ball over him. It appeared to be a sure goal, until Tech defender David Fiorello came charging from behind the play and cleared the ball out right at the goal line. “We got caught out of position, and Renfro did a good job closing the guy down,” Fiorello said. “Fortunately, I was in the right place at the right time.” Fiorello’s effort kept

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Renfro said he liked the challenging conditions. “It doesn’t bother me at all,” he said. “Different goalies are different about it, but it doesn’t affect me.” Hardly one minute passed before Tech took the lead for good.

Midfielder Jed Prater drove the ball down the right side and delivered a solid cross into Wright State’s box. Among all the traffic, Raiders defender Emeka Ononye tried to head the ball out, but instead it went past goalkeeper Craig Feehan for an own goal. It wasn’t the first time the Hokies forced their opponent into an own goal, as they benefitted from a second half own goal last week against Campbell. The second half was played at a slower tempo and pace than the first. Each team held possession longer and played more cautiously, perhaps because of the weather. As the game went on, Wright State forward Bryce RockwellAshton put his dribbling skills on display and demanded much attention in Tech’s defensive zone.

He was able to set up multiple shots for himself and his teammates, but nothing was too much for Renfro to handle. The Hokies had a real gut check late in the game when defender Kevin Reitzel picked up two yellow cards within three minutes. Reitzel was sent off, and the Hokies had to play with 10 men for the final six minutes. However, Wright State failed to capitalize on their man advantage, and the game ended in Tech’s favor by a score of 1-0. Renfro, who leads the ACC with 74 saves, is optimistic about tomorrow’s matchup against rival University of Virginia. “The shutout feels great and gives us great momentum going into U.Va.,” he said. “Hopefully we can carry this out the rest of the season.”