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Passing over religion BY CHELSEA GILES | features staff writer When the average student thinks of Hillel, they probably don’t get past a Yiddish word or two like “tzedakah” or “chutzpah.” Hillel, an international Jewish organization, is active on over 500 campuses. Virginia Tech’s Hillel group has a full schedule to recognize Jewish Awareness Month, anticipate the opening of its new facility, promote civility awareness activities, and prepare for Passover. According to Anna Isserow, a sophomore double environmental policy and planning and political science major, as well as a member of Hillel, she looked for campuses where Jews are accepted, not just tolerated, when she was visiting colleges. “Virginia Tech showed acceptance, and that was important to me,” Isserow said. According to various members of the group, Hillel provides opportunity for every student on campus. “We’re really welcoming and open to everyone, no matter your religion,” said Isabel Shockit, a junior interdisciplinary studies major.

Hillel has many outlets to reach out to other students and promote the group. They have an extensive website, a blog, a newsletter, a special orientation for Jewish freshmen and continuous events for Jewish Awareness Month. To be that active, there are 35 students on the board in which each person has a committee for a different part of the group. There are also staff members to support the students, including Susan Kurtz, the executive director of Hillel at Virginia Tech. Amanda Herring, a fall 2011 Tech graduate, is the coordinator of engagements and initiatives. Herring said she believes Hillel is rooted in culture and a way for students to be a part of something bigger than themselves. “Hillel is a home for Jews and nonJews,” she said. “It’s here for you. It’s not a religion club; it’s a culture club. Some people bring their roommate, some want to be a part of a community, and some are just curious.” see HILLEL / page ﬁve

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Turner Place starts hiring process ERIN CHAPMAN news reporter With fewer than five months until opening day, dining services is beginning to hire the student staff for Turner Place. The hiring pool opened on Monday, April 2 for students interested in working at Virginia Tech’s newest dining facility. “We are looking to begin hiring all of the student positions, so anything from front line servers to cashiers to kitchen help staff,” said Andrew Watling, a project coordinator for dining services. Between 250 and 300 students will be hired for positions at Turner Place. John Barrett, the assistant manager for Turner Place, said student employees at the other dining halls are being given the opportunity to transfer to Turner Place. Staff at Shultz, which will be closing at the end of the semester, will also be transferred to other dining halls. “The main focus right now is getting experienced help in so, we won’t start out with a whole new staff at Turner Place,” Barrett said. The dining hall, which will include Qdoba Mexican Grill, Bruegger’s Bagels and Jamba Juice, among Tech’s own creations, will be located on the academic side of campus. “We’re going to hire students there just like we do anywhere else on campus,” Watling said. “The only difference is that we have to hire so many at one time.” Dining services offer a unique job experience for students and Turner Place will be no different. “We don’t have a Bruegger’s, so bagel making is new; we don’t have a Qdoba or a Jamba Juice,” Barrett said. “I don’t know many students who know

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Turner Place, Tech’s newest dining facility, is set to open in time for the beginning of next semester. how to make crepes or gelato so that’s going to be something new as well.” Students who want to be a teppanyaki chef, however, are out of luck. Mark Moritz, executive chef for Turner Place, said those positions will likely be filled by a salaried position, someone who is able to give more time to the job than the typical two or three hour student shift. “One of the things that we have to look at is recruitment from the outside,” Moritz said. “We have to try our best to recruit people from outside the area that want to move here. Recruitment is going to be a hot topic in the coming weeks.” Not only will the experiences be new to servers but also diners; the Qdoba will be the only university franchised Qdoba in the nation, and the Jamba Juice

will be the first one in the state of Virginia. For the chain restaurants, key staff will be sent to training facilities. There will also be certified trainers for the first couple of weeks to ensure that staff is following the proper corporate procedure. Despite the heightened interest in the new dining hall around campus, Barrett said being understaffed at Turner Place is something they have to consider. To lessen the chances of that happening, current student employees at all of the dining halls are being given the option to transfer to Turner Place. Working in a dining hall also gives students an opportunity to branch out from their field of study. “Are we looking for people who went to culinary school? No,” Moritz said. “A lot of

times people that have very little skill, just a desire, are better suited for what we are looking for than people that have all these skills that are bad skills.” Barrett hopes to hire some students at orientation, but he realizes it isn’t always a sure bet come move-in day. There will also be a job fair April 25 and 26 at D2 for students who are interested in working at Turner Place. There is still a lot to be done behind the scenes before students arrive — tweaking recipes, picking uniform colors and making sure there are enough pots and pans for the nine different kitchens. Turner Place is on track to open for students on August 27, the first day of classes for the fall semester.

Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering is one the top in the country and the largest in the state of Virginia. One of the most unique qualities of the college is their department of engineering education. “Our department of education is a very rare and only a few schools have it,” said Richard Benson, dean of College of Engineering. The department takes firstyear students through a program that introduces them to the 13 different majors within the College of Engineering. It also offers a first of its kind graduate program. It’s a program that trains students on how to use theory and real life applications into future teaching materials they can one day use to teach in the field of engineering education. To help further the education to the college as a whole, a 153,000 square foot building is in the process of being built. With eight classrooms, a 300seat auditorium, two active learning labs and much more; it will provide seating for over 800 students and staff. It is no secret that one of the highlights of Virginia Tech is the engineering program. “We are one of the top five suppliers of new Bachelor’s degrees,” Benson said. “We graduate as many engineers every year at Virginia Tech as all other Virginia universities combined.” With such a signature education, there was a need for a signature engineering building. “What this really is, is a quality enhancement not an effort to grow the already large

College of Engineering,” said Benson. The new building will have four floors equipped with the latest technology and equipment. It took over two years for the planning of construction of the building. Department head, faculty and staff were all able to contribute in the design.

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Richard Benson dean of college of engineering “A new building was something that we definitely needed and students will greatly benefit from it,” said Ed Nelson, associate dean of the College of Engineering. “We are ahead of schedule and under budget and very excited for what it will bring.” The $95.2 million building is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. But because of the mild winter Blacksburg has experienced, the project is nearly four weeks ahead of schedule. Half of the project’s budget will be funded by the state leaving Tech to make up the difference. So far Tech has raised $32 million, still leaving it $15 million short. “Modernizing our overall footprint, if you will, helps us do a better job at education,” Benson said.

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STAFF mcclatchy newspapers OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland police are now saying that the intended target of the alleged college gunman who killed seven and injured three is not the school administrator they initially identified. Police Chief Howard Jordan had said Wednesday that Ellen Cervellon, director of the nursing program at Oikos University, was the apparent target of a rampage allegedly carried out by One Goh. Cervellon, who was unhurt, had told the Associated Press that she thought Goh had targeted her because she had refused to issue him a tuition refund. But late Wednesday, Jordan told the AP that investigators believed a different female administrator was

the intended target in Monday’s shooting. Jordan reportedly declined to say why police believe the other school official was targeted and would not identify her. “She is terrified,” he told the AP. The development came just hours after police clarified that Goh, 43, had actually not been expelled this year from Oikos, where he studied nursing. Instead, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley said the South Korean national had been in school “until November of last year, at which time he made the decision to leave the school.” “There is some information that the defendant wanted some money back for tuition he had paid,” O’Malley said Wednesday. “He did leave the school voluntarily. He was not expelled, and he was not asked to leave.”

O’Malley and Jordan held a news conference Wednesday soon after Goh appeared in court for the first time. He was charged with seven counts of murder — all with special circumstances — and three counts of attempted murder. O’Malley said her office was considering whether to seek the death penalty. During the short but somber hearing in Alameda County Superior Court, Judge Sandra K. Bean read the charges against Goh, who was largely hidden from view in a glass enclosure, save for the occasional flash of a red jail jumpsuit. As Bean intoned the names of the dead and injured and the charges against Goh, the enormity of Monday’s carnage was hard to miss. “This is a serious and violent felony,” she said with each count of murder and attempted murder —

charges compounded by the use of a firearm, the multiple counts, the taking of a hostage and the stealing of a car. Goh, who was represented by a public defender, did not enter a plea. He will appear in court again April 30. Court documents released Wednesday revealed that Goh admitted to police that he took a .45-caliber handgun and four fully loaded magazines of ammunition to the campus, kidnapped one woman and shot several people before fleeing in a victim’s car. “On Monday, April 2, One Goh committed crimes of such enormity and brutality that our community, our country and citizens around the world are left reeling,” O’Malley told reporters shortly after Goh was arraigned. “The scope of this murderer’s rampage is unprecedented in Alameda County.”

Financial speculators gamble on oil DON KUSLER mcclatchy newspapers WASHINGTON — Financial speculators are gambling on oil the same way they gambled on the housing market a few years ago — a frightening prospect for the fragile economy, a Democratic congressional committee was told Wednesday. “It is similar to the gambling Wall Street did on whether or not people would pay their subprime (belowmarket rate) mortgages in the mortgage meltdown,” said Michael Greenberger, a law professor at the University of Maryland and a for-

mer federal regulator of financial markets. “Now they are betting on the upward direction of the price of oil.” The housing industry collapse helped trigger the deep recession that began in late 2007 and whose effects are still felt today. The economy is slowly recovering, Greenberger said, but it could come to a halt unless oil prices come down. Gene Guilford, president of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association, told lawmakers that the recent oil price runup has cost consumers an additional $10 billion a month since

mid-December. The House of Representatives’ Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which consists of party leaders, called the hearing to spotlight Democratic efforts to promote lower oil and gasoline prices. No Republicans were present. Today’s routine $4-and-higher prices for a gallon of gasoline have nothing to do with conventional supply-and-demand forces, Greenberger said. He formerly directed regulation of market trading in futures contracts and derivatives for the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.

“It is excessive speculation, which is a fancy word for saying that gamblers wearing Wall Street suits have taken these markets over,” he said. Financial speculators such as investment banks and hedge funds account for at least 65 percent of purchases of contracts for future oil deliveries, more than twice their traditional share, while buyers who intend to actually take delivery of the oil and use it, such as airlines, make up only about one-third of demand. The speculators bid up contract prices, sending oil and gasoline prices higher and reaping them huge profits.

Kathy Cicora Smith: I remember when I went to college. I was away from home and it was my first time "settling" into a community on my own. I lived in an apartment and worked in local stores. It was a great learning experience when I felt like part of the community and made it "mine"... separate from my parents' community. I really benefited and grew as a person when I did that. After college when I moved on to grad schools and new jobs, I took that experience with me. I made it a point to get involved with local events and causes each place I moved to. I felt that sense of belonging and made friends, connections. It really is priceless when you feel like a part of a community greater than only your circle of friends. Now that I am a "local" in Blacksburg, I make it a point to meet my new neighbors each fall when students move to my street. I try to help them to feel more like a resident and less like a visitor. It really makes for a great neighborhood, no matter what age we are or how long we live here! Great article!Kathy SMith On the Supreme Court ending the health care debate

Anonymous: I'm happy to read that you understand the role of the courts in our government, when president obama apparently does not, despite him supposedly being a "constitutional scholar." I would hope the justices could put politics aside and we'd get a unanimous decision, but that didn't happen for the 2nd amendment in the Heller case so I'm expecting it'll be 5-4 again unfortunately. I expect it will be determined unconstitutional.Your 6-3 scenario isn't legitimate given the fact that the Justices vote in order of seniority and Chief Justice Roberts will vote before Kennedy.

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Higher minimum wage Technology outpaces would alleviate inequality laws, raises concerns T

here are numerous ways to address the issue of economic inequality — an issue that has gained traction as the Occupy movement has spread beyond Wall Street. I believe we can do something to raise the wages of our lowest paid workers right now. I recently saw a chart that demonstrates what's been going on in the economy; the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting poorer. It showed that the ratio of CEO pay to worker pay was 42 to 1 in 1980 — with the average CEO making $1.6 million. That ratio climbed to 107 to 1 in 1990 — with the average CEO making $3.3 million. By 2010 that ratio had soared to 325 to 1 — with the average CEO making $10.8 million. With that kind of hindsight, 1980 doesn't look so bad. Raising the minimum wage is one of those lightning rod issues on which liberals and conservatives often disagree. But the division isn't just ideological — it's also mathematical and historical. In 1968, the federal minimum wage stood at $1.60 an hour. If workers were earning the same amount in today's dollars, adjusting for inflation, they would be paid over $10 per hour, not the current $7.25 per hour.

recovery. And it is also time to remove this issue from the whims of our whimsical Congress by indexing it to automatically increase to keep pace with inflation. Both Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have indicated support for this approach. We know that some opposition to raising the minimum wage is rooted in the erroneous belief that it increases unemployment. Yet we have real world experience of past federal increases, numerous increases at the state level and academic studies conducted by noted economists from every region of the country providing solid evidence that there is no corresponding increase in unemployment that accompanies modest increases in the minimum wage. On Jan. 1, 2012, eight states raised their "indexed" minimum wages to adjust for inflation. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that more than 1 million workers benefited directly from these increases. Additionally, as employers restructure their wage-scales, almost 400,000 more workers earning slightly more than minimum wage, will benefit. That is good for them, and that is good for our economy. Especially since these are not just teenagers working part time — the Census Bureau says are only 12 percent of the workRaising the minimum wage they force — but adults working more than is one of those lightning rod part time. Who benefits when the minimum issues on which liberals and wage erodes in value? Low-road conservatives often dis- employers, who compete by paying wages well below the federal poverty agree. But the division isn’t line. In addition, taxpayers end up just ideological — it’s also subsidizing these low-road busimathematical and histori- nesses, because low-wage workers are forced to rely on Medicaid, cal.” food assistance and other safety net programs. Finally, polling shows that the public During that same time, median house- overwhelmingly supports increasing and hold income has risen roughly 14 per- indexing the minimum wage. Lopsided cent while the value of the minimum margins across all demographic groups wage has fallen by 30 percent. and both political parties understand The solution is obvious: Congress that this would be beneficial for the should restore the minimum wage to its economy. historic purchasing power by raising it to It may not reach 99 percent, but it $10 per hour. It would enable low-wage has higher support in the polls than employees to be rewarded for their hard the current Congress. Of course, it also work. has the advantage of being the right It would also help boost the economy thing to do. by getting income into the hands of those most likely to spend it, thereby creating additional demand that businesses DON KUSLER sorely need during this shaky economic -mcclatchy newspapers

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riers, staffed with special law enforcement liaison teams, charge police departments past. from a few hundred dollars for locating Under new laws in the United Kingdom, a phone to more than $2,200 for a fullthe British government will be able to scale wiretap of a suspect, records show.” monitor emails, calls and website visits of Some departments log dozens of traces a every person in real time. You might think month for both emergencies and routine that would never happen in the United investigations. States, but police are tracking people here According to the American Civil as well. Liberties Union, “The government With the explosion of the Internet and should have to obtain a warrant based telecommunications, law enforcement, upon probable cause before tracking cell companies and social networks have phones. That is what is necessary to proaccess to personal data like never before. tect Americans’ privacy, and it is also what In the United States, police are tracking is required under the Constitution.” cell phones with almost no oversight. In United States v. Jones, a majority of the Supreme Court recently concluded the government conducts a search the Fourth Amendment when Without some level of under it attaches a GPS device to a car and anonymity on the Internet, tracks its movements.” Further, when the ACLU conducted its investigation, a wide range of information it found “virtually all of the over 200 may disappear.” police departments that responded to our request said they track cell phones, but only a tiny minority reported consistently obtaining a warrant and demonstrating probable cause to do so.” According to The New York Times, “law Right now the legality of these requests enforcement tracking of cell phones, once is still widely varied across the country, the province mainly of federal agents, but there should be a standard and it has become a powerful and widely used should be probable cause. surveillance tool for local police officials, With the recent case of United States with hundreds of departments, large and v. Jones, police should have to obtain a small, often using it aggressively with little warrant to track our movements. The or no court oversight, documents show.” privacy of the Internet is one of its most With little oversight, this ability is likely attractive features. It allows for people to to be abused by police, to the detriment of share information they otherwise would citizens across the country. not and it allows people to interact openly September 11th was a tragedy made with people they otherwise would not. into a legal and economic opportunity by Without some level of anonymity on the the military and law enforcement forces internet, a wide range of information may across the country. They wasted no time disappear. in eroding every American’s right to priThe most important thing for the govvacy in the name of “national security” ernment to do is to protect user prithrough new laws like the Patriot Act, and vacy. Cell phone tracking needs to be in the process, beefed up their equipment halted, scaled back or at least needs to and salaries while America was in a mood be strictly monitored. Downloading to give them every single thing they asked personal text messages and tracking a for. The only important question now is person’s movements via cell phone is how does the average American regain the wrong. People should have the right privacy to which they still have a consti- to some level of privacy on their cell tutional right? phones. While this newfound power does help Cell phone companies should not profit police in emergency situations like child from the violation of their users personal abduction cases, suicide calls, and mur- information. Technology is outpacing the ders, it crosses the line, raising new legal law and we need to stop accepting this questions, especially when police act invasion of personal privacy before our without judicial orders. Not only that, but Fourth Amendment rights take another cell phone companies are profiting from blow. our private life, with a handful of carriJOSH HOMAN ers marketing a catalog of “surveillance fees” to police departments to determine -regular columnist a suspect’s location, trace phone calls and -junior texts or provide other services. “Cell car- -history major

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Interns network to support partner groups and reach out to new members as well. One intern recently established a Shabat group for the Oak Lane community. The Shabat group provides Greek life members a chance to still be active in Hillel, beyond Alpha Epsilon Pi, which is an on-campus Jewish fraternity. Jewish Awareness Month began the week after spring break and runs into the second week of April. There are a variety of events including film screenings and food tastings. One of the kick-off events was a presentation by Mike Reiss, the writer and producer of “The Simpsons.” He revealed the Jewish themes and connections within the show and shared his experiences of being a Jewish comedy writer. The Reading of the Names is an upcoming event held in remembrance of the Holocaust on April 19. Students and professors will volunteer for 10-minute time slots between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to read names of those who died in the Holocaust. In the midst of these activities, Passover will be observed April 6 through April 14. Those observing this holiday cannot eat wheat products, barley, rye, or corn. Isserow is on the student advisory committee and was responsible for speaking with Virginia Tech Dining Services to discuss the plans for Passover. “Dining Services was very open to suggestions,” Isserow said. “Even though dining was going through its own changes, they were still willing to help.” According to Luther Moseley, the assistant director of Virginia Tech Dining Services, accommodating students is part of the job. “Dining Services is a large team that stays focused, making sure we listen to our students,” Moseley said. “We would be foolish not to.” Though the dining staff has organized a lot in a short amount of time for the Jewish holiday, Moseley claims that the group’s current efforts will better prepare them for next year. According to Moseley, there was a gallant effort to get matzo ball soup on one of the menus, but it will have to wait until the next Passover.

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Some of the venues are making substitutions while others are identifying what can still be eaten. Au Bon Pain will have specials throughout the week. Some of its options include roasted asparagus with almonds, whole-wheat matzo flat breads and shredded carrots with honey and raisin salad. Dining Services will post signs at most of the campus food venues, which will distinguish what is acceptable to eat if one is observing Passover. Herring and Isserow claim it is hard to eat in Blacksburg with dietary limitations. Moseley admitsthere is room for improvement when it comes to accommodating student diets. “I think there’s a growing need for dietary requirements,” Moseley said. Next year, the new Hillel facility will provide a kosher kitchen, which Moseley claims he looks forward to gaining access. With the kosher kitchen, gluten issues will be addressed and there will be a higher quality of meat available. The kitchen will be in the Malcolm Rosenberg Hillel Center, which is under construction and expected to open in June. According to Herring, the development of the center has been a thorough process. “Sue Kurtz has been fundraising for about 10 years,” Herring said. “She finally got a donor.” Diane Rosenberg donated $1 million in honor of her late husband Malcolm Rosenberg. The building is walking distance from campus across Prices Fork Road.

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After 10 years in the making, Hillel will open the Rosenberg Hillel Center this June providing ofﬁce space, a kitchen and even a synagogue.

student needs. According to Herring, local Jewish families are already asking about moving their Sunday school services to the new center. “We need a center and a life force, because we’re so expansive,” Herring said. The Rosenberg The group has the reHillel Center will have a commercial sources for students to kosher kitchen, a student lounge with converse in a safe envia kitchenette and ronment.” offices. Beyond the Amanda Herring special features, the coordinator of engagements and center will also serve initiatives for Hillel as its synagogue. Herring considers the center to be a place for Jewish freshmen to go off Hillel has been operating out campus and bond with the older of the Multi-Cultural Center and members. The group strives to scrambling for rooms to host nurture incoming freshmen with events. It goes to a community its own orientation, FreshFest. center for Sunday school, but “I’m hoping to get (FreshFest) Herring said it does not meet bigger this year — let them

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all explore the new building,” Herring said. The “Ask Big Questions” series is another branch organized by Hillel. It is an initiative to promote civility on campus. According to Shockit, the series challenges peers to question things they normally would not talk about. The program poses questions all people can consider and answer regardless of demographic, religious beliefs, gender or age. It is open to Jews and non-Jews. While the questions can result in discomfort, Herring said the series is held in a positive atmosphere. “The group has the resources for students from different backgrounds to converse in a safe environment,” she said. For more information about “Ask Big Questions” or the various aspects of Hillel at Tech, visit www.hilllelatvirginiatech.com.

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was a princess when I was younger. Easter was one of my favorite holidays because I got to put on white gloves, a frilly dress and a big floppy hat if I was lucky. I was brought up in a religious home, but at the same time, I was six years old and the only thing that mattered was where in the house the Easter bunny left the eggs with money inside. Don’t worry, he always left mom and dad a map in case we couldn’t find them. The day before Easter was when the magic happened. Our family would buy two dozen eggs, hard boil them and let our creativity run haywire. Unfortunately, I had this impression I was a talented and creative artist. I would grab around three eggs and dip them into numerous colors. I still recall denying any knowledge of how 6 brownish eggs had my name on them. Embarrassing enough, I still haven’t mastered my Picasso egg dying technique. Hopefully I’ll perfect a polka dot with a wax crayon before any children are sent my way for help. The morning of Easter felt like a mini Christmas. After Mass, as we walked out dolled up in our Easter best, we were allowed to search for the eggs we had seen around the house that morning. I remember tapping my foot in the pew impatiently waiting for the service to be over. Again, I was six, don’t hold it against me. Our baskets were always overflowing with treats and candies and presents. The treats ranged from Peeps to Starburst jelly beans, and even huge chocolate bunnies. I dove straight for the Starburst jelly beans and after a few years, the Easter bunny caught on and added more to my basket than my sisters’. I always wondered how he knew. As the years went on, Mom — ahem — I mean, the Easter bunny, began adding gifts to the baskets. We had one generous Easter bunny. My first gift was a lamb Beanie Baby, but every year thereafter, it was as if the Easter bunny was trying to outdo himself; the next year I received my first Tamagotchi. I started crying and then proceeded to play with it the rest of the day. I was so obsessed that I refused to change out of my dress; yes, we have it on video.

o, “If you Our family has the motto, don’t believe, you don’t receive.” utt utright You would never catch me out outright admitting to not believingg in the h school Easter bunny through high nd other e because I wanted Peeps and sweets. ame less As I grew older, it became about the baskets, pastels or egg decorating and more about my faith. nd d truly I realized what the weekend meant to my religion and became er. closer to my family than ever. h family Easter is about being with and college has definitely been a struggle with that for me.. Myy d myy parents live in Germany and sisters live in Potomac, Md.,, so ost not being able to spend most een Easters with them has been eat rough. Skype has been a great tool and even going home with ster friends to their home for Easter d to has been a treat. We used d have a big dinner together and uters still try to put the computers on our dining room tables and “share a meal together,” but he apparently it is not exactly the same. Who knew? ed d This year, I was invited home by not just a friend, but someone very important to me me. It definitely took me by surprise as I made the conscious connection of how far my life has come. Easter has always been seen as such a family holiday in my eyes and the fact it could now include family in a different aspect is mind blowing. When I reminded him that Easter was for family, he replied “That’s why I am inviting you home.” I lost my breath. Unfortunately, I had to decline because I am taking the next step in my faith here in Blacksburg, but regardless of what you do this Easter, spend it with people you care about. If you are staying in Blacksburg, get together with friends. Throw your own Easter egg hunt or decorate some eggs. If you are going home, make sure you take advantage of a beautiful weekend with your family and friends.

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ellybeans, Seersucker, Easter egg hunts, bunnies and those Cadbury eggs that make you sick after eating only one. By the above description, you’d never guess I was talking about a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While the roots of this holiday are tied to this event, the braches and leaves fall far away from these roots. I’m not saying I didn’t absolutely love waking up on Easter morning to scour every nook and cranny of my house looking for a pastel egg filled with a sugary treat, but I just don’t see the relevance now that I look at the holiday from an older perspective. Instead of stuffing my face with sweets, I am excited for the opportunity to finally wear my seersucker pants. I am even more excited to see the parents dress up their kids for Easter Sunday service. I mean come on, what

is cuter than a baby in a sweatervest? And then there is the yearly Easter egg hunt. Every child in the neighborhood comes out to take part in this epic battle. Elbows are thrown and grass stains remain unavoidable as the assault ensues. Not to brag, but I was the winner of the famed Easter basket during the second grade after discovering the prestigious golden egg underneath the playground. That will probably stand as my proudest achievement until my graduation day. But there is one thing I am more excited for than anything. More than candy, more than eggs, I am excited for Masters Sunday. This prestigious holiday where the world’s best golfers compete for the legendary green jacket is always one of the best of the year. If Tiger is in contention this Sunday, don’t even try to get me

off the couch. It’s appropriate that Masters Sunday is on Easter this year as there are a couple of similarities. Augusta National golf course is about as close to the heaven Jesus rose to as it gets. God always sets aside perfect weather for both the Masters and Easter Sunday. The pants of Rory McIlroy and John Daly are also as Easter as it gets. Golf balls and Easter eggs? Close enough. Despite this coincidence, what the holiday is truly about is spending time with your family, celebrating the end of lent and the resurrection of Jesus. If you have the opportunity, go home and spend some time with your family. They would love to see you. While you may not appreciate the 28 grams of sugar per serving chocolate bunnies like you used to, it shouldn’t stop you from celebrating.

One downfall of this holiday is the “Christmas & Easter” or “C&E” crowd at your local church. These families come out of the woodwork every year for the two holidays. While it’s great they come and I’m happy that they do, I just wish they didn’t take my seat that I’ve been sitting in all year. P.S. Here is a shout out to my awesome “she said” counterpart Kelley on her confirmation this Easter. Whether hours of golf, mounds of candy or eggs are your fancy, this Easter, try to remember the “reason for the season.”

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Spring: Beamer, Hokies continue to look for answers from page eight

HOKIES WANT TO BE MORE ‘UP-TEMPO’ ON OFFENSE While last season was certainly a big-change on offense, offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring envisions the Hokies being even more up-tempo in 2012. The Hokies passed the ball on average 28 times per game in 2011, up from 24 times per game in 2010 and 19 times in 2009. “We’re trying to increase our tempo in everything that we do,” Stinespring said. “We’ve worked a lot of spread sets in conjunction with our fullback and tight end based sets. We’ve really explored that a lot in our off-season.” Logan Thomas, who burst onto the scene last year with one of the best seasons a Virginia Tech quarterback has ever had, is back this year with something to prove. Coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss to Michigan in the Sugar Bowl, Thomas and the Hokies’ offense figures to shake off some rust and get right back to it this fall. “There’s going to be some bumps along the road, but we’ve got to keep pressing forward and stay the course,” Stinespring said. Those bumps, namely replacing four starters on the offensive line as well as receivers Danny Coale and Jarrett Boykin, won’t be easy. Tech will lean on Thomas to supply the offense and Bud Foster’s defense to keep the opposition out of the end zone.

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KICKERS AND PUNTERS COMPETE FOR JOBS Special teams, which has typically been a position of strength,was a gaping hole for the Hokies last year. This spring, the Hokies are looking to fill their punter and kicker positions through competition. Michael Branthover, who was replaced last year by Coale at punter, punted one time in Wednesday’s scrimmage for 33 yards. His counterpart Ethan Keyserling punted twice for 37 and 29 yards. Branthover also attempted two field goals, hitting from 32 yards and missing from 37. Conor Goulding went 0-for-1 with a miss from 32 yards. “Keyserling has been punting well, and Branthover,” Beamer said. “Branthover has probably been the better guy field goal wise, but Conor Goulding has been in there, field goal wise. Everybody got kicks, and we’re going to look at them and see what they did out there.” PAINTER CONTINUES TO PUSH FORWARD He’s always looked the part, but could this be the season offensive tackle Vinston Painter finally puts it all together? It initially appears that way. Painter said Wednesday night he’s had to learn to use technique in addition to his freakish athleticism. “In high school, you’re just bigger and stronger than everyone, so it’s easier,” he said. “When you get to college, it’s good-on-good, and it’s not just power and speed. You have

to have technique and take the time to learn it. After you learn technique, it’s just about playing hard after that.” Painter, who ran a 4.74 40-yard dash at 300 pounds, has been a physical freak since he arrived in Blacksburg. His bench press is over 400 pounds. Physically, he’s all there. But throughout his entire career at Tech, Painter has been behind a first team All-ACC tackle in Blake DeChristopher. The Hokies love having depth, but they are now leaning heavily on Painter to command the position. “I’m playing harder, I’m playing faster,” Painter said. “Now I just have to work on my hands being inside the shoulder pads. That’s the main issue I need to focus on.” Replacing four offensive linemen won’t be an easy task. Stinespring knows part of it will be getting the chemistry right, something last year’s group had in spades. “We haven’t got to the cohesive part that we need,” Stinespring said. “We’re working toward that, and I really like this group. SCRIMMAGE TOMORROW Virginia Tech will hold its first open scrimmage for the public tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. The Hokies will scrimmage one other time (Saturday April 14), before the annual Maroon-White Spring Game on April 21. The Spring Game is at 4 p.m. and will CJ YUNGER / SPPS be broadcast on ESPN3. Head coach Frank Beamer addresses his team prior to the team’s intra-squad scrimmage Wednesday.

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MICHAEL HOLMES - Running back - Harrisonburg, Va. - “He’s got good moves, power and speed. He’s a guy you kind of notice.” – Frank Beamer

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have big shoes to fill MATT JONES sports editor On National Signing Day last year, one of the names you probably didn’t recognize was that of Michael Holmes. A three-star running back from Harrisonburg, Va., Holmes doesn’t hail from a football hotbed like many of his teammates do. That all goes away now that he’s likely to receive a good portion of the carries this season. “Everyone has to prove something,” Holmes said. “No one has a proven spot, so everyone has to work hard.” This year will mark the first time in three seasons the Hokies don’t return a proven running back. With David Wilson gone early to the NFL, Holmes and backfield mate J.C. Coleman will be saddled with the task of replacing Wilson’s 1,709 yards from a season ago. Holmes, just a redshirted freshman himself, hasn’t had a moment in a practice or scrimmage where he considers himself "the guy" in the Hokies’ backfield. “I haven’t had a moment yet,” Holmes said. “When you get in there, you just try to do what you can do.” Wednesday night, during the Hokies first intra-squad scrimmage inside Lane Stadium, Holmes obviously left his mark. Although he unofficially rushed four times for just four yards, he caught the eye of one pretty important person. “The guy who you kind of notice a couple of times is Michael Holmes,” said

Frank Beamer, head coach. “He’s got good moves, power and speed. He’s a guy you kind of notice.” At 5-foot-11 and 208 pounds, Holmes is on the bigger side of some of the Hokies recent running backs. In fact, Holmes would measure as the third-tallest running back in this year’s NFL Draft. “Sometimes it’s kind of bad, because people can easily cut my legs out, whereas J.C. can easily weave through,” Holmes said. “I have to stay low and keep my pads down. Coach Shane (Beamer) works on that every day.” Coleman, standing just 5-foot-7, complements Holmes nicely in the backfield. Should Holmes and Coleman both stay healthy, the Hokies could have a potential two-headed monster for the next three to four years. see SPRING / page seven

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