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CAMPAIGN SEASON GEARS UP

BY CAMERON AUSTIN | news staff writer Upstairs in a building off College Avenue sits one of Romney’s Victory Offices.

Phones and paper litter the tables from a recent phone bank, and Romney/Ryan posters take up every wall in the space.

It is the closest campaign office to a college campus in the state of Virginia, and yet many people have no idea it’s there.

Down the street on North Main, the Obama for America office is equally hard at work. Volunteers ranging from young adults to senior citizens are making phone calls. A giant whiteboard with various facts, numbers, and dates takes up the far wall.

With both of these campaign centers within walking distance to campus, the importance of these offices is recruiting young voters and volunteers to get out and spread the word in favor of their candidate of choice.

Dan Crawford, a regional press secretary for Obama, recognizes how important the Virginia Tech students are to the campaign.

“Our office in Blacksburg is a hub of volunteer activity for Hokies and the Blacksburg community,” Crawford said.

“With so much enthusiasm about the election, volunteers will be working from now to November to engage students, make sure they’re registered to vote and get them to the polls.”

In an Associated Press-GfK poll released recently, 54 percent of registered voters under 35 said they would vote for Obama, compared to 38 percent for Romney.

However, the Romney campaign isn’t conceding the young American vote yet. In fact, they’re reaching recordbreaking numbers of young voters every day.

“Our ‘Young Americans for Romney’ coalition effort will be the biggest GOP youth outreach effort in Virginia history, reaching at least 10,000 young Virginians each week, while our general get-out-the-vote effort reaches even more,” said Curt Cashour, Virginia Communications Director for the Romney campaign.

Reaching students at Tech isn’t the only thing these major campaign offices are trying to do. They’re also trying to bring the big issues to student’s attention: jobs, the economy and the affordability of college.

Andrew Whitley is a sophomore political science major, and the president of Students for Obama at Virginia Tech. He said he’s sad to see so many students apathetic about this election.

“The election is not really cared about.

One of my goals is trying to take the elec-

tion, and show them how the president has affected them,” Whitley said.

Matthew Hurt, president of College Republicans, agrees that students need to perk up and start paying attention.

“When you’re in college its very easy to get caught up in your social life and to think that this election is not going to affect you,” Hurt said. “But every presidency is going to affect you, no matter how long the president is in office.”

With students back in school, the volunteer numbers at offices have increased, and campaign goals are being met.

“All summer long, the goals set by the Republican National Committee were not met. But now that school’s back in session, and the students are coming back, we have met every goal with their help,” Hurt said.

The series of Romney’s Victory Offices that Blacksburg’s is one of, are unique to particular swing states. The RNC set them up to give the campaign a boost in states where votes would be particularly close.

When President Obama was elected in 2008, it was the first time Virginia voted democratic in a presidential election since 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson was elected. Today, Virginia’s governor is Republican, the state House of Delegates is controlled by Republicans and the state Senate is split 50/50.

“People are more excited to get involved and be a part of the swing state. People in Virginia have to vote. They need to know they’re really making a difference.

Being a young American in Virginia is a huge part of the election and the campaign,” said Portia Isaac, a sophomore mechanical engineering major and an outreach captain for the Obama campaign.

From calling voters, to canvassing doors, the campaign offices ensure students that any type of volunteer effort is important, and there is something for everyone.

“Most people that want to be involved in the campaign know they want to help, (they) just don’t know how,” Isaac aid.

Important to both parties, is registering to vote locally. Anyone who lives the majority of time in Blacksburg, like many students do, can register to vote here or in their home towns. With 56 days until the election, both Young Democrats and College Republicans are focused on getting students registered to vote.

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Yesterday marked the first meeting for the Board of Visitors for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Monday’s meeting began with discussion of a new faculty development program focused on recruiting and preparing individuals to enter the ranks of Virginia Tech faculty.

“The future faculty development program is designed to enhance the faculty pipeline by intentionally reaching out to promising graduate students who have the potential to contribute to the university,” said Suzanne Obenshain, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. “An extended campus site to support this mission in Newport News was proposed, and the resolution for the new facility carried through.”

The new off-site location in Newport News will be operated by staff at the Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center.

Another issue discussed during the meeting concerned the Summer Academy program. This program assisted 126 freshmen in the transition from high school to the univer-

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The program was meant to give new freshmen an early glimpse at the rigor of university work and help them navigate Tech’s campus.

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“This year, we increased enrollment in Hokie Camp by more than 800, and I’m happy to report that next year we may be at capacity with our current facilities,” Faulk said.

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Faulk introduced other student life issues to the board. The Corps of Cadets is seeing its highest enrollment since the 1960s, Tech opened its second residential college in West Ambler Johnston and the new

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On Republican perspective of the DNC (Sept. 7, 2012)

the quick and dirty of what happened this last week in blacksburg

Anonymous: It needs to be mentioned for those that subscribe to

Elliott Kitchen: I have no problem that the platform didn’t

mention God. We live in a secular state and our founding fathers were mostly diests, so I’m sure that they would have liked that aspect of the democratic platform. As for not mentioning that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, did they also state in their platform that they consider London the capital of England, or The Hauge or Amaterdam in Denmark, that would actually be up for a little debate, but I don’t think facts need to be stated in the DNC platform.

Chris: Why should they include God in any of their platforms?

Which God would you want them to include? Whose God is it? Can we have multiple Gods?The simple fact of the matter is that our government should be running under that old adage, “Separation of Church and State.” When you write an op. ed. about how you’re upset about religion not being included in politics, it just exacerbates the whole issue. Religion SHOULDN’T be in politics. Period.Thomas Jefferson, in his “Letter to the Danbury Baptistis” wrote:Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.”Whatever happened to that?

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Lee: I think Hokietron would be a better mascot than the

Hokiebird. Or at least a more suitable sports team name than Hokies. Something (anything?) would have a better image than a turkey.

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what you’re saying the Judea Christian faith systems that God does indeed have a role in politics. A sizable portion of the Old Testament in fact supports the idea that a political leader that is not faithful to God will fail and that effective leadership is achieved when the ruler is a faithful follower of God.

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The Blacksburg Planning Commission in charge of deciding to allow Terrace View's proposed expansion returned with a split vote (3-3) after their meeting Tuesday, September 4. The issue will now move forward to the Town Council for decision on Oct. 9.

As of Monday Sept. 10, John Boyer and his world regions at Virginia Tech class had reached just shy of 42,000 views on their YouTube video request for President Obama to visit the university.

A Radford University student’s car was vandalized, with homophobic slurs scratched into the paint. A manager at Quality Auto Paint & Body in Roanoke gave the car a free makeover — and both men were invited to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Student Jordan Addison and manager Richard Henegar Jr. were both interviewed in an episode of the popular daytime television show that aired Monday, Sept. 10.

The Town of Blacksburg added new recycle bins to Main Street for the first time, according to a Downtown Blacksburg Facebook update.

Board: Norfolk campus approved dining facility, and Turner Place at Lavery Hall was opened.

The student affairs committee also made note of the hiring of a full-time LGBT coordinator position to serve the LGBT community and put on programming, such as Safe Zone trainings.

This meeting also a first for several new board members.

“This is somewhat of a unique situation in that we have eight new board members, with four out of five committee chairs being new, along with a new rector,” said the new rector for the board, Michael Quillen.

The new members of the

What is the BOV? The Board of Visitors is the governing body that makes major decisions affecting the university, from tuition increases to green lighting new construction projects. Composed of fourteen members, the board meets throughout the year to discuss and vote on projects.

Board include Nancy Dye, William Fairchild, Keith Fulton and Dennis Teacy.

The Governor of Virginia appoints all but one member of the board, and members serve until June 30, 2016.

The board’s next meet-

ings will be on Nov. 17 and 18, 2012. Visit bov. vt.edu for information on which sections of their meetings are open to the public.

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In response to the recent editorial as well as published comments about the Terrace View rezoning plan: First and foremost, I would like to note that we have listened to residents’ and neighbors’ concerns about visitor parking and are looking into options to increase the proportion of visitor parking spaces at Terrace View.

Secondly, I would like to address some misconceptions with regards to our rezoning plan: 1) The parking study showing the demand for parking to be 0.74 spaces per bedrooms was conducted at several times throughout the day from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. on both a Wednesday and Saturday during the regular school session. This figure takes into account both residents and visitors.

Furthermore, an additional 120 on-street parking spaces are available on streets internal to Terrace View that were not factored into calculating the demand of 0.74.

2) We know from the number of parking permits we issue that we have a surplus of approximately 104 parking spaces for residents (not including the 120 on-street parking spaces).

3) The 1.1 parking spaces per bedroom under the zoning of RM48 was conceived before Blacksburg Transit existed, and this requirement is not necessarily relevant to actual parking demand.

4) We are voluntarily making significant upgrades to the Blacksburg Transit bus shelters and bike racks, as well as the pedestrian walkways. We know from surveys that approximately 63 percent of our residents prefer to take a bus to campus.

5) There is a tradeoff between parking and amenities/open space. We could choose to have an unnecessarily high number of parking spaces and pave over all of the grass and tree areas.

However, we would prefer to keep those areas green and improve amenities for residents in those areas. We believe that providing a disc golf course, community garden, dog park, junior Olympic-sized pool, spa, new gym, grilling areas, basketball courts and a regulation-sized beach volleyball court benefits our Blacksburg residents.

In summary, we have based our plan for this rezoning on research, facts and feedback from our residents, neighbors and town officials.

We feel that the amenity improvements to the property enabled by this rezoning benefits residents, guests and neighbors. Lastly, the plan for infill development is a progressive plan that reduces sprawl and is in line with the goals of the town.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Terrace View rezoning plan, please visit the Planning Commission page on the Town of Blacksburg website.

Sincerely, Jeff Danford Terrace View Resident, Project Manager and Owner

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Obama’s plan increases Romney’s tax policy taxes, dampers economy lacks substance, sense T

his election cycle, both major candidates have touted their respective tax plans over and over again, thus proving that the economic state of the nation is the number-one issue.

But the question remains, which candidate actually has the best tax plan that will both stimulate the American economy and keep a little extra money in Americans’ pockets?

To begin, under President Obama, the Bush tax cuts would expire. That means that households making more than $250,000 a year and individuals making more than $200,000 a year would see their income tax rates increase from 35 percent to 39.6 percent.

The Democrats who support this argue that raising the income tax rate would bring in nearly $968 billion into the federal government over the next decade.

First off, that is less than onesixteenth of the now $16 trillion debt. Second, that amount will be an even smaller drop in the bucket a decade from now, since some estimates place our nation’s debt at northward of $20 trillion or $25 trillion within the next decade. It’s a start, a small, but hardly a convincing argument for raising taxes during these hard economic times.

When the economy is still struggling, the government collecting more money instead of allowing that money to be pumped into the economy through investments or purchases of goods is not going to help stimulate the economy.

Finally, it is highly unlikely that increasing this income tax rate will bring in all of the expected $968 billion. No tax increase ever brings in the expected value because those targeted by the increase always inevitably change their consumption and investment patterns to avoid the increase.

Obama also proposed a budget that would increase the estate tax, more commonly known as the “death tax,” from 35 percent to 45 percent. The estate tax is a tax on the “taxable estate,” or taxable assets left behind by a deceased person.

That means, for instance, if someone leaves behind a large inheritance, or estate, to his or her children, even though that money was earned and has already been taxed at least once, can be taxed again because that person is now dead. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

Romney said he will eliminate the estate tax completely.

Under Obama, the top rate on long-term capital gains

would rise from 15 percent to 20 percent. Romney, on the other hand, plans to keep that tax at its current rate.

Obama often likes to say he plans to cut taxes on the middle class. Lately, it seems as if his two favorite words are “middle” and “class,” but doesn’t seem very interested in what he plans to do for anyone else.

Unlike the president, Romney plans to cut taxes across the board. Romney plans to make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rates. This directly contradicts the lies coming from the left, claiming Romney will cut taxes for the rich while raising them for everyone else.

Additionally, for those making less than $200,000 a year, Romney plans to eliminate taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains.

To make American businesses more competitive on a global level, Romney plans to cut the corporate tax rate to 25 percent, and he will repeal the corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. Several economists will argue that lowering taxes actually increases revenue to the government, so Romney’s tax plan makes sense. When taxes are higher, people begin moving their money overseas and stop spending and investing here in America.

If that money is spent and invested here within our borders, it is taxed. If high taxes lead people to halt that, and they stop using their money here, then revenue drops. It’s as simple as that.

The choice between the two candidates is very clear. If you believe raising taxes will magically stimulate the economy, and if you believe the government has somehow proven itself to be responsible with our money, then you would like Obama’s tax policies that raise tax rates and keep already high rates at current levels.

If you’re like me and you believe cutting taxes on all levels will increase consumer purchasing, investment and job creation, then Romney’s tax plan is the plan for you.

If we want to get this economy back on track, we must create an environment where people want to spend and invest because they aren’t being taxed left and right. That is what will get our economy moving again, and Obama doesn’t want to lower taxes to do that.

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espite uninterrupted broadcast time during the Republican National Convention, the Republican Party and Mitt Romney’s campaign have hardly produced any significant bump in the polls.

Conservative’s misguided attempt to humanize the nominee is only partially to blame — their biggest failure has been neglecting to present any of their plans for the country during a Mitt Romney presidency other than repeals and vague generalities.

At the heart of the debate stands the tax code, a behemoth of an issue that is bombarded with starkly opposing viewpoints from both sides.

While President Obama has consistently pursued eliminating the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, his proposal has promised to increase revenue while still maintaining the stability of the middle class.

Mitt Romney’s tax proposal walks a different path. A 20 percent reduction on all marginal tax rates is intended to keep more money in American’s pockets. But as a “revenueneutral” plan, the policy intends to close loopholes and eliminate non-investment tax breaks as well. The Obama campaign contends that eliminating these tax breaks would force middle class Americans to pay, on average, $2,000 more taxes than they do today.

The issue at hand here is not whether that figure is correct, since both parties regularly employ negative advertisements tactics that embellish or distort the truth. The issue is that Americans have no other information to turn to.

Trying to see beyond the veil of Romney’s grand tax scheme is like trying to run through quicksand — there’s enough substance there to take a few steps, but eventually you just sink in the mess.

After grasping the marginal tax rate cuts, and the “revenue-neutral” policy that will close loopholes and eliminate tax breaks, very few specifics are available. R. Glenn Hubbard, a top economic adviser to the Romney campaign, says, “Everything is on the table.” This has put independent economists in a

tough bind — they can’t figure out how the proposed tax code will actually play out.

With the information that is currently available, however, at least one conclusion has been drawn up.

“The combination of stuff they’ve specified is not only impossible, it is impossible several times over,” said William G. Gale, the director of economic studies for the Brookings Institution.

The average voter will not be privy to the details of economic policy, but will notice when they haven’t been offered any detailed plan at all. It makes it difficult for undecided voters to commit, and this is exactly where the Republican Party has struggled to enhance their image.

Typically after the large conventions, voter base excitement can help boost a candidate’s standing in the polls. Romney’s poll numbers, however, remained relatively quiet, never seeing an increase of more than two points in the most trusted polls.

The convention’s swing and miss on key issues and no detail presentation of policy did nothing to give the Romney campaign the momentum it needs heading into debate season.

With the debates on the horizon, not having a detailed tax plan on record is going to cause problems.

Romney’s strategy may be to bring specifics to the table during the debate, when the president will have little to work with when trying to present a rebuttal.

But proposing a plan to the public on debate night can be a risky move, it being so close to the election and on stage next to an opponent who is a skilled, articulate debater.

As it stands today, the strategy may not matter as election day draws nearer.

If Republicans and Mitt Romney’s campaign want to start seeing real results, they need to let Americans know exactly how they envision American policy will look if they win the election. Generalities and outlines are not going to cut it when November rolls around.

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Tyler gets chance to shine at mike ZACH MARINER sports editor

Filling in for injured teammate Tariq Edwards has helped linebacker Jack Tyler shine during Virginia Tech’s first two contests.

After the first two weeks of the season, only four players in the country have more tackles than the redshirt junior, who set a career high with 17 last Monday night against Georgia Tech.

Tyler credits his success as a tackler to great coaching throughout his football career.

“I think a lot of it is good coaching, knowing when to make certain types of tackles, whether it be roll tackles or going for their legs or going high,” he said. “Really, it’s just knowing the situation.

“Coach (Bud) Foster does a great job in film of letting us know if we make the wrong type of tackle. I think a lot of the credit goes to him.”

After coming to Tech as a walk-on, Tyler has gotten used to fi lling in for injured teammates. In 2010, he saw action in the ACC Championship Game after fi lling in for an injured Barquell Rivers.

He would also start against Stanford in the Orange Bowl.

Then, after Bruce Taylor went down with a Lisfranc sprain last year against Boston College, Tyler again came off the bench to fill a spot. This time, he started the last four games, finishing with 42 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks.

Now, after spending last year watching his teammate from the sidelines, Taylor is excited to rejoin Tyler on the field.

“I’m just excited to be able to play with him, with the linebacker depth that we have,” Taylor said. “Some of the things that he does, I see some of the things I like to do,

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Jack Tyler (58) leaps in the air as James Gayle (99) hits Austin Peay quarterback Jake Ryan (15). After spending a semester recovering, Taylor looks forward to playing again. he gets downhill and he Foster said. “Very instinctive, thing. Confidence in myself, him a particular facet regard- being mean has just never plays with great speed and plays with good vision, and mainly, that I can play at a ing his demeanor on the field. been his style. those are things that I try to has gotten better and better. high level,” he said. “Then it “Honestly, something I get “It’s football. I like to have do myself. I feel that when He’s helped us out in a lot of trickles down to confidence on him about, he’s too nice,” fun, but I’m not one of those we’re both on the field at the wins, and some big wins, in in my teammates in me, Taylor said. “At the point guys who’s nuts and crazy same time that we can (be some big ball games.”

Coach Foster in me and all of attack, he’s as physical as on the field and is always great).”

Having taken over for the other coaches. That when theTY come. But it’s certain screaming and yelling,” he His coaches are also highly Edwards to start the year, I play and I go out and run little things. He’s a defensive said. “I have my moments praiseful of his performance. Tyler has stepped into a their defense that I’m going player, there’s a certain atti- where I get energetic after a “He’s turned into the player much bigger role for Foster’s to do it at a high level.” tude that you’ve got to have. big play and I like to show I thought he was going to defense, something he attriHowever, despite his vicious He’s more of a soft-spoken emotion, but I’m pretty be — just a kid that’s an butes to confidence. play at mike linebacker, his guy. But he gets the job done.” relaxed out there. I like to outstanding football player,” “That’s been the biggest teammates still like to stay on But as Tyler would admit, have fun.”

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Write your story with great gusto. Don’t force things. You’ll get a real workout.

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Consider the right words. Cleaning house could lead to the discovery of a treasure.

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arts & entertainment

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British music trio gets LaBeouf, Hardy shine in crime thriller pleasing fan response MOVIE REVIEW

MUSIC REVIEW

The xx are an exemplary band that excels in doing less. The London trio made up of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith make music that hardly ever gets louder than a whisper, yet still manages to be enchanting. Their signature sound, inspired by modern R&B and featuring the vocal tandem of Croft and Sim, won them universal critical acclaim on their self-titled debut album.

The xx have released their sophomore follow up “Coexist” after a long three years that kept fans diligently waiting and expectations steadily increasing.

The xx have certainly lived up to those expectations, foregoing the sophomore slump and creating another masterfully crafted album.

The xx make music that exemplifies minimalism. The album art for both of their albums features one large x against a plain background with no other text.

Even the first eight track names on “Coexist” are a single word.

The minimal sounds they create manage to be breathtakingly beautiful in their simplicity, the pinnacle of the group’s success.

Their sound usually is nothing more than a few bass notes, some guitar, a drum machine, and vocals.

The dual vocals of Croft and Sim work perfectly together. The xx often sing about relationships, love and heartbreak, and the male-female vocal tandem works flawlessly for the subject matter.

Croft has a great voice that has a tinge of pain in it, making it all the more intriguing. Sim himself is not a particularly exceptional singer, but his low and somewhat scratchy voice pairs excellently with Croft’s.

“Angels,” the opening track on the album, starts off with

some simple guitar strumming and then Croft comes in with her beautiful voice. She quietly sings, “You move through the room like breathing was easy / If someone believed me / They would be / As in love with you as I am.” Her voice shines on this track — an excellent opener for the album.

“Chained” is the next track on the album and it features the vocals of both Croft and Sim as they sing back and forth to one another. The song is the morose telling of a couple who smothered each other and then drifted apart. Croft sings “We used to be closer than this / We used to get closer than this / Is it something you miss?”

“Coexist” does well as an album because it flows perfectly together and gives listeners a window into the intimate struggles of a relationship. The tracks go back and forth from being happy to extremely depressing, following the tumultuous path that relationships often travel.

“Try” starts out with a hauntingly twisting guitar chord before falling away to allow Sim’s vocals to enter, then re-emerging in the background throughout the song. Croft sings “If we try once more / would you give me it all / I won’t believe it ‘till I can feel it / can you feel it?” The lyric is a good allusion to the type of music The xx make: music that pulls on your heartstrings and draws you in slowly.

The xx have done a tremendous job on their sophomore effort, creating a dazzling and introspective album, delving into both heartbreak and blissful joy. Every note is meticulously planned, and the result is an album that is infinitely re-listenable.

JACOB WILBANKS -featured music columnist -junior -communication major

An adaptation of the historical novel “The Wettest County in the World,” “Lawless” tells the tale, based on a true story, of the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Va. who worked as moonshiners and bootleggers during the Prohibition era.

Shia LaBeouf stars as Jack Bondurant, who is tired of being relegated to a supporting role in the moonshine operation by his elder brothers Howard (Jason Clarke) and Forrest (Tom Hardy).

Then, a new district attorney arrives in Franklin County and tasks his enforcer, Special Agent Charles Rakes (Guy Pearce), with taking down the Bondurant operation.

Rakes isn’t afraid to beat a man bloody with his gloved hands and Forrest Bondurant seems comfortable to let his set of brass knuckles do his talking; the two excessively brutal factions clash often and violently, and in a way that makes for a highly engrossing story.

Hardy and Pearce both give standout performances in “Lawless”, while Hardy’s quiet intensity serves as a perfect foil to Pearce’s frenetic energy.

Hardy has relatively few lines, and those he does have are nearly all spoken softly, almost mumbled. With a less competent actor, this might have been a disaster.

But with Hardy, it underscores the immense physical presence of his character.

Pearce’s Special Agent Rakes –- a vile character who slicks his hair back and reeks of perfume -– is a stark contrast. After each interaction with the Bondurants,

Rakes seems to lose a little bit more of his already thin hold on self-control. By the fi lm’s climax, he appears totally deranged.

In fact, the fi lm’s cast as a whole is superb. LaBeouf, in particular, is surprisingly good as the vulnerable Jack, who idolizes big-name gangsters and falls in love with a preacher’s daughter.

Jessica Chastain, who performs as a former dancer

from Chicago who comes to work at the Bondurant’s bar as a waitress, successfully makes her instant connection to Forrest Bondurant real and true.

Bringing all the characters together is the absolutely stunning setting fi lmed by director John Hillcoat and cinematographer Benoit Delhomme. Several locations in Georgia stand in convincingly for the back-

woods of Southwest Virginia.

The cinematography is dark, but so naturally beautiful that one is lulled into a false sense of harmony, only to be taken aback by the copious amounts of blood that are shed. The dichotomy of such gore in a place that looks so tranquil draws the viewers in closer to the story.

Lawless was written by Nick Cave of the band “Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.” Cave is clearly talented as a screenwriter, although “Lawless” would perhaps be better if his screenwriting experience matched his decades of songwriting experience. Indeed, one of the few flaws of the movie is that the story doesn’t always flow consistently and scenes occasionally have an episodic feel to them. However, with a story of this size (in time span, number of characters and plotlines), at least part of that seems unavoidable.

Furthermore, Cave more than makes up for any script issues with his skilled creation of the fi lm’s score. Cave deft ly balances the line between overused and insufficient music, and most importantly, he lets silence hover when the scene calls for it.

Overall, even the more noticeable issues like that of uneven pacing are simply overshadowed by the fi lm’s successes. A flawless cast and gorgeous setting ultimately combine to make “Lawless” a must-see movie of this fall.

KATIE WHITE -featured movie columnist -junior -history major