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Honor code may lessen cheating

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Research suggests that having a formal, codiﬁed honor system may reduce college-wide cheating ABBY HARRIS news staff writer

Last semester, 279 Harvard students were given a takehome, open-book, opennotes, open-Internet final exam for the government class, “Introduction to Congress.” Now, 125 of those students are currently under a case-by-case investigation for alleged “inappropriate collaboration” on the exam due to similarities in the students’ answers. In the wake of this cheating scandal, Harvard is giving “renewed consideration” to the idea of a college-wide honor code, according to the Associated Press. But does the implementation of an honor code really reduce cheating? “I really hope it does,” said Alyssa Hager, Chief Justice of Virginia Tech’s honor system student panel. “This is kind of like a full-time job for me.” The Effects of an Honor System Donald McCabe, a professor of business at Rutgers University, has devoted many hours of research to the topic of academic student integrity. The bulk of his research has shown that the existence of an honor code at a college or university does in fact reduce cheating. In regard to the recent bout of cheating at Harvard, McCabe said that it’s possible the students were unaware that collaboration on that particular test was not allowed. “Sometimes faculty are at fault as much as students for giving inappropriate instructions that are not detailed enough,” he said. If any of the students involved in the Harvard scandal are found guilty of collaboration, they could face a one-year suspension from the university. “I don’t think there’s much question that the students did something wrong, but whether they did enough to get thrown out of school or not is really the question,” McCabe said. “It had to be obvious that it was an exam and that you shouldn’t just copy somebody else’s (answers.)” Although Tech has a fully developed honor system, Hager said that situations similar to what happened at Harvard occur at Tech as well. “We do get some take-home tests that have been collaborated on,” she said. “As a student, I kind of overhear other students saying, ‘Hey, do you want to get together and work on this take-home test?’ I definitely think it does happen here as well as Harvard, even though we do have an honor code statement.” Art Buikema, an alumni distinguished professor of biology and chair of the Tech honor system’s faculty review

board, also agreed that collaboration is a type of cheating that occurs at Tech. “The most common types of cheating are plagiarism and cheating off someone on an exam,” he said. “Periodically, we also get people who collaborate together.” What stops students from getting away with inappropriate collaboration at Tech? Hager said Tech’s honor code requires professors to take precautionary measures to ensure students are clear on what is not allowed during an exam or assignment. “Here, if a teacher gives an open-book or open-notes exam, they have to specify either in the syllabus or on the test itself that you cannot work with other people, or else we don’t consider it an honor code violation because it’s really ambiguous,” Hager said. “A lot of students think that if you can use a book, you can use each other, because you’re all using the same resource anyway. So we have teachers really specify that here.” Hager concurred with McCabe on the fact that some students do not realize that collaboration is prohibited if the professor does not specifically announce it. “In my experience, we do get a lot of kids who mean

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In my opinion, it works very well right now. I’m really impressed with the young people who work for the honor system. They word inordinate hours to make sure cases are heard in a timely manner.” Art Buikema Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biology

to cheat, and do deserve to be brought before the honor court,” Hager said. “But then we also see a lot of students who make mistakes and they honestly didn’t know that what they were doing was an honor code violation.” Virginia Tech’s Honor System According to Neal Kegley, the honor system’s operations manager, the honor system at Tech was created in 1908 and was originally run by the Corps of Cadets. In the 1930s, Tech started admitting civilians to the university and in 1935 the honor system split into two separate systems — one for see HONOR / page two

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Catching the dream BY JACOB EMERT MERT | sports staff writer

ll athletes have dreams. Dreams are what motivate them to become their best — but rarely do they grow to become anything more than unattainable ambitions. One Hokie is doing all she can to become part of the minority and make her goals reality. For the past two and a half seasons, junior Dayle Colpitts has been minding the nets for the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team, leading the Hokies to back-to-back NCAA tournaments. However, she hopes her time at Tech is one more building block on the way to reaching her ultimate goal, one that she set for herself at a very young age. “I decided when I was eight years old that I wanted to go to the Olympics, I just didn’t know in what sport,” Colpitts said. She quickly made two realizations — the sport was going to be soccer, and she was going to work harder than anyone else to make it happen. Colpitts grew up as the oldest of four children in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Her parents, Mark and Kim, played collegiate volleyball, and her three younger siblings all avidly participate in sports as well. “We really encouraged them to be physically active,” said Kim Colpitts. “We tell them to work towards your full potential in everything you do, and never to settle for half.” Coming from such an athletic family, Colpitts played a variety of sports throughout her youth and high school. Although she was a gifted athlete on any playing surface, she made a decision early on to focus on soccer, one that her club coach Howard Myatt says was tough, TREVOR WHITE / COLLEGIATE TIMES but one he knows why she made. “We are a small community, so a good female athlete is wanted by every team in every sport,” Myatt said. “Dayle started to make the sacrifice of putting soccer ahead of other things, so she gave up opportunities to play other sports and it started paying off. It offered her the biggest challenges. She rose to the challenge and became the player she is because of her own hard work.” At 12 years old, Colpitts started playing for Myatt and the Fredericton Caps, and he immediately noticed that she was special. “As a player, you always knew Dayle was a little different because she was so driven,” Myatt said. “We would always be the last two to leave the field. I would be taking shots with her long after everyone else had gone home. We would turn the cars to face the field and use the headlights so we could practice well into the dark.” Around the same time, Colpitts was selected to play for Team New Brunswick – a unit comprised of the best players in the province. The team traveled the country playing tournaments, eventually working their way to the national championships — a weekend which hosted the ten best teams in Canada. “You could realize right away she was at or above her peers,” Myatt said. “I’m so competitive, and (soccer) was always so hard for me,” Colpitts said. see COLPITTS / page three

Dunkin’ Donuts to open in October DEAN SEAL news reporter

Massachusetts-based coffee and doughnut retailer Dunkin’ Donuts will be filling the vacant area in Hokie Grill left by the closing of Cinnabon earlier this semester. The restaurant was expected to open in mid-October, but according to Brian Grove, associate director of Dining Services, that date may be pushed back by a week due to contract issues. “We have a target date of Oct. 15. We’re a little bit delayed; I’d say it’s probably more likely to be Oct. 22,” Grove said. “We knew we had a tight window, we knew that we weren’t going to get Dunkin’ on the first day of school. We knew that going in,” Grove said. “(It’s) inconvenient to the students, we understand. But (Cinnabon) wasn’t a major dining facility, where if we took it offline, a student couldn’t eat. It’s more of a novelty shop.” According to Grove, the decision to transition from a Cinnabon to a Dunkin’ Donuts was a choice made by the students. “The Cinnabon contract was up at the end of last school year, (and) we didn’t have a desire to go back into Cinnabon again. We went to (the Dining Services) Student Advisory Committee, and asked them what they’d like to see,” Grove said. “We threw Dunkin’ Donuts out as a possibility, and they really wanted to have a one.” Dining Services was pleased with the decision, as well as the versatility in food options the new shop provides. Carvel, the ice cream franchise that opened four years ago at Tech and operates next to the former Cinnabun location in Hokie Grill, will remain, though in a limited capacity. “We basically didn’t want to get rid of the Carvel brand, because we like Carvel ice cream. We still offer the cakes, the novelties,” Grove said. Staff have already been hired by Dining Services to manage the Dunkin’ Donuts

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Dunkin’ Donuts, to be located at the old Cinnabon shop in Hokie Gill, is under construction. location, most of whom are currently working in other dining halls on campus. “Key people have already gone to training in Boston and up in New York as well, and have received all the corporate training,” said Grove. “They’re ready to go in training the staff, and Dunkin’ also brings in corporate trainers the week of, and the opening week as well, working side by side.” Operation hours are currently scheduled to run from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, though a change in that schedule is not out of the question. “Dunkin’ Donuts has told us late night operations are pretty popular with the students, so we’ll look at it and see the demand on that,” Grove said. “Students opinions count, so we’ll look at that and evaluate it, and see about Saturday operations.” The Virginia Tech branch of the eatery is one of 10 new locations being opened on college campuses this fall.

“Universities turn to Dunkin’ Donuts to provide a valuable amenity for the entire school community and an important incentive to attract students,” said Grant Benson, vice president of franchising at Dunkin’ Brands. Student reaction to the switch has been positive. Most students have shown interest in Dunkin’ Donuts’ more popular offerings. “Dunkin’ Donuts will be cool. I don’t think there has really been a good doughnut place around before,” said Brian Halvorsen, a freshman engineering major. “I’m happy having a morning doughnut place right on campus” Some prefer the change, citing disappointment with the Carvel. “I like Dunkin’ Donuts, because I like doughnuts better, and they have coffee,” said Morgan Curry, a senior accounting major. “Cinnabon just wasn’t appealing to me.” Follow this writer on Twitter @jdseal92

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Hokie Hijinx takes over campus libraries JUSTIN GRAVES news reporter

This week, Virginia Tech’s library system will be hosting a 'Hokie Hijinx' scavenger hunt, which aims to get Tech students more familiar with the university library system and its layout. The idea for the scavenger hunt began as a suggestion from Scott Fralin, the library billing coordinator. “The original idea was not a scavenger hunt, but a video contest. However, it turned into one once I talked with some colleagues and realized that the scavenger hunt format is more feasible,” Fralin said. “It is scalable, flexible, competitive and can be tailored to almost any situation or place.” This is not the first scavenger hunt the library has done, according to Monena Hall, learning commons and assessment librarian. “The library has done in-

house scavenger hunts that have been well-received, but nothing this big,” she said. The event will begin today at 5 p.m. and run until Saturday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. To spark student interest, the first hundred participants to register will receive a pair of free sunglasses from the library. As of the Sept. 21 registration deadline, 24 teams were registered to participate. “Hokie Hijinx isn’t just about the library, although there are a lot of questions that do focus on the library and library resources,” Hall said. “These questions will take participants all over campus and the downtown Blacksburg area.” “Th is is another example of the library creating an engaging experience that is fun and a little wild, but also very informative,” said Brian Mathews, Associate Dean for Learning & Outreach. “It's great to be able to pique curi-

osity, discovery, and exploration.” Participants will search for 150 different clues placed all around campus and throughout Blacksburg, with prizes awarded to topscoring teams. Team leaders will be notified of the winners during the first week of October. Prizes will include gift s and gift cards from local businesses. The top teams will also receive vouchers for hundreds of dollars worth of library printing services. “University Libraries is working to renew our image across campus and the community as a place where interesting things happen,” Hall said. “We are actively building collaborations with partners across campus to improve student services and experiences.” Library staff hope that the Hokie Hijinx scavenger hunt is one way that it can accom-

plish this goal. “While I love the research side of libraries, I also believe it’s important to support the whole student experience in order to build solid relationships that will last a life-time,” Hall said. “In short, this is the students’ library. We are trying new things to see what they enjoy.” Franlin also noted that events like these can help students realize what resources are available to them. “There are a lot of resources in the library and on campus that the majority of (Tech) students will not discover unless there is some external force pushing them in the direction of these resources,” Fralin said. “(I hope that) the hunt steers people towards some of these resources on campus and enhances their academic experience.” Follow this writer on Twitter @hesonwheels

Honor: Codes are not ‘panacea’ from page one

the university and one for the corps. Cadets must follow the university’s honor code as well as theirs. “Historically, it was a very poor system,” Buikema said, adding that things have changed since the honor system was completely revamped about 15 years ago. “In my opinion, it works very well right now,” he said. “I’m really impressed with the young people who work for the honor system. They work inordinate hours to make sure cases are heard in a timely manner.” Tech’s honor code pledge is “I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this assignment,” which Tech students have pledged to abide by upon admission There are three main violations to Tech’s honor code: cheating, plagiarism and falsification. Violations to the honor code are classified into one of six categories based on the sever-

ity and the circumstances of the offense. Any student accused of a violation, however, has the right to appear before the honor court. The judicial panel consists of four student judges and one faculty member, with an associate justice who oversees the panel. According to Buikema, the honor court sees about 200 to 300 cases a year. However, he believes this number could and should be higher. “It is my perception that not all faculty want to go through the bother of turning in a student,” he said. There are statistics that substantiate Buikema’s statement. According to the International Center for Academic Integrity, of which Tech is a member and McCabe is the founding president, fewer college officials (35 percent) believe that cheating is a problem in this country than do members of the public (41 percent). ICAI’s website also states,

“In the past it was the struggling student who was more likely to cheat just to get by. Today it is also the above-average college bound students who are cheating.” “Obviously very bright kids go to Harvard and they’re all capable of doing the work,” McCabe said. “They’re just doing this, I would assume, to try to save some time and make sure that they get that A.” McCabe cited the tough, competitive environment fostered at institutions such as Harvard as the motivation for some students to cheat. “That doesn’t justify it, but I kind of understand it,” he said. Are words enough? But, are honor codes the ultimate answer to the problem of cheating? One of McCabe’s articles, written in conjunction with Linda Klebe Treviño of Pennsylvania State University and Kenneth D. Butterfield of Washington

State University, states that honor codes can certainly reduce cheating on college campuses, but they “are not a panacea and will not work on every campus.” The article, titled “Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research,” states, “It is not the mere existence of an honor code that is important in deterring college cheating. An effective honor code must be more than mere window dressing; a truly effective code must be well implemented and strongly embedded in the student culture.” “On many campuses, the fundamental elements of an academic honor code may be a particularly useful tool for colleges and universities who seek to reduce student cheating. However, at an even broader level, academic institutions are advised to consider ways of creating an “ethical community” on their campuses,” the article concludes.

Facebook deletes facial recognition data in Europe JESSICA GUYNN mcclatchy newspapers

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. has agreed to delete all the facial recognition data it has collected from European users and switch off the feature in Europe by Oct. 15. The move follows a review of the facial recognition feature that prompts users to “tag” friends in photos uploaded to the service. Ireland’s privacy regulator, Billy Hawkes, said Facebook would not turn it back on without agreeing with his office on “the most appropriate means of collecting user consent.”

He said Facebook was “sending a clear signal of its wish to demonstrate its commitment to best practice in data protection compliance.” Hawkes’ of f ice, which began reviewing Facebook ’s compliance with Irish and European Union data protection rules in 2011, has urged Facebook to give users a better understanding of how their personal data is handled and increased control over privacy settings. He said that the “great majority” of the recommendations had been implemented to the regulator’s

satisfaction. “This audit is part of an ongoing process of oversight, and we are pleased that, as the Data Protection Commissioner said, the latest announcement is confirmation that we are not only compliant with European data protection law but we have gone beyond some of their initial recommendations and are fully committed to best practice in data protection compliance,” Facebook spoke sma n A nd rew Noyes said in an emailed statement. Germany’s Hamburg

Commissioner for Data Protection also issued an administrative order that Facebook can only create and store facial recognition data with the consent of users. The German data protection official reopened an investigation into Facebook’s facial recognition technology in August, saying that Facebook was saving images of users’ faces in a database without their explicit consent in violation of European privacy laws. At the time, Facebook said it notified European users of the data collection.

what you’re saying Allen meets with Tech Republicans

Radical Moderate: Interesting contrast

-- Anne Holton was sporting a hand-lettered name tag, while Susan Allen had a pin spelling out “Allen for Senate” in diamonds. Wonder where the money is in this campaign? How much have the Republican PACs shoveled into Virginia to convince people to vote against the Democrats? (Most of the ads don’t support Allen, they bash Kaine with half-truths.)

Alumni recall memorable dorm mural

Fred: The ground floor of Lee Hall used to

have very nicely done replicas of early 80's album covers painted on the wall. They were painted over circa 2003. Glad to see they are still in Thomas, which is a dreary dorm!

Major Bill is King: Even with the mural, Thomas was still dreary back then and couldn't get people to visit. Pegacorn? Nah, they're just a couple of Steve Miller Band fans. That says it all. 'When Johanna draws a family, she draws us'

mike: How did they end up in Blacksburg? Cameron: Awesome story Justin! Really great.

Anon: Mike it looks like they came to the

area from the DR because of the fact that Chris gradauted from VT. I'ms ure she wanted her kids to have a good upbringing here.

Quantitative easing does anything but ease

Anonymous: The problem is I think the Fed and most of the financial advisers in Washington are looking at keynesian economics as the answer. The reason keynesian economics hasn't been working for us is due to our budget deficit. At this point the government's debt is so large that its undermining the security of the marketplace and people are hesitant to invest. The bailouts failed to curb the recession and the Fed can't walk away from the trillions its already spent unfortunately which is why we're throwing good money after bad on this failed idea. If we want to avoid this in the future we need to drastically cut our debt and engage in small debt spending during financial crisis. The EU went that route and it ended up working for them. Anonymous: This right here is why politicians harp on gay marriage and abortion. This article should be a hotbed of discussion but instead its got less activity than a cocktail recipe feature. If the author had mentioned gays the comments section would have been flooded but this bailout issue means a lot more to the future of the country than gay marriage ever will and no one wants to talk about it. Anonymous: The small debt spending nations in the EU have their confidence rates back up to the pre crash levels. If you look at the United States we have been slower to recover than any Keynesian predicted and the UK isn't doing much better. The only reason their confidence rates are better is because they switched over to small debt spending half way through.

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Laptops are only a distraction if you make it one Students who go to class and waste their time screwing around on their laptops are not only hurting themselves. When someone uses their laptop to look at things not related to the class, it can be distracting for some students and impede on their ability to learn as much as possible from the lectures. How dare you ask people who are distracted by another student’s choice to stream a sports game on their laptop, to “evaluate your ability to focus if you can allow a 16 – inch screen to distract you from class.” I think it should be worded the other way around, “If you can’t wait an hour to check your Facebook, then you need to evaluate your ability to focus.” It’s completely inconsiderate to come to class with no intent to listen to the professor and simply look at funny .gif images

for an hour when the person behind you is in fact trying to further themselves by giving 100 percent of their attention to the class. Stop being selfish and have some level of consideration for your fellow classmates. I can honestly say I’ve never been distracted by a student using a laptop for legitimate note taking purposes, so I would never argue that laptops should be completely pulled from classrooms. On a final note, I want to express an idea here that students seem to forget. When you are a student, that is your current profession, and like a job, there needs to be a level of professionalism in the classroom; entertaining yourself is for breaks and when you are at home, not when you are on the clock. Ryan Borden Virginia Tech Student

Kaine emerges as winner in debate W

ith the Virginia senatorial race nearing the home stretch, the candidates from the two main parties, former governors George Allen and Tim Kaine, sought to increase support with their third debate. But as with most debates, it allowed only one clear winner to emerge: Democrat Tim Kaine. Republican candidate George Allen’s first mistake was asking for extended time twice during the debate. Debate rules were agreed to by both candidates, so Allen simply looked immature trying to extend his speaking time and step around the rules. Kaine kept his poise and only spoke when given the opportunity by the moderator, Meet the Press host David Gregory. Even worse, Allen failed to answer some of the specific questions posed by the panelists. The first question, regarding Mitt Romney’s remarks attacking low-income people he believes mooch off the government, was totally avoided by Allen. When asked whether he shared Romney’s sentiment that “there are 47 percent…who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them,” Allen went off on a tangent about more jobs being the best social program. He didn’t disavow the sentiment expressed by Romney, unlike GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon (Conn.) on Tuesday. He didn’t condemn the sentiment clearly like Kaine: “…they were divisive comments and we are a state that’s seen, over our history, too much divisive politics.” Allen also didn’t want to acknowledge a question about his 14 percent deficit in the polls among women voters in Virginia. Rather, he spoke of every woman’s concern about the economy, voicing his expectation that because of this issue, most women would vote for him. Unfortunately, he forgot to address his position on the more popular women/social

issues such as abortion and equal pay law. Kaine capitalized on this mistake, emphasizing all the issues affecting women. Making women pay for unnecessary ultrasound procedures before an abortion, is more technically, an economic issue. Enforcing equal pay for equal work is an economic issue affecting women and entire families. If Allen does not understand this, he will have trouble attracting the women’s vote. Kaine also used the debate to highlight Allen’s divisive political style. Not only does Allen accuse Kaine and Democrats of using defense spending to bargain over taxes, Allen also has a history of snide and offensive remarks. Making necessary and strategic cuts to military spending is not playing games. It is vital if we are to maintain a viable economy, especially given the GOP’s refusal to budge on tax increases. Claiming Democrats use our heroic men and women in uniform as “bargaining chips” is beneath any respectable politician. An honest, legitimate bipartisanship goes out the window when you are dealing with George Allen. As remarked by Kaine during the debate, “George famously said, as governor, that the Republicans should enjoy knocking the soft teeth of Democrats down their whiny throats. I never said anything like that.” Kaine and Allen did find consensus on the belief America should not be involved Afghanistan more than necessary. Our troops should come home soon. Too bad Allen’s position does not quite sync up with Romney’s, meaning he might have to fall in line if he is to be elected senator. HECTOR QUESADA -regular colomnist -political science -junior

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Blunder insults 46.6 percent “A

mericans Outraged by Romney’s 47 percent Remark” should have been the headlines of major media outlets. However, nothing was mentioned other than the occasional biased reporter defending Mitt Romney’s comments. A video leaked to the Internet this past week revealed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking at a fundraiser during which he stated “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him [President Obama]; who are dependent upon government; who believe that they are victims; who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them; who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to youname-it ... And they will vote for this president no matter what ... These are people who pay no income tax.” This statement was, as usual, a gross overgeneralization and manipulation of the true facts. According to 2011 data from the Tax Policy Center, 46.6 percent of Americans paid no income taxes, but 60 percent of that figure did pay federal payroll taxes, which support government programs such as social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. In addition to that, 53 percent of the total figure earned an annual income of $18,612 or less, and 82.7 percent earned an annual income of $33,542 or less, while roughly 22 percent of the figure is made up by the elderly who rely on social security. Ironically enough, the top ten welfare states in the United States are located in the Deep

South, with the exception of Idaho, and all of them are known as “red states.” It is also important to point out that 162,000 individuals among the top 10 percent earners in the U.S. avoided paying their own income taxes. Additionally, the high rate of individuals dependent on the government can be attributed substantially to the Bush-era tax cuts and Reagan-era tax cuts. In fact, under former president Ronald Reagan, the number of dependent people jumped 10 percent, and jumped another 25 percent under President Bush. The percentage of the population currently dependent on government programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and unemployment benefits is 49 percent; this is not through a lack of will to work; this is not the fault of the common household. Massive deregulation in the private sector, polarization within our political system, political and economic greed, as well as failed policies like the trickledown theory, have led to the U.S. recession, failure of our banks, stagnation of middle class wages and funneling of money to the top tiers of our society. It is also important to note that most people on welfare are single white mothers who are looking for work and, on average, stay on welfare for less than two to five years in total. Unlike what Romney seems to believe, these people are not simply leeches bent on living off of the government and gaining a free ride. In fact, it is impossible for someone to receive welfare if they do not

have any dependent minor children or if their annual income exceeds $9,000-$11,000. Romney blatantly misrepresented the data, and he insulted 46.6 percent of America’s population when he stated, “My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” The lack of outrage in response to such a comment from a presidential candidate is nothing but astounding. Romney was completely wrong because it is very much indeed the job of the president to hear the voices of all Americans, and it is the president’s job to worry about “those people” — the Americans in need of help. Anyone who believes otherwise is simply unfit for the job. In a press statement on his remarks, Romney did not rescind his statement, but rather attempted to justify it, stating that his comments were not elegantly stated, and that he was “speaking off the cuff.” Therein lies the problem. Our politicians should always be prepared to speak about the issues we are facing, how they feel about those issues, and what they plan to do to help. No matter how he tries to justify his statement, there was absolutely no excuse for Romney’s unprofessional and insulting remarks which, from a presidential candidate, are simply unacceptable. RYAN PFEIFLE -regular colomnist -university studies -freshman

Third party candidates step up to the campaign spotlight, split bipartisanism R

unning under the Constitution Party, the United States has it’s newest presidential candidate, Virgil Goode. He’s worked his way on to the ballot in 25 states, and can be voted for via write-in in another 15. And the Republican Party is not happy about it. Third party candidates can shake up elections quite a bit when large amounts of the electorate are unhappy with their party’s nominee. Since Goode is a Virginia native who served in the U.S. House of Representative for 12 years, Virginia is going to be the focal point of his campaign — a fact that makes the Republican Party cringe due to battleground status. They attempted to get him removed from the Virginia ballot by questioning the validity of the signatures on the petitions required, but the Virginia Board of Elections ruled he will stay. But who would be tempted to vote for Goode over Romney or Obama? Goode’s views are radically more conservative than Romney’s are, and many don’t think Romney is conservative enough on key issues, such as gun control and abortion. These are two issues which are usually polar for Democrats and Republicans, but Romney’s current “views” don’t match with his past actions as governor, so it’s easy to see how people could vote for Goode over Romney. However, it isn’t just the ultra conservatives who could

be swayed to vote for Goode. Romney hasn’t generated any excitement. So many people might not like him as a person, but they’ll be damned if they are going to vote for Obama! So that leaves them either voting for Romney in spite of themselves, or opens them up to the idea of voting for a conservative third party candidate. Goode provides an easier path for transgression against the grand old party and Mitt Romney, and may damn the Virginia Romney campaign altogether. According to the Washington Post, just 2 to 3 percent of the vote going to Goode could be enough in this election to change the results. In 2008, the margin of difference between McCain and Obama was only 6 percent, and that was in a year with significantly more enthusiasm for the presidential election in general. With Goode polling between 4 and 9 percent in Virginia, we may just see a third party wrench thrown into the machine. There is however, a less plausible but still possible outcome of the Goode campaign in Virginia. Many Republicans who feel that Mitt Romney is not fit to be president could decide to vote for — God forbid — Barack Obama. But here comes a new home-grown hero to save them from themselves: Virgil Goode! Goode could actually take some votes from Obama as well as Romney. Granted, if this

happens at all, it will likely be in much smaller numbers than the votes being siphoned off from Mitt Romney, since many people stick to party lines no matter how they feel about the candidate. But, it is an interesting possibility. Goode’s presence in the race only increases outcome uncertainty. Beyond our current two party system, this election seems to be a great time for third parties like the Constitution Party to get a foothold on the election stage. Goode’s media attention has brought a conversation about third parties to a national spotlight that they do not often get. The Republican outrage at his apparent validity on the ballot only gives him and the Constitution party more notoriety, which moves them one step closer to being able to run a candidate who can win an election. Times when a party is weak, are the most opportune times for third parties to rally their forces to push the weaker party to the side and take their place. It’s obvious that Goode isn’t going to win, but he could be helping to pave the way for a Constitution candidate, or another third party candidate in the 2016 elections and beyond. ETHAN GAEBEL -regular colomnist -computer science -senior

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DOWN 1 Egghead’s environs 2 Where the batter goes 3 Shipping inquiries 4 Corded weapons 5 Alamo rival 6 Tach count 7 Succeed without difficulty, with “in” 8 Pecorino Romano source 9 ATM transaction 10 “Gravity and Grace” writer Simone 11 Cartographic closeup 12 Uninhibited 13 Stand behind 16 Good-natured 20 Sit angularly, as a wall 24 “My alarm didn’t go off,” e.g. 25 One who’s now right-brained? 28 Therapist’s concern 29 Parish leader 30 Sci-fi character named for an Asian sea 33 Mine, in Metz 35 You’ll need more than one in a rib joint

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“I was a strong athlete but it never came easy so that’s what pushed me forward. I was always working so hard at it.” The hard work started to pay dividends towards the end of her high school career. Her junior year she was identified by the Canadian Soccer Association, and was slotted to play in the 2010 U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The next summer she was seen by then Hokies head coach Kelly Cagle and was invited down to visit Blacksburg. “I visited Tech the summer going into my senior year of high school,” Colpitts said. “The recruiting process was late for me compared to most of my teammates, but I came down and visited Blacksburg. I knew right away I didn’t want to go anywhere else. I made up my mind that this is where I belonged.” In spring of 2010, Colpitts, along with the rest of the U-20 Canadian National TREVOR WHTIE / SPPS team, attended the World Dayle Colpitts missed the ﬁrst three games of the 2012 season due to schedulding conﬂicts with the U-20 World Cup. The Hokies are 9-2-0. Cup qualifying tournament. The team failed to collegiate athletes. arrived in Japan for the in the next round. Team tinued to work hard to qualify for the World Cup Two years later she played tournament, and they Canada couldn’t hold a improve. that would be held later in the USL again, this time were only concerned with 1-0 halftime lead and the “Right now it’s kind of a that year in Germany, but for the Colorado Rush. soccer. Norwegians were victorious transition period,” Colpitts Colpitts refused to give However, this go around she “We didn’t get to do a lot 2-1. said. “Once you’re too old up. was preparing for a much of sight seeing, we were “In the third group game for U-20 but not quite ready “It was one of the most grander stage than colle- mostly focused on the tour- we played North Korea, one for the senior team level, exciting times and it was giate soccer. nament,” she said. “But of the top teams at the U-20 it’s kind of an in-between also one of the most disHaving participated in Japan was amazing and I level,” Colpitts said. “That period. I’ve just got to keep appointing,” she said. “I frequent training camps want to go back and explore was a must win against one training and whenever I get knew I just wanted more. with the Canadian team, more.” of the top teams in tourna- my opportunity to be called I didn’t want it to end. both the U-20 and senior On Aug. 20, almost two ment and again we didn’t up to camp make sure I’m There is no bigger honor squad, she was asked once weeks after arriving in Japan get the result. It was dis- ready.” for me than to represent my again to participate in the to play exhibition matches, appointing more than anyIf and when she does get country.” World Cup qualifier. For 11 the squad played their first thing else, but competing the call, her experience on After her graduation from days in March of 2012, the World Cup match against on the world stage helped the grand stage won’t be high school, Colpitts con- Canadian U-20 team partic- Argentina. The Canadians me grow a lot and I defi- completely new. She has tinued to play the game ipated in the CONCACAF were victorious by a score nitely took a lot out of it. I participated in various she loved before leaving for qualifiers in Panama. of 6-0, however that would was getting better every day training camps, comprised Tech. She spent the sum- Colpitts squad won their be their sole victory in with those players.” of 20 to 25 players, with the mer playing for the Ottawa semi-final match to qualify Japan. Colpitts, who will be ineli- senior team. Fury of the United Soccer for the World Cup being Their next game was gible to play in the next “I’ve been to five senior League. The semi-profes- held in Japan of that same against Norway, in which U-20 World Cup due to team camps, so I know what sional league spans the con- year. a Canadian victory would age restrictions, did what to expect when hopefully tinent and is a hot spot for In August the team have secured them a spot she always did, and con- that opportunity comes

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Recipe: Butter poached tilapia with squash and sweet corn

Drink of the week: The Gin Toddy

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Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes ‘QUITEPECULIAR’/ CREATIVE COMMONS‘

Ingredients: 2 filets of tilapia 2 tablespoons fresh parsley 1 shallot 1 clove of garlic 1 stick of unsalted butter 3 small yellow squashes 1 ear of sweet corn 1 lemon Directions: 1. In a pan, melt the stick of butter over low heat. Mince the parsley, shallot and garlic; add to the pan. Cook for 10 minutes until the onions are broken down and translucent. The butter should be lightly bubbling. 2. Allow the tilapia filets to come to room temperature before cooking. Trim any loose bits or uneven edges from the fish. Season the filets generously with salt and pepper, and place them into the melted butter. 3. After about five minutes, the fish should begin to take on an opaque white color. Flip the filets and leave them for another five minutes. Remove the tilapia from the pan. Drain all but two tablespoons of the butter mixture. 4. Holding the ear of sweet corn vertically cut downward and trim the corn away from the cob. Halve the squash and cut uniform, semi-circular pieces. 5. Turn the pan to medium heat. 6. Add the vegetables to the pan. Liberally add salt and pepper to the vegetables, and cook them for 10 minutes or until the squash is tender. Juice the lemon and add it to the vegetables.

The nights are gradually getting cooler, so have yourself a Gin Toddy for a warm, less-than-subtle treat sure to incite the senses. A hot toddy is actually a common term used in the drinking world — not some wacky contraption used by our European peers as I first suspected. By definition, it’s a mixed drink made from liquor and water with sugar and spices added and served hot. The Gin Toddy is one of the more popular versions, as many drink aficionados will explain that the added sugar and cinnamon stick are delightfully accentuated by the gin. I however, feel that such claims would be lost on the target audience for this article. Suffice it to say, this drink tastes really freaking good when it’s cold outside. Ingredients: 1 1/4 ounces Gin 3/4 ounce lemon juice 2 ounces boiling water 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cinnamon stick to garnish Directions: 1. In a mug of your choice, add the sugar, gin and lemon juice. 2. Fill the remainder of the mug with the boiling water. 3. Garnish with the cinnamon stick, serve and enjoy.

Q & A: Film foreshadows possible downfall of U.S. cities MEGAN AMRAEN features staff writer

Today, the Lyric Theatre is featuring a special screening of “Detropia,” a 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner. Based on the extreme poverty plaguing the city of Detroit, it foreshadows a similar future for other grand American cities. At its core, the fi lm features a group of thinkers in gold masks attempting to make sense of the destruction and failure of the U.S. economy and lack of government aid in Detroit. The fi lm offers a scary and uncomfortable image of the once bustling Motor City to its viewers, as well as the eyeopening thought that such destruction can and may occur in other cities throughout the U.S. Students may have seen the “Detropia” posters around campus, and two aspects of them likely stuck out in their minds: the people in gold masks, and the words “free screening.” But they may ask what “Detropia” is and why it’s coming to Virginia Tech.

The Collegiate Times sat down with David Mallin, an assistant professor of Theater and Cinema at Tech, to answer some of these questions. The Collegiate Times: Why do you think Tech students should see this ﬁlm? David Mallin: Well first of all, it’s supposed to be a wonderful fi lm. I haven’t seen it, but it’s been well reviewed and the trailer looks wonderful. It covers important social issues that I think are relevant to many people around the country. It’s just a wonderful experience to have a fi lmmaker come with the fi lm, and seeing the fi lm itself is terrific to begin with. But then afterwards — having the opportunity to meet the fi lmmaker, ask questions and hear her own personal insights, and a direct connection like that — it’s a really fantastic thing. Not only for people who study cinema, but also for anyone who enjoys movies. CT: Will students have the ability to connect with ﬁlmmaker Rachel Grady? Mallin: There will be an hour long Q & A. She’ll be introduced before we start the

screening, and then after the screening she’ll go up on the stage for hopefully an hour — assuming there’s an hour worth of questions, which I think there should be. CT: Why do you think it’s important for Tech students to be aware of the social problems plaguing our country? Mallin: The country is in this together. So there are not a lot of Virginia Tech students from Detroit, but my understanding is that the fi lm uses Detroit as an example for what can happen in many places around the country if a similar set of circumstances continues inside of the country. We’ve all gone through hard economic times over the last four years, and Detroit’s seen that particularly badly. I think it’s good for people to keep in their minds the things that could happen, and start thinking of ways to avoid them happening. CT: The ﬁlm is being screened amidst an election season. Is there any reason for this? Mallin: Well it is timely. I’m sure the fi lm has been a bit boosted by its release in this election cycle. We have two

candidates, both of whom have very strong connections now to the automobile industry. Obama to some degree has a strong connection with saving the auto industry. Mitt Romney’s father was the CEO of a big auto company some decades ago. Mitt Romney himself said that the companies should be allowed to go bankrupt, so it’s a very tangible issue in this election without any question. CT: Why do you think Grady agreed to visit Tech? Mallin: In general, as the fi lm is in release — it’s just coming out. She’s on a bit of a media tour to different locations. To some degree, I guess you could consider this to be part of a release tour for the movie. CT: Do you hope to bring other screening opportunities to Tech students? Mallin: We hope to, yes. There are schedules, budgets and other considerations that come into play, but as opportunities present themselves we have the desire to do this sort of program again in the future.

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