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Start-ups flock to Blacksburg BY DEAN SEAL news reporter

CAMERON AUSTIN news staff writer

It’s not over yet. Proponents of saving Stadium Wood’s have a new battle on their hands. This time, it deals with parking. For several years, Virginia Tech football players have been parking in Stadium Woods, on top of the roots of the old-growth trees. Despite the high publicity of Stadium Woods, the athletics department and Parking Services are still allowing football players to park in the woods. “This year we asked about this location in particular, in light of stadium woods being as high profile this year,” said Tom Gabbard, the associate director of athletics. “We were granted permission to park there from Parking Services,” he said. Stadium Woods, the 14 acre grove of white oak trees on campus, has been under intense scrutiny since last year when the athletics department was eyeing the woods as a possible location for a new football training facility. The university denied the proposal after they received thousands of emails, phone calls and petition signatures in favor of saving the woods. Rebekah Paulson, director of Friends of Stadium Woods, wants the athletic department to take into consideration the damage that’s occurring when cars are parked over the roots. “I think they are mad, and don’t want to back off any further then they’ve already been told to do,” she said. By definition, old-growth trees are trees that haven’t been touched by European settlers. They can live to be 700-800 years old and are characterized by the unique habitat they create. Tech is the only university in North America that has an old-growth forest on its central campus. Paulson is upset by the lack of care for the trees. “Athletics, the administration, and facilities department doesn’t care whether the trees are hurt or not,” Paulson said. Friends of Stadium Woods distributed flyers at the last home game, and spent time personally talking to the football players that park there. The football players expressed that they were only parking there on orders from the athletic department. “We needed a place for the team to park that’s convenient,” Gabbard said. He says they have no plans for moving the players’ cars at this time. The location, which is only used for football player’s parking, is occupied by the team the night before a home game, and through all the activities that takes place the day of the game. Susan Day, assistant professor in the urban forestry department, explains that parking on the roots for even a short period of time can damage them. “When you compact the soil, you reduce the new root growth, prevent the roots from functioning and you create a severely stressed environment for trees,” Day said. While conducting research on certain trees in the woods that were dying, Day discovered an interesting trend. “When you look at tree rings of trees that are dying, 18 years earlier you can see that the growth rate went from very robust, to see ROOTS / page two

his year, Blacksburg was ranked No. 32

for the Best Small Place for Business and Careers in Forbes Magazine. With

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have made Blacksburg their home over the past year, it’s unsurprising that Mayor Ron Rordam has declared Blacksburg, “a new hub for tech-based KICKSTARTER

entrepreneurship.” KEVIN DICKEL/ SPPS

Among the technologybased companies calling Blacksburg home, some originated here with Tech alumni at the helm, while others simply saw the promise in Blacksburg’s supportive community.

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Goalie makes the most of his opportunity DAVID COOPER sports staff writer

Few athletes ever get the opportunity to play for their dream school. Sometimes the difference between getting that opportunity and missing out on it comes down to a single event, which can determine everything. One Hokie athlete knows this all too well. Junior Kyle Renfro is entering his third season as the men’s soccer goalkeeper and has amassed statistics that put him in comparison with some of the best college goalkeepers in the country. Renfro started in the third game of his college career against South Florida in a game that was nationally televised, and when healthy, he has been the Hokies’ starting goalkeeper ever since. He has amounted eight shutouts in his career and is rapidly climbing the all-time saves list at Virginia Tech. However, it did not always seem like Renfro would be playing college soccer at the highest level. Kyle started playing sports at a young age and, like many athletes, had to make the decision about which sport was going to take precedence over the others. “I started playing rec ball when I was younger and it was just something I enjoyed,” Renfro said. “I played multiple sports growing up but soccer was the one thing I was best at. I enjoyed it and loved it so I just stuck with it and dropped the others throughout my life.” By the time Renfro entered Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Va., he had narrowed it down to just two sports — basketball and soccer. Renfro was named captain of the soccer team twice and three times for the basketball team, where he played alongside another current Hokie, quarterback Logan Thomas.

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Goalkeeper Kyle Renfro is closing in on Tech’s all-time saves record. He also has eight career shutouts. Not only was Renfro a standout athlete in high school; he was also diligent in the classroom. He was able to sustain a 4.0 GPA throughout his four years there. During Renfro’s time at Brookville, he had decided that soccer was the sport he wanted to pursue. As well as playing for Brookville’s soccer team, he also played for a small club team based in Lynchburg. Before entering his junior year of high school, the athlete made a decision in an attempt to gain more exposure to college soccer scouts. “My last two years of travel, I transferred to Roanoke (to play for the Roanoke Star Soccer Club) because the competition is the best in

the state and it’s how to get recruited,” Renfro said. Although Kyle made the decision to play against tougher competition for his last two years of high school, it was already too late for him to prove himself to big soccer programs. Danny Beamer, Roanoke Star executive director and former coach of Renfro, said the player was at a disadvantage. “He played in Lynchburg at a club that didn’t play in as many high level recruiting tournaments, and I just think coming to play later (at Roanoke) put him behind a little bit,” Beamer said. see GOALIE / page four

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Tech: Blacksburg sees rapid growth in small businesses from page one

Business in Blacksburg One of the standouts of Blacksburg’s growth is Modea, a digital advertising agency currently headquartered Downtown. Founders David Catalano and Aaron Herrington, both alumi of Pamplin’s finance program at Virginia Tech, started Modea six years ago. The company provides customers with detailed research analysis to create and manage media plans. In 2011, Modea earned $5.9 million dollars in revenue, with 624 percent business growth over the past five years. Modea is also expanding locally. The agency decided in March 2011 to take over part of the site of the former Blacksburg Middle School with a $10 million headquarters. The company intends to add 200 jobs in the next five years, stretching their current level of employees from 75 to nearly 300 by 2015. Modea isn’t the only company with origins in Blacksburg.

A small, rapidly growing social media company formerly known as Lujure Media, Inc., Heyo announced it will be expanding its enterprise into Blacksburg. The expansion comes in the form of a $100,000 investment, with an estimation of 50 jobs to be created over the next two years. Creator Nathan Latka is an alumnus of Tech’s Pamplin School of Business. Technical co-founders Josh Gunter and Brian Putt started the company in 2010, and have since received over $550,000 in funding. Building on Lujure’s initial success, Heyo has had more than 100,000 businesses use its application to make more than 120,000 fan pages, sites and apps. Their decision to operate and create new jobs in Blacksburg has received immediate praise from Gov. Bob McDonnell. “This student-founded company was born in a spare room in Blacksburg nearly two years ago, and has taken off,” he said in

a press release last month. “It is gratifying to see these innovators in our commonwealth bring an idea to fruition that results in venture capital flowing into Blacksburg.” However, not all of the business seeking expansion in Blacksburg have been “home-grown.” Texas-based open cloud company Rackspace opened office at the University Mall earlier this year. The company is an IT hosting company where employees, called “rackers”, help companies handle and fix technology problems. Named 92 out of 100 in Fortune magazines top 100 companies to work for in 2011, the Blacksburg division of Rackspace is already planning an expansion. All the options keep the company in Blacksburg.

Why Blacksburg? While it isn’t easy to pinKEVIN DICKEL/ SPPS point why Blacksburg has Rackspace, located on Main Street above PK’s, has several conference rooms all decorated based on become a f lourishing site for technology companies, different movies. In addition to Batman, other themes include Fight Club and Caddy Shack. the resources available for primary factor in the town’s advice of other active comAs the adviser, Summers young entrepreneurs are a success. panies occupying the space, allows the group access to Tech’s Corporate Research all at it’s users disposal. TechPad’s resources reguCenter has helped to creTechPad was founded by larly. ate relationships between Bob Summers, who earned “They know that the it’s member companies a degree in computer engi- TechPad is their clubhouse and Tech students, as well neering from Virginia Tech. as they need,” Summers as create companies with “A student that’s got an said. “The president of technology developed by idea, for a software com- VTEC, Braden, his business Tech students through their pany or a tech company, can is right over here.” incubator program, VT get started for 60 bucks a The E-Club has helped Knowledge Works. month here,” said Summers. to initiate or continue the Among its successful ben- “They can meet up with progress of several upward eficiaries was Koofers, Inc., mentors or potentially moving, student led busia technology startup incept- investors to help them get nesses. Nathan Latka was ed from the ideas of three their idea off the ground.” the President of the E-Club Tech grads. Another perk of TechPad’s when he met his co-found“We launched (Koofers) in services is Summers’ off- ers Putt and Gunter, before fall 2006, and joined VT shoot, 460 Angels, a group going on to create Heyo. Knowledge Works in spring of 35 accredited investors Patrick Gartlan of Koofers 2007,” said Patrick Gartlan, who have shown particular Inc. also has attributed inithe current CTO of Koofers. interests in projects coming tial success to assistance “They were an incubator to out of TechPad. from the club. help get startups going, give According to Summers, “The VTEC is a good guidance and offer office projects that come before resource. When you’re startspace. It was a great place to the venture group can ing a company, you want as bounce ideas and get feed- receive substantial invest- much input as you can get,” back.” ment if they spark the curi- said Gartlan. “We were able Gartlan and his company osity of an investor, whether to talk to a lot of faculty have continued their suc- the investment is time or when we were starting, who cess with Koofers, with a money. provided a lot of great feedheadquarters in Reston and They provide mentoring back and assistance.” an office in Blacksburg. and growth experience, The CRC houses over 125 which is critical,” Summers Follow this writer on Twitter research, technology and said. “Anyone can come up @jdeanseal support companies, located with an idea, but not anywithin the 120-acre park one can take an idea and adjacent to campus. It has get it to market. It requires, functioned as a subsid- to improve the likelihood iary of the Virginia Tech of success, human resources Foundation, catering to and usually a little bit of high-tech companies and capital.” collaborating with Virginia Summers is committed Tech to, according to their to providing this same serCJ YUNGER/ SPPS mission statement, “advance vice to students by servStadium Woods has been a point of contention on campus. the research, educational ing as the alumni to Tech’s and technology transfer Entrepreneurial Club, or the Environmental Coalition, Largen, as well as other missions of VT.” VTEC. wants to find a resolution that committee members, are creThe self proclaimed E-Club satisfies both parties. ating a management and use Outside Support has also received attention “Root compaction is very plan that they will present to Another launching ground for its ability to shape and hard to reverse and needs the university later this year for entrepreneurial success drive student entrepreneurto stop now, without hurt- where the issue of parking in Blacksburg opened in ship forward, providing ing the integrities of what’s will be addressed. January of 2011, above PK’s resources and networking important. We want to proBar and Grill in a commu- opportunities for its memtect the football team, as well Follow this writer on Twitter nity office complete with bers both already involved as the woods,” Largen said. @CAustinCT desktops, ping-pong tables, in creating a business or drawing boards and the those just getting started.

Roots: Players parking in woods from page one

nothing,” Day said. According to Day, during that time 18 years ago, construction on campus lead to an increased stress environment for the trees, likely with construction workers parking on the root systems. Today, Friends of Stadium Woods are particularly upset that the departments can’t find somewhere else for their players to park. “I suggest they park these vehicles in the football practice field. There are no trees in the practice field, and it is adjacent to both the locker room and the stadium,” Paulson wrote in a recent commentary in the Roanoke Times. Paulson claims that the departments involved know how valuable the area is. “They have no reason to be uneducated in the subject. Virginia Tech has all the experts and resources they need to understand just how important these woods are,” she said. “I can see why they’re upset,” Day said. “It’s chipping away the forest slowly but surely.” The group is working with the Environmental Coalition on campus to get the woods preserved so similar issues won’t come up anymore. They’ve worked to send letters to various administration and governmental groups that have the power to officially conserve the woods. Erica Largen, president of

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Blacksburg festival combines craft beer with pet homes MEGAN AMRAEN features staff writer

A local event aims to defy odds by drawing a crowd to enjoy two contrasting items: craft beer and luxury pet homes. The Fourth Annual Blacksburg Brew Do Festival will be held at the First & Main Shopping District this Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. Brew Do will feature craft beer not only from local breweries, but also from MidAtlantic and national craft breweries and microbreweries. “Last year, over 80 different beers were poured and we don’t expect a drop less this fall,” said Diane Akers, Blacksburg Partnership president. This year’s event features even more breweries than the last, and event sponsors hope JUNEBUG PHOTOGRAPHY to grow the number of particiA local bluegrass band performs in front of last year’s Brew Do Festival crowd. This year, Gov’t Plant and 3 Minute Lovin’ will be performing. pants each year. ‘Howls and Meows’ towards our animals through ‘Partnership grows’ Saturday’s events.” ber this year!” In addition to the day’s medical bills, food and other Like many other participatThe raffle will include 11 luxHouses are on display events, Howls and Meows — a supplies,” said Faye Oberg, the ing organizations, Howls and ury pet homes made by mem- at the National Bank on local company that builds lux- AWFP’s president. “The more Meows and the AWFP look bers of the community and an Hubbard Street; raffle tickury pet homes — plans to hold money we raise, the more forward to spreading the word assortment of gift baskets. The ets are available for purchase its second annual fundraising animals we are able to rescue about their organizations to raffle is unique because it is at the National Bank, both competition with SAS Builders from local shelters.” locals. the only time these pet homes Blacksburg Kroger stores and and various other organizaCurrently, the AWFP is a ben“(The AWFP) would love to will be available for customers, online at www.blacksburgtions. eficiary organization of Howls be a part of the Howls and as they are not sold during the brewdo.com. Howls and Meows will raffle and Meows. Oberg hopes the Meows fundraiser in the year. ‘Food and Festivities’ off the pet homes and donate event will promote the AWFP future,” Oberg said. “We have “In the inaugural event in Festival attendees will have all proceeds to the Animal in the New River Valley so that already had a lot of fun gearing 2011, over $1,700 was raised for the opportunity to sample food Welfare Foster Program. animals in need will receive up for the Blacksburg Brew Do furry friends in need,” Akers from local restaurants like “The money goes directly homes they deserve. festival and are very excited for said. “Help us grow that num- Bull & Bones, The Cellar, The

Chocolate Spike, Hethwood Market, Preston’s Restaurant and Sal’s Italian Restaurant. This year, Kroger will also bring back its “Cooking with Beer” demonstration tent. The demonstration will feature local chefs showcasing their favorite recipes using beer. Attendees will also be able to listen to live music from Gov’t Plant and 3 Minute Lovin’. Gov’t Plant is a band based out of Southwestern Virginia and is currently promoting its selftitled album. 3 Minute Lovin’, however, looks to bring back classic hits from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, creating a different environment that appeals to an older crowd. To culminate the event, the winner of the Fourth Annual Homebrew Competition will also be announced. This year, the winner will be chosen from 60 entries. WSLS 10 is serving as this year’s Platinum Sponsor, and 105.3 The Bear, 101.7 Super Sports, Mix 100.7, and 107.1 WPSK serve as Presenting Sponsors. For more information about the event, visit the website: www.blacksburgbrewdo.com. “We love bringing back this festival each year,” Akers said. “It’s our opportunity to showcase our community and to also share information about craft beer.”

Homecoming concert features young hip-hop artists with critical acclaim more info

MADDI GORDON features staff writer

This year’s homecoming concert lineup provides students with a diverse group of artists on the rise. Up-and-coming rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the concert, accompanied by hip-hop newcomer Hoodie Allen. Virginia Tech’s own DJ Rhetorik, also known as Chase Marchetti, a senior communication major, will open. The concert, which is cosponsored by the Virginia Tech Union and Student Hip-Hop Organization, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Burruss Auditorium. According to VTU’s Director of Concerts, Eroica Williams, a senior communication major, both artists are still on the rise but have already amassed a respectable fan base. Williams believes their respective followings should make for an interesting crowd Tuesday night. “Kendrick Lamar is a lot more rap and he really gets down to the nitty-gritty issues, while Hoodie Allen is more pop and hip-hop,” Williams said.

The homecoming concert will take place at Burruss Hall next Tuesday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available at Squires ticket ofﬁce and online at www.vtu. Tickets cost $15 for Tech students and faculty and $20 for the public.

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Kendrick Lamar, above, is the homecoming concert’s headliner. his music, according to S H HO p r e s i d e nt Muhammad “Mo” Yasin, a junior civil engineering and philosophy double major, agrees that Lamar and Allen have very different styles of music. “They occupy very different spaces in the rap world,” Yasin said. “Lamar has elements from all types of rap, from backpack rap to gangster rap. I think that’s why people like him because he combines lots of rap styles into one.” Lamar is an American rapper from Compton, Calif., and is also a member of hip-

hop group Black Hippy. He garnered major attention in the rap community with the 2010 release of his mix tape, “Overly Dedicated.” In 2011, Lamar released his critically acclaimed independent album, “Section.80.” The rap artist’s most popular tunes include “Swimming Pool (Drank)” and his new single “Compton (featuring Dr. Dre).” “Lamar is just really down to the bone, honest hip-hop. He has the heart behind the [music],” Williams said. The other headliner, Hoodie Allen, has a

Williams. Hoodie Allen, originally named Steven Markowitz, began his career while he was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 2010 and a brief stint working for Google, he decided to pursue his passion for music. In April 2012, Hoodie released his independent album, “All American.” His biggest hits include “No Interruption” and “No Faith in Brooklyn (featuring Jhameel).” According to Williams, both Lamar and Hoodie

have toured across the country and received positive responses. “They are known for their performances,” Williams said. “I didn’t want to put someone onstage who, even though they are popular, would be terrible live. I’ve researched both artists and have heard through wordof-mouth that they both do an awesome live show.” Yasin, who has attended five Kendrick Lamar concerts, agrees with Williams. “Kendrick is incredibly engaging and intense when he performs,” Yasin said, “The first time I saw him perform was one of the best rap concerts I’ve ever been to.” Williams hopes that together, Lamar and Hoodie will create a great atmosphere for the homecoming crowd. Williams also believes that DJ Rhetorik will do a good job of getting the audience excited. “DJ Rhetorik has toured with Kendrick Lamar in the past and knows what style to bring,” Williams said. “He has his own fan base and really knows how to get a crowd to their feet.” Williams and Yasin agree

Lamar could be the next big star in the rap world. A prodigy of rap legend Dr. Dre, Lamar may catapult to fame with the release of his debut studio album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” which is expected to be released on Oct. 22. “From where he was last year to where he is this year — if he keeps on the same trajectory, he is going to be a superstar,” Yasin said. Both Williams and Yasin believe students will regret not taking the opportunity to see the rapper before he hits the big time. “I think a lot of people will be sorry they missed it when Kendrick’s new album drops,” Williams said. Not everyone has to be a huge rap fan to enjoy the concert, according to Williams and Yasin. “Between DJ Rhetorik, Hoodie, and Lamar, there is a little something for ever yone,” Wi l l ia ms says. In addition to excitement for the event turnout, Yasin is looking forward to seeing Lamar live again.

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Rangers will make third straight WS Goalie: Renfro stands out with work ethic With teams like the Yankees, the Rangers and the Tigers set to make the playoffs, it may seem like business as usual in the American League. However, with the Orioles ending a 15-year playoff drought, and the Athletics becoming the first team to make the playoffs as the second wild card team, this postseason promises to be anything but ordinary. One thing that certainly seems the same is the dominance of the Yankees. Prior to the season, it seemed like they were poised to storm through the AL East, but key injuries — such as the early loss of recent acquisition Michael Pineda or the recent struggles of Mark Teixeira — slowed them to winning a paltry 90 plus games. Despite these issues, Robinson Cano and C.C. Sabathia have steadied the team, and despite Baltimore’s late charge, they have held onto superiority in the division. But the Orioles are not to be taken lightly. While they seemed like an early season fluke, a career year from Adam Jones has helped keep them afloat through some midseason struggles. Jones was the key piece of the

lopsided Erik Bedard trade and after years of solid — if unspectacular — play, he now leads the team in batting average, home runs, runs, and OPS. His brilliance has been matched by the steady performance of the pitching staff, led by Wei-Yin Chen’s 4.02 ERA and 154 strikeouts. Nobody really expected much from the 27-year-old’s debut season, yet he has been a big part of why the Orioles will be playing in October. Chen has not been alone in unexpected seasons, however. Closer Jim Johnson has saved 50 games after a previous career high of 10 saves, and the bullpen’s continued resiliency will play a major role in Baltimore’s chances in the postseason. After making the last two World Series, the Rangers are anything but unexpected, yet no less formidable. They lead the major leagues in runs scored once more, largely in thanks to Josh Hamilton’s ludicrous power numbers. However, he has not been alone in making their lineup the most frightening in the league. After missing 59 games due to injury last season, Ian Kinsler

bounced back to play in nearWhile Oakland may consider ly every one of Texas’ games, themselves underdogs heading currently leading the team in into the playoffs, the Tigers are runs. Meanwhile, Adrian Beltre the true sleepers after scraping has proved his worth, rivaling out a division win with only 87 Hamilton’s numbers in every victories. major category. They have been propelled by The pitching staff is what Miguel Cabrera’s astounding makes this Rangers team even Triple Crown chase and Justin more dangerous than in years Verlander’s continued excelpast. Yu Darvish has been every lence. While many assumed bit the phenom he was adver- these players could not keep up tised to be, striking out 221 the astronomical numbers they batters on the year, while Matt have racked up, Cabrera has Harrison’s 3.26 ERA is even bet- continued to tear the cover off ter than the career high num- the ball with a shocking 1.001 bers he posted last year. OPS and Verlander has added Their numbers may not be as another 200 strikeout season to impressive, but the Rangers’ AL his already impressive career. West rival A’s are looking to Every team in this field seems make some noise in the playoffs like a competitive one, but it is for the first time since 2006. hard to argue with the recent Josh Reddick was not a house- brilliance of Detroit or the wellhold name coming into the sea- rounded composition of Texas. son, but the outfielder’s 32 home It may be same old, same old runs for Oakland have put him to predict the Rangers make it on the map. The lineup may not back to the World Series for the have much besides Reddick and third straight year, but in a seaCuban import Yoenis Cespedes, son filled with surprises, a little but the pitching more than consistency may be just what is makes up for it. needed. Flamethrower Grant Balfour has anchored the bullpen, while ALEX KOMA the unheralded Jarrod Parker -sports reporter has led the staff with a sparkling -junior 3.47 ERA. -communication

Nats to come out of competitive NL Every team in the National League playoff field is built for success in the playoffs. Every team has a legitimate shot at taking the National League crown and the World Series bid that goes with it. However that does not mean that these teams are equals. There is a distinct tiered hierarchy among the five playoffs teams: the elites (the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds), the upper crust (the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves) and the underdogs (the St. Louis Cardinals). The top seed will be the Washington Nationals who are the Eastern Division champions after holding first place for 176 out of the 185 days of the season. The Nationals are the most balanced team in these playoffs both second in runs scored and runs allowed among the playoff teams. Their +133 run differential, a basic measure of team quality, is the best in the Majors. They are also one of the best teams in the Majors in terms of home (49-31) and away (48-33) record. With Cy Young Candidate Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, and Edwin Jackson the Nationals boast one of the best rotations in the playoffs. Overall the team has very few holes or “breathers” for

opponents on the mound or at the plate. Every player is a threat to bring in a clutch hit or strikeout, making them a formidable opponent. Their closest competitor will be the Cincinnati Reds the Central Division champions and their star slugger Joey Votto. Votto would have been a leading MVP candidate if not for a lengthy injury; however the Reds fared just as well without him going 31-15. The Reds also have some playoff experience after winning the Central in 2010, which gives them an advantage over the less experienced Nationals. The Reds boast a multitude of all-stars in Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, OF Jay Bruce, P Mat Latos and P Aroldis Chapman as well as a Cy Young candidate of their own in Johnny Cueto. Like the Nationals with Bryce Harper, the Reds have their own special rookie in 1B/3B Todd Frazier, who is a Rookie of the Year contender. At the next tier of teams the first Wild Card winner Atlanta Braves are one of the hotter teams in baseball. After a sluggish start with serious pitching issues, the Braves have finally found a winning combination and are looking strong entering the postseason.

Their pitching is led by new starter Kris Medlen — the Braves have won the last 23 games he’s pitched, and flame-throwing, shutdown closer Craig Kimbrel. While on offense, their outfield of Jason Heyward, Martin Prado and Michael Bourn is the best in the game. The Braves also have great team leadership from veterans Tim Hudson and Chipper Jones. Despite being a Wild Card the Braves should be considered one of the favorites to reach the NLCS and possibly the postseason. However they have two large obstacles in the one and done Wild Card game, and the top seeded Nationals and Reds, against whom they are a combined 9-15. The final division champion is the 2010 World Champion San Francisco Giants. Like that 2010 team these Giants rely heavily on their superb pitching, with a dash of offense from MVP candidate catcher Buster Posey. The Giants boast perhaps the best playoff rotation in Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Vogelsong and Tim Lincecum. Any time a team can list a two-time Cy Young as their fourth pitcher, they have an intimidating rotation. The Giants’ playoff chances were hurt by the loss of batting leader Melky Cabrera in August

due to a 50 game suspension for use of performance-enhancing drugs. The loss of Cabrera leaves a big hole in their lineup and outfield, severely hampering their chances of going far. The benefactors of the new Wild Card format are last year’s World Series champions the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite the loss of future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols to free agency, the Cardinals find themselves right back in the postseason. Their +116 run differential suggests they are a better team than their record suggests. Led by veterans such as Carlos Beltran and Chris Carpenter as well as last year’s postseason hero David Freese, the Cardinals present a pesky out for any playoff team. Their rotation of Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Kyle Lohse, and Lance Lynn can matchup with any other team in the playoffs. All things considered the favorite to reach the World Series from the National League has to be the Washington Nationals. However don’t be surprised to see any of these other four teams their instead. JAMES O’HARA -sports staff writer -junior -computer science

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Although at the time it seemed like Renfro had missed his opportunity to play for a big university, he was not discouraged. He decided to attend one of Virginia Tech’s soccer camps in an effort

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It was the school I always wanted to come to. It was like a dream come true. I didn’t have to think about any other schools. Kyle Renfro Goalie

to prove himself against some of the best high school players in the state. Former Virginia Tech goalkeeper coach Kevin Doyle was one of the c o a c he s r u n n i ng the camp and was impressed with what he saw. “First time I ever saw him (Kyle) play was at camp and I just thought

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I think anybody in college should be interested in moving on to the next level. It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a kid. Kyle Renfro Goalie

he was a tough kid,” Doyle said. “I thought he was a good goalkeeper. I thought he had a lot of potential and I just liked everything about him.” Doyle was not the first to see these traits in Renfro. “He had outstanding work ethic and was a great athlete,” Beamer said. “He was actually an excellent field player too — not only a goalkeeper.

He had an outstanding attitude and was a great player to work with, no question about that.” Doyle was so impressed with Renfro as a goalkeeper that he pulled him aside on one of the last days of camp and offered him a chance to play at Virginia Tech. At the time, Doyle had no idea how impactful his decision would be on Renfro’s life as well as on the future of the men’s soccer program. “It was the school I always wanted to come to,” Renfro said. “It was like a dream come true. I didn’t have to think about any other schools.” For Renfro, t hat one tra ining session was the dif ference bet ween reaching his goal and missing out on it. “Had he not come to that camp we never really would have known about him even though he was right up the road,” Doyle said. Although Renfro has only just begun playing in his junior year at Tech, he aspires to play professionally in the future. “I think anybody in college should be interested in moving on to the next level,” Renfro said. “It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a little kid.” As Renfro continues to take the field for the Hokies, he is constantly reminded how different his life would be if he had not attended that camp. He understands that life is all about opportunity, and he is not taking his opportunity of playing for the Hokies for granted. His dream opportunity may come down to one week, one d a y, once again.

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he standard for measuring a generation is how that generation mastered its time. Whether it is a victory in a major armed conflict or the eradication of a traditional evil, the ability of a generation to reform its destiny in the image it desires it to be is the seat of its greatness. Since the nature of the generation I am a part of — the Millennial generation — has begun to be more established, many members of previous generations have commented on the moral vacuity and lack of personal drive they see in Millennials. Now is the time for the Millennial generation to defend itself against the attacks of its elders. To clarify, members of the Millennial generation include individuals born after 1980. The period of early youth for Millennials was characterized by a robust and growing domestic economy, peace abroad and the absolute assurance of the United States being the strongest and greatest nation in the world. Our parent’s generation guided our development with promises of infinite chances for greatness in our lives and an American dream that was alive and strong. By the time Millennials began to approach early adulthood, however, the world had changed fundamentally. The peace and security that shrouded us in comfort as children was ripped away from us on September 11, 2001, and the promise of success in our careers and the stability of our future eroded during the 2008 financial crisis. As we become adults, Millennials are recognizing the promise of our parents as a lie and our future as uncertain and ominous. Many publications have questioned recently whether or not the Millennial generation will be able to recover from the situation it is in. Though the unemployment rate of the United States right now is 8.1 percent, among those 20 to 24 years old, it is 14 percent. For Millennials fortunate enough to have a job, their real earnings is far lower than it was for their predecessors, as it has fallen 15 percent since 2000. Though their parents promised if they worked hard and went to college, they would succeed, Millennials are beginning to realize this too was lie. Currently, 43 percent of recent college graduates are working jobs that do not require a degree for employment. Statistics such as these are indicators for why 56 percent of recent high school graduates do not think they will

be as successful as their parents and 58 percent of recent college graduates agree. As the evidence indicates, Millennials have plenty of reasons to feel angry and frustrated with their situation, as they see that the American dream their parents promised them is nonexistent. Indeed, Millennials generally feel the American dream is dead, with 45 percent stating that, though it was once alive, it no longer is, and 63 percent say many people are denied a chance at success due to socioeconomic inequality. Despite this pessimism among my generation, however, we still have it within us to be the greatest generation in the history of the United States. According to a 2010 report by the Pew Research Center, the Millennial generation is the most racially and ethnically diverse and the most socially tolerant in American history. To cite just a few examples: Only 32 percent of Millennials say homosexuals raising children is morally wrong, while 48 percent of Baby Boomers say so. Five percent of Millennials say interracial marriage is morally wrong, while 14 percent of Baby Boomers think so. And 58 percent of Millennials say immigration is a positive thing for our nation, while only 43 percent of adults 30 and older say so. In addition to these statistics, Millennials feel a stronger sense of responsibility to care for their parents than Baby Boomers felt toward theirs, as well as trying to get along with them more. In terms of ambition in life, 52 percent of Millennials stated being a good parent is the most important goal for them, with only 15 percent saying that making money is. Given their sense of social tolerance and ambition to have a good life, Millennials have it in their ability to be the greatest generation in American history. Unlike their parents’ generation, which left them with a financial crisis, a federal debt equivalent to $50,000 per person, two major wars, an education and health care crisis, and not to mention eight years of the Bush administration, the Millennial generation will soften and make the nation more tolerant. We will take mastery of our epoch by designating it as the era of peace and acceptance with the goal being social justice rather than conquest and the accumulation of capital. JASON CAMPBELL -regular colomnist -senior -philosophy

ou might have the right to remain silent, but in California, you do not have the right to keep your mouth shut. According to Proposition 69 — a law passed by voters in the Golden State in 2009 and now under fire in federal appeals court — the police may demand a DNA sample, extracted by oral swab, from anybody arrested under suspicion of a felony. Not convicted of a felony, not formally charged with a felony, but anyone suspected by police of committing a felony. And if the law is upheld, such a provision could come to a state near you. The little-discussed ordinance became national news this week, as attorneys working for the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf of an association of citizens like Elizabeth Haskell, whose rights have been violated by the measure. Haskell was involved in a rally critical of the Iraq war when police arrested and detained her under suspicion of attempting to free another protestor who had been, like Haskell, seized by police. After arriving at the station, she was surprised when law enforcement gave her an ultimatum: submit to a DNA test or spend additional time in jail. Confused and frightened, she complied and was subsequently released the next day. No charges were ever f iled against her. This chilling story, which Haskell bravely shared with the media, has all the hallmarks of a dystopian novel: police detaining citizens with no evidence, insufficient cause to file criminal charges, imprisonment, thinly veiled threats, and forcibly taking and analyzing genetic material, all without ever involving a warrant or a judge. This law — approved by voters and, until now, unchallenged — runs so blatantly afoul of the Constitution that it makes my head spin. The Fourth Amendment, applied to each state via the

Fourteenth Amendment, should protect against warrantless searches and seizures. It specifically guarantees “the right of the people to be secure in their persons.” What could possibly be more personal than genetic

This chilling story has all the hallmarks of a dystopian novel: police detaining citizens with no evidence, insufﬁcient cause to ﬁle criminal charges, imprisonment, thinly veiled threats, and forcibly taking and analyzing genetic material. material? T he C onst it ut ion demands that violating that right to privacy requires not mere suspicion or conjecture, but evidence of probable cause and an order from a judge. Haskell never had a day in court, nor did her arresting officers believe they had cause to charge her. Otherwise, they probably would not have simply let her go the next day. And just when it seems that it cannot get any more draconian, it does. Not only does the state take and run your DNA for matches to other crimes, but your genetic profile also finds its way into federal databases forever. You might think, “So what? I haven’t committed a crime.” Besides the invasion of privacy, it could definitely come back to haunt you. While shows like CSI and NCIS may lull viewers into a false sense of trust and security, every crime lab is not immaculately and ethically managed by a bespectacled Gil Grissom. Science is not always perfect, mistakes happen, false matches do occur, and if you are at the wrong

end of one, you could find yourself roused from bed in the middle of the night by a stun grenade, your door kicked in by masked federal agents. Interestingly, if any such raid, spurred by a false DNA match or other police mistake, turns up evidence of a crime, it will still be held against you, so long as the search was “in good faith.” What if your brother, aunt, or cousin has committed a crime and you come up as a relative? Suddenly, you are a material witness against your own family members. What if a lab tech leaves his laptop open at Starbucks? Who has access to your genetic code now? Finally, and most disturbingly, who really knows what will be against the law a month, a year, or a decade from now? Remember, your DNA stays in the database forever. At the rate our legal situation is progressing, today’s college student reading “Anarchy, State, and Utopia” for a course could be tomorrow’s “person of interest” or terrorist suspect. Even if you consider yourself a law-abiding citizen, the fewer people who have access to your unique genetic information, the better. Any judge worth his or her salt should throw this law out, but only time and the appeals process will tell. Likewise, a wellinformed electorate should not have supported it, as the majority of Californians did in 2009. Before you vote this November, or any time, read your state constitution and review the ballot. Always remember that your civil liberties — the liberties guaranteed to you and to all by our founding documents, the liberties that make this country great and unique — are yours until you give them away. Know for what and for whom you are voting.

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fellow hokie: Hokie Fans, I fear this is now the status quo and has been for years but has just been hidden by 10+ wins. Beamer is here to stay and nothing is going to change until he or Jim Weaver retires. The only way to make yourself heard is with your wallet. As an Alumni I have not contributed one dollar to the hokie club and after this season I'm going to stop traveling to games much much less unless things change either with Beamer or with the Offensive Coordinator. I'm afraid fans and boosters are going to have to protest with their wallets in masses before things change. That's how things changed at FSU and look at them now. Anon: Thomas said Stinespring came up to him this week for some input, asking for his five favorite passing plays. "I gave him a list of 10 instead," Thomas said. "They really want to know what I see, what I feel comfortable with and what I see is best for our offense.” There's been a lot of talk about scripting plays. Beamer said the Hokies have done it in the past, but that was a while ago. What they do now is not have a strict script of plays, but rather a menu of plays to run in certain situations, like 2nd-and-7 or 3rdand-1. Hopefully O'Cain and Stinespring can shed some more light on this. Anonymous: In the case of FSU, the

Seminole Boosters appear to wield a lot more influence than the Hokie Club. They seem to be constantly bending the AD's ear and voicing any discontent with words, then backing it up with money. These guys are not ones to suffer embarrassment lightly, and they are ruthless when the program falters. They lobbied for Jeff Bowden to leave (even paid him to do so), then Bobby. Maybe instead of withholding money, we need members of the Hokie Club to unite and flood its leadership with calls for change, since apparently they aren't being spurred to action out of their own Hokie pride.

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MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Lenovo is portraying its relatively modest plans to manufacture personal computers in North Carolina — creating 115 jobs and investing $2 million — as a first step that could lead to much more. But even such a small manufacturing footprint represents a gamble for the Chinese-based company given that virtually all of the PCs sold in this country, including those made by U.S. companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell, are now made elsewhere. “Lenovo is kind of pushing the envelope here in terms of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.,” said technology analyst Rob Enderle of The Enderle Group. The company’s decision, formally announced Tuesday during a news conference at its Morrisville offices, reflects Lenovo’s confidence in being able to make further inroads into the U.S. PC market. The company also believes that some consumers and businesses will be drawn to PCs that are made in America. “We’re very bullish,” said David Schmoock, president of the No. 2 computer maker’s North American business. “I’m expecting I’ll be able to stand up here on a future day and talk about expansion.” Lenovo’s strategy of starting with a small production line is in stark contrast with the last PC company that chose North Carolina as a manufacturing site. In 2005 Dell opened, with great fanfare, a PC factory in Winston-Salem, N.C., that was expected to eventually employ more than 1,500 workers. But slumping sales

triggered the company’s decision to shut down the plant just four years later. The chances of a similar fate befalling Lenovo’s plant in Whitsett, N.C., are undercut by its smaller scale, said technology analyst Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates. “Lenovo is still pinching its pennies a bit even as it expands,” Kay said. “Therefore, the likelihood of Lenovo having the same consequences as Dell is lower.” Schmoock declined to say what the manufacturing capacity will be at the Whitsett plant. Steve Kleynhans, research vice president with the Gartner Group, said based on the employee count and the amount being invested, the number of PCs being produced won’t be huge. “We’re not talking millions of machines,” he said. “We’re talking thousands of machines.” Another major difference between Lenovo and Dell is that Dell was lured by a pledge of up to $280 million in state and local incentives, which at the time was a record for North Carolina. Lenovo sought no incentives and received none, said state Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco, who was among the host of dignitaries who attended Tuesday’s news conference. Some industry experts speculate the company is doing some toe-dipping before deciding whether to take the plunge. “Th is mostly looks like it is an experiment, a hedge against the future,” Kleynhans said. “I think it’s always good to have a diversified selection of manufacturing facilities around the world to help you if you run into supply chain hiccups or

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natural disasters or whatever.” And although Lenovo says politics were a non-factor in its decision, Kleynhans also sees the move as a hedge against a change in the political climate. “It has always been something that they have been concerned about that, as a Chinese company, their products may not always be accepted in the U.S. and some other places,” he said. Lenovo expects to begin manufacturing in Whitsett early next year. Hiring is expected to get under way later this year. Schmoock declined to disclose the wages the company intends to pay. Crisco said Lenovo also considered expanding its manufacturing operations elsewhere, especially in Mexico, before choosing Whitsett. Overall the company has more than 28,000 workers worldwide and generated $29.6 billion in revenue in its latest fiscal year. Lenovo is riding a wave of surging sales that has put it on the verge of becoming the No. 1 PC maker worldwide. It has benefited from aggressive pricing and attractive and innovative products, and from acquisitions in overseas markets. Its U.S. sales also have been outpacing the market for more than two years, but here it’s still the fourth-selling brand behind HP, Dell and Apple, according to research firm IDC. To make up ground, Lenovo has upped its marketing efforts — this summer it became a “proud sponsor of the NFL” — and has ramped up its distribution. Lenovo PCs were available in 400 stores 18 months ago; today its products are in 4,000 stores. Lenovo’s Achilles heel right

now — one it shares with competitors — is the lack of a hit tablet device to compete with Apple’s iPad. “That’s where the sales are,” Enderle said. “Having a successful tablet would make a huge difference. Right now Apple kind of owns the tablet market … and none of the PC makers are doing well.” Lenovo and other PC makers are hoping to change that dynamic with a new generation of tablets that run on the new Windows 8 operating system, which is being unveiled at the end of the month. Windows 8 enables users to run the popular Microsoft Office suite of products, including spreadsheets and word-processing soft ware, which are beyond the capabilities of today’s tablets. “There is certainly a lot of opportunity for a lot of them to be sold, but it is up to the consumer, whether consumers are going to adopt a new interface,” Enderle said. “Consumers often don’t like things that are different, even if they are better.” Lenovo is planning to offer “convertible” tablets, hybrids that combine the virtues of a tablet and an ultralight laptop, which the industry calls ultrabooks. Its upcoming ThinkPad Tablet 2 features a tablet that can be inserted into a keyboard to become an ultrabook. Although analysts don’t see anything on the nearterm horizon that would derail Lenovo’s impressive momentum, history isn’t on Lenovo’s side over the long-term. “It must be understood that, in the PC industry, champions have come and gone over the years,” Kay said. “If you look at it, you will see that none has reigned for greater than a five-year stretch.”

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iPhone OS6

ANDREW KULAK news staff writer

pple’s latest operating system has both the press and the company’s loyal fan-base buzzing, including many students around Virginia Tech’s campus. iOS 6 is available for most versions of Apple’s popular iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. According to its website, the new system adds more than 200 features to compatible devices. However, like most Apple releases, it has received both praise and criticism. Apple’s new maps app has stirred the most debate in the blogosphere and on campus. “My friends told me that the maps were the biggest change,” said Matt Haines, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. He downloaded the new soft ware but noticed few changes besides maps. Apple replaced the Google Maps feature with its own developed program. The new app adds several features, like a 3-D view of major cities and turn-byturn navigation. Users, however, were critical of the decision to dump Google. “They have their own map system now, but it doesn’t really work very well,” said Katy Baker, sophomore landscape architecture major. Freshman music education major Jeb Sturgill agrees. “I read the reviews for it before it came out and I was really excited to get it, but the navigation was not as cool as they said it would be,” Sturgill said. Apple’s program does not incorporate public transportation information, as Google’s app did, and includes far less detail. Campus buildings, for instance, are conspicuously absent in Apple’s version. There have also been complaints of glitches that have sent people on miles-long loops to reach an address across the street and maps that show expanses of empty land where cities should be. Frustrated users have uploaded screenshots of convoluted routes suggested by Apple’s app to Twitter and Reddit. Haines liked some of the additional features, but ultimately found the new maps to be subpar compared to Google’s program. “The map system is pretty cool, although it has also gone a little downhill. It’s less detailed with streets and such,” Haines said. For those who actually use Apple’s iPhone as a phone, iOS 6 has new features for calls as well. For instance, when a student is in class and gets an incoming call that they send straight to voicemail, they now have the option to set up a reminder to return to the call. Alternatively, users can choose a preset text response to send to the caller. The phone also includes a new “Do Not Disturb” setting. A user can request that calls coming in at a certain time, say when you are asleep or in class, are automatically silenced. Those settings can be tweaked to allow certain numbers through but not others, or to silence a number that has already called recently. Other upgrades include Facebook integration, enhanced functionality for Siri, and a new panorama mode for photos. However, some new features are available only on the latest phones. Siri will only work on Apple’s most recent devices, even if compatible with the iOS upgrade. The same is true of the panoramic camera, and certain navigation features of the maps app. An upgrade to Facetime,

Google Maps (left) has been replaced by Apple’s in-house created map program (right). Complaints about the lack of details and errors in the new app have been commonplace since it took over. which allows users on a 3G network to video chat, is also limited to newer hardware. “I can’t really do anything new with mine,” Baker said. “It doesn’t really do anything with the iPhone 4.” Not all users have been as quick to adapt. “I didn’t really see why to put in the effort. I didn’t see too many new additions to it,” said Alex Roohr, a sophomore biology major. “I’ll eventually switch if I have the time.” Other users were leery of the upgrade, after previous updates had left them with missing data and long waits. Freshman university studies major Kayli Toulotte went through with the upgrade, only to find that it took eight hours to sync all her data. “My phone’s been messing up more since I downloaded it,” Toulotte said. The screen brightness on Toulotte’s phone drops seemingly at random, making it difficult for her to use. She said her friends have experienced similar issues. Michelle Zurlo, a senior communication and psychology double major, though excited about the upgrade, has experienced problems with past updates. “Last time I did the upgrade, I lost half of my data, so I’ve been a little hesitant,” Zurlo said. “A lot of my friends did lose a lot of their data as well, which I don’t want to do because I have so many things on my phone. Last time I lost all my music and everything, which was a pain.” As with many other past updates, Apple users tend to embrace change and quickly adapt to the company’s newest products, worms and all. Follow this writer in Twitter @KulakCT

A new setting in new recently released operating system is the option to set your phone to “Do Not Disturb.” Incoming calls are automatically silenced.

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