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Sharing spaces BY ALEX GOMES | news staff writer

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Six local businesses and their customers vie for 40 prime parking spots in the Northern section of Downtown Blacksburg The Taco Bell on North Main Street has claimed half of the spots in its shopping center’s parking lot for its employees and customers. The lot has 40 non-handicapped parking spaces, and Taco Bell has taken control of 20 of them, with violators at risk of towing. The rest are shared by the EZ Way Laundromat, Greeks’ Restaurant and Grill, Easy Way Packaging & Shipping Center and most recently, Waffle House. Since most of its neighbors have been at their location for years, Taco Bell store manager Syrakhone

Phonasa attributes the recent arrival of Waffle House to a decline in the Taco Bell’s business. “(The parking change) happened because we’re losing business, we don’t have parking spaces for our customers,” Phonasa said. While the shift in parking availability might seem drastic, Phonasa said that Taco Bell has had ownership of the now-marked spots for years. “From what I understand, Taco Bell’s parking lot is what’s behind and beside our building. We have shared that with the other businesses,

Chili Challenge heats up campus

but we don’t necessarily have to,” Phonasa said. Until recently, Phonasa said it wasn’t necessary to draw specific lines, but the popularity of Waffle House has caused Taco Bell to mark its territory. Because Waffle House often has upwards of seven people on staff at a time, their employees’ cars take up a considerable portion of the lot, in addition to the employees of the other three buildings. This means that customers who want to eat at Waffle House have often been forced to park in Taco Bell’s spots instead. Due to Waffle House’s popularity, this has left potential Taco Bell customers without anywhere to park.

In 1985, Charlotte Joyce and her husband built shopping center. In 27 years, she has never had trouble with parking. “I never dreamed that they’d have so many employees parking out here. It’s not customers that are giving us trouble, it’s the employees,” she said. Now that Taco Bell has made its boundaries clear, Waffle House may have a bit of a parking shortage. It may be too soon to tell, but Waffle House’s Unit Manager JoAnn Seymour seems unfazed. “We’re just delighted to have our customers here. Whether they decide to stop in a car or drop by via foot, we’re happy to have them.”

While its arrival has caused a change in the lot’s atmosphere, Waffle House isn’t necessarily at fault. The restaurant may be new, but it has been well received by students like Maya Gantt, a junior human nutrition, foods and exercise major. “I feel like more people come to Waffle House than Taco Bell, so there should probably be more parking for Waffle House,” she said. Regardless of where the lines are drawn, it’s possible that the small lot simply doesn’t have enough spaces for two popular restaurants. Follow this writer on Twitter: @alexgomes_CT

Ambassadors build biking community

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Chris Cornett keeps his cool as he takes a bite out of his meal.

The chefs of D2 at Dietrick Hall guarantee a hit to the taste buds with a hot bowl of chili SARA LEPLEY features staff writer

Randall Van Dyke eats fire for breakfast. Forgoing the typical eggs and bacon, Van Dyke, Virginia Tech’s executive chef, dips his silver spoon into a bowl of freshly made chili; he tastes for flavor and checks for heat. Van Dyke, as well as the other chefs from D2 at Dietrick Hall, are testing out their latest creations for the dining hall’s 22nd Annual Chili Challenge. The competition, which began Monday and ends Thursday, requires participants to finish an entire bowl of chili each day for lunch to win a T-shirt. Each day of this spicy challenge, the chili becomes progressively hotter. “Bright and early in the morning, our breakfast order starts out with hot,

spicy chili,” Van Dyke said. “And of course everyone gets so exciting and involved in that. They get to sit there and go ‘Mmm no, that’s not hot enough. (They) add a little more and add a little more, and eventually it gets to the point where you see a lot of faces turning red and sweat beating off their faces. Then they know they’ve got it right.” To make the chili hotter each day, the chefs select from an array of peppers, allowing it to accumulate more burn and spice. D2 encourages participants to learn more about the chilimaking process by allowing them to taste firsthand the effect of each pepper, and by providing additional information. “Our goal is the same every year: To show (the see CHILI / page four

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A cyclist rides on Virginia Tech’s campus, where the new Bicycle Ambassadors are attempting to encourage alternative transportation.

New bicyclist outreach program aims to mend the bonds between bikers and Blacksburg, Tech REBECCA ROBERTSON news staff writer

Virginia Tech’s Alternative Transportation Program implemented the Bicycle Ambassador Program this fall in an effort to encourage safe, responsible bicycle usage among Tech students and faculty. Student ambassadors volunteer their time each week in order to teach cyclists of all skill levels about appropriate bicycling behavior. The creator of the program, alternative transportation coordinator Kathryn Zeringue, said that she wants the program to be “a fun way to create educational and also social events for students who really like biking and also students who are new to biking.”

Zeringue hopes that the program will be a resource for students who want to learn more about cycling and that it will help students become actively involved in improving bicycling on campus. “I want the bicycle ambassador program to serve as a liaison between the alternative transportation office and the student body,” Zeringue said. One objective of the program is to promote safe biking habits. Ambassadors plan to hold bicycle registration drives, where they will review safety brochures. Also, they will serve as examples of how to bike responsibly by using and encouraging the use of lights, helmets and bicycle locks. Student ambassador Robert

Holland Jr., a senior industrial and systems engineering major, thinks the program will have a positive impact on campus safety. “We want cyclists to be doing things in the legal way and the safest way possible,” Holland said. Samantha Hill, a freshman communication major, said that biking safety is something that does need to be improved at Tech. “I’m waiting for the day when I get taken down by a cyclist,” Hill said. “I think this program is a good idea because it will help make moving between classes and campus life in general safer.” In addition to addressing safety concerns, Holland also hopes the program can change students’ outlook on biking. “We really just want to improve cycling on campus for everyone. We want to make cycling as attractive

as possible for people who might not have given it any thought,” Holland said. Ambassadors plan to gather feedback regarding what students want out of biking services on campus. Currently, numerous events have been already been proposed for the program’s inaugural year. The ambassadors plan to hold bicycle repair workshops and registration drives. They intend to host social events to show that cycling, besides being a form of transportation, is also fun. Additionally, the ambassadors want to do giveaways during the year. They plan to encourage biking during the winter months by allowing bikers to enter ticket drawings for prizes. They are also hoping to partner with other groups, such as the SGA, to organize bike giveaways. Follow this writer on Twitter: @rarobertson93

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“8” brings unique viewpoint of court case

what you’re saying VTU limited by budget in concert choice

Adam: I've never received a survey to gauge interest on potential artists, nor have I heard of any of my friends being surveyed. I feel like choices usually are not representative of the artists that students want. Before I came here we used to get awesome concerts like 311 and Reel Big Fish that packed Burruss and were amazing (I was at the 311 one while in high school)...what happened? Did the budget shrink that much? If so, go quality over quantity. 1 great concert a year is way better than 2-3 lackluster concerts.

Dylan: Lately most of the artists chosen to play

Annual Gay in Appalachia event and the LGBT Caucus sponsor a special screening of Prop 8 play CAMERON AUSTIN news staff writer

On Thursday, a special, one time performance of the documentary play “8” will be performed at Squires Student Center. The play is based off of real court transcripts and first-hand interviews from the landmark federal court decision regarding Proposition 8, which defined marriage as exclusively between a man and woman in California. The event is sponsored by the eighth annual Gay in Appalachia event and the Virginia Tech LGBT Caucus, which got special permission from the American Foundation for

Equal Rights and Broadway Impact to perform the play in a unique one-night only performance. Dustin Lance Black, the screenwriter of the play, is also known for writing “Milk” and “J. Edgar.” Since there were no cameras allowed inside during the trials, director Susanna Rinehart feels lucky to be able to showcase such a significant court case. “There is a story here, of this very difficult and for many people, personal major social issue of our time,” she said. Rinehart is an associate professor in the theatre and cinema department at Virginia Tech, and she has won numerous teach-

ing awards the past two decades. To create a unique piece, Rinehart recruited local actors as well as non-performers who had never acted before. “I wanted a community on the stage that reflects the community in the audience,” she said. Rinehart hopes the vulnerability of the performers will break down the distance between the audience and the actors. After the performance, Claire Gastanaga, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union for Virginia, will lead a disc u s sion. G a st a na ga was the manager for the Commonwealth Coalition’s against Virginia’s own marriage amendment. Rinehart hopes that the personal nature of this play

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Not only will you see and hear some part of their own experience, but I also hope they will hear the side of the story they haven’t heard.” Susanna Rinehart Director

will appeal to each audience member in a unique way, “Not only will you see and hear some part of their own experience, but I also hope they will hear the side of the story they haven’t heard,” she said. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

here I have never even heard of. Does that sound like a good choice for the community if so many either could care less about or even don't know who they are. I am into listening to new things but these people are just not good other than maybe to a very very select few.

Anonymous: It would be nice if they would book someone who isn't a hipster quasi rapper.

Anonymous: The lackluster concerts match our football and basketball teams.

Alex: Even though a lot of people may not have heard of him, Kendrick Lamar is a great performer. He's one of the best up-and-coming rappers around and I'm pumped that VTU got him to come here. It's a great show for hip-hop fans and if VTU is trying to appeal to a diverse audience, this show definitely does that.

Anonymous: Quasi-rapper? Kendrick's got flow and lyrics. And hipster? Dr. Dre signed him.

Frank: Yes Kendrick is really good.

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october 10, 2012 COLLEGIATETIMES

Title contenders outside SEC: Don’t overlook K-State S

o at this week’s sports staff meeting, the editors tried to convince me the ACC is not the best conference in football — crazy, right? I know, and I’m sure you do as well, that Duke and North Carolina are the future of collegiate football in America. Add in the incoming class of Pitt and Syracuse — the ACC won’t … the ACC can’t be stopped. But in a Stalin-like rant I was told the SEC (I had to look it up) is the best conference in football. Solely out of self-preservation, for the rest of the article, I’ll pretend I agree. Since the SEC is the best conference in football — claiming three teams in the top five and retaining the national championship trophy for six years in a row — the question is, will it be seven? For the sake of argument, let’s say no. So who steals their throne? The easy answer is Oregon. They are the last team from outside the SEC to get inside the ropes of a championship bout and they are currently the No. 2 ranked team in the country (although, it should be Duke). However no team with a loss — except for a oncebeaten SEC champion — will make the title game. Because the Ducks have to go through both No. 11 USC and No. 17 Stanford, as well as go on the road to face in-state rival Oregon State in a huge Pac 12 match-

up, I don’t think the Ducks will get through November unscathed. So if not the Ducks, then who? Well the next highest ranked team outside of the powder-puff SEC is West Virginia. The high-f lying offense is lead by the closest thing to a Heisman lock you can have in early October, Geno Smith. The Mountaineers can put points on the board in a hurry (they’ve broken 40 points in all games except one, and have surpassed 65 points twice), but their Achilles heel is on the other side of the ball. I believe the Mountaineers will finish the regular season with just one negative result, and it will come courtesy of my pick as the best bet non-SEC team to win a national championship. On Oct. 20, the Kansas State Wildcats will enter Morgantown with — barring an Oklahoma State-like collapse — an undefeated record. The game will showcase two of the best offenses in the country, with two completely unique styles. Sm it h a nd t he Mountaineers will run their spread offense that has resulted in the secondmost passing yards in the nation and the fifth most points, and the Wildcats led by Collin Klein enter with the sixth most productive offense. The Wildcats have not found their success through the air, but rather on the ground.

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Kansas State’s Collin Klein runs the ball against rival Kansas earlier this month. The Wildcats are one of the remaining undefeated teams. Klein leads an offense have needed every point ACC play. predict that they will go that averages 262 rushing they have scored. In I cannot predict improb- into Morgantown 6-0 and yards a game on 42 their past three wins, they abilities and outliers. I leave it 7-0. attempts. The ability to put have been victorious by a cannot assume when onceOregon will hiccup at up those numbers promises total of 20 points, allowing in-a-lifetime events will some point along the two things vital to almost 35 points a game— happen. I can only use way either in Los Angeles, winning all games, good for No. 4 in the coun- previous data and com- Eugene or Corvallis and especia lly those in try. bine that with my as long as the Wildcats the national spotlight: On the other hand, knowledge of the game stay consistent, someconsistency and ball Bill Snyder has kept that I have built over 19 thing Snyder has preached control. his defense in the top years. for decades, they will Although greatly varied 20 once again, allowing Based on what how find themselves in a in methodolog y, the less than 16 points a Kansas State has played position to take home offenses are not what game. thus far this season, along some serious hardware separate the two teams To put how good this with the proven success come January. atop the Big 12–it’s their team is in perspec- of a team that can keep defenses. tive, they beat the peren- opposing offenses off the JACOB EMERT T he Mou nt a i neers nial ACC powerhouse scoreboard while being -sports staff writer have been able to put up Miami Hurricanes, 52-13. able to run the -sophomore insane numbers, but they Miami is undefeated in ba l l ef fect ively, I -history major

Men’s soccer looks to make push at postseason berth DAVID COOPER sports staff writer

The Virginia Tech men’s soccer team has gone without a winning season since 2007. In 2007, the team finished the regular season with a 10-2-5 record en route to the school’s fi rst men’s soccer Final Four appearance. Since 2007, the goal for the men’s soccer team has been to get back to the tournament. No one on the current roster played on that 2007 team, but they do talk about it often. Getting back to the NCAA tournament is on the minds of all the players and coaches. “We need to make the NCAA’s,” said starting goalkeeper, Kyle Renfro. “We haven’t done that since 2007 when we made the Final Four.” Through the first 11 games of this season, the Tech men’s soccer team stands with a mediocre 5-5-1 record. However, head coach Mike Brizendine is quick to point out that their losses have come to respectable opponents. “You look at the month of September, we haven’t lost to a team that won’t be in the NCAA tournament,” said Brizendine. Two of Virginia Tech’s losses came on the road to North

Carolina and Maryland. Both of those teams were currently ranked No. 1 in the country when the Hokies played them. Team captain David Fiorello believes the hostile environment at Maryland was a necessary experience for the Hokies young team. “It’s a tough environment, especially for the freshmen to get used to,” Fiorello said. “I think not a lot of guys have played there in the past and that’s probably one of the toughest places to play college soccer. If they can get over that which they did, I think we can win anywhere.” Luckily for the Hokies, four of the last seven games will be in the comfortable confines of Thompson Field. The men’s soccer team has not won more than five games in a season since their run to the Final Four. However, the Hokies have seven games left in the regular season and the remaining schedule sets up well for the Hokies to break that trend. Fiorello is confident the team is right where they need to be. “Midway through, I think we’re heading in the right direction,” Fiorello said. “We had a couple tough losses to some very good teams and I think if things start going the

way we plan it to, we’re going to be looking good toward the end of the season.” Even though the men’s team has played well this season, they still have not won a conference game. The Hokies have Duke, Clemson, North Carolina State and Virginia left on their schedule. Two of those opponents, Duke and Clemson, have losing records and North Carolina State and Virginia are currently at the bottom of the ACC standings. Although the remaining schedule is promising, Brizendine knows there are no easy games in the ACC and you have to prepare well. “As a team, it’s about getting us to play well as a group together and for us to be crisp,” Brizendine said. “We have to be that way especially when you look at the people that we play. If we’re not sharp they can really take advantage of it.” The team has suffered several key injuries that have prevented them from playing their best. Junior defender Devante Dubose and freshman forward Kai Marshall have both missed significant time with injuries. All those injuries have kept Brizendine and the rest of the coaching staff busy with per-

sonnel changes as the season has progressed. “We’ve had a lot of guys (injured) and we don’t have the depth to take hits like we’ve taken,” Brizendine said. “That means we’re playing some people out of position. That means we’re playing some guys that were not in our picture in August and now we’re not even talking about them getting some minutes; they’re getting a lot minutes.” Five freshmen on the Hokie team have gotten extended playing time this season due to the multitude of injuries. The inexperience of the Hokies has shown at times throughout the season, most notably in their recent loss on the road to Campbell. The team will admit that the lost to Campbell got away from them. “That Campbell loss was tough for us because I thought had we played better we could have gotten the result,” Brizendine said. However, the team has not been too deterred by the loss and is still striving to improve as a team in practice and in games. Freshman defender Hunter Jecius believes the team has been steadily improving since day one. “We’re getting better and

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Virginia Tech’s David Clemens makes a move against Boston College player Stephan Carter. The Hokies are 5-5-1 this season. better (with) each game and each practice,” Jecius said. The collective hard work put in by the coaches and players over the last several years is finally leading to results.

At this point in the season, the team controls their own fate to whether or not they’re ready for the NCAA tournament again. “We have to finish strong,” Fiorello said.

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Chili: Participants feel the burn as spice progresses from page one

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Emma Adams, a biochemical engineering major, pours herself chili on the second day, ready to face the challenge.

participants) how each pepper can graduate (the heat),” said Kelvin Bergsten, assistant director of D2. In the dining hall, every pepper is presented on tables. This includes anything from the bright green jalapeño peppers to the vibrant red habanero peppers. Participants can view information about each pepper from this. They also have the opportunity to see the Scoville scale, which is a measurement used to gauge the heat of chili peppers and hot sauces. Learning is a key goal in the challenge. Not only does the staff want to expand the students’ knowledge of chili, but also to also open their minds to something new — an important component to the college experience. “We improve or do new twists on it each year to increase the curiosity or the knowledge factor for the students,” said Ted Faulkner, director of Dining Services. Achieving this, as well as providing positive feelings towards the event, motivates the serving staff to try their hardest in creating a delicious meal. Van Dyke could easily skip past the spicy-but-not-harmful peppers, and instead incorporate more painful ghost peppers or even pure capsaicin as some chili-eating competitions across the world do. While this would certainly heighten the competition factor, the serving staff wants more than to simply challenge the participants. “Sometimes people do a Chili Challenge and it hits them on their lips, and at that point you’re like, ‘This is too hot,’” Van Dyke said. “But we don’t like that with ours.” For him, the added challenge of making chili is that the combination of heat and flavor are equally essential. “The key factor to our chili is that first initial bite; you taste all the flavors and goodness of it and then on the back end it hits you,” he said. Van Dyke has worked in the restaurant business for 23 years, 18 of which he has been a chef. He left the private sector to join Tech three years ago.

He had lived in the area and saw that the university offered a “better quality of life.” It is events such as the Chili Challenge, as well as the recent Mayan night and other themed food festivities that distinguish his work here from previous jobs. “We have the chance to sit here and do many new, challenging things that are exciting to us because we don’t normally get to use that kind of stuff in the private sector,” he said. “In the private sector we are stuck to a regular menu.” Although the chefs still use the original chili recipe as a base, each year the staff experiments and gets the chance to play around with new ideas and techniques. In the past, the student reaction has been quite positive. Some have even requested that some of the foods served for special events are incorporated into the everyday menu. “We get to showcase the talents and abilities that we do have, whether it be myself or my staff. Sometimes it’s learning new techniques too, so that’s a great opportunity,” Van Dyke said. “The creativity comes out, skill level comes out, and everybody comes with an A-game.” The Chili Challenge has taken off over the years. After feeling the energy of this challenge, even the director of Colorado State University decided to incorporate it into his campus. At Tech, more than 300 students signed up this year, and the website had to shut down because there were no more open spots for competitors. But for those students who have joined, they not only have the chance to enjoy a good meal, but get to bond with one another as they work towards the common goal of finishing their bowl of chili. “I think there is a sense of accomplishment,” Faulkner said. “It’s almost like a rite of passage.” Years down the road they can pull out their chili-splattered T-shirts, igniting the attached memories of laughing together as they faced the first burn, to cheering in pure glory as they slurp down the final spoonful.

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HOKIE Fans have a right to be disappointed

ome support for Hokie fans is in order. Brian Marcolini’s prediction in his open letter in the Key Play was correct: our 10-win streak was lost, but it was because of the football players, not the football fans. Brian is right. We have a bad team this year. Virginia Tech is ranked 70th in passing yards and 80th in rushing yards — perennial ACC stinker UNC is ranked 23rd and 54th in those categories. Oh wait, they also beat us on Saturday. But the fault is not with the fans. The blame should be placed directly on the players and the coaching staff of our Hokie football team. They are the ones out there on the field. No amount of student support – or lack thereof – can excuse three losses to bad teams. To those students among us who go to as many games as we can, the remark “students are the worst fans in the building” is offensive. I have only seen waves of burnt orange at Lane Stadium, even at the games that are against bad teams. Brian’s sentiments blaming fans miss the point. Praise and support from the fans must be earned. It cannot be taken for granted. Hokies have unwaveringly supported Coach Frank Beamer and the team despite consecutive bowl losses in 2010 and 2011. Can you blame us if we feel a bit disappointed right now? We have settled for too many mediocre 10-win seasons, too many bowl losses and too many mistakes. In short, we as fans have settled for too many missed opportunities. So if Brian expects fan support at Lane to improve, he better hope the team turns the season around and starts winning. I am confident Hokies will reward a winning team with a full house even after four quarters. To be sure, there will always be students who drink unholy amounts before games and fans who have the let’s-leave-after threequarters mentality. That’s endemic to every college, not just Tech. Trust me, it could be a lot worse. The losses have all occurred away from Blacksburg this year, and playing well on the road is part of the success formula for any team in any sport. That reason alone makes Brian’s point about fan support moot. Unfortunately, placing blame on fans could have another, more insidious consequence. Blaming fans for the poor performance of the team will only serve as an excuse to the players. All the players know they are talented. They know Tech has the potential to become a topranking team once again, so we can’t give them the excuse of lazy fans lest they actually believe it. If the players believe fans are the problem, they will have less incentive to work harder. They will wait until the fans become more excited, which won’t happen until this team gets it together. Regardless, let’s thank the fans who have stood behind the team year in and year out with unwavering support. Fans here are terrific, considering the heartbreak this team has gone through in recent years. HECTOR QUESADA -regular columnist -political science major -junior

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HOKIE on: Fair-weather fans

Fans should always stand in support A

lright, so admittedly I do not regularly write about football. But I do enjoy going to games, so with road trip to University of North Carolina out of the question, I decided to make the best of the away game and recreate an authentic Lane Stadium experience in my friend’s apartment. So far, it’s perfect: not that many people came, it was pretty quiet, no one was really paying attention to the game, and the people who did show up were sitting down the whole time. Fellow Hokies, I recently read Brian Marcolini’s letter, published on the Key Play blog, and I’m sure some of you have, as well. And as much as it pains me to say this, there are really no two ways about it: he’s

rowdy than the stands were that Saturday. Where were the raucous fans of old I’d heard about, so loud and obnoxious that cheers were banned from the stadium? Where is the twelfth man, yelling on defense, intimidating opposing teams with a fierce rallying cry and a handful of keys? They are still out there if you look hard enough, but they seem to be the last of a dying breed. If you can honestly call yourself one of those noble few, then read no further and keep up the good work. But if you’re one of those people showing up midway through the first quarter, leaving by the half, and sitting the entire time, consider yourself on football probation until your participation grade improves. When I was an undergraduate, we stood on our seats from the opening kickoff to the last words of the alma Where were the raucous mater. Weather, terrible football and growing sobrifans of old I’d heard about, ety be damned. so loud and obnoxious that Fellow Hokies, we have called out, and I agree cheers were banned from been that we are not being the the stadium? Where is the best fans we can be. But it is too late to change. twelfth man, yelling on de- never Even when the team strugfense, intimidating opposing gles, the football players put teams with a ﬁerce rallying in hard work on and off the field to represent the cry and a handful of keys?” Virginia Tech community. Show them you appreciate it. Opposing schools will right. talk about how easy it is to I am a first-year graduate stu- play in Lane Stadium. Show dent at Virginia Tech. I had heard them why they should fear an so much from my friends who autumn trip to southwestern attended Tech about how awe- Virginia. inspiring Hokie football games Many people all across the counat Lane Stadium were before ever try will never visit Blacksburg. setting foot on campus. Their only taste of Tech spirit Even as a veteran college foot- will come from games broadball fan, seasoned by four years cast in their living rooms. Show as an undergrad at the University them what it means to be a of Notre Dame, the prospect of Hokie. attending my first game as a Tech In short, this is what I suggest: student excited me. if you have a ticket, come to the We were playing Bowling game. If you come to the game, Green State University that day, stay for the game. And if you stay and the scene at Lane Stadium for the game, be into the game. Be was stunning, even high on loud on defense, be obnoxious — the summit of the East stands within the limits of good sportswhere the ticket office consigns manship, of course — shake your all the second-class fans like keys, push up your friends, do the me. Hokie Pokie and, for the love of It was a great day for a football all that is good and holy, never sit game. down! But if I had to estimate, I’d say Channel your anger into screamabout half of the student ticket ing at the Duke game Saturday holders wouldn’t know about any afternoon. My old college roomof this. Vacant seats were every- mate will be visiting, and I want where. By halftime, the north him to experience the real Lane end zone stands were empty. Stadium. Seriously, they were completely And if all this just seems like empty. I’d never seen anything too much work, feel free to send like it. a tweet to @KulakCT, and I’ll be Now maybe my friends left me glad to take the ticket off your with unduly high expectations, hands. but I have to imagine this Lane ANDREW KULAK Stadium is a relatively new phe- -graduate student nomenon. I’ve seen Newman -English major Library more crowded and -graduate student

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Recipe: Gorgonzola pasta

Drink of the week: Beer Buster

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Ingredients: 3/4 cup Gorgonzola 4 tablespoons butter, divided 8 ounces button mushrooms 1 cup vegetable stock 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 medium shallot 2 cloves of garlic Nutmeg 2 tablespoons of flour Red pepper flakes 12 ounces of spaghetti noodles 1 teaspoon of black pepper

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For those looking to compliment their palate with the 2012 D2 Chili Challenge, look no further. This simple beer cocktail adds just a little extra spice to your favorite beer, adding to the warm, fuzzy feeling you enjoy. This recipe seems to have been concocted by a drunken person stumbling into their fridge and throwing together the first three things they saw. However, it manages to create a subtle but distinct flavor if you’re looking to mix things up a bit. As the cold weather continues to bestow itself upon us, stave off sobriety quickly and keep yourself warm with this simple drink.

Directions: 1. Split the mushrooms. Mince the garlic and shallot. Cook the noodles according to the package.

Ingredients: 1.5 ounces vodka 12 ounces beer 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce

2. Over medium heat, melt two tablespoons of butter. Add the garlic, shallot and mushrooms. Saute until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Directions: 1. Stir vodka and Tabasco sauce together in a highball glass.

3. In a large saucepan, melt two tablespoons of butter over low heat. Add the flour and stir constantly until the mixture has darkened slightly, about five minutes. The flour-butter mixture should not smell like raw flour after cooking. Add the vegetable stock and cream. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes, a dash of grated nutmeg and one teaspoon of black pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Pour into your favorite beer. 3. Wow, that was easy.

4. Add the shallot-mushroom mixture to the saucepot, as well as the spaghetti noodles. Add the Gorgonzola with salt and pepper to taste.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Be patient with a talker. Accept a nice compliment. Gentle persuasion reveals a brilliant suggestion. Do what you promised. It’s not a good time to travel. Socialize. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Loved ones believe you can succeed. Gather data and question theories. Think quickly and move slowly. Financial conditions have changed for the better, despite resistance. A hunch pays. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) If words do not come easily now, express yourself with pictures, or with some other creative expression. Accomplishing a goal provides a great feeling; savor it.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Provide support for those who are weaker. Fan the passion lames. Misunderstandings may be more abundant than usual. Clean up any messes as they come. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Listen carefully to the team’s suggestions, and keep everything on track. One good friend leads to another. List the pros and cons before proceeding to your dream. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Postpone a romantic interlude (temporarily) and avoid arguments at all costs (even/especially if you’re right). Invest in renewable solutions for energy. You’re gaining con idence. Tomorrow words low.

Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) Use your talents to create beauty from chaos. A possible con lict or misunderstanding could slow you down until compromise gets achieved. Don’t gamble. You have what you need.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Motivate those doing good work. Provide unexpected service, and the money will follow when you least expect it. Success builds upon success. Travel is not favored now.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You’re getting even more interesting. Make hay while the sun shines. Do what you promised, with a friend’s help. Together, anything is possible.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Controversy arises and makes you stronger. Use wits and charm to clear the miscommunication. Note the emotional low at work. You don’t have to control everything. Let it be.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You can see the big picture. Good judgment is required. Stick to tested techniques. Let others know what you want, and ask for help. Invest in home and family.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) If at irst it doesn’t work, don’t despair. Re-do, until you get it right. A new opportunity arises from working out the bugs. Postpone a romantic conversation.

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