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The dirty road to sustainability Will Virginia Tech be acquiring the color green? Based on its environmental awards, it’s certainly on the path.

LESLIE MCCREA news reporter

In an effort to boost entrepreneurship and research skills, Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland and George Washington University have been awarded a $3.75 million, three-year grant. The universities will share this funding provided by the National Science Foundation to create a regional Innovation Corps “node,” or group of training centers, with the purpose of preparing participants to produce and market their innovations. “What’s nice about the program is that you can apply it not only to business, but you can apply it to research, personal relations, or really anything that you want to get involved in to make a real difference,” said Paulo Garcia, postdoctoral assistant and program participant.

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This training platform really relies on the amount of research that can be done, which is part of why Tech is a great location for a node.” Jack Lesko Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

According to nsf.gov, this program was created “to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.” “The idea behind the I-Corps is to provide the training and the environment to be able to transition NSF developed technologies out of the laboratory and into a commercial environment,” said Jack Lesko, associate dean of Research and Graduate Studies. This region is being added to a web of universities also chosen to host regional nodes. The aim of the program, according to the NSF, is that the node programs will all be interconnected to produce the most cultivated outcome. The NSF provided a total of $11.2 million in funding across the regions. “This training platform really relies on the amount of research that can be done, which is part of why Tech is a great location for a node,” Lesko said. Training is a seven-week long development course in which teams, generally made up of a mentor, a faculty member, and a graduate student, learn about the research and curriculum that comes with participation in the program. “It’s called I-Corps for a reason; it’s intense and it’s really like a boot camp for innovation,” Garcia said. Teams from across the nation apply and may be focused on almost any subject matter with the main goal of creating a business out of the production of an idea. “We’re beginning to see more and more technical people starting businesses, but they haven’t been trained to do that,” Lesko said. “We want them to be able to not only solve problems, but ask what problems should be solved.” The project also motivates students to do a better job of transitioning their technical understanding and research to impact society, according to the NSF. “I believe that students need to be able to deal with ambiguity. Students typically ask in class ‘is this going to be on the test?’ and we don’t want that,” Lesko said. “What we want them to do is be curious, be willing to take risks and to think critically about what’s around them.” Lesko brought those ideas to Tech in a new way, as he now teaches “the startup class,” an interdisciplinary course that requires hands-on learning and teaches practicality in the real world of businesses. “It’s not about the execution of a business plan,” Lesko said. “It’s the search for a business model and it’s really powerful when you think about it.” Utilizing techniques and curriculum learned from the I-Corps, the class, titled ENGE 4984, creates a course of experiences in building a scalable business. “This is really a great opportunity to build an entrepreneurial climate here at Tech, and I think that’s the most exciting part,” Lesko said. Follow the writer on Twitter: @Lesliemccrea

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The Ofﬁce of Energy and Sustainability is expanding their composting program by adding three-compartment waste stations in dining halls around campus. CODY OWENS news reporter

Maroon and orange have long been symbols of Virginia Tech, but what about green? For the past three years, Tech has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S., receiving the organization’s highest possible score. However, the road to these top honors is a dirty one. In 2009, Tech adopted the Climate Action Commitment and Sustainability Plan, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy con-

sumption, encourage alternative transportation and increase the recycling rate, among other goals. According to Denny Cochrane, sustainability program manager with the Office of Energy and Sustatinability, chief among the plan’s concerns was the better management of waste. “In a nutshell, what that says is that we want to find ways to reduce waste at the front end of the waste stream,” Cochrane said. “In other words, we want to explore all kinds of ways to keep things out of the landfill.” One development from the OES has been a composting program. The idea, which started

in January 2009 at Southgate Food Processing Center, was to reduce waste associated with food production. In that first year, over 130 tons of compostable material was saved from the landfill. “It was a big success,” Cochrane said. “The following year, they branched out to Owens Food Court and the following year to D2.” With each new dining hall, high tonnage began to be composted. In 2012, with every dining hall now composting along with the Inn at Virginia Tech, approximately 550 tons of material was diverted from being thrown away.

“Cumalitively, we are above two million pounds of waste diverted,” said Rial Tombes, sustainability coordinator for Dining Services. Twice a week, the compostables are picked up by Poplar Manor Enterprises, which was started by Tech alumni. PME takes the material to their Riner, Va., farm where the material is placed in windrows — triangular mounds measuring 9 feet by 7 feet and extending up to 250 feet. After about 10 months of decomposition, the material turns into a rich soil and is mixed with traditional soil to see COMPOST/ page two

TEDx returns to Tech with live stream MADELEINE GORDON features reporter

For the second year in a row, students and faculty will have the opportunity to be inspired with the live stream of the national TED2013 conference today at the Lyric Theatre. Last year, the live simulcast viewing of the TED conference, which is held annually in Long Beach, Calif., marked the beginning of Virginia Tech’s relationship with the nonprofit organization. Since then, the interest in TED has grown exponentially at the university. With the success of the first ever TEDx conference held last November, assistant director of the Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research, Danielle Lusk, hopes to keep up the buzz about TED. “The live streaming event is nice because it coincides with what we’re going to do in the fall,” Lusk said. “We wanted to have the live stream event to keep the focus on our (second) TEDx event.” The live stream will be held at the Lyric Theatre and will feature two sessions of the annual conference titled, “TED2013: The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” The first session, “Disrupt,” is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and will feature seven speakers, including Tomonari “BLACK” Ishiguro, the 2001 Single A world yo-yo champion. The second session, “Dream,” is from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and will feature six speakers that include a variety of people, ranging from a nuclear scientist to a violinist. Admission is free, and attendees are welcome to come to one or both sessions. TED’s annual conference features renowned speakers from across the globe that deliver short speeches, typically less than 18 minutes, called TED Talks. “To me, the whole purpose of a TED talk is to inspire, inform and share

your passion about what you’re doing with the world, as well as generate new ideas,” Lusk said. Lusk, who is a co-chair for Tech’s second TEDx event next fall, believes that TED and Tech have similar philosophies, and that it is a worthwhile event because it can motivate others — specifically students — to change the world. “TED is so inspiring and creative, and our motto is ‘Invent the Future,’ so what better venue to bring to campus than these people who are creating and innovating new things?” Lusk said. “It seems like the perfect match between our mission and what is going on with TED.” TED was brought to campus last year by collaboration between different people, and Mauricio Castro, a senior business information technology major, was instrumental in the process. Castro co-organized the live streaming event last year and was an integral part of the steering committee for the TEDx event in November. Castro became interested in bringing TED to Tech after watching numerous TED Talks online. Castro said he looked for a TEDx event to attend in the area but was surprised to find none near Blacksburg. “I wanted to see who would come out and help bring TED to Tech, and surprisingly, a lot of people were interested,” Castro said. “The biggest thing that was really awesome about the event in November was that we had so many people (contribute), not just from the university, but from the community in general.” It was Castro’s determination in cofounding TEDx at Tech that led him to be invited and sponsored by TED to attend TEDActive, a conference held in Palm Springs, Calif. during the same week as the national conference. “TED (national conference) is for people who have already done big

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TEDxVirginiaTech prepared for last year’s TEDx event at Holtzman Alumni Center things, but TEDActive is for those who aspire to do big things,” Castro said. While at TEDActive this week, Castro and the other attendees are not only watching the national conference, but are also participating in discussions and other brainstorming activities. “The cool thing about being at a TED event is that you’re there with people. You just come off hearing the TED Talk and then you talk about what you just heard and how you’re inspired by it,” Castro said. “Then you start having ‘what if’ conversations, and that’s how change sometimes happens.” Castro is most looking forward to having the chance to interact with the other TEDActive attendees who come from around the world. He is also excited to bring back what he learned from the conference to help

better TEDx at the university. Although he is graduating in May, Castro plans to stay involved with TED and watch from a distance as it grows at Tech. “It’s a unique and inspiring event, and it really does match our mission of inventing the future,” Lusk said. “There are so many people in the Tech community doing unique, inspiring, and innovative things, that TEDx is a great venue to allow them to share what they’re doing and inspire the rest of the community.” Lusk hopes that not only will the live stream event connect Tech to TED on a national level, but that it will also foster interest in the next Tech TEDx event. Follow the writer on Twitter: @maddi757

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Compost: Several initiatives underway VT Alumnus wins Academy Award

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control erosion. Despite its success, the composting program is still seeking to improve itself. While the current program focuses mainly on waste from food production, Cochrane and Tombes wish to expand to include post-consumer food. “The idea is that you have a hamburger, you’ve eaten a two or three pieces of it and you don’t want the rest, so you put the paper in the recycling and the food in the compost,” Cochrane said. Part of this expansion includes the three-compartment waste station seen in Turner Place. The left receptacle hosts compostable material, such

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sort their waste has benefits, it has also confused some dining hall patrons and caused some waste to be placed in the wrong bins. “If in doubt, throw it out,” Tombes said. “Food is always compostable and most plastics can be recycled. Keep that in mind There are countless and throw away anything examples of where else.” we’ve been able to put The OES said that it has several initiatives our heads together underway to increase and ﬁnd ways of the number of outdoor keeping things out of recycling containers on campus. the landﬁll.” However, Tombes also mentioned that the office Denny Cochrane gets a large amount of comSustainability Program plaints directed toward the Manager Styrofoam to-go containers in dining halls. Styrofoam takes a conas food or paper prod- siderable span of time to ucts; the middle recepta- decompose in landfills, cle hosts recyclable mate- which is the main source rial, such as most plastics; of ire. while the right receptaTombes says there are cle takes in trash for the two sustainable options landfill. that could replace the However, while Tombes current Styrofoam consaid that forcing people to ta iners: compostable

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containers and reusable containers. “When you’re getting a compostable to-go container, you end up having issues that people will take that container away and there isn’t a proper place to get rid of it,” Tombes said. “That’s not the best option. We don’t want to do something that looks green but isn’t really that sustainable.” The other option is a plastic container which would actually be washed by the dining halls and then reused. This option is favored, with the office working on getting it approved by health inspectors. The reusable containers would cost $4 to $5 each, but Tombes said this would be a long-term benefit over the current options. While they’re a higher investment, she said, they would see a return on the investment. “It’s a thing that most

people see first and complain about first,” Tombes said. “Know that we are working on it; it’s been a slow process to get that changed.” The OES has already seen returns on its investment to compost. In 2011, Tech had a recycling rate of 40.1 percent, with composting accounting for 25 percent of the principal recyclable materials. However, it’s just one of the many ways in which waste has been diverted from a trash mound. “There are countless examples of where we’ve been able to put our heads together and find ways of keeping things out of the landfill,” Cochrane said. “And it’s cheaper. Recycling is important.”

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Many Virginia Tech students might not have recognized the Academy Award producer for the Best Documentary Short last Sunday, Jeff Consiglio. Consiglio is not only the editor of Inocente, a 40-minute film highlighting the struggles of a teenage artist on the San Diego streets, but also a 1983 Tech alumnus with a degree in communication. “I could tell right away that he was a star,” said Jerry Scheeler, TV video producer and director for University Relations. “He was creative, innovative, and produced outstanding work during his time here.” Consiglio was originally an aerospace engineering major, but switched after becoming inspired by the arts. He was one of the first students to complete independent studies and internships under Scheeler, producing what Scheeler called “amazing films.” “It all started with Jerry. He was one of those professors who was an immediate friend,” Consiglio said. “I saw him as my mentor from the first film class I took.” After graduating and making breaks in the exclusive world of film festivals, Consiglio found himself on stage 30 years later with an award-winning film crew — and an unlikely star. “The story is about someone’s life, so I struggled long hours to make sure every scene was edited smoothly,” he said. “Inocente” follows the story

of a homeless and undocumented immigrant girl moving from city to city. Her dream to become a successful paint artist was noticed in an unlikely way when filmmakers discovered her while filming another movie. “A small bit of extra footage became an idea, which became its own film. It almost never existed,” Consiglio said. In fact, the movie’s existence is attributed greatly to Kickstarter donations. The documentary raised over $52,000, helping the crew produce and create a market for the film. It is the first Kickstarter-backed movie to win an Academy Award. Consiglio’s concerns on Oscar night, however, were geared towards the movie’s true heroine. “The whole experience wasn’t about us or the movie, it was about Inocente. I was proud of her and the acceptance speech,” he said. “I was just worried about her getting up the stage okay.” It has been 10 years since Consiglio delivered a commencement speech to students in communication at Tech, but nothing could have prepared him for accepting an Academy Award. “Standing in front of Jack Nicholson, along with the whole crowd, was one of the best moments,” he said. Consiglio has released another documentary since Inocente and is working on another in production. Follow the writer on Twitter: @MaxLuongCT

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Congress should prevent disastrous sequester I

hate ultimatums. I always feel like the threatened punishments are more serious than the demands. The same can be said of the impending budget sequestration. Congress thought it would be easy to find $1.2 billion in deficit reductions over 10 years. Alas, the bipartisan “Super Committee” charged with determining the cuts could not reach a solution, an the result is across-the-board cuts equaling the same $1.2 billion being implemented on March 1. In the short run, there will be $85 billion in cuts over just the next seven months, a huge setback to our slow economic recovery. The sequester will target huge proportions of both nondefense discretionary and defense spending, though the proportions are based neither on policy expertise nor common sense. Rather than a thoughtful, comprehensive plan to cut spending

in particular areas and eliminate tax deductions for the wealthiest Americans, arbitrary cuts to most core government services will take place. Virginia is one of the states that will be hurt the most. According to a report released by the White House, approximately 90,000 Department of Defense employees in Virginia will be furloughed, meaning 90,000 Virginians won’t have a job nor pay for an indeterminate amount of time. The Hampton Roads area will be hit hardest, according to Republican representatives Scott Rigell, Randy Forbes and Rob Wittmann. Langley Air Force Base and Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval station, will suffer substantial spending cuts. In terms of education, the report claims “Virginia will lose approximately $14 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting

what you’re saying Look Both Ways: a report on trafﬁc accidents on Tech’s campus VTFan: Why do the Jocks (mainly football players) walk ever soooooo slowly across the street to the coliseum? Can they not move like they are going somewhere? Also, why are cars still allowed to park at the crosswalks there (parking spaces have been removed near crosswalks everywhere else). I guess because Beamer parks in one of those spaces. Anonymous: “No pedestrian shall enter or cross an intersection in disregard of approaching traffic.” This is a key piece of the Code of Virginia that doesn’t get enough emphasis (“Yield, it’s worth the wait” is directed at drivers). What this sentence means is that someone plugged into his iPod and glued to his smartphone can’t just stroll into a crosswalk and expect a car to stop on a dime. “Look both ways before crossing the street” is just a good for VT students as it is for kindergarten students. You are not that important that you can’t wait 10 seconds for that car to pass -- especially when there isn’t any traffic behind it. Studiously avoiding any eye contact with an oncoming driver doesn’t get you off the hook either. Yeah, if you have entered the crosswalk while a car is enough distance away, then that car must stop. But stepping out in front of a moving vehicle just because you believe you have the right of way is a hard way to prove your point -- the VT Rescue Squad guys probably won’t be happy about having to scrape you off the hood. ken s: I have noticed that at night, the lighting at cross walks SUCK!. I really like the ‘period’ lamp posts; but on dark, adverse weather nights, it’s really hard to see people in dark clothing approaching the cross walks. VT might consider putting more powerful lights at the cross walks to illuminate the area much better. Just a thought.

around 190 teacher and aide jobs at risk.” Tell me again why we need to cut education spending? There are those on the Republican side who feel the sequester is a necessary evil. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, for example, wants to downplay the military spending cuts, noting the sequester merely slows the rate of increase of defense spending. It took you long enough, Senator. In one of my columns, published way back on Sept. 25, I remarked, “…remember, the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff would not freeze military spending levels, but simply would slow down the increase…” Anyone familiar with the fiscal cliff, as Sen. Cornyn should definitely be, should understand the nature of the cuts to military spending. But even this realization overlooks the fact the Department of Defense initiates new proj-

ects on a regular basis, such as the ones in Dahlgren, Oceana, and Norfolk, Va. The automatic defense cuts due to sequestration will force the Department of Defense to defer these projects. So what are Democrats and Republicans doing to solve the problem? Are they working on a bipartisan plan to cut needless spending but preserve important government programs? Doesn’t look like it. Monday saw no votes scheduled in either chamber to deal with the sequester. Both parties have flatly rejected the policy proposals of the other, with Democrats urging for decreases in tax deductions and Republicans calling for more targeted spending cuts. A substantive bipartisan solution seems out of reach. Yet, a solution does exist: Congress can pass a law avoiding the sequester altogether. The sequester scheme was

never meant to go into effect. Rather, it was meant to codify drastic, arbitrary spending cuts that would scare Congress into implementing intelligent deficit reduction. Must the country suck it up and take the cuts if they are not written in stone? I don’t believe so. It sets terrible precedent, sure, but it would prevent devastating cuts to the economy. Even the Congressional Budget Office estimates the sequester will reduce job growth by 750,000 jobs. Such a shock to the economy will be a stain on the conscience of every member of Congress, Republican and Democrat. HECTOR QUESADA -regular columnist -political science -junior

Gun laws lack enforcement

t has been widely held that the United States possesses over 20,000 gun laws, leaving many questioning why we don’t enforce our current gun laws as members of Congress and the Obama administration grapple over new legislation. The simple answer: we don’t have 20,000 gun laws, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — the very agency tasked with policing the firearm industry — is understaffed and underfunded. The Brookings Institute debunked this gun myth over a decade ago, concluding that the U.S. possesses “about 300 major state and federal laws, and an unknown, but shrinking, number of local laws,” relating directly to the control of the manufacture, design, sale, purchase and possession of guns. It also concluded that even if interrelated subparts of laws were treated as separate laws, the actual number of gun laws in the U.S. would still remain substantially lower than the 20,000-law myth purports. Although there are actually fewer gun laws than people believe there are, we still confront the problem of having no means of efficiently enforcing the laws we do have. The solution does not require new legislation, but rather making sure the current regulatory apparatus can effectively enforce the laws already in place. Gun lobbyists and legislatures have targeted the ATF for years, and the end result has been

nothing short of destructive. The ATF operates with roughly a $1.4 billion budget and possesses only 2,500 agents, fewer than it possessed four decades ago, according to The Washington Post. The agency also lacks a fulltime acting director, as the Senate has blocked both formerPresident Bush’s and President Obama’s nominations to the position. The current interim acting director, B. Todd Jones, a U.S. attorney from Minnesota, is only working part-time at the agency. Of its agents, the bureau has only about 600 inspectors to police over 115,000 firearm dealers. In 2009, it was reported that the ATF managed to only inspect roughly 11,000 of those gun dealers. Current legislation has constricted the agency, favoring reckless gun practices and lobbyist groups. The NRA has long lobbied against a computerized database of gun sales as well as any kind of national registry, according to The Washington Post. Due to this, the ATF must go through a laborious system to trace guns, by hand, back to the original store that sold them. The Tiahrt Amendment, which was reviewed by the NRA, also hid the public record government database for tracing guns from the ATF. More problems arise because dealers are not required by law to keep records of their inventory. Since 2005, well over 113,642

guns have gone missing from gun dealers around the country. In 1995, Professor Glenn Pierce of Northeastern University analyzed ATF tracing data and discovered roughly 57 percent of all guns used in crimes could be traced back to only one percent of dealers. But this is no longer possible because of the destructive legislation hampering the ATF. Fixing our gun problems in the U.S. does not necessarily involve creating new legislation. It involves funding and empowering the government agencies such as the ATF so that our current regulatory laws can be efficiently enforced. We must eliminate useless and utterly absurd anti-regulatory legislation, as well as reform current laws to eliminate loopholes and further flaws. We need universal background checks in every state for both private and retail transactions, and we need databases to aid in the tracing of firearms and shutting down of the dealers that refuse to abide by the law. But we will not get anywhere until we transform rational discourse and embrace the fact that the current state of affairs will not allow us to enforce what is already in place. RYAN PFEIFLE -regular columnist -university studies -junior

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Recipe: French onion soup

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BRIAN CROMER | features staff writer Taking the time to make homemade stock is well worth the effort. A dark, rich stock will provide more flavor and substance to the soup than canned stock will. Toasting the onion flakes gives the soup an intense onion essence that adds to the flavor of the fresh onions. If you cannot find Havarti cheese, Gruyere or Gouda are fine substitutes. Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 1 hour and 30 minutes Ingredients: 8 cups beef or duck stock 6 yellow onions 6 cloves garlic 6 ounces Havarti cheese 1/4 cup onion flakes

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3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon red miso paste 1 loaf French bread 1 bunch spring onions

Directions: 1. Julienne the onions, mince the garlic and sweat them over low heat in a heavy-bottomed pot. Salt the onions, and cook them until they have almost broken down into a paste (about 30 minutes). The onions should caramelize and turn a light brown color. 2. In a dry pan, toast the onion flakes until they darken. Add them to the onion mixture. 3. In a separate pot, heat the stock to a simmer. Add the balsamic vinegar, Tabasco and miso paste. Add the stock to the onion mixture. Simmer it for 30 minutes and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper to taste. 4. Toast slices of the French bread until they are dark brown. Fill bowls with the soup and top them with a slice of bread and shredded Havarti. Broil them until the cheese has browned, but be careful not to burn the topping. Garnish the soup with sliced green onions and serve.

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When was the last time you sat on your porch or somewhere outside and just relaxed? Considering this cold weather, it probably wasn’t recently. But with spring fast approaching, there will be plenty of days to enjoy the scenery. A drink of choice while porch sitting is the Arnold Palmer, named after the famous golfer who was overheard ordering it in a bar in Palm Springs. It is a light, refreshing half-tea and half-lemonade drink. Though it’s legendary for being the drink of choice after a game, with a splash of bourbon, it could be your kick-back cocktail. Ingredients: 2 cups boiling water 4 teaspoons (or 4 tea bags) of loose English Breakfast tea 1/2 cup of bourbon 1 squeezed orange 1 squeezed lemon 2 tablespoons simple syrup Ice for serving Orange slices for garnish Directions: Pour water over the tea and steep it five to seven minutes. Strain and refrigerate the mixture. Stir in bourbon, juices and simple syrup. Serve the drink over ice with orange garnish and enjoy.

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After upsetting FSU, Hokies face Miami ZACH MARINER sports editor

Virginia Tech broke a ninegame losing streak on Sunday against Florida State and will look to carry that momentum to Coral Gables on Wednesday at No. 5 Miami. The Hokies (12-15, 3-11 ACC) will face the Hurricanes for the second time this season. Miami won the first matchup 73-64 in Blacksburg, due in large part to an impressive effort from point guard Shane Larkin. “We’ve got our work cut out for us trying to figure out how we’re going to guard Larkin,” said James Johnson, head coach. “I definitely want to do something better against (him this time), try to see if we can’t contain him a little better off these ball screens.” Larkin — the son of Hall-ofFame Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin — scored 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting on Jan. 30 in Cassell Coliseum. Tech point guard Erick Green — who dropped 30 against Miami in the first meeting — is looking forward to playing against his fellow ACC Player of the Year candidate. “It’d be nice to have a good matchup with Shane Larkin — a good point guard in the ACC,” Green said. “I’m really happy for the kid; he’s had a great year. But honestly, I want to get the win. It’d be a great thing on national TV to upset Miami.” Although Green’s focus is on winning, his scoring prowess has helped him work his way into the conversation for the conference’s best player. KEVIN DICKEL / SPPS However, he knows playing on C.J. Barksdale contests a shot against Florida State. Barksdale had career-high 16 points in the win. a losing team isn’t helping his

chances. “I’ll say what I’ve always said: I’ll let my game do the talking,” Green said. “It’d be a great honor (to be ACC Player of the Year). Would I like to be it? Yes. “Do I think I need to be up there? I think I should be in the conversation, but they go off of winning. I’m just going to let my game do the talking and let them decide from there.” While Green remains humble, his coaches and teammates are quick to praise him. “Erick is a great player. He’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen in my life,” said sophomore forward C.J. Barksdale. “For him to be (doing what he’s doing) is a crazy feat.” The nation’s leading scorer has been the focal point and lone bright spot of Tech’s downtrodden squad all season long. “I think Erick is the ACC Player of the Year based on how much he means to this team,” Johnson said. “It’s unfortunate that the team is not showing in the win column, and I know that usually it’s the best player on the best team. “But everybody has the game plan. When you talk about playing Virginia Tech, it’s all about, ‘How are we going to stop Erick Green?’ And he’s still leading the nation in scoring. He’s still shooting 45 percent from the floor. He’s still shooting 43 percent from three. He’s still getting four or five assists, four or five rebounds (per game).” Complementing Green in recent weeks has been the surprising play of Barksdale, who scored a career-high 17 points against Florida State. “(Barksdale’s) game has stepped up since Marshall

Wood has been back,” Johnson said. “And part of that is due to the fact that he’s been able to get blows during the game, and I’m able to bring in Marshall, who does have some fresh legs, being out six weeks, and it’s allowing C.J. to play harder and with more effort for longer periods of time on the floor.” Barksdale, who averaged 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds last week, knows he’s helping the team and hopes to continue doing so. “I notice it — I watch film,” he said. “I feel like this is the way I should’ve been playing all season. I just need to keep being active and working hard.” Unfortunately for the Hokies, they’ll play a hungry Miami team coming off its first conference loss of the season, 80-65 Saturday against Wake Forest. This comes a week after facing a top-10 Duke team coming off a rare loss to Maryland. “That’s the ACC. It’s going to be a grind, anyway,” Johnson said. “Especially this time of year, everybody’s jockeying for some type of position, whether you’re trying to have a winning season, to have a winning season in the league, to position yourselves to be ACC champions, or to position yourselves as one of the top four teams in the league.” “Everybody’s playing for something at this point. And I think that’s why I’m pleased with this team. I’m not pleased with the win-loss total, but I’m pleased with this team that at this time of year, we’re still getting better.” Tipoff for tonight’s game is set for 7 p.m.