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Tuition reaches a Festival to promote local arts new high this year ANUJA DAS news staff writer

As of 2012, student tuition has increased, thanks in part to a decrease in state financial support. Worse still, it is expected to increase again in 2013. According to the State Higher Financial Report, an annual overview of national statefunding trends for public higher education, states contributed only 51 percent of the operating costs for higher education institutions in 2012. The average state contribution was 2 percent lower than its percentage share for 2011, affecting tuition costs for students. Net tuition paid directly by students made up 43 percent of the total cost for the education of each student, with local taxes making up the remaining 6 percent. “The split is part of a longstanding trend toward states placing the cost burden more on students instead of on the tax bearers,” said Thomas Harnisch, the assistant director of State Relations and Policy Analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Since the 2008 recession, state and local support has declined around the nation and will continue to do so by 0.4 percent in 2013, according to the Grapevine Compilation of State Fiscal Support for Higher Education, a project of the State Higher Education Executive Officers. Virginia, while still suffering from a reduction in state support, is trying to meet its codified state goal of funding students’ higher public education. During the 2013 legislative session, the state added $819,000 in additional undergraduate financial aid for the next fiscal year.

“The Commonwealth of Virginia has a long standing goal to fund 67 percent of the cost of a resident student’s education at public institutions,” said Tim Hodge, assistant vice president for Budget and Financial Planning. “It is still working to provide an adequate level of funding for higher education. At Virginia Tech, the total fi nancial aid provided increased by $23.1 million between the academic years of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. The fi nancial aid is provided through work-study, grants, scholarships and waivers along with student loans. However, an increase in tuition still worries some students. “My parents are working three jobs for me to go to school,” said Amanda Esmacher, a freshman HNFE major. “The fact that that is not going to be enough is frustrating.” Freshman Julian Worley agrees. “Even if financial aid increases, this is going to be an issue for me because I hardly get any aid to begin with,” Worley said, animal and poultry science major. Harnisch continues to emphasize that in spite of the increasing cost that the student now has to bear, it is important to note that college education continues to be an excellent long-term investment for families. “Overall, the shift in the cost burden represents a movement toward higher education being considered a public good rather than a private investment,” Harnisch said. Follow the writer on Twitter: @Anuja_Das

COURTESY OF CHRIS PIATT

Over 2,000 people went to Rock the Blocks 2012, and with eight venues and 50 musical acts this year, that number is expected to increase.

Underground and local musical acts among many performing in downtown Blacksburg this weekend DEAN SEAL news editor

This weekend, the second annual Rock the Blocks Music and Arts Festival will be taking downtown Blacksburg by storm. More than 50 bands and DJs plan to perform across eight venues downtown, along with a host of art displays, craft vendors and workshops. The musical acts span a variety of genres, including rock, folk, electronic dance, metal and reggae. Touring artists Segway, Toy Soldiers and Shasha Marley will join a myriad underground and local talent. Attendees will watch bands and DJs performing in some of downtown Blacksburg’s musica l hotspots. Rock the Blocks is

partnering with Sycamore Deli, She-Sha Cafe, Champs Sports Bar, XYZ Gallery, Frank’s Bar at 622 North, Gillies, Ceritano’s and Pita Vera to provide space and staging for the artists. Most venues will have artists performing between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m., though daytime activities, including art exhibits and live music at the Farmer’s Market, will also be occurring on Saturday starting at around 11 a.m. Artwork will be a prominent feature of the festival, with works on display at the XYZ Gallery on Main Street. Local artists are scheduled to paint outdoor murals at locations around town as part of Blacksburg Neighborhood Services’ “Untag the Town” initiative, though Chris Piatt, co-producer of Rock

the Blocks, is unsure the weather will permit the painting. “It has to be over 40 degrees for 10 hours after the painting,” Piatt said. “If the weather keeps up the way it’s been, I doubt it.” The first Rock the Blocks, which took place last spring, had over 2,000 attendees. Rock the Blocks expects to exceed that amount this year, after such a great showing last year, as well as increased marketing and awareness for this year’s festival. The festival started as the brainchild of Yvonne Yee, and along with a group of dedicated Blacksburg residents, the project got off the ground. The event is being sponsored by a variety of partners, including Downtown Blacksburg Inc., the NextThreeDays.com and 16Blocks Magazine, among others.

Q & A: Speaker discusses eating disorders SARA LEPLEY features staff writer

College campuses are known as hot spots for eating disorders, and although resources are typically available, many women and men never receive help. According to Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, after puberty about 5 to 10 percent of all girls and women suffer from either an eating disorder or a borderline condition.

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Other people are not nearly as critical and scrutinizing of us as we are. Jessica Setnick Author and dietician

As part of Virginia Tech’s Eating Issues and Body Image Awareness Week, renowned author and dietician Jessica Setnick gave the keynote address at the “Making Food Your Friend Again” presentation given in Burruss Hall March 21. In addition to having a master's degree in exercise physiology and sports nutrition, Setnick has personally recovered from an eating disorder. Setnick addressed an auditorium filled not only with students, but also with laughter, as she frequently incorporated jokes and relatable stories into her speech. She highlighted both internal and external causes of unhealthy relationships with food, as well as

four steps to make “food your friend again.” The Collegiate Times had the opportunity to speak with Setnick on what she considers a healthy lifestyle.

CT: I know many people who are committed to a healthy lifestyle but still feel insecure about their weight and their efforts. What advice do you have for them? Setnick: I think it’s two separate things. I think that self-esteem and how you look and health have all been tied together way too much in our society. We need to encourage people to feel good about themselves regardless of how they look, because the way we see ourselves is so different than how other people see us. Other people are not nearly as

Venues for this year - Ceritano’s - Champs - Frank’s Bar (622 North) - Gillie’s - Pita Vera - She-Sha Cafe - Sycamore Deli - XYZ Gallery see FESTIVAL / page two

Tech’s grad school gets high ranking MICHAELA REARDON news staff writer

Collegiate Times: What are some obstacles in creating a healthy relationship with food? Jessica Setnick: The external messages about food in our society are a huge problem. The internal messages we have inside our heads can be a problem, but I think it’s the big messages. Even when we change our own internal messages and we think, “OK, I’m going to do things differently,” we still go out into the world and get those incorrect messages again. CT: What kind of messages? Setnick: In my presentation, I talk about the way we’re sort of taught to fear food and worry about what we eat. Just one example is the message that if you’re not watching what you eat with precaution or counting every calorie, then you’ll gain weight without knowing it.

The $30 per ticket presale ended yesterday, but tickets will be sold on the day of the event for $35 on College Ave. from the Community Arts Information Office. Those who purchase tickets will receive a wristband, which grants entrance to any venue or showcase.

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Having battled through her own bodies issues, Jessica Setnick talks about health. critical and scrutinizing of us as we are. I felt that self-esteem comes from (when) you’re lying on your bed, alone in the dark with no clothes on and no one to see you, and you can still feel good about yourself. I think the false self-esteem that society kind of tries to portray as confidence is, “I feel good when other people are looking at me. I feel confident with what they see.” That, to me, is very false. CT: Do you believe that body image impacts other aspects of a person’s life?

Setnick: Sure, I think it’s affected by other aspects, and it affects other aspects. Again, you’ll see in my presentation about how body image is not just what you see in the mirror — it has to do with how you feel about what you see. So, if someone is at the point where it’s impairing their functioning, is something they really obsess about, and makes them not want to go out on dates or to parties or do social things, that’s really impairing their functioning and becomes an issue. see BODY/ page twp

Students considering graduate school may not have to look far for a quality experience. Virginia Tech continues to be ranked as one of the best graduate schools in the nation according to the 2014 US News and College World Report. Overall, Tech ranked No. 72 in the country and 28 among public universities. Each major graduate program ranked in the top 100, with School of Engineering ranked at 24 and the Pamplin School of Business at 75. US News and College World Report rankings are based on expert opinions regarding individual programs and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. US News gathers peer assessment data by asking deans, program directors and senior faculty to rate the academic quality of programs of their field on a scale of one (marginal) to five (outstanding). For programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine, they also surveyed professionals who hire new graduates. The College of Engineering was ranked at No. 25 in 2011 and moved up to 24 in 2012 and has remained there. “(When I was choosing graduate programs,) I focused mainly on the Civil Engineering Graduate program, and specifically see GRAD / page two

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Grad: Engineering tops lists

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Body: talk promotes confidence from page one

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transportation,” said Kelly Donoughe, graduate student in the department of civil and environmental engineering. “Even though Virginia Tech was the lowest ranked school of the schools I was accepted to, I liked the professor I was working for, so I came to Tech.” The College of Engineering also had several of its individual departments rank in the top 20 for their respective programs. The Grado department of industrial and systems engineering and the Charles E. Via Jr. department of civil and environmental engineering’s both ranked seventh in the nation, while the biological systems engineering program, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, ranked ninth among biological and agricultural programs. “Our hands-on, minds-on philosophy of education at Virginia Tech has always been the backbone of our outstanding reputation, one not possible without the immense talent of our faculty, who help guide and work closely with our graduate students,” said Richard C. Benson, dean of the College of Engineering in a VT News post. “Our students regularly collaborate on ground-breaking research projects, including working to make helmeted sports such as football safer, building a humanoid robot that one day could save lives during a disaster, and other robots that can mimic jellyfish in appearance and action, while helping safeguard the oceans and seas of the world.” Other notable programs include the aerospace engineering program, which ranked at 15, and the computer and electrical engineering, which ranked at 19. The environmental engineering program — a program under the department

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of civil engineering — ranked at 13, and the mechanical engineering program was listed at No. 17. “There is always room for improvement — especially in terms of classes. I think the professors are more focused on research, and that can sometimes take away from learning,” Donoughe said. The Pamplin School of Business was considered “unranked” in 2011 but tied with Bentley University at 73 in 2012. Pamplin then dropped to spot 84 along with the University of Colorado, the University of Utah and the University of Oklahoma. The rankings for 2014 put Pamplin back at 75. Business programs are ranked based on a number of criteria,

and each criteria is weighted differently. Some of the categories the schools are judged by include peer assessments, recruiter assessments, acceptance rate, placement success and starting salary. Pamplin’s part-time MBA program ranked 34 for 2014, alongside Colorado State University, Lehigh University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The school jumped from 37 in 2013 and 45 in the 2012. Tech also ranked No. 100 for Best Education Schools, No. 28 for earth sciences — with geology ranked No. 13 and paleontology ranked No. 9 — and No. 17 for veterinary sciences. Follow the writer on Twitter: @MReardonCT

CT: How do you help people look past that desire to lose weight? Setnick: Well, in my mind, weight is something that you really can’t control. Our society has sent the message that weight is something that can and should be controlled, but really, you can do all the right things, and whether you lose weight or not that day or that week is really out of your control. Weight is such an inaccurate measure of things. CT: How do you personally approach a healthy lifestyle? Setnick: I still occasionally struggle with my eating issues back from when I had an eating disorder, but most of the time, I am able to be realistic about my body’s need for fuel, and I try to encourage people to do something where I detach what I’m eating from how I look. I think about eating as fuel for your body. How you look is how you fix your

hair and your makeup and the clothes you wear, but I completely separate food from that. Food, for me, goes inside my body and helps my body be healthy, so I don’t obsess about what I eat changing the way I look. CT: When you were in college, did anyone talk to you and help you? Setnick: I heard Naomi Wolf speak in college. She wrote a book called “The Beauty Myth” at that time, and it was all about how women have sort of been sold this message that you have to look good to be good. It was a really interesting book, and it kind of opened my eyes. It wasn’t directly talking to me, but it was definitely eye-opening about messages that we seem to think are real that really may have been fed to us by society. CT: What do you think is the most important thing for college students to keep in mind when trying to live

a healthy lifestyle? Setnick: I think that health and appearance are somewhat linked, but they are not the same thing. It’s a hard concept to wrestle with when society’s message is, “Who you are is about how you look, and if you’re a good person, it’s about how you look.” But I really believe that who you are is totally different from how you look. And there’s nothing wrong with caring about your appearance and wanting to look nice, but there’s a limit to how much of your day or week or month or year or life should be spent on that. I will also say that when I was in college, I didn’t realize how bad my eating disorder was, and probably if some speaker had come to my college, I wouldn’t have really changed my behaviors. But I hope that at least I can plant some seeds and help people at least get to the next level.

Mellow Mushroom pizzaria incoming DONAL MURPHY news reporter

Blacksburg may be losing Backstreets, but it is gaining a new pizza place. The Mellow Mushroom pizza chain is planning to open a restaurant downtown between December 2013 and Januar y 2014. Management has not offi-

cially stated the location of the new pizzeria, but there has been speculation about the vacancy to be left by Backstreets Pizza and Grill on South Main Street when it closes in April. Mel low Mushroom have come to be known for their gourmet pizza and wide beer selection, as well as their relaxed stylings.

The chain was started in 1974 in Atlanta, Ga. and was inf luenced by the hippy culture of the period. It has since expanded along the East Coast, with locations in Bristol and Charlottesville. Check the Collegiate Times next week for more information. Follow the writer on Twitter: @HokieRealist

Festival: Arts for everyone from page one

Individual tickets can also be purchased at the door of each venue for $5-$10, though wristband holders will have priority if space becomes limited. Alcohol will be served at each venue, and there will be a wine tasting at the XYZ Gallery on Saturday. “That’s the luxury of the festival; most of our venues are bars and will be operat-

ing as bars while the music goes on,” said Piatt. Piatt says the big draw of the festival will be the accessibility of the different musical and artistic attractions for the Blacksburg community. “We’ve been calling it a ‘genre-agnostic’ festival,” Piatt laughed. “There’s something for everyone.” Any proceeds leftover from the festival will

be placed in a pot to go toward the event next year. According to Piatt, the Rock the Blocks producers desire to instill a change in the arts scene of downtown through the festival. “We want to use (the festival) as a catalyst for a music and arts revolution for Blacksburg,” Piatt said. Follow the writer on Twitter: @jdseal

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Student group policy leads to discrimination A

n article run in the Collegiate Times news sec t ion, titled “Bill sitting on Gov. McDonnell’s desk to affect student organizations,” by Melissa Draudt, highlighted two bills that are currently awaiting the signature of the governor. SB 1074, and its House counterpart HB 1617, represent a shocking new step in the direction of what some are calling “religious freedom” at public institutions of higher education, but nothing fits the bills better than the term “intolerance.” HB 1617 asserts, “A religious or political student organization may determine that ordering the organization’s internal affairs … are in furtherance of the organization’s religious or political mission and that only persons committed to that mission should conduct such activities,” essentially equating to the ability of a religious or political student organization to discriminate against other members of the student body with regard to membership, policies and leadership selection. George Barker, one of three Democrats that voted in favor of the bill, defended his position, stating, “We shouldn’t force someone who is going to be antithetical to the group’s mission to be allowed to join

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GPA policy needs changing Anonymous: RIT also uses the quarter system.RIT also requires its students to co-op for one year, creating a five-year undergraduate degree program. Anonymous If you leave VT for five years, you can use the obsolete credit rule, that will reset your GPA. Anonymous: If you are using the credit to graduate, then it needs to be in your GPA

that group.” However, this is shortsighted. While the bill possesses the words “religious” and “political” to describe which groups may discriminate, with enough manipulation, nearly all student organizations could be allowed to discriminate against other members of the student body.

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Public institutions should be a place for fostering equality and acceptance. These bills institutionalize intolerance.”

That being said, individuals that pose as antithetical to a group and pursue a course of disruption would undoubtedly be in violation of harassment policies not only here at Virginia Tech, but at most universities across the state and would certainly not have the ability to possess a leadership position anyhow. It is also important to note that there is a differentiation between honor societies, fraternities and sororities, and ordinary student organizations, as the former molds its membership

through academic, extracurricular and personal evaluation, but does not discriminate against any one group of individuals. Not only does this bill allow for organizations to both exclude individuals and possess sole discretion over exclusionary bases, it also bars public universities from reprimanding student organizations by denying the organizations funding and other resources, according to metroweekly. com. These two bills are both clearly aimed at the non-discrimination, or “all-comer” policies of many Virginia public institutions, including Tech. In fact, the very first section of the Tech AntiDiscr i m i nat ion a nd Harassment Prevention Policy states: “Virginia Tech does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status,” going on to say, “The prohibition against discrimination and harassment applies to all levels and areas of university operations and programs, to students, administrators, faculty, staff, volunteers, vendors and contractors.” All of the above catego-

ries could be affected by these bills, but the phrase “sexual orientation” is crucial when observing the Virginia state constitution, as it does not have a provision for sexual orientation in its non-discrimination clause. Any sort of legislation that has attempted to amend this has failed within the legislature. What is perhaps even more aggravating is the fact that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli had the audacity to send a letter to Virginia institutions to advise them that they did not have the authority to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and only the state legislature could do so, according to politicalresearch.org. This insinuates that public institutions had somehow circumvented the law by providing protection to a group of individuals who were not granted such protections under the law. Public institutions in Virginia are acting legally, as they are abiding by previous federal court decisions regarding non-discrimination policies. In fact, the recent 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez ruled that “‘all comers’ policies were reasonable, viewpoint-neutral

conditions,” and were therefore not in violation of the First Amendment right to religious freedom, according to politicalresearch.org. But this does not boil down simply to an issue over exclusion of gay students in student organizations. It does not boil down to religious freedom. These bills are not viewpoint-neutral, and this attitude toward intolerance and discrimination that equates to, “to each his own,” is completely unacceptable. It comes down to an attempt by the legislature to force public institutions to accept taxpayer-funded discrimination as law without rational discourse. Public institutions should be a place for fostering equality and acceptance. These bills institutionalize intolerance. Hopefully, many students on college campuses across the state will find fault with these bills and will react, because we must. The simplest form of condonation is silence and inaction. RYAN PFEIFLE -regular columnist -university studies -freshman

Sports overshadow societal problems H igh school athletes have elevated their game to a new level — a much more disturbing level — known to the world as rape. 16 -yea r-old Ma’Li k Richmond and 17-yearold Trent Mays have been found delinquent, which is the juvenile equal to guilty, for the rape of a 16-year-old girl in August. The decision was decided on March 17 and could land the two teenagers a stay in a juvenile facility until they turn 21. It also just so happens that they are high school football players. It is terrible that their promising careers in football will be shattered by this act of violence, right? I am sure the young lady was traumatized for life by this event, but the future of a few football players takes precedence over the mental and physical state

of an innocent teenage girl, right? According to the Wall Street Journal, people in the embroiled community of Steubenville, Ohio, where the crimes took place, believe that even more students should have been charged. However, the inf luence of the local high school football team is believed to have skewed the t hin k ing of some investigators, as the football team is seen as a source of pride in a community that suffered major job losses with the collapse of the steel industry. At what point does sport get pushed to the background for more serious issues, like rape? Penn State made it very clear that covering up illegal sexual acts, especially when linked with a football team, does not end up well. Society is crumbling

at the hands of a different football program almost every few months it seems.

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Society is crumbling at the hands of a different football program almost every few months it seems.”

Do not get me wrong, I am a football fan; I enjoy the sport and have my favorite teams. But serious societal issues like the disregard for a young female’s choice to have sex, should not be overshadowed by the fact that the athletic futures of the perpetrators will be tainted. We need to look past the surface and find the underpinnings of why this keeps happening all over the

country. Football has too much undeserved influence in the communities that surround their stadiums. This crime would not have been published to the global media if two badminton players in Ohio raped a 16-year-old girl, but since football has some sort of untouchable glow around it, it has made headline news. So which side will you take in the case: the one of two football players who have had their athletic careers derailed, or the side of a young girl who will be traumatized for the rest of her life from that one night? Don’t let the Friday night lights sway you. ADAM ROTHE -regular columnist -marketing -freshman

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march 22, 2013 COLLEGIATETIMES

No. 24 Hokies head to Coral Gables to face Hurricanes JACOB EMERT sports reporter

For the first time since April 24, 2011, the Virginia Tech men’s baseball team swept an ACC series on the road. This past weekend, the Hokies (17-5, 4-2 ACC) concluded a spring break road trip, which consisted of three stops across the state of North Carolina in Durham, against the Duke Blue Devils, at Charlotte and Elon. “I sent our guys on the road for spring break so we could be tougher, so we could be a better road team,” said Hokies head coach Pete Hughes. “That’s why we were at Charlotte, at Elon, at Duke, because I honestly think you have to be tough to win games on the road in this league. So that’s why we didn’t sit home during spring break and have northern teams come in.” The team understands the value of conference wins — they missed the postseason by a single game last year — but for Hughes, the series finale win marked a career milestone. Hughes, who coached at Trinity University and Boston College before coming to Tech, recorded his 500th win as a head coach on Sunday. “I knew I was at 499 (after

Saturday),” Hughes said. “To put it in perspective, you got 500 good players, coaches, support staff and one really good wife to get 500 wins — that’s all it means to me. I was looking for 501 as soon as it was over.” Andrew Rash, the Hokies senior centerfielder, has been at Tech for five of Hughes’ seven years. Rash remembers when Hughes “wasn’t winning that much,” and has played a large role in the program’s rejuvenation. “His 500th win … means a lot, not only for what he’s done for me, but I look at him as a father figure and as a coach,” Rash said. “It’s unbelievable to be a part of that when he does so much for us on and off the field. As players, we have rewards and accolades everyday, and coaches don’t have that, so to see him get that personally means a lot to us.” Win No. 501 was a 16-6 bashing of the Liberty Flames on Tuesday, and now, Hughes and the team have turned their attention to the next upcoming ACC weekend series. The Hokies will play three games against the University of Miami (16-7, 2-4) and look to win their first series in Coral Gables since Hughes came to

Blacksburg. “It will be a good test for us on the road this weekend,” Hughes said. “Since I’ve been here, we haven’t played well at Miami. We’ve played them twice here, and we’ve beaten them twice here, but we’ve got to play better at their place. It’s a tough place to play.” Rash, who has used his veteran status to take over a leadership role in the dugout, understands the challenges of going on the road in the conference. He also understands the value of it. “The biggest challenge is going down there and playing in that environment,” Rash said. “When you go on the road in the ACC, it’s a hostile environment, and we know that we have to play our best. They’re always known for the pitching staffs that they have, and I know they have three great weekend starters this year.” The Hokies have some impressive pitching themselves. With the return of Joe Mantiply CJ YUNGER / SPPS into the weekend rotation, the Virginia Tech’s Alex Perez tags out a runner in a game last season. The Hokies face Miami this weekend. Hokies weekend starters of Devin Burke, Brad Markey and the year. He is 5-0 in five starts Burke, along with the rest of don’t know how many times I Mantiply are a combined 8-1 and has stymied every oppo- the team, will have to continue can say it,” Hughes said. with a 3.10 ERA. nent he has faced, most nota- performing at a high level to “We better win in this league. The biggest staff surprise has bly a Georgia Tech lineup that meet Hughes’ ever-rising expec- I’m not sitting home in June been Burke, who was slotted for the other Hokie pitchers had no tations. with an RPI of 32 or 33 this the bullpen at the beginning of answers for. “It’s all about the league — I year.”

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The No. 21-ranked softball team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend as it faces off against ACC rival North Carolina State at the Tech Softball Park. The doubleheader on Saturday begins at noon and will be followed by a third matchup on Sunday at 1 p.m. Tech is coming off the Judi Garmen Classic in Fullerton, Calif., where the team went 3-2, including two big wins over No. 19 Arizona (9-2) and No. 14 Michigan (3-2), only falling to host Cal State Fullerton (3-7) and No. 2 Arizona State (0-11). In its game against Arizona, Tech was able to get 11 hits and jump on the board early in the first inning, after a single by Kat Banks. Kelsey Mericka then produced a two-run home run to give the Hokies the 3-0 advantage. A lead-off home run by Lauren Gaskill and a tworun home run by Courtney Liddle gave the Hokies the final score of 9-2. While the game against Arizona showed off Tech’s offense, the Michigan game displayed the depth of its defense. The Hokies and Wolverines were at a stalemate until the fourth inning, when Tech was able to produce a spark in their offense. Coach Scot Thomas said a balanced attack as a whole was a key factor in the Arizona and Michigan wins. “In the Arizona game, we got nine runs and held them to two runs, which is good, considering Arizona is a good hitting team,” Thomas said. “Michigan was the same — we out-hit them. “We need to continue to play the solid defense that we have been playing behind the pitcher and continue to hit the ball,” Thomas said. The Hokies cannot underestimate the Wolfpack, who are 11-13-1. NC State is coming off a four-loss weekend and will be looking to bounce back from its losing streak. “NC State is much better than their record shows,” Thomas said. The Wolfpack has played against top-tier opponents, including Oklahoma, Michigan and Texas last week in the same tournament that the Hokies took down Michigan and Arizona. NC State took Michigan to extra innings and limited Oklahoma to three runs in the loss. NC State’s sophomore shortstop Renada Davis picked up two more home runs in the

Wolfpack’s loss to No. 10 Texas this past weekend. With the pair of home runs, she has increased her ACC-leading total to 12 for the season. Thomas said that of all the players who have had an impressive season, senior infielder Bkaye Smith has emerged as a dark horse. “Smith has been a great defensive player for us, she’s struggled in the past offensively, but she has been doing a great job for us right now,” Thomas said. “She continues to be one of the best infielders in the ACC and in the country and has been doing a great job at getting on base.” This weekend’s matchup marks the Hokies first ACC game. However, the Wolfpack has already faced and dropped three games to Florida State in a neutral setting. Sophomore second baseman Kylie McGoldrick said the team looks at starting ACC play as a whole new season. However, the Hokies want to keep up the tone and level of play they have already set in the beginning of the season. “The team is playing awesome together, and we already have a bunch of big wins under our belt,” McGoldrick said. “We need to keep running with that winning mentality and keep playing our game.” In addition to a balanced attack, Thomas said the team’s success depends on their belief in themselves and each other. “Believing in the ability of this team, understanding that we have a quality attack and they believe in each other,” Thomas said. “I think they have been doing a pretty good job of that.” The Hokies, who presently hold a 17-4 record, have their eyes set on an ACC Championship. Their goal and focus from the beginning of the season has been to win an ACC Championship and place well enough in regionals to have a shot at going to the World Series. “Right now, our vision goes no further than NC State,” Thomas said. “But we are always looking at the longterm situation and at an ACC Championship.” The doubleheader on Saturday and game on Sunday is the team’s “Pink Out The Park” as it promotes breast cancer awareness. The Hokies will show their support as they exchange their Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange warm-ups for pink t-shirts.

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march 22, 2013 COLLEGIATETIMES

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He said: Take precautions when talking Catholicism I admit that when my editor approached me about writing a column on the new pope’s election, I found myself filled with trepidation. How could I write about the pope in the humorous and lighthearted way befitting a column on the last page of the paper on a Friday — a place where the Collegiate Times readers seek a smile or two during their last bus ride to campus before the weekend? I strive to provide that sort of humor you expect and deserve. But over the course of writing this weekly column, I have discovered that readers generally seem to fall into one of three categories: those who find it amusing and don’t say anything; those who find it terrible, use it to line various small animal cages and don’t say anything; and, finally, those who wouldn’t understand deadpan irony and sarcasm if Stephen Colbert walked up to them on the Drillfield and smacked them in the face with a “George W. Bush 2016” yard sign. The latter group, as one might imagine, tends to comment all the time. If you think that describes you, please feel free to fire me a message about how political yard sign violence is no laughing matter. I always like to hear from my fans. So, if I can’t even write a column about drinking alcohol over spring break without some individual letting me know that I have deeply offended the sensibilities of our college student readership — let that one sink in for a moment, because that actually happened — how on earth could I possibly write something about the pope? That is, without getting my tires slashed, or people showing up on my doorstep trying to convert me to something. I’m quite happy with my agnostic spirituality, thank you very much, and I think the “no solicitors” sign outside my apartment is legally binding. Perhaps more to the point, I don’t even think I have the appropriate proficiencies to write anything about a papal election. I was only born into a Catholic family, baptized Catholic, raised Catholic, confirmed Catholic, mandatorily educated in Catholic dogma for the better part of a decade, and awarded my bachelor’s degree from a Catholic university. I know a few things through and through, like that Jesus was born in a manger and that nontraditional lifestyles are generally frowned upon. However, I honestly know as much about the inner workings of the College of Cardinals as I do about the machinations of Tech’s graduate school — which is to say, not a whole lot, and I’m sorry my forms weren’t all properly filed on time. I didn’t even know “College of Cardinals” was capitalized until Word fixed it for me just now. Is that an excommunicate-able offense? I should go to confession. What I did wonder about, though, watching the voting unfold, is how much good could have been done if everyone standing in Saint Peter’s Square and in front of television sets

around the world waiting for smoke to rise out of a makeshift chimney on top of an old church — granted, an old church with a very stylish ceiling — spent those hours volunteering at a soup kitchen, homeless shelter or clinic. I’m sure the news of who gets to wear the biggest hat in Christendom would have reached them there, too. Come on, even the pope has to think that thing is pretty big. So, I’m just going to leave papal prognostications to professionals predisposed to such platitudes, like my father — who you can find on Twitter these days. My expertise really relates more to celebrating the feast day of my confirmation saint: Saint Patrick. I know that he’d have a laugh with me about the pope’s ceremonial headwear over a pint of stout and a plate of corned beef and cabbage. ANDREW KULAK - news reporter - graduate student - English major

She said: Joking about pope is rite of passage I’ve had it up to here with people talking about the new pope. Let’s be clear. There are only two times a year that anyone ever wants to be Catholic: Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day. Both involve binge drinking and skillfully avoiding one’s instinctual Catholic guilt, so you know, I can’t really blame anyone for that. Who wouldn’t want to hop on board? Here’s the thing though — those are your only two free passes. If you want to participate in any other kind of Catholic event, honey, then you’ve got to put in your time. Now, I understand that there are 77.7 million registered members of the Catholic Church in the United States. But that’s only about 25 percent of the population.

Since late February, 100 percent of you have had some snarky comment up your sleeve about Catholicism. And let me tell you, there sure as hell weren’t 77.7 million other kids kneeling through the three-hour Good Friday service along with me. It’s time to end the madness. So I’m issuing a decree: The next time you decide to re-tweet an off-color pope joke from the trending topics stream along with 800,000 other people, you’re going to have to earn it. I want to see your subscription to Popealarm.com, and I want to hear the garbled voice message your mother left on your phone when she heard about the pope announcement before the alert. I want to see your receipt from Olive Garden from when you went to your celebratory

pope dinner. I want proof that there’s a framed photo of the last pope hanging somewhere in your home. Even more than that, I want to see the little divots that have permanently formed on your knees from kneeling on deceptively padded cathedral kneelers every Friday, Saturday and Sunday since you were a young child. I want to see the Rosary beads sitting in the cup holder of your car, not hanging from the dash or hidden under a seat because you actually use it to pray. I should be able to go into your closet and still smell the Christmas mass incense on your clothes because you only wash that red velvet dress once a year. There should also be a small pile of completed CCD workbooks somewhere in your

home because you’re too afraid to throw them away in case they were blessed at some point. I want to confirm that you have a healthy aversion to knee socks and pleats from your Catholic school days, and I want to make sure you’ve met and feared at least one nun. Three hours is a long time to kneel, guys. I had a long time to build up this kind of bitterness and to cultivate that pope joke you’re re-tweeting. At least show some appreciation for that. VICTORIA ZIGADLO - featured columnist - senior - English major