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April 16 Commemorative Events Midnight: Lighting of Ceremonial Candle at memorial A candle will be lit by members of the Corps of Cadets and representatives of the student body at midnight.

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9:43 a.m.: Statewide moment of silence 11:30 a.m.: Community Picnic Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center. Food from local vendors will be provided. 11:59 p.m.: Candle Extinguishing The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will stand guard for 32 minutes prior to the 11:59 p.m. extinguishing. The candle will be extinguished, and the light will be carried back into Burruss Hall, representing the commitment to never forget. All day: Never Forgotten: A Remembrance Art Exhibit from the April 16 Condolence Archives An art exhibit of items received by Virginia Tech after the April 16, 2007 shootings will be on display in Newman Library’s Special Collections.

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Rumbling through the years BY MADELINE GROVES | features reporter

Student-professor band integrates crossgenerational music for new, eclectic sound

innovative student-professor band is introducing their own genres: power pop and pub rumble, to downtown venues. While studying at the Center for European Studies and Architecture in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, Daniel Small, an urban and regional planning graduate student was eating lunch with Paul Heilker, an English professor, when they made the decision to start their own band. “We were complaining about the fact that we both played music, and we were tired of playing other people’s cover songs,” Heilker said. “And that’s how the band got started.” After they decided to follow through with their plan to play original songs, Small, who plays bass, and Heilker, who plays guitar, began looking for another member to join the group. That’s when they reached out to Stephen Perkins, a senior wildlife sciences major, another CESA student and a drummer, Heilker said. Though talks of the band began in May, the band didn’t

start pushing original songs until November. Heilker said one of the main tasks was finding their sound. Because of the age differences between the band members, Heilker said they had to search for common ground of musical influences. They eventually decided on a self-titled genre called power pop and pub rumble, Perkins said. “Power Pop is mostly jangly guitars and short, wellcrafted songs,” Heilker said. “We have some blues and some reggae. We are loud. We are gritty. We are a bar band, and that’s what we like to do.” In addition to finding the band’s own sound, there was also the task of choosing a name. While riding in the car in the fall, Heilker was listening to a Paul Simon song on the radio when the word dubious leapt out at him, he said. After playing around with it, “The Dubious Few” came to be. “For me, a band name doesn’t mean anything until it has music and history attached to it,” Small said. Heilker said the band’s goal is to play intelligent music that is interesting to listen to and play, and music that can stand the test of time. see BAND / page six

Court arraigns NRCC shooting suspect DONAL MURPHY news reporter

The suspect from Friday’s New River Community College shooting was arraigned on Monday morning. Neil MacInnis, an 18-yearold student at NRCC, was charged with two charges of malicious wounding and two charges of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Two women were wounded during the Friday shooting, both of whom are currently in stable condition. MacInnis is charged with malicious wounding rather than attempted murder due to the severity of the punishment. The penalty for malicious wounding is up to 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fi ne. The punishment for attempted murder is up to 10 years in prison.

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According to David Rhodes, an attorney in Christiansburg, if the physical harm is permanent and significant enough, the charge can be increased to aggravated malicious wounding, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Christiansburg Police Department received a call at 1:55pm reporting shots fired inside the mall. Police forces were on the scene by 2:00pm. MacInnis was subdued by off-duty Chief of Security James Gorman as he was leaving the college, still armed. MacInnis was reportedly cooperative with Gorman when he was disarmed and apprehended. Police arrived shortly after Gorman. MacInnis is believed to have used a 320 Stevens 12 gauge shotgun in the shooting, for which a receipt was found in his car. The shotgun ammunition had been purchased

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Police responded to reports of a shooting on April 12 at the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg. from Walmart the day of the shooting. The shotgun was purchased legally two days before the shooting from a New River Valley firearms dealer. Nine

shell casings were recovered from the scene, including buckshot, birdshot and slug casings. MacInnis claimed during an interview with police

detectives after the shooting that he was “having a bad week,” according to a press release by the CPD. see NRCC / page two

At least two explosions shattered the festive air at the end of the grueling Boston Marathon on Monday, leaving at least three people dead and injuring as many as 23, officials said. About three hours into the 117th running of the 26.2mile race, an explosion went off at the Boylston Street finish line, witnesses said, and that blast was followed by a second explosion just seconds later. Video images showed bloody spectators looking dazed and chaos erupting as runners quickly shuffled to the side and would-be rescuers surged forward. Ambulances and firefighters poured into the scene, rushing the victims to hospitals. Cellphone service crashed, and nearby hotels went into lockdown mode. “It’s chaos here,” said spectator Samantha Bissonnette, a 22-year-old senior at Tufts University. In texts, she said she was about half a mile away when the explosions went off, and described hearing two claps “as loud as thunder.” “I thought they were taking the stands down. ... It was so loud, I knew it couldn’t be thunder. ... Not a cloud in the sky. Then slowly they blocked off the runners ... cops ran in packs down the street. The runners seemed confused and slowly panic started to set in ... people used their cheering signs to find their families. “I saw pictures of the blast on twitter ... everyone was passing phones to runners to contact their families.” Kayley Pettoruto, 23, a graduate student at Boston University, said she went to the marathon to support former track teammates. She said she was about a mile away when she heard the sirens. “I was really shocked,” she said. “Freaked out a little. It’s the Boston Marathon; you’d never think this would happen. At first, I thought maybe it was a gas explosion.” Will Ritter, communications director for Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, said he was about a block away from the grandstands near the finish line when he heard two loud explosions, followed by billowing white see BOMBS / page two

April 16 surivor finds healing through music performance PRISCILLA ALVAREZ news editor

For Heidi Miller, April 16, 2007 started as an average morning walking across the Drillfield to her French class in Norris Hall. Halfway through her class, she heard a noise from the hallway. With construction occurring around the building that day, the noise initially

seemed to be no cause for concern, but before long, it was clear something was wrong. “All of a sudden the mood sort of shifted — maybe this isn’t normal,” Miller said. “Our teacher looked out the door, and as soon as she looked back in, (there) was this weird second where all of a sudden it made sense: ‘We’re in danger here, what are we going to do’?”

That day, Miller was shot in the leg three times. Six years later, she plans to perform a handbell piece with her ensemble group in Denver, Colo. to commemorate the survivors and deceased of April 16. Prior to the shooting, she had played the handbells at her church and school, but after the tragedy, Miller’s relationship with music changed.

It wasn’t until she moved to Colorado that Miller decided to pick her instrument back up to join a handbell ensemble, a group that motivated her to put together the memorial piece. “I felt like that when you looked at the combination of deceased and survivors one of the common threads was that they enjoyed the fine arts in some way,” said Lolly Miller,

mother of Heidi. In the early fall of 2012, the Miller family began fundraising, setting their goal to $3,500. They contacted people in the Virginia Tech and Blacksburg communities, as well as many others — several of which responded with support, specifically the VTV Family Outreach Foundation. see MUSIC / page two

info on the go Miller will be performing on May 12, 2013 at Regis University in Denver, Colorado

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NRCC: Post raises suspicions

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Boston: Number of injured continues to rise

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MacInnis is believed to have posted his intentions on the anonymous forum site 4chan before going into the college. A post went up at 1:52 p.m. the day of the shooting, three minutes prior to the first phone call to the police, which included a photo depicting the front of NRCC and a message in which the poster stated his name was Neil MacInnis, the type of gun and also what kind of ammunition he planned on using. The poster stated “this is not a highscores (sic) game but actually a lesson,” and that “An heroing is not necessary.” ‘An heroing’ is slang used by the 4chan community, which has been loosely defined as committing suicide, sometimes in the context of heroism. Due to the anonymous nature of 4chan, it cannot currently be confirmed whether MacInnis was the poster. MacInnis’ motives have not yet been determined. After his arraignment Monday morning, MacInnis was taken back to Montgomery County Jail, where he is currently being held without bond. His next court date is set for June 18.

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Local, state, and federal agencies responded to a blast at the ﬁnish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. from page one

Ritter said that when the loud bangs occurred, he had been setting up a news conference with Gomez, a former Navy SEAL who had just finished the marathon about minutes earlier. The blasts were seconds apart, he said, about an hour after the first male contestants crossed the finish line. Officials immediately

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official said. Soon after being notified around 3 p.m. local time, the president got a briefing in the Oval Office from homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco and other members of his senior White House staff, the White House said. Obama then called Boston Mayor Tom Menino and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to express his concern for those who were injured and

to make clear that his administration is ready to provide needed support as they respond to the incident, officials said. Vice President Joe Biden interrupted his remarks on a telephone call with gun-control advocates after an aide turned on the television, reports said. "Apparently there has been a bombing. I don't know any of the details of what caused it," he said. "Our prayers are with those people in Boston."

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launched an investigation, but racer organizers referred to "bombs" to explain the explosions. In Washington, President Obama was told of the incident. "The president has been notified of the incident in Boston. His administration is in contact with state and local authorities. He directed his administration to provide whatever assistance is necessary in the investigation and response," a White House

The foundation, formed by the families of the survivors and deceased of April 16, donated most of the money to the piece. Majorie Castro, director of development, attributes this to the handbell piece displaying their Living Legacy mission of reflecting peace, hope and healing. In addition to the expenses of planning the event, the funds were also used to commission composer Kathleen Wissinger to write the piece for handbell ensemble to play.

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“I was honored to be asked,” said Wissinger. “Pretty much everybody in this area has ties to Virginia Tech… my nephew was on campus that day as well as many other people I know. It’s a very personal thing.” The VTV foundation board and the Millers requested that the piece be secular, contemplative and uplifting in that it indicated hope for the future, and a walk through the mood changes of the that day, Wissinger said. With those guidelines, Wissinger and Heidi Miller began to work together to

produce a piece that would portray these elements. After months of writing, they did just that. “In this piece there are places where you almost stop and catch your breath,” said Wissinger. “It rides the emotional highs and lows of what one might go through with a tragedy of any kind. At the end, you really choke with emotion.” At times Wissinger found herself unable to go through the piece without crying, especially after the Sandy Hook shooting in Newton, Conn. “Here I was writing a piece

full of emotion about this thing that happened six years ago, and it was happening again while I’m writing the piece. It really pulled the heart strings as I wrote it,” Wissinger said. The title, ‘Th rough the storm: Hope endures,’ aims to achieve the same emotion as well as broaden its purpose to serve anyone dealing with tragedy. “It’s one of those things that relates to people no matter what they’ve been through. It offers a time for reflection, and appreciates the beauty of what music can do, even when you’re going through

pain and suffering,” Heidi Miller said. On May 12, the handbell ensemble will premiere the piece in Denver, Colo. under the leadership of Wissinger. The concert is free and open to the public. A recording of the song will be available in June. “It’s just a dream come true because I really had the vision for it and hoped that other people would adopt and support it — and now we know that they have,” Lolly Miller said. Follow the writer on Twitter: @Priscialva

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Shortcuts affect personal, professional relationships

are so accustomed to finding a way to just get through life that we look for every possible shortcut it can offer. Shortcuts affect more than just our professional lives; they impact us on a personal level by interfering with our relationships and lifestyles. It is amazing to see how many ways people in our society try to get through life by looking for the “quicker” way to do things. For example, instead of reading a chapter in their textbook, a student will just read the synopsis on SparkNotes. While this may save some of their time on Tuesday night so they can go downtown, the Wednesday exam may not pan out as well as if they had actually read for class. I’m not saying I’m not guilty of taking these shortcuts, just that many times these shortcuts are taken to an extreme. When a student decides to cheat instead of study for an exam, they start to actively hinder their future. It will seem fi ne when you get a decent grade on that one test, but when you have to take the fi nal, the MCAT, or prove your skills to an employer, you will be at a loss. This easy-way-out mentality also frequently seeps into our relationships. Often we push off difficult conversations and little problems because it is convenient in the moment. Just as often, these problems grow and come back with a vengeance. Multimedia also plays a large role in helping us take shortcuts. Many conversations that should take place in person, we have through Facebook or via text to escape real-life confrontation.

Even the concept of “friends with benefits” is a manifestation of that easy way out way of thinking. People do not realize, however, the emotional impact it can have on their future relationships. If anything, the “no strings attached” relationships end up requiring more work due to the lack of commitment and communication.

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Our generation is reluctant to put time and effort into relationships, and as a result, we have resorted to more casual shortcuts.”

Our generation is reluctant to put time and effort into relationships, and as a result, we have resorted to more casual shortcuts. As a student I know I am guilty of looking for shortcuts and letting my fun-seeking nature guide my decisions. This is unfortunate because when I am two points shy of that A, I regret taking the shortcut. Nevertheless, grades are a small tension compared to the larger consequences that shortcuts can have in the grand scheme of |life. Stop for moment and think about whether cutting the corner is really worth the fall that will ensue shortly after. Try and work thorough your problems in the present to prevent regrets in the future. JP SINGH -regular columnist - junior - biology

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Value of the April 16 candlelight vigil extends beyond remembrance There are plenty of reasons to scale back on the commemorations of April 16. It’s been six years. You have to move on some time. But what these reasons don’t account for, is that April 16 was not just an event. It was, is, and forever will be, part of the community at Virginia Tech. When people think of Tech, they often talk about its community atmosphere. Th is association can be overused sometimes, but there is a reality behind it that can’t be disputed. You didn’t have to be a student in 2007 for the tragedy to profoundly affect you. This year, for the first time since the shooting, the university is not offering a sponsored candlelight vigil.

Though most of the directly involved students have graduated, what about the professors, the university faculty and the countless Blacksburg community members who were impacted by the event? Should they not also be considered when we decide to no longer offer the vigil? Tech will never be defined by April 16, but it will forever help expose the strength of our community. Not providing students, faculty and community members with the opportunity to commemorate the past detracts from the community that it has helped build. While some students will likely commemorate the day in their own way, the vigil was always a time to join together. It made April 16 mean more than just tragedy.

Gun availability inhibits saftey

there a way that we, as Americans, can improve our ability to stop guns from getting into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill, without denying the freedom of law-abiding people to own firearms? That’s the question I have grappled with as the U.S. Senate turns to the issue of gun control. I did not enter this debate with a blank slate. My record is one of support for gun rights, in the bipartisan Pennsylvania tradition. I have also long supported common-sense, criminalbackground checks before someone can purchase a gun. The agreement I have reached with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would responsibly expand the backgroundcheck system and make it more effective. Background checks are not a cure-all. Determined criminals can find ways to obtain weapons. But background checks are helpful. Since checks began in 1998, more than 100,000 people who are ineligible to own guns have been denied them each year. For every horrific Newtown-type tragedy that has happened, and thankfully there have been few, many more may have been averted among the 1.8 million gunsale denials that have already occurred under the current background-check system. More than half of those denials have been because the gun buyer had a felony crim-

inal record. Thousands of denials have resulted from domesticviolence records and serious mental-health problems. These are exactly the kinds of people who present serious dangers to public safety. It is already illegal for them to own guns. The backgroundcheck system is merely a tool to help enforce the law and protect the public.

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Since checks began in 1998, more than 100,000 people who are ineligible to own guns have been denied them each year.”

Unfortunately, that tool is applied very unevenly. For 15 years, it has been the law of the land that criminal-background checks are required before purchases at gun dealerships. However, purchases at gun shows and over the Internet have not required such checks. These loopholes have clearly allowed many dangerous people to illegally obtain guns. I’m convinced that the gun-show and Internet loopholes should be closed. I respect the sincerely held concerns that many people have about erosions of constitutional rights. The good news is that we now have many years of evidence on this question, and it has not

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proven to be a problem. For more than a decade, federal law has required background checks for dealership sales, and in Pennsylvania, for 18 years, virtually all handgun purchases of any kind have been subject to background checks. The system has not led to an erosion of rights. It’s very simple. If you pass a background check, you can buy a gun. It’s the people who fail a criminal or mental-health background check who we don’t want having guns. Washington is a bizarre and in many ways a broken place. Things that should not be controversial often are. Things that should achieve consensus often don’t. Partisanship frequently gets in the way. The way the gun debate was heading, there were some sweeping proposals that really would have infringed on personal freedom, and there were other forces against doing anything, despite the glaring loopholes in our system. Both of those approaches have their passionate supporters, but I believe both are a disservice to the public. We can do better. We can make it harder for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to obtain guns, while preserving the rights of law-abiding people to do so. There is common ground here. I hope we can achieve it. PAT TOOMEY - mcclatchy newspapers

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) What you learn now can help you immensely. Study intensely. Your partner has some constructive criticism; listen like each word is worth gold. Ponder the possibilities that arise.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Gather input from others. You’re learning quickly. Don’t shop for a few days, or get sucked into distracting discussions. Stay focused. Consider all options. Your status is rising. Love grows.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Natural beauty catches your eye. Provide detailed information, and listen for what others can provide. Keep careful notes. Finish what’s already on your lists. Take time out to get lost in a sunset.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Establish your message clearly, and maintain team communications. You’re entering a two-day responsibility phase. Use it to forge ahead. Work interferes with travel. Use your partner’s ideas. It’s okay to disrupt the routine.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today and tomorrow are especially good for compromise, which is useful when controversy arises. Keep accounts separate. Don’t waste your words or money. You’re building security. They’re saying nice things about you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Believing in yourself is part of the game. Go and accomplish the impossible. It’s worth trying. Your intuition lines up with your actions. You’re especially charming, too. Keep practicing.

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DOWN 1 Sweeping 2 Pelvic parts 3 Drama that began with a plane crash 4 TCM merchandise 5 Shell game need 6 Epic featuring Agamemnon 7 Dig 8 Kept in the loop, briefly 9 It’s always number one 10 Ride 11 NFL review technique 12 Featuring built-in columns 13 Jenny Craig targets 14 Southern side 21 Karl Benz or Henry Ford 23 Grand Canyon State sch. 25 Chi follower 26 2005 Brosnan/Kinnear film with a bullfight scene 27 Aces 28 Lottery draw 29 Genesis builder 31 Town in Salerno 34 “The Bathers” artist

36 Avianca airlines destination 39 Construction site sight 42 Words on some initial volumes 44 Rapscallion 47 Cheat 50 One handling hot things? 52 Ready

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Write down long-range goals. Strategize to increase your reserves. Don’t talk about money, or offer to pick up the bill. Do that after you nail your savings goal.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) here’s too much work coming in. Gather support from partners, and make your workplace more comfortable. Select what you want carefully. Spend some now to save more over time. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Your nerves will become less frazzled soon. Ignore a nasty tone. A goal gets achieved. Accept a loved one’s support and a compliment. You’re changing how you see yourself. Talk like you mean it.

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april 16, 2013 COLLEGIATETIMES

No. 1 Tar Heels outhit, outpitch, outperform Hokies MATT JONES

starter Kent Emmanuel used the lead to his advantage, going eight innings while Pete Hughes-coached teams allowing eight runs. have always played well in On Saturday, the Hokies pressure situations. pummeled UNC starting In 2010, his Hokies won pitcher Benton Moss for six 16 ACC games en route runs and nine hits. After fallto the ACC and NCAA ing behind 6-3 in the fourth Tournaments. In 2012, the inning, the Hokies rallied Hokies had seven walk-off back for three runs in the wins, falling just short of fourth, courtesy of an Andrew postseason play. Rash three-run home run, his Unfortunately for Hughes, second of the day. his 2013 team has struggled After two Carolina runs to find their groove in late in the eighth inning made it inning situations. That con- 8-6, Tech came back to tie tinued to be the case in a the game again. Alex Perez series sweep against No. 1 was walked to force in a run North Carolina (34-2, 15-2 and Gary Schneider singled ACC) over the weekend. UNC home Kyle Wernicki, giving beat the Hokies 21-8, 9-8 (10 the Hokies bases loaded with innings), and 3-0. no outs. “I thought we were golden,” Schneider said. “Bases loaded, no outs and our big guys I thought we were coming up; I thought we were golden. Bases loaded, going to push a couple across. It was tough [Saturday.]” no outs and our big Facing UNC’s top reliever, guys coming up; I Trent Thornton — Rash, thought we were going Chad Pinder and Tyler Horan, three of Tech’s top hitters — to push a run across. went down without pushing another run across. - Gary Schneider “I expect myself to produce,” Hokies’ First Basemen Rash said. “I look at it and I’m sick because we’re one swing After a 21-8 thrashing at away from winning it. I put it the hands of the Tar Heels on on my shoulders — I want to Friday night, the Hokies came be the guy that leads us.” back strong on Saturday and Neither team scored in the Sunday. Although Tech lost ninth, and with a man on two close games, a major rea- third in the 10th inning, son for their success was not Clark Labitan threw a wild wasting their bullpen Friday pitch off the glove of catcher night. Mark Zagunis to let the win“We threw away Friday night ning run score. so we could win games two “It was terrible,” Hughes and three with our bullpen,” said. “You feel terrible after a Hughes said after Sunday’s loss no matter how it looks or 3-0 loss. no matter how it comes about. Tech (22-15, 7-11 ACC) Even more frustrating when starter Brad Markey strug- you have plenty of opportunigled on Friday night, allowing ties to win a game late.” 12 runs on 12 hits over just Sunday’s game was per3.1 innings. North Carolina haps the cleanest game of the sports editor

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series, while also the toughest to swallow for the Hokies. Tech starting pitcher Devin Burke, coming off two bad outings against Florida State and NC State in which he allowed 10 earned runs over 6.2 innings, tamed North Carolina’s bats for five innings. “The opportunity has been there the last two days for a win, and Burke pitched a great game and kept us in it,” Rash said. “(Burke) had some unlucky breaks here and there, some ground balls that got through, but we just have to get tougher and really get going here.” After Burke began the season 5-0, the Hokies have lost the last four games he started. Tech was able to muster just three hits and zero runs in the 3-0 loss to the Tar Heels Sunday. “We’ve done that to all of our pitchers and it’s hard because he really did pitch unbelievablely today,” Pinder said. “It’s just tough to swallow that we couldn’t pull it out for him because he battled for us hard, and we needed that performance from him if we were going to win today.” The Hokies put the leadoff man on base six times Sunday but left nine men on against UNC starter Hobbs Johnson and relievers Trevor Kelley and Tate Parrish. The UNC trio baffled the Hokies’ bats all day. “I’m not going to take away anything from Hobbs Johnson because he threw a hell of a game and he did what he had to do, but at the same time we didn’t battle and we didn’t do what we needed to do to win today,” Rash said. North Carolina finally broke through against Burke in the sixth inning on a Parks Jordan RBI single. In the sev-

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This Friday, the Hokies will try to break their six-game conference losing streak on the road at Maryland. enth inning, the Tar Heels scored two more on RBI singles by Colin Moran and Brian Holberton. “They’re a really good lineup, a really good program,” Hughes said. “One through nine you can’t rest.” Hughes’ main concern after Sunday’s loss was the team’s play late in games. “I don’t like the way we’re playing lately,” Hughes said. “You have to get into a late game where it’s tied or in extra innings and you have to grasp that moment and go after it and kick it into another gear. As a program, we’ve got to get tougher in these late games and now’s the time. We’ll figure out who we are down the stretch here.” The Hokies travel to

Greeneville, Tenn. Tuesday to face Tennessee in the HokieSmokey Classic before heading to Maryland this weekend to face the Terrapins (19-17, 5-13 ACC). The Hokies have now lost six ACC games in a row, victims of sweeps at the hands of NC State and UNC in consecutive weekends. Tech has fallen to last place in the ultra-tough ACC Coastal, and the Hokies currently have the ninth best record in the ACC. The top eight ACC teams, including the top two teams in each division, will make the ACC Championship in Durham, NC on May 22-26. Follow the writer on Twitter: @MattJonesCT

upcoming games Tue. Apr 16 at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Fri. Apr 19 at Maryland, 6:30 p.m. Sat. Apr 20 at Maryand, 3 p.m. Sun. Apr 21 at Maryland, 1 p.m. Tue. Apr 23 at VMI, 6 p.m.

april 16, 2013 COLLEGIATETIMES

arts & entertainment

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Scary Movie 5 poorly copies old success Movie Rating

The only scary part of “Scary Movie 5” is how terrifyingly awful it is. “Scary Movie 5” stars Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex as Jody and Dan Sanders, a young couple that takes in the children of Dan’s brother (Charlie Sheen) after his possessed partner (Lindsay Lohan) kills him. The children are found feral in a cabin in the woods, and are only given over to their uncle when they agree to move into a house with security cameras. Soon after their arrival, paranormal activity begins to plague the house. The strange goings-on are inescapable even at the Sanders’ jobs — Jody is a ballerina and Dan is a primate intelligence researcher. To find and stop the source of the evil, they call in help from a psychic (Katt Williams) and a dream extractor (Ben Cornish). The plots of “Paranormal Activity” and “Mama” comprise the main storyline,

with bits of others such as “Black Swan,” “Evil Dead,” “Inception” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” mixed in. As is the case with most parody movies (think “Epic Movie” or “Not another Teen Movie”), writers David Zucker and Pat Proft seem to think a reference to a popular film is enough to get the audience laughing. The script is dull, the references outdated (for instance, the first “Paranormal Activity” came out six years ago) and to top it all off, the acting is atrocious. Another problem for the movie is even though it includes big names, it hardly has an A-list cast of actors. Sheen and Lohan are the high profile, but they are better known for tiger blood and arrest records than any acting prowess. Other cameos come from celebrities like Snoop Dog, Mac Miller and Mike Tyson. Unsurprisingly, these cameos are more often painfully awkward than legitimately funny. That really sets the tone for the whole movie — an 85-minute saga of excruciatingly bad

attempts at humor. The “Scary Movie” franchise has never been the height of quality cinema, but the early films were at least funny. This time, the original creators, the Wayans Brothers, nor original star Anna Farris return, and the change is obvious. The script and story are simply not funny, and without talented actors to hold it up, the movie falls flat. “Scary Movie 5” is being marketed as a reboot of the series, which accounts for the departure of Farris and any other original cast members. The Weinstein Brothers seemed to hope that by producing and distributing the new film, they would be able to revive a financially successful series. But its near-universal flop with critics and disappointing weekend opening suggest that maybe, if audiences are lucky, “Scary Movie” will finally be put to rest for good. KATIE WHITE -regular columnist -junior -history

Band: Downtown support grows from page one

Additionally, Perkins said he hopes the music can relate inter-generationally, which is something the band has experience with. Finding original material that spans all of their criteria may seem like a tall order, but Heilker has been amassing a collection of his own original lyrics and music for decades, Perkins said. “The cool thing about the originals is that this is stuff that Paul has written over the past 30 years,” Perkins said. “He’s never gotten the chance to play his own original stuff, until now with ‘The Dubious Few’.” Heilker is also grateful for the opportunity to play his own songs. He has waited to perform his own music since picking up his first guitar at 13-yearsold. “I was put on this planet to make some music, and it’s a shame it has taken me almost five decades to figure that out,” Heilker said. “(The Dubious Few) has already accomplished everything I was interested in accomplishing,” Heilker said. “Watching these guys take ownership of my songs and change them around has been wonderful.” While playing his music has been a long time coming, Heilker still feels that he, as well as the other two members of the band, is being continually

challenged. “The beauty of (being in a 3-piece band) is that it is constantly pushing us out of our comfort zone,” Heilker said. Perkins and Heilker agreed that Small’s ability to play bass like a lead guitar is something that adds uniqueness to their sound, and oftentimes, they just let Small jam and see where it goes. The members feed off each other and play depending on their how they are feeling during the performance. Despite their busy schedules, Heilker said they always have motivation to play. “The Dubious Few” practices for a few hours twice a week, and they all agree that it’s the highlight of their week. Even though the word “dubious” is in the band’s name, there is no uncertainty of the emergent fan base following them downtown. The motivation isn’t hard to find when the fan-base is so strong, Perkins said. Small even described the fans as the band’s fourth member. When “The Dubious Few” debuted at a Gillie’s Late Night show on March 29, it was mostly just their friends who attended. Their second show, however, showed a growth of support. “After reflecting on our shows, I realized that those people were there to see us and that feels really good,”

Perkins said. “It’s easy to overlook that when you’re in the moment playing, but those people came all the way downtown to see us play, and that is a good feeling.” Though Small and Perkins will eventually graduate and leave Virginia Tech, “The Dubious Few” doesn’t see disbanding as an option. “My ultimate hope is that it keeps us together for a long time,” Small said. “Not necessarily that we’re all here in Blacksburg, but that it provides a common framework for us to come back to.” As for Heilker, who knows he will be in Blacksburg longer than his fellow band members, he is not ready to give up this band. “There will be punctuation marks in the band’s history, but I don’t see any periods coming along,” Heilker said. While the long-term future of the band may be in question, “The Dubious Few” will continue to tour in Blacksburg until the summer, and then again through the next school year. Information about their upcoming shows can be found on the band’s facebook page www.facebook. com/thedubiousfew. Follow the us on Twitter: @CollegiateTimes

New Xbox sparks controversy Rumors of an always-online requirement for the next Xbox have been circulating, much to the chagrin of gamers everywhere. Always-on digital rights management (DRM) has been a problem for quite a few major PC releases, with the “SimCity” debacle being the most recent incident. Upset gamers took to Twitter to voice their grievances. “Sorry, I don’t get the drama around having an ‘always on’ console,” tweeted Adam Orth, former creative director at Microsoft. “Every device now is ‘always on.’ That’s the world we live in. #dealwithit.” This tweet on Orth’s personal twitter account has sparked a firestorm of media coverage and public outcry over a rumor that has not even been confirmed. It is fair to say though, that Orth’s defense of the “always on” DRM system is pretty much an indirect confirmation. Manveer Heir, senior gameplay designer at BioWare and self-proclaimed Hokie, responded to Orth with references to the failure of “Diablo III” and “SimCity” DRM systems. Both games faced massive problems at launch, largely due to the “always on” requirement that accompanied the releases. “SimCity” had core features temporarily stripped from the game to keep game

servers online. “You know some peoples’ internet goes out, right?” said Heir. “Deal with it is a shitty reason.” “Electricity goes out too,” wrote Orth. Heir responded by saying, “You’ve lived in LA, SF, Seattle... very connected places. Try living in Janesville, WI or Blacksburg, VA.” “Why on earth would I live there?” Orth tweeted back. Though this back-and-forth has attracted a lot of attention, the outcry seems directed almost entirely at Orth’s comments instead of the actual DRM that might be built into the next Xbox. It is interesting to see that people are more offended by a Microsoft employee’s attempts to justify the decision, than the decision itself. The underlying problem with an always-on system is the console manufacturer takes away control from the consumer. Players gain nothing from being required to have an active internet connection. In what may be an attempt to kill used games, Microsoft might be establishing an activation system with an online requirement. This would be a huge blow to GameStop, but being able to buy and play used games is not a huge deal to most gamers.

Those with spotty internet (see: Access Media 3) are obviously at the greatest risk. A console that cannot play games without an active connection could be a huge problem for people who live in areas where internet is not always reliable. For everyone else, this is not a big change, or even a problem. The ever-popular digital distribution platform Steam has been a powerhouse in the realm of computer gaming despite requiring you to log-in and remain connected to play your games. Although an offline mode is offered, it is difficult to use and does not always work as intended. Getting past the hubbub and uproar, gamers speak with their wallets. The sales of the next Xbox probably will not see a dent made by users boycotting the “always online” requirement. In recent news, an extended Xbox Live outage has cast even more of a shadow over Microsoft’s likely decision. If Microsoft cannot even keep its servers running, how can gamers expect to play their games, regardless of internet woes? BEN KIM -regular game columnist -sophomore -communication

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