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COLLEGIATETIMES 109th year, issue 108 News, page 2

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Bikers continue support for Tech

Opinions, page 3

Sports, page 6

A sip of success

Study Break, page 4

N.Y. dancer rises above challenges HAYDEN ROBERTS features staff writer

COURTESY OF FRANK SALZANO

Organizer Frank Salzano poses with Coach Frank Beamer in front of his customized Chicago maroon and burnt orange motorcycle

Hogs4Hokies organizes rides across six locations from N.C. to Va. to remember April 16 shootings. LESLIE MCCREA news reporter

It is not only the current students, staff and faculty that remember and celebrate the lives of those lost on April 16, 2007 — but also the alumni. Frank Salzano, 1983 Tech graduate of Civil Engineering, remembers his days spent in Norris Hall, and recalls the day that changed how he’d view that memory forever. In order to pay respect to the 32 lives taken that day, Salzano took small steps to create the largely recognized motorcycle ride, Hogs4Hokies. “After the shootings I felt

like I just wanted to do something for the Hokie Nation,” Salzano said. He promptly had his own 2007 “hog,” or Harley Davidson motorcycle, painted Chicago maroon and burnt orange to showcase his Hokie pride. The first ride took place in the spring of 2008, after the oneyear anniversary of the shooting. The motorcyclists will be rolling their bikes out again this weekend, six years later. Dave McCain, who lost his daughter in the shooting six years ago, has participated in the ride every year. see HOGS / page two

Outdoor production plays on uniqueness MADELEINE GORDON features reporter

In hopes of pursuing their creative dreams, two friends reached out to the Blacksburg community, and were met with unexpected results. The upcoming play, “Agamemnon,” directed by Tech alumnus Aaron Horst and administrative assistant Amy Splitt started as a personal project, but soon turned into a community production. Horst and Splitt, who have been friends for over ten years, have wanted to pursue a directorial debut in the theater since they fi rst worked together on a play in 2009, with Splitt as a lead actor and Horst as the director’s assistant. “We had been wanting to do theater for a while and it had not come together until one day Aaron and I were sitting together and we’d had this discussion so many times and Aaron fi nally said, “Well, lets just do it,’” Splitt said. It wasn’t until Horst reread “Agamemnon” in August that they found the inspiration to follow through. “Agamemnon” is the fi rst play in the tragic trilogy “Orestia,” which was written by Aeschylus in 458 B.C. The story features Agamemnon, the King of Argos, returning from the Trojan War to his adulterous wife. It’s a dark,

BY KATRINA SPINNER-WILSON | features staff writer Years ago in a small French town, an 80-year-old gentleman stepped outside of his store to offer Joyce and Ivon Beliveau wine tastings, changing their lives forever.

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hat was kind of just a moment in time that made us want to be there at that age, sharing something we created,” said Joyce Beliveau, overall manager of Beliveau Estate and Beliveau Estate winery. Ivon Beliveau is department head of building construction at Virginia Tech and through his job, he and his wife traveled to Europe, Australia and New Zealand where he spoke at several conferences. In each country, the Beliveaus made it a priority to visit wineries. After moving to Blacksburg in 1986, they purchased the estate in December 2001. The bed and breakfast and winery opened in August 2007 and most recently, they opened a wine shop on Roanoke Street. The estate and winery are 12 miles from

Virginia Tech and the wine shop. The vast 165-acre lot, hidden from major highways, provides the wines. Ivon makes the wine on his own, and learned how to by reading and experimenting. “VT has a wonderful program that helped him get started,” Joyce said. “He developed friendships with other local wine makers in the area, who were very helpful offering information to him. We also go to wine trade shows to learn.” The oldest wine the Blacksburg shop sells is a 2011 vintage from the May 2011 crop. They also carry a variety of white and red wines, such as “Afternoon Delight,” “Reflection” and “Silhouette.” see WINE / page two

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see THEATRE / page two

Collegiate Times: When did you first fall in love with dance and know it was something you were going to do for the rest of your life? Miller: I loved it from the start. I was three or four, so you just kind of love it without thinking ‘This is going to be my career.’ I stopped when I was about 13. I missed it enough to get back to it at the end of high school and into college. After college, I went to grad school at Ohio State and then went back to New York. I think it was even after I got out of school that I was working with a choreographer for several years, and I was like ‘Oh, this is my career. This is the dance life.’ CT: At 12 years old you were training at Carnegie Hall; do you think that made you part of who you are today? Miller: It was disastrous. It was my first and only children’s ballet class. I was coming from a very different, creative background with modern dance. There were these girls from New Jersey and Long Island who were there and I was the only black kid. It was crushing. The whole social set-up was just terrifying. So I just gave up dance and gave up my piano lessons, and was like, ‘let me be regular.’

“Agamemnon”

bloody story, Horst said, but he was attracted to its beautiful and lyrical language. Horst and Splitt decided to bring the ancient Greek tragedy to life in Blacksburg, and reached out to their friends and acquaintances for help. “It was remarkable how many people really wanted to (get involved), help out and lend their talents,” Splitt said. According to Splitt, a production like this is unusual in Blacksburg because it is completely independent and will be performed off-campus. “There are a lot of people who came into this (play) that put blood, sweat and tears into it.” Splitt said. According to Splitt and Horst, they reached out to many of their friends and received all avenues of help — from a local artist creating sculptures to accent the set to local band “Outlands” contributing to the soundtrack for the show.

Bebe Miller is on the fast track to making history in the world of modern dance. Miller, who MILLER is being hosted by the Center for Arts at Virginia Tech tonight, grew up in Brooklyn, and was determined to burst the bubble of what people expected her to be, and make her mark in the dancing world. In 1985, Miller opened her own dance company in New York with her long-term collaborators Darrell Jones, Angie Hauser and Talvin Wilks. They created dances and toured across the country while also teaching dance full-time at Ohio State University. Bebe Miller sat down with the Collegiate Times to tell her story.

COURTESY OF DONNA DUNAY

“Inside Architecture + Design” will be held at Tech June 23-28 this year for high school students.

An architecture and design program is offered to young students each year. ANUJA DAS news staff writer

Each summer, Virginia Tech offers a week long summer program, dubbed "Inside Architecture + Design" for both resident and international high school students. Started in 1998, this program has grown from a fourstudent class to a class of 100 students, as of last year. This year, the program will take place from June 23 through June 28. The participants will arrive to campus on Sunday afternoon for an

optional introductory lecture and classes start on Monday and conclude at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. “The main idea is that they receive a glimpse of what working in architecture and design is about,” said Donna Dunay, G.T. Ward professor of architecture and one of the current program directors of the summer studio. “It helps foster a curiosity in the discipline.” Inside Architecture + Design is open to students from the 9th grade to the 12th grade. There is normally a very even

mix of students from all four years. The program is not intended to concentrate on one specific discipline. Instead, it incorporates material work and teaches skills from architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and industrial design. “It fosters thinking about design rather than the specificity of one discipline,” said Robert Dunay, the director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Design Research and the program’s other creative director. see DESIGN / page two

CT: How did you decide to open up your own dance company and create a name for yourself? Miller: In 1988, we had the really good fortune of three things happening in sort of the same three-month period. Within a few months we had a way to bring in income, someone who was going to fi nd work for us to perform and an organization that wanted to send people out. We were able to take part of the dance wave that was happening in to the mid-‘80s, and our first tour took us to Seattle and Atlanta. CT: How did you take your experience living in the projects and incorporate into your dance? see MILLER / page two

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Miller: Past inspires a break from expectations

Return of Touchfest Brock Bosack, a freshman Statistics major, has his picture taken by a friend as he holds a whitefaced capuchin monkey at Touchfest on Thursday afternoon.

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Miller: All of us, on many levels, work against the assumptions that people make about us. I had a really supportive mother who took us to concerts and to Carnegie Hall, and that was formative for me. I feel really fortunate to have had a mom that was really invested in giving us a cultural experience. Many people who live in the suburbs don’t even do that, so I broke the bubble. CT: Tell me a little bit about the motion capture technology you have been using in relation to dance. Miller: Using the body suit that chimed when I moved was lame, but then it became about that really intuitive place between what I am imagining and what I am doing. The change I was feeling as a performer intrigued me. It’s a way of kind of getting at the science of how we create relationships, both between people and information in the body. There is a very humanistic style within that technology.

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Theatre: Community provides support from page one

Though the amount of community support helps set the play apart, Horst and Splitt say there are many other aspects of the play that are unique like their outdoor venue. The play will be performed in a three-sided, open-faced barn at the Glade Road Growing Farm. Horst and Splitt weren’t originally seeking an outdoor

venue, but once they saw the barn, they knew it was perfect, Splitt said. “It seemed like doing it outdoors would give it more personality, and it was more appropriate to the context of the play since most Greek plays were performed outdoors,” Horst said. “It gives it a certain ambiance that you won’t get indoors.” While “Agamemnon” is their directorial debut, Horst and

Splitt said it is also the acting debut for most of the cast members. In fact, Splitt describes their eight-person ensemble of seven community members and one Tech student as a novice cast. “There is a beauty to this play in that everyone is learning together,” Splitt said. The play has been a long time coming, not only for co-directors Horst and Splitt, but for the

community members involved as well, Splitt said. Horst and Splitt agree that they wouldn’t have been able to fulfill their creative dream without the local support and community talent. “All they need is a framework and (the community) will fill in the gaps,” Horst said. “Agamemnon” will be premiere Thursday, April 25 and be performed nightly at 8 p.m. until Sunday, April 28.

weather watch JAMES MORROW news weather reporter After Wednesday’s severe storm, clear and dry weather settled in nicely here in Blacksburg. But its stay won’t last much longer, as another storm system is set to make its way into our area this weekend. A cold front is set to move through Southwest Virginia during the evening on Sunday. Showers with periods of heavier rain will move in just after dark on Saturday, and persist into Monday morning. Rainfall totals of close to one inch are possible from this system. The rain will quickly taper off into drizzle after the front passes Sunday night, leaving clear skies and cooler temperatures for the start of the week.

Wine: Estate extends to store Design: Program from page one

“I like a wine that has flavor, a smooth rounded edge and a wonderful bouquet,” Joyce said. “One that you can sip and kind of lean back in a rocking chair and just be so content because of the nature of the wine you are drinking. So many of our wines are like that. You just sip and savor it.” While Joyce and Ivon enjoy suggesting wines to their customers, they are not the only ones who do so. Sara Sharp, a senior HTM major, also gives suggestions as Resident ABC Manager at the wine shop. Sharp’s favorite part of the job is conversing with people about the variety of wines the shop offers. “I’ve been meeting with a bunch of the food and beverage mangers in the restaurants and we’ve been doing tastings and food pairings to see if it goes well with what’s on the menu. I’ve got-

ten a lot of good feedback,” Sara said. Placing the Beliveau Estate wines in restaurants not only familiarizes more people with the shop, but also attracts people to the estate and winery. “It was more about marketing our property as much as selling the product. A lot of people have visited the winery since they’ve been to the wine shop,” Joyce said. To further publicize their property, Joyce and Ivon have participated in festivals, both local and out of state. The first wine festival the winery took part in was June 2012 at Virginia Tech, sponsored by the alumni association. A month later, the winery entered the Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Competition along with 500 other wineries and won four medals including gold, silver and two bronze.

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“After the judging, they actually sent everyone an email listing of the medals and as I’m scrolling down I see our names with the medals and got chills. It was really exciting,” Joyce said. This year, the wine shop will be serving as a vendor in the Blacksburg Fork and Cork festival for the first time. “We totally support the local endeavors, Fork and Cork being one of them,” Joyce said. “We became a silver sponsor to them and partnered with them in that fashion. We are excited to share our wines and revel in the excitement of the town in this event.”

challenges students from page one

“We teach them strategies that will help them in any of the disciplines.” Classes start at about 9:30 a.m. in the morning and go on until 5 p.m., with a break for lunch. In the evening, there is a different studio each night which focuses on a different set of skills. The projects are sequential and typically start off with the study of the simple working of a cube. Projects then branch out, and students study the spatial and organizational working of a cube with different degrees of complexity. Students are taught model making and sketching skills, and are simultaneously exposed to the work of their colleagues as well as the work of past graduates. Another aspect of the program that is popular with high school students

is that students receive the full college experience by living in the dorms, eating in the dining halls and walking to class every morning. They do, however, have the option of going back home if they live close by. Many students come back for a second year. For these individuals, there is a special program that is formulated during the week. Nevertheless, the program aims to challenge every participant to think beyond their creative limits. “Every once in a while someone does something that is not a response to an assignment but is a thing by itself,” said Robert Dunay. “One student made a video…his presentation was radically different from everyone else’s. You get discoveries that are beyond the assignment.” Follow us on Twitter @CTNewsroom

Hogs: Charity raises cash for future Hokies from page one

Salzano described McCain as having “a heart of gold and the nerves of steel.” “I ride to remember my daughter Lauren along with the other 31 lives that were taken that day,” McCain said. “I ride to remember good days, and reconnect with friends that I have met through the Hogs4Hokies.” More than 160 motorcyclists and friends gathered for the cause the first year. “I lead a line of bikes two miles long, and I look in my rear view mirror and I see nothing but headlights,” Salzano said, describing the start of the ride. “It’s neat when I can’t see the end of the line, and I realize how many people we have supporting us.” With more than six meeting locations across Virginia and North Carolina, the hope is to increase participation in the future. “We rely on the ridership of course, because that’s where the majority of the money raised comes from,” Salzano said. Each rider is charged $32, with the money distributed equally between the individual scholarships in the Virginia Tech Victims’ Fund. In the first five years, the ride has donated over $62,000. “That’s kind of what drives us, hearing and knowing that our

ride and our money is really benefitting kids that want to go to Tech,” Salzano said. Salzano’s goal for the program is to eventually raise at least $100,000 in memory of each victim. Once the herd of Harleys, sport bikes and other motorcycles rounds the drill field, there is a ceremony honor those lives they ride for. “The first lesson of history is if we forget the past, we have to relive it again. The remembering of that day prevents from not ever going through it again,” McCain said. “This is how we choose to remember that event.” This year the ceremony will include dinner catered by Outback Steakhouse, as well as a band at the summit of the trip. Amazed by the support from this event, Salzano hopes the last Saturday in April of every year in the future can be used to continue raising funds for kids who wouldn’t otherwise be able to join the Hokie Nation. “It really hits home to those who are related to victims to think that maybe this loss wasn’t completely in vain, and hopefully there’s something good to come out of it, and that’s what we want to accomplish,” Salzano said. Follow us on Twitter @CTNewsroom

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what you’re saying On Independent vigil sparks controversy Liz: Honest question- were people really offended by the phrase “a call to end gun violence”, or was there more to it than that? I can’t fathom who would be against ending gun violence... that’s not really a political issue as far as I can tell. Anonymous: Liz - great question. There was more to it than that. The phrase itself is not offensive - it was the advocacy for a specific agenda to end gun violence on a day and time and at a place that many of us feel should not be used for anything other than remembrance. Catherine Koebel Stromberg is very, very active in gun control advocacy groups (which is certainly her right) and currently “vigils” are being held all over the country by the groups she is involved with related to the legislation under consideration in DC. Calling people together for a vigil who think its one thing and later find out its another, while gaining media coverage of the event and then claiming all those present agree with you and rallied to your cause is inappropriate.

Reality TV reflects ignorance W hy do important people need a reality show nowadays? This incessant stupidity that is on display for Americans is becoming the norm as a way for people to make themselves marketable and popular. It also marks an upward rise in the stupidity level of audiences. What can be so exciting about someone’s life that leads someone to sit, watch reality television and be actually entertained? Jersey Shore, among others, is a prime example. Many watch the show and see it as nothing more than trash TV, while others become engaged and attached to the drama, redundant obscenities and intellectual languor common among those who join the ranks of reality stars. Instead of watching something engaging and insightful, we tune in to the sad, meaningless dramas of “Snooki” and “The Situation.” And don’t get me started on “Honey Boo Boo.” Our choices in entertainment definitely say something about the American

people. A phenomenon surrounds reality TV shows — the idea that there is something enchanting about below-average intelligence Americans showcasing their ignorance for everyone to see.

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Lochte should know that children look up to him, and that, as an athlete and role model, his private life shouldn’t be out there for some of his biggest fans to see.”

No one needs a reality TV show — especially athletes. For example, Ryan Lochte, an Olympic swimmer, now has his own reality show. The show, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” paints an unf lattering picture of the swimmer. Instead of featuring his daily training routine and athletic accomplishments, in the show Lochte regularly goes out

to clubs where he drinks, plays the field and somehow manages to find his way home in a drunken stupor. One clip of the show showcases his rounds at the local nightclub, then pairs it with him swimming the next day, complaining that he feels like he’s been hit by a truck. Lochte should know that children look up to him, and as an athlete and role model, his private life shouldn’t be broadcasted in such a light. The show, instead of marketing him as an athlete, markets him as a party animal and could potentially hurt his reputation in the long run. Reality TV is an epidemic in this country, and the effects of it are widespread. With that in mind, Americans should be cognizant that what we watch on television conveys a message of our way of life — and it isn’t always a good one.

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Senate shelved the bill while they attempted to create their own legislation. It was a horrible idea then, and it is still a horrible idea now. Despite multiple amendments to the bill to try to quell the arguments and outrage incited by the legislation, opponents are not backing down — and justifi ably so. The “hacktivist” group Anonymous announced its opposition to the bill and called for an internet blackout on April 22 — an event that few websites partook in. CISPA also means private companies would be allowed to share user information with the government, and vice versa, without a courtordered warrant. Th is effectively circumvents our fourth amendment right. CISPA essentially eliminates the privacy policies of any major website, and information sent to the government by any private com-

pany does not need to be anonymized fi rst, although information sent to companies by the government does have to be anonymized, according to ZD Net. According to the EFF, the broad wording of the bill could allow for this information to range from emails and text messages to fi les in cloud storage.

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CISPA is quite possibly more heinous than SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, and yet it has received a minimal amount of attention.”

Facebook, Twitter, Google and any other company on the internet would now have the ability to share your information with the government. CISPA is quite possibly

more heinous than SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, yet has received a minimal amount of attention. In fact, only a handful of major businesses have gotten involved to oppose the legislation. Th is is not surprising, though, because it is understood that CISPA will not have any major impact on the profits of these websites. To make matters worse, many of the amendments that would protect average Internet users have been struck down. To put into perspective how ridiculous this legislation truly is, understand that with this law, an employer may request your Facebook password and perhaps any other password they wish. Of course, the intent of this bill is to boost cyber security — but due to the vagueness of wording, the legislation could easily be manipulated. Th is carries the potential for our information to be

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Internet privacy bill jeopardizes constitutional rights he Electronic Frontier Foundation has called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) “dangerously vague,” while the American Civil Liberties Union has labeled it as “fatally flawed.” CISPA is both, and our fourth amendment right is on the line. CISPA, which passed in the House of Representatives last week, focuses on protecting both the government and private companies against cyber-attacks by various hostile groups internationally. More specifically, according to Mother Jones, “the bill boosts cyber security by removing legal barriers that prevent tech companies and the government from sharing sensitive information about web users.” Th is is not the fi rst time CISPA has made its way into Congress. It was actually passed by the House last year around this same time, but the

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abused by both the government and corporations. CISPA simply stands for another ill-thought-out piece of legislation formulated by members of Congress who do not fully understand the ramifications of their bill. In the unlikely event CISPA passes through the Senate, President Obama has stated he will veto the legislation. We need measures to protect our companies and country from international and domestic cyber threats, but vague and volatile bills such as CISPA endanger our freedoms and rights more than anything else. Bring a well thought-out bill to the floor that protects citizens as well, and perhaps more positive reactions will present themselves. RYAN PFEIFLE -regular columnist -freshman -university studies

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) When it comes to money, now’s the time to watch and learn. View the situation from a different perspective, and then exceed all expectations. You may have to travel to get what you want.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Cultivate the ground. You’re learning, with practice. Friends are eager to help and vie for your attention. Seek help from a female teacher. Stick with the rules and routine. There may be a test.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’re in the spotlight today and tomorrow. Beat a deadline. Don’t spend all your money on bills ... one little treat’s nice. Get together face to face for best results. Build something of value.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Complete an old project, and stick with what worked before. Do a good job and increase your status. Keep a discovery private, for now. Travel and romance look good for the next two days.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Venture farther out. Grasp the next opportunity. Compromise is required. Keep your objective in mind, and make the changes you desire. Don’t take more than you need. Listen with a practical ear.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Creative work has a bittersweet lavor, and it still tastes good. Commit to what you believe in. But don’t bite off more than you can chew right now. Take baby steps at irst.

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He said: Despite empty pockets, still be thankful

bank account is like a Nationals box score lately — a whole lot of zeros. And not the Jay-Z “one zero zero oh’ed up” millionaire placeholder zeros, but rather the “you don’t have any money, so why do you keep trying to write checks” variety. Simply put, at this point in my life, I am not a wealthy human being. This is often driven home for me on nights like last night, when I was standing in Kroger in my thrift store poncho (preMacklemore, thank you very much) trying to figure out if it was a better deal pound-forpound to buy the marked down broccoli florets or the marked down cauliflower florets. My first words to any bartender downtown are “I’ll take the cheapest thing you have,” which makes for some poor decisions and nasty headaches. Now I know what you all must be thinking: “But Andrew, you’re the He Said guy! Surely as such a prominent campus celebrity, you must make enough to buy your own brand of tequila or at least a couple jet skis!” Well, you’d be surprised. And teaching English doesn’t really pay a whole lot either. Of course, I didn’t expect to get rich studying literature and writing. Hell, even “real writers” don’t make bank these days unless they “sell out” Dan Brown-style or somehow manage to sneak their book into Oprah’s hands. But it is kind of surprising, to me at least, that graduate teaching assistants tasked with instructing or assisting in any number of required university courses make significantly less than an entry-level man-

ager at Abercrombie & Fitch. Having done both, I guess I have to concede that the skill set required for the latter might be a bit more particular, but the real world implications are slim to nonexistent. Truthfully, though, I don’t have a lot to complain about. A whole lot of people are worse off than me, which includes a good chunk of the rest of the world. Not only that, but the lighting is much better at Tech than at A&F. I admit that I’m defi nitely guilty of playing the broke college student card more than I probably should. I tweet about my lack of funds from the iPad I received as a gift last Christmas, while watching the Nats implode offensively on a 40” HD flat-screen my parents bought me when I moved to Notre Dame. And if I sold all the books in my apartment, I’d probably be set for the next year, at least. So while it may be inconvenient to miss that concert, to skip a beach trip, to have to decide whether to use my quarters for a six-pack or to do laundry, at the end of the day I have a roof over my head in a country that isn’t war-torn. Plus, once I finish my degree, I’ll be able to find my way in the world. I’ll work as some sort of big-shot writer or leastways a teacher and hopefully be a bit better off, fiscally. I’ll finally be able to buy a new back tire for my bike. I’ll purchase both broccoli and cauliflower florets, expense be damned. ANDREW KULAK -news reporter -graduate student -English

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She said: Online ﬁnancial service is a nightmare

I made the horrifying mistake of signing up for Mint.com this semester. For those of you who don’t have wannabe-accountant mothers like mine, Mint is an online service that tracks how money goes in and out of your accounts, and provides you with solutions for savings. It seemed like a great idea at first. I thought, “Sure! It’s the semester before graduation. Now’s about the time to get my money management in order.” And with that, my bank account somehow transformed from a small, happy little stash to an irreparable black hole that is constantly on my mind, sucking away all of those hard-earned dollars I didn’t know I had. I have never felt more like a poor, desperate college student in my life. First of all, Mint has the annoying habit of calculating just how much money I make each month so I’m forced to face

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the fact that I’m earning too much to be feeling quite this broke. Then it looks at the money I have saved, and gives off an evil little computerized laugh. Only it comes out in the form of a calculated savings plan so I can see just how long it will take me to be minimally less broke. To make matters worse, Mint has this depressing feature where it will email you once a week with a chart detailing all of the money you wasted over the past seven days. I’ve never dreaded Sundays more now that they’re filled with shameful reminders of just how many taquitos I bought Saturday night. My 7-Eleven spending, according to Mint, is worse than it was freshman year when it used up all the FLEX dollars on my meal plan with three weeks of school to go, and spent the rest of the semester living off ramen and stale cereal. Mint also likes to remind me that the logical and economical “I refuse to go

grocery shopping until summer vacation” diet I’ve adopted for the rest of this semester has actually degraded me to the “I’m spending twice as much on fast food because I refuse to go to Kroger” diet. Don’t even get me started about how much money it says I’ve spent at Victoria’s Secret — it’s too shameful. I can’t just cancel my account either. Somehow, it feels too much like I’ve failed in my brief venture into adulthood. I’m still waiting for it to do what I wanted it to do from the beginning: force me to have better spending habits. For now, however, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I will probably not get it together before graduation. VICTORIA ZIGADLO -featured columnist -senior -English

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Baseball team aims to keep up momentum against UVa MATT JONES sports editor

Two weeks ago, the Virginia Tech baseball team hosted the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels. The series did not go as planned for Tech coach Pete Hughes, as the Hokies were swept for the second-straight weekend, falling to 22-15 and 7-11 in the ACC. After taking two games against Maryland last weekend and defeating VMI on Tuesday night, the Hokies are back on track as they prepare to host No. 5 Virginia this weekend. “It’s definitely a huge series,” said starting pitcher Joe Mantiply. “They’re playing well, too. We really need to win the series — and we need to win every series — but we definitely need to just keep doing what we’re doing.” Virginia (25-17, 9-12 ACC) is riding the momentum of a series sweep over Florida State last weekend. Because the Cavaliers represent the last chance for marquee wins before the ACC Tournament, this weekend’s series is big for the Hokies. “Every ACC game is huge and obviously it’s big for us because it’s a marquee game, they’re a ranked team and they have a high RPI and high strength of schedule,” said third baseman Chad Pinder. “If we take a game or two from them, that looks good for us.” The Hokies will keep their weekend rotation of Brad Markey (3-3, 5.82 ERA), Mantiply (3-0, 3.60 ERA) and Devin Burke (6-3, 3.59 ERA) in order against the Cavaliers. Virginia will counter with Brandon Waddell (3-1, 3.42 ERA), Scott Silverstein (7-0, 3.00 ERA) and Nick Howard (5-3,

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2.15 ERA). A season ago, UVa trotted out a lineup full of freshmen and sophomores, culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance. “I knew exactly what UVa had coming back, especially on the mound and in the bullpen,” Hughes said. “They played a bunch of freshman last year, and they got better. Those guys get the best pitching in the recruiting market every year, that’s going to give you consistency every year. I’m never going to be surprised with UVa’s success.” With momentum back on their side, the Hokies will need their hot bats to keep them in the games this weekend. “We feel good,” said outfielder Andrew Rash. “We’re swinging the bats really well. I know this past weekend we put up like 30 hits in two games. We’re really swinging the bats, getting people going on the mound — we’re doing well.” The middle of the Tech order, which consists of Pinder, Tyler Horan, Rash and Mark Zagunis, is batting .301 in April, with most of the heavy lifting done by Horan (.351) and Rash (.340). In Tech’s last four games, the Hokies scored 32 runs. “I love where our bats are right now,” Hughes said. “We just have to get our bats going at the right time and I feel like we’re swinging the bats really well right now.” Hughes said Maryland coach John Szefc compared the Hokies to some of the best hitting teams in the country. “(Maryland’s) coach said, ‘Your lineup is the toughest lineup to pitch to, it’s the best offense we’ve faced all year, including LSU,’” Hughes said. “That’s what our

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Chad Pinder, the team’s leader in batting averages, will try to help the Hokies pick up some crucial wins against their ﬁfth-ranked rival Virginia. capabilities are, that’s for sure. match up really well in a three Keselica and Tanner McIntrye their postseason fate is not quite You just have to be consistent.” game series with anybody.” already injured, Hughes received sealed, wins over Virginia would A big part of Tech’s consistenThe Hokies will need better more bad news that ace relief do a lot to help Tech’s NCAA cy, or lack thereof, over the last starting pitching this weekend, arm Clark Labitan has shoulder Tournament resume. several years has been with Rash. particularly from Markey. His stiffness and is day-to-day. That “If we win a series this weekThe redshirt-senior has finally last three starts have been less leaves just Jake Joyce as a reliable end, we’re in pretty good shape,” rediscovered his 2010 stroke, than stellar: 14 innings, 27 hits, bullpen arm. Hughes said. “As a 16 RPI right leading the team in doubles, 25 runs (21 earned), four walks, “We need good starts, and even now, you don’t want to get ahead homeruns, RBI and slugging seven strikeouts. before Clark (was injured), we of yourself, but that’s what that percentage. “We’re working with Brad; need good starts,” Hughes said. series means to us. I’m always Rash believes that he can be when he’s on, his stuff is good “Our bullpen right now is very trying to improve our portfolio a part of a team in 2013 that enough to beat anybody in our thin, and we’re asking Jake Joyce to go to the national tournament shocks a lot of people. league,” Hughes said. “He’s got and Clark to do a lot. You need so we can go to Omaha. Guess “If you can start swinging the to get his breaking ball right and a good start. It sets the tone and what, beating UVa in a series bats and pitch well, you win I think we’re on track to do that.” gets everyone in the flow of the really helps us.” three games in a regional and Hughes is hoping his starting game.” two in a super regional, you’re rotation can take some of the Tech currently ranks No. 16 Follow the writer on Twitter: in Omaha, and I think this team burden off his fatigued bull- in the RPI with wins over high@MattJonesCT can do it,” Rash said. “I think we pen this weekend. With Sean ly-ranked Florida State. While