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and develop entrepreneurial business endeavors. According to a university press release, Innovate will place a heavy emphasis on student engagement with faculty and staff, providing opportunities to gain knowledge both in and out of the classroom, and creating a physical space that encourages and enriches the learning experience.
Virginia Tech’s athletic department made two new hires this week. Former assistant athletic director at Shenandoah University Robert Harris was hired as the director of men’s basketball operations and former UNC Wilmington pitching coach Robert Woodward was hired in the same position for the baseball team. Basketball head coach James Johnson announced that Harris would be the new director of operations on Tuesday. “We are excited to have Rob Harris join our staff as our new director of basketball operations,” Johnson said in a statement realeased by Tech’s athletic department. “Rob brings a wealth of knowledge, head coaching experience and administrative experience after his service as the assistant athletic director at Shenandoah University and the athletic director at Charlottesville High School. “We knew he would fit in immediately with our current staff and easily develop good relationships with our players while taking on the day-to-day administrative duties in the office.” Last year, Harris was the athletic director for Charlottesville High School and before that he was the head coach at Shenandoah for 11 years, where he
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Letters have been removed from the former Sigma Phi Epsilon house as Innovate prepares to take over.
After the removal of Sig Ep’s charter, “Innovate” aims to bring entrepreneurial guidance to incoming freshmen The newly constructed $5.1 million Sigma Phi Epsilon house won’t sit empty for much longer. Virginia Tech recently announced that it will take the former fraternity house and turn it into a new residential learning community
called Innovate — one that fosters an entrepreneurial spirit. The Innovate learning community will be open to 35 incoming freshman who are looking to live in a multidisciplinary housing environment that will hopefully generate
LGBT advocate dies after battle with cancer MATT MINOR
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Long-time adjunct professor and transgendered pioneer within the Virginia Tech community D.W. Murphree passed away last Tuesday after an eightmonth bout with cancer. Known to those who knew her as Dayna, Murphree’s given name
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was David, which she changed after undergoing a gender reassignment. She had been an adjunct professor of history, religion & culture and science and technology studies at Tech for the past 18 years. She was the first openly transgendered faculty member at Tech, from which she earned her master’s in history in 1991.
She had previously earned her bachelor’s in 1988 at Radford University. Murphree made significant contributions to the Tech community with her work with the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Caucus, where she was a faculty co-chair. “Being the first transgendered co-chair, she brought a lot of understanding
when she took that role. She conveyed energy and optimism about various things and approached them with a great sense of humor,” said communications director in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and former LGBT Caucus cochair, Jean Elliott.
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Freshmen: Program will encourage entrepreneurship
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Innovate was conceived and planned as a collaborative effort of the provost’s office, the Division of Student Affairs, Pamplin College of Business, and the department of Housing and Residence life. Robert Sumichrast, newly hired dean of Pamplin College of Business, expressed his excitement with the opportunity to enrich the educational experience of incoming students, “Through courses in our management department, we have been preparing students to take an entrepreneurial approach in managing within any context, from startups to large organizations.” The $5 million house is the
first of it’s kind in the Oak Lane community. The Sig Ep fraternity pledged $2 million, while the University paid the other $3 million. However, the brothers of Sig Ep only got to enjoy the house for a semester before their national charter was revoked. According to a letter dated May 28, and sent to Sig Ep affi liates by the Virginia Kappa Alumni and Volunteer Corporation Directors and Alumni Advisory Council Members, the Tech chapter of Sig Ep lost its charter due to a variety of alcohol, drug and violence related activities. Despite warnings, Sig Ep was removed from campus and their multi-million dollar mansion will be taken over by incoming freshman hoping to become the next
Donald Trump. The house features a fullyloaded kitchen, living room with Hokiestone fireplace, as well as several study spaces and a conference room that will give residences a blend of academic and residential life. “Under the provost’s leadership, this vision has been forming for some time,” said Patty Perillo, vice president for Student Affairs. “The concept got off the ground quickly when a number of people around the university recognized a great opportunity to work together and create the synergies that facilitate learning for our students.” Students interested in applying must submit their applications by 3 p.m. on July 26.
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The substantial advances in medicine today are met with as many challenges as there are solutions. Kelly Drews, a senior majoring in biology, was recently granted a prestigious and highly competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowship through the American Society for Microbiology, in hopes to contribute to a solution for a particularly ever-more present complication in medicine. “Aspergillus is a fungus that is common in the environment,” according to the Center for Disease Control website. “It is found in soil, on plants, and in decaying organic matter. It is also found in household dust and building materials.” People inhale thousands
of Aspergillus fumigates spores every day. Though for a healthy immune system, this isn’t a problem. However, people with conditions that weaken the immune system, such as HIV, AIDS, asthma and recent organ transplant surgeries a different story. “For people who don’t have healthy immune systems, what happens is it grows in your lungs and it forms a fungal ball,” Drews said. “And eventually it can kill you if you don’t get treated.” According to Drews, Aspergillosis — the infection resulting from invasive Aspergillus fumigates — is the leading cause of fungal infections in hospitals. It can be treated by anti-fungal medications, yet they are not always up to par. Surgery is the alternative. see FUNGUS / page eight
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Along with her contributions to the Tech LGBT community, Murphree also oversaw last year’s Lavender Commencement Ceremony, an annual celebration of LGBT students graduating with either a bachelor’s or graduate degree. An informal get-together was held last Thursday in front of Lane Hall to celebrate the contributions and achievements that Murphree accomplished over her lifetime. The meeting, coordinated by
science and technology studies assistant professor Ashley Shew Heflin, saw a large turnout of people who came to honor Murphree. “One thing I’ve realized over the past few months that Dayna has been ill is that she knew all of these little pockets of people throughout the community, and it’s easy to see that each pocket loved her more than the last,” Heflin said. “Her legacy will be one of ignition and inspiration - both in academics and in social justice. We will miss her very much.”
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lies, and even Zimmerman himself. Yet all I witnessed the night the verdict was announced to the American public were personal vendettas, open threats and ignorant, borderline insane statements. I see both sides of the argument, and anyone could notice why the public reacted in such a barbaric manner. This scenario directly affects so many lives, and the American public feels that they are qualified to make a decision on which party is more grief-stricken. To make a balanced opinion, one must look at both sides of the argument, unhindered by ideology or bias. In this case, we witness a family grieving the death of their teenaged son. They loved him very much, and no parent should ever have to go through such a traumatic experience. On the other side, we notice a middle-aged man who feared for his life, pulled the trigger on his handgun, and now, suffers the consequences for his actions. He will not spend
the rest of his life in prison. Instead, the freedom that he gained will be his imprisonment; he will fear for his life every time he steps out of his residence, wondering if someone will be Martin’s vigilante. A juror from the trial was interviewed afterward on the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360. According to a CNN article covering the interview, “She had no doubt he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict.” In the interview, Juror B37 said, “I think George Zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place, but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods, and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done.” This was the concensus the jury came to, whether one thinks it is right or not. That is how America’s judicial system works. I am not saying the process works
100 percent of the time, but then again, no one ever makes the right decision 100 percent of the time. I am sure a lot of the threats made on social media were hollow; it is easy to make death threats when you can hide behind a computer screen the whole time like a coward. Everyone has their own opinion on this extremely controvercial issue. In many cases, these opinions are blinded by ideology, possible racial prejudice, and personal beliefs. I am not here to tell you whether your opinion is false or not. Frankly, I decided to remain unbiased on this issue because I am not a judge, a member of the jury, or an executioner. However, if you decide to form an opinion on the Zimmerman trial verdict, please read all the facts before conforming to a blanket statement. RYAN TURK - regular columnist - junior - BIT major
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illions of Americans watched as murder suspect George Zimmerman stood trial throughout the month of June and early July. On July 13, the bombshell dropped that Zimmerman was found not guilty of the second degree murder of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a jury of his peers in Florida; the aftermath was explosive, especially on social media. According to PC Magazine, Facebook removed several pages entitled “Kill George Zimmerman” or “George Zimmerman Must Die” because they violate Facebook’s policy of threats. Similar tweets on Twitter, including one made by Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, called for Zimmerman’s immediate execution as well. Many people need to know the difference between opposition and aggression. The verdict impacted many lives, including Martin’s family, Zimmerman’s family, friends of both fami-
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Obstacle racing has taken the athletic and social media worlds by storm. There are several kinds of obstacle races on the market today, but the Spartan Race is widely considered to be the most challenging. Started in 2010 by seven ultra athletes, the Spartan Race has forged the path for intense obstacle racing. The first race was held in Vermont, and the organization has since grown to encompass all of the United States and several locations around the globe. Stephen Neubig of Annandale, Va., is a senior studying marketing at Virginia Tech. Neubig participated in his first Spartan Race in 2011 with his two older sisters. He’s always been into athletics and challenging himself physically, so running a Spartan Race seemed like a no-brainer. Not everybody is capable of finishing the Spartan, but Neubig and his sisters succeeded. “It was a lot of fun, but it was more difficult than I was expecting,” said Neubig. “I would definitely do it again.” The Spartan Race has several levels of races which allows athletes of all abilities to participate: the Spartan Sprint is at least three miles long with five or more obstacles, the Super Spartan is at least eight miles long with 20 or more obstacles and the Spartan Beast is at least 12 miles long with 25 or more obstacles. The Death Race is an intense, 48-hour race that 90 percent of participants will not be physically able to complete. On August 24 and 25, Wintergreen Resort in Nellysford, Va. will be hosting the Virginia Super Spartan. Dan Krueger, a marketing consultant for the Spartan Race, says that the races are getting people who have never run before into the idea of running. Running is a large component of the races, but the participants need to be physically fit in other ways
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A mud-dredged Stephen Neubig and his sisters pose together with their medals after completing their first Spartan Race in 2011. to take on the challenging obstacles as well. The obstacles generally include carrying sandbags, rope climbing, crawling through the mud and underneath barbed wire, climbing over eight-foot walls and dragging cinderblocks up and down hills, to name a few. The founders of Spartan Race saw the race as a way to get people motivated to be fit. According to Krueger, who has also ran Spartan Races, knowing that a race is coming up can be just the right amount of motivation that people need to start getting in shape. “The mission is to rip people off of their couches and get them to sign up and become fit,” said Krueger. “You can’t just jump off of the couch and run a Spartan Race. You have to train for it.” Sandy Thong of northern Virginia is a junior triplemajoring in chemistry, biology and biochemistry. She is considering running in the upcoming Super Spartan Race at Wintergreen. For the past three years, she has run
marathons for cancer, so she already has an idea of what will be expected of her during the race. She learned about the race from friends who have previously completed it, and now she’d like to try it out for herself. “I’ve never done it before, but I think the idea is so cool and I really want to do it,” Thong said. Last year, the organization saw 360,000 participants. This year, they are on track to have over 500,000 participants, and the numbers could get as high as 750,000 participants. According to Krueger, word of mouth and social media are to thank for the seemingly overnight success of the Spartan Race. “When people get the photos of themselves jumping through fi re and crawling under barbed wire, they put them online and that turns their friends on to the race,” said Krueger. “The race has spread virally through the Internet, and social networks have really helped grow obstacle racing.”
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humanity. The special effects are really cool, as is expected. But being a girl, that’s where the film starts and stops being cool for me. The plot just seems really overdone and the acting is only so good. It almost reminds me of Godzilla: an evil monster coming out of water and humanity must stop it. It’s also set in Hong Kong. It’s nice to see relatively unknown people acting in it, but the film may have done better opening weekend if they had a few more actors we have actually heard of. While this film is not my cup of tea, I can see why many people would love it.
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dolphins or bears. It allows us to look at people like animals and leads to treating people like animals. In May, 10 members of congress sent a letter to Dan Snyder, the team owner, and Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, urging for a name change. The letter quotes current Chairman and Chief of the Penobscot Nation, Chief Kirk Francis. This appeal had little effect. Goodell responded to the letter in June saying that the name Redskins is “a unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect.” Snyder did not hold anything back with his response. “As a lifelong Redskins fan, I think that the Redskins fans understand the great tradition,” he told USA Today. “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.” What it comes down to is see REDSKINS / page six
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recent poll by the Washington Post found that most Washington Redskins fans support the team’s controversial name. What most of these fans don’t realize is how offensive the term redskin truly is. Susan Harjo is an American Indian rights activist who is the leading plaintiff in a long-running Redskins trademark court battle. “The r-word is the most derogatory thing Native Peoples can be called in the English language,” Harjo told ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Many have drawn the comparison between the term redskins and the n-word. The term Redskins is not only is derogatory, but also brings to mind the painful memories of the past when Native Americans had their land and lives stolen by colonists. Using redskins as a mascot is putting Native Americans on the same levels as animals like
However, most of the battles occur when it’s dark and rainy, so you can barely see what is happening — poor filming on del Toro’s part. The film has the typical cliché action dialogue and it could have been pulled off if better actors had been chosen. Some have been saying it’s a great robot vs. monster smack down and I would have to agree. This movie is a well-done mash up of many people’s favorite action flicks, but it falls a little short of being put up on quite the same pedestal.
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eing able to transform into a robot in less than five minutes is every little boy’s dream, right? In “Pacific Rim” the dream comes to life, paralleling the “Transformers” franchise in a sense with giant robots, but instead has two people who must connect mentally, controlling the robot’s every move. The film, directed by Guillermo del Toro, is set in the year 2020 and follows two men as they try to defeat aliens that have taken over coastal cities. They become one with fighting machines known as Jaegers. But soon, the aliens become stronger and it soon becomes a race against time to save
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said in a statement released by Tech’s athletic department. “Robert brings an impressive baseball resume, and an even more impressive knowledge and work ethic. He has developed quite a reputation as being a relentless recruiter and I am very much looking forward to watching him work with and develop our pitchers.” Woodward comes from UNC Wilmington, where he was the pitching coach last season. Before coaching the Seahawks, he coached at his alma mater, top ranked North Carolina. As a Tar Heel Woodward was a star pitcher. His career record was 34-5, with a home record of 22-0. He helped the team to the College World Series in 2006 and 2007. Once Woodward graduated he had a three-year professional career in the San Diego Padres minor league. Woodward told HokieSports. com he is eager to come to Blacksburg. “I could not be more excit-
ed to come on board here at Virginia Tech as a member of the coaching staff,” Woodard said. “Virginia Tech is one of the nation’s premier combination of first-class academics and athletics. The position of pitching coach opened up after Mason, the team’s former pitching coach, was promoted to head coach after the departure of Pete Hughes. Another change in the baseball coaching staff is the promotion of Mike Kunigonis from assistant to associate head coach. Kunigonis was the assistant coach for the last three years, in charge of the offense and outfielders. He was also a volunteer coach for Tech two year before that. “(Kunigonis) is a tremendous asset to VT baseball and the community of Blacksburg,” Mason said in the statement. “He is a tireless recruiter and a very good coach. I am excited to watch Mike take on a larger role in our program, he has earned it.”
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compiled a 125-162 record. He led his team to two secondplace finishes and two thirdplace fi nishes in the Dixie Conference (now USA South Conference). Harris was more then a basketball coach at Shenandoah — he was also an administrator for the athletic department. He was the assistant athletic director for promotions and marketing and worked to develop athletic financial support. The position Harris is fi lling had been open since Andy Moore was promoted to assistant coach in June. Moore was the director of basketball operations last season after coming to Blacksburg from Eastern Michigan University. Woodward is the other Robert new to Tech sports this week. Baseball head coach Patrick Mason hired him on Monday. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to have Robert join our staff and the Hokie family,” Mason
Snyder is a rich white male who does not care that he is demeaning an entire race because he can make money off the use of the name Redskins. The Redskins organization is not known for being progressive. It was the last team to integrate and only did so in 1962, after the federal government forced them to. From the perspective of the organization, it is possible to see economically why the Redskins do not want to go through a name change. What I don’t understand is how fans can support this derogatory name. This week there were riots in Washington over the race issues in the Zimmerman case, but most Washington fans do not seem to mind the use of an ethnic slur. One reason could be our societies deeply embedded racism towards Native Americans. The United States has a long history of racism against Native Americans that started
with Europeans coming to North America. Abuse of Native Americans did not sop with the Pilgrims. From 1860 until the 1970s, Native Americans were forced into reform boarding schools where they were abused and striped of their culture. “School staff sheared children’s hair, banned traditional clothing and customs, and forced children to worship as Christians,” writes Andrea Smith in the Amnesty International Magazine. “Eliminating Native languages — considered an obstacle to the “acculturation” process — was a top priority, and teachers devised an extensive repertoire of punishments for uncooperative children.” Today, Native Americans still face social and institutional racism. The statistics speak for themselves, according to American Indians and Crime, Native American women are 2.5 times more like to be sexually assaulted then women in general. In 2009, the United States see SNYDER / page eight
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“(Aspergillosis) on the rise,” Drews said. “It’s a growing problem. First of all, the number of people with chemotherapy, the number of people with AIDS and the number of people with organ transplants is going up. So the number of possible victims and incidents goes up. And in addition to that, there’s been some antifungal resistance among the fungus.” That’s where Drews comes in. The Undergraduate Research Fellowship enables Drews to pursue research of the condition, which he will present at the 2014 American Society of Microbiology conference in Boston. “I’m working to identify and characterize affected proteins in the hopes of seeking alternative therapeutics for Aspergillosis,” Drews said.
“Once we know how these proteins work, it gives us a better understanding of how the pathogen interacts with the host, and once we have that we can start figuring out how to treat it.” Drews is currently studying one protein in particular by performing experiments to determine what that protein binds to in the body, how it binds to it and how strongly it is bound. By studying the proteins Aspergillus fumigates secrete, Drews hopes to provide the groundwork for more research in the future and ultimately an effective cure that meets the increasing risk of Aspergillosis, for which there are already some suggestions that could be validated by future research. “One idea is that if you can isolate the protein and then you can inject somebody with the protein it works somewhat
like a vaccination,” Drews said. “So if I isolate the correct protein and inject it into your body, your body will recognize it as bad. It will be able to beat it because it’s a just a protein, not a pathogen. And then later when the pathogen invades your body, it’ll recognize it as well.” Drews also explained the possibility of blocking proteins from performing for the pathogen, as well as a test that uses the protein to identify the condition, as it’s currently difficult for doctors to diagnose. In the future, Drews hopes to attend graduate school to study molecular biology or biomedical engineering and further pursue medically beneficial research. “I want to continue to help contribute (solutions) to biological medical problems,” Drews said.
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Senate Committee on Indian found that the national average of unemployment on reservations was 50 percent and went up to 77 percent on the Northern Great Plains. Football fans need to open their eyes and realize that some things are bigger then sports, and this is one of them. The fact that the football team for the nation’s capital is still the Redskins truly shows the racism that is still deeply ingrained in American society.
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