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BY ALEX KOMA | sports editor

hen Western Carolina quarterback Eddie Sullivan tossed a second quarter interception to Detrick Bonner on Saturday, he awakened something in Virginia Tech’s secondary. Bonner took the pick 37 yards down the field for a touchdown — the first time Tech has notched a defensive score since the 2010 ACC Championship Game. While the touchdown was certainly an exciting moment during the game, it was more significant for the way it ignited a desire for big plays in a Hokies secondary that is rapidly developing into an elite unit. “It just makes us hungrier,” said freshman cornerback Brandon Facyson. “As a secondary, we thrive on missed opportunities by the offense.” It might seem strange that a program commonly referred to as “DB U” would need any extra motivation for its defensive backs to make plays, but it was a rough offseason for the secondary. When senior cornerback Antone Exum tore his ACL in the offseason, many doubted that freshmen like Facyson and Kendall Fuller would be able to take his place. “There was a lot of hype about whether we can get it done or not,” Facyson said.

ECU’S EFFICIENCY POSES POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR FOSTER’S DEFENSE

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Bud Foster’s defense will try to shut down the Pirates’ offense.

The Pirates, led by Shane Carden, operate a threatening up-tempo spread offense. MIKE PLATANIA sports media manager

Virginia Tech has dominated the all-time series against East Carolina, but the Pirates always remind the Hokies to take them seriously. “I consider ECU playing like an ACC team,” defensive end James Gayle said. “They are definitely someone we need to prepare for, or they will beat us.” The Hokies have been on edge against the Pirates ever since ECU shocked with nearly 400 yards of offense en route to a 27-22 upset in 2008. The following year, Tech rode Ryan Williams’ 179 rushing yards to a blowout win, but the Pirates scared the Hokies again in 2010 and 2011. In the two most recent matchups, the

Hokies have needed second half comebacks to beat ECU. Though the teams’ rosters are entirely different, ECU still runs the same spread offense that torched the Hokies in 2008, and defensive coordinator Bud Foster is aware of it. “This is a tremendous challenge,” Foster said. “We’ve played them over the years and the last time we went down there, it’s the same offense we played.” Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley has essentially re-written the Pirates’ record book for yards and scoring since his arrival, and he’s now working with the best quarterback ECU has had in years. Shane Carden is completing nearly 80 percent of his passes,

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“We try not to listen to all the media. We try to stay away from all that and just play our game.” After the unit totaled three interceptions on Saturday, two coming from Bonner and one from Facyson, those doubts were pretty much erased. “I feel like we are making plays as a group already at an early stage,” Bonner said. “Our young guys are getting the idea that we can all make plays and it’s bringing them along.” Bonner might’ve gotten all the glory for his big play, but without the assistance of some of those young players, the touchdown never would’ve happened. “I thought it was a great play by Kendall Fuller with the tip,” Bonner said. “When the ball is in the air, I thought ‘We’ve just got to make plays,’ and that was my opportunity.” Fuller’s pass break up that led to the touchdown was just one instance of the freshmen in the secondary making an impact. Two weeks ago, Kendall blanketed Amari Cooper, Alabama’s most dangerous receiver, and since then, he and

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KALVIN CLINE: A BRIEF JACOB EMERT sports editor

In his senior year of high school, Kalvin Cline traded his high tops on the hardwood for cleats on the gridiron. Now a freshman tight end at Virginia Tech, Cline is utilizing the same skill set he once used to beat defenders to the basket to run crisp routes and find the open field. “Jumping, foot speed, it kind of transferred over which was a big advantage,” Cline said. “That really helped me out. Running routes kind of transferred over great from basketball.” Recruited to play basketball at mid-majors like Richmond, Tulane and San Francisco, Cline had no interest in spending his collegiate years at a small school, so he switched sports — a decision that was years in the making. “I still love (basketball), but football, I got a little itch for it,” Cline said. “I came out one year for football and I fell in love. It’s in my blood. My father played football; we were a football family at that point. Everything was going towards

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Kalvin Cline (93) burst onto the scene with an impressive game against Western Carolina on Saturday. football.” Cline’s father, Mike, played college ball at Arkansas State before playing professionally for the Green Bay Packers. Shortly after Cline took the field for the first time at Pine Crest High School in Boca Raton, Fla., new Hokies offensive line coach Jeff Grimes was

tipped off about a tight end that was flying under the proverbial recruiting radar. He watched film on the 6-foot-4 high school senior and passed the message along to tight ends coach Bryan Stinespring. “I said, ‘Excuse me?’,” Stinespring recalled, referring to when Grimes said he was

interested in a recruit named Kalvin Cline. “But really I said ‘OK, great. This ought to be really good. Can’t wait to see this.’” Cline, still not interested in attending a smaller universi-

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DEPTH MAKES D-LINE DOMINANT JAMES O’HARA contributing sports reporter

When thinking about the Virginia Tech Hokies defensive line, the first thing that comes to mind is defensive end James Gayle. And for good reason. Gayle is a two-time second-team All-ACC selection, and has a good chance at being drafted. After the Hokies season opener against Alabama, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban specifically singled out Gayle for praise. “Their 99 gave us a lot of problems in pass protection,” Saban said. But the story of the Tech defensive line does not end with Gayle. The defensive

line is the Hokies’ deepest position, and it is one of the deepest in the nation. Gayle’s fellow starters — defensive tackles Luther Maddy and Derrick Hopkins and defensive end JR Collins — are all talented players in their own right. Defensive line is somewhat unique among position groups, as backups receive a significant amount of guaranteed playing time. With the proliferation of up-tempo spread offenses like the one run by East Carolina, this is truer than ever. Accordingly, Dadi Nicolas, Woody Barron, Nigel Williams, Tyrel Wilson and the newly returned Corey Marshall help provide solid

production when one of the starters needs a rest. The return of Marshall assists a defensive line that was already firing on all cylinders.

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Having (Marshall) back on the team means a lot. We’ll be able to continue to grow with him.” James Gayle Defensive End

“Having him back on the team means a lot. We’ll be able to continue to grow with him,” Gayle said.

With Wilson troubled by a knee injury that kept him out of the Western Carolina game, Marshall’s ability to play both tackle and end will be an attribute to the Hokies. In their first two games of the season, the Hokies have had 10 defensive linemen record a tackle for a loss. More impressively, four defensive linemen have recorded sacks: Nicolas, Williams, Collins and Maddy. That mix of starters and backups shows how much talent is spread throughout the group. The defensive line is deep enough to help out other positions with their depth issues as well.

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LINE: WEALTH OF TALENT LEADS TO POSITION SHIFTS from page one Redshirt junior Zack McCray spent his first three seasons with the Hokies on the defensive line before moving to tight end late in 2012. After injuries and attrition in the fall, freshman Wyatt Teller volunteered to move to offensive tackle. Teller was recruited as a defensive lineman, but is now the backup to fellow freshman Jonathan McLaughlin at left tackle. On Wednesday, Alston Smith, son of Hokies and NFL great Bruce Smith, followed Teller and switched to offensive guard. This week the entire defensive line will face a significant challenge in East Carolina’s up-tempo, quick-strike attack. “We really got our work cut out for us this week, without question. You’re talking about an offense that’s scoring,” said head coach Frank Beamer. “They’re a good team, an explosive team — really tough on defense, good athletes over

and has yet to throw an interception this season. Foster had high praise for Carden. “What makes them go is their quarterback right now. I think he’s the difference,” Foster said. “I don’t know if I’ve seen a more accurate guy to be honest with you.” East Carolina has made no bones about which receivers serve which roles: junior Justin Hardy has averaged over 10 catches and 100 yards per game, while freshman Davon Grayson has caught just six passes — four of them were for touchdowns. Tech’s secondary will have its hands full, but after his pick-six against Western Carolina last week, junior

safety Detrick Bonner says they’re playing with more confidence. “I felt like (the defensive score) brought some spunk to us. We hadn’t scored in a couple games,” he said. “It was an exciting play, and I feel like if we keep hustling and working hard we can get even more.” True freshmen Brandon Facyson and Kendall Fuller have opened up their Tech careers strong, and they’ll need to keep it up against the pass-heavy Pirates. Bonner added that the entire secondary is helping the younger guys along. “I feel like we are making plays as a group already at an early stage, and our young guys are getting the idea that we can all make plays,” Bonner said. When they last met in

2011, the Hokies held the Pirates to negative 15 rushing yards. Foster would like to recreate that stat. “You can’t allow them to have success running the football,” he said. “The run sets up the pass. You’ve got to make them one-dimensional.” The Pirates will look to earn the majority of their yards through the air, little by little. ECU has yet to have a passing play go for more than 23 yards, rather, they use their excruciating efficiency to string drives together. For the Hokies to succeed, they’ll need to prevent Carden from establishing his rhythm in the pocket.

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KLINE: FRESHMAN TIGHT END IMPRESSES IN DEBUT from page one

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james Gayle (99) leads a deep, experienced defensive line this year. there.” That does not mean the Hokies will be unprepared for the Pirates’ brand of football. “It’s defi nitely frustrating, but hopefully we’ll be able to get them behind the sticks where they’ll have to take more time in the pocket,” Gayle said. “If (Hokies defensive linemen) can get their hands up, or just get in the quarterback’s face, that will be able to disrupt the tempo.” The Hokies will be counting on their entire two-deep to

get the job done — and they’re up to the task. After the Western Carolina game, tackle Derrick Hopkins gave a taste of the team’s mentality for the season. “It doesn’t matter how good one team was or how bad one team was. We go out there and play Hokie football each day, each game,” Hopkins said.

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ties — even for football — was prepared to pass up offers from Buffalo, South Florida and Western Kentucky to walk-on at the University of Miami. “I let all the mid-majors go,” he said. “I was like ‘If I’m going to do a walk-on situation, I’ll do somewhere close.’ (I would) stay at home.” When Stinespring and Tech expressed interest in him however, it wasn’t much of a decision. “I love (Scot) Loeffler’s offense,” he said. “His prostyle, the way he uses his tight ends, it fits me perfect. So I came here, and I’m just making the best out of it.” Regardless of how much he enjoyed Loefller’s offense, he thought he would have to wait to gain playing time. Before junior tight end Ryan Malleck tore his left labrum this August — an injury that required season-ending surgery — he figured to be a major part of Loeffler’s new offensive scheme. It wouldn’t take long for Cline to make the most of the door Malleck left open. After not making the dress squad for Tech’s season opener against Alabama, he made his collegiate debut against Western Carolina last Saturday. “It was a little bit of a surprise. Last week against Alabama I was watching the game in my dorm, and a couple days after that (the coaches) are telling me I’m going to get a couple reps in practice and see how I do. Then they came to me two days before the game saying ‘Second series of the game, you’re going to get in there.’ “I played in front of probably 100 people in high school, and then coming out here and playing in front of 60,000, it’s a little different,” Cline said. “After that first or second rep it’s just another game. You’re

focused, thinking about your assignments and just going from there trying to make the best out of it.” Cline caught four passes for 46 yards, and in doing so, became a viable target for quarterback Logan Thomas. “I kind of expected him to do very well,” Thomas, who nicknamed Cline ‘122’ for his locker number, said. “We kind of had a limited playbook for him for when he was going to be in, and he handled it very well. I’m glad to see where he progresses to.” And it’s not only Cline’s quarterback that is taking a liking to his abilities.

dropped to the turf. “Sometimes you get a little too excited,” he said. “I saw a defender coming this way, little distractions. That was just a rookie mistake and it won’t happen again.” A play like that, however embarrassing, couldn’t have come at a better time for him. With the game already in hand, the moment turned into a motivator for the young freshman. “I’m going to make sure to get back out there and nothing, nothing touches the ground. At all.” Even after his breakout game, Cline — who caught 19 passes for 411 yards his senior year in high school — second on the depth I kind of expected him remains chart, behind Duan PerezMeans. The former basketball to do very well. We is a better pass catcher kind of had a limited star than Perez-Means, and thereplaybook for him for fore will be a more prominent when he was going to name in the box scores moving forward. be in...” According to Stinespring, Logan Thomas Cline is “closer to the mold of Quarterback Ryan,” so it only makes sense that the former tight end has “He’s athletic,” Beamer said, taken the current one under listing Cline’s most attractive his wing. “Malleck, with his injuon-field qualities. “Number two, he’s smart. We threw ry, he’s kind of putting his him out there last week. knowledge on me with the Offensively we move around a playbook and everything,” lot — shift, motion — a lot of Cline said. “He knows my stuff going on, and he didn’t athleticism and I’m able to fill that role. Lot of routes runmiss much.” Unfortunately, his biggest ning, that’s kind of the offense play on Saturday was the one I came from in high school, and transitioning from bashe didn’t make. On a first and 10 in the ketball I have a lot of speed fourth quarter, Cline stood and quickness and it kind of alone in the end zone, facing translates over perfectly for Thomas, who was releasing this offense.” Now, while he is building what would be Cline's first collegiate touchdown recep- muscle and learning the rest of the playbook, Cline is helption. “I was happy,” Cline said. “I ing the team any way he can. “I come in, if they need me was like ‘Oh, here it comes. First touchdown. First game.’” to block, if they need me to It was then when the same run routes, I do what they tell ailment that had infected me and just try and make the many Tech receivers a week most out of my reps.” ago in Georgia got to Cline: the drops. The ball bounced @JacobEmert off his No. 93 jersey and

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PASSING GAME CONTINUES TO IMPROVE BROOKS AKER sports reporter

After the season opener against Alabama, Virginia Tech fans worried about the passing game. But an encouraging performance against Western Carolina have the Hokies moving in the right direction and looking to build on what they have accomplished as they head to East Carolina Saturday.

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One-on-one coverage, we have to make a play. I have to put better placement but we also have to make a play.” Logan Thomas Quarterback

Completing only five passes against Alabama, the questions about Logan Thomas and his ability to be an effective quarterback began to swirl. Against Western Carolina, however, he went 17-31 for 200 yards and a touchdown. The bigger story though, became his two interceptions, as it appeared both throws were forced a little bit. “One-on-one coverage we have to make a play,” Thomas said when asked about the intercepted passes. “I have to put better placement, but we also have to make a play.” According to offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler, Thomas shouldn’t accept all of the blame for the second interception.

“To get into the specifics, we didn’t create separation,” Loeffler said. “It should have been a back pylon throw, and the (defensive back) was able to close the cushion and we didn’t vertical press and we didn’t create separation. It should have been a touchdown.” Loeffler also said that he thought Thomas should have checked the ball down to Trey Edmunds on the first intercepted pass. Despite the two slip-ups, the passing game took a big step in the right direction against Western Carolina. The Hokies utilized multiple formations and route patterns to create openings for many players. Thomas completed his 17 passes to eight different receivers on Saturday, showing fans that plenty of options exist in the passing game. “I had the same feeling last week that I did this week,” Thomas said. “I’m confident in my guys, they just have to be confident in themselves, get ready to go play, and I think (against WCU) they took a big step.” Two inexperienced receivers in particular made great strides on Saturday afternoon. Willie Byrn, a redshirt junior, and redshirt freshman Joshua Stanford each recorded four catches against the Catamounts. The pair combined for just three career catches before the solid outing. “He’s very dependable,” head coach Frank Beamer said when asked about Byrn. “He’s earned his scholarship. He’s a guy we trust. He’s going to do it right. He’s going to be

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Logan Thomas (3) has struggled to ﬁnd any kind of rhythm with his inexperienced bunch of wide receivers so far this season. where he’s supposed to be. He’s a valuable guy to our offense right now. Stanford echoed the sentiment about his teammate. “He’s been the best kept secret,” Stanford said. “We see it in practice and everything like that. He’s like a Wes Welker-type: real quick, very explosive, good hands and everything. I was glad that he got the recognition that he did today, because to see him work had from spring last year all the way, I feel like he deserved it.”

The bar has been raised, but the players don’t seem to mind that one bit. “We’re going to be real critical of ourselves when we turn fi lm on,” Stanford said after the game. “We’re going to play tougher teams, and tougher teams aren’t going to give us as many opportunities as we had today. We’re going to have to take some by force.” With so many of the primary receivers being young players, the issue of drops has arisen this season. But

wide receivers coach Aaron Morehead is making sure that issue becomes one of the past, rather than a lingering problem. “We (used the JUGS machine) today, we did it Sunday. We’re going to do it a bunch and it’s just anything more to get those guys with footballs in their hands,” Morehead said. “I think getting those extra catches after practice from the JUGS instead of just from someone throwing is important. It may have looked like

it was better Saturday, and all that stuff catching the ball, but I expected it the fi rst week. I expect it last week of the season. It’s just something extra for those guys.” The Hokies have only played two games, but after their most recent performance, there is reason to believe the passing game will continue to improve.

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COLES DISAPPOINTS EARLY COVERAGE: CORNERS MUST COMBAT CARDEN BRITTANY KEUP sports staff writer

Expectations were extremely high for redshirt senior D.J. Coles going into 2013. After re-aggravating a knee injury that occurred in 2011, Coles sat out last season and was looking to be a leader of the receivers this season. Yet Coles disappointed many with his performance in the season opener against Alabama where he caught only one pass for 34 yards. Last weekend against Western Carolina, Coles caught a touchdown, but barely saw any playing time. “Anytime you’re a senior and you go out and you play just a handful of plays in the game, it’s going to open your eyes a little bit,” said wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead. A lot of the criticism that followed the Alabama game focused on quarterback Logan Thomas, but Coles also accepts some of the responsibility. “As a veteran that’s played and being the senior in the room, I can be a leader and take some

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D.J. Coles (18) has disappointed coaches with his lack of production.

Facyson have developed an immediate chemistry. “Kendall and I, we talk all the time, just trying to get the calls right,” Facyson said. “Even back in the dorms we go over our things together.” This week’s matchup against East Carolina will put that newfound camaraderie to the test. The Pirates run a hightempo spread offense, and quarterback Shane Carden has thrived in it so far this season. “I don’t think I’ve seen a more accurate guy, to be honest,” said defensive coordinator Bud Foster. “I’m just impressed where he puts the football. He puts it on the money. He doesn’t run, but he’s athletic enough to create plays and find things that aren’t there and buy time for his receivers to get open.” Carden has thrown for seven touchdowns and 638

yards in the team’s first two games, all while completing an impressive 79.7% of his passes. Accordingly, the secondary is preparing for quite the workout down in Greenville. “As a defensive back, you always want those games where the quarterback throws a lot,” Facyson said. “So we go into this game licking our chops. Defensively, we’re going to make up a game plan that’s going to fit this perfectly.” Wide receiver Justin Hardy has been Carden’s primary target so far, piling up 227 yards and a touchdown in just two games. The secondary will be keeping tabs on him as well. “We’re definitely going to keep an eye on him,” Facyson said. “He’s probably one of ECU’s best receivers, so not saying that the game plan is going to be strictly on him, but we’re going to keep an eye on him and watch out for their pass plays with

him.” As a spread offense, the Pirates largely rely on short passes to do most of their damage with fast throws helping to stretch the defense both horizontally and vertically. No Pirate pass has gone longer than 23 yards all season, and the secondary will be a key part of shutting down the quick passing game. “We’re going to try our best to eliminate the little, easy throws and make them throw the harder throws — just be in the right place at the right time,” Facyson said. To do so, the unit is focused on blanketing ECU’s receivers to force Carden to hold the ball longer than he’s accustomed to. “We’ve got to snug them up and mix up our coverages,” Foster said. “You’ve got to make the quarterback hold it, and if you can do that, I like our athleticism up front and we’ve had success with that in the past.” While it’s a good goal to aim for, neither of the Pirates’ two previous opponents has been able to keep up with ECU’s speed on the outside. Now, it’ll be up to guys like Facyson and Fuller to make sure tackles when they’re out on an island, away from the rest of the defense. “It’s kind of like basketball on grass these days,” Foster said. “You’ve got to be close to your people to be able to make plays. It’s going to be critical out on the edges with the receivers when they’re away from all their help.” But after building some confidence against WCU, the secondary is up for the challenge. “With the interceptions we had Saturday, they really increased our motor for just playing on the ball,” Facyson said. “We’re definitely going to go in there with their high tempo offense and we’re going to be focused and we’re going to be ready for it.”

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september 13, 2013

COLES: VETERAN FAILS TO IMPRESS EARLY ON

HEAD TO HEAD Collegiate Times sports editors face off with their weekly game predictions. Find out why they made their picks.

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D.J. Coles may be a senior, but he hasn’t lived up to expectations. from page three of the blame,” Coles said. A constant concern for Moorehead is Coles’ knee injury and protecting him as much as possible. “To ask him to go in and play 60 plays a game is probably not something he can handle right now,” Moorehead said. Despite the criticism, head coach Frank Beamer still believes Coles is an impor-

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tant asset to his offense. “He’s going to be in certain packages. We’re going to keep him fresh,” Beamer said. Coles has also gained support from the Hokies quarterback. “He’s the leader of that receiver group, and when he works like that he can be very talented,” Thomas said.

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Finally, three weeks into the 2013 season, comes an opponent we can aptly judge against the Hokies. The East Carolina Pirates aren’t quite on the same level as the Hokies, but Saturday’s result will be far more telling than a blowout loss to the nation’s best or a blowout win against the nation’s worst. Tech has won more than 70 percent of the 17 all-time meetings, but as they learned the hard way in 2008, anything can happen. Shane Carden, the conductor of the Pirates’ offensive locomotive, completes 80 percent of his passes and has gotten his team off to a 2-0 start. Their run-andgun offense averages 70 plays a game. The game will be a legitimate test for the Hokies defensive in general, their young defensive backs, Brandon Facyson and Kendall Fuller, in particular. While the Hokies won’t run away with the game Saturday, they will come out on top. The defense will get the best of Carden, and the running game will continue to rack up the yardage. The Logan Thomas-led passing game will continue to take steps in the right direction. Prediction: Virginia Tech goes down to ECU on Saturday and beats the Pirates, picking off Carden twice in the process. 21-10, Hokies.

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It might be easy to confuse East Carolina for their cupcake counterparts in the western part of the state, but the Hokies would be wise to take notice of the Pirates. ECU certainly isn’t some sort of unconquerable BCS titan like Alabama. Instead they’re just a very solid team that’s experienced a lot of success in the slightly inferior Conference USA, and could prove a real test for Tech. The last time the Hokies had to travel to Greenville to play the Pirates in 2011, they only won by the skin of their teeth, eking out a 17-10 victory. That team was at a very similar place as this one is right now. Just like two seasons ago, the Hokies have a dominant defense and deep running game, but the passing game is still very much a work in progress. But Bud Foster’s defense found a way to shut down the Pirates two years ago, even holding the team to negative rushing yards, and they’ll likely do the same this time around. It may be a tough, nerve-wracking road game, but the Hokies should find a way to pull this one out.

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Aziz, J. Cole, Wale Blacksburg raises its glass coming to Tech BY CAMERON AUSTIN | news editor

MIKE DEMSKO news staff writer

Coming off a summer with a variety of acclaimed albums, two of the artists that made this summer so celebrated will be headlining this year’s homecoming concert: J. Cole and Wale. There performances during the week of homecoming will be accompanied by a comedy show from big-time comedy star Aziz Ansari. While Cole and Wale have been big-time names in hiphop for some time, both have gained recent fame after releasing albums this summer — just in time for their arrival to Burruss Hall. “We knew J. Cole and Wale were both dropping albums over the summer, so it was perfect” said Bria Fletcher, a Biological Sciences major and president of the Black Students Association — the student organization that organizing this year’s performance. For the Laugh Riot show, VTU has taken it upon themselves to keep the act to high standards. Asiz Anzari,

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w i d e l y known for his role on “Parks and Recreation,” was just recently conf irmed WALE as this year’s c o m e d y show. Michaela Mcnamara, the VTU member in charge of organizing the show, has worked all summer long to bring Aziz to Blacksburg. “Every year BSA and VTU switch off planning either the Homecoming concert or Laugh Riot. Knowing BSA had such a huge success with Kevin Hart last year we knew we had to do something big to follow up.”

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Ono exhibit embraces peace, motherhood

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Blacksburg’s culture is quickly embracing the art of micro-brewing and craft beer.

en years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find a locally brewed beer within 30 miles of Blacksburg. If you had gone into any bar in town, the on-tap selection would’ve been limited to Bud Light, Miller Light or Coors Light. Look around Blacksburg today, though, and a different scene abounds. More students and residents are raising their glasses to higher-quality, unconventional beers than they were a generation ago. The craft beer movement has exploded

nationally, and Blacksburg is following suit. Saturday begins the fi ft h annual Blacksburg Brew Do craft beer festival, and with specialty beer-toting additions like Blacksburg Taphouse and the upcoming Mellow Mushroom, the local beer culture is thriving from the classrooms to the local restaurant economy. Steven O’Keefe has been teaching Brewing Science and Technology at Virginia Tech since the class was founded in 2004. After years of homebrewing and studying beer, he decided to impart his

knowledge on students who are equally as eager to experience great beer. Since its initial semester, the class has grown from an intimate group of 25 to over 400 students interested in learning the newest trends in beer brewing and the history of the artisan hobby that dates back thousands of years. “Word just kept spreading about the class,” O’Keefe said. “I kept increasing and increasing the class size every year after getting dozens of emails asking to force add.” see BEER / page two

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Notes to mothers of visitors at Yoko Ono’s exhibit cover the walls. PRISCILLA ALVAREZ editor-in-chief

Peace is an internal wish of many during turbulent times around the world, and those hoping to get a glimpse of it have a chance with the opening of two exhibitions in Blacksburg and Roanoke. The Armory Gallery at Virginia Tech and Taubman Museum of Art, located in Roanoke, Va., are hosting exhibitions by Japanese artist and peace activist Yoko Ono, wife of the late John Lennon. While each gallery focuses on different themes, they are both in conjunction with Yoko Ono Imagine Peace: Featuring

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John and Yoko’s Year of Peace. “The vision (of the exhibition) is that I am having a dialogue with all of you who are coming to that exhibition,” Ono said. At the Armory Gallery, participants have the opportunity to view My Mommy is Beautiful, an interactive piece honoring mothers first presented in 2004. “I just wanted to say to my mother that she was beautiful, she was sweet, and she was lovely, and she was nice to me… that stuff that I would’ve wanted to tell her in person,” Ono said.

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For most people, the PostSecret phenomenon remains behind the pages of a book or the bright light of the computer screen. Last night, approximately 1500 students gathered in Burruss Hall to witness Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret, give personal insight into what began as a small community mail art project and continues to grow globally. PostSecret Live is a presentation put on by Warren himself, including facts, stories

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make sense to me when it first started, but now I see how great it is that he is linking complete strangers across the globe,” said Kayla Ferrari, senior English major who attended the presentation. Ferrari first began following PostSecret during her sophomore year of high school. “Everyone wants to trust a stranger. He is just the man behind the curtain, but at the same time he is so open about everything that he does,” Ferrari said. see SECRET / page two

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and secrets within the project that began back in 2005. “I’ve been stunned by the amount of secrets shared; they keep coming every day. I feel like secrets are inexhaustible,” Warren said. Virginia Tech is the second of eight schools on the PostSecret Live tour this fall, which spans across the country from now through December. His original goal was to receive 100 postcards. He now receives nearly 200 postcards each day to his home address. “The whole thing didn’t

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O’Keefe, who grew up in Canada, moved to the U.S. in 1984 and recalls the limited choice of beer he grew up with. “We had Sierra Nevada and Sam Adams. But the number of microbrewed beers… you could count on your two hands.” Though there are several different types of craft beer, microbrewing is one of the more commonly used terms to describe a brewery that produces less than 15,000 barrels a year and sells at least 75 percent of their beer off site. The stigma of college students not caring about beer quality is quickly changing. “There’s a notion that college students want cheap beer. But you can get good beer, cheaply,” said Sean Gart, president of the Homebrew Club at Virginia Tech. The club has over 30 active members and meets every week to try the homebrewed beer of other members, discuss different flavor profiles and take outings to local bars. It started for Gart when he enrolled in O’Keefe’s class simply out of curiosity, but has since evolved to him creating new beers twice a month. The freedom of homebrewing is pushing students to experiment and break the boundaries of what traditional beers offer. “If you want to build a crazy beer that’s completely off the wall with some strange ingredient, you can do it and it turns out great,” Gart said. That sense of divergence is what’s propelling the movement locally. “People want something different for a change, and that audience is being catered to locally by places like the Cellar, Blacksburg Taphouse and 622 North,” said O’Keefe. “Students are grabbing onto these microbrewed beers, and genuinely have an interest in something better than what’s been offered for years in the past.” O’Keefe said that successful bars have knowledgeable staff members who can point the customer to something new and different. That’s exactly what the owners of Blacksburg Taphouse Joe Nazare and Dave Powell want when customers come to their new restaurant. The restaurant, which entertained a soft opening two

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After last year’s Homecoming concert featuring Kendrick Lamar (just weeks prior to the release of his critically-acclaimed debut) and Hoodie Allen, both courtesy of VTU, last year’s concert planning organization and BSA have been working to appeal to the Hokie’s musical tastes. “We looked at who was popular in music at the time, and last year we had some input from students about who they wanted to see — J. Cole was one of them,” Fletcher said. But recent changes in the BSA’s inner workings may also account for the booking success. Just this year, the organization left the department of Multicultural Programs and Services to join VTU in the Division of Student Affairs. Along with the department change came the acquisition of Laura Bedenbaugh as the BSA advisor. As advisor to both organizations,

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weeks ago, prides itself on great local food and a rotating selection of 33 beers on tap. “Craft beer is exploding in this country,” Powell said. “We want to offer our customers the best possible beer with the best possible food.” Blacksburg Taphouse will operate differently from other bars in town, Powell said. “We want new and different stuff to keep people interested,” Nazare said. The Taphouse is hoping to “cater to the Blacksburg crowd that wants something better than what’s out there already,” Nazare said. “There are so many great beers out there. Why pigeonhole yourself into six or seven beers?” Powell said.

Restaurants aren’t the only ones capitalizing on this surge of beer. Brew Do festival, taking place this Saturday, offers a selection of over 100 beers from over 40 different breweries — some as distant as Hawaii. “There are so many beer offerings and we want them here in Blacksburg,” Diane Akers, president of Blacksburg Partnership, said. “They’re popular in the restaurants and at the festival.” The festival has taken off since its inception in 2008, which only hosted 1,000 attendees. This year, organizers are expecting over 5,000 attendees, an increase which Akers attributes to the growing number of breweries and growth in the opportunities to try new

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Bedenbaugh described the interactions between the two as significantly easier. “For example, when we were told that Tuesday the 1st was the only date J. Cole could book for that week, we knew it wouldn’t interfere with the booked time for the Laugh Riot show, whereas that used to be an important conversation.” Since the Wednesday announcement, Tech has displayed a resounding sense of approval. “(We) have had nothing but positive feedback. Students seem to be genuinely excited about this, and that’s exactly what we hope for when planning programs like these,” Mcnamara said. Of course, no plan is perfect. Fletcher expressed some concern about the sudden change of procedure J. Cole himself brought about. “We usually keep the homecoming performance a secret, but J.Cole released his tour dates online and created a massive buzz on Twitter,”

Fletcher said. Remaining positive, Fletcher saw an opportunity to act as the top branch of the grapevine. “It was awesome for BSA, everyone was asking ‘is it true, is it true,’ and we were able to say ‘yes, I know what you’ve heard, and yes it’s true, yes it’s real,” Fletcher said. Tickets for the October 1st homecoming concert go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Squires Student Center. They cost $30 for Tech students with valid school I.D, and $40 for general admission. Tickets go on sale online the same day at 2:00 p.m. “I don’t think they’ll last until two,” Fletcher said. Tickets for the Laugh Riot show go on sale Sept. 20 and cost $25 for Tech Students with valid school I.D. and $45 for general admission.

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After a miserable mid-week characterized by warm temperatures and suffocating humidity, cool temperatures and dry weather re-enter the forecast just in time for the weekend. For those taking part in the ‘Blacksburg Brew Do’ festival downtown, be sure to pack a jacket. A weird piece of advice for summer, but high temperatures are only expected to reach the upper 60s during the afternoon. That’s quite the welcomed change after above-normal temperatures and popup showers for the majority of the week. Fall-like conditions will hang around for the weekend as high temperatures only reach into the mid-70s by Sunday. Game-time conditions are looking ideal for the Hokies as they travel to ECU on Saturday. Temperatures at kickoff will be in the mid70s under mostly sunny skies and light wind. Early next week looks pleasant for Blacksburg as dry conditions and cooler temperatures hang around through mid-week. With fall only about a week away, it’s time to start unpacking those jackets and sweatshirts.

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“I don’t even know the guy and I want to be his friend.” “I will say that it feels like a great honor to earn the trust of half a million people,” Warren said. “Last week someone sent me an email that said ‘I think what you do is a glorious burden’ and that’s kind of what it feels like to have that many people trust you and share with you. It’s a glorious burden.” Warren has published five books full of people’s secrets, and also maintains a website with weekly ‘Sunday Secrets.’ The PostSecret website has been recognized as “Blog of the Year” and has received over 450 million hits. Aside from the books and websites, Warren takes on a very active role within the project. “I think that in this country

sometimes especially we don’t feel comfortable talking about those parts of ourselves that we are struggling with,” said Warren. “PostSecret can be that safe place where that conversation can happen.” He focuses on mental wellness, and won a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in suicide prevention. PostSecret has already raised over one million dollars towards suicide prevention. Warren met with Virginia Tech Student Wellness Services on campus Thursday. “For me there is kind of a powerful connection between secrets and mental wellness,” added Warren. “All of this really reminds us how powerful secrets can be.”

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a member of Phi Beta Sigma F r a t e r n i t y, Inc., someone who was recently featured in a picture in the Collegiate Times, and a regular participant of SAA Spirit Rallies, it has come to my attention through the captions in the “Welcome Back Kickoff Concert” album that the purpose of my fraternity has been grossly misunderstood. We are currently described as “the step frat,” which is not only wrong, but also slightly demeaning and very offensive. Continuously, we have tried to rightfully educate the Virginia Tech community on the fact that stepping is just a minute portion of what we do and is not what we were founded on at all. Thus, to see our efforts go unnoticed and unheeded does a terrible disservice to our fraternity, our principles and all other organizations that have a culture of stepping. The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the principles of Brotherhood, Service, and Scholarship. The tradition of Historically Black Greek Lettered Organizations and stepping goes back a very long way, is steeped in culture, and we do it in honor of our unique history and struggles within this country. This is also the reason we emphasize “Incorporated” every time we say our names. While we do step, the majority of our time is spent doing community service. In fact, we received the Community Service Award for NPHC organizations in 2012. It is very offensive to label or refer to an NPHC organization soley as a “stepping fraternity” or “stepping sorority” because we are much more than that, and to label us as anything less is a disservice to our organization.

New iPhones offer cutting-edge technology, increased sturdiness A pple has come out with two new iPhone 5’s - that’s right, two. Of course they are being promoted as the next best thing in technology, and maybe they are, but were they necessary? I say yes, especially to the iPhone 5c. Apple has taken a lot of heat since the introduction of the iPhone due to their glass exteriors that shatter if dropped, unless a $40 case is protecting them. The new iPhone 5c, however, is changing that. Its exterior is made of a colorful plastic shell, with the color preference left to the customer. In addition, Apple offers cases specially made for this new phone with colors that complement the shell perfectly. The catch? I can’t seem to find one. The soft ware in the new iPhone is slightly more low-tech than the iPhone 5s, yet it still has the new iOS 7, more LTE bands, a retina display and varying amounts of gigabytes. And don’t forget, it’s cheaper. Economically speaking, Apple made a good call here and decided to cater to the majority of the population that can’t or

doesn’t want to pay for an expensive iPhone just to have it shatter on them a few months later. The iPhone 5s is a slightly different story. It claims to have an

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51 Any nonzero number divided by itself 52 Arafat’s org. until 2004 55 Remove, with “off” 58 “Key Largo” 54Down winner Claire 60 QUAIL 63 Not shortened, as a film 64 Suit to __ 65 “Joy of Cooking” writer Rombauer 68 Stiller’s comedy partner 69 iPhone message

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Career takes priority this Friday the 13th, and there’s plenty of work. Talk is cheap. Postpone long conversations. Stand irm. Draw positive results to you. Consider home and family. Clean up.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Get a lot done. Weekend chores need attention. Get down to the actual work. Test before sealing up everything. Romance doesn’t need to be expensive. Candles and music soothe.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) This phase is good for making money. Don’t buy toys. Do what you’re good at and what you enjoy. Focus on the fun part of the job. Be smart and respectful. Express your love.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Call ahead to save time. Make plans; travel conditions are excellent. Convince your partner. Don’t get stopped by a bout of temporary confusion. New expenses surface. Take it all into consideration.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Plan some fun. Pamper yourself. It doesn’t have to cost a lot. Pull strings to get what you want. Cover all the details. Avoid con lict by communicating plans early. Invite a friend.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You’re ready to make changes. List the upgrades you envision for your place. Anticipate resistance. Inspire action. It’s not a good time to travel. Provide treats.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Focus on home and family for the next few days. You’re still determining the right choice. A critic speaks out. Look for the full story. It could get awkward. Find out what’s needed at home.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You may change your mind about what you want. Clarify your direction with friends. But don’t invest in it yet. You’re entering two days of private selfexamination. Ask probing questions. Get sensitive and pensive.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Prepare to negotiate carefully. Plan it out thoroughly. Count wins and losses to get what’s predictable. Choose your words. To avoid a potential problem, play the game exactly by the book. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Share responsibilities with your team. The potential for accidents is high. Review instructions again. Consider your next move carefully, and practice irst. Get a mentor or coach for best results.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Invite exploration and education. Dig deeper into a favorite subject. Yoga improves your spirits. Communicate with a group or community to discuss shared passion and enthusiasms. Reach out and discover.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Take a day off if you can. A document arrives. Use your persuasive skills to moderate a clash between normally gentle souls. Let friends help with a household project. Guard against impetuous overspending. Relax.

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The No. 22 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team lost to No. 1 North Carolina 2-1 on Thursday night at Thompson Field. The last time Tech and UNC played at Thompson Field, the Hokies beat the Tarheels 1-0. Senior Jazmine Reeves said she told the team that UNC is unlike any team they’ve played so far. “I tried to let them know that when we beat them, that game was a dogfight the whole time,” Reeves said. “It wasn’t a pretty soccer game.” Tech appeared to take the lead in the 25th minute on a Murielle Tiernan header, but the goal was disallowed on a foul. Minutes later, UNC’s Paige Nielsen dribbled into Tech’s

zone and struck the ball into the top left corner, giving the Tarheels a 1-0 lead going into the half. North Carolina’s AllAmerican, Crystal Dunn, began to make her presence felt late in the first half, and kept it going by assisting UNC’s second goal in the 60th minute, scored by Kealia Ohai. Hokies coach Chugger Adair acknowledged Dunn’s abilities. “She’s a great player and a concern. I thought we did a good job containing her,” Adair said. “When she gets running, she’s a handful, so we wanted to limit her space.” After going up 2-0, North Carolina did well to keep the ball in the midfield through much of the second half, but Tech began to dig themselves out of the hole late. Defender Jodie Zelenky was

happy with the way the team stayed in the game. “I thought we fought hard the whole 90 minutes, and it showed definitely toward the end of the game when we were putting them on their heels,” Zelenky said.

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In the 86th minute, Reeves headed it in after UNC was unable to clear a corner kick. It was Reeves’ fourth goal of the season. With seconds left, Hokies

forward Murielle Tiernan headed a cross on goal, but UNC keeper Bryane Heaberline was there to make the save and seal the win. Despite the loss, Adair was pleased with the way his team played. “You’ve got to have a tactic with these guys. They’re very good, very athletic and very dangerous. We had to pick and choose when we wanted to get forward,” he said. The team couldn’t repeat the magic of their previous matches against the Heels in Blacksburg, but the team still put up a good fight. “I thought the girls fought hard, I’m really proud of them for that,” Adair said. “We’re definitely better having played against UNC.”

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The Blacksburg Partnership’s fall Brew Do event has returned, and it’s bigger than ever. With more than 300 volunteers trained and ready for this weekend, the two women responsible for the festival are ready for success. Since 2008, the Brew Do festival has allowed local craft beer enthusiasts to interact at the outdoor festival, which takes place in the First and Main Shopping District. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear live music, taste home brewed craft beers and take brewing lessons. Friday is the last day to buy tickets at both of Blacksburg’s Kroger grocery stores, and the Blacksburg Partnership expects this year’s crowd to be big. Diane Akers, president of the Blacksburg Partnership, a nonprofit economic development organization, said that planning for this event began as soon as the spring Fork and Cork festival ended. Akers and her

outreach and events coordinator, Traci Collins, spent several months recruiting breweries, sponsors, ticket sellers and volunteers. “It’s a learning curve,” Akers said. “We’d never organized something that large, but we put it together.” Brew Do will also be expanding its event as its audience has by adding a stage to its plan, meaning that crews will arrive a day before the festival to begin setting up. “We’ve expanded our footprint and have a bigger area,” Akers said. “We’ve added more breweries, cooking demonstrations and home brewing demonstrations.” As a home brewer and event brewery supervisor, Dave Hrdlicka finds joy in teaching others about brewing and the difference between craft and commercial beers. He believes the ever-growing crowd at Brew Do is a testament to the expanding tastes in Blacksburg’s community. “There’s no Bud Light, no

Coors; it’s all craft beer here and this is still the response from people coming out to enjoy them,” Hrdlicka said. While Akers said she enjoys seeing the entire festival come together, one moment in particular always stands out in her memory: the opening of the gates. “There’s a good feeling of energy once we get set up in the morning,” Akers said. The event has no age restriction and also welcomes pets. They can dine on dishes from local eateries such as Bull & Bones, Sal’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, the Cellar Restaurant and more. On the eve of this year’s festival, the Blacksburg Partnership and its volunteers are working to bring the community its biggest Brew Do yet, as well as inviting beer lovers to enjoy dinner and locally brewed beers that won’t be available at Brew Do at the Virginia Tech Inn.

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Ono aimed to share that feeling with other women and recognize mothers worldwide whether alive or deceased. Viewers at the exhibit are provided with stationary to write a note to their mother and place it on a series of white walls. The exhibition, which opened Tuesday, Sept. 10, has already received a positive response from students with “mommy messages” peppering the walls with words, such as selfless and sacrifice. “It’s pretty cool to see people write about their parents and not take it sarcastically,” said Zack Berger, building construction major. “It’s neat to see what everyone has to say.”

In addition to reading the contributed cards, visitors can also enjoy Ono’s Cut Piece film from 1965 that documents her performance in Carnegie Hall. At Taubman Museum of Art, viewers can see more of Ono’s work beginning Saturday, Sept. 14. Unique to the event, is the Imagine Peace exhibit that will have a variety of maps along with a rubber ‘Imagine Peace’ stamp for guests to stamp different regions. They can also participate in Passages of Light, a documentary of Ono’s construction of the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland. Flashlights, known as onochords, will be distributed for visitors to communicate

Morse code through light as a peace initiative. “I asked her to perform this piece with the audience. What she does is she says this is onochord; it’s kind of like Morse code out of light,” said Kevin Concannon, director of the School of Visual Arts and coordinator of the event. This, among other displays, carries the dominant theme in the exhibit - peace. “We are all together,” Ono said, “We can make the world into a beautiful world.”

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TECH SEX Stay safe while using Tinder or Grindr

Gone are the days when a cute guy walks up to you at the bar and asks, “Do you come here often?” Now, we live in a realm of digital dating. Finding partners is just as playful and mysterious, but it does require a new type of flirty savviness. Tinder is an app that, by now, most of us are familiar with. The company states, “Tinder finds who likes you nearby and connects you if you’re both interested.” The app works by locating you and those around you and giving you the option to “like” them. If they “like” you back, you will be a “match.” Once matched, you have the opportunity to chat. Some argue that Tinder is a mindless app designed to unite those interested in no strings-attached sex, while others argue it is simply a way to meet new friends. Before I started writing this article, I was asking around about why people used Tinder. The answer I recieved most often? “Fun.” I had no idea what that meant. So I polled 50 Virginia Tech students online and 56 percent said they use Tinder as a way to find potential sex partners, while 22 percent said they use the app to find potential relationships. The remaining 22 percent said they use it to meet new friends. Though this is nowhere near an official representation, I was surprised to see that here at Tech, over half of our Tinder uses are, in fact, looking for casual sex. Huh? So that’s what “fun” is. Let’s consider why those who are using the app to find sex partners are jumping on the Tinder bandwagon rather than using old-fashion means. “Tinder is just a really easy way to meet people who you can basically assume are looking for the same things that you are,” said John Bounds, a biology major. “It’s like dating, without all the hassle.” People around Tech have some crazy stories about Tinder relationships. I — don’t judge — went through a Tinder phase where I “liked” anyone appealing. Somehow, I ended up meeting a charming Keydet from Virginia Military Institute. A few weekends later, he was in Blacksburg to visit a friend ( or so he says…) and I happened to run into him. We had lunch and began texting regularly. After a few weeks, we began dating. But this Tinder flame didn’t last long. Although Tinder is a popular app for finding sexual partners, it’s

as widely used by the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance community. Instead, gay men use Grindr, a similar app that allows them to connect. Chris Brown, a sophomore officer of LGBTA who identifies as gay, said he uses the app. “Grindr is mostly used for hooking up, but I know a few people who have found boyfriends through the app,” Brown said. One member of Tech’s LGBTA carefully explained to me that in areas such as ours with smaller gay communities, Grindr is not only used to hook-up or to date, but simply to find other gay people to hang out with. Now, you are probably expecting me to describe the dating app that lesbians use, and I totally would. But there isn’t a lady friendly app equal to Tinder or Grindr that I’m aware of. Surely someone out there wants to help them fi nd their matches. Computer programmers — get on it! If you use one of these apps, follow some basic precautions to make sure you’re playing it safe. Only agree to meet in a public place for the first time, and bring a friend. Ask around. We all love Tech because it’s a huge school that feels small. Chances are, someone knows this person. Dig up some dirt and see if you’re still smitten. Don’t get “catfished.” Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Google before you decide to meet them. Look for red flags. Just as you would anyone else, make sure you meet them a few times before you decide what your relationship will be with this person one way or another. Have fun “Tindering,” Hokies. Keep it safe, keep it classy and keep it real.

meet the writer TECH SEX is a brand new, weekly column about sex on Virginia Tech’s campus, written by Abby Broughton. Broughton, a junior marketing major, will eventually be pursuing a Ph.D. in sex therapy, in the hopes to make a career out of sex therapy. If you have any questions or comments, email her at ambrough@vt.edu

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