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TUESDAY MORNING TAKEAWAYS
Unpaid internships: Worth the experience?
Tech earns close win against ECU
BY MATT JOHNSON news staff writer
Unpaid internships continue to be a point of contention nationally as some students feel the financial pressures of free labor.
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ver the summer, Virginia Tech students and college students all over the country worked in unpaid internships in different professional sectors with varying levels of success. But unpaid internships have become a hot topic among members of government, higher education institutions and employers. A federal judge in New York recently ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated minimum wage and overtime laws by not paying interns that worked on the movie “Black Swan.” The two interns who filed the suit said that they were doing menial labor, such as preparing coffee, and stated that they didn’t receive educational experience or training while interning. This lawsuit has prompted discussion regarding the legality and ethics of unpaid internships. On Virginia Tech’s campus, Career Services follows the standards set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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Logan Thomas (3) was pressured by ECU, but still performed well. “We believe that the U.S. Department of Labor criteria…must be reviewed and further clarified to ensure they account for the incredible diversity of students, higher education institutions and employing organizations involved in such programs,” the NACE said in a June 2010 statement.
There’s an unnecessary burden on college students with unpaid internships.” Steven Kark, English department internship coordinator “… For an unpaid internship to qualify, it has to be directly applicable to their academic courses,” said Jim Henderson, associate director of Employer Relations at Virginia Tech Career Services. “The benefit of that work really should be for the student and not for the employer. It should
The defense and Logan Thomas helped carry the team, despite Cody Journell’s kicking struggles JACOB EMERT sports editor
never be to replace a paid worker.” “When we have employers that post jobs on Hokies4Hire, many of them want to have unpaid internships,” Henderson said. “We’ll have that discussion with them about what’s eligible for an unpaid internship. But still, each student should do due diligence.” Unpaid internships that require a student to travel or live in an expensive area can force students to spend more then their internship is worth. “There’s an unnecessary burden on college students with unpaid internships,” said Steven Kark, director of internships for the department of English. “It’s how some companies are training employees. I think it’s becoming more and more common.” see UNPAID / page two
Senegal officials visit Blacksburg JOSH HIGGINS news reporter
While Virginia Tech is well known for its agricultural programs, its impact is reaching all the way to Senegal. On Sept. 12-13, a delegation of 22 university presidents and government officials from Senegal came to campus to participate in a tour to help improve agricultural higher education in Senegal. Guru Ghosh, vice president for Virginia Tech Outreach and International Affairs said in a release that Senegal is one of the world’s most untapped places in the developing world for food security. “We are honored by this visit and look forward to fruitful discussions,” he said.
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During their time here, the Senegalese delegation visited the Corporate Research Center, the Cyrus McCormick Farm and the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center. During these visits they examined the university’s partnerships with the private sector and attempted to take away knowledge to address Senegal’s agricultural growth. The visit was coordinated through the Education and Research in Agriculture in Senegal program, which aims to fight hunger and food insecurity in Senegal, as well as improving Senegal’s agricultural education system. Tech partnered with four other American universities — the University of Connecticut, Michigan State, Purdue and Tuskegee
— to tackle the issues facing Senegal. Tech’s Office of International Research and International Development manages the effort, and is part of the U.S. government’s Feed the Future ini-
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OPINIONS
Lunch Pail D The level of execution from Bud Foster’s defense is getting slightly ridiculous. Dating back five games to the final regular season game of last year — a 17-14 win over Virginia — the Hokies have not allowed more than 217
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Eco-friendly dining containers offered ZACK WAJSGRAS news staff writer
Every day hundreds of white Styrofoam containers are used and thrown out across campus with students taking meals to-go. Rial Tombes, the Sustainability Coordinator for Virginia Tech’s dining services, has introduced two new environmentally-friendly programs this year to help address some of the inefficiencies in the dining halls. Tombes has received many complaints from students asking, “why are we using Styrofoam?” This led her to search for an alternative form of to-go containers. This fall, the West End market began offering reuseable containers that students and faculty can check out, take home and bring back to the dining hall. It costs students $12 for a year-long membership to the program, which gives students access to three containers at any given time. Once returned to West End, the staff will wash and clean them for another student to use. This was an improvement
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Read what students have to say about internet addiction. see page 3
COURTESY OF VT NEWS
Tech officials welcomed Senegalese university presidents on Friday.
It was a nail-biter that could have easily been a blow out. Regardless, Virginia Tech improved to 2-1 after their 15-10 victory over East Carolina Saturday.
total yards in a game. This season they’ve given up an average of 190.7 yards a game, second best in the nation behind Michigan State (177). The Hokies and the Spartans are the only Division I schools averaging less than 200 yards this year. On Saturday, the Pirates received the opening kickoff and marched right down the field, going 75 yards for a 7-0 lead in just 1:39. After the opening drive though, Foster’s defense buckled down.
more info Sustainability Week will be held from Sept. 18-20, with events celebrating Tech’s effort to be green. to the to-go program Owen’s dining hall implemented in 2011, which required students to wash and clean their containers before bringing them back. Tombes mentioned that the changes were designed to make it “a little bit easier” for students. So far the containers are growing in popularity, but Rial hopes that the new additions to the program will be more inclusive by making the process easier on students. The ultimate goal is to create a compostable container, but Tombes feels that the program has taken a good step forward, and students will be open to the idea of more sustainable dining. see DINING / page two
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Unpaid: Students look for job experience from page one
The practice of using unpaid interns is saving the companies money by providing them with free labor, but it’s costing students. Kark points out that putting the financial burden on students is unethical, and that companies are beginning to require students to receive credit for unpaid internships in order to avoid prosecution, such as was the case with Fox Searchlight Pictures. “A few company representatives have said that by requiring it (the unpaid internship) for credit, they’re avoiding that legal problem,” said Kark. “The thing that these companies don’t recognize is that students have to pay for these
credits.” “There’s still a lot of confusion, and a lot of employers are still looking for free labor,” said Henderson. Credit hours at Tech range from $400 per credit hour for in-state residents, and can add up to over $1,000 per credit for out-of-state students. Unpaid internships don’t always lead to negative experiences though. Several students at Tech have taken unpaid internships for credit, and have gained experience relevant to their degrees. Students like Michelle Tompson, a senior in Animal and Poultry Sciences, have the option of doing capstone classes that count for internship credit. Tompson interned at the Marine Animal Care Center in Virginia Beach,
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A few company representatives have said that by requiring it (the unpaid internships) for credit, they’re avoiding that legal problem” Steven Kark Department of English
which is associated with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, as part of her capstone experience. “I think it was really good for my resume,” said Tompson. “Right now I’m
applying for paid jobs and jobs with animals. Those kind of paid internships are difficult to find.” Despite successful internships, some departments, such as the architecture department, have created regulations against unpaid internships. “A few years ago, regulations changed, so you can’t get credit towards your degree in architecture unless you’re paid,” said Maggie Osial, a fi ft h year architecture student. For now though, students will be happy with whatever internship experience they can get — paid or otherwise.
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Dining: Styrofoam containers replaced from page one
“I think it is a great idea. I had thought about it before I saw the advertisements in West End,” said Brandon Curley, a freshman. “I think it should be all over campus too because I see people with to-go containers all the time and Styrofoam is awful for the environment.” The program still has a few initial deficiencies. Students have to keep track of three tags in order to have access to the containers. While Dining Services can replace one tag that is lost, if all three are lost, the student will have to purchase a new $12 plan.
But while the program is just getting started, Tombes says that it has “had a pretty good response. As of Friday of last week we had about 75 people that had bought into the program, which is a pretty good amount considering we haven’t done a ton of marketing. We’ve got some students and some staff that are in it.” The other program Tombes introduced this year is Sit and Sort. This was made to help students throw their trash away in the correct containers, as well as show students which elements of their meal are compostable. The program, on Dining Service’s web-
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It is really about being conscious of how this campus impacts the broad community.” Rial Tombes Sustainability Coordinator
site, helps students figure out how impactful their meal was depending on where they ate, what they ate and what utensils they used. While program is still developing a way to concisely tell students where to put their trash, Tombes
hopes that the graphics will be able to move to other dining halls around campus soon. These new programs are designed to help students conveniently and effectively make a difference in helping the environment. “It is really about being conscious of how this campus impacts the broader community,” said Tombes. “The way we throw our trash away can really make a positive impact on our future and everybody else’s future.”
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CORRECTION An article that ran in the Friday, Sept. 13 issue of the “Collegiate Times” incorrectly referenced the “Black Student Association.” The organization to which the article referred is the Black Student Alliance. We regret the error and apologize for any confusion.
weather watch JAMES MORROW weather reporter
Cooler and drier weather continues in Blacksburg this week. Temperatures and shower chances will increase steadily throughout the week before we dry out again over the weekend. A cold front pushed through the area late yesterday producing a few clouds and showers. The front has since exited the area, providing us with a mostly sunny and dry Tuesday. A light breeze from the East will keep the daytime high around 73 degrees. Nighttime lows will reach 50 under partly cloudy skies. Wednesday will be the coolest day of the week with high temperatures only reaching 70. Clouds will slowly build into the area throughout the day leading to a low of 59 degrees overnight. Warmer temperatures and rain chances return Thursday and Friday as highs reach 80 during the midafternoon. Showers and storms will form, leading to periods of heavy rain for some areas.
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Internet dependence divorces us from society W alking around campus and seeing my fellow Hokies with their noses pressed against the screens of their phones is not an uncommon sight. Nor is it peculiar to see someone at every dining hall looking at a computer screen instead of a friendly face. It’s the everyday life of a student, but is it healthy? I think not. This behavior, however, has become a part of our culture. In fact, it’s a part of many cultures around the world. And it’s about time that changed — especially because last Monday an inpatient treatment program opened at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania whose goal is to treat individuals suffering from Internet addiction. According to the Center’s website, “(expert clinicians) work with individuals, couples and families to help them better understand and recover from a video gaming or technology related behavioral addiction.” Now, they have developed a voluntary program that will aid addicts for ten days to help overcome their “addiction” by denying them the use of technology and subjecting them to intensive therapy and evaluation. While this has not been declared a “legitimate” disease yet, meaning insurance won’t pay for it because it is not listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Internet addiction is still a huge problem. It has been defined as “any online-related, compulsive behavior which interferes with
normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones and one’s work environment,” according to the program’s director. Sounds like alcohol addiction to me. Our country isn’t the first to develop this type of treatment, and I believe Pennsylvania certainly won’t be the last state in the country to do so either. So what can we do? We can let our family, friends, neighbors and classmates sit on their computers all day. We could just watch our best friends play video games until they run out of imaginary lives. Or, we could decide that it’s not socially acceptable to behave this way. I can’t count how many times I’ve sat down to dinner with a friend and been ignored because of a text, tweet or Facebook update. Some say that it’s just our generation and that “teens” don’t think it’s rude, but I do. And I know plenty of adults that are just as rude as our generation. It may have started with us, but our elders didn’t deem it socially unacceptable until it was too late. Now we’re all dealing with the possibility of a widespread “Internet addiction.” It’s time to speak up to our friends, close the laptop for a few hours and put the phones in our pockets. Cyberlife can wait. MICHELE NEWBY -regular columnist -sophomore -English
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I definitely had a problem with World of Warcraft when I was a teenager. (Internet addiction) usually comes down to a game, social issues or a desire for information. It isn’t a single problem.
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Students should not have to pay for credit hours in addition to opportunity cost of unpaid internships
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nternships can be the highlight of a college student’s educational experience. After a flurry of legal problems this summer, however, the future of unpaid internships hangs in the balance. As students, we believe internships — paid or unpaid — are an integral part of college. The disintegration of unpaid internships would lead to a decrease in opportunities and would create an even more competitive environment than already exists. While we appreciate the opportunity of getting an internship in general, the way that they’re handled through the university leaves room for improvement. In many departments, unpaid internships can mean credit for classes. But factor into account that three credit hours can cost over $1,200 for in-state students, and over $3,000 for out-of-state
students, and suddenly what was once a great opportunity turns into a costly endeavor. This is especially true because financial aid for summer credit is hard to obtain. If students are required to obtain college credit to hold some unpaid internships, then we basically have to pay to work for free. But depending on your major — it can get worse. Some majors at Tech won’t allow you to get credit for paid internships. It seems crazy that the exciting opportunity to get paid for your work will lead to being left high and dry in terms of the class credit. Departments that do this on campus need to realize that getting paid for an internship is slowly becoming the new standard, and their policies need to reflect the changing attitudes toward paid internships. Until then, there will continue to be a disconnect between higher education and the job market that results in frustrated students having to shell out more money than it is worth to gain “experience” in the workforce.
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Koofers connects students with recruiters before career fairs HAYDEN ROBERTS lifestyles staff writer
The career fair process is getting a makeover to help students shake the nerves of meeting recruiters. Koofers, which was incorporated by three Tech alumni in 2008, is introducing a Campus Recruiter function to their website. While LinkedIn and Hokies4Hire help students find jobs, Michael Rihani, cofounder and CEO of Koofers, said that students are more frequently visiting Koofers so it makes sense for it to be a “one-stop shop” by adding job searches to the website. “Everybody’s coming to college to get a job,” Rihani said. “A job matching algorithm, for both students and employers, kind of closes your academic life cycle.” This new service will connect recruiters with students before career fairs and cut down on time and cost for employers. “Because of the quality of
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The majority of recruiters will know if they are going to hire a candidate within 30 COURTESY OF KOOFERS seconds.” Campus Recruiter by Koofers offers students and employers a chance to create profiles to list what they are interested in or searching for so they can schedule an online interview. Alex Rhea Koofers employee beforehand. Campus Recruiter is look- connect with students online to hire a candidate within 30 Business Horizons.
students that they can fi nd through our service, the companies that utilize it will get more out of it than they would pay for,” said Brandon Carroll, vice president of business development at Koofers. Recruiters have told founders of Koofers personally that the recruiting process is outdated and they want to be able to pick out who they want to talk to at the career fairs and even possibly meet with them
Campus Recruiter will be an extension of Koofers where employers will be able to create their own profi le and search for students. Recruiters will be able to narrow their search for students by major and year, along with other specifications. “Recruiters want to come to students, there just isn’t a good way to do it,” said Alex Rhea, Koofers employee and senior business information technology major.
ing to make career fairs the later steps for recruiters and students, instead of just introductions. “We are looking to make that process streamlined so they can spend their time on the good recruits,” Rhea said. “You can’t tell how someone will fit into your company from a piece of paper.” To help with this new demand, Campus Recruiter is changing the process and encouraging recruiters to
while still keeping human interaction a factor. The online interviewing will be similar to a career fair, so employers will still be able to determine if a student will fit into their company’s culture. “Technology can lose the human aspect of it, that’s why we think video interviewing is a big part of still keeping that human element,” Rhea said. “The majority of recruiters will know if they are going
seconds.” On the student side of Koofers, not much will change. In the next couple of weeks all users will be asked to update their profiles and add more information, such as job history, skills and preferred job location. In order to help students have the right type of photograph for their updated profile, Koofers will be taking professional photos at the Engineering Expo and
They will upload the photo right to an individual’s Koofers profile and send the raw image via email. The photos will be free. “We’re Hokies, we care,” Carroll said. “If we can help Hokies find jobs faster, it’s better for Virginia Tech, its better for the students, better for the community and better for the employers.”
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his Friday the 13th, “Insidious: Chapter 2” opened in theaters. The film picks up where the preceding “Insidious” left off: family-man Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) has battled and won against haunting spirits in order to save his son, who was possessed by a malicious entity. However, in “Insidious: Chapter 2,” Josh’s wife Renai (Rose Byrne) worries that the man who came back from the spirit world is not wholly her husband. The Lamberts begin to once again experience supernatural occurrences, like the piano playing on its own accord, but Josh insists to Renai that everything is fine. To determine the cause of these strange events, Josh’s mother Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) enlists the help of Specs and Tucker (Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson), the two paranormal investigators from the previous film, to see if they can find the cause. This results in another trip into “The Further,” the mysterious spirit world, and a hellish fight for Josh’s soul. With malevolent ghosts and demons, “Insidious: Chapter 2” is firmly in the camp of supernatural-themed horror films. For those who particularly enjoy that genre of film, this movie will be a success. But for the average moviegoer who sees a horror film for simple scares, “Insidious 2” is far less successful than its predecessor. A horror film can have complex character development and elaborate world building, but the problem is that “Insidious 2” tries, and fails, to pull this off, at the expense of the expected horror movie frights. To its credit, the film delivers several strong performances as roles are well casted as well as acted. Unfortunately, the stars simply don’t have much to work with in terms of a script. In addition to his acting role, Whannell also serves as screenwriter for the film. He’s best known for his work on the
“Saw” franchise, which sounds a bit suspect now given the quality of the recent movies, but he actually wrote the first “Saw,” which was very well received. None of the originality and spine-chilling scares that made the first “Saw” a hit are evident in “Insidious 2,” however. Director James Wan also returns, but his directing is, in a word, dull. There’s nothing particularly good or bad to be
said, other than noting several missed opportunities. The first “Insidious” was a surprise hit — on a $1.5 million budget, it grossed over $97 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film of 2011. But don’t expect lightning to hit the same place twice. The genuine scares that made “Insidious” great simply aren’t present in its sequel.
There’s enough in the film that those who like supernatural horror films will be satisfied, if not particularly impressed. The average audience member, however, isn’t going to find much worthwhile here. KATIE WHITE -lifestyles staff writer - senior -history major
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TMT: Defense, Thomas carry Hokies Women’s soccer shuts out Syracuse BRITTANY KEUP sports staff writer
After acquiring their first loss of the season against No. 1 North Carolina last week, the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team bounced back against Syracuse Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 win. Two goals and an assist from senior Jazmine Reeves helped the Hokies slide right past the Orange and gain their first ACC victory of the season. The pair of goals helped Reeves climb up program record books, as her 20 career goals put her at sixth in team history. She now has six goals on the season, passing freshman Murielle Tiernan and sophomore Ashley Meier. “It is exciting — it makes me feel great,” Reeves said. “I think that scoring is one of the hardest things to do for me sometimes, but I couldn’t do it without any of (her teammates), so it’s not just me.” Senior goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts also made history in the game when she earned her 21st career shutout, setting a new record at Tech. The Hokies gave her plenty of help offensively, with improved finishing skills being a key focus for the squad. “We have been talking about decision making around the box,” said head coach Chugger Adair. “It’s been a combination of the movement around the box as well as our final pass to lead to the finish. It’s been difficult along with the actual finish, so we have been focusing mostly on points and keys on being a little bit sharper.” In minute 143 of the game, Tiernan held the ball until she could send a pass to Reeves, who moved past two defenders to fi nish a one-on-one with the goalie. “My first goal was a com-
info on the go Dayle Colpitts: 21 shutouts, first in team history Jazmine Reeves: six goals on season plete mistake,” Reeves said. “Murielle laid me a really great ball that I tried to get back to her, actually, but I think there was a little miscommunication between the Syracuse players and I just took advantage of that.” Throughout the rest of the half, Tech and Syracuse did not give each other many opportunities, with each team attempting only three shots before the end of the half. In the second half, the Hokies stuck again, as junior midfielder Kelsey Loupee scored on a one-touch shot after a low cross from Reeves. “Reeves got the ball to the end-line. She made a great run through and Ashley Meier ran through the box taking some defenders with her and I just kind of dropped off a little bit. Reeves played me a great ball and I just onetouched it in,” Loupee said. Right after Loupee’s goal, Reeves added another goal on a ball played by sophomore defender Jordan Coburn. “It was a great ball from Jordan and there was a little space from behind so I just tried to use my speed and I picked my head up again and found a spot in the goal,” Reeves said. The Hokies will play their next four games away, starting with a trip to College Park to face Maryland on Sept. 19.
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In the remaining 58-plus minutes of play the Pirates managed just 129 yards of offense. “I think guys just had to get adjusted,” said defensive end James Gayle, who was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s defensive lineman of the week. “After (the touchdown), I was like, ‘That’s not going to continue to happen.’ I think adjustments were made and we had to get used to their tempo.” The Hokies didn’t make any strategic adjustments after the opening drive — their game plan coming in was already sound. They just needed to improve on execution. A number of missed tackles and a rare penalty by
senior captain Jack Tyler aided the efficiency in which the Pirates’ offense drove down the field. “I don’t think I could say it. I’d lose character points if I say it,” Gayle, said, referring to the “pep talk” Foster gave his bunch after that first possession. “He has every right to be angry because they (drove down the field and scored) in like three minutes. But we made adjustments and were able to shut them down the rest of the game.” Part of shutting them down was intercepting ECU quarterback Shane Carden three times. Carden was one of the more efficient passers in the nation coming into the game, and hadn’t thrown a single pick in the team’s first two games. Brandon Facyson account-
ed for two of the interceptions, the first coming in the first quarter after jumping a slant route. “Coach (Torrian Gray) called me on the phone and was like, ‘If you see this, do this,’” Facyson said. “And I saw that the next drive and I ran inside of it and picked it.” The very next play on defense, the true freshman tried jumping a curl route. He made the right read but was late, and the ECU receiver turned up field for a 21-yard pick up. “Coach always tells us, ‘You got to play aggressive,’” Facyson said. “‘Play smart, though.’ I felt like I had a chance. I actually tipped the ball. My hand grazed the ball. He got it off, but next time I’m coming for it.” The Hokies’ seven interceptions on the season are tied for second best in the nation. As long as the defense keeps playing lights out, the offense can continue to work out its kinks without harm befalling the team. Needless to say, that’s a tremendous luxury to have. “Defense played a great game, best defense in the nation, I think,” Facyson said. “We all think that.”
Kicking game miscues Tech kicker Cody Journell will be the first one to tell you how poorly he played on Saturday, in fact, he did just that after the game, calling it “the worst game in his whole career.” Journell missed a pair of field goals — from 38 yards and 40 yards respectively — and an extra point. It was the first time the senior missed multiple field goals in the same game in his career. With a chance to extend the lead to six, Journell missed another attempt in the fourth quarter, but a running into the kicker penalty against the Pirates negated the miss. “I’ll have to go back and look at the film,” he said. “I honestly felt like I did everything I normally do, but it’s just one of those days I guess. It’s definitely something mechanical, I’ll just have to go back and look at it.” Despite the incredibly rough outing, he hasn’t lost faith in himself. He noted postgame that the best kickers look for more chances instead of dwelling on failures. His teammates haven’t given up on him, either. “I have no problem with Cody,” said quarterback Logan Thomas. “He was like ‘It was just a miserable day.’ And I was like ‘Yeah, I’ll have a couple of those every now and then.’ I said, ‘You’ll hear it, but just block it out and move onto the next one.’” In his Tech career, Journell has never missed a field goal attempt inside of 29 yards — 17-for-17 — but is 19-29 on kicks of 30 yards or more. He’s made 85 of 89 extra point attempts.
Thomas’ decision making Heading into the 2013 season, Logan Thomas set the magic number at five. Five interceptions was his benchmark for success — at least as far as turnovers are concerned. But just three games into the regular season, he’s already tossed four. The most recent pick came Saturday while once again trying to allow his receiver, Demitri Knowles, to make a play against single coverage. It was almost a mirror image of his previous two turnovers, both coming against Western Carolina. Thomas isn’t shying away from the fact that Knowles — who had a careerbest eight receptions and 99 receiving yards — needs to give better effort on long balls. “Yeah, it was the exact same thing,” Thomas said, referring to the two similar interceptions against WCU. “They just have to make a play.” Though his interception total is much higher than he would’ve liked at this point in the season, observers shouldn’t read too far into it. The case could be made that only the second interception against WCU, an attempt at a back shoulder pass in the end zone while already in good field position, was a result of a poor decision. The primary blame for the other three deserve to be placed on his wide outs — including D.J. Coles for running a lazy stick route against Alabama. However, some have argued that he is lucky to have only thrown four. Numerous times this year, including twice on Saturday, he relied on his Herculean arm strength to try and fit balls into windows far too small. Had it not been for some drops by defenders, Thomas’ total could easily be at least six. The most notable of the oppositions’ drops came late in the game Saturday. With the offense driving and attempting to put the game out of reach, Thomas attempted to hit running back Chris Mangus on a check down. However, he never saw defender Montese Overton in the way, and had Overton not dropped the ball, the Hokies would have found themselves down by at least three points. Aside from some bad decisions, Thomas played well. He finished 25 for 43 with a pair of touchdowns and the one interception. He distributed the ball well, hitting seven receivers, including five multiple times. Thomas passed former Hokies’ great Tyrod Taylor as the school’s all-time completion leader when he reached 513 tries on Saturday. He is eight touchdowns shy of Bryan Randall’s school record, and just over 400 yards behind Taylor’s in total yards. @JacobEmert