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Take another bite out of the Pitt game see pg. 2 Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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COLLEGIATETIMES 110th year, issue 32 News, page 2

Lifestyles, page 4

Opinions, page 5

Nicolas, Cline help Hokies crush Pitt

Sports, page 3

Study Break, page 6

Spring 2014 commencement slated for 9 a.m. JOSH HIGGINS news reporter

TUESDAY MORNING TAKEAWAYS BY JACOB EMERT sports editor

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irginia Tech found the endzone once against Pittsburgh during their 19-9 victory, highlighting the importance of a steadfast defense and efficient special teams.

Nicolas’ niche After being sacked a combined 15 times against the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech this season, the Commonwealth is arguably Pittsburgh quarterback Tom Savage’s least favorite state in the country. Redshirt sophomore Dadi Nicolas was responsible for three such sacks and seven overall tackles for the Hokies against Pitt. Nicolas’ talent is still raw, but when defensive coordinator Bud Foster moved him to outside linebacker with the sole objective of rushing the passer, Nicolas thrived. After the tactic worked well for Virginia against Pitt, Foster aligned Nicolas as a stand-up rushing outside linebacker. see TMT / page three BEN WEIDLICH / SPPS

The Virginia Tech Class of 2014 will have to wake up for commencement ceremonies a little early, as the university has shifted the schedule for the spring 2014 commencement. The university swapped the times of the undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies, with the undergraduate ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 14, 2014, and the graduate commencement ceremony beginning at noon. The commencement ceremonies for undergraduates and graduates will be located at Lane Stadium and Cassell Coliseum, respectively. The change in the schedule, according to Mark Owczarski, university spokesman, was due to safety concerns from the early summer heat. “It puts the students down on the floor at risk,” Owczarski said. “There were a number of students who were passing out and were in desperate need of hydration because of the high temperatures and the

more info Administrators decided to move graduation ceremonies earlier to prevent heat related issues high noontime sun.” In addition, Owczarski said the schedule change might make the commencement schedule flow more smoothly. “(Graduate ceremonies) tend to be longer because the individual granting of doctoral degrees to each student can potentially be long,” he said. “It helps (us) stay on schedule by reversing the two.” Departmental and college commencement ceremonies will be held during the evening of Friday, May 14, and during the day on May 15, 2014. Times are not yet set for departmental and college ceremonies, but should be confirmed in early 2014, according to Owczarski.

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EspressOasis serves up unique coffee Solar powered bus

shelter installed

HAYDEN ROBERTS lifestyles staff writer

A new addition to the Virginia Tech campus is pouring its way into the hearts of students this semester. EspressOasis, the coffee shop located on the first floor of Newman Library, provides students with a mini-vacation and helps them stay awake to study for daunting midterms by providing coffee, smoothies and a selection of baked goods from the local Next Door Bake Shop. Since its opening at the beginning of this semester, the shop has received mostly positive reviews and has surpassed its goals for its new location according to Kate Howell, a barista at EspressOasis. “We are doing really well and getting a lot of good feedback,” Howell said. This location is a new expenditure for the chain, which owns coffee shops that are primarily located in hospitals. However, their corporate executives are hoping to be at Tech for the long run, she said.

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The only major complaint about EspressOasis is that their policy on dining plans is unclear. To try and differentiate themselves from other coffee shops on campus and Greenbury’s, which previously occupied the space, EspressOasis offers specialty drinks with tropical flavors. “The fact that our slogan is ‘Tastes of Far Away Places’ proves that when you get one of our drinks, it’s like going on vacation,” Howell said.

“You may be in the library, it may be cold outside and windy and snowy, but you’re on a little vacation in your head.” Some of the baristas even make specialty cafe concoctions for customers. “What they encourage us to do here is to make our own drinks,” Howell said. “One of my co-workers made the

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‘Walter White’ drink, so it’s like blueberry and white chocolate. People are pretty into that.” While students enjoy the tropical tastes of the specialty drinks, an excluded payment method has deterred some students from visiting the shop. see OASIS / page four

LESLIE MCCREA news staff reporter

Virginia Tech took a step toward becoming more sustainable with the addition of the first solar powered bus shelter located in front of Torgerson Hall. The university partnered with Blacksburg Transit to provide the shelter on campus.

SPORTS Check out what inspired two engineer graduates to start Taaluma Totes.

Have you joined in on the Hokie football tradition of turkey leg eating? see page 2

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The energy captured from the panels will power a light in the stop.

see BUS / page seven

ONLINE Women’s soccer edged No. 9 Notre Dame by a score of 1-0 on Sunday. See how they did it.

See how many arrests were made over the recent football weekend. see page 7

“Blacksburg Transit knows that Virginia Tech is very interested in sustainability initiatives, so the shelter over at Torgerson presented this opportunity to try out a new technology,” said Debby Freed, alternative transportation manager for Tech.

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