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Residential College seeks live-in faculty ERICA CORDER news staff writer

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urrent live-in faculty principals residing in the residential colleges of East and West Ambler Johnston will not be returning to Blacksburg after the spring semester, opening up two positions and apartments that must be filled by next year.

Dr. Robert Stephens and Dr. Heather Gumbert, married faculty principals of the Honors Residential College in East Ambler Johnston, will be leaving after completing their three-year terms at the end of the spring semester.

“We are sad to leave, but we are sure that the university will find excellent replacements to be the next principles of the HRC and the residential college, and we’re excited about the future of residential colleges at Virginia Tech,” Stephens said.

The residential college of West Ambler Johnson will also part with faculty principal Dr. Benjamin Sax, who accepted a position as resident scholar for the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies, located in Baltimore and closer to family, according to Sax. “(Being a faculty principal) has definitely been the most rewarding time I’ve had at Virginia Tech,” Sax said. “It’s been very exciting to be a part of the planning, the development, the implementation of something that I think is going to change the Virginia Tech culture for the better. It’s overall been a very wonderful experience.”

The committee, chaired

by James Penven, the asso-

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ciate director of academic initiatives for Housing and Residence Life, plans to review applications in the spring that are currently being submitted to the Division of Student Affairs for the job openings.

“Regardless of the timeline, what we’re looking for is someone who cares about undergraduate student learning and values the residential college model which really approaches learning holistically,” Penven said.

A residential college is an on-campus dorm in which faculty principals reside.

The goal is to foster faculty engagement with students, according to Virginia Tech’s website.

Stephens, Gumbert and Sax were the first faculty principals to reside in Virginia Tech’s residential colleges when they opened – East Ambler Johnston in 2011 and West Ambler Johnston in 2012.

“They were our first principals and they’ve done tremendous work. I think through this experience, they’ve left their mark on Virginia Tech and certainly on the mark of student lives within the colleges,” Penven said. “I’m really excited about our next generation of faculty principals.”

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Opinions, page 3

Sports, page 6

Study Break, page 4

Here to stay

BY BRITTANY KEUP | sports staff writer

After years of working his way up the ladder, Chugger Adair has led Tech’s women’s soccer team to the winningest season in school history.

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harles “Chugger” Adair doesn’t settle.

When the situation’s not right, he moves on. When goals aren’t being reached, he demands better.

It is no surprise then that in just his third season as head coach of the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team, Adair has taken the program farther than it has ever gone before.

“All the ducks have fallen in a row this year for us,” Adair said. “I think that the girls have done a great job buying into the overall success of the team and the culture of the team.”

Adair grew up in San Diego, Calif. surrounded by other family members also named Charles, and at the age of 1, earned the nickname “Chugger” to set him apart.

As a child, Adair suffered from a heart condition, requiring him to have heart surgery at 5, before he ever started playing soccer.

“I had surgery when I was 5 so it took a little while to recover and get focused,” Adair said. “I started playing and it was pretty much the sport that I have stuck with. It didn’t affect me.

I just basically had a hole in my heart.”

Going forward, Adair focused on soccer and found some success early on. In high school, he was recruited as a walk-on to San Diego State University.

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Store reaches 1,500 low-income families Man charged with malicious wounding NICK SMIRNIOTOPOULOS multimedia editor

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A Christmas Store volunteer stocks the food section for shoppers.

Video online Check online for our video coverage of the Montgomery County Christmas Store.

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ver 30 years ago, it was an idea from a Sunday school class. Now, it’s a vision realized by more than 100 full-time volunteers to make Christmas affordable for about 1,500 low-income families in Montgomery County.

“We have mothers that come and tell us that if it wasn’t for the Christmas Store, their children would not have Christmas,” said Marilyn Armstrong, operations manager of the Montgomery County Christmas Store.

The organization was founded in 1982 with the mission to provide low-income families with a dignified shopping experience free of charge.

In its first year of operation, the charity served only 267 families. Last year, they served 1,477.

“I realize there is a need – a

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great need,” Armstrong said.

“I don’t want those young children to go back to school after Christmas and Santa not have visited them.”

In order to shop at the Christmas Store, your income must not exceed 125 percent of the federal poverty level and you must be a Montgomery County resident. In addition, you must either be older than 62, have a disability or have children under the age of 18.

Those who qualify are eligible to shop during a designated time slot from Dec. 10-14.

According to Armstrong, they typically receive about 30 families every hour.

Each family receives a shopping list based on their needs.

For example, a family with children will get clothes, toys, housewares and food – all of which the family gets to choose from a variety of options. see XMAS / page five

Need a way to de-stress over exam week? Check out the list of events going on. see page 2 check online

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olice were called to the corner of Quail Drive and Oriole Drive on Saturday night for a domestic dispute and possible stabbing.

The Blacksburg Police Department confirmed that Joshua Lee Garrison, a 22-year-old Blacksburg man, was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Sheriff ’s Office (MCSO) Jail for malicious wounding and cruelty to animals.

It is currently unclear why he is being charged with cruelty to animals.

The call was placed at 8:40 p.m. on Dec. 7.

SPORTS Check online for our video coverage of TeamVigir, a collaborative project that aims to develop a life-saving robot for a DARPA competition.

What are the chances Blacksburg will have a white Christmas? see page 2

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According to witnesses, the victim sought help from neighbors, who then proceeded to call the police.

The victim, who has not been identified, was transported to LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

by Blacksburg Rescue, treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.

Garrison has since been moved from the MCSO Jail.

No additional information has been released by the Blacksburg Police Depar tment or the MCSO at this time.

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First and Main construction starts

Exam week got you stressed?

Check out these events to unwind and de-stress.

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(The First and Main development) is ultimately supposed to be a mixeduse office, retail, entertainment, and dining” Jeff Mitchell APF Spokesman

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After a brief hiatus, construction at the First and Main shopping center will resume once again, bringing with it a CineBowl & Grille and talk of a housing development.

The North Carolina-based Frank Theatres, owner of the CineBowl & Grille franchise, plans to renew efforts to construct the three-inone IMAX movie theater, bowling alley and restaurant on the South Main Street plot. A representative of Frank Theatres could not be reached for comment.

The current owner of the plot, Blacksburg APF Partners, began construction of the theater mid-June 2013 when they agreed to construct the theater building’s foundation. Once they completed installing the groundwork, Blacksburg APF Partners turned the project back over to Frank Theatres to complete.

An official construction restart date remains unannounced, but according to Jeff Mitchell, attorney and Blacksburg APF Partners spokesman, the project completion date is still in 2014.

As the theater project resumes, the idea of a housing development on the site has once again resurfaced.

Adjacent to the First and Main shopping center sits a parcel of land known as

Stress Relief Support: December 2-6: Stress Relief Center: 12 p.m.-2 p.m., Newman Library second floor (University Libraries) December 6: Glow in the Dark Dodge ball, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Squires Commonwealth Ballroom (VTU) December 6: Disney Movies Showing, 8-11 p.m., Squires Colonial Hall (VTU) December 7: Massages from the Exploring Massage Club, Noon-4 p.m., Owens Banquet Hall (Dining Services) December 11: Healthy Snacks, Hot Drinks, and Therapy Dogs, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., McComas Hall Lobby (Recreational Sports, CCC, Schiffert Health, HNFE, Women’s Ctr, ACTIVE Minds) December 13: Free Evening Recharge Meal, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Johnston Student Center (SCA) December 14: GameZONE Stress Relief Zone with the HokieBird, Squires hours-open to close, Squires Student Center Old Dominion Ballroom (SCA) December 15: Free Recreation Stress Relief Open Play, 10 p.m.-12 a.m., BreakZONE Recreation Center in Squires (SCA) December 16: Free popcorn, all day, Squires Student Center Welcome Center 1st floor (SCA) December 16: Brain Freeze – Free ice cream sundae with a dining plan, 9 p.m.-11 p.m., D2 (Dining Services) December 17: Free Recreation Stress Relief Open Play, BreakZONE Recreation Center in Squires, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (SCA)

the Rugby Field. The owner of the land, Jeanne Stosser, reportedly considers the land prime reality for a housing development.

However, no official plans to build housing have yet been made for the property, though they may in the future. “(The First & Main development) is ultimately supposed to be a mixed-use development with housing, office, retail, entertainment and dining,” Mitchell said.

While Blacksburg APF Partners may eventually fulfill the mixed-use development concept, currently the primary focus remains on the construction of the theater.

Housing “is on the plan, but it’s not eminent," Mitchell said.

As construction continues, more announcements will be made in regards to use of the land and development.

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weather watch JAMES MORROW @WxBONE

Cold but dry weather is in firm control Wednesday and Thursday before another system brings our next shot of winter precipitation. Moisture sticks around for the weekend, before moving out just in time for Monday exams.

After skating by with minimal impacts from multiple winter storms, the streets of Blacksburg have finally gotten a chance to dry out.

Sunny skies and cooler temperatures will dictate the weather over the next few days. Highs today will stretch to break the 40-degree mark in the afternoon, while low temperatures will continue to drop into the teens overnight.

Thursday starts off sunny and dry. Temperatures will fail to crest the freezing mark, topping out at a frigid 30 degrees. Lows will once again drop into the teens.

Cloud cover begins to move in during the day on Friday as the next weather system approaches the area.

The first precipitation moves in around midnight on Friday, and will likely fall as some sort of wintry mix.

A mix of rain and freezing rain will likely continue into the early morning Saturday. Highs will venture above freezing, limiting any impacts during the day, but snow and ice will pick up again just after dark.

We will dry out once again to start next week, as Hokies begin to trickle out of the area for break. Dry conditions look to stay through Thursday, giving most students a great window to pack up and head home from break.

Did you know that Blacksburg has about a 15 percent shot of having a white Christmas each December?

Could this be our year?

Have a safe and happy Holidays!

JAMES MORROW James Morrow is CT’s news weather correspondent.

He is a senior Meteorology major and a Hokie Storm Chaser. He currently serves as the Meteorology Club President and is the Chief Meteorologist at WUVT 90.7 FM Blacksburg.

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Universities, NSA partnering on cybersecurity PETER SCLANFI mcclatchy newspapers

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niversities across the country are racing to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity experts before a major cyberattack leaves the country’s networks struggling to reboot.

Nearly 200 schools have partnered with the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to meet the growing need.

The NSA, headquartered in Fort Meade, Md., and the homeland security department have partnered with 181 schools to come up with new programs in hopes of drawing more students to the booming field while securing the nation’s information infrastructure.

For a school to be considered

a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance or Cyber Defense it must adhere to the criteria outlined by the NSA and DHS. Certification ensures students leaving school with a background in cybersecurity have the necessary skills to help secure major networks for the government or private sector.

The requirements are broken down into 10 sections to evaluate the school’s cybersecurity program in areas including academic content, the number of faculty who actively teach courses in cybersecurity, and student involvement in cyberresearch.

Schools must offer classes in C programming language, networking, discrete math and cyberdefense, among other topics, in order to meet the NSA’s academic content requirements.

In addition to government agencies, private companies have also partnered with computer science programs across the country in an attempt to educate students on how to effectively fortify and locate security breaches in computer networks.

With the help of $1.1 million from Falls Church, Va., based Northrop Grumman, a defense and information technology company, the University of Maryland created a new cybersecurity program emphasizing multidisciplinary solutions called Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students. The program contrasts with more technical approaches to cybersecurity problems preferred by other programs.

“Cybersecurity is really a systems problem. Some say it is a technical problem, but you

need to look at the problems globally,” said Michel Cukier, the director of ACES. To combat the problem, Cukier said the new ACES program aims to focus on multidisciplinary approaches to cybersecurity. The program brought together 57 freshmen — from the computer science, engineering, and business majors — to analyze problems and discuss solutions in cybersecurity.

“Things will change, it’s a field where you need to learn all the time,” Cukier said. “We want to teach students that they need to keep their eyes open to get the most global picture to solve the problem.”

Cybersecurity experts, who gathered at the Atlantic Council’s fi rst Cyber Risk Wednesday recently in Washington, continue to warn that a substantial cybersecu-

rity attack may occur in the U.S. at any time. The same experts also believe the government and the private sector are woefully underprepared to deal with a major attack.

Larry Castro, managing director of The Chertoff Group, said at the Atlantic Council’s panel that the government lacks the ability to efficiently prepare for or recover from a major cyberattack.

“Our country quite frankly does not have a governance structure that allows us to begin to either prepare for, or recover from, in some other than very chaotic way from a massive cyberoutage,” Castro said.

Although a cyberattack leaving the U.S. without power for an extended period of time may not be realistic, cybersecurity experts said they believe an attack could compromise the

networks of an entire industry, said Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council.

Similar to how the risk management decisions of companies like Lehman Brothers affected companies that did not have a key role in the subprime mortgage crisis, the interconnectedness of information technology can leave entire industries vulnerable to the fallout of a successful cyberattack on just one company.

“There is a widespread understanding that this is an unmet need and universities are a good vehicle to bridge that gap,” said Steven Weber of Drexel University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Philadelphia.

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Frank Beamer’s legacy remains untarnished despite past two years

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here’s something magical about Blacksburg in the fall, although you wouldn’t know that by listening to Hokie fans for the past two years.

Virginia Tech capped off its 8-4 season by beating Virginia, albeit in ugly fashion. This is a dramatic improvement from the 6-6 record just a year ago.

As the regular season transitions into bowl games, this is usually a time to reflect on the quality of the completed season and look forward to next year. In the face of athletic director Jim Weaver’s retirement, as well as the retirement of President Steger, there are many questions as to what the future holds for Virginia Tech athletics.

Head coach Frank Beamer’s current contract runs through the 2016 season; after that, it’s anybody’s guess who will step in and fill his shoes, shoes that are larger than anyone will admit.

When all is said and done in Blacksburg, how will Frank Beamer be remembered? Will it be how he turned a subpar football program into a consistent top-10 team and national title contender? Or perhaps people will only remember him as one big “might have been.”

As for me, I will always remember Frank as the grandfather on the sidelines. Not my grandfather, but the grandfather of Virginia Tech football.

Not only did Frank breathe new life into the program, establishing a winning tradition that raised expectations that will propel the Hokies for years to come, but he did so with more class than one could fathom from a head football coach.

Frank did it Frank’s way, and one can only respect him for that, regardless of the outcome of the game. It was never about trash talking, or getting the best player at all costs. It was about fi nding the kids who were good fits for the Hokie nation. It was about taking boys and helping them become men. It was never about winning, it was solely about playing football, the Virginia Tech way.

As disgruntled as some of the Hokie faithful have been over the past two years, 8-4 is actually a very respectable season, and a step in the right direction. As a Tech alumnus and rabid football fan, I too often succumb to being an armchair player and coach.

There are often times when I am all but certain that I could strap on a helmet and complete the pass or score the touchdown. After all, my one year spent playing club football makes me more of an expert than the coaches and scholarship players, right?

No, at the end of this particular season I have come to realize that the coaches want to win even more than I do, and in the end they are giving it all they’ve got.

Football fans are going to get upset, that’s just the nature of the business.

So while you can’t blame the fans for their comments during a rebuilding year, we would all be better off thinking about this past season for what it is: the best we could have hoped for.

Only 15 out of the 124 FBS teams have gone to a BCS national championship.

Virginia Tech is one of them.

I’m proud of this team, and I’m just as proud of an 8-4 record as I am a 12-0 record, because we did it Frank’s way, the Hokie way, and that truly is what it’s all about.

JOHN LEONARD - alumnus - class of 2011

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Philanthropy should be obligation of wealthiest W

hat does it mean to “spread the wealth

around?”

The phrase is demonized by many, especially in the midst of the Obama administration, as something evil and foreign to the American way of life.

After all, many see the basic idea of redistributing wealth as taking one’s hard-earned money and giving it to those who have less.

I don’t want that. No one does. But in many instances, recycling the wealth does a huge amount of good not only for its recipients, but for society as a whole. Perhaps it’s our angle on this redistribution that is jaded and one-sided—it is, however, something we must do.

When a wealthy patriarch dies, instead of willing all the money to his family, one should take a larger portion of that money and put it back into the community. In many instances, America’s wealthiest intend to leave their children most of their fortunes; much of the time,

this money doesn’t do any good except for the direct recipient.

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Currently, there is an ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots...this gap might open up the possibility of mass civil unrest.”

On the other hand, Warren Buffet states that he wants to give his children “enough so they could do anything, but not so much that they would feel like doing nothing.”

Among other philanthropic super-rich individuals, Bill Gates takes a similar approach to his children’s inheritance. Instead of leaving it behind, he wants to see his money go toward humanitarian efforts.

Currently, there is an ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots. If we do not mind this gap, it might

open up the possibility of massive civil unrest.

After all, the French Revolution began based on this disparity. To put it in perspective, only 1 percent of the world’s population controls over 46 percent of the wealth.

How do the rich manage to maintain this massive share of global wealth?

Often, it is the estates of the mega-rich that benefit from the earnings of a previous generation. Not to generalize, but sometimes the progeny of the super-rich do very little to make contributions to society-at least, not like their parents did.

I am not disparaging the wealthy, however. Some of the wealthiest in the world contribute a lot of good to society through their philanthropy.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of $38 billion; Gates has donated $28 billion to the foundation, which serves its purpose as one of the largest humanitarian efforts ever.

Through their efforts, they have saved an estimated six million lives.

The Walton family, the descendants of Walmart founder Sam Walton, has a net worth of $93 billion.

Comparatively speaking, they have only 2.4 percent of their wealth in the Walton Family Foundation-as of 2009, they have only donated $360 million.

This still may seem like a lot of money, but their philanthropy pales in comparison to Gates. Imagine if groups like the Walton Foundation donated as much as he does. Instead of saving six million people, perhaps that amount would double.

In this case, a call for a higher estate tax would not encourage philanthropy, but force it. Instead of the children of the superrich sitting on that money, a higher estate tax would do tremendous good for the American and global public. A higher estate tax might be the easiest way to spread the benefits of wealth around.

ANDREW WIMBISH - regular columnist - senior - English

Charge of racism may be unfair D iscrimination still exists and occurs on a daily basis. While bigotry is an unfortunate occurrence, some peoples’ experiences are misinterpreted as a case of racism.

Recently the Huffi ngton Post published a blog article by Dr. Seema Jilani titled “My Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.” The article is a detailed commentary of exactly what the title reads.

It is a well-written, powerful article and had multiple readers apologizing for the “racist” treatment she encountered.

I am not discrediting Jilani’s experience, or anyone else’s for that matter, but in this particular situation, there are multiple other factors that could have played a role in the turn of events beside her skin color.

Jilani was trying to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to get her keys from her husband. The security of the ballroom prevented her from walking after her husband because she did not have a ticket to the dinner, while other “white women”

were let go through.

The possibility of this incident being racially motivated is just as likely as it is not. The security guard is paid to prevent people from entering the party without a ticket.

Jilani mentions in the article that it was her first time attending the event, leading to the possibility that the other women are familiar with the guards. They did, upon her request, check tickets for the remainder of the ladies entering the ballroom. At this point, Jilani addressed her concerns to the guards, and they then offered to escort these other Caucasian women to the ballroom while not helping her at all.

The fact remains that Jilani did not have a ticket to one of the most exclusive events in Washington, where the president of the United States was present and the security guards were responsible for the protection of his guests.

Jilani’s suspicion was seemingly confirmed when a security guard told her they have to be cautious of “you all” since the Boston bombings. The technicality of the phrase “you all” is

open to multiple interpretations.

Jilani’s assumption is that the phrase was used to address her regarding her Middle Eastern features.

An argument could be made that the phrase could just as easily refer to any other group of people Jilani belongs to besides her race.

For instance, the group

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The fact remains that Dr. Jilani did not have a ticket to one of the most exclusive events in Washington, where the President of the United States was..”

of people who try to enter the event without tickets each year with varieties of excuses. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Insider website refers to the commonality of “famous wannabes” trying to crash the party. Security is contracted to do a job of questioning persons with no tickets, and they were doing just that.

Like I stated before, it is not my intention to discredit anyone who has been through such experiences.

I am Muslim and I never felt I’ve been discriminated against.

There have been times where I have felt helpless and people have been less than willing to help, but it has never been racially based, to my knowledge.

I do not fit the typical image of a Muslim woman, as I don’t wear a headscarf and don’t have particularly Middle Eastern features, but I have family members who do.

My mother wears the headscarf, traditional clothes and speaks no English, but has never encountered discrimination. In fact, I have seen people being more helpful towards her because of her appearance and language unfamiliarity.

To call every situation where one doesn’t get their way discrimination takes away meaning from actual bigotry.

ZAINAB MOHSINI - regular columnist - junior - communication

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Today’s Birthday Horoscope: Today’s Birthday (12/11/13). Friends, family and partnerships are the key to growth this year. Teamwork ampli ies efforts and forwards dreams. Acknowledge them over the holidays, and then get ready for a spring lurry of pro itable and romantic creativity. Develop your most brilliant ideas to share with the world come August, when reception peaks. Pull levers backstage. It’s not about glory.

It’s about love.

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Carol Fox, toy buyer, stocks the shelves in her section to make them ready for the shoppers this week. from page one

“It’s a community wide event, with dignity for all those who shop,” said Carol Fox, a toy buyer for the Christmas Store. “It’s about choice and dignity.”

Fox and Mary Cooke serve as full-time toy buyers, meaning that they spend all year stocking the store and making it ready for the shopping season.

The pair are essentially on-

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call throughout the year in order to find good deals on toys and pick up donations from corporations like WalMart who donate regularly to the store. They have a budget of $28,000, which comes out to less than $20 per family, so every penny counts.

In addition to Fox and Cooke, the Christmas Store has over 1,200 volunteers that serve in various roles, from guiding the shoppers through their experience

to providing childcare. The organization partners with the Virginia Tech Athletics Department, fraternities and sororities, local churches and other local volunteer organizations in order to meet the high demand for volunteers.

To provide all of these gifts freely to low-income families, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit relies solely on donations. Th is year, their fundraising goal is $211,500 – about $140 per family – of which they have

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Marilyn Armstrong, operations manager, carries supplies around the store in preparation for opening. already raised more than 85 percent.

The Christmas Store relies fully on receiving donations from corporate sponsors and generous individuals, and having full and short-term volunteers to help the store operate efficiently.

Cooke has been volunteering for about 15 years and Cox has been volunteering for over 20 years. Several of the store’s volunteers

have been there since it opened more than 30 years ago.

Yet for Fox, her year’s worth of work comes to fruition when the shoppers come in and she gets to interact with them.

“When we can make a connection with a person and they can fi nd what they want for their child, that’s what it’s all about,” Fox said.

Fox recalled a specific time

when a parent came in with an autistic child who really wanted a Lego set. When they were able to provide the set for that child, he was ecstatic.

His mother said he played with it for the whole next year.

“It will make that child’s Christmas,” Cooke said.

“To be a part of that is the best.”

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Chugger: Adair comfortable staying in Blacksburg from page one

“San Diego State was kind of the gold state school for San Diego,” Adair said. “I wasn’t prepared to leave and I had a good career in high school.”

After scoring a goal in his collegiate debut, Adair was benched for the remainder of his turbulent freshman year.

As his school grades and his relationship with his coach began to suffer, he decided he could do better and transferred to the University of San Diego.

“It was a much better experience with a better school so I could focus,” Adair said. “I got my grades back up. I began to focus on soccer and my academics.”

Adair scored 27 goals and had 23 assists in his three

years at USD, and the Toreros reached the national championship game his senior year, where they fell to the Virginia Cavaliers.

After college, Adair earned the opportunity to play in an indoor league right at home in San Diego.

“When I came out of college there were indoor leagues, outdoor leagues,” Adair said.

“There was no MLS and leagues were not really that organized like it is now, so the opportunities were few and far between.”

For the first time in his life, Adair had to move away from the comfort of home.

“I briefly went overseas to Belgium, which turned out to be a six month trial and it ended up that I didn’t stick there,” Adair said. “I came

back to the indoor league and tore my ACL so there were some injuries and issues there.”

After struggling to find some consistency in his playing career, Adair turned to the next stage of his life: coaching.

Adair slowly worked his way up the coaching ladder, eventually earning an assistant spot at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Like other places before, Adair quickly realized the fit wasn’t right.

The school was close to home, but it wasn’t working for Adair, who was looking to further his career as a coach.

He eventually got an offer to move his efforts to the ACC, a powerhouse conference in the women’s soccer world. Adair accepted an assistant coach-

ing job for Virginia Tech’s upand-coming women’s soccer program.

“Santa Barbara was a good school, a great place to be near the water in California, but as far as having growth within my position and things like that Virginia Tech was a great opportunity,” Adair said.

Adair worked as an assistant for three years, took over head coaching duties in 2011 and has helped the program turn into a national power.

“It’s because of the growth of the grassroots that have been done. It was a growth period that we had over the years,” Adair said.

At Tech, Adair met his wife, Shelbylynn, the assistant head coach for the Hokies’ volleyball team.

“It actually works very well

being married to someone who coaches in the same season,” Shelbylynn said. “We are both very busy during parts of the year, but also have the same down time.”

Not only does Adair have support from his better half, but also from his team.

“I really do not have a bad thing to say about him,” senior forward Jazmine Reeves said.

“I appreciate everything that he has done for the team and everything that he has done for us as people.”

Th is season, the women’s soccer team went further in the NCAA tournament than ever before and had the most wins in program history with 19.

Despite not realizing the team’s main goal, winning the NCAA National

Championship, the program has a very promising future with many young talented players.

“I would like us to be considered a national power and be thought of as one of the top teams in the conference and that we can compete year in and year out,” Adair said.

Along with the program, Adair hopes that he remains in his current position with the program in the future.

“I don’t see any changes with my particular situation,” Adair said. “We were shown good support and everything has been good.”

Despite his turbulent past, Adair seems to have found a home in Blacksburg.

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