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COLLEGIATETIMES 110th year, issue 64 News, page 2

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.

@EricaCorder see CHUGGER / page six

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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ONLINE Despite a year of improvement, the volleyball team finished short of their season goals.

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