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Mulaney headlines homecoming laughs Get to know your 2015 Homecoming Court candidates This year, the 2015 Homecoming Court candidates now have a cause along with their campaign to help better Tech and the surrounding community.

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John Mulaney poses for photos during his comedy routine in the Burruss auditorium Oct. 22, 2015.

Mulaney was hosted by VTU as part of the homecoming week festivities.

Students seek legal safeguards for inebriated incident reporters LAUREN PAK news staff writer

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) at Virginia Tech is leading an effort to bring medical amnesty to campus, providing protection for students who need medical attention.

SSDP is an international grassroots network that neither condones nor condemns drug usage. The movement for medical amnesty goes by different names, such as the Good Samaritan Law and the 911 Lifeline, but the idea is to grant intoxicated minors legal immunity when seeking medical attention.

“We really want to encourage people to call medical services if

they’re experiencing some kind of overdose-related emergency, right?” said Kyle Gentle, a fifth-year senior and industrial and systems engineering major and president of SSDP. “We don’t want them to have to try to decide between potentially saving someone else’s life or seriously messing up their own.”

According to an April 2015 national survey by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, almost 60 percent of college students between 18 and 22 years old reported drinking alcohol in the past month, with almost 40 percent reporting binge drinking in the past 30 days. An estimated 1,825 college students between 18 and 24 years old die each year from

alcohol-related injuries, including motor vehicle crashes.

“The bottom line is that if it comes between the choice of possible death, which is the worst case scenario, and maybe possibly having to avoid legal repercussion or consequences from the school, people should be on the safer side,” said Joey Puletti, a junior economic management major and research chair. “I think the safest balance we can find is letting people be comfortable with the fact that they can ask for help.”

SSDP is in early stages of organizing the effort, collecting information and deciding a course of action, with the first aiming to clarify language in the see SSDP / page 5

Wireless network ‘eduroam’ pops up on devices around the world MATT JONES news staff writer

Last winter, Virginia Tech launched a new wireless network named “eduroam” alongside the existing VT-Wireless network. The school hopes that the new network will improve and increase connectivity for

Tech students, faculty and staff. Unlike the previous system, the eduroam network offers users the capability to access other eduroam networks around the world.

“Eduroam should be more straightforward to use in addition to being more versatile,” said Jeff Kidd, public relations manager for Network

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Infrastructure and Services, which oversees Tech’s wireless networks.

However, some students still use VT-Wireless. Many find themselves alternating between networks based on which one they can connect to at the time.

The new eduroam network is not unique to Virginia Tech. The eduroam initiative started in 2003 as a fork of the GÉANT Project, a network of European research and educational institutions.

The eduroam system uses a network of servers to authenticate users trying to connect to an eduroam network. When a Tech user joins an eduroam network, their log-in information is sent to these servers. Those servers then send that information to Virginia Tech, which checks that the information is valid.

Finally, the information is passed back to the network that the Virginia Tech user has connected to and allows them to access the Internet.

But this does not work just for the eduroam at VT. This system works for see WI-FI / page 5

EXCLUSIVE OP-ED State Sen. John Edwards discusses rising college costs and student debt. page 2

Last spring, the Homecoming Board announced that it revamped the traditional structure of the homecoming court. Abigail Lewis, President of the 2015 Homecoming Board, detailed this change in a letter addressed to Hokie Nation in the homecoming events and activities packet.

“The 2015 Homecoming Court candidates will each run their campaign around a platform that he/she is passionate about,” Lewis wrote. “This platform is something that each candidate feels will better Virginia Tech and/or the surrounding community.”

The students elected king and queen will then execute an event that will better their cause and involve as many members of the Hokie Nation as possible, the letter states.

Make sure you learn about each of this year’s candidates and their service platforms and vote on GobblerConnect before voting closes on Friday, Oct. 23. The candidates in this article have been arranged alphabetically.

Connor Adams, Sigma Nu Fraternity: “King Con Rescues the Shelter” Connor Adams is working with two local organizations, the Pulaski County Humane Society and the Humane Society of Montgomery County, to help support the welfare and treatment of animals.

“King Con Rescues the Shelter” hopes to take the money earned from winning and donate half to the Humane Society of Montgomery County and half to the Pulaski County Humane Society.

“This money can go directly to the care and treatment of as many animals as possible,” Adams writes, “therefore saving the lives of many and increasing their chances of adoption.”

In addition, he hopes to set up monthly adoption drives in Blacksburg with both humane societies to increase the number of forever homes given to these animals.

Ryan Clapman, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity: “Clap for the King” Clapman, a business information technology major from Chesterfield, Virginia, said that his involvement in campus activities and organizations as an undergraduate has not only impacted his experience as a student but also for the rest of his life.

“If I am selected as homecoming king, I want to inspire future Hokies to do the same and get involved early in order to grasp the traditions that Virginia Tech has to offer,” Clapman wrote in his biography on the Student Engagement and Campus Life website.

Clapman’s service platform will start a student athlete mentoring program in Blacksburg for children of low-income or single parent families with help from Virginia Tech athletes. Pi Kappa Alpha is sponsoring his campaign.

Jake De Weerd, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity: “Let’s Get De Weerd” Jake De Weerd hopes to implement “Virginia Tech, a home for all Hokies.” He would use the money earned from winning and put it towards a community event to put on an inclusivity campaign.

This would be done by first having a week of handing out maroon and orange ribbon pins.

These ribbons will serve as a symbol of unity amongst the Hokie community as well as promote their end of the week guest speaker, famed diversity and inclusivity speaker Matt Glowacki, who will be presenting and leading a conversation about what those topics look like on our campus.

“This is all done with the hope that we can further strengthen a community rich in diversity and Hokie Respect,” De Weerd wrote, “as well as look at ways where we as individuals in this community can continue to grow within ourselves to help strengthen it.”

Zach Ewen, Wesley at VT: “Meal of Fortune” Zach Ewen hopes to alleviate food insecurity and provide food education to the VT community through “Meal of Fortune.”

“My service project is a game show where the coordinators from some of the local food programs are the contestants,” Ewen writes.

“There will be no losers – each contestant will receive funds for their program just by competing.”

In addition to the game, his project aims to provide foodrelated educational material around campus. He wants to help raise awareness of food insecurity and educate people on safe ways to handle food.

He believes that providing a direct resource can have a more substantial effect than providing monetary support and that food can help bring people together in a community.

Kayla Farrell, Zeta Tau Alpha: “Cirque Du Sol Kay” Kayla Farrell hopes to further Breast cancer awareness by getting Race for the Cure to come to Blacksburg so that people in our town and the Virginia Tech community can come help race cancer out of the ring.

“Race for the Cure is a way to support those battling this disease and to honor those who have lost their fight,” Farrell writes.

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Budgets balanced on the backs of students State Sen. John Edwards discusses the implications of rising tuition and reduced financial aid for Virginia college students, citing that universities and politicians should focus on student needs.

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ol lowi ng each r e c ession, t he Commonwealth’s first budget cuts have come from higher education, putting increasing pressure on our public colleges and universities to fund their institutional needs. They have often raised the cost of students attending college to cover institutional needs, rather than finding other ways to do so. Thus, the cost of attending college has continued to become more expensive.

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We should start by returning to the policy of the Commonwealth to fun 70 percent of the cost of college for Virginia students.”

In short, the budgets have been balanced on the backs of the students.

This is “penny wise and pound foolish.” Investment in higher education is the best investment in a prosperous future. And the best investment in job creation and higher-paying jobs.

During my first term in the Virginia Senate, I authored the policy, SJR 283 in 1997, for the

Commonwealth to fund 70 percent of the cost of college for in-state students with students carrying 30 percent of the costs.

Thereafter, we made progress toward this goal, including passing a budget that included about $80 million exclusively for tuition reduction. But this practice changed and the costs of college has risen significantly. And so has student debt.

In 2012 the cost for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech was $18,377, while today the cost is $20,943. Even worse, the average student debt upon graduation is around $28,000.

And state financial aid has never been nearly enough.

This high cost of college is a heavy burden on our students. It discourages opportunities and requires many students to incur ever-increasing debt. This is the wrong way to go.

Prosperity has historically been based on innovation, and Virginia Tech has been a leader in turning knowledge into progress.

The demand for college education is g reater than ever before and is expected to rise while per student funding from the Commonwealth has declined. Undergraduate g row t h for Vi rgi n ia

students at Virginia Tech increased from 15,206 in 2003 to 17,613 in 2014.

But, per student funding dropped from $9, 501 in 2000-01 to $4,379 in 2015-16 for Virginia students, adjusted for inflation.

Unfor tunately, there are those in Richmond who argue that taxpayers should not bear so much of the costs of higher education, believing that students and their parents should pay more.

This “cut taxes at any cost” mentality hurts our colleges and universities and the students we should be serving.

Reducing the costs and financial burden of a college education should be Priority No. 1 for Virginia. We should start by returning to the policy of the Commonwealth to fund 70 percent of the cost of college for Virginia students. This would significantly reduce the cost of a college education.

And our university boards should thin k of our students first.

I believe, as do many Vi rg i n ia ns, t hat we must make college more affordable and more accessible. Our students deserve it, and the future progress and prosperity of Virginia demands it.

JOHN EDWARDS • Virginia State Senator

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during her lifetime.

Bringing Race for a Cure to Blacksburg is a way for Virginia Tech to stand with those in its community, and around the world, who have been affected by breast cancer.

Tom Fenninger, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity: “Tom4Prom” Tom Fenninger hopes to provide the opportunity for individuals both with and without intellectual disabilities to come together through a Special Olympics prom.

Sp e c i a l Oly m p ic s Virginia also has programs that deal with health, education and community building. These sporting events allow athletes to develop their physical fitness skills and create lifelong friendships.

“I believe a great way to bring people together is through music and dancing,” Fenninger said, ”and a prom would be an excellent avenue to show everyone how important Special Olympics is.”

Sp e c i a l Oly m p ic s Virginia aims to unite individuals with and without intellectual disabilities, and this is exactly what he wants to do right here on campus.

Heather Fernandez, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority: “Hunger is not a game” On the homecoming court webpage through Student Engagement and Campus Life, Heather Fernandez, a geography major from Fairfax County, said her personal motto during her time as a student has been to “do small things with great love.”

Though Gamma Phi Beta sorority is sponsoring Fernandez’s campaign, she has also served as a student director for Hokie Camp, on the Greek recruitment committee for Relay for Life and on the student outreach committee for The Big Event. She is also involved in Helping Animals Learn to Trust and the Meteorology Club.

Fernandez’s service platform involves spreading awareness about food insecurity and ending hunger in the Blacksburg area.

Erica Grant, Help Save the Next Girl: “Don’t Take Safety for GRANTed” Erica Grant is passionate about raising awareness about sexual violence on campus and educating the community so that all Hokies are confident in their ability to keep themselves and those around them safe.

“Don’t Take Safety for GRANTed” hopes to distribute two tools throughout our community.

The first is a plastic card that will have both the emergency and non-emergency numbers for the VTPD and Blacksburg PD with a small list of situations in which it is appropriate to call either.

The second tool will be a spiral bound booklet that can be used to teach safety awareness to young children in a sensitive and creative way.

She also hopes to have an event on the Drillfield to distribute these tools, educate the community, bring organizations together and present inspirational speakers to our campus.

Leslie Holbrook, Alpha Omega Epsilon Engineering Sorority: “Keep Calm and Educate On” Leslie Holbrook hopes her platform will encourage those who want to receive higher education at some point in their lives.

If elected homecoming queen, she would like to create a “College Carnival Day” on the Drillfield and invite high school students

from the New River Valley to come and experience it.

The Carnival would have booths representing every Virginia Tech College, the Bursar’s Office, organizations and clubs, Greek Life, Sports Teams, etc. She wants every possible experience a student can have to be represented.

“My goal is to change the thought of ‘college isn’t for me’ to ‘college IS for me,’ Holbrook wrote.

Rya n Hopk i ns, G. E. R. M. A. N. Club: “Hopkins for the Homeless” Hopkins, who is being sponsored by G.E.R.M.A.N. Club, said his love for Virginia Tech, this region and having an Appalachian studies minor helped him produce a tangible service platform for his campaign.

“My goal is to raise awareness for the growing issue of homelessness in the area by engaging students with local nonprofits so that our community can aid the greater area around us,” Hopkins writes in his biography on the Student Engagement and Campus Life website.

If elected, Hopkins will aid To Our House, a nonprofit that provides temporary winter shelter to homeless men in the New River Valley, and sponsor Sleepout for Shelter so students can experience homelessness for one night on the Drillfield.

Megan Michener, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women: “Michener’s MVPs” Megan Michener hopes to emphasize the importance of the spectators at sporting events for families with their children with special needs.

“Michener’s MVPs” supports the Soul-a-Rah Spirit Squad, which is made up of families with children with special needs in the Blacksburg and surrounding communities that come together at various Virginia Tech Athletic events.

“When a child is diagnosed with a disability, so much of the family’s life revolves around the disability,” Michener said. ”This group would allow the family a night off to just get out and have fun, and of course, cheer on the Hokies.”

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This is all done with the hope that we can further strengthen a community rich in diversity.”

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Andrew Mitchell, Sigma Chi Fraternity: “Andrew Strong” In Mitchell’s biography on the Student Engagement and Campus Life website, he recalls watching the Corp of Cadets march past him in the homecoming parade when he was just five years old and aspiring to one day be part of it.

M itchel l, whose campaign is sponsored

by Sigma Chi, said he did not let his 5-year-old self down, as he is on track to commission into the Army through the Corp of Cadets and Army ROTC. Also the 2016 Cadet Member at Large, member of the Ring Design Committee, Leadership Team and SAA, Mitchell’s platform will benefit veterans who struggle to reintegrate back into civilian life through The Mission Continues foundation.

Kate Mountain, Alpha Phi Sorority: “Move that

Mountain” Mountain’s campaign platform was inspired by her father, who was paralyzed as a senior in college playing rugby, and her mother, a physical therapist who specializes in working with children with special needs.

“This platform will center around moving mountains for those with disabilities with a primary focus on making the Virginia Tech campus and the surrounding community more accessible,” Mountain wrote in her biography on the Student Engagement and Campus Life website.

Mountain, an industrial systems engineering student who is being sponsored by Alpha Phi, is also a member of Soulstice, SGA, has served as a house supervisor through Housing and Residence Life and participated in Relay for Life and The Big Event.

Christina Patterson, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority: “Patterson’s Day of Play” In Patterson’s biography on the Student Engagement and Campus Life website, she writes that the opportunity to serve on homecoming court is an honor she will cherish for a lifetime.

Sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Patterson has served as an orientation leader, Hokie Camp Counselor, on the 2016 Leadership team, SGA and FLEX. The business information technology major from Great Falls, Virginia, writes that she knows the importance of technology and how easy it is to spend more time online and less time together.

Because of this, her platform involves giving the community an outlet for families, students and children to come together without technology for Patterson’s Day of Play.

Anthony Rowen, The Marching Virginians: “Anthony Rowen Keeps the Dream Goin’” Rowen, a mechanical engineering student from Oakton, Virginia, is being sponsored by The Marching Virginians. He is also a member of Kappa Delta Rho and was the health and wellness chair for the Residential College at West AJ. His platform, “Hokie for a Day,” is aimed at giving others the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a Hokie by bring terminally ill kids from around Virginia to campus for a tour from a Hokie Ambassador, to play sports on the Drillfield, eat in a dining hall and jump to Enter Sandman in Lane Stadium.

Hannah T h o m a s, Virginia Tech Union (VTU): “Hard Rock Hannah” On her campaign website, Thomas emphasizes the importance of music and the influence it has had in her life.

“Music helped me meet my best friend. For some people, music can be what happens when they are sad.

It’s a constant in someone’s life,” she wrote. “VTU would not be what we are today without music, and music is constantly taken away from school programs.”

Because of this, Thomas, a national security major, intern at the Office of Emergency Management, director of academic affairs for SGA and president of VTU, said her platform would help music education programs in elementary schools around Blacksburg.

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Halloween season is upon us once more, and with it comes a wide variety of cringe-worthy, groaninducing and ultimately forgettable scary movies.

Historically, the horror genre has, more so than any other genre (although the romantic comedy genre may be close), churned out the most garbage. This is not to say that all horror movies are bad, it’s just that the ratio of good versus terrible horror movies is rather disheartening.

It takes the right director to transcend the common tropes and poor qualities of the horror genre in order to make something worth watching.

Thankfully, “Crimson Peak” has quite a lot going for it due to its masterful director, the great Guillermo del Toro.

For those of you who are not familiar with his work, del Toro has previously directed the two highly underrated “Hellboy” films, “Pacific Rim” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” effectively distinguishing himself as one of the most visually charged directors in modern cinema.

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breathes special effects, both practical and computergenerated, creating intricately detailed worlds that provide the epitome of audience immersion. Due to his sheer craftsmanship and imagination, “Crimson Peak” is one of the most visually gorgeous movies of the year.

Between the industrial-era costumes and the haunting menace of the gothic mansion in which most of the film is set, the environments and special effects tell stories by themselves.

While “Crimson Peak” succeeds on a visual level, the actual story is relatively

standard in comparison. This is not to say that the story is awful, but it is somewhat predictable.

The plot revolves around E d it h C ush i ng ( M ia Wasikowska), a young American author who falls in love with Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), a man visiting from England who is in desperate need of investors for his clay mining machine. The two eventually marry and Edith travels to England to live with Thomas and his sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain), in the decrepit Sharpe estate.

As can be expected, supernatural activities begin to occur, leading Edith to uncover the dark secrets of the weathered mansion.

This thin story could have been much better executed through a short run-time, yet it is somehow stretched over the course of nearly two hours.

Surprisingly, most of the film’s horror comes not from ghosts (who honestly do not get that much screen time), but rather from the tense interactions between characters and instances of sudden, brutal violence. When the ghosts do finally appear, their grotesque forms provide some of the best imagery in the movie, even if they are not all that frightening.

“Crimson Peak” is definitely more of a story-driven experience as opposed to a scary one, which may disappoint those who are looking for a run-of-the-mill Halloween flick.

On another note, the cast is outstanding, especially considering the fact that this is basically an indie horror movie with a slightly higher budget. Tom Hiddleston steals the show

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as Sir Thomas Sharpe, delivering even the cheesiest lines with the utmost sincerity. He truly commands the screen, proving that his star-making turn as the much-loved Loki was no fluke.

Jessica Chastain is also fantastic as Lucille Sharpe, providing a more interesting, three-dimensional performance here than she did in “The Martian.”

Charlie Hunnam of “Sons of Anarchy” fame seems a little out of place here as Edith’s trusted friend, Dr. McMichael, although he still delivers a good performance. Mia Wasikowska is fairly solid as Edith, but she is heavily outshined by the likes

of Hiddleston and Chastain.

The true star of “Crimson Peak,” however, is del Toro.

His visual direction tells a much deeper story than the screenplay, and his dedication to detail paid off, as the film contains some of the most intriguing and disturbing imagery of the year.

Although the stor y becomes progressively less interesting as the film goes on, del Toro at least makes the whole thing fun to look at, and the movie is a masterpiece compared to most others in its genre. I give “Crimson Peak” three out of five stars. @CollegiateTimes

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ANOTHER RADIOTHON Virginia Tech’s student-run, independent radio station is holding its semi-annual fundraiser Radiothon next week, from October 30 to November 5. WUVT 90.7 FM provides the campus and local community with educational, non-mainstream music and programming that cannot be heard anywhere else on the radio dial. Please support the station by listening to our theme shows and donating to the station! Call 540-231-9888 or visit wuvt.vt.edu to donate!

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SSDP: Students urge legal protection for fellow Hokies from page 1

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Army Ranger Company members Patric Burns and Nathan Sipantzi run the game ball across the Drillfield, per homecoming tradition since 1977.

International Hokies flood Tech in record numbers RICHARD CHUMNEY news editor

Ea rlier this month Virginia Tech announced that it had accepted a record number of international undergraduate and graduate students.

The 2015 fall semester saw the addition of 549 international undergraduates and 590 international graduate students. According to an Oct. 7 press release, the total international enrollment increased 17 percent from 3,041 a year ago to 3,573 today.

Virginia Tech’s Cranwell International Center reported a 46 percent increase in new international undergraduate students and a 40 percent increase in new international graduate students.

Virginia Tech international students come from over 90 countries worldwide.

1,590 Chinese students make up almost half of the number of international students.

India ranks behind China in the total number of represented students with 586 undergraduate and graduate students.

A plurality of international undergraduates are within the general engineering major, whereas for graduate students the top field of study is electrical engineering.

Hamza Ali, a freshman physics major who was born in Pakistan but lived in Jordan before coming to Virginia Tech, described the lack of higher education options at home.

“There are no universities in Jordan as good as they are here, so everyone

that graduates high school in Jordan either applies to the U.K., Canada or the U.S.,” Ali said. “The best school I got into was Tech, so I decided to come here.”

According to Ali, Virginia Tech’s name recognition played a role in his decision to attend.

“No one’s heard of Jordan University, but people have actually heard of Virginia Tech all over Jordan,” Ali said.

When freshman engineering major and Jordanian Ibrahim Bukhari began his college search, he looked specifically for a highly ranked engineering program.

“I was searching for a school that had a good industrial engineering program, and I found that Tech has one of the top, so it was my top choice since the beginning,” Bukhari said. “Then I got in and came here.”

In Jordan, Bukhari attended an American school, allowing his transition into the Virginia Tech engineering program to be a smooth one.

“You’re in an American school, so the teachers are American, so we’re used to it,” Bukhari said. “It’s the same thing.”

Though the education system may be similar, the cultures of Jordan and America have noticeable differences. For Bukhari the experience so far has been a good one.

“The best thing about being an international student is getting to experience living somewhere outside our country and getting to experience other

cultures and the independence and being away from home,” Bukhari said.

According to Ali many of his former high school classmates follow a similar path with a decision to study abroad.

“There’s a bunch of people from Jordan here at Tech, and almost everyone from our high school studies abroad.

Only two or three decide to stay in Jordan, but that’s because of their families,” Ali said.

Ali echoed Bukhari’s sentiments when it comes to the difference in education between the U.S. and Jordan.

His high school experience prepared him for college.

“Classes here are different only because it’s college and not high school … We came from a boarding school, and the king in Jordan went to Deerfield here in the U.S., so he wanted to make a school in Jordan based on that,” Ali said. “It’s supposed to give you the best experience before you go away to college, so you live in dorms like this and the classes are similar too, it’s just not huge lectures.”

Bukhari believes that studying abroad would be beneficial to others looking to come to the U.S. “I do recommend for people to go abroad,” Bukhari said. “It’s different in the U.S. because they have good colleges here, but maybe for a term or a year, so they can experience a different culture.”

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Hokie Handbook on “SelfReporting and Bystander Intervention.” Virginia Tech expects students to be aware of personal safety and safety of others and to take immediate action in potentially dangerous situations.

According to the a 2010 survey by the Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center, 77 percent of Virginia Tech students consume alcohol, with 10 percent of students consuming 46 percent of the alcohol.

“Looking at it from the school’s standpoint, I think they do want kids to be safe, but with so much vagueness, I think they’re trying to keep their options open in terms of what you can do with students,” Puletti said. “I think they do want to keep kids safer, but at the same time, they want to have some sort of consequential control, trying to keep kids from doing this, which I understand because if you come at it from the point of view that there would be no consequences, I could see how kids would almost take advantage of that situation.”

An example of the policy’s implementation is the Good Samaritan Protocol at Cornell University, created in 2002.

Attempting to reduce legal barriers, it eliminates judicial consequences for students and others involved in seeking

assistance but does not preclude disciplinary action of additional violations, such as sexual violence or property damage.

“I think it’s still important that students have a sense of personal responsibility for what they’re doing, whether or not they’re under the influence of alcohol or another type of intoxicant,” Gentle said.

“In those types of cases, we don’t want to say it’s okay to whatever you’ve done because you called 911.”

Current Virginia law provides affirmative defense to the reporter of the incident, given they follow a set of instr uctions, including remaining at the original and other locations, identifying him or herself and “substantially cooperates in any investigation of criminal offense.”

“I think at the heart of it, this is really a human rights issue,” Artigue said. “We think, as an organization, the policies that have been set in place now do a lot more harm to society than good.”

Because of this, the group aims to clarify both state law and university policy so that students have a clear understanding of their rights and protections.

“People are going to party anyway, and it just makes the whole entire school so much safer knowing that you can call for help if you think someone’s in danger, without worrying

about getting in trouble over something,” said Ashley Charles, a senior marketing major and president of Young Americans for Liberty. “You can worry about whether it’s right or wrong after you deal with the fact that the person was overdosing on something and people shouldn’t be afraid to seek help.”

SSDP acknowledges a step in the right direction, but sees room for improvement.

“We all see the problem and we know that there’s something that we, as students, can do to fix it, so if we recognize that, we’re going to do everything we can,” Gentle said.

“It comes down to protecting students and encouraging people to do the right thing.”

While SSDP is not working to completely eliminate all consequences, their goal of harm reduction and awareness aims to make medical attention a response, not a choice.

“This is something you can get behind; it’s not about politics: it’s about safety,” Charles said. “You’re not a criminal for wanting to get your friend help, so you shouldn’t be treated like one.”

James Hawdon, director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention and faculty advisor of SSDP, declined to comment. @lauren_pak

WI-FI: Students connect to the Internet internationally from page 1

any eduroam wireless network. So, a visiting Tech student can connect to the eduroam network at the University of Tennessee or Louisiana State University with the same log-in information they used at Virginia Tech.

The initial test of the network’s design connected five institutions located in the Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, Croatia and the U.K. Since then, eduroam has spread to sites all over the world, from Andorra to Zambia.

“Because of its utilities, it’s spread around the world and is now available extensively in the U.S. as well,” Kidd said. “There are a number of other ACC schools, for instance, that have eduroam.

Every now and then, we’ll get a tweet from a Virginia Tech employee, researcher, student (who is) elsewhere saying ‘Yay for eduroam; I’ve connected without any hassle.’”

The decision by Virginia Tech to adopt eduroam was fairly easy. The school did not have to pay for or build any additional infrastructure to run the VT-Wireless and eduroam networks simultaneously. The school also does not pay any fee to use the eduroam system beyond the dues it pays

as a member of Internet2, a consortium of research, industry, government and education groups that focuses on computer networking.

Additionally, Virginia Tech saw how having an eduroam would benefit traveling students, faculty and researchers.

“We received, frankly, some inqui r ies f rom researchers and faculty who had been at other institutions using eduroam saying ‘Boy, it’d be nice if Virginia Tech would get this going too,’” Kidd said. “After some research, obviously, it was concluded that it would be beneficial.”

Since its introduction on Jan. 14, 2015, NIS has actively encouraged users to choose eduroam over VT-Wireless.

This includes new students during summer orientation and on-campus residents during move-in.

“It is more utilitarian, and it is the preferred service for people to use,” Kidd said. “So, we do try to promote it in that way.”

However, some students have struggled during the transition to eduroam.

“I’ve been having trouble getting online at D2,” said Drew White, a junior majoring in English. “This is problematic because I need the Internet to get my homework

done. Every once in a while, I can get on eduroam, otherwise I have to use VT-Wireless.

Last year I could get on it. This year I’ve had issues.”

Many students follow this pragmatic approach to the wireless networks, connecting to whichever seems to work the best with their computers.

“I use VT-Wireless,” said Ambar Chagani, a freshman majoring in architecture. “I tried to use eduroam, but it kicked me off a few times.

(VT-Wireless) works pretty well.”

Luckily for these students, NIS has no plans to eliminate VT-Wireless, granting students options.

“We’re in no hurry to remove the (VT-Wireless) service,” Kidd said. “There are a lot of people who rightly connected to it back when and are still using it. We certainly don’t want to inconvenience them, so for now we’ll have two.”

For more information about the eduroam project, as well as a list of participating institutions, visit www.eduroam.us.

Additional information about connecting to VT’s wireless networks in particular can be found at 4help.vt.edu.

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Hokies draw No. 1 Florida State in double overtime An intense ACC matchup for the women’s soccer team ended in a 0-0 tie after two rounds of intense overtime.

SIERRA HUCKFELDT sports editor

In the midst of ACC play, the No. 7 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team hosted No. 1 Florida State at Thompson field on Thursday night in a nail-biter that ended in a tie after two rounds of overtime.

Prior to this game, the Hokies have never beaten the Seminoles, losing 15 times and tying once. The Hokies were 13-2-1 (5-2 ACC) and the Seminoles were 13-1-1 (6-0-1 ACC) before the game. Florida State is No. 1 in the ACC, and Virginia Tech is right on its heels at No. 3.

Bot h t ea ms boast impressive players this season, many of which are ranked in the ACC. Murielle Tiernan (20) leads the ACC in points with 12 due to her six goals. Right behind her is Florida State’s Megan Connolly, who has 10 points from two goals and six assists.

Connolly is a main powerhouse of the ACC, leading with 10 assists and sitting in fourth with an average of 3.5 shots per game.

From kickoff, Florida State took control of the ball, keeping pressure on the Hokies’ defense.

Cheyna Williams (19)

and Kirsten Crowley (22) worked together on offense, putting up a total of six shots on goal in the first half of play.

Virginia Tech goalie Kaylyn Smith had her hands full with the aggressive and consistent Seminole offense. In the first half, she had three saves, whereas Florida state goal keeper Cassie Miller did not have much action in the net.

Miller currently holds an impressive No. 2 ranking in the ACC in goals against average, only allowing 0.49.

The Hokies managed two shots in the first half, taken by Candace Cephers (18) and Caroline Kerns (29), neither of which were on goal.

In the second half, the Hokies came out very aggressive. Tech tallied four fouls in just the first 10 minutes of play, desperate to get the ball in Seminole territory.

In the 55th minute of play, Candace Cephers took a shot that hit the crossbar. This sparked a fire for Tech’s offense and led to a shot that was high

by Alani Johnson.

T he Hok ie’s f i r st shot on goal came in the 66th minute of play with a header by senior m idf ielder Morgan Conklin. After her shot,

Tech was able to keep the ball in the Seminole’s defense with two corner kicks and two more shots, but the Hokies were unable to produce a goal.

The tables were turned in the second half of the game, as the Hokies outshot the Seminoles 7-3.

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Prior to this game, the Hokies have never beaten the Seminoles, losing 15 times and tying once.”

In the 72nd minute of play, the Hokies got another rally going with four corner kicks in a row but were still unable to construct a goal.

As regular play began to wind down, both teams star ted to get anxious and fouls started accumulating.

Virginia Tech accumulated three yellow cards in the game, a clear indicator of their aggressive and forceful approach to this game.

The regular play ended scoreless, moving into overtime.

Both teams came out of the gates running in overtime. Two minutes in, senior Ashley Meier took a shot that was saved by Miller.

Florida State answered with a shot by Cheyna Williams, saved by Smith.

Neither team was able to orchestrate a goal in the first overtime, forcing a second overtime.

Exhausted after over 100 minutes of play, both teams fought for 10 more minutes, only to remain scoreless, leading to a final score of 0-0.

The Hokies continue their ACC play at home on Sunday against Pittsburgh at 1 p.m. The Hokies have only played the Panthers twice, defeating them both times. Sunday is Senior Day at Thompson Field, which features the graduating athletes in their last regular home game of the season.

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Laila Gray (7) crosses the ball from the right side of the field, Oct. 22, 2015.

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Madi Conyers (21) fights Elin Jensen (5) for control of the ball at midfield, Oct. 22.

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Amanda McKinzie (10) bumps a serve to set up a play for the Hokies. McKinzie has started in all 20 matches for Tech.

Volleyball hits the road for weekend ACC games JOSH WILETS volleyball beat reporter

This weekend, the Hokies will travel to the Tar Heel State to face Wake Forest on Friday, Oct. 23 and Duke on Sunday, Oct. 25 The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have a record of 10-10 (2-6 ACC) and are two spots below Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons have most recently played in South Bend, Indiana, having defeated Notre Dame 3-1. Wake Forest has lost its last two matches at home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Wake Forest owns just a 0.167 attack percentage, which is third-to-last in the ACC. This does not bode well for any team and can partially explain Wake Forest’s poor ACC record.

The Demon Deacons are also third-to-last in assists and kills per set and sit in the bottom half of the ACC in blocks per set.

Kylie Long, a sophomore

outside-hitter, is in the top 10 in the ACC in kills per set with 3.41.

The Hokies will need to be actively watching the serves from Wake Forest.

Hanna Lee is first in the ACC in service-aces and Matalee Reed is eighth in the ACC in service-aces.

Caroline Wolf is averaging 4.48 digs in ACC matches, which is fourth in the conference.

The Duke Blue Devils own a record of 8-10 (3-5 ACC) and sit just below Virginia Tech in the ACC standings. Duke is fresh off of being swept in Louisville by the Cardinals last weekend and has lost its last two matches in Durham, North Carolina. Duke will face Pittsburgh on Friday, Oct. 23 before facing the Hokies on Sunday.

Duke is sixth in the ACC in attack percentage and second in the conference in assists per set. The Blue Devils are also in the top three in the ACC in kills per set but are in the bottom

half of the conference in blocks per set.

Emily Sklar, a senior outside hitter, is third in the ACC in kills per set with 4.08. Maggie Deichmeister is near the top of the conference with 11.35 assists per set. Junior libero Sasha Karelov has been very impressive in ACC matches, tallying just over five digs per set.

The Hokies will be looking to improve on their 13-7 (4-4 ACC) record while moving up in the ACC standings.

Error-free volleyball is hard to ask for, but making 15 or more attack errors cannot happen if the Hokies want to stay competitive in the ACC. Fast starts will be very important for Virginia Tech as the Hokies attempt to defeat teams below them in the ACC standings.

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