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Monday, January 12, 2015

IFC Addendum: Key provisions • A “fraternity function” is now defined as “any event sponsored, organized, or hosted by the chapter that runs past 9:00 pm and at which more than 50% of the chapter’s members are present” • Events are now grouped into Tier I events, in which the number of guests exceeds the number of brothers present, and Tier II events, in which the number of guests approximately matches the number of brothers present. These stipulations exclude all events hosted at a third-party venue licensed in accordance with Virginia law.

• At least three brothers must be “sober and lucid” (free of the influence of any substance) at each fraternity function. At least one each of the above sober brothers must be present at each point of alcohol distribution and another at the stairs leading to residential rooms.

• Beer may be served, unopened in its original can.

Wine may be served upon request, poured visibly at the bar by a sober brother.

Pre-mixed drinks, punches, or any other common source of alcohol are prohibited.

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Fraternity ban lifted

IFC, other Greek organizations agree to new regulations aimed at improving safety Cavalier Daily Staff Staff Writers

University President Teresa Sullivan announced Tuesday the immediate reinstatement of all social activities for Greek organizations, a ban instituted Nov. 22.

The agreement stipulates each fraternity and sorority organization must sign a Fraternal Organization Agreement addenda with new safety measures. Each of the four Greek organizations — the Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, Multicultural Greek Council and National Panhellenic Greek Council — developed their own regulations, which Sullivan has reviewed and approved. The updated agreements must be signed by chapter presidents or another designee by Jan. 16.

IFC Regulations The Inter-Fraternity Council FOA addendum includes a host of new regulations for all fraternity functions — including mandated sober brothers at each drink station, a sober brother positioned at the

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stairs with key access to upstairs rooms, regulations on the types of alcohol offered and the manner in which it is served, and requiring guest lists for all functions.

The regulations apply to all “fraternity functions” — events running past 9 p.m. with more than half the members present.

Tier I events include a number of guests higher than the number of members present, and Tier II events have approximately the same number of guests as brothers. To qualify, the event must be “sponsored, organized or hosted” by the chapter, and the regulations do not apply to events “hosted at a third-party venue licensed in accordance with Virginia Law” according to the FOA addenda.

IFC President Tommy Reid said the regulations were developed in conversation with various stakeholders across the University community.

“For the past month and half, the IFC governing board has been in consistent contact with fraternity chapter presidents, members of chapters, fraternity alumni council,

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and scores of other individual alumni, other student groups at U.Va. — particularly 1 in 4 and the NPHC, MGC and IFC — and representatives from the Office of the Dean of Students,” said Reid, a fourth-year College student. “These improvements to the system are a product of hundreds of conversations with those parties and multiple review processes including active chapter members and alumni and those other student groups.”

Each function must now provide access to bottled water and food. The regulations allow wine to be served if it is poured by a sober brother, and beer so long as it is in an unopened can. The addendum explicitly forbids “pre-mixed drinks and punches.”

All Tier I events must have Alcoholic Beverage Control-licensed bartenders to serve liquor, and Tier II events may only serve liquor if it is maintained at a central bar and overseen by a sober brother. Tier I events also will now have a security agent from an “IFC-approved vendor” stationed at the front

door using a printed guest list, and Tier II events must be regulated by a guest list maintained by the fraternity.

Reid said the number and tier of parties held varies widely between fraternity chapters.

In total, the addendum requires each function to have three sober brothers plus one additional brother for each 30 members of the fraternity — and at least three of the sober brothers must be non-firstyear students.

“We seek to achieve a safe environment at fraternity events by addressing high-risk drinking, sexual misconduct, and unhealthy power structures,” the IFC addenda reads.

“These changes are not comprehensive – nor do they claim to be. Instead, we submit these reforms as the next step in the IFC’s commitment to guaranteeing a baseline of safety for fraternity members and our guests.”

Reid said enforcement of these various regulations will

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William Antholis will begin his term as Miller Center executive director this week, leading the internationally renowned University institution into its fifth decade of scholarship in public affairs.

Antholis comes to the University with a resume which boasts top positions at the Brookings Institution, the Clinton White House and the German Marshall Fund. The Miller Center is also close to home for Antholis, who graduated from the University in 1986 and has lived in Charlottesville with his family for 15 years.

“When the position was announced, I saw it and several faculty members encouraged me to think about it,” Antholis said. “They probably didn’t need to though. It’s hard for me to imagine another job that I feel so much of my life has prepared me for.”

Antholis leaves his latest post as Brookings Institution managing director after significantly bolstering the think tank’s overseas presence and helping to earn it the designation of “Top Think Tank in the World” by the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.

“Bill brings the rare combination of understanding academic sensibility, the understanding of applied pol-

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Bill Antholis named Miller Center director Former Brookings Institution managing director returns to his alma mater to serve at public affairs organization

itics and policy, and the understanding of how really cutting-edge think tanks work,” said Politics Prof. Jeff Legro, a co-chair of the search committee that selected Antholis.

Academically, Antholis calls himself a political theorist, specializing in democracy and federalism, though much of his work has been in the realm of international relations, especially trade and climate change.

“Much of my scholarship has been taking concepts connected to democracy and focusing on how they connect to real life problems and challenges,” he said. “My most recent book was a comparison of federalism in India and China.”

For that book, “Inside Out, India and China: Local Politics Go Global,” Antholis and his family spent five months traveling around India and China while he researched how federalism in those two countries has shaped their foreign policies.

He credited much of his interest in the subject — as well his general approach to his work — to his time as an undergraduate at the University and his appreciation for the scholarship of Thomas Jefferson.

“I was a student of [Politics Prof.

Larry] Sabato, who taught me politics was a good thing,” Antholis said.

“The University is a great place for inspiring someone to think of the world not only as a place to explore, but to be a part of the leadership of.

U.Va. taught me how I could become a public servant in the broadest sense of the word, and that mission was directly a result of Thomas Jefferson’s design for the University. I’ve always felt indebted for that.”

Barbara Perry, co-chair of the Miller Center’s Presidential Oral History Program and a member of the executive director search committee, said Antholis’ academic background was a major reason he stood out to the committee.

“Since we are first and foremost an academic center based at U.Va., we wanted to make sure we had a

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William Antholis (above) has held posts in the Clinton White House and the State Department.

director with outstanding academic credentials,” she said. “Bill brings those in spades, and we are particularly pleased he is a Wahoo.”

Perry compared his passion for the study politics to her own.

“He is very much like me — virtually a lifelong interest in politics, government and policy,” she said. “I

didn’t want to run for office, but going in and out of politics through internships and fellowships, and then teaching about it — it’s just a wonderful life. I think that’s the way Bill feels as well.”

Antholis also brings a swath of hands-on experience in public policy. He served as director of international economic affairs of the National Security Council and the National Economic Council in the White House under Bill Clinton, in addition to working in the State Department’s Bureau of Economic Affairs.

“We liked that he had the deep profound ties in the Washington area, and that he worked in the political world,” Perry said. “He’s maintained contacts across the aisle and is a non-partisan.”

While working under Clinton, he helped to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol — an international agreement to curb emissions in an effort to combat climate change. Antholis said that experience helped him appreciate the political process surrounding public policy.

“You have the Senate that needs to approve any treaty, meaning you need to bring together states like California and New York, which already have cap and trade laws, but also states like West Virginia and Louisiana, which have been very resistant toward climate negotiations,” he said.

While a body of work concentrated in the field of international relations may seem like a departure from the Miller Center’s focus on American democracy, Legro said the Center’s focus on the presidency

made Antholis a good fit.

“The Miller Center’s study of the presidency has always involved foreign policy,” Legro said. “It’s always done a decent job developing and integrating its foreign policy program with the domestic side. Bill does bring foreign policy expertise and there are certainly opportunities to leverage that strength and increase the prominence of the Miller Center on the global stage.”

The Miller Center of Public Affairs, entering its 40th year, has established a reputation as a leader in presidential scholarship. It has compiled vast oral histories of each president since Jimmy Carter and has made accessible thousands of hours of secret presidential recordings made between the Roosevelt and Nixon administrations.

Antholis himself agreed that his specific expertise in global affairs translates well to the study of the presidency, and added that his time at Brookings, among other posts, has made him very well versed in domestic affairs as well.

“The Miller Center and my own interests really span domestic and foreign policy, and really bridge that gap,” he said.

Antholis said he hopes to expand the Miller Center’s strength in presidential scholarship, its presence around the country and its relationship with existing partners.

“I’m keen to take the Miller Center and focus on a number of national audiences — in particular,

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University appoints Scott Beardsley as Darden dean Former McKinsey & Company senior director succeeds dean of 10 years Robert Bruner, brings global industry experience to top-ranked business school Ella Shoup Senior Writer

The University announced Thursday the appointment of Scott Beardsley, a senior director at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, as the ninth Dean of the Darden School of Business. His term will begin Aug. 1, when he will succeed current dean Robert Bruner.

“I am honored by the opportunity,” Beardsley said in a University press release. “I believe deeply in Darden’s values and its clear and focused mission to improve the world by developing responsible leaders and advancing knowledge.

I am very excited to be part of the University of Virginia family, and its Jeffersonian commitment to excellence.”

Beardsley has 26 years of business experience, starting at McKinsey in 1989 and advancing to partner in 1995 and senior partner four-and-a-half years after that. As senior partner, he led the learning and leadership development for the company and served as a top advisor to many of the world’s leading companies. In 2011 he was elected

to the global board of directors and has led the company’s global initiatives on technology and climate change, among many others.

“Scott rose to the top of a highly competitive and global pool of candidates,” Provost John Simon said in the press release. “He brings to Darden a deep and global understanding of business, a successful track record of developing business leaders at all levels and experience in and passion for education, teaching and research.”

Kenneth Eades, Darden Prof. of Business Administration and chair of the search committee, said Beardsley brings a new perspective and a strong proven record of leadership known for his capability to motivate many people.

“In that regard, we see him as the catalyst to address the known challenges as well as the unexpected ones that always arise,” Eades said. “Scott brings a global mindset, as evidenced by the many corporate clients he has served around the world. The consultant’s mindset is one of solving problems, which is a critical skill to bring to the dean’s office.”

Beardsley also worked as a faculty member for many of the com-

pany’s educational programs and spent time as a lecturer in the MBA program of the Belgian business school Institut d’Administration et de Gestion. Beardsley received a

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Scott Beardsley (above) served on the McKinsey & Company global board of directors.

B.S. in electrical engineering and graduated magna cum laude from Tufts and an MBA in Corporate Strategy and Marketing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-

ogy, where he graduated with highest honors.

Beardsley’s transition into academia is not unusual, and many of the alumni of his company tend to move on to prominent roles leading corporations and government departments.

“Scott sought the position because of his interest and experience in business education plus his admiration for a value-based institution like the University of Virginia,” Eades said.

McKinsey is a highly prestigious management consulting firm — it advises about 80 percent of the world’s leading corporations. Its annual revenue was listed at $7.8 billion in 2013. It was also the first firm to hire recent college graduates instead of experienced managers from the industry. Those hired directly from college tend to have advanced degrees in law, engineering, medicine or science while less than half of the recruits are business majors, according to various reports on the company in recent years.

Korn Ferry, a global executive search firm, was used in assisting the University search committee in finding qualified candidates. The

search committee included various members of Darden and the various graduate schools, Darden alumni and MBA candidates.

“The committee was designed to ensure that voices from all of the Darden community would be heard,” Eades said. “I was impressed with the high level of interaction among the committee members and the respectful debate we had about the candidates.”

Beardsley succeeds Bruner, who has served 10 years as dean and will be returning to the faculty when his term ends. To prepare for the new role, Beardsley has been in frequent contact with Bruner and he will attend various meetings at Darden throughout the year prior to his start date in August.

Darden is consistently recognized as having some of the best faculty among the top business schools so Beardsley is a “natural fit” for the institution, Eades said.

The University and Darden community will hold a special welcome event, the traditional First Coffee, for Beardsley and his family Jan. 20. The search committee was unwilling to release Beardsley’s contact information at this time.

McDonnell receives two-year prison sentence Former Virginia governor punished for receiving improper benefits from Star Scientific CEO and family friend Jonnie Williams, wife’s sentence forthcoming Matthew Comey News Editor

Former Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to 24 months in prison Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge James Spencer. McDonnell, who was also sentenced to two years of supervision upon release from prison, was found guilty of several corruption charges in September stemming from an improper relationship with family friend Jonnie Williams, the CEO of nutrition supplement company Star Scientific.

U.S. prosecutors originally

sought 10 to 12 years of prison for McDonnell, but later called for as few as six and a half years. The defense called for a sentence of 6,000 hours of community service and no prison time.

According to the Washington Post, Spencer called the prosecutor’s request, which complied with federal sentencing guidelines, “ridiculous,” but ultimately decided that “a meaningful sentence must be imposed.”

McDonnell and his attorneys have promised to appeal the conviction, and it is unclear whether he will be required to remain in prison during the appeals process. He is

slated to enter a federal facility by early February.

McDonnell was found guilty of 11 charges of corruption in September when a jury found that he and his wife had accepted nearly $170,000 in benefits in exchange for promoting one of Williams’ products.

McDonnell’s wife, Maureen, will be sentenced in February.

“Today’s sentencing brings an end to one of the most difficult periods in the history of Virginia state government,” Gov. Terry McAuliffe said in a statement. “Like many Virginians, I am saddened by the effect this trial has had on our Common-

wealth’s reputation for clean, effective government. As we put this period behind us, I look forward to working with Virginia leaders on both sides of the aisle to restore public trust in our government."

The Virginia legislature has passed several measures to strengthen ethics laws in Virginia, though McAuliffe vetoed one bipartisan bill in May. In September, McAuliffe signed an executive order to create the Governor’s Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government. The Commission has already released some of its recommendations.

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Bob McDonnell (above) will appeal his conviction in hopes of avoiding jail time.

ANTHOLIS New director brings government, think tank experience Continued from page 2 the media centers of New York and Los Angeles, the new media centers of the Bay area and Seattle, and the greater Texas region, where three former presidents have established their libraries,” he said. “I take that seriously and want to get to know

our partners and audiences.”

Antholis is also interested in expanding the Miller Center’s presence on Grounds, working with the deans of the various schools to find ways to collaborate and offer new and improved learning experiences for students.

“Bill said [last Thursday] at lunch that he had a model in mind from the

University of Oxford — the residential college atmosphere where you bring people in and have students meet with them for lunch, dinner and seminars — and that that’s the model he wants to create,” Perry said.

Perry said Antholis has left a positive impression of the faculty and staff so far, arranging times to meet in small groups, hosting a town

hall and even inviting everyone to the Miller Center Saturday night to watch the the men’s basketball team play at Notre Dame — Antholis said he has had season tickets to the team’s home games since John Paul Jones arena opened in 2006.

“He’s really excited to be working in his adopted hometown and at his alma mater,” Perry said. “He’s not a

pretentious person, but a very compelling personality. As soon as you meet him, you want to get to know him better and spend time with him.”

Legro echoed the positive sentiments.

“We got an incredible person,” he said. “The University is very fortunate to have him.”

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FOA Inter-Sorority Council implements new safety initiatives give suggestions as to how the mix- President Allen Au, a fourth-year er could be altered to comply with Commerce student, issued a memthe rules.” orandum outlining increased safeIn the event that a chapter ty measures, specifically regarding chooses not to make the suggested incidents of hazing. changes, simply seeking guidance Because MGC chapters lack offrom the VPJ “cannot guarantee ficial houses off Grounds, events that a violation will not be reported are held at third-party vendors or or investigated.” on-Grounds venues that include Sorority presidents, risk man- increased security, Au said. agement chairs and new member “In terms of event safety, while educators will discuss risk manage- that is kind of an issue for all orment strategies for any “event, day, ganizations that choose to have or period of time where high risk events, the [MGC chapter] presfactors (such as alcohol, location, idents recognized that it wasn’t as t i m e much of of day) a focus and/or for our risk becouncil,” havior he said. have oc“ O u r curred in m a i n the past,” focus Our main focus was on the member education was on according to the new process and hazing. the admember — Allen Au, MGC President dendum, educawhich tion proc i t e s cess and Boys’ Bid Night, Foxfield and Block hazing.”

Party as examples.

Chapters will be required to A new “ISC Women On Call” provide both the Office of Frasystem will also be implemented ternity and Sorority Life and the for high risk periods and events. Multicultural Greek Council presChapters leaders must sign up ident an outline of goals for new for time as the lead contact in the member education processes. The event of an unsafe situation, and memorandum also states that the their contact information, includ- Council will provide each chapter ing phone numbers and emails, resources for educating all prowill be shared with the ISC com- spective members on hazing, and ISC Safety Recommendations munity. will require all to sign a written The Inter-Sorority Council Chapter presidents and risk statement of understanding after FOA addendum calls for chapter management chairs will also dis- reading the materials. presidents to discuss risk manage- cuss safety at unofficial sorority Before new member education ment strategies and be trained in member-associated events involv- processes can begin, new member bystander intervention, survivor ing alcohol, such as “pre games, educators must have attended at supp or t birthday least one hazing educational proand alcop a r - gram, and new member educators hol safeties, and and respective chapter presidents ty. h o l i d a y must meet with the OFSL Council “ We parties.” coordinator to discuss safety rechave reFol l ow - ommendations, the memorandum viewed ing eval- states. the Frauation, t e r n a l We acknowledge the importance of effective risk p r e s i NPHC Regulations and Policy Organdents Guidance Manual management. ization “ w i l l The University’s National PanAgreeprov i d e hellenic Council released a Regula— ISC FOA addendum m e n t a p p r o - tions and Policy Guidance Manual, a n d p r i a t e detailing official regulations and identir e c o m - governing policy guidelines with fied areas that need improvement mendations ... and advice based on regard to alcohol, hazing and risk and clearer definition specifically ADAPT and Bystander Interven- management. for the ISC, and we acknowledge tion Trainings.”

“We didn’t what to solely base the importance of effective risk The addenda states that chap- our reform on sexual assault,” management and education, espe- ters must have sober sisters at all fourth-year Batten student and cially for New Members,” the ISC social events and include bystand- NPHC president Julian Jackson addendum reads. er intervention strategies and sur- said. “What we wanted to address Sororities may unofficially reg- vivor support training for their an- was the entire issue of student ister mixers with the Vice President nual FOA education presentation safety and how we can better the of Judiciary, in order to receive requirement. [entire] Greek system, as well as support and guidance. Should The ISC will also host a “Some- provide a safer environment for any plans for a mixer not comply thing of Value” program, developed University students.” with the ISC or the chapter’s rules, by the NPHC, during the Spring According to the document, “all non-punitive actions may result. semester and update its website to events sponsored by member or“Presenting the VPJ with mixer include a link to the University’s ganizations ... in living spaces ... are plans is completely voluntary and “Just Report It” system. not allowed to provide liquor (hard the event in question would not alcohol) or any variation, including have happened yet,” said VPJ GemMGC Safety Regulations pre-mixed drinks, at any event.” ma Seidita. “In this case, I would Multicultural Greek Council However, beer and wine may be

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vary, and specific complaints will be investigated and adjudicated by the IFC judiciary committee.

“Fraternities are accountable to themselves, and there will be a monitoring system administered by the IFC,” he said.

The addenda also requires fraternity chapters to register their functions with the IFC by midnight the Tuesday before the event, a change Reid said will allow the IFC to offer better resources to each chapter.

“Under the old system, … the deadline for party registration was not explicit,” he said. “We want to be able to provide resources and assistance to fraternities well in advance of their functions and know the timeline of the events from the weekend. So the registration will allow the IFC to assist better in the management of fraternity events.”

The document also requires fraternities to submit two “risk management plans,” one for daytime events and one for night-time events, which must include provisions for handling emergencies.

The IFC received varied feedback throughout the development of the FOA addenda, Reid said.

“We received suggestions on both extreme poles — many advocated for the abolition of the Greek system altogether, many advocated for no changes,” he said. “We took every piece of advice and suggestion very seriously, and discussed it with fraternity members and alumni and the other stakeholders and developed these improvements to understanding the spectrum of suggestions that were being thrown out all over the place.”

Sullivan, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the administration were “involved collaboratively” in the process, he added.

Reid described the addendum as a “living document,” and said he expects it to change through time as better and more refined policies are developed.

“These improvements are designed to eliminate … levels of risk and guarantee a baseline of safety for everyone that walks into a fraternity house,” he said.

Sullivan said in a University press release that the efficacy of the various safety provisions would be evaluated throughout the spring semester.

Following the events of last fall, Reid said he hopes the new FOAs will help send a message from the University’s Greek community.

“I think all four councils recognized the ability for the entire Greek community across the IFC, the NPHC, the MGC and the ISC to make a collective statement that nobody in our community will tolerate one more sexual assault

at U.Va.,” Reid said, “And for the Greek community in its entirety to become leaders on the institutionalization of survivor support and the promotion of active bystanders in the community.”

ISC, MGC and NPHC joint FOA addendum The Inter-Sorority Council, Multicultural Greek Council and National PanHellenic Council issued an FOA addendum joint agreement that will require chapters to develop an annually reviewed “council-specific Safety Recommendations document that includes risk management strategies and safe social practices,” the FOA addendum states.

The addendum also states chapters will “incorporate comprehensive Bystander Intervention training, alcohol education, and safe party practices into New Member Education.” The chapters will work with groups such as the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition, the Office of the Dean of Students and ADAPT to develop these programs.

Plans for the New Member Education program — that can include previously held educational sessions — will be presented by March 13, 2015 while the Safety Recommendations are to be re-evaluated this April, the addendum states.

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distributed in “living spaces” in closed containers or by a licensed bartender.

Liquor may be served at events located at third-party vendors, provided that the event conforms to member organization fraternity or sorority guidelines and is insured by the organization. Additionally, events located at third-party vendors must include licensed security to check for valid state identification.

Additionally, sponsoring organizations must commit 50 percent of their members to be sober at alcohol-based events. A list of these sober members must be submitted to the Council prior to the event, and members are required to wear identifying gear at the event. “[The 50-percent rule] was a very large discussion with the Presidents Council and our organization,” Jackson said. “The average size of our organizations is six to eight people, … [so] with smaller councils, it is a lot easier to implement. We wanted to make that a staple reform, one that we have been using, but put it down on paper essentially.”

The manual also requires social events held with other Greek organizations or non-Greek groups to follow NPHC guidelines and the guidelines of the other organization. It also asks that NPHC member organizations refrain from using IFC or ISC houses for social events.

The second section of the document outlines hazing policies and states that all NPHC organizations must submit updated documentation on their hazing policies and practices to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Further regulations also call for an authorized, non-undergraduate member of each representative organization to attend informational meetings targeted toward potential new members. Chapters are required to discuss the University’s policies regarding hazing and pledging activities and their potential consequences at these meetings.

The NPHC has also committed to “hosting extensive New Member Orientations for the Council and [assisting and participating] in New Member Orientations across Councils.” Orientations will include bystander intervention training, survivor support training and risk management strategies, and are mandatory for council members and required annually.

“I think a lot of the reforms are indicative of what is a problem at each Greek system’s council,” Jackson said. “Keeping [reform] separate from council to council really puts us in a good position to be successful and implement a lot of change in the Greek system moving forward.

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Resident AdvisORS

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The process of application, responsibilities, challenges and bonds formed during the tenure of an RA

The University will begin to accept applications for Resident Advisors in the next two weeks — with Focused Area applications due Jan. 16 and First Year and Upperclass Area applications due Jan. 17. Applicants, who will receive decisions in March, will complete a written application and undergo group and individual interviews to determine who will supervise residents living in onGrounds housing.

A comprehensive application Fourth-year Commerce student Sarah Rennich was an RA during her second and third years – first in Bonnycastle and then in Metcalf.

“I became an RA my second year … because I wanted to stay more engaged and involved in the University community,” Rennich said.

Rennich said the application process, run almost entirely by the RAs themselves, was reasonably comprehensive. “[The group interview] gives you a really good idea about how people are going to interact with others,” Rennich said. “The one–on–one [interview] was more personal motivations and work style.”

Fourth-year Commerce student Vishwa Bhuta agreed, saying the process was fairly straightforward.

Bhuta, who was an RA her second year and a Senior Resident her third year, said the SR application process was even shorter, because applicants for the position have already been employed by Residence Life.

A helping hand Rennich detailed her three main responsibilities as an RA: informal advising, enforcement of policy — which includes being on coverage for her dorm twice a month — and putting on educational programs for her residents.

“It is very easy to get wrapped up into your own concerns and stresses,” Rennich said. “Being an RA, you take on the responsibility of being concerned with how others are doing as well.”

Fourth-year College student Rachel Moffitt said she applied because she wanted to ensure incoming students have a positive experience at the University — something lacking in her

own first year.

“My first-year experience was not exactly ideal, and I had watched people have really great RAs,” Moffitt said. “My RAs weren’t receptive to the needs of everyone on my hall [so] I wanted to create another community within the University.”

Once in the position, Moffitt said the position was different from her initial expectations — and she was surprised by the gravity of the situations she had to handle.

“I think a lot of people join Res Life

The things you get trained on — the eating disorders, the sexual assaults — you never expect to deal with it.

You do.”

thinking that you plan some events and join some friends,” she said. “The things you get trained on — the eating disorders, the sexual assaults — you never expect to deal with it. You do.”

Bhuta said the job, for both RAs and SRs, requires a lot of variation based on the needs of residents.

“You can’t teach a step-by-step procedure for people,” she said. “One eating disorder is never going to look like another eating disorder. Really, the way that you relate to your residents is variable.”

Moffitt said she was surprised by the time commitment when she started the position.

“You don’t know what the time constraints are because there aren’t any,” she said.

For Bhuta, the transition to being an SR was a big change, with heightened responsibility and more administrative duties. She held office hours for her residents — which numbered 220 compared to 23 as an RA — and she served as a liaison between the RAs and the administration.

“Certainly, it was a little overwhelming at the beginning,” she said. “Res Staff does a really good job of having a support system. The other RAs were very helpful and very kind.”

Bhuta said she received much help from her area coordinator, a staff supervisor in Residence Life, as an SR and from one of the two co-chairs in Residence Life.

“As an SR I had a similar support

system,” Bhuta said. “I was under the guidance of an area coordinator and a co-chair. The co-chair position was the last student position in Res Staff.

They don’t actually have residents themselves. They just help manage the RAs and the SRs.”

Challenges working for Residence Life Despite intensive training, the Housing and Residence Life system is not without flaws. A first-year area RA, who asked to remain anonymous, said the Housing and Residence Life system has rules in place that make it difficult to do the work he thinks is important — forcing him to plan activities with little meaning or relevance to his residents.

“I think it is a line a lot of RAs have to toe,” he said. “Sometimes I’m torn between feeling [that] I need to check my RA to-do list boxes versus doing what I feel and know is the best for my residential community.”

Former RA and University alumna Arushi Kumar said a main problem with the system was its readiness to punish RAs but slowness to recognize exceptional work.

“I think that RAs are given a lot of responsibilities and a lot of resources to help them with them, but there is not a great system to recognize the work that

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I think that RAs are given a lot of responsibilities and a lot of resources to help them with them, but there is not a great system to recognize the work that RAs do on an everyday basis.”

RAs do on an everyday basis,” Kumar said. “Sometimes we get the feeling that administrators get the idea that they have the perfect system.”

Moffitt said that though her job was largely positive, the professional staff was, at times, slow to respond to concerns.

“A lot of times, once you go to these [upper] levels, they are not just very efficient with things,” she said. “They don’t always follow through and they are not always very personal about it.”

Tiffany Conde, Area Coordinator for Residence Life, said the organization tries to keep communication open so RAs can share their concerns with the professional staff.

“We hope that if current staffers are concerned about timely follow-up, that they feel empowered to bring forward this concern to their direct supervisor so we can have an opportunity to understand their perspective and address any issues,” Conde said in an email.

RAs also have the opportunity to address concerns with their SRs at weekly meetings and through semesterly evaluations, she said.

LEAVING Residence LIFE Bhuta, like Rennich and Moffitt, decided to leave Residence Life her fourth year to expand her experience during her last year at the University.

“I never lived off-Grounds, and I had decided that I did not want to venture out into the real world without ever having the experience of paying rent,” Bhuta said. “I also wanted to live with my friend. It was a difficult decision to leave Res staff. I wanted to focus on other leadership positions.”

Moffitt said her decision to leave was difficult, but having more time in her schedule and personal life is valuable.

“It is nice to have time to focus 100 percent on my academics and jobs,” Moffitt said.

Rennich decided to leave so she could live on the Lawn.

“It was a pretty easy choice for me,” she said. “I might have left anyway, because I never had had a real grown up experience.”

Though she is no longer an RA, Moffitt said she still makes opportunities to connect with her former residents. “I still see them at least once a week,” she said. “We were all very close. I go over to their apartment. It is the same thing as if I went over to their suite and just hung out.”

Rennich sees her former residents through rock climbing club.

Ultimately, Bhuta said the experience was an impactful one for both her and her residents.

“To be a part of that journey with them is really, really something special,” Bhuta said. “Coming in, I don’t think I would have realized that I would get out of it as much as I did. I wanted to help people [but] I did not realize how much it would help me. It really helps you grow into a mature person. You have people looking up to you.”

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After storming through non-conference play to 12 wins — 11 by double digits — and zero losses, the Virginia men’s basketball team notched a trio of hard-fought ACC victories beginning Jan. 3 at Miami.

Fresh off edging the Hurricanes 89-80 in double overtime, the No. 3 Cavaliers posted a 6151 win against NC State before 12,929 at John Paul Jones Arena.

Three days later, Virginia (15-0, 3-0 ACC) pulled away late at No. 13 Notre Dame to extend the program’s best start since 1980-81, when center Ralph Sampson patrolled the paint and the Cavaliers captured their first 23 games.

Virginia trailed by eight points early in the second half against the Fighting Irish, the sweetest-shooting team in the nation by field goal percentage entering the game. But the Cavaliers rallied, eventually seizing the lead at 39-37 on junior guard Malcolm Brogdon’s jump shot with 10:34 to play.

The teams went back and forth in the ensuing minutes, and Notre Dame senior guard Jerian Grant knocked down a game-tying jump shot with four minutes to play. But Virginia gave the Fighting Irish the slip thereafter, scoring nine unanswered points as Notre Dame lost steam.

“I think we came out with much better energy, much better effort in the second half,” junior guard Justin Anderson said.

“Once again, we end up going up against somebody that can challenge us in different ways, whether it's an overtime game or whether it's down eight in the game. It's always a different challenge and for us to break through and fight through, I think it's great for our team."

Senior forward Darion Atkins led the Cavaliers with 14 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes. He also blocked Fighting Irish freshman forward Martinas Geben 24 seconds after Anderson started the Cavaliers’ game-breaking run with a 3-pointer.

“Overall, I thought Darion was the X-factor for us tonight,” Brogdon said. “I thought he was ter-

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Cavaliers tested early in conference play, race to best start in 34 years Junior guard Malcolm Brodgon scored 13 points and held Notre Dame All-ACC guard Jerian Grant to just six points in Virginia’s win at No. 13 Notre Dame Saturday.

rific on both ends: super-active, scoring, giving us buckets when we needed them. But I thought it was a great team game for us.”

Brogdon scored 13 points while relentlessly pestering Grant — a preseason All-ACC selection — into a 2-of-8 shooting night.

“Grant's so good, and you know he was off a bit,” coach Tony Bennett said. “I really believe a lot of it was good defense.

You know Malcolm, he makes you work.”

Brogdon also played a key defensive role in Virginia’s win against NC State.

Wolfpack senior guard Ralston Turner torched the Cavaliers in the first half, putting up 14 points on five made shots as his team entered halftime down 3231.

Brogdon guarded Turner after the break, when NC State’s second-leading scorer did not score another point.

“I just tried to contest his shots,” Brogdon said. “He's one of the best shooters in college basketball, and I think just having your hands there and active in

front of him can make all of the difference.”

As in the Notre Dame game, Virginia shined in the closing minutes. After Wolfpack junior guard Trevor Lacey’s go-ahead 3-pointer at the 9:20 mark of the second half, the Cavaliers reeled off a 10-0 run. NC State did not score between Lacey’s basket and freshman forward Caleb Martin’s 3-pointer with 3:02 to play.

“I was really happy with our performance at the end of the second half because we laid it down defensively,” Atkins said.

Lacey came to Charlottesville averaging 17.1 points per game, fourth best in the ACC, but struggled to score against Virginia. The Alabama transfer finished with nine points in 36 minutes of play.

Still, Bennett said his team has to improve defensively following the win.

"I don't think we are where we need to be defensively — I think we have limitations,” Bennett said. “I told the team it is about percentages, and if you can bother and contend and win the majority of the percentages. … Can

you win the majority and outlast them as the game goes on? We have to have that mentality. We aren't going to dominate and we need to win the majority.”

Anderson led the team with 16 points and nine rebounds as Virginia knocked down nine of 10 free throws to NC State’s two of nine.

Virginia’s narrowest win of the season came at Miami in the ACC opener for both teams. The Cavaliers almost gave the game away after leading by 18 points at halftime and five with 16 seconds to go.

Up three with five seconds to play, junior forward Mike Tobey missed both free throws to give Miami renewed life. Anderson then fouled Hurricane junior point guard Angel Rodriguez on his last-second 3-pointer.

Rodriguez walked to the line with no time on the clock and drained all three foul shots to send the game to overtime.

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pressure on Virginia to score.

Anderson answered the bell eight seconds later, rising and firing from behind the arc to force a second overtime.

Miami junior guard Sheldon McClellan knocked down a 3-pointer to resume the scoring, but Virginia soon asserted control, scoring 10 of the next 12 points for an 81-76 lead.

Sophomore point guard London Perrantes made five of six free throws in the final minute, when Virginia went 8-of-10 from the line as a team.

Perrantes paced Virginia with a career-high 26 points, also dishing out eight assists in 45 minutes as Rodriguez racked up 25 points and seven assists in a compelling duel at the point guard position.

“We have a young, but very experienced point guard who's very mature and leads in the right way,” Brogdon said following the Notre Dame win.

Virginia returns to action Tuesday at 8 p.m. when the Cavaliers welcome Clemson to John Paul Jones Arena.

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Women’s basketball wins two of three ACC games

The Virginia women’s basketball team opened conference play 2-1, coming off a 10-3 finish of non-conference play. The Cavaliers kicked off conference play Jan. 4 on the road against in-state rival Virginia Tech in a 62-47 victory, their 17th straight win against the Hokies dating back to 2008.

In the first half, the Cavaliers (12-4, 2-1 ACC) made five three-pointers, including a string of three straight to pull away with an 18-7 lead at the 11:46 mark.

The Hokies (9-8, 0-4 ACC) would score their next six points at the free-throw line before freshman guard Rachel Camp made her team’s first field goal in more than 10 minutes. Camp added nine points as the Hokies went on a 14-2 run to end the half to pull within four of the Cavaliers, 29-25. Camp would finish with a game-high 23 points, while sophomore guard Breyana Mason led the Cavaliers in scoring with 16 points.

After attempting 14 three-pointers in the first half the Cavaliers only attempted six after the break, but netted three of those attempts during a 16-2 run to start the half. The Hokies

outscored the Cavaliers, 20-17, during the rest of the game, but with the sizable early lead, the Cavaliers were able to outlast their archrivals.

At home, the Cavaliers needed more than an early lead Jan. 8 when they took on Wake Forest (9-8, 0-3 ACC), eventually winning 72-70.

With the game tied at 70, freshman guard Mikayla Venson made two clutch free throws after drawing a foul on her way to the basket with one second left in the game. Venson received the ball following a steal by senior center Sarah Imovbioh with four seconds to go.

Virginia held a 38-31 halftime lead, but Wake Forest shot 59.3 percent in the second half to tie the game back at the 13:43 mark. Wake Forest led by nine at the 7:27 mark until Venson took over after only scoring five points in the first half, hitting back-to-back threes to cut the deficit to five, 62-57.

Still down by five with three minutes left in the game, she scored the next 10 Cavalier points — including those two game-clinching free throws — to force a last-second attempt

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Dearica Hamby. Hamby finished with a game-high 27 points, but it wasn’t enough as her threepoint attempt bounced off the rim. Venson finished with 21 points, her second 20-point performance of the season.

On Sunday, Venson was only able score nine points as No. 21 Syracuse (11-5, 1-2 ACC) handed the Cavaliers their first ACC loss, 70-58.

Syracuse jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, extending it to a 10-point lead by the 10-minute mark of the first half. Virginia would pull within four, but with 7:13 left the Orange went on a 20-6 run to end a first half in which the Cavaliers shot a paltry 25.6 percent from the field.

The Cavaliers halved the lead at the 12:30 mark in the second half, but never managed to take the lead as Syracuse coasted to its first conference win of the season. Junior guard Faith Randolph led the Cavaliers with a game-high 24 points to become the third different player to lead the Cavaliers in scoring during conference play.

The Cavaliers return to John Paul Jones Arena Thursday to face Boston College.

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Junior guard Faith Randolph scored 24 points to lead the Cavaliers against No. 21 Syracuse, but Virginia ultimately fell to the Orange, 70-58.

No. 16 Wrestling wins three, finishes second at Virginia Duals

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No. 5 junior Blaise Butler made a triumphant return at the Virginia Duals after a month-long hiatus due to injury. Butler went 4-0 on the weekend at the 174-pound weight class, including two pins.

The 16th-ranked Virginia wrestling team endured two days of intense competition to claim runner-up honors at the Virginia Duals. The Cavaliers (83) knocked off The Citadel and No. 17 Rider Friday, followed by No. 10 Edinboro Saturday before falling to No. 6 Virginia Tech in the championship match.

Virginia cruised past the Bulldogs (2-0) 38-6. Eight out of 10 Cavaliers won their individual matches — with six scoring bonus points. Fifth-ranked junior Blaise Butler made his triumphant return following a monthlong injury layoff and pinned senior Kenneth Radford. Butler’s time on the sideline did not appear to hinder the 174-pounder as he went 4-0 on the weekend with two pinfalls.

Comebacks were the theme of the match against the Broncos (7-4). Junior Nick Herrmann recovered from a 7-1 deficit to

defeat freshman J.R. Wert 11-9 in sudden victory. Not to be outdone, 17th-ranked sophomore George DiCamillo clawed his way out of a 5-0 hole to win 10-6.

Rider won the next three bouts to take a 9-6 lead, but the Cavaliers won three of the final five to escape with the 20-15 victory.

The Cavaliers found themselves in a much deeper hole Saturday against the Fighting Scots (8-4). Edinboro won three of the first four weight classes and jumped out to a 13-4 lead. But the Cavaliers ripped off three straight victories to grab a 14-13 advantage. The two teams traded victories at 184 and 197 pounds to knot the affair at 17 with one bout remaining. Junior heavyweight Pat Gillen responded in the high-pressure situation with a 9-2 decision victory, which gave Virginia the win, 20-17.

The Hokies (8-1) awaited the Cavaliers in the final. Virginia

started off slowly yet again, ceding Virginia Tech a 10-3 edge through four matches. But the Cavaliers would not go quietly against their in-state rivals. Redshirt freshman Andrew Atkinson spurred a three-match winning streak with a decision victory at 157 pounds. Butler gave Virginia a 12-10 lead, but the Hokies immediately jumped ahead with the victory at 184 pounds.

No. 20 junior Zach Nye put the Cavaliers ahead once more, and once again the bout would be decided by the heavyweights. This time, however, the match went the Hokies’ way.

Gillen could not stave off seventh-ranked sophomore Ty Walz and fell 3-2.

Virginia opens ACC dual action this Friday with a home bout against Duke.

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Breaking the glass ceiling t’s been a wild couple of weeks I in college basketball to kick off the New Year. Even those Vir-

exact — Davis ranked Virginia sixth behind Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin, Louisville and Gonzaginia fans who began ga, the latter three of the season without which had one loss to gray hairs may start Virginia’s zero. examining their manes If the Cavaliers had more closely following not played anyone to a few early ACC games that point I would that I think many understand, but they would agree were too had already posted close for comfort. sound double-digit However, despite wins against Davis’s the potential nerv11th and 13th-ranked ous breakdowns and teams in Maryland ZACK BARTEE burgeoning ulcers the and VCU, as well as Sports Editor Cavaliers may have against one of his “tied caused their fans durfor 26th” teams in ing the start of conference play, George Washington. they have rewarded their faithful This slight led me to ponder with a 15-0 start — the team’s best why Davis — along with other in 34 years. As one of two unde- pundits — would claim Virginia feated teams remaining after Duke was “extremely fortunate to escape fell to NC State Sunday afternoon at Miami in double overtime,” in Raleigh, it stands to reason that while Kentucky — hyped as possiVirginia deserves to be mentioned bly the greatest college basketball as one of the top two teams in the team in history — gets the benenation. fit of the doubt when Basketball But throughout the last two Nation needed overtime to earn weeks, the Cavaliers have faced a “gritty” three-point win in the criticism from some pundits for friendly confines of Rupp Arena having to grind out their wins against 9-4 Ole Miss. Or better down to the wire, rather than post- yet, a double overtime, six-point ing more 15, 20, or even 49-point road win against unranked Texas blowouts (sorry Hahvahd).

A&M — a team playing without Take CBS’s Seth Davis for in- their leading scorer. stance, one of the worst offenders Why, I ask, is it a fault when in my opinion. On a particularly the Cavaliers don’t play a perfect unreasonable day — Jan. 4, to be game — a fault worthy of falling

three spots to Davis, it seems — but when the Wildcats need overtime or double overtime, it’s merely because they’re simply “hitting [the] snooze button,” according to ESPN’s C.L. Brown.

Why does ESPN’s Dana O’Neil credit Kentucky — as well as mentioning Duke, four-loss North Carolina, two-loss Kansas and seven-loss UCLA — with “learning to take every opponent’s best shot,” but not undefeated Virginia?

And finally, why does ESPN’s Jeff Goodman still insist that Kentucky and Duke are the top two teams in the nation after the Wolfpack outclassed the Blue Devils to the tune of a 12-point victory, leading by as many as 19 with under five-and-a-half minutes to play.

Nevermind the fact that Virginia has only trailed by 12 once this season for a short period against Davidson. And I know the transitive property doesn’t apply to basketball in quite the same way as it does in that fancy math class with all the letters, but Virginia beat NC State by 10 points and absolutely controlled the game in crunch time — something great teams must be able to do, and something Virginia generally does very well.

When it comes down to it, it can be downright frustrating — as

a Virginia fan who has watched this program’s transformation under Tony Bennett — to sit by and listen to pundits continue to question and doubt your team, but turn around and offer a free pass to the college basketball bluebloods (what a fitting term, given the situation) for similar “offenses.”

There is seemingly a glass ceiling in college hoops that Virginia has not broken through yet. While the Cavaliers have a basketball history dating back to Wally Walker and Ralph Sampson, Charlottesville has truly never witnessed sustained success comparable to a Duke, a North Carolina, a Kansas or above all, a UCLA. I would hazard a guess that many current writers barely — if at all — remember a dominant Virginia team. I believe this is why many college basketball analysts have yet to acknowledge Virginia as an equal to Kentucky and Duke, despite the events of the last two weeks.

Those teams have been there before, and while it shouldn’t matter in the scope of this season, it would seem program prestige is one major contributing factor to the exclusion of the Cavaliers from ESPN’s Duke-Kentucky lovefest.

Bennett’s Cavaliers appear to be tapping on this glass ceiling, as other Virginia teams have done in the past, but it will take more than

a Sweet 16 appearance or two to break through. Luckily for Virginia fans, they seem to have found the right man for the job.

The University community clearly takes great pride in the basketball team’s success, and many fans — or “trolls,” as Davis affectionately refers to them — rush to the team’s defense when they feel national writers have slighted the Cavaliers.

But I’m here to advise Virginia fans to let it go. Besides the absolute meaninglessness of mid-season rankings, I can say with almost certainty that Bennett and his team would much prefer to fly under the radar and remain outside of the conversation for as long as possible.

Let go of your animosity toward Seth Davis and the Worldwide Leader, for they know not what they say.

Let go of your desire for the No. 1 ranking for the time being.

Let Basketball Nation keep its No. 1 ranking and heck, let the oneloss Blue Devils keep their No. 2 ranking — let them be the hunted, and let the Cavaliers remain hungry for respect.

Let them proclaim Kentucky the undefeated champion for now, because as Bennett and his team know, the only No. 1 ranking they need is the one at the end of the season.

Valles declares for draft, Thorpe transfers from UNC Associate head coach for offense Tom O’Brien and sophomore outside linebacker Max Valles are leaving the Virginia football program, just as former North Carolina wide receiver and kick-return specialist T.J. Thorpe makes his way to Charlottesville.

O’Brien — also Virginia’s tight ends coach — is set to retire after 40 seasons of collegiate coaching, 17 of them in Charlottesville. The Cincinnati native and 1971 graduate of the Naval Academy joined George Welsh’s Midshipmen staff in 1975 and worked alongside the Hall of Fame coach — first at Navy and then at Virginia — for the next 22 years.

O’Brien helped Virginia to 12 winning seasons, four bowl wins and two ACC co-championships in 15 years under Welsh. He then compiled a 115-80 combined record as a head coach at Boston College and NC State before returning to Virginia in 2013.

Valles elected to enter the draft after weighing his options during the semester break, Virginia head coach Mike London said in a statement released by the program. His decision — made in conjunction with his

family, Valles said in his Twitter announcement — came after a breakout campaign which more than doubled his tackle, sack and tackle-for-loss totals from 2013.

Though Valles played just two collegiate seasons, he graduated from St. Joseph High School in 2012 — three years ago — and is thus eligible for the draft. He played a postgraduate season at Fork Union Military Academy before coming to Virginia.

Thorpe will conclude his collegiate football career at Virginia after graduating from North Carolina in December with a degree in exercise and sport science. He will enroll at Virginia this month and is eligible to play right away.

A “SuperPrep” All-American at Jordan High in Durham, North Carolina, the oft-injured Thorpe broke the Tar Heel single-season record for kick-return yards as a freshman in 2011, when he was a finalist for the Johnny Rodgers Award, presented to the nation’s top kick returner. He caught 16 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns last season after coming back from a broken foot sustained in training camp.

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Sophomore outside linebacker Max Valles has declared for the NFL Draft, leaving Virginia early alongside junior defensive end Eli Harold.

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New IFC regulations have potential to increase safety, but will not solve the University’s problem of sexual violence

Comment of the day “Really hope this is not enforced. No kegs means more liquor, because it’s more cost effective. Banning something always results in people trying to break the bans. We will see some creativity in going around these rules, and that might be worse than whatever proposed original problems there were. These rules will have unintended consequences.”

“Zach” responding to Andrew Elliot, Mitch Wellman, Rebecca Lim and Thrisha Potluri’s Jan. 6 article, “University announces new Fraternal Organization Agreements, lifts social activity suspensions.”

The product of a monthand-a-half long ban on Greek social activities is a host of new safety regulations for every Greek organization. Of particular focus are the requirements for fraternities under the purview of the Inter-Fraternity Council, which have borne the brunt of the criticism in the aftermath of Rolling Stone’s story about the gang rape of a first-year student.

Though the facts of Rolling Stone’s report were later called into question, University President Teresa Sullivan continued the suspension of fraternity social activities, reiterating the importance of staying focused on addressing sexual violence in the University community.

The focus on fraternity safety is not only derived from Rolling Stone’s report. Research has shown fraternity men are more likely to commit sexual assault than non-fraternity men. The new safety regulations — which include guest lists, mandatory sober brothers, and restrictions on the types of alcohol served — have the potential to make fraternity parties safer, if enforced. And the regulations developed by all Greek organizations, not just in the IFC, are designed to improve overall safety.

It will be difficult to immediately discern what impact these regulations have, particularly on the issue of sexual assault. The University’s climate survey is not yet complete, so the actual rate of sexual assault in this community is unknown.

Implementing these regulations in the spring semester might also be easier than in the fall, when first-year students have not yet made any upper-class connections and may not be able to get on a guest list for a fraternity party.

Time will tell what, if any impact the FOA addendum will have. Whether the regulations will be enforced remains to be seen. IFC President Tommy Reid said the IFC Judiciary Committee will investigate and adjudicate any reported violations of the new regulations, but “fraternities are accountable to themselves.” We believe the rules were developed with good intentions, and a full recognition of the role the Greek community plays in helping to combat sexual assault. But when rules are only enforced internally, fraternities’ adherence to them can be fairly questioned. Without an effective system of enforcement, these regulations will only be a façade to improve the image

of the Greek system and the University as a whole, without improving the safety of the community.

Even if these stipulations are obeyed and enforced, they cannot safeguard against every potential sexual assault at the University. The FOA addendum only applies to certain types of fraternity functions, leaving much unregulated ground. And to regulate every single aspect of fraternity life would be an overreach of power, as fraternities are both social hubs and private households.

This is not to say the safety measures are inadequate; they may very well increase the safety at fraternity parties. But requiring changes in behavior do not necessarily produce changes in attitudes, and if some aspects of fraternity culture contribute to the prevalence of sexual violence, as some evidence suggests, then larger cultural changes are necessary beyond reforming how parties are thrown.

It is also important to remember that not all sexual assaults are committed by fraternity members. Apartment parties and bars can be unsafe spaces as well, but it is likely impossible to regulate parties which are not accountable to

any particular organization.

So in addition to any reasonable regulations it is possible for the University to implement, constant education programs are necessary to change attitudes as well as behavior. Ideally, education about sexual autonomy and effective consent should begin before college, in high school sex education programs, to lay a foundation for good behavior when students are beginning to explore their sexualities.

An effective disciplinary system within the University and the police department is also necessary to encourage survivors to come forward and report their assaults. Prosecuting and punishing rapists will contribute to a necessary change in culture — sending a message that rape is a crime that will not be tolerated in the community.

We have discussed these cultural reforms before, but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate them as we think about how to move forward. Just as this drive toward change began before Rolling Stone’s story, it must continue after the dust of the media storm settles. The University community has made progress, but there is still much work to be done.

Continue excellence The Cavalier Daily staff should strive to continue comprehensive coverage in the new semester Public Editor

As we return to Grounds after break there is a lot to reflect on.

The Rolling Stone story and reactions to it have made headlines all over the world. On the Cavalier Daily website there have been thousands of comments as hundreds of people have weighed in with their thoughts and feelings.

The timing of the break for the staff of The Cavalier Daily was almost unbelievable in that it gave a hard end to an ongoing story just as it was completely shifting. It will be fascinating to see how the fallout from the story, the changes at the University and responses to those changes are covered in the coming weeks and months.

Something I would like to see and urge The Cavalier Daily to

spearhead is an exploration of the very culture the whole story was about. Regardless of the problems with the Rolling Stone reporting — and to be clear, the reporting there was abysmal — there are problems and issues at the University that need to be addressed.

Reporters should seek out and write about examples or icons of the culture. What are the traditions or institutions that create or perpetuate the kind of culture we worry about? As Julia Horowitz articulated for Politico, until Rolling Stone issued their apology a great many people didn’t have a problem believing something like what was described was at least possible. The reactions from all kinds of people have shown that many want changes in our community. What are those changes, why do people want them and why haven’t they changed before?

These are stories and answers I’d like to see explored so we might all learn more about our community and our culture. It would be enlightening and of service to the

spondence from other readers and so I rely largely on comments on the website to get a sense of what other readers are thinking. On the Rolling Stone and related stories those commenters have been plentiful and more than a little disturbing. The vitriol leveled at college students is absurd. More than one commenter decried What are those changes, why do people want The Cavalier Daily them and why haven’t they changed before? for being scooped by the Washington These are stories and answers I’d like to see Post, which, even if explored so we might all learn more about our it were true, compares one of the community and our culture. most powerful news gathering organicommunity. The Cavalier Daily zations in the world with a small is positioned to figure out what group of volunteers who are also needs to change. students. My point is that if you’re I don’t get a lot of direct corre- going to yell about the coverage,

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try to keep it in touch with reality.

Beyond that, many commenters seemed to feel that The Cavalier Daily was particularly responsible for driving the story in a bad way. I didn’t see that happening but saw basic reporting, engaged commentary from Opinion writers and an effort to keep the community informed. I wrote before the break that The Cavalier Daily staff was doing an excellent job covering the story from many angles. I think they continued to do that and I hope they will do that as we move on.

Christopher Broom is The Cavalier Daily’s public editor. He can be reached at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com, or on Twitter at @ cdpubliceditor.

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Welfare gone wrong A new policy in Michigan which mandates drug-tests for welfare recipients will do more harm than good tance, which can only be restored if they pass another drug test.

At first, this may sound fair for the new year. In Michigan, and potentially beneficial: if this Governor Rick Snyprogram can serve der signed legislation to deter substance that will implement a abuse, welfare recipdrug-testing program ients may find jobs for adult welfare remore easily and even cipients suspected of work their way out drug use. of welfare altogether.

To be clear, this is But the reality is very only a one-year pilot different. According program, and it will to the American Civil only be implementLiberties Union, poor ed in three counties people do not use DANI BERNSTEIN in Michigan. But this drugs at a rate signifiSenior Associate Editor program, however cantly higher than the well-intentioned, leads general population Michigan down a slippery slope. — making this policy specificalWhile the tests are not required ly discriminatory against poor for all welfare recipients and ap- people. The Michigan state govplicants, those who are suspect- ernment gives tax credits or subed of drug use are now required sidizes many groups, including to take a drug test, and refusal to schools and public works; by only take the test will result in welfare requiring drug screenings for welineligibility for six months. Re- fare recipients, the government cipients who do take the tests and will effectively be discriminating whose results are positive will be against those individuals. referred to treatment programs, If that argument doesn’t move and if those recipients refuse you, there are also pragmatic contreatment they will lose assis- cerns about this policy — one

being cost. According to Think But, most importantly, in a Progress, last August Utah spent vacuum in which money and $30,000 to test welfare recipients constitutionality were not at issuspected of drug abuse, and only sue, we cannot ignore the widefound 12 people who tested pos- spread effect of welfare laws. Most itive. In Florida, only 2.6 percent of the beneficiaries of monetary of those tested in 2011 were found to be using narcotics — and the program ended up costing the state more than it saved.

Money aside, The Michigan state government gives tax credits there is also a or subsidizes many groups, including schools and question of cons t i t u t i o n a l i t y. public works; by only requiring drug screenings for Florida’s drug test welfare recipients, the government will effectively law was found be discriminating against those individuals. unconstitutional in 2013. In a 2003 case between the ACLU of assistance are children (through Michigan and the state, a federal their parents). If parents are deappeals court found a Michigan nied welfare because of a refusal law that mandated random drug to take drug tests or because of testing for welfare recipients un- positive tests (which can also be constitutional. While this new law false positives), their children will only requires drug tests if there is suffer — from a lack of food and “suspicion” of drug use, it is un- heating and from broken houseclear what the criteria for suspi- holds that result from increased cion are. poverty.

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uring our much-needD ed break, new legislation passed around the country in time

An earlier draft of Michigan’s legislation included an amendment introduced by state Senator Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield) that would have allowed children to receive benefits through a third party if their parents failed drug tests. This amendment did not make it into the final version of the law. Currently, in the three as-yet undetermined counties in which this law goes into effect, children will lose necessary assistance through no fault of their own. This law may seem appealing in its intentions, but it is highly damaging in its effects. Men and women who do not abuse drugs will be humiliated by having to submit to testing before receiving assistance; men and women who do abuse drugs will not receive the monetary assistance they need; and the children of poverty-stricken substance abusers will be left to fend for themselves.

Dani’s columns run Mondays.

She can be reached d.bernstein@ cavalierdaily.com.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

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Your apartment

Charlottesville housing is the thing U.Va. students most love to hate. I remember the time I plugged in my hair dryer and every light in my unit went off. And there was the time my roommates and I called CBS Rentals five times in two days. And how could I forget the fact that my shower isn’t capable of going above freezing? My apartment may be a bit unsanitary and disorganized, but I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. I just miss my parents’ cooking.

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Syllabus Week

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Your friends

They’re with you at your best, not judging you at your worst, and always adamant about doing things you absolutely should not be doing. Though I undoubtedly sound like a seventh grader who just discovered the Bumper Sticker app on Facebook, it’s hard to say you didn’t miss your friends from school. I was abroad all of last semester, so I may be a lot more excited to see my friends than they are to see me, but enthusiasm is contagious, isn’t it?

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My schedule

You may not ever get sick of watching Netflix and sitting in the comfortable spot on your couch, but I’ll be the first one to say that I missed being busy over break. Going to class is not always my first choice activity, but it gets me out of bed and it forces me to be vaguely social. In addition, meetings, work, class and volunteering provide some semblance of a life plan. I’ll argue to my deathbed that watching three seasons of “The Amazing Race” in two days taught me more about geography and culture than any history class ever did, but my parents and the general public will probably beg to differ.

Community of trust

While in Florence, my friend left her laptop unattended on our private campus for five minutes and it got stolen. This incident made me realize just how much I appreciate our community here. I know we’re not perfect and no campus is without theft, but I have taken for granted my ability to leave my computer while grabbing a coffee. Why anyone would want to steal my laptop — covered in donut and cat stickers — is beyond me, but knowing that it is safe is a blessing I often don’t acknowledge.

I studied abroad in Florence, Italy last semester.

During a night that some may consider a high point, but many more will agree was a low point, I had a dream about the Pad See Ew at Lemongrass. After pinching myself to make sure I was just as insane as I thought I was, I realized two things. One, apparently eating pasta twice a day for four months didn’t satisfy my internal desire for Thai noodles.

Two, I need to find better things to dream about. We’re spoiled by the numerous food establishments in Charlottesville.

And with new businesses always popping up — No. 3, changing your name to various Edgar Allen Poe puns does not mean you are a new restaurant — there’s always something different to choose from.

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The Charlottesville food scene

What is Syllabus Week but a vaguely educational extension of Winter Break? When your only real homework is to think really hard about when you should buy your textbooks, it’s hard not to go out every day of the week. That is, until you remember you’ve already been assigned 40 pages of reading, and hearing your midterm is 50 percent of your grade will sound even more catastrophic while hungover. I know you’ve always wanted to roll up to Trinity straight from class, and Syllabus Week is the perfect time to do so. Bonus points if you run into your TA.

In Charlottesville, everyone has the right of way. You’re driving down the Corner 30 miles over the speed limit and someone’s crossing the road? Throw them some shade, slam on your brakes and be pissed that someone’s in the way of your attempt to make it to Chipotle before the lunch rush. When crossing the street, coffee in hand, furious about the cold, why not just walk out in front of oncoming traffic? It’s illegal for them not to stop, right? If I do get hit, does that mean I don’t have to rush girls for the last few rounds?

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The inside of Clemons

If your break went anything like mine, it involved your parents passive-aggressively telling you to update your resume and get your life together while you ignored them and stared at the walls of your living room to avoid eye contact. In Clemons, at least you’re surrounded by your friends, being unproductive in solidarity. There’s no mother sitting behind you, not-so-silently judging you for hate-stalking someone on Facebook. Clemons is cold, sad and often dream-crushing, but at least you’re not in it alone.

An easily accessible social life

You’re back in Charlottesville and everything is in walking distance, so you’re not allowed to complain about anything being too far away. Come midterms, you’ll be wishing you had gone to dinner with your friend or to Mellow for that one Pint Night. At home, it’s easy to get stuck in hibernation mode and post up in your house for hours — days? — at a time. Here, with friends everywhere and a very FOMO-inducing Yik Yak presence, it’s definitely easier to be social. The Yik Yak presence in my town involves a lot of high school students and the occasional feisty mom, rendering the social scene less than ideal.

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The landscape

Charlottesville is a place so pretty that there are “scenic areas” on the side of the road where you’re supposed to pull off and take pictures. No matter how many times I hike Humpback or drive down Route 29, I’m always in awe of how incredible the scenery is around me — beautiful in any filter.

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The Cavalier Daily

Looking up toward the future

LIFE First-year Engineering student Henry Muhlbauer entered the University as a full time student at 12 years old.

He is majoring in electrical engineering and wants to attend graduate school to work on research.

12-year-old pursues electrical engineering degree at the University Allison Turner

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“He is, in his classes, more advanced than most of our entering students,” Cahen said.

Looking uptoward the future Though Muhlbauer has only First-year Engineering student been attending the University Henry Muhlbauer manages chal- full time for one semester, he has lenging coursework, extracur- already declared a major in Elecricular involvement and sports trical Engineering. He is considevents like many of his fellow ering minors in Physics and ApWahoos on Grounds. But he plied Mathematics. stands out from the crowd for “I decided that I liked Electrione simple fact: he’s 12 years old. cal Engineering mainly because Muhlbauer, who lives outside I enjoy buildCharlottesville ing and testing with his mom, circuits,” Mudad and two hlbauer said. sisters, com“Additionally, mutes to and electrical and from school computer enwith his pargineering is at ents every day.

“It’s not that much different. I’m the forefront of “U.Va. was most new techthe only op- on the same level as most of the nologies.” tion because I Mu h l b au e r kids here — I’m just shorter.” can’t live in the plans to graddorms,” Muhluate when he bauer said. “It’s is 14 or 15 and close, people are very nice and is interested in going to graduit’s a really good university.” ate school to pursue research in To get into the University, Electrical Engineering.

Muhlbauer took the SAT, subject “I will probably still be living tests, AP exams and filled out the here when I graduate, so I could Common App, like all other first still go to U.Va. [for graduate years — but he skipped one ma- school],” he said. jor step: high school.

Cahen, who has taught Mulh“I was homeschooled, but bauer in two classes, said his acI pretty much homeschooled ademic track and interests mirmyself,” Muhlbauer said. “My ror that of any other University mom bought the books and student. everything; I would just read “When he is in my class, he’s through and do the problems.” not off alone,” Cahen said. “He’s Before living in Charlottes- in with the other students, getville, Muhlbauer’s family lived ting along very well, and the stuin England, Ohio and Arizona, dents are crazy about him. He traveling for his father’s job in doesn’t just do the minimum. In the Air Force. Muhlbauer start- one activity, he competed with ed homeschooling in England, other students [in the class] and since his school did not offer he won.” an advanced academic proDespite his heavy workload gram. with academics, Muhlbauer also During his homeschool ca- has time to pursue extracurreer, Muhlbauer earned 16 cred- ricular interests, which include its from AP courses and took baseball and Hoos Flying — a classes at the University part group which designs and builds time. He was a part-time student radio-controlled airplanes. for two years, starting in the fall “He is very outgoing; he’s not of 2012 at the age of 10. an introvert,” Cahen said. “Intel“[Full time] is different from lectually, he understands the sitpart time — it’s more work,” Mu- uation very, very well. He doesn’t hlbauer said. “Living at home stay to himself; he sits and talks [and going to school full time] with the students.” is sometimes a problem because Muhlbauer said he also ensome of my classes require a lot joys cooking and going to footof group work. The most difficult ball games with his friends. thing [this semester] was proba“Most of my friends are stubly driving back and forth.” dents at U.Va.,” Muhlbauer said.

George Cahen, the Engineer- “It’s not that much different. ing School’s associate dean for I’m on the same level as most of undergraduate programs, said the kids here — I’m just shortMuhlbauer’s age does not hinder er.”

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