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University students attend Trump’s inauguration Approximately 160,000 people at ceremony KATHLEEN SMITH | SENIOR WRITER As Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C, some estimates suggest roughly 160,000 people were in attendance — a crowd which included several University students.

First-year College student Tanner Hirschfield said in an email statement he attended the inauguration because it was the first time he voted for an incoming president, and it was the first time a Republican had been inaugurated in 12 years.

He also said he wanted to experience the “world’s greatest political spectacle” through his own eyes.

“The atmosphere of the inauguration was nothing but awe and excitement,” Hirschfield said. “Those of us lucky enough to get tickets were tightly packed watching the peaceful transition of power that separates our country from so many others.”

Although this year’s election between Trump and Hillary Clinton was politically divisive, he said he felt the inauguration was a largely positive environment.

“Besides the overwhelming boos when the Clintons were an-

nounced, there was absolutely nothing but joy among the crowd.”

Hirschfield said. “And even during the boos, it was more of an over-excited confidence rather than animosity.”

Despite the celebratory atmosphere at the inauguration, Hirschfield was critical of anti-Trump protesters “who took to the streets smashing windows, flipping trash cans and newspaper boxes, starting fires and destroying vehicles.”

D.C. police arrested more than 200 protesters Friday and charged them with rioting.

James Davis, first-year Engineering student and member of College Republicans, also attended the inauguration.

“I attended the inauguration because I sought to witness a historical event that only happens once every four years,” Davis said.

“The peaceful transition of power that this country has been able to complete for over 250 years is astonishing and is something to be celebrated.”

Like Hirschfeld, Davis said the atmosphere at the inauguration was positive.

“There were two especially

amazing moments,” Davis said.

“One was the moment President Trump was sworn in. Strangers hugged, the crowd cheered and excitement and hope filled the air.”

Davis said he was also amazed when the crowd began to sing the national anthem with singer Jackie Evancho.

“Hearing thousands of people sing something that we had all believed in, with the pride of patriotism that filled our hearts at that exact moment was something truly unforgettable,” Davis said.

Brett Curtis, third-year Curry student and president of the University Democrats, did not attend the inauguration and expressed a different opinion regarding Trump’s elevation to the presidency.

“The University Democrats have always valued diversity, inclusion and working with our peers and allies across U.Va. and Charlottesville,” Curtis said. “President Trump and the Republican Party have thus far failed to even attempt to unite our divided country.”

The University Democrats launched the “100 Days Initiative,” which Curtis said is a way for students to get involved in the polit-

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump smile at inaugural crowd.

ical process. The initiative is a list of 100 concrete actions for those who oppose “the Trump administration’s lack of compassion and understanding.”

“Trump has his plan for the first 100 days,” Curtis said. “UDems has our own. Over the next 100 days, the University Democrats will work to provide ample opportunities to complete all of these actions for those who wish to do so.”

Curtis said he is scared about how President Trump will impact the Affordable Care Act, the legal-

ity of gay marriage, social security and public schools.

“There are so many questions that cannot be answered in 140 characters and I personally do not feel that I’ll be ‘winning’ any time soon under a President Trump,” Curtis said.

During Trump’s first few hours in office he signed several executive orders including one to “ease the burdens” of Obamacare and two authorizing James Mattis as defense secretary and John Kelly as homeland security secretary.

Mass Prep rally draws students, community members to protest Trump inauguration Rally included teach-ins, gathering on Rotunda steps RILEY WALSH | SENIOR WRITER

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Students gather on the Lawn holding signs in protest of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Over 50 students and community members gathered on the Rotunda steps Friday to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

The group faced the Lawn and chanted slogans such as “The people united will never be defeated.”

They also held signs with messages

like “Stop Trump” and “Hoos against hate.”

Third-year College student Wes Gobar started the event by speaking to the group about the importance of social activism, a theme of the rally.

“I would like to remind everyone that our experiment in multiracial democracy is a relatively new one,

so over time, we the people on the ground, the grassroots, have perfected our union,” Gobar said. “You have expanded our democracy to include those without property, people of all colors, all genders, all faiths.”

Gobar also spoke of the possible challenges facing students in the future.

“These next four years will require a great deal of commitment, energy and attention from every single one of us,” he said.

The symbolism of holding the rally on Central Grounds was not lost on third-year College student Joseph Wright who was in attendance.

“I feel like it was very significant to have people from all walks of life, especially those of ethnic minorities, come out to something that used to be a slave project turned into a higher standard of learning,” Wright said.

Donald Trump’s journey from candidate to president has prompted continuing dialogue among students even after the election season.

“I’m glad that people are able to be disgusted, and I’m gratified that peo-

ple are able to argue about it,” Wright said. “I think that it’s a good thing, and I’m happier when there is argument other than chanting because that means everyone feels that they are welcome to speak.”

The feeling on Grounds towards the election is starting to change as well, Wright said.

“You can feel it, the way that students talk about it and the way that students are acting, it’s become more real,” Wright said. “This is really happening. It’s historic, for better or for worse.”

Following the rally at the Rotunda, the group marched down the Lawn to Robertson Hall, where organizations such as the Climate Action Society, Queer Student Union, Black Student Alliance and DREAMers on Grounds held “teach-ins” meant to educate students on social and political activism.

“The most important part is really the teaching things here so that we can mobilize students and make them more politically effective,” Gobar said.

Becoming involved in local government was a dominant theme for the first class, with both University and local government officials giving advice about reaching out to representatives.

“There’s kind of like a wall between the University and community in Charlottesville,” Walter Heinecke, associate professor in the Curry School, said. “That wall needs to come down.”

Students were encouraged to engage the community, get involved in organizations and even run for office themselves.

Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy shared inspiration for activism from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “[King] was a very firm believer in creating healthy tension, and I believe that that is important,” Bellamy said. “Ask yourself if you are willing to fight that fight because it requires you to be consistent.”

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Women’s march on Washington draws University students Nearly half a million people protest for women’s rights ALEXIS GRAVELY AND NEHA KULKARNI | STAFF WRITERS and walking on the side of the highway to reach the rally.

Both Brich and Harvey said the journey to the National Mall was filled with protesters holding signs, cheering and chanting — regardless of if they were walking the streets or standing on the platform at the Metro stations.

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Protesters participating in the Women’s March on Washington held signs advocating for women’s rights outside the nation’s capital.

The day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a crowd of nearly 500,000 people — men and women alike — gathered in the nation’s capital to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. Many University students took part in the protest for women’s rights, marching from the southeast corner of the National Mall to the Washington Monument on Constitution Ave. The march drew approximately three times the size of the crowd that attended President Trump’s inauguration, according to crowd counting experts.

The Women’s March conflicted with the timing of sorority recruitment, and while several sororities allowed their members to attend the march without penalty, others did not.

Marching for women’s rights as human rights The Women’s March on Washington was a grassroots effort calling for the new presidential administration to recognize “women’s rights as human rights,” according to the event’s official website.

The event began with a rally at 10 a.m. that included speakers ranging from actresses to the mothers of victims of police shootings and performers such as Alicia Keys, Janelle Monáe and Madonna.

Second-year College student Anna Morgan said in an email statement she attended the march because she believes strongly in what it symbolizes.

“It is especially important given the past election and the

fear and uncertainty that it has instilled in so many women,” Morgan said. “I have family and friends that are genuinely concerned about their well-being and rights.”

The march is rooted in eight “unity principles” highlighting specific aspects of women’s rights, including reproductive rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights and ending violence against women.

University students at the march The day began early for the students attending the march, and the crowds started to become very crowded quickly.

“By 8 a.m., the crowd had already gathered at this Metro stop and lines extended almost to the parking garage,” sec-

ond-year College student Logan Brich said in an email statement.

“The metro car itself was packed shoulder-to-shoulder despite having begun empty, so much so that subsequent stops were only to pass time for cars ahead of us.”

Similarly, first-year College student Summer Harvey boarded a bus at a church in her hometown in Purcellville, Va. at 7:30 a.m.

“It took us probably two hours to get there even though we really only live 45 minutes away because traffic was packed,” Harvey said.

The traffic worsened as they got closer to Washington D.C., and only buses were allowed into the city, Harvey said. People who wanted to attend the march started getting out of their cars

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Signs read, “My rights are not up for grabs,” and “equality is patriotic.”

Harvey was able to get close enough to stand behind the stage.

“We listened to Michael Moore speak, the mayor of D.C. speak and one other person, and then it was getting really crowded so they cut off the back stage, telling us that we had to go to the front,” Harvey said.

Although the march was scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m., Brich said the rally did not end until 2:30 p.m. The march began after the rally finished, but Harvey said there was confusion among the crowd about the route of the march.

“That was kind of interesting because there were way more people than expected so they had to shut down the route of the march … but everybody was still chanting and cheering and yelling,” Harvey said. “No one knew what was happening so people just started climbing trees and women had their shirts off, and there were signs everywhere.”

Brich said that due to the crowds, many of the protesters cut across the Mall to regroup on Pennsylvania Ave. and march toward the White House.

“Despite the enormous amount of people in attendance, the message of unity and resoluteness permeated the crowd

and carried it civilly forward,” Brich said, calling the environment “overwhelmingly beautiful.”

Conflicts with sorority rush The march conflicted with sorority recruitment at the University, requiring many women who wanted to attend the march to risk the consequences of skipping a day of recruitment, such as fines.

The Inter-Sorority Council responded to the conflict by organizing a second march at the University set for Tuesday, Jan. 24.

“I really appreciate that the ISC has put together a separate march,” first-year College student Virginia Chambers said. “I think that that shows some solidarity even if there is a little bit of inflexibility.”

Though recruitment week is tough to miss for any sorority woman, some found it necessary to do because they wanted to have their voices heard by participating in the historic march.

“I want to make a difference by showing that I will drop everything and drive to D.C. and participate in this monumental moment,” Gamma Phi Beta member Morgan said.

“The Women’s March is possible because thousands of individuals have decided to go and support one another and stand for what they believe in. I want to feel that energy and be a part of something so electric that I feel it pulsing all around me.”

When asked if she would face a fine for attending the march, Morgan said she wasn’t allowed to comment.

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Protesters hold signs saying, “Our rights are human rights,” and “I’m with her.”

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Plaque to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 visit to U.Va. ‘He showed no fear at all, only courage,’ former student recalls THOMAS ROADES | SENIOR WRITER Over 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to the University, a plaque is being installed in the Old Cabell Hall auditorium — the same place he gave a speech in 1963 — to commemorate his legacy.

The plaque will be unveiled Monday and is being donated by Wesley Harris, a former student and chairman of the local Virginia Council on Human Relations during King’s 1963 visit, and his brother William Harris, who was Dean of the Office of African-American Affairs from 1976 to 1981.

King spoke at Old Cabell Hall — then known as Cabell Hall — on March 25, 1963. Nearly 900 people attended the event, according to an article published two days later in The Cavalier Daily.

The speech started with King asking “Are we really making progress in race relations?” and he described racial segregation as a nationwide problem.

“Segregation is a cancer … which must be removed,” he told the audience.

Wesley Harris said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily that he was inspired to donate the plaque by a similar installation he noticed on Princeton’s campus during a visit there. After seeing Princeton’s commemorative plaque, Harris reached

out to the University to donate one in honor of the speech King gave in Old Cabell Hall.

Harris and Paul Gaston, a professor at the time, were closely involved with King’s visit to the University.

Gaston first invited King to the University after meeting him at a conference in Nashville the year before.

Gaston remembered King’s visit to Grounds during a panel discussion titled “When King Came to U.Va.” that he held with former University Prof. Julian Bond in 2011.

“We had some good conversation, and I said, ‘Well what do you think about coming up to Charlottesville sometime?’” Gaston said in 2011, describing a conversation with King.

Bond, who passed away in 2015, said during the discussion that at the time, Charlottesville was far from integrated, and King’s visit to the University came after what many believed was a failed campaign in Albany, Ga. “While surely not as hostile to black aspirations as Albany, Ga., Charlottesville, Va. then was not the oasis of liberalism it appears to be today,” Bond said. “The Charlottesville that King visited in 1963 had managed some token integration, but was still a city where black citizens drank at separate water fountains.”

Harris also recognized the hos-

tility towards black citizens in Charlottesville and throughout the South.

“I, as a Southerner, a black Southerner … knew that the murder of blacks was commonplace,” Harris said during the panel discussion.

In fact, Harris said the administration refused to even acknowledge King’s visit, as did many of the students.

“The majority of the students were certainly opposed [to King’s cause],” Harris said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily.

Gaston said at the 2011 panel the speech was almost completely ignored by University staff, except for one dean sympathetic to the cause who attended the event.

As a result, tensions were high.

While walking by Brown College with King and Gaston, Harris heard a car backfire, and thinking it was a gunshot aimed at King, he shielded the civil rights leader with his body.

“A car backfired, and my immediate response was to shield Dr. King,” Harris said during the panel discussion.

King remained calm, despite what the men at first believed to be an assassination attempt.

“He showed no fear at all, only courage,” Harris said.

Harris and Gaston were impressed by King’s personality, intel-

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Photo taken from The Cavalier Daily archives dated March 21, 1963.

ligence and gift for public speaking.

Harris remarked that King did not use notes for his speech and even accurately quoted Gandhi, Kant and even Jefferson.

“To my delight, Dr. Martin Luther King was as scholarly as any person would ever want,” Harris said.

“He was everything I expected him

to be and more.”

Now, years later, Harris said he hopes the commemorative plaque will help to keep King’s legacy alive.

“I would hope that those of us who haven’t will take a moment to reflect upon that plaque and understand his gift, his challenge to resist injustice,” Harris said.

Sullivan announces she is stepping down in 2018 Board of Visitors asked to begin presidential search before contract expires ANNA HIGGINS AND HAILEY ROSS | NEWS EDITORS University President Teresa Sullivan announced in an email Friday she plans on leaving the University after her contract ends in summer of 2018, and has asked the Board of Visitors to begin searching for a new president.

Sullivan said the University is in a strong position to transition to new leadership since she was hired in

2010, according to the email sent out to the University community.

“As 2017 begins, U.Va. is strong and positioned for even greater strength in our educational offerings, research programs and health system,” she said in the email.

In the email, Sullivan said the presidential search should entail the viewpoints of stakeholders from

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Sullivan announced in an email she wil step down in 2018.

around the University, including faculty, students, administrators, alumni, parents and donors.

“The search committee should solicit the views of our affiliated foundations, which mobilize so many dedicated volunteers for the University,” Sullivan said. “Such consultation is best done without an undue sense of urgency.”

Sullivan said the transition would ideally start soon to ensure her successor is ready for the University’s bicentennial. She also noted the transition would allow her to introduce the new president to the Virginia governor, members of the General Assembly and the governor’s cabinet.

“A smooth transition takes some months to accomplish, and if we plan for that transition now, my successor will be in place and well prepared for the Bicentennial of the University’s charter in 2019 and for the launch of the Campaign for the University’s Third Century,” the email said.

She cited the Cornerstone Plan as one of her successes as president, emphasizing the Total Advising pro-

gram, the Meriwether Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership and the Strategic Investment Fund.

“We have unfinished business to do in the months ahead, and with your continued effort and sustained energy we will do that work together,” Sullivan said. “I will be working at full speed for U.Va. until the very last day of my time in office.”

Sullivan, who was the first female president at the University, has seen ups and downs throughout her time in office, and her tenure has included several high-profile incidents.

These incidents include former University student George Huguely being found guilty of grand larceny and the second-degree murder of his former girlfriend and University lacrosse player Yeardley Love during his fourth-year, as well as the disappearance and death of second-year student Hannah Graham.

Sullivan’s time in office also saw the release of Rolling Stone’s article about an alleged gang rape that has since been debunked, and the bloody arrest of then third-year student Mar-

tese Johnson in the spring of 2015.

Sullivan herself was ousted by the Board of Visitors in June 2012, largely due to the efforts of former rector Helen Dragas. The unexpected resignation, however, resulted in faculty, alumni and student protests, leading to her reinstatement.

There were also some technological fiascos during her tenure, including the accidental release of nearly 19,000 student social security numbers in 2013 and China’s hacking of the University’s information technology systems.

More recently, Sullivan was criticized by some members of the University community for using a Thomas Jefferson quote in an email she sent following the American presidential election last November. There were no Jefferson quotes used in the email she sent out on Friday.

Following her term as president, Sullivan will be joining the faculty as a professor. She is expected to take a research leave and then teach at the University.

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Men’s basketball wins fourth straight ACC game Shayok scores career high 19 points GRANT GOSSAGE | SPORTS EDITOR Senior guard London Perrantes became only the fourth player in Virginia basketball history with 1,000 points and 500 assists Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers also won their fourth straight ACC contest, defeating Georgia Tech (11-8, 3-4 ACC), 62-49.

Perrantes scored 11 points in the first seven minutes for Virginia (15-3, 5-2 ACC) but then went scoreless for the rest of the matchup.

Part of his slump was due to not forcing anything against a box-and-one defense designed to shut him down. Chuckling, Perrantes said he probably hadn’t faced that since his senior year of high school.

“It was different. I never thought I’d see the day where I got box-and-oned again,” Perrantes said. “I know I have faith in my teammates to get open looks without me. But if somebody tries to do that again, I’ll find a way to be more aggressive.”

Perrantes’ ensuing silence on the offensive end corresponded with a lengthy Cavalier dry spell.

Virginia scored just six points from Perrantes’ last three-pointer at 13:14 to the 4:54 mark in the first half, hitting on only 3-of-11 shot attempts from the floor. During that stretch, the Yellow Jackets tallied 16 points behind the exceptional play of freshman guard Josh Okogie.

The Snellville, Ga. native finished with a team-high 14 points. Nine of those came during that near seven-minute struggle for Virginia’s offense, cutting down Georgia Tech’s deficit to a single possession late in the first half.

But in the final four or so minutes before the break, the Cavalier pack-line bottled up the Yellow Jackets and Okogie, holding the former to a mere two points. Sophomore center Jack Salt bodied his defender into a favorable position and converted the baby hook to give Virginia their 35-28 lead at intermission.

Georgia Tech shot 47.8 percent — including 3-of-4 from three-point land — in the first half, while the Cavaliers had great success inside the arc but not much behind it. Settling for the three ball at times, Virginia made only 3-of-14 attempts from downtown over the first 20 minutes. The Cavaliers shot a red-hot 11-of-14 from twopoint range.

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Junior guard Mariol Shayok scored a career high of 19 points Saturday, picking up for senior guard London Perrantes’ scoreless drought.

In the second half, junior guards Marial Shayok and Devon Hall stepped up for Virginia in the scoring absence of senior leader Perrantes. Shayok led all scorers with a career-high 19 points. His pull-up jumper at the 5:56 mark was particularly huge after junior center Ben Lammers’ and-one dunk had cut the Cavalier lead into single digits.

“I have always had the ability to score and to take the shots that come,” Shayok said. “Today, the guys were finding me, so I was catching and shooting it. I knew they were going in.”

Hall contributed 10 points, four assists and four rebounds.

He went just 1-of-5 from threepoint range, but Hall’s lone three was big, spinning in midair as the shot clock expired and making it 51-35 with under 10 minutes remaining.

The younger brother of former Virginia defensive end

Mark Hall continues to play at a high level. Hall has averaged 11 points per game over the Cavaliers’ last seven contests.

Virginia’s defense limited the Yellow Jackets to 21 points in the second half and kept two scorers in check. Coach Tony Bennett acknowledged there might have been no bigger story than the job Salt did defensively on Lammers. The Georgia Tech big man entered Saturday’s game averaging a near double double — 14.9 points and 9.7 rebounds.

Salt played 35 minutes, and though he scored only five points, his effort to disrupt Lammers in the post was important. Lammers totaled only seven points on 3-of-12 shooting.

“I was pretty tired,” Salt said.

“I hadn’t played this much in a long time, but I was very happy to be out there and to guard a good player. I was excited for the challenge.”

After Okogie’s impressive

first half, the Cavaliers turned up their ball pressure and kept the quick, strong guard from driving to the basket or releasing jumpers. Okogie had only one made free throw and one shot attempt in the final 20 minutes — which he missed — and turned the basketball over two more times to total five.

The Yellow Jackets turned it over 13 times, shooting 45.2 percent overall and 44.4 percent from three for the contest. Virginia didn’t take great care of the ball either, with 11 turnovers after just five at Boston College Wednesday. Perrantes was responsible for four of the giveaways Saturday.

The Cavaliers shot just 5-of22 from three, but afterwards Bennett felt they were open, rhythm looks that normally would’ve fallen at a higher rate.

Freshman guard Kyle Guy and junior forward Isaiah Wilkins added six and five points, re-

spectively. Guy missed on all four of his three-point attempts.

“I know [Guy] hasn’t been as on as he was at the beginning of the year,” Perrantes said. “But everybody goes through those slumps. Every day I tell him he’s a good shooter and to shoot the ball whenever he gets the chance.”

Virginia will travel to Notre Dame (17-3, 6-1 ACC) Tuesday and face the conference’s second best three-point shooting team at nearly 41 percent. The Cavaliers lead the Fighting Irish in that category by less than a single percentage point.

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Swimming and diving goes 4-0 in ACC showdowns The Virginia swimming and diving teams defeated Duke and North Carolina last weekend in their second and third meets since winter break. The Cavaliers’ results added to strong ACC performances this season.

The No. 13 Virginia men’s team (5-1, 3-0 ACC) defeated the Blue Devils (5-2, 0-2 ACC), 164-135, Friday, while the women’s team beat No. 22 Duke (5-2, 1-2 ACC) by a score of 175-125.

Senior Leah Smith had another spectacular day — breaking three pool records — while senior Laura Simon swept the

competition in all breaststroke events.

The Cavalier men’s team defeated North Carolina (1-4, 0-2 ACC) Saturday, 170-130, while the women’s team defeated the Tar Heels (1-4, 0-2 ACC), 173.5121.5. The men’s side had not defeated North Carolina in four years.

The strong results are encouraging for Virginia as their schedule gets harder over the coming weeks. Next weekend, they head back to North Carolina to face NC State and two weeks later the ACC finals be-

gin. The women’s team will compete to retain their league title in Atlanta, Ga. from Monday, Feb. 13 until Thursday, Feb. 16. The men’s team swims in their ACC finals from Monday, Feb. 27 until Thursday, March 2.

So far, the Cavaliers have enjoyed a successful season and will look to carry that success into the league championships and then the NCAA finals.

Virginia’s next meet is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at NC State in Raleigh, N.C.

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Senior Leah Smith led the women’s swimming and diving team to a 175-125 win over No. 22 Duke. The Rio medalist shattered three pool records.

Track and field struggles at Notre Dame Invitational The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams came up short this weekend at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational. Of seven teams, the men finished last with a total of 38 points and the women finished sixth with a total of 48 points.

In both genders the Cavaliers were behind Michigan, who finished with 113 points for women and 133 for men. The meet contained 15 total events, ranging from the 60 meter dash to shot put.

A few bright spots for Virginia were in the women’s 400 meter dash, where senior sprinter Chimere Ezumah placed third with a time of 56.23 seconds. The Cavaliers also took the top two spots in women’s triple jump with Mia Barron and Kelly McKee finishing with 12.69 meters and 12.44 meters, respectively.

The men were a bit more outmatched, with sophomore thrower Oghenakpobo Efekoro finishing in

the only first place position in men’s shot put. He finished with a throw of 18.44 meters. Freshman Jordan Scott also placed third in the men’s long jump, finishing with a jump of 7.38 meters and earning six points towards Virginia’s total.

The Cavalier men's and women's track and field teams will return to action Jan. 28 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.

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Sophomore thrower Oghenakpobo Efekoro recorded the only first place finish for the Virginia men’s track and field team this weekend in the shot put.

Women’s basketball drops close match at Pittsburgh

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Coming off the bench, junior guard J’Kyra Brown led the Cavaliers with 10 points in their 62-54 loss at Pittsburgh

The Virginia women’s basketball team (13-6, 2-4 ACC) lost a back-and-forth match at Pittsburgh (12-7, 3-3 ACC) Sunday, 62-54.

The loss snapped the Cavaliers’ two game conference win streak.

The game shifted momentum multiple times, with the pendulum swinging the Panthers’ way in the final minutes. The teams ended the first quarter at a 1212 tie. After a second quarter run that put Pittsburgh up 29 at the half, the Cavaliers stormed

back to come within one point of the Panthers at the start of the fourth quarter.

A 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter gave Virginia a solid lead, but back-to-back threes by the Panthers put them ahead for good with two minutes left.

Virginia struggled mightily on offense, shooting only 33.3 percent for the game. Junior guard J’Kyra Brown led the Cavaliers with 10 points off the bench.

Sophomore forward Brenna Wise led the Panthers, scoring

26 points and a perfect 11-11 on free throws.

The tough road loss leaves Virginia at 2-4 in the ACC. The Cavaliers will return home looking to rebound against their archrival Virginia Tech Thursday night.

No. 25 Virginia falls to No. 6 Virginia Tech in Commonwealth Clash No. 25 Virginia (8-4, 01 ACC) opened up ACC play with a battle of heavyweights as they took on their in-state rival, No. 6 Virginia Tech (13-1, 3-0 ACC), in yet another installment of the Commonwealth Clash.

In a match that went back

and forth between the two nationally ranked squads early on, the Hokies seized control late and emerged with a 29-14 victory over the Cavaliers.

Virginia actually held a narrow 14-11 lead with four weight classes to go, but Virginia Tech and its nationally ranked group

of heavyweights were the difference. In the final four weight classes, the Hokies boast wrestlers ranked No. 2, No. 4, No. 3 and No. 3, which proved to be the difference as they each picked up bonus points to push the home team to victory.

Nine of the 10 weight classes

were decided by bonus points, with the Cavaliers picking up key victories from senior George DiCamillo, freshman Sam Krivus and senior Ray Bethea.

Head coach Steve Garland should be satisfied with Virginia’s fight this match, as they offered quite a test to the Hokies,

who many deem to be a national title contender.

Looking forward, the Cavaliers need to prepare for their match next week at home against ACC contender North Carolina State, which will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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COMMENT OF THE DAY “ Don’t let your life be ruined by an election. Go to classes and get an education.”

“rufus” in response to Weston Gobar’s Jan. 20 article, “Resisting Trump begins today”

LEAD EDITORIAL

Arts and humanities are worth the cost President Trump should consider impacts of defunding NEA, NEH President Trump’s administration is gearing up to cut $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next 10 years, according to the Hill. The first wave of these cuts would include the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, two agencies of great value to communities around the nation. President Trump shouldn’t discontinue their funds from the federal budget, as the effects of doing so would hit close to home in many of these communities — including our own.

Charlottesville and the Univer-

sity have benefited significantly from the NEA and NEH throughout the years. Last September, the University hosted the NEH’s 50th anniversary with a four-day open forum which explored how the humanities form part of the public sphere. The forum brought together distinguished literary figures like Sir Salman Rushdie and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Charlottesville — which is also home to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, an organization that received 21 percent of its $6.2 million budget from the NEH last year. These types of efforts facilitated by the NEH have helped the

arts and humanities continue to flourish in our community.

These agencies have also directly aided professors on Grounds.

Prof. Lisa Reilly, chairwoman of the University’s Department of Architectural History, recently received an NEH grant to direct two week-long workshops at Monticello. A total of 60 K-12 teachers from across the country attended the NEH-funded symposium about integrating local historic sites into their curriculum. This case provides a small glimpse into the valuable opportunities the NEH and NEA offer the educational community through their

respective budgets. Disregarding them as waste is yet more evidence of how out of touch President Trump’s administration is with communities such as Charlottesville.

Doing away with these two agencies would represent a complete disregard for the contributions the arts and humanities have made to many aspects of American life. The NEA and NEH, which are asking Congress for almost $150 million each in the upcoming budgetary year, fund numerous local arts and humanities projects. Their grants also help support many libraries and muse-

ums around the country. Without these agencies, countless projects rooted in the arts throughout the United States and in our University community would disappear.

As students, we should be concerned about the detrimental effects the elimination of the NEA and NEH would have on our fellow peers, teachers and artists. Given that the agencies’ budgets over the next decade only comprise 0.03 percent of the total budget cuts proposed, President Trump should instead seek to maximize savings — while also preserving the arts and humanities.

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RESISTING PRESIDENT TRUMP BEGINS TODAY Boycott your routine on Inauguration Day, learn how to become effective citizen-advocates

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oday, Donald J. Trump, a man who is uniquely unfit and unqualified to serve in public administration, will be sworn in as president of the United States of America. Regardless of your level of support for the Republican Party platform, we should all be able to acknowledge that the character and conduct of Trump is unprofessional and that his elevation to the presidency will present distinct dangers, both foreign and domestic.

Since Nov. 8, we’ve all been asked to give Donald Trump a chance.

Yet, within the last two months, he has appointed a supporter of white nationalists as his chief strategist, a climate change denier who advocated abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency as head of that agency, and a racist with a spotty civil liberties background as the attorney general. He has continued to use Twitter to engage in petty fights, possibly to redirect public attention from serious issues. He has refused to sit in on key intelligence briefings, release his tax returns or place his company in a real blind trust and divest himself of con-

flicts of interest. He has engaged in corporate welfare and most recently he has found it necessary to insult civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and lie about the conditions of his district. This is but a small sampling of the frustrating things Trump has done since being elected.

The next four years will require a great deal of commitment, energy and attention from all of us. We must commit ourselves to become better, more active citizens. We must commit ourselves to be involved with politics not just every four years, but as a constant exercise. If we do not commit to active citizenship, our civil liberties, fundamental rights and expectations of basic services from the government will see considerable damage. And all of this damage can occur even as life seems to move on at a normal pace for most people.

Of course, it is unlikely Trump can single-handedly destroy our republican system.

We have checks and balances in place and a strong civil society.

However, all of that means nothing if we are not willing to stand up and enforce them. As Presi-

dent Barack Obama remarked during his farewell address, “Our Constitution is a remark-

on practical ways that students can lobby, advocate and provide resistance against the dangers of

Since Nov. 8, we’ve all been asked to give Donald Trump a chance.

able, beautiful gift. But it's really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power.” Over the next four years, we will have to work harder than ever to make sure our Constitution has the power to restrain Trump and his agenda.

Today, I have chosen not to attend class, work or spend money. A coalition of undergraduates and graduate students, faculty and community members has crafted a day of action that I will attend instead. We will begin with a rally on the lawn side of the Rotunda at noon, and then spend the rest of the day in a series of teach-ins conducted by my fellow students, faculty members and other guest speakers. The workshops will focus

the coming Trump administration.

I encourage everyone to join us, although I understand that it may be too much to ask for students to miss class. All we ask is that students do not allow themselves to fall into their normal routines due to the nature of this day, and that people make an effort to come out to what parts of Mass Prep’s events that they can.

I anticipate that many will read about this protest, roll their eyes and simply put us in the category of overly sensitive college students attempting to get out of class.

I would like to point out that this is not simply an empty emotional protest, but rather a chance for students to learn practical skills to become more

effective citizens and advocates.

We have already seen what effective resistance will look like during the Trump administration. In early January, when House Republicans attempted to eliminate the Office of Congressional Ethics, representatives were deluged by calls and visits from constituents that eventually forced them to back down. Pressure works and individuals can make a difference.

Moreover, if the charge is that college students are far too sensitive, then I plead guilty. I am sensitive about the future of our country, our democracy and the rights and safety of the people around me.

I believe that every single one of us has a role to play in defending our country from the unique dangers of the Trump administration, and I ask that you join me in taking up that role.

WESTON GOBAR is a thirdyear College student and political action director of the Black Student Alliance.

IDENTITY POLITICS ARE HERE TO STAY Using identity politics has long been a strategy for both major parties

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onald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton may be the single most disruptive event in U.S. politics for decades to come. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the current state of the Democratic Party. As the nation comes to terms with the implications of a Trump presidency, the left is undergoing an existential crisis — perhaps comparable to that of the GOP following their loss in 2008 — and a general understanding that the party must make drastic changes to its platform or risk collapse has arisen.

Foremost among these alarmists is Columbia University’s Mark Lilla, who alleges the Democrats’ emphasis on identity politics has led to the party’s demise.

According to Lilla, Clinton’s decision to directly appeal to black, LGBT and women voters alienated individuals outside of these groups and ensured they voted for Trump come November. The Republican’s victory merely confirms the death of identity liberalism and the need for the left to rectify its message.

Although I disagree with Lilla on several points, for the sake of brevity I will only address two in this article. First, Lilla por-

trays identity politics as an exclusively liberal phenomenon, a claim that initially seems rather baffling. The Republican Party’s commitment to preserving their support among white evangelical Christians — best exemplified in former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee proclaiming the U.S. is “moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity” is a clear example of identity politics’ nonpartisan appeal. Surely, an informative discussion of identity politics would mention Evangelical Christians and white working-class voters in addition to African-Americans, Latinos and other minority communities

Lilla perceives identity politics as a recent occurrence. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Throughout the 20th century, politicians on both sides of the aisle consistently used identity politics to mobilize specific voter blocs, and their decision to do so has often been rewarded politically. Lyndon Johnson’s embrace of the Civil Rights Movement contributed to African Americans abandoning the Republican Party, while Richard Nixon subsequently exploited this decision to court southern white voters and end the Democrats’ traditional hold of the South. Even Ronald Reagan, who

Identity liberalism is not dead, nor is there any reason to suspect it will wane within the near future.

that are often associated with the term. However, Lilla alleges identity politics largely dismisses the first two aforementioned groups.

This leads to my second point.

Lilla praises for eschewing identity politics in favor of embracing commonality, can be seen as seeking to directly appeal to white northern voters when his

campaign dismissed school busing as a failed social experiment using children as “guinea pigs.”

Surely, there is nothing wrong with embracing a sense of commonality, especially at a time in which partisanship and political animosity are at record highs.

However, there are ample reasons to question the practicality of dismissing identity politics altogether. In the past few years discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation has been legally condoned and racial tensions in Ferguson and Baltimore erupted into riots reminiscent of the 1960s. It is not surprising that individuals affected by these developments would expect their elected officials to explicitly acknowledge them. Failing to do so merely compounds existing feelings of resentment and social exclusion in historically marginalized communities.

Last November’s loss certainly warrants a thorough reassessment of the Democratic Party’s strategy. Over the years, the party has failed to consider the interests of coal miners, factory workers and other working class voters who have struggled to compete in an increasingly globalized economy.

This failure has directly contrib-

uted to Donald Trump’s appeal in the traditionally blue states of the Midwest, despite the possibility that his policies may worsen the economic hardships facing these very communities. Moving forward, the next Democratic National Committee chairman must prioritize efforts to reach out to this voter base and expand the party’s appeal beyond its existing urban strongholds.

However, the party must avoid succumbing to the emotionally charged panic that often accompanies a loss in a general election. Identity liberalism is not dead, nor is there any reason to suspect it will wane within the near future. It is also worth noting that the party so often credited for eschewing identity politics has effectively confined itself to a small voter base that makes up a dwindling proportion of the overall electorate. It is doubtful such a strategy will remain viable in the long run.

BRANDON BROOKS is an Opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at b.brooks@cavalierdaily.com

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EXPANDING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE CAVALIER DAILY A few incremental reforms could go a long way toward increasing readership

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he Cavalier Daily holds a unique position within our community. In keeping with University values for student self-governance and the level of autonomy seen at other college newspapers, the organization is entirely student run.

This independence allows the newspaper to report on issues deemed most important by the students of the University. However, students do not make up the entirety of The Cavalier Daily’s readership. Members of the Charlottesville community, University alumni and many others read the publication and have a considerable stake in the institution. The newspaper is able to provide community members and alumni with insight into the current climate of the University. Unfortunately, the nature of this organizational structure can sometimes make it difficult for all readers to share their views

and provide feedback.

In order to ensure The Cavalier Daily is accessible to individuals outside of the student community, there are some changes that may be instituted. Updating the paper’s web-

up a print copy of the newspaper. Improving the online version could expand readership for community members or alumni who are unwilling or unable to pay for a print version, but would like to continue read-

The newspaper is able to provide community members and alumni with insight into the current climate of the University.

site should be a top priority as the site is challenging to navigate and the search function is rather unintuitive. While a user-friendly interface would certainly benefit student readers, there are many places around Grounds that students may pick

ing The Cavalier Daily.

In addition, it would be beneficial to develop a uniform system for accepting and printing letters to the editor or responses to specific articles. Currently, readers are encouraged to email opinion pieces to one of the

editors of The Cavalier Daily.

Including a specific tab on the website for submissions would be useful for individuals who are interested in responding to a particular article. A designated page would allow editors to provide information about the guidelines for a submission, including the appropriate length or word count, and a bit about the selection process. Increasing transparency and having readers submit their articles through an online form may streamline this process. There may also be a slightly higher publication rate if readers knew what the parameters were for these types of submissions.

write every article. Encouraging professors, administrators, community members and alumni to submit guest columns would broaden the scope of coverage and help The Cavalier Daily engage with a more expansive audience. Structural or institutional changes such as these often take time to accomplish. However, it is highly valuable for University organizations such as this paper to make themselves accessible to the community, provide a greater level of transparency and to serve as a platform for individuals to voice their opinions.

Increasing the number of guest columns could help provide a wider range of perspectives. Although the newspaper is student run, this does not necessarily mean that a student must

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University, Charlottesville community celebrate MLK Events honors life, legacy of civil rights leader KATIE NICHOLSON | FEATURE WRITER Over the span of two weeks, the University and Charlottesville community are celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration, which includes 20 free public events across the University and Charlottesville, began on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will conclude Jan. 30.

This year marks the seventh anniversary of University-sanctioned events. The Office of Diversity and Equity partners with over 30 organizations to offer a diverse range of opportunities to celebrate MLK. “This is something that’s been a large-scale effort by the University and the community as a partnership since 2011, since President Sullivan came to U.Va.,” Meghan Faulkner, assistant to the vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity for programs and projects, said. “It was one of her first directives as president that there should be a large-scale celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at U.Va.” This year, the theme is “silence is betrayal.” Many events center around social activism and unity.

Michael Mason, assistant dean of African-American affairs, points this theme to a speech given by King in 1967 entitled, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.”

“In that speech, he had begun to take a stand in reference to the Vietnam War. It was in that speech that those words were given birth,” Ma-

son said. “A time comes when silence is betrayal. Regardless of where you stand politically, you have to take a stand and speak truth to it.”

Anita Hill will deliver the keynote address Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Paramount Theater. The event is sold out, with more than 1,100 seats reserved.

“I’m excited to have Anita Hill speak in Charlottesville,” Faulkner said. “I’ve heard her speak before, and I think she’ll have a lot of insights on issues of race, gender and workplace discrimination in America. She’s an expert both in civil rights and women’s rights.”

Hill is a professor of Social Policy, Law and Women's Studies at Brandeis University and made national headlines in 1991 when she made sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas during his Senate confirmation hearings.

Two events kicked off the celebration Jan. 16 when the University’s Medical Center held an interfaith service in honoring Dr. King and the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative hosted a screening of the documentary “Freedom on My Mind.” “[The film screening] went great.

We had a full house, and it was very successful,” Lisa Jevack, operations manager of the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, said. “[The film] focused on the Freedom Summer, specifically the voter registration issues and struggles in Mississippi between

1961 and 1964.”

PVCC hosted their annual FAFSA completion night Jan. 17. Maurice Wallace, professor of English and associate director of African-American & African Studies, gave a speech titled “King's Vibrato: Speech, Power and the Sounds of Blackness.”

Other events included a screening of the film “Anita: Speaking Truth to Power” at Newcomb Theater Jan. 22.

Covenant Church hosted an annual community celebration of Martin Luther King’s legacy on the same day. “[The film showed] the story of Anita Hill’s rise to fame when she testified before a Senate committee in 1991 about being sexually harassed by then-U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas, now Supreme Court Justice,” Faulkner said. “There [was] a reading of the winner of a local high school essay contest during [the annual community celebration].”

In the coming week, the Memorial for Enslaved Laborers will hold a public forum Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jefferson School.

Other upcoming events include a lecture by Dr. Russell Jones on human trauma and the lifelong impact for people of color, a documentary screening of “13th” and discussions with Dalia Mogahed, director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, on Islamophobia.

The two-week event closes with a panel on the media called

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“#Words&ImagesMatter: Whose Words? Which Images?” Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. in the Special Collection Library.

The event will be moderated by Coy Barefoot, journalist and executive producer for the Center for Media and Citizenship.

Throughout the different events and lectures, all those involved hope to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and engage the community in discussion and out of silence.

“We have to continue to think about the experience of the other and to reaffirm our commitment to do work that is primarily and necessarily multiracial, interracial and intercultural in its nature,” Mason said. “When we start to think about the work we have to do, this gives us an idea of the scope of the work. His text allows us to think in very complex ways about our responsibility to humanity.”

Top 10 ways to stay warm this winter ABIGAIL LAGUE | FEATURE WRITER 1. Set things on fire Nothing keeps you warm like an old fashioned bonfire. Not only do bonfires create a warm and happy atmosphere, but the addition of s’mores is the perfect way to spend any winter night. If one doesn’t have kindling, it’s easy to find alternatives. Just about anything can be set on fire — notebooks … furniture … the apartment … anything!

2. Become a marshmallow Every year there are hordes of girls braving the cold in nothing but a dress and lightweight jacket. Don’t worry — natural selection will eventually pick them off. If you want to ensure your family line lives on, be the marshmallow. This means wear the ugliest, puffiest jacket you own and wear it proudly — then add some snow boots and snow pants just in case.

3. Beer blanket I am not technically advocating for drinking until you can no longer feel the cold. I am simply stating it is something I’ve heard works. Nor am I advocating for the consumption of beer. Beer is gross and makes you bloaty and belchy. No one likes to be bloaty and belchy.

4. The hermit life Step 1: Turn the heat in your house up and keep it there. Step 2: Never leave your warm abode ever again.

Ever. Become a comfy yet isolated hermit. Side effects include a large AC/heating bill.

5. Move Why live in Virginia? I see no reason. It has four solid seasons, and I’m not a fan of two of them.

Ideally, you should move to some ridiculously beautiful place that has

no concept of snow. If you miss the snow, visit Montana in the winter and realize how foolish you were.

Make sure to pat yourself on the back as you return to your tropical paradise and vow never to face the icy evil again.

6. Get a dog While a dog is harder to hide in apartments that are less than animal-friendly, a cat is not the answer.

A dog will love you and sit at your ng feet at night so you are never Zi Yacold.

A cat will regard you with general disdain and gnaw on your toes until they reach bone. Then they will have a grand old time chewing your hair and creepily staring at you in the dark while you attempt to sleep … so no. No cats.

7. Stand on the steam tunnel grate Certain spots around Grounds

provide immediate warmth, spots conveniently planted so you can reach them between classes. These spots are the steam tunnel grates. A bit smelly? Yes. Do you immediately freeze when you step off the grate?

Absolutely. Is there a solution? No, but I will put one forward anyways.

I suggest simply standing on the grate until it is warm enough to step off. Please bring a book for entertainment.

8. Find a significant other The one perk of a significant other is the free pass to cuddle with them and blatantly use them for warmth whenever you want. You can be a warmth thief with zero repercussions. However, not everyone has an SO. If your friend wakes up from a nap to suddenly find you spooning them, well, then that’s how it has to be.

9. Become a seal I am not implying you actually become a seal, only that you attempt to look like one. Eat. A lot. Eat so much that you develop a nice layer of blubber to protect you from the cold. Not only will you be warmer than your friends, but when you slip on the ice, there will be a lovely cushion of fat for you to land on.

10. Pull a Revenant/Skywalker Let’s just say you’re stuck in the snow or some sort of tundra-like environment with only a knife/ lightsaber to keep you alive. What do you do? The clear answer is to sleep inside the corpse of a recently dead animal. Maybe you went on an ill-fated hike in Shenandoah?

Or got lost on the way to class and ended up in the fetal position at the bottom of a hill? One can only hope if a grizzly stumbles upon you, you’re good with a knife.

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U.Va. sustainability efforts not trumped Environmental policy changes, potential funding cuts will not affect Sustainability Plan on Grounds JESSICA CHANDRASEKHAR | HEALTH AND SCIENCE EDITOR Following the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Donald Trump, White House webpages relating to climate change immediately disappeared. Trump’s environmental stance during both the campaign and his first days of the presidency include a reaction against clean energy efforts — apparent in his procoal position, appointment of various fossil fuel supporters to his cabinet and open denial of climate change.

However, any energy proposals made

by Trump — in his first 100 days and beyond — most likely will not impact sustainability efforts at the University.

Donald Sundgren, Chief Facilities Officer for the University, said in an email statement the 2016-2020 Sustainability Plan presented in 2016 includes outlines for meeting 23 goals and over 100 actions aimed at achieving the Board of Visitors’ and the University’s sustainability commitment and goals.

Goals fall into three categories — Engage, Steward and Discover.

Specific aims under each of these three categories include increasing sustainability awareness and engagement, reducing building energy and potable water use and enhancing sustainability education and research, respectively. “[The Sustainability Plan] seeks to embody the U.Va. Sustainability

Statement — Sustainability at the University of Virginia calls for collaboration and ingenuity to promote the wellbeing of the community, solve local and global challenges through scholarship and practice, educate ethical leaders and steward this special place,” Sundgren said.Over 100 University staff, faculty and students developed the plan, taking into account feedback collected over several years from students, staff and faculty.

According to the text of the Sustainability Plan itself, “It is responsive to the 2011 Sustainability Assessment and specifically the action item to ‘approve a comprehensive set of objective, measurable goals for sustainability designed to focus priorities and drive change.’”

The University Committee on Sustainability and Office for Sustainability take responsibility for overseeing implementation, tracking and reporting on progress of the plan’s goals.

“The [Sustainability Plan’s] goals seek to reduce the environmental, social and economic impacts of human activities on our climate, air quality, water quality and usage, other natural resources and human health through mobilization of our educational, operational and financial resources to achieve significant, quantifiable goals,” Sundgren said.

Sundgren does not foresee cuts in government funding aimed at en-

vironmental improvement affecting the timeline or completion of these goals. Funding for implementation of the plan comes not from government subsidies, but University sources — including savings due to energy efficiency and conservation projects.

“My personal goals, especially given the recent changes in national politics, is to focus locally and build community-based solutions,” Alex Wolz, fourth-year student in the Commerce School and student cochair of the Energy Working Group, said in an email statement. “I believe this applies to U.Va. as well as the Charlottesville community. Many of us are realizing that very little in way of environmental action will be made on the federal level with the current administration, so we must act on a local scale.”

Sustainability-minded groups at the University include the Energy Working Group and the Student Council Committee on Sustainability.

The Energy Working Group focuses on energy issues around Grounds, through efforts such as hosting a Renewable Energy Town Hall.

The Committee on Sustainability — which Wolz is also a member — focuses especially on sustainability issues on Grounds, including promoting composting or hosting ‘zero-waste’ events. While the former includes teams of students, staff and faculty, the latter group is comprised

of solely students.

Like Sundgren, Wolz believes funding cuts will not curb efforts to create a greener, more sustainability-minded University.

“The transition to a zero-carbon energy future is irreversible,” Wolz says. “In many parts of the U.S., wind and solar-generated electricity is already equal, or even cheaper, than standard fossil-fuel generated electricity. Changes in energy subsidies or laws may slow the change, but it cannot be reversed.”

Wolz offers advice for students concerned about potential effects of

the Trump administration on sustainability efforts locally and nationally.

“Do not be deterred by the inaction on the federal level on sustainability, because all major sustainability initiatives at U.Va. have been rooted in students’ movements and actions,” Wolz said. “From the Divestment movement, to composting initiatives and Earth Day at U.Va., these are all student-led initiatives, and no federal administration can stifle our efforts here on grounds.”

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Potential funding cuts and policy changes under new federal administration will not impede University sustainability efforts.

U.Va. Health in limbo as ACA repeal pans out Students to see little disruption of care, coverage in next year KATE LEWIS | HEALTH AND SCIENCE EDITOR President Trump’s first executive order following his Friday inauguration instructed government agencies to alter, delay or waive provisions of the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — which they deem too costly. For the University Health System and Elson Student Health Center, this shift in policy enforcement will likely have little immediate effect on healthcare and insurance costs.

Republicans have been promising to “repeal and replace” the ACA since it first came to the House floor.

Congress has already begun the process of repealing the ACA, voting in both houses to have legislation for the repeal ready by Jan. 27. No legislation for a replacement bill has been proposed as of yet.

The Congressional Budget Office released a report Jan. 17 that illustrated how one pathway to repeal — retaining insurance market reforms

but eliminating mandate penalties and subsidies — would leave an additional 18 million people uninsured and increase premiums in the nongroup market by 20 to 25 percent in the following enrollment year.

Larry Fitzgerald, chief financial and business development officer for the Health Center, said they still have three more years of payment reductions in order to meet the $159 million total spending cuts required by the ACA. Since these payment cuts were back-end loaded, $101 million of that total remains to be paid.

“The cuts are in front of us — the ones that really count — so we’re concerned about that,” Fitzgerald said. “We’ve planned for them, we have them in our long-range finance plan, and we are able to accommodate them — but it is a big number.”

The hospital also saw a single

percentage point reduction in indigent care — state-subsidized care for patients meeting 200 percent of poverty — since the enactment of the ACA, he said.

Virginia opted out of one aspect of the ACA — expanding Medicaid, a form of government health insurance for the poor. Fitzgerald said the University has a special arrangement that allows them to expand Medicaid regardless of the state’s decision.

One problem with existing health care policy is many Americans fall in between qualifying for Medicaid and being able to afford their own insurance, he said.

“Where we have an issue is if you have someone who makes income greater than 200 percent of poverty and doesn’t have insurance and they’re facing a $100,000 bill,” Fitzgerald said.

With the repeal of the ACA

looming, Fitzgerald said it is difficult to prepare until a clear replacement is proposed.

“The problem is this — we don’t know what the Trump administration is gonna do,” he said. “What we think is gonna happen is some of the Republican plans go toward more privatization of insurance.”

Executive Director of Student Health Christopher Holstege said no national policy changes, whatever they may be, will affect student insurance plans until after next academic year.

“We do not anticipate any significant negative impacts on the Student Health services provided to the University of Virginia students and are striving to provide enhanced services while containing costs,” Holstege said in an email statement.

“We also do not expect any drastic changes to the Student Health insurance offered by the University and

instead anticipate enhanced coverage with decreased cost for next academic year as that has already been negotiated.”

The ACA affected the terms and costs of Student Health insurance plans when it went into effect. Student Health itself is largely immune to national policy changes since the Student Health fee funds most of its services.

Student Health’s pharmacy and laboratory do charge students, but fall under the jurisdiction of the University Health System, not Student Health.

By and large, little is expected to change with regards to healthcare on Grounds this year — for students or the hospital. The longer term repercussions of “repeal and replace,” however, are much less uncertain.

“It will work out, but we’re playing close attention, very close attention to what occurs,” Fitzgerald said.