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Caitlyn Seed

Associate News Editor

As the 2016 elections approach, Sabato’s Crystal Ball is starting to predict the winners of state and federal elections.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball — named after Prof. Larry J. Sabato, who is the director of the Center for Politics — is an online predictive tool which features detailed and updated analyses of current elections taking place across the nation.

Associate Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball Geoffrey Skelley said the Crystal Ball is intended to reach a wide reader audience, from vaguely interested citizens to close followers of American politics.

“We use it as a tool to try to get people interested in politics,” Skelley said. “It’s a route to get them more interested in political issues with more substance using elections. Everybody likes a horse race.”

Since its inception in 2004, the Crystal Ball has been remarkably accurate in its political predictions,

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Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicts for 2016 Falls short of picking Iowa caucus winners even receiving a 100 percent accuracy rating in 2008 for its predictions of gubernatorial and Senate races across America.

In 2013, the Crystal Ball was awarded the “Best Beast” accolade by The Daily Beast for being one of the best political sites on the Internet.

Yet in the recent Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz defied the Crystal Ball’s prediction by beating Donald Trump.

At this point in the primary elections, it is notoriously difficult to accurately determine what is likely to happen state to state, Skelley said, which is why contributors to the Crystal Ball were hesitant to confidently label strong leaders before the Iowa caucuses took place.

The Crystal Ball prediction said Trump and Clinton were “modest favorites” to be the respective Republican and Democratic winners of the Iowa caucuses.

“I think essentially we offered analysis on who we thought were slight favorites, but we were hesitant to label the race as anything concrete,” Skelley said. “It’s hard to do in this context.”

Certain characteristics of the 2016

presidential race also make predictions particularly difficult this year, Skelley said.

“Donald Trump throws a wrench into things,” Skelley said. “He’s obviously atypical. He doesn't fall as neatly into a typical breakdown of polls, of groups or coalitions.”

In addition to the presidential election, the Crystal Ball offers ratings, which range in predictive strength from “strong” to “toss up” for the 2016 U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial elections.

Emily Bolton, communications director for the Democratic Party of Virginia, said predictive tools like the Crystal Ball are useful for their nonpartisan perspective on elections, as well as their use as a reference tool for the political community. “[Predictive tools] are useful in the sense that they break down political actions in a nonbiased way that cuts through all of the campaign noise,” Bolton said. “Simple media coverage doesn’t do that.”

Although predictive tools like the Crystal Ball are useful for such reasons, they are not often used in an official campaign capacity, Bolton said.

Although Skelley said predictions

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Sabato’s Crystal Ball — named after Prof. Larry J. Sabato — is an online predictive tool which features detailed and updated analyses of current elections taking place across the nation.

are difficult to make at this time, he offered a hesitant prediction for the primary election in Virginia, which will take place on the first of March.

“I’d be inclined to think that Clinton will win Virginia, but on the Republican side we might still have four or five — even six — candidates and that really makes it difficult to say,” Skelley said.

Bolton also said it is too soon to make accurate predictions regarding

upcoming primary elections in other states, although she said she is hopeful about building national momentum in the Democratic Party.

“We don’t really have any predictions at this point as far as the primary goes,” Bolton said. “What I can say is we are very encouraged by the turnout in Iowa.”

The Republican Party of Virginia could not be reached for comment.

Law profs. weigh in on Ted Cruz controversy Answer is not clear, Harrison says on Senator’s natural-born status

Alexis Gravely Associate News Editor

During the presidential primaries, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has faced questions about his status as a “natural-born” citizen.

The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be a minimum of 35 years of age, a resident of the United States for 14 years and a natural-born citizen.

Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada and his mother was a U.S. citizen. Fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as well as some legal scholars, have raised questions about whether Cruz is a natural-born citizen.

Law Prof. David Martin said this controversy begins with the argument over the definition of a natural-born citizen.

“Some people claim that [it] means you have to be born in the United States,” Martin said. “Others say it simply means that you were a citizen from the time of birth.”

Martin said there are battles in academic literature and the popular press about how the phrase “natural-born” should be interpreted.

Personally, Martin said he believes it makes the most sense to “construe it simply as the person was a citizen from birth, wherever he or she may have been born.”

While some believe one interpretation is clearer than the other, other academics, such as Law Prof. John Harrison, do not necessarily agree.

“There is [no clear answer] that scholars have come to, nor do I think there is [an answer] that is clearly right,” Harrison said. “There are considerations in the opposite direction.

The answer is not clear.”

Although there is not a consensus on the issue, Martin said the predominant opinion is natural-born citizenship does not require birth in a U.S. territory if one parent is an American citizen who has lived in the United States. Under this definition and Cruz’s circumstances, the U.S. Senator from Texas would qualify to serve as president.

The Supreme Court has not ruled on a case defining what qualifies a citizen as natural-born, raising the question of whether a future court case will determine Cruz’s eligibility and explicitly define what it means to be a natural-born citizen.

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Sen. Ted Cruz is facing questions about whether he is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

it, I don’t know,” Harrison said. “But it could certainly come up if Cruz were elected president and took office.”

Martin said there are only two scenarios in which a court would accept such a case, because federal courts can only consider cases or controversies which pose a “concrete and immediate harm” to an individual.

The first scenario would be if Cruz was elected president and an individual were directly affected by

a power exercised by him, Martin said; however, he said this would not be the best time to resolve the issue, because Cruz would be well into exercising his presidential powers.

The second scenario would be prior to Cruz being elected president.

If an election official in a state tried to prevent Cruz’s name from being on the ballot in the primary or general election, for example, Cruz could sue to require his name be included on the ballot, Martin said.

Harrison said it is difficult to predict whether or not a court case would occur prior to Cruz potentially being elected president.

“The question whether any court would come up with a way to address the question in a anticipatory context is harder,” Harrison said.

Additionally, most court cases take a couple of years of litigation in order to reach the Supreme Court.

Only in rare instances — such as the case involving Richard Nixon’s tapes in the Watergate scandal — has a case reached the Supreme Court within a matter of months, Martin said.

“I don’t expect to see [a situation] where the court just resolves [the issue], especially not at the Supreme Court level between now and the

election in November,” Martin said.

It is unclear how much of an impact this controversy will have on the presidential election.

Third-year College student and University Democrats President Sam Tobin said he hopes it will have little impact.

“I hope Ted Cruz, like every other candidate, will be judged on the merits of his candidacy,” Tobin said. “This election should not be whether Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen or not, it should be whether Ted Cruz would make a good president or not.”

Jay Boyd, fourth-year College student and president of College Republicans, said while he could not comment on the natural-born citizenship debate, the College Republicans plan to support the Republican nominee in the fall.

“The College Republicans are excited to work for whomever is the Republican nominee and ensure he or she beats the [Democratic] candidate,” Boyd said in an email statement.

Two lawsuits — one in Texas and another in Utah — were filed in federal courts in January to determine Cruz’s natural born status. These cases are yet to be decided.

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Republican Party of Virginia requests removal of oath Board of Elections to decide if primary voters will sign loyalty statement Hailey Ross Senior Writer

The Republican Party of Virginia requested on Jan. 30 to rescind the loyalty oath which Republican primary voters would be required to sign in order for their vote to count.

Virginia voters are not required to select a party affiliation as either Democrat or Republican during the registration process because the state holds an open primary.

However, state law allows either party to require primary voters to sign a pledge showing their intention to support the party’s candidate. The requirements for voting in the party’s primary must also be determined at least 90 days before the primary date and be certified and approved by the State Board of Elections.

Both parties have used loyalty oaths in the past.

The Republican Party of Virginia, or RPV, originally decided such a form was necessary for the 2016 election cycle and drafted a loyalty oath for primary voters to sign.

The main reason for using this oath was so they could get the forms back to use for voter contact

enhancement, Steven Albertson, of the Virginia State Central Committee, said.

The original form was drafted on a full sheet of paper having only 47 words and was sent to the State Board of Elections for approval.

The State Board of Elections is composed of three members — two Democrats and one Republican. The group reformatted the form and only nine of the original 47 words were kept.

According to the board’s meeting minutes from Dec. 16, 2015, the formatting was based on similar documents previously approved by the board in 2011.

“The words they took out they replaced with a lot of legalese and sort of scary, ‘If you don’t do this, you’re not going to be able to vote’ kind of language that wasn’t particularly helpful,” Albertson said.

He also described the form as being shrunk so four fit to a page.

“The type was roughly six-point font. It was impossible to read. You had four lines of text in less than a half inch, and no place to sign,” Albertson said. “It was something that if we wanted the information on the form we would have to issue a FOIA request to get it back.”

Martin Mash of the Virginia Department of Elections said only

minor changes were made to the oath itself.

“When the executive director of the Republican Party brought the oath to the board, the board expressed some small concerns about the language of certain aspects of it,” Mash said. “They made clear to the executive director that only two words were going to be changed as far as the oath itself is concerned.”

The additional words were part of a notice required under code, Mash said, and it was important to distinguish between the notice to voters and the pledge itself, which are both included on the same document and appear to be the same form.

Should voters have refused to sign the oath, they would then have to be issued a provisional ballot.

“That was what really I think tipped us over the edge because under that statute the local electoral boards are obligated to not count those ballots unless somebody signs the form,” Albertson said.

At the State Board of Elections meeting Dec. 16, several officials opposed the use of a loyalty oath, including Olga Hernandez of League of Women Voters of Vir-

ginia.

“A pledge and the process of issuing the pledge would be a nightmare to election officials and [would] unduly increase the length of the lines,” Hernandez said, according to the meeting minutes.

She also said the legality of denying voters a ballot for refusing to sign a statement should be considered.

John Findlay, executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia, told the Board of Elections the document should be considered a statement and not a pledge.

After more debate, the board moved unanimously to approve the proposed Voter Statement of Republican Party Affiliation.

The RPV did not request the statement be removed from the primary until Jan. 30.

Geoffrey Skelley, media relations coordinator for the University’s Center of Politics, said the Republican Party’s decision to rescind the oath is worrying because absentee voting began in mid-January.

“Now the State Board of Elections has to figure out what they’re going to do with those absentee voters’ ballots,” Skelley said.

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The RPV initially supported the oath for voter contact enhancement.

Republicans to use loyalty oaths, but an oath doesn’t make sense in a year where both parties are holding primary elections, Skelley said.

“With the current Democratic presidential primary, there’s really not a reason to worry about Democrats voting in the Republican party, at least not many… just because they have their own one to vote in,” he said.

The State Board of Elections will be holding a special meeting Feb. 4 to discuss the RPV’s request to rescind the voter statement of affiliation. If it votes to remove the oath, the board will also decide what to do about absentee ballots which have already been cast.

Law School graduates to clerk for Supreme Court Austin Raynor, Nicole Frazer clerking for Justices Thomas, Scalia Elizabeth Parker Associate Editor

Two recent Law School graduates will clerk for the 2016-17 term of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Austin Raynor, a 2013 Law graduate and current associate at Sullivan and Cromwell in Washington, D.C., will clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.

Nicole Frazer, a 2015 Law graduate, will clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia. Frazer is currently clerking for Judge Jeffrey Sutton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Columbus, OH. Raynor said he appreciates the Law School’s diverse curriculum.

“U.Va. does an outstanding job of teaching its students both the craft and substance of law,” Raynor said in an email statement. “The U.Va. course load is an ideal blend of hard law and theory.”

Frazer said her experiences with not only the curriculum but also the Law School’s community have shaped her legal knowledge.

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Nicole Frazer, a 2015 Law gradute, will be clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia.

“The classes I took [at the Law School] — along with my interactions with professors and students — were immensely helpful; they sharpened my thinking about legal issues,” Frazer said in an email statement.

Raynor was involved outside of the classroom during his time in

Charlottesville, particularly as an articles editor for the Virginia Law Review and member of the Federalist Society. During his first year of Law School, he was an opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

Raynor also did a yearlong independent study with Law Prof. Caleb Nelson, who praised him for his intellect and character.

“I’m thrilled that Austin is getting this opportunity. He was a star student here, and he’ll represent U.Va. extremely well,” Nelson said in an email statement. “He’s intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, hard working and very smart. He’s also a great guy.”

Frazer was also involved in the University community and worked as a research assistant for Law Profs.

A.E. Dick Howard and Saikrishna Prakash. She also authored an article under Nelson which was published in the Virginia Law Review in September 2015.

Howard said Frazer is “among the most talented graduates” he has seen while teaching at the Law School.

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Austin Raynor, a 2013 Law graduate, will be clerking for Justice Clarence Thomas.

“Nicole worked with me on an article on the Supreme Court,” Howard said. “I benefited profoundly from her findings and insights.”

Prakash said Frazer will be an asset to Scalia.

"Nicole displayed all the hallmarks of a tremendous student and person. Friendly, brilliant,

hard-working and inquisitive,” Prakash said in an email statement.

“She's going to make a tremendous clerk for Justice Scalia.”

Raynor said he is excited for this opportunity and looks forward to working for Thomas.

“I love this country and the Supreme Court is the pinnacle of its legal system, so I imagine just walking in every morning will be an honor,” Raynor said. “I expect to learn a huge amount.”

Frazer said she looks forward to observing the process of the Supreme Court and getting to know the others who will serve alongside her.

“I'm excited about the opportunity to sharpen my legal writing and thinking under the tutelage of a justice who has … shaped the development of such a broad range of legal issues,” Frazer said. “I'm excited to actually see firsthand how the whole process works — from the granting cert to hearing oral arguments to writing opinions.”

The next term of the Supreme Court is set to begin Oct. 3rd.

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New York Times writer appears on American Forum Charlie Savage analyzes Obama’s foreign policy on Miller Center’s television program Kathleen Watson Associate Editor

The Miller Center hosted Charlie Savage, author and New York Times Washington correspondent, on American Forum Wednesday.

Executive Producer of American Forum Doug Blackmon said the program is broadcasted in 85 percent of markets in the United States on PBS stations and aims to engage the public in national issues.

“We're very oriented to issues that are really important right now, issues of real national consequence,” Blackmon said. “We're trying to bring together scholars, politicians, policy makers [and] journalists to talk about those really important things in ways that an informed and engaged public will find valuable and entertaining."

American Forum is produced by the Miller Center and hosts a different guest each Wednesday.

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Each Wednesday, the Miller Center hosts a different guest on its weekly television show. Douglas Blackmon said the program is broadcasted on PBS stations around the nation.

In keeping in line with the center's mission, American Forum often focuses on issues affecting the executive branch, Blackmon said.

"The Miller Center as an in-

stitution is very [interested] in the presidency and the executive branch and in research on the presidency, in the past and in the present, and in what the biggest

issues [are] that will face any president,” he said.

Savage's book, “Power Wars,” and his articles for the New York Times deal extensively with the Obama administration’s foreign policy. Blackmon said he was chosen as a guest to discuss the important implications of these policies and the effects they will have on the next president.

"Savage’s book is very much so one of the very first efforts to put together a broad assessment of the Obama foreign policy over the entire administration,” Blackmon said.

The book begins with a chapter about what Savage considers to be one of the most defining moments of Obama's presidency.

"I open the book with… the Christmas 2009 attempted Underwear Bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner," Savage said. "All the systems put in place to protect against something like that had failed. The political backlash to that moment

was ferocious."

The attempted bombing occurred when Umar Farouk attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear while onboard a flight. Savage said the incident caused Obama to swiftly harden his counter-terror initiatives.

"If there was a successful attack, he would be a failed, one term president. Everything they were trying to do… beyond national security, in terms of health insurance and whatever the rest of their domestic policy was would [have been] destroyed," Savage said.

One of the running themes of Savage's book is how there are often many sides to every situation and knowing what is right is not always apparent, Blackmon said.

"What his book demonstrates, and what his reporting has demonstrated over a long time as a really prominent American journalist, is that things are complicated," Blackmon said.

Martese Johnson files amended lawsuit Complaint revised after defense motion to dismiss suit Tim Dodson News Editor

Martese Johnson and his legal counsel filed an amended complaint against the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, its director and four of its agents in U.S. District Court on Feb. 1.

The amended $3 million lawsuit followed a motion by the defense to dismiss the suit. Judge Glen Conrad ruled Johnson would have 10 days to amend his suit.

Johnson was arrested on March 18, 2015 after ABC agents suspected Johnson of using a fake I.D. to attempt to enter Trinity Irish Pub. Although the I.D. was valid, agents arrested Johnson and charged him with public intoxication and obstruction of justice.

After reviewing the case, former Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford declined to prosecute Johnson.

The amended suit maintains Johnson’s bloody arrest by ABC agents violated the U.S. Constitu-

tion and federal and state laws. The counts described in the suit include false arrest, excessive force, failure to train or supervise, gross negligence, negligent supervision and training, assault and battery.

Additions to the lawsuit include a more detailed description of John Cielakie, a special agent for the ABC who handcuffed Johnson on the night of the arrest, and his role in the incident.

Although Cielakie initially observed Johnson’s arrest by ABC agents Jared Miller and Thomas Custer, the suit states “Cielakie knew that his fellow agents were violating Martese’s constitutional rights by seizing him without probable cause.”

The amended suit also provides more details about the moments leading up to the arrest. The suit states the agents did not hear the conversations at Trinity or see any signs of intoxication before deciding to arrest Johnson.

A jury trial is set to begin on Oct. 3.

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The amended $3 million lawsuit provides more details about the moments leading up to the arrest on March 18, 2015.

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Proposed bill would allow females to carry concealed handguns on campus House Bill 761 receives support, backlash, presents possible Title IX violation, Coughlin says

Kathleen Watson News Writer

Last month, House Bill 761 was introduced to the floor of the Virginia General Assembly by Del. Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper). The bill has since been tabled.

This bill “prohibits public institutions of higher education from adopting or enforcing any rules prohibiting a female who possess a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit from carrying a concealed handgun on campus.”

Support for the bill Freitas said the bill is needed so women can invoke their Second Amendment right to bear arms.

“We would always like to make sure that everyone can exercise their Second Amendment rights,” Freitas said. “If we have a particular case where women are being specifically targeted, then we want to make sure that we can extend those rights to women wherever they’re at.”

The bill also aims to empower women by limiting their reliance on university security forces, Freitas said.

“The whole role of the bill, we felt, was to empower women,” Freitas said. “We’ve seen instances, like in Nevada, where a woman on campus was raped 100 feet away from the campus police station. So the idea that we can… protect women by just providing more security is false.”

Freitas said he hopes the bill will not only encourage more women to get concealed handgun permits, but will also deter future violence against women. “[The bill] could potentially encourage other women to seek out options and to seek out training in order to receive a [concealed] carry permit,” Freitas said.

“The other thing that would potentially happen with this is you would have the residual effect of those people that currently prey on women on a college campus, or maybe a person that sees a college as a potential place to prey on women, would now be forced to think twice if a woman is going to be allowed to… exercise her Second Amendment right on campus.”

Opposition to the bill Others worry HB 761 may lead to more dangerous situations on campus. Law School alumnus Matt Bennett — who co-founded Third Way, a Democratic thinktank born from the Americans for

“[The bill] could potentially encourage other women to seek out options and to seek out training in order to receive a [concealed] carry permit.”

-Del. Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper)

“By mandating what gun policies public universities must follow, the bill is taking away some of the administrationʼs oversight.”

-Matt Bennett, Co-founder of Third Way

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Gun Safety group — said it is unclear how an increased presence of guns on campus will produce positive results.

“There are plenty of obvious reasons why guns and college students may not mix,” Bennett said. “Among them, alcohol consumption and the still developing brains and personalities of college students don’t always go well with firearms. There’s plenty of irresponsible behavior without guns on campuses; it’s not clear at all that guns would contribute in a positive way to that mix.”

By mandating what gun policies public universities must follow, the bill is taking away some of the administration’s oversight, Bennett said.

“Universities certainly should retain the ability to regulate what their students are doing on campus,” Bennett said. “There is a degree of responsibility that universities have in ensuring that their campuses remain safe, and if a university administration makes the judgment that guns would make their campuses less safe, they should have the ability to impose those kinds of rules.”

University students’ views The bill, first and foremost, protects university females and their Second Amendment right to bear arms, fourth-year College student and College Republicans President Jay Boyd said. “[HB 761 is] a pretty short and straightforward bill about having more freedom of carry around

campuses across the state,” Boyd said. “It allows more freedom for females… and makes it so they’re more able to exercise their Second Amendment right.”

This bill may make some students, particularly those in College Republicans, feel safer on Grounds, Boyd said.

“Most people within the College Republicans will feel that the Grounds are safer [with the bill],” Boyd said. “This is something that’s a little more comforting to… moderates of the pro-gun Republicans [who] feel that it’s just a Second Amendment right to carry.”

Not everyone on Grounds shares Boyd’s sentiments. Thirdyear College student and University Democrats President Sam Tobin said he fears if HB 761 passes, it will create greater safety concerns. “[HB 761] doesn’t solve any problems,” Tobin said. “It will only create more problems [and] create a more dangerous campus. People haven’t been properly trained to carry guns around campus. I think that’s where accidents happen… particularly at U. Va., where there’s a lot of drinking and alcohol involved.”

While there are multiple steps an individual must go through to get a concealed handgun permit, these standards may not be rigorous enough for the permits to apply to University students, Tobin said.

“My issue with the bill is [that]

concealed handgun permits in Virginia [are], in my opinion and I think in any reasonable person’s opinion, ridiculously easy [to get] and really not a good standard,” Tobin said. “You have to take a test online, you have to watch a video online and take the test, then you get to carry a gun around. I think that’s nuts that the standard is so low to be able to do that.”

The bill and Title IX Beyond concerns about what this bill means for gun regulation, there are concerns it may violate Title IX, which prohibits any public institution — including public universities and colleges — from discriminating against students on the basis of sex.

The text of HB 761 specifically says the bill applies to females, which is a clear violation of Title IX, Law Prof. Anne Coughlin said. “[The bill is], on its face, discrimination based on sex,” Coughlin said. “That kind of classification is a violation of the federal Constitution.”

Females are the most common victims of violence on college campuses, so the bill was designed to protect their rights specifically, Freitas said.

“We have a great number of reports out right now that women are specifically being targeted, whereas we don’t see the same reports and the same cases with respect to men,” Freitas said.

While state courts have made several exceptions to Title IX

in the past, there needs to be an exceedingly good reason for an exception in this case, Coughlin said.

“The sex classification isn’t given as strict scrutiny — this is, under the Constitution — as race, but you have to come up with an exceedingly persuasive justification for the classification and that justification can’t be grounded in stereotypes,” Coughlin said.

“Even if there [is] some empirical basis for thinking that you know women need guns to protect themselves… or that women suffer from violence more than men and, hence, need this kind of protection… I would think a court would strike it down on the ground that it just rests on stereotypes.”

Looking forward While the bill was originally scheduled to be voted on this session, it has been tabled until next session, when it will be evaluated further. Freitas said he is confident it will gain greater support in the Assembly’s next session.

“As [the bill] comes up again, and as we have these other people that are able to testify, I anticipate that we’re going to see growing support because, again, I think that women should be allowed to exercise all their rights — not just the ones politicians are ready for,” Freitas said.

Bennett said he is doubtful the bill will become a law.

“I don’t think [Gov. Terry] McAuliffe will sign it and, second, I doubt it would even pass both houses of the Virginia legislature,” Bennett said. “Most [bills] don’t even get to the governor’s desk, and I doubt this will get that far and it certainly won’t get any farther.”

Should the bill pass the Virginia legislature and receive McAuliffe’s approval, it may still be declared unconstitutional at a federal level, Coughlin said. “[HB 761] is an unconstitutional classification based on sex,” Coughlin said in an email statement. “The state is not permitted to discriminate on the basis of sex unless it can articulate an exceedingly persuasive justification for doing so. In this case, the state could not satisfy this burden. It is understandable that, in the current climate, politicians are searching for ways to protect women from sexual violence and sexual misconduct. But this is a bad bill.”

The bill will up for reevaluation in January 2017.

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McCarthy brothers reflect on transitions to and from, experiences within the Virginia baseball program Despite the departure of Joe McCarthy from the Virginia baseball program after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in June, there will still be a player from Scranton, Pa. donning number 31 in the Davenport dugout this season. Freshman Jake McCarthy has enjoyed his first semester at the University, saying that “it is a lot… busier and obviously more competitive than high school... [but] I think I have been acclimating pretty well. ...I am really enjoying it so far.”

Jake identified one reason for that acclimation — the guidance and advice that he received from his older brother, Joe. “[I] kinda knew a lot more about the program than most recruits coming in do because [Joe] knew what was going on in the locker room,” the younger McCarthy said. “He [could] give me a personal opinion on the program.”

Joe is fairly humble regarding his influence on Jake’s college choice and transition.

“He just knows a little bit more [about] what to expect coming into the program,” the elder McCarthy said. “I mean, I have just been trying to help him out as much as I can, but he will be fine.”

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Cut from the same mold

McCarthy brothers reflect on transitions to and from, experiences within Virginia baseball program He seems to be just fine. Jake was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates in addition to breaking records as his high school’s star running back.

“Jake is ... [a] really, really good athlete,” coach Brian O’Connor said. “I am really glad and fortunate that we are going to have three or four more years with a McCarthy in our dugout.”

Virginia baseball fans have high hopes that the new McCarthy, who, in the words of O’Connor, is from the “same mold” as older brother Joe, will pick up right where his brother left off.

Joe, referred to by his coach as “a rock for us in that lineup everyday,” has enjoyed his transition to professional baseball, playing with the Rays’ short-season Class A affiliate, the Hudson Valley Renegades.

“I didn’t really have too much time to like transition into it,” Joe said. “I mean right from the College World Series, [I] signed a couple of days later. I was playing my first game within the next week. I kind of just hit the ground running, got out there and started playing again. It was a lot of fun.”

Despite his successful transition into the big leagues, which included being named a midseason All-Star in the New YorkPenn League, he mentioned that he didn’t have it as easy as Jake since he missed “[having] an older brother to let me know what to expect or how to handle certain things.”

Both young men, however, consider themselves lucky to

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Joe McCarthy, now in the minor leagues, wore number 31 for three seasons.

have another role model and support system outside of each other — the original number 31, Joe McCarthy, Sr. “Yeah, a lot of guys on the team bust me for [wearing the same number as Joe],” Jake said.

“But I have been doing it for 18 years now. We have always worn 31, like my dad did.” Joe Sr., who played at South Carolina and was drafted three times, wore that number back when he

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played at Scranton High School, where both brothers graduated.

This past October, the jersey was retired in honor of all three McCarthy men and Joe and Jake’s sister Morgan.

Although Joe Sr.’s days in the dugout have come to an end and Joe Jr. wears number 43 for the Renegades, one McCarthy remains wearing a number forever associated by Virginia fans with the McCarthy name.

“Some people still think I look like Joe when I am wearing it, so I find that kind of funny,” Jake said with a smile. “But, I mean, it is pretty cool. I mean, he was pretty successful in it, and hopefully I can be too.”

Jake and the Virginia Cavaliers open their season Feb. 19th in Myrtle Beach, S.C. against Kent State, and return four days later to Charlottesville for their home opener.

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Virginia rolls past Boston College, 61-47 Brogdon scores 27 points, just one shy of his career high Robert Elder Staff Writer

Wednesday afternoon, new Cavalier football coach Bronco Mendenhall let Virginia fans know just how serious he was. Whether it was wearing the trademarked V-sabre or playing a spring game, the Virginia players would have to earn it.

Chances are, Mendenhall was pleased watching the University’s basketball team later Wednesday night. They certainly earned this win.

No. 9 Virginia extended its win streak to five games with a dominating 61-47 win against Boston College in John Paul Jones Arena. Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon led the Cavaliers (18-4, 7-3 ACC) with 17 first half points en route to 27 on the night — just one shy of his career high of 28, set in last season’s ACC tournament loss against North Carolina.

Boston College (7-15, 0-9 ACC) shot just 26.5 percent from the field.

Senior guard Eli Carter, the Eagles’ leading scorer at 17.3 points per game, was limited to just seven points.

Brogdon eclipsed 1,500 points for his career in the victory. He hit all five of his attempts from the three.

“He’s playing really good basketball — really efficient,” Coach Tony Bennett said. “He’s being very assertive, but he’s letting it come too. He did a nice job guarding Carter, too — just showing his completeness.”

Brogdon’s completeness was necessary to keep Virginia ahead in the first half. Although the Cavaliers never trailed Wednesday and led for 39:34, the Cavaliers didn’t explode out of the gate like they did against Louisville.

A step-back three by Brogdon on Virginia’s first possession followed by two free-throws by sophomore guard Devon Hall gave the Cavaliers a quick 5-0 lead, which they would eventually stretch to a 14-7 advantage.

The Eagles clawed back, cutting the lead to 16-15. But despite hitting five treys in the opening stanza, including four by freshman guard Sammy Barnes-Thompkins, Brogdon willed Virginia ahead.

Following two free-throws by senior forward Anthony Gill, who had 10 points and a double-double on the night, Brogdon scored the next eight for the Cavaliers. Gill extended the halftime lead to 29-20 — the Cavaliers’ largest of the game, at that point — on a dunk with 1:19 to play.

“I felt good about our first half defense,” Bennett said. “We just didn’t make some outside shots — missed some bunnies. We had a couple opportunities in transition that didn’t go our way.”

After the break, however, the Cavalanche many had been predicting arrived. Virginia, a 23.5 point favorite, proved the folks in Las Vegas knew a thing or two about picking the Cavaliers as heavy favorites against the ACC’s last-ranked team.

Despite Boston College netting the final 11 points of the game, Virginia still outscored the Eagles, 3227, in the second half. It marked the second straight game Virginia held its opponent to under 50 points.

The Cavaliers used a 9-0 run to take 46-29 lead with 11:34 remaining and stretched the lead to as large as 25 after a layup by Brogdon with 5:29 to play.

“I think it’s just a matter of us getting back to what we were doing,” Hall said. “We hit maybe a little bit of a wall, and we weren’t playing the way we were capable of playing — getting stops and running the offense with urgency. Against Louisville, we put together a complete game. We are just trying to continue to put together those complete games.”

A three by senior forward Evan Nolte, who hadn’t hit a trey since the second game of the season against George Washington, kept the crowd in the game late. The Cavaliers cleared the bench in the final minutes, with the walk-ons receiving playing time against an ACC opponent for the second time in as many games.

Boston College, still winless both in the conference and on the road, was held to just 27 percent shooting from the floor. The Eagles shot just 4-of-23 from inside the arc.

Likewise, Boston College lacked the players and discipline to matchup against Brogdon, who only played 34 minutes Saturday. “[Freshman Forward] A.J. Turner, the guy guarding him, gave [Brogdon] too much space,” Boston College coach Jim Christian said. “I think he was a little scared to go because he’s such a good driver — he’s stronger than A.J.” The Cavaliers will take to the road again Saturday to face Pittsburgh, which sits just a half-game behind Virginia in the ACC standings. Virginia hopes its recent momentum will carry it through an expected tough outing on the road.

“I feel we’re playing better basketball — our kind of ball — as we’re

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Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon eclipsed 1,500 career points in Wednesday’s victory.

heading into the second half of ACC play,” Bennett said.

Virginia will next face the Panthers Saturday at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is scheduled for noon.

Women’s basketball looks to reboot offense against Duke Virginia’s front court slowed since loss of Faith Randolph Grant Gossage Senior Associate

Inside the practice gym Tuesday morning, Cavalier women’s basketball Coach Joanne Boyle was focused on her team’s preparation for Thurs-

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Coach Joanne Boyle continues looking for offense without senior Faith Randolph.

day night’s return to Cameron Indoor Stadium, where she played her college ball in the ‘80s and returned as an assistant from ’93-‘02. Then a question seemed to trigger her recollection of that Blue Devil past.

“I think the strangest thing is to be sitting on the other bench for me,” Boyle said. “That’s the hardest thing — not hard — it’s just kind of strange to be down there. But you’re down there to do a job, and this is who I coach. Duke’s always been a part of my life, always will be. But for those 40 minutes, it’s going to be about us and Virginia.”

The Cavaliers (13-9, 3-5 ACC) are coming off their third straight defeat, a 52-63 final against N.C. State a week ago. Virginia’s points per game average has plummeted from 77.4 to 66 since its 76-56 upset Jan. 3 over No. 22 Miami. There’s no question the loss of senior guard Faith Randolph, who broke her thumb Jan. 7 in the loss to No. 3 Notre Dame, has affected Cavalier point totals.

“We’re not getting Faith back for a little bit here,” Boyle said. “So we have to, with what we have, be able to find ways to score, get their confidence going… We can’t just assume at the

end of the shot clock we are going to give the ball to [sophomore pointguard] Mikayla [Venson] and let her just figure it out for us.”

An All-ACC Freshman in 20142015, Venson has raised her game to even greater heights this season. The Arlington, Va. native leads her team in points per game at 15.1, threepoint percentage at .378, and average minutes at 33.2. But the trouble is that defenses are starting to key on Venson, forcing other Cavaliers to beat them.

Not to mention, two contributors early on for Virginia have somewhat disappeared in this Venson-dependent, Randolph-less present.

“Now with Faith out, it’s harder for [sophomore forward] Aliyah [Huland-El] to score,” Boyle said. “It’s harder for [sophomore forward] Lauren [Moses] to score. Lauren understands she’s just got to make herself more available. She’s got to demand the ball and finish easy buckets.”

Although her three rebounds left much to be desired, Moses showed offensive promise in the loss to N.C. State. She finished in double figures for only the second time in the last seven games. Before that stretch, Mo-

ses had recorded ten or more points in nine out of 12 contests.

“I think I was definitely more aggressive, you know,” Moses said. “We all wanted to win that game. When we got in that hole, I think I really wanted to do whatever it took to win the game, so whether it was defensively hustling or offensively, I just tried to get it done.”

Moses and her Cavalier teammates cannot let falling behind be the spur Thursday night. The Blue Devils (16-7, 5-4 ACC) might be unranked for the first time since 1999, but they’re 10-3 at Cameron Indoor and enter having won four of five. Averaging 6-foot-1 across the board, Duke reverts to a Coach-Boeheim-esque defense that can rattle opponents.

“The thing that stretches us the most in regards to preparing for them is they’re just really long,” Boyle said.

“I mean you look around. They run the matchup zone probably eighty to ninety percent of the game. Again, you talk about not turning the ball over or taking care of the ball. Against their length, we’re really going to have to do that.”

The Blue Devils sport two elite scorers in sophomore guard Rebec-

ca Greenwell and sophomore guard Azurá Stephens, who combined to set 11 Duke freshman records last season. In 2015-2016, Greenwell averages 14.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds, while Stephens averages 19.1 and 9.4.

“Not letting them get hot, taking a lot of Duke’s things away on offense, while they’re going through their plays, not letting them reverse the ball — those are all important,” Moses said. “And obviously what we’ve been wanting to do all season is rebound and get the ball out in transition.”

Sitting at eighth place in an ACC Conference that expects to receive around six NCAA Tournament bids, Virginia is in desperate need of a victory Thursday night. It won’t come easily against the Blue Devils on their famed home court, but the Cavaliers are not shying away from the moment.

“Personally, I have never played there, but I’ve always seen it on TV,” Moses said. “I’m just excited to get down there and beat them in their home gym.”

Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Thursday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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No. 18 Virginia faces busy weekend against Duke, No. 14 North Carolina The Cavaliers look to improve ACC record in back to back weekend matches Mariel Messier Staff Writer

-to-The No. 18 Virginia wrestling team has a busy weekend ahead of them, as they will compete against Duke Friday, and No. 14 North Carolina Saturday.

The Cavaliers (5-4, 0-2 ACC) will have less than 24 hours in between the matches, as they take on the Blue Devils (4-5, 0-2 ACC) at 7 p.m. Friday, and then turn around to face the Tar Heels (9-3, 0-2 ACC) Saturday at 1 p.m.

Luckily for Virginia, both Carolina teams are making the trek to Memorial Gym in Charlottesville.

Duke, North Carolina and Virginia will all be in the same boat as they will be looking to make their first wins in the conference.

All of the teams have impressive out-of-conference records, but have yet to gain an ACC dual win.

Making up some ground is something that the Cavaliers have been focused on for weeks, as they have dropped their first two ACC competitions.

“We need a little more fight,” junior George DiCamillo said.

“We need to bring the action rather than waiting for the action to come to us.”

Over the past couple of weeks, Virginia has only been able to compete twice due to snow cancellations. In the past two contests, the Cavaliers competed against two top-10 teams.

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Virginia started out ACC competition by dropping their match Jan. 18 to No. 3 ranked and undefeated N.C. State, 35-7. Two weeks later, they lost to in-state rival Virginia Tech, ranked 10th in the nation, by a score of 31-7.

Virginia has two nationally ranked wrestlers on the roster who have been consistently picking up wins in DiCamillo, ranked No. 6 at 133 pounds, and senior Zach Nye, who is ranked No. 10 at 197 pounds. The two wrestlers were also the only two competitors to pick up victories for the Cavaliers against the Wolfpack and the Hokies.

However, Virginia has had other wrestlers who have had shining moments in both matches. Sophomore Andrew Atkinson came close to a win in the 157 pound weight class against a nationally ranked Virginia Tech opponent, and almost defeated his No. 6 ranked N.C. State opponent.

“That’s what we have tried to tell our guys… It’s not about the outcome, it’s about how you go out there and sell out as a competitor,” Coach Steve Garland said.

On the other hand, Duke has a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers who will challenge the Cavaliers.

The Blue Devils will look to No. 5 Conner Hartmann in the 197 pound weight class, who is currently undefeated in dual matches (9-0) and 18-1 on the year. Duke will also rely on No. 10 Mitch Finesilver at 149 pounds to pick up

some points.

Once the first bout begins Friday night, the Cavaliers have 18 hours until they get back in gear to take on nationally-ranked North Carolina at 1 p.m. the next day.

The Tar Heels have an impressive slate of six nationally ranked

wrestlers who have led them to their No. 14 ranking.

A highly contested match will come in the 197 pound weight class, as No. 23 Chip Ness will take on Nye. Saturday’s match against the Tar Heels will mark the third-ranked

opponent that the Cavaliers will face in three weeks in the midst of their tough ACC schedule.

“There literally is no rest for us,” Garland said. “The hope and the prayer is that it helps us and doesn’t hurt us going through this weekend.

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Sophomore Andrew Atkinson looks to break through after losing his previous two matches, both against top-ranked competition

Evaluating Tony Bennett’s Sophomore Class

erhaps the biggest question sentially playing his way into the headed into the NBA draft. This year, MATT COMEY 2015-16 Virginia basjunior London PerSports Columnist ketball season was the rantes is on pace to role the sophomore increase his points per class would play. Malgame by five and his colm Brogdon, Anthony Gill and three point shooting by 20 perLondon Perrantes — all foun- cent. dational pieces of the Cavaliers’ But leaps during the freshman recent success — were returning to sophomore transition under and sure to be great. But were the Tony Bennett’s Virginia teams sophomores ready to step up and haven’t been nearly as impressive. help retool following the depar- Harris, Mitchell, Anderson and tures of Justin Anderson and Dar- Perrantes all saw sophomore years ion Atkins? eerily reflective of their freshman The answer, this year and his- campaigns. The one exception to torically, is very unclear. Recent that trend was Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia stars have actually seen who exploded in his second-year their biggest gains during their playing while nearly doubling junior years. Take these examples his points, rebounds and assists. of that second- to third-year tran- But Brogdon’s second-year playsition, for example. Joe Harris im- ing was actually his third year in proved five points per game and school after taking a redshirt durhis three point shooting jumped ing his true sophomore year. from 38 percent to 42.5 percent.

A quick glance at the stats Akil Mitchell added an astound- would suggest this year’s sophing nine points and 4.5 rebounds omore class development isn’t a game. Justin Anderson boosted much to write home about either. his three point shooting from 29 Darius Thompson is the only one percent to 45 percent while es- averaging over five points a game,

but he wasn’t a member of the team his freshman year. Despite the recent addition of Devon Hall and Isaiah Wilkins into the starting lineup, neither has been used on more than 16 percent of possessions according to KenPom data. The pair has clearly improved since last season, but by statistics alone, “taking a leap” surely wouldn’t be a way to describe that progress. One could easily argue that what stat improvements they have seen are simply a function of Bennett doubling their minutes. Take a look.

Marial Shayok 2014-15: 14.6 minutes, 3.8 points, 1.0 assists, 1.8 rebounds 2015-16: 14.1 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.2 assists, 1.4 rebounds Devon Hall 2014-15: 10.6 minutes, 1.8 points, .8 assists, .7 rebounds 2015-16: 19.2 minutes, 4.4 points, 1.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds Isaiah Wilkins 2014-15: 9.4 minutes, 1.6 points, .4 assists, 2.5 rebounds 2015-16: 20.9 minutes, 4.3

points, 1.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds It would be stating the obvious to say Bennett has built this program on relying on his older guys, but after digging around the numbers, the distinction between upper- and underclassmen is starker than I ever imagined. Common wisdom on player development suggests guys get a little bit better each year, and that if there are “leaps,” it’s somewhat random.

For Bennett’s team, those statistical leaps are coming almost exclusively in players’ junior and senior years.

To understand what’s going on here, I think we have to do a bit of looking past the numbers. In watching Wilkins and Hall — and to a lesser extent, Shayok — you can tell these players are getting much better, even if the stats don’t back that up. They’re playing smarter, making tougher shots, and showing an aggressiveness that’s a level above what they’ve done in the past.

The reason I think the stats haven’t followed this year and past

years has everything to do with the trust Bennett places in his older guys and little to do with any shortfall in the development process. Brogdon, Gill and Perrantes — even Mike Tobey — have earned the right to take their shots and play extended minutes.

It’s their team now, just like it will be Hall’s, Wilkins’, Shayok’s and Thompson’s in the years to come.

And I think that’s the type of message you have to send as coach if you want to build a great college basketball program without top25 prospects year in and year out.

So while the statistics aren’t all there now for the sophomores, look for that leap next year, and expect it to be big.

Matt Comey is a weekly Sports columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

He can be reached at m.comey@ cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @matthewcomey.

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Guns — not an answer to sexual assault Gun violence is not the solution to gender-based violence

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In the latest misguided attempt to grapple with the campus sexual assault crisis, lawmakers are pushing to arm women on college campuses. State Del. Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper) recently sponsored House Bill 761, a piece of legislation which “prohibits public institutions of higher education from adopting or enforcing any rules prohibiting a female who possess [sic] a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit from carrying a concealed handgun on campus.”

The bill comes amid several other Republican proposals to support gun ownership in Virginia, including a bill which would allow faculty members to carry guns on college campuses with a concealed weapons permit.

The most obvious issue with Freitas’ proposal is that it contradicts Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education. The bill is unconstitutional unless the state can articulate an “exceedingly persuasive justification” for sex discrimination, per Law Prof. Anne Cough-

lin, who does not view such a justification to be possible. HB 761’s violation of federal law is enough to make it bad legislation — even if it were to be passed, it would surely be nullified in a court of law.

What’s more concerning about the proposal is the nefarious implication that it would prevent rape on campus. Freitas told The Cavalier Daily in a recent interview that “the whole role of the bill, we felt, was to empower women,” going on to say the bill could deter future violence against women. This demonstrates a weak understanding of the nature of gender-based violence on campus. Anti-rape activist and National President of One in Four John D. Foubert told Slate, “If you have a rape situation, usually it starts with some sort of consensual behavior, and by the time it switches to non-consensual, it would be nearly impossible to run for a gun.” According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, the vast majority of sexual assault incidents are ones in which the attacker is known to

the victim, which would make a victim hesitant to shoot. The nature of these incidents also undermines the possibility of deterring perpetrators, who would expect a familiar victim to be reluctant to shoot.

High-risk environments such as college parties are also not likely to be places where women would carry guns — nor should they be.

Surely we can ensure the safety of our students without necessitating that they arm themselves. Rather than pursue legislation that promotes more violence, lawmakers should seek to address the root of the problem — more often than not, lack of communication between sexual partners — much as University organizations currently do.

Not only is the efficacy of such a policy a problem, but so is the proposal’s potential to exacerbate sexual assault situations on college campuses. Given that campus sexual assaults can involve alcohol within environments such as college parties, allowing guns on

campuses presents a higher risk for gun accidents. Firearm safety training does not justify gun use in these common situations — guns and alcohol do not mix.

Nor do guns and public spaces, for that matter. University Grounds, visited by students and non-students alike, should be as free as possible from the risk of gun-related accidents. Imagine a scenario in which a student leaves her firearm, much like her backpack, in a library or on the steps of Old Cabell Hall, susceptible to unintended users. The danger of this alone would outweigh the supposed benefits of this bill.

Thankfully, the General Assembly will not consider this bill until next session. But the same objections we raise today will stand a year from now. Sexual assault is an issue that demands more serious analysis than our lawmakers are giving it. Guns won’t solve the sexual assault epidemic — the sooner our legislators realize this, the better.

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The legal battle for LGBT rights goes on ince the 1970s, the LGBT sex marriage. For years, happy, community has made a seri- same-sex couples could not do ous impact in improving and nec- what happy, straight couples essarily broadening the could. Because of the concept of civil rights 1996 Defense of MarDAVID KATAHIRA issues. Before then, the riage Act, or DOMA, Guest Writer main civil rights issues same-sex marriage was that sparked the most not legally recognized division in the United States were since the law defined marriage, race-related, specifically those from a federal standpoint, as the between whites and blacks in the union between a man and a wom1960s. Race has always been a an. In Obergefell, the Court ruled well-known issue for Americans DOMA was unconstitutional on nationwide. Only in recent years the grounds that it failed to prohave LGBT-related issues become vide equal protection of the law as prominent as they are now. for same-sex couples. Since this On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Su- decision, same-sex couples can fipreme Court decided 5-4 to le- nally fulfill their dreams of having galize same-sex marriage in all 50 a beautiful wedding ceremony in states in the landmark Obergefell any state they want. v. Hodges case. After about 40 In the long term, Obergefell long years of dedication and per- will forever change the legal severance, the LGBT commu- landscape not only for same-sex nity won, and it won big time. couples but for the entire LGBT Thousands of people of all kinds community. The decision is imgathered at the Supreme Court portant, but it is only the first of to rejoice and celebrate a crucial hopefully many more progressive decision that has a significant im- decisions in the near future. The pact both in the short and long next big step for the LGBT comterm for this country. munity hinges on the amicus brief The short-term impact is the filed by the U.S. Equal Employnationwide recognition of same- ment Opportunity Commission,

or EEOC, in Burrows v. The College of Central Florida.

Barbara Burrows is a married lesbian. She claims she was fired from The College of Central Florida due to her sexual orientation.

Filed in the 11th Circuit, the EEOC argues sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because such discrimination involves sex stereotyping, which is a violation of Title VII.

their orientation does not conform to heterosexually defined gender norms.” It could be tough for the EEOC to win in the 11th circuit because it covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia, all socially conservative states. However, the Obergefell decision dramatically changed the legal landscape and should help lay the foundation for additional progress in extending civil rights protections in the employment context.

Burrows is not the first significant case involving LGBT rights. In 2011, the EEOC decided in Macy v. Holder that “d i s c r i m i n a t i o n based on gender With the Obergefell decision and the Macy identity, change of decision, the LGBT community has successfully sex, and/or transgender status is cogframed its long struggle for legal protection nizable under Title squarely within the civil rights context.

VII” in a case filed by a federal employAccording to the EEOC, “Sexual ee against his federal agency. As a orientation discrimination nec- “federal sector” decision, the case essarily involves sex stereotyp- was decided by the five EEOC ing, as it results in the adverse commissioners on appeal after treatment of individuals because Mia Macy’s agency determined

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An “Our Issues, Our Voices” column her claim of discrimination based on her gender identity was not covered by Title VII. EEOC’s brief in Burrows is significant because it is the first case in which EEOC has advanced this argument in federal court against a private employer. If the 11th Circuit rules in favor of Burrows, it would be the first time a federal court has recognized sexual orientation is protected under Title VII. With the Obergefell decision and the Macy decision, the LGBT community has successfully framed its long struggle for legal protection squarely within the civil rights context. Hopefully, the 11th Circuit will adopt EEOC’s argument and advance the cause of civil rights. However, even if the Supreme Court rules against the EEOC’s position in Burrows, the struggle will continue.

David Katahira is a guest writer for The Cavalier Daily and the Minority Rights Coalition’s bi-weekly “Our Issues, Our Voices” column.

We need an anti-incarceration revolution s Americans, we take pride hold criminals unwilling to live in our freedoms. But the law-abiding lives — a straightpatriotic moniker “Land of the forward line of thinking that has Free” rings hollow merit. But it’s also true when we find America that states have differALEX MINK has the second highent recidivism rates Opinion Columnist est per capita rate of depending on the naimprisonment in the ture of their prisons. world and holds a quarter of the The prison systems that focus world’s prison population. Pris- on rehabilitation, caring for and ons still only house a small por- assisting inmates in adjusting to tion of the population, but the the outside world are the ones disproportionate representation that reduce the number of prisof African-Americans and other oners who return to jail. minorities behind bars is a major Many states have seen lower cause of the social and racial ten- recidivism rates due to new pracsion we are currently seeing. tices that emphasize individuWhatever the ultimate pur- alized case planning, graduated pose of the prison system — sanction options and the conpunishment, deterrence, ensur- tinuation of care for people with ing the safety of citizens — its mental health needs after release root function should be reducing from prison. These states have crime, which so far it has been had significant victories. North unable to do. One of the major Carolina experienced an almost problems with our prison sys- 20 percent reduction in reciditem is the incredibly high rate vism, while Colorado generated of recidivism among prisoners millions of dollars in savings that — the likelihood that a prisoner they invested in mental health will return to jail after being re- and substance abuse treatment leased. In the U.S., two-thirds of programs. The common princireleased inmates return to prison ple behind these successful pracwithin three years, a number that tices was an emphasis on evaluatrises to almost 77 percent after ing each inmate on an individual five years. basis and forming a plan to ease It’s easy to explain these sta- their reentry into the community tistics with the belief that prisons before their release.

The penal system may not affect many of us directly, but it is an important causative agent behind the racial inequality we see today. There are more African-American men in jail, on probation or on parole then there were in slavery in 1850. In 2013, there were 745,000 black men in prison, a number greater than the total prison populations of India, Argentina, Canada, Japan, Germany, Finland, England and Israel combined. Furthermore, these numbers are not explained by higher crime rates among African-Americans, but by the jus-

crack-cocaine users in the United States, yet 80 percent of those prosecuted under federal crack cocaine laws are black. In fact, African-Americans serve almost the same amount of time for a drug offense as whites do for a violent one.

The consequences of imprisonment go far beyond the individuals jailed. They affect prisoners’ families and communities. And the difficulties faced by prisoners do not end after release from prison. Many released prisoners face barriers to their reintegration into society, broken relationships with family members and troubles finding employment, all factors that can push them back into a life of crime.

Sadly, many individuals leave prison African-Americans serve almost the same in the same circumamount of time for a drug offense as whites do stances in which for a violent one. they entered it.

This doesn’t have to be the case. tice system’s unequal treatment Instead of the years behind bars of them. This injustice is espe- serving as a pointless exercise in cially noticeable in drug crimes. boredom, they could be put to For example, whites and Hispan- good use in preparing inmates ics constitute two thirds of the to return to society. Currently,

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The American prison system is in crisis and needs fundamental change federal prisons offer GED programs, vocational training and substance abuse treatment on a limited basis. Practices like these should be encouraged, expanded and copied in state and local prisons. Psychological treatment options should also be made widely available to address the fact that 24 percent of jail inmates have symptoms consistent with psychotic disorders, a factor that no doubt contributed to their criminal actions.

Despite the problems facing our justice system, it would be a mistake to forget its necessity or the part it plays in protecting us. But it is also important that even people who have committed crimes are given a second chance and the opportunity to move beyond past indiscretions.

For too many people in and out of prison, their debt to society is a weight that is never lifted.

Alex’s columns run Wednesdays. He can be reached at a.mink@cavalierdaily.com.

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No guns on our Grounds ational debates about bly force its views on public colgun control are all the leges when it has been cutting rage these days. Lately, debate the funding these institutions has moved closer to receive from the state Grounds as the Virginfor years? Here at the SAWAN PATEL ia General Assembly University, the state Opinion Columnist recently put forward provides just 9.9 perHouse Bill 79, which cent of the academic would permit concealed carry budget. In comparison, tuition for faculty members at all public comprises 34.6 percent of the colleges in Virginia, even if the University academic budget. institution itself objects.

If students and alumni provide Current University policy al- that much more than the state, lows law enforcement officers to shouldn’t they have the decidcarry weapons but prohibits any ing vote on whether the faculty faculty member or student from of the University can carry conpossessing a weapon on Grounds. cealed weapons? How can a deThe proposed bill would change cision as big as this one be made the policy to permit any faculty solely by people in Richmond member with a concealed carry who are not representative of the permit to carry a weapon. desires of the student body? This This policy is unfair and un- is concealed carry without repsafe on two levels. First, it in- resentation. fringes on the University’s right Furthermore, this bill would to make its own security policy compromise the personal safety for its students and faculty. How of students relative to the current can the Virginia General Assem- status quo. Rather than making

I knew people around me were carrying weapons in a supposedly safe space. There is no reason we need this and a multitude of reasons we don’t.

Republican lawmakers either sincerely believe HB 79 would make campuses safer, or they proposed this bill for purely political reasons. I am inclined to believe Republican lawmakers in Virginia want a way to bring some red-blooded conservatism to a fancy, liberal college campus where guns aren’t allowed, all in the name of safety. With colleges being criticized This is concealed carry without representation. as heavily as they are now in conservative media, this is good enough to qualify someone as prepared to potentially injure an opportunity for conservative lawmakers to illiberally and unor kill someone is foolish.

I personally would feel less democratically force their views safe if HB 79 were passed and on these liberal hippies about an students safer, guns transform potentially non-violent situations into violent ones because of their ease of use. Putting life-or-death decisions into the hands of untrained University employees in the hopes of reducing violence is a shortsighted decision that trivializes the training police officers receive before being allowed to carry. To say that an online video and a multiple choice quiz are

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Allowing faculty members to obtain concealed carry permits wouldn’t make the University safer hour west on I-64.

The hypocritical nature of this bill and the overtly political reasons for its appearance in the Virginia legislature are more than enough reason to demand that it must not pass. However, the loss in student safety as a result of the introduction of concealed weapons into the hands of inadequately trained academics is the primary reason why the students of public colleges in Virginia must stand up for our rights — our right to be safe and our right to choose how we want to ensure our safety.

Sawan’s columns run Tuesdays. He can be reached at s.patel@cavalierdaily.com.

The interstellar power of NASA fter NASA announced on from NASA-licensed spin-off techSept. 28 the discovery of nologies. Overall, when the NASA liquid water on Mars, a debate ex- budget is a larger share of GDP, we ploded in the following see periods of econommonths over the imporic expansion. Over and BEN YAHNIAN tance of this discovery. above the positive ramOpinion Columnist While many expressed ifications of governenthusiastic fascinament investment stimtion at this historic finding, some ulating the economy, an increased lambasted it as a trivial nugget of NASA budget creates network information that will have little to effects as the agency pervades the no effect on our daily lives. “Why leisure activities within our culture should we care?” was a common and enchants the minds of explortheme within this dissenting view- ers in our education system. point. However, an analysis of this While Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill discovery within the larger context Nye and many others courageousof NASA’s total economic and ed- ly seek to inform people about the ucational impact on the American benefits of NASA programs, it’s populace reveals that not only are easy to see how continued approwe severely underfunding a criti- priations to distant space explocal driver of growth, but also that rations can appear wasteful when we still fail to grasp the importance much of the population continues of scientific discovery. to lack adequate food and clothing.

As various papers and studies Indeed, NASA’s approved budget have concluded, NASA spending for fiscal year 2016 is roughly $19.3 has generally benefited the Amer- billion. Reported by The Cavalier ican economy. One study even Daily as $800 million more than concluded that for each dollar that requested, it might seem all is the federal government spends on right in the world, yet examining NASA, there is an economic re- the budget within a historical conturn of seven to 14 dollars. Many text is essential. While I applaud of the technologies we enjoy today Congress for increasing the fund— from vacuums and ear ther- ing for NASA this year, spending mometers to air conditioning units is still around 0.65 percent of the and memory foam — all originate total federal budget, a far cry from

pre-2000 levels when the budget fluctuated from peaks in excess of 4 percent to troughs around 0.75 percent.

Part of the problem is that today’s public has become disaffected from its engagement with science, unlike the public of the 1960s and 1970s. Television broadcasts of NASA missions were a public necessity as millions apprehensively watched us foray into the great unknown. We were pioneers.

Our cell phones today have more computing power than the computers we used to go to the moon.

Yet, under the crushing weight of limitless content, the general public doesn’t have as strong a con-

content, but it pales in comparison to the visceral power of Hollywood movies. Why watch five hours of an admittedly boring NASA pod launch when you can be dazzled with explosions and black holes in Interstellar?

On top of the present and future economic and educational impacts of NASA, the agency is a fundamental driver of scientific discovery. Tackling questions about the most stimulating of topics and continuously searching for answers to our place in the universe, NASA has undoubtedly been a trailblazer. The delightful array of private space companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is a testament to NASA’s incredible effect on American society, culture and economy.

While these private compaOn top of the present and future economic and nies search for a way educational impacts of NASA, the agency is a to make a buck in the future — which is fundamental driver of scientific discovery. good for the industry — it’s more critical nection to the sciences as we once now than ever that we continue to did. Sure, NASA and other space invest in NASA missions, explocompanies make tons of real-life rations and experiments that will

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The space program will continue to be vital to American society spurn even more private investment in the future. Thus, NASA and new private space companies should not be seen as antagonists but instead as mutually beneficial teammates, with the former acting as a catalyst for the latter.

Although space exploration lacks some of the mystique it once had, there are countless questions awaiting our solutions on the subsurface oceans of Europa and in the magnetic fields of Ganymede.

While our own planet offers us a fascinating array of scientific possibilities, the infinite realm of outer space opportunities is too critical to underfund and misunderstand. Even though the days of the nostalgic moon landing in NASA’s early history are behind us, we are still inventors and frontiersmen, explorers and pioneers.

In the words of the great Matthew McConaughey, “Our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us, because our destiny lies above us.”

Ben’s columns run Thursdays.

He can be reached at b.yahnian@ cavalierdaily.com.

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f you have ever offered to it. All lies. I’m neither the degive me some sort of assis- ceiving nor masochistic type, so tance in the past and I have re- what would lead me to lie twice jected you, I feel that in one sentence as I owe you an explanaheavy plastic pierced ALEXIS FREEBEE my skin? tion. It’s not because I Humor Writer don’t like you, or that In another examI don’t trust you, but ple of my bullheadbecause I am so stubborn that I edness, I’ll take you back to my would rather gravely injure my- first year. One morning I had self than accept help. to run to catch a bus that was I have tripped, fallen, and approaching the stop. I had to lost personal items just on ac- get on this one or else the walk count of my stubbornness. Just would make me late to class. a week ago, I cut my hand carry- Just as I arrived out of breath, I ing a case of waters. This came slowed down, naïvely thinking about because I was convinced I had made it. In that moment, that I could carry all 24 bottles the driver closed the doors, and from my car to my room without began pulling away. I had just stopping. I was also convinced been made a fool of. But, after that it wasn’t heavy enough to a few seconds he realized I was slice my hand, but alas. Not only standing there and stopped the did I refuse to stop, but a very bus, re-opening the doors just nice boy asked to help me be- for me, and do you know what I cause it looked heavy. I told him did? I stood there with the doors that it was relatively light and open in front of me, looking that it would be more trouble for around with my arms crossed me to hand it over to him, so I as if this was not the bus I was might as well just keep carrying waiting for. But it was, he knew

have had the power. That bus represented at least 20 people who saw me idiotically running, then being rejected. If I accepted this olive branch, then I would lose and everyone would know it. By not accepting entry on the bus, I had power over the situation. That reasoning probably isn’t sound to you, but if you dig deep enough into your psyche like I have, it makes total sense.

Now that we have at least a scratched the surface of my belief system, let’s test it with a viewpoint that will take a lot more rationalizIn essence, I am so stubborn that I refuse to ing: The fact that I find other people’s allow the possibility for other people to be stubbornness unstubborn. acceptable.

Last week while the sidewalks were front of my peers. If I had gotten still icy, I watched a poor, hapon that bus, I would have left my less boy walking in front of me pride at that stop and he would slip multiple times before fall-

ing to the ground. I extended my hand to him but he decided to help himself up. I could not believe that he had the audacity to refuse my help. It had to have been harder to pull himself than to just simply grab my hand.

Who does he think he is? But then it made sense. He was embarrassed by the cartoonish way he fell and he felt that the only way to redeem himself would be to get back up on his feet without any assistance, all on his own. That sounds like something I would do, and yet I still find it outrageous that he didn’t accept my help. In essence, I am so stubborn that I refuse to allow the possibility for other people to be stubborn.

Oh it doesn’t make sense that I won’t accept help but I expect others to? Maybe not to you it doesn’t, but I’ll surely find a way to rationalize it. So now you know, if I don’t accept your help don’t take it personally, but you damn well better accept mine.

Tips for writing a knockout resume

h, spring semester. The is. Employers want to hear about bees are buzzing, the birds every little detail. Don’t be scared are chirping and most of us are to shrink the font down and add applying for summer a few pages so internships or, even can include NANCY-WREN BRADSHAW you scarier, post-grad emeverything.

Humor Senior Associate ployment. Getting a 2. Make some job is harder than ever, things up. Let’s and getting a job outside of food face it — you’re not the most service is almost impossible. So qualified candidate for this pohow are you going to snag that sition. You devote six hours a elusive interview? week to a collegiate a capella It's all about the resume, baby. group while some 20-year-olds Resumes are a lot like Tinder are trying to cure cancer. So you bios, except they’re more im- may need to embellish a little to portant, more difficult to write get your foot in the door. For exand you can't just leave them ample, my resume says I’m fluent blank because you're good-look- in French and I invented 3-D ing. Here are a few ways to make printing. But here’s the thing: my YOUR resume stand out to em- French is terrible. Make it up! ployers.

3. Include a letter of recom1. “Résumé” is French for mendation from your parents. “summary.” So summarize your They want you to succeed more life! Start as early as you can than anybody! So who better to remember. My first memory is endorse you to future employers? getting separated from my mom Otherwise, the folks in human at a grocery store. I know what resources will never hear what a you’re thinking: is that important “rare find” you are. And they’re enough to list on a resume? Yes, it definitely looking for a “precious,

beautiful and caring baby girl” to get them coffee.

4. Choose a silly font. Hey, we’re all just trying to have fun.

Employers appreciate wacky choices, especially when it comes to font type. Show them your goofy side by using “Chalkdust-

“What? Why would you lie about that?” Immediate conversation starter! Once again, it’s all about getting your foot in the door. She might think you’re a compulsive liar, but at least she’s thinking about you.

6. Don’t brag about your skills.

Be modest. Instead of saying, “Knows Microsoft Excel,” say, “Sort of knows Microsoft Excel.”

Saying “Pretty good at communication” and “Alright with With a little luck, you might even get a job. social media” shows employers you don’t Welcome to the rat race! think too highly of yourself. If they ask you about these er” or “Cracked.” They might say skills at the interview you can they want Arial 12-point font, shrug and say, “It’s nothing spebut they really want “Chiller.” cial.” What a breath of fresh air.

5. Use a false name. Imagine 7. Use the conditional tense. telling your interviewer that your What sounds more interesting: name is actually “Matt James” “Taught Spanish to disadvanafter writing “Robert Bigly” taged children,” or “May have on your resume. She’ll be like, taught Spanish to disadvantaged

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it, and I knew it. Once it pulled away I started fast-walking in that same direction to the class I was probably going to be late for.

In reality, that bus driver didn’t see me and went out of his way to stop again in order to let me on. But that’s not how I saw it, not at all. I had been publicly shamed by this malicious man who wanted to embarrass me in

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children”? People will read that and think, “What the hell did she teach those disadvantaged children? Does she not remember teaching them Spanish? Is it a secret?” They’ll be so confused they will have to give you an interview to set the record straight.

You have to do creative things to get noticed in this job market. These techniques will help you differentiate your resume so hirers have no choice but to pay attention. They’ll say, “Wow. I have never been more intrigued by a piece of paper in my entire life.” With a little luck, you might even get a job. Welcome to the rat race!

Nancy-Wren Bradshaw is a Senior Associate Editor for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at n.bradshaw@cavalierdaily.com.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD SOLUTION UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 2/4 Queer Student Union Meeting: Queer History, 8:30 p.m., Wesley Foundation Fralin Museum of Art Presents: Museum Mashup!, 6­-8 p.m., Fralin Museum of Art Friday 2/5 McIntire Department of Music Presents: Fernando Rocha Recital, 8­-10 p.m., Old Cabell Hall UPC Presents: 90s Night, 10 p.m. ­2 a.m., Newcomb Game Room UPC Presents: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2, 7 p.m., Newcomb Theater Wrestling vs. Duke, 7 p.m., Memorial Gymnasium Women’s Health Lecture Series with Dr. Sarita Bennett, 5:30 p.m., OpenGrounds Men’s Hockey Senior Night vs. GWU, 9 p.m., Main Street Arena Saturday 2/6 UPC Presents: Glow! ft. DJ Michele Ponseti, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., AFC UPC Presents: The Hunger Games

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Mockingjay Part 2, 10 p.m., Newcomb Theater Wrestling vs. North Carolina, 1 p.m., Memorial Gymnasium Men’s Tennis vs. Furman, 5 p.m., Boar’s Head Sports Club School of Architecture and the Colonnade Club Present: A New Cornerstone for the University, 6­-8:30 p.m., Hotel E Garden Room Virginia Glee Club Presents: Singfest, 7 p.m., Newcomb Ballroom Sunday 2/7 Women’s Basketball vs. Virginia Tech, 2 p.m., John Paul Jones Arena Cavalier Daily Information Session, 1­2 p.m., Newcomb Theater Cavalier Daily Open House, 2-­4 p.m., Cavalier Daily Offices (Newcomb Lower Level) Relay for Life Presents: Super Bowl 50 at Starr Hill Brewery, 5­10 p.m., Starr Hill Brewery

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Vondrae McCoy Senior Writer

Some of the best shows on television are political dramas and comedies. With the 2016 presidential election heating up, shows currently on the air have plenty of material to glean from ongoing real-life antics. Political television dramas use their artistic medium to tackle many issues that have been hotly debated in real life, such as gay marriage, civil rights, sexual assault and corruption. Political comedies poke fun at much of the ridiculousness of the political landscape, whether it is an outrageous personality or policy, which can help shape the way we think about politics. Here

Politically-focused shows change way viewers think about government are some of the best political television shows, from dramas to comedies.

“Scandal” (ABC) Created by Shonda Rhimes, this show follows Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and her elite crisis management team, known as “fixers,” as they handle various scandals involving high profile people. The show has brought up many popular issues in society, as Pope and her team have dealt with tough situations between politicians and amongst themselves over the past few seasons.

Pope is also the president’s mistress, which at times puts both her and the White House in danger. “Scandal” has a wide array of characters, with a group of very strong female leads — from the powerful black female Pope, to openly gay Chief of Staff Cyrus

Beene, to the firm, at times callous, and calculating First Lady Mellie Grant. A very well-written show, Rhimes’s “Scandal” is now in its fifth season.

“House of Cards” (Netflix) “House of Cards” is one of Netflix’s best original television shows. The cast of fantastic actors, led by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, and the amazing writing are simply dripping with drama. Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is a true Byronic hero — he’s fascinating. As the first three seasons chart his way to the presidency, viewers see him lie, cheat, steal and kill to get what he wants. He plays dirty, and he always plays to win. Every move he and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) make can seem evil or even grotesque, but they exemplify political corruption in the

most intense way, even occasionally facing it from opponents.

What better way to get people thinking about political corruption than to show fictional — although quite realistic — examples of it? Watching the show is quite a fun ride, and the fourth season is coming to Netflix next month.

“Veep” (HBO) “Veep” is a political comedy series following the life of fictional Vice President Selina Meyer. The show is absolutely hilarious and the cast, led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is phenomenal.

Viewers never know what Meyer is going to say, which makes for some great entertainment as she navigates the political landscape with her staff. There’s something quite comforting in the show, considering the vice president

makes awkward mistakes just like normal people do. The fifth season premieres this April.

“Parks & Recreation” (NBC) Also known as “Parks & Rec,” this show is one of the best written comedies to air on television.

The show, led by Amy Poehler and another stellar cast, is quirky, awkward and affectionate in all the right ways. Arguably the most popular show to ever deal solely with local government, “Parks & Rec” took a rather overlooked section of local government and made people actually think about its importance. The show quite humorously tackles the concept of bureaucracy and how it directly affects citizens in the small, fictional town of Pawnee, Ind. The show concluded last year but is still absolutely worth watching.

“Do You” is well-intentioned but haphazard effort University alumnus illustrates perks and perils of self-publishing Elizabeth McCauley Senior Writer

This month, Ajamu Kambon, an entrepreneur and class of 2014 Commerce graduate, published “Do You: Success, Wealth and Relationships — You, Yourself, and Your Dreams,” an eBook containing advice on topics ranging from financial security and career fulfillment to respecting others and avoiding the passing of judgment.

“This is not a self-help book (I hate that word) [sic]. This is a book where I write what comes off the top of my dome,” Kambon writes in the eBook.

Though somewhat disjointed, the book is a quick read. In a total of 37 pages, Kambon emphasizes personal ambition and encourages readers to unabashedly pursue their dreams. He also includes sections on relationships, religion and politics, and concludes with ten steps to monetary success.

“Success and monetary wealth, no matter what, can only come with hard work and sacrifice. There are no corners or cheat sheets,” Kambon writes.

Kambon’s financial advice is one highlight of the book. He provides

specific, concise advice for saving and investing money — written in terms a novice investor can easily understand — and also offers numerous concrete suggestions for earning residual income as a student.

Throughout the book, Kambon writes with a sense of nearly frantic urgency. He encourages his readers to find every opportunity they can to make money or advance their careers and do so as quickly as possible — perhaps by writing an eBook.

“If you like to write or think of something people would love to read or know about, publish an eBook. It costs nothing to publish an eBook,” Kambon writes, listing publishing as one of many ways to increase income.

Unfortunately, this emphasis on maximizing earnings and professional connections often overlooks one crucial component — the product. While pursuing as many projects as possible is one way to build a career, it is often advisable to choose quality over quantity. “Do You,” which would have benefited greatly from even a cursory proofreading to remove spelling and grammatical errors, inadvertently illustrates this point.

Kambon also presents disconcerting views on the purpose of higher education.

“Education is great, but it all leads to one thing, which is getting you to make a substantial income.

If you already make great income doing something you love, there is no reason for you to waste $30,000 a year on class that will teach and prepare you to make $30-50k.”

In context, Kambon suggests someone who successfully starts a business before college does not necessarily need further education.

While this is a fair point, it is quite disheartening that a graduate of the University believes his degree is solely a prerequisite for a paycheck.

Nonetheless, Kambon is undoubtedly sincere. He hopes his book will help students find success and pursue their dreams, and it very well may do so. His positivity is contagious and his account of overcoming personal adversity is genuinely inspirational. Perhaps if he decides to publish an autobiography later in his career, he will find a co-author and editor to help him with the details.

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Lord Nelson rocks Jefferson Theater Trio of bands spark dancing at recent performance

Local group Kendall Street Company opened the show last week at the Jefferson Theater with their brassy rock tunes.

Karim Saoud Senior Writer

Last Thursday, three bands rocked a favorite local venue, the Jefferson Theater. Charlottesville’s own Kendall Street Company performed a stellar opening act followed by The Southern Belles, and Lord Nelson wrapped up the evening of rock, roll and brass with a performance that audience members would remember for days to come.

Kendall Street Company, a band featuring many of the University’s own, kicked off the show in style with songs like “Long Lost” and “Cherry Tree.” The band itself stands out in part due to the unique addition of a saxophone. The instrument frequently pierced the air, providing a smooth juxtaposition to the group’s rock pieces. Kendall Street — having frequently played at small, University-related gigs — outperformed their position as an opener and quickly

won over the crowd’s attention right up until the last note rang through the air to well-deserved applause.

The Southern Belles followed with much more of a jam band feel than Kendall Street.

The group did not introduce song names, choosing instead just to play long segments of music filled with guitar solos, keyboard solos and wildly varying themes. A strategy like this would not have been successful without musicians as talented as those who make

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up The Southern Belles. Songs ranged from psychedelic to more of an old-time rock style, leaving many in the crowd — as well as the lead singer — dancing to the beat.

Lord Nelson, the rock band from Nelson County, Va. who closed the show, recently released their debut album “The County.” The group brought a southern/classic rock vibe to the Jefferson with, yet again, the addition of brass. A trombone added flair and emphasis to the group’s rock identity,

which, for the third straight performance of the night, had the crowd emphatically swaying.

Overall, the show itself was a well-balanced blend of varying rock aspects. Each performed piece seemed to carve out its own niche in the show as Kendall Street Company, The Southern Belles and Lord Nelson shredded on the downtown stage.

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Allison Turner Feature Writer

With the primaries for the 2016 presidential election underway, it is time to begin considering the challenges the next administration will face. The Miller Center — an affiliate of the University which studies presidential scholarship, political history and public policy — has launched an initiative to help policymakers and political scholars start thinking ahead.

The Miller Center’s First Year Project aims to provide a blueprint for the next administration during its critical first year in office. For this project, the center will release a series of scholarly essays highlighting many of the important issues a new president will confront in his first year.

“The first year of a presidential administration is a crucial year — it sets the tone for everything that happens in the rest of the administration,” Managing Editor Howard Witt said. “There’s a golden window of

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Miller Center’s First Year Project Long-term initiative aims to guide next presidential administration opportunity in the first year… but it’s also a period of potential peril.”

Director of Policy Jeff Chidester said one of the unique qualities of the Miller Center is its strength in presidential and public policy history.

“When the new administration comes into office January, they are going to be inundated with a lot of advice,” Chidester said. “We’ve found that… they really love historical information and scholarly analysis, but they don’t have any time.”

The Miller Center hopes the First Year Project will make this transition easier for the next administration as it develops policies on major issues.

“What we want to do is engage the next administration and those who will influence it,” Chidester said. “We want to provide that historical lens.

[The project] takes a look backwards on how past presidents have considered a policy area and gives recommendations for moving forward.”

In this project, the Miller Center offers its expertise in presidential and political history to supply the incoming administration with knowledge from previous administrations.

“There are questions that the next domestic policy advisor will have to confront [in the first year] that every

domestic policy advisor had to confront,” Chidester said.

The First Year Project was announced publicly last October and will continue through January 2018.

Over the course of a year and a half, the Miller Center will release a new volume every few months. Ultimately, there will be about a dozen volumes on policy issues.

So far, two volumes have been released. The first was a historical overview of presidential first years, and the second focused on the issue of national security. The next installment, scheduled for release at the end of February, is devoted to fiscal policy.

Other volumes will focus on racial issues, immigration issues, broken government and gridlock, communications and transportation issues.

In developing this project, the Miller Center reached out to members of current and recent administrations to create an advisory council. The council includes a number of experts, such as Melody Barnes, domestic policy advisor for President Barack Obama; Andrew Card, chief of staff for President George W. Bush; Mack McLarty, chief of staff for President Bill Clinton; the University’s own President Teresa Sullivan; and many others.

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“[The project] was developed with a lot of advice and counsel from people who actually served in these positions,” Chidester said.

“We asked them what [they] would have wanted in the first year.”

Though the Lauren Hornsby | The Cavalier Daily First Year ProThe Miller Center hopes the First Year Project will make the transition ject is ledby easier for the next administration as it develops policies on major issues. scholars and experts, there are — the people [whom] these policies ways for interested undergraduates are going to affect,” Mengale said. to get involved. Uma Mengale, secThese volumes are not intended ond-year College student and Miller only for the next president and his Center intern, has developed an asadministration. sociated project called the Millennial “We have a number of different Caucus. When a volume is released audiences in mind, first and forefor the First Year Project, Mengale most a small audience of folks in and surveys undergraduate students to around the president’s office,” Witt collect their opinions on the same issaid. “[The project] is also intended sues. for the larger policy community…

“While the First Year Project colthink tanks, policy groups, advocacy lects the opinions of experts and peogroups… and for students, academics ple with years of experience, I’m getand scholars of political science. And ting the opinions of undergraduates then the general, informed public.”