Thursday, November 1, 2018

Vol. 129, Issue 10

Thursday, November 1, 2018

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I.M.P. Society, SHHO denounce alleged ‘blatant discrimination and violence’ by members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity at recent party In a joint statement released the morning of Oct. 30, the I.M.P Society and the Student Hip Hop Organization apologized for and denounced alleged “blatant discrimination and violence” at a party hosted by both organizations Oct. 27 at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.

The statement comes after students alleged on social media that Beta Theta Pi members had guarded entrances to the house during the duration of the party, implementing a system that controlled who was able to enter.

According to the statement, the alleged actions of Beta Theta Pi members were not in compliance with terms agreed upon by the I.M.P. Society, SHHO and the

fraternity prior to the party.

“As the night unfolded, these members of the fraternity brought it upon themselves to create a space separate from ours,” the statement reads. “This was in direct violation of our party norms and the previously agreed upon terms for the event.”

Ashwanth Samuel, a Data Science graduate student and Inter-Fraternity Council president, said in an email statement to The Cavalier Daily that the “IFC has been in conversation with relevant student groups in an attempt to find a constructive path moving forward.”

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The party occured at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on Rugby Road.

U.Va. bans 10 men from Grounds in connection to 2017 white supremacist rallies

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The 10 men participated in rallies on Aug. 11 or 12 in 2017.

The University issued trespass warnings to 10 alleged white supremacist protesters Oct. 26, banning the individuals from all University property for four years.

Officials believe the individuals each participated in at least one violent demonstration in Charlottesville in 2017 — either the torch-lit march across Grounds Aug. 11 or the “Unite the Right” rally in downtown Charlottesville Aug. 12.

The list of bans includes Richard Spencer, who is a well-known white nationalist, U.Va. alumnus and an organizer of the torch-lit rally.

It also includes Cole White, Thomas Gillen, Benjamin Daley and Michael Miselis — members of the Rise Above Movement, a militant hate group based out of

California who participated in the Unite the Right rally.

The violent rally, organized by Jason Kessler, drew hundreds of white supremacists to the city, where they claimed to be gathering in protest of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from what is now known as Market Street Park.

Lastly, Antonio Foreman, Elliott Kline, Vasillious Pistolis, Robert Ray and Wil Smith are banned for their participation in the Aug. 11 rally, in which white supremacist protesters carried lit torches down McCormick Road and onto the Lawn, before encircling anti-racist counter-protesters standing at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the North Plaza of the Rotunda.

Each individual listed will be barred from University property until 2022.

U.Va. Jewish community hosts vigil for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Members of the University community gathered the evening of Oct. 27 to hold a candlelit vigil in the Amphitheater for the 11 Jewish people killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh earlier that day.

The vigil was hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace at U.Va. and the Hillel Jewish Leadership Council.

Robert Bowers, a 46-year-old Pittsburgh resident, was identified as the shooter. The gunman’s social media contains anti-Semitic language and a post about the synagogue’s refugee work hours before the shooting. Federal prosecutors charged Bowers with 29 counts of hate crime and firearm offenses Saturday.

The Hillel Jewish Leadership Council published a Facebook post Sunday morning condemning the attack as anti-Semitic and expressing its support for the University’s community.

University President James Ryan also sent an email to U.Va. students after the vigil Saturday night expressing his support for the Jewish community.

There were approximately 50 students and community members in attendance, including Dean of Students Allen Groves. Many parents were also in attendance and spoke as the vigil was held over parents’ weekend.

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Students gathered outside the Amphitheater the night of Oct. 27 for the vigil.

'Wellness Week' event addresses history of sexual assault, misconduct at U.Va.

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ISC’s Wellness Week activities covered sexual assault and misconduct at U.Va.

In an event at Old Cabell Hall the afternoon of Oct. 28, students and community members discussed the history and repercussions of sexual assault at the University.

Entitled “Rolling Stone Wasn’t the Beginning: A History of Sexual Violence at UVA,” the event was the capstone presentation concluding this year’s “Wellness Week” — a week of dialogue at the University centered around student wellbeing and health, including discussion around sexual assault awareness.

The presentation was hosted by the Inter-Sorority Council in partnership with the University Guides Service and was co-sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity Council as well as the Office for Equal Opportunity and Rights.

Mary Boyd Crosier, a fourth-year Engineering stu-

dent and chair of the University Guide Service, narrated a brief history of sexual assault at the University.

Crosier described early University students as largely the sons of white, wealthy and southern plantation owners who exploited enslaved African-American laborers.

Skipping ahead to the 20th century, Crosier noted that the admittance of women to the University in the 1970s prompted an increase in activism against sexual violence.

Program Coordinator for Prevention Rachel Kiliany also spoke regarding the role of prevention of sexual violence and hazing at the University. By polling the audience, she emphasized the lack of sexual assault and healthy relationship discourse in high school health settings.

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U-Hall demolition approaches U.Va. is taking the initial steps in implementing its Athletics Master Plan Colleen Schinderle | Senior Writer Virginia Athletics has begun the initial steps in its Athletics Master Plan, an undertaking that will involve the complete demolition of University Hall and several other adjacent structures.

Don Sundgren, associate vice president and chief facilities officer of the University’s Office of Facilities Management, told The Cavalier Daily that University Hall will be demolished by the end of 2019, in addition to some parts of the sports medicine building, “the Cage,” the Link and Onesty Hall — other nearby structures hosting office space.

McCue Hall and the Welsh Indoor Practice Facility, more recent additions to the athletic complex and very close to U-Hall, will stay put.

Nicknamed “U-Hall,” the building was built in 1965 as the home of the men’s basketball team. With the opening of John Paul Jones Arena in 2006, it was converted into a practice facility and athletic administration office space.

Part one of the Master Plan, which has already been started,

involves moving out the offices currently located inside U-Hall.

Temporary spaces — including double-wide trailers — have been erected nearby, Sundgren said, and occupants will be totally evacuated by the middle of November.

“That will enable us to begin the work on U-Hall,” Sundgren said. “We have selected a contractor, and that contractor will be responsible for the asbestos abatement of U-Hall and the associated buildings and the demolition.”

The abatement is expected to be started by December or January, and be completed by the end of 2019.

Sundgren emphasized that for the first few months of changes, signs of redevelopment may not be evident since the abatement will be taking place inside the structure. Once the actual demolition begins, Sundgren says it will be “quite obvious.” The building will be demolished traditionally, with wrecking balls, though Sundgren noted U-Hall’s emblematic dome will be destroyed in a different way.

“Most of the demolition will take place through traditional methods like we saw the Cavalier Inn come down, but the dome — right now, the intent for the demolition of the dome of U-Hall is implosion with planned charges. I am not sure when that would occur, but likely in late spring or early summer,” he said.

Sundgren does not anticipate that the construction would have any bearing on student or University activities and programming.

“I don’t foresee any hindrances to student activities,” Sundgren said. “We are always very, very sensitive to the fact that this university is for in teaching, research and patient care, not for what we do.”

“There will be, of course, large equipment and vehicles on the site, but it will be well maintained with traffic advising if we even need that. I don’t expect any lane closures to be necessary, but if that were to happen we’d get notice out way in advance,” he added.

After the demolition, the Athletics Master Plan calls for the

space to be converted into natural turf fields for the football team and other athletics groups, as well as locker rooms for more than 400 student athletes, a sports medicine facility and a strength-training facility.

The project in its entirety will cost the University Athletics $180

million.

For more details about the Master Plan and construction in the University Hall area, James B. Daves, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, referred The Cavalier Daily to the Virginia Athletics webpage.

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University Hall, colloquially named “U-Hall,” will be cleared of asbestos by the end of 2019.

Early voting numbers show increase from prior elections Increase indicative of greater voter engagement, ease of absentee and early voting Bridget Starrs and Daniel Gordon | Staff Writers Virginia has seen a 104.6 percent increase in the number of returned absentee ballots as compared to this time in last year's gubernatorial election, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, as of Oct. 30. Over 200,000 ballots have been cast so far, eclipsing the 123,221 absentee ballots which were submitted statewide in the 2014 midterms.

Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District also saw a notable increase in ballots with 16,394 ballots submitted by Oct. 30, up from 8,006 at the same time last year.

The district is currently locked in a tight race between Democratic candidate Leslie Cockburn and Republican candidate Denver Riggleman while voters statewide are facing a Senate contest between incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican candidate Corey Stewart.

Some have speculated that this trend — which has also been observed in increased early voting numbers for other states such as Texas and North Carolina —

may indicate a higher election turnout overall.

“There's generally a lot of voter interest in this election,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor for Sabato's Crystal Ball and director of communications for the Center for Politics. “That turnout which was very low in many places in 2014 is probably going to be on the higher end for a midterm.”

Over the course of the past year, some campaigns have witnessed surges in voter engagement in the form of volunteering and attending campaign events.

In part, increases in early voting could be the result of greater enthusiasm for current candidates’ campaign platforms.

“Even between two months ago and four months ago, it’s like night and day, the kind of engagement we’re getting,” said Cooper Patterson, communications director for Cockburn’s campaign. “The engagement online, the engagement with volunteering, and there’s people reading, asking questions, attending events — Independents, Republi-

cans, Democrats alike.”

The Riggleman campaign has also responded positively to the increase in early voting in the district. Joe Chelak, campaign manager for the Riggleman campaign, also acknowledged in an email statement to The Cavalier Daily the tendency of the Fifth District to vote Republican in congressional elections, regardless of high or low voter turnout.

“We are happy to see an increase in early voting and absentee ballot requests,” Chelak said.

“This is a district that has voted for the Republican in both high turnout and low turnout elections.”

According to Kondik, other factors may also play a role in increased voter engagement, such as which party has control of the White House.

“What you see in the midterm environment is that the party that doesn't hold the White House usually gets pretty engaged,” Kondik said. “Republican engagement has remained high, so if Republicans are voting at a high rate and Democrats are vot-

ing at a significantly higher rate than in 2014, then that would be suggestive of a higher turnout environment overall.”

Kondik also acknowledged that increased early voting may be the result of individuals who typically vote on Election Day choosing instead to vote early, rather than a surge in more voters participating in the election.

“Another thing that's important to remember about the use of early absentee ballot voting in Virginia or otherwise is that I think it's just generally becoming a more popular thing,” Kondik said. “Some of what is going on is probably just a cannibalization of typical Election Day voters voting early, so I wouldn't take the early voting and necessarily say it would be predictive of some sort of gigantic mega turnout.”

Early and absentee voting has become more common throughout elections in the past decade.

In 2016, the number of voters who voted early, absentee or by mail grew to over 57 million people, accounted for approximately two-fifths of all ballots cast that

year and more than doubled the 24.9 million who had done the same in 2004.

Even if the early voting numbers indicate higher voter turnout, many say it is unlikely to predict election results.

“Historically, turnout has not been a predictor of party fortunes,” Kondik said. “Democrats don't necessarily do better when turnout is better, Republicans don't necessarily do better when turnout is better.”

In Virginia’s Fifth District, the Cockburn campaign has not given too much gravity to the absentee numbers.

“It’s probably too early to tell, the only numbers we really care about are on election day, so the final vote counts,” Patterson said.

“But this definitely foretells a higher turnout across the board, so it’ll likely be a surge in turnout that we haven’t seen in quite some time.”

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A guide to voting in the upcoming midterm elections About the candidates and amendments you’re voting for Nov. 6 CD News Staff On Nov. 6, people across the country will go to the polls to cast votes for their elected representatives — including all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 seats in the U.S. Senate.

Regardless of their school address, all University students registered to vote in Charlottesville and Albemarle County can vote in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District and will have the opportunity to vote for the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate and two state constitutional amendments.

In the House, students can vote for Democratic nominee Leslie Cockburn or Republican nominee Denver Riggleman. The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Tom Garrett, who said he is retiring to seek treatment for alcoholism and spend more time with his family. The Democratic Party has not won the seat since 2008, though a recent

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New York Times-Siena College poll gave Cockburn a slight edge. Riggleman has been endorsed by President Trump.

In the Senate, students can vote for Democratic incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine or Republican challenger Corey Stewart. The race is likely to tilt towards Kaine, experts say — the RealClearPolitics polling average indicates Kaine leads by approximately 18 points, and many independent election analysis firms rate the race as “solid Democrat.”

Throughout the race, Stewart has drawn backlash for his popularity with white supremacists.

This provides information about each of the candidates and initiatives on the ballot for University students and the greater Charlottesville community voting in the Fifth District.

U.S. House

U.S. Senate Corey Stewart

Denver Riggleman

Republican

Republican

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A Virginia native from Manassas, Denver Riggleman served in the United States Air Force from 1992 to 1996. He attended the University on scholarship in 1996 and graduated in 1998. He subsequently continued his service with the U.S. Air Force and as an intelligence officer with the National Security Agency. Riggleman currently owns a distillery in Afton, Virginia, which he built and opened with his wife in 2013. Riggleman has also served as CEO of multiple defense contracting companies.

Corey Stewart graduated from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and later earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. He now works as an international trade attorney at his own practice in the Washington, D.C. area. Stewart is currently serving his fourth term as the at-large chairman of the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors in Northern Virginia. In 2017, Stewart unsuccessfully ran against Ed Gillespie for the Republican nomination for Governor of Virginia.

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Leslie Cockburn

Tim Kaine

Democrat

Democrat

Originally from California, Leslie Cockburn is a former journalist who served as the producer for CBS News’ “60 Minutes” program and a correspondent for PBS’ “Frontline.” Cockburn also taught at Princeton University as the Ferris Professor of Journalism and is a published author. Cockburn has won two Emmy awards, two Columbia Dupont journalism awards, two George Polk awards and the Robert F. Kennedy Award.

Cockburn has lived in Virginia since 1999 on a farm in Rappahannock County with her husband.

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Tim Kaine is a current U.S. Senator representing the Commonwealth of Virginia. Kaine graduated from Harvard Law school and practiced law in Richmond for 17 years before being elected a member of Richmond city council in 1994 and mayor in 1998. In 2002, Kaine became Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and Governor in 2006. Kaine was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012.

He made an unsuccessful bid for Vice President of the United States in 2016 with Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Proposed Amendments Property exemption for flooding-related improvements Question: Should a jurisdiction — town, city or county — be allowed to provide a partial tax exemption to physical property that is likely to be subject to recurrent flooding, if improvements to resist flooding have been made?

Current Law: The Constitution of Virginia generally requires that all property must be taxed. It allows for specific instances of property tax exemption, such as localities granting partial exemption from real estate taxes to incentivize property owners to significantly improve existing structures by rebuilding, rehabilitating or replacing them.

Proposed Amendment: Authorize the General Assembly to permit localities to offer partial tax exemptions for real property subject to persistent flooding, so long as improvements have been made to that property to address the issue and risk of flooding.

Property tax exemption for certain veterans and their surviving spouse Question: Should the existing property tax exemption for the primary residence of the surviving spouse of a veteran who has a 100 percent service-related permanent and total disability be changed to allow the same property tax exemption for the surviving spouse if they move to a different primary residence?

Current Law: The Constitution of Virginia currently requires the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the primary residence of a veteran who has, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, sustained a 100 percent service-related permanent and total disability. This property tax exemption is granted to the surviving spouse of such a veteran so long as they continue to occupy that property as their primary residence.

Proposed Amendment: Allow the surviving spouse of any veteran who has, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, sustained a 100 percent service-related permanent and total disability to maintained tax exemption status on their primary residence, even if they move to a new principal place of residence.

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Where should you vote?

Check out your polling location online at vote.org.

Recreation — 800 E. Market St. Carver — 233 4th St. NW Venable — 406 14th St. NW Tonsler — 500 Cherry Ave. Clark —1000 Belmont Ave.

Buford — 1000 Cherry Ave. Johnson — 1645 Cherry Ave Slaughter — 505 Edgemont Rd. Alumni Hall — 211 Emmet St.

What to bring to the polls Bring photo ID. Acceptable forms include a driver’s license, U.Va ID, veteran’s ID or U.S. passport. If you do not bring an ID, you will be given instructions at the polls for how to cast a provisional ballot.

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Candidates on the Issues Riggleman

Kaine

Cockburn supports “Medicare for All,” a single-payer, government-operated program that would guarantee healthcare to every American and opposed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Riggleman supports the cutting back of the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of Health Savings Accounts— tax-reduced savings programs for medical expenses.

Kaine supports Medicare-X — a low-cost government-run insurer that individuals across the U.S. can purchase — and opposes efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Stewart supports the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of Health Savings Accounts.

He broadly supports a “free-enterprise-centered” view on health insurance.

Cockburn supports comprehensive immigration reform and strongly opposes both detention centers and a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Riggleman supports a U.S.-Mexico border wall in some parts of the border but believes in immigration reform as a path to citizenship for presently-undocumented immigrants.

Kaine supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and increased border security. He strongly opposes both detention centers and a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Stewart believes every undocumented immigrant arrested should be deported. He supports a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and opposes all forms of amnesty for undocumented immigrants.

Cockburn supports providing access to free community college to all Americans. She also supports reducing interest rates for student loans.

Riggleman supports deregulation of and incentives for community colleges and vocational programs to increase the availability of high-skill workers.

Kaine aims to make college education “debt-free.” He has led efforts to forgive the student loans of public servants.

Stewart has not addressed college education directly during his Senate candidacy, but in 2017, he said the government should subsidize technical education over four-year programs.

Taxes

Cockburn opposes the Trump Administration’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which made significant cuts to corporate income taxes as well as cuts to the top income bracket.

Riggleman supports the lowering of taxes and has expressed support for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Kaine was “disappointed” with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, saying he would prefer tax reform that put “middle-class families and small businesses first.”

Stewart says that Americans should have “the lowest tax bill of any nation on earth.”

Guns

Cockburn supports banning large capacity ammunition magazine and conducting background checks during all firearm purchases.

Riggleman says there is no need to change current gun laws.

Kaine supports more restrictions on gun purchases, including limiting the size of magazines and ammunition clips and implementing instant background checks on all gun purchases.

Stewart opposes additional regulation of firearms. In Prince William County, he has decreased fees associated with carrying a concealed weapon.

Climate Change

Cockburn supports the U.S. Climate Alliance, an alliance of states that will follow the Paris Climate Agreement. She also opposes the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Riggleman believes in climate change, but says the government should not interfere with job creation.

He opposes the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Kaine supports policies to combat climate change, including increased focus on clean energy and the Paris Climate Agreement. He has expressed concerns with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Stewart believes climate change is a hoax and denies man-made climate change is negatively affecting the planet. Stewart has also expressed concerns with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Cockburn is pro-choice and opposes the global gag rule.

Riggleman is pro-life, but supports exceptions such as cases of rape and incest.

Kaine has consistently voted pro-choice since being elected to the Senate in 2012, though he says he personally opposes abortion for religious reasons.

Stewart is pro-life for all circumstances, including if the mother’s life is at risk. He says he would defund Planned Parenthood and impose stricter abortion laws.

Cockburn Healthcare

Immigration

Education

Reproductive Rights

Stewart

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Sports Roundtable — Basketball season preview Answering the hottest questions about men’s and women’s basketball as their seasons start next week

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CD Sports Staff

The CD sports staff takes a look at the prospects for Virginia men’s and women’s basketball with both seasons starting next week.

What does women’s basketball need to do to return to the NCAA Tournament under new Coach Tina Thompson?

Jake Blank, Editor: Last year’s team was a surprise NCAA Tournament team after a hot stretch in ACC play. Although this year’s team returns much of its talent, it may take new Coach Tina Thompson some time before she shapes the team in her image. A second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance would be an impressive feat in her first season, even if the returning talent has shown themselves plenty capable of doing so.

Zach Zamoff, Senior Associate Editor: Virginia women’s basketball should have a good chance at returning to the NCAA Tournament if new scorers emerge, especially in the post. Last year, the Cavaliers’ three leading scorers were guards. Junior guards Jocelyn Willoughby and Dominique Toussaint are poised to lead the charge, but Virginia will need to replace the scoring of former Virginia guard Aliyah Huland El in order to return to March Madness. Junior center Felicia Aiyeotan is already a presence on the defensive end, but if she can improve her postgame — under the tutelage of legendary post player Thompson — the Cavaliers will have what it takes.

Alec Dougherty, Editor: For Thompson’s team to contend with the many elite teams in the ACC, she will have to improve offensive discipline. The Cav-

aliers ranked 230th nationally in turnovers last year, severely limiting the team’s scoring potential. Toussaint — the team’s leading scorer last year — committed 101 turnovers herself, so Thompson will have to build her offense around limiting her scorer’s mistakes.

Lucas Beasey, Columnist: With the new coaching staff comes a new offensive system for which the Cavaliers need to adapt. Thompson advocates an aggressive style of play, which is antithetical to the gritty, defense-oriented teams of previous administrations. The extent to which Virginia’s starters can buy into this new system will largely determine just how far they can go this season.

Which underclassman men’s basketball player stands to have the biggest impact this season?

JB: Freshman guard Kihei Clark, despite his smaller stature at 5-foot-9, will have to fill a very large role. With guards Devon Hall and Nigel Johnson recently graduating, someone will have to takeover as secondary ball handler when either junior guards Ty Jerome or Kyle Guy sit. Clark has the shot, quickness and on-court intelligence to be a valuable contributor. The key will be whether Clark can play defense in Bennett’s switching heavy defensive scheme, as the guard may be asked to guard wings almost a foot taller than him.

ZZ: 6-foot-7 sophomore guard De’Andre Hunter can do it all, and he will be the most dynamic player to wear a Cavalier uniform in a long time.

Last year, Hunter’s athleticism, defensive versatility and ability to create his own offense

single handedly gifted Virginia multiple wins in clutch time.

The pressure will be on Hunter to deliver this year, and college basketball — and NBA scouts — are on watch.

AD: He will have to earn playing time, but redshirt freshman forward Francesco Badocchi has great potential as a two-way inside player. Coaches have compared him to former defensive stalwart Isaiah Wilkins with even more athleticism as a rangy inside scorer. His redshirt season gave Bennett a year to build out his strength and defensive game, so he could be the next big project player that Bennett has a shown knack for developing.

LB: Freshman guard Clark appears to have taken a huge jump this offseason to be a viable second option at point guard behind Jerome. He’s undersized at his position, but has a toughness and the on-court intelligence to be a solid distributor on offense.

Who is the most important player for women’s basketball this year?

JB: Toussaint was the team’s leading scorer last year as a sophomore, after an freshman all-ACC campaign the year prior. There’s no reason to expect this growth can’t continue in her junior year, as Toussaint is poised to take the jump from being not only one of the most important players on the team, but in the conference.

ZZ: A team leader and a Lawn resident, junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby will be critical for women’s basketball.

She does it all in the floor with relentless effort, and her consistent shooting stroke propels Virginia to victories. Willoughby

was third on the team in scoring last year, and second on the team in rebounds, showing her tenacity. This year, more off-ball screens for Willoughby will activate her potential on offense.

AD: Junior center Aiyeotan has too much upside to overlook as a 6-foot-9 inside presence.

While she has developed into a shot-blocking enforcer on defense, Aiyeotan has struggled with free-throw shooting and general offensive exposure, even as a mismatch in the low post. If Thompson can get her more touches and improve her efficiency early on, the Nigeria native can completely open up the Cavalier offense.

LB: Freshman guard Amandine Toi is poised to have a breakout year with the Cavaliers. Her athleticism and ability to score points in transition fit perfectly into Thompson’s high tempo offensive scheme.

Although she was forced to sit out last season with a torn ACL, Toi looked fully recovered in the Blue-White scrimmage earlier this month and is poised to make Virginia’s backcourt one of the most threatening in the ACC. What’s your boldest prediction for men’s basketball?

JB: I predict Virginia loses one of their rising post players in junior forward Mamadi Diakite or sophomore forward Jay Huff to the draft this spring.

While many have discussed Hunter’s NBA chances, and Jerome has been listed in mock drafts, few discuss the NBA prospects of these two gifted big men. If Huff can play ACC caliber defense alongside his impressive offensive array at 7-foot-1, or if Diakite’s improved

shot and handle show out, professional teams will come calling sooner rather than later.

ZZ: Jerome will be the 2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year. Jerome is a cool customer, and he is the most complete point guard in college basketball. Despite gaps in athleticism, Jerome’s unprecedented shooting ability, court vision and leadership make him great. He made a huge jump in his game last year, and tireless work this summer puts him in good position to make another leap this year.

Virginia will go as far as Jerome takes it.

AD: Senior center Jack Salt will be an offensive weapon.

He won’t put up big numbers in Bennett’s system, but Salt showed flashes of offensive efficiency in big spots last year, and seemed to be developing a hook shot and more post moves.

The addition of junior transfer forward Braxton Key may help open up looks for Salt on the post, since Key thrived when driving and dishing down low at Alabama. Look for Salt and Diakite to have more space in the trenches.

LB: Key will be floated as a potential second round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft after a breakout first year with the Cavaliers. Key brings the exact skill sets that Bennett needs, and he will probably be Virginia’s most efficient scorer in transition. So long as his defensive development continues, he could be a great fit for the “post-up” type role that Virginia has left empty since the graduation of forward Anthony Gill after the 2015-2016 season.

Basketball by the Numbers

Men’s Team:

1st 5th

nationally in nationally in points allowed assist-turnover 54.0 opponents ratio points per game

with 1.58 assists for every turnover

Women’s Team:

#30 Felicia Aiyeotan tied for 37th nationally with 2.09 blocks per game

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EXPECT BIG THINGS FROM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL New Coach Tina Thompson, returning members will be dangerous this season

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Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby will assume more of a leadership role under new Coach Tina Thompson. Willoughby was third in scoring for the Cavaliers last year and second in rebounding.

It took a win against the Ohio Bobcats for the Virginia women’s basketball team to finally find its footing last season.

With a 4-6 record through their first 10 games, the Cavaliers had their worst start to a season in four years. They were averaging 61.2 points per game — the second worst in the ACC through those first 10 games — and most recently lost 43-52 to a mediocre Rutgers team. It seemed like Virginia

was doomed to miss the NCAA Tournament yet again, just as it had the previous seven seasons.

But following a 77-59 win over Ohio on Dec. 17 — a game in which four Cavaliers scored in double figures — Virginia turned things around. The Cavaliers went on an impressive eight-game win streak in which they scored 70 points or more in half of those matches. The team seemed to gain confidence. And ultimately, Virginia women’s basketball

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not only reached the NCAA Tournament, but also won its first March Madness game since 2009 — faring better than their male counterparts last season.

And if you thought the team is done climbing the ladder of success, then you are surely mistaken.

Currently, Virginia sits not too far of the AP Top 25 Poll for women’s basketball teams nationwide, receiving two votes. Though the team graduated three starters last season — guards J’Kyra Brown and Aliyah Huland El and forward Lauren Moses — the Cavaliers have arguably its two most talented starters returning in junior guards Dominique Toussaint and Jocelyn Willoughby. Toussaint and Willoughby led Virginia in minutes played last season with 983 and 961, respectively.

The returns of Toussaint and Willoughby aren’t even the most exciting part of this season, though. Following the sudden retirement of seven-year head coach Joanne Boyle in March, Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams brought on a WNBA legend in Tina Thompson to lead the team in April.

“She has proven to be a tremendous teacher and recruiter,” Williams said of Thompson at the hiring press

conference in April. “I’m excited for the future of our program.”

In 1997, with the first ever pick in the WNBA’s history, the Houston Comets selected Thompson — who subsequently led the team to four championships. Fast-forward to 2015, Thompson served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas, where she helped direct the Longhorns to a total record of 84-21 and three-consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances.

Virginia will be Thompson’s first head coaching gig — but she is ready for it, especially following the Cavaliers’ successes from last season.

“I think that we’re just contributing to a pretty solid foundation,” Thompson said at the team’s media day on Oct. 29.

“We don’t have to rebuild when you have a core like that, but we just kind of have to change the mindset. We’re just giving it a facelift so to speak.”

For Thompson, this “facelift” is mainly centered around more offensive aggression.

The team will have a great chance at the beginning of the season to work on that.

First up, Virginia will take on No. 6 Mississippi State at home on Friday, Nov. 9.

The Cavaliers also took on the then- No. 7 Bulldogs in last

year’s season-opener, with the match being held in Starkville, Miss. The match outcome was not what then-Coach Boyle was looking for — Virginia was soundly defeated 53-68 and had a whopping 23 turnovers on the night.

Allowing only 56.4 points per game, Mississippi State had the No. 21 best defense in the nation last season. If Thompson has prioritized attacking on offense and finishing around the rim this offseason, then surely the Bulldogs will serve as a good litmus test for the Cavaliers.

By no means should Virginia be a favorite to win this game.

But people should not count them out, either. Both Thompson and the returning Cavaliers want to prove that last season’s successes were no fluke.

Rather, last season was only the beginning of what will be the most dangerous Virginia women’s basketball has looked in a long time.

BEN TOBIN is the Managing Editor of The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at b. tobin@cavalierdaily.com or followed on Twitter @TobinBen.

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Men’s basketball ‘running to the starting line of season’ Cavaliers are ready for another season of success Emma D’Arpino | Senior Associate Editor The overwhelming questions for Virginia men’s basketball in the build up to the 2018-19 season have been in regards to the infamous UMBC game. How can they respond to such a loss? What can be expected from the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed? Do the Cavaliers have what it takes to be considered a true top-team in the country?

Well, the Cavaliers seem eager to get back on the court and answer those questions with their play.

“This is a new team this year, this is a different team,” Coach Tony Bennett said at the ACC Media Day in Charlotte, N.C. “And so many people want to say, ‘Well, okay, you’ve got to vindicate yourself or validate that’ ... [but] this is about us running to the starting line of the season and taking it absolutely as far as we can possibly go. And it’s about growing from last year’s unbelievable success and growing from last year’s very humbling loss.”

The humbling loss, of course, was when the Cavaliers shocked the nation by falling to UMBC, 74-54 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For a team that won the ACC regular season, the conference tournament and was the unanimous No. 1 seed of the tournament, it was far from how anyone expected Virginia to end its season.

“For me, it’s never forgetting [the UMBC game] but definitely trying to move past it to where I’m not hanging my head on it,” junior guard Kyle Guy said at the Media Day. The Cavaliers have talked a lot about how to cope with the loss, and Bennett offered some advice about how to approach the season that really struck Guy. “[Bennett] said, ‘You know, courage is not the absence of fear, it’s moving forward in the face of fear’ and I think that’s something I’m going to hold onto for the rest of my life,” Guy said.

Virginia will have a chance to display that courage and look to get another successful season underway when they host Towson on Nov. 6 for its season opener.

“Every year you try to find ways that are unique to your team that give you a chance to be successful,” Bennett said.

This year, the Cavaliers seem to have a lot of things that give them a chance to be successful. They have talent, experience, athleticism, leadership and a little extra fuel to rewrite people’s expectations of Virginia basketball.

While the Cavaliers have lost program staples Devon Hall and Isaiah Wilkins, they still return plenty of experience. Senior center Jack Salt and junior guards Guy and Ty Jerome, were all starters last year

and have amassed lots of minutes in the Virginia uniform. They know exactly what it takes to lift up a conference trophy, and they can guide the team to do it again.

Salt, who was a captain last year alongside Hall and Wilkins, sets an example on defense — he plays with tenacity, and his 6-foot-10, 250-pound frame gives Virginia solid size inside.

“Jack is so willing to come across and help and he’s so physical,” Bennett said. “Physicality is important

stay aggressive and make sure that, you know, I’m working on all areas.”

This improvement is something Guy exemplified from his first season to his second, as he drove to the hoop more and added more physicality to his game in his sophomore year.

“Whether it’s creating off the dribble for somebody else or for myself,” Guy said. “[And] defensively, anything, just always trying to hold myself accountable and get a little bit better each day.”

excitement and promise, as well. He ups the athleticism of this Virginia squad and has proved to be crucial for the team’s offensive success last season.

Another athletic player for the Cavaliers will be junior transfer guard Braxton Key, who adds more depth to the team, with the possibility to play the three or four positions. He also has the experience of playing in big games from his two years with Alabama and could give Virginia the offensive bump they

about his defensive capabilities.

“I think Mamadi is really athletic,” Salt said at the Media Day. “When he’s making strong moves he’s really hard to guard on the post, and then Jay can really stretch the floor out as a five-man, which has been too tough to guard in practice.”

With all of these components, the Cavaliers were picked as preseason No. 2 in the ACC and earned a No. 5 ranking in the AP Poll.

“They’re better than people realize,” Bennett said of the players he

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Look for junior guard Kyle Guy to lead the Cavaliers’ scoring punch with his shooting stroke and improved ability to get to the basket. Guy led Virginia with 83 3-pointers last season.

defensively.”

Also bringing a lot of experience for the Cavaliers is Guy, who has been one of the most lethal shooters the program has had. He was named to the NABC All-America Third Team, All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Tournament First Team and was the ACC Tournament MVP last year. He also hit 83 3-pointers in the 2017-18 season, which put him fifth in Virginia’s record books for three-pointers in a single season.

“I’m a big proponent on expanding my game in all areas,” Guy said.

“I’m known for my ... jump shot, and I still try to make that as consistent as possible … [but also just trying to

In the backcourt with Guy is Jerome. He has also the ability to be clutch from behind the three-point line, and he handles the ball with composure and comfort at the point.

“He’s one of the best leaders in terms of vocalizing and communication,” Guy said of Jerome.

“He’s … tremendous to be in the backcourt with and we can finish each other’s sentences when we’re in the back court and I think that’s big that we have that chemistry.

He’s probably one of the best point guards in the country.”

Sophomore guard De’Andre Hunter — last year’s ACC Sixth Man of the Year — incites a lot of

need inside.

“I think he has a really good feel for the game,” Guy said of Key. “He’s really active on the rebounds and offensive rebounds, also. He’s a strong kid. He’s actually pretty athletic.”

Junior forward Mamadi Diakite will have responsibility in a similar role, adding some athleticism and mobility inside. Diakite has shown steady improvement throughout his years, and by the end of last season he demonstrated flashes of his potential. Sophomore forward Jay Huff and sophomore guard Marco Anthony could see increased roles this year, with Huff offering a lot of offensive promise, but leaving some questions

has recruited to be on this Virginia team. “They’re really good players and they develop and they work and they love the game and they love to play together and they embrace the fact that … we’re Virginia and we’re still trying to knock on that door and do something as special as we can.”

Virginia’s game against Towson is set for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Tuesday, Nov. 6, and is the first of a threegame homestand for the Cavaliers.

After facing the Tigers, Virginia will host George Washington and Coppin State on Nov. 11 and Nov. 16, respectively.

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No. 23 Virginia football gears up to face Pittsburgh The red-hot Cavaliers prepare for another Coastal clash under the lights at Scott Stadium Zach Zamoff | Senior Associate Editor No. 23 Virginia football is rolling.

The Cavaliers are winners of three-consecutive games, ranked for the first time since 2011 and bowl-eligible for the second-consecutive year. Virginia (6-2, 4-1 ACC) will attempt to continue its winning ways against Pittsburgh in a game played Friday night under the lights at Scott Stadium.

Both teams come into the game with momentum and belief in their ability to win the ACC Coastal.

Virginia is brimming with confidence after beating North Carolina 31-21 on Oct. 27 to gain possession of first place in the ACC Coastal, and Cavaliers players expressed their desire to win the conference.

“We want the Coastal,” junior transfer quarterback Bryce Perkins said, “and we are not going to be satisfied until we get that.”

Perkins carried Virginia’s offense against North Carolina. The Tar Heels had no answer for Perkins’ speed and elusiveness. He rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown and passed for 217 yards and three touch-

downs. His number one target, senior wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, also had a tremendous day.

Zaccheaus had 10 receptions for 108 yards en route to becoming Virginia’s all-time leader in receptions.

The defense stifled the Tar Heels’ offense. Senior linebacker Chris Peace stood out with six tackles and a strip sack, which allowed Virginia to go up 31-14 and secure victory.

Pitt, however, also has its eyes on the Coastal, and they have a decent chance. They are currently tied for second place with Virginia Tech at 3-1.

Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi boldly stated at the beginning of the season that Pitt would be headed to Charlotte in December for the 2018 ACC Championship Game. While he drew some criticism for the statement, the Panthers (4-4, 3-1 ACC) still control their destiny in ACC play after most recently picking up a thrilling 54-45 win against Duke.

Pitt has been inconsistent this year, but has shown its ability to play well against the best. The Panthers

record is certainly no indication of their strength. Three of Pitt’s four losses have come at the hands of top15 teams, including No. 9 UCF and No. 3 Notre Dame.

The Panthers’ game against the Fighting Irish in particular demonstrates their ability to match up against the very best in college football. Against Notre Dame, Pitt led through the fourth quarter, but eventually gave up a 14-6 lead to lose 19-14.

Pitt has also played poorly against inferior teams. The Panthers’ loss to North Carolina (1-6, 1-4 ACC) is especially concerning.

Pitt allowed the Tar Heels to score 38 points, a team the Cavaliers held to 21. Furthermore, the Panthers’ abysmal away record is concerning as they go to Scott Stadium, where the Cavaliers have been undefeated this season.

All this said, Pitt will be a very challenging opponent for Virginia.

The Panthers have a dynamic offense that will pose challenges for the Cavaliers’ defense. Pitt’s run game is

especially strong. The Panthers accumulated 484 yards on the ground against Duke, led by senior running back Qadree Ollison whose 795 yards rushing are third-best in the ACC this year.

“Pitt is a unique challenge,” Mendenhall said. “If I were to speak about their offense for a moment, I think they're very physical.”

Virginia stepped up against North Carolina to stop a potent run game, and will have to do the same against Pitt to win. Defensive linemen will be key. Stalwarts like junior end Eli Hanback and sophomore end Mandy Alonso must continue their consistent play, and freshmen linemen like Jordan Redmond and Aaron Faumui must step up.

Defending the run has been a consistent emphasis for Coach Mendenhall ever since Navy ran all over the Cavaliers in the Military Bowl last year en route to a 49-7 win.

“It's been a relentless pursuit of run fundamentals the minute the Navy game was over just knowing our program would not nor could

not take another step forward until we got that added,” Mendenhall said.

“It doesn't mean we have arrived yet.

We have plenty of work to do, and this game will certainly be a unique test.”

On the offensive end, the Cavaliers are poised for a big day. Against the Blue Devils, the Panthers defense was porous, allowing 619 total yards.

With the right balance, which was well executed in the North Carolina game, Virginia should be able to put up big points against Pitt. The mix of inside — with Perkins and senior running back Jordan Ellis running the football — and spreading it outside to Zaccheaus and junior wide receiver Hasise Dubois will propel the Cavaliers to another big day on offense.

Virginia has lost its last three consecutive meetings against Pitt, but is in good position to reverse that trend this time around.

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. from Scott Stadium.

VIRGINIA WOMEN’S SOCCER ‘BRACKETOLOGY’ Previewing the Cavaliers’ ACC postseason schedule Every year from late October to early December, the Virginia women’s soccer team gears up for postseason play. It begins with the Cavaliers earning a spot in the Elite Eight of the ACC to compete for the ACC Women’s Soccer Championship.

One week of play, from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, decides the winner of the ACC. After that, the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee will select a field of 64 teams to compete for the National Championship. Thirty-one conference champions qualify automatically and the rest are selected at-large by the committee. With multiple rounds and repeated play, the Cavaliers have a huge road ahead of them as they compete for their first ever national championship title.

The 2018 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship released its bracket on Oct. 25. As has been the norm, the tournament is packed with elite teams. In fact, five of the eight teams in this year’s tournament field are ranked in both the United Soccer Coaches and Soccer America polls.

With the quarter-final games underway this past Sunday, Oct. 28, I will share a brief summary about each one and then go into my predictions and projections for the next two series of games.

ACC Quarterfinals

The Cavaliers (15-3, 7-3 ACC) entered the tournament with a No. 3 seed and with a home quarter-final matchup against the No. 6-seeded Louisville Cardinals (12-6, 6-4 ACC). Despite Louisville striking first in the tenth minute, the Cavaliers answered with an equalizer four minutes later and eventually took the lead in the seventy-first minute of action. Junior forward Meghan McCool hit the game-winner and freshman forward Alex Spaanstra assisted McCool and scored the other goal. With the win, the Cavaliers advance to the ACC semifinal game against the No. 7 seed Florida State.

The Seminoles (13-4-2, 6-4-1 ACC) traveled to Durham to face the No. 2-seeded Duke Blue Devils (14-3-2, 8-1-1 ACC). This top ten matchup proved to be a battle between two evenly matched teams.

Florida State scored an early goal and managed to limit Duke’s offensive ability, ultimately coming out on top with a 1-0 victory on the road.

The No. 4 seed Boston College (14-4-1, 6-3-1 ACC) was eliminated by the No. 5-seeded Clemson (12-7, 6-4 ACC). Too many costly defensive mistakes allowed for Clemson to get on the board early resulting in the Eagles first home loss of the season. Clemson advances to the semifinal to take on the No. 1 seed North

Carolina (16-2-1, 10-0 ACC).

In this ACC tournament opener, the Tar Heels defeated the No. 8 seed Virginia Tech (9-7-3, 5-5 ACC) 2-0. The No. 3 Tar Heels successfully defended homefield by controlling the ball and limiting the Hokie attack. This victory keeps their eleven game win streak alive and propels the team to the ACC semifinals.

Moving forward, the losing teams await the end of the conference championships and hope for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The four remaining teams eagerly await their semifinal matchups on Friday.

ACC Semifinals The matchup between Virginia and Florida State should be a very exciting game between two elite, nationally ranked teams. A week ago from this past Sunday, the two juggernauts collided at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville and the Seminoles came out on top, with a final score of 2-0. Virginia’s performance on both ends of the field were sub par and Florida State took advantage.

The contest ahead will require a tight and flawless execution by the Cavaliers to overcome the late blooming Seminole squad. However, the Seminoles inconsistencies throughout the season cannot be overlooked, earning them a seven

seed in the tournament. Moreover, their inconsistencies remain. A few nights after their win against Virginia, Florida State managed to lose to an underperforming Miami squad (6-9-3, 3-6-1 ACC) in overtime.

These disappointing losses have tainted the Seminoles season thus far and leads me to predict a Virginia victory of 2-1 this Friday, Nov. 2.

On the other side of the bracket, the dominant UNC Tar Heels square off against the underdog Clemson Tigers. Despite wanting to root for the underdog in this one, the Tar Heels simply have too much fire power to cede a loss this early in the postseason. The previous match against the Hokies says it all.

UNC posted its fifth successive clean sheet and has not allowed a goal since the first half of a 7-1 win at Syracuse on Oct. 7. The Tar Heels outshot Virginia Tech by a 13-6 margin overall and a 6-2 difference in shots on goal. With their eleventh successive victory, the Tar Heels improved to 16-2-1 on the season.

With this in mind, I predict the Tar Heels to shutout the Tigers 4-0.

ACC Championship Moving into the championship game a week from now, the Virginia-Carolina matchup is largely uncertain. Both teams did not meet this past regular season and in compari-

son, their margins of victory in ACC play are fairly similar. However, the Tar Heels are 10-0 in conference play while the Cavaliers are 7-3. UNC has additionally faced the toughest of the toughest in collegiate women’s soccer. In early September, Carolina traveled to California to compete against the current No.1 Stanford and the current No.6 Santa Clara.

While both resulted in defeats, the games were close and decided by one goal.

Therefore, this Tar Heels team, formidable in ACC play and experienced against the best teams in the nation, will, in my prediction, overpower the Cavaliers. Coming off a likely hard fought contest against Florida State, I don’t think the Cavaliers have enough time to recover and regroup to take on the Carolina powerhouse.

My final prediction results in a 2-0 UNC victory.

ACC Network Extra will carry the quarterfinals on Sunday and the semifinals on Friday. The ACC title game will be televised on ESPNU.

ALEX MANIATIS covers women’s soccer for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at agm9ee@virginia.edu.

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FOCUS The Cavaliers closed out their 2017-18 season by reaching the NCAA Tournament — the team’s first appearance since 2010 — falling to No. 2-seeded South Carolina in the second round. This season, the team returns with a largely new coaching staff after the University named Tina Thompson, the first player drafted in WNBA history, as head coach.

As they prepare for this season, the team has experienced changes on many levels after four vital seniors graduated and three new coaches joined the program. This sense of newness, however, has played a crucial role in refreshing the team’s mentality, giving the Cavaliers a chance to build off of last year’s progress as they look forward to the season.

An adjustment in coaching staff, including a new associate head coach and assistant coach, has refocused their goals for the season — to keep growing as a team, continue progressing in the ACC and ultimately make it back to the NCAA tournament.

A new team dynamic After seven years as head coach of the women’s team, Joanne Boyle retired from coaching at the end of the 2017-18 season. The next month, Virginia Athletics announced Thompson as new head coach for the Cavaliers.

Thompson, as well as her two new additions to the women’s basketball coaching staff, has brought a fresh perspective to the women’s program in preparation for the upcoming season.

Additions to Thompson’s new staff include Karleen Thompson, former col-

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Women’s basketball prepares for a new season As the season kicks off, the team puts an emphasis on internal growth Daisye Rainer and Sean Gibbons | Senior Writer and Staff Writer legiate teammate and WNBA player and current associate head coach, and Jama Sharp, University of Texas colleague and Cavalier Assistant Coach.

“There are a couple of my staff members that are new to me but the people that I hired aren’t. There was a lot of familiarity,” Thompson said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily. “I had worked with them at some point in my career, and I just thought that it was a good fit … We try to create the best environment for them, and I think I did that with the staff that I hired.”

Beyond these new changes, the returning team lost four seniors after last season, including Jae’Lisa Allen, Lauren Moses, J’Kyra Brown and Aliyah Huland El. This leaves multiple leadership roles to fill as the season opens for both returning and new players. The new team dynamic that comes with these various leadership changes is vital to the team’s success this season, according to junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby.

“I feel that it’s not so much about individual teams but just focusing on us and making sure that as individuals, we kind of grow into the roles that we need to for the team to have success,” Willoughby said.

Although adjustment to the new team dynamic and coach and player turnover took time, the mentality has challenged players to focus on internal growth and progression as the season approaches.

“It’s been different getting adjusted to the new personality and coach

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New Virginia Coach Tina Thompson has brought a fresh perspective to the women’s program in preparation for the upcoming season.

ing style and different style of play, but a lot of it is great carry-over,” Willoughby said. “It’s not like our goals or expectations from last year are drastically different from the new coaching staff we have. It’s more so [taking] it to the next level and holding us more accountable to our goal.”

Enhancing the team’s strengths During the 2017-2018 season the U.Va. women’s basketball team finished with a record of 19-14, including an eight-game winning streak following Christmas Break and an appearance in March Madness. Last season’s relative success signals that while the coaching staff for this year is almost entirely new, the team’s game plan and strategy doesn’t need to be, according to Thompson.

Instead, Thompson has voiced her interest in adding pieces to the team’s game on top of an already solid foundation. That foundation rests mainly on the young team’s small veteran core, made up of Willoughby, junior guard Dominique Toussaint and junior center Felicia Aiyeotan.

Willoughby and Toussaint finished last season as first and third on the team in scoring, respectively, while Aiyeotan led the conference in blocks and earned a spot on the ACC All-Defensive Team.

“I think that we’re just contributing to a pretty solid foundation,” Thompson said at the team’s media day on Oct. 29. “We don’t have to rebuild when you have a core like that, but we just kind of have to change the mindset. We’re just giving it a facelift so to speak.”

Thompson was the second-leading scorer in WNBA history and twotime Olympic Gold Medalist in her WNBA career that spanned 17 years.

For her, that “facelift” includes more attacking on offense, improving finishing around the rim and instilling a confident attitude.

“This program and this team had been known most recently as being a defensive-minded team … but that defense needs to lead to something,” Thompson told The Cavalier Daily. “With the freedom of offense and giving your players the opportunity to be more aggressive offensively, a lot comes from a personality perspective.”

Many players are excited about Thompson’s new system. Aiyeotan said she was elated when she found out Thompson was going to be her coach.

“At that point, my heart was at rest because I knew like we have a really good coach, I knew what the expectations were,” Aiyeotan said. “I think like U.Va. did a really good job of getting Coach Tina here.”

Willoughby considered what weaknesses she wanted the team to work on when determining her expectations of the new coaching staff.

“We knew we needed to score

more,” Willoughby said. “That was one of our deficiencies last year, so it’s about enhancing our shortcomings ultimately.”

Toussaint said that with any new coach, she always attempts to follow their system and make the most of it based on her game. She acknowledged that while a strong defense can win championships, sometimes the best way to beat your opponent is by outscoring them. Last season, the team tallied 135 blocks to their opponents mere 98 and averaged 6.6 steals per game.

“We were very defensive focused last year — I think that it’s not really a change. It’s just adding on to what we already do best,” Toussaint said. “So again the offense piece to our games will really help us. It’s not really a change, just a building point.”

Overall, Willoughby, Toussaint and Aiyeotan said during this week’s media day that changes to the team’s make-up have pushed each of them into new leadership roles. If they step up to the plate and meet Thompson’s expectations for new offensive strategy, vocal leadership and confident play, they not only hope but expect to return to the NCAA tournament, according to Willoughby.

This offensive strategy requires contributions and maturity from all players. These goals will challenge players, considering the team’s youth, according to Thompson. That said, the coaching staff’s preliminary goal for the season is clear — the team must make minor adjustments and improvements to the solid foundation in front of them to produce a team capable of scoring points and winning games.

Specifically, Thompson said the coaching staff has been adamant that younger players or players returning from injuries contribute to rebounding, increasing layup percentages and coming straight off screens with conviction.

“For them [the coaching staff], it’s how do we work with what’s here, enhance what you bring to the table and ultimately go further,” Willoughby said. “So I think that’s been one of the nice things.”

Looking forward to a new season Moving into the 2018-19 season, the women’s basketball team plans to be a team to watch, according to Thompson. The team hopes that their new offensive mindset will lead to wins and greater exposure to U.Va. students and the larger Charlottesville area.

“One of the great things about women’s sports, collegiately and professionally, is that our athletes are very accessible,” Thompson said. “You can get to them … once you’re able to see and have a conversation with the young women we have on our team,

you will definitely see what they have to offer, but they’re pretty good athletes too.”

This accessibility helps the team forge relationships with students, fans and community members that encourage support in the arena. Willoughby said the team engages with the Charlottesville and University communities through volunteer service and through their involvement in different clubs and organizations on Grounds.

“The more we get out into the community, the more relationships we build, the more we encourage people on a one-to-one basis to come out, the more likely we will get those fan supports,” Willoughby said. “That’s something I think we can do on a smaller scale off the court, but on the court we have to compete, and we have to win as well.”

According to Thompson, the environment in the arena proves just as crucial as the internal support environment among teammates and coaches, where she has challenged players to take on new roles and express themselves offensively.

“We have a lot of big personalities and very interesting people on our team, and they have a lot to offer … but I think that you have to be in the arena,” Thompson told The Cavalier Daily. “You have to see them up close and personal to actually get an idea of who they are as young people.”

The work ethic the team has expressed in the off-season under new staff and in the University community demonstrates the women are prepared to meet their goals come November, according to Thompson. Among the many reasons to look forward to the women’s upcoming season is that the players have already stepped up to the plate and pushed themselves in new ways thus far.

“I think now that we’ve kind of set the precedent, we made it last year, it’s about continuing to make it … so for us it’s about getting back to that point and advancing even further each year,” Willoughby said. “You feel change in the air, and I feel that we’re on the brink of something great.”

The Cavaliers will kick off their season when they face No. 6 Mississippi State at John Paul Jones Arena on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.

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Feast! — A tasteful market and lunch location The gem of Main Street Market is sure to be a hit for anyone who loves real ingredients

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Atmosphere Feast! — a café in the Main Street Market on West Main Street — is just a short walk, drive or trolley ride from the Corner. And unlike a lot of the yummy food spots in downtown Charlottesville, Feast! has its own parking lot, so you do not have to worry about scouring the road for street parking or paying for a meter.

Sharing a building with Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar, Feast! has a cozy, friendly atmosphere that is perfect for any age or outing. As a hybrid between a gourmet food shop and a lunch cafe, there are a suitable number of tables for those who choose to stay to eat lunch. Patrons order their lunch at a counter and wait for their number to be called, and I found

that while waiting for your food to be ready, the market serves as a perfect place to poke around.

I felt like a kid in a candy shop among the olive oils, cheeses and snacks. The staff all seemed very knowledgeable about the different types of food sold in the shop and were all very friendly. There were more adults and middle aged people present than college students, but also a handful of young children running around.

Food I went to Feast! on a breezy fall Friday afternoon with two of my close friends who are on different ends of the food preference spectrum. One of my friends has a very simplistic approach to all things food and got a grilled baguette with mozzarella and prosciutto, essentially

a “boujee bacon grilled cheese.”

The mozzarella on this sandwich was amazing, and I think that is one of the best food categories here — cheese.

While this wasn't my idea of culinary perfection, my friend said the simplistic grilled cheese was still great because of the quality of the ingredients — you didn't need anything more than bread, cheese and meat for an amazing taste.

My second friend went for the more exotic option and chose the chicken, cheddar and fig sandwich, made up of chicken, cheddar, fig jam and mayo-mustard on grilled focaccia bread. The components all blended together perfectly into a warm, crunchy masterpiece. The bread used on the sandwiches is from Albe-

marle Baking Company, a local bakery and, in my opinion, home of the best baguette in Charlottesville. Both of these sandwiches were $9 each, which is not a bad price for the quality of the ingredients such as the meats and cheeses Feast! is known for. Each sandwich is also available in half sizes that can be paired with a homemade soups.

Drinks To quench your thirst, Feast! has a selection of homemade juices and tea combinations such as the $3 “Activated Charcoal Lemonade Detox” that I tried. Listed on the front of the bottle are the few ingredients used to make the lemonade — water, lemon juice, sugar, coconut activate and charcoal powder. With a drink like this, you can be confident that

you are not putting any toxic or processed additives into your body. Importantly, the drink tasted amazing. Instead of an overly earthy or bitter taste that many current health drinks have, it tasted just like fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Some of my favorite other snacks that Feast! has to offer are the house crostini, the olive oils — particularly the lemon — and the variety of cheeses — particularly the bries. Not only is Feast! the perfect place to shop for a housewarming gift for a gathering, it’s also a reasonably-priced, casual lunch for anyone who loves good food in its simplest form.

Top 10 facts about Tony Bennett No, not the singer

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Basketball is a family business

During his college career at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Tony Bennett was coached by his own father, Dick Bennett. The duo proved to be successful, boasting an 87-34 record when together.

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Bennett’s 49.7 career 3-point field goal percentage is still an NCAA record to this day. This figure even tops famous three-point shooter Steph Curry’s career average of 43.8 percent.

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Although Bennett is most known for his coaching, he played in the NBA. He was a point guard for the Charlotte Hornets from 1992-1995, playing over 150 games before a foot injury ended his NBA career in 1995.

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After his exit from the NBA, he went across the globe for two seasons in New Zealand, playing with Auckland’s North Harbour Vikings. After adapting to playing basketball upside down, he went on to post two successful seasons, becoming a two-time NBL All-Star Five honoree, an award bestowed to the top five players in the league.

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father-son bond continued in 5 The coaching After deciding to return to the United States to pursue a coaching career, he chose to work under his father once again, this time as a team manager for Wisconsin-Green Bay. Bennett remained on the Wisconsin staff after his father retired. But his father must have been a good boss because when his father came out of retirement to coach at Washington State, Bennett followed suit.

his first year as Head Coach, 6 InBennett tied a 66-year record After his father retired from Washington State in 2006, Bennett inherited the reins.

Despite his lack of experience — he was just 37 at the time — he coached the team to a 26-win game in his first season, a feat which the team had not accomplished since World War II. The next season, he would do it again.

first six seasons of 8 Bennett’s coaching the Cavaliers saw continuous improvement.

Bennett inherited a 10-18 squad in 2009. In the next six seasons, he would go on to increase the team’s record each successive season, going from 10 to 30 wins in the blink of an eye. How impressive is this? Here’s a hint — of the four seasons in which the Virginia Cavaliers have won 30 games, Bennett coached three.

being a great coach, he 9 Besides is a class act

After leading the Cavaliers to a U.Va. record-breaking season of 31 wins, the Cavaliers entered March Madness as the No. 1 seed. In a historic turn of events, the Cavaliers lost to the No. 16-seed UMBC Retrievers, the first time a No. 16 seed had advanced to the second round of the tournament. In the wake of this, however, Bennett received praise for his handling of the loss. Bennett took accountability, congratulated the other team and shook it off like a true professional.

In 2019, he will give the wife is to thank for bringing 7 His 10 University its first March him to Charlottesville Madness Championship Facing budgetary constraints at Washington State, Bennett began to consider other coaching jobs, including an offer from the U.Va. As he was about to decline the job out of loyalty to Washington State, his wife told him to put the phone down, as she knew he was still uncertain. The rest is history.

I know what you’re thinking — how would some random Top 10 writer know this? Does he even know anything about basketball? To answer the second question — no. But the first question is easy — I have a gut feeling. In my heart. And that is enough to make this an official fact. We got this, Hoos. We got this.

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Williams’s focus on investing in U.Va.’s football program will strengthen the entire athletic department

hen Carla Williams started her term as athletic director last December, she articulated a clear vision for the athletic department at the University. Her experience working in athletic administration at Florida State, Vanderbilt and most recently at the University of Georgia has guided her to determine that the University’s football program presents the most pressing challenge for the athletic department. The health of the football program affects the strength of the entire athletic program, so addressing the structural challenges in the University’s football program should remain Williams’s priority. The Board of Visitors and the University’s administration should support Williams’s vision for Virginia athletics and continue to address shortcomings with respect to the football team.

Deficiencies in facilities, coaching and support staff make the University less competitive in attracting top recruits who excel in academics and athletics.

The University’s funding and investment in its football program trail peer institutions with strong academic and athletic programs — including Stanford, Notre Dame and Michigan. Williams argued that recruits are “going to choose the schools that they think are making an investment in their futures.” In order to demonstrate that the University takes seriously the rigorous commitments associated with being a student-athlete, the Board of Visitors and administration should continue with plans to invest in upgrading training facilities for the football team.

Luckily, the Board of Visitors and Williams agreed that University Hall should be demolished. The aging stadium — which still houses offices and team facilities — is in a state of disrepair. Interior paint is peeling off the walls, and the inner bowl is padlocked to quarantine asbestos. Such a state of neglect is unacceptable and the demolition of University Hall marks the start of a longer process of

bringing facilities up to the standard of rivals both in the ACC and outside the University’s conference. The Board of Visitors’ approval of a master plan for the athletic department — which includes the construction of new facilities for the football team — has already increased interest among recruits.

Not only does an underperforming football team dampen student and alumni interest in Virginia athletics, it results in significant financial losses to the University. The stadium has a total capacity of 61,500.

Last year, however, the average attendance for home football games at Scott Stadium was 39,398. Unsold tickets represent a loss of millions of dollars to the University.

The University’s challenges in attracting competitive recruits remain the underlying cause to the lack of interest in games and the team’s lackluster performance in recent years.

Williams explained, “We know, in order to get people in the stands, the product on the field

has to be attractive. How do you do that? You have to be able to attract better players.”

One of the most outstanding aspects of the University's athletic department is its emphasis on academic excellence. Student-athletes at the University receive exposure to a rigorous academic environment in addition to success in competition.

One of the most compelling aspects of Williams’s vision for Virginia athletics is her belief that the two — often seen as mutually exclusive — can and should complement one another.

The Board of Visitors and administration should continue to work with her in providing student-athletes with a worthwhile academic experience at the University.

Core to the University’s principles is the pursuit of excellence in all endeavours. Under Williams’s leadership, the University has already made strides in addressing weaknesses in its athletic department. Although Virginia athletics as a whole have enjoyed consistent success

in the ACC and nationally, the football program has failed to match the success of the rest of the department in recent years.

However, Williams and football Coach Bronco Mendenhall have started to revive the strength of Virginia football. The Cavaliers are currently ranked 23rd nationally in the NCAA’s college football rankings, and are ranked first in the ACC Coastal division. Such success bodes well for the entire athletic department and the University as a whole.

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MAINTAIN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT The current language requirement effectively ensures proficiency and should be maintained

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n a recent column, Viewpoint Writer Shrey Dua argues that the current foreign language requirement is overly burdensome for students and should therefore be reformed to allow students who already have high school experience with a language to opt out.

However, I believe that the current language requirement is an effective way to ensure language proficiency and it should be maintained.

Dua’s first contention is that the introductory language classes are work-heavy and redundant for students that have already studied a foreign language in high school. He asserts that this is problematic because some students view the requirement as “just a box that is waiting to be checked.”

There are two critical flaws with this argument. First, the fact that a student has already taken foreign language classes in high school is irrelevant if they are not proficient at the language. This is because foreign language acquisition requires not just exposure but proficiency to be used effectively. This argument would be akin to saying that I shouldn’t have to take ENWR 1510 because I took English in high school, regardless of whether I can actually write well. In addition, the placement tests function as safeguards against proficient stu-

dents taking redundant coursework.

The second error in this argument is that it implies that just because students aren’t excited about taking it, it shouldn’t be a requirement. On the contrary, the University has an obligation to ensure that its students are prepared for the world they will enter upon graduation. It is for that reason we have requirements in the first place, regardless of whether — and precisely because — some students do not want to take classes that are important to achieving that goal.

Dua then claims that the way to place out of the requirement unfairly penalizes students who study certain languages. He states this because popular languages have more options,

ent standards for what scores fulfill the requirement.

Although these points are factually true, they don’t demonstrate that we should weaken the requirement.

For example, if cheating is a worry with the online placement test, the solution should be to make everyone take the test in person, not to lower standards. Moreover, even though it’s true that there aren’t SAT II tests for every language, any student can take a placement test for a language taught at the University, and if you know a language that is not taught at the University, you can place out by taking the NYU 16-point Foreign Language Proficiency Test. Therefore, I don’t believe this is an adequate reason to

However, I believe that the current language requirement is an effective way to ensure language proficiency and it should be maintained.

including SAT II or Advanced Placement tests and online placement, which he worries may lead to cheating. Furthermore, he explains, different language departments have differ-

weaken the requirement. On the last point, unless there is reason to believe that one AP exam is easier than another given the same level of proficiency of the test taker, I agree with Dua that

there should be a standard score that fulfills the requirement.

Next, Dua brings up the requirement’s effect on transfer students. He says that some transfer students will have to take classes in a subject that they haven’t studied in a long time. He further argues that this is especially bad for students who want to enter McIntire School of Commerce which requires all incoming students to have already completed the requirement.

The problem raised about transfers not having studied a language in a while is just a reworking of the same argument about students who already have experience in high school. The answer to that argument is that proficiency is — and should be — valued over experience. I believe that the second problem is a serious problem, but one that must be addressed by McIntire rather than the general education requirements.

Finally, Dua concludes that the best way to resolve the issues he sees in the system is to adopt the language requirement used by Virginia Tech.

In their system, the language requirement is met by taking two or three years of a language in high school, depending on your major.

Adopting this system would undermine the entire purpose of the requirement. Many students would

be able to forgo taking any language classes simply because they took a couple in high school. The problem with this is that many high school language courses lack the rigor that is required to acquire proficiency. Thus, many students would fulfill the requirement without knowing more than a few simple phrases. Embracing this system would fail to give students the proficiency that is ensured by the “overly burdensome” nature of the current system.

Ultimately, being proficient in a foreign language is vital in today’s world and Dua notes as much: “In a more interconnected world, it’s an invaluable perspective to have and to nurture.” Our current system assures that University students will graduate with that level of proficiency. Meanwhile, the alternative given would do nothing of the sort. Furthermore, the criticisms of the current system fail to demonstrate why we must abandon our system. As a result, I believe we should maintain the current foreign language requirement.

GAVIN SCOTT is a Senior Associate Opinion Editor for The Cavalier Daily.

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THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD PAY A LIVING WAGE President Ryan must commit to paying a minimum wage that will allow each University employee to provide for themselves and their families

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round the country, activists campaign for a living minimum wage of $15 per hour, but nowhere in Virginia is this movement more crucial than in Charlottesville. Charlottesville, as many students know, has a very expensive cost of living. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour cannot support an individual residing in Charlottesville, let alone a family.

The University, as the largest employer in the city, is in a unique position to provide needed relief to the residents of Charlottesville. The University must ensure a living starting minimum wage for its employees.

The fight for a living minimum wage for employees of the University is not a recent development — students have been demanding the University increase its minimum wage as far back as 1971. In 2010, the campaign took center stage at the University, as the Living Wage Campaign organized a rally attended by 300 Charlottesville residents to apply pressure to the University. The Living Wage Campaign never stopped pressing the administration for change, but former University President Teresa Sullivan refused to commit to concrete steps.

In the intervening 8 years, the cost of living in Charlottesville has only risen.

President Jim Ryan now has the opportunity to show bold leadership by correcting President Sullivan’s indiffer-

ence and committing the University to a living minimum wage.

MIT estimates the current required annual salary, before taxes, for an individual to live in Charlottesville is $25,008; single parents need to make $56,347, and two adults working to support one child must earn a combined $59,950. If residents work 2,080 hours per year, 40 hours a week over 52 weeks (without time off), an individual would need to be paid at minimum $12.02 per hour, a single parent $27.09 per hour, and two parents supporting one child would need to earn at least $14.41 per hour. However, these numbers do not take into account unforeseen costs that may arise such as an unexpected illness that requires treatment. Furthermore, these numbers do not allow for saving any money they are estimates of the bare minimum required by typical families to scrape by.

The University currently has a minimum wage of $12.38 per hour. Thankfully, this covers an individual who lives alone, but this does not cover an employee who cares for a dependant or has an outstanding financial obligation.

This fact was noted by Maurice Jones, a member of the Board of Visitors, who admitted that the University’s minimum wage is unlikely to be enough if a worker is the sole breadwinner for a household. This means that that the compensation the University provides

is unlikely to be enough regardless of whether or not the employee is the sole breadwinner. Meaning that employment at the University cannot sustain either a single parent or a family with

topic of the living wage here at UVA …

We are working on this. Treating our employees and our contract workers well and fairly is a high priority for me.” That is an admirable statement;

The University, as the largest employer in the city, is in a unique position to provide needed relief to the residents of Charlottesville.

both parents working.

This is unacceptable at a University with a $3.55 billion operating budget for 2018-19. The workers who make our community run have a right to get paid a worthwhile salary. In 2012, the Living Wage Campaign estimated that it would cost the University $4.2-$5.8 dollars to provide a living minimum wage to all employees; even if that number were quadrupled to account for rising costs, which is highly unlikely, it would only represent 0.65 percent of the current operating budget. The fact is the University has more than enough money to compensate all workers fairly, they just choose not to.

In a Facebook post about two months ago President Ryan stated, “I know many of you are interested in the

President Ryan should back it up in kind by committing the University to a $15 per hour minimum wage and the considering policies that would reduce the cost of living in Charlottesville.

An increase to $15 dollars per hour would allow families where both parents work to adequately provide for their child and save additional money.

As for the single parent this increase, while not enough to cover all expenses, would be a movement in the right direction.

On Oct. 17th President Ryan announced the formation of a working group dedicated to improving the relationship between the University and the Charlottesville community. This working group intends to address issues such as housing, education, and

wages. The new setting will provide a forum for discussion on these issues.

However, in order to specifically address the needs of University employees, the committee should either create a subcommittee to focus on employees, or dedicate time for members to jointly discuss ways to reduce the cost of living for workers. The University must put its own house in order before starting broader initiatives.

The University must consider the needs of its lowest worker when making decisions about the future. In this instance President Ryan has the opportunity to correct a longstanding problem that President Sullivan did not properly address. The Board of Visitors finance committee has expressed a willingness to let President Ryan formulate a plan to fix this issue. I hope that for the sake of the University President Ryan takes bold action to ensure that every worker receives a fair wage for their hard work. The University must acknowledge the role it plays as Charlottesville’s largest employer and take action that is not only best for its bottom line but for the community as well.

MATTHEW BAKER is a Viewpoint Writer for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at opinion@cavalierdaily. com.

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HUMOR Crushing college debt, record-breaking unemployment rates, having to constantly explain to your parents what a “skinny legend” is — these are some of the monumental struggles faced by our generation today. However, they are nothing compared to what can only be described as our Mount Everest, the mental warfare induced by deciding whether to hunker down and complete your mountain of homework and essays or to avoid any and all responsibilities by scrolling aimlessly through your social media feeds, only to drown in feelings of guilt and regret afterwards. If only there was a solution. If only there was a way to procrastinate your drastically more important tasks while still feeling some semblance of productivity.

Well boy do I have news for you! It exists. It is hidden in plain sight. It lives along the outskirts of your circle of awareness,

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LINKEDIN: AN UNLIKELY HERO present in your everyday life but never quite enough to be noticed that often. It lurks in the shadows of every COMM 1800 kid’s most visited websites. It is the hero you never thought you needed. Until now. It is … LinkedIn. I know what you’re probably thinking, “How can Facebook for snooty business students and robber-baron hopefuls possibly help me trick my mind into feeling like I’ve accomplished something while still continuing to do absolutely nothing?” Allow me to explain, naïve little reader. On the surface, LinkedIn seems like any other social media platform — setting up your profile, “liking” posts, sending follow requests to people you’ve spoken approximately seven words to in your entire life, etc. However, in reality, LinkedIn is actually … literally exactly what I just described. The only distinguishing characteristic it has from other prominent social media sites is — instead of cat pictures going viral — it’s job updates, while random Forbes articles replace news stories about the most recent s—tstorm Kanye has conjured up.

You may still be wondering

how LinkedIn could be the answer to your deepest of prayers, and that’s okay because I finally just figured out where the hell I’m going with this. It’s going to BLOW. YOUR. MIND. What makes LinkedIn so special? An illusion. A subtle illusion. One so under the radar that I’m honestly probably just making it up, but that’s not important right now.

Nothing about LinkedIn is significantly different from any of its counterparts, but the fact that it is a primarily business-oriented website is enough to make even the most important of papers seem like something you can justifiably put off for one or two or 14 hours. With Twitter, Facebook, etc., you peruse through your timeline, comment on a few posts, and that’s the extent of it.

You don’t really feel like you’ve achieved anything, which inevitably results in your immediate regret for not being more productive with your time.

But with LinkedIn, it’s different — you’re bombarded with tons of recruiters looking for their next hire and articles giving tips on how to nail your first job interview, making you feel like

your mindless scrolling is actually doing something worthwhile for your life — spoiler, it’s not.

With LinkedIn, you get to feel like you’re only one click away from becoming the next hotshot consultant at Deloitte when in reality you’ve done as much for your future as you would have by thirst-following Noah Centineo on Instagram. Isn’t that magical?

One of LinkedIn’s hidden gems is that by wasting your time, you can also boost your self-esteem. Want to feel good about yourself? Edit your profile to include all the incredible things you’ve accomplished, even if they may not be completely true.

You have “professional working proficiency” in Spanish because you vacationed in Cancún last summer and had to ask a local for directions using the little bit of ~espagnol~ you remembered from the ninth grade? Amazing!

You were an “intern” at your dad’s office, aka you organized some of his files that one time and drove him home when he got a little too tipsy at the company Christmas party? Very impressive and totally not fabricated!

Now that I’ve gifted you

all with the key to one of life’s greatest joys, go forth and practice your newfound method of HEALTHY procrastination, my precious readers! Throw caution to the wind and instead of studying for that ECON 2010 exam you have tomorrow, spend hours upon hours examining the profiles of top business executives whom you’ll probably never even have the opportunity to get coffee for, let alone work for! And when it’s all said and done — your GPA plummeted, your career options nonexistent — remember what got you there. Remember the hero in blue and white who was there for you when you needed him most. Remember the priceless gifts he so selflessly gave you.

Remember LinkedIn.

ALISHA KOHLI is a Humor Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.

She can be reached at humor@cavalierdaily.com.

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CORRECTIONS In the Oct. 18 edition of The Cavalier Daily, a Life article entitled “Art for the Heart gives the homeless a voice,” misidentified Emma Hitchcock as a second-year student. Hitchcock is a first-year student.

In the Oct. 25 edition of The Cavalier Daily, a Health and Science article entitled “Alumni-led group calls for carbon neutrality” misstated that the carbon neutrality petition launched on April 22. The petition was actually launched on Sept. 4.

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Building community and showcasing the good Local documentarian Chris Farina shows how one person can change the world

ENTERTAINMENT University alumnus and director Chris Farina has reached critical acclaim with his documentary films for decades. From the exploring the roadside residents of Pulaski Highway in “Route 40” — his first film made with Reid Oechslin — to diving into the Charlottesville community in “West Main Street” (also made with Oechslin), Farina has captured in film the everyday lives of everyday people in the communities that matter to him. Another of his projects, “World Peace and other 4th-Grade Achievements,” showcased the life-changing work of Charlottesville teacher John Hunter, who invented the now widespread World Peace Game to teach elementary schoolers about global relations.

Farina’s most recent undertaking is the film “Seats at the Table,” a portrait of University Lecturer Andrew Kaufman’s class “Books Behind Bars” in which students venture into a juvenile detention facility and study Russian literature alongside the residents. Both “Seats at the Table” and “West Main Street” are being shown at the Virginia Film Festival this year, and Arts and Entertainment had the opportunity to chat over the phone with Chris Farina about his goals, his films and his identity as a filmmaker.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Arts and Entertainment: When you studied here at U.Va., you studied American Government. How did you get into filmmaking?

Chris Farina: Well, it started actually in class. There was this teacher I had three different times and it was more of like, film criticism. And so the last one, the last class was a seminar, and instead of writing a paper, I came up with the idea of doing a documentary film.

I wrote a treatment, and described it, and then filmed one scene. And then when I graduated — and I mean it took years because of the money and everything — but that was the really the start of my first film.

AE: How do you choose what subject matter your films will be about?

CF: In some ways, they almost find me, like the one about life along this highway in Baltimore where I grew up. And I just had the idea, I literally was back for Christmas break and was sitting in this working class bar in the neighborhood I grew up in. I saw this scene in front of me that I thought would be the great ending of a film to kind of sum up this area, and that’s what led to the making of this first film, literally just being there.

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Kate Granruth | Senior Writer And then, the second one which is in the film festival too, that was called “West Main Street.” In some ways, that really started kind of as I moved back to Charlottesville from Baltimore, and that was more of an exploration of a place that I was becoming more familiar with. I’ve always been interested in people who don’t get much attention, and even in “West Main Street,” it’s like looking for beauty in places that you don’t expect to find it.

AE: Kind of going off of that discussion, how has Charlottesville served as a backdrop for your filmmaking and for some of the content that your films cover?

CF: In many ways, the thing I’ve always been drawn to has been on the micro level. In many ways, we’re looking for the universal experience, what you can find in those communities that can really be found in other communities. Instead of doing a film about Route 40, which goes from Atlantic City to Salt Lake City, I chose a five mile stretch of road. And in the same way, you could say that about “World Peace” and the “Books Behind Bars,” it wasn’t some macro look at innovative education, it was just a portrait of a class, giving people that sense of what transformative education could be. And because of being local myself, and having a business, and having kids that were in like middle school and high school, it kind of makes sense for me to be looking in my community to make things work.

AE: So, it’s about going into the community to learn more about it as a part of it.

CF: Yeah. And my work kind of generally comes out of affection for the subjects. So there’s that sense of knowing the people, knowing the location and the place and trying to almost share that sense of love with the audience. You know, so I’ve never been a journalistic filmmaker that’s looking for the dirt — not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just not my style. It’s been more about finding things that do really inspire me and saying, “Hey, this is something that others should know about.”

AE: The press release for “Seats at the Table” describes the film as one that explores the relationship between education and transformation. What does that mean to you?

How do you define that relationship?

CF: So I’ve been a real admirer of innovative educators because of the effect they have on the next generation, and literally the students that they touch. And so for me, seeing “Seats at the Table,” I was so moved by really the authentic relationships that were in that

classroom, between the residents — which is what they call the kids that are incarcerated — and the U.Va. students. And it was really genuine, and it was emotionally moving to me … and so for me, it’s just a question of getting to know those individuals, because again, I don’t talk to an expert about it, I just follow the process. It’s more of a portrait of the class, trying to get to know them enough to really understand the impact the class has on their lives.

AE: It must have been really interesting to observe the mutual learning between the residents and the students.

CF: And that really comes from the wisdom and the framework of Andrew Kaufman, of what he’s creating. It’s really brilliant in that it’s not a top-down kind of educational model. And people often think, “Oh the U.Va. students are going in, they must be going in there to teach the kids.” And I mean, there’s a few literature majors in there but you’ve also got physics, Comm school, engineering, education, a lot of different fields. Once those kids got to know each other, it was very much a shared experience, each of them coming together to talk about the story but also their lives. And in ways, both groups have their sort of classic stereotypes going in and those stereotypes are completely dismantled. I don’t mean to summarize it in a simple way, but U.Va. students are kind of impressed at the smarts they may not have expected from the residents, and the

guys incarcerated are really impressed with the empathy and the compassion, as opposed to being labelled for their crime, so it really does give that sort of mutual [benefit], each is affecting the other in pretty powerful ways.

AE: In a dreamscape, ideal world, what do you want people to take away from this movie?

CF: On one level, it’s — and this has always been my goal — to move people emotionally, to defy what their expectations are and make them realize that the world is a much more complicated than people often think. It’s to get rid of the labels, and the statistics, and get these people involved as more than students, as individuals. And if you can touch people’s hearts by understanding the individuals, then you can move forward and say, “Okay, how do we change lives?” And what I’m hoping for its bigger effect is how do use this example both to inspire other educators as well as people with power to realize wthat education is such a key to bring more of these opportunities. So the hope is that people are inspired by it, and then the experts, the people involved in creating policy, will see that this is something we should do in our own community.

AE: Speaking of change, “West Main Street” was finished in 1995, two decades before what happened in Charlottesville in August 2017.

What kind of resonance do you think “West Main Street” will still hold today when its being shown in the film festival?

CF: My hope is that people really value the everyday people that do such good work in this community.

And in a lot of ways I feel like there’s so much noise going on right now that I almost feel like people have a little bit less of a sense of listening. And that [post August 11th and 12th] was tough, I mean I feel like the town is still reeling. And that’s the reason I kind of had it digitized.

I felt like the town needed it, you know, let’s pull back a little bit and look at the goodness that exists in Charlottesville, and the goodness is the people. And I feel like we’ve forgotten that a little bit.

AE: What are the biggest challenges to making a documentary, especially as you’ve described how you really commit to the emotions behind it?

CF: In general, my films are pretty quiet and I think it’s sometimes a little bit harder to generate attention because there’s so much out there now, so many films are being submitted to film festivals, and to have something that’s kind of slow, kind of quiet, it takes a lot more day to day work to try to get it out. But on the other hand, film does have a purpose that’s not just about fame and fortune. It’s about asking, “Can the film be used as a tool so more people can benefit from the experience?” And if the film forwards that kind of mission with wider replication, then that’s a success.

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“Seats at the Table,” Chris Farina’s documentary about the famed Books Behind Bars class, is one of his two films being shown at the 31st Virginia Film Festival.

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U.Va. physicist designs space lab experiments

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Cass Sackett’s Cold Atom Laboratory experiments have taken University research out of this world Callie Freeman | Staff Writer

Assoc. Physics Prof. Cass Sackett has designed original experiments for the Cold Atom Laboratory, an ultra-cold physics lab housed in the International Space Station — NASA’s orbiting space station — since May of this year.

According to Scientific American, most of us encounter quantum mechanics every day — the phenomenon can be found in everything from computers to Blu-ray players. To Sackett, the value of quantum mechanics is learning how to apply the wave nature of an atom — a process known as interferometry. Specifically, Sackett believes observing atoms at low temperatures and zero gravity can broaden knowledge in the field of quantum mechanics.

“The way we see the world is not quite how it really is. Sackett said.

“Atoms also act like waves or ripples in a pond, so quantum mechanics says that everything is both a particle and a wave.”

According to Sackett, studying atoms this closely is not easy, since we typically cannot observe both the particle and wave nature of atoms at the same time.

However, scientists have discovered a way to get around this obstacle.

By making temperatures extremely cold, atoms slow down, which allows for interferometric study.

Additionally, because there is zero gravity is space, there is also a way to make atoms stand still in midair. By shooting CAL into space, Sackett believes we can achieve ideal conditions for studying quantum mechanics — an initiative that brought him to the University in 2001.

According to Sackett, experi-

menting with CAL was the University’s idea. With the help of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a few independent technology companies, Sackett and the University have been conducting interferometric experiments with CAL since its space launch in May. When he goes to CAL’s control center at NASA headquarters, Sackett can “get real data back in real time” from the push of a button.

According to Sackett, CAL will remain at the International Space Station for roughly three to five years, with experiment adjustments and replacement parts coming after about two years. When astronauts arrive to make these adjustments, a new set of experiments will likely arise.

Sackett said CAL is unlikely to bid the International Space Station farewell after its three to five year tenure.

NASA and Germany’s space agency are planning a follow up project to add a new apparatus called BECAL — which is aimed at high performance atom infratometry — to CAL. Through his study of infratometry, Sackett hopes to determine a high-precision way to measure gravity, down to 10 digits. +-According to Sackett, the behavior of waves is sensitive to its surrounding environment and thus, at a certain location, can precisely predict the level of gravity — as scientists can correlate specific wave patterns to a level of gravity through mathematical calculations.

Sackett also said that the implications of this principle are diverse — they can be found from the oil industry to navigation techniques.

To first-year College student Zaki Panjsheeri, Sackett’s research means

something more.

“It makes the classroom feel more real,” Panjsheeri said. “I’ve been drowning in linear algebra, calculus and physics for the past half semester and it’s been very difficult. But, seeing these people do this kind of work helps me see there is a tangible goal in mind.”

First-year College student Enrique Unruh said Sackett’s research makes him proud of the University.

“As a U.Va. student, there is a certain amount of pride that the name of the University I attend is impressive on the global scene,” Unruh said. “Even though I’m not a physics student, I’m still very interested in this.”

U.Va. predictive monitoring systems improve patient care The HeRO and CoMET systems help predict patients’ risk of infection and medical complications Cecily Wolfe | Senior Writer As part of the Data Science Institute’s Research Lunch and Learn Series, Cardiovascular Medicine Prof. J. Randall Moorman gave a presentation Oct. 12 entitled “Predictive Analytics Monitoring at the Bedside,” in which he described the ways that better data science practices can make a difference in the patients’ lives.

In his talk, Moorman focused on the research of 41 doctors that have analyzed cardiovascular diseases at different stages in life and the ways in which it has led to the development and tuning of the Heart Rate Observation System and Continuous Monitoring of Event Trajectories.

HeRO returns a score that takes into account a baby’s heart rate pattern as an indicator of increased risk of infection and health challenges in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. CoMET uses a similar, yet more comprehensive, approach for older patients — predictive monitoring synthesizes different measurements of patients’ well-being into a score reflective of their relative risk of complications during recovery in the surgical ICU. Specifically, he stressed the need for hospitals to incorporate real-time predictive analytics into the routine monitoring of patients’ conditions.

“The practice of medicine is difficult,” Moorman said. “Clinicians like myself miss things, and then patients get sick and deteriorate under our noses … The [predictive monitoring] display is intended to use all of the data available to physicians and to synthesize for physicians the risk of patients getting sick.”

Beginning in 2001, Moorman and his colleagues introduced the HeRO monitor in the NICU, after observing that the heart rate patterns of premature infants could serve as early indicators of an increased risk of sepsis, a bacterial infection that affects roughly 25 percent of NICU patients, with approximately 40 percent of those cases ultimately leading to death.

“There is a high risk for infection in the NICU,” said Brynne Sullivan, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology. “The signs and symptoms of infection in premature babies overlap with the signs and symptoms of prematurity, so it can be tricky to recognize infections early.

That is why predictive monitoring and having another marker, another reason to pay more attention to a baby, has potential to be really useful.”

Since it can often be difficult to discern whether or not infants are ill, Moorman and his colleagues monitored patients’ heart rate and developed algorithms that could predict the increase in risk that an infant may contract sepsis in the next day, or even in the next few hours. The subsequent analysis is displayed in the form of a bedside HeRO score so that clinicians can easily determine which babies to examine for additional biological markers of infection and then act accordingly.

After piloting the new technology at the University’s NICU, the University partnered with other hospitals throughout the country, expanding the project to nine NICUs nationwide with the help of funding from the National Institutes of Health and Medi-

cal Predictive Science Corporation. A randomized trial involving 3,000 babies took place to determine the effectiveness of the HeRO score in multiple environments, resulting in a decrease of over 20 percent in mortality rate for monitored infants.

“We helped save lives and averted illnesses entirely,” Moorman said.

“That is a great and very compelling story, one that I have heard from every NICU that uses this kind of monitoring. It is a strong motivator to take this approach using ubiquitously available data.”

According to Pediatrics Prof. Karen Fairchild, the success of monitoring in the trials reinforced the value of the HeRO score, which the NICU continues to use today as a marker for increased risk of infection and inflammation, and are looking to improve it by adding respiratory and oxygen level analysis.

For Moorman, the results led him in 2011 to seek to adapt the technology to other areas within the hospital.

As a cardiologist, Moorman primarily cares for adults, and the success of the trials in the NICU prompted him to work on incorporating predictive bedside monitoring into places such as the adult surgical ICU. Along with his research team, Moorman began to identify various events that could increase patients’ length of stay in the hospital and further complicate surgical procedures and treatment plans — including emergency intubation, hemorrhage and sepsis.

In 2014, Moorman brought his research in medicine and predictive monitoring to the private sector,

co-founding Adult Medical Predictive Devices, Diagnostics and Displays, Inc., or AMP3D, a startup that specializes in caring for adult patients through predictive bedside monitoring.

Developed by clinicians for clinicians, AMP3D’s platform enables patented algorithms to compete against each other to determine which one is best at accurately assessing a patient’s condition. Models incorporate data from electronic medical health records, analyzing physiological data, vital signs and lab test results.

Lawyer Kevin Passarello, the president and CEO of AMP3D, helped refine this method of predictive analytics in the hospital, now known as CoMET by working alongside Moorman and other physicians to determine which harmful events to target.

Passarello said that their approach has taken eight years to compile the data, but the work is necessary for the algorithm.

“The research uses a specific, unique approach, where we go chart by chart, looking retrospectively at all of the physiological data, lab tests, vital signs and other things that lead up to a certain diagnosis,” Passarello said.

As a result and as part of CoMET’s purpose, Passarello emphasized the need to have a platform that could predict up to six hours in advance the potential for deleterious setbacks in patients’ recovery and care, such as intubation, hemorrhage and sepsis. Frequently, if such events are identified early enough, physicians can address them proactively to reduce emergencies, mortality rates and length of stay.

“The idea is to change the paradigm for monitoring from an in the moment and reactive paradigm to an analytical and proactive one,” Passarello said. “We want to enable the physicians to see in advance that certain potentially catastrophic events might have an increased chance of occuring, and so they can treat the patient proactively and mitigate or prevent those things from happening.”

In addition, both Passarello and Moorman touched on the importance of CoMET’s accessibility and its comprehensiveness.

According to Passarello and Moorman, the interface is user-friendly and allows clinicians to readily discern a patient’s level of risk without having to decipher or interpret multiple graphs. Alongside sustained beside monitoring, CoMET combines medical measures of health with analytical methods of predicting possible outcomes in light of real-time data.

Right now, CoMET is localized to the surgical ICU at the University.

Moving forward, AMP3D aims to improve upon CoMET and its current predictive abilities in an effort to better serve adults across all clinical contexts, from the ICU to routine care to outpatient monitoring.

“We wish to address the whole hospital, at every point where clinicians might encounter patients,” Moorman said. “What we loved about the NICU was that signs babies could get sick were detected early, and the results from randomized trial that showed we saved lives. Right now, we are working towards results like that for adults.”

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