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HOLIDAY ISSUE Monday, November 22, 2015

Vol. 126, Issue 28

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Most students go home for Thanksgiving, but for those who have decided to stay behind the University will offer food and fun through a number of different projects and programs.

Holiday Dining is organized

by Student Council’s diversity committee and the Office of the Dean of Students to provide meals for both domestic and international students staying on Grounds.

The dinners are fully funded and will host 60 to 80 students at the International Residence College and 20 at Hereford College.

Milan Restaurant will supply a full Indian cuisine dinner on Thursday night, Aramark and

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University to host Holiday Dining program Students remaining on Grounds for Thanksgiving offered dinners from Milan Restaurant, Domino’s, Yuan Ho Domino’s will provide pizza on Friday night and Yuan Ho will serve Chinese food on Saturday.

Other snacks, funded by the Parent’s Committee and donations from Aramark, will be available for breakfast and lunch. The meals will be open to all University students, not just IRC and Hereford College residents.

The University has also matched 107 international students with 42 local families for Thanksgiving, 38 of whom are faculty and staff.

Economics Prof. Kenneth Elzinga will continue his annual tradition of hosting many of his students who are unable to go home for Thanksgiving dinner at his home.

The Friday after Thanksgiving, Grit Coffee, formerly Para Coffee, will host an event called Puppies and Pumpkins.

The shop will be giving out free pumpkin treats for people to eat while playing with puppies from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Last Thursday the University Department of Urban and Environmental Planning hosted its “100-Mile Thanksgiving” potluck dinner, in which participants brought dishes made with ingredients that came from within 100 miles of Charlottesville.

175 students attended the University Second Annual Student Thanksgiving Celebration, also held last Thursday. University Dean of Students Allen Groves and University Association Dean Sandra Seidel were keynote speakers at the event.

Outside of Charlottesville, the Cavalier Marching Band will be representing the University in the Macy’s Day Parade on Thanksgiving day.

StudCo bill urging academic recognition of holidays fails Revised, more inclusive motion will likely be introduced in coming weeks Gaston Arze Senior Writer

A Student Council resolution calling on the University to consider Jewish and Muslim holidays when setting academic deadlines was voted down by council members on Tuesday.

The language of the resolution and its limited inclusivity prevented it from passing, Student Council President Abraham Axler said.

The bill, sponsored by second-year College student Uhunoma Edamwen on behalf of the Muslim Student Association and the Jewish Leadership Council, aimed to provide students of these faiths with institutionalized protections on major holidays, such as Eid and Yom Kippur, and to prevent students from feeling disadvantaged for observing their religious holidays.

A revised version of the bill containing more all-encompassing language will likely be passed in the near future, Axler said.

“It’s not dead by any means,” Axler said. “I think it’s going to pass with

slightly different language.”

Instead of passing multiple resolutions that protect certain groups of students, a revised resolution will aim to keep project, paper and test dates from conflicting with major religious holidays, or holidays on which observers are not allowed to work.

Student Council will accomplish this by working with a diverse range of religious CIOs on Grounds to compile a list of all dates that could potentially conflict with a given student’s academics.

The original and revised resolutions respond to a lack of awareness among some University faculty that assignments or exams on certain dates could conflict with holidays observed by students, Axler said.

“It’s really an issue of developing awareness,” Axler said.

The original bill included reports from students who encountered resistance from their professors when asked to revise or reschedule due dates; however, any new resolution passed could not force faculty to refrain from having assignments on certain holidays.

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The University has matched 107 international students with 42 local families, 38 of whom are faculty and staff.

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Madison House, Salvation Army team up for holiday charity Holiday Sharing Program provides gifts, food for Charlottesville families in need Thomas Roades Senior Writer

Holiday Sharing, an ongoing project between Madison House and the Salvation Army, will be pairing community sponsors with families in need this holiday season to bring gifts and food to the Charlottesville community.

Throughout the fall semester, student volunteers from Madison House work to collect donations from individuals and groups on Grounds and in Charlottesville.

The project culminates in a distribution day in December, when all the donations are given to the sponsored families.

The Salvation Army identifies families in need, but student volunteers are responsible for the rest of the process, Madison House Communications Director Victoria Long, a University alumna, said.

“Some students are in charge of raising awareness among community sponsors like businesses,” Long said.

The program has seen increased involvement over the past few years. In 2012 the program was sponsoring about 110 families but has now increased its reach to 160, Eric MacBlane, a third-year Engineering student and a program director for the Holiday Sharing Program, said.

The two groups allow different ways to sponsor families, but the most common is through the direct provision of food and gifts, MacBlane said.

“The most popular way to sponsor a family is that one signs up online through our website, and then we email them a list of food and gifts required for a family,” he said.

Through this donation method, the sponsor buys gifts for each family member and enough

food to last the family for three days. No monetary donations are accepted, except for individuals who are out of town or no longer live nearby, MacBlane said.

“Many of our sponsorships are from individuals who have graduated or who are out of town, in which case we accept monetary donations,” MacBlane said.

Some sponsorships come from businesses in the Charlottesville area, but many come from groups on Grounds, he said.

Some schools within the University, such as the Batten School and the Commerce School, work with faculty to sponsor several families. Fraternities and sororities host fundraiser events to sponsor families as well.

“Sports teams, Greek life and CIOs are really big on the student side and departments are really big on the faculty side,” MacBlane said.

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Throughout the fall semester, Madison House student volunteers work to collect donations from individuals and groups on Grounds and in Charlottesville.

Long said all the donations brought to Madison House before distribution day create a festive atmosphere.

“It turns what’s normally a center for student volunteers into basically the North Pole for a couple of weeks,” she said.

Cavalier Marching Band to perform at Macy’s Parade University band will perform in front of estimated 50 million television viewers

Anna Houghton Senior Writer

The Cavalier Marching Band will perform at this year’s Macy’s 89th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City for the first time.

The group was one of 10 selected out of a pool of 175 bands from across the country. The band went through a lengthy application process, submitting a cover letter, an application, a photo, video and sound clips, a résumé and multiple letters

of recommendation for consideration.

Getting the band to New York requires $250,000 worth of fundraising, said Kenna Boyd, University director of Donor Relations.. The campaign is now just $14,000 dollars short of its goal.

Fundraising kicked off last April when the Parents Fund Committee presenting the band with a $50,000 challenge. Funds raised by the band itself, up to $50,000, were matched dollar for dollar by the committee.

The band’s fundraising campaign

has been met with astonishing support from marching band alumni, parents and University alumni, said Ann Lawrence Grasty, University director for annual giving.

Of the 1,000 individual donors who gave to the band, 140 people had never made a donation to the University before. Gift amounts ranged from 25 cents to $4,000.

“The support has been so phenomenal,” Grasty said. “There has been support from every corner of the University and every corner of the country.”

University President Teresa Sullivan has also been one of the marching band’s biggest financial supporters. Sullivan will not only attend the parade, but has also issued a $25,000 challenge to be matched by the President’s Office.

The group will bring 330 band members in addition to staff. It is scheduled for three performances, including the Duke football game, the Macy’s Parade and the Virginia Tech football game.

“They’ve got a very busy next 10 days,” Grasty said.

An expected three million people will watch the band live at the New York parade. There will also be an additional estimated 50 million television viewers.

If University football games are any measure of how the band will perform, first-year College student Akash Raje said he thinks the band will put on an impressive showing.

“I think that it’s awesome for them to be able to go on such a big stage,” Raje said. “Based off what I’ve seen at football games I’d say yes, it will be a good performance.”

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Lou’s List sees more than 10,000 visitors during registration Lou Bloomfield maintains Lou’s List as “personal mission” Henry Pflager Senior Writer

Lou’s List, an interactive browsing site which comprehensively lists University course offerings, has become a staple over the years for University students looking to register for classes.

Physics Prof. Louis Bloomfield, who created the site, said the eponymous name was given by now-retired University Association Dean Gordon Stewart around the time of its introduction.

The idea for the site came about when the Student Information System was implemented in April 2009, Bloomfield said.

He quickly realized that SIS had major flaws.

“I started tinkering around immediately after SIS came out because it’s just not user-friendly,” Bloomfield said. “It’s essentially an archaic interaction model. You can talk to people in computer science classes about it — they use it as an example of what not [to] do now.”

Lou’s List presents publicly accessible information in an eas-

ily viewable and browsable manner while updating hourly. Lou’s List causes some concerns for the University due to the additional potential traffic the program might be adding to SIS, Bloomfield said.

“It has to do with the concerns that my program is overloading SIS,” he said. “Whether or not that’s true — I try to stay away from that territory.”

Though the site has received support from some administrators, Bloomfield said the University avoids discussing the list.

“There’s been two administrators who said that [Lou’s List] was great and couldn’t do their jobs without it, but generally the University just dismisses it,” he said. “They’re silent about it — just silent.”

Bloomfield said he disagrees with the notion that his program causes poor outcomes for the administration. If anything, the site diverts traffic off of SIS, he said.

“I can’t imagine it having any negative consequences for the University,” he said. “I know my traffic continues to go up. So, for example, during pre-registration — the one that just went by — I

had as many as 400 people interacting with my list at once.”

During the last registration session, Lou’s List had a peak of 22,364 sessions on Nov. 11, with an average of 12 minutes per session. On Nov. 10 there were 10,471 unique users, suggesting that more than half of the University student body could be using the program that day.

One of those students, thirdyear College student Ellen Farnum, said Lou’s List has been helpful for signing up for classes.

“No one knows how to use [SIS],” Farnum said said. “Lou’s List makes it much easier — I use it for signing up every single semester.”

Farnum, who works in the Clemons Library reserves, said it provides a helpful service for her and her co-workers.

“We have to contact professors,” she said. “Last spring, we use Lou’s List to figure out what they’re teaching next spring and say, ‘Hey, do you want books on reserve?’”

The program needs ongoing maintenance, requiring Bloomfield to take some time before each new semester to get things

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Physics Prof. Louis Bloomfield, who created and now runs Lou’s List, has been with the University since 1985.

underway again, he said.

“Probably every week I spend an hour or two modifying something,” Bloomfield said. “Every time a new semester pops up, I have to prepare the tables and do the initial mining and get it launched and underway.”

Bloomfield’s continued affinity for working with Lou’s List transcends his own personal interest, he said.

“It’s more of a personal mission,” Bloomfield said. “More and more as the years go by, I do things, well, partly because they’re the right thing to do. And because they give me satisfaction, maybe even joy.”

The University communications department did not respond to requests for comment.

Risa Goluboff appointed first female Law School dean Goluboff will succeed Dean Paul Mahoney in July 2016 following approval by Board of Visitors Hannah Hall Associate Editor

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Risa Goluboff joined the University in 2002 after clerking for two years for Judge Guido Calabresi and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

University Law Prof. Risa Goluboff has been appointed to serve as the dean of the Law School. She will be the first female dean of the Law School.

Following the approval of her appointment by the Board of Visitors, Goluboff will begin her term July 1, 2016.

Goluboff will succeed Dean Paul Mahoney, who started his term in 2008. Mahoney will return to the faculty of the Law School and to full-time teaching and research, he said in an email statement.

Goluboff earned her B.A. from Harvard, a master’s and Ph.D. in History from Princeton and her J.D. from Yale Law School. She came to the University in 2002 after clerking for two years for Judge Guido Calabresi and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

Among other accomplishments, Goluboff has received the Order of

the Coif Award for best book in the legal field, a Fulbright Scholarship and the All-University Teaching Award.

Tom Katsouleas, University executive vice president and provost, said Goluboff is a premier scholar of legal history.

“She is one of the leading scholars on the national landscape, and arguably the leading scholar of her generation in legal history,” Katsouleas said.

Goluboff has been a professor in the Law School for 13 years and has taught classes in constitutional law, legal history and civil rights history, among other topics. She also has several appointments in three other departments at the University, including as director of the joint J.D. master’s in History program, a collaboration between the Law School and the College graduate school, Goluboff said.

As dean, Goluboff said she is looking forward to developing connections both within and outside the University.

“I’m looking forward to deepening our relationships with our alumni and our supporters, deepening our relationships with the rest of the University, and being a model of legal education generally — not just within the University, but outside of it as well,” Goluboff said.

There has been societal criticism of law schools recently, Goluboff said, and she hopes to show the value of a legal education in creating life-long careers.

“One of my goals is to articulate what value law schools provide, not just to themselves and to their students, but to the larger society and to the public interest,” Goluboff said.

Overall, Goluboff said she is honored by her appointment and excited to assume her position in July.

“I think our law school is an exceedingly happy place and I’m happy to be at the helm of it, and I think there’s a lot of joy in leading a place like U.Va.,” she said.

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Russell Bogue awarded Rhodes scholarship College fourth-year one of 32 students selected from the U.S., only one from University Brendan Rogers Senior Writer

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A Politics Honors major, Russell Bogue will use the experience to fulfill academic curiousity and further his mission to become a college professor.

Fourth-year College student Russell Bogue was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship Saturday, one of 32 from the United States and the only student from the University to receive the scholarship.

The prestigious scholarship covers expenses for two years of graduate study at Oxford University in Oxford, England.

Bogue, a politics honors major, says the experience will serve as an important step toward becoming a college professor.

“Oxford is an incredible academic institution,” Bogue said.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow. You’re also bringing together a community of people who challenge you and have interesting conversations with you.”

The process of applying for the scholarship began over the sum-

mer for Bogue. He submitted his initial application before the Oct. 1 deadline, then interviewed with the University’s Center for Undergraduate Excellence alongside a handful of other students, after which the University nominated him for the scholarship.

A personal statement, resume and eight letters of recommendation later, Bogue was notified that he had been selected for the final round of interviews, hosted this past weekend.

Out of about a dozen students interviewed in his district — the scholarship breaks up the country into 16 districts — two were selected to receive the scholarship.

Bogue said the process was stressful, particularly the interviews, but feels extremely grateful, especially to all those who have helped him to this point.

“I do not believe I would be where I am today without the support I’ve had along the way,” he said.

Bogue said the scholarship selection process includes a “great deal of luck,” but this honor is by no means his first. In his senior year of high school at Choate Rosemary Hall, he was designated the Male Presidential Scholar for Connecticut. He is also a University Jefferson Scholar and a Truman Scholar.

At the University, Bogue is a member of the squash team, serves as the Honor Committee’s vice chair for trials and is the editor-in-chief of Seriatim, the University’s journal of American politics. He is also a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, policy chair for One in Four, a bible study leader for the Reformed University Fellowship and a former Opinion editor at The Cavalier Daily.

Bogue is the 51st University student to receive a Rhodes scholarship. Evan Behrle and Charlie Tyson, both class of 2014 graduates, were the most recent recipients of the prestigious award.

Black Monologues packs full house for second weekend Performance explores blackness at University, inspires other groups to seek similar productions Katie Grimesey Associate Editor

The Black Monologues cast and crew put on three encore performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday in response to requests from patrons who were unable to attend during the original showings on Nov. 13 and 14.

Met with unanticipated demand, the play’s premiere performances completely sold out and brought Helms Theater to maximum capacity.

In an announcement on Facebook about the encore performances, Marketing Chair Christine Magume, a second-year College student, said the cast and crew were moved by the huge community showing and hoped to see continued support.

“Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for caring so much about our production,” Magume said on Facebook. “These encore performances wouldn’t have been possible without [all of your] support. We hope to see many of you this weekend.”

Second-year College student Micah Watson, who served as the show’s producer and director, said the show is a collection

of student-written monologues for which the pr aoduction team held open submissions and writing workshops.

“We wanted to put the stories together into a cohesive play-like structure,” Watson said.

While the piece was originally aimed at exploring blackness within the University community, Watson said the creators soon realized this approach was flawed due to the diversity within blackness itself.

“We wanted to question the community, question the larger U.Va. community and question the black community,” Watson said. “Are we even a community?

Why has this group of people been forced together historically?”

Fourth-year College student Ravynn Stringfield, the show’s stage manager, said the final script was edited multiple times as work for the performance progressed.

“We realized maybe we’re writing this show about a community that doesn’t really exist,” Stringfield said. “We all have the common thread of black skin, and we all bring something very different...to the table. We had that realization and everything went in fast-forward from there.”

The Black Monologues Project

began at the University of Maryland, where Watson said the production was more akin to spoken word performances. Watson said the decision to have the Monologues in play form was based on a desire to recognize the theatrical talent she has seen within the black community at the University.

“There is so much theatrical talent within black students on Grounds that is unrealized,” Watson said. “We wanted to find a way for the larger U.Va. community to realize that and be a part of that.”

Both Watson and Stringfield said patrons were turned away from the door not only on the nights of the original shows but also on the Friday and Saturday encore productions.

“The lines were overwhelming,” Stringfield said. “I was so unaware that it was this big of a thing — I still don’t think we understand the magnitude of what we did.”

The wave of audience members for the encore showings brought an energy the cast members fed off of, Stringfield said, making for what she believed were better performances than those during the opening weekend.

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The Black Monologues put on three encore performances last weekend in response to requests from patrons unable to attend the original showings on Nov. 13-14.

Watson said other students groups and community members — as well as students from other schools — have reached out stating their interest in having similar productions representing their culture.

“I think having a ton of people

there was a sign that the message got across,” Watson said. “We hope to make the Black Monologues an annual thing.”

You can read a review of last weekend’s performance in our Arts & Entertainment section.

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New religious masters program now accepting fourth-years Multidisciplinary program spearheaded by University professors Peter Ochs, Jerry White Reade Pickert Senior Writer

A new combined five-year B.A. and M.A. program — Religion, Politics and Global Society — is accepting applications from interested fourth year students, who can complete the Master material in three semesters.

The multidisciplinary master’s program, part of the Religious Studies Department, will prepare students to analyze and propose solutions to conflicts created, affected or prolonged by religion-related violence.

The single current track — the program hopes to have two in the future — is called “Religion, Conflict, and Peace.” Students complete 30 hours of coursework in a variety of disciplines in hopes of delving deeper into how religion permeates global society.

Religious Studies Prof. Peter Ochs, director of Religious Studies graduate programs in “Scrip-

ture, Interpretation and Practice,” is spearheading the project with Jerry White, former deputy assistant secretary of state and a current University professor.

Luke Kreider, a graduate student in the Religious Studies department, has also aided in the program’s creation.

The program will be flexible due to the reality of the societal problem, Ochs said. The program differs from other programs of a similar nature due to its application-based curriculum, he said.

“We want to train people to make a difference,” he said. “It’s flexible because the problem needs insights from different areas.”

Students will work toward presenting a final capstone project which analyzes an ongoing conflict or situation where religion seems to be a potential player.

The M.A. involves two sets of questions — the way religion intersects with violence and the

way that religion is used to resolve and transform conflict.

With religion-related violence growing as a global issue, Kreider said he believes the M.A. can be widely applicable to multiple different jobs, including those in the government, service and religious fields.

The M.A. program stems from Ochs’ involvement in Global Covenant of Religions, a non-profit that is currently striving to prevent and reduce religion-related violence around the world.

GCR is a low-budget thinking and decision tank which hopes to collaborate with existing institutions to research and make models in order to solve specific religious conflicts.

As a leading research institution, founders Ochs and White hope students will actively participate in formulating solutions and research for the newly formed non-profit.

“We’re able to feel encouraged

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Religious Studies Prof. Peter Ochs, University director of Religious Studies graduate programs in “Scripture, Interpretation and Practice,” is involved in the Global Covenant of Religions.

not only because of the global vision of this project but also because of this college’s arts and sciences vision,” Ochs said.

Part of the work within the M.A. program is to generate a

nucleus of new research that can benefit not only the world but also contribute to GCR’s future development, Ochs said.

Applications for fourth-year students are due Dec. 15.

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H&S University specialists offer travel health advice health & science

Ani Chandabhatla Staff Writer

As the semester comes to an end, students and faculty look forward to traveling during winter break. Although it can be a great way to relax and unwind, traveling may pose potential health risks to keep in mind.

For students and faculty traveling domestically, Dr. Anjali Silva, a staff physician at Elson Student Health cited motor vehicle accidents as “the most common cause of injury while people are traveling.”

Silva advises students to take frequent breaks while driving, especially if they are tired after finals.

Silva notes rest important for travel, protection against contracting illness

When traveling in public spaces like subways and airplanes, Silva mentioned that the most important thing to keep in mind is regular hand washing, as people’s hands will come into contact with potentially infectious illnesses from touching handrails and cabin seats.

“Sometimes if you don't have access to [hand washing], you may want to make sure you have hand sanitizer and things like that so you’re kind of keeping everything clean,” Silva said.

Silva noted most people do not get as much rest when traveling and increase their risk to contracting illnesses. Simply, it is important to stay hydrated and rest from a long day’s worth of traveling.

According to Asst. Prof. Tania Thomas, a specialist at the Uni-

versity’s Traveler’s Clinic, those going abroad during the winter months should focus on preventing respiratory infections, mosquito borne illnesses and traveler’s diarrhea.

Thomas urges students to practice good respiratory hygiene regardless of where they travel, as the flu follows a different seasonal pattern in other parts of the world. She also said those going abroad should be wary of mosquitos.

“Preventing yourself from getting bitten by a mosquito can be very helpful in maintaining health, as far as staying malaria-free or staying free from viruses like eengue virus or chikungunya virus, yellow fever virus in parts of Central, South America and West Africa and Japanese encephalitis,” Thomas said.

Taking measures such as wearing long sleeves and pants, using and re-applying bug spray several times a day and pre-treating clothes with permethrin, an odorless chemical that wards off ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes, can go a long way to prevent various mosquito-related illnesses, Thomas said.

Another risk when traveling overseas is traveler’s diarrhea, which is caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.

“When we counsel people about [traveler’s diarrhea], we have our mantra of ‘Boil it, peel it, cook it or forget it’ when you’re making food choices, and that generally applies to meats, poultry, eggs, fish and then fresh fruits and produce as well,” Thomas said.

Thomas noted the effectiveness of certain over-the-counter medications such as Imodium and Pepto-Bismol, the latter of which has anti-microbial properties that can prevent traveler’s diarrhea and aid in symptom relief.

Thomas and her colleagues also recommend tourists stick with bottled water to ensure clean drinking water. People who travel for long periods of time can explore other water purification techniques.

Silva recommended that students going abroad either look into medical travel insurance to add an extra layer of protection, or to join the International Association of Medical Assistance to Travelers, a free service that connects travelers to English-speaking doctors abroad.

Medical School holds annual Caring Break Aid to Medical Students Committee seeks to provide break from stress, rigors

Jessica Chandrasekhar & Melissa Wu Staff Writers

The Medical School’s Annual 5Cs Caring Break allows University students to relax from the stress of exams with loving and comforting canines through University Health System’s pet therapy program.

At the Caring Break event Friday, cookies, cocoa, cider and canines were brought to the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library.

The library, along with the Aid to

Medical Students Committee, organized the event to gather donations for the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Though this event included all years of medical students, first and second-year students made up the majority of those in attendance.

Kristine Bauer-Nilsel, a second-year Medical student, said the event was a tradition. Bauer-Nilsel said she had a therapy dog growing up whom she took to various similar events.

First-year Medical student Blake Rosenbaum, Class of 2019 representative of the Aid to Med-

ical Students Committee, said the events and programs the Committee puts on each year allow for a “break from stress and rigors.”

The committee represents a purely student-run organization “committed to promoting student well-being” at the Medical School, and puts on annual events aimed at promoting “all aspects of student wellness through balance and involvement,”according to the committee’s website. “[Caring Break helps] to establish a wholesome community,” Rosenbaum said.

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During the “Caring Break,” students interacted with dogs in the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library while gathering donations for the ASPCA.

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Career effort by Johns propels Virginia past Duke Junior quarterback throws for two touchdowns, career-high 344 yards as Cavaliers top Blue Devils, 42-34

Matt Wurzburger Senior Associate Editor

Saturday evening Virginia football played like a team that had nothing to lose. Having been eliminated from bowl eligibility, the Cavaliers (4-7, 3-4 ACC) opened up on offense and handed a reeling Duke squad their fourth straight loss, 42-34.

“The guys just hung in there again,” coach Mike London said. “We executed — did what we needed to do — to win a good football game against a good football team.”

On Military Appreciation Day at Scott Stadium, Virginia opened with shock and awe. The Cavaliers unleashed a salvo of 21 points and scored on all three of their drives.

The Blue Devils (6-5, 3-4 ACC) opened the game with the ball and moved it confidently down the field.

Duke had a first down on Virginia’s 46, but Virginia’s defense buckled down and forced a punt.

Starting at their own 20, the Cavaliers needed only six plays to move the length of the field. Junior quarterback Matt Johns connected with sophomore tailback Daniel Hamm on a 48-yard screen pass that placed Virginia at Duke’s 13-yard line. In the red zone, offensive coordinator Steve

Fairchild dug deep into the playbook.

The Cavaliers scored their first points on a double pass from Johns to freshman Olamide Zaccheaus to redshirt freshman Evan Butts.

“It’s nice when you can air it out and let your guys go make plays,” junior quarterback Matt Johns said.

“Our wide receivers did a great job getting open and our offensive line did a great job protecting me.”

Virginia’s defense forced the first of three turnovers on the ensuing drive. Once again, the Blue Devils crossed midfield but then stalled.

Junior quarterback Thomas Sirk threw a deep pass into the end zone on third and 17, but redshirt freshman corner Darious Latimore picked off the attempt.

“We knew their offense was very good,” senior defensive lineman Mike Moore said. “We just knew we had to get turnovers on defense.”

The Cavalier offense wasted little time in capitalizing on Duke’s error. Johns opened the drive with a 45-yard bomb to freshman wideout David Aldridge. After two rushing plays, senior T.J. Thorpe took the ball 26 yards into the end zone. A wide receiver, Thorpe lined up as a running back on that scoring play.

Johns completed 24 of his 33 attempts against Duke. The Chalfont,

Pennsylvania native threw for a career-high 344 yards and two touchdowns.

“It was very important for Matt to continue his growth,” London said. “The maturation process of a quarterback is only developed when you’re playing — when you’re in the fire.”

Virginia went to great lengths to incorporate Thorpe — the Durham, North Carolina native — into the offense. After recording only five receptions over the prior three games, Thorpe rushed twice for 25 yards and caught five passes for 58 yards.

“Whatever opportunities come, just be prepared,” Thorpe said. “Putting an emphasis on having fun — that was the coaching point all week.”

Backup quarterback sophomore Parker Boehme then entered the game for Duke, and promptly fumbled his first snap. Senior defensive end Mike Moore recovered, which set up Virginia’s third touchdown of the quarter — a three-yard rush by junior running back Taquan Mizzell.

The Cavaliers sole blemish in the first 15 minutes of action came on the kickoff following Mizzell’s touchdown. Junior safety DeVon Edwards took that kick 94 yards to make the game 21-7.

The game’s second quarter was

tame in contrast. Duke bookended a 36-yard touchdown reception by Mizzell with two field goals, and the Cavaliers carried a 28-13 advantage into the half.

Virginia padded their lead by outscoring the Blue Devils 14-7 in the third quarter. Scoring touchdowns for Virginia in the quarter were Mizzell, who ran the ball in from ten yards out, and Zaccheaus, who reeled in a Johns pass for a 50-yard score.

Zaccheaus exhibited his versatility against the Blue Devils. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native finished the game with 109 yards of total offense, one touchdown reception, one touchdown pass and 163 all-purpose yards.

“He’s a guy that has a lot of skill,” London said. “He is such an added bonus to our offense.”

With a 42-20 lead and only one quarter remaining, the Cavaliers took their foot off the gas, and let Duke back into the game.

“They did a good job defensing us,” London said. “We have to make sure we find ways to keep moving the ball.”

The Blue Devils scored 14 unanswered in the game’s final frame and were six yards from scoring what could have been the game-tying touchdown.

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Boehme was responsible for both fourth-quarter touchdowns. He threw a 12-yard pass to freshman wide receiver T.J. Rahming to finish a seven-play, 69-yard drive. The Jacksonville Beach, Florida native then punched the ball in from the goal line.

“The game wasn’t over,” Mike Moore said. “You got to make sure everyone realized that you got to keep playing until the clock says ‘zero zero.’”

With 54 seconds left on the clock, Duke took possession on their own 37. On the first play, Boehme uncorked a 49-yard completion to junior Anthony Nash. After an incompletion, Boehme completed another pass to set up third down and two. With their backs to the wall, the Cavalier defense forced two incompletions to give the ball back to the offense, who salted the game away with a kneel down.

Virginia will play the final game of their season next Saturday at home against in-state rival Virginia Tech.

“Now we have an opportunity to win another game, the last game, against a very good football [team] that is looking for their opportunities as well,” London said. “We’ll enjoy this today and tonight but go to work tomorrow.”

Virginia defeats George Mason, wins Charleston Classic Six days after Virginia’s loss against George Washington, the Cavaliers faced another in-state, A-10 foe in George Mason. This time, however, the No. 6 Cavaliers (4-1) came out the victors — and with a trophy to show for it.

Behind junior guard London Perrantes’ second career double-double and 21 points from senior guard Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia pulled away from the Patriots (2-3) for an 83-66 win in the Charleston Classic final. The Cavaliers shot 57 percent from the floor and 67 percent from deep in the effort.

Perrantes, the tournament MVP,

found his shot early, hitting two early triples and finishing 3-4 from beyond the arc. In 33 minutes, the Los Angeles, California native tallied 16 points and 11 assists.

Virginia jumped out to a 4739 halftime advantage behind 12 points apiece from Brogdon and senior center Mike Tobey. The Cavaliers did not commit a turnover as eight Virginia players scored in the opening stanza.

Nine of senior forward Anthony Gill’s 15 points came in the second half to spark Virginia’s offense.

The former South Carolina transfer showcased his physicality and quickness in the paint, gathering

five boards in 26 minutes, second only to Tobey’s eight.

The Cavaliers have scored at least 82 points in each of their wins this season, including all three tournament wins against Bradley, Long Beach State and George Mason, respectively.

Brogdon joined Perrantes on the all-tournament team, while redshirt freshman center Jack Salt earned his first career start Sunday night.

Virginia will next host Lehigh at John Paul Jones Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m.

—Compiled by Robert Elder

Sophomore guard Marial Shayok scored a careerhigh 17 points against Long Beach State in Friday night’s Charleston Classic semifinal.

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Women’s soccer goes 2-0, advances to Elite 8 Virginia downs UNC-Wilmington, USC in NCAA Tournament action on home field

Grant Gossage Associate Editor

The Virginia women’s soccer team hosted a rematch with unseeded UNC Wilmington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night. Back on Aug. 23, the Cavaliers crushed the Seahawks 8-0 to open the regular-season.

“To be fair, you can’t really look at that game,” coach Steve Swanson said. “We were supposed to play on a Friday night and we had a game canceled.”

Virginia snatched an early 1-0 lead that afternoon, as a low strike from star senior forward Makenzy Doniak found the left corner a little after one minute into the game.

Friday night, it took the Cavaliers more than 50 minutes to break through.

Junior midfielder Alexis Shaffer settled a poor clearance and buried her 13th goal of the season.

“The ball kind of like bounced out, and I took a touch over a girl and volleyed it,” Shaffer said. “And next thing I know, it was in the back of the net.”

The lead was a long time coming for Virginia. Up to that point, the Cavaliers had fired 13 shots towards the goal. The closest call came in the tenth minute, when senior forward Makenzy Doniak drilled a point-blank shot right

at Wilmington junior goalkeeper Carolyn Huddy.

Doniak stabbed at the ball again, and rebounded to sophomore forward Veronica Latsko. Out of position, Huddy saw the shot clang off the crossbar and out of the box.

“I think they came out very hard,” Doniak said. “They had teeth, and they were able to maybe get us off our game a little bit.

Also, we were struggling to finish the ball.”

Leaving behind the wasted chances in the first half, Doniak and her teammates took the field in the second half ready to put the ball in the back of the net. Ten minutes after Shaffer volleyed one home, Doniak looped a header over a Wilmington defender who stood on the goal line and into the top shelf.

Up 2-0, Virginia coasted to its eighteenth win of the season. The Cavalier offense produced a total of 28 shots. Senior center back Emily Sonnett and her unit allowed a single shot, while junior goalkeeper Morgan Stearns did not have to make a single save.

Post-game, Virginia turned its attention to the next challenge.

“Now there are only sixteen teams left, so you’re going to have to play well,” Swanson said. “We got to get a quick turnaround, but I think this is no different than say the weekend we had a couple weeks ago at the ACC Finals.”

Two days after the 2-0 win, Virginia faced No. 11 Southern California on a blustery Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville. Doniak, a native of Chino Hills, California, knew firsthand from her high school days the kind of talent the Trojans possess.

“I know a lot of players on that team,” Doniak said. “I think they are a great team, and it will definitely be a challenge for us. It’ll be a good match.”

An athletic Southern California back line held the Cavaliers scoreless for 42 minutes before Doniak chested the ball down to her feet and smacked it past redshirt junior goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme.

“I think it gives your team confidence, you know,” Swanson said.

“They were sitting back a little bit so now the onus is on them… It changed the dynamic of the game.”

Opponents beware: Virginia has not lost a game this season in which it has scored first. The Cavaliers often follow up a first goal with another one in no time. The Trojans, however, prevented that Sunday and were it not for Stearns, would have produced an equalizer in the final 20 minutes.

“It was the first time really in a little bit that we’ve gotten penetration in our defensive box, so we had to kind of remember what that’s all about,” Swanson said. “But Stearns I thought was there when we needed her.”

Stearns saved three shots in the minutes leading up to the play of the game, arguably of the season.

At 80:30, Shaffer did what she does best, finish.

“It was kind of a counterattack,” Shaffer said. “Veronica [Latsko] had the ball out wide. I just made a run into the box. She played me a great ball, and I just finished it near post… They were definitely getting chances back and forth, so I think that goal really helped us.”

Doniak and senior forward Brittany Ratcliffe shielded the ball at the far corner flag to run out

the clock. A frustrated Southern California player booted the ball halfway to Davenport Field. The announcer counted down the seconds, and another great Klöckner crowd rose to honor its beloved team. “[I feel] kind of comfortable, just because we have been here for the past three years,” Stearns said.

“But I think that comfort comes with an understanding that we’ve had to work hard to earn that…

We’ve earned the right to play on Friday and train tomorrow.”

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Friday night, the Cavaliers edged the Seahawks with a pair of second-half goals. Sunday afternoon, coach Steve Swanson’s dominant group scored a 2-0 win against No. 11 Southern California.

Defense, rebounding push women’s hoops past Longwood Boyle’s team shoots 48.8 percent from field, owns 51-27 advantage on glass in 81-46 victory

Spenser Gilliand Staff Writer

Despite struggles for Virginia with their long-range shooting, aggressive defense and rebounding led the Cavaliers to an 81-46 rout of

Longwood University.

Virginia (4-0) started the game with the pedal to the floor on both sides of the ball, and Longwood (03) could not keep up. A steal and one made jumper from sophomore point guard Mikayla Venson in the first three minutes of the game gave the

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Sophomore guard Aliyah Huland El paced Virginia with 20 points while pulling down seven rebounds. Huland El also reached the 20-point plateau against Auburn last Thursday.

Cavaliers an early lead, which they would hold for the duration of the game.

The advantages of the Cavaliers' length were on full display throughout the game. Early on, it was evident that the Lancers wanted no part of Virginia’s defense in the paint. This forced Longwood's offense to focus on fast perimeter passing, mixed with some screens to try and get spacing for three-point shots. This strategy was rendered ineffective by Virginia defenders' well-timed switches.

Longwood finished the game shooting just 20 percent from three point range and 32.1 percent overall.

Defense was not the only aspect of Virginia's game where their length advantage was apparent. The Cavaliers dominated the boards in this game. Sophomore forward Lauren Moses led the team in rebounds with nine boards. In total, Virginia outrebounded Longwood 51-27, with 21 of Virginia's rebounds coming off the offensive glass. Virginia's offensive rebounding efforts played a large role

in this win, as the Cavaliers scored 21 second-chance points in the game.

While the Cavaliers' defensive and rebounding performances were arguably their best so far this season, the shooting struggles they have faced in their previous three games were present once again against Longwood. The good news for Virginia fans is the team's overall field goal percentage of 48.8 was noticeably higher than the 34.9 percent performance against Auburn earlier in the week. However, Virginia went just 2-15 from beyond the arc, leaving a lot to be desired.

The Cavaliers have been able to win games with their defense and rebounding so far this season. However, with significantly tougher games against Rutgers and Tulane in the near future, Virginia needs to find its deep shooting stroke if it wants to extend its undefeated streak.

Another interesting takeaway from this game is the Cavaliers have some serious depth. Nine of the players on the eleven-person roster

received double-digit minutes of playing time and all made important contributions on the floor.

"We've got five guards that can all score in different ways," sophomore forward Aliyah Huland El said.

"We're all very skilled and I think we're almost interchangeable to some degree."

Virginia's guards put up strong numbers during the game, with their three starting guards scoring a combined 40 points.

"I think we're better balanced," coach Joanne Boyle said. "I think we're harder to scout, I think it takes a little bit more prep time when you have multiple people averaging double figures so I'm just really pleased at the balance of our scoring lately.

Overall, Virginia put up a strong performance with a few shooting issues to fix in the coming days. The Cavaliers will next compete in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands where they will face Green Bay, Rutgers and Tulane over a span of three days.

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Virginia can’t refuse Syrian refugees, nor should it Attempts to prevent refugees from entering the state are rooted in xenophobia

Comment of the day “I feel you miss the essential point in your sometimes legitimate criticism of ‘slacktivism.’ Yes, many no doubt identify with paris for photogenic reasons. . . Many more do because we have French friends or family...”

“Bruno Hob” in response to Tamar Ziff ’s Nov. 18 article, “Filtering Atrocity.”

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced last week that he would not seek to block the entry of Syrian refugees into Virginia, responding to calls from Republicans to prevent their entry following recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

Many state governors have said they would attempt to block Syrian refugees from their states, and Virginia Republicans have urged McAuliffe to refuse to accept Syrian refugees for the next two years, including four members of the House of Delegates who plan to introduce legislation in the 2016 General Assembly session imposing a moratorium.

For legal and administrative reasons, the argument is immaterial: states have no power to resist the intake of refugees, as the Refugee Act of 1980 gives the federal executive branch statutory authority to accept foreign refugees into the country, according to Think Progress’ Ian Millhiser. Because of this, McAuliffe couldn’t legally prevent the admittance of refugees — even if he wanted to. But it is disturbing that Virginia and national politicians would curb the admittance of

refugees, whether or not they have the power to do so.

On a national scale, President Barack Obama has advocated for increasing the number of refugees the United States accepts, deciding in September that his administration would take in at least 10,000 displaced Syrians over the 2016 fiscal year. However, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would suspend the program that allows Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States until national security agencies certify the individuals in question don’t pose a security risk. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats will attempt to block the bill in the Senate, and Obama previously said he plans to veto it.

The push to prevent the admission of refugees demonstrates embarrassingly xenophobic tendencies from U.S. and Virginia politicians. As The New York Times Editorial Board wrote last week, “Confusing refugees with terrorists is morally unacceptable and, as a matter of strategy, misguided.” The push suggests a conflation of Muslims with members of the Islamic

State, on the part of these politicians — not only a discriminatory notion, but one that ignores the reality of why these refugees are attempting to enter the United States: because in many cases they themselves are fleeing terrorism.

For refugees attempting to enter both the country and our state, there is already a complicated process in place that mitigates security risks. Applicants must provide histories and family origins, as well as law enforcement, past travel and immigration records to be vetted by national security, intelligence, law enforcement and consular officials — which can take up to two years for each person. Moreover, half of the Syrian refugees accepted into the United States have been children, and a quarter of those accepted are over 60 years old.

Here in Virginia, immigration has consistently been on an upward trend. As of 2012, one in every nine Virginians is foreign-born, compared with one in 100 in 1970, according to the U.Va. Cooper Center’s March 2014 report. At U.Va., we boast a student population that comes not only

from 49 states but also 119 foreign countries. Our country, state and school value diversity of origin and background, as they should.

Charlottesville specifically has a history of welcoming refugees; the city accepted 241 displaced refugees in 2014-15 and is designated a preferred city for refugees by the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Charlottesville’s chapter of the International Rescue Committee, a not-for-profit dedicated to responding to humanitarian crises, has taken in one Syrian family this past summer, according to its site.

National and state security are not something to be taken lightly.

But, we have no reason to doubt the current system in place. In the aftermath of a harrowing event, politicians are opposing a legitimate resettlement process instead of addressing root causes of terrorism. Equating refugee resettlement with the issue of terrorism is a dangerous path that embodies fear-mongering and xenophobia.

Those are not the values our state ought to promote.

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Could Yale happen here? “ don’t hate white people. I hate cle emphasized the discomfort of whiteness. I hate how white- white audience members, I beness bleaches out its troubled lieve it is crucial to consider the past,” remarks an actor subject matter of the in the closing perforAt presBRANDON BROOKS performances. mance of Black Monent, I cannot imagine Guest Viewpoint ologues. As I looked a manner in which across the crowd asone could discuss the sembled at Helms Theater, I was effects of racism and prejudice surprised such a diverse audi- without conveying discomfort. ence was interested in a perfor- One may even argue the discommance specifically geared toward fort felt by the audience is merely highlighting racial incidents on an extension of the same individGrounds. At times, the Universi- uals’ reactions to the experiences ty community appears uninter- from which these monologues are ested in acknowledging issues of based. Indeed, the whole point of race at all, as was apparent in the these monologues is to elicit an mixed reactions to last year’s stu- emotional response from the audent protests of the exoneration dience. It is only in this manner in of officers Darren Wilson and which one can begin to question Daniel Pantaleo. Perhaps the fact how such incidents could occur that such a crowd was interested in a country that overwhelmingly in Black Monologues proves more voices agreement with the princistudents are willing to discuss ples of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. racial issues affecting the CharThe timing of Black Monolottesville community and the na- logues coincides with a period tion at large. of greater public scrutiny of race While Black Monologues dis- relations on college campuses. At cusses a variety of issues ranging Yale, the past two months have from misogyny to homophobia, been marked by strife between most acts focused on instances of student advocates and members racial hypocrisy, alienation and of the school administration over prejudice. As has already been the best way of guaranteeing a acknowledged in a prior Cav- safe educational environment. alier Daily article, many of the While this tension was founded monologues promote a sense of upon a series of racial incidents discomfort among the audience. targeting the black student body While the aforementioned arti- — such as the tagging of several

“All Lives Matter” signs with references to black criminality — most media scrutiny has focused on the school administration’s policy concerning offensive Halloween costumes. While Yale’s Intercultural Affairs Committee explicitly requested students ab-

called for Christakis’ resignation, a reactionary movement has rallied behind her and accused student activists of being intolerant and irrational. Perhaps this movement is best embodied by Reason Magazine’s Robby Soave, who accuses protesters of seeking “emotional coddling” and rejecting “not merely a free and open campus dialogue, but adulthood itself.” It is easy for Soave to support such an absurd While the racial tensions at the University are statement, as he will never be forced not as high as at Yale or Missouri, University to endure the cultural appropriation President Teresa Sullivan should follow the former’s example and develop new initiatives to and insensitivity to which minority stubuild a more inclusive community.” dents are frequently exposed.

Within the last stain from wearing “culturally un- year and a half, the nation has witaware and insensitive” costumes, nessed a multitude of racial incia statement issued by Prof. Erika dents ranging from riots in BaltiChristakis was largely seen by stu- more and Ferguson to the murder dent advocates as condoning rep- of black churchgoers at the Emarehensible behavior. While Chris- nuel AME Church in Charleston, takis’ advice was made with good South Carolina. In these tumultuintentions, suggesting one should ous times, universities should be “look away” or “tell them you’re seen as safe educational environoffended” does not properly ad- ments that, at the very least, offer dress the underlying issues that a respite from the racial tension have incensed student activists. emanating throughout the counWhile student leaders have try. Alas, this is not the case, as

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How we can learn from issues raised at the Black Monologues racism and prejudice have permeated our institutions of higher education, and have been largely ignored by the school administration. It is truly disappointing that in 2015, calls for greater empathy and respect have largely fallen on deaf ears.

As institutions priding themselves on their diverse student bodies, universities should be more proactive in combatting racism and culturally insensitive behavior. This is not to say, as some have already suggested, that universities institute speech codes or other extreme measures. While the racial tensions at the University are not as high as at Yale or Missouri, University President Teresa Sullivan should follow the former’s example and develop new initiatives to build a more inclusive community. This could be as simple as increasing minority representation within the school administration, and training said members in recognizing and combatting racism. In the wake of the events described in Black Monologues, it is our moral obligation to build a safer, more inclusive University for future classes.*

Brandon Brooks is a third-year in the College.

The responsibility of a daily paper he last decade has seen a fun- to find University news, then, there’s damental shift in the way really one main place to go. Unless young Americans consume news. one wants to remain ignorant about But plenty of members University happenings, of the college-age genthe daily paper is esJULIA FISHER eration no longer read sential reading — and Public Editor newspapers or magait’s all delivered in one zines as distinct prodpackage, twice weekly, ucts; instead, they read articles they or online on one site. With a near encounter online at random, often monopoly, then, a university daily without even a thought about who may often end up as the only regular published the story. It’s a troubling news source for some students. change — it leads to a very passive, The question for a college newsuninformed reader who thinks paper to address, then, is what news news simply appears as if by mag- to run, considering that what it runs ic, not to mention the ill effects of might be all some readers are sure such habits on newspapers’ chances to see. Some college newspapers of survival. But college newspapers pick up stories from wires like the stand as perhaps the strongest can- Associated Press so readers who didates to buck that trend. never touch another newspaper will Most colleges, like U.Va., don’t at least know something about nahave more than one daily newspa- tional and international stories. The per. So while weeklies, magazines Cavalier Daily, with its limited print or other campus news outlets offer edition, understandably does not. some competition, it’s clear which This week, The Cavalier Daily publication serves as the campus’ has run a few stories that go beyond paper of record. At U.Va., that hon- the immediate purview of life on or and responsibility falls to The Grounds and in Charlottesville. It Cavalier Daily. ran one story about Virginia Gov. When students and faculty look Terry McAuliffe’s take on Syrian ref-

ugees and another about Sen. Tim Kaine’s declaration that Congress should declare war on ISIS. Both are surely stories Cavalier Daily readers should know about.

But The Cavalier Daily, without sending reporters to Washington

students.

But The Cavalier Daily should also weigh those stories against some of the deeper coverage possible closer to home. The paper also ran a story this week about a recent University survey on sexual assault on Grounds; the piece went into some depth and focused on whether the study’s findings were statistically significant and how they will be used. That’s imporThe question for a college newspaper to address, tant work, too, of a then, is what news to run, considering that what very different stripe from coverage of the it runs might be all some readers are sure to state’s highest elected officials. see.”

Perhaps the greatest depth The or Richmond, is ill-equipped to Cavalier Daily offers is in its sports compete well with larger news out- coverage, which often graces the lets. That doesn’t mean the paper tabloid print edition’s front page shouldn’t try; perhaps some readers and features analysis, opinion and will benefit from having read those reports on games. Of course, sports stories, and covering state and na- stories grip readers uniquely and tional politics is good training for lend themselves to some excellent reporters, who are, after all, also reporting and writing. The Cavalier

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The Cavalier Daily should push itself and its readers to reach beyond University and Charlottesville news Daily, like all papers, could always run more profiles and other stories that get beyond the scores and into the lives of the characters who shape games and teams.

None of these are bad ways to invest reporters’ attention, and each serves a distinct purpose in providing readers with the best, most informative and most gripping coverage. The Cavalier Daily faces a balancing act in deciding whether to focus on deeper dives into prominent University issues, robust sports coverage, more cursory treatment of state and national stories or any number of other options. And part of that decision surely ought to take into account what readers need and want. So, readers: What do you want to read? What types of stories should The Cavalier Daily prioritize?

Julia Fisher is the Public Editor for The Cavalier Daily. She can be reached at publiceditor@cavalierdaily.com or on Twitter at @CDPublicEditor.

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Filtering atrocity n Friday, Nov. 13, two The fact that Western media has bombs were detonated in stronger reactions to tragedies central Paris, which, that occur in Western along with a series of industrialized nations TAMAR ZIFF shootings, killed over should shock no one.

Opinion Columnist 120 people and inThe fact that Facejured hundreds. The book, with a majority international response of users in the United was swift: social media was over- States, implemented measures to ridden with cries of shock and further engage its (mostly Amersympathy, and within a few hours ican) users and have them spend Facebook had introduced a filter more time on the site, is similarly of the French tricolour which predictable. users could superimpose on What’s fascinating and strange their profile pictures to “support is why people with little or no France and the people of Paris.” connection to France but for a What the filter ended up cata- brief sightseeing jaunt were so lyzing was an effluvia of old Paris eager to somehow respond to vacation pictures and a wave of the tragedy. The frenzy was imbanal sentiments “in support” of pelled by a conception of Paris as petrified Parisian strangers. This a universal romantic fiction comshow of social media solidarity pounded by the pervasive social backfired when many pointed out pressure to appear sympathetic that while Facebook seemed to to any and all tragedy or atrocity, urge hollow commentary on the resulting in a “slacktivism” that bombings in Paris, it neglected renders fruitless all efforts at exto raise awareness for two har- pressing meaning. rowing suicide bombings Beirut Whether they had read about suffered one day prior. Many Beirut, the reason that Paris reaverred that the media somehow ceived such a voluminous social neglected to thoroughly cover media response is that people Beirut, which — though contest- don’t generally view Paris as ed by a thoughtful Vox article, the capital of a forcibly secular, which cites coverage by The New somewhat racist country going York Times and The Washington through a “national-identity criPost, among others — is true, in sis” as it struggles to reconcile that the Beirut attack was not left-wing social policies and a front-page news, as Paris was. It is damning colonial history with also wholly unsurprising, consid- substantially shifting demoering that The New York Times’ graphics. Like Botticelli’s Venus, international headquarters is in Paris is a standalone fiction, a city Paris, and other Western news of romance, art and a tempered, organizations have expansive Caucasian foreignness Amerinews corps in the French capital. cans and Europeans can fantasize

about and lay claim to. Paris is host to only the beautiful and the good: in 2013, it was the world’s most popular tourist destination; the rest of the world may fall to pieces, but, in the words of Rick Blaine, “we’ll always have Paris.”

To claim, then, that Beirut, as one Lebanese woman put it, is “another pretty city [just] like” Paris is to ignore the fact that the city, for many who “support” its people through social media, exists as artifice. Paris was chosen as the target for this very reason

the Eiffel Tower does over the city itself. This, compounded by the modern pressure to appear both knowledgeable and involved, was what drove the frenzy of attempted “support” by people who were both spatially and culturally removed from the bombings.

Profile picture changes, Facebook hashtag campaigns — the poster child of which is probably the Kony 2012 debacle — indignant tweeting: these are all manifestations of “slacktivism,” wherein you “stand up” for any and all worthwhile causes by sitting at your laptop and liking, sharing and feeling virtuous at the click of a button. Because it is so easy to deTo grieve for all is to grieve for none; to extend clare your “solidarity” with a variety sympathy in all directions is to stretch ourselves of disenfranchised groups, there is also thin that our words lose all meaning...” most a social expectation that you do — according to ISIS, it is the em- so: regardless of how much you bodiment of “France’s symbols of actually know — or care — about ‘perversity,’” the imagined para- social issues, you too must look gon of ideals worshipped by the as though you are concertedly West. invested. The Internet “Social The fact that it is common Justice Warrior” is the ultimate practice to conflate Middle East- slacktivist, because he not only ern countries and lump Iraq and posts about championing causLebanon and Syria together as es with which he is superficially nations in a region doomed to familiar but he goes further and perpetual violence is certainly criticizes others for not being reprehensible. But that, I believe, hypersensitive to all instances of has less to do with the over- insufferable Internet injustice. whelming response to Paris than Those who criticized Facebook the fact that the city looms larger and lambasted Western media for in the public imagination than supposed indifference to atroc-

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Why we all hastened to “pray for Paris”

ities in the Middle East were of this ilk; mourn for Beirut, they demanded. Mourn for Baghdad!

Mourn for Syria! (Read: make more flag filters!) Only “praying for Paris” is selectively mourning, which for some reason is wrong, as though we should lay a flower on every grave in the graveyard rather than just on that of our loved one.

When did we start having to address all of the world’s problems? When did commitment and attention to one cause entail neglect of all others? To grieve for all is to grieve for none; to extend sympathy in all directions is to stretch ourselves so thin that our words lose all meaning, and we revert to the rhetoric of Miss America contestants who dream of “world peace.”

The world is now our digital village, its many and varied denizens our ostensible virtual neighbors. I cannot condemn those who, like me, sought to superficially participate in world events removed from their immediate reality because it was easy and convenient and well-intentioned to do so. I only question what this may entail, and how our mourning — for our loved ones, for our communities, for humanity — is changing in this restless digital era, how we negotiate between our real and virtual realities.

Tamar’s columns run Tuesdays.

She can be reached at t.ziff@cavalierdaily.com.

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Brianna Hamblin Feature Writer

The Battle Grounds Stroll Competition saw fraternities and sororities from the Multicultural Greek Council and the National Panhellenic Council battling it out last Friday. The event was hosted for the first time at the University by the Alpha Epsilon chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity.

Strolling — a tradition that began in the early 1900s in the NPHC and was adopted by other Greek organizations — involves brothers or sisters of an organization dancing and stepping in a synchronized line. Third-year College student Andre Sanabia, chapter president of La Unidad Latina, organized the event to expose more people to this tradition.

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Stroll competition held on Grounds Event encourages unity among members of Multicultural Greek Council, National Panhellenic Council “Often when people think Greek life, they think [of] the Inter-Fraternity Council and the Inter-Sorority Council because of the fact that there’s not a lot of visibility from the Multicultural Greek Council and the National Panhellenic Council,” Sanabia said. “So I think that one, this event was for visibility, and then two, it’s also just really fun.”

The competing teams included MGC and NPHC organizations from Old Dominion University and George Mason University, each group showing off a different personality to the crowd.

Melody Lee, a junior at George Mason and a member of Kappa Phi Lambda sorority, said she and her sisters enjoyed performing in front of an audience.

“We really enjoyed it,” Lee said. “I mean I think we did our best out there and we had a lot of fun, so we loved it. And we’ll probably definitely try to do it

again next year.”

The grand prize of $200 went to the George Mason chapter of Pi Delta Psi fraternity.

Alex Wong, a member of Pi Delta Psi fraternity and president of the Multicultural Greek Council at George Mason, said winning the competition was a new and exciting experience for the members.

“We were only established [in] fall [of 2012] at George Mason, so we never really participate in a lot of big competitions, so this is actually our first win ever,” Wong said. “So it’s a pretty big feat for us. I’m just rejoicing [in] it right now.”

Despite the close competition, participants said unity was the most important part of the event.

“We have different talents in Greek life and [they don’t] have to be just community service or doing events,” Richard Washington, a senior at ODU and a mem-

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This Friday, Greek organizations from around the state traveled to the University to face off in the Battle Grounds Stroll Competition.

ber of the Nu Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, said.

“We have different talents of dancing and all that type of stuff.

It’s just good to see that everybody can do that regardless if you’re [in the] NPHC, PHC [or] Multicultural [fraternities].

Native American Student Union hosts heritage fair CIO chooses First Thanksgiving-themed event to honor Native American Heritage Month Julie Bond Feature Writer

The Native American Student Union and their guests began Thanksgiving festivities early Saturday with its fifth annual Heritage Fair in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

NASU President Ben Walters, a second-year Engineering student, and Piedmont Virginia Community College student Emily Gillispie demonstrated traditional dances at the event, including a partner dance that had everyone in the room on their feet.

Both Walters and Gillispie spoke about the importance of their dances and regalias and their relation to specific Native cultures.

“I was taught growing up to dance for those who can’t — dancing to honor the warriors,

the veterans, the elders,” Gillispie said. “I also dance for suicide awareness and prevention.

I’m a trained suicide prevention worker, and I’ve personally been affected by it, so for me dancing has been a great medium to not only educate my Native community, but to start conversation.”

The event featured speaker Karenne Wood, a Ford Fellow and member of the Monacan Indian Nation, who presented about the history of the first Thanksgiving, and Native American perspectives on it.

Thanksgiving catering was provided at the event by Mel’s Café and members of the community who volunteered to lend a dish.

The event culminated in an open dialogue between NASU members, students, professors and community members that focused on the ambiguity regarding Native American identi-

ty and state and national recognitions, as well as the possibility of rectifying past and current injustices.

The fair embodied the joint ideals of education and celebration in Native American culture, said Evelyn Immonen, second-year College student and vice president of outreach.

“The legend of Thanksgiving is a huge cultural image for Americans, and so looking critically at this is a really good opportunity for students of higher education, no matter how interested or involved you are in Native American culture,” Immonen said.

One of the main goals of the heritage fair was to raise awareness of Native American culture, said Shae Weathersbee, a thirdyear College student and NASU vice president of administration.“We want everybody, no matter what background they’re

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This weekend, the Native American Student Union held its fifth annual Heritage Fair, with the theme centered on historical interpretations of the First Thanksgiving.

from, to have an awareness of what true Native culture is and its diversity,” Weathersbee said.

“And then we also want to sup-

port the Native students that are here and that are around here and tie them into the University so that they feel welcome.”

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8 things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving University students, staff reflect on people, opportunities they appreciate Sarah Brotman Feature Writer

November is the time of the year when people acknowledge the friends, family and good fortune for which they are most grateful. We asked eight students and staff members what they are thankful for this fall.

1. Laura Alan, first-year College student “I’m definitely thankful for my hallmates, and the community that we have in our dorm.

I know that if it wasn’t for our hallmates, and if it wasn’t for our RA, things would probably be very difficult, especially at the

beginning of my first year. When I’ve had tough times, or when we’re up at 3 a.m. studying, or just goofing around, I can always count on them. We’re always in each other’s rooms. They’re kind of like your mini-family here at U.Va. I definitely love them.”

2. Emily Bisaillon, fourthyear College student “I’m thankful for the support system that I’ve had for the past couple of years and for the service that my father has given to our country. He served for 23 years in the Navy.”

3. Staci Taheri, University Dining staff “I’m thankful to have a home and a job. Not many people have

either of those things, really. A lot of people are looking for that stability, but they just don’t have their own home.”

4. Kenny Fassel, fourth-year College student “I’m thankful for the Grounds-wide WiFi. It’s great.

You can just sit in Starbucks in Nau-Gibson and just check ESPN or Collab, and you can do that anywhere, you can sit on the Lawn and do that. It’s awesome.”

5. Irena Huang, first-year College student “I’m really thankful for the cashiers at In the Nood. I go there frequently, and they always make me feel better. They’re always really happy, even though

you might not be the friendliest to them. They’re always supportive, and they pretty much just embody kind spirits.”

6. Takira Stinnie, O’Hill cashier “I’m thankful for my child.

His name is Legend. He made me a better person. Without him I probably wouldn’t be here. He made me more responsible.”

7. Nandan Srinivasa, firstyear College student “I’m thankful for the great community of people I live with in my dorm. In my dorm, everybody is unique in some way, and it’s really neat how everybody fits together and interacts with each other on a daily basis.”

8. Becca Pearson, second-year College student “I am thankful for the closeknit U.Va. community. I’m amazed by how kind and welcoming everyone is. I am a transfer student, actually…I’m originally from Oregon, and I went to school in Southern California, so I don’t know many people here and I didn’t coming in. Everyone has been super welcoming and gracious, and I felt truly more at home here than I have anywhere else, and certainly [more] than I did last year, and I honestly don’t think I could have made a better decision than choosing U.Va. for my transfer.”

Deafness awareness student group organizes its first ASL workshop CIO hopes to spread awareness of deaf culture, teach students how to use sign language Danaite Soquar Feature Writer

This past Wednesday, Deafness Education & Awareness for Students at U.Va. held an American Sign Language workshop at OpenGrounds. The event provided background on deaf culture, basics in fingerspelling and signs related to the upcoming holidays.

The event was an opportunity for students to gain exposure to sign language, said Bethany Pritchard a fourth-year College student and co-president of the group.

“So many people at U.Va. are interested in deaf culture, but they don’t have enough classes to facilitate that,” Pritchard said.

“There is not a section everyday like there is for Spanish or French, so we want to provide more exposure to it.”

During the workshop, executive members of the organization demonstrated signs and participants broke out in groups to practice. Within these groups, ASL students helped facilitate the signing.

Second-year College student Victoria Armstrong, co-chair for workshop events, said watching students grasp the concepts was

her favorite part of the event.

“I really enjoyed teaching this in a formal way versus an informal way,” Armstrong said. “So if people keep coming, they are going to have a nice foundation and that is really encouraging and it makes me feel good that I am actually helping spread awareness about deaf culture.”

The ASL workshop discussed different components of deaf culture, including a sense of bluntness in how people communicate, and emphasized that communication within the deaf community is not simply signed English.

By exploring these components, “DEAFS” seeks to break misconceptions about the deaf community.

Co-president Caitilin Hall, a fourth-year College student, said she hopes the group will utilize workshops in the future to raise awareness and encourage people to engage with the deaf community.

“I hope to reach more U.Va. students with future workshops,” Hall said. “Learning ASL is fun, but more importantly, [it] provides an opportunity to learn more about deaf culture. I hope that students leave with a better understanding of the deaf com-

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DEAFS at the University held its first-ever ASL workshop to spread awareness of deaf culture and teach people basic sign language skills. The CIO hopes to reach more students in the future and encourage them to engage with the deaf community.

munity and with confidence that they could initiate a conversation with a deaf person.”

The event made a difference by reaching members of the community who didn’t already know

ASL, Pritchard said.

“It was encouraging that people came out and want to invest in other cultures outside of their own and were enthusiastic about coming to the next one,” Pritchard

said. “I had the fear that it was going to be those who already knew ASL [that came to the event] but there were many that didn’t know ASL, so it’s really exciting that we may have made a difference.”

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A big win for Cavalier Marching Band Hoos go to New York City to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Margaret Mason Feature Writer

While the Cavalier Marching Band usually echoes through Grounds and fills Scott Stadium on game days, this week, the band is bringing its good ol’ cheer to the Big Apple.

Selected from amongst more than 250 applicants, the Marching Band is headed to New York City on Monday to march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Members of the band will experience a paid trip to the city, complete with group activities, free time to explore and a television debut. However, this deal only comes after months and months of practice.

“We’re always a pretty intense group no matter what the occasion is,” drum major Shaw Driggers said. “The only thing that’s changed is we’ve started doing parade marching which we normally don’t do.”

This hard work and dedication can be seen in the band’s hectic schedule. The band switched gears for the parade following the Duke game last weekend, and they will return on Friday night for the Virginia Tech game.

“It’s been a little hectic, especially with the Duke game this [past] weekend and the Virginia Tech game right after,” second-year Curry student Joanna Hsu said. “A lot of it comes down to taking your own time to look through music and memorizing things, which is stressful.”

While band members will miss Thanksgiving traditions at home, the Cavalier Marching Band plans to bring its own cheer. The band will host a traditional Thanksgiving dinner by renting out a restaurant and inviting band members’ families to attend.

“A lot of people’s families are coming up,” said Driggers, a third-year College student.

“Both sides of my family are coming up, so I’ll be spending a lot of time with them. We’re having a big Thanksgiving din-

ner. I’ll be with my band family, so it’s like kind of the same thing [as Thanksgiving at home].”

The Cavalier Marching Band is a diverse group of students with a unifying passion for music. Practicing twice a week for two hours with additional rehearsals on game weekends, the band operates as a “well-run machine,” Driggers said.

“My favorite part of being in the band is the camaraderie,” Hsu said. “With so many people in the band, I’ve met people with all different kinds of backgrounds, all different majors, years. Especially [with] the amount of time we spend together during the fall semester, you really get to know these people.”

Members of Cavalier Marching Band hope their selection for the parade signals a bright future for the group, which is only 12 years old.

“We’re a very young band comparatively, so to be selected for such an honor at such an early phase in our development is indicative of how much bigger we can go and will go,” Driggers said. “I’m very eager to see what we do next season.”

The band plans to play a selection of jazz and pop songs while marching in the parade and will have a minute on the Macy’s Star to be featured prominently on television.

“I’ve watched the parade on television for as long as I can remember and to actually get to be in it this year is super exciting,” Hsu said. “We’ve been talking about it for a while, so the fact that it’s [this week] is crazy.”

After a year and a half of preparation, the members of Cavalier Marching Band are excited to finally put on the performance they have long been practicing for.

“It’s really surreal because I remember hearing about it in a secret band meeting last year.

They unveiled that we were going to Macy’s and taped the whole thing,” Driggers said. “At this point it’s been a long time coming.”

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This week, the Cavalier Marching Band will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The group was selected from among more than 250 applicants.

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A&E Previewing this season’s holiday movies arts & entertainment

Charles Hancock Senior Writer

“Joy” (Dec. 25 Wide) – Writer and director David O. Russell reunites with frequent collaborators Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro, for the story of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano. With “The Fighter,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle,” Russell has been a consistent provider of quality adult dramedies for the holiday movie season. Expect great performances all around, especially from Lawrence. Trailers suggest this is her best role in a Russell movie, which says a lot.

“The Big Short” (Dec. 11 Limited, Dec. 23 Wide) – This

A look at top movies of the holiday season

late addition to the holiday movie season is an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ best seller about the events leading up to the mid-2000s housing and credit bubble, the subsequent financial crisis and the group who saw the coming storm. The “Wolf of Wall Street”-style black comedy features another dramatic role from Steve Carell, who was nominated for an Oscar last year for “Foxcatcher.” The rest of the all-star cast consists of Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Melissa Leo. The big surprise is it comes courtesy of writer and director Adam McKay, most famous for his collaborations with Will Ferrell (“Anchorman” and “Talladega Nights”).

“Sisters” (Dec. 18 Wide) – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up as sisters who throw one last party at their childhood home

before it is sold by their parents. Expect the hijinks of adults re-living their high school party days for the last time. Fey and Poehler’s tag-team comedy resembles the level of comedy they brought to “Saturday Night Live” and “The Golden Globes.”

“The Revenant” (Dec. 25 Limited, Jan. 8 Wide) – Reigning Best Picture/Directing/ Screenplay winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s (2014’s “Birdman”) newest feature is also Leonardo DiCaprio’s best chance at an Oscar since “The Aviator” in 2004. While the trailers have been beautiful, behind-thescenes troubles have created a lot of uncertainty as to whether or not the final movie will come together. However, based on the previous work of the director, actors and crew — including cinematographer Emmanuel

Lubezki, making a strong play for the Oscar hat trick — “The Revenant” should make a bold statement on Christmas Day. “The Hateful Eight” (Dec. 25 Limited, Jan. 8 Wide) – Quentin Tarantino’s latest film is set in the post-Civil War West with a group of travelers taking refuge in a cabin during a blizzard. Expect the usual sharp Tarantino dialogue and style throughout the movie. The film, however, experienced a script leak that almost led Tarantino to temporarily pull the plug on the project. The movie’s Christmas Day release is only a limited 70mm run, with the wide release coming after the New Year.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (Dec. 18 Wide) – You will all see this movie anyway, so the big question is if it can add something new to the Star Wars

franchise and break the “Jurassic World” opening weekend record of $209 million. Trailers suggest the movie is trying to walk the fine line between nostalgia trip and modern update that director J.J. Abrams nailed with 2009’s “Star Trek.” Commercially, the feature is launching at a time where movies open at a medium level and play for months (for reference, “Avatar” only opened at $77 million and went on to became the highest grossing movie ever) in contrast to the huge summer box office openings. While the season suggests “Star Wars” will follow the pattern of past Christmas blockbusters like “The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,” the massive ticket pre-sales suggest it may break the record. Regardless, it has the title of number one Christmas movie locked in.

Strange holiday songs to mix up your playlist They may be weird, but that’s not always a bad thing Karim Saoud Senior Writer

Everybody has heard the holiday classics that fill the radio waves from November to December. Instead of hearing the same old tunes over and over, shake up your playlist with these unique, unusual and outright weird holiday selections.

1. “Fool’s Holiday” by All Time Low Apparently there is a demand for punk Christmas songs somewhere, and All Time Low delivers. Off the album “Punk Goes Christmas,” the song sounds like it would be on a teenage angst playlist, but instead it’s a Christmas song.

2. “Minnie and Santa” by Cyndi Lauper

Minnie did what with Santa?!

3. “Run Rudolph Run” by Lemmy / Billy F. Gibbons / Dave Grohl This song comes off the rocking Christmas album “We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year!” It is sure to spice up any playlist of Mariah Carey holiday songs with four minutes of uncontrollable Christmas chaos.

4. “Xmas at Kmart” by Root Boy Slim A Christmas dream come true. What could be better?

5. “Sleigh Ride” by C-3PO and R2-D2 No Christmas song could fit along better with the most anticipated movie of the holiday season than a song by its two droid superstars. C-3PO and R2-D2 spread the Christmas cheer in

this song from 1980.

6. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” by Gayla Peevey This 10-year-old girl wanted a hippopotamus for Christmas, and actually got one through a bunch of fundraising after the release of this song! Filled with thought-provoking and introspective lines such as “I only like hippopotamus and hippopotamuses like me too,” this song is an instant Christmas hit.

7. “The Hanukkah Song” by Adam Sandler A little bit of Adam Sandler being Adam Sandler and making a strange holiday hit along the way.

8. “Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto” by Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg This is not your grandmother’s Christmas song.

Graphic by Natalie Ha

9. “Penguin, James Penguin”

by Brad Paisley “Like a well dressed duck in a three piece tux,” Santa’s secret agent penguin is introduced to the world for the first time by Brad Paisley. “Penguin, James Penguin” provides a unique take

on the jolly old man’s top-secret North Pole operations.

10. “Sexy Santa” by Steel Panther No more milk and cookies for Santa — “He’s on a low-carb diet and he’s looking great.”

Happy Thanksgiving