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Sands restricts travel to prevent spread of Ebola President Timothy Sands released a statement on Tuesday in regards to Presidential Policy Memorandum No. 288, a precaution against Ebola. CAMERON AUSTIN editor-in-chief

Voting comes to campus

President Timothy Sands has restricted university travel by employees and students to particular countries, effective immediately, to prevent the spread of Ebola. In a statement released on Tuesday, Sands issued Presidential Policy Memorandum No. 288, which “prohibits employees and students on university business from traveling to countries where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued Warning Level 3 Travel Warnings.”

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I want to emphasize that there is very little risk of Ebola affecting Virginia Tech.”

For the ﬁrst year, Virginia Tech offered on-campus voting for two precincts which shared one voting location in Squires Student Center.

Timothy Sands President of Virginia Tech Currently, the CDC has only classified the countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as Level 3 travel warnings. “I want to emphasize that there is very little risk of Ebola affecting Virginia Tech,” Sands said in his statement. “To date, Virginia Tech has not identified any member of our community, or any visitor to campus, who is at risk for Ebola.” Sands also said that any university departments that are expecting anyone from those countries must inform the Office of the Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs no later than 30 days prior to their arrival. The university has a protocol in place to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. That protocol was effectively used during the H1N1 and SARS outbreaks, according to Sands.

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AMANDA GORDON lifestyles staff writer

In the past in Montgomery County, casting a ballot has been difficult and inconvenient for students due to the lack of available of polling locations. Democratic Committee Liaison for Montgomery County, Sarah Lewis, believes this kept an important demographic of voters from sharing their opinions. “In previous elections anyone living on campus had to catch a bus that only comes at a certain time to take them to the airport to be able to vote,” said Lewis, a senior psychology major. “Most freshman don’t have time in their schedule to do that, so it really did keep students from voting.” Now due to changes overseen by

the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and the Blacksburg Town Council, students have access to another voting location.

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In previous elections anyone living on campus had to catch a bus that only comes at a certain time to take them to the airport to be able to vote.” Sarah Lewis Democratic Committee Liaison

Yesterday Virginia Tech held its first ever on-campus voting, enabling students who live on campus to vote in the same area.

This change was brought about with the redrawing of district lines that originally split apart the campus into four different precincts. Now there are two precincts that share one voting location — the Commonwealth Ballroom at Squires Student Center, which was open for students and community members to vote from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Katie Coulter, president of the Young Democrats at Virginia Tech, has followed her predecessors in working to bring a voting location to campus. “The effort to get voting moved on campus outdates our time here at Tech,” said Coulter, a junior sociology and urban and public affairs major. “There was a definite solidarity from student see VOTE / page 3

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Committee to vote on curriculum The University Curriculum Committee for Liberal Education will meet Wednesday to discuss the proposed revisions of Tech’s general education requirements. MAX LUONG news staff writer

Virginia Tech administration is trying to shake up students’ curricula — one liberal arts class at a time. For years, Marlene Preston and the University Curriculum Committee for Liberal Education (UCCLE) have developed the Pathways proposal — a new way for students to supplement their course load with CLE classes. “The proposal is designed to support our emphasis on ‘hands on, minds on’ approaches to education,” said Preston, chair of UCCLE. The committee will meet Wednesday to vote on the provisions of Pathways, which offers students a three-forked path to complete general education. The two paths that differ from the traditional CLE model involve the student committing to a crossdisciplinary minor, or arranging an “alternate pathway” at the discretion of a faculty advisor. “The alternative pathways give students room to pursue their extracurricular interests or studying abroad,” said Jill Sible, vice provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Sible spoke positively about the overall feedback on the general concepts of the proposal, but said faculty could be reluctant to implement the curriculum if operational changes shake up their departments. Most faculty members who are concerned with details of the policy will find their questions unanswered in the early stage of the implementation process: according to Preston,

Proposal for Pathways: General Education at Virginia Tech Students can opt for one of three options under the proposed revision. Traditional Distribution Model This option is similar to the Curriculum for Liberal Education currently in place. Students select from a range of courses in certain categories that will satisfy the requirements.

Pathways Minor

Alternative Pathway

Under this option, students can add a minor of 18 credits or more that has been speciﬁcally approved as a Pathways minor by the University Curriculum Committee for Liberal Education

Students pursuing this option can choose from various opportunities that will satisfy guidelines set by the committee such as study abroad, undergraduate research, internships and service learning.

the UCCLE must first wholly approve the main components before addressing implementation details. “What’s happening in the classrooms is really up to the departments,” Sible said. The Pathways method arrives as tuition rates reach an all-time

national high. While many students have found ways to accelerate their path to a degree, those bearing the financial brunt of a four-year path are skeptical of the new requirements. “I came to here to get a degree in see PROPOSAL / page 5

FUNDRAISNG AT TOP OF THE STAIRS

THE LOVELIEST BONES

Two fraternities will host charity events.

Activist Naomi Natale speaks on genocide.

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Men’s soccer prepares for ACC quarterﬁnals TODD SMITH sports reporter

Despite a tough final month of the regular season for the Virginia Tech men’s soccer team, the program still qualified for the ACC tournament. The Hokies had the chance to automatically make it into the tournament with a win against Duke on Oct. 31. Instead, following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Blue Devils, Virginia Tech had to rely on other games around the conference to help them qualify. Fortunately, things went the right way for the Hokies and they earned the ninth out of a possible 10 seeds;

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Virginia Tech men’s soccer prepares for a better post-season.

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they will now travel to Charlottesville to face the eighth-seeded Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday night. UVA ended the season with a record of 9-5-2 (3-3-2 in the ACC), while Virginia Tech ended at 7-7-2 (2-5-1 in ACC play). The Cavaliers also ended the season in the Top 25 polls. This marks the first time that the rivalry between Virginia Tech and Virginia extends to postseason play. These two teams previously met in Charlottesville on Sept. 12 in a close fought 1-0 loss for the Hokies.That game saw the Hokies get

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Investment speed concerning

ober t Ha r r is had never heard of algorithmic trading before he began to do research for his book, “The Fear Index,” about a hedge fund that has one of its algorithms go rogue and take over the human race. Algorithmic Trading, also known as High Frequency Trading (HFT), was derived from technical analysis strategy, the difference being that A lgor it h m ic Trading is based on computer programs that execute trades fast. Very fast. As Harris researched his story topic more and more, he soon came to the horrific realization that his science-fiction fantasy was much closer to reality than he expected. These trades happen so quickly that trading in these firms are no longer measured in minutes or seconds, but rather in milliseconds, and computer scientists are currently trying to find ways to execute trades and track them by the nanosecond. Many regulators and financial experts fear that this “arms race for speed” has become less about seeking profit and more about trying to take over markets. Although many businessmen and investors argue that HFT has many positive benefits, it has major dangerous consequences that will continue to wreak havoc among the markets if it is not carefully and effectively regulated. One of the worst was the 2010 Flash Crash; On May 6, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1000 points (approximately 9 percent). Although the losses were recovered within minutes, it was the biggest one-day point fall in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This began to make people rethink the pedestal which they placed algorithmic trading on. There is much debate as to why the flash clash occur red, but many scholars and experts believe that a large

contributor to it was HFT. If a stock begins to dip the computer systems will immediately sell their shares because of the price drop, exacerbating the price decline, an unlikely problem for huma n investors. As Capital Waves Strategist Shah Gilani said, “You can’t stop a flash crash unless you stop the computers from doing what they are programmed to do. The SEC is looking to keep the ship from sinking, not stopping it from hitting icebergs.”

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For the readers wondering why this impacts you, it is important to realize that one small mistake by Wall Street can impact your money”

HFT can also prove dangerous if you use the wrong algorithm at the wrong time. Goldman Sachs financial advisor S.K Rao points out that another problem with algorithmic trading is knowing what algorithm to use when; using the incorrect algorithm could be disastrous for not just the company, but also affect many investors and businesses throughout the market. Another issue that Rao brings up is that sometimes competing firms can reverse engineer other firms’ algorithms, and if not, attempt to find contraalgorithmic moves to try to profit based on the other firms’ trading habits. The problem with this is that sometimes two algorithms will run into each other. Some experts believe this was a major cause of the 2010 flash crash. If one firm runs an algorithm, and another firm decides to find a contraalgorithm, this will work until the first firm either changes to a different style

of algorithm or makes a huge move and loses. However, as mentioned earlier, using the wrong algorithm in the wrong moment can prove detrimental to the entire market. So if hundreds of hedge funds are running contra-algorithms against each other and suddenly someone’s system goes horribly wrong, everyone’s system goes wrong. Although HFT is not legally defined as insider trading, there are many who believe that it should be illegal. This is because firms can act on information that is made open to them before the rest of the public. Insider trading is defined as when a company or person executes a trade while knowing information prior to public release of that information. Hence, a lgo r it h m ic trading firms should be considered insider traders because HFT firms can buy data, for very large sums of money, milliseconds prior to when the rest of the public receives that data; this gives them a huge advantage in the marketplace. Fo r the readers wonder ing why this impacts you, it is important to realize that one small mistake by Wall Street can impact your money. Investing in stocks is a very smart way to raise capital gains; even so, it is important to realize that there is structural risk as well as business risk. That is to say, that although the greatest risk in investing in a stock is the risk posed by the business, there is also risk with the financial system in general. Because of the power concentrated in Wall Street, it is important to also make sure that before investing, you understand that the system itself could crash, leading to an overall financial meltdown.

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Men’s soccer looks to excel in the ACC tournament in their ﬁrst game against UVA.

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outshot 18-4 as well as 15-2 in corner kicks. However, Virginia Tech relied on their defensive scheme and goalkeeping to keep the game close, and it took UVA 73 minutes before they finally scored. Tech has been fielding a men’s soccer team since 1975, and in that span, the rivalry between these two schools has been severely lopsided in favor of the Cavaliers. Virginia leads the all-time series 28-2-3. In the past five seasons, the regular season matchups between these two have all been decided by one goal, including four games that went into overtime. This season’s Hokies squad, however, is filled with underclassmen who are hoping to buck that trend and build on the momentum they created this season. They started by improving their record from last year (4-8-5, 1-5-5) and by qualifying for the ACC tournament, something they failed to do last season. Now they will look to continue their newfound success by getting a marquee win against a ranked opponent and hopefully make a splash in a tournament environment. The fact that UVA is the eighth-seeded team in the tournament speaks to how impressive and impressive the ACC has been all season. Just qualifying should be acknowledged as an achievement for this young Hokies squad. Tech started the season winning seven out of their first 10 games, including two conference wins against Wake Forest and NC State. Over this stretch they were averaging 1.8 goals per game while giving up only one. Since the beginning of October, however, the Hokies are 0-4-2 and have scored just one goal total during those games while allowing 11 goals against. The depth of the league is something the Hokies have seen first-hand during the ending of the season, playing one of the toughest schedules in the country against several different ranked opponents. The winner of this first round matchup will play top-seeded Notre Dame, a team both Virginia Tech and UVA would like to play again. The Fighting Irish beat the Hokies 3-1 a little over a week ago, and they tied the Cavaliers 1-1 earlier in the season. The quarterfinals of the ACC tournament will take place in South Bend, Indiana on Sunday. @CTSportsTalk

Wednesday, Nov. 5 Men’s Soccer at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 6 Men’s Tennis at ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Champ. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. All Day

Friday, Nov. 7 Men’s Tennis at ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Champ. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. All Day Cross Country hosts Hokie Open Buford Meredith Course All Day

Swimming & Diving at Notre Dame with Pittsburgh Notre Dame, In. 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 Men’s Tennis at ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Champ. Flushing Meadows, Ny. All Day

Swimming & Diving at Notre Dame with Pittsburgh Notre Dame, Ind. 5 p.m. Wrestling vs. Newberry College Cassell Coliseum 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9 Men’s Tennis at ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Champ. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. All Day Women’s Tennis at Kitty Harrison Invite Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Wrestling at Hokie Open Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day

Men’s Soccer at Quarterﬁnals Campus Sites 1 p.m. Volleyball at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 2 p.m.

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VOTE: More locations available to students

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Election ofﬁcials emphasized the importance of registering properly, as the biggest issue resulting in turning voters away was errors with addresses. from page 1

organizations that wanted the polling location on campus; it just took longer than it should have.” According to Lewis, the main opposition to creating an on-campus polling location came from “lots of backlash from county legislatures saying that they did not want to redistrict the lines.” In one effort to promote an on-campus polling center, Coulter and the Young Democrats at Virginia Tech went to Town Council and testified on behalf of students. T he St udent Gover n ment Association (SGA) has also been pushing for a long time to bring voting booths to campus. Tim Scott, SGA representative and chairman of the College Republicans, has been fighting to bring ballots to campus for several years now as well.

“I was in SGA for the period of time (when) we were trying to get polling moved and the city council had stopped it for a number of years,” said Scott, a junior economics and political science major. “SGA didn’t have the power to do it on their own, but we did pass a resolution formally asking the Blacksburg City Council to have voting on campus.” Both Lewis and Coulter agree that SGA was behind a main push to bring voting to campus, but the final tipping point came was when university officials got involved. “(Not) until people in charge in the president’s office got involved did anything really happen,” Lewis said. “But it would have never happened if students didn’t stand up and say this isn’t right, we should have voting on campus.” Today, on Election Day, both the Young Democrats and College Republicans set up booths outside of Squires which handed out snacks and

example ballots. Although the two groups support opposing candidates, they agree in the importance of this election. “You are electing a guy that is going to represent you for the next six years,” Scott said. “Six years is a long time, and the impact that the U.S. Senate has on the course of U.S. policy is immense.” According to election officials, this vote serves as a test run for the presidential election in two years, which hopes to draw an even larger number of student voters. “If we want politicians to pay attention to issues that are important to us as college students then we really need to turn up and vote,” Lews said. However, as of 5 p.m. on the day of voting only 10 percent of those registered in the E3 district had cast ballots. Residence hall West Ambler Johnston had the highest number of reported voters.

According to Coulter, regardless of voter turnout, the political groups will continue to spread their message about the importance of students casting their votes. “Students and people in general should be exercising their right to vote as soon as they turn 18. It needs to become a habit and it can’t just be for presidential elections,” Coulter said. “People need to find their passion in politics.” By press time, the 9th district Congressional race had been called, with incumbent Morgan Griffith keeping his seat. With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Griffith received 73 percent of the vote. The Senate race between Ed Gillespie and Mark Warner was too close to call by press time.

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The Loveliest Bones: Activist addresses genocide JULIANNA HILL lifestyles staff writer

At the intersection between art and activism, Naomi Natale eternalizes the voices of those who’ve been silenced. On Tuesday Nov. 4, TED Fellow and art activist Naomi Natale visited campus to speak about the poignant inspirations behind her social art project titled “One Million Bones.” The event took place at Haymarket Theater inside Squires Student Center at 7:30 p.m. and was open to all students and faculty free of charge. Upon her return from a life-changing trip to Kenya, Natale became devoted to bringing people emotionally close to issues that are physically far away. “By the time I came back to the states, the beautiful image I had of the world was shattered, and I didn’t quite know what to do with that,” Natale said. The mission of “One Million Bones” was to bring social awareness to genocide — both past and ongoing — through the use of hands-on art making, education, public installations and global togetherness. In 2009, Natale and her team began collecting handmade bones from artists, activists, students and educators from all

around the world with the vision of creating a symbolic mass grave on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Their goal was to collect one million crafted bones to create this visible petition. Her vision came to fruition on June 8, 2013 when a total of 1,018,260 bones laid at the center of our nation’s capital for three days. “The bone was used as a symbol to show that we belong to each other and that we are responsible to one another. It was kind of like walking this line of provocation and beauty and belonging,” Natale said. In order to connect people to an issue of such profound gravity as genocide, Natale knew she had to think on a large scale. “It’s an intense issue. Not many people want to look at it. Many people don’t even want to start a conversation about it because they feel helpless after that,” Natale said. The same year she launched “One Million Bones,” Natale became apart of the TED Global Fellowship, and in 2010 she joined the TED Senior Fellowship. These fellowships, she expressed, helped her complete her project in many ways, in addition to being a catalyst to communicate the idea. “When I started “One

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TED Fellow Naomi Natale addressed issues of genocide in “One Million Bones.” Million Bones,” no one really thought it was possible. They thought it was this crazy idea. They thought I was this crazy woman,” Natale said. “The one thing that the fellowship did was that it did give me credibility.” Natale speaks often at different colleges, community centers and activist groups who seek to learn more about activism through art, as well as at panels focusing on art and social justice. She said during her talks she encourages out-of-the box thinking, and hopes

people take away the idea that there are different ways to go about calling attention to issues. “Ultimately, you can find ways to connect the people you care about to the issue you care about, and there are different ways to do that. I think art is an incredible way, but there are many other ways too,” Natale said. Brock Sharpe, who serves as director of speakers for Virginia Tech Union, said bringing the TEDFellow to Virginia Tech began to take shape last July. In his first year on the job, Sharpe said he seeks to book speakers

who will help people learn. Natale is no exception to his goal. “I want (people) to gain a broader scope of the world and be introduced to things they haven’t been introduced to before. I want people to come and be inspired,” said Sharpe, a sophomore political science major. During her speech, Natale shared personal stories of the thousands of people she worked alongside to make “One Million Bones” a success. The audience consisted of about 40 people. The impact of “One

Million Bones” did not stop after the bones were recollected from the Mall. Natale and her team designed an accompanying curriculum that is used in thousands of schools across the country. The curriculum exists in varying levels of intensity to cater to different age levels ranging from kindergarten to high school, with the goal of bringing the issues of genocide into the classroom. Nata le sa id the curriculum aspect of “One Million Bones” was one of the most important successes of the project. According to Natale, building sustainability in a movement depends on touching people at a young age. Natale also spoke about two of her future projects, Rhetoric in Revolution and En La Luna, both of which are social art projects based on the impacts of symbolism. “The only way I can measure creative risk is realizing how much greater of a risk it would have been had I not tried to make my voice heard,” Natale said during her speech. Through her artistic risk taking, Natale proves that some of the loudest messages are sent using no words at all. @CollegiateTimes

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crimeblotter date Oct. 20 Nov. 1 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3

time 6:30 p.m. 5:54 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:02 p.m.

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This weekend, Top of the Stairs will hold charity events to raise money for cancer research.

Two fraternities to host charity events at TOTS LESLIE MCCREA news reporter

This coming weekend, Top Of The Stairs, a popular bar for students, will transform itself into a fundraising destination. The bar will hold two philanthropic events back-to-back, hosted by two separate on-campus fraternities. Each fraternity involved is aiming to fundraise with the unified support of not only Virginia Tech Fraternity and Sorority Life, but also all of the Virginia Tech campus, Black sbu rg a nd t he surrounding area. Both eve n t s are scheduled to include live music and food and are open to the public. On Friday, Nov. 7 from 5-9 p.m., the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha (LXA) will be hosting “TOTS Out for Aaron” in order to raise money for one of their own brothers, Aaron O’Connell. O’Connell was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last year, just months before his expected graduation from Tech. “I was his roommate when he found out about it,” said Connor McGinty, a junior political science major and the r ush chairman for LXA. “What he wanted to do right after graduation was join the military and go to officer training. For the longest time he wanted to be a Navy SEAL, so once he realized he had a serious affliction with cancer, that really was hard on him. It was a really emotional time.” O’Con nel l is now receiving chemotherapy treatments in Charleston, South Carolina. He has just over six weeks of treatments left, and hopes to return to Tech in the spring. “He’s one of the most dedicated and loyal brothers we have in our fraternity,” said Raees Seedat, a senior biological studies major and the internal vice president of LXA. “He really symbolizes our seven core values. He is the most altruistic, giving brother and asks for nothing personally, but will do anything without being asked.” Giles McConkey, a band made up of four Tech students, will perform live

at the event. Food will be provided as well, courtesy of TOTS owner Mike Whaley, who formerly served as the chapter advisor of LXA. “(O’Connell) never once asked us to do this. We took it upon ourselves to take care of it and him,” Seedat said. “We just wanted to give back to him for all he’s done for the fraternity, wish him a speedy recovery, help him financially and just support him in every way that we can while we’re in Blacksburg and he’s in Charleston.” The fraternity has a goal to raise $10,000 through donations and $5 tickets at the door of the event. Proceeds will be given to Aaron and his family. According to Seedat, depending on the amount raised, O’Connell may decide to donate some of the proceeds to cancer research. “This isn’t our normal philanthropy, but this is something the brothers

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It’s been blowing up from people all over the world — it’s amazing to see that so many people are giving support.” Connor McGinty Rush chairman for LXA

really care about,” Seedat said. O’Connell has a 95 percent chance of survival at this time. “I’m really excited for the display of community at Tech, especially amongst Greek life,” McGinty said. The event was recently announced on the national LXA website as well. “It’s been blowing up from people all over the world — it’s amazing to see that so many people are giving support.” The second TOTS fundraising event will take place Saturday, Nov. 8 from 2-7 p.m. In efforts to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Virginia Tech chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon has

planned a benefit concert featuring two local bands and three other musical acts throughout the day. “My initial dream was to have Lane Stadium sold out with huge artists that everyone would want to see. I slowly realized how costly making a concert happen really is, so we decided on TOTS,” said Josh Leonard, an aerospace engineering junior and the recruitment chair for TKE. The lineup includes Jonesy and the Ramblers, NARP, Lexie Hayden and Nashville recording artists Luke Caccetta and Mitch Gallagher. “We built this into our fraternity dues, so all of the expenses are covered and all of the proceeds of this event will go to St. Jude,” Leonard said. TKE has nationally supported St. Jude for over 30 years through annual fundraising events like these. “We felt that we could get the biggest turnout of college students for something like this because it gives them an opportunity to be at a venue where a lot of their friends are just going to be naturally having fun on a Friday or Saturday,” Leonard said. Tickets for Saturday’s event will be $10 presale and $12 at the door. The Virginia Tech chapter of TKE has recently pledged to raise $100,000 for the hospital in the next five years, and the goal of raising $10,000 for this event will go toward that total. According to their website, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospita l welcomes children with a wide variety of cancers. The hospital operates on $1.9 million each day and does not charge patients. “It’s probably going to give me goose bumps when it finally does start and we finally see it happen because I have put so much effort into it and I have been working so hard that it’s going to be great to see it finally finish,” Leonard said.

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finance,” said David Lurie, a junior finance major. “In the job market, I’m never going to need the theater credits I was required to earn as part of CLEs.” The stance of the UCCLE, however, asserts that if students wish to be active contributors in their professions, they need classes that challenge their perceptions and allow them to apply new learning to the changing job market. In a time when students are beginning to take competency-based exams to free themselves of redundant classes, the committee persists with curriculum growth.

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In the job market, I’m never going to need the theater credits I was required to earn as part of CLEs.” David Lurie Junior ﬁnance major

Sible said she has taken into account the national trends, noting the committee’s efforts on expanding general education during summer and winter. Competency will be addressed on a course-by-course basis. At the university level, Sible said Tech would still

try to honor Advanced Placement (AP) credit, dual enrollment and c o m m u n it y c ol l ege transfer credits to reduce any undue academic and financial loads. “There are also plenty of opportunities to gain credit in the alternative pathways,” Sible said. “We want students to get more for their money.” On Wednesday, the committee will make the first vote on Pathways to set changes in motion. In the meantime, students will continue with the standard CLE route.

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Florida State set Jameis Winston’s hearing date BRENDAN SONNONE AND ILIANA LIMON mcclatchy newspapers

Florida State has set a date for Jameis Winston’s code of conduct hearing in connection with a sexual assault allegation. The hearing is scheduled for the week of Nov. 17, according to the accuser’s attorney. Winston, who won the Heisman Trophy and has never lost a game while serving as the Seminoles’ starting quarterback, was accused of raping an FSU student in December 2012. Winston and his attorneys have argued the encounter was consensual. The state attorney opted not to file charges against Winston December 2013, noting insufficient evidence and an unusual police investigation made it unlikely the quarterback could be convicted of a crime. FSU is under investigation by the Department of Education for compliance with Title IX policies, which require conduct hearings in connection with any sexual assault claims made against a current student. School officials argue the conduct case was suspended because Winston and the accuser did not agree to be

interviewed in January. A former attorney for Winston’s accuser said the woman was only briefly unavailable for interviews and her new legal team has since pushed aggressively for a student code of conduct review. She was interviewed by FSU officials in June and the case was re-opened, leading up to scheduling the hearing. Winston’s attorney, David Cornwell, has long protested what the FSU investigation he felt failed to protect the quarterback’s rights. The attorney posted on Twitter Monday, “FSU gives [the accuser] 20 months to file a complaint and Jameis 13 days to learn 1,000 documents. (hashtag)dueprocess??” As he has done multiple times in the past, Cornwell opted to name the accuser, an action typically not taken during ongoing sexual assault claims. Cornwell, however, has asserted those claims have been proven unfounded by the criminal justice system. “Mr. Winston’s lawyer apparently likes to bully people and he has spent great efforts to get her name out there,” said John Clune, one of the accuser’s attorneys. “That kind of intimidation tactic isn’t going to get him very far here.” Clune also said his client

will be ready for the hearing. “We have advised the school that we are available and will be ready to proceed,” he said. It is unclear whether Cornwell will formally protest the scheduled date of the hearing, either via FSU or a district court injunction. “Both parties got the same materials at the exact same time,” Clune said. “Also, no complaint was ever ‘filed’ and there is no such process to do so. A school’s Title IX obligations to investigate are triggered by learning of a report of sexual assault which happened almost two years ago in this case. If Mr. Winston has concerns about why the process took so long, a delay that kept Mr. Winston playing football, he can take that complaint up with Florida State.” There are 15 possible sanctions Winton could face if he’s found to have violated any of the aforementioned sections in the code of conduct. Sanctions range from a verbal reprimand to expulsion. Another possible sanction includes conduct probation, which possibly includes being banned from athletic teams. FSU faces Boston College Nov. 22 and Florida Nov. 29.

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