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LTE: Black people’s use of the N-word is not hypocritical

ear Editor of the Collegiate Times,

On April 16, the Collegiate Times published a deeply flawed and misleading opinions piece entitled “Society’s use of the N-word demonstrates hypocrisy,” by Mackenzie Gleysteen. She argues, among other things, that the intention behind white Americans’ use of racial slurs matters more than the social impact of the slur, that Black people are largely responsible for the continued use of the N-word and that Black people should take responsibility for educating their non-Black community members. Below, we deconstruct the five main arguments of the original piece and invite readers to engage critically with campus discourse about race and the topic of slur reclamation. In doing so, we will often refer to the N-word as “the slur,” and we capitalize the B in “Black” to acknowledge the unique political and cultural aspects of Blackness in the United States.

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The slur has always been a tool of white oppression over Black bodies.”

ANTHONY WU / COLLEGIATE TIMES Ujima, a new living-learning community centered around learning about the African-American experience, is set to be housed in Peddrew-Yates Hall.

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During the 2018 Black A lu m n i Reu n ion on Friday, April 13, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands announced a new livinglearning community (LLC) for students “interested in understanding, supporting, and learning about the African-American experience,” according to a VT News press release. The LLC, which is set to open in time for the fall 2018 semester, is called Ujima, and is designed for about 70 students. Ujima will be housed in Peddrew-Yates, which is named after Irving Linwood Peddrew III, the first black student to enroll at Tech in 1952, and Charlie

Lee Yates, the first black student to graduate from Tech in 1957. The announcement of the Ujima LLC comes several weeks after a petition signed by “Concerned Black Alumni Accomplices, and Allies” criticized Sands’ initial reaction to the recent incident involving the women’s lacrosse team, and called upon the university to offer “a Residential L ea r n i ng Com mu n it y that centers the leadership development of students who identify as Black and African American. According to Tommy Amal, who is assistant director of the Student Success Center, chair of Tech’s Black Male Excellence Network and a leader in creating Ujima,

the recent announcement of Ujima has been a work in progress for about a year, although discussion has been going on for longer. “I would say over the past four or five years, is what I was told, there’s been this idea from different groups within the black community here on starting a livinglearning community that focused on black issues and black community,” Amal said. After discussing the idea with students, Amal brought it to the attention of Frank Shushok, senior associate vice president of student affairs, who helped bring the idea to fruition. “I had a good relationship with Frank Shushok and ran the idea by him, and he (said) it’s something we should

pursue so we spent probably about a year really going back and forth with the idea and tossing it around and trying to figure out how we could really make something like that happen,” Amal said. Although work had already begun on Ujima, the recent petition accelerated the process, with the community now set to open next semester. “Personally I think that it did (accelerate the process) … so what I think ended up happening is that you have alumni who saw some issues, alumni who had been here in other years where there was a fight to start these initiatives, and I think when thing after thing

Argument No. 1: Racial slurs develop new meanings over time and, regardless, the context of the slur matters most. Using the words “hypocritical” and “double standard” to describe Black Americans’ use of the slur requires assuming that Black and white people share an identical American experience which, as Gleysteen specifically mentions in the first paragraph, does not reflect a historical or social reality. Gleysteen focuses only on the intent of the speaker when the impact and context of the slur plays an equally if not significantly more important role. In fact, Gleysteen believes one should “consider the context” in which the slur is used; however, Gleysteen only focuses on the individual aspect of context and fails to account for the historical aspect. For instance, by saying that “over time the word has re-emerged and is used with a different meaning by the descendants of the very people who had to endure the cruel term decades before,” Gleysteen both implies that the slur disappeared and that the undefined “descendants” did not have to endure the slur themselves. The slur never disappeared. Black students on our campus today “endure” the slur used against them in the same violent way that the author reserves simply for the far-right and neo-Nazis. The slur has always been a tool of white oppression over Black bodies. White people cannot separate themselves from this context and its impact when they use this slur, regardless of their intent. However, Black people, like other marginalized groups, can attempt to reclaim

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Hungry Hokies: The search for the best sandwich around Blacksburg Are you like any red-blooded American who wants nothing more than a good sandwich? If so, our writer has you covered. MEGAN MAURY CHURCH

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What do we expect from a good sandwich shop? The basics: fresh ingredients, a side of something potato (chips, salad, etc.), a pickle wedge and a “wow factor” to make it stand out from the rest. There are plenty of restaurants dedicated to sandwiches in the Blacksburg area; here are the details for a few of them. NomNoms The owner of NomNoms, a local Virginia Tech alum, is a sandwich enthusiast who was tired of having to travel to Roanoke for a good lunch. So, she opened her sandwich shop on South Main in the old Long John Silver’s building in March 2017. The deli locally sources its

ingredients; its breads come from Blacksburg Bagels and Carter’s Specialty Breads. The shop prides itself on never using a freezer or microwave on its ingredients.

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Do you like Bruegger’s Bagels? If so, try Hello Bagel on South Main Street.”

It’s the local ingredients that really make these sandwiches stand out, in addition to the unique crafting of each creation on the menu. The McGregor, nom nom and the tuna salad are all fantastic. The deli’s vegeta r ian options, though limited, are high quality. Everything

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comes with a pickle wedge and potato chips in your flavor of choice. NomNoms also delivers and will bring an oven-hot sandwich right to your door. Hello Bagel Do you like Bruegger’s Bagels? If so, try Hello Bagel on South Main Street. It’ll keep its doors open on a nice day and you will be greeted by the scent of fresh bagels and cinnamon in the parking lot. This locally owned business makes its own bagels every day, ensuring freshness. You can get a sandwich on a bagel or on another type of bread. It has a classic bagel menu, a breakfast featuring plenty of sausage, eggs and cheese, and a lunch menu with classic sandwiches SAMMIES / page 4

MEGAN MAURY CHURCH / COLLEGIATE TIMES A bagel sandwich from Hello Bagel, April 15, 2018.

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N-WORD: If you’re not Black, don’t use it — it’s that simple serves to emphasize the systemic oppression the Black community faces. The Black community is required to be the paragon of virtue in order to “earn” their basic human rights and the same level of respect that white Americans are given freely. The Black community has a right to reclaim this word in order to take power away from their oppressors and undermine the toxic power of that word by claiming ownership of it. Non-Black Americans have no right to police Black Americans’ reclamation of a word derived from centuries of w h i t e - ove r- Bl a c k enslavement and institutionalized oppression. Such policing of slur reclamation absolves the dominant, privileged group of responsibility and places blame on the backs of Black bodies.

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Ta-Nehisi Coates at the University of Virginia during the MLK Celebration in 2015 . from page 1

the word to build community, acknowledge a shared experience or strip the slur of its power. Critical race theory (CRT) provides a framework for understanding race in the United States and represents an academic response to the civil rights movement. Lawyer, activist, professor and CRT founding theorist Derrick Bell claims that social change does not occur as a result of altruism (read: good intentions), but rather when circumstances which benefit those in power converge with circumstances that benefit marginalized groups. “Good intentions” are close to irrelevant when such a power imbalance exists. Ar g u m en t No. 2: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ line of reasoning is “immature” and society should focus on achieving “a level playing field for all, rather than treating people differently for the pigmentation of their skin.” The notion of Coates’ reasoning as “immature” compa res to wh it e Americans singing the tune of “All Lives Matter” and “Why are we focusing so much on racism when we could be focusing on getting along?” without doing any of the work necessary to actually create sustainable, institutional change. Gleysteen disembodies Coates from his scholarship by failing to provide a reason as to why his argument is “immature” and making an infantilizing playground analogy instead. Gleysteen misses the critical first step of moving toward a constructive conversation by failing to engage with the voices of oppressed groups

and the validity of their experiences. This country and university cannot move toward a “level playing field” without first acknowledging the unevenness of said playing field.

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Non-Black Americans must be subjected to the social and institutional repercussions of using the charged racial slur.”

Coates implies that the discomfort and frustration white Americans feel when they are barred from owning something is a novel experience for white Americans. White Americans continue to collectively operate under the assumption that every human begins at an equal starting point, uninfluenced by our born and socialized identities and our environment. However, readers should consider the power dynamics between racial groups in the early United States, and how those power dynamics continue today in housing policies, socioeconomics, schools, the criminal justice system and public health. Again, Gleysteen emphasizes the importance of context (read: intent), but continues to argue that a slur historically directed toward Black Americans by white Americans is acceptable because white Americans do not have malintent. This argument fails to account for the complete context (beyond simply “intent”) of the slur. As a result, Gleysteen misses Coates’ reasoning for white Americans’ frustration at not being able to use the slur and is unable to critically

engage with his viewpoint. Argument No. 3: T he song “Frea k y Friday” addresses the slur’s controversy in its lyrics in a meta-cognitive, comical manner. Unfortunately, acknowledging the controversial nature of a slur does not in itself excuse its use by non-Black students, nor remove the slur from its historical and social context (read: impact). Argument No. 4: Bla ck p e ople are largely responsible for the continued use of the N-word and thus black people, particularly black rappers, must change. First, the slur never disappeared (see response to Argument No. 1) and therefore, Black people cannot be responsible for its continued usage. Second, even though Black people use the word, there are a wide range of reasons why individual Black Americans choose to do so. Roediger’s “Working Toward Whiteness” (2005) explains the four main avenues that targeted groups may use in response to a slur: 1) the targeted group may embrace the slur, 2) the targeted group may use the slur against other targeted groups, 3) the targeted group may use the slur to strengthen connections with other targeted groups and 4) the targeted group may campaign against the slur. There are, of course, Black Americans who could not care less about white Americans’ usage of the slur. There are Black Americans who may welcome white usage of the slur. This is OK; after all, “Black Americans” are not one monolithic group with a set agenda. A whole community cannot make a

sudden, concretely united decision to choose one of these four avenues, and thus every individual member of a targeted group may have a different idea of the best way to negotiate a slur’s usage: to reclaim the slur, to reject the slur, etc. Ultimately, however, none of these choices make Black people responsible for the continued use of the slur because it has neverbeen applied equally to Black and white Americans. The slur has always existed as a tool of power and oppression, invariably by white Americans against Black Americans. Gleysteen argues, “if the Black community really wants to see the change in others, then the Black community needs to make a change too.” This argument has been used for decades to justify violence against Black bodies and

Argument No. 5: Black people and other minority groups should “educate” the Virginia Tech community and should take responsibility for the Black community’s use of the slur. Gleysteen writes, “While HokiePRIDE argues that it is inappropriate for the responsibility to be put on minority groups to educate people, I disagree. We need minorities and the majority to come together to help educate people and advocate for themselves.” Faceto-face conversations with people of color have a place. Members of marginalized communities on campus have created spaces, conversations and resources, but that does not mean it is the job of these communities to play the perpetual role of educator. White Virginia Tech students have no excuse for arriving to the discussion unprepared, oblivious and expecting marginalized Virginia Tech students to instantly educate them on critical race theory and linguistics. Gleysteen’s choice to acknowledge HokiePRIDE’s statement instead of acknowledging the statements made by the Black Organizations Council, the NAACP or the Black Graduate Student

Organization reads as a failure to take advantage of said resources. Beyond student-provided resources, quantitative and qualitative research already exists en masse for anyone with access to the internet and/or a library. Students can read Kimberle Crenshaw, bell hooks, Michelle Alexander, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Students can take ENGL/RLCL/ SOC 3144 (Language and Ethnicity) or PSCI 3255 (The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender). Students can follow prominent activists on Twitter. Students can find speeches on YouTube and documentaries such as “Talking Black in America” or “13th.” Students can Google Chicana feminism, Black womanism and indigenous writers. White America asks Black Americans to become instant educators, social scientists and motivational speakers, but Black writers and activists have been at work for centuries. White Americans must quickly learn to channel their “good intentions” into locating al ready documented research and lived experiences instead of asking a random Black student or community member to engage in exhausting, repetitive emotional labor. Just as many Black Americans have inherited the centuries-deep burden of institutionalized racial oppression — present in the housing market, in schools, in law enforcement, in the criminal justice system and in public health — without consent, white Americans have inherited the corresponding obligation to do no more harm. Non-Black A mer ica ns must b e subjected to the social and institutional repercussions of using the charged racial slur, and furthermore must not police Black Americans’ use or disuse of the word.

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LLC: Community Blacksburg students and parents hopes to increase walk out in protest of gun violence organized the school walkout on the 19th anniversary of the graduation rates One Voice Blacksburg Columbine High School shooting to protest gun violence. of black students ARIADNE MANIKAS

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happens where black students and black alumni or black faculty feel like the university isn’t proactive or maybe doesn’t respond aggressively enough or explicitly enough, at some point people stand up,” Amal said. Despite the quick timeline, Amal anticipates being able to fill all 70 spots in Ujima’s first year. “I have no doubt that we’ll be able to fill it up … there has been so much excitement within and outside of the black community… I’ve been reached out to by parents and alumni,” Amal said. “I think because of the perception that a lot of black people have about Virginia Tech and because of the reality that a lot of black people have had at Virginia Tech, something like this is a huge thing. It is a huge thing for prospective students that are looking at like wow they have something for us in the middle of southwest Virginia.”

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We saw that at least for black men, they weren’t graduating at that same rate. At the very, very core of it, it was about the success of students.” Tommy Amal assistant director of the Student Success Center

One of the core reasons for the creation of Ujima is to combat the disparity in graduation rates between black students and their white counterparts. “We saw that at least for black men, they weren’t graduating at that same rate,” Amal said. “At the very, very core of it, it was about the success of students.” Amal and Associate Director for Academic I n it iat ives Mat t hew Kwiatkowski, who manages the LLCs at Tech, anticipate the Ujima program to include some curriculum

requirements, which is typical for LLCs. The development of curriculum has involved several members of the black faculty caucus at Tech. A n t h o ny “ Kwa m e ” Harrison, an associate professor of sociology and the Gloria D. Smith Professor of Black Studies at Tech, is a participant in the creation of the curriculum for Ujima, but fears that the select black faculty at Tech who are involved in creating the curriculum are being stretched too thin. “You’re asking people who… are overworked already, who do not have com m it ment s to t he university during the summer unless they elect to teach a summer class (to write the curriculum),” Harrison said. Harrison also expressed that he feels that the burden falls on the entire community to ensure the success of Ujima. “I understand that a lot of people have been working for this for a long time. Now that it’s happening, I think now we all, and I guess starting with the people involved directly with the planning, but certainly including the entire upper administration and really the entire campus, have a commitment to making it succeed,” Harrison said. With the creation of this community, Amal and others are excited to see the commitment that Virginia Tech is making toward improving the experience for students of all backgrounds. “It’s just really good to see at all of these different levels, student, faculty, alumni and administrative come together being like let’s change campus together for the better,” Amal said. “I think with the President voicing and showing his commitment to this, the commitment will be there, not just in talk but I think it will be there financially as well going forward and that will be really helpful for our initiative. Again, you can’t have institutional change for free.” @CollegiateTimes

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On Friday, April 20, One Voice Blacksburg organized a school walkout to protest the government’s inaction on gun violence and to stand in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed on Feb. 14. This walkout also fell on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. Students, parents and members of the Blacksburg community gathered on the fields in-between Kipps Elementary School and Blacksburg Middle School for a 17-minute vigil. During this vigil, adults stood in a circle, symbolically protecting children playing in the middle from gun violence while high school students held up signs depicting the locations and dates of school shootings since the Columbine High School shooting. The vigil ended with a moment of silence in solidarity with Marjory Stone Douglas High School in Pa rk land, F lor ida. Immediately after, students and community leaders shared speeches and words of comfort. Mayor Leslie HagerSmith opened her remarks with a call to action. “It’s a beautiful spring morning to undertake the challenging work of building community,” Hager-Smith

said. “Some arrive in sadness or curiosity, some with outrage, others here with longing or determination. Though we coil before the task, it remains ours to build a community of unshaken intention. One that will protect what and whom is most precious to us.” Blacksburg High School senior Neha Hudait spoke at length about the inaction of the government and the need for bipartisanship. She called for the United States government to be proactive and put protections into place before shootings occur rather than waiting for more young lives to be lost. “We’re not here to support the Democratic dream, nor are we here to support the Republican dream,” Hudait said. “We are here to support the Amer ican dream, meaning doing what is right for all people on American soil and collectively you have a responsibility to do just that.” Another student, Brianna Sclafani, a sophomore majoring in criminology at Virginia Tech, shared her story of how her life was changed by gun violence. Sclafani was a high school st udent in New town, Connecticut, during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14, 2012 and remembers the pain Newtown felt afterward. She too called participants to action. “We should not have to send our children off to

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school in fear that we will not be able to hug and kiss them when they return,” Sclafani said, “We have all gathered here because we are sick of thoughts and prayers and we want action.” Blacksburg is no stranger to gun violence. Eleven years ago on April 16, 2007, 32 Virginia Tech students and faculty lost their lives in what was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. In 2011, a gunman shot and killed Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse during a routine traffic stop near Cassell Coliseum. Eileen Weigand was a Virginia Tech professor teaching in McBryde Hall, next to Norris Hall, at the time of the shooting. She recalled sheltering in place with students and other professors for hours and the fear she felt. No longer a

ETHAN CANDELARIO / COLLEGIATE TIMES At the Kipps Elementary and Blacksburg Middle School walkout, protesters hold signs advocating for gun reform, April 20, 2018.

professor, Weigand still feels the effects of the shooting, like most of the Virginia Tech community. “Every year, I think about that day,” Weigand said. “If it snows, I think about it. When it’s windy, I think about it. I think about walking into my class that day and hearing sounds that may have been gunshots.” She also praised the Blacksburg police force for their actions on that day. One of those officers, Chief of Police Anthony Wilson, spoke about security and echoed Hager-Smith’s earlier remarks about community. “How are we going to protect 30,000 college kids? Do we have to become such a strict police force that we have checkpoints and we have snipers and we have tanks rolling through the streets?” Wilson said. “You guys have the answer. It’s this right here. It’s reinventing community. It’s not just sitting here and saying we are a community. A true community is something that comes together and takes care of each other.” Though the gathering was solemn, there was a continuing message of hope. Harley Huffman, president of Students for Nonviolence at Virginia Tech, shared a poem he wrote in honor of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting titled “Love & Solidarity” which said “where there is hope, there is humanity.”

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like BLT, Italian and turkey club. There is also a selection of specials that rotate throughout the week. I tried the herbed turkey: turkey, fresh herb cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, sliced English cucumber and shredded radish. Macado’s Whether you pronounce it “mo ck-a do o s” or “mack-adoos,” you can probably admit that this

and meant for two.Warning: There are very few vegetarian options on the menu, especially in the sandwich section.

long-established Blacksburg favorite has a great sandwich collection. Most sandwiches have a fun name that references a historic event or person. It is probably the variety paired with the large portion size of each one that keeps sandwich lovers coming back for more. My favorite thing to do is swap half my sandwich with whoever I’m with, so we each get to try two; because the sandwiches are each so big, it works. It’s also fun to share the Hindenburg or “Hindy,” which is enormous

McAlister’s McAlister’s is a southern chain that is relatively new to Blacksburg. While its menu includes many southern favorites aside from the sandwiches, like at Macado’s, they are the main draw. The restaurant is conveniently located on the corner of Prices Fork and University City Boulevard,

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in the same strip as Chipotle and Panda Express. The sandwich selection is not as diverse as Macado’s or as unique as Hello Bagel, but

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Panera Blacksburg’s Panera was an early adopter of the chain’s new delivery services. It also has an app that makes ordering before you get to the shop easy and quick. Panera’s reputation cannot be tied to any one of its menu items: Some love the breads, some go for the

It’s also fun to share the Hindenburg or ‘Hindy,’ which is enormous and meant for two.”

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pastries, some love the sandwiches. However, if we’re talking about sandwiches in Blacksburg, Panera has to be included. My favorite is the chipotle chicken avocado melt. The You Pick Two option allows you to pick half of any sandwich along with a half serving of one of the shop’s soups, salads, or mac and cheese.

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Freaky beauty trends that need to go away as quickly as possible Do you ever feel the need to fishtail your eyebrows or corkscrew your fingernails? Because you probably shouldn’t.

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Fashion is a weird thing; we bring certain styles back into fashion from forever ago, praise them as “what’s in” for a while and shamefully hide them in the back of our closets when they reach the end of their peak. Yes, the lifecycle of a trend is quick and full of ups and downs, causing us to want to burn any evidence of us following them at the very end. However, while some can stand the test of time, new self-proclaimed innovators are trying very hard to stand out, in doing this, creating new and interesting ideas that stick out in a crowd. Some of these will most definitely get you noticed, but here is a definitive ranking of these new trends, and some need to go out of style a little bit sooner than others. The higher the number out of 10, the bigger the hint you should take to not try it at home.

Fishtail brows I’ll start off with a trend that’s not too wacky, but definitely out of the box. Fishtail eyebrows are a new and “edgy” trend that extends the eyebrow onto the forehead just a little bit. You take your eyebrow and, right at the corner of its arch, flick it up. I don’t understand where we’re getting the name from; I guess it looks like a fish’s tail? I personally think it looks more like horns or something, but I don’t name these trends; I just review them. This is definitely the most wearable trend, but you’ll still get some weird looks from this. 3 fish out of 10: This trend is a little fishy. Nude eyelashes Things are getting wei rder now. Picture this: You’ve applied your mascara and your lashes look thick, voluminous and dark. But wait! Add a little water and you’ll look like a racoon in no time. Well, here’s a solution: There’s no longer a need for expensive

mascara ever since nude eyelashes became a thing. Take the palest eyeshadow you can find, along with a nude lipstick, apply both to your eyelashes and voila! You have eyelashes that are coated in a frosty nude color. It’s the exact opposite of what you’d expect your eyelashes to look like, and this also seems like a lot more work than just applying regular mascara. 5 noodles out of 10: Your eyelashes look like they have frostbite. Corkscrew nails Long a c r yl i c nails have been in style for about a year and a half now, but can you imagine getting those long claws and attaching a twisty corkscrew at the end of them? In all realness, the corkscrew nail trend really doesn’t hit high marks on a practicality scale. Typing, playing sports, picking things up, opening things; all of these are so much harder with regular acrylics, so adding an inch-long, bedazzled

spiral definitely isn’t helping out the situation. Now to be fair, there’s a very intricate process to creating these bad boys that you have to give the nail artist credit for. Nevertheless, unless you don’t have a wine opener, you’re not really helping yourself out by getting these. 6 wine openers out of 10: I’m not understanding how people come up with these things. Tinsel eyelashes Don’t you just love that feeling of getting an eyelash stuck in your eye? That’s kind of what this next trend screams to me. Tinsel eyelashes are, unfortunately, exactly what they sound like: false eyelashes made of tinsel that seems to be extracted from a little kid’s sparkly hair tie. The flashy trend certainly screams “festive” at the least, but it really looks like the tinsel is going to be itchy and annoying while attached to the eyelashes. In all honesty, this trend looks like something fell into your eyelashes

and you should pull it out. Unless you want to look like a walking Christmas disaster, leave the tinsel to the tree and please keep it out of your eyes. 8 strands of tinsel out of 10: It’s good to step out of the box, but holiday decorations belong inside the box, in storage. Halo eyebrows I have saved the worst trend for last. Most people would prefer to not have a unibrow, but this trend prompts the creation of a manmade monstrosity on the forehead. The halo eyebrow extends the ends of your eyebrows out and up to meet in the center of the forehead. I think the worst part about this trend is that most weird eyebrow trends only require the natural hairs you already have, but this is literally taking an eyebrow pencil and drawing it onto your forehead. This trend in all honesty makes me super duper uncomfy just looking at it. The line on the forehead

sticks out in a bold manner, and if it’s done well, can actually look like your eyebrow hairs are growing like that. I’m not entirely sure if this was made as a joke or if people think this looks cute, which, I mean, you do you. But halo eyebrows walk a very weird line between fashion forward and disturbing, but I guess that’s what a good trend does ... right? 13 halos out of 10: Stop. This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to beauty trends. Countless Instagram pages and beauty gurus are experimenting with their makeup, hair and nails for the sake of becoming the next big innovator. We can’t stop them from being creative, and if you don’t get it, well — it’s fashion, look it up.

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Dining services employee tales: Life lessons from Turner’s dishroom Are you working for dining services next semester? Here are some lessons to take with you before your first shift.

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Working on campus is often no easy feat. There are several jobs on campus that students sometimes try to steer clear of, and usually dining services is in that mix. If you’re thinking of working in dining services next semester, here are some helpful tips to remember before you start your first shift. It’s just food. Whether regarding an uptight customer or a snippy assistant manager, people will try to set you in your place at least once. No matter how frustrated you get, take a step back and think for a second. Remind yourself that it’s just food, it’s just a dining hall and you’re just serving students. The huffy, impatient girl in line isn’t going to chop your head off if she has to wait one more measly minute for her bagel. Stress is inevitable. This is a no-brainer. No job in the food industry is a complete picnic. Whether an appliance breaks, a customer is upset or you’re really behind on orders, something is bound to happen at least once every few shifts. Being stressed is just a part of working with food; however, over time, people

learn to adapt to stress and their problem-solving skills are enhanced. Everyone is in the same boat. Complaining about the work you’re doing won’t make the day go by any faster, especially if the employees around you are doing the same exact thing. Instead of complaining, try to make friends with your co-workers. At the end of the day, you’re all in the same boat. Getting to know your co-workers is beneficial and allows you to enjoy coming in for work. Calling out of your shift isn’t the end of the world. It may seem like a hassle for your manager, but never feel terrible for having to call out every once in a while. Remember, we came to Virginia Tech for the education, not the job in the dining hall. When school gets in the way, sometimes a much-needed personal day is in order. Never feel guilty about taking a day off to study for an exam, finish a paper or just because you need a mental-health day when it is desperately needed. If someone offers a water break, take it. There’s no need to be a hero. If you’re thirsty, drink

some water. I have learned that water breaks have become a staple in every shift. Not only is the water helpful, but stepping away from my tasks for a moment also clears my mind. Take the water break. Customers are always watching. As creepy as that sounds, it’s true. The customer is always watching, no matter what you’re doing. Maybe they see you forget to change your gloves; maybe they see you drop something on the

floor and continue to use it. The smallest mistakes can morph into the biggest blowouts, so just be mindful of your actions while on the clock. Know the expectations of your manager. This seems like an easy concept to understand, but it is definitely a learning curve to understand what makes a manager tick. Understanding the expectations of your supervisor or manager is crucial to your success in the dining hall.

If the manager isn’t relaxed and goofy, there’s a chance you shouldn’t be either. Be aware of your surroundings and cognizant of what’s going on around you, and try to solve problems before your manager even has to point them out. This can earn you a ticket to a manager’s “good side.” Overall, I have found working in the dining halls to be enjoyable. The people are friendly, the pay isn’t half-bad and the work is usually pretty easy. Everyone is constantly

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learning and working toward being better employees. However, not everyone has the same experiences. Every employee in dining services has their own personal book of life lessons to dish out to new employees. That being said, your own experience working in the dining halls is what you make of it.

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Baseball drops three-game series to Fighting Irish After winning the first game of the series, the Hokies dropped back-to-back games against Notre Dame in stunning fashion. STEPHEN NEWMAN social media editor

Virginia Tech looked to be well on its way to a season-saving series against Notre Dame in South Bend, but things didn’t pan out as the team had hoped. After a blowout victory in the opener, the Hokies dropped an extra-inning affair on Saturday and came up short in Sunday’s rubber match. Game one The Hokies had one of their best showings of the season on Friday. The offense scored early and often, while the pitching staff held the Fighting Irish nearly scoreless. A sac fly apiece in the third and fourth innings and an RBI groundout in the fifth gave Virginia Tech a 3–0 lead. Then an RBI single from Jack Owens and a three-run shot from Sam Fragale stretched the advantage to seven runs. Ian Seymour stymied the Notre Dame offense through seven innings, before giving way to Ryan Okuda. The starter held the Irish to five hits, all singles, while striking out five. The Hokies added two more runs in the eighth inning via a Luke Horanski RBI double and a wild pitch that brought Jack Owens home, making the score 9–0. Ryan Cole hit a one-out

triple off Okuda in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a groundout to give Notre Dame something to cheer about; Virginia Tech nonetheless picked up a resounding 9–1 victory. Game two Considering how decisive the opener was, it’s no surprise that Saturday’s matchup went down to the wire and then some. Despite being held off the board for five straight innings late in the game, Notre Dame was able to strike with three runs in the bottom of the 12th to win 8–7. The Irish scored once in the bottom of the first, but the Hokies answered in the top of the second, and then jumped ahead by one in the top of the fourth, when Horanski hit a leadoff homer. An RBI triple from Alex Kerschner knotted the score back up in the bottom half of the frame, and an RBI groundout, sac fly and double gave Notre Dame a 5–2 advantage through six innings. The Hokies didn’t go down without a fight, though. In the top of the ninth, Michael Fernandez hit a two-run single, and Tom Stoffel later notched a bases-loaded sac fly, scoring Fernandez, to tie the game. Each offense was silenced until the 12th. In that frame, Virginia Tech scored two

runs on a two-base error, but Notre Dame answered with an RBI groundout and, with two outs, a two-run single by Eric Gilgenbach to come out on top, 8–7. Game three Luke Scherzer took the mound in Sunday’s rubber match. Virginia Tech took an early lead, but Notre Dame’s bullpen proved to be stronger, carrying the team to a 6–3 victory and a series win. The Irish scored twice in the first inning, but the Hokies took a 3–2 lead with a string of RBI singles in the third. The game took a sharp turn in the fifth inning, when the Irish scored three runs, including two solo homers. They tacked on another in the sixth, and the bullpen carried them until the ninth. Reliever Carter Brown held Tech scoreless for five-plus innings, but surrendered two unearned runs with two outs. However, Andrew Belcik entered the game to get the final out and promptly struck out Nick Owens, giving Notre Dame the game and the series. Now 17–23 on the season, the Hokies will travel to face VMI on Wednesday at 6 p.m. before hosting Duke over the weekend.

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Women’s lacrosse wins Commonwealth Clash The Hokies secured their second victory against Virginia in program history behind a strong performance by Paige Petty. MADDIE THOMPSON assistant sports editor

It was another successful Saturday in Lane Stadium this past weekend, but this time for women’s lacrosse. The No. 12 ranked Hokies took on their in-state rival, the No. 17 ranked University of Virginia in the annual Com monwealth Clash. Aggressive offense from Tech vaulted the team into a lead the Cavaliers couldn’t come back from, notching the Hokies’ 12th regular season win and fifth ACC victory with 16–12 score. Saturday’s victory is only the second time in the program’s history that the Hokies have come out of a match victorious against the ‘Hoos. The teams have played every year since 1997, the ‘Hoos leading the series 22–2. The win propels the Hokies into an even larger lead in the Commonwealth Clash competition, totalling 9.5 points for Tech to UVA’s 6.5. Leading the scoring was freshman Paige Petty, who added four more goals to her already impressive highlight reel. The attacker was aided by Julia Bolte, Tristan McGinley, Marissa Davey and Sarah Lubnow, who each tossed in a pair of goals during the matchup. Throughout the first half the Hokies were on fire offensively. Despite a slow start, a five-goal run late in the half gave Tech a lead they would cease to give up. “We changed up our game

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plan and did some different things on the offensive end and the defensive side,” head coach John Sung told HokieSports. “Our young kids were huge today, I think Sarah Lubnow had four points, Paige (Petty) scored some for us, so I’m really happy about that.” Lubnow, gaining the first start of her career, assisted on two other goals during the game, going 1-for-1 on free position shots. The freshman was just one of three who made an impact on the score Saturday afternoon. Petty, Lubnow and Emma Crooks each were able to find the back of the net in the win over UVA. Defensively, the Hokies remained strong, stealing 17 draw controls to the ‘Hoos’ 12, and goalie Meagh Graham posted 10 saves on the night to get the win. UVA’s scoring was lead

by Kasey Behr, who posted five goals for the ‘Hoos. UVA dominated the Hokies in ground balls, but were less aggressive on offense, only notching 22 shots on goal to Tech’s 29. The game was not only historic for the two team’s history, but also marks the program’s history for most wins during the regular season, a positive note to carry the team into the ACC tournament next week. The Hokies will be the third seed in the tournament, and will travel to Durham, North Carolina to face Duke first on Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. With a good performance, they could be propelled into the NCAA tournament in May, which would be another program first.

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