The Cavalier Daily Vol. 130, Issue 16 Thursday, January 16, 2020

TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY 2 | www.cavalierdaily.com The Cavalier Daily NEWS CPD issues warning about This week in-brief recent incidents in CD News Staff University, Corner U.Va.’s employee areas minimum wage The City of Charlottesville issued increased to $15 with a press release Jan. 9 requesting infor- mation about recent incidents that start of new year have occurred in the University and Corner areas involving reports of a ANDREW WALSH | THE CAVALIER DAILY The University officially increased man attempting to enter private resi- Local police responded to several instances of a man its employee minimum wage to $15 per dences and loitering in the area. attempting to enter residences since December. hour Jan. 1, affecting roughly 96 percent CPD officers responded to a of the University’s workforce and mark- RILEY WALSH | THE CAVALIER DAILY breaking and entering Jan. 9 on 14th ing the largest salary raise in University The University’s new living wage plan covers 2,085 Street NW, in which the victim said a man knocked on their door and asked to come into the history. The new living wage plan,- an full-time, benefits-eligible employees and 800 apartment. When the suspect tried to step inside, the resident shut the door and the suspect nounced last March and updated in Oc- full-time contracted employees. attempted to enter through another door after looking inside through the window. tober, covers 1,323 full-time employees Charlottesville police responded to several complaints the previous week of a man loi- eligible for benefits as well as more than tering in the area of the 17th Street NW, Chancellor Street and Madison Avenue in a gold 800 full-time contracted employees. minivan during the morning, day and evening hours. Witnesses say he knocked on the door With the rise to a $15 per hour minimum wage, the University estimates that employees of a sorority house but was not permitted to enter. previously earning $12.75 will see an increased annual gross pay by more than $4,500. It will According to the release, a man entered an apartment through an unlocked window in cost the University around $3.5 million this year to implement, including the cost of fringe the area of Preston Avenue at night last month. benefits and compression adjustments for the 762 workers who currently earn between $15 “At this time, it is not known if these incidents are related,” the press release said. “The and $16.25 an hour, according to deputy University spokesperson Wes Hester. Charlottesville Police Department asks that citizens remain vigilant. If you need immediate In October, University president Jim Ryan announced that U.Va. has partnered with its assistance, please dial 911.” major contractors to raise the wages of their full-time employees to at least $15 an hour. According to the University’s Human Resources department, 259 full-time employees of Ar- amark are benefitting from the base wage adjustment. Aramark has also increased its mini- mum hourly wage to $13 per hour for 208 part-time employees, starting Jan. 1. 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.13

U.Va. to discontinue School of Nursing UBike in May amidst receives $20 million gift growing e-scooter to fund scholarships competition The University is preparing to end its bike The University’s School of Nursing- an share service in May as usage has declined about 50 nounced Jan. 8 a $20 million donation from percent since the introduction of electric scooters Joanne and Bill Conway that will provide to Charlottesville last year. UBike was launched scholarship support to more than 1,000 stu- in 2015 to allow students, faculty and communi- dents in the school’s undergraduate pathway ty members to rent bicycles for transportation for the B.S. in Nursing program. This is the on and around Grounds without having to own EMMA KLEIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY Conways’ third donation to the School of a bike. UBike usage has declined about 50 percent since Nursing, and is it the largest single gift in the MARSHALL BRONFIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY Rebecca White, director of University Parking the City launched e-scooters. school’s history. The donation will support undergraduate students and Transportation — which operates the UBike The Conways’ gift will provide scholarship and expand the Mary Morton Parsons Clinical system — said the decision to cease operations was funding for students who transfer into the Simulation Learning Center. driven in part by the city’s dockless mobility pro- University’s B.S.N. program along with regis- gram, which “proved to be highly utilized and available regionally to include Grounds.” tered nurses seeking an accelerated B.S.N. de- Under this program, e-scooter vendors Lime, Bird and VeoRide were allowed to operate gree. The donation will allow for increased enrollment in these programs, allowing students in the city and on Grounds for over a year. Since the scooters’ debut, the city estimates that to complete a two-year bachelor’s degree at a lower cost. 30,000 users have made more than 200,000 scooter rides for a total of 200,000 miles. The school further plans to use the donation to expand its R.N.-to-B.S.N. program to “Utilization of the UBike system peaked in 2018 — the year before the city’s e-scooter pi- satellite locations — like Richmond and Northern Virginia — in order to allow more nurses lot — with about 50 trips taken on the system per day,” White said. “Since the e-scooter pilot access to an affordable B.S.N. program across the Commonwealth. program started in December 2018, UBike utilization has declined about 50 percent while the The gift will also contribute to the development of the School of Nursing’s Mary Morton e-scooter program has generated about 10 times more rides per day than UBike.” Parsons Clinical Simulation Learning Center by providing enough funds to almost double In addition to growing competition from e-scooters, the University’s provider of the the practice space. The center serves as a training resource for students and health profession- UBike lock mechanism and software was not interested in renewing the procurement beyond als, allowing them to simulate and respond to clinical situations. May — further leading the University to cease operation of its bike sharing program. NEWS Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 3 General Assembly to discuss in-state tuition for DREAMers Other policies to be addressed within the 60-day legislative session include raising the minimum wage and advancing gun control measures

Jacquelyn Kim | Staff Writer

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Last November, Virginia Democrats took control of the state legislature for the first time in 26 years.

Following the end of 20 years panding transit and broadband. 2020 plan, the plan represents a mented students without DACA islative session, more than 200 of Republican control in the November saw Democrats progressive ideal for an improved status. supporters from across the state General Assembly, the newly em- flip and gain control of both Virginia that UDems is strongly Currently, DACA students at rallied in support of SB 183, a powered Democratic leadership chambers of the General Assem- in favor of,” Postal said. the University may qualify for in- bill co-sponsored by University aims to address a wide range of bly, enabling them to determine Student activists on Grounds state tuition, and the University professor and newly elected Del. high-profile legislative priorities, the state’s legislative agenda for have a long history of mobiliza- also recently expanded financial Sally Hudson, D-Charlottesville, including raising the minimum at least the next two years. The tion related to the legislative pri- aid to include in-state students that would enable a locality to wage, advancing gun control election came five months after orities enumerated in Northam’s with DACA status in the fall of “remove, relocate, or alter any measures, reforming the criminal a period of intense litigation and plan. 2019. However, undocumented monument or memorial for war justice system and requiring in- lawsuits surrounding racial gerry- The University’s employee students without DACA status veterans located in its public state tuition for DREAMers. mandering that ultimately ended minimum wage, including that and out-of-state DACA students space, regardless of when erected.” Governor Ralph Northam, with the redrawing of boundaries of contracted workers, officially remain inelegible for financial Currently, a Virginia statute D-Va., and legislative leaders re- on the Virginia district map. increased to $15 Jan. 1, following aid. prevents cities and towns from leased their “Virginia 2020 Plan” Efforts to encourage and ena- advocacy from community mem- “We want to see U.Va. and removing war memorials. Hud- Jan. 7 that highlights eleven points ble voter registration were bipar- bers, employees and students — President Jim Ryan on the front- son’s proposed bill would enable to be addressed within the 60-day tisan, with many student organ- many of whom are involved with lines in support for the in-state the Charlottesville City Council legislative session. The budget izations hosting events around the Living Wage Campaign, an tuition bills by signing a letter to remove the statue of Confeder- presented by Northam in Decem- Grounds in the weeks leading up organization active at the Univer- we are drafting for [presidents of ate general Robert E. Lee, around ber 2019 proposed a $135 billion to the election. University pre- sity since 1998. educational institutions in Vir- which violence erupted during operating budget for 2020-2022. cincts saw a 469 percent increase Early next week, U.Va. stu- ginia] and student organizations the white supremacist rallies of Other policy goals outlined in turnout in comparison to 2015, dent activists involved with the to sign,” DREAMers on Grounds August 2017. in the Virginia 2020 Plan in- the most recent off-year election Virginia Student Power Network said. Although not included among clude passing the Equal Rights for the House of Delegates and and DREAMers on Grounds will According to DREAMers on the legislative priorities of the Amendment, restoring women’s State Senate. travel to Richmond in coalition Grounds, most institutions, in- Virginia 2020 Plan, Northam an- reproductive rights, and expand- According to Jackson Postal, with other students from across cluding the University, do not nounced his support on Thursday ing affordable housing, in part by first-year College student and the state to lobby for and demand matriculate undocumented stu- for the bill. investing in the Virginia Housing communications chair of the Uni- action on various issues, includ- dents. Thus, their main goals in- “We are presenting an agenda Trust Fund. Legislators also plan versity Democrats, UDems regis- ing in-state tuition and driver’s clude mobilizing for not only the that is different from every pre- to address banning discrimina- tered 1,023 people during the fall licenses for undocumented com- requirement of in-state tuition vious General Assembly session,” tion in housing and employment semester. munity members and criminal for all undocumented students, Northam said. “It’s more forward — specifically against LGBTQ “While [UDems] have not tak- justice reform. regardless of status, but also the looking than ever before, and it people — making voting easier, en specific action to mobilize or The Virginia 2020 Plan only matriculation of undocumented reflects what Virginians sent us fighting climate change, increas- lobby in support of any of the explicitly lists “in-state tuition for students without DACA status. here to do.” ing education funding and ex- specific pillars in the Virginia DREAMers,” excluding undocu- On the first day of the leg- 4 | www.cavalierdaily.com NEWS Title IX found the student responsible. He still received his degree.

Abby Clukey | Managing Editor

Editor’s note: This article tells the drunk and decided to stop drink- which is anonymous. The evidence story of a sexual assault. ing. But shortly after, she said her collected is then sent to the Divi- When Annaliese Estes began friends abruptly left the bar, and sion of Consolidated Laboratory her sexual assault investigation she was suddenly alone — with one Services for storage, where it can through the University’s Title IX of the guys they’d met. be released if the survivor chooses Office, she received an outline He told Estes that he would later to report their assault to law of the formal resolution process help her find her friends, but not enforcement. However, if the sur- which said the investigation pe- before he picked up her drink vivor wants to open a police inves- riod typically does not exceed 60 where she had left it and encour- tigation at the time the rape kit is days. aged her to take some more sips. collected, the hospital is required For Estes, this process took al- And she did. to immediately notify local law en- most nine months. “I just wasn’t really thinking forcement. These nine months preceded about it at the time,” Estes said. “I Hours after her assault, Estes a painfully long summer during was like, ‘Oh, well, whatever, I’ll hadn’t even told her parents what which a lawsuit contesting the Ti- just find my friends soon, and then had happened, and she was un- tle IX case’s responsible finding re- we can go home.’” sure she wanted to get the police sulted in the student who assaulted Neither of them had operable involved right away. She decided Estes receiving his degree from the phones with them, so the student to do the blind rape kit. Accord- TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY University. Estes, in turn, received told her they could go back to his ing to the Virginia Healthcare a three-sentence email from the apartment where he could charge Guidelines for sexual assault re- had was consensual. no prior knowledge of the alleged Office of the University Counsel his and call his friend, who was sponse, this meant that “evidence It took several months for Es- incident,” the opinion reads. in September that read “the Uni- still with Estes’ group. By this that would normally be collected tes to hear from the police about CPD Public Information Of- versity’s Title IX process has con- point, however, Estes was starting by law enforcement may be per- the next step in her case. She was ficer Tyler Hawn declined to com- cluded.” to feel sick — far beyond what she manently lost,“ including blood or busy trying to adjust to college life ment on the specific details of this Reading that email didn’t give says she should have felt for how urine samples. Because she chose at The College of William & Mary, case. Estes closure. Instead, it made her much she drank. this option, Estes will never know and every time she reached out, “It is the policy of the Char- think about the course of events She threw up on the walk to his if she had been drugged before her her investigator would say that lottesville Police Department to that led to it. The probing ques- apartment, and she said that was assault. they were still working on writing assist sexual assault victims in a tions, the explaining of her story the moment where her memory After a couple of weeks, Estes everything up to send to the Com- supportive manner, using appro- to different faces — some more fades to black. The next thing she told her parents everything. She monwealth’s Attorney. priate victims services agencies sympathetic than others. The con- knew, she was in his bedroom, dis- then felt like there was nothing When Estes got home for sum- to aid in facilitating the victim's stant waiting and the helplessness oriented but acutely aware that she holding her back from going to the mer break after her first year, her needs, and to process crimes scenes that came with it. The relief at was being raped. police, so she brought her case to investigator told her that her case in the most professional and prov- hearing the findings and believing “It was totally dark, all the lights the Charlottesville Police Depart- would be better suited through a en manner to assist in the effective it was over. The frustration of hav- were off,” Estes said. “I couldn’t ment early that summer. She talked Title IX investigation, where the prosecution of said cases,” Hawn ing that taken away. tell how many of my clothes I was to someone at the Victim Witness evidentiary standard is different. said. Reporting a sexual assault wearing, and he was having sex Unit, was assigned an investigator Title IX cases abide by “prepon- A Title IX investigation into through any avenue can be an iso- with me and I was saying no.” and started the emotionally grue- derance of the evidence” instead of Estes’ assault was officially opened lating and traumatic experience. Estes doesn’t remember exactly ling process of recounting every “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Be- that August. The investigators Title IX especially can seem like how she left his apartment, but the possible detail of her assault, mul- cause the consequences — expul- talked to everyone they could who an inscrutable institution, and Es- next thing she remembers is sit- tiple times. sion rather than a prison sentence, was involved in her story. The stu- tes felt thrown into a world where ting on the curb on his street, sur- When she started the police for example — are lower in Title dent’s friend, her friend who took she couldn’t anticipate what would rounded by her friends. They drove investigation, Estes didn’t even IX cases, so is the threshold for ev- her to hospital — almost everyone happen next. She wished that she her home and put her to bed. She know the student’s name. The po- idence. besides the student himself, who had been able to read a story about said she couldn’t stop vomiting. lice were able to track him down Estes had never considered decided not to participate. what the reporting process was ac- The next morning, she went through his friend who had been Title IX as an option because she The 60-day rule would have tually like before she started it. to the hospital to have a rape kit with her friends that night, whom wasn’t a student at the University, given the Title IX investigators That’s why she’s telling hers done. the student had texted to get Es- only her assaulter was. She didn’t until the end of October to com- now. tes’ friends to pick her up after the know that it was only necessary pile their report. They are allowed In the Commonwealth of Vir- assault. that the defendant in the case be extensions, however, to accurate- In April of 2017, Estes was ginia, a survivor has two options The results from the rape kit a student at the University whose ly and comprehensively complete 18-years-old and a few weeks from for completing a rape kit. First, came back, and the DNA matched Title IX office investigates the their investigations. Two months graduating high school. A Char- they can opt to do a blind rape kit, with his. He said that the sex they assault. She said the officer inves- turned into three. Then four. lottesville resident, she thought it tigating her case never told her. The Title IX Office finally- is would be fun if she and her friends Upon learning this information, sued the draft investigation report visited the Corner bars for a night albeit a year late, she decided to that December, and Estes and the out, a fairly common practice for bring her case to the University’s defendant then had a period where local kids her age. She said that she Title IX office. they could submit their respons- wanted to be more careful than In the memorandum opinion es. By mid-February 2019, the re- usual, knowing that she would be for the student’s lawsuit, written sponses were completed and all out with strangers instead of safe this past summer, it’s stated that there was left to do was wait for in a friend’s house, and she made a the CPD officer who had been -in the final investigation report to mental note to stick to her drink- vestigating Estes’ case for over a come out. ing limits. year had “failed to notify the Uni- She didn’t expect that to take Her group headed to the Cor- versity.” According to the opinion, an additional three months. ner, where they immediately start- it wasn’t until August 2018, when a “I just wanted an answer,” Estes ed mingling with University stu- CPD officer contacted Emily Babb, said. “I just wanted it to be over.” dents. They met two male students, assistant vice president for Title That winter, Estes came home in particular, who stuck with them, IX compliance, and notified her from school. The stress of not even as they changed locations. As of the case that the Title IX office knowing was too much to handle the night wore on, Estes could tell was able to move forward with an and balance alongside her school- she was starting to get a little too TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY investigation. “The University had work, and she felt like she couldn’t NEWS Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 5 focus on anything else, much less two years — that the person who University, the Board of Visitors, move on, until the investigation raped her was found responsible of the Title IX investigators and Uni- was officially closed. sexual assault. versity President Jim Ryan, was “I don’t think I ever anticipated opened and went to Judge Glen it to come with me through almost Estes and the student were then Conrad, senior U.S. District judge 60 percent of my college career, allowed to accept or contest the for the Western District of Virgin- maybe more,” Estes said. “So, I just report’s findings. The student con- ia. The student’s lawyers had filed went home because it was incredi- tested them. A Review Panel Hear- an emergency injunctive relief to bly hard.” ing was set for July 1, when both halt the Review Panel Hearing’s Every day, Estes would check parties would be able to deliver proceedings pending order of the her email to see if the Title IX of- personal statements to a panel of court, which Judge Conrad grant- fice had contacted her. And every trained University community ed. day, her empty inbox would make members chosen by the Title IX The lawsuit continued through her feel frustrated and alone. coordinator and the final sanction July and August. Then, the -Uni “I just couldn’t understand what would be given. Depending on the versity’s general counsel asked to was taking so long,” Estes said. outcome of the hearing, the stu- meet with Estes. She says he told “They weren’t very transparent dent’s degree could be revoked or her that Judge Conrad had made it TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY about what was happening. Every withheld temporarily. clear he was going to rule in favor week that went by, I was like it has The release of the report- hap of the student and have the Uni- consequences for the student if the process,” she said. “Especially be- to be this week. There’s no way that pened to coincide with the stu- versity confer his degree. Beyond Review Panel Hearing proceeded. cause I was promised that there it could be any other week. It was dent’s graduation. He was allowed that, Estes said the general counsel The University ended up - set would be a final letter detailing all I could think about.” to walk the Lawn but was told his told her Judge Conrad would re- tling in court, so there was no need the findings and the sanction, and University spokesperson Brian degree would be pending until af- write elements of the University’s for Judge Conrad to make a fur- that’s not even what I got, it wasn’t Coy said that some reasons for an ter the hearing. Title IX policy in his ruling. ther ruling in the case. The student even that.” extended Title IX investigation Estes began preparing for the “The lawyer from U.Va. said received his degree, the investiga- She and her lawyers think can include “the availability of hearing, drafting her impact state- that, being someone who under- tion was closed and on September that some kind of confidentiali- parties or witnesses for interviews; ment and looking forward to this stands U.Va.’s Title IX policy, that 11, Estes received that three-sen- ty agreement was included in the the availability of a party’s advi- painful period in her life finally seeing how it works daily, the idea tence email from the University University’s settlement with the sor or support person for inter- coming to an end. Then, the -stu he got from what Judge Conrad Counsel. She never received the in- student’s team, which is why she views, hearings and other critical dent’s lawyers called her team and wanted to rewrite it to would vestigation’s final outcome letter, never received that final summary. junctures; additional investigative said that they were planning to sue make it totally unworkable for the which would have detailed all of Maybe reading it wouldn’t be able steps requested by the parties or the University, on the basis that scenarios that it’s used for,” Estes the findings and sanctions. In fact, to change anything, but Estes won- identified by the investigator; the the student’s right to due process said. “It would just totally take she never heard from the Title IX ders if it would make it easier to opportunity for the parties to re- had been violated during the in- U.Va. multiple steps back. So, it Office again. move on. view additional information gath- vestigation. was really worrisome to him and Universities should treat sex- ered during an investigation after His lawyers said that if Estes because of that, he felt that he had Looking back at everything ual assault cases with more gravi- the issuance of the Draft Investiga- settled with them and chose not a greater obligation to protect U. that unfolded over the past two ty, Estes says. She thinks that the tion Report; voluminous evidence to participate in the Review Pan- Va.’s Title IX policy, whereas they and a half years, Estes is tired. culture is slowly improving — she gathered during the investigation, el Hearing, she would receive a usually would have just prioritized “I’ve gone through almost every still has hope after all of this. But and law enforcement requested settlement, he would never move my specific case.” route of reporting that’s availa- she thinks the outcome of her case pauses.” back to Charlottesville, and if he Judge Conrad’s office did not ble, and here I am at the end and doesn’t reflect the values or ideals Coy added that due to federal returned briefly for an alumni comment on this particular claim, nothing really happened,” Estes of this institution that emphasiz- privacy laws, the University is not event, she would be notified that and declined to comment separate- said. “The fact that they said this es its commitment to honor above permitted to comment on individ- he was in town. She and her fam- ly from what he had written in his reaches our evidentiary standard, everything else. ual Title IX cases. ily debated taking the settlement opinion. The University’s Office of we think there’s enough evidence “Especially because this is such Claire Kaplan, program direc- but decided to reject the offer just the General Counsel also declined to say that it’s likely he committed a prestigious university, holding a tor of Gender Violence and Social a few days before the scheduled a request for comment. sexual assault, that he violated our degree from here is such an hon- Change at the Maxine Platzer Lynn hearing. In his opinion, Judge Conrad Title IX policy, and then still, after or,” Estes said. “Allowing predators Women’s Center, said that even if “It could have almost paid for wrote that the student, who had a all that, just give him his degree or rapists to walk free or go with the survivor completes every step the two years of college that were job lined up for the fall that was anyways and just not say a word little to no sanctions devalues that in a timely manner, sometimes re- such a struggle for me, which- al contingent upon him receiving about it.” degree. It really does. More than sistance or hesitance from the de- most felt wasted because I wasn’t his degree, could face “irreparable Kaplan said that she has never that, it just kind of tells survivors, fendant can slow the investigation able to devote myself as much to harm” should the University expel been involved in a case where the ‘We believe you, but it’s not really process. my classes as I wanted to,” Estes him or suspend his degree. defendant was found responsible that bad.’” “The University only has so said. “So it totally has value, but I “Based on the terms of the Title and ended up facing no conse- Estes thinks that increased much authority to make someone just think for me, and for my heal- IX Policy and Procedures, Doe has quences. She is, however, all too transparency within the institu- come in, right?” Kaplan said. “It’s ing process, I felt like if I do this, a colorable argument that the Uni- familiar with cases where survivors tions dealing with sexual assault things like that. It’s almost like a and if I don’t go and don’t advocate versity does not have authority to feel that the consequences their cases is necessary to improve the death by a thousand cuts. It's the for myself at this hearing, and I discipline him for the alleged inci- assaulters end up facing are inad- reporting process. For example, if little things that keep adding up, never know what might have hap- dent involving Roe,” the opinion equate. She said it can be difficult she knew more about her initial so that things drag out.” pened — I just couldn’t do it.” reads. “The incident occurred off to find a sense of justice when that options, she might not have felt so In May 2019, the Title IX office The night before the hearing, campus on private property, and happens. It comes down to the overwhelmed at the hospital that released their final investigation however, Estes found out that it the investigation confirmed that question, she says, if there even is first day after her assault. report. Estes got the answer she was being postponed indefinitely. Roe is not a student or employee a sanction that can address a crime “I had no idea when I went to had been waiting to hear for over The lawsuit, which was against the of the University and that she is as personal and emotionally debil- the hospital that there were differ- not ‘otherwise seeking access to itating as sexual assault. ent levels of reporting that I could any University program or activity “Does our current system even do there, and it would affect down that was interfered with by [Doe’s] come close to giving a person the the line what could be proven and alleged conduct.’” kind of justice they really need?” what was just speculation,” Estes He wrote that while Estes “may Kaplan asked. “And, dealing with said. have a legitimate interest in the fi- the person who committed that Having her story available for nality of the Title IX process, the crime, who is still among us — other survivors to read and learn timeframe for completion of the even if they’re not at U.Va., they’re from, Estes believes is one step to- investigation has already lasted still in the world — how do we deal ward that transparency. Nothing far longer than the typical 60-day with those people so they don’t do can change, she thinks, until peo- period set forth in the Title IX it again? I don’t see our system as ple commit themselves to bringing Procedures, and the University has being very effective in that way.” this issue out into the open, little not offered any explanation for the It’s hard for Estes not to feel by little, and finally start talking delay.” discouraged, especially as she still about it. “Any prejudice or inconven- feels a severe lack of closure over ience” to Estes, he added, would how her investigation ended. be outweighed by the potential “I just felt very betrayed by the TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY 6 | www.cavalierdaily.com NEWS U.Va. ranked in bottom 15 percent for social mobility The University was listed at 1,343 out of 1,458 institutions by CollegeNet’s Social Mobility Index

Zach Rosenthal | Senior Writer

According to separate rank- Another organization, Col- ginia universities ranked below about social mobility and her sta- who identify as low-income or ings by U.S. News and World Re- legeNet, has devised a separate U.Va., at the 1,413th and 1,418th tus as a low-income student every first-generation, Obermeyer sug- port and the CollegeNet Social formula for ranking social mo- spots, respectively. day. gested initiatives that the Uni- Mobility Index, the University bility. The Social Mobility Index, Fourth-year Curry student “I worry about how I'll afford versity could implement, such falls in the bottom 15 percent of according to their website, ranks Kalea Obermeyer is the founder my next meal, how I'll pay for as hiring more support staff and institutions in terms of social 1,458 schools and is calculated of FLIP at U.Va., an organization housing next year, if I'll ever be resourcing in the Office of the mobility for its students. Social based on five variables — “pub- that works to advocate for the able to move out of my low-in- Dean of Students, creating a cen- mobility can be a difficult term lished tuition, percent of student University to expand its resources come status after graduation,” tralized space for the students to to define, but broadly speaking, body whose families whose in- to benefit and empower first-gen- Obermeyer said. congregate and connect with one social mobility is the ability of comes are below $48K (slightly eration and low-income students. Obermeyer also said that while another and extending this sup- an individual to move from one below the US median), graduation According to deputy Uni- efforts to help first-generation port to members of the broader class to another, whether that is rate, median salary approximately versity spokesman Wes Hester, and low-income students have im- Charlottesville community. upwards or downwards. 5 years after graduation and en- “first-generation students make proved over her time at the Uni- Sean Martin, an associate pro- In the fall, for the first time dowment.” up nearly 13 percent of the Class versity, there is still a significant fessor at the Darden School of ever, U.S. News and World Re- Individually, the University of of 2023, an increase of about 19 amount of work to be done. Business, has conducted research ports began ranking colleges on Virginia ranks 1,343rd out of 1,458 percent over last year.” Obermeyer brought up contro- on the area of social mobility and their “social mobility,” and the schools, and CollegeNet ranks Hester also stated that mak- versies like the admissions “watch what he calls “social class transi- University was listed as 324th out the Commonwealth of Virginia ing sure the University is attract- list,” where prospective students tioners,” or people moving from of 381. U.S. News and World re- as a whole at 19 out of 50 states. ing and helping first-generation — many of whom were related to one social class to the next. ports ranks colleges and universi- George Mason University was the students succeed is a priority for large donors — were flagged by Martin’s research has revealed ties in the United States annually highest-ranked Virginia institu- University President Jim Ryan, University officials for additional that students who shift amongst in various categories, including tion at 107th, while Washington who was a first-generation stu- review. social classes gain a perspective but not limited to cost, under- and Lee University and Liberty dent himself. To address challenges that par- akin to multiculturalism, as they graduate research and value. University are the only two Vir- Obermeyer says that she thinks ticularly disadvantage students learn the different priorities, val- ues and behaviors amongst indi- viduals across social classes. “People who have these experi- ences in different social class po- sitions can essentially reach out and be the ‘glue people’ in organ- izations and groups,” Martin said. “They can help bridge misun- derstandings or understand why some groups aren't participating in some activities or help people gain insight into one another.” While Martin did not have any specific recommendations for im- proving the University’s rankings on social mobility, he stated that adjustment programs would be beneficial. “I think there's a lot that can be done to direct people to the resources that are there,” Martin said. “Basically just let [low-in- come and first-generations stu- dents] know you're not in this alone, there's a lot of people that want to help because your skills are more than good enough to be excellent here.” Hester described a series of programs the University current- ly has to assist first-generation and low-income students, includ- ing Hoos First and the Rainey Academic Program, the latter of which works to help low-income or first-generation students ac- climate by inviting them to take summer classes and meet with University faculty before the se- mester begins. “A testament to the Universi- ty’s work in helping low-income and first-generation students suc- ceed is UVA’s 94 percent six-year graduation rate, which is the best in the nation among public uni- versities,” Hester said.

TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY The Cavalier Daily Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Movies? That’s so last decade I don’t like any of the Oscar contenders, so I’ve added music videos to the mix

Kate Granruth | Arts & Entertainment Editor

Visually, the dance scenes transi- same level, but still. The video tion as though in one take, which doesn’t have a plot outside of makes for a dizzying, disorienting rich couples eating and dancing experience that gets at the heart — hey, the Oscars have reward- of the video’s theme. Perhaps the ed less! — but the costumes are most beautiful shot comes with very fun to look at. The dresses the scene before the credits, the that Danielle Jonas, Sophie Turn- Purple scene. Yang stands in an er and Priyanka Chopra Jonas elaborate purple two-piece that are wearing are a modern take resembles a frilled gown, styled on the elegant Victorian styles with a matching cape and heavy — big dresses and full skirts are makeup. He walks through a paired with messy hair and gaudy crowd of people fighting with accessories — and it’s just fun to each other, hitting him and grab- look at! Who doesn’t want to run bing at him until he finally stares through the halls of a mansion down the camera, first shaking as while layers of sheer tulle billow though he is about to cry, then out behind you? gradually calming and coming to Best Actor: Harry Styles, a standstill. portraying a sad fisherman in Best Original Screenplay: “Adore You” “Motivation” by Normani I’ve decided Harry Styles The narrative arc of this music should get this award because video is exciting and nostalgic. he pretended to develop a bro- The opening scene is set in the mance with a fish that was in all 2000s and depicts a young girl, likelihood just a human holding identified as Normani, sitting a tennis ball. It’s overacted, it’s in front of the TV and watching goofy, and, truly, it’s what “The the best video of the year count- Shape of Water” could have been. down on BET’s “106 & Park.” The Find yourself developing feelings number one video is announced for a fish? Do the logical thing as belonging to … Normani! The — don’t! The video is still heart- girl gets up and starts dancing, warming, and Harry’s acting is and soon, the former Fifth Har- funny, so there. Best Actor. mony member is all grown up, Best Actress: Halsey, playing dancing all around the city. After lots of women in “Nightmare” the introductory scene, the mu- Halsey portrays a lot of dif- sic video includes a bit of text on ferent women in her video for the screen with the music video’s “Nightmare.” The rageful, femi- information, paying homage to nist single released in May 2019 the days when music videos were harkens back to Halsey’s earlier

ANGELA CHEN | THE CAVALIER DAILY commercials between shows and reputation for being a punk- had all production details in the emo-scene kid, back when she corner of the screen. The cho- had bright blue hair, wore only I can’t do this anymore. I’m this article. which depicts his journey as a reography and outfits both pay leather and sang Blink-182 aca- starting to think it’s no coinci- Best Picture: “I’m Gay - gay Asian man through complex homage to pop culture icons like pella in a mall. The “Nightmare” dence that Oscars season and Eugene Lee Yang” (music by cinematography and dance. The Ciara and Beyonce, and the video video is of a much higher calib- flu season have so much over- ODESZA) video deviates from the standard ends with a return to the young er than that early era, however, lap — a kick 'em while they’re Eugene Lee Yang is best coming out video, which typical- girl watching TV. It’s a take on with pointed lyrics like “I’ve been already down situation. From known for his status as one of ly features the content creator the “it was all a dream” trope polite, but won’t be caught dead the outright racism and sexism the Try Guys, a comedy group of talking directly to camera, but that’s actually fun to watch. / Lettin’ a man tell me what I in the Academy, to the blatant four men that got their start as a the result is no less intimate. Best Costume Design: “Suck- should do in my bed,” and Halsey disregard and literal rewarding BuzzFeed series, then went inde- Everything about the video er” by the Jonas Brothers delivers them while playing cari- of the behavior of predators like pendent and became its own pro- trembles with emotion, and al- This video brought back the catures of women, like a pin-up, Woody Allen, to the fact that the duction company and YouTube though the music by ODESZA epochal Jonas Brothers after six a dominatrix and what codes as only 2019 releases I enjoyed were channel in 2018. Their videos is largely instrumental with no years of radio silence and inter- a butch lesbian. The performanc- “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Lit- are typically lighthearted, but in narrative lyrics, the story is clear familial tensions, so yeah, it’s es reclaim the stereotypes while tle Women,” I’m just done with June 2019, “I’m Gay - Eugene Lee and painful. Viewers are taken getting an Oscar. Also, fun fact, showcasing a multitude of female the Academy Awards. What I Yang” was released on the official through Yang’s interpretation of it was filmed in the same venue identities, so Halsey wins out in did like watching this year were Try Guys YouTube channel. Yang the LGBTQ+ experience in stag- as “The Favourite,” which Oliv- this category. music videos — so I’m hosting an wrote, directed, choreographed es that align with the colors of ia Colman earned an Academy Oscars just for that, right now in and starred in the music video, the rainbow, the colors of pride. Award for. They’re not on the 8 | www.cavalierdaily.com ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Why can’t it be her? The Oscars seem primed to snub the best films of the year. Here’s why that matters.s

Robin Schwartzkopf | Arts & Entertainment Editor The first way to start -this ar tutions? As a person who enjoys as a monolith. They largely won’t ticle would have been to bury the watching movies, it should not be recognized for them. Why does lede. “The five best movies of 2019” make a difference who is nominat- that matter? would be the head, or something ed, what wins or who pays who to A nomination — and an actu- even punchier — “Hey Oscars, convince the world that “Argo” was al award — represent a statement here are our picks” — followed by the best movie made in 2012. As a of both endorsement and intent. a defense of several films, filled millenial-Gen Z cusp, why both- When a film is heralded above with genuine admiration and won- er with rich people giving other others, whatever body has chosen der and a bit of humor in a relata- rich people awards when an early to highlight it has adopted the ble, nonchalant 20-something sort aughts political awakening and the implicit or explicit stance that it of way. I’d give a brief rundown crush of incoming climatic doom holds value because of what it is — of each movie, why the direction has rendered any hope or trust in whether that includes who wrote moved me or how I can still hear the future lost? it, produced it, shot it or acted lines playing in my head after So Céline Sciamma doesn’t get in it — and should be regarded as months of separation. Only when nominated for making “Portrait such. It is an endorsement in that readers reached the third or fourth of a Lady on Fire,” the most en- it has passed some test of what a pick would they realize that all of trancing, sensuous and poignant movie should be in a particular the selected films are directed by film of the past year. Greta Gerwig year, representative or escapist or women. wrapped literary tradition into otherwise, and it is intentional That would be a catty little a warm and judicious narrative — meaning it was rewarded for a swat at the idiotic laser point- about sisterhood in “Little Wom- reason. COURTESY DIANA RINGO er that is the proper way to give en” — maybe she’ll get a nod for This reason is seldom explained women filmmakers their due. It’s adapted screenplay. Lulu Wang and is often vaulted with language Greta Gerwig, director of “Little Women,” was one of several female directors whose films were largely snubbed by the 2020 Oscar nominations. easy to be dissatisfied, frustrat- brought a masterclass in emotion like “the film moved us” and shad- ed and angry at the lack of credit to “The Farewell;” Olivia Wilde owed by money and studios and women are given for their work, used “Booksmart” to tell a particu- free Elton John concerts. But it’s Oscars, why shouldn’t women de- enterprising work of women di- especially when the Golden Globes lar kind of coming-of-age story still there, and its presence makes mand representation? It isn’t just rectors who should be given their haven’t managed to nominate a with enthusiasm and cheek. Lorene me think about the phrasing of the that women haven’t been making due. The Oscars don’t need to low- single female director since 2015 Scafaria literally made me gasp out question “why does it matter?” in a “Oscar-calibar” movies in the past, er their standards — they need to — let alone give her the top prize loud with how she shot Jennifer different way. and now they are. “Oscar-caliber” reevaluate what their standards are — and the Oscars seem to follow Lopez in “Hustlers,” for the whole Why shouldn’t it matter? If is whatever the Academy wants it in the first place. suit, with some exceptions. movie and forever. Women made the film world has agreed to put to be, and these and similar excus- But why put stock in insti- excellent films this year and not any stock in this entity called the es have been used to sideline the LIFE The U.Va. bubble and why I felt the need to escape Struggling to stay in touch with life beyond Grounds

Samantha Cynn | Life Columnist It took me about two months the little seed of discontent that one factor to blame — the U.Va. stop to think that it could be the everyday part of attending col- to come to the abrupt realization lingered in my chest, telling me bubble. source of my discomfort. Sure lege to feeling downright suffo- that I — during what was sup- that I was missing something. The U.Va. bubble is perhaps enough, though, the instant I left cating. posed to be the most liberating It was as though a cloud was best described as the barrier that Grounds, news pertaining to the The U.Va. bubble isn’t inher- time of my life — wasn’t exactly misting over my thoughts. Life at divides life within the Universi- world at large hit me like a truck. ently a bad thing, of course. It happy at the University. the University was beginning to ty and the outside world. Living Everything snapped into star- allows individuals to become im- It was a strange thing to pro- feel unreal, like a dream. Reality on Grounds, it can feel as though tling clarity. It was overwhelm- mersed in a vibrant community cess, and I found it difficult to seemed distant and unreachable, the entirety of the University ing, almost akin to a sensory and can help newcomers grow fully understand the extent of and I worried that this was a community is separated from overload. When the awe had sub- accustomed to life on a college my own feelings. I wasn’t unhap- symptom of a larger issue. society. The element of self-con- sided, I was left truly stunned at campus. Delving too deep, how- py, but there was something de- So I did what most people do tainment is what makes this es- how much I had missed. Through ever, can be harmful — as all cidedly off about my time spent when they have a problem — or pecially prominent. Events held no fault but my own, I had lost things in excess are. Now that on Grounds, as though my world at least that’s what I told myself in Charlottesville — specifically touch with life outside the Uni- I’ve had time to reset over winter had become slightly askew. To at the time — and I vented to a those concerning the student versity. break, I’m fairly confident that I make matters worse, I couldn’t group of friends. Extensively. You body — tend to take priority While on Grounds, it had can return to Grounds feeling re- quite pinpoint the root cause of could argue that it was less of a over everything else happening been all too easy to forget that freshed and ready to conquer the my unease. I thoroughly enjoyed vent and more of an incoherent in the world simply because it’s there even was a world beyond new semester. Maintaining the my classes, had no qualms with rambling session. To my surprise, what everyone in the area talks the University. I stopped reading balance between University life dorm life and was busy enough though, everyone I spoke with about. Because of this, staying the news. All the events I talked and “real” life will be a priority in my day-to-day life that I nev- responded with similar senti- tethered to outside communities about with my friends and fam- for me now, and because of that, er felt bored. It wasn’t an issue ments. In a twisted way, it was while still being active and stay- ily related to the University in I’m hopeful that the U.Va. bubble of loneliness, either. I was allot- reassuring to hear that I wasn’t ing involved on Grounds is more some way. I had allowed myself will prove to be something that ting plenty of time to spend with the only one who was in a funk. difficult than one would expect. to get trapped in a cycle of Uni- once again feels novel and excit- friends and family both on and The same cloud fogging up my I had heard about the U.Va. versity life without stopping to ing. off Grounds. Things were good, brain was afflicting them. After a bubble before, but I had always think about anything in a larg- and everything seemed to be fine long, candid discussion, we came assumed that it could be easily er context — and this eventual- — and yet I couldn’t rid myself of to the conclusion that there was shrugged off. Not once did I ever ly evolved from feeling like an LIFE Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 9 Valverde on poetry: Reviving wonder, fighting conformity Distinguished Visiting Professor Fernando Valverde brings another dimension to Spanish poetry at U.Va.

Maya Das & Maryann Xue | Feature Writers

In the Nahuatl language, how human lives are often shaped Although he didn’t win, Val- nar on Hispanic Transatlantic Po- crazy part is I’m a fourth-year, “flower and song” is nearly synon- and defined by pain and suffering. verde has received numerous etry. While these discussion-based and I haven’t had a Friday class ymous to poetry — “in xochitl in One of the greatest moments other accolades for his work, classes are geared towards Univer- since second-year,” Borenstein cuicatl.” Fernando Valverde, a na- in Valverde’s life came when he re- including prestigious Spanish sity students pursuing a Spanish said. “But this next class is Mon- tive Spanish speaker, literary icon ceived a nomination for the Latin poetry awards such as Federico major, Valverde both encourages day, Wednesday, Friday, and I’m and distinguished visiting pro- Grammy Award for Best Flamen- García Lorca, the Emilio Alar- and welcomes students with a di- making an exception just to take fessor, believes the value of life co Album after writing the album cos del Principado de Asturias verse range of interests. a class with him.” comes not from wealth, but from lyrics of famous flamenco singer, and the Antonio Machado prizes. Classes consist of an in- For fourth-year College stu- these two simple components. Juan Pinilla. Both Valverde and Nearly 200 researchers and critics depth analysis of Spanish poetry dent Katie Cantone, the Uni- From reading poetry written by Pinilla signed the album as if they from over 100 international uni- through both a historical and cul- versity doesn’t do enough to em- others to writing his own poetry, were both singers. To Valverde’s versities — including Harvard, tural lens. In addition, Valverde phasize the importance of their Valverde has found remarkable surprise, he received a call that Oxford, Columbia, Princeton, incorporates guest lectures into distinguished visiting professors. success in his journey to become they had been nominated for a Bologna and Salamanca — vot- his curriculum. This semester, Valverde soon became one of her exactly what he thinks a poet is Latin Grammy. ed Valverde as the most relevant students heard from visiting po- favorite professors, but this ex- — a nightingale singing in the “It was really crazy, really fun,” Spanish-language poet born since ets and musicians from all over tended much further than just his darkness. Valverde said. “I was just there in 1970. the world and learned about the accolades and expertise. Valverde’s love for reading this little town in north Georgia. “The world needs song, espe- poetic writing process. “[Valverde] really tries to em- emerged when he was a child in I became the most famous person cially when nowadays so much of “Being in Professor Valverde’s phasize you are all poets if you the library of his grandmoth- in the whole town.” our lives occur on the screens of class is definitely my favorite want to be,” Cantone said. “He is er’s house in Granada, Spain. He The award show took place at computers and phones,” Valverde class experience I’ve ever had at just the most compassionate, car- describes the room as a place of the MGM in Las Vegas, and Val- said. “The world has turned into U.Va.,” fourth-year College stu- ing person and the type of person mystery and full of secrets. This verde was able to attend the same something completely narrative… dent Ben Borenstein said. “You’re that education needs.” magical place was influential in dinners and meetings as artists We need to get together and sing just having fun. I can’t remember Valverde occasionally holds shaping his love for writing, and like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira. and celebrate life.” [another] class that I’ve gone to bilingual poetry readings with his later, poetry. The president of the Academy in- University students have the where … every time before I walk literary peers. His next event will Before turning to poetry, Val- itially thought that Valverde was privilege of learning about con- out I’ve smiled.” be with University Spanish Pro- verde worked as a journalist for a flamenco singer, and it was only temporary poetry from an expert Next semester, Borenstein fessor Samuel Amago at the New the Spanish newspaper “El País” after some clarification that they in the field. As a distinguished plans to take another class taught Dominion Bookstore Feb. 28 at 7 for 10 years. As a journalist, Val- realized he was a lyricist. Never- visiting professor in the Universi- by Valverde, Spanish Culture and p.m. verde travelled all over the world theless, Valverde was able to keep ty’s Spanish department, Valverde Civilization. The interview with Valverde was and reported in places where sim- his nomination, and he became currently teaches two 4000-level “Although taking a class with conducted in Spanish with the help of ply surviving was a struggle. On the first lyricist nominee in the courses — Spanish Contemporary a professor two times is not the a translator. a few occasions, he was sent to Latin Grammys. Poetry and a special topics semi- craziest thing in the world, the countries either still engaged in war or that had just gotten out of a war, such as Palestine, Kosovo and Bosnia. Although Valverde admires journalists for their dedication and commitment to their work, he felt it was personally too stren- uous and wanted a change. “You’re constantly fighting,” Valverde said. “You’re even fight- ing against yourself to maintain your independence.” Poetry then became the outlet for Valverde to truly express his love for writing. It was a source of wonder and an instrument for him to convey his ideas, con- structing a link between the un- known, the mysterious and the great questions of humanity. After establishing himself as a successful poet in Spain, Val- verde came to the U.S., where he was influenced by the sound of American poetry. He explained that Spanish poetry contains a different number of syllables, but by being in touch with American poets, he was able to learn a new type of rhythm that he could in- corporate into his own poems. Valverde’s latest book, “The Insistence of Harm,” was the best-selling poetry book in Spain for months, and it received the 2019 Book of the Year award from the Latino American Writers In- stitute of the City University of COURTESY JOAQUIN PUGA New York. His work discusses harm in a broad sense, explaining For Valverde, poetry became the source of wonder he shares with University students enrolled in his two 4000-level courses. 10 | www.cavalierdaily.com LIFE Top 10 reasons spring semester is better than fall Look on the sunnier side

Ben Rosenthal | Top 10 Writer

1. You’re working towards sand 4. Spring break is the ultimate The secondary holidays are beaches, not snow banks half-time show 8. better Let me be clear, I love winter break. I love the snow, You have your big-ticket items — Halloween, Christmas and, most importantly, spending 22 hours Sure, fall semester has more breaks. But they are Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza — and per day either physically or mentally asleep. But sum- shorter, and one of them is overshadowed by the im- then the rest. You know, the second-tier holidays that mer break is winter break’s better half. It’s three times pending pressure of midterms. Spring semester un- add pops of flavor to the year. Fall semester, you have as long, filled with trips to the beach or the pool, and derstands that quality is better than quantity — thus, Columbus Day, which is losing its luster in light of you aren’t battling a cold during its runtime. While it is spring break was born. While you may still have a mid- … the fact that Christopher Columbus probably filled with slightly more responsibility — internships, term on its heels, you’ll feel less guilty about blowing shouldn’t have a day. In spring semester, however, summer jobs — this is usually compensated by signifi- it off when you’re lounging on a hammock in Cancun. you get Saint Patrick’s, April Fools and Memorial cantly more income than you’d get from shivering near Day, just to name a few. Sure, you have to get through a fireplace all day. Valentine’s Day — which, if you’re like me, you spend Your short-sleeve shirts will alone in your room, eating Chef Boyardee ravioli and 5. binge-watching “Top Chef All-Stars” — but overall, see the light of day it’s a better haul. 2. Each day is longer and brighter Remember that other half of your wardrobe? My least favorite day of the year is the summer sol- Those shirts that cut off at the elbow — I think they stice because it means that, for six months, each succes- were called T-shirts? The ones you haven’t seen since sive day gets shorter and shorter. I don’t know why that Halloween, with the exception of that one blissful- 9. You’re older and wiser bothers me so much, but it does. One day it will still ly warm day in December that reminded you that For you first-years, all of the mistakes you made be light at 9 p.m., but the next thing you know, you’re global warming is a thing? Get ready. They’re coming fall semester will serve you well in the spring. You’ll walking back from lecture at 4:15 p.m., and you see an back. have learned the valuable lessons — don’t take 19 cred- owl. However, by the time spring semester rolls around, its of STEM classes, the chicken tenders in Croads each day is getting longer. Eventually, you’ll begin to re- taste vaguely like cigarettes — and you’ll come back member what it looks like to see the sun for more than stronger and better than ever. eight minutes per day.

3. It’s basketball season I, for one, enjoyed our abnormally-successful foot- ball season. We ended a 15-year Virginia Tech beatdown, held our own in the Orange Bowl and had our most wins since 2007. Somewhat ironically, this will proba- bly be a worse basketball season than last year — we’re rebuilding, it’s a fact of life. But still, nothing beats the energy of a good basketball game at JPJ — if only the Sabre points overlords would allow me entry.

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6. The common cold is gone… …and replaced with allergies. This is kind of a pyrrhic victory, but at least it’s something. For me, common colds are never-ending. I catch one in early October — the first time it falls below 46 degrees — and it sticks around until mid-March. Allergies, on the other hand, are kind enough to let you suffer for the first couple weeks of spring bloom before easing EMMA HITCHCOCK | THE CAVALIER DAILY up a bit.

7. You have New Year’s resolu- tions to keep you honest and 10. Watermelon is back in season hold you accountable I know you all expected this to be the first thing I listed, but I decided to play with you all and wait Just kidding. Every year, I tell myself I am going until the article was almost over. You were probably to read for fun. Then I read my textbooks and decide thinking, “Did he forget that watermelon is back in that reading isn’t fun. I swear, one day I am going to season come May?” I did not. Yes, I understand May get around to reading “The Da Vinci Code.” One day. is the tail-end of spring semester, but it is the perfect Maybe once I’m out of school, but not over winter treat for finals season. It’s a refreshing contrast from break — that’s break. Not over summer break, either fall semester finals, where you probably had to sus- — that’s for relaxing. So maybe when I’m 26. EMMA HITCHCOCK | THE CAVALIER DAILY tain yourself on canned fruits and beans. LIFE Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 11 Hunt Country Market & Deli is a local sandwich favorite Local shop and gas station on Garth Road serving homemade food has all you could want

Maggie Trundle |Food Columnist

COURTESY CARRIE SMITH

Hunt Country Market’s sandwiches on their menu are $6.99 each, an affordable price for a sandwich that beats many other more pricey alternatives around Charlottesville.

On the corner of Garth Road roof on your right. The drive from name basis. I love walking in there, worth the price of $6.99. Affordability and Free Union Road sits Hunt the University to the store is easy knowing I am ordering food made As the cold winter months con- Hunt Country Market’s sand- Country Market & Deli — a store and beautiful, and it is a perfect way by a real person right in front of me. tinue, I love to order the “Harvest” wiches on their menu are $6.99 each, that combines gourmet food op- to get some distance from Grounds Today, amidst hundreds of chain sandwich. The “Harvest” is a warm an affordable price for a sandwich tions with a sandwich shop and gas on a warm spring day. One of my restaurants, getting lunch at Hunt baguette sandwich with hot turkey, that beats many other more pricey station. Owned by Charlottesville favorite things to do is to get sand- Country Market feels much more brie and apple butter. Stripped of all alternatives around Charlottesville. local Nancy Kallander and often wiches to-go from Hunt Country on intimate and local. the extra additions, this sandwich For $6.99, you are getting fresh in- staffed by her children — Ben Smith my way to hikes or swims at Sugar Appeal tastes simplistic yet bursts with fla- gredients such as Albemarle Baking and Carrie Smith — Hunt Country Hollow, a natural swimming hole Hunt Country Market not only vor and a hint of warm spice from Company breads and Boar’s Head Market has been a favorite of Char- further up Garth Road. has a fantastic menu of specialty the apple butter. It is the perfect meats. While some other sandwich lottesville residents since its opening Atmosphere sandwiches, but also sells homemade cold-weather sandwich when I am restaurants sell sandwiches for $10 in 2003. Whether you are craving a Walking into Hunt Country breakfast sandwiches in the morn- craving something warm and com- or more, Hunt Country Market home cooked meal, or a fresh deli Market, I am always greeted with ings and homemade dinners availa- forting — there’s nothing quite like does an amazing job of keeping sandwich, Hunt Country Market is the aroma of fresh bread, baked ble for pickup every evening Mon- oozing melted brie on a high-quali- their prices down, but not letting a fantastic option for local grub. goods or home-cooked meals. Te day through Friday. Often using the ty baguette, and any brie-lover will the quality suffer for it. Their other Accessibility store has an incredibly cozy, local classic “Joy of Cooking” cookbook adore this sandwich. snack and drink items range in price Growing up just minutes from and colorful atmosphere in the in- for their dinner recipes, according If you prefer to stick to the tradi- — however, there is an option for Hunt Country Market, it was the side. The sandwiches and homemade to Carrie Smith, they provide meals tional deli sub, Hunt Country’s “Ital- every budget. Overall, I always feel easiest place to grab a bite or a cold dinner options are made-to-order that are always simplistic, comfort- ian Stallion” is their authentic take like my dollar is well-spent at Hunt drink whenever I was leaving my right in front of you in their small ing and home-cooked. Hunt Coun- on a traditional Italian sub. Served Country Market, supporting a local house. For University students, it is kitchen. While many customers or- try’s most popular sandwich, the on a baguette, this sandwich has family-owned business. a short 10 minute drive to the store. der their food to take out, there is a “After the Hunt,” is served on two ham, salami, pepperoni, provolone, For 17 years, the Hunt Country Hunt Country Market has ample small table in the inside of the store slices of a baguette from a local bak- lettuce, tomato, onion and vinai- Market has provided Charlottesville parking options, and it is wheelchair if you prefer to sit inside, but there is ery, Albemarle Baking Company, grette — all the ingredients neces- residents and students with quality accessible. Hunt Country Market is also seating just outside the store if filled with turkey, bacon, avocado, sary for a proper Italian sub. sandwiches and an impressive selec- open Monday through Friday from the weather is nice. The store’s walls cucumber, lettuce, tomato, sprouts Beyond their sandwiches, Hunt tion of local snacks. I highly recom- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. to are lined with their various arrays of and boursin spread. This sandwich Country is the best place to buy mend taking a short drive out to the 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and closed all chips, snacks, sodas and brews. The has always been my favorite and your favorite locally-made food Hunt Country Market & Deli the day Sundays. staff is always incredibly friendly tastes incredibly fresh, light and fla- and drinks. They sell various- lo next time you want high quality sup- While the store is located slight- and hardworking. With a relatively vorful. The cucumber, sprouts and cal items that are difficult to find plies for a picnic or are just craving ly further from Grounds than Lit- small staff, upon walking in the store lettuce make for a green and healthy elsewhere such as Potter’s Craft Ci- a quality sandwich. The market has tleJohn’s or Take It Away, it is well I often see the same faces, making crunch, which pairs fantastically ders, Starr Hill Craft Beers, muffins great food, great people, great ser- worth the drive. Leaving the Uni- the store feel all the more family-run with the soft avocado and boursin from Orange Dot Baking Company, vice and great prices. Whatever you versity, stay on Garth Road until and local. Hunt Country Market spread. Always packed with a hearty Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, decide to order, you can’t go wrong you pass Foxfield, and you will see has plenty of Charlottesville regular amount of turkey, the “After the Homestead Creamery ice cream and with Hunt Country. the quaint white store with a green customers who are known on a first- Hunt” always fills me up, and is well more. 12 | www.cavalierdaily.com The Cavalier Daily SPORTS Tomas Woldetensae: Artist, chef and Instagram enthusiast The Bologna, Italy native shares his special pasta recipe

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Lately, junior transfer guard in the sauce,” Woldetensae said. Tomas Woldetensae has been on “The important thing is that fire. Recruited to join a deplet- nothing is measured. Nothing is ed guard corps after Ty Jerome timed. Nothing is premeditated.” and Kyle Guy declared for the NBA Draft and Marco Anthony Ingredients: transferred, Woldetensae had a Bucatini pasta disappointing start to the sea- Penne pasta son. He shot 20.6 percent from Peas the field and 14.3 percent from Cherry tomatoes three-point range through Vir- Tomato sauce ginia’s first seven games. In the Prosciutto last four games, however, Wolde- Pancetta tensae shot 47.6 percent from the Olive oil field and 53.3 percent from three, Butter including a season-high 11 points Milk in the Cavaliers’ 56-47 win over Salt/pepper North Carolina. He is beginning to display his Directions: many talents on the court. Yet 1. Boil and salt the water. this is not where his talents end. 2. Immerse pasta until it Hailing all the way from Bolo- reaches desired texture. gna, Italy, Woldetensae has a rich 3. Cut cherry tomatoes and background that involves much place in a pan with garlic and hot more than just basketball. pepper flavored oil. Although Woldetensae’s ex- 4. Salt the tomatoes — this tended family is from Eritrea, will help get the juice out. Woldetensae is native to Bolo- 5. Add in peas. gna. The city is renowned for 6. Add in a little water and bologna sausage, bolognese sauce milk to thicken the sauce. and being the birthplace of the EMMA KLEIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY 7. Once the sauce is creamy, Lamborghini. Woldetensae, with a rich cultural background and diverse interests, is as fascinating off the court as he is on it. add pancetta. However, it is also known for 8. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. its sports culture, especially in 9. Take the mixture off the basketball and soccer. Woldeten- heat and mix with the strained sae began playing basketball at Rock Prep, Woldetensae domi- his smooth shooting stroke after ers only post pictures of them pasta and add prosciutto. just six years old but was initially nated at Indian Hills Commu- a wrist injury he sustained last playing basketball — it’s their a stellar swimmer. nity College in Ottumwa, Iowa. spring. life. For me, basketball is only However, the simple recipe “I was above average for the Woldetensae shot 47 percent Yet while basketball has been one part of my life.” instructions don’t do it justice. kids in my age group,” Woldeten- from the field, 47.6 percent from a skill he has had to work to Because of a rigorous practice “Explaining the way I cook it sae said of his swimming abili- 3-point range and 88.5 percent develop, talents such as art and schedule and full course load, is much more interesting than a ties. from the free throw line while cooking have come naturally to Woldetensae has not had much recipe,” Woldetensae said. “This Much to Woldetensae’s coach- playing there. Woldetensae. time to devote to art outside of is where the difference between es’ disappointment, however, his Woldetensae understands he “I can’t remember ever learn- classes. However, cooking has a great and mediocre chef comes swimming days were short-lived. has a lower profile background ing how to draw or how to cook,” been a task in which Woldetensae out.” According to Woldetensae, he and owns up to it. His two sea- Woldetensae said. “They were has found comfort. Woldetensae’s love for cook- quit because he found the water sons at Indian Hills were key to just things I did.” “I never eat at JPJ because I ing Italian food is just one way at swim meets too cold. gaining the opportunity to play Growing up, Woldetensae am so picky,” Woldetensae said. he copes with being over 4,000 Woldetensae turned to bas- at Virginia. dreamed of being a cartoonist. During most meals, Wolde- miles from home. Woldetensae is ketball and soccer shortly after “I know I am an underdog,” Before playing basketball at Vic- tensae can be found preparing able to return to friends and fam- but was forced to choose between Woldetensae said. “People don’t tory Prep, Woldetensae attend- authentic Italian cuisine in his ily every summer, but the future the less dangerous of the two know me or see me coming, but ed Scuola Superiore Giuseppe off-Grounds apartment. Wol- is unpredictable. He may return sports. His mother Zaid Wolde- that’s the way I like it.” Arcangeli, an upper secondary detensae’s roommate — senior home to Bologna, Italy or stay in tensae said the safer option was When big college teams be- school for art students in Bolo- student manager Grant Kersey — the U.S. It all depends on basket- basketball, and that’s what he gan the recruitment process with gna. Currently, Woldetensae is appreciates his roommate’s culi- ball. chose. After a broken nose and Woldetensae, his Indian Hills an art major with a concentra- nary abilities. thumb three years into the sport, coaches advised him to be patient tion in photography. “It’s really nice having a room- Woldetensae recalls his mother’s and wait for the right school. Before committing to pho- mate that can cook,” Kersey said. regret. “Other college coaches called tography, Woldetensae consid- “I try to eat his meals as much as Despite early injuries, Wold- my Indian Hills coaches but Vir- ered a concentration in sculp- I can.” etensae was a bright talent. Like ginia called me,” Woldetensae ture. He is also interested in Woldetensae prides himself in many international players, he said, remembering the call from architecture and is looking for- his cooking, although according targeted high schools in the U.S. Coach Tony Bennett that helped ward to the art major’s drawing to Woldetensae, third-year for- to pursue his dreams of playing Woldetensae make his final deci- concentration that will become mer forward Francesco “Franky” basketball at a higher level. sion. available next year. Badocchi is the real chef of the Woldetensae ended up at Woldetensae has had big Social media is another art apartment. Victory Rock Prep in Braden- shoes to fill as a scoring guard form Woldetensae uses to express Woldetensae shared his pasta ton, Fla. because it was “the only for the 2019 national champions and differentiate himself. recipe with The Cavalier Daily. school who responded to emails.” and is just recently coming into “I love Instagram,” Woldeten- Before starting, remember — After two seasons at Victory his own. He continues to regain sae said. “You’ll notice most play- “the magic isn’t in the pasta but SPORTS Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 13 Basketball roundtable: The most pressing questions A look at both the women’s and men’s teams as they move into conference play

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Both the Virginia women’s bas- work ethic and veteran leadership try. With Diakite and Key current- ketball team and the Virginia men’s — is what makes him an easy choice ly shouldering the load, guards like basketball team have had mixed for team MVP. His absence was felt freshman Casey Morsell, sophomore starts to the season. in Virginia’s whopping loss to Pur- Kody Stattmann and junior Tomas The women’s team, hoping to due earlier this season, and Virginia Woldetensae need to step up soon. return to the NCAA Tournament needs him at full strength to make a ZZ: There’s no easy fix. The -sta after a disappointing season last run this year. ple for this team has to be excellent year, had a tough start. Despite solid defense without the same excel- moments in games against high-level How can the women’s basketball lent guard scorers that Virginia’s competition in non-conference play, team get back to the NCAA Tour- offensive scheme tends to rely on. the Virginia women started off the nament? That said, Virginia still has a tal- season inconsistent. The Cavaliers AM: Unfortunately, Virginia has ented roster with plenty of capable were winless in conference play but been given the toughest schedule in scorers, both guards and forwards. have recently won consecutive con- the NCAA — the toughest in all of What’s important is a balanced at- ference games against Duke and Bos- women’s college basketball. Having tack with multiple creators and ton College. They are surging at the played five top 25 teams thus far, the more off-ball movement. This team right time. Cavaliers have struggled to find any cannot become dependent on soph- After getting off to an unde- sort of consistent play. The team is omore guard Kihei Clark creating feated 7-0 start, the men’s team has currently 7-9 and 2-3 in conference all offense like the 2016-17 Cavaliers suffered double-digit losses to- un play. To make a tournament run became dependent on London Per- ranked Purdue and South Carolina this season, Virginia would need a rantes. Clark is a great facilitator, and recently fell to an undermanned complete turnaround and another but Morsell, Stattman and Wolde- Boston College team and Syracuse scorer to complement Willoughby. tensae can also create offense from at home. With some outstanding, The team is young, with five true the perimeter, and they should all complete performances like that freshmen, one redshirt freshman be more assertive in getting to the over Virginia Tech juxtaposed with and one sophomore. The three sen- rim. Their penetration can create unexpected defeats, the men’s team iors — Willoughby, forward Lisa space for Key, Diakite and junior has also been inconsistent. Jablonowski and guard Dominique forward Jay Huff inside. When the The CD sports staff is here to Toussaint — are carrying the load. mover-blocker isn’t generating con- answer the most pressing questions Coach Tina Thompson is also only sistent offense and Virginia opts facing both teams at the midseason in her second year at Virginia. With for more of a five-out look, off-ball EMMA KLEIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY mark. young, bright talent in players like movement still needs to happen. The Diakite will be critical if Virginia hopes to make another deep postseason run in March. freshman guard Kylie Kornegay-Lu- Cavaliers can’t afford to get stagnant Who has been the MVP for the cas, the Cavaliers will make signifi- and rely on three-point shooting like women’s and men’s teams so far? cant progress over the coming years, they did at times last year and in the Luke Stievater, Sports Column- but are unlikely to see the results this past. and he will step up in 2020. remaining matchups. However, the ist: For the men’s team, it is senior season. recurring issue for the Cavaliers has forward Mamadi Diakite. Diakite Zach Zamoff, Sports Column- Who do you expect to step up for At this point, what do you view as been their streaky play. They can leads the Cavaliers in scoring, aver- ist: Similarly to the men’s team, the men’s basketball team in the sec- a successful season for the women’s match or outscore their opponent aging 12.9 points per game. However, the women’s team will need to ride ond half of the season? and men’s basketball teams? in three quarters but lose an entire what makes him the MVP thus far is consistent defensive intensity to get CW: Huff has both the experi- LS: Te ultimate goal for most quarter by 15 points. Thompson is the energy he brings to the court, es- back to the NCAA Tournament. ence and the tools needed to boost college programs is to make the aware of the team’s streaky play, and pecially on the defensive side, where The Cavaliers’ ability to create hav- the struggling Cavaliers back to the NCAA Tournament. This task, I think with more consistent play he averages 1.1 blocks per game. He is oc on defense allowed them to pick top. Throughout his career, despite however, will be difficult for a young and significant offensive improve- the heart and soul of this squad that up their first conference win against limited playing time, Huff has been Virginia women’s team. In a tough ment this defensive-oriented team relies on defensive intensity to win Duke and stay in games against tal- a household name for Virginia bas- ACC conference, a successful season can make a real run with the coach basketball games. ented teams in non-conference play. ketball fans. His talent is easy to see. for the women would be remaining and current roster. The Cavaliers, Alex Maniatis, Associate Writer: Consistent defensive intensity is the Now it’s time for Huff to utilize his competitive, developing the future currently averaging over 18 turno- From the beginning of the season, first step. Combine that with more wide skill set and provide the inte- of the program and making a run vers per game, will also need to limit senior guard Jocelyn Willoughby spread out offensive production — rior scoring that can aid Virginia’s deep in the ACC Tournament. For mistakes. If Virginia can rise to the has established herself as the prima- especially more interior scoring to current dependence on guard scor- the men’s team, despite losing key occasion, the season can be saved. ry scoring option for this Cavalier complement production from Wil- ing — which has been lacking. Pro- pieces, simply making the tourna- CW: For this year’s men’s basket- team. Willoughby is currently aver- loughby, Touissant and other guards vided he can stay out of foul trouble ment will not suffice for success. So ball team, making it into the Sweet aging 19.8 points per game, which — and Virginia should have a shot and remain in games, Huff can be a far, this season has an eerily similar 16 round of the tournament would leads the ACC and places her No. at the postseason. Limited interior difference maker for the Cavaliers in feeling to the 2016-17 season. That be a success. Te Cavaliers need to 22 in the NCAA. Willoughby leads defense, however, has been and will the second half of the season. team was coming off an Elite Eight meet this mark to maintain their the team in almost every category continue to be a liability for the ZZ: I expect to see more from appearance and lost stars like Mal- status as a national powerhouse — minutes, field goals made, three Cavaliers. Diakite. After exploring the NBA colm Brogdon and Anthony Gill, program. The women, on the other pointers made, free throws attempt- Draft, he returned for his final year which led to a tough second round hand, must qualify for the NCAA ed and made, scoring and total re- Is there a fix for the men’s basketball of eligibility to show why he’s a pro NCAA Tournament exit. Improving Tournament. Willoughby and Tou- bounds. She is an irreplaceable asset team’s offensive woes? player and lead Virginia. So far, Di- from that finish and making it to the issant definitely deserve a return to with her presence felt in every aspect LS: Based on the eye test and the akite has had brilliant moments and second weekend of the NCAA Tour- the postseason for all the work they of Virginia’s gameplan. fact that this offense has yet to score games but has yet to play to his po- nament would therefore be a success have put into the program. It’s time Chad Whych, Associate Writ- 70 points or more this season, the re- tential. Part of that is staying out of for the men’s team. for the other players to step up. er: Senior guard Braxton Key is the alistic answer to this question could foul trouble, so he can develop some AM: In such a tough conference, MVP for the men’s team so far this very well be no. It was expected that rhythm early in games, and part of the remainder of the women’s season season. A multi-dimensional player, the offense would take a big step it is picking the right moments to will be filled with ups and downs. I Key is a guard yet leads the team back after losing current pro players attack. But he has a smooth release believe a positive finish for Virginia with 7.7 rebounds per game. He is Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter and Ty and the ability to get to the rim and will constitute finishing the season also second in scoring with an av- Jerome, but the performance so far finish through contact. He is already .500 or better and continuing to erage of 10.5 points per game. Key’s has been worse than expected. The attracting double teams and display- play teams competitively. This is a ability to score, play stellar defense team currently averages 55.7 points ing improved court awareness and tall task given that Virginia will be and provide intangibles — especially per game — No. 348 in the coun- passing ability. Diakite is a gamer, the underdog in the majority of its 14 | www.cavalierdaily.com The Cavalier Daily OPINION LEAD EDITORIAL Tuition will continue to rise if the General Assembly doesn’t act The past decade saw a 33.5 increase for in-state students with little to show for it

he Board of Visitors approved University President Jim Ryan has in room, board and other mandatory versities, they have sought to increase affect their university experiences. Ta 3.6 percent tuition hike last maintained that the tuition increase is fees. Considering Ryan and the Board the transparency of private donations Though Republicans are out of power month which will affect students en- part of his larger plan to keep U.Va. a will only continue to increase tuition to public schools and their founda- and have limited ability to pass their tering and continuing studies next fall competitive institution. Admittedly, to finance their bold measures in the tions. Following a Virginia Supreme initiatives, Democrats should follow in the School of Architecture, Col- tuition increases are an unsurprising coming years, it’s up to Democratic Court decision maintaining that pub- their lead in addressing high tuition lege of Arts & Sciences, the McIntire consequence of Ryan’s financially am- legislators to take a stand for accessi- lic school foundations are not subject head on. School of Commerce and the Cur- bitious 2030 plan, which among other bility at our Commonwealth’s flagship to the Virginia Freedom of Informa- Unfortunately no party has put ry School of Education and Human things has called for the construction university. tion Act, Del. David Bulova has pro- forward a coherent plan to increase Development. Students entering the of luxury dorms and a new perform- Virginia Democrats have put posed two pieces of legislation to make state appropriations and compel col- Batten School of Leadership and Pub- ing arts center, improved transporta- forward a host of higher education public any conditions that private do- leges to control costs. Trimming ad- lic Policy, the School of Engineering tion in Charlottesville and a $15 living proposals that they claim will help nors place on their contributions to ministrative bloat and spending less and Applied Science and the School wage for all full-time, benefits eligible improve college affordability. In his state schools. on constructing luxury dorms seem of Nursing next fall will be charged University employees and contracted “Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back” in- Though the policies proposed by like prime areas for focus. between $1,000 and $2,000 more than workers. Even if students will reap itiative, Gov. Ralph Northam has pro- the Democrats will likely have a sub- In the meantime, Democrats need students who are already enrolled in the benefits of Ryan’s goal to make the posed free community college for low- stantial impact on higher education to adopt a tuition freeze and invest these schools following several finan- University the top public college in the and middle-income state residents, accessibility in the Commonwealth, substantial effort toward the creation cial plans approved by the Board in country, it is worrisome that these tu- a plan that would cost the state $145 they must address the key reason why of a concrete plan to expand college December 2017. ition increases would be a substantial million. Northam has also advocated college remains out of reach for so accessibility. Failing to address these The Board’s decision regrettably burden for low-income individuals for another $45 million to be allocat- many students — sky-high tuition. issues adequately is a startling omis- follows last year’s state-wide tuition who could benefit substantially from ed to financial aid programs at public Not all college affordability pro- sion from a political party that claims freeze, when Virginia public colleges many of the changes Ryan wants to schools in Virginia. But the plan hasn’t posals have come from Democratic to be a proponent of greater college agreed not to approve an increase in make. come without criticism. “Not only lawmakers, however. Republican Sen. affordability. exchange for a $52.5 million grant from Whereas the University’s annual does the governor’s budget fail to con- Richard Stuart introduced a bill last the Republican General Assembly. tuition was $10,628 for in-state res- tinue the freeze, it has a slush fund for year that would require two-thirds of Given Democratic campaign promises idents and $33,574 for out-of-state House and Senate Democrats nearly each Virginia public school’s student to expand higher education accessibil- residents in 2010, those numbers four times that size,” former Republi- body to approve a tuition increase ity leading up to the recent elections, will increase to an estimated $14,188 can Majority Leader Del. Todd Gilbert before administrative adoption. Al- the new Democratic majority needs and $48,036 respectively in the fall. said . “I doubt this is what voters were though this particular bill is rather THE CAVALIER DAILY EDITO- to follow through with its promises This means tuition has increased by expecting when they voted for Dem- bold, it is similar in spirit to our re- RIAL BOARD is composed of the Ex- by continuing the tuition freeze in the a whopping 33.5 percent for in-state ocrats.” cent suggestion that the Board should ecutive Editor, the Editor-in-Chief, the short term and adopting solutions to residents and 43.1 percent for out-of- Though Democratic legislators be democratized so that students can two Opinion Editors and their Senior As- address college unaffordability in the state students in the past decade — have yet to propose another state-wide at least somewhat participate in the sociate. The board can be reached at eb@ long term. and these numbers don’t even factor tuition freeze for Virginia’s public uni- financial decisions that dramatically cavalierdaily.com.

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f you watched December’s Dem- alone donated over $500 million to tions, which often makes the consid- — the same politicians that are already But overturning a corrupt system Iocratic debate, there is no way campaigns and super PACs. While the erations of the majority of Americans wrapped up in corporate interests. The is no easy task and no politician alone that you missed the phrase “wine cave”. donations slightly favored Republi- less important. public has already decided that it is will be able to solve this issue. In or- The “cave” that was mentioned -is al cans, both parties received millions of Unfortunately, there are several time for change, but if the corrupt sys- der to overturn this disastrous ruling, luding to an alleged closed-door meet- dollars from the sector. All corporate roadblocks in overcoming corporate tem is fighting for corporate interests, Americans across the country must ing held by presidential candidate interests and lobbying groups togeth- control on our government and the then it would be very difficult for an speak up. Simple things, like calling and former South Bend, Mayor Pete er easily spent over one billion dollars first is Citizens United, the 2010- Su amendment such as this one to pass. your legislator and supporting can- Buttigieg with billionaire donors. Fel- throughout the election cycle. preme Court decision that allowed Difficulty fortunately does not didates who want to overturn Citi- low candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, If any candidate truly believes in corporations to spend an unlimited equate to hopelessness. While our po- zens United is a great start. We need D-Mass., took aim at Buttigieg, point- supporting most Americans, then amount of money to advocate for or litical system is wrapped up in corpo- marches and displays — we need a ing out that his campaign financing they must recognize that giant corpo- against candidates and gave rise to rate interests, not every politician has movement. This is a fight for our -de structure is exactly what is wrong with mocracy, for our integrity, and for our politics in America — billionaires and future. We must overturn Citizens corporations funding campaigns. Sen. United in order to fight against -bil Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., later continued We must overturn Citizens United in order to fight against billionaires in wine lionaires in wine caves affecting our the discussion by comparing former caves affecting our election cycles and government. election cycles and government. It is Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign not right for the top 0.1 percent to be structure to that of Buttigieg’s. This in control of our political system. Go- discussion illuminated the issue of the ing into 2020, we all should be fighting wine cave, and billionaire donors more rations and billionaires funding our super PACs. This case cemented big submitted to the ultra-rich’s control for this change and supporting candi- specifically, as perhaps the biggest elections is wrong. It ties a candidate money into American politics and ac- over our democracy. Presidential can- dates that can help enact it. It is time threat to our democracy. As Ameri- directly to big money, which then tivists since then have been successful didates like Sanders, with his “political to end the power and financial struc- cans, we must resist the wine cave by allows the origin of the cash flow to in exposing the downfalls of this de- revolution”, and Warren, advocating tures that start with billionaires in a halting the control big corporations have control over the candidate once cision to the public — 85 percent of for “big structural change”, are leading wine cave. Let’s take back our democ- and billionaire donors have over our they are in office. This endless cycle of Democrats and 66 percent of Republi- the fight against big money’s- pow racy and resist corporate control to government. campaign financing supports a system cans support a constitutional amend- er in our elections. The Senate and establish fair and equitable democracy This big money that is being hand- that is looking out for billionaires and ment overturning Citizens United. the House have already introduced in the United States. ed out in wine caves is not hushed corporations instead of the people that The American people want to see amendments that would overturn Cit- and quiet — it is loud and overpow- it is intended to protect. The gun lob- money’s influence on politics disap- izens United and 19 states have already ering politics on every level, from the by, the pharmaceutical industry and pear, but in order to amend the Con- passed resolutions in support of a con- HUNTER HESS is an Opinion Col- presidency to city council. In the 2018 the big banks all influence our elected stitution, the elected politicians must stitutional amendment overturning umnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be election cycle, the finance industry officials with their millions in- dona vote on this hypothetical amendment the ruling. reached at [email protected]. On-Grounds housing is getting worse The increase in on-Grounds housing rates reflects an inability of the University to understand what students want from their housing options n early December 2019, the completed, despite claims that the knowledge that the most impor- come students to live on Grounds. University is providing. IUniversity announced that complex would be finished before tant factor affecting where stu- Furthermore, if these low-income Although the University hopes it approved an increase in student fall 2019. Likely because of these dents choose to live in proximity students are required to live in to make on-Grounds rates com- housing rates by 3.5 percent for issues and Bond House being one to Grounds, which makes the lo- these expensive on-Grounds resi- petitive with their off-Grounds the coming academic year. This of the most expensive on-Grounds cation of Bond House attractive. dences for their second year, the counterparts, this increase in affects first-year residence halls as housing options, only 239 stu- Nevertheless, Bond House and the University would be preventing rates may severely jeopardize that well as upperclassmen who live on dents have requested to live in the ongoing Brandon Avenue housing these students from choosing goal. Many have called on the Grounds, with increases between complex, leaving almost 70 spots projects are still meant to fulfill housing that suits their financial University to create affordable $250 and $270 per academic year. unfilled. Perhaps if facilities fo- specific aesthetic purposes which needs, since off-Grounds housing housing to alleviate some of the This increase is meant to fund cused their funds on the utilities likely increased its construction is often more affordable than Uni- pressure on the Charlottesville many housing projects to improve housing market, caused in part the quality of life on Grounds, by student housing and luxury such as facility repairs and new housing near Grounds. However, housing complexes like Bond Clearly, there is a disconnect between what students want from their housing options focusing on decor, appliances and House. Although these projects and what the University is providing. leaving many construction and fa- may improve on-Grounds hous- cilities issues unaddressed, such as ing in many ways, the increase in in Bond House, is not attracting rates will likely decrease student students to on-Grounds housing. interest specifically in upperclass- and pest problems associated with costs, instead of simply providing versity housing. In fact, it seemingly only contrib- men University housing, which Bond House rather than the decor students with affordable housing Because of this, a larger num- utes to the issue of oversaturating would put more pressure on the and quality of the appliances, the close to Grounds. ber of upperclassmen may search the student housing market with housing market in Charlottesville. apartment complex’s issues could The prices and features asso- for off-Grounds housing. With a these luxury complexes. It’s time On-Grounds housing is becom- have been remedied without on- ciated with on-Grounds housing lack of revenue due to fewer on- for the University to listen to ing increasingly inaccessible and going construction and debts. are especially questionable when Grounds residents, the University what students want in their hous- undesirable, contributing to the The example of the Bond considering University President may be forced to further increase ing and shift residence designs to housing issues students already House residence brings into ques- Jim Ryan’s goal of requiring sec- on-Grounds housing rates to ade- fit those needs. face in Charlottesville. tion the priorities that the Univer- ond-year students to continue quately fund the projects meant to Despite renovations and new sity puts forward when designing to live on Grounds. After the make the residences more desira- housing initiatives, students still on-Grounds housing complexes. increase, the University has not ble. While this specific issue may don’t seem to be signing contracts Instead of trying to replicate the addressed how SFS will cover be remedied once second-years to live on-Grounds after their updated, modern features asso- these new costs in financial aid are required to live on Grounds, first year. For example, while the ciated with local luxury housing plans. The University’s financial the requirement still hinders sec- Bond House apartments have “el- such as the Flats and the Stand- aid program AccessUVA current- ond-years from choosing the most VICTORIA MCKELVEY is the egant decor,” many residents have ard, the University should shift ly does not adequately cover all affordable housing option. Clear- Senior Associate Opinion Editor encountered mice, faulty utilities focus to providing housing that on-Grounds housing options, and ly, there is a disconnect between for The Cavalier Daily. She can be and inconveniences from con- is close to Grounds, practical and this increase in rates could make what students want from their reached at v.mckelvey@cavalierdaily. struction that has still not been affordable. University officials ac- it even more difficult for low-in- housing options and what the com. 16 | www.cavalierdaily.com The Cavalier Daily HUMOR Five things to do instead of binge-watching ‘Friends’ As the ball dropped and 1. Clean your room sale, but why hunt for sales when 4. Play a game with your scrolling through Pinterest and brought in the new decade, the It’s important to start off the you could instead hunt for some friends exploring the hottest haircuts for year of 2020, our nation suffered new decade with a fresh start. chic Jill Green inspired outfits, Gather your five closest 2020, just tap that search bar and a great loss. 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While your friends far with the removal of the be- inner Monica and let your freak 3. Watch a new show may be hesitant at first, with loved hit TV sitcom “Friends.” out! Really go to town with all Why sit at home and click time and lots of margaritas, we Now, I sit here at the beginning the cleaning products your mom through all the channels when know that if Joey was successful, of 2020, looking at all the year bought for you first year that you could take a hint from our fa- you can be too! has to offer, and I feel empty. To you say you use all the time, but vorite paleontologist and watch 5. Get a haircut cope with my pain, I have com- don’t. the Nature Channel. Is there a New year, new you, right? piled a list of things that may be 2. Go shopping better way to Show the world that this year RILEY POWER is a Humor Col- used to distract ourselves until What better way to distract bore your real life friends than your resolutions will outlast your umnist for The Cavalier Daily. She “Friends” returns to streaming on yourself than with some classic with useless facts you learned on will to live by starting the year can be reached at humor@cavalier- HBO Max in May. retail therapy? We all love a good a daytime channel? off with a fresh new cut. While daily.com. CARTOON What you missed over winter break

Audrey Lewis | Cartoon Editor The Cavalier Daily Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 17 PUZZLES WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Dan Goff | Puzzle Master * THE SOLUTION TO THIS PUZZLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE NEXT ISSUE Across 1 2 3 4 5 Type of deodorant 7 Two-word Latin phrase meaning 5 6 7 8 "from the beginning" 9 If you haven't gotten in a class yet but are still trying to, you're on the ___ 10 Most doors 9 10 11 Some classes have a mandatory ___ component, often led by a TA 13 One-third of Migos 15 Aveeno and Jergens are popular 11 brands of this 18 Two-word principle by which 12 greater number exercises greater power 21 Don Cheadle stars in a movie 13 14 15 16 about a "Hotel" here 22 Depending on the context, this 17 could refer to office work or to religious work 18 19 23 Type of telescope 24 Archaic adjective meaning "tru- 20 ly" or "certainly"

Down 21 22 1 High-society snobs 2 With "of," this two-word Latin phrase suggests something has been replaced 23 24 3 "Are you an early bird or a ______?" 4 Sound coming from poor speak- ers, maybe 6 Three-word phrase that might * SOLUTION FROM LAST ISSUE describe an irregular relationship 7 Declare that something is true J G U F C L 8 This "of March" day is celebrated T R A I N E R I N L A I D on the 15th of the month in ques- E S I E N E G tion D R I P V O D K A A C H Y 12 "Shabooya" chant popular on the school bus — two words M E R L N T 14 Two-word iconic mausoleum in I S O M E R A S S A S S I N Agra I S W L N 16 Third O Y S T E R S P R A N G 17 Funny word for fight 18 What a boss has to do — it's D C C U T often in the job title D O G O O D E R S E E S A W 19 You must be enrolled in this M N A E S L many credits to be full-time 20 To change one class on SIS for R E A D I N G D A Y S O L D another T U G I C O O P E N C I L T E A P A R T Y R T E T R S 18 | www.cavalierdaily.com The Cavalier Daily HEALTH & SCIENCE Climate change conversation, actions to shift next decade U.Va. faculty, students anticipate how the conversation will change and what humanity’s next steps should be

Lucie Rutherford | Senior Associate Editor

In the final year of the dec- The final piece of this vision, is sucked into a machine, which of an effect. In the past year, the Jenkins said. “Add to that invest- ade, Oxford Dictionary has an- securing a safety net, requires the sorts CO2 from all other air mol- area has seen record hot August ments by climate denialists in nounced the word of the year — use of negative emissions tech- ecules. Collected CO2 is then and October months, as well as confusion and conflict, and the climate emergency. According to nologies, or NET. Lawrence says made into cement, or another an unusual tornado warning on resulting sense of political pa- NASA, the world has seen a glob- that if we want to stay below two liquified, pressurized stream and Halloween. Third-year College ralysis, and we all have a strong al rise in temperature, sinking ice degrees Celsius of warming, car- buried. student Jasmyn Noel is a part of incentive to look away.” sheets, sea level rise and extreme bon dioxide output cannot just “It doesn't exist yet,” Law- the University’s Sustainability When it comes to action weather events. As people be- be stopped, but it needs to be rence said. “The challenge with department’s Energy and Water among her generation, Noel en- come more aware of the effects taken out of the atmosphere. Direct Air Capture is Committee and anticipates that courages young adults to not only of climate change, Willis Jenkins, According to Lawrence, hu- more people will become in- reduce their carbon footprint the convener of Environmental manity’s carbon dioxide volved in the climate change but also stresses the importance Humanities at the University emissions need to peak topic as greater effects of political action. and co-director of Coastal Fu- by 2030 then rap- are experienced. “Talk with others about cli- tures Conservatory, anticipates idly decline. “I believe mate change and its effects, let an increased urgency in the cli- After zero that when your political leaders hear you mate crisis conversation over the climate and vote for those who listen,” next decade. Noel said. “Even better, become “No longer focused on future the leaders in your field of inter- scenarios, climate conversations est, where you have the power to are connecting the rapid impacts make change for our communi- unfolding now across multiple ties." systems with a sense that we With constant headlines of are watching a disaster unfold natural disasters and melting around us,” Jenkins said. “It is ice sheets, Jenkins claims that clearer now that the delayed the greatest challenge over the response of the past 30 years next decade will be to avoid have been costly.” naturalizing the changes un- Local reactions to the folding around us. climate change topic were “If we accommodate seen at the beginning of ourselves to such weird- the 2019 fall semester, as ness — as if big fire sea- hundreds of U.Va. students sons, disappearing species, and community members melting glaciers, bleaching marched from the Rotun- coral, submerging coasts da to the Downtown Mall were unchangeable pro- in order to bring awareness cesses of the planet — then to the issue. In addition, we won’t see the impacts the University has recently as political, as matters of announced a goal, alongside responsibility,” Jenkins said. William & Mary, to be car- As we look toward the bon neutral by 2030 and fossil next decade, Lawrence says fuel-free by 2050. it is important to look back at Looking towards the next 10 the passing decade to see all of years, Deborah Lawrence, profes- the change that has been made sor in the Department of Envi- to improve the climate and make ronmental Sciences and leader of people aware. the environmental practice pro- “Countries are taking this se- gram at the University, stresses riously, and the renewable energy the importance of a positive and emis- revolution is happening,” Law- attainable path forward. This sions is change rence said. “This is the decade … path includes three parts — elec- achieved, causes a I urge all of you to think about trifying everything, greening the we must bigger dis- what you're going to do for this grid and securing a safety net. then go below turbance to decade, and how you're going to The first and second parts of this zero. As of now, people's daily lives, make a better climate future for plan, electrifying everything and forests are taking up the topic will finally be all of us.” greening the grid, go hand-in- carbon dioxide via photosyn- discussed and taken seriously hand. A future of electric means thesis, though new technologies among the metaphorical ‘bigger replacing wired single-power are being created to eat up addi- TYRA KREHBIEL | THE CAVALIER DAILY tables,’ where our politicians sit,” plants with solar and wind farms. tional carbon. One of those tech- Noel said. “Greening the grid requires nologies is Bio-Energy with Car- that CO2 is 410 parts per million, In order to combat the cur- a lot of work to improve what bon Capture and Storage, where so 410 things you're trying to get rent environmental changes, Jen- the power sources are that feed plants are grown and burned to out of a million molecules. It's a kins believes that the most im- our electric grid,” Lawrence said. create a concentrated stream bad math problem.” portant thing for people to do is “There's a huge amount of work of CO2, which is then collect- Though parts of the country pay attention. that needs to be done on un- ed and stored underground for have been dramatically affect- “Climate change is already a derstanding and thinking about thousands of years. The second, ed by climate change, whether challenge to human minds be- how the new grid will work, how which Lawrence claims is much that be via hurricanes, fires or cause of the scales of time and a system of distributed power farther out from being used, is drought, areas such as Char- space involved, and the indirect sources works.” Direct Air Capture. In DAC, air lottesville have seen much less lines of causation and impact,” HEALTH & SCIENCE Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 19 Researchers predict severity of influenza season U.Va. researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative are developing models to estimate and manage the multifaceted impacts of influenza

Brightney Varghese | Staff Writer The winter months are of- ent aspects of the work.” ten associated with an increase Influenza, or the flu, is a con- in influenza cases, and U.Va. re- tagious respiratory illness caused searchers are working to track by the influenza virus. It spreads the spread and control of the through droplets, and a healthy infectious disease. The new initi- individual can acquire the virus ative and similar projects at the by touching an infected surface Biocomplexity Institute and In- and then touching their mouth, itiative take a holistic approach eyes or nose. Symptoms include to solve complex societal issues. fever, cough, muscle or body They integrate the social, eco- aches, vomiting and headaches. nomic and biological aspects of In order to prevent illness, the these problems into computa- CDC recommends that individu- tional methods that aid in man- als get vaccinated, avoid contact agement and planning. with those who are sick and fre- “Our overall goal is to develop quently wash their hands. the mathematical and computa- Flu season is common dur- tional foundations to study the ing the fall and winter months. epidemic process and develop Although the virus occurs year- associated technologies to plan, round, there is usually a peak in respond, detect and intervene activity around December and before and during seasonal and February. According to the CDC, epidemic outbreaks of infectious 3 percent to 11 percent of the diseases,” said Madhav Marathe, population are reported to have division director of the network the flu, depending on the season. EMMA KLEIN | THE CAVALIER DAILY systems science and advanced Researchers at the Biocom- computing division of the BII. plexity Institute and Initiative Spread by the influenza virus, the flu is a contagious respiratory illness associated with symptoms such as fever, headaches and vomiting. The project is associated with are developing methods to ana- a CDC challenge to predict and lyze the patterns associated with build synthetic representations dictions can be used for hospital While conducting different forecast influenza. Marathe cit- flu season. In particular, they are of society. Finally, they run the management. phases of the projects, research- ed nascent collaborations with creating computational mod- model to validate it. “If you were managing the ers faced many challenges related U.Va. Health and the Data Sci- els to forecast and control out- There are many applications hospital system and anticipate to computational models. In par- ence Institute. Additionally, the breaks. According to Marathe, for the developed computational a surge in flu in the next work, ticular, they have had difficulty Institute has general ties with the the models integrate the influ- models. For example, Venkatra- you can manage the use of face acquiring accurate data sets that School of Medicine and faculty ence of social networks on the manan detailed work with Accu- masks, ventilators or beds,” said are not noisy. Venkatramanan from other departments at the spread of influenza by creating Weather in influenza forecasting. Marathe. noted challenges with effective- University. representations of cities. This feature would allow short Furthermore, researchers have ly translating anecdotes and Furthermore, collaboration is “Our group was one of the term, realistic predictions about applied their findings to identi- field studies into computational an essential piece for this project first groups that even articulat- impacted populations. Marathe fy patterns regarding the 2019-20 quotes. Also, there are compli- at the Biocomplexity Institute ed the role of social networks in added that the application would flu season. In fact, based on their cations when developing repre- and Initiative. Infectious diseas- understanding diseases such as inform individuals of the preva- project associated with Accu- sentative social networks that es can be classified as a societal influenza,” Marathe said. “[They] lence of flu in the region. Weather, the current season has maintain anonymity and protect problem and, in turn, require spread because of social con- “These are projects on influen- been more active than normal. individual privacy. attention from all scientific dis- tacts…. These networks capture za forecasting,” Venkatramanan Influenza B has been the leading In addition to improving fore- ciplines. Their teams encompass how in a city might be moving said. “This one is a short-term strand of the virus nationwide. casts impacted by these challeng- a variety of backgrounds rather around, meeting others and do- realistic way of how seasonal in- Influenza consists of different es, Marathe noted future plans than depending on one singular ing their day to day task.” fluenza is going on here and what strands of the virus and strands for the project. He hopes to focus department. Srini Venkatramanan, com- would happen in the next four A and B result in seasonal epi- on additional epidemics around “Our institute is a transdis- puter scientist and co-princi- weeks … We look at the spread demics. Influenza A can cause the globe. Additionally, he plans ciplinary team science-oriented pal investigator of the influenza of it and short term forecasts, pandemics and exhibits rapid to improve the resolution of fore- organization, [as] we all work on project, detailed the process of and we make these forecasts on a genetic changes. Influenza B’s casts and incorporate artificial a variety of different projects,” creating the models. First, re- weekly basis.” genetic and antigenic properties intelligence and machine learn- said Bryan Lewis, computational searchers break down their re- Additionally, the models can change more slowly. ing computational techniques epidemiologist and co-principal search question into multiple be accurate measures for public “Flu is raging strong at this into the process. investigator of the influenza pro- hypotheses. The first phase of the health measures. They can be point,” Marathe said. “This sea- ject. “For this influenza initia- project includes data collection, used to manage vaccine alloca- son saw unusually high activity tive, for example, we have several and then researchers create com- tion and distribution. Also, pre- in December.” different teams tackling differ- putational models in which they 20 | www.cavalierdaily.com ADVERTISEMENT

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