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Darrin Kirkland Jr. (34) celebrates a sack on quarterback Jerod Evans (4) during the Battle at Bristol, Sept. 10, 2016. ZACK WAJSGRAS / COLLEGIATE TIMES The Battle at Bristol Barton Malow: A was an experience of a lifetime for fans relationship razed Breaking the record for the most attended college football game in history, the Battle at Bristol was a The construction manager behind Pearson Hall and the Brodie Hall replacement was multi-day event packed full of excitement for fans. once Virginia Tech’s darling. But now, it has fallen behind its proposed schedule. SIERRA HUCKFELDT transform the racetrack into a MATT JONES residence hall. Stone masons put March, and cadets may not live in assistant sports editor football stadium after the most assistant news editor the final touches on the Hokie it until next year. recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Bass Stone exterior. “By the time we do punch- Chicago maroon and Pro Shops Night Race on Aug. 21. Scaffolding still surrounds the It was not supposed to be this list kinds of things and finish Tennessee orange were the “First of all, I think the event stone facade of the replacement way. Virginia Tech had planned the hardscape, it may not make only colors in sight for miles. in its entirety was fantastic,” said for Brodie Hall. At night, eerie to open the building at the start sense to move students in that Chants of, “Let’s go, Hokies” head coach Justin Fuente. “The lights shine through the windows of this academic year. Now, short amount of time,” said Frank and, “It’s great to be a Tennessee atmosphere was incredible. The of the future Corps of Cadets construction will likely finish in Shushok, senior associate vice Volunteer” circled the camp- stadium was beautiful … For president for student affairs. grounds placed outside of the what it’s worth, I thought it was a “Until it’s done, we’re not going to Bristol Speedway racetrack. beautiful setting and a beautiful hold fast to any particular date.” The NASCAR racetrack had arena to play in.” Barton Malow, the been transformed into a football Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday construction manager for the stadium to break the record and morning, fans poured in from project, and Virginia Tech have hold the largest college football all 50 states and from four a long history stretching back crowd in history. countries to celebrate college over a decade. The delays in An estimated 156,990 excited football. There was a plethora the construction of the Brodie fans packed the stands, their of concerts on Friday for fans to replacement and its twin, Pearson energy radiating throughout enjoy, beginning with Michelle Hall, are just the most recent the racetrack for over three Leigh and Carter Winter. The episode of that long history. hours. Although Tennessee blew main act of the night was a trio of Although the company is now Virginia Tech away 45-24, there Old Dominion, The Band Perry constructing a residence hall, was much more to this event than and Kenny Chesney. Later on, Barton Malow’s first projects for just a football game. country singer and songwriter the university were sports facil- A game to this extreme was Lance Stinson topped off the ities. The magazine Building not planned overnight. In fact, it night with a concert at 10:15 p.m. Design + Construction in August has been in the works for years, Saturday morning began 2016 ranked it sixth on its list of featuring the installation of a bright and early with College top sport facility construction 700-ton video screen and expan- GameDay at 9 a.m., followed by firms. In 2015, the Michigan- sions of the seating for fans, concerts starting at 12:30 p.m. based firm had over $260 million among many other additions. The big acts of Saturday included AUSTIN SCHERBARTH / COLLEGIATE TIMES in revenue from sports facility A dedicated crew of over 1,500 Jon Pardi followed by Sam Hunt. Pearson Hall, Sept. 9, 2016. Barton Malow was the construction employees, who worked around manager for the project, fi nished months late. see BUILDING / page 3 the clock, had only 19 days to see BRISTOL / page 6 Unfiltered opinions: Students reveal top geofilters From dorms to downtown, Virginia Tech students reveal their favorite Snapchat geofi lters to use on campus and around Blacksburg.

PAULINA FARLEY-KUZMINA the fancy, white Blacksburg filter. They’re the prettiest.” One Virginia Tech student went I put something together at two in lifestyles staff writer When you are in the ‘Burg, you are Cole Crowder, senior / so far as to create a geotag for his the morning and submitted it to in the ‘Burg. I just think they look marketing management dorm on campus. Snapchat. It was actually pretty Part of the thrill of traveling is really good, and it’s the most-used “I only Snapchat occasionally, Scott Clark, sophomore / easy; they got back to me within not just leaving home, but discov- app on my phone. I use it every 30 and if I use a filter it is the VT one computer science a week and told me it had been ering the different geofilters that minutes.” that has the fingers on it. It’s usually “I saw that other dorms like Lee approved.” Snapchat has in store along the way. Jacob Perkins, junior / geology me doing something stupid and had geotags, but Slusher didn’t. Geofilters, which are overlays that “I use geotags maybe once a making a funny face. It is weird I decided to look into it and see if can be swiped onto a picture taken week. My favorite one is probably — a small college town with a ton it was difficult. I knew how to use @CollegiateTimes using the Snapchat app, vary by the one that says ‘This is home.’ The of filters. You only need a couple, Photoshop from high school, so location and can only be used when fact that there are so many geotags solid ones, but we have one for Lane location services are activated on might be a little bit much, but some- Stadium specifically. If you have smart phones. times they come in handy.” been in Blacksburg for a while, you The Virginia Tech campus is Wesley Rogers, freshman / might associate your memories laden with different geofilters; industrial design with those filters. Since you have some are specific to residence halls “I use Snapchat, but I do not use used those filters, you think, I’m like Pritchard Hall and Slusher geofilters that much; most times, I going to remember that.” Hall, while others can be found don’t really feel like using them. I Becca Portugal, sophomore / campus-wide, like the bold, “This like the VT one that has the hands chemical engineering is home” filter. Certain Blacksburg- in the corner, because it is kind of “I Snapchat at least five times a specific geofilters display land- cool. I mostly just send it to my day, so pretty often. My most-used marks of Virginia Tech such as friends.” geotags are either the Drillfield Lane Stadium or the Drillfield. Anna Karnes, senior / math one or the one that makes the VT Others display locational filters for “I just saw a new one; it was the sign with hands. I use the VT one recognizable points of interest, like one with Lane Stadium, and it said, because the majority of the people Roanoke Street or the Blacksburg ‘Let’s go Hokies.’ I also like the one I am sending a Snapchat to are not ZIP code, 24060. Here is what that says, ‘Blacksburg’ down the here. I also like that one, because some students had to say about side of the picture. It shows where it’s fun — and maroon and orange. them: you are — so, for example, you are I use the Drillfield one when it is Elaina Gainer, junior / liter- at a game, and it shows, ‘Let’s go foggy, and I’m walking to my 8 a.m. ILLUSTRATION BY CAT PIPER ature and language Hokies’ or you are at the farmer’s and Burruss is gone. It’s like, ‘Well, Geofi lters, which are overlays that can be swiped onto a picture “I love Snapchat, especially market and it shows, ‘Blacksburg.’ it’s supposed to be here.’” taken using the Snapchat app, vary by location.

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opinioncollegiatetimes.com/opinion column Let’s make America Sept. 12 again an immigrant who arrived in Muslims and some other riot would ensue. America two weeks before The haves would barricade themselves As Sept. 11, 2001, the day that from the have-nots. stood out to me was the day after, Sept. “I saw that the ashes from the twin 12. I was coming from a country that had towers had caked everyone’s skin so that I repeatedly seen its twin towers, law and couldn’t tell who was white or black.” order, crumble. Nigeria, which is evenly Ever yone would be scra mbl i ng to protect BEN WEIDLICH / COLLEGIATE TIMES split with 50 percent Christians, mostly in their assets and look for ways to benefit A group of Hokies gather around the memorial during remembrance the south, and 50 percent Muslims, mostly from the crisis. And other simmering ceremonies, April 16, 2016. in the north, was always 100 percent in tensions would boil over — citizens upset turmoil. that the police officers were not available your views The two cultures had a strong distrust to protect them, employees rioting because of each other, which meant chaos was a now they had no work and their employers [letter to the editor] constant. In fact, my hands had grown could retain their cozy bonuses, and so on. calloused from picking up broken bottles, But on Sept. 12, 2001, there was this sweeping away ashes or cleaning the rubble sense of community, not just in my neigh- ‘You must not know from yet another riot in my neighborhood. borhood but amongst the 300 million Broken Coca-Cola bottles that would Americans watching the news. While appear right before school started because watching on CNN, I saw that the ashes Christian teachers were rioting again from the twin towers had caked everyone’s what it’s like.’ since they had not been paid in months by skin so that I couldn’t tell who was white or the Muslim government. Ashes were scat- black, who was a fireman or a lawyer, who Blacksburg native refl ects on the chaos and loss of April 16 in a tered from young adults burning cars in the was a teacher or a police officer, everyone neighborhood because they could not find on TV had one skin color, in fact one powerful response to a threatening e-mail sent on Aug. 29. decent jobs. uniform on, and it was grey. And everyone My dad was quick to wake me up the was ransacking the rubbles, looking for a ear sender of the threatening When my entire world tilted and slipped morning after the riots both to clean the different treasure, a human soul that might e-mail, off the table once again. When I realized all yard and act as a deterrent to the vultures still be alive. D I can only guess as to your those other people were going to know what nearby. While sweeping away the ashes Others were prying bodies from the motivation for having sent such a message it felt like to not have a loved one anymore, to the street for someone else to pick up, I wreckage because they wanted their fellow to several members of the Virginia Tech too. could see fellow neighbors, in the dark of citizens buried with respect, underneath 6 community (and apparently other colleges). You must not have been there when we the dawn ransacking the area, sometimes feet of earth soil, not 110 stories of mangled Maybe it was a joke. Maybe, God forbid, didn’t go to school again for three days and their own neighbors, for the spoils of the steel and ash. Muslims, Christians, rich, you’re serious. Either way, I have just one a weekend and when, when we finally did, riot. Maybe an expensive wedding ring was poor, male, female, young and old, all were single thing to say in response: you must not we didn’t know how to speak anymore. lost somewhere in the rubble. As the saying American that day. Although about 3,000 know what it’s like. You must not be there at Virginia Tech goes, never let a crisis go to waste. Americans died that day, 300 million You must not have lived here in as a student now, cringing when someone My neighborhood was my world and Americans were able to live up to the Blacksburg when a shooter opened fire on brings up that day because you lived it. seeing these events so regularly created American dream. the Virginia Tech community and slaugh- You must not be one of my friends or the picture of a world filled with so much America today though, looks eerily tered 32 people. classmates, teachers or friends of friends, passion and angst that it was okay to let similar to what my home country was You must not have been a local police who woke up that day with someone it all bubble out every now and then. It 15 years ago. There is this sense of an officer I know, who responded to the in their life and went to bed that night was a world with such a rift between the impending clash, a war of cultures going on. shooting and heard spurts of gunfire go off unable to grasp that they would never see Christians and Muslims, the haves and Everyone is walking around mines, hyper- like popcorn kernels in a microwave, who their dad-friend-brother-neighbor-sister- have-nots, between light-skinned and sensitive to the next outburst. The different described the pace of the incident like this: student-mom-son-cousin-classmate-lover- dark-skinned, between political parties, factions, entrenched in their beliefs, feel “As quickly as you could take a pack of daughter. Ever. Again. that both sides should not have been they are the super citizens and it is their job, erasers into classrooms up and down a hall You must not be the liberal arts professor expected to always get along. This melting their duty, to defend their country from the and take and throw one at each head you see who had to take a year off because she pot we call the human race containing all “others.” — that’s how fast it was.” couldn’t set foot on this campus anymore. these concoctions of people, ideas, and Each side stands tense, poised to hurl the You must not have been barely 12 years You must not feel the heaviness of experiences, will boil over every now and next attack phrase or retort to the other side old, hunkered down in band class with the staying up until midnight of April 16 and then. as all sides complain that no one is listening lights turned off and the blinds yanked silently standing before a ring of memo- So when two weeks later, on Sept. 11, to them. I remember this country quite well. tightly down, watching movies with no idea rials for 32 minutes after 32 lifeless names 2001, I was sitting in class and Mr. Maxwell, As I reflect back to Sept. 12, 2001, I say why. Waiting, all day long, after your prin- have been read aloud on echoing speakers. my history teacher, warned us about what to myself, this country then showed it was cipal abruptly interrupted your screeches Of walking slowly by each stone arm-in- to expect before turning on CNN; I had really the land of the free and the home of of music with the intercom to announce we arm with a guy from high school who you already pictured how the aftermath of the the brave. Can we do that again? were under a full lockdown: all doors shut never even got along with back then, crying chaos would play out. and bolted; no one leaves the place where together and clutching each other. Even though everyone looked aghast, they are. Of pausing by one name in particular frightened and sometimes appeared to TOMILAYO KOMOLAFE You must not have been there when we because that guy you’re walking with lived console each other, I knew the day after • regular columnist had to phone in to the main office for an four doors down from her for eighteen would be dog-eat-dog. The Christians • Ph.D. candidate/industrial systems escort to go to the bathroom, or when we years, and she was just a freshman, and she would immediately point the finger at the engineering had to move as quickly as possible through was a light on the basketball court, and she the hallways to get there, or when we had would never dribble a ball again or come to wait for the cafeteria workers to deliver home to her parents just two miles from her lunches on rolling carts to the classrooms dorm building or text her friends or or or or themselves. or or or or. You must not have been there, peeking You must not have a reason to be in the out the windows when your teacher wasn’t New Classroom Building and notice that it looking, and widening your eyes when you doesn’t appear to have blinds you can draw saw how many police cars were parked so you can’t see the classroom from the outside your middle school. hallway if someone comes inside with a gun You must not have been there when the and starts popping erasers popping erasers teacher turned on the television to play a popping erasers. movie and couldn’t switch off from the You must not sit there, antsy, counting the news fast enough to keep it secret. minutes until you can leave and trying hard You must not have been there when we to concentrate on class in the meantime. were released from school at 5:30 in the You must not find yourself writing an evening. When a friend sat across from you email to the university about it and hearing on the bus sobbing because her dad was in back that they just haven’t been able to put that building and she hadn’t heard from them in yet. him yet and Oh God We’re Passing That Or waiting, waiting to see them added. Building Now and I Haven’t Heard From You must not shake. Every time you get Him and I Don’t Even Know If He’s Dead a police alert like this and not want to go to He Could Be Dead Oh My God Oh My God campus for anything. Oh My God. You must not have been there. You must You must not have been there in my not know what it’s like. Because if you house when I got home before my parents did, if you knew this kind of carnage, you and had to wait all alone for them to race wouldn’t say such things. back to me. — someone who lived it When I turned on the news. When all of a sudden I couldn’t breathe KAITLYN FOUGHT anymore. • literature & language/creative writing

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When combined construction. choose them again any with an abnormally The company was ti me we have a rea l success large freshman class, the a natural choice when like that,” Shushok said. delays left university offi- Virginia Tech sought to Barton Malow’s cials scrambling to find renovate Lane Stadium. next project was not housing for students. Barton Malow led the quite as successful. In “Some of the conse- renovation of the South 2012, Barton Malow quences have been signif- CHRIS ZABOJI / COLLEGIATE TIMES End Zone area in 2002, started construction on icant,” Shushok said. The Fusion Studio located in Newman Library encourages students to invent the future. adding 11,100 new seats a dramatic renovation of “It placed a significant to the stadium as well as Davidson Hall. The $31 strain on our housing the visitor’s locker room. million project included inventory and required a In 2004, Barton Malow a complete demolition of lot of pivoting and a lot of New collaborative space worked on the project to the interior of the building creative thinking.” add another 11,000 seats and a 50,000-square-foot The construction to the East Stands and addition. also delayed the start set to open in Newman renovate the Lane Stadium Construction had of construction of the press room. progressed well until June replacement for Brodie The Fusion Studio is inspired by President Sands’ “Beyond Boundaries” The renovations had a 2013, a few months before Hall. Barton Malow combined budget of over the slated completion date had already demolished initiative, which encourages interdisciplinary work and diverse teams. $89 million. of fall 2013. Then, disaster the building earlier that The company was also struck: five people were summer. Construction on ANNA DAVIS collaboration. It is inspired by, pilot group last spring and the construction manager injured in a scaffolding its replacement could not news reporter “Beyond Boundaries: A 2047 is now receiving proposals for an $18 million locker collapse outside the start in earnest until after Vision,” which was created from students who wish to room facility for the Hokie building on June 28, 2013. Pearson was further along. The Newman Library by President Timothy Sands use the space. Sweeney eval- football team. The football Three injured workers Pearson Hall finally unveiled the Fusion Studio and imagines the future of the uates each application and team moved into the new were taken to the hospital opened to students on Nov. this semester. Located on the university. looks at whether the project 42,000-square-foot space and two were treated on 14, 2015. second floor, the studio is a One key aspect of Sands’ topic is interdisciplinary, what in November 2010. the scene. Shushok believes workspace available to any initiative is that it encourages resources are needed and if Around the same It was the first serious that the problems were undergraduate project team, a, “VT-shaped student” who the team’s size is suited to the time, Virginia Tech was construction accident at partially due to an overly whether its task is for a class or pursues interdisciplinary room’s capacity. All projects looking for a construction Virginia Tech since 1996. optimistic timeline a student organization. studies. must be long-term and last a manager for a new resi- Mike Van Sickel, a proposed by Barton Sara Sweeney serves as the “The concept of the, minimum of three weeks. dential project. In 2008, director for Barton Malow Malow when submitting Fusion Studio’s Manager and ‘VT-shaped’ student emerged “Because it’s pretty new, Virginia Tech started in its Charlottesville proposals for the project. Learning Space assessment from Beyond Boundaries – a we’re being pretty flexible plotting changes for office, says that none of “My opinion is that coordinator. student with solid disciplinary because we want to see what Ambler Johnston Hall. the injuries were debili- Barton Malow underesti- “We wanted to create a preparation, the ability to work the needs of students are and Plans included not only tating. Stone masons mated what (it) proposed space that was easily adaptable in interdisciplinary and diverse what works and what doesn’t,” air conditioning and new working on the scaf- as a timeline,” Shushok for different types of projects teams and mastery of emerging Sweeney said. suite-style living spaces, folding had misjudged the said. “(It) expressed an that are going to evolve over technologies to support the, The Fusion Studio will but also luxury items such weight of the Hokie Stone ability to complete it in a time,” Sweeney said. “All ‘T,’” Sands wrote in an open be hosting an open house on as a movie theater, gym they were putting on the more expeditious timeline this furniture is easy to move letter on Jul. 6. “Reinforcing Thursday, Sept. 15 from 5:30 - and day spa. building. Unlike pallets than some of the other around and people can request the, ‘T’ are the arms of the, ‘V,’ 7 p.m. All are invited to attend. Virginia Tech selected of manufactured brick, contractors (in the bid small amounts of materials.” representing deep and purpose- Barton Malow, which which have a consistent process), and I think (it) The Fusion Studio’s open driven experiential learning in also has a $470 million- weight, natural stone can overestimated what (it) layout is designed to promote the spirit of Ut Prosim.” @AnnnaDavis per-year university vary. would be able to achieve.” interdisciplinary thinking and The Fusion Studio had one construction business, as “(The workers) had Van Sickel says that the construction manager. loaded a pallet and were the company based its “The reason the within the weight require- proposal on its expe- school picked (Barton ments,” Van Sickel said. rience with Ambler Marlow) is that (it has) a “Then, without thinking Johnston Hall, which very strong background that the additional pallet was completed ahead of in building,” said Rick could weigh more, they schedule. He also says Johnson, then director overloaded a section of the that a myriad of problems of Housing and Dining scaffold.” delayed the construction. Services for Virginia After the accident, Van Turnover on the Tech, in an interview with Sickel says, Barton Malow project team during the the Collegiate Times in made changes to keep its preconstruction phase 2008. “(It) had quite a bit workers safe. contributed to a number of experience with this “We were able to of holes in the design type of project and (was) really work with Virginia that took a consid- the best company that we Tech and our safety guys erable amount of time to interviewed. We think we to come up with some fix and replace during got the best.” standard practices moving construction. Van Sickel However, under the forward so it didn’t happen also cited struggles to direction of Shushok, the again,” Van Sickel said. obtain Hokie Stone for the direction of the project Around the same time building since Virginia changed in 2009. Virginia in 2013, Barton Malow Tech is the only supplier. Tech halted construction was beginning the precon- Van Sickel says that while the design was struction phase of its next because the Brodie Hall changed. The residence project. The company had replacement has a very hall turned from a luxury won a bid to replace Brodie similar design to Pearson, ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREA PAPPAS housing facility into two and Rasche Halls on the the same delays are residential colleges. The Upper Quad. Virginia unlikely. However, the day spa was converted into Tech wanted to replace project was still a major Burritos in the sky: Drones offices, and apartments the two brick residence setback. were constructed for two halls, each over 100 years “Over 90 percent of to deliver Chipotle to Tech live-in faculty members. old, with larger, Hokie our work is with repeat According to Shushok, Stone-clad buildings to clients,” Van Sickel said. LAUREN PAK associate professor of Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Barton Malow handled the house members of the “Once this project is news staff writer mechanical engineering at Aviation Partnership. As one changes deftly. Corps of Cadets. finished, there will be a Virginia Tech in an email to of seven sites of its kind in the “To make a long story Barton Malow demol- lessons-learned session.” The future of flying cars and the Collegiate Times. “We United States, Virginia Tech short: in the Ambler ished Rasche Hall Currently, the university robot housekeepers is in a world are seeing the introduction of was selected for its emphasis on Johnston renovations, in November 2013. is working on a project to not so far away. A unique part- delivery drones on a limited intelligent infrastructure and Barton Malow was Construction on its renovate O’Shaughnessy nership between the Virginia scale, and I think there will adequate facilities. fabulous,” Shushok said. replacement, Pearson Hall into a residential Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation be slow growth for years as “Our role in this project has “(It was) on time, (it was) Hall, began shortly college like Ambler Partnership, GoogleX’s Project liability and regulation is been to enable the operational under budget and (it was) afterward. The new Johnston. Shushok says Wing and Chipotle Mexican assessed along with the basic piece of this research: the flight able to do that even while building was supposed to that he believes Barton Grill, Inc. will soon deliver question, ‘Is it profitable?’” operations, the airspace access pivoting (with) a program- open for students in fall Malow has not submitted burritos by drone. The project is part of a $75 and we’ve also been coordi- matic change in the middle 2015. However, during the a proposal for that project. “We’ve been working on million plan for intelligent nating all the facilities across of it.” summer before Pearson this project for several months,” infrastructure, funded in part campus,” Blanks said. The qualified success Hall’s planned opening, it said Mark Blanks, director by the university and by private Whether the project will of the $65 million project became clear that this was of the Mid-Atlantic Aviation partnerships. Autonomous expand or not depends on the cemented Barton Malow’s not going to happen. @jones_mattryan Partnership. “I think down the vehicles are scheduled to start success of the testing phase: road this is kind of a crawl- hitting the roads, skies and specifically, if the drones can stage and we hope to help them water by January 2017. navigate smoothly enough with the crawl, walk and the As of now, more than to deliver food — and keep it run stages and see this through 80 faculty members across warm. to a common, everyday occur- various Virginia Tech colleges “I think that the vision of a rence. Right now it’s certainly are involved with the project. future where you order food a research enterprise, but it The university hopes to expand and have it delivered straight to will become a big commercial to include students of all disci- you in an extremely short time enterprise.” plines, especially in related is an exciting future,” Blanks The tests will start with a policy, social science, business, said. “It makes Virginia Tech small group of students on a cyber-security and agricul- a real place to go for the next closed site at Virginia Tech, but tural/forestry industry. generation of urban areas and may expand. While much of the “The commitment across city environments that will be project’s details, including its campus to create a unique much closer to the Jetsons than specific goals, are under wraps, and valuable living-learning everybody imagined previ- it is no secret that autonomous experience for our students is ously. It’s a piece of a bigger food delivery may become a extraordinary,” said Virginia picture of the university that widespread reality. Tech President Tim Sands in is happening right now in real “I’m optimistic that these a Virginia Tech news release. time and it’s quite amazing to trials will lead to new and “We expect more than 2,000 watch it unfold.” valuable applications of students to be involved in intel- unmanned aircraft, and also ligent infrastructure study and show a skeptical public the research by 2022.” benefits of the technology,” Tests will take place at @Lauren_Pak AUSTIN SCHERBARTH / COLLEGIATE TIMES wrote Kevin Kochersberger, the FAA-approved site in the West Ambler Johnston residence hall, Sept. 9 2016. PAGE 4 September 12, 2016 collegiatetimes.com [email protected] study your ad space break aren’t you going to use it? call us. 888.897.7711 Today’s Birthday Horoscope: Take new personal territory this year. When an income surge fl oods your coffers, save some for later. 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The do’s and don’ts of parking on Tech’s campus OLIVIA SCHERZER the Litton-Reaves lot, Duck Parking Services for $5, experiences this year. pass. Anyone with or without especially in buildings closest lifestyles staff writer Pond Road lot, sections of the enabling individuals to park “It takes me a good 20-40 a permit can park in this lot or to parking lots, students can Squires lot and the Coliseum in any resident-approved spot minutes to find a spot,” any lot on campus after 5 p.m. find cars coming in and out of For students living off lot. for the day. Spinner said. on weekdays and weekends. parking spots. campus, the bright orange That price compared to Some students have faced You can park in the Perry Worth noting are popular “If your class starts plastic of a commuter parking the faculty/staff permit, a difficulty with parking on Street parking lot from 7 a.m. times for students to leave after 10, good luck finding pass is no unfamiliar sight. bit pricier at $296 a year, has campus this year; therefore, to 5 p.m. if you are a faculty, campus: 10:45 a.m., noon and parking,” said junior human Typically found hanging from more parking areas available. some off-campus students staff or student with a parking 3:45 p.m. At these times, and development major Ashley the mirrors of hand-me-down The faculty and staff of have opted to take the bus Leightley. hatchbacks, the permits come Virginia Tech have several rather than drive their cars. No one wants to get a in multiple colors — each designated parking areas on These select students, for the parking citation. That being signifying a different status campus where only they can most part, have commuter said, Parking Services hands of the driver: student, faculty park. Members of the faculty passes. out little orange envelopes to member or staff employee. and staff can also park in Since the construction protect others who follow the The three parking permits commuter/graduate parking of Virginia Tech’s New signs and specific rules about available to students currently spaces in addition to the Classroom Building, many where they can and cannot are resident, commuter parking spaces marked “F/S.” commuter students have park. and graduate, available for Those without permits parked in the Perry Street According to the Director purchase through the Virginia can park on the Drillfield parking lot or the Perry Street of Parking Services at Tech Parking Services after 8 p.m., in the University parking garage, open from 7 Virginia Tech, Jeri A. Baker, website. Bookstore lot after 6 p.m. and a.m. to 5 p.m. to commuters, “Parking Services is self- Last year, 7,530 commuter/ in any other lot after 5 p.m. graduates and faculty or staff. funded, (and) parking cita- graduate parking permits or on the weekends. The only After 5 p.m., anyone can park tions are issued to help protect were purchased at Virginia exception to this is on game in this lot. the spaces that faculty, staff Tech, while only 5,660 days, when Parking Services During the day, this parking and students have paid to use.” faculty/staff parking permits releases information on where lot has proved to crowd Next time you find yourself were placed in the cars of and where not to park. quickly with commuters. circling the parking lot in professors and employees on Resident parking areas However, if full, commuter search of a spot, pay careful campus. For students living are limited to the Duck Pond students still have options in attention to the signs and rules in dorms, only 1,820 resident Road lot, the Stadium lot and the Litton-Reaves parking lot in place, or you could become permits were purchased. the parking lot south of Lane or the Coliseum lot, which part of the not-so-elite club of Students off campus Stadium. Resident passes will are open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for students who have received a will pay $274 a year for a run students $379 a year or commuters, graduates and parking citation. commuter pass to park in $206 for a semester. faculty or staff. sections of the Perry Street lot, For a more affordable Junior sociology and Prices Fork lot, Perry Street option, daily parking permits theatre major Sarah Spinner FILE 2015 @ogscherzer96 parking garage, sections of are also offered through shed some light on her parking A ticket for a parking violation at Virginia Tech. [email protected] collegiatetimes.com September 12, 2016 PAGE 5 lifestyle collegiatetimes.com/lifestyle Review: Captain Fantastic

BRADY TICKLE whether or not I liked the main the Pacific Northwest. He hates ultimately ends up producing good in his ideology to outweigh movie columnist character, Ben. Ben is a man the government, the phoniness of some severe consequences. His the more negative consequences exasperated with the modern technology-dependent living and children, although both athleti- of its actualization? “Captain Fantastic” is, by far, world, so he and his wife decide the lack of intelligent thought due cally and intellectually superior The reason “Captain Fantastic” one of the most out-there movies to raise their children far away to both of these factors — in other to other children their age, have resonates with its audience is of 2016. As I watched it, I found from the idiocy of civilization, words, Ben is my kind of guy. no earthly idea how to properly because there is no clear answer it truly difficult to determine buried deep within the forests of However, this way of living socialize with human beings for any of these questions. Ben outside of their forest clan. walks the line between loving One must also think of what father and raving lunatic, and at could happen if the children got times, it is hard to root for him. badly injured; sure, they may be As much as I like the idea of good at climbing mountains and being one’s own person and living hunting animals with a bow and off the grid, one has to take into arrow in their free time, but kids account the effect it has on others. are bound to make mistakes and Viggo Mortensen’s award- get hurt. Also worth mentioning worthy performance as Ben — there are no hospitals around. does make it easier to root for This is also why when Ben’s wife the guy. Even in Ben’s worst is diagnosed with bipolar disorder moments, Mortensen is able and committed to a hospital, the to convey a sense of warmth, kids never see their mother alive making us believe that he really again. is doing what’s best for his kids. When Ben hears the news Kathryn Hahn also has a nice about his wife’s suicide from dramatic turn as Harper, Ben’s his in-laws, he naturally wants sister and strongest link to the to take the kids to the funeral. outside world. There is an uncom- Unfortunately, his wife’s father fortably hilarious dinner scene in hates him (for somewhat obvious which Ben’s brutally honest way reasons), and forbids him to come of talking to his children clashes to the funeral, threatening to call with Harper’s more traditional the police and have him arrested way of sheltering her kids from if he shows up. Though this threat nasty truths. It is funny while also cannot defeat his children’s desire illustrating the pros and cons of to see their mother one last time, Ben’s parenting methods. so Ben starts up the family van, “Captain Fantastic” is, you and they all head out on a road trip guessed it, fantastic. It is a film back into civilization. that I could not get out of my As his children discover what head. While the movie is not for they have been missing (and, everybody, for anyone who loves conversely, what they have had a good indie-flick, it is definitely better), questions pertaining to a gem. Overlong running-time Ben’s character are raised. Has and occasionally clunky pacing he been selfish to deprive his aside, it is one of the most unique, children of the world, or was thematically intriguing films you he actually acting in their best will see this year. I give “Captain interest? Does preparation for Fantastic” four and a half out of outdoor survival and philo- five stars. sophical debate outweigh their need for genuine socialization? Did Ben’s outlandish beliefs and lifestyle actually kill the mother @bradytickle COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA of his children? Is there enough

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ZACK WAJSGRAS, ARMAHN RASSULI, CHRISTIAN STERLING / COLLEGIATE TIMES The Battle at Bristol featured Virginia Tech and No. 17 Tennessee, whose fans packed the NASCAR-racetrack -turned-stadium with 159,660 fans from all 50 states and even four countries. Hokies struggle with turnovers in BRISTOL: The front of a record-breaking crowd most attended Virginia Tech lost fi ve fumbles against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, who capitalized on those mistakes to score 21 points in their 45-24 rout of the Hokies. game in history

FAIZAN HASNANY catapulting them to a 14-0 the past, hasn’t been an issue. turn the ball over like we did, sports editor lead after the first 15 minutes. Obviously, we need to change make the mistakes like we from page 1 up about two-thirds of Showing no signs of slowing or modify it in order to give did and can’t have penalties the stands. Every time The largest game in down, the Hokies entered the ourselves a chance.” like we did. They didn’t give By the time Sam Hunt the Volunteers scored a American football history, second quarter and made a Everybody knew Fuente’s us a chance once those things took the stage at 4:15 p.m., touchdown, fireworks featuring 156,990 fans eager mistake that would spin them offense was fast-paced, and started happening. At the thousands of fans and tail- went off to represent the to see their teams shine in the out of control. when it has been executed well, beginning, I thought we didn’t gaters had packed the accomplishment. For national spotlight, started off On the first play of the like in the first quarter, it’s been do those things and executed parking lot to attend the Virginia Tech, the cannon like a dream for the Virginia second quarter, a fumbled fake a thing of beauty. However, the well and put points on the free concert. Immediately Skipper made the journey Tech football team. Tennessee handoff from Evans to C.J. Hokies offense has looked out board, and then things started following the concert, both from Blacksburg and was gave the Hokies a rude awak- Carroll gave the Volunteers of control too often this season, going downhill.” Tennessee and Virginia fired off at every Hokie ening, however, and handily the ball at Tech’s 5-yard line, like someone driving a sports These growing pains should Tech took their team walks point scored. won the highly anticipated leading to an easy touchdown car for the first time and being be expected for a team adapting around the outside of Both the Hokie and game 45-24. and, more importantly, a drastic unable to properly handle it to a new playbook and adjusting Bristol Motor Speedway Volunteer fans came ready The Hokies started the shift in momentum. because they’re not used to its to an entirely new pace of play. with cheering fans lining to cheer on their teams Battle at Bristol clicking on all From that point forward, speed. These are issues that primarily the sides of the streets. and did everything to cylinders, with quarterback Tech veered completely off Tennessee is a good football just need time and repetition in As the time grew closer show their support. Noise Jerod Evans in the driver’s track, fumbling the ball a total team that deserves credit, but practice to solve. Based on the to kickoff, excited fans filled the stadium and seat and on track for a domi- of five times and committing Tech was certainly its own postgame and press conference began to pour into the even shook the bleachers nating victory. In the first eight timely penalties for 101 worst enemy. The Hokies reactions from the players, the stadium in anticipation at points during the quarter, Evans completed eight yards. Ball security has been finished the game with more Hokies are aware of the need to of the game. An absurdly night. The Saturday night of 11 passes for 81 yards and a the Hokies’ number one area total yards, first downs, time of tighten up in practice. large amount of food matchup between Virginia touchdown while adding 20 of concern this season after possession and a better third- “The way I’ve thought about was ordered to satisfy Tech and the University yards on the ground on five committing nine in the first down completion rate. The this game is that we didn’t lose such a crowd, including of Tennessee was more carries. Evans ended the night two games combined. For Volunteers scored 21 points tonight,” said senior defensive- 25,000 pounds of hot than just a football game. completing 20-28 passes for perspective, Tech lost just seven off of turnovers, the exact end Ken Ekanem. “We lost dogs, 16,250 pounds of It was an experience, with 218 yards. turnovers last season and in difference in the final score, Tuesday, Wednesday and burgers and 5,000 turkey an atmosphere that blows Sophomore running-back Frank Beamer’s 29 years the and had their drives start at Monday during practice. As legs. To quench the thirst away any other college Travon McMillian also showed Hokies never lost five turnovers the 43-yard line, on average, a senior, and (as for) the other of so many on such a hot football game in history. off his tantalizing speed that we in a single game. compared to Tech’s drives seniors on the team, we have to summer day, there were Tennessee got more than became accustomed to seeing “We’ve got to do a better which started at the 26.5-yard hold ourselves accountable on over 540,000 servings of just a trophy for beating last season, gaining 80 yards job. We’ve obviously got to do line on average. actually being productive and beer available along with Virginia Tech. A game that on four carries in the quarter, a better job either teaching or “I think we made a lot of making better practice habits. three million ounces of has been in the works for including a 69-yard touchdown. understanding or emphasizing mistakes and shot ourselves in The seniors have a lot of work water. years now has finally taken McMillian finished the game ball security,” said head coach the foot continuously, and you to do to get this team going in Although the location place and was nothing with 127 yards on 14 carries. Justin Fuente. “We’re inad- can’t do that against a really the right direction.” was about halfway for both short of a major success. Tech had nine first downs equate to say the least right good team because they’ll take teams to travel, Tennessee and 204 total yards, compared now. We’ll look at it and come advantage of it,” said senior had a much greater repre- to Tennessee’s one first up with a plan, but what we’re running-back Sam Rogers. @FaizanCT sentation at the game than @CTSportsTalk down and just 28 total yards, doing, what we’ve done in “Against Tennessee, you can’t Virginia Tech, taking Tech soccer wins VT tournament with double shutout The No. 18 women’s soccer team defeated Indiana 3-0 on Friday night followed by a similar 3-0 win over Boston University on Sunday.

KYLE COOKE on Sunday. of the game for the Hokies in that he switched out the entire a two-goal advantage. The equality, and the girls brought it assistant sports editor The Hokies knew they the 11th minute off an inside- back four defenders, hoping shot barely left the ground, and tonight.” would have to score early the-box assist from sophomore a new line would boost the Diana sneaked it just inside the After the Indiana game, The Virginia Tech women’s against Indiana. defender Megan Goudy. Hokies’ defense. It seems to be right post and past the hands of Adair pointed out that Boston soccer team bounced back after “One of our reports that we The two shutouts this working. L’Hom m e d ieu. (0-7 overall at the time) is much a disappointing loss to Ohio got on Indiana was that (it’s) weekend were a big deal for the Senior midfielder Candace Even though she shares better than its record would State last week and won the very strong at the start, and Hokies, who have struggled to Cephers has taken on more of the field with All-American suggest, as it has had one of Virginia Tech women’s soccer we’ve been slow at the start,” put teams away in their past few a defensive role and joins the Murielle Tiernan and rising the toughest schedules in the tournament this weekend at said head coach Chugger Adair. games against Ohio State and back four defenders on defense stars Alani Johnson and country this year and it usually home. The Hokies beat the “It was something that we did William & Mary. with more frequency than she Kristina Diana, it has been makes the NCAA tournament. Indiana University Hoosiers definitely key on.” “We’ve just been working did earlier in the season. Kelsey Irwin who has become But the Hokies again started 3-0 on Friday and defeated the Junior midfielder Madi on continuity with the group,” “Those five kind of the Hokies’ most exciting the game very quickly, with Boston University Terriers 3-0 Conyers scored the first goal Adair said. Adair also noted connected and have, spatially, player. She has just two goals on Johnson scoring on a header in good defensive shape,” Adair the season, but they have both the ninth minute. added. been jaw-droppers. Her first Irwin continued to prove However, it is not only the goal was against East Carolina, that she is the master of the set defense that seems livelier. an equalizing free kick from piece. A long free-kick from the At times, the Hokies’ offense 35 yards out. She did it again right side of the pitch found the played with a swagger that we against Indiana, again from 35 top of Anissa Dadkhah’s head, haven’t seen from them this yards out. Her free kick against and then found the back of the year. With about 20 minutes left the Hoosiers was the dagger net. It was Dadkhah’s first goal in the first half against Indiana, that gave the Hokies a three- of the season and the second of junior forward Alani Johnson goal advantage and an eventual her career. Irwin has two assists had a no-look, back-heel pass victory. on the year. to Kristina Diana, who rifled Adair acted unsurprised Conyers scored the Hokies a shot with her left foot from when I asked him about Irwin’s final goal of the game. She outside the 18. Hoosier keeper breakout performance, as if she went coast to coast and blasted Sarah L’Hommedieu made an was slated to be the Hokies’ a shot with her left foot past impressive save, but the play secret weapon this season. And the outstretched hands of the from the Hokies was never- maybe she was. After all, the Terriers’ keeper. theless encouraging for a team redshirt freshman missed all of The Hokies will look to that has looked very lethargic last season with a knee injury. continue their winning streak at times, even during this But Adair was more impressed on Tuesday when they play the successful season. with the team as a whole. Longwood Lancers as home. Diana got her first goal of “The overall team played The game is scheduled to start the season just after that. She (well) tonight,” Adair said. “It at 4 p.m. had a loose ball bounce in was one of our (best) perfor- LOREN SKINKER / COLLEGIATE TIMES front of her, and the sophomore mances since LSU in terms of Tech’s Madi Conyers (21) and Boston’s Libby Closson (10) battle for the ball early midfielder blasted a shot from 90 minutes of soccer. You talk in fi rst half of Sunday’s 3-0 victory, Sept. 11, 2016. 15 yards out to give the Hokies about intensity, you talk about @kcboomstick23