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EMILY WYNN & LEWIS aff ects the establishment “Making Blacksburg a decide for themselves what MILLHOLLAND of local farmers’ markets. local food hub: that’s what is local,” said one market prize for poetry news staff Th e amendment sets out to we’re working toward,” said consumer. “Th at’s a person- defi ne three goals: what a Don Langrehr, planning al decision, not a govern- Donning duct-taped farmers’ market is, zoning commissioner and town ment decision.” shirts and hats with the districts for the town, and councilman. “Th e issue is Some local farmers and slogan “more not less,” use and design standards. bigger than us.” consumers were in favor young and old gathered at Proposed standards Many citizens came of the distance limitations, the Town of Blacksburg’s include a prohibition of to the public hearing to arguing that they made the Planning Commission resale and a set 50-mile express opinions about the food exclusively local. Meeting to protect their radius for the source of the proposed set standards. “I believe that ‘eat local’ access to fresh food. items sold at the market. Opinions about the limita- is more than just a bumper The Planning However, special excep- tions were overwhelmingly sticker,” said a small family Commission met last night tions can be made to these negative. farmer at the meeting. to approve a new zoning rules through an applica- “Please do not keep cit- ordinance amendment that tion. izens from being able to see FOOD / page two

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ERICA CORDER / President Charles Steger presented America’s largest poetry prize aft ermath for students Tuesday evening in the Holtzman Alumni Center.

ABBEY WILLIAMS of activism lifestyles reporter info President Charles Steger on the go awarded the Steger Prize for The Steger Prize Poetry for the ninth time to a for Poetry is group of undergraduates last night, the fi nal time he’ll do awarded to three so as Tech’s president. students every Th e $1,000 dollar award is year. the largest poetry prize in America and recognizes stu- dents who submit poems that Smith said. speak to or about the future, Emily Blair, a junior English complementing Tech’s own major, won third place and motto of “Invent the Future.” $300 dollars for her poem “Th e future is not a place “Post-Apocalyptic Dinner you go to, it’s a place you Plans.” Blair has placed for create,” Steger said. “It’s the Steger Poetry Award two a lifelong journey and you times prior to this year. evolve every day. Poetry, in Nikki Giovanni, a univer- my opinion, helps you get in sity distinguished professor touch with your emotions, and renowned poet, helps KEVIN DICKEL / SPPS brings insights you may not host the program every year, The Virginia Center for Bio-Ethical Reform erected their graphic display on the Drillfi eld last Thursday and at Dietrick Hall last Friday. normally see or feel, and along with a committee of forms your intuition.” Tech professors and faculty The awards ceremony that help choose the winning BY LESLIE MCCREA | news reporter took place in the Holtzman poems. Alumni Center. Th e top 10 Aileen Murphy, a senior students in the competi- instructor of English and the Th e displays of the Genocide Awareness Project last week have prompted a substantial student reaction. tion read their poems, inter- director of the Blue Ridge spersed with faculty and staff Writing Project, serves as a Th ursday and Friday of last week, there was by the Advocates for Life (AFL) — a student group made up reciting some of their favorite member of the selection com- one topic on the mind of almost every student of three individuals that dedicate their time to ending abor- poems. mittee and helped organize On crossing campus: abortion. tion through the use of graphic images. However, members Th is year’s Steger Poetry this year’s event. Th e Genocide Awareness Project, a presentation by the of the AFL tell a diff erent story. Awards were given to Alaina “It’s a really nice thing to Virginia Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR), made waves Aft er being contacted by CBR, the AFL began working Brown, Jenna Smith and have a college president who on campus aft er graphic images relating to their anti-abor- with the group to schedule an event on campus to present Emily Blair. is so overt in showing sup- tion campaign were shown on the Drillfi eld and in front of the project, which shows graphic images depicting port of the arts by doing Dietrick Hall. something like this,” Murphy Many students believe that the project was brought to Tech see ACTIVISM / page two said. “It’s a way of celebrating The future is not a poetry.” place you go, it’s a Although this year’s win- “ ners were all English majors, place you create.” in the past years a diverse group of students have been Charles Steger awarded, including several Tech revels in running back depth President engineers.h According to Murphy, there were about 70 poems the arrival of newcomers Brown, a senior English received this year and she WILL GROOMS Marshawn Williams and major, won fi rst place for her attributed the prize’s suc- sports staff writer Shai McKenzie, it won’t poem “I’ve Cut My Tongue cess to opening submis- be a matter of how yards Licking Envelopes In Th e sions to all undergraduate One of the top priorities will be accumulated, but Past But Am I Better With students. for the Virginia Tech foot- rather, who will be accu- Letters Now.” She was award- “It’s a contest that’s open to ball team in spring prac- mulating them. ed a sterling silver trophy students in any major, and tice is restoring its prowess However, running backs designed by local artist Faith anybody from any major can in the running game. coach Shane Beamer Capone. benefi t from writing or read- The Hokies’ rushing insists that the matter of Jenna Smith, also a senior ing poetry,” Murphy said. attack accounted for a playing time isn’t urgent. English major, was awarded “Everybody benefi ts from total of just 1,557 yards in “I don’t know if we need second place and $500 dol- learning how poetry works. 2013, its lowest team pro- to narrow it down in the lars for her poem “Th e Future It’s not a contest just for duction since 2006. springtime,” Beamer said. Sneezed When.” English majors, it’s a con- However, with the contin- “We’ve said from day one “It’s a collection of thoughts test for the entire university ued development of run- that every day is going to from my journal and my head to recognize that poetry has ning back J.C. Coleman, as be extremely competitive. regarding how the future lays value.” BEN WEIDLICH / SPPS well as the healthy return on top of the past and all of Last year’s starer Trey Edmunds’ injury has spotlighted Tech’s depth. of Trey Edmunds and see TECH / page sic that along in the present,” see AWARD / page fi ve

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Daniel Tully and Marie civil rights Yacone try to feed a squirrel while enjoying reception the weather in the Owens quad. AMBER LEE news staff writer Photo by Ben Weidlich

To close out Virginia Tech’s semester-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, two Tech departments are hosting an “Everyone Matters” recep- tion, featuring remarks from university distinguished poet Nikki Giovanni. Th e Offi ce of Diversity and Inclusion and the Department of Human Resources are hosting this program to cel- ebrate the achievements of the Civil Rights Act. Th e law, enacted July 2, 1964, outlawed all forms of discrimination based on race, sex, religion, Activism: Group disaffi liates from event color or national origin. Th e program will include remarks from Giovanni, an award-winning poet, and a from page one short fi lm titled “Gratitude.” mutilated body parts and compar- Th e event will be followed by ing the act of abortion to genocide. a candlelight ceremony and Just a few days before the scheduled reception at the Holtzman event, the former AFL president can- Alumni Center. celed the event, disaffi liating their Dale Robinson, the compli- club with the display. ance and confl ict resolution “Our president at the time thought manager for the Offi ce of that this type of event just wasn’t Equity and Access, said that appropriate or helpful for the cause at he wants this capstone event the time,” said Zach Hoopes, sopho- to focus on the achievements more business management major this country has made so far, and current AFL president. but also point out what prob- CBR still came to campus, not offi - lems still remain. cially sponsored by any on-campus “Our hope is to focus on organization. other activities that have Hoopes took over the presidency come along since the Civil just two days ago, aft er the former Rights Act, including wom- president of the group stepped down en’s rights, rights for people for personal reasons. He has been with disabilities and emerg- dealing with all repercussions of the ing rights for the LGBT com- recent event. munity,” Robinson said. “It’s been very diffi cult because the Th e fi lm titled “Gratitude,” group is made up of only three peo- is by award-winning cinema- ple,” Hoopes said. “It was hard for us tographer Louie Schwartzberg to make any offi cial announcements and features his time-lapse about the fact that we did not actu- photography. Th e fi lm focuses ally sponsor their display.” on fi nding an appreciation for Hoopes, along with the other AFL EMILY GOODRICH / SPPS every moment, every aspect members, remain members of the The project moved to Dietrick Hall on Friday, causing some students to consider covering up the displays with large sheets. and every person one encoun- Students For Life (SFL) group, which ters in life. was the original pro-life group on Th e SFL, founded about a year ago, used to dealing with debate on cam- Chirstina Yesbeck, a freshman who Robinson and other orga- campus. Th e AFL was founded last is an organization dedicated to pro- pus. saw the post and planned to act upon nizers of the event, includ- semester aft er the SFL did not agree tecting life from conception to natu- “Th ere will always be people who it. “If we had a large enough activist ing Laura Rugless, the exec- to use graphic images for activism ral death. Th ey do so through local are going to come and disagree, and group at Tech, I would have liked to utive director of the Offi ce purposes. outreach and student polling. frankly we look forward to it,” Nagel have seen the pictures covered up by of Equity and Access, and “I have worked a lot with the SFL “Last year we asked people on cam- said. “We go to Virginia Tech where sheets all day, just for the sake of our Laura Neff-Anderson, the group but they decided that they did pus if they think abortion should be the students are very well articulated, own students.” communications man- not want to be involved in the public legal, and that’s the kind of activism so more oft en than not they approach Yesbeck explained that the group ager for the Department use of graphic images, so we created we like to promote,” said Tori Nagel, us and it’s good conversation.” of students that showed up to cover of Human resources, said our own group for that purpose,” SFL’s communications director and A Facebook post on the Class of the images was warned by police that they were excited to incor- Hoopes said. a sophomore communication major. 2017 group wall last week started their act might cause more trouble. porate Giovanni into the Th e SFL has also received negative “It’s more of a calm approach.” a discussion between several stu- “Th ere are numerous reasons why event. criticism since the demonstration on Quetsch added that the SFL would dents about a sort of protest. Th ey students were upset,” Yesbeck said. “She’s such a great supporter campus, despite their disaffi liation like to make the environment “com- planned to cover the images in front “I don’t think it’s fair for an off of all of these types of things with the AFL and CBR. fortable for people to choose life.” of Dietrick with large sheets — an campus organization to compromise and people respect that and “It was not a work of our club in any Hoopes describes the AFL’s activ- idea prompted by the fact that a the emotional stability of a student she’s a great speaker,” said way,” said Annie Quetsch, the SFL ism tactics as “realistic.” group of elementary school students on their own campus. It wasn’t a Neff -Anderson. “She’s very president and a sophomore account- “Th e pro-choice/pro-life dialogue were visiting campus, and the Tech matter of whether or not we are engaging.” ing major. “I can’t speak for all of is caught up in the euphemisms of students did not want those images pro- or anti-abortion, and some Rugless said she asked my members as an opinion about choice and reproductive freedom,” to be shown to them. people didn’t seem to understand Giovanni to speak at the graphic images in general; all I can Hoopes said. “I’ve had people say “We never ended up having to cover that.” event aft er hearing her speak say is that we were not the ones that that graphic images really expose up the images because the (elementa- to the Offi ce of Equity and brought CBR to campus. We did not what abortion is and open their eyes.” ry) students were (directed in a) way Access on the 50th anni- condone them for being on campus.” Th e SFL, as well as the AFL, are in which they avoided them,” said @LeslieMcCrea versary of the March on Washington. “She spoke about a number of her experiences growing up relating to civil rights, so it just seemed like a natu- ral connection,” Rugless Food: Commission approves ordinance 6-1 said. “Everyone Matters” is a global campaign that focuses from page one posed amendment as is, stating and farmers of the Blacksburg nance amendment for another 30 on inclusiveness and equality. that she was against limiting food Farmers’ Market show the impor- days. Th e “Everyone Matters” event Virginia Tech biology profes- in an area that already has a hun- tance the town places in this Despite the controver- is Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. sor Lisa Belden spoke about her ger problem. debate. sial nature of the issue, the Although pre-registration disappointment with the debate Efforts to start a second farmers’ “Too much access to local food Planning Commission ultimately is required, the event is free over farmers’ markets, deeming market this past summer were is not a bad problem to have,” approved the ordinance in a 6-1 and open to the public; how- it “The Great Blacksburg Food blocked by Blacksburg’s lack of Town Clerk Donna Boone- vote. ever, seating is limited to 130 Fight.” zoning laws. No laws existed to Caldwell said at the opening of the “I think this is a work in pro- people. “I feel like we could be working permit any new markets to enter meeting. cess, we need to start some- together to build something big- the town. The Planning Commission where,” said Paul Lancaster. ger,” Belden said. The spirited opinions expressed voted 2-5 against the possibility “This is a place to start @CollegiateTimes Belden was opposed to the pro- by the consumers, resellers of delaying approval for the ordi- it.”

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Tues, March 18th Tues, May 6th Get the Healthy Relationship You Want & Deserve Thurs, April 10th Coping with Grief Keep Calm & Carry On: Meditation Workshop 5:30pm - 6:30pm 5:30pm - 6:30pm 5:30pm - 6:30pm Ellie Sturgis, Ph.D. Room: Brush Mountain A Chelsea Greer, M.S. Room: Brush Mountain A Room: Brush Mountain A Anne Weese, Ph.D. LIFESTYLES [email protected] April 2, 2014 5 collegiatetimes.com ‘Ban Bossy’ campaigns to empower women

CHARLOTTE GROSS fostering female empower- is a problem the campaign lifestyles staff writer ment. tries to address. “I like that the campaign “I think we do a disservice highlights the power of lan- to young girls by classifying A female empowerment guage and the importance their behavior as ‘bossiness’ campaign, “Ban Bossy,” has of it in shaping reality,” rather than ‘assertiveness’ or launched a movement to said Anna LoMascolo, co- ‘decisiveness,’” LoMascolo eliminate use of the word director of the Virginia Tech said. “bossy.” Women’s Center. “It also As a mother of a 5-year- Th e campaign, which has underscores how societally old daughter, LoMascolo said garnered attention across we absolutely tend to associ- she hears the word “bossy” the media landscape, aims to ate masculine qualities with thrown around during her break deeply-rooted and out- ‘leadership’ more so than daughter’s play dates, but she ERICA CORDER / SPPS dated patriarchal elements feminine qualities.” intervenes to re-frame the The fi rst place winner was awarded $1,000 while second and third place received $500 and $300. from our evolving modern Daniela Cimini, an asso- conversation. She said that society. Its goal is to show ciate professor in biologi- she tries to impart on her men, women and children cal and health sciences at daughter and friends that that females can and should Virginia Tech, said that she “bossy” is a loaded word with be leaders. didn’t realize the connota- lots of connotations. Th e campaign projects the tions of “bossy” at fi rst, but “Beyond the word bossy, I Award: Three winners named notion that the term “bossy” now sees the negative impact do think we need to coach is used to describe any female it can have. our children — boys and who asserts authority, while “I personally never think girls — on how to enact their saw they were doing it again Submissions for the assertive males are praised about it — I have two boys style of leadership in a trans- from page one this year and that some award will open again as leaders. and we say that the little one formative and compassion- Along with faculty and of my other friends were next fall and all students Sheryl Sandberg, the chief is ‘bossy,’ so for me it’s a gen- ate way. Th e campaign is a community members, many going and I wanted to go are encouraged to sub- operating offi cer of Facebook, eral term that you can use for good way to at least initiate students attended the event, too.” mit and look toward the kick-started the campaign anyone, but I do agree that it an important conversation,” some to support friends and A l t h o u g h S t e g e r w i l l n o l o n - future. as founder of the nonprofi t is one way to bring this situ- LoMascolo said. colleagues. ger be presiding over Tech, “Th is is an enormous ges- organization Lean In. “Ban ation to people’s attention,” Cimini suggests that the “I went last year on a the award will still be given ture from the university,” Bossy” is also endorsed by Cimini said. “Th e gender- campaign might be contrib- whim and because one of annually. Murphy said. “Th ey’re the Girl Scouts of the USA bias is clear now through a uting to a bigger movement my friends was presenting Matthew Vollmer will be saying that poetry mat- and by numerous partners, lot of research and scientifi c that will take time. and I really enjoyed it,” said taking over as director for ters, no matter who you such as the BBDO advertis- evidence.” “I think our society is fi lled Kaitlyn Econom, a fi ft h-year the event in the upcom- are.” ing agency. “Ban Bossy” claims that with these gender biases. I English student. “At the ing year and, according to Several prominent women girls get less airtime in class, think it will take decades or time, it was my introduction Giovanni, the 10th anniver- have publicly supported meaning that they are called even a century to change it,” to the creative writing com- sary will be an extra special @AbbeyWilliamsVT the campaign, including on less and interrupted more. Cimini said. munity and it drew me in. I event. former Secretary of State As a result of low self-esteem, No one’s sure exactly how Condoleezza Rice, actresses girls resort to silence and effective the campaign Jennifer Garner and Jane nonparticipant behavior out might be, but nevertheless, Lynch and music artist of fear of judgment. it endorses a piercingly posi- Beyonce. According to the Ban Bossy tive message: women and Th e campaign has received website, between elementary girls are just as competent recognition in Blacksburg, and high school, girls’ self- as men in social situations, with local women speaking esteem drops three and a half in the workplace and at out about the importance of times more than boys’, which home.

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Guess she didn’t read the paper. 6 April 2, 2014 [email protected] SPORTS collegiatetimes.com Hokies provide power in shortened victory

JACOB EMERT starter Andrew McDonald hit ignated hitter Mark Zagunis. sports editor two batters, allowed three hits Th e duo combined for fi ve hits and watched catcher Andrew and fi ve RBIs. Mogg drop a pop up behind “Just stay relaxed, have fun,” At 8:26 p.m. Tuesday, with home plate and left fi elder Zagunis said, referring to Virginia Tech leading James Sean Keselica overrun a deep his mentality at the plate. “I Madison University by fi ve fl y near the left fi eld line. thought I saw the ball really runs, English Field went dark. Th ree Dukes scored in the well at Virignia and I’m just With the Hokies leading fi rst, and Mason opted to go trying to carry that over to 11-5 in the bottom of the sixth with left y reliever Luis Collazo midweek games so I feel good inning, every light responsi- to start the second inning. going into the weekend.” ble for lighting the stadium “Th e thing with Andrew, on Mason made the trek to the failed, plunging the stadium Saturday he comes in relief mound several times through- into darkness and forcing at UVa. and it’s like, ‘Hey, out the game, orchestrating both teams to their respective that kid needs to get on the the bullpen and ensuring the dugouts, which remained lit. mound more,’” Mason said. Hokies held the lead. For the Aft er 17 minutes, offi cial “He threw so well on Saturday fourth straight weekday game, word came through that the and he gives you that hope, the Hokies needed six or more game was made fi nal, with and I don’t want to lose sight pitchers to complete the pro- the Hokies beating the Dukes of that because he did the cess. Tuesday, they might have 11-5 to improve to 13-12-1 on same thing at Clemson, came ended up using many more the year. in and threw so well. than the six they did. Th e blackout was the fi nal “He’s a young kid, he’s still Th e six Tech pitchers allowed step in an already unusual learning how to prepare for nine hits and fi ve runs, with night at the ballpark. a start maybe. He’s a good none of them lasting more Th e fi rst two innings of the arm, he’s a good kid and a than 1.2 innings. JD Doran, non-conference contest took good worker. Eventually it who worked one scoreless 61 minutes. will work for him.” inning, earned the win. In those 61 minutes, the “A little bit of the eye test,” largest crowd for a game at Mason said, discussing his CHEN JIANG / SPPS English Field this season process for deciding when Luis Callazo (11) was the fi rst of fi ve relievers to come out of the bullpen for the Hokies in six innings. endured a total of eight walks, (McDonald’s) a to make a pitching change. fi ve hit batsmen, two errors young kid, he’s still “To me, all I’m looking for is and neither starting pitcher “ someone to work quick and making it out of the second learning how to throw strikes.” inning. prepare for a start Tech’s last pitcher, Alex “When a pitcher is work- maybe. He’s a good Perez, certainly met those ing slow it defi nitely bores the requirements. The second team to sleep,” said catcher arm, he’s a good kid baseman has started every one Mark Zagunis. “Th at’s why we and a good worker. of his 142 games as a Hokie, want fast paced, fast pitching. but made his fi rst pitching It makes it a lot easier to play Eventually it will appearance Tuesday night. and want to play behind a work for him.” He worked a quick third of pitcher who is working fast.” an inning, inducing a ground Head coach Pat Mason notes Pat Mason out to second base. that the players aren’t the only Head coach Perez was named the ones who have diffi culty play- Miami Herald Pitcher of the ing through a sluggish pace. Trailing 3-0 heading into the Year his senior year of high “It can be tough on me too,” top of the second, the Hokies school. Mason said. “But seriously, it scored seven runs to take the Th e Hokies are scheduled is tough to stay focused.” lead. Th e rally started thanks to return to English Field Th e game had lasted two to JMU starter Mark Gunst Wednesday at 5:30 for a hours and 56 minutes, and hitting Tom Stoff el and then matchup with Radford origi- there were two and half walking Mogg. nally scheduled for earlier this innings left to play before the Th e Hokies scored in every season. blackout. inning that was played except Before the Hokies could for the fi rst, and were led by CHEN JIANG / SPPS record two outs in the top big off ensive days by center- @JacobEmert of the fi rst inning, freshman fi elder Saige Jenco and des- Junior Brendon Hayden’s RBI double in the bottom of the third inning gave Tech a fi ve run lead.

Tech: Off ensive line key to running game

game will also hinge on the from page one cohesiveness of the off ensive Every day is a competition. line, a group that looks to I’ll certainly have a good idea replace three-year starter and about where guys are going team captain Andrew Miller. to fi t in once spring practice Newly appointed offen- is over.” sive line coach Stacy Searels One player that has Beamer implies further that none of particularly excited is the fi ve jobs are safe. Williams. Th e fi rst-year back “When you talk about young has already taken steps to pass guys like Alston Smith, Wyatt his competition by graduat- Teller and Augie Conte — ing high school in December it’s their job to take,” Searels and arriving in Blacksburg a said. “If those older guys want semester early. to keep their job, they better “It’s been pretty hard with be competing. I think those the way things are set up,” three young guys are going to Williams said. “Having such a play a lot this year.” structured day between going While Teller acknowledges to class, going to meetings, that he hasn’t earned any- going to practice and lift ing, thing yet, his goals far out- it’s been a hard transition.” reach simply becoming a Th e Phoebus High School starter. product comes off of a senior “I’m trying to make huge season in which he rushed steps this spring, to the point for 2,192 yards and 30 touch- where I’m not just fi ghting for downs on 262 carries. a starting spot, but a freshman “I’ve been blown away with All-American,” Teller said. how (Williams) has picked “I’m really taking it seriously things up from an intelli- and I’m really excited for this gence standpoint,” Beamer spring.” said. “He’s as far along as any Teller already has a rapport of our backs that have been with his new coach, who takes here.” the tough love approach. Despite being a freshman, “He yells at you and gets on Williams feels ready to rise to you,” Teller said. “At the end the occasion. of the day, we understand he’s “I always feel like I’m ready just trying to make us better to play,” Williams said. “It’s players.” up to the coaching staff and how I perform going for- ward.” @W_Grooms94 Th e success of the running