Tuesday, April 15, 2014 An independent, student-run newspaper serving the Virginia Tech community since 1903 www.collegiatetimes.com COLLEGIATETIMES 110th year, issue 109 News, page 2 Lifestyles, page 5 Opinions, page 3 Sports, page 6 Study Break, page 4 Club blends Slusher flood displaces students with bike power BY SEAN PILI | news staff writer Residents of Slusher Tower were evacuated on Thursday night after a cracked pipe soaked the ninth fl oor. LEWIS MILLHOLLAND We’re still a new club.” news staff writer One of the driving moti- vations behind the “Smooth At approximately 11 p.m. With only a bike and a Energy” event was to raise Thursday, the emergency blender, the Students for awareness and interest for alarm went off in Slusher Hall, Clean Energy at Virginia the club. forcing its residents to evacu- Tech made smoothies and an “Th is is the second year in a ate the building. impression on the Drillfi eld row we’ve done (the event),” “Watching the water fi ll the on Monday. said Jake Hackman, sopho- ninth fl oor and snake down Th e organization sold $1 more engineering major and the side of the building (was smoothies made with a bike- club co-president. “I can see incredible),” said Yelena powered blender, the pro- this being an annual thing.” Mendovar, a freshman resi- ceeds of which benefi tted the At two years old, Students dent of Slusher Tower. club. for Clean Energy at Virginia Multiple student witnesses Tech was formed when the and residence staff workers Greenpeace and Beyond confi rmed that the fl ood began We just thought it Coal student groups merged when ninth fl oor residents hit together. a sprinkler head while playing “would be a fun way “We wanted a new image, racquetball, which activated to get our name out.” one that’s not radical,” the sprinkler system. Bredin said. “We just stand According to reports from for ourselves.” Slusher’s residence and house- Phoebe Bredlin Initially, the Students for keeping staff , the force of the Member of Students Clean Energy had loft y goals. ball completely took off one for Clean Energy Th e organization protested of the sprinkler heads. Th e earlier this year against the impact was strong enough to coal factory by Surge Space crack the connected pipe. Th e device, a bicycle-blend- Building. “(The sprinkler system TREVOR WHITE / SPPS er hybrid, is powered entirely “We wanted a coal-free alone) can release quite a bit of by the pedaling of a station- campus by 2050,” Bredin water,” said Kenneth Belcher, Ashley Sumner, a sophomore resident of Slusher, waits outside for the all-clear to go back into her room. ary bike. Each pump yielded said. “Th at’s probably not the senior associate director another spin and a smoother realistic.” for housing services. “If you housekeeping staff that worked drink. Bredin said the group’s crack the pipe behind it, that so hard … they are a part “Obviously this isn’t what vision may appear unachiev- makes the repair much more of the family,” Belcher said. we have in mind for renew- able. diffi cult.” “Th ere were also a number able energy,” said Phoebe “I think a lot of people are Shortly aft er the emergency of the associate directors (of Bredin, a junior double put off by us,” Bredlin said. alarm was set off in Slusher residence life) there … I was majoring in biological sci- “People don’t think renew- Tower, an entire team of getting texts from co-workers ences and geography and able energy on campus is Virginia Tech staff rushed to on duty (at other locations) a club member. “We just obtainable.” the building. and asking me if they needed thought it would be a fun “We basically had two house- someone else to come in.” way to get our name out. @CollegiateTimes keepers on duty (when the Housing services’ main goal sprinklers were initially set was to “get the fl oors cleared off ),” Belcher said. and (get) students back into All emergency personnel, on- the rooms,” Belcher said. call housing service members “Thursday we were just and RAs promptly answered addressing the water fl ow,” the call of duty. Belcher explained. “Th e fi re- “I was halfway down Green safety crew secured the sprin- Street when I got a text (about kler system (the night of the the fl ooding) and had to sprint fl ooding) and then fi xed it the back to Slusher,” said Chris next day.” Shifl ett, an RA on the fourth In order to do that, the hous- fl oor of Slusher Tower. ing services staff needed to Belcher said the fl ooding extract the water, several inch- and subsequent response was es of which had trickled down just one of many examples of to the rooms below. Virginia Tech staff coming “Th e staff was trying to get together to quickly and eff ec- up as much water as they tively assist the students. could,” Belcher said. ERICA CORDER / SPPS “We have some staff mem- BEN WEIDLICH / SPPS Nick Glenn bike-blends a smoothie for a paying customer. bers, especially RAs and see FLOOD / page two All residents were fi nally let back into the tower at 6 a.m. on Friday. Gallery hosts industrial design projects 2 Chainz comes to CHARLOTTE GROSS this semester to get there.” catalog team, an infrastruc- and a videographer who did Burruss on April 29 lifestyles staff writer A team of 19 worked to fi nd ture team — those focused on interviews with the students,” a way to present and celebrate the architecture and the fabri- Vernon said. Over the past three years, work from so many students. cation — a photography team, MELISSA DRAUDT “We usually announce it Virginia Tech’s industrial “We had a graphics team, a three student photographers see DESIGN / page fi ve news reporter earlier… so I wasn’t expect- design students have been ing people to have already shaping their conceptions into Hip-hop artist 2 Chainz formed camping plans reality. is coming to Tech, and the and groups,” said Beers. “I Th rough May 17, models news of his performance has wasn’t anticipating it, but from nearly 100 students will prompted quite the student I’m pleasantly surprised.” be exhibited at the Perspective reaction. Approximately 30 people Gallery on the second fl oor of Th e popular artist will be camped outside of Squires Squires Student Center in an performing in Burruss Hall on Sunday night and into exhibit titled “FORM: Line- on April 29 at 7:30 p.m., yet Monday morning, with the Plane-Solid.” anticipation for the concert next wave of ticket buyers Industrial design profes- is already high. arriving at around 6 a.m. sor Mitzi Vernon said the At 3 a.m. last night, “Th ey had extension cords, mechanics behind the entire DezaRae Beers, a senior they had food, they had production revolved around communication major and blankets and pillows and students’ work. the director of concerts for camping chairs,” Beers said. “Th e whole exhibition was the Virginia Tech Union, According to Beers, this built and designed by the stu- got a call explaining that is the fi rst time the Squires dents. Th e work that you see students were camping out- staff arranged a queue out is the work of the industrial side the doors to Squires of caution tape to direct the design program, composing Student Center, waiting to large number of people to three diff erent classes over the buy tickets at 9 a.m. for the the ticket offi ce. She is hop- last three years of the ‘Form’ concert. ing the long line means tick- studio, which happens in the Considering that VTU ets will sell out. sophomore year,” Vernon fi rst announced the concert “I don’t want to get my said. “It’s a two-part module at 5 p.m. on Friday, Beers hopes up, but a lot of people in industrial design, so it was was not expecting this large seem excited about it,” Beers 10 intensive weeks last semes- KEVIN DICKEL / SPPS of a turnout on the fi rst day said. “So fi ngers crossed.” ter and very intensive work of ticket sales. Vacuum Form (polystyrene) by Kevin Chee is one of the nearly 230 projects in the FORM exhibit. see CHAINZ / page two

NEWS LIFESTYLES SPORTS ONLINE See why Mac Th e football team Rain is on the way, according For updates throughout the day DeMarco’s third held its second check www.collegiatetimes.com to our weather correspondent album “Salad spring scrimmage James Morrow. see page 2 Days” is our music on Saturday. Find ctlifestyles columnist’s new out who stood Shacks line the front of favorite. out. Squires to raise money for CollegiateTimes Habitat for Humanity. see page 2 @collegiatetimes see page 5 see page 6 2 April 15, 2014 [email protected] NEWS collegiatetimes.com

‘Shacksburg’ comes to Blacksburg weather JAMES MORROW EMILY WYNN and then fi nding the people to watch @WxBONE news staff writer build,” said Andrew Minafo, chapter president of Habitat A few Hokie groups are for Humanity. “Th is event shacking up this week. kind of encompasses all of fter our longest jog to class. Low tempera- Throughout the week, these things.” stretch of well above tures behind the front will Virginia Tech’s Habitat for Th e event is part of a chal- Anormal conditions drop all the way to a freez- Humanity (HFH) is sponsor- lenge directed to HFH from for the year, heavy rain has ing 28 degrees. ing their fi rst “Shack-a-thon” an anonymous donor to raise overtaken the New River The sun once again event, in which organiza- $25,000 toward building a Valley. emerges on Wednesday, but tions build their own shacks new house in Radford. Th e rain is associated temperatures will stay sig- in front of Squires Student Th e group was challenged with a cold front set to nifi cantly cooler behind the Center as part of a fundraising again during the opening fi nally push through later front. initiative. ceremony for “Shack-a-thon” this evening, rapidly clear- Highs are expected to fall by a diff erent donor to raise ing things out. A period of just short of 55 degrees in $2,800. If the group succeeds, cooler weather is on tap, but the aft ernoon. Lows will It was fun to get out the second anonymous donor the warm April sun will not again dip below freezing will match their donations. allow that to last too long as under a star fi lled sky. there and do some Sponsors included the ERICA CORDER / SPPS a warm-up is not to far off . Th e remainder of the week “ Student Engineers’ Council, Groups like the Young Americans for Liberty built their own shacks. Th is aft ernoon, heavy rain marks the beginning of a actual hands-on Gillie’s, Bollo’s, Foxridge will slowly begin to taper gradual warming period. work.”” Apartments and the New they all worked very hard.” University, which is one of off . Highs will only reach Highs will approach 60 on Madelaine Unro River Valley HFH affi liate. Diff erent events will be hap- that chapter’s largest fundrais- in the mid-50s early in the Th ursday and settle in the Member of Epsilon Proceeds will benefi t HFH, pening throughout the week ers. morning before dropping mid-60s for the weekend. with each group getting back a in “Shacksburg,” the area in “Our service chairs found it drastically aft er the front Rain chances return on Sigma Alpha percentage of the money they front of Squires where all the online and brought it to us, pushes through. Friday night and Saturday as raised. Th e winning group shacks are built. and we were all really excit- Over an inch of rain is another frontal system sets Th e four teams — Epsilon will get back 25 percent of On Wednesday, Campus ed about it,” said Madelaine expected to fall with this its sights on Blacksburg. Sigma Alpha, Virginia Tech their proceeds. Cookies will be bringing Unro, a member of Epsilon system, so expect a soggy Rugby, Forestry Club and The scoreboard showing cookies and contributing Sigma Alpha. “I defi nitely Young Americans for Liberty each group’s standing is post- to donations and a cappella liked the building. It was fun — began shack construc- ed on the side of HFH’s shack, group TechNotes will per- to get out here and do some tion on Saturday aft er raising which sits adjacent to the vari- form. Juxtaposition also per- actual hands-on work.” JAMES MORROW funds, partially through spon- ous teams’ decorated shacks. formed Monday night for Th e event ends on Saturday James Morrow is CT’s news sors, to aff ord supplies. Each team will receive a “Shacksburg.” with the deconstruction of the weather correspondent. Th e groups will man their score based on fundraising Th e chapter hopes “Shack-a- shacks. Th e groups can sal- He is a senior Meteorology shacks throughout the week activity, creativity, adher- thon” will become an annual vage some of their materials to major and a Hokie Storm and continue fundraising ence to safety regulations and event, gradually involving be used in next year’s event, or Chaser. He currently serves activities. shack materials. more groups each year. they can donate it. as the Meteorology Club “A lot of the work for Habitat “Th is event has been great,” The participants were President and is the Chief Meteorologist at WUVT 90.7 for Humanity is raising the Minafo said. “I can’t speak inspired by the Shack-a- @emilywynndixie money, getting the materials highly enough of everybody, thon at North Carolina State FM Blacksburg. 5K honors Flood: Clean-up underway April 16 just aft er 2 a.m. and pushed back the wing, lounge and top three from page one the closing crew by about 30 fl oors of the tower were cleared) On top of extracting the water, minutes past their regular time,” a cop told me, and the few other More than 8,000 housing services collected the Dunn said. “We decided to keep people sleeping there that we power strips from students’ the food line open, just in case could return to Slusher,” Askin people came together rooms, fallen ceiling tiles and students wanted to get drinks or said. “When I found out there Saturday morning for other debris. In addition, the something, and we kept some- was a communication error and the 3.2 for 32 Run in soaked rugs from each room one at the cash register.” I couldn’t go back to my fl oor, I were taken and are currently Four hours later, the housing thought, ‘Th is is bullshit.’” Remembrance. being cleaned by the housekeep- services and housing staff were Askin was impressed at how ing staff . quickly the housekeeping staff photo by Zack The neighboring War extracted the water from the Wajsgras Memorial Hall was off ered as We really appreciate building, yet was displeased an option for some of the many how well the students when he found that he couldn’t displaced students for the night. return to his dorm at the same Even employees at DX, the late took the disruptions.” time as many other students. night dining hall on campus, Kenneth Belcher “Th ere’s really nothing you lent a helping hand to those Senior Associate Dir. for could do,” said Th om Dreher, aff ected by the incident. a freshman on the 11th fl oor of Assistant managers Tim Housing Services Slusher Tower. “I think that (the Dunn and Drew Mills were the housekeeping staff ) handled it two workers running DX on able to extract enough water and well considering all of the water Th ursday night. Many of their debris to render the remainder in the building.” customers were the displaced of the building inhabitable. Th e staff also gave Slusher resi- students themselves, and Dunn “We really appreciate how well dents $13.50 for laundry services and Mills overheard conver- the students took the disrup- if any of their clothes had been sations regarding the incident tions, we had some really great dampened by the fl ood. occurring in the residence hall student interactions and really When asked about the con- next door. appreciate them,” Belcher said. sequences that the instigators Th e two decided to re-open the “Th is is what the Hokie Nation of the fl ood may face, Belcher Chainz: Student DJ joins rapper dining hall’s lounge area for dis- is all about.” said, “We have identifi ed them, placed students to reside in until However, some of Slusher’s and are currently discussing the they were allowed back into the residents had diff erent views on matter with them.” from page one and for us.” Tickets to see 2 Chainz are building. how the housekeeping staff dealt By 6 a.m. the building became Previously, Beers has $20 for students, $30 for fac- Coincidentally, the hous- with the fl ooding and subse- inhabitable for all residents of VTU has just secured a DJ worked with VTU on shows ulty and staff and $35 for the ing services and staff members quent pipe-burst. Slusher Tower. to open for 2 Chainz, but the including Passion Pit and general public. cleared Slusher Wing, the 10th, Sumner Askin, a freshman liv- “It will take a few days to get all name has not been released Jason Mraz this year, and According to Beers, tick- 11th and 12th fl oors of Slusher ing on the fi rst fl oor of Slusher of the water to go down and for to the public yet. he is currently the booking ets sales will go online on tower, and the adjacent lounge Tower, had mixed feelings about us to be sure that it all got out of “He is a Hokie,” said Beers. agent for Blacksburg-based Monday at noon and VTU where many students were how housing services handled the walls,” Belcher said. “I always like to have some- band Th e Band Concord, may have some giveaway residing just aft er 2 a.m., DX’s the event. one from Tech open because who will be playing at Relay contests in store. original closing time. “I went to War Memorial it’s a cool experience for them for Life this year. “We ended up staying open Hall at 1 a.m., and at 2 (when @CollegiateTimes crimeblotter date time offense location status Apr. 11 6 - 6:30 p.m. Trespassing Dietrick - Outside Inactive

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listen: Mac DeMarco, “Salad Days”

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Captured Tracks artist Mac DeMarco is back with the release of his third full-length album, “Salad Days,” and it’s a doozy. Th e LP follows up DeMarco’s releases of “” and “2” in 2012. Th e former drew some atten- tion, receiving a 7.2 out of 10 review from Media, but the latter proved to be the enduring album, delivering COURTESY OF LAURA-LYNN PETRICK an array of exquisite singles Mac Demarco’s third full-length album, “Salad Days” was released on April 1. such as “Freaking Out Th e Neighborhood” and “Ode To Th is off kilter pattern con- pop love song. Th e track is Viceroy.” tinues throughout, and it’s no as catchy as they come, and it DeMarco is best known for coincidence. DeMarco takes draws comparisons to Buddy his ingenious cohesion of jan- several stabs at the routine Holly’s “Words Of Love” as gle pop and , if not nature of our culture. well. for his gap-toothed smile and “You’re better off dead when It’s interesting, now, for me reckless abandon. your mind’s been set from 9 to look back at my November “Salad Days,” however, until 5,” he warns on the track interview with Wild Nothing’s presents a somewhat person- “Brother.” “How could it be Jack Tatum, who is also signed ally and musically matured true? Well it’s happened to to the label. I DeMarco. His sound is pol- you, so take my advice.” asked Tatum, from an insid- ished, his lyrics are substan- “Salad Days” appears to er’s perspective, if DeMarco tial — as opposed to previous have been an experimental was truly as reckless as he songs about knocking back playground for DeMarco. seems. cheap brews and catching a “Chamber of Refl ection” is a “He’s defi nitely a trouble- late-night cigarette — and his premier example, and it’s one maker,” Tatum said. “But he’s tracks remain dynamic in a of the most unique tracks on actually kind of a sweetheart.” strangely collective fashion. the entire album. At 23, Mac DeMarco is obvi- “What mom don’t know has Th e song has an ample focus ously a musical prodigy, but taken its toll on me,” DeMarco on ambiance and is built on a his real value comes from his says on the damn near perfect fl uent soundscape, composed ever-present doppelganger. track, “Passing Out Pieces.” of a looping piano progres- He may be “smiling when similar sounds “It’s all I’ve seen that can’t sion and simple drumbeat. required,” but in all reality, or be wiped clean. It’s hard to DeMarco’s vocal is the fi rst rather in the absence of real- believe what it’s made of me.” break in the fl ow, and it’s ity, “Macky’s been a bad, bad And then, before we get quickly accompanied by a boy.” Ariel Mac De The too comfortable in matured bright synth. Pink’s Marco Beatles self-reflection, DeMarco DeMarco’s well-known Haunted 2 Sgt. delivers the subsequent low- Beatles influences emerge STEVEN BURNESON Graffi ti Pepper’s fi acoustic ballad “Treat Her throughout “Salad Days,” pre- -music columnist Mature Lonely Better,” which features a self- dominantly on the track “Let -sophomore Themes Hearts announced scant solo. Her Go,” an upbeat -communication Club Band Design: Projects exhibit form, theory from page one “Th ey were responsible for ly 230 projects was immense, message of form through their cal form — so it’s a ‘rotoform.’” to display their work. thinking through how we edu- requiring charrettes — intense work. Linnea Morgan, a junior “Th e only people involved that Th ere was also an education cate people coming in to under- spans of concentrated planning “We had a couple of weekends industrial design major, said weren’t students were Jeff Snider team, which was responsible stand what they’re looking at, and design. of mini-charrettes where you through their hands-on proj- and Matt Tolbert. Th ey need for creating an eff ective way like the story and the typogra- Meredith Walker, a junior just sit and draw and model. It ects, they have become better a lot of credit,” Vernon said. to explain to visitors what the phy,” Vernon said. industrial design major, said grew into this huge task – how equipped to communicate the “All of the aluminum frames exhibit was about. Th e task of displaying near- they wanted to best convey the do we educate the general pop- concepts to others. we built in Burchard Hall. Th ey ulation about form?” Walker hand-milled 630 joints — there said. “You might see a normal are about 1,200 aluminum tube object on a desk but you have no You might see a sections.” idea what it took for us to come normal object on a Vernon said the exhibit’s this point.” desk, but you have reception on April 4 was a suc- Th e displayed projects are “ cess, and the students seemed theme-divided. Th ey include no idea what it took excited to see how it all came wooden and metal models of together. functional objects and of struc- for us to come to this “We got a lot of interested tural form, labeled by their 3-D point.” people, a lot of nice congratula- characteristics. Meredith Walker tions,” Vernon said. “Virginia Walker said the exhibit may Tech President Charles Steger prove diffi cult to completely Industrial Design Major came, (Associate Vice President understand due to the transcen- of University Relations) Larry dent theories that the models “Everyone can understand Hincker came and Provost project. these terms, but they’re a little Mark McNamee. I had an “It’s diffi cult to create a curric- bit abstract,” Morgan said. “Th e image of what it would feel like ulum of explanation for some- way we learned about form was architecturally. I don’t think the one who’s looking at the stuff ,” by making everything, and if students did. Everything was Walker said. “Our approach we hadn’t made all these things, worth seeing how happy they to teaching people is by using how would we communicate were on Friday.” a language that we among what it is and what discoveries Th e Perspective Gallery is designers have learned. Th ink we made?” open Tuesday to Saturday from of the word ‘rotoform,’ when Vernon emphasized the valu- 12:30-9 p.m. and on Sunday you break it down, it starts as able help they received from the from 1-5 p.m. a shaft and is rotated really fast metal shop staff who construct- KEVIN DICKEL / SPPS and there is process of lathing ed the architectural aluminum This design, titled Bandsaw (poplar wood) by Danny Duminuco, is part of the FORM exhibit in Squires. in some way to create a cylindri- frames designed by the students @CollegiateTimes Congratulations

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OF Motley, defense big for Hokies AHEAD MCKENZIE PAVACICH pects vying for the starting sports staff writer quarterback spot. Loeffler acknowledges SCHEDULE the off ense’s achievements, Saturday marked the while lamenting its short- Virginia Tech football comings. Ahead of Schedule is a team’s second open scrim- “It’s good for our guys to mage, and sparked familiar make plays,” Loeffl er said. weekly feature from the CT feelings of fall in Blacksburg. “We should have made that lays out the VT Athletic Consisting of 99 plays, more, and there were some events for the coming week. both the defense and the missed opportunities. off ense displayed promising Whenever there’s a guy eff ort and improvement. open, we’ve got to make the Tuesday, Apr. 15 “I thought it was a good play. We’re nowhere near Baseball vs. Tennessee spring practice,” said head where we need to be but Salem, Va. 6 p.m. coach Frank Beamer. “I there was some improve- really like the way the team ment.” Wednesday, Apr. 16 has practiced this spring. Th e search for someone to Softball vs. Liberty I think every practice has fi ll the kicker position also Tech Softball Park 4 p.m. had good eff ort, good move- continues. Both Michael ment, and I’ve just really Branthover and Eric Lacrosse vs. Virginia been impressed with our Kristensen kicked fl awlessly Thompson Field 6 p.m. guys.” throughout the scrimmage. Th e competition for the “I think Branthover right Thursday, Apr. 17 starting quarterback posi- now is in the lead as our Track & Field at ACC Champ. tion continues to be at the fi eld goal guy,” Beamer said. BEN WEIDLICH / SPPS All Day Chapel Hill, N.C. forefront. Veteran Brenden “He’s had a good week of Led by Donovan Riley, a gang of Hokies celebrate a tackle during the team’s second scrimmage. Motley and newcomer kicking. He’s got a strong Friday , Apr. 18 Andrew Ford helped their leg, and he’s the veteran guy everything. I just feel more Women’s Tennis at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. All Day respective causes with out there right now. I think confident with Foster’s impressive performances. he’s the best, but we’ll con- defense and my position.” Track & Field at ACC Champ. “Andrew Ford was 12-15 tinue the competition and Riley stepped in at cor- Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day and made some good plays,” see where that goes.” nerback to fi ll the void Beamer said. “And I think as Th e summer session will of the injured freshman Baseball vs. Duke long as you’re accurate, and bring in other prospective All-American Brandon English Field 5:30 p.m. he’s an accurate guy, you kickers as well. Facyson. can get those other things “We’ve got a lot of work on “I think this is a break- Saturday, Apr. 19 going. Th e more he knows, both sides and the kicking through season for me,” Track & Field at ACC Champ. the more he learns, and the game, but we’re off to a good Riley said. “I just wanted Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day more he knows where the start,” Beamer said. “I’ve got to step up and be that guy ball needs to go.” a couple of really good kick- everyone could depend Men’s Tennis vs. Virginia Motley’s outing was high- ers coming in. So we’ll see on.” Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center 11 a.m. lighted by a 56-yard touch- how we fi nish up the spring Luther Maddy, Ken down pass to Demitri here, and we’ll get the best Ekanem and Corey Marshall Lacrosse at Maryland Knowles. Th e redshirt soph- guy out there.” enhanced the defense’s College Park, Md. 12 p.m. omore completed 12 of 20 Th e defense, however, stole dynamic performance by passes on the day. the show -- racking up 13 adding a relentless pass Softball at Maryland “We’re going to try to get sacks, forcing two fumbles, rush. College Park, Md. 1 p.m. as improved as we can,” said and recording an intercep- off ensive coordinator Scott tion. Baseball vs. Duke English Field 2 p.m. Loeffl er. “Th ose other two The interception was I can’t say enough guys are coming May 28th, secured by Donovan Riley, about those guys. Sunday, Apr. 20 and we’re going to have the a junior, who has shown sig- “ Women’s Tennis at Florida State most competitive atmo- nifi cant improvement from They’re doing Tallahassee, Fla. 12 p.m. sphere that we can have to last year. fi nd out who our starting “I defi nitely feel more a heck of a job, Baseball vs. Duke quarterback is.” comfortable this year,” Riley consistently.” English Field 1 p.m. Freshman signee Chris said. “Last year was my fi rst Bud Foster Durkin and Texas Tech spring so I didn’t get the Softball at Maryland transfer Michael Brewer gist of things. Th is year, I’m Defensive College Park, Md. 1 p.m. will join the mix of pros- more calm and understand Th e main focus for per- ERICA CORDER/SPPS fecting the defense lies Escaping pressure, Brenden Hotley scans the fi eld for a receiver. within improving the back end. Foster was satisfied they got hot and they got “We have no seconds in with the pressure applied tired.” our back end,” Forster said. by the defense through- Th e Hokies will take the “We’re playing with a bunch out the entirety of the fi eld again Saturday, April of walk-on kids, and they scrimmage. 26 for their annual spring can’t even get lined up right “It was a good scrim- game. now. We’ve just got to get mage,” Foster said. “It those backup guys bet- was warm out there and ter because they’re a play I think it challenged our away from being the fi rst guys physically, but as guy.” much mentally too because @mpavacich_VT its summer. its beautiful. its blacksburg.

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