Thursday, April 17th, 2014 An independent, student-run newspaper serving the Virginia Tech community since 1903 www.collegiatetimes.com COLLEGIATETIMES 110th year, issue 11 News, page 2 Lifestyles, page 5 Opinions, page 3 Sports, page 6 Study Break, page 4 Preliminary Gov. McAuliff e pays respect trial begins for Shrestha homicide CAMERON AUSTIN news editor Th ree suspects charged in con- nection with the death of Virginia Tech student Samanata Shrestha will make their fi rst court appearanc- SHRESTHA es today. Jessica Michelle Ewing, Keifer Kyle Brown and Michael Christian Heller will have their preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. in the Montgomery County General District Court. Shrestha, a senior biological sciences major from Vienna, was reported missing on Feb. 8. She was later found dead in her vehicle on Feb. 10. BEN WEIDLICH / SPPS Ewing, a senior fi shery sciences Gov. Terry McAuliffe and President Charles Steger pause at the April 16th memorial Wednesday during his visit to campus. and biological sciences major, is charged with the second-degree murder of Shrestha. Search warrants fi led in February show that police are unaware of the connection between Ewing and Shrestha. Ewing has been held in the Motley gains ground aft er Student artists Western Virginia Regional Jail without bond. Bail determina- tion sheets show that Ewing was “uncooperative” with police and requested an attorney. Tech’s second scrimmage share their stories According to search war- rants, Brown stated that he was a friend of Ewing and that ALEX KOMA “Th e purpose of my start- managing editor LEWIS MILLHOLLAND she contacted him on Feb. 8 news staff writer up, See Th ru Vision, is to requesting his help, saying that provide a platform for local she had done something terrible For most of the two years artists to express them- and wanted him to assist her. Brenden Motley has spent Up-and-coming local selves on controversial Brown, 23, a 2013 Tech grad- in the Virginia Tech foot- artist Jordan Holmes orga- concepts,” Holmes said. uate, is currently facing two ball program, he’s largely nized the N.I.T.E. Vision Personal hardships were charges in connection with been considered an aft er- - Nervous in the Evening a common inspiration of the homicide investigation – thought. - showcase last night in the expression throughout the a felony off ense involving the Now he’s the top quarter- Next Door Bake Shop. Th e night. “transport, conceal or alter (of) back on the depth chart. event emphasized present- “[Artists expressed] a dead body … with malicious While Motley began the ing controversial issues issues stemming from gen- intent and to prevent detec- spring as a backup to red- through artistic expres- der battles, racial battles, tion of an unlawful act” and a shirt senior and presump- sion. issues with sexual orien- misdemeanor charge of acces- tive starter Mark Leal, he’s Th e mediums of expres- tation… things people sory aft er the fact, according to since vaulted into the top sion included interpretive generally sweep under the warrants. Brown was released spot aft er an impressive dance, song, spoken word rug,” Holmes said. on a $25,000 secured bond in showing during the team’s and playing the ukulele Th e fi rst performance of February. second spring scrimmage “like an electric guitar,” the night was a monologue His release was based on while Leal sat out with a said Holmes. by Holmes, concerning the the condition that he will knee injury. ERICA CORDER / SPPS Many artists combined artificial disadvantages be on pretrial supervision “I got a huge opportunity Scanning the fi eld, Brenden Motley (9) looks for a receiver. their talents into a single of his skin color. He was until his preliminary trial, (in the scrimmage) and I presentation. One recited accompanied by freshman according to Montgomery feel like I did pretty well,” of 20 passes for 160 yards Coming out of an original poem while architecture major Xavier County Commonwealth’s Motley said. “Th ere’s defi - and a touchdown. Christiansburg High another strummed notes, Freeman, who performed Attorney Mary nitely some things I’ve got “To me at fi rst, it was School, few people thought with a third dancing to the an interpretive dance that Pettitt. to work on, but I feel like I Mark and the rest of the Motley had much of a shot beat. the two worked together to Pettitt also said that Brown did some good things.” guys. But I feel like Motley at starting for Tech. Performers discussed develop. would not be permitted to Motley worked with the showed that he is in the topics as personal as they contact Ewing during his fi rst-team off ense for the running,” said wide receiv- were controversial. Topics release. entirety of the 99-play er Demitri Knowles. “It’s see MOTLEY / page six included race, rape, pov- Heller will also appear in scrimmage, completing 12 impressive.” erty and suicide. see STORIES / page two court facing a charge of mis- demeanor accessory after the fact in a felony. He was released on a $3,000 unsecured bond following his arrest on Feb. 11. NRCC shooter pleads guilty to felony charges Heller is listed in the Virginia Tech directory as a mechanical engineering student. It is unclear DEAN SEAL two counts of use of a fi re- in prison for the aggravated vehicle at the doors of the splintering in the wooden whether Heller is currently news editor arm in the commission of a malicious wounding convic- main entrance to NRCC in door — she still has lim- enrolled. felony. tions and a mandatory six an attempt to block people ited range of motion in New River Neil MacInnis, a 19-year- years on the fi rearms usage from exiting the building. the majority of her fi ngers, Community old from Christiansburg, convictions. Video surveillance from according to Pettit’s release. College pleaded guilty in the MacInnis was arrested on inside the building showed Another woman, Kristina STAY UPDATED (NRCC) Montgomery County Circuit April 12, 2013 aft er fi ring a MacInnis entering and Bousserghine, was hid- student that Court on April 16, accord- pump shotgun several times pointing the shotgun at a ing behind a chair in the Check back with the opened fi re ing to a press release from inside of NRCC, injuring group of people, and then lobby area of NRCC, and at his school Commonwealth’s Attorney two people. fi ring the gun twice through was subsequently spotted by Collegiate Times for a year ago Mary Pettitt. A detailed account of a closed door at Taylor MacInnis, according to sur- more updates as the has been MACINNIS Th ere is no sentence agree- what occurred that day was Sharpe. Sharpe’s left hand veillance footage. found guilty ment between the common- reviewed in MacInnis’ court was severely inured, and she case unfolds. on two counts of aggravated wealth and MacInnis — he hearing. According to the sustained partial injuries malicious wounding and faces up to two life terms report, MacInnis parked his to her chest and face from see NRCC/ page two NEWS LIFESTYLES SPORTS ONLINE It only took 3 centimeters for One organization’s Th e Hokies run For updates throughout the day Tech’s Chem-E-Car team to “cup of tea” is out of steam late check www.collegiatetimes.com qualify for nationals. raising money for in the game and Bangladesh families lose to their rivals ctlifestyles see page 2 living in poverty. at U.Va. How much does it take to fund a clinical trial for Check out this CollegiateTimes cancer research? week’s Career Corner on smart see page 2 social media use. @collegiatetimes see page 5 see page 6 2 April 17, 2014 [email protected] NEWS collegiatetimes.com NRCC: Trial Chem-E-Car wins state competition exposes proof EMILY HUGHES of planning news staff writer from page one A margin of 3 centimeters MacInnis fired at during the Chem-E-Car Bousserghine’s back at point initial run secured Virginia blank range, chipping her spine Tech’s team fi rst place in a and pelvis but missing her spi- competition that took place nal cord. at the University of Virginia Th e release says Bousserghine last month. now has permanent scarring “Basically, we built a shoe- and an indentation on her back box-sized vehicle that has to as a result. start off of a chemical reac- MacInnis was apprehended by tion,” said chemical engi- a security guard soon aft er. neering major Meredith Pettitt was able to present evi- Cook. dence that MacInnis had been Cook is one of two seniors planning the attack for at least on the team of six. Other a week before the shooting team members include occurred. A video was present- senior Amy Wang, juniors ed in court that MacInnis had Coogan Thompson and made himself, discussing plans Jessica Kersey, sophomore and displaying the shotgun. Yining Hao, and fresh- MacInnis told police that he man Bobby Hollingsworth. had considered performing a Th ey collectively beat out similar shooting in high school seventeen other teams in but was too young to purchase the competition, hosted by a gun at the time. He received the American Institute of mental health treatment at Chemical Engineers. that time, according to Pettitt’s “At the competition, we release. have an hour prep time COURTESY OF MEREDITH COOK Th e shooting became contro- once they tell you the dis- Virginia Tech’s Chem-E-Car team runs their vehicle 3 centimeters from their target distance, placing fi rst in the state and going on to nationals in the fall.