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CAVALIER Volume 66, Issue 11April 8, 2015

The Official Student Newspaper of UVa-Wise

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SAB is sponsoring a night of blacklight putt-putt April 15 in Cantrell Hall from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Blacklight putt putt

Be-Wise-er alcohol aware-ness program will will take place April 15 in the Slemp Student Center Atrium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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see American Travels, page 2

Photos courtesy of Larissa Harris

Larissa HarrisStaff [email protected]

I don’t want to start this with a cliched, “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer,” or, “See the world, come home for love,” but this is going to be an article that tells you to travel. Travel changes who you are, influences what you be-lieve in and opens your mind to new ideas. Each time I travel to a new country, or even a new place, I come back with a greater appreciation for my own country and family as well as an enhanced view of the world.

Now, I’m not telling you to go right this minute to the travel agents and book a flight to Africa, Europe or Russia. I’m telling you that there are much cheaper ways to travel and that your own country, America, has a lot to offer.

During spring break I visited Richmond, Virginia Beach and Washington D.C., as well as doing a Con-tiki tour on the West Coast. Contiki (www.contiki.com) is an Australian company that now operates in-ternationally, offering budget holidays for 18-35 year olds around the world. I did their Western Highlights tour, which was 8 days starting in LA. We visited San Diego, Phoenix, the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. I spent the week hot air ballooning, flying in a helicop-ter over the Grand Canyon, speed boating and even spent St. Patrick’s Day in Vegas.

While the majority of tourists on the trip were 20-something Australians, we also had people from New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and Japan. You can even participate in a Contiki tour in your own country.

Travel, travel, travelAn Aussie in America

Damean MathewsNews [email protected]

As graduation approaches, various senior-oriented projects are underway.

One of them is the senior class gift project. The purpose of this project is to encourage

seniors to leave a monetary gift to the college that can be used for anything the college needs, and can be designated toward a specific purpose such as scholarships or sports teams, according to Valerie Lawson, senior director of develop-ment and Jen Boa, assistant director of annual giving, in an email.

“Leaving a gift to the college upon gradu-ation demonstrates that our students believe in the importance and success of UVa-Wise,”


I feel like we should have more students represented -- we talk to Jessie O’Quinn kind of often, given the number of students on campus.

Students at UVa-Wise have seen their lives affected greatly in the last week and a half, as they work to maintain a new class schedule in the wake of Febuary’s snow-storm.

College officials decided during spring break to develop an altered schedule for five weeks at the end of the semester, leading to some confusion among students and staff.

Monday and Wednesday classes, which usually operate on a 50 minute schedule, have

Challenge 2015: Senior class gift

A new schedule rocks UVa-Wise

see Schedule, page 5see Senior gift, page 5

For more travel articles visit page 2

Page 7: Lacrosse team improves and takes home a win; Coach Burton helps athletes improve on skills and ability.

Photo courtesy of Chancellor Donna Henry

Goldie Henry sports the new schedule t-shirts.

Australian exchange student Larissa Harris takes in famous American landmarks such as Route 66 which runs for a total of 2,448 miles through America.

Sports on campus

news The Highland Cavalier March 25, 2015

Damean Mathews | The Highland Cavalier

The highs and lows of Southwest Virginia


They call it the “Grand Canyon of the East.” It sits on the the border of Virginia and Kentucky, right in

the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Created by a reced-ing inland sea and the once roaring river that is now known as Russell Fork, the gorge known as Breaks Interstate Park has brought millions of viewers in to observe its fantastic beauty.

The park was a haven for me, even before I explored any of it on my own, but I think a part of me always knew there was more waiting. It wasn’t until a summer trip during high school that I found the place that took my breath away more than anything else I’d seen there.

Taking my leave of the family and friends that I’d gone with, I made my way down a trail that seemed to hug the very face of the mountain, knowing one wrong step could send me tumbling down the rocky slope where my body might never be found. It was exhilarating. I hiked for half a mile across the dense mountain, the barely visible path choked by vines and brambles that grabbed at my legs as if trying to hold me there with them and make me a part of the mountain itself.

I pushed onward, driven by something deep inside of me that told me I had but a little farther to go. Breaking out of the suffocating brush, I was rewarded by a sight that, to this day, still makes my heart stop for a second before pulling me forward in ecstasy. The rock outcropping that is now one of my favorite places on earth looked like little more than a finger of stone pointing out over the gorge, as if the mountain itself was forever frozen in awe at the mesmerizing beauty. I darted forward, as I have so many times since, and stood on the outermost edge of the rock, feeling the rush of wind and adrenaline sending my mind and body into a frenzy that made the place look all the more beautiful.

Staring forward across the gorge I saw the peaks and ridges of the Appalachian Mountains on both sides of the state line, rising up as if to rejoice in their own magnificence. The river roared beneath me, its sound being carried by the rock walls up to my ears in perfect clarity.

Across the gorge miles of wilderness stretched out be-fore me, illuminated in the late summer sun as I stood on the edge of the world and looked in wonder. I knew at that point that I had found something incredibly special.

Spending time with a multicultural group of young people, I believe, enhances your travel experience, and you can make some pretty wonderful friends in a week.

Recently I visited New York City, seeing the Statue of Lib-erty, 9/11 memorial and museum, a Broadway show and the view from The Rock, before returning to small town life in Wise.

People have told me, “you’ve been to more places than me, and I have lived here my whole life,” but I retort that I am the same. I have not seen all the “hot spots” in Aus-tralia, nor been to every state and territory. (And we only have 8!)

From my experiences, Ameri-ca has a lot to offer. The unique and diverse cultures, people and places give you some great memo-ries and experiences without ever having to leave the country you were born in.

Hannah McNewOpinion [email protected]

With the warmer temperatures and sunny weather we have been having, it’s time to leave the gym and take your exercise elsewhere.

The question is: Where should you go? I’m sure that you have been to the High Knob so many times that you’ve lost count. While High Knob is beau-tiful and is great for taking your four-wheel drive truck across the mountain, I suggest a change in scenery.

A place that is bound to catch your eye is Mendota Fire Tower in Mendota, Virginia. Though, most people refer to it as Mendota Tower.

The first time I went to Mendota was on a high school field trip. I am from the general area, but I had never been before. I was blown away by the peacefulness and beauty of the area.

There are many ways you can go to Mendota, but prepare for a long day ahead of you because it is over an hour away from our school.

One of the most important things before hiking Mendota Tower is to bring a buddy, and make sure people know where you are. It’s in the middle of nowhere, so you want to be cautious. It’s hard telling what crazy thing will be lurking near.

It would also be a good idea to bring a small backpack that has the essentials, such as a first aid kit, water and snacks.

Be sure to wear comfortable tennis shoes and clothes when you go. It is a rigorous hike all the way to the top, and driving up to the tower is impossible. Also, you might need an inhaler by the time you reach the top. Trust me. It’s a rough one.

When you finally reach the point that your legs won’t want to move, that is when you know you’ve reached your destination. At the peak of your hike, you will see a tall, metal tower and a rocky cliff.

Once you get there, you will notice that the scenery is breathtaking.

There are more than 16 species of hawks that populate the area, so be sure to bring some binoculars and a camera. You will be amazed to see how many birds you find soaring above you.

As you stand near the edge of the cliff, you will see green, rolling hills be-low you. Try not to get too close. There is nearly an 1,800 foot drop, and you definitely don’t want that to happen.Make sure that you have fun, but be safe at the same time.

Take plenty of pictures of your spring adventures, and send them to the Highland Cavalier at [email protected]. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Mendota tower has best view around

Grand Canyon of the East

Continued from page 1

American Travels

Photos courtesy of Larissa Harris

The Virginia/Kentucky border known as Breaks Interstate park.

Photos courtesy of Hannah McNew

Australian exchange student Larissa Harris enjoys a view of the Empire State Building in New York City.

Top: This is the view from near the base of the tower.Right: Lex Johnson stands at the base of the tower on a high-school trip.

news The Highland Cavalier April 8, 2015

Gabriel DillonStaff Writer [email protected]

Ninth district Congressman Morgan Griffith held a town hall meeting on campus on March 31, where he talked to student for about 30 minutes.

One topic, however, domi-nated most of the session: Obam-acare, or the Affordable Care Act.

The first question asked by members of the audience related to student loan interest rates, and how they have nearly doubled in the past year.

“The student loan program was pretty much taken over by the federal government as a part of Obamacare,” Griffith said. “Part of the reason it was put into Obamacare was to make the math

work because Obamacare costs so much money. They sold the student loan program as a partial way to keep the Obamacare num-bers from looking as high as they were going to be.”

The discussion of Obamacare did not end there, though. Other questions arose concerning the legislation in different matters of government, including the court case King v. Burwell. The case challenges the power of the In-ternal Revenue Service in issuing subsidies enacted by the Afford-able Care Act.

“If they decide in the favor of the administration, the balance of power in this country between the three branches of government will have shifted dramatically to the Supreme Court,” Griffith said.

Congressman Griffith visits campus

Jay David | The Highland Cavalier

Congressman Morgan Griffith R-Salem, answers questions in Cantrell Hall with students during an on-campus question and answer segment.


Relay For Lifehits UVa-WiseZemery GilliamSenior Features [email protected]

A new approach to raising awareness about cancer brought about 70 participants to Cantrell Hall for Relay for Life on March 28.

Organized by the President of Colleges Against Cancer-Relay for Life Katla Figgatt, the event raised over $200. Figgatt considered the event a success.

“The overall turnout between students and faculty was very good,” Figgatt said. “Compared to last year, this year was an overall success.”

Of the many fun events that occurred including Zumba, kara-oke and a frozen T-shirt contest in which teams attempt to unfurl a frozen shirt before their competi-tors.

Figgatt mentioned that the most memorable things to happen at the event were the luminaria ceremony and the balloon release.

“The luminaria ceremony is a ceremony that gives participants the opportunity to remember, hon-or and reflect on the lives that have been touched by cancer. This is done by lighting what is known as a luminaria bag, which is a deco-rated white bag, in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend,” said Figgatt.

The balloon release was an event that was special to the event leadership team and allowed them to honor two people.

“One was a father of a fam-ily that we had adopted this spring and was able to hold a benefit din-ner and donate Christmas presents to the family,” Figgatt said. “Ran-dy Perry, the father of this family passed away the weekend prior to the event from brain cancer so it gave us a way to remember him especially in our event. The other individual was Reagan Fleming, an 18 year old that had also passed away just a few days before our Relay event from childhood bone cancer.”

Figgatt added that “during the releasing, we symbolized that we were letting go of the pain that they felt and the unanswered questions that their families were left with.”

Figgatt has a personal experi-ence with cancer and what it can do a family.

“I started having a role in Re-lay for Life when my mom was diagnosed with cancer when I was in 3rd grade. Although I was a par-ticipant for several years after that. This cancer took my greatest in-spiration away from me, my mom, but cancer didn’t end there for me. cancer took away my granny, sev-eral aunts, uncles, many cousins and many friends. I watched loved ones suffer as the dreaded disease ate away each and everything that they had in them.”

However Figgatt also men-tioned that “I’ve also been able to watch friends and family members beat the disease and it’s for those people that I’m fighting that they can continue to be in remission.”

Figgatt feels that Relay for Life is her chance to be a part of the fight that all people with this dis-ease fight everyday.

Betsy Grossman, UVA Cancer Center Outreach and Clinical Tri-als Navigator attended the event to provide information about the UVA Cancer Center and explained why she was lead to her current work.

“I am a cancer survivor. Four years ago I finished treatment for cancer of the tonsil, I had my sur-gery at the the UVA Cancer Center and radiation treatments at the SW Virginia Cancer Center in Norton and I am disease free today,” said Grossman

As a clinical trials navigator, Grossman can provide information about cancer treatments, support services and clinical trials that may help someone with a cancer diag-nosis. For any cancer related ques-tions, Grossman’s office is located at the Ely Fitness Center Room 119. Her number is 276-376-3437.

For any information regarding Relay for Life, go to www.relayfor-life.org or e-mail Figgatt at kef8n@

Students participate in a relay race that involves wrapping each other in streamers during the Relay for Life cancer awareness event March 28.

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Gabriel DillonStaff [email protected]

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has officially announced his intention to run for president in 2016. Since this is evidently going to be a big deal in 2016, we should all probably know at least 10 important things about Ted Cruz.

1. He was born in CanadaThough he renounced his Canadian citizenship, many have ridiculed his

intention to run for president since he was not born in the U.S., including Donald Trump. But we like Canadians more than Donald Trump, so who cares?2. He really hates Obamacare … Like seriously

Ted Cruz has gone as far as to filibuster a vote to fund Obamacare for 21 hours. His filibuster included a reciting of Dr. Seuss and even a Darth Vader impression. Personally, I would admire any man who would read “Green Eggs and Ham” on the Senate floor.3. He announced his presidential candidacy at Liberty University

Cruz announced his candidacy for 2016 at Liberty University in Lynch-burg, Virginia. His announcement was actually kind of crashed by a group of students visibly wearing “Stand with Rand” T-shirts in the background. Rand Paul, that is.4. His father, Rafael, is Cuban

Rafael Cruz was born in Cuba … and fought for Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution. Marco Rubio only wishes he could be that cool.5. He’s signing up for Obamacare … even though he hates it

Cruz is signing up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, evidently because he believes he should follow the law of the United States.6. He’s only a first-term senator

Ted Cruz was elected in 2012, and is already running for president. Hon-estly, if he can filibuster for 21 hours without running to the restroom, he deserves the Oval Office.7. He’s the first Hispanic senator elected in Texas

Ted Cruz is the first elected senator in Texas to be of Hispanic descent, even though Hispanics really didn’t even vote for him.8. He was a law clerk under Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist

Cruz served as law clerk for Rehnquist briefly from 1996 to 1997, be-came solicitor general of Texas in 2003 and wore cowboy boots to the Su-preme Court like a true Texan.9. He advocated for abolishing the IRS

Argued for less government involvement in taxation and advocated for a simple flat tax for all Americans.10. He looks eerily similar to Joe McCarthy

At least we won’t have to suffer another Communist witch hunt.

10 things you might want to know about Ted Cruz

Photo courtesy of Cruz.senate.gov

2015 Miss UVa-Wise has been crowned Zemery GillamSenior Features [email protected]

Kelsey King was recently crowned 2015 Miss UVa-Wise. The Student Government As-sociation held its annual Miss UVa-Wise Scholarship Pageant in the Greear Gymnasium March 28. Kelsey King won a $350 scholarship for becoming Miss UVa-Wise. People’s choice win-ner Summer Begley received a $150 scholarship.

King, sophomore special ed-ucation major, won the pageant and is now Miss UVa-Wise.

“Winning Miss UVa-Wise was an honor,” King said. “I would not be able to attend school here if it were not for scholarship programs and to win one for doing what I love was an amazing accomplishment.”

Ciara Jenae Daymude, nurs-ing major and sophomore, re-ceived runner up at the pageant.

“I feel happy that I got run-ner up,” Daymude said. “I feel, at least, I did something right and most comments were to make more eye contact. With this experience I know how to prepare myself for next year.”

When asked about prepa-rations, King said, “I actually started making preparations as soon as I received the e-mail. I wrote out all of my speaking parts and practiced them nightly. I practiced on my own [for the choreographed dance] and made

sure I knew the choreography before taking the stage.” King also planned all of her outfits weeks in advance so that she could “feel comfortable in them and feel at ease in front of the judges.”

Daymude commented on why she chose the outfits that she wore.

“I selected these [dresses] because I always wanted a Cin-derella dress,” she said. “Busi-ness was simple and elegant.”

It started off with an intro-duction of the 10 contestants followed by two dance competi-tions and all contestants wearing their spirit wear. Secondly, there was business wear and career talk with contestants, with var-ied career paths including re-ceiving doctorates and teaching. Next was evening wear and an interview that followed. When asked about the hardest part of the pageant, King said, “Many people have misconceptions about the difficulty of beauty pageants. It takes time, work and organization to properly prepare for competition.”

King also said that the hard-est part for her was finding the correct spirit attire.

“I wanted to keep it classy by wearing a black and red UVa-Wise shirt with sequins, blue jean capris and red flats,” King added. She also mentioned that she wanted to avoid the “High School Homecoming” compari-sons to her spirit outfit.


Kelsey King, sophomore special education major, won the pageant on March 28 and was crowned Miss UVa-Wise for 2015.

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The annual UVa-Wise Day of Service will be held Saturday, April 11.

The Day of Service project calls for volunteers to help in cleanup and various improvement projects across campus and community.

This is an opportunity that attempts to bring students and com-munity members together in an attempt to beautify the area and in-cludes such projects as campus beautification, Wise County fair-grounds cleanup and Camp Bethel cleanup.

Volunteers are asked to check in in Cantrell Banquet Hall from 8-8:45 a.m. on the morning of April 11, where they will get a free T-shirt from the UVa-Wise Student Government Association and enjoy breakfast courtesy of the Wise Kiwanis Club.

A limited number of volunteers will be assigned to each of the many projects and transportation is not provided for off campus projects.

Certain projects are only open to UVa-Wise clubs and organiza-tions.

Coffee Night will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. The spring issue of Jimson Weed, UVa-Wise’s bi-annual editorial journal, will debut at the event. Sara M. Robinson, liter-ary instructor at University of Virginia, and Rita S. Quillen, creative writing professor at Mountain Empire Community College, will be the featured poets at Coffee Night.

“I think it’s a really strong issue, and possibly my favorite so far,” said Damean Mathews, managing editor for Jimson Weed. “I’m really proud to have it be my last issue as managing editor and I’m going to miss it tremendously when I’m gone.”

For more information, contact Mathews at [email protected].

John D. Simon, executive vice president and provost of the Uni-versity of Virginia and the Robert C. Taylor professor of chemistry there, will be the guest speaker at Commencement.

“He has been very good to UVa-Wise, he is a strong supporter,” said Director of News and Media Relations Kathy Still.

According to the University of Virginia’s website, Simon was vice-provost for academic affairs at Duke University from 2005 to 2011. Simon chaired Duke’s chemistry department from 1999 to 2004. Simon received his bachelor’s degree from Williams College in 1979 and his doctorate from the Department of Chemistry at Har-vard in 1983. Simon has received various awards for his scientific work including the Presidential Young Investigator Award and the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship.

Commencement 2015 will be the first to be live streamed on the internet.

“Some military families are able to see some of their relatives graduate,” Still said.“It will be very similar to how we live stream the games.”

For those who cannot be a part of the expected 3,000 people that will attend the ceremony, this provides an option to watch it.

For additional information about the event, contact Still at 276-376-1027.

Day of Service

Coffee Night

Spring 2015 Commecement speaker

Lawson and Boa said in an email.This year’s project is named

Challenge 2015, which is intended to encourage seniors to make a gift of $20.15, according to the project’s web page on the college website.

“It’s important for seniors to un-derstand that a small gift made by a number of donors really adds up,” the email said.

In addition to just making a do-nation to the college, students are able to purchase certificates that can be personalized for anyone they wish.

“The tradition of a senior class gift began in 2000,” Lawson and Boa said. “... Our goal has always been to inspire our seniors to accept the responsibility of being leaders as graduates of this institution.”

Interested students can make their donation directly on the project website, and can make a gift of any

size they wish. “We encourage every senior to

consider making a gift this year of any amount,” Lawson and Boa said. “There is no greater way to impact their own future than by making a gift that will make UVa-Wise stron-ger thus increasing the value of their own degree.”

As graduates enter the work world, they will have the financial means to pay it forward to make UVa-Wise stronger for those that follow in their footsteps, according to Lawson and Boa.

“Our goal is to have 100 percent of the seniors making a commitment to their alma mater,” Lawson and Boa said.

Those in charge of the project hope to establish a Student Philan-thropy Council next year in order spread the word about leaving a leg-acy, according to Lawson and Boa.


Senior gift

been lengthened to last 75 minutes each.

The length of Tuesday/Thursday classes remains the same, although the times have been changed, and the length of time between all classes was reduced to five minutes. Friday schedules are to rotate to operate on schedules for each day of the week.

These changes have lead to a number of students and staff finding themselves going to the wrong room at the wrong time, or staying in class longer than the allotted time.

“Though the original intention of the schedule change was to make up for lost time, it seems that it has caused more harm than it helped,” said junior math and music major Jessie O’Quinn.

This sentiment is one that many seem to echo.

“The added time for Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes, though a good idea, also makes it hard for students to focus on the material,” O’Quinn said.

College officials haven’t been facing a lot of complaints so far, however, according to Provost San-dy Huguenin.

“It’s [the schedule] at the same times now everyday, so I think we’re already starting to get used to that a little a bit,” Huguenin said.

The change in class times may affect more than just campus life, though, according to both Huguenin and O’Quinn.

“The schedule change has caused people who had a steady work sched-ule outside of class to lose hours, or jobs depending on their [boss’s] le-niency,” O’Quinn said.

Student work was on the minds of those in charge of organizing the schedule, according to Huguenin.

“My sense is if we had done Sat-urdays … I think that would have been very tough,” Huguenin said.

Added construction to the side-walks around Zehmer Hall and the library have also had an impact on the schedule, given the shorter amount of time to go from one class to another.

“The lost time in between class-es in addition with the construction makes it nearly impossible to make it to class on time,” O’Quinn said. “This means that students who have quizzes at the beginning of class suffer by losing time or failing the quiz.”

Although perhaps not the most popular, some feel the change could have been worse.

“I don’t know that I think it’s a good solution, [but] I think it is the least bad solution,” Huguenin said.


Schedule

Be your own boss:Entrepreneurship on campus

Senior business major Jaime Robinson cuts a ribbon at the grand opening of her entrepreneurship project “Dream Stream.”

Darrian Pickett | The Highland Cavalier

For more about on-campus entreprenuership and the visiting speaker read Darrian Pickett’s article on www.highlandcavalier.com.

opinion The Highland Cavalier April 8, 2015

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People have questioned the motives and the existence of the mysterious man in the blue box for over 50 years.

First airing in 1963, “Doctor Who” mesmerized audiences with strange music, a stranger storyline and understandably sub-par special effects.

Fifty-two years later, “Doctor Who” has reached all new audi-ences and, after a 16-year hiatus broken only by a TV movie and a number of audio journeys, the

show was rebooted with the Time Lord’s ninth incarnation just start-ing his life cycle.

The new series has been run-ning for 10 years now and has picked up incredible steam in that time. Fans the world over rejoice when The Doctor, in any of his four incarnations (five if you count “the other one”) saves the day with the help of his companions, his trusty sonic screwdriver and the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space, mind you - and yes, it IS bigger on the inside).

But what is the appeal of The Doctor? What keeps people com-ing back?

One of the many things that give the Whoniverse its unique and dedicated fan base is the incredible diversity the show brings forth.

While displaying impossible scenarios, lovable characters and story arcs that are stronger than ever, even after 50 years, the show creates an atmosphere that makes you want more, and it isn’t the only one on the BBC these days.

Fans of this show were like-wise enticed by the realization that Steven Moffat, writer and producer of “Doctor Who,” was working on a modern day version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s self-proclaimed consulting detective, Sherlock

Holmes. Needless to say, fans have been

entranced by Moffat’s “Sherlock” (which absolutely has nods to his Gallifreyan friend) and have asked for a crossover between the impos-sibly clever detective and the last Time Lord, and reports say Moffat isn’t ruling the possibility out.

Personally this possibility makes me absolutely ecstatic. I will certainly be keeping my eyes out for this incredible experience. Un-til it happens, though, there will be plenty of cases, adventures, species and villains to keep me enthralled between these two incredible fan-doms.

Hannah McNewOpinion [email protected]

I, in no way, am a needy girl. I don’t ex-pect a lot from guys on dates.

At the same time, I definitely don’t want to just curl up on the couch with someone and watch Netflix movies all day when it could be pretty outside.

While cuddling and watching movies can turn out to be not such a bad choice, a girl would like to occasionally venture to other date-night destinations.

Here are some outdoor date-night sug-gestions that will have your girl as happy as a clam, and guess what?

You don’t even have to leave campus in order to make these dates happen.

1. Take her on a picnic. Grab a blanket and some sandwiches, and

head out to McCraray lawn. Girls love when you take them out for a picnic. Be sure to check the weather before you go. You don’t want it to rain on your parade. I have never experienced a picnic in the rain, but I feel it wouldn’t be pleasant.

2. Go fishing. Round up some fishing poles and bread,

and make your way to the pond. She may not know how to fish, or you might not know how. This will be an opportunity to teach each oth-er and bond. Then again, you both might not have gone fishing. If that’s the case, it will be an experience the two of you will share for the first time. Just make sure that this isn’t a first date or it might just end up like the MTV show “Catfish.” You very well might end up at the bottom of the pond.

3. Gaze at the stars. While the professor at the observatory

could be talking about constellations that are thousands of light years away, the two of you could be in your own Venus love ring.

4. Have a late-night campfire. There are fire pits on campus that are hard-

ly utilized. Gather up the ingredients needed to make s’mores and find a few serenading Pi Kappa Phi members. Then, you will be good to go. Perhaps the latter is a bit much, but it is a sure way to start a fire in both of you.

5. Go for a walk. Sometimes it is nice to walk around and

take in the scenery you normally would take for granted, especially if it is with someone you care about. Taking walks together could create bonds as well as improving your over-all health. Better health releases endorphins, which make you happy, and happiness is the foundation of a healthy and lasting relation-ship. You can’t beat that.

What do we need on campus?Hannah McNewOpinion [email protected]

Students at UVa-Wise were asked the question: “If UVa-Wise could offer anything on campus (classes, majors, extracurricular activities, etc.), what would you like to see added?” Here are the results:

Cheap dates for broke college kids

More vending machines around campus

ATM

More summer classes

Dance/ballet classes Men’s lacrosse team

More foreign language classes

Larger dining options

More concerts

Men and women’s soccer teams

More majors

Zemery GilliamSenior Features [email protected]

Tinder is finally having some real competi-tion in the form of Bumble. The new dating app for iPhone was created by former Tinder execu-tive Whitney Wolfe and for all intents and pur-poses, it is identical to Tinder, swipes and all, except for one key feature.

If there is a match, men are not allowed to send the first message. Women have to initiate the conversation. This feature makes perfect sense, especially for those who have been in the online dating game for a while. thus creating a realistic scenario for online dating.

To see the rest of Zemery’s article, visit www.highlandcavalier.com.

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sports The Highland Cavalier April 8, 2015

Weights and Conditioning Coordinator Jarrod Bur-ton coaches Blair Harding during a women’s basket-ball post-season workout.

Kellie Waycaster of the UVa-Wise softball team swings for a foul ball in the last home doubleheader.


Lacrosse winsDarrian PickettSports [email protected]

The UVa-Wise lacrosse team logged its first win in the program’s history this month.

The lacrosse team de-feated Lincoln Memorial University 15-2 on April 1, bringing their record to 1-6 overall. Freshmen Stepha-nie Sintetas, Annie Hanson, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Cole, Lauren Donahue, Taylor Lawton and senior Morgan Goodbrod recorded goals for the team. Hanson recorded her second hat trick and Sintetas led all scorers with a career-high of four goals for the Cava-liers.

“It was awesome win-ning our first game in the program’s history and just to be apart of that was very special,” Marshall said. “We

always try to go in every game with the mindset of play our game and we can accomplish many things.”

A good amount of stu-dents and faculty to cheer on the Cavaliers as they took on Tennessee Wesley-an College March 24.

Marshall said, “It is our first season and we’re all freshman or have never played lacrosse so what do you expect, a winning sea-son? No.”

“I don’t really know how I expected it to be be-cause this is my first time ever playing,” freshman and lacrosse rookie Dani-elle Newcomb said.

Also according to New-comb the snow break did affect the team’s season in some ways.

“I think it affected us because when we went to Young Harris that was the first time we’ve actu-

ally practiced on turf in the longest time, so it’s like completely different from a small little space where you’re limited to the big space,” Newcomb said.

Newcomb believes the team making history is special. Marshall thinks that what makes this team special is the diversity of the players, what they’ve learned and what the pro-gram has in store next year.

“Just the kind of girls that she recruited, we’re all so different and we all come from all over and it’s just a learning process and even with the seven coming in next year it’s going to be re-ally cool,” Marshall said.

The lacrosse team will compete against West Vir-ginia Wesleyan College at home on Friday, April 17 and Sunday, April 19 against Wheeling Jesuit University.

Darrian PickettSports [email protected]

Over the past two weeks, many football players and other athletes can be seen limping around campus as most fall and winter sports have started their post-sea-son workouts with Strength and Conditioning Coordi-nator Jarrod Burton.

In 2012, prior to coming to UVa-Wise, Burton worked and trained with the Olympic bobsled, skeleton and luge teams at the Lake Placid Olympic Center in New York.

“I also trained with them and tried out for the bob-sled team; I never made the team, but I got to take a couple runs,” Burton said. “That was important to me and the reason that was important to me is because I wanted to know how our training was affecting them physically, so by experiencing that I had a better un-derstanding of the things that they were going through which gave me a better idea of how to manipulate cer-tain things. This was just an internship; I had no con-trol over those programs so the thing that I could get the most was an understanding of why we did what we did.”

According to Burton, the difference between pre-season fall workouts and practices and the spring off-season workouts is the focus. In the spring they focus on making athletes better at what they do while in the fall the focus is on preparing for games.

Sophomore middle linebacker Zack Blair believes that coach Burton’s training contributed to his success this past football season.

“I definitely feel like coach Burton is needed in ev-ery athletic program,” Blair said. “He brings the kind of intensity and motivational skills needed to run a sports team. He pushes athletes to their limits and he was defi-nitely one of the biggest reasons I received any of my accolades.”

Burton compares training to a pyramid and says the base of the pyramid is built during a hard training cycle that starts at the beginning of the winter.

“You think of training like a pyramid then you have to build that foundation which is your muscle mass. Once you get the foundation, we want to make those new muscles stronger; that’s the next step. Once we make those new muscles stronger, we want to make them react faster or be more explosive, so that’s the fi-nal stage and that’s where we’re at right now,” Burton said. “Right now our reps are very low, our weights are very high and we’re getting ready to max out. During our max out, the goals are to see us jump higher, to have a higher power clean, to sprint faster those things to help you on the field. But you can’t accomplish those things without laying the foundation first, which is what we do earlier in the winter.”

Though Burton’s workouts are tough he genuinely wants the athletes he trains to get better.

Helping his athletes learn not only how to train but how to act in the real world, and watching them ac-complish their goals is Burton’s favorite part of his job.

“My favorite part about my job is watching kids come in with no idea how to train physically and some-times no idea how to act in general, with a very poor understanding of why it’s important to be on time or be dressed appropriately; or focus when their trying to ac-complish something, and over time, consistently hold-ing them accountable to those things, they start to take it as important for themselves,” he said. “As that hap-pens you start to see them develop into someone that thinks it is important to do things the right way.”

Building gains with Burton

Softball struggles in conference playDarrian PickettSports [email protected]

With a current record of 4-12 overall and 4-6 in the conference, the UVa-Wise softball team continued to compete against conference opponents in the last half of March.

Currently, junior pitcher Kellie Way-caster leads the team with a batting average of .429, freshman catcher Bridget Henzel leads the team with 11 runs and junior out-fielder Mindy Combs leads the team with four home runs.

According to Waycaster there is some pressure to be successful this season after the team’s title winning season of 2014, and it’s going to take their experience and drive to get back to the conference champi-onship this season.

“I think there’s a ton of pressure. Es-pecially from our parents, people around campus and returners. Everyone wants to see us succeed like we did last year if not better. Being a returner, I feel the pressure of it as well, just wanting to have that feel-ing again of being the best,” Waycaster said. “We have to know that this is going to be a rough road, but to set it aside and play like it’s our last game every game. We have to go into each game with confidence that we will walk away with a win if not two wins.”

Another returner, sophomore outfielder Sarah Beamer, thinks that the rough begin-nings of the season are coming to an end.


Jay David | The Highland CavalierHannah Marshall sprints past a defender in the Mountain East Conference home opener against Shepherd University.

“I think the team can improve by con-tinuing to move forward and get better. While we have had a rough start, things are starting to mellow out for us and our puzzle is starting to finally come together,” Beamer said.

As of right now, the Cavaliers are ranked eighth in the conference with less than half of the scheduled games left to play.

According to Beamer the stint of bad weather did not have a negative of effect on the team’s momentum.

“During the two weeks of no school we still had lifting, conditioning, and prac-tices either working on footwork for infield and outfield or hitting drills,” she said. “I feel as if it did not affect us in any nega-tive way because we still worked hard and improved.”

The softball team is preparing to om-pete at home in a doubleheader against West Virginia Wesleyan College on Satur-day, April 11 at 1 p.m. as their season con-tinues to progress.

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