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INSIDE OPINION:

Dr. Shaoxian Yu advised student

organizations and helped organize

events for the universitys Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

By AngelA WoolseyFAirFAx County times

Losing a job isnt easy for anyone, but George Mason Uni-versitys decision to remove Dr. Shaoxian Yu, formerly an as-sociate director for the colleges Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education (ODIME), has provoked a par-ticularly strong reaction from students and other community members in Fairfax, where the universitys main campus is lo-cated.

After working at the uni-versity since 2002, Yu received a letter from GMU Office of University Life assistant vice president Jana Hurley on Feb. 3 informing him that he had been separated from ODIME effec-tive immediately.

He was reassigned to INTO Mason, a program that provides language and academic assistance to international students, through Nov. 3, his final day of employ-ment at GMU.

Yu was the only person of Asian descent working in ODIME

at the time of his separation.I think somebody like me

who has been serving Mason University for 14 years shouldnt be terminated. I just could not imagine why, Yu said in an Apr. 11 interview. I want to continue to support George Ma-son. I dont want to leave George Mason University by the end of

this year.Hurleys letter stated that

Yu had been terminated without cause under section VIII of Ma-sons administrative and profes-sional faculty handbook.

According to the faculty handbook, the term separation is synonymous with a termination without cause, and administrative

and professional faculty members can be separated from the univer-sity at any time.

Separation from the univer-sity implies no fault or cause for the ending of an appointment, but can only occur after the required notification period, the hand-book, which was last updated in 2012, reads. The decision to

separate an A/P faculty member is not appealable or grievable.

The required period for the university to notify faculty mem-bers if theyve been separated varies depending on the individu-als service time at the institution. Someone who worked at GMU for one year or less has a required notification period of one month, while someone who has four to 10 years of service has a required 6-month notification period.

Though it appears to have been conducted in accordance with university procedure, Yus removal from ODIME and im-pending termination alarmed stu-dents.

A petition on the grassroots-organizing website Change.org asking GMU President Angel Ca-brera to reinstate Yu has accumu-lated more than 2,000 signatures from current students, alumni, other faculty members and even at least one person attending a college in New York.

As an associate director for ODIME, Yu was responsible for offering academic support, help-ing students adjust to on-campus life, and advising student organi-zations.

Before he was taken out of the office, Yu advised between nine and 10 organizations, most of which are aimed toward peo-ple of Asian or Native American heritage. He also helped organize events during Masons Asian Pa-cific American Heritage Month, and National American Indian Heritage Month.

Yus removal meant that those

student organizations needed to find new faculty advisors, and it cast doubt on the future of events that Yu helped plan, such as the Annual Veterans Day Powwow thats normally scheduled during National American Indian Heri-tage Month.

Once we found out that he was separated, we were all very hurt by that, Kappa Phi Lambda sorority president Sherika Callen said. Hes one of the few fac-ulty members on the campus that wholeheartedly supports students and has been there for them.

A sorority established by and for Asian American women, Kappa Phi Lambda is one of seven organizations included in GMUs Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC). APAC is one of the student groups that Yu ad-vised.

Mason boasts more than 16 Asian cultural student organiza-tions, highlighting the univer-sitys growing Asian population.

According to George Ma-sons office of institutional re-search and reporting, more than 5,000 Asian American and Pa-cific Islander students were en-rolled at the university during the spring 2016 semester. That makes Asian students the largest ethnic minority group at GMU, comprising 15 percent of the uni-versitys 33,364 students com-pared to 10 percent for African American students and 11 percent for Hispanic students.

See Dr. Yu GMU at Page A-4

Public is encouraged to

plant flowers near Government Center

By Bonnie stephensFAirFAx County times

Fairfax County government is asking for volunteers to bee part of the pollinator exercise to plant a one-acre meadow near the Government Center.

The pollinator meadow is planned for the north side of the Center between the asphalt trail and the forest edge. Contractors have been removing unhealthy trees, installing silt fencing, cut-ting down invasive vines, and preparing and seeding a portion of the lawn to create the meadow that will improve water quality and support hundreds of native plant pollinators.

Volunteers are being re-cruited to install 2,000 native plants to supplement the seed-

ing and provide color and food for wildlife while the meadow grows in over the next two years. Currently there is one final date for public participation on Satur-day, May 14. Chairman Sharon Bulova and Superintendant John Cook were on site yesterday at 10:00 a.m.

Green thumb volunteers can register on the volunteer portal of fairfaxcounty.gov, or call Lilly Whitesell at 703-324-1423.

Discussion puts faces to epidemic

By AngelA WoolseyFAirFAx County times

The sobering statistics came fast and frequently at Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herritys town hall on the heroin and pre-scription opioid epidemic that has recently swept through Fairfax County and the rest of Virginia.

Over 70 percent of heroin us-ers start with prescription drugs. 728 people in Virginia died from drug overdoses in 2014, outnum-bering the figure of fatalities in the state from car accidents. 44 people die from opioid overdoses every day in the U.S. More than 23 million people, including chil-dren as young as 12 years old, are currently in recovery for addic-tion to alcohol and other drugs.

This crisis is not confined to any specific community, Herrity said during his opening remarks to start the town hall, which was held May 3 at the Fairfax County Government Center. Its not just in our bad neighborhoods. Its throughout Fairfax, throughout Virginia and throughout our na-tion.

Yet, the speakers at the town hall made clear that the national opioid epidemic isnt just about numbers. Its about people.

As Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova said, its a human prob-lem.

Herritys town hall meeting came just a day after an autopsy report released by the Virginia Medical Examiners office re-vealed that Centreville High School student Alexia Springer, 17, had died from an accidental drug overdose.

Though county police ini-tially said Springers death was the result of complications from

heroin, the autopsy showed that the teen had a mix of morphine, Alprazolam, oxycodone and al-cohol in her system when she was found unconscious and not breathing at her home in March.

Morphine and oxycodone are both types of prescription pain-killers or opiates, meaning that they belong to the same class of drugs as heroin, while Alpra-zolam is a benzodiazepine often used to treat anxiety.

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Separation of diversity associate director raises questions at GMU

Gardening volunteers needed to help bees thrive

Herrity hosts town hall on opioids in wake of overdose deaths

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Bees carry pollen from plant to plant, fertilizing along the way.

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Karl Colder, the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforce-ment Agencys (DEA) Washington, D.C., division, explains how heroin gets distributed in the U.S. and what the agency is doing to educate medical professionals at a town hall meeting.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GMU ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COALITION

Former Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education associate director Shaox-ian Yu (left) poses with members of GMUs Asian Pacific American Coalition.

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VATF1 receives reclassification

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departments urban search and rescue team (USAR), VATF-1, has successfully completed the International Search and Rescue Advisory Groups (INSARAG) External Reclassification Exercise. This allows Virginia Task Force 1 (VATF-1) to continue to operate as an international search and rescue team.

VATF-1 is a domestic and international disaster response resource comprised of approximately 200 specially trained career and volunteer fire and rescue personnel with expertise in the rescue of victims from collapsed structures following a natural or man-made catastrophic event. The task force has extensive international (USAR Team 1) and domestic (VATF-1) disaster response experience.

In 1986, the VATF-1 was established in partnership with the US Agency for International Development Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA) to fill the void of qualified international search and rescue resources in the Americas Region. In the early 1990s, the Federal Management Agency (FEMA) announced plans to develop a domestic urban search and rescue response system. VATF-1 was accepted into this system in 1991. VATF-1 is proud to be one of 28 domestic resources qualified by FEMA to assist with homeland security and one of only two resources utilized by USAID-OFDA for international response. It is recognized as a premier leader in for the provision of training in catastrophic event mitigation, response and recovery techniques, and readiness.

When activated, the VATF-1 sends a team of 70 people comprised of

firefighters and paramedics from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and highly-trained civilians, including physicians, canine handlers, structural engineers, communications experts, and heavy rigging specialists. All related expenses are fully reimbursed by USAID-OFDA and FEMA resulting in no cost to the citizens of Fairfax County.

To remain operational, VATF-1 must be classified by INSARAG External Classification (IEC). INSARAG is a global network of more than 80 countries and organizations under the United Nations umbrella and deals with USAR related issues, aiming to establish minimum international standards for USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response based on INSARAG guidelines.

Detectives release suspect sketch in

Springfield assaultPolice are asking for the

publics assistance in locating a suspect in an assault that occurred on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 around 12:30 a.m. in the 6300 block of Amherst Avenue. A woman was at a bar when an unknown male approached her from behind and inappropriately touched her. The victim was not injured.

The suspect was described as white, 28 to 30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 150 to 180

pounds with a muscular build and dark hair. He was wearing a black baseball hat and a red T-shirt.

If you recognize this person, or if you have any information about this crime, please contact Detective Phil Edwards at 703-922-0894. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting TIP187 plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Police seek public assistance in Centreville

homicideOn Sunday, April 24, at

approximately 4:24 p.m., patrol officers from the Sully District Station were called to a residence in the 5600 block of Gresham Lane, in Centreville, for a report of an unresponsive adult. Officers located a deceased man, later identified as 21-year-old Hosung Lee in his bedroom. Lee appeared to have trauma to the upper body.

Major Crimes Division detectives were summoned and took over the investigation. An autopsy was conducted the next day and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was a stab wound to the chest and the manner of death was homicide.

During the investigation, detectives learned that Lee had attended a party at a residence on Oxon Road in Herndon on the night of Saturday, April 23. It is believed that Lee was involved in

a physical altercation at the party. Through further investigation, detectives learned that patrol officers had responded to the Oxon Road address earlier on Saturday evening for a loud party complaint. Detectives then went to the Oxon Road address and found it vacant and in disarray. A search warrant was obtained and executed for the Oxon Road address.

Detectives from the Homicide and Crime Scene Sections spent three days processing the crime scene and collected in excess of 700 pieces of evidence. Numerous interviews have been conducted and many more are anticipated.

Detectives have released two images of people in attendance at the party on Oxon Road on the night of Saturday, April 23. They strongly encourage anyone who might know the identity of anyone in the images to contact Detective Bond of the Homicide Section at 703-246-4057 [Call: 703-246-4057] . Callers may also contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers electronically by visiting http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting TIP187 plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131

Chief Roessler shares Information Release

ReportColonel Edwin C. Roessler

Jr., Chief of Police for the Fairfax County Police Department, has received the final report of the review of information release policies and procedures, which was a study conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). This review was requested to help the Police Department strengthen and improve our transparency at all levels.

The full report is located at, https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/chief-roessler-shares-information-release-report/

The Fairfax County Police Department will continue

to strengthen and improve transparency at all levels and we welcome the review as we further our re-engineering of information release policies and procedures to keep all members of our community informed.

MS-13 Gangsters Convicted of Multiple

Murders and Attempted Murder

Six members of the street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were convicted today by a federal jury for their roles in three murders and one attempted murder in Northern Virginia, among other charges.

These violent gang members brutally murdered three men and attempted to murder a fourth, said Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Extreme violence is the hallmark of MS-13, and these horrific crimes represent exactly what the gang stands for. This was a highly complicated, death penalty eligible case with 13 defendants and more than two dozen defense attorneys. To say I am proud of our trial team and investigative partners is an understatement. I want to thank them for their terrific work on this case and for bringing these criminals to justice.

The defendants terrorized our local communities with senseless, depraved acts of threats, intimidation and violence, said Paul M. Abbate, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBIs Washington Field Office. They murdered in the name of MS-13, but as this jurys verdict makes clear, no gang can protect them from facing justice for their crimes. This verdict sends a clear message that the FBI will hold violent gangs and murderers fully accountable for their actions. I would like to thank the agents, analysts and prosecutors for their tireless efforts to eradicate gang violence in our communities.

A total of 13 defendants were charged in this case. Of those, six defendants went to trial and were convicted of all charges.

Six defendants pleaded guilty prior to trial, and one defendant was severed from the case and will have a separate trial at a later date.

Each defendant convicted at trial faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison when sentenced. Jaime Rosales Villegas and Pedro Anthony Romero Cruz face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the conspiracy to commit murder charge, in addition to a consecutive minimum sentence of 10 years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Villegas also faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the attempted murder charge. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

For more information on the case and defendants please visit, https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/ms-13-gangsters-convicted-multiple-murders-and-attempted-murder.

Detectives Seek Help Locating Missing Juveniles

Detectives are asking for the publics assistance in locating a 13-year-old girl, Facette Daniel Lema and a 14-year-old boy, Rudy Torzano who were reported missing around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11. Although detectives believe that they are missing voluntarily, Lema is in need of medication which she did not take with her. The two were last seen shortly after 10 p.m. last evening at their respective homes in the Fairfax area. There is a possibility that the pair took a taxi-cab to the Jessup, Maryland area.

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Public Hearings on Transportation

ScheduledA number of transportation

public meetings related to vari-ous aspects of planned improve-ments to I-66 were announced by Delegate Jim LeMunyons office.

The Northern Virginia Trans-portation Commission will hold a hearing on the Use of Future Inside the Beltway Toll Money on Proposed Transit Projects May 18. An open house will take place at 4:30 p.m. with the hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Reston Station, 1904 Reston Metro Plaza in Reston. For more information about this project and how to submit comments online visit http://www.virginiadot.org/VDOT/Projects/asset_up-load_file615_50766.pdf.

Hearings on widening I-66 outside the Beltway will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 23. A brief presentation will be-gin at 7 p.m. The hearings will be held at the Oakton High School Cafeteria (Entrance #1 or #14), 2900 Sutton Rd. in Vienna. Also the next night the hearings will be held, May 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a brief presentation at 7 p.m. at the VDOT Northern Virginia District Office, 4975 Al-liance Drive in Fairfax. To view a live stream of this hearing at 7 p.m. visit transform66.org. For information about this project and how to submit comments online visit http://www.virginiadot.org/VDOT/Projects/asset_upload_file636_50766.pdf.

Dulles Greenway Drive for Charity is May 19Drive for Charity is a day

each year in which tolls collected on the Greenway are dedicated to local Loudoun charities.

This year the Drive for Char-ity will be May 19 and Dulles Greenway and its parent com-pany, Toll Road Investors Part-nership II are working with six charities and the Dulles Gre-enway Scholarship program to share in the distribution of the one-day revenues.

Last year the Dulles Gre-enway contributed $298.885 to local organizations. For more in-formation visit www.dullesgreen-way.com/drive-for-charity.

Inaugural TEDx Tysons Event June 3Organizers of the Tysons in-

augural TEDxTysons event an-nounced the event host, speakers and performers.

The theme for 2016 is Fu-ture Tense? TEDxTysons will feature some of the regions lead-ing thinkers, innovators, artists, philosophers and entertainers.

The host of the event will be: Sarah Fraser, Host of the Hey Frase Podcast. Speakers include Aaron Black, Director of Informatics, Inova Transla-tional Medicine Institute; Alfred Grasso, President and Chief Executive Officer, MITRE; An-drew Chapman, Publishing Entrepreneur and Author, So-cial Motion Publishing; Dr. Cal Newport, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and author; Chris-topher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Depart-ment of State; Diana Sierra, Co-Founder and CEO of Be Girl; Jason Green, Co-Founder, SkillSmart; John Bailey, Second Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind of Vir-ginia; LaVerne H. Council, As-sistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief In-formation Officer, Office of In-formation and Technology; and Michael Edson, Associate Di-rector/Head of Digital at UN Live Museum for Humanity. Performers include Boris Willis, Associate Professor GMU, Cho-reographer & Video Artist; and Pages Matam, Director of Poetry Events, Busboys and Poets.

The event will take place 1 to 6:30 p.m., June 3 at the TEGNA/Gannett building, 7950 Jones Branch Drive in McLean. For more information visit http://www.tedxtysons.com.

The inaugural event is lim-ited by the TED organization to 100 attendees. Apply to attend at tedxtysons.com. Also, TEDx-Tysons will stream the event live and host viewing parties around the region. Partner applications are open. Interested organizations should contact Stacy Bradford by e-mail at [email protected].

Students Named to Radford University Fall

Deans ListRadford University named

the following area residents to the Deans list for the fall semester.

They are Thomas Martin Gallogly, freshman; Kirsten Ni-cole Guy, senior; Jessica Renee Smith, junior; Sarah Ashleigh Elizabeth Stroop, senior; Nicho-las J. Tamburelli, junior; Kelli Taranto, senior; and Rachel Wimer, junior; all of Fairfax Station.

Lindsay Nicole Harvey, junior; and Giancarla Kristel Rojas Mendoza, senior of Falls Church. Katherine Adams, freshman; and Juliana Mary Mahon, senior of Great Falls.

Herndon residents Kyle Rob-ert Alger, junior; Nina Patience Bagley, senior; Bryce David Bishop, senior; Sydney Paige Chervenic, junior; Collin Don-ner, sophomore; Casey Michelle Drumm, junior; Timothy Carl Eisnaugle, senior; Austin Neil Jobson, freshman; Daniel Phil-lips Johnsen, sophomore; Chris-topher W. Llorens, sophomore; Tucker James Morgan, fresh-man; Kelsey Elizabeth Nielsen, senior; Sophia Pishvaian, junior; Alexander B. Polk, senior; Lisa Marie Sheffer, junior; Matthew Wilson Van Shufflin, freshman; and Wendy Melissa Viana, se-nior.

Nelly Zauma Abdul, senior; Damaro Anthony Dacosta, se-nior; Kelsey Clare Dott, senior; Cari Marie McGregor, senior; Hanan Ouchene, freshman; William Patrick, junior; Laura Catherine Peterson, senior; Courtney A. Ward, sophomore; and Katie M. Zatt, senior; all of Lorton. Katherine Eliza-beth Ludwick, senior; Patrick Joseph Ludwick, freshman; David Paul Morabito, senior; Mark Allan Short, senior; and Serina Marie Whisman, senior; of McLean. Devon M. Burton, junior; and William D. Krieger, senior; of Oak Hill.

Oakton residents: Chris-topher J. Liakos, freshman; Ricardo Javier Manoatl, ju-nior; and Alyssa Nicole Myles, sophomore. Vienna residents: Emma Catherine Aulestia; Re-nee Melania Dauerer, senior; Kevin Drake Ivey, senior; Jil-lian Elizabeth Kelly, senior; Matthew Bryant Kelly, senior; Chloe Fernande Lefrancois, se-nior; Viktoria Lipnicky, junior; Lesleigh A. Martin, junior; Brandon Samuel Miskell, fresh-

man; Rachel Helen Mitchell, ju-nior; Sandra Linette Moncivais, senior; Jenni Patricia Waters-Heflin, sophomore; and Robert Anderson Williams, sophomore.

To be named to the Deans List, a student must have taken 12 or more graded credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.4 or above with no grade below a C.

Area Residents Graduate from Coastal

Carolina University Several Northern Virginia

residents were awarded degrees during commencement ceremo-nies May 6 and 7 at Coastal Caro-lina University in Conway, S.C.

Candidates for graduation included: Kaitlyn Dawson, of Fairfax, graduated with a Bach-elor of Science in marine science. Alexa Frischkorn, of Alexan-dria, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in public health. Bar-bara Gregorowicz, of Lorton, graduated cum laude with a Bach-elor of Arts in psychology. Dani-elle Lafreniere, of Springfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history. Ryann McDon-ald, of Herndon, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in resort tourism management. Nickolas Meyers, of Alexandria, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in psychol-ogy. Megan Rhinehart, of Alex-andria, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication. Adri-enne Williams, of Annandale, graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Interdisciplinary Studies in interdisciplinary studies.

Area Students Capture First in Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge

Five students from Northern Virginia competed in the 2016

Conrad Spirit of Innovation Chal-lenge at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center in Titusville, Fla. April 20 through 24.

Team Kosmos was one of more than 90 teams from around the world who attended the com-petition. They took the first place award in the CyberTechnology and Security Category. The stu-dents were selected as Pete Con-rad Scholars.

Team Kosmos members in-clude Kavya Kopparapu, Alex Peng, Rahul Rajan and Justin Zhang from Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technol-ogy and Namn Singh from West-field High School.

The Conrad Spirit of Innova-tion Challenge was founded by Nancy Conrad in honor of her late husband, astronaut, innova-tor and entrepreneur, Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. It is an annual competition that brings together innovators and entrepreneurs driving a collaborative movement to develop viable solutions in one of the four areas: Aerospace and Aviation, Energy and Environ-ment, Cyber Technology and Se-curity and Health and Nutrition.

Team Kosmos now has an expense paid invitation to present their Innovation at the American Society of Engineering Education

in New Orleans from June 27-28.

Park Authority Seeks Nominees for Elly

Doyle Service AwardsIts time once again to honor

the thousands of individuals and numerous organizations which volunteer each year in local parks and support the many programs and initiatives of the Fairfax County Park Authority.

Volunteers are the backbone of the Park Authority, and in or-der to recognize their contribu-tions, nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Elly Doyle Park Service Awards.

Volunteers provided more than 180,000 hours of service in the past fiscal year, providing in-numerable benefits to this com-munity.

The Elly Doyle Park Service Awards were established in 1988 in honor of Ellamae Doyles many years of service and ac-complishments as a member and chairman of the Park Authority Board. The Countys park system expanded and thrived during her tenure with the addition of sig-

nificant open space, construction of new recreational facilities, and a commitment to the preservation of natural and cultural resources in Fairfax County.

Anyone may submit a nomi-nation for the awards. The awards are open to those who have made outstanding service contributions during the past year. A service contribution is the giving of time or expertise to the Fairfax County Park Authority for the advancement of recreational and/or educational opportunities or the protection of natural, cultural or historic resources in Fairfax County. Groups and individuals are eligible.

Recipients will be honored at a reception and ceremony in No-vember.

All nominations are due by June 17. Award applications and additional information about the Elly Doyles are available on-line at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ellydoyleawards.htm. For more information, please contact the Public Information Office at 703-324-8662 or via [email protected].

Fall registration is Underway at NOVAOpen registration for Northern

Virginia Community Colleges fall 2016 semester begins Monday. Students may secure classes early in the registration period while the most choices are available and not pay tuition until July 25. Starting July 25, tuition is due by 5 p.m. on the next business day after registering. Students must register no later than 11:59 p.m. on the day be-fore a session begins. The 16-week fall semester starts Aug. 22 with several shorter sessions beginning later in the semester. Students can register 24 hours a day at www.nvcc.edu/start-strong or get in-person service during normal business hours at NOVA campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge. Online courses start on vari-ous dates throughout the year. Nearly 40 degrees and certifi-cates can be completed entirely online through NOVAs Ex-tended Learning Institute. In addition, registration is un-derway for NOVAs summer session. Most summer classes begin May 16 or June 27. To learn more about NOVA, call 703-323-3000.

Herndon Fortnightly Club Announces

Deadline for Scholarship Opportunity

The Herndon Fortnightly Club is accepting applications for one-year scholarships from individuals living in the greater Herndon area. Past recipients of Fortnightly scholarships are not eligible for further consideration.

Candidates should be ac-cepted for entrance or enrolled in an educational institution be-fore applying for a scholarship. Qualifying coursework includes undergraduate college level, post graduate, continuing education and coursework required for re-entering the workforce.

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Karen Cleland Byrd of Centreville, Virginia passed away in her home at the age of 67 on April 30, 2016. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. A loving and devoted mother to son Todd M. Byrd and daughter Danielle M. Eaton, she found her greatest joy in her grandchildren, Joshua D. Byrd and Kinsey S. Eaton. After many years of dedicated service, Karen had recently completed her distinguished career as a program manager and contracting officer for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy. Her noble, joyful, and beautiful spirit will be sorely missed by family, friends and colleagues.

In addition to her children and grandchildren, Karen is also survived by her sister Sylvia E. Spahn, her brother-in-law Carl A. Spahn, her daughter-in-law Julianna S. Byrd, her son-in-law James N. Eaton and numerous others who called her mom.

Memorial services were held on May 5, 2016 at Arcola United Methodist Church in Dulles, VA. Donations in her memory may be made to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation at www.tnbcfoundation.org.

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Susan Margaret Hurley DeConcini passed away peacefully at age 79 on April 29, 2016. Our beloved matriarch, mother, grandmother, soul mate, sister, and friend was a woman of humble action and powerful faith. Our inspiration, moral compass, and most reliable confidant, she was unwavering in her devotion to those she loved. She has changed our lives and shaped our hearts forever.

Born in Phoenix Arizona August 10, 1936 to Norman and Peggy Hurley, she was a proud graduate of St. Marys High School and then attended Vanderbilt University. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1959, where she was the President of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, a lifelong sisterhood which meant the world to her. At the U of A, she met her, now former, husband, Dennis DeConcini, retired United States Senator.

Following in the activism of her suffragette grandmother, her life was grounded in faith, volunteer work, charitable fundraising, philanthropic giving and love of family and friends, touching the lives of thousands, both in Arizona and the Washington DC area. Her mother Peggy, a strong and resilient woman, was a guide and inspiration to her. She lived the gospel message of giving without asking the cost. Unrivaled in compassion, she gave freely of her time and energy and was generous in every possible way.

She served as an influential leader of and participant in numerous organizations, including the Junior League of Tucson, Tucson American Red Cross, Tucson United Way, Kino Learning Center, St. Josephs Hospital, Brewster Home, and St. Lukes Board of Visitors, to name a few.

Whilst loyally maintaining ties in Arizona, she continued her life of service in the DC area after moving to McLean, Virginia in 1977. A relentless advocate for those in need, she not only supported both the political career of her husband, Dennis, but also earned her Masters in Social Work in 1981 at Catholic University, where she later served on the Board of Trustees. A tireless advocate for childrens issues, she was the Co-founder of the US Senate Child Care Center, and led several resource centers for adolescent mental health in Tucson. She worked as a psychotherapist, life insurance agent, and the President of her property management company.

She is survived by the love of her life and second father and grandfather to her children and grandchildren, John Adams; her three children and their spouses: Denise (Bob Ramin), Christina (Jim Sweeney), and Patrick (Susy Rotkis); seven grandchildren, Peggy, Danny, Abby, Jacob, Hannah, Tessa, and Luke; sister, Norma Hurley Fitzgerald; nieces, nephews; dozens of godchildren; and thousands of friends; all of whom feel her deep love for them.

The memorial service will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, DC, Friday, May 20th at 12 oclock. She has requested that memorial donations be made to the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund (C/O National Park Foundation, P.O Box 96591, Washington, DC 20090-6591, wwwflight93friends.org).

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Dr. Yu GMU Continued from Page A-1

By contrast, the 2013-14 George Mason factbook, the most recent version available online, says that there were 45 Asian administrative and professional faculty members, or 5.7 percent, out of 788 total staff members in the fall 2013 semester.

Black or African American ad-ministrative and professional fac-ulty came in at 60 people, or 7.6 percent, while Hispanic faculty members were listed at 20 people or 2.5 percent. According to the factbook, there were no Native American or Pacific Islander ad-ministrative and professional fac-ulty members at that time.

George Mason University has emerged as one of the most di-verse higher education institu-tions in the country, with the U.S. News and Report ranking it sixth among national universities for the 2014-15 school year with a 0.66 out of 1 diversity index.

Yet, Yus separation from ODIME has raised concerns among students that GMU isnt quite as culturally or ethnically diverse as its marketing claims.

They decided to get rid of the one Asian American, cultur-ally-competent staff member in the office of diversity, so thats why were really upset, APAC member Christine Nguyen said. Right now, we dont have rep-resentation. We dont have some-one who knows or understands most of what weve gone through and can relate to that.

APAC members say theres a distinction between having di-versity, which is mostly a mat-ter of the composition of students or faculty, and being inclusive, which implies that everyone feels welcome and is given a voice.

Compared to other campuses, we are diverse, Callen, a senior at Mason, said. Its more about the inclusiveness that we lack on campus and trying to build more of that than just focusing on num-bers and what that does for Ma-

son.APAC representatives, includ-

ing Callen and Nguyen, have met with the George Mason adminis-tration, first with Vice President of University Life Rose Pascarell and Vice President of Diversity and Ethics Julian Williams on Mar. 17 and again with Dean of Students Juliet Blank-Godlove and ODIME interim director Amena Johnson on Apr. 1.

It was pretty much a lot of talking but not a lot of informa-tion, Nguyen said of the Mar. 17 meeting.

They arranged that meeting in large part because the administra-tion hadnt provided any expla-nation for its decision to separate Yu, who says his termination without cause came as a total surprise.

Michael Sandler, Masons director of strategic communi-cations, says that its the univer-sitys practice not to comment on personnel matters.

Criteria for GMUs annual faculty and staff evaluations vary

depending on each individual and their specific responsibilities and department goals, according to Sandler, who calls diversity one of Masons greatest strengths and a top goal of the universitys 10-year strategic plan.

We know we have more work to do to achieve our goal of cre-ating an inclusive and diverse academic community that reflects the diversity of the national capi-tal region, Sandler said. To achieve this, we are recruiting, retaining and advancing diverse faculty across disciplines and ranks, building a diverse admin-istration and staff, and promoting an organizational culture where all members of our community can thrive.

The administration is aware of student and community con-cerns, however, as the Office of the Provost hosted a discussion on student and faculty inclusion on Apr. 5

As reported in the Apr. 11 is-sue of GMU student newspaper Fourth Estate, the Doing What

Matters: Pathways to Inclusive Excellence event opened with a speech by Mason President ngel Cabrera and featured Dr. Tricia Rose, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University, as a keynote speaker.

Cabrera announced on Mar. 21 that his office had established a diversity and inclusion leadership council headed by Pascarell and Williams to recommend initia-tives that promote diversity and identify potential barriers attract-ing and retaining a diverse mix of faculty, staff and students.

Still, this council likely wont change Yus position.

Yu says that he has still been unable to meet with Pascarell or anyone else in the GMU admin-istration to discuss his separation. He is considering taking legal action against the university, for which he has set up a page on the crowdfunding website Gofundme to help pay legal fees.

Despite his separation, Yu says that George Mason has achieved

a lot in terms of diversity since he first started working for the uni-versity. ODIME, which started a few years ago when the office of diversity programs and services where Yu worked merged with the multicultural resource and re-search center, has been a signifi-cant contributor to that progress, even though it is continually un-derfunded and understaffed.

Though he still doesnt want to leave the university and hopes that the administration will change its decision to separate him, Yu wants to continue work-ing in higher education after his November termination date ar-rives.

My commitment and pas-sion for students, that will never change, Yu said. Ive been working very hard every day supporting the students at INTO Mason.

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Another recent incident in Burke where three students over-dosed while at a party, though they all survived, also prompted Herrity to organize the town hall, according to a FOX5 DC report.

Several local and state govern-ment officials attended the town hall. Along with Herrity and Bulova, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) and Delegate Tim Hugo (R-40th District) emphasized the need for increased awareness of the problem as well as improved access to treatment for users.

Cities along the East Coast have been particularly vulnerable to the heroin epidemic due to the way that the drug gets distributed after transport from Mexico and South America, where its typically cul-tivated, according to Karl Colder, who serves as the special agent in charge for the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEA) Washing-ton, D.C. office.

Though the DEA has stepped up its law enforcement efforts to combat opiate distribution, with the state collecting 38,000 pounds of drugs just in the weekend be-fore the town hall, education for medical professionals and the gen-eral populace is just as important.

We cant arrest our way out of this problem, Colder said.

In response to the epidemic, Fairfax County has developed a number of treatment and preven-tion programs such as Diversion

First, an initiative that allows certain drug users to get treat-ment instead of incarceration if theyre arrested, and Project Re-vive, which trains people to use the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone.

In addition to the government officials, Herritys town hall in-cluded speakers with lived expe-riences of dealing with substance abuse. Nick Yacoub is a person in recovery from addiction and cur-rently serves as a regional super-visor and certified peer specialist for the Substance Abuse & Addic-tion Recovery Alliance (SAARA), while The Chris Atwood Founda-tion co-founder and executive di-rector Ginny Atwood Lovitt lost her younger brother to a heroin overdose in 2013.

Both Yacoub and Lovitt high-lighted the need to remove the stigma that society associates with addiction, a barrier that often si-lences users and stops them from seeking help.

As a society, we still look at drug addicts as bad people, Yacoub said after detailing his experience with addiction and re-covery, the latter of which he says made his life worth living.

Given that many of Fairfax Countys overdose victims are underage, the role that schools should play in solving the opioid problem emerged as one of the evenings most heavily discussed issues.

County budget cuts eliminated the drug counselors who used to work at the high school level in

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), and several people, in-cluding Herrity and community members who participated in the town halls question-and-answer session, suggested that those posi-tions should be restored.

Centreville resident Devon Flynn went through the FCPS sys-tem until graduating in 2010 has lost friends to drug addiction.

I really hope that they rein-state substance abuse counselors, Flynn said. Back then [in 2010], you didnt want to come forward because you were ashamed. Now, students want to come forward because they want help, but they dont know where to go.

Many parents expressed similar concerns, offering up stories of the challenges they faced in dealing with their childrens addictions or getting them treatment.

One man, an 11-year recov-ered heroin addict, suggested that schools allow recovered addicts to volunteer so they can offer advice and support to students. A woman who lost her son to addiction in 2014 proposed that FCPS institute peer-to-peer programs or invite people in recovery to talk to stu-dents.

Another woman touched on an issue that has rarely been ex-amined in discussions about the opioid epidemic: as someone who

has chronic pain issues, she wor-ries that state and federal pushes to reduce the amount of opiates prescribed to patients will make it difficult for her to get the medica-tion she needs to survive.

We want to make sure that whatever were doing isnt creat-ing problems for people who are in the situation you described, Comstock said in response, ar-guing that healthcare in general needs to become more individual-ized. This wont be one-size-fits-all because whats good for one person isnt good for othersWe need to provide those options.

With the town hall discussion concentrating as much on recov-ery as on police efforts to reduce opioid use, one of the overriding themes of the meeting was the countrys overall mentality shift from treating addiction as a crimi-nal or legal issue to treating it as a health one.

In Virginia, I think weve had a realization that not everythings a law enforcement issue, Hugo said. A decade ago, everything was lock them up, and now theres a thought of whats the most ef-fective means to help Virginia, Fairfax, and these young men and women? Many times, I think it is treatment.

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In recent years, both the Department of Educa-tion and the Department of Justice have clarified that Title IX which prohibits any educational institution re-ceiving federal funding from

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In a letter to the Depart-ment of Education, the Senators asked for further clarification on what Title IX means for transgender and gender non-conforming stu-dents, who continue to face a disproportionate amount of discrimination compared to their peers.

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Its been a tumultuous year for recently reelected Fairfax City Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne.

Last summer, Silverthorne was laid off from his job at the National Association of Manu-facturers and had his house fore-closed on. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with cancer, which he would eventually beat after months of chemotherapy.

His opponent Thomas Am-mazzalorso, a Prince Georges County government teacher who challenged the two-term mayor, carried Silverthornes financial woes into the citys spring elec-tion season. During the cam-paign, Ammazzalorso criticized Silverthorne and the six-member council on development and taxes, questioning Silverthornes ability to handle city issues given his own financial difficulties.

While some members of Council work diligently to re-strain spending, the Mayor leads the agenda, Ammazzalorso posted on his campaign website. And we need a Mayor who will ask the hard questions, demand accountability and require a quan-tifiable return on taxpayer dollar investments.

During the campaign, Sil-verthorne defended the councils record, arguing that the services provided by the city are a good investment of taxpayer dollars.

To say that I was disap-pointed of the personal attacks is an understatement, Silverthorne said. Yes, Ive had challenges over the past year, both health and financial, but what bothered me more were the attacks on the city councils record, which Im the leader of the council. I took that very personally because the city council has worked their rears off to do the right thing and move this community forward.

Silverthorne was reelected on May 3 with 57.8 percent of the 2,934 votes cast in the mayors race. Ammazzalorso received

41.5 percent. But Silverthorne says that this election didnt come without lessons.

I have to do a better job about getting the message out. I am the mayor, I have the bully pulpit, and I am going to use it in the next two years.

One way Silverthorne plans on accomplishing that is to orga-nize an annual State of the City address and to work with the council to publish an annual re-port on how the city has changed over the year.

Im going to solicit input on all of these things from the coun-cil and will have my own stamp on this too. But the reality is its just to report the facts: The data to report facts, the data to report spending, the data on taxing, and the data on development.

A handful of projects will drive the city councils agenda over the next two years, as well as a full reevaluation of the Comprehensive Plan, which sets guidelines for where and how the community should grow.

A key part of Silverthornes agenda is to continue redevelop-ing the citys aging shopping cen-ters along Fairfax Boulevard.

That includes Scout on the Circle, a mixed-use redevelop-ment off of Fairfax Circle, which was first approved in 2014. It will include 400 apartments, a 54,000-square-foot grocery store, and an additional 28,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. Ac-cording to Silverthorne, the de-velopment, also called Fairfax Circle Plaza, will include shuttle service to the Vienna Metro Sta-tion, just over a mile north.

Last year, the Catholic Dio-cese of Arlington announced that Paul VI Catholic High School would be relocating to Loudoun County in 2020. Since then, de-veloper IDI Group COS. has been planning a mixed-use de-velopment for the 18-acre prop-erty and should present it to the Planning Commission and City Council within the next six to 12 months.

Those projects are part of a larger conversation on how the city should grow over the next decade. Since December 2013, the city has been coordinating a community-wide zoning rewrite,

to simplify and update ordi-nances, some of which have gone untouched for nearly 30 years.

Most jurisdictions do this every 25 years, Silverthorne said. The goal is to provide more predictability in the process for anyone who goes through it. It includes everything from parking, to signage to land use, to special use and special excep-tions. It governs largely every-thing we do from a legislative body perspective.

A public hearing is scheduled for May 23 to consider to the most recent ordinance drafts.

From my perspective, the goal is to clearly define how all of our districts that are develop-ing should be developed, Silver-thorne said.

After the council votes on the final Zoning Rewrite, it will turn its attention to the Comprehen-sive Plan, last updated in 2012, which outlines what kind of de-velopment goals should be set for each area of the city.

Thats where we really need community buy-into help lead us and guide us in how they want the community to grow in the next twenty years, Silverthorne said. Its really important that they participate.

[The Zoning Rewrite] is going to be dovetailing with our Comprehensive Plan. Theyre kind of tied together. Thats the future blueprint.

Stehle elected as councils newest member

On May 3, Jon Stehle was elected to the city council with 1,865 votes. Jeff Greenfield, who has served eleven terms on the council, did not win reelection.

Stehle, a city resident since 2007 and a strategic analyst at MITRE, first ran for council in 2014, coming in seventh in an eight-way race.

It has always sort of been in my blood to serve, said Stehle, who recalls looking up to his grandfather who served on the city council in Butler, Pennsylva-nia. Its on our shoulders now, this generation that chose to make Fairfax City our home, to keep this good thing going. You cant keep going by standing still. You have to step forward, and thats really what Im about here.

Prior to his election, Stehle was chair of the Parks & Recre-ation Advisory Board, which he was first appointed to in January 2015, and served on the Green Acres Feasibility Committee. The committee was established last year to look at possible projects for the aging Green Acres Center on Sideburn Road. The building

currently houses the Main Street Child Development Center and the Citys Young At Heart Senior Center. It was originally built in 1961 as Green Acres Elementary School until 2000.

Im on a committee that is looking at how we can use that land in the future, Stehle said. We are drafting the white paper

right now. I think the vision is that that would be presented to council before this term is up. That building is well past its use-ful life. So something has to be done. I think it will be a fairly comprehensive look, a pretty good analysis how to think about what to put there.

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United commemorates 30 years of connecting Washington Dulles hub to the world

Fly the friendly skies may be their motto in the air, but on the ground Monday morning, United Airlines employees en-joyed a day of friendly smiles and appreciation for their service.

On May 9, hundreds of United employees and local civic leaders gathered on the airfield at Washington Dulles Interna-tional Airport (IAD) to celebrate an important milestone: the air-lines 30th anniversary of serving IAD as a hub. Although United Airlines has been flying out of Dulles for more than 50 years, this month marks the anniversary of its dedicated hub with its own terminal and transport system.

Against the backdrop of a Boeing 777, executives from United and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), along with several lo-cal, state and federal elected of-ficials, delivered brief remarks during an employee appreciation event. Hundreds of dedicated workers, many of whom have worked for United for more than 30 years, were on hand to cel-ebrate the festivities together on the airfield with friends and food. A large Houston-style barbecue tent was set up for employees to enjoy, reconnect and celebrate their corporate history together. United catering crew even cooked its meals on a scaled down smoker version of a passenger

Fairfax County Times May 13, 2016

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