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The case for allowing vaping on campus BY RACHEL JOHNSON ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR You have probably seen someone vaping on campus before or maybe even done it yourself, but sometime in the near future that could all change. The Tobacco Free Task Force at West Virginia University recommended steps to expand WVU’s tobacco ban to include banning vapes and electronic cigarettes on WVU’s campus. Both vapes and e-cigs are already banned in WVU residence halls under the community standards of conduct. The chairman of the task force, Rocco Fucillo, admitted that no one has ever been cited for violating the current policy because, as of now, no one is responsible for enforcing the policy. While almost everyone might agree that traditional tobacco products like cigarettes and chewing tobacco are a detriment to the individual using them and the public around them, banning milder nicotine products like vapes and e-cigarettes might not be as black and white an issue. The Vapor Hut, which sells products such as e-cigs, has been in Morgantown for seven years with two locations, one at 111 Walnut St. near the University and the other at 250 Retail Circle. Employee Chris Morgan said he has been vaping for six years and thinks that there are some benefits to vaping. “Vaping leads to a decrease in [cigarette] smoking,” Morgan explained. “Most of the customers who come into the store are looking to replace their cigarettes. Most people vape to try to get away from cigarettes, it’s never the other way
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The Drop by Suorin is a popular vaporizer which is refillable with nicotine vape juice of your choosing. around.” Morgan himself said he started vaping as a way to curb his use of chewing tobacco. Morgan acknowledged that vapes have their own health concerns, but insisted that people should only start vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. “Anything that goes in the body that’s not supposed to be is going to do harm,” Morgan said. “So you should just use vaping as a way to get away from cigarettes. You should never start as a fad, just to show off or do tricks.” In respect to being a public disturbance, Morgan said it is up to the
individual to be responsible. “I could see where people could get irritated [with vaping in public], but it’s not as disrespectful as smoking and there’s no second-hand smoke or bad smell,” Morgan said. “It’s on the user to be mature enough to realize they are being disruptive.” It is likely that the ban on vapes and e-cigs will go through. However, as the task force moves forward with their new enforcement plans, perhaps they should consider lessening the punishments of expulsion for students and termination for employees laid out in Policy 57.
Mountaineer senior shooting guard and team leader Katrina Pardee is expected to miss three to six weeks after an ankle injury forced her out of Wednesday night’s victory over Oklahoma State, according to a University press release. Pardee has been one of the Mountaineers’ top three-point shooting threats on the West Virginia squad since her freshman year. On Dec. 29, the Texas-native registered a career-high 28 points against Niagara in an 84-32 whopping victory. Pardee has averaged a career-high 13 points per game as well as 4.9 rebounds this season and has been a large part of a strong 11-4 Mountaineer team. Before exiting Wednesday night’s game, she held 14 points on the night, one of the key pieces in a West Virginia 67-58 victory. A strong three-point shooter, Pardee tied for second on the team in three-point shooting her freshman year with 39 made three-point-
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AG Morrisey releases legal opinion on marijuana in West Virginia BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued a legal opinion on Friday related to how the state should navigate marijuana laws and how the state might collect revenue from sale of the plant. Last March, West Virginia lawmakers passed Senate Bill 386, which allowed for the sale of medical cannabis in the state, but only in the form of pills, oils, vaporizers and other non-smokable forms. But on March 1, 2018, the state treasury office wrote a letter to Gov. Jim Justice, saying that due to the gray areas of state and federal marijuana laws, the treasury office would not accept revenue from marijuana sales because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. This prompted a rush to fix the state’s banking system on marijuana and Morrisey’s legal opinion. Morrisey wrote that because marijuana is still illegal under federal law, West Virginia’s banks could be subject to liability if they collect revenue from the sale of it. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the DEA, the same level as LSD, ecstasy and heroin. “We conclude that, notwithstanding West Virginia law, marijuana’s federal sta-
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Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. tus as a controlled substance makes it very difficult for medical marijuana businesses to operate in a way consistent with federal law, and that by extension financial institutions providing services to these entities may be at risk of federal civil or criminal liability,” Morrisey wrote. Morrisey wrote that under an Obama Administration policy, states had much more leeway in the sale of medical or recreational cannabis, and that it was up to state and local law enforcement to regulate the industry. But former Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded that U.S. Department of Justice policy in January 2018, giving enforcement power back to federal
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West Virginia lawmakers passsed a medical marijuana bill last month, but only in the form of pills, oils, vaporizers and other non-smokable forms. authorities. Even though the policy has been rolled back, Morrisey writes that states across the country have moved ahead anyway. “Yet since DOJ formally rescinded its non-enforcement policy, additional States have legalized marijuana for some or all purposes, and as of last fall nearly 500 banks and credit unions nationwide
serve marijuana-related businesses,” he wrote. Medical marijuana is set to be legalized in West Virginia July 1, but the future of the industry is unclear without a fix to the banking system by lawmakers. The opinion does warn that because of protections from the U.S. Congress, the DOJ cannot prosecute banks for serving marijuana-related
businesses. However, those protections can be removed at any time by Congress. If those protections are removed, the DOJ can prosecute banks and other businesses retroactively. Morrisey’s opinion does give a path for lawmakers to create a banking fix for marijuana, but not without risk. Without a permanent solution from the federal government,
the state legislature can pass laws protecting banks from state or local prosecution, but the business of marijuana will still be acting in a gray area. “In short, because marijuana is illegal under federal law, providing banking services to cannabis businesses carries some inherent risk of federal, civil or criminal action even in states where medical marijuana is legal,” Morrisey wrote. “The current state of federal law and agency guidelines creates a safe harbor for financial institutions to provide these services in States like West Virginia, but the potentially temporary nature of these protections must be factored into any assessment of enforcement risk.” Some West Virginia House Democrats have been very vocal on their intentions to debate marijuana legislation this session, which means there’s a good chance the plant will be in the spotlight over the next couple months. “I can guarantee you a marijuana legalization bill will be introduced in West Virginia this session,” Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, said in a tweet on Dec. 6. “I can guarantee you I won’t let it sit silently and collect dust. Political hypocrisy will be called out regularly. We need a vote on it this session.”
Potential SGA presidential candidates talk platforms BY QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITER While there have been no new announcements of intentions to run in the upcoming SGA election since last semester, potential candidates have further solidified their campaign platforms. Although campaigning for SGA president does not begin until later this semester, the two pairs who have announced their plans for can-
didacy have laid out general ideas for their platforms. John Zaleski and his running-mate Jacqueline Bonar are advocating for sweeping changes within SGA itself in order to bring about increased interest in the organization and its actions. “So for this reason, our platform is a list of real solutions on campus issues,” Zaleski said. “Programs we think SGA should run that students can interact with and make a difference, instead of just mak-
ing empty declarations of support for things everyone already agrees on, and sitting at a table for a few hours in the Mountainlair.” Zaleski also spoke about hopes to increase the importance of the student role in WVU’s Board of Governors, as well as desires of constitutional reforms for SGA. “WVU is unique in that we elect our representative to the Board of Governors, but nobody realizes that because it is wrapped up in the presi-
dential election,” Zaleski said. “Honestly, we plan to just rewrite the whole Constitution, in conjunction with the representatives and the new Senate.” “We want to end the cliquish nature of SGA and make sure there’s actually differences of opinion in the organization,” he added. “It gets away with being so complacent now because everyone is basically a Presidential appointee.” Mikalaa Martin and her running mate Mason Arbo-
gast were the second pair to announce their plans for candidacy. Martin said her platform will be centered around unifying the WVU campus and making SGA more inviting. “It is our goal to make the Student Government Association a more inviting and transparent organization which is representative of all students campus wide,” Martin said. The pair also plans minor changes to SGA’s weekly meetings to make the body more accessible for students across
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SGA communications director resigns, applications for replacement open STAFF REPORT WVU Student Government Association announced the resignation of its communications director, and the body is now taking applications for a replacement. Michael Curtis, who was appointed to the position in the spring of 2018, will be graduating in May, according to a press release. The release credited him for his work in SGA over the last two semesters. “During his tenure, he worked to liaise with the student body at-large to provide updates about the Student Government Association’s initiatives and outreach events,” the release writes. “Curtis was instrumental in campaigning for the Obioma Administration during the spring election in 2018.” Those interested in apply-
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Alternate Mountaineer plans to run again BY RACHEL JOHNSON ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Timothy Eads, a sophomore public relations student from Buffalo, West Virginia, currently serves as the alternate Mountaineer. “I always kind of dreamed of being the Mountaineer.” The moment he knew he was going to try out was when he was scrolling through Twitter on West Virginia day and saw a picture former Mountaineer Jonathan Kimble posted of himself in buckskins standing on Seneca Rocks. “The picture really caught my eye,” Eads said. “Why couldn’t I do something like that?” He told his high school teachers, friends and family, all who were very supportive of him. They told him, “You’re a freshman, but go for it, the worst that could happen is that you don’t get it.” Eads did go for it and was named alternate Mountaineer. His duties involve attending events as the Mountaineer when Trevor Keiss, who currently serves as the Mountaineer, cannot. “For me an average week would be one to two appearances.” Eads said. He had two appearances over winter break while Kiess was at the bowl game. Eads has made approximately 61 appearances as the Mountaineer since he began the position in April. “My favorite part would just have to be how relatable the Mountaineer is. As soon as you put those buckskins on it’s like you’re everyone’s best friend,” he said. Eads feels that is what makes the Mountaineer so special.
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The Mountaineer selection process BY RACHEL JOHNSON ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR
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West Virginia University has one the most recognizable mascots in the country. In 2017, Athlon Sports ranked the Mountaineer as the No. 1 mascot in the Big 12. What sets the Mountaineer apart from other schools’ mascots is that it is portrayed by an actual person rather than someone in a costume with an over-sized head. The Mountaineer is a highly coveted position, and the search for a new one has recently begun with the application available until Jan. 25. Recently, a new rule was introduced that would only allow students to serve as the Mountaineer for one year. This does not apply to those students serving as the alternate Mountaineer. The selection process to become the famous WVU mascot is broken down into three parts: an application, an interview and a cheer-off. 1. Application The lengthy application for this prestigious position consists of five one-page essays, community service, work experience and involvement around campus. 2. Interview After the applications are reviewed, the 10 best contestants are brought in for an interview. This step narrows down the pool to the top four choices. 3. Cheer-Off
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“Other universities have a state, but West Virginia has WVU,” Eads said. Eads could not think of any downsides of being the Mountaineer. “I’ve loved every second of it. Any opportunity I’ve had to don the buckskins has
been an incredible feeling,” he said. Eads is currently in the process of once again applying to be the Mountaineer. “Just because I’m the alternate this year doesn’t guarantee anything,” Eads said. Eads would advise anyone who wants to be the Moun-
taineer to go for it, even they think they may be too young. “I have full faith in the committee for selecting the best, most qualified Mountaineer, and that’s what they’re going to do, no matter how old they are,” he said.
The final step in the process is a cheer-off between the final four applicants. This year’s cheer-off will take place on Feb. 18 during the WVU vs. Kansas State men’s basketball game. The four potential Mountaineers are scored in each area. The person with the highest score becomes the Mountaineer and the person with the second highest score becomes the alternate Mountaineer. Anyone interested in representing the state by becoming WVU’s 66th Mountaineer mascot can view the application at mountaineer.wvu.edu.
What to stream this week while you binge watch Netflix: ‘Birdbox’ What are you planning to watch this week?
BY SEAN TANSKI STAFF WRITER What are you watching on Netflix this week? If you haven’t already heard, Netflix’s original movie “Birdbox” is a global sensation. It has received an insane
number of streams, averaging around 26 million views within its first week available. Through its first 10 days of availability, it averaged around 4 million views a day, topping records for Netflix. Besides its record-breaking debut, “Birdbox” is definitely one of Netflix’s best orig-
inal movies in recent memory. Here are a few reasons to watch “Birdbox”; Cast Performances The cast gives great performances, headlined by Sandra Bullock, along with John Malkovich, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson, Pruitt Taylor
Vince and BD Wong give solid performances. It’s Thrilling While the main antagonists aren’t exactly frightening, the concept of trying to navigate without seeing sets a different tone for the film. Throughout most of the film there is a sense
of uneasiness that provides an on the edge-of-your-seat feeling that audiences expect when watching a thriller. Social Buzz Social media has been ablaze with talk of “Birdbox” so why not take some time this week to see what all the buzz is about?
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WVU men’s basketball: Consistency is not key when you’re losing You have to give it to the WVU men’s basketball team. They’re consistent. They’ve lost their last four games. Whoever first said “consistency is key” may not have taken into account the more negative aspects of that philosophy. With the next two games being against TCU and Kansas, it’s not hard to imagine this losing streak will continue. “We just stub our toe constantly,” WVU head coach Bob Huggins said after Saturday’s loss against Oklahoma State. During this game, Junior guard James “Beetle” Bolden scored 31 points. Yet, not even this remarkable display of showmanship could end what may become a losing curse.
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Snow turns Morgantown drivers into idiots The roads aren’t the best after snow storms in Morgantown, but the drivers are the worst. Whether it’s going up steep, icy hills with a twowheel drive car or tailgating in conditions hardly kind to brakes, drivers act like the people who see the monster in “Bird Box;” intent on killing themselves without thought to who they might take out with them. When conditions are bad, you should either not drive or drive far more careful. Dangerous conditions should not cause you to swerve through Morgantown like a drunk person playing “Mario Kart.”
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Doomes could be missing piece for Mountaineers BY JARED SERRE STAFF WRITER
MEN’S BASKETBALL On Friday, when WVU men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins addressed the media in Morgantown, he was asked about the team’s most recent matchup — a 7169 away loss against Kansas State on Wednesday. With the Mountaineers holding a one-point lead going into the final 30 seconds, a late layup and converted free throw gave the Wildcats an edge that WVU was unable to overcome. “[I’ll] never get it outta my mind,” Huggins said. “Things like that aren’t supposed to happen.” After falling to the visiting Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, the West Virginia men’s basketball team is clearly in a rut. Entering Big 12 Conference play with an 8-4 record, the Mountaineers have lost four
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Freshman guard Trey Doomes defending against Oklahoma State basketball player. straight games for the first time since 1996. With the way they are playing on the court, and the way their upcoming schedule looks, things may get worse before they
get better. “I’m probably not supposed to say, but I said it already anyway: We’ve got guys you can’t trust with the ball,” Huggins said. “You just can’t
trust them. You can’t put the ball in their hands and think something good is going to happen because it hasn’t. We gotta try somebody else.” Thus, the idea to burn the
redshirt of freshman guard Trey Doomes was initiated. Doomes, an Acworth, Georgia native, was the last player on the roster to see game action this season. Huggins is hoping that Doomes’ integration into the rotation is going to provide a jolt to the team. “The idea is to try to win — try to put guys out there to give us the best chance to win,” Huggins said. “We’ve got some guys that have already proven they’re not the guy. [Doomes] hadn’t had a chance — everybody else has had a chance.” Doomes received his first playing time of the season on Saturday against Oklahoma State. Coming off the bench, he received eight total minutes of playing time, contributing two rebounds and an assist in his limited action. “You kind of see flashes of what he can do,” Huggins said after Saturday’s game. “He made a great straightline drive, got fouled [and] missed a free throw. He’s our most athletic guy, it’s not even
a discussion.” Looking at the Mountaineers’ schedule moving forward, it seems as if Doomes will receive an increase in playing time in order to continue to develop his skills. For the rest of the month, WVU will play four ranked teams, including two in the top seven. “I want to get Trey in, he deserves to get in,” Huggins said. “It’s hard when you haven’t played, man, it’s hard. It’s hard to run anything with him and Derek [Culver] in there cause they both really haven’t been around that long. We’ve got to keep working with them and hopefully try to get them better.” Although the team has continued to slide and a strong Big 12 Conference opposing slate does not seem promising for WVU, Huggins is not bowing out from the 2018-19 season just yet. “I’m not worried about next year; I’m worried about this year,” he said. “It would be really unfair of me to say we’re playing for next year.”
Slow starts in conference play shouldn’t hinder Mountaineers BY ANDREA WARNER STAFF WRITER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL If the past is any indication, a rough start to Big 12 play does not mean the Mountaineers will have a losing season. For the last two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) WVU began conference play with a 1-2 record. Even with that, they ended their season on a high note. After Sunday’s win, WVU is 2-2 in conference play. In the 2016-17 season, the Mountaineers finished with a record of 24-11. Starting Big 12 play under .500 did not stop WVU from
having a successful season. Mike Carey’s team beat three ranked opponents in the Big 12 tournament to claim the title. This was Tynice Martin’s best season in a Mountaineer uniform. In the 2016-17 regular season Martin averaged just over 18 points per game, averaged 4.3 rebounds and had 82 assists on the season. She carried her same point-scoring energy into the postseason Big 12 tournament. In the three games of the Big 12 tournament, Martin averaged just over 27 points per game, four rebounds and more than two assists per game. Included in those three games was a 32-point outing in the final match-up against Baylor.
In the NCAA tournament WVU made it to the second round, losing to Maryland 83-56, capping off the 24-win season. Last season had a different look as the Mountaineers dealt with injuries throughout the year. The most notable of those injuries was Martin, the 2017 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player. Having a losing record through the first few Big 12 games and battling through injuries, WVU was still successful in the postseason. WVU did not create as much noise in the Big 12 tournament but eliminated four teams in the WNIT championship, ultimately losing to Virginia Tech in the semi-final,
64-61 in a nail-biter. Currently, the Mountaineers started 2018-2019 conference play just as they have the last two seasons, below .500. With Martin back in the line-up this season after not playing in the 2017-2018 season this campaign could have a similar outcome to that of Martin’s sophomore Big 12 tournament run. Having already played Texas and Oklahoma, West Virginia still has to face Baylor twice and Texas on the road. West Virginia hit its stride in conference play a few games in the last three seasons and could have a similar outcome, especially with one of their top players healthy.
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Mountaineers beat Sooners 66-55 without Pardee BY COLE MCCLANAHAN STAFF WRITER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The West Virginia women’s basketball team earned its second Big 12 victory of the season on Sunday afternoon as they beat Oklahoma 66-55. West Virginia (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) was without fouryear starter Katrina Pardee, as she was out with an ankle sprain sustained in the last WVU game, a win against Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. Pardee is expected to miss three to six weeks with the injury, leaving the Mountaineers with only eight players to use in their rotation. In Pardee’s absence, though, the rest of the Mountaineers stepped up. Redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin led West Virginia with 20 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Lucky Rudd tied a career-high with 12 points. Martin made seven of 14 shots, including four out of her nine three-pointers and also grabbed seven rebounds. The Mountaineers were
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Tynice Martin led West Virginia in scoring over the past two games against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. able to build a 12-point lead in the first quarter as Oklahoma (5-10, 1-3) made only 20 percent of their shots, with no makes coming from beyond the three-point line. The Sooners held an early 4-3 lead in the quarter, but then went on a more than
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four minute scoring drought. As a result, WVU was able to end the quarter on a 15-4 run and take an 18-6 lead into the second quarter. The second quarter was much of the same for West Virginia as they continued to outplay Oklahoma.
The Mountaineers shot 50 percent from the field in the second quarter, with 57 percent coming from threepoint range, and outscored the Sooners by eight. After outscoring OU by 10 in the first quarter, and eight in the second, West Virginia
held a 38-20 lead at halftime. In the second quarter, Oklahoma shot 40 percent, but it had 11 turnovers in the first half that WVU was able to turn into 16 points. The Mountaineers also turned the ball over at a high rate in the first half as they
finished with 13 turnovers, but Oklahoma was only able to turn them into six points. Once the second half began, the Sooners were instantly able to cut into the WVU lead as the Mountaineers began the half with only three makes on their first eight attempts. Oklahoma was even able to get the WVU lead down to single digits with five minutes left in the game, but the Mountaineers came back and extended their lead once again. West Virginia finished the game out-rebounding Oklahoma 46-35, with 19-8 coming offensively, which led to a 16-2 advantage in second-chance points for the Mountaineers. Freshman guard Taylor Robertson led Oklahoma in scoring with 13 points, and two Sooners came in second with 12 apiece. Freshmen Madisen Smith and Kari Niblack led West Virginia in assists and rebounds, at six and nine, respectively. West Virginia now returns home for a one-game homestand against 20th-ranked Iowa State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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