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WV delegate compares LGBTQ community to KKK BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR A West Virginia Republican delegate doubled down on members of the LGBTQ communty, once again comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan. Similar to the statement he made to the Charleston Gazette-Mail last Friday, Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, said in an interview Saturday evening he’s not taking anything back. “I believe the LGBTQ is the modern-day version of the Ku Klux Klan, and they don’t wear hoods,” Porterfield said. “I would not be shocked if before long, they’re out burning their rainbow flags in peoples’ yards. This is the most brutal, monstrous people in our country and the biggest threat to our democracy.” Last Wednesday, during a committee hearing debate over an amendment to a bill that would have stripped LGBTQ people of their protected class status in cities that have
passed non-discrimination ordinances, Porterfield, who is the legislature’s only blind delegate, used the slur “f----t,” in reference to Milo Yiannopoulos’ 2017 speaking tour, called “The Dangerous “F----t”. Morgantown passed its non-discrimination ordinance in late 2017. The state amendment was struck down, but if it was passed, it would have allowed businesses to legally discriminate the LGBTQ community. House Democrats in the committee immediately denounced Porterfield’s comments, and a day later, Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, gave an impassioned speech on the House floor in support of LGBTQ rights. Walker, whose son is is a member of the LGBTQ community, said in an interview Sunday morning she’s had the last few days to reflect on the matter and that Porterfield’s comments speak for themself. “I’ve allowed this to sit, and I’ve had a chance to think and pray and
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organize,” she said. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Each and everyone of us have a truth, and that is Mr. Porterfield’s truth.” Porterfield said he used the word because it was in the name of Yiannopoulos’ tour, and that’s how
Yiannopoulos would want it to be represented. “I have no regret for using that because Milo Yiannopoulos self-identifies himself as a dangerous f----t, and if that’s how he wanted to represent his tour, then I couldn’t call the tour anything else, or nobody could have
“First of all, Delegate Porterfield needs to resign. West Virginia has no room for someone who expresses such hate, let alone room for him to hold a public office where he is supposed to represent the people of West Virginia. His hate-filled remarks and actions speak volumes and so does the Republican Party’s silence. The Republican majority’s leadership needs to condemn these actions. Their silence is complicit and the people of West Virginia deserve better.” Statement from Belinda Biafore, chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party
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City Councilor Brazaitis won’t seek re-election, hopes for return to WVU BY HOLDEN STRAUSSER STAFF WRITER Former Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis, who has publicly spoken about his mental illness, said his time on the Morgantown City Council will end in July. The sixth ward councilor instead plans to return to his job as an English professor at WVU. Brazaitis said he hopes to return to teaching for the Fall 2019 semester. The councilor and former U.S. Senate write-in candidate has encountered political and professional troubles, especially following an Aug. 6 incident involving the Monongalia County Sheriff ’s Department. “I’m not going to be running for a second term,” Brazaitis said. “I think one term was enough for me in city council.” So far, he is the only councilor who has announced intention not to run again. WVU barred Brazaitis from teaching and requested him to “refrain from being on the University’s campus” in a letter sent before the start of the Fall 2018 semester following the incident. The letter, sent by Gregory
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Mark Brazaitis’ last semester at the University was in Spring 2018. Dunaway, the dean of WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in which Brazaitis was a professor, modified Brazaitis’ duties to the University to only focus on research activities performed at his home. It also outlined steps through the WVU Faculty and Staff Assistance Program that Brazaitis would need to complete to return to his role at the University. The University’s decision came following the Aug. 6 incident, which was close on the heels of Brazaitis’ announcement of his Senate campaign. According to West Virginia MetroNews, the incident began at Brazaitis’ Courtney Av-
enue residence when an attempt was made to have him involuntarily committed for mental evaluation. Police were called to the scene for what was termed a “non-criminal matter,” resulting in a 15-hour search for Brazaitis. A day later, Brazaitis turned himself in to deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff ’s Department. He then checked into Ruby Memorial Hospital and was later discharged from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Brazaitis has been public about his history of mental illness, including a major depressive episode he experienced in 2004, as reported
by WDTV. Dunaway would not answer definitively whether Brazaitis will return to teaching, calling it a “personnel matter.” “Mark Brazaitis has been and remains a professor in the Department of English,” wrote Dunaway in an email Thursday. Brazaitis said he is on a medical leave. According to WVU policy, this would require him to apply for an extension if he does not return to his duties one year after his leave began. Not long after WVU’s decision, Brazaitis was removed from the ceremonial position of deputy mayor in a 5-2 city council vote, according to WAJR News. Seventh Ward Councilor Barry Wendell and Brazaitis were the only dissenting votes. Brazaitis defended himself, calling it unfair to use his history of mental illness against him politically. Morgantown Mayor Bill Kawecki had previously expressed reservations about Brazaitis continuing as deputy mayor, highlighting concerns that Brazaitis was perceived as speaking for the entire council in some of his controversial statements.
SGA candidates appeal campaign violation charges BY QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITER The two SGA presidential candidate pairs facing campaign violations appealed their election violation charges last Monday. SGA Attorney General Miguel Henriquez presented both pairs with a “penalty resolution” that would have the following effects: • Drop the penalties each candidate faced • Not assign guilt in regard to the violations • Candidates accept SGA’s formal reprimand • Prevent further appeals with regard to this case The Martin/Arbogast pair
accepted the penalty resolution as it stood. The Zaleski/Bonar pair made six demands of SGA in order for them to accept the penalty resolution: • Immediately make all appendices to the Elections Code publicly available on the SGA website and notify all potential candidates when it has done so. • Make any official memos regarding the elections code or its interpretation publicly available on the SGA website and notify all potential candidates when it has done so • Make any future official memos regarding the elections code publicly available on the SGA website immediately after release, and notify all potential
candidates when it has done so • All members of the election committee (including ex-officio member) agree not to record any election-related proceedings without first getting the consent of everyone being recorded • Any future changes in the elections timetable must be immediately posted to the SGA twitter, and all potential candidates notified • Allow all (potential) Presidential candidates to send a non-voting representative to all committee proceedings to present the (potential) candidate/ticket’s opinion and report back to the (potential) candidate/ticket on the proceedings. Zaleski wrote in an email
that the committee accepted the first five of these conditions. “Our intent with these obligations was to deal with all the issues that had made this process such a trainwreck, and to push the SGA to deal with it immediately,” Zaleski said. “Notably, the elections committee has routinely failed to make documents publicly available. At the time we were negotiating, all the appendices to the elections code were unavailable to us.” The two pairs were served $30 fines on Jan. 23 by the WVU Elections Committee for comments made in a Jan. 13 Daily Athenaeum article. The pairs were charged with active campaigning before the allotted time.
SGA active campaigning period shortened one day BY MADISON GREER STAFF WRITER WVU SGA’s election timeline has been moved up one day, shortening the alloted time for active campaigning from five days to four.
The two voting days, originally scheduled for March 6 and March 7, have moved forward a day, now taking place on March 5 and March 6. The candidates’ debate has also been moved forward a day, now scheduled for March 4. The decision was made in
favor of SGA’s advisors, Daniel Brewster and Thanh Le, who will be out of town on the evening of March 7, hence the change to shorten campaign days, SGA Elections Chair Steven Treadway wrote in an email. Active campaigning will still
begin on Sunday, March 3 at midnight. These are the only changes to the campaign that have been made thus far. The next step for candidates is gaining signatures for filing packets which will be due on Feb. 22.
“He did diss on everyone that was on the council,” Wendell said in an interview Thursday. “I mean, that’s why they took him off.” Fourth Ward Councilor Jenny Selin was elected to fill the role in a 6-1 vote in the same meeting. Brazaitis, who is also a noted author of fiction and nonfiction books revealed his intentions in an interview on Jan. 28. Brazaitis said he has no plans to run for Senate in the future, following his failed 2018 write-in candidacy. According to an article from the Dominion Post, Brazaitis had announced his candidacy for the West Virginia seat in front of the Morgantown Ice Complex, challenging incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Patrick Morrisey. Throughout the campaign he referred to Manchin as a Republican. “I didn’t expect to win,” Brazaitis said. “I just wanted to get some issues out there that hadn’t been discussed in the campaign.” Among those issues were the legalization of recreational marijuana, raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing women had access to
abortion. Brazaitis said he would focus on the issues of a green bill, which would reduce city energy expenses and emissions, land acquisitions to support the green bill, what he called a “continued revival” of the waterfront and improving the Morgantown Airport during his remaining time on the city council. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, city council discussed proposals for efficiency from the Municipal Green Team. The proposals included installing solar panels on city buildings, upgrading street lights to LED bulbs and transitioning the city’s vehicles to electric cars. Aside from a possible return to WVU, Brazaitis will focus on a new novel called “American Seasons.” The book is set in a small American sports community in the 1960s and will touch on issues of the era, such as the John F. Kennedy administration and integration. “It’s focused on a basketball team, the relationship between the players and the coach,” Brazaitis said. His eighth book, “The Rink Girl,” was released in September 2018.
WV House Education Committee amends education reform bill BY ALAYNA FULLER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The West Virginia House Education Committee has created a different version of Senate bill 451 after simplifying and removing certain provisions. The committee removed from the bill passed by the West Virginia Senate on Monday the non-severability clause, a “paycheck protection” provision, a provision establishing educational savings accounts and an entire section detailing the consequences of a work stoppage. The committee also limited the number of charter schools. “I’m proud that we were able to get a product out with some of the things that I saw as harmful to public education removed from the bill. Is it perfect? No, but it is still a way better product than we were given to start with,” said Delegate
Mark Dean, R-Mingo. The original bill sought to discourage teacher strikes, establish charter schools, establish a 5 percent salary increase for teachers and school service personnel and implement a non-severability clause that says if any part of the bill is struck down in a court challenge the measure would be void. The bill could change again after the House Finance Committee reviews it, then the entire House will consider it. From there, it will go back to the Senate. “My feeling is it won’t be accepted and there will be a conference committee,” said Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association. Two public hearings will be held at 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday in the House chamber.
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Anti-hazing bill advances in state Senate STAFF REPORTS An anti-hazing bill aimed at protecting students involved in organizations outside of University control advanced last week. The bill unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and will now be brought to the Senate floor for a full vote. Senate Bill 440 amends the state’s current anti-hazing law, which only applies to organizations affiliated with a public or private higher education institution. The current anti-hazing law allows institutions to create and enforce their own rules and penalties if any in-
stances of hazing occurs to a student in an affiliated group. The bill, if passed by both the state Senate and House of Delegates and is signed by the governor, will now apply to any student enrolled in a public or private higher education institute and involved with an unaffiliated organization. There are currently five Greek organizations unaffiliated with WVU: Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Theta Chi and Alpha Sigma Phi. WVU Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Rob Alsop told the Daily Athenaeum in December that this bill would be a goal for the University this legislative
session. “There’s an anti-hazing statute for inappropriate hazing, but it’s only applicable to fraternities that are associated with the University,” Alsop said. “So we think it needs to be applicable to all students who would do that with the University and not just those who are associated with it.” The bill defines hazing as “any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or other substance, or any other forced physical activity which could adversely affect the physical health and safety of the individual or individuals, and
includes any activity which would subject the individual or individuals to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social contact, forced conduct which could result in extreme embarrassment, or any other forced activity which could adversely affect the mental health or dignity of the individual or individuals, or any willful destruction or removal of public or private property.” The bill’s lead sponsor is Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion. Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, is a co-sponsor on the bill.
Board of Governors votes in favor of vaping ban BY ALAYNA FULLER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The WVU Board of Governors voted in favor of tightening the tobacco-free campus policy, which now includes a ban on e-cigarettes and vapes, on Friday. The Tobacco Free Policy will also now officially enforce a six-year-old rule WVU passed in 2013. “Under the new rule we sort of adopted into a new steering committee who will actively govern this rule going forward, so that enforcement doesn’t slip through the cracks,” said Gary Furbee, deputy general counsel for WVU. The new rules will
strengthen the University’s hand in enforcing the ban, requiring that a process be developed for identifying and reporting violations, as well as locations where it is repeatedly violated, according to WVU Today. “This rule also had an extended comment period and during that time we received 33 comments from students, faculty, staff and members of the public,” said Furbee. “It’s safe to say that [with] this rule, comments were very in opposition of each other.” Students who violate the ban are subject to Student Conduct proceedings; faculty and staff are subject to appropriate disciplinary proceedings; visitors refusing to
comply will be asked to leave campus, which if ignored may result in additional sanctions; and employees of vendors or contractors will be reported to their employer for appropriate remedial action, according to WVU Today. The rule permits the use of tobacco products and smoking for academic or research purposes or for large gatherings on campus, provided smoking is only allowed in designated outdoor areas. Furbee said the new rules will not go into effect until a later date because the task force is looking to approve certain enforcement, cessation and marketing policy groups. “Step one was to get the
rule out there so that the marketing group and the enforcement group can then put in place the mechanisms to do just those things: market it, rebrand it across campus, implement the enforcement and have a process in place to do that and at the same time bring together, across [the] campus community, cessation resources for individuals who want to do that to essentially stop the use of tobacco,” Furbee said. The old policy was not effective because there was no enforcement, and the language used didn’t specifically prohibit e-cigarettes and vapes, said Rocco Fucillo, a state and local relations specialist at WVU.
Delegate cont. from p. 1 Yiannopoulos spoke at WVU in December 2016, during which he referred to Daniel Brewster, a sociology professor, as a “fat f----t.” At print time Sunday, the Legislature’s GOP leadership and the state Republican party have stayed mum on the issue, which Walker said speaks for itself. “Silence is golden, and sometimes when someone is silent, it speaks volumes; and it speaks very loudly,” she said. Walker, however, said she thinks the leadership could eventually take action. “We’re waiting to see what the leadership is going to do,” she said, “but I do have faith in this leadership, because it should not be a partisan issue. This is a human rights issue, and they want West Virginia to be a place to live, work and raise a family. There should not be any exclusions.” But Porterfield was not done with his attacks on the LGBTQ community. Porterfield said a threat made against him is now being investigated by Capitol Police, which he said was made by someone in the LGBTQ community. He also accused the Democratic leadership of hate speech and inciting hate crimes. “And what they all have done, along with the LGBTQ, is prove my point that they are the closest thing to political terrorism in our country,” he said. “These people are terrorizing communities all across our country. They do terrible things to our businesses. They underhandedly lie.” Porterfield said comments made against him this week warrant these claims. Walker said she is mostly
concerned about the state’s future when it comes to Porterfield’s comments. She said it makes West Virginia look highly unattractive to people and businesses who might move here. “This is going to hurt Morgantown and West Virginia economically,” she said. “We always claim that we’re tired of being last. We better wake up.” Walker credited the few West Virginia cities who have adopted a non-discrimination ordinance, the center of the original controversy, that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. “It’s very interesting that our cities have chosen this, but our state can’t,” she said. “Our cities are leading by example, but our state chooses to turn a blind eye.” The common argument against the non-discrimination ordinance is that it infringes on religious freedom. Porterfield founded Blind Faith Ministries in 2012 and serves as a preacher. “Now, I’m personally against homosexuality in my personal life, but if you’re gay, and you want to live your life the way you want to, go live it,” he said. “I’m not going to have dinner with you, I’m not going to bring my family around you, that’s my personal choice. But when you start to force an ideology that people must take in, then you’re a threat to personal freedom and democracy, and the LGBT is doing that all across the country.” But for Walker, she said her reaction to the incident on the House floor, and any other moments that arise like these, is always love. “My reaction is still the same; the same as it was on the campaign trail, and that’s one love,” Walker said, “where no one is excluded and everyone is included.”
Theree were 33 public comments submitted to the WVUU Board of Governors before the vote, showing a divide vide in opinion of whether e-cigarettes and vaping ng should be banned from campus.
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BY LUCAS HALEY STAFF WRITER Game reviews, much like reviews for any piece of media, provide a great place to start finding games that players will love. With every new game release there is an overwhelming amount of hype built up from advertisements and early-game builds. Falling into the trap of these advertisements can produce some lackluster results. Games like “No Man’s Sky” can have amazing advertisements and
huge promises, but on release can prove to be a major disappointment. Now, customers often wait for early reviews of the game before putting their money into a sinking ship, but this can be dangerous in its own right. The internet is constantly flooded with game reviews ranging from professional critics to amateur web designers who love to talk about whatever the newest topic of conversation is. Issues can arise, however, as all critics have different tastes in games and professional critics often have
connections to the companies who make the games. So how can you find a review that you have faith in? The second problem can be solved in a fairly simple way — avoid big name review companies. Reviews from companies such as IGN can be useful to the average reader as they sometimes summarize the main pros and cons of a game, but the scores are often inflated. It is rare to see a professional review give below 7.5 out of 10 in their review because they don’t want to lose their privileges to play these games
early. Once again, this does not mean these kinds of reviews are useless, but the final scores should be taken with a grain of salt. On the other issue, there is another simple fix. Finding a single reviewer can help enormously. You may not even agree with that critic on most games, but when you focus on one person’s reviews, you learn their tastes. Once you understand what kinds of gameplay mechanics and storylines a critic enjoys, you can compare their tastes to your own. If you enjoy JRPGs, which are Japa-
Balls fly during the first round of the Campus Cup BY SETH MITCHELL STAFF WRITER Coming together in teams of at least four, dozens of students competed in dodgeball this Sunday in the first of many events for the University Campus Cup. One student, in particular, Michael Amato, was helping to keep the event running smoothly. Amato, a senior political science, spanish and history student from Rochester, Massachusetts, serves as a third-year RA, a student life ambassador and key roles in several University clubs and organizations. Amato has been involved with the Campus Cup since it first began his freshman year, four years ago. “It’s events that are designed to get freshmen out and active, in a time when they’re usually staying inside,” he said. WVU seems to have an issue with freshmen and sophomores choosing to stay indoors and keep to themselves, according to Amato and Bruce Brubaker, the senior program coordinator for intramural and club sports. “We are completely skewed compared to other universities,” Brubaker said. “We have the highest junior
and senior participation amongst most universities around, while we struggle to get our freshmen and sophomores.” The pair provided some reasons as to why this may be. The most prevalent being that freshmen coming into the University usually don’t have a social foundation that is strong enough to form competitive teams. Brubaker has devoted 38 years of his life to college intramurals, 31 of which have been spent at WVU. During the summer, Brubaker works with the West Virginia Black Bears, a minor league baseball team based in Granville. “We’re trying to build a philosophy this year,” Brubaker said. “And that philosophy is Mountaineer PHOTO BY SETH MITCHELL thought.” Doug Andrews, senior exercise physiology student, plays in the campus cup on A good deal of Mountaineer thought and care was put Sunday. into the games on Sunday, as Cup. Amato said that there and care. All proceeds genseen by the behavior of its would be Cup events every erated by the Campus Cup managers. Both Brubaker weekend until April 26. and Amato were attentive Other sports at the events go to MountaineerTHON. and hands-on, carefully in- range anywhere from volFor more information on structing teams on the rules leyball, kickball, soccer, ul- the Campus Cup, its events and procedures of the event. timate frisbee and more. Sportsmanship and team Besides the Campus Cup, and how register, visit the behavior were words that A m a t o re c o m m e n d e d WVU Campus Recreation popped up over and over events such as Mountain- website. For more inforagain. eerTHON, an eight-hour mation on MountaineerThe first of many differ- long dance rave conducted ent events, dodgeball was to raise funds for children THON, visit their website at not the end of the Campus with special medical needs mountaineerthon.com.
nese role-playing games, with turn-based combat, but the critic you listen to has a natural distaste for those kinds of games, you have to take their review in a different way. This doesn’t make either of you wrong about the game but instead offers a separate viewpoint on each game. There are other cases where a game transcends critics despite their natural tastes. For example, “Undertale” was beloved by critics and fans across the board. On the other end of the spectrum are the games that re-
ceive poor reviews from all critics. These are rare, as most games have something that appeals to some form of core audience, but they are not hard to spot when they appear. When it comes down to it, game reviews will always be incredibly subjective. There is no single perfect critic, and there is no one perfect game. However, if you have your faith in a trusted few critics, you will undoubtedly find the kind of games for you.
WVU offering new ukulele classes BY HANNAH MORGAN STAFF WRITER What better way to kick off a new year than with learning a new skill? Both beginner and intermediate ukulele classes are be given at the Creative Arts Center (CAC) from Feb. 3 to March 26. Now, anyone who has ever dreamed of playing ukulele can fulfill their dream within eight weeks. The class is open to everyone. Students of WVU and beyond are welcome to join, regardless of musical experience. The class instructor, Brandon Morgan, said no one should be intimidated by it. “Some come in afraid that I’ll bite their head off,” he laughed. “It’s easy for someone with no music experience. We start at the beginning.” By the end of the eight weeks, there are new bonds that have formed, both with peers and music, Morgan said. “One kid who, when he first started, was discouraged he wasn’t learning fast enough,” Morgan said. “By the end, he was playing just as well, or if not better, than the others.” To Morgan, one of the best things about the ukulele les-
sons is seeing a change in personal growth. “One of the best things is seeing a once timid, shy kid turn into an outgoing, talkative student,” Morgan said. By the end of the program, one can expect to know enough about the ukulele to perform a song that will be sure to impress friends. Morgan even encourages students to suggest songs they would like to learn, both modern and old. After the beginner course, one can join the intermediate class the following semester. Students can also sign up for private lessons from instructors at the CAC. Instead of the eight-week class, private lessons are more detailed, going for thirteen weeks. With options ranging from cello to voice, ukulele is only one of the options presented. More information can be found at music.wvu.edu. Beginner classes are held every Sunday and Tuesday. The class totals to a little under $100, including a processing fee. While this program has already begun, anyone interested has until Tuesday, Feb. 12 to register. To sign-up, contact Karen Taddie; phone, 304-2936946; email, karen.taddie@ mail.wvu.edu; or visit her at the CAC in room 4097.
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Are President Gee’s bow ties his passion or an obsession? BY OLIVIA GIANETTINO STAFF WRITER A new display at the Evansdale Library features WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s collection of bow ties. “It is a real obsession,” Gee said about his collection, which is the first exhibit of the “Passion or Obsession?” display. Gee’s bow tie collection will be on display at the Evansdale library until Wednesday, May 15. The exhibit of bow ties ranges in all different colors, patterns and materials. Many from Gee’s collection have wild stories, including a few that have met U.S. presidents and one that has even traveled into space. Some on display are purely decorative, while others are representative of Gee’s life and interests. “This 4-H tie represents President Gee’s extensive relationship and interest in the organization that is delivered by Cooperative Extension — a community of more than
100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing,” reads a caption placed in one of the many cases on display. Along with his ties are photos of Gee with students and other random Gee-memorabilia, including a button that says “Bow ties R Sexy.” Gee is known for many quirks, two being his contagious personality and his colorful style. In the past, he has been featured in fashion publications including Bow Tie Aficionado and Ivy Style. He has been cultivating his collection since he was 16 years old. This exhibit showcases Gee’s efforts of being a personable and fun president, traits that he is known for nationwide. “This exhibit initiates the start of a new series at Evansdale Library around community members’ personal collections,” according to the WVU libraries website.
What to stream this week BY SEAN TANSKI STAFF WRITER It’s the time of year where the weather will be unpredictable every day, so it is hard to make plans very far in advance. Fortunately, Netflix has added some great titles to watch for those days when staying in is your best option. “Roma” by Alfonso Cuarón. A film that isn’t just up for the best foreign film award at this year’s Oscars, but up for best film in general. “Roma” delivers a unique perspective of the 1970’s political turmoil in Mexico. “The Incredibles 2” by Brad Bird. Pixar’s highly-antici-
pated sequel to the original film “The Incredibles” did not fail to reach all expectations. The animation is a best of the year and is up for Best Animated Film at the Oscars — another great movie added to the long list of great Pixar films. “Silence of the Lambs” by Jonathan Demme. Sported by an all-star cast including Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn and the great Anthony Hopkins, “Silence of the Lambs” is one thriller everyone should check out. Picking up awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay in the 1991 Oscars, “Silence of the Lambs” is an instant masterpiece following the adventure of Hannibal Lecter. Catch it before it’s gone.
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Gee is all smiles in his cowboy hat.
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An American flag bow tie as a part of Gee’s collection.
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How to dress to impress on Valentine’s Day BY KRISTEN MOHAMMADI STAFF WRITER The answer to what to wear on Valentine’s Day is simply whatever you want. You could wear a burlap sack with spikes coming out of it if that’s what makes you feel confident. The most important thing to wear on Valentine’s Day is something that makes you feel good. However, if you want to celebrate the most romantic day of the year, what you wear can play a huge role in setting that romantic vibe. Therefore, picking what to wear on Valentine’s Day can be just as difficult as deciding what it is you’re going to do. Simply wearing traditional warm colors like red and pink are the easiest way to dress up for Valentine’s Day. If your wardrobe lacks color, finding something new for your special day without breaking the
bank can be done at Lust Boutique off of High Street. For a limited time, they are offering 50 percent off some dresses and rompers for Valentine’s Day. “I really like the traditional red,” said Grace Burchett, junior marketing student at West Virginia University. “I never get tired of it. Every year I’m just trying to wear red. I like a flirty mini dress, just the classic Valentine’s Day vibe I really like.” Hoot and Howl, a local vintage and artisan store, will also be offering a Valentine’s Day special with new vintage lingerie, a build-your-own bouquet station and specialty chocolates throughout this week. If wearing Valentine’s Daythemed colors isn’t your thing, let Valentine’s Day be your chance to introduce different textures into your wardrobe such as satin, silk and velvet for a romantic-modern look. Another great way to achieve some Valentine’s Day aesthetic
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Two dresses offered at Lust Botique on High St. is simply through makeup. Just throw on some red lipstick in any shade and you’re good to go. “A super easy and cute V-day look is pink on pink on pink,” said Hannah Lester, a graduate
from Laurel Business Institute. “For your eyes, blend the pinks you have into your crease, and get as fancy as you want with it. Go a bit heavy with the blush and finish it with a pink lip.”
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The DA Eats: A High Street treasure, Iron Horse Tavern BY RYAN MAIDEN STAFF WRITER Morgantown’s High Street is home to some delicious places to eat. There’s pizza, burgers, wings and subs to sate the hunger of each empty stomach on campus. It’s fortunate, too, as without the multitude of late-night eateries and shops, there wouldn’t be anything to satisfy the inebriated masses. The problem with High Street, however, is nobody seems to make it down the road far enough to discover all that it has to offer.
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Iron Horse Tavern storefront on High Street. The Iron Horse Tavern is truly a prized jewel when it comes to the food scene on
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High Street, and in all honesty, Morgantown as a whole. An establishment worthy of
the title of “gastropub,” the Iron Horse comes as ready to amaze you with its food as it is ready to serve you a pint. Created in 2014 as a sister company of Mountain State Brewing Co., the Iron Horse Tavern was made to exemplify an elevated pub food concept and focus on West Virginia craft beers. The name is derived from the Iron Horse statue at the entrance of Davis and Elkins College in the founding members’ hometown of Elkins, West Virginia. I found that walking into the Tavern was really something else compared to other places I’ve been to in Morgantown. It was far from some of
the other bars on High Street, but it didn’t make me think of a restaurant either. The food, however, made me second guess this when I was presented with their “Pierogi Ruskie.” Apart from it looking like a work of art, the housemade pierogies were a perfect match for the look and feel of the place. Slick with garlic butter, the pierogies were paired with sweet onions, sour cream and the most savory kielbasa sausage you’ll ever eat. I would be doing a disservice to the establishment if I didn’t mention their house-made tater tots, which are topped with a threecheese béchamel, white truffle oil, bacon sour cream and
fresh-cut chives. The tots are quickly becoming their most popular item. The Iron Horse Tavern is a great place to eat, and if you want a calmer yet more interactive bar than you’d find anywhere else in Morgantown, it’s a great place to drink as well. The Tavern hosts events throughout the week at their recently-opened second location in University Town Centre, including flight nights, tap takeovers and trivia nights. There’s a lot going for this place, and aside from just recommending it, I am eager to see it continue and thrive in the Morgantown area.
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Mimosas and a bloody mary complementing each other Huevos rancheros with a bar view. nicely.
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OPINION Staff Shorts are tidbit writings by our editorial board. They’re mostly meant to be light-hearted, but we sometimes touch on more serious, important topics. They aim to express the many student voices of the University.
Downtown Morgantown needs a bookstore Downtown Morgantown needs a bookstore. Not a college bookstore that sells textbooks and WVU bookbags, but a bookstore shelved with books of all genres, where patrons visit for the joy of reading, not for the requirement of classes. Not many places in downtown can draw age groups from elementary schoolers to retired folks; a bookstore could. It’s amazing and sad that the downtown of one of the largest cities in West Virginia does not have such an establishment. While independent bookstores have faced financial struggles due to the internet, surely the Morgantown community would be more than enough to support one.
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Morgantown intersections create impediments and hazards In Morgantown, there are many intersections where drivers must pull across the crosswalk to look both ways before turning. This blocks the crosswalks, especially when there’s rush hour traffic, since the wait is long before there’s a break in the stream of vehicles. But there’s no alternative, unless drivers want to toss the dice and risk totalling their car each time they go through Morgantown. An environment that encourages a car to be on a crosswalk longer than a pedestrian is not one that should exist. It creates unnecessary impediments and hazards for both drivers and pedestrians. Unfortunately, this is a problem that likely will keep continuing, since it’s not feasible to knock down buildings and walls to give drivers a better view.
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McCabe seeking culture change to Inadequate season leaves Huggins looking for answers help struggling Mountaineers BY JARED SERRE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
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MEN’S BASKETBALL With only seven games left in the regular season and the losses continuing to mount, certain players on the West Virginia men’s basketball team are finally recognizing the team’s need for leadership. All season long, WVU has been without a vocal leader, someone to pump up the team during games or call out poor play during practice, and it’s shown in the Mountaineers’ win-loss column. That vocal leader the team is missing usually would be an upperclassman on the roster, but that has not happened this season, and at this point, with the Mountaineers holding a 10-14 record, it does not matter who it comes from. It only matters that it comes from somebody, even a freshman. “We need to start taking accountability and holding ourselves accountable and fixing some things ourselves because it is on our shoulders at this point,” said freshman guard Jordan McCabe. McCabe, who has started five games this year and played a career-high 30 minutes on Jan. 30 against Iowa State, has been vocal toward his teammates all season, calling out plays during games and trying to institute the coach’s game plans.
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Freshman Jordan McCabe yells to teammate as he advances towards the basket. But now it’s time for him to not only be vocal, but to be the leader WVU needs to close out the regular season strong. That begins with McCabe taking charge during practice and forcing others to raise their level of play. It begins with others joining McCabe on the court two hours before the game to get shots up. And it begins with other players following the freshman’s lead and calling the team out when it’s struggling. “I think our culture needs to change,” McCabe said. “Obviously we wouldn’t be sitting here at 10-13 if our culture
was going in the right direction. We need to change it and that’s on our players.” The culture McCabe is referring to is how West Virginia’s players have had low energy on both offense and defense during games, leading to multiple 30-point blowouts and even blown leads of their own. It’s significant that McCabe, as a first-year player, had to say it. Just as significant is the fact that McCabe believes it’s the players’ responsibilities to change the team’s culture and identity midseason, not
the coaching staff ’s. “I don’t think we’re there right now,” McCabe said on all of WVU’s players having the same goals during game. “Personally, I just don’t think we’re there and that, once again, is no issue by the coaches, it’s an issue on the players.” It will require the freshman from Kaukauna, Wisconsin, to change the West Virginia’s culture in the final portion of the season and pick up four wins in the Mountaineers’ final seven games, otherwise WVU may be heading for its worst record in 11 seasons under head coach Bob Huggins.
Bob Huggins doesn’t know what to do. Following a 22-point loss at the hands of the Texas Longhorns — their 10th loss in their last 12 games — the WVU men’s basketball team is stuck. There have been a variety of issues that Huggins and the coaching staff has worked to adjust, and yet, nothing has worked. “We have to do things right, and we didn’t do things right,” Huggins said after the Texas game on Saturday. “When you aren’t as talented as other people and you don’t do things right, it’s not going to be a good outcome for you. We’ve always been fine, because we have done things right.” For one, the loss of junior forward Sagaba Konate threw a wrench into plans early as the Bamako, Mali native has missed 15 straight games with a knee injury. Freshman forward Derek Culver was reinstated from a team suspension to fill the gap in the lineup, but his inexperience has created issues for the team. “Derek helps us immensely, but because this is his, whatever it is, [inexperience], he just doesn’t know sometimes,” Culver said. “I think everybody else gets a little frustrated, because he’s where they’re supposed to be.”
Additionally, the injuries suffered by guard James “Beetle” Bolden have caused concern. While he is an efficient scorer when he is on the floor as he is averaging 12.2 points per game, Bolden has missed the last four games for West Virginia. On a game-by-game basis, the Mountaineers have struggled in a variety of areas. In Big 12 Conference play alone, WVU has thrown opportunities away as they have only scored more points off of turnovers than their opponent in two of their 12 games. Under the basket, the Mountaineers have outrebounded their Big 12 opponent in half of their conference games. Yet, their struggles on offense limit their success as West Virginia is currently the worst in the Big 12 in field goal percentage — shooting only 41.3 percent. As Huggins continues to preach that he still wants to play for this season and worry about the next season later on, he is running out of options to salvage the 2018-19 campaign. “You have guys that follow the game plan and guys who don’t follow the game plan,” Huggins said. “You have guys who really compete and guys who don’t compete. You have guys who make excuses and guys who try harder. For whatever reason, it just seems like we live in a society full of excuses, and I’m not trying to give any excuses.”
Mountaineers take aim at the NCAA Championship BY SEAN TANSKI STAFF WRITER
RIFLE After finishing the regular season undefeated for a fourth-straight time, the second-ranked West Virginia
Mountaineer rifle team have their sights firmly set on finishing this season perfectly. After knocking off defending national champ Kentucky, the Mountaineers have momentum they need to propel this team going forward. It is also fitting that West Virginia got revenge on the team
that knocked them off from completing a perfect season last year. The victory against Kentucky ensured the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) crown for the Mountaineers. The title marks a conference-best 12th since 1998. WVU has steamrolled through regular season play.
They haven’t lost a regular-season match since a 4706-4705 loss to Alaska-Fairbanks back on Feb. 1, 2015. Head coach Jon Hammond has amassed a 141-15 record and six undefeated seasons. “Today’s title is a nice addition to the other accomplishments this team has been able
to achieve,” Hammond said. “It says a lot about the consistency of this program and how we’re able to maintain a high level.” Along with momentum, another advantage this Mountaineer team will have is experience, which is headlined by seniors Will Anti and Ginny
Thrasher. Along with Anti and Thrasher, freshmen Jared Eddy and Verena Zaisberger are the only members who were not on the team last year. The Mountaineers will look to further improve their chances at the championship with the NCAA Qualifying Match this Saturday.
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Mountaineers pick up trio of road victories on Sunday
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GYMNASTICS The West Virginia gymnastics team finished in first place over Penn, Bridgeport and Temple in a quad meet at Penn on Sunday afternoon. The Mountaineers (9-4, 0-3) finished the day with a score of 195.250, followed by Bridgeport’s 194.775, Penn’s 193.825 and Temple’s 193.575. West Virginia was propelled by juniors Abby Kaufman and Julia Merwin, sophomore McKenna Linnen and senior team-leader Jaquie Tun. Kauffman registered a 9.75 for West Virginia’s highest vault score while freshman Rachel Hornung and senior Kirah Koshinski also finished in the top five for the vault, at 9.725 points each. On the uneven parallel bars, the lone Mountaineer to finish in the top five was Merwin who totaled a score of 9.825. Bridgeport secured the number one spot for the uneven parallel bars with a score of 9.90. Over on the balance beam, West Virginia placed two contestants in the top five as Linnen recorded a score of 9.85 for a tie of first place. Hornung finished third in the event with 9.8 points. “We are hitting routines and not falling at all, which is indicative of a top-15 program,” WVU head coach Jason Butts said. “We just need to execute the little details. That is what will keep this team moving up.” The floor exercises saw Tun claim first place with 9.925 points, followed by Koshinski who finished in second place with a total of 9.875 points. Kaufman took home the first-place overall spot with a score of 38.825 points, which was followed by Temple’s Monica Servidio’s 38.40 points. Servido got first place on the balance beam with 9.850
WVU struggles, falls to Iowa State
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West Virginia picked up its first loss on Sunday as it fell to Iowa State, 6-2. This was the first Big 12 match of the season for both teams as Iowa State was able to get revenge for their loss last year to WVU (2-1, 0-1 Big 12) to get to 3-2 on the season. Iowa State (3-2, 1-0) started the morning strong winning both doubles matches. The first seed doubles had Paula Goetz and Nicole Roc of WVU facing Maty Cancini and Annabella Bonadonna of ISU. Roc and Goetz lost the match 6-1. The
third seed doubles didn’t fare much better for the Mountaineers as Giovanna Caputo and Abigail Rosiello were defeated 6-2 by Margarita Timakova and Ekaterina Grib of the Cyclones. As the singles matches began, West Virginia had a lot of ground to make up. WVU dropped its first four singles matches of the morning as Roc was defeated 6-2 and 6-1 by Ekaterina Repina in the fourth seed match. Sofia Duran also suffered a defeat in the third seed singles to Regina Espindola, 6-1 and 6-4. First seed Christina Jordan lost 6-3 and 6-4 to Iowa State’s Cancini. Anastasia Bovolskaia was defeated 6-4 and 6-2 by Bonadonna in the fifth-seed match. West Virginia was able
to end on a high note as Goetz and Anne-Sophie Courteau won their singles matches. Goetz won 6-2 and 7-5 to start the season 2-0 in singles play. Courteau won the first set 7-5 but lost the second 6-2 to send the match into a super tiebreaker. Courteau won 10-7 in the tiebreaker to earn her second singles victory of the season and her fourth overall victory. The second seed doubles went unfinished as the final score of the meet was 6-2 in favor of the Cyclones. The Mountaineers will host their first home matches of the season next weekend as WVU faces Cleveland State at 1 p.m. Friday and Akron 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Freshman Rachel Hornung performing her floor routine.
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Junior Erica Fontaine pointing at the camera as she prepared to do her floor routine. points while also placing seventh in floor exercises with 9.8 points. West Virginia continued their dominance over Penn, Temple and Bridgeport as the Mountaineers now hold an 11-0 mark against Penn, 3-0 mark against Bridgeport and a 46-1 all-time record against Temple. “It’s always great to get a few road wins,” Butts said. “Today’s score is something I would have been happy about in the past, but we are too
good of a team to score this on the road this season. It was an uninspired performance by the team, and we told them as much. There were a lot of highlights, though, and I don’t want to take away from those routines. This is a very hard-working team, and we as a staff need to make them believe that they can score higher than this.” The Mountaineers will host Cornell, Utah State and Pitt next Sunday at 1 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.
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DOWNTOWN. This urban Loft, 1BR apartment is the bee’s knees. 1/2 block walk to PRT; kitchen w/all appliances, $550/month plus util.; owner pays for trash service. Available May, 2019. Call Steve at 304288-6012 today!
NOW RENTING 1, 2, 3, 4, 5BR Apartments on Prospect and Spruce for 2019-2020. Contact Nick: 304-2921792
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Downtown & Evansdale Locations ♦ Spacious 2 and 3 Bedrooms with 1 Bath Apartments ♦ 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath and 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath Apartments
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Located on Hartman Run Rd. between the Mileground & Sabraton - Off-street parking -
HOURS: Mon-Fri 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.
♦ Furnished/Unfurnished Options ♦ Washer/Dryer Options ♦ Pets Welcome with Approval ♦ Free Off Street Parking ♦ Garages and Carports Available at some Units ♦ 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance
217, 225 & 227 JONES AVENUE. APARTMENTS/HOUSE’S. 1-4BR. $325-$395/each + utilities. Large rooms, decks, W/D, free off-street parking. NO PETS. 304-685-3457 WILLEY STREET. $800/Utilities extra. Off-street parking. Available August. 304-290-7368 or 304-377-1570
NOW LEASING FOR 2019!
Stewart Street & Glenn Street Apartments Walking distance to downtown campus 1 & 2 Bedroom D/W, WD, Microwave, Free WiFi, Free Parking, No Application Fee No Pets Call for Tour: 304-435-7071 or 304-692-9296
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Renting for 2019 Eff. 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms One Bedroom as low as $450 Two Bedrooms as low as $375 per person Three Bedrooms as low as $350 per person * Pets Welcome * 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance * Next to Football Stadium & Hospital * State of the Art Fitness Center * Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Minutes
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ROOMMATES Near Arnold Hall, 5 min to Mountainlair. W/D, utilities included. $400/ mth. 9mth lease. 304-292-5714
ADOPTIONS 2BR SOUTH PARK. W/D, renovated bathroom and new carpet throughout. $1,100/mth. Utilities included. 304-292-5714
Teacher/WVU AlumniSeeks to build family through adoption. Will provide safe, secure loving home, filled with adventure for a newborn. Text or call 631-743-0834
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A MUST SEE 4 BEDROOM FURNISHED HOUSE WITH PORCH 8 min. walk to main campus. Quiet residential area. 2 Full baths. Quality Furnishings, D/W, W/D, Off Street Lighted Parking. Year Lease No Pets 304-296-7476 www.perilliapartments.com
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UNFURNISHED HOUSES BATTELLE AVENUE. 5min walk to Mountainlair. W/D, free parking. All utilities included except elect and cable. 3-4BR $400/each. 1BR $500. May lease. 304-825-5497
DON’T BE LEFT OUT! PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED HERE!
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