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WVU Athletics considering end to Papa John’s partnership BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR WVU Athletics is currently considering ending its corporate partnership with Papa John’s Pizza after company founder John Schnatter used the N-word in a meeting with employees earlier this year. Senior Associate Athletic Director Matt Wells said WVU had concerns with Papa John’s after Schnatter’s comments in May. Wells said a decision has not been reached, but the University has been discussing leaving the partnership since the incident. “We’re having conversations internally, externally and then we will come to a decision hopefully here in the very near future about what the involvement looks like for this season and moving forward,” Wells said. The downside to ending the partnership, Wells said, is that the local Papa John’s franchises would end up being hurt, who had nothing to do with the comments made by Schnatter. “Our relationship has been with the local
franchisee, not necessarily corporate, so that’s why we’re taking our time and having some very thorough discussions before we make any final decisions on what the relationship looks like this season,” Wells said. “The moment the news broke about the controversy, we started monitoring the situation.” WVU spokesman John Bolt also said the University’s concern lies with the local Papa John’s franchises. “Our major connection is with the local vendors, so we’re trying to take that into consideration,” Bolt said. Papa John’s is currently one of 19 corporate partners of WVU Athletics listed on the UniGRAPHIC BY HANNAH WILLIAMS versity’s website and is In a Twitter poll conducted by the Daily Athenaeum, 31 percent of students said that they would not continue the only pizza company to eat Papa Johns’s, while 69 percent reported that they would continue to patronize the business. on the list. WVU entirely, not just ployees in May. Schnatletics but the University instead of the normal Athletics, is weighing its ter resigned later that as well,” Bolt said. Papa John’s, citing the relationship with Papa week as the company’s Forbes reported in incident with Schnatter. John’s. For the annual chairman. Schnatter early July that Schnatter “[The partnership is] Monday Night Lights founded Papa John’s in used the N-word over a event for freshmen, WVU still in discussion right 1984. conference call with emnow, not only with Athsupplied Domino’s pizza
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Journalism’s role at WVU The DA’s Editor-in-Chief speaks out about media’s role. page 8
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Aug. 16, 1851: William Hope ‘‘Coin’’ Harvey was born in Buffalo, Putnam County. Harvey, a social reformer, was nominated for president of the United States by the Liberty Party in 1932.
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The costs of WVU’s FallFest from 2010 to 2017 BY DOUGLAS SOULE Editor-In-Chief Whether you love or hate the lineups, WVU pays hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on FallFest. The Daily Athenaeum received the costs of FallFest between 2010 and 2017 after submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to the University. Out of those years, WVU spent the most in 2013, with costs totaling $791,069. That year's FallFest lineup featured Pretty Lights, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ciara, Capital Cities and Colt Ford. FallFest 2014 also had costs exceeding $700,000. "While it's a great event, and we really like being able to celebrate students returning to campus, that level of money being expended did not seem to be good stewardship," said John Bolt, WVU spokesperson. "That money just seemed better spent in other ways." Bolt said FallFest was paid for with student fees. WVU spent the least in 2015, with costs at $381,067. ScHoolboy Q, The Chainsmokers and the Eli Young Band performed that year. In 2017, WVU spent $497,549 on FallFest. The cost of FallFest 2018 is still unavailable. Performing this year was MisterWives, Brothers Osborne and Lil Yachty.
2010 $626,702 2011 $526,316 2012 $729, 397
2010: Ludacris, Maroon 5, Kris Allen, VV Brown, RJD2, Super Mash Bros
2011: 3 Doors Down, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Chiddy Bang, Colbie Caillat, MiMoSA, Ikto
2012: Kaskade, The Wanted, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Travis Porter, Juicy J
2013: Pretty Lights, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ciara, Capital Cities, Colt Ford
2014: MAGIC!, Dierks Bentley, Kendrick Lamar
2015: ScHoolboy Q, The Chainsmokers, Eli Young Band
2017: Cage the Elephant, 21 Savage, RL Grime
2018: MisterWives, Brothers Osbourne, Lil Yachty
2013 $791,069 2014 $704,163 2015 $381,067 2016 $390,423 2017 $497,549 2018 ?
2016: Mac Miller, Flosstradamus, Cold War Kids
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Following increase of thefts, WVU PD asks students to register bikes BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR After an increase in thefts last year, the WVU Police Department is asking students to fill out a form on the department’s website that would make it easier for police to find missing or stolen bicycles. The form asks students to enter the bicycle's serial number, number of gears, identifying marks, along with other identifiable features. University Police Sgt. Peggy Runyon said the form was created because the rate of stolen bicycles rose over the last year, and it would be easier for officers to track them down. “Last year we had an alarmingly high theft of bicycles,” Runyon said. “Our identification system doesn’t take reports of property that doesn’t have numbers for them, so with the serial numbers, that allows us to put that into our NCIC for property.” The NCIC is a police computer database for criminal justice information and is available for all law enforce-
ment officers. Runyon said having the serial numbers also helps police recover bicycles that were sold to pawn shops, and officers can legally give them back to students if police have the serial number in the system. “We can also check against the pawn slips at pawn shops around the city,” she said. Runyon said freshmen have most often been the targets of theft. “Last year the most popular spot was from the racks outside the dorms,” Runyon said. She added that there are cameras facing those racks, but it didn’t much deter people from cutting the locks off the bicycles. While older bicycles may not have serial numbers, students can still fill out the form and enter the brand and identifying marks. Serial numbers are most commonly located on the bottom bracket where the two pedals meet. To register your bike, go to https://wvupolice.wufoo. com/forms/zq7zv571ywubo5/
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WVU’s search for a superstar returns for 15th year BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR Mountaineer Idol will return to campus this fall for its 15th year. Mountaineer Idol is a seven round singing competition where 15 WVU students compete for cash prizes and a shot at a recording contract. Following an audition round on Aug. 30, 15 contestants will be selected and proceed through weekly elimination rounds until only three remain for the finale. Of the three finalists, first place will receive $1,000 and an optional EP recording contract with Mon Hills Records, WVU’s record label, second place will receive $750 and third place will receive $250. Mountaineer Idol programming director Brittany Osteen, a senior strategic communications student from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, described the competition as a way for any and all WVU students to showcase their talent and try to win money, regardless of major. “Even if you’re not a music major, a lot of our people have been nursing,” Osteen said. “Just because you might not be in music for your career doesn’t mean you can’t sing.” Last year’s winner, then freshman Katie Simms, a criminology student, told Mountaineer Idol in an interview that she decided to audition just because it
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seemed fun. “I decided college is all about new experiences, making new friends, trying new things, so I just randomly decided to try out and it ended up being one of the best experiences,” Simms said. Created from the popularity of the television sensation “American Idol,” Mountaineer Idol has outlived its namesake and continues to draw in contestants and spec-
tators alike. Osteen said there were 65 people who auditioned in 2017, a mark they hope to surpass this year. “The main reason it’s so successful here is just because of the community that’s built around it,” Osteen said. “I think it’s really a good opportunity for students to come because it’s a different entertainment that you can’t always get. A lot of people enjoy live music
and so this gives you a free concert you can go to.” Simms thought Mountaineer Idol was a great experience that helped her along in her freshman year. “It got me out of my shell, out of my comfort zone, it made me try new things,” Simms said. “Mountaineer Idol was a very positive journey. Everyone was very encouraging. It was awesome to hear and see how much
everyone has grown.” Sponsored by Coca-Cola, Mountaineer Idol also gives back to the community each year. This year’s Mountaineer Idol is focused on promoting recycling, holding an event on October 5 where student and Greek organizations can recycle cans and bottles for a chance to win a $500 donation to the charity of their choice. Capped at $1,000, Coca-Cola will also
be donating $5 per can or bottle to WVU Children’s Hospital. The competition begins Aug. 30 with the audition round and continues weekly until the finale on Oct. 28. An informational meeting will be held for those interested in auditioning on Aug. 28 in Hatfields in the Mountainlair at 5:00 p.m.
Mountainlair boasts three new restaurants following Sodexo’s contract with WVU dining services BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR Tres Habaneros With make-your-own mexican food , Tres Habaneros offers students the ability to create their own mexican-style dish just how they like it. For $5 or $6, students can choose between building a burrito, tacos, a rice bowl, taco salad, quesadilla or nacho plates
complete with their meat of choice and several toppings. Sides come with an extra cost. Students with a meal plan will get to pick one dish along with one side and a small drink. Burger Shop Another make-yourown station, Burger Shop offers the lowest base cost of the three new options. For only $4 or
$5, students can pick from a steak burger, with or without cheese and/ or bacon, a black bean burger, a turkey burger or grilled chicken. After selecting a patty, students select a type of cheese and whatever toppings they want. Fries come extra, starting at $2 for the most basic order. With a meal plan students will get either a steak or black bean
burger, fries and a small drink. Blue Tomato Offering staggeringly large slices of pizza, Blue Tomato is another new dining option in the Mountainlair. It will cost $4.50 for what might be the biggest piece of pizza you have ever seen. Students can select from cheese, pepperoni, veggie and chicken bacon
ranch slices. Blue Tomato also offers wings for $9, salads for either $2.50 or $4 and 6-inch subs for $7 or $8. The subs include eggplant parmesan, meatball parmesan, chicken parmesan and sausage. A meal plan will get students one slice of pizza, a salad and a small drink.
PHOTO BY HANNAH WILLIAMS View of the Burger Shop kitchen.
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Hometown: Mercer, PA Favorite food: Chicken parmesan Favorite movie: Moneyball Favorite song/artist: Cage the Elephant Dream Job: Baseball America writer
Hometown: Hedgesville, WV Favorite food: Mac & cheese Favorite movie: The Princess Bride Favorite song/artist: Remembering Sunday/All Time Low Favorite Morgantown restaurant: Black Bear Dream job: Entertainment PR specialist
JORDYN JOHNSON Hometown: Charleston, WV Favorite food: Doughnuts Favorite movie: Bridesmaids Favorite song/artist: State Champs Favorite Morgantown Restaurant: Dirty Bird Dream job: Entertainment lawyer
HALEIGH HOLDEN Hometown: Morgantown, WV Favorite food: Eggplant parmesan Favorite song/artist: Bob Dylan Favorite Morgantown restuarant: Chaang Thai Dream job: Museum Curator
DOUGLAS SOULE Hometown: Bridgeport, WV Favorite food: Veggie burgers Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings Favorite song/artist: Jimi Hendrix Favorite Morgantown restaurant: Chaang Thai Dream job: Journalist
HANNAH WILLIAMS Hometown: Parkersburg, WV Favorite food: Crab legs Favorite movie: Collateral Beauty Favorite song/artist: Particular to One Republic Favorite Morgantown restaurant: Mario’s Dream job: Public relations for a global missions nonprofit
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Editorial-in-Chief: Journalism’s role at WVU BY DOUGLAS SOULE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I love our newsroom. I love my job. The Daily Athenaeum defines the college experience. I’ve been given friends, experiences and opportunities that have made me a better person. More importantly, I’ve been given purpose. Whether we’re covering the good or bad, the fair or corrupt, all we do at WVU’s independent student news source is not done for ourselves. It’s done for our readers. As WVU grows and its power increases, students will not find their voices muted as long as the student press remains strong. And we will remain strong, though we face no lack of challenges. At the DA, we’re normal college students who stress over tests, traffic and tuition. We’re normal college students who are dubbed “enemies of the American
PHOTO BY JOE SEVERINO Editor-in-Chief Douglas Soule hard at work.
people” by high authorities and receive hateful, dehumanizing messages from anonymous people online who might sit next to us in class. We’re normal college students who shoulder the responsibility of keeping our readers informed, uncovering the truth that protects them from injustice. Journalism has never been a safe profession; it never will be. We chase the danger that makes many run away. We rush to a threat armed with only a notepad and
recorder. We question those who hold the leverage of power. In the past, no matter what we face while reporting, we have been able to return to a safe place; our newsroom. Yet, on June 28, in a newsroom less than a four hour drive away, five Capital Gazette staff members were killed by a man wielding a shotgun. Rebecca Smith. John McNamara. Gerald Fischman. Wendi Winters. Robert Hiaasen. All murdered in their
workplace. Still, the Capital Gazette put out a damn paper the next morning. Still, journalists across the world uphold democracies an article at a time. As college students with full careers before us, the recent events are disheartening but not discouraging. Paper participation is high. Enthusiasm is high. Not all of us want to be journalists, but all of us work hard to ensure our publication is a great one for you, the reader.
Changes made to downtown traffic flow SUBMITTED BY MATTHEW CROSS MORGANTOWN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BOARD CHAIR Changes have been made to the traffic signaling systems in the downtown district. Please be aware of this and pay attention while traveling within our transportation network. Our West Virginia
Division of Highways has improved the pedestrian button activation boxes and poles. Some of the light durations have become shorter to provide less wait times, and some crossing patterns have changed from exclusive to concurrent. Please, press the button and wait for the walk signal when crossing, it is not
that difficult. And for drivers the right turn on red option has been removed when turning from High Street to Walnut Street and from Fayette Street to High Street. The green arrow allowing traffic to turn right from Spruce Street to Walnut Street has been removed. This means stop
on red and look to see if the exclusive walking phase has been activated. We all travel the same routes each day so learn the systems, operate within the law and watch out for each other. Good time management and patience will make everyone safer.
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MUSIC, MEMORIES, MOUNTAINEERS WVU students take on FallFest 2018 with performances from Brothers Osborne, Misterwives and Lil Yachty.
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Students gathered on the Rec fields on August 15 to see performances from Brothers Osborne, Misterwives and Lil Yachty.
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“I think [the lineup] was great,” said Kelsey Holmes, a junior buisness management student from Raleigh, W.Va. “I’ve gone to FallFest every year. There’s a lot more people, and I’m so glad to see everyone here.”
“I like the Brothers Osborne,” said Ronni Taylor, a junior exercise physiology student from Moundsville, W.Va. “I’ve never listened to Lil Yachty,s o it’s going to be different. Last year was better, I think.
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SPORTS Spavital's early idea adds element to prolific WVU offense BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER When offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital came to West Virginia University in 2017, he immediately wanted a new wrinkle to add to the offense. WVU already had quarterback Will Grier, whose Heisman campaign continues to heat up ahead of his senior season. It already had a deep receiving corps with a number of NFL talents. And it already featured a deep running back room. But what the offense missed was the tight end position. There were some on the roster who would be discussed every once in a while, but they were not being utilized and were not a big topic of discussion compared to other parts of the game. That seems to be changing this season. “Ever since I got here, I told [head coach] Dana [Holgorsen] I wanted to implement this, and we just started signing tight ends from the get-go,” Spavital said. Since Spavital was hired at WVU, the program has made a bigger emphasis on recruiting. In the 2018 recruiting class, WVU signed two scholarship tight ends – Mike O’Laughlin and T.J. Banks – marking the most signees at the spot in the Holgorsen era (he took over in 2011). There was a third tight end in the class, T.J. Ivy, but he decommitted last October and ended up at Indiana. Spavital spent a lot of time around tight ends at his previous two stops – Texas A&M and Cal. He used the position at both schools. That’s where he saw just how much they
PHOTO BY JOHN LOWE Aug. 12, 2018; WVU tight end Tevon Wesco taking the field after a water break during a preseason practice
could strengthen a team. “Those types of guys create mismatches because they can be a force in the run game, and they can be talented and skillful enough to be a good receiver on the perimeter,” Spavital said. How Spavital used tight ends at each school was different, though. Texas A&M plays in the SEC. California plays in the PAC-12. Both conferences offer contrasting styles. During his three years at Texas A&M from 2013 to 2015, he saw just how the SEC operates. It’s a conference where they operate more press and man-to-man coverage. They stack more in the box, therefore creating more
of a need to shore up the interior of the offense. “It makes more sense to add more numbers into the box to block it up,” Spavital said. “Just naturally by the teams we were playing in the conference you’re going to add more tight ends to it.” In the PAC-12 Conference, where Spavital spent one season as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Cal in 2016, he saw another brand of football. Instead of oftentimes playing inside the box, the Pac-12 is more spread out than the SEC, similar in a way to the Big 12 Conference that Spavital is coaching in now. There is more of an opportunity to spread the field with
tight ends and use them in a multitude of sets. “Pac-12 is a little more open,” Spavital said. “I can do a multiple range of using 11 personnel and 10 personnel stuff. I think it just kind of goes down to what type of team you’re playing, the conference that you’re in and how you’re going to utilize them.” It remains unknown just how WVU will fully incorporate the position into its offense this season. Regardless of how it all turns out, Grier and his counterparts are eager to find out. “Those guys do a good job in the run game, but it’s nice that they’re athletic and have good hands and are
able to get out there,” Grier said. “They’re hard to guard. It’s nice having those guys and working with those guys. We’re just going to have to see and find a way to get our best 11 on the field and make plays with them.” Spavital has plenty of tools at his disposal, all of which bring diverse skillsets. Although O’Laughlin is out for the season due to a knee injury, redshirt senior Trevon Wesco, a 6-foot-4, 274-pounder, has made marketable strides. Redshirt sophomore Jovani Haskins, a 6-foot-4 and 245-pound Miami transfer, is eligible after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Freshman T.J. Banks, listed
at 6-foot-5 and 253 pounds, could be in the mix as well. “Those are pretty solid kids that can create mismatches and can spread it out because more than anything they played a lot of receiver in high school, so the harder translation is them playing the run game and getting them into the run fits,” Spavital said. What Spavital does know is the extra edge these players present for him. Not only do defenses have to scheme for a star quarterback in Grier, an ultra-talented receiving corps and a running back room that could go four-deep this year, they now have to prepare for the use of a tight end in an offense that ranked 20th nationally in yards per game (460) and 22nd in points per game (34.5) a year ago. They can help block in the run game. They can spread out the field in the pass game. And their size creates extra advantages in one-on-one and red zone situations. “I think that’s a defensive nightmare when you have a lot of big targets with a large catch radius out there where you can just put the ball in the vicinity and they can come down with it,” Spavital said. “Those tight ends definitely bring more range to our red zone mentality.” How Spavital fully uses the tight ends remains to be seen, but there is a budding developing sense of enthusiasm brewing around the offense. “I was excited and now that it has happened I am more excited,” Wesco said. “I just can’t wait for everyone to see because this is the big thing now. Everybody has been asking me if we’re going to be using stuff. The time is coming.”
Duquesne rounds out 2023 WVU football schedule
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BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER West Virginia has added Duquesne to its 2023 football schedule, according to FBSchedules.com. WVU will face Duquesne of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) at Milan Puskar Stadium on Sept. 9, 2023, marking the first meeting between the two teams since 1935. WVU leads the all-time series 4-3-2. The meeting with
Duquesne completes the schedule for WVU in 2023 as the Mountaineers will travel to Penn State on Sept. 2 to open the season and will host Pitt in the Backyard Brawl on Sept. 16. Duquesne will receive $425,000 for the game. Duquesne went 7-4 last season and finished in second place in the Northeast Conference, which followed up back-to-back conference championships in 2015 and 2016.
Here’s a look at WVU’s 2023 schedule: Sept. 2: at Penn State Sept. 9: Duquesne Sept. 16: Pitt Big 12 Home Games (dates TBD): Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech Big 12 Away Games (dates TBD): Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and TCU
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