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Police say move-in weekend crime stats are the same as 2013 The West Virginia University Police said last weekend was busy, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. The weekend before the start of fall semester is traditionally one of the busiest of the year for Morgantown law enforcement with the return of students and FallFest. Chief Bob Roberts said the number of incidents last weekend was close to identical to last year’s figures. “It was busy, but about the same as last year,” Roberts said. “We had 523 calls (compared to) about 480 something last year. We made 47 alcohol arrests last year, we had 47 this year.” Arrests and citations for underage consumption are particularly common
in the University PD crime logs at the beginning of the school year, but Roberts said no major incidents occurred. “We had 10 drug arrests, I’d say it was about the same last year,” he said. “We made a few underage arrests and citations but nothing major.” Along with St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween and football games, the first weekend back in Morgantown stands out in crime statistics according to Roberts. “We see as much on football weekends but yeah, it is a busy weekend for us because everybody comes back at once,” Roberts said. “The traffic, the moving in and FallFest – it’s a busy week.” – jcb
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Students received a free T-shirt listing the top-10 things to do at WVU. The list included taking a photo of Woodburn, singing ‘Take me Home, Country Roads’ after a football game and running the entire length of the rail trail.
Transfer students attend Welcome Week event, learn about WVU programs
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President Gordon Gee converses with students during the transfer student ceremony. Students were able to meet with different campus organizations. course work. “It is becoming more of a trend,” Mayer said. “Students will use schools closer to home to get an associate’s degree, and then when they transfer in as a junior, they transfer in as a true junior.” This event was the first of two that served to introduce transfer students to life at WVU. The next event will be held Aug. 28, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Blue Ballroom. It will include information sessions about the library, the Center for Service and Learning and the WVU Career Services Center. Natalie Reinford, a sophomore athletic training student, said the transitional programs have been beneficial because of how different
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Tickets for Maniac trip to Atlanta on sale today The Mountaineer Maniacs will host a trip to Atlanta for the WVU vs. Alabama football game on Aug. 30. For $150, members of the organization will receive a roundtrip bus ride, two nights in hotel downtown, game tickets and tickets to an Atlanta Braves baseball game. Students will depart from Morgantown Aug. 28, and will return Sept.
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her previous school, Shepherd University, is from WVU. “Shepherd is so small, and WVU is so big. It’s like night and day,” Reinford said. Reinford, like many other students, utilized the program and heavily referred to the resources available to transfer students to help her transition. “They know that they have a lifeline as a transfer student, regardless of their major,” Mayer said. Transfer students can visit http:// advising.wvu.edu for a transition guide that includes campus maps, resources and information about tutoring and career services offered to students at WVU.
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West Virginia University transfer students attended a Welcome Week event at the Erikson Alumni Center where they met President Gordon Gee and were introduced to University clubs and academic departments. At the event, transfer students could talk to student organizations such as YoungLife, the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity and the Residence Hall Association. They had the opportunity to talk to advisers of the Seamless Transition Program at WVU . “I think one of the issues for us is to make students feel as welcome as those students that came in as entry students, so these kinds of programs immediately culture them to the history, traditions and opportunities that we offer,” Gee said. This year, roughly 1,100 students transferred to WVU. “Our goal is to give all of the transfers an experience that freshmen get that transfer students don’t typically get, to engage them with each other and to get them accustomed to campus,” said Anita Mayer, director of Transitional Programs. According to Mayer, the goal of the program is to make the transition as a transfer student as easy as possible. She said the program develops an articulation agreement referred to as the “2+2’s,” where students work with the program to try to match up their previous course work with course work offered at WVU. Although not every credit is going to transfer, the program does its best to accommodate students’ previous
The Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services at West Virginia University is currently in the process of developing an application for iPhones. Development will be completed this year and will be released during the 2014-15 academic year. The Carruth Center received a national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Suicide Prevention grant that supports suicide prevention efforts at the University. Using software developers at Syntropy and developed by a multidisciplinary team at the Carruth Center – including psychologists, psychiatrists and grant personnel – the application will be used for suicide prevention and to monitor the overall well-being of students. Robert Quinby, a staff psychologist for the WVU Carruth Center, said the center wants students to have access to the support they need wherever they are. “We are wanting to make the app accessible and
useful to WVU students. We have intentionally designed the app to be able to be picked up and used by anyone, yet still be helpful for people who may be experiencing greater struggles and who may be at-risk for suicide,” Quinby said. Features of the application, referred to as the helpWELL app, will include a wellness tracker which is displayed by a graph and will allow users to track their wellness. Mood, anxiety level and sleep level are among the different aspects of wellness that can be tracked on the wellness monitor. It will allow students to understand how their wellness fluctuates throughout the day or during a time span of 5 days. It will also include a list of friends and family that can be contacted and accessed when a user is in need of support, a list of self-care activities the user can use when stressed or depressed such as reading a book or walking a dog, and a list of links that the user can use if they need to find a resource for wellness or suicide prevention. “The greatest use of the
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Student develops service to track PRT by David schlake correspondent @dailyathenaeum
One of the biggest headaches for West Virginia University students is when the Personal Rapid Transit breaks down. Now, students will have a head start on deciding which form of public transportation to use on days when the PRT isn’t working. Austin Siford, a sophomore computer science student, has developed an application that allows students to receive notifications on their smartphones or tablets to alert them when the PRT is down. The application will operate with all Android devices and Google Glass. Siford said he also plans on creating a version compatible with the iOS software. Siford said he plans to add different functions such as
the ability for users to monitor specific stations. Siford has worked with Information Technology Services, under Information Security Services Director Alex Jalso, since September 2013. Even though he is just 18-years-old, Siford has proven to be experienced in the field of information security. He said he found and reported several vulnerabilities on www. snapchat.com as well as the Snapchat iOS mobile application. Dave Olsen, a web developer for University Relations-Web, helped Siford obtain the necessary resources to make the application a possibility. Olsen also made it possible for Siford’s application to use the University’s name and trademarks by working with Trademark Licensing. The original idea of creating something like this to
become such an important part of day-to-day activities, ideas such as these tend to get a great deal of positive feedback, especially when a student is responsible for the idea’s success. “Basically, as a University we’ve made this PRT status data available to anyone to re-use how they see fit,” Olsen said. “As Austin showed, (if you) want an Android app with the status updates, have at it. Our students, with Austin and Jared as just a few examples, have fantastic ideas and are motivated to make things happen.” FILE PHOTO To download the A WVU student has developed a mobile app to alert users when the PRT is not operating or broken. app, Google Glass users should go to Siford’s webprovide these kinds of up- ment of Transportation ferent computer applica- site, http://austindizzy.me/ dates was brought to atten- worked together to create tions to send data to one prt. Android users should tion by another student, an application program- another. download the app by going Crawford created the to the Google Play Store. Jared Crawford. At Craw- ming interface to make it a ford’s request, University possibility. The API essen- vastly popular iWVU app Relations and the Depart- tially works as a link for dif- in 2009 . As technology has danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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A structure burns along Highway 41 in Oakhurst, Calif., Monday. One of several wildfires burning across California prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in a central California foothill community near Yosemite National Park, authorities said. OAKHURST, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters gained ground Tuesday on a blaze in the foothills near Yosemite National Park, allowing some of the 1,000 people who fled the flames to return to their homes. Nearly 1 square mile in Madera County had been scorched, revising earlier estimates that it had spanned about twice as much ground, state fire officials said. Flames erupted Monday near Oakhurst, a community of several thousand about 16 miles from a Yosemite entrance, forcing more than 1,000 people to evacuate and thousands more to prepare to leave their homes. Some residents were allowed to go home, but sheriff’s spokeswoman Erica Stuart could
not provide an estimate of how many. Crews contained 30 percent of the fire, aided by humidity and calmer winds. Additional firefighters had been brought in to attack the blaze fueled a day earlier by gusty winds and dry brush. “We’re not seeing the fire expand like we thought,” Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said Tuesday. The blaze that destroyed eight structures did not affect Yosemite National Park, and the road leading visitors to the park reopened Tuesday. It once threatened about 500 homes, but the risk has been minimized, officials say. The fire comes amid California’s third straight year of drought, creating tinder-
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dry conditions that have significantly increased the fire danger around the state and sent firefighters scrambling seemingly nonstop from blaze to blaze. Evacuated residents in Oakhurst said they had braced for the worst. “There is nothing you can do when a fire is raging,” said Clement Williams, 67. “You just have to flee. It’s a real sinking feeling.” Williams and his wife, Gretchen Williams, 63, were trying to get information about the fire and their home from officials. They spent the night at a nearby hotel. Oakhurst was smoky, and businesses downtown were closed as the fire burned about a mile away. Flames were not visible
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from the downtown area as they moved away from town toward a nearby reservoir and resort community, state fire spokesman Chris Christopherson said. Wes Qualls, 50, was visiting Yosemite from Katy, Texas, with his wife and 9-year-old son, but they were cut off from their motel in Oakhurst by the fire. They found a room for the night in a nearby town but planned to cut the trip short. “I was one of the lucky ones,” he said. “Some people spent the night in their cars.” The fire comes on the heels of another blaze around Yosemite this summer and last year’s Rim Fire, which raged for two months across 400 square miles of land including
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Continued from page 1 app will be the insight it gives to the user,” Benjamin Seebaugh, suicide prevention program assistant at the WVU Carruth Center, said. “It will give people a better chance to see how their activities affect their mood and their general wellbeing. It will be a valuable self-reflecting tool.” Quinby, like Seebaugh, said he foresees the app helping students considerably. “The app will be an additional resource our counselors and care providers can
part of Yosemite National Park. The Rim Fire threatened thousands of structures, destroyed 11 homes and cost more than $125 million to fight. Last month’s fire, which also burned in the park, threatened about 100 homes and sent smoke into Yosemite’s famed valley before it was brought under control. Meanwhile, an out-ofcontrol blaze that began Monday some 50 miles northeast of Bakersfield surged to nearly 5 square miles, or 3,195 acres. The fire burning near Lake Isabella in Kern County brought recommended evacuation orders for about 200 homes in several neighborhoods, the U.S. Forest Service said. A Red Cross evacuation cen-
ter was set up at Kern Valley High School in Lake Isabella. Some structures burned, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many or if any were homes, Thill said. There was no containment of the fire Tuesday afternoon. More than 450 firefighters with air support were battling the flames in steep terrain amid low humidity and high temperatures. Northeast of Los Angeles, crews made quick work of a 274-acre wildfire that forced the evacuation of 200 people from a campground and recreational areas. The blaze that broke out Sunday above the foothill community of Glendora was mostly contained Tuesday and largely reduced to smoking embers.
provide to students to help them monitor and improve their wellness,” Quinby said. Seebaugh, a recent graduate of WVU, works under the helpWELL program. He provided the student input that was needed to create the app. “The goal of helpWELL is to not only learn how to help yourself, but also to help your friends and everyone else be cognizant and aware of warning signs,” Seebaugh said. “It is important to know if your friends are experiencing trouble.” The WVU Carruth Center is dedicated to making sure that students are at their maximum well-being. It is using
other grants, to promote students’ well-being and helping students become more aware of distress and suicide. “We are excited to be nearing the completion of developing this application,” Quinby said. “We think it will be a relevant and innovative way for students to develop good self-care, monitor aspects of their wellness and reach supports in times of great distress.” Students can read more about the helpWELL program at http://well.wvu.edu/ ccpps/suicide-awarenessand-prevention. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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‘Saturday Night Live’ loses long-time producer NEW YORK (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded “Saturday Night Live.” Don Pardo, the erasspanning radio and TV announcer whose resonant voice-over style was celebrated for its majesty and power, died Monday in Arizona at the age of 96. “He became our link to the beginnings of television on NBC - and radio,” said Lorne Michaels, who, as creator of “SNL” (and who remains its executive producer) hired Pardo. Pardo’s strong jaw and leading-man smile were seldom on display, but for more than 60 years his elegant pipes graced newscasts, game shows (during the original run of “Jeopardy!,” its emcee ritually called on him to “Tell `em what they’ve won, Don Pardo”) and especially “SNL,” where he played an integral role through last season, heralding the lineup, like always, as recently as the May finale. “There was no greater thrill than hearing Don Pardo bellow your name for the first time in the opening credits of `Saturday Night Live,’” said long-time cast member Tina Fey. “It meant you were officially `on television.’” Fey described Pardo as “a sweet, sweet man,” adding, “Late night will never sound as cool again.” “My whole life changed once Don Pardo said my name,” echoed Amy Poehler, a fellow “SNL” alum. “I will really miss that kind and talented man.” His was no ordinary voice and he guarded it closely, with cough drops always at the ready. “My voice is my Achilles’ heel,” Pardo said in a 1985 interview with The Associated Press. “When I get sick, it’s always my voice.” But it
served him well from a tender age. Dominick George Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, on Feb. 22, 1918, and grew up in Norwich, Connecticut. One of his first jobs was that of ticket-taker at a local movie theater; even then, his voice was commanding. “I’d go out there with a cape and say: `Standing room only in the mezzanine. Immediate seating in the balcony.’” His father, Dominick, owned a small bakery and had wanted his son to join the business. But young Pardo followed his own dream. After graduating from Boston’s Emerson College in 1942, he began his vocal career at radio station WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. Two years later, he was hired by a supervisor at NBC immediately upon hearing his voice. He moved to NBC’s New York affiliate, and never left the network. Pardo made his mark quickly, reading news dispatches on the radio filed from the front lines during World War II. After the war, he was the announcer for such shows as the “Arthur Murray Party,” `’Colgate Comedy Hour” and “Your Show of Shows.” In 1954, he was brought in to announce “Winner Takes All,” beginning a long run in game shows. He was heard forcefully on the original “The Price is Right” (1956-63) and the original “Jeopardy!” (1964-75), hosted by Art Fleming. When NBC launched the radical, cutting-edge “Saturday Night Live” in 1975 with Pardo as its charmingly old-school patriarch, he was discovered by a new generation - although, on opening night, he made a rare stumble, botching one of the credits. Instead of saying “The Not Ready for Prime Time Players,” Pardo
introduced the show’s new comedy troupe as “The Not for Ready Prime Time Players.” Aside from Season 7, when he was rudely displaced, Pardo remained an “SNL” mainstay. Between working on shows, Pardo often spent several hours a day in an NBC sound studio as one of the last network “booth announcers” working a regular daily shift. And every weekday afternoon for several years in the 1980s, Pardo would quickly clad himself in a tie and blazer to step on camera long enough to announce the local New York station’s “Live at Five” newscast - although Pardo’s vocal alchemy rendered it as “Liiiiiiive at Fiiiiiive!” Pardo retired from NBC in 2004. “But Lorne Michaels called me soon after and asked if I would continue for three more weeks, so I did,” Pardo told the AP in 2010. “Then he called and asked if I would do five more, and so on. I never really left.” For several years, Pardo commuted from Tucson each week the show aired. He arrived to open the show in Rockefeller Center’s fabled Studio 8H and then caught a returning flight. At the end of the show on Feb. 23, 2008, he was brought on camera to blow out the candles of a birthday cake in honor of his 90th birthday. In later years, he more often recorded his introductions from home, where he died peacefully Monday afternoon, said his daughter Dona Pardo. Pardo appeared in several movies, mostly as himself or an announcer like himself, including Woody Allen’s “Radio Days,” an homage to the Golden Age of broadcasting. He also
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Don Pardo is known as one of the most recognizable voices in America. made a guest appearance 1984 album, “In 3-D.” and Sciences’ Hall of In 2010, he was in- Fame. on Frank Zappa’s 1978 album, “Zappa in New York,” ducted into the AcadPardo is survived by five and “Weird Al” Yankovic’s emy of Television Arts children.
Yearwood releases new album, revamps career Baltimore opens new Bob Marley Musical NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Once intent on scaling back her career to focus on family, country singer Trisha Yearwood now finds herself with two - platinum-selling musician with a new album on the way and emerging kitchen mogul. “I kind of feel like Rocky in the first movie,” Yearwood said. An apt description: Yearwood announced Tuesday she’s releasing a new album titled “PrizeFighter,” the title taken from a new track she found inspiring as she contemplated relaunching her music career at 49. It coincides with the looming comeback tour with her husband, Garth Brooks. She’s also launching cookware and cutlery lines, begins a new season of “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” next week and has her third cookbook out next spring.
“I kind of feel like the odds are not in my favor, so the song is really motivating in that way because it’s just kind of like you’ve got to fight, you’ve got to fight for what you want,” Yearwood said. She and Brooks begin their tour Sept. 4 in Chicago, where they’ll play 11 concerts - “We call it the freak show right now” - and she’ll be taping new episodes of her show’s fifth season between sets while on the road. As the tour approached, she spent time in the studio tweaking her new album, which includes a hits package and six new songs. The music, she said, has been her priority amid all the other projects. “I told the Food Network people, I love them, `You guys are awesome, but I’ve got to finish my record. I’ve got to make some music,’”
Yearwood said. Brooks and Yearwood chose to mostly shutter their careers after they married in 2005 and moved to Oklahoma, where they raised Brooks’ three daughters. Since then, Yearwood has sold 12 million albums but released very little music. The Grammy Award winner’s last album came out in 2007 and plans since were set aside when her mother was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. She said she found things too quiet without music, though, and hopes the new music will empower young women, just as several other recent songs by female artists have done. “I love those songs that make girls put their hands in the air and say, `Yeah, I can do that,’” she said. “Hopefully this song (‘PrizeFighter’) will do that.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A musical about Bob Marley that uses the Jamaican reggae icon’s music is in the works for next year. Center Stage in Baltimore said Tuesday it would present the world premiere of “Marley,” written and directed by company artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah.
Schilling from “Orange Is The New Black” will costar as Rakitin and Natalya in the revival, which kicks off Jan. 9. The play, set on a country estate in 1840s Russia, deals with a bored, older and married woman who falls for a younger man, her son’s tutor, who is idolized by the woman’s
vulnerable ward. Meanwhile, the older woman is worshipped by a longsuffering admirer. The company’s other shows this season include William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” starring Peter Sarsgaard, and Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus,” starring “Sex in the City” star Chris Noth.
“Jamming,” “Three Little Birds” and “Roots, Rock, Reggae.” It’s a collaboration between Center Stage and New York’s Public Theater, where Kwei-Armah directed two productions last year. Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater, will be the “Marley” dramaturg.
‘Canadian Idol’ contestant acquitted, insufficient evidence OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A former “Canadian Idol” contestant was acquitted on Tuesday of conspiring to facilitate terrorism, with the judge finding insufficient evidence that he intended to join a plot. Khurram Syed Sher, an Ontario doctor whose 2010 arrest got international attention because of his appearance on the contest show, had pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors had accused Sher of agreeing with two other men to raise money, send cash abroad, take paramilitary training, make and use explosives, and scout targets in Canada. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland said that while Sher probably harbored jihadist sympathies, he was not convinced the doctor genuinely intended to join a conspiracy. Prosecutor Jason Wakely said it was the first time someone was found not guilty after going to trial on charges under Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act, which was introduced in 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to prosecutor Jason Wakely.
Dinklage, Schilling share stage for Classic Stage Company NEW YORK (AP) — An off-Broadway production of Ivan Turgenev’s “A Month in the Country” has attracted a star of “Game of Thrones” and another from behind bars. Classic Stage Company said Tuesday that “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage and Taylor
It will run from May 6 to June 14. The show focuses on the years 1975 to 1978, when Marley survived an attempted assassination in Jamaica and went into exile in London. It will feature mid-’70s Marley albums as “Exodus,” “Kaya,” and “Rastaman Vibration,” which include the songs
The prosecutor said he was disappointed and an appeal would be considered. During the investigation, police seized terrorist literature, videos and manuals, along with dozens of electronic circuit boards allegedly designed to detonate homemade bombs remotely. Sher, 32, has been free on bail for years, under strict conditions. “It feels great,” he said outside the courthouse after the verdict. His defense lawyer, Michael Edelson, said Sher will now focus on rebuilding his life. “His career has been ended, he’s lost over a million dollars in income, prestige in the community, and it’s been a very, very tough four years,” Edelson said. “His family has left, he’s had reduced access to his children - it’s been tragic.” Sher appeared on the singing-contest show in 2008, singing a comical version of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated.” A graduate of Montreal’s McGill University, the Quebec-born Sher worked as an anatomical pathologist at St. Thomas Elgin
General Hospital in St. Thomas, Ontario before his arrest. At the trial, the prosecution cited evidence gathered through wiretaps of phone calls, intercepted emails and covertly installed listening devices. Prosecutors played six segments of sometimes sketchy audio culled from electronic surveillance of a July 20, 2010, meeting in Ottawa between Sher and the two other men charged in the case. One has been convicted and the other is awaiting trial. Prosecutors had portrayed the meeting as a pivotal moment for the purported plotters. But Sher’s lawyers characterized the visit as a friendly stopover en route from Montreal to his new job in southern Ontario. Defense arguments painted Sher as an avid hockey fan who gave thousands of dollars to charity and helped with earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan. Sher testified that he doesn’t believe in violence, but rather in community service.
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Students should attend SGA meetings
Members of the Trusted Ticket celebrate by lifting SGA President Chris Nyden in the air last year. Nyden and running-mate Jacob Evans will serve during the 2014-15 school year. The first Student Government Association meeting of the 2014-15 school year will be held tonight. If you’re looking for a way to learn more about WVU, get involved or have your voice heard – this is for you. SGA is responsible for
a lot at WVU. Have a good time at FallFest the other day? Love the classes and equipment at the Student Rec Center? You can, in part, thank SGA for all of that. SGA also goes up to bat for students on issues such as the smoking ban and tu-
ition costs. SGA is the voice of the students. Students elect SGA leaders, and are the reason SGA even exists. No, not every SGA meeting may discuss hard-hitting issues. And SGA, just like any other organization, has its kinks.
However, it is imperative students take the time to learn about SGA and what it can do for them. Often times, when students aren’t happy with University decisions, the complaints start to roll in. After the decision is set in stone is not the time to
start complaining. University officials come to SGA for student input on ideas and issues all the time, but if you don’t raise your voice, how is SGA supposed to know why you don’t agree with a new rule? SGA meets once a week in Hatfield’s B in the
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‘Leave Taylor Swift Alone’: The pop star’s rising criticism Jake Jarvis Multimedia Editor
How many times have you made a Taylor Swift joke? I would guess I’ve done so a dozen or more times since the legendary Kanye incident. Since then, and even before, Swift has been the younger sister of the music industry, frequently finding herself the butt of jokes. Headlines tell of her breakups and make-ups. And now, with the announcement of her new album, ‘1989,’ Swift is making headlines for changing musical genres. The feminist inside me is quick to call out the media for pigeonholing her artistic expression and for slut shaming her relationships with men. The skeptic inside me is even quicker to ask: Am I jumping to conclusions? Famous artists like Swift have a responsibility to their fans. For better or worse, we foot the bill. Her livelihood depends on people like you and I consciously deciding to purchase her music. With this comes an implied feeling of ownership of the artist. It’s hard to find the balance between being skeptical and thoughtful of the artists you purchase music from and plain old discrimination. A good friend, who used to be a die-hard Swift fan, swore off buying the new album because, “she’s been sleeping around, and that’s annoying.” Celebrities exist under a magnifying glass. An ant
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that’s under a magnifying glass in the sun will burn alive. I think it’s obvious Swift has been out in the sun for too long. After the most recent MTV Video Music Awards, a photograph of Swift whispering into Selena Gomez’s ear became popular. Regardless of what happened that night, the media seemed to try and insinuating that Swift was acting catty. This happens all too often in our culture as people like to pit one woman against another. Also, remember that three-second clip of Swift trying to twerk? It went viral. Three seconds of Swift having fun on a stressful night became minutes of people making fun of her, suggesting, “How dare she try and dance like that.” Swift was also published recently in the Wall Street Journal. In her column, she explains her thoughts on the music industry as it stands now and where she sees it heading. The major reactions to her column were negative, or at least hypercritical. The week after it was published, my Facebook timeline was noticeably littered with reaction pieces, nearly all critiquing her writing. The column, titled “For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music is a Love Story,” did have some problems. But what I gleaned from the article was that Swift is dedicated to ensuring her future with her fans and continuing to build the connection between them in new and exciting ways. And now, Swift has changed genres all together. She always created a blend of country and pop music,
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but now she’s jumped off the diving board head first into the world of pop. Some might speculate that this move was made to increase profits, but what I see is a girl who’s tired. I have to ask - are we making another Britney Spears or Miley Cyrus?
Both of those musicians have been the center of intense media attention, and because of it have altered large parts of their personal and professional lives. Swift is following an eerily similar track to many famous musicians, and we need to be talking about,
not just for Taylor’s sake, but for all future Taylors to come. Like it or not, Swift is a role model for girls everywhere. What message do you send to young people when you make fun of her? Swift is an entertainer. Her job is to make us feel
something with her music. Her job is not to be a punching bag for when you’ve had a hard day and want to make fun of someone. In the words of Chris Crocker, “Leave Taylor alone.” jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu
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‘Santee Delta’ opens at M.T. Pockets by jake jarvis multimedia Editor @jakejarvisWVU
Feeling trapped in one’s hometown and the need to “escape” are common feelings, particularly for students just heading off to college. These themes come to life in the new play, “Santee Delta,” opening at M.T. Pockets Theatre Thursday night. “We wanted to create a play where we could push the characters as far as we could,” said Travis Teffner, assistanct director and costar of “Santee Delta.” The play, written by Donald Fiddler and Teffner, brings the audience to an area of South Carolina called the Santee Deltas. Lunsford Planck (played by David Beach) grew up in this area. He moved away and became an international photographer. His partner, Jay, is a painter who travels to the Santee Deltas to complete a painting for Lunsford’s birthday. After discovering this, Lunsford travels there and, as he arrives in the Santee Deltas, he finds Jay in a coma. Jay was beaten by a group of men and dragged behind a pickup truck.
Since he’s now stuck here, Lunsford decides to repair his mother’s deteriorating home. He hires Colton Rivers (Teffner) to do the repairs. This isn’t the first time Teffner and Fiddler have worked together. In February 2013, the play “Elk and Wolf” was co-written by the pair and premiered at M.T. Pockets. Teffner said Lunsford and Colton’s characters were created so that Fiddler and Teffner could play the parts respectively. Fiddler was unable to play the role because he was busy writing screenplays and working on other projects. David Beach, a prefessor at West Virginia University, finished a run of “Red” at the Monongalia Arts Center and stepped in to play the role. Also starring in the play are Sean Marko, who doubles as the director, Paige Muendell and Shannon Coombs. Coombs is represented by the same talent agency, The Talent Group, in Pittsburgh, as Teffner. The two met during an audition, prompting Teffner to ask Coombs to audition. “We just got so lucky (with casting), and we’re very thankful for it,” Teff-
ner said. This wouldn’t have been the first time Teffner and Fiddler performed together - the two toured for 19 months across the country in a two-man show. “He’s just really great,” Teffner said. “He likes to step outside himself and experience things he might not under a given circumstance. His sense for the human condition is spot on, and I’ve always been interested in that.” Fiddler is a former professor in the education psychiatry department at WVU. Teffner said this background is another reason Fiddler is so skilled as a playwright. Teffner said the play was inspired in part by personal experience. “You can’t ever really escape where you come from, no matter how far you go or how different you think you become,” Teffner said. “Santee Delta” runs Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchase online at http://mtpocketstheatre.com or at the door. Facebook.com/ MTPocketsTheatre
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New business focuses on well rounded arts education by jake jarvis multimedia editor @jakejarvisWVU
The Artistry House, a new arts education building that just opened its doors on Greenbag Road, is hosting an open house this week. Art lovers of all kinds are invited to visit from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Jennifer Lawrence, founder of Artistry House, is a longtime dancer with much experience teaching in the Morgantown area. Having taught dance in Morgantown for more than 15 years, she brings a great deal of expertise to her students and staff. Lawrence earned a PhD in French language and literature from the University of Pittsburgh. From there, she was an adjunct faculty member in the West Virginia University french language department. Now she is an adjunct faculty member for Southern New Hamp-
Instructors at Artistry House create a positive environment for students. shire University’s College of Online and Continuing Education. But French isn’t Lawrence’s only specialty. A year ago, her friend from Lousianna called to ask what it would take to come work for her. Her friend is the creator of Leap N’ Learn, a program that aims to teach chil-
dren ages 3 to 12 proper ballet technique while simulating child play. Having a place like Artistry House has been a dream of Lawrence’s for years. In January when Lawrence decided Louisianna wasn’t for her and she wanted to pursue her own dreams. Only eight months later, her
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dream became a reality. But it wasn’t hard for Lawrence to put together. She said she had programs developed throughout the years to easily pull together something to offer her students. “There are a lot of good technique studios around,” Lawrence said “ (There are) places where you can get a
good arts education, but not always in a positive environment. I wanted to be really sure to offer that for people in the community.” Lawrence said Artistry House will focus mainly on dance and performing arts for the first year. In the coming years, she said she wants to expand the reach to include all faces of arts education. In the meantime, she said there are rough plans for weekend workshops to still offer a varied education. Though there are no definite plans as of yet, Lawrence said she is looking at the possibility of holding a Polaroid workshop. “We’re just starting small, but we’re working our way up to be able to offer classes in all different arts for all ages,” Lawrence said. Artistry House mainly has classes geared toward young children. Lawrence said this played to her strengths with Leap N’ Learn as well as the
strenghts of her staff. She said she wants to encourage her instructors to work independently to promote their classes. One class, taught by Liz Rossi, instructs young dancers the basics of musical theater tap dancing. In addition to dance class, Artistry House is working to provide pilates map classes for adults looking to get fit. A full schedule of classes can be found at http://artistryhouse.com/schedule/. “Five years down the line, (people) can expect to find a really well-rounded arts education here so that if they wanted to take drawing, painting or photography, they could come in and take a class in that - no matter what their age,” Lawrence said. “And of course we’ll stick with dance — that’s my specialty.” jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu
‘Walking Dead’ returns in fall to bring viewers excitement, gore by ashley DeNardo associate A&E Editor @Amdenardo
“The Walking Dead,” one of AMC’s most successful horror dramas, was renewed for a fifth season in October 2013. Season four left off in March with the episode “A.” The finale relied much on the use of flashbacks. The flashbacks showed the evolution of Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) character from rough zombie slayer to the calm farmer. When the flashback sequence ends, Rick, his son Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) sit by a campfire discussing the lack of food and
checking on traps in the woods. The group comes across a small rabbit, but while Rick explains how the trap works, they hear the screams of a man in danger. Carl, followed by Rick and Michonne, dashes toward the screams. They come upon a man surrounded by “walkers.” Carl goes to use his pistol to help the man, but Rick stops him. The three of them watch as the man is overcome by the creatures. They take what they can and leave their camp. Then it’s back on the road to Terminus. At night, Carl sleeps in a car while the adults talk about their destination. A gang of men unexpectedly
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holds them up at gunpoint. Just in time to save Rick’s brains from being blown out, Daryl (Norman Reedus) bargains for the lives of his friends. The bargaining causes the group of men to lose trust in Daryl, and they move in to kill him. A man named Dan gets on top of Carl with plans to do the unspeakable right in front of his father. Rick manages to knock away the leader’s gun. The gun goes off and momentarily deafens Rick. In a scuffle, Rick bites Joe (Jeff Kober), the leader, in the neck and tears out his jugular, marking the return of the badass, zombie-killing character that some fans were missing. While this is happening, Daryl and Michonne kill the other men. Rick storms at Dan and takes a knife, slaughtering him like a pig for trying to rape his son. After this gut-wrenching encounter, the group updates each other about what has been going on. They make their way to Terminus together. At Terminus, they are greeted by its inhabitants warmly. Rick notices items belonging to older group members are in the hands of some of the strangers. A shootout occurs, and Rick, Carl, Daryl and Michonne are forced to surrender. Then, they are or-
dered to go inside of a train car where they find Glenn (Steven Yuen), Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and others. The finale ends with Rick saying “They’re gonna feel pretty stupid when they find out. They’re screwin’ with the wrong people.” Despite the gripe of some fans, the season four finale had more than 15 million viewers. It’s expected that more will tune in for season five. “I think our journey this season, especially at the beginning, is going to show the scale of the world that we’re living in in a way that we haven’t done before,” said Tom Luse, an executive producer, in an interview on AMC’s website. He said that they will have the opportunity to show other aspects of the “walker” crisis that they haven’t been able to show in the past. In the trailer for the upcoming season, the group is finally on its way to Washington, D.C. after bargaining to leave Terminus. Beth (Emily Kinney) is alive and in a hospital, much to the relief of many viewers. “The Walking Dead” premieres Oct. 12 at 9 p.m. on AMC. ashley.denardo@mail.wvu.edu
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Bradley brings invaluable experience The single most important thing West Virginia football did since losing in triple overtime to Iowa State in late November 2013 – to put the final touches on their dreadful season that resulted in a 4-8 record – had nothing to do with recruiting. Of course recruiting players is always a top priority for any collegiate team, but instead, the Mountaineers were able to get a humungous boost to their coaching staff. The team was able to add longtime Penn State coaching assistant, Tom Bradley. Bradley, who coached alongside Joe Paterno for nearly his entire 34 years with Penn State, until Paterno’s firing in the midst of the Jerry Sandusky saga, also resulted in Bradley becoming the interim head coach for the final four games of the 2011 season. However, to what most people believed, including myself, Bradley was not offered the permanent head coaching position at the end of the 2011 season. Soon after, Bradley parted ways withPenn State. With no team for Bradley to coach, he checked out the broadcasting world until the next right opportunity came his way. After a couple of years without being on the sidelines, the right opportunity came his way and Bradley came to Morgantown. He became the Mountaineers’ senior associate head coach back in February. By West Virginia being able to add a coach that not only knows the game so well, but coaches with more passion than I saw out of any other coach on Mountaineer Field, the level for WVU to rise to success has automatically increased. And success is exactly what WVU football was in search of, especially on the defensive side of the ball But with the acquisition of Bradley, I expect this defense to surprise many. As “Scrap” said, which is what Bradley is more commonly known as, coaching at a place other than Penn State for the first time in his 34-year career was a big decision. He said coming to West Virginia just felt right. “Just be yourself, that’s what I’ve always been in coaching,” he said. “I haven’t tried to be somebody different. I’m not going to change that now. I’m just not going to do that.” He hasn’t changed. And that is a big reason why he’s been able to find success over his three-plus decades of coaching Division I football. As someone who has been able to talk to Bradley personally since his arrival, you easily and quickly see that “be yourself ” attitude from him. Something else I picked up about Bradley is the motivation he gives off consistently to anyone he may be talking to – Mountaineer or not. By possessing a quality like this, I feel Bradley has already established and will only continue to gain more respect with the Mountaineers as the season begins, which should then entail a more comfortable and a more well-coordinated team for Bradley to get into top notch for preseason-No. 2 Alabama in 10 days. But perhaps the most important coaching lesson he’s able to bring to the Mountaineers is something that came from the legendary Paterno. “One thing I learned from coach Paterno, which holds true here, is there’s a lot of different ways to get things done,” he said. “People would laugh, but every year, we would come back and he (Paterno)
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Junior safety Karl Joseph is ready to take on a higher leadership role this season by anthony pecoraro associate sports editor @anthonypecoraro
Karl Joseph did not waste any time to show the power he’s made of when he began his West Virginia career in 2012. As a true freshman, the safety was named WVU Defensive Player of the Year, after starting all 13 games for the Mountaineers at safety. But what may be even more impressive are not the strides he’s continually been making on the field since two seasons ago, but the strides he’s making in his leadership role with West Virginia, now in his junior season. WVU special teams co-
ordinator and safeties coach Joe DeForest said the leadership steps he’s seen Joseph take throughout the years have been phenomenal – even though his leadership type is not a vocal one. “Karl’s a quiet leader. When he does say something, people listen,” DeForest said. “He’s more of a quiet leader with work ethic (and) intensity. People respect him, and when he’s on the field, he gets things done.” Joseph said he’s not vocal because he doesn’t have to be. The chemistry that has formed around this Mountaineer football team is much greater than in his previous two seasons. With the chemistry
came a heighted amount of respect for all. “We are a much more mature group, so I do not have to try as hard to get everybody on the same page,” he said. “We understand what we have to do to win, which is why I think we are so much more disciplined this year.” Respect isn’t too hard to come when, as a sophomore, Joseph started all 12 games at free safety. He not only led WVU with four fumble recoveries, but was also first in the Big 12 Conference, and second nationally. Putting up those types of statistics is what reassures DeForest that Joseph isn’t a player that will be plateauing any time
soon – he still has years of improving to go. “The little things in the game that as a freshman you just play on instinct, he has really improved (on),” he said. “He is grasping things around him, offensively and defensively, where he knows what’s going to come next.” Understanding Joseph’s full potential was not so easy for him when he first came to Morgantown, especially when it came to mastering how to get the most out of each practice. “The biggest thing I’ve learned is how to practice and translating that on to the field,” he said. “I know I can’t go out there and be lazy and expect to go out
on to the game field and be great.” Though the season has yet to begin, through fall camp and this squad being around each other every day for the past few weeks, has made Joseph realize that the hype entering 2014 isn’t a joke for WVU – something is just different this year. “I think it’s everything. It’s the coaching staff being together for a longer period of time and the guys that were younger, my class, are all juniors now,” he said. “So everybody knows what they are supposed to do. Everybody should know their role.” anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu
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Calicchio looks to not waste opportunity by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum
One of the highest honors a walk-on athlete at a Division I school can receive is being awarded a scholarship.
A walk-on is an athlete who joins a team without receiving the financial benefits of a scholarship. Due to NCAA limitations, standout walk-ons are occasionally given one, if a spot opens. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen recently
awarded redshirt senior offensive lineman Michael Calicchio a scholarship. Calicchio, a former walkon, didn’t begin playing football until his senior year at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. The giant 6-foot-9, 315-pound offen-
sive lineman went on to play one season at Valley Forge Military Prep School before coming to WVU in 2010 as a walk-on. “This big, giant of a man was awful five years ago when he showed up,” Holgorsen said. “He couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” After redshirting the 2010 season, Calicchio transferred to CW Post in Long Island for the 2011 season before returning to WVU as a redshirt sophomore in 2012. Last season, Calicchio appeared in all 12 games for the Mountaineers and was used extensively on special teams. Despite his status as a walk-on, Calicchio, who was awarded the Tom Nickolich Award as WVU’s top walkon, continued to work hard before Holgorsen made him the team’s 83rd scholarship player. “He is a hard worker on the field and off the field and is a great student,” Holgorsen said. “He is one of our leaders on the entire team right now. When he talks, people listen. He is a guy that we can count on.” “It’s a real blessing, and I can’t thank the coaches
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enough because I am going to be able to graduate on time and according to plan,” Calicchio said about the benefits of receiving a scholarship. Calicchio said his family is also proud of him for his accomplishment, but he said they were proud of him – scholarship or not. “They were proud in the spring, and they are proud now,” he said. “My family is a tremendous support for me, even though they are all the way back in New York. They keep in touch with me every day, and I can’t be more proud of my accomplishments to make them proud. “I am happy, and they are happy for me. Definitely.” Entering his final season with the Mountaineers, Calicchio, who was listed as the No. 2 right tackle on the post-spring depth chart, and figures to make a push for playing time this fall. Of course, injuries on the offensive line are bound to happen at some point during the season. And when a teammate does go down, expect Calicchio to be patiently waiting for his opportunity. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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It’s one thing to play a sport physically, but it’s another to play it verbally. The West Virginia women’s soccer team is looking to improve its communication while on the playing field. The Mountaineers recently picked up a 3-1 win in an exhibition game against Navy Saturday. Not only did West Virginia excel physically, but their communication was evident as well.
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would want to sit around and talk about 3-deep. “I said, “Coach, you’ve been playing 3-deep for 50 years, what are we going to talk about again?” “(And he would say,) well there may be a better way to do it, why don’t we look at it again – that’s what I learned. There is no one
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Each player, in one way or another, was communicating with each other. Whether it was goalkeeper Hannah Steadmen shouting from the very opposite side of the field or midfielder Amanda Hill directing traffic during tight situations. Head coach Nikki IzzoBrown said she liked what she saw and heard as far as communication in the scrimmage win against Navy. She said her hope is that her team can continue to communicate as the season nears. “That’s a goal of ours,” she way to get this thing done and there’s a lot of different ways to do it.” There is no one way, but adding Bradley was definitely one of the better ways West Virginia could have gone about fixing their disappointing defense, while adding a coach that brings some much needed fire to the entire squad for hopefully a better 2014 season.
said following the exhibition win. “We want to make sure they are vocal. They can make the game easier. I think by being vocal you can only make the game easier and I think we did that.” Losing a player like Frances Silva means losing a big-time leader. Silva was the Mountaineers’ premier player for years, and without her others have to take the shape of a leader and provide that on-field-communication and elite physical play. Players like senior forward Kate Schwindel and
sophomore defender Carly Black have recognized they’re leaders for this team – and being vocal is a major factor. “Obviously, we lost some big-time seniors last year,” Schwindel said. “So, I needed to step up in that role and be more vocal when usually I’m kind of more reserved.” One would hardly consider Schwindel reserved during the Mountaineers scrimmage Saturday. She brought intensity and leadership and was included in the crop of indi-
viduals who were shouting out commands to fellow teammates on just about every play of the game. While these players have embraced leadership roles and can be heard loud and clear, it may take some lessvocal individuals to further the team’s communication. With a crop of newcomers and freshmen putting on a West Virginia jersey for the first time, being a boisterous leader may not be as simple as those who’ve been around the program for some time. High pressure and expec-
tations have fallen on the shoulders of the two-time Big 12 champions. Making the game easier by communicating can only increase their chances of claiming a third-straight conference title. While it’s still early, it appears West Virginia’s veteran players understand what it will take to be vocal on the field. The team will need to continue that trend as their season opener against Penn State rapidly approaches. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, recently became the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sweat- dia and was famously frugal “We’re going to be bold. Follow us on Twitter for all the breaking ing, clapping and shouting when it came to spending Bold means taking chances,” news updates and news feeds. until he was nearly hoarse, on the team during decades he said. “We’re going to be Steve Ballmer introduced of losing – despite having optimistic. We’re going to @dailyathenaeum himself to Los Angeles Clip- amassed a fortune through be hard-core. Nothing gets in our way, boom! The hardpers fans at a rally on Mon- real estate. day celebrating his new “Today is about this other core Clippers, that’s us.” ownership of the NBA team. guy who just happened to Chris Paul, Blake GrifThe former Microsoft have two billion dollars in his fin and DeAndre Jordan CEO made his way through pocket,” coach Doc Rivers were among eight players the crowd inside Staples joked on stage. “I asked him on hand, along with Rivers, Center to Eminem’s “Lose are you sure it went through who guided the Clippers to * $ Yourself,” exchanging high- and he said, ‘I know my bank 57 wins last season, his first fives and chest-bumping as account is minus two billion with the team. he took the stage in front of so I know something went “When he came through through.’” the crowd, I literally had 4,500 fans. Ballmer paid a record Ballmer gave out his email goose bumps,” Griffin said $2 billion for the team in a address during the televised afterward. “I don’t know if *Additional finance fees sale that was confirmed by rally and was quick to assure there’s one good word to demay apply a judge last week. The name fans he won’t move the team scribe him. I know all our of disgraced former owner to Seattle, where he’s lived guys are excited about the Donald Sterling, who con- for 34 years. He was nearly energy he brings. It’s comthe team for 33 years an NBA owner last year be- pletely different.” FINANCING trolled before being banned for fore league owners chose Ballmer took a few life by the NBA for racist reto keep the Kings in Sacraemailed questions from seaAVAILABLE! marks, was never uttered mento, rather than allow son ticketholders, including during the rally. them to be sold to a group a 26-year fan who asked how “We’re looking forward,” that included Ballmer and the next 26 years of the franBallmer proclaimed, having moved to Seattle. chise would be different. UNLIMITED Talk | Text | Data removed his blue Clippers “I love Los Angeles,” he “I’ll boldly say the Clip$55/month No Contract! hat. “Everything is about said. “Yes, I live in Seattle. pers will win many, many looking forward.” We’re not moving the Clip- more Larrys in the next 26 Ballmer’s fervor was in pers to Seattle for a hundred years than they did in the last 26,” he said, referring to stark contrast to Sterling, reasons.” who never spoke to the meBallmer used a micro- the Larry O’Brien trophy that phone, but his booming goes to the NBA champion. voice easily filled the arena Rivers clearly got a kick without it. He prowled the out of Ballmer’s passionate stage and gestured to make display, cracking up at his his points in the enthusias- new boss’ proclamations aftic style he was known for ter having previously seen among Microsoft employees. him only on YouTube.
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“I love energy,” Rivers said later. “You get caught up in that and that’s good. That was great for our fans.” Interim CEO Dick Parsons testified during the court battle over the team’s sale that Rivers would quit if Sterling was the owner going into next season. “Sometimes you do have to take a stand,” Rivers said. “I didn’t think I was going to have to (quit), but a lot of us were willing to for sure.” He added, “You always have to move on. I have.” Ballmer gave the title “owner emeritus” to Sterling’s estranged wife, Shelly, who negotiated the deal. She will receive two floor seats, 10 other seats and parking at Staples Center for games. “Without her this deal does not get done,” Rivers said afterward. “She wants to be a fan. She’s no longer the owner. I’m fine with that.” Ballmer shared dinner with Rivers and some of the players a night earlier, when the discussion focused on where he’ll sit during games. Sterling sat at mid-court within earshot of the players. When someone suggested behind the Clippers’ bench, like Dallas owner Mark Cuban does, Rivers said, “I don’t know if I could deal with that energy.”
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Washington LB Brian Orakpo reacts after Cleveland Johnny Manziel was sacked in the first half. LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – If the Cleveland Browns pick a quarterback based solely on numbers, there’s not much either Johnny Manziel or Brian Hoyer did to show he deserves the job. If the choice is based on maturity, the hot-shot rookie’s obscene gesture lost him some ground to the nondescript sixth-year veteran. Manziel raised his middle finger toward the opponents’ bench as he returned to the huddle late in the third quarter of Monday night’s 24-23 loss to the Washington Redskins. Truth be told, it was one of
the few times a Browns QB actually found his intended target. “It does not sit well,” Cleveland coach Mike Pettine said. “It’s disappointing, because what we talk about is being poised and being focused. ... That’s a big part of all football players, especially the quarterback.” Manziel called the moment a “lapse of judgment” and suggested it was brought about by another game of unprintable verbal grief from another team’s players and fans. He was openly mocked by Brian Orakpo in the first quar-
ter when the Redskins linebacker raised both hands and performed the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner’s “money” gesture after a sack by Ryan Kerrigan. “I get words exchanged throughout the entirety of the game, every game, week after week, and I should’ve been smarter,” Manziel said. “It was a ‘Monday Night Football’ game, and cameras were probably solid on me, and I just need to be smarter about that. “It’s there, and it’s present every game, and I just need to let it slide off my back and go to the next play.”
Meanwhile, Pettine needs to pick a starting quarterback. The performances were so unspectacular that the coach suggested he might audible from his previously stated plan of announcing his regular-season starter on Tuesday. “All the options are still on the table,” Pettine said. Hoyer started Monday night and completed 2 of 6 passes for 16 yards. His self-assessment: “It probably couldn’t have been any worse. It’s disappointing. It was embarrassing.” Manziel, the No. 22 pick in the NFL draft, was 7 for
16 for 65 yards and a touchdown. Of his series early in the game, he said: “I really tried to force everything and not let it fly like I should have. I need to get better at that and throw the dang ball.” Those stats, as mediocre as they are, were padded by series against the Redskins’ backups. In the first quarter – when Washington’s starters were in the game – Manziel was 2 for 7 for 29 yards, and Hoyer was 0 for 2. “They both missed some throws,” Pettine said. If there’s any hint as to which way Pettine is leaning, it’s worth noting that
Hoyer started for the second consecutive game and played mostly with the firstteam offense. Manziel was sent out with the reserves to play in the second half. Manziel took advantage by leading a 16-play, 68-yard drive capped by an 8-yard pass to Dion Lewis for Cleveland’s first touchdown. But the six points were overshadowed by the one finger. “A lot of people just scream out things that are very, very disrespectful,” Browns cornerback Joe Haden said. “He’s just got to zone it out.”
Simms, Dungy likely not to use ‘Redskins’ on TV NEW YORK (AP) – Two influential NFL voices – including CBS lead analyst Phil Simms, who will handle Washington’s Week 4 game – said Monday they likely won’t use the term “Redskins” when discussing the franchise. Simms, Dungy likely not to use ‘Redskins’ on TV “My very first thought is it will be Washington the whole game,” Simms told The Associated Press on Monday. Simms will work the Thursday night package the network acquired this season and will have Giants-Redskins on Sept. 25. He isn’t taking sides in the debate over whether Washington’s nickname is offensive or racist. But he says he is sensitive to the complaints about the name, and his instincts now are to not use Redskins in his announcing. “I never really thought about it, and then it came up and it made me think about it,” Simms added. “There are a lot of things that can come up in a broadcast, and I am sensitive to this.” His broadcast partner, Jim Nantz, says it is “not my job to take a stance.” NBC’s Tony Dungy, one
of the most prominent voices in the league as a Super Bowl-winning coach and now as a studio commentator, plans to take the same route as Simms. “I will personally try not to use Redskins and refer to them as Washington,” Dungy said in an email. “Personal opinion for me, not the network.” CBS is allowing its announcers to decide on their own whether to call the team the Redskins. So is Fox, which handles the NFC and will televise most of Washington’s games. “As long as their nickname is the Redskins, I’ll continue to call them the Redskins,” said Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, the lead analyst for Fox. NBC does not have any Redskins games scheduled - the late-season flex scheduling could change that but the team certainly will be mentioned on its NFL telecasts this season. The network said “For all of our sports properties, our on-air commentators have full discretion to reference participating teams by their city/region/state name, team nickname or both.” ESPN said in a statement: “We use the marks and nicknames as utilized
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Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy talking during a press conference. by the teams, leagues and conferences we cover.” The Redskins’ nickname was the subject of a halftime essay by NBC’s Bob Costas last October when Washington played Dallas on Sunday night. In part, Costas said, “Think for a moment about the term ‘Redskins,’ and how it truly differs from all the others. Ask yourself what
the equivalent would be, if directed toward African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, or members of any other ethnic group. When considered that way, ‘Redskins’ can’t possibly honor a heritage, or noble character trait, nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term. It’s an insult, a slur, no matter how benign the present-day intent.’”
Several CBS announcers, appearing at a network news conference about its NFL coverage, said they will use the nickname. “That’s the name of their team and that’s what I am going to use,” said Boomer Esiason, a member of the CBS studio crew and also an analyst for Westwood One on Monday night games.
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Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots will call the second game of the season when the Redskins host Jacksonville. Dedes said he will seek direction from the entire broadcast crew on using the nickname. “I sympathize with people who may be offended by the name,” Dedes said. “ Wilcots said he will use “Washington Redskins as long as that is what they are called. That’s their official name and I used it last year, two years ago, 10 years ago.” Rich Gannon, the NFL’s MVP in 2002 with the Raiders, spent one season playing for the Redskins. He now announces games for CBS. “There are so many Redskins fans that take great pride in the name,” Gannon said. “(Owner) Daniel Snyder has said he’s talked and visited with (many) American Indian nations who are supportive of the name. And there are those who oppose it who are being heard. It’s an important topic.”