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Wednesday September 10, 2014

President Gee speaks at Tea @ Three event

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President Gee shares a laugh with the audience at his information session at the Evansdale Residential Complex Tuesday afternoon.

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West Virginia University President Gordon Gee spoke at this year’s first Tea @ Three event. The session attracted the largest group ever gathered for an event in the Towers Blue Room. Sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Global Initiatives in the College of Human Resources and Education, Tea @ Three is an informal way for students to discuss equity in a global community. Gee began the engagement by telling the audience about his decision to return to WVU. “When I asked my daughter what to do, she said, ‘Go home, Dad,’” Gee said. He said he traveled across West Virginia to each of the 55 counties to reinvigorate his commitment to West Virginia and see it with fresh eyes. “I learned two things about this institution: West Virginians love West Virginia,” Gee said. “And there’s a love affair that

people have with this University.” Since WVU is a land grant institution, Gee said the University is unique in that it supplies affordability and accessibility while still offering many research opportunities. He said one of the most important parts of our education is learning from and interacting with people of diverse populations. “If we have people in a school who are all like us, we don’t learn,” Gee said. After a few puzzled looks from the audience, Gee said what’s important is not the quantitative fulfillment of diversity but rather students’ exposure to a diverse set of ideas from different backgrounds In fact, Gee suggested institutions, such as WVU, be organized not by departments or colleges but rather by ideas. After addressing the audience for 30 minutes, Gee transitioned to answer the audience’s questions. Jonathan Hall, an assis-

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The sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi stand outside of their house on Prospect Street as they welcome potential new members Monday.

Changes to recruitment process improve Greek life on campus by david schlake staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Changes in the recruitment process are proving to make a serious impact around the Greek community at West Virginia University. Recruitment week began Sept. 7 and will continue through Sept. 14. This year the recruiting process is much different for both fraternities and sororities on campus. “Everything is so much more organized,” said Ansh Kumar, the Interfraternity Council President. Kumar, a senior petroleum and natural gas engineering student, holds his position for the second semester and claims that the efficiency of the process is as different as night and day. “This is probably the most successful recruitment week we’ve ever had,” Kumar said. “We’ve already had over 400 students sign up.” Kumar stressed one of the most significant differences this year is the IFC helping to host house tours for every fraternity house, and those frats that don’t have a house will have a place on the Mountainlair Green to promote themselves. “It’s much better than years before because this evens out the playing ground for everyone,” Kumar said. Another critical difference Kumar named was the addition of online registration. “We’ve never had it before, and now we can make sure the guys are even eligible before they sign up,” he said. “It just makes everything go much smoother.” From the sorority side of things, Kristy Lennon, a senior and vice president of re-

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Grad school fair to offer information, guidance for students by victoria madden correspondent @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University will hold a Graduate and Professional School Fair in the Mountainlair Ballrooms from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. More than 70 programs and colleges at WVU and several other institutions in the area including the Ohio State University, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame Law School, will be there to answer students’ questions. The fair is a way to help students collect information on how to get into graduate and professional schools. A “How to Apply + Pay for Grad School” information session will be held from 1-1:30 p.m. following the fair. Candi Frazier, the associate director for Financial Aid at the Health Sciences Center Office, said attending the fair is a good start for students who aren’t sure how to prepare for law school or medical school. “Having a graduate degree makes you more competitive. (It is) something that will benefit them and something they can invest in,” Frazier said. Information booths on

University Housing, Financial Aid and Student Employment at WVU will be present as well. This fair will help students understand what graduate school involves and the opportunities it can create. Caitlin Diehl, a senior agribusiness management and rural development student, said she would be very interested in attending the graduate fair. Diehl said she believes it will be beneficial for students to attend the fair, because meeting the different colleges can help students realize what opportunities are available within their selected degree program. During the fair there will be six WVU graduate application fee waivers that will be given away (valued at $60 each), a $100 WVU Bookstore Gift Certificate (donated by the WVU Barnes & Noble bookstore), WVU T-shirts and other giveaways. Students who can’t make it to the fair but want more information can call 304-293-5980 to set up an appointment with the Office of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The brothers of Kappa Alpha socialize outside their house on North High Street Monday afternoon.

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Alpha Phi Alpha provides elementary students school supplies by courtney gatto correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha is taking the initiative to better the Morgantown community one backpack at a time. Corey Talley, vice president of Alpha Phi Alpha, and his fraternity collected money to purchase school supplies for students who are in need at two local elementary schools. “We came up with this idea that we’d all chip in money and sponsor kids that can’t afford school supplies,” Talley said. “We bought book bags and filled each of them with school supplies. We got crayons, glue sticks, scissors, folders, composition notebooks, pencils, rulers and erasers.” On Sept. 2, the men took these backpacks and delivered them to two nearby elementary schools:

North Elementary and Eastwood Elementary. They had the chance to visit and talk with the students as they hand delivered the backpacks to each classroom. “It felt great to be able to know that our contribution could help somebody’s child,” Talley said. “Times are hard and not everybody can afford to go buy school supplies for their kids.” Alpha Phi Alpha did this charitable act to help support one of its four national services, My Brother’s Keeper. “What (My Brother’s Keeper) entails is for us to look out for our youth and people who are less fortunate,” Talley said. My Brother’s Keeper is a program that is geared to help kids stay on track by providing support and guidance throughout their school years. It provides guidance and donations, just like the men in this fraternity are offering to the students at the elementary schools. Although this was the first time the

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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia men’s soccer team is hoping to continue to improve along the back line as it gets ready for Thursday’s matchup against UC Irvine. SPORTS PAGE 8

fraternity has done a charity like this, they have no plans on stopping any time soon. They want to give a similar donation again next year as well as try to become more active in the elementary schools and eventually be able to help assist in the lives of some of the students. “I hope this will open up doors for us,” Talley said. “We want to plan on eventually having a program for kids where we can talk to them about making good decisions in life and being smart about things.” Alpha Phi Alpha’s mission is to develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, all while providing service and advocacy to their community. Charities like this show the ideals this fraternity holds dear. “We want people to know our fraternity isn’t just about the social scene,” Talley said. “We really do push for doing service.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

GETTING BETTER The West Virginia defense is getting better each week and hopes to continue playing well against Maryland. SPORTS PAGE 10

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Apple unveils smartwatch, bets on wearable devices

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple Watch on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif. Apple’s new wearable device marks the company’s first major entry in a new product category since the iPad’s debut in 2010. CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple unveiled its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday, introducing a device that transplants the features of an iPhone onto a smaller screen that’s never more than an arm’s length away. Dubbed the Apple Watch, the gadget marks the technology trend-setter’s attempt to usher in an era of wearable computing and lift its sales with another revolutionary product. The watch’s debut also heralds a turning point in Tim Cook’s three-year reign as Apple CEO. Although the company has thrived under Cook’s leadership, it had only released upgrades to the iPhone, iPad and other products hatched before his predecessor, Steve Jobs, died in October 2011. The lack of totally new devices raised questions about whether Apple had run out of ideas without the visionary Jobs. Now Apple is betting on a gadget that seems like something James Bond might wear. The Apple Watch’s topof-the-line edition comes in a casing made of 18-karat gold, with an array of elegant bands available for most models. The watch can serve as a walkie-talkie, a drawing

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Continued from page 1 tant geography professor at WVU, asked Gee what his plans are to increase the diversity of faculty members. Hall said he knew of very few college institution, who had a diverse faculty. Gee said it is important to reevaluate our understanding of what a professor is. Potential faculty members might have been overlooked for positions because the administrators filling the position expected a certain kind of individual. “Some professors will go on to write the great

pad, pulse monitor, calorie counter and activity tracker. “It is amazing what you can do from your wrist,� Cook said. Apple is a late arrival to the still-nascent market for wearable technology. Several other companies already sell smartwatches that have been greeted with widespread indifference. But Apple has a reputation for igniting dormant markets. Other music players, smartphones and tablet computers were first to market, but the devices did not enthrall consumers until Apple imbued them with its magic touch. The smartwatch “might not only be a game changer for Apple, but for the entire industry,� says FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives. “A lot of major technology players around the globe are taking notes on what Apple is trying to do here.� Investors appeared lukewarm about the unveiling. Apple’s stock dipped 37 cents to close at $97.99, but the shares had been surging for months ahead of Tuesday’s show. The stock has gained 22 percent so far this year and hit an all-time high earlier this month. It will take months to

gauge the popularity of the Apple Watch. The $349 device won’t go on sale until early next year. Cook hailed it as the most “personal device we have ever created.� The watch is “the first product we have seen with Tim’s fingerprints all over it,� said Creative Strategies analyst Tim Bajarin, who has been following Apple through most of its 38-year history. The watch will tie into a new payment system designed to enable people to store all their credit card information in a digital locker so merchandise can be bought with a tap on a sensor at a checkout stand or a press of the button. The watch must be used with one of the iPhone models released in the past two years — the 5, 5S, 5C or the latest versions scheduled to go on sale Sept. 19 in the U.S. and nine other countries. Here’s a closer look at what Apple has in store:

American novel and some shouldn’t ever see a student,� Gee said. Gee said that each professor is different in their skill level and brings their own way of doing things. “He really addressed immediately the diversities we would have for our institution, particularly poverty in Appalachia,� said Joy Saab, director of the Office for Diversity and Global Initiatives. “And we know that’s one piece that doesn’t often come into the conversation nationally.� When visiting McDowell County, a notably poor region of the area, Gee said he asked the mayor what he

could do to help the area. The mayor responded by asking Gee to bring “The Pride of West Virginia,� the Mountaineer Marching Band. And he did. Saab said she enjoyed that Gee focused his efforts on how the University can make diverse populations like these “shine.� The next Tea @ Three event will be Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. in the Dean’s conference room in Allen Hall. At this meeting, Saab said study abroad opportunities will be revealed and discussed.

Larger iPhones The iPhone 6 will feature a 4.7-inch screen, up from the 4-inch screen on the models released in each of the previous two years. The iPhone

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6 Plus will have a 5.5-inch screen and other improvements, including longer battery life, that will cost an additional $100. App developers will have new tools to rearrange their content to take advantage of that larger screen. The new phones are not as big as Samsung’s latest flagship phones – 5.1 inches for the Galaxy S5 and 5.7 inches for the Note 4 – but they will be large enough to neutralize a key advantage Samsung and other Android manufacturers have had. The iPhone 6 will also have a barometer to estimate how much users climb stairs, not just how far they walk or run. Apple is improving a slowmotion video feature by allowing even slower shots on the iPhone 6. The camera will be able to take 240 frames per second, double the rate of last year’s iPhone 5s. Normally, video is at 60 frames per second. Starting prices for the new iPhones will be comparable to those in the past – $199 with a two-year contract for the iPhone 6 with 16 gigabytes of storage. However, the step-up models will have double the memory as before – $299 for

64 gigabytes and $399 for 128 used to zoom in and out of a gigabytes. The iPhone 6 Plus map, for instance. phones will cost $100 more at Apple worked with app each configuration. developers to create new functionality. Users will be Mobile payments able to unlock room doors at Apple is calling its new some Starwood hotels or repayment system Apple Pay. mind themselves where they Consumers will be able parked with a BMW app. to use their phone cameras The new watch will come to capture a photo of their in a variety of styles, with a cards. Apple will verify it be- choice of two sizes. hind the scenes and add it New software to the phone’s Passbook account so people can make Though much of the attenpayments at a retailer. Ap- tion has been on new gadple announced several mer- gets, the software powering chants that will accept this those gadgets is getting its system, including Macy’s, annual refresh. Apple conWhole Foods, Walgreens and siders iOS 8 to be its biggest Disney stores. American Ex- update since the introducpress, Visa and MasterCard tion of the app store in 2008. all are cooperating with ApExisting iPhone and iPad ple, too, as well as most ma- users will be eligible for the free upgrade, too. jor banks. For security, the card Among other things, iOS number is stored only on the 8 will let devices work better device. Each time you pay, a in sync. For instance, it will one-time card number is cre- be possible to start a message ated to make the transaction. on an iPhone and finish it on an iPad. With an upcoming Smartwatch Mac upgrade called YosemCook says Apple had to ite, it will be possible to coninvent a new interface for tinue working on that same the watch because simply message on a Mac computer. shrinking a phone would These handoff features will not work. Much of the inter- extend to the Apple Watch. action will be through the The new software will be dial on the watch, which Ap- available to existing users on ple calls the digital crown. It’s Sept. 17.

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cruitment on the Panhellenic Council, said she has a similar opinion. Lennon also held office last spring and said she would agree with Kumar that this year has been a huge improvement. “It has just been amazing,� Lennon said. “Without a doubt this is the most organized it has ever been.� According to Lennon one of the biggest changes sororities saw this year was starting the week off in the Mountainlair rather than the sorority houses. “It took a lot of stress off the girls, and they seem to all like this idea better,� she said.

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she believes starting the week in the Mountainlair is a move in the right direction. “It was nice because potential new members got to meet the sisters of the sororities instead of their houses,� Treiber said. “Now, during the second round, which is House Tours, they will see familiar faces in the houses, which will make them feel more comfortable and more able to be themselves.� Another big change for sororities on campus and more specifically the Panhellenic Council is the amount of support they have behind them. “Greek life is getting more support from the University, as well as Greek

Advisor Jessica Li and Graduate Assistant, Emily Gannon. The help from these people is really what has made recruitment go so well this year.� Another major change from the norm for sororities is the transition from “Skitnight� to “Sisterhood Day.� “Sisterhood day is much more beneficial for each chapter,� Lennon said. “The girls can better represent themselves to find quality girls.� Any students interested in rushing for a fraternity can visit an open house at every social fraternity from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, where each frat will be actively recruiting. Bids will go out Friday at 5 p.m. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error in the Sept. 4 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, there were several inaccuracies in the article “Professor studies trends in smokeless tobacco use.� Statements by Melissa Blank were taken out of context and the article noted that Blank was awarded a CDC grant for $750,000. While Blank plays a role in the work being done, she did not write the grant that was awarded the funding. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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When my best friend told me months in advance that I had to attend the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival with her, I was skeptical of the trip. Imagery of a hybrid of seedy carnival meets dirty fair came to mind. However, enthused to spend time with my friend who now lives in Kentucky, I agreed. We jam-packed into her mother’s old van that smelled of soccer cleats (we would later learn the air conditioning didn’t work), filling every possible seat. We split the cost of gas and were on our way, singing obnoxiously. Within an hour we were there. The front of the festival was a huge homage to a castle with sentries in costumes with trumpets. As I bought my ticket from a lady with a taxidermy mouse (as part of her costume), I cringed. My thoughts on the fair changed as soon as I passed under the castle. Vendors hawking their wares went on as far as the eye could see, selling knives, renaissance clothing and shields. A potter molded a clay bowl in his hands in front of his shop while another

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The Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival offers outlandish entertainment, such as this man blowing fire from his mouth. man blew glass into intricate mugs. I couldn’t help but feel childish excitement as I watched families and workers relive a time I knew nothing about. The fair was larger than I expected, and I felt like a kid in a candy store rushing from booth to booth.

I rented a costume consisting of a floor length skirt, shirt and corset for the day, despite the stifling 100 degree temperature. The numerous performers ranged from belly dancers who balanced swords on their head to fire-swallowers. There was also a girl near my age who was a liv-

to a one act play entitled “Washing Well Wenches� that featured many tonguein-cheek innuendos. We laughed so hard we could barely breathe. There were jousting competitions three times a day. I thought it was a choreographed stunt until I watched the poles partici-

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Dave Bartlett stops into the Dennis Y. Ichiyama showcase to browse the pieces. Ichiyama’s exhibit was located inside the Laura Mesaros Gallery in the Creative Arts Center Monday and Tuesday night.

Crime movie ‘The Drop’ receives positive reviews LOS ANGELES (AP) — The kind of solid, honest-feeling, mean-streets movie you might think they only make in Boston these days, Michael R. Roskam’s “The Drop� was, in fact, set there before filmmakers decided to shake things up by moving it to Brooklyn. The anthology “Boston Noir� is the source of Dennis Lehane’s short story “Animal Rescue,� in which a tender-hearted man with a past gets into trouble after finding a pit-bull puppy in a garbage can. Brooklyn isn’t the star of the film, nor is Lehane’s excellent dialogue, and neither is Roskam, here making a sure-footed jump to America after his Belgian debut “Bullhead.� The picture belongs to Tom Hardy, whose astonishingly sensitive performance even the great James Gandolfini steps gently around. As he helped do in “Warrior,� Hardy takes an already fine genre film and adds ballast, making you forget how many times you’ve heard the tale. The picture should play equally well at multiplexes and with critics, paving the way for Roskam to make more personal movies on these shores. Hardy is Bob, bartender at a place run by (and named for) his Cousin Marv (Gandolfini). Marv used to own it, before some Chechen mobsters made him a mere figurehead; now it’s one of many watering holes that, on any given night, might be designated as the temporary bank for the gang’s illicit cash. When it’s your night, envelopes full of bills come across the bar throughout business hours and go into a time-release safe; the big guys come around in the early morning, collect, and

ing statue. Her eyelashes didn’t even flutter. I met many workers there who kept returning year after year to participate in the festival, many with other jobs who said they only returned for the fun of it. My friend and I went

pants used shatter as splintered wood flew into the air. There seemed to be something for everyone: toys, face painting, hair braiding, pony rides for children. Beer and giant turkey legs for adults. People even cosplayed as elves and wizards among the other costumed visitors. Couples took photographs on the kissing bridge, while older patrons tried to keep track of their hyper grandchildren, running in princess dresses or knight’s armor. Silly though it seemed, when we left that evening, there was a small nagging emotion in the back of my head. In many ways, the festival felt like a village - a place where one could forget about exams and essays and let go among kind friends. I have suggested this festival to everyone I know because it was completely different from anything else I have ever experienced. I will go back every year for the carefree atmosphere, entertainment and the turkey legs – I’ll never think of poultry the same way again. For more information about the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, visit http://pittsburghrenfest. com.

your blood pressure can return to normal until next time. Marv, still resentful about the takeover, wants to engineer a holdup of his own bar on drop night. He’s smart enough not to involve Bob (who’d be smart enough to say no) but that doesn’t make him wise: A trial run, in which some unseasoned hoods rob the till on his behalf, both angers the Chechens and draws the interest of Detective Torres (John Ortiz), who recognizes Bob from his church. Attempting to distance himself from any controversy, Bob focuses on the abused pup he just found and the stranger, Nadia (Noomi Rapace), who is unexpectedly helping him care for it. But even this charitable effort stirs up trouble: Neighborhood creep Eric Deeds (Matthias Schoenaerts) starts stalking him, making claims on the dog and suggesting a connection with Nadia as well. As Marv, Gandolfini points toward a place he might have staked out in crime films had he lived longer: We see the characters who are far from the center of power, men who’ve missed opportunities real or imagined but are desperate enough to make a final play. Lehane’s fat-trimmed script, whose dialogue

sometimes recalls his work on “The Wire,� is full of backstory that’s hinted at just enough for us to imagine for ourselves. Its weakest spot is Nadia, who despite a little detail exists mainly as a gift from God for Bob that Deeds will try to take away. There’s a way in which knowing so little about her is appropriate - Bob, who can serve people beer all night without confiding in anyone, can hardly get her phone number, much less grow intimate with her over these few nervous days. But it’s telling that Lehane’s between-the-lines work is much more suggestive when it comes to Weeks, a more peripheral character. As for Bob, neither the screenplay nor the actor is eager to pin him down. He was part of “a crew� in his youth, we know; today, he cares enough about a stray dog to stand up to serious intimidation for its sake. Is he a dormant man of violence; a reformed softie; a loyal but socially awkward lonelyheart? He might be all three. But wondering how he’s going to handle the mess Marv is creating makes “The Drop� worthwhile. “The Drop,� a Fox Searchlight release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some strong violence and pervasive language.� Running time: 106 minutes.

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TORONTO (AP) — Introducing one of Al Pacino’s two films at the Toronto Film Festival, artistic director Cameron Baily remarked that perhaps an “Al Pacino Day� was in order, just as it had been for Bill Murray. At 74, Pacino debuted his latest batch of work at the festival, both films that find him exploring the regrets, ambitions and ruts of old age. In D av i d G o rd o n Green’s “Manglehorn,� he plays a lonely Texas locksmith, mourning a bygone romance despite the interest of a friendly bank teller (Holly Hunter). In the more meta “ The Humbling,� directed by Barry Levinson and adapted from the Philip Roth novel, Pacino plays an aging stage actor no longer interested in performing. “Aging seems to have gotten a bit of a bad rap,� Pacino said in an interview. “Like, what do you do now? Someone says how old are you, that’s like saying how long do I have left. I can’t answer that question.� Pacino has been particularly busy in recent years, showing the same curiosity for more elderly characters as he brought to more youthful or middleaged roles throughout his career on screen and on stage. “We grow in a lot of different ways, and if you listen to your cycles or feel it, that takes you,� Pacino says. “A lot of times I haven’t, but I’m starting to. These things I’m doing are expressions of that. I’m trying to be aware of that.

I think I can enter that world. There are things I wouldn’t do now that I would have done 20 years ago. I don’t feel it. I’m not there.� “Manglehorn� doesn’t have distribution but its earned Pacino rave reviews. The Guardian called it “the finest performance Pacino has delivered in years.� Far from the sort of film most septuagenarians would contemplate, it evidences Pacino’s abiding interest in experimentation. He’s not cementing a legacy, but continuing to stretch. The film was made quickly in between work on “The Humbling� (due out Nov. 21) a project Pacino started himself by buying the rights to the novel. “We had this window of time to do it in, and I knew if we let it past, David wouldn’t do the movie,� says Pacino. “Which I, first of all, love the idea of. Because he wrote it for me.� Green, the hard-to-pindown director of “George Washington� and “Pineapple Express,� began pondering a film with Pacino after an earlier unrelated meeting. He saw something in the actor that hadn’t previously been captured in his movies, and asked his friend, Paul Logan, to pen a script for them. “There was a way he was listening when other people would be talking, and a true intensity in that, and absolutely tuned in,� Green says. “Something about the sliver of smile, the furrow of the eyebrow.� Few actors are better known for their oper-

atic bigness than Pacino. But in “Manglehorn,� he’s taciturn and hermetic, with hints of Asperger Syndrome. And he’s heartbroken: “I got nothing but frustration and disappointment,� he muses in one of his narrated letters to his lost love. “Manglehorn� is a kind of surreal fairy tale that stitches together scenes of absurdity (there’s a watermelon car crash inspired by Richard Scarry’s children’s books) to mysteriously build a beautifully demented grace. Slowly and awkwardly, Pacino’s Angelo Manglehorn opens the locks to himself. “You see a lot of great Al performance movies that can really grab you by the throat and have the bravado and take you to theses grand emotional places,� Green says. “I wanted this to be the intimate emotional place.� Quite unlike his character in “The Humbling,� Pacino’s passion for acting remains steadfast, as does his willingness to believe in a filmmaker. Did Pacino - legend of American cinema - hesitate at all when, for one of the film’s many unexplained moments, Green sat him high up on a tree branch with a cat? “I’ve long since given that up,� says Pacino. “David is going to do what he does and he has his reasons to do it. That’s what you have to trust, and I completely trust him. You don’t question it. It’s how he paints.�

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Change only comes if WVU invests in students After a visit and Q&A session with President Gordon Gee at The Daily Athenaeum Tuesday, further discussion about “A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University” were discussed. Aside from the fact that the fundraising goal has now been raised from $750 million to $1 billion because of generous contribution from alumni and friends of West Virginia University, we should all know how this campaign ultimately benefits the students of the University. It is more than clear that the campaign’s donor base has great confidence in the University and its future, specifically a confidence in affordability for its students.

Both “A State of Minds” and WVU’s Student Government Association are giving money directly to students for scholarships and student organization grants. Gee said he believes if we want to evolve as a University, we need to invest in the quality of WVU’s student body, not the size of it. He also said he believes the only way the University will progress is if it invests in students across all spectrums. Listening to a university’s student body is one of the most important ways for a school to flourish. When Gee was asked why he is always seen out at places like Joe Mama’s and house parties, he simply

said being a university president, not just at WVU, but at any school, can be isolating from the active student body and the town surrounding the school. Because of the isolation, the head of an institution is usually the last to know about pressing matters. “It’s a great learning experience for me… I’m a person who learns by seeing something,” Gee said. So, sure, the University can raise tuition and fees, but if it wants real change, it needs to reinvent the wheel and invest in students who will go out and make WVU and this state an even better place. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Celebrities held accountable in culture of violence emily torbett columnist @dailyathenaeum

Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was released from the team and indefinitely suspended from the NFL Monday after a video showing his role in a domestic violence incident surfaced online. The grainy security camera footage, taken inside an elevator at an Atlantic City casino on Feb. 15, shows Rice and his then-fiance, Janay Palmer. The two appear to be arguing, and when Palmer swats at Rice and moves toward him, he punches her. She falls from the blow and hits her head off a nearby handrail, knocking her out cold. Rice then clumsily drags Palmer from the elevator. Initially, both Palmer and Rice were charged with simple assault for the incident and the NFL imposed a two game suspension on Rice. After the video surfaced, however, the NFL was forced to suspend him indefinitely and the Ravens terminated his contract. Rice is not entitled to his 2014 salary. In addition, several retailers, including Dicks Sporting Goods, have pulled Rice jerseys and apparel. It appears his career may be over just as it was beginning. Many are criticizing both the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens for being “too harsh” on Rice. This

is considering that he was only charged with simple assault for his role in the incident, and that he and his fiance were apparently able to work things out afterward, as they were married a month later. Those of us who have seen the video know just how shocking and disturbing it truly is. The football star appears to hit Palmer full force, clearly with the intention of seriously injuring her. Then, he appears to have no remorse as he carelessly drags her unconscious body from the elevator. This particular incident calls to mind past incidents of crimes against women by athletes. Many may remember the Steubenville rape case, in which members of a powerhouse high school football team were accused of raping an unconscious classmate. As the eyes of the nation were upon the small rust belt town of Steubenville, Ohio, it was realized just how much freedom and lenience we give to athletes in our society. Even after the school became aware of the incident, the young college football prospects were allowed to keep playing. Even after two were convicted of rape, an outcry from the public advocated for mercy for the teens, as they didn’t want to see their lives and promising future football careers ruined by a “mistake.” It’s no secret that athletes, especially very tal-

Ray Rice, and wife, Janay Palmer, hold hands as they walk into New Jersey court in May. ented athletes, are held Ray Rice has stated that to a special regard in our his actions that night society. were “inexcusable” and They are often given he is sorry, he still depreferential treatment, serves both the suspenand able to get away with sion and termination that things that the average have been imposed upon person would be penal- him. ized for. People are alIt’s time to stop excusways quick to come to the ing violence against othdefense of an athlete, es- ers simply because somepecially one with excep- body is talented. Those tional talent. who commit such ofNo matter how tal- fenses should not be enbenjamin ented someone may be or titled to their fame and aultman-moore how promising their ath- fortune. letter to the editor letic future may be, comBoth the actions of mitting crimes against the Ravens organization Let’s talk about gun culwomen, or anyone for and the NFL are nothing that matter, is completely short of fair, and Rice deture in West Virginia. Say unacceptable. People in serves what is coming to you’re enjoying a family meal at the local diner and the public eye, who are him. a group of older teens walk Let this serve as an exlooked up to as heroes, must be held to a very high ample that such offenses in each carrying a handstandard. will no longer be tolerated gun. Given the long list This means that when simply because someone of public mass shootings they do something clearly is a star. since Columbine in the wrong, they must be held U.S., a reasonable reacaccountable. Although daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu tion might be to duck under the table or shield your Tell us what you think about this issue. Send a tweet to family and call the police. Article 3, section 22 of @dailyathenaeum. the West Virginia Constitution states, “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use.” With the help of NRA ideology and extensive lobbying, this section of the Constitution has been to class, while going to the rial to study for a class. 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citizens’ responsibility to cooperate with this radical normalizing of firearms on public display. Last month Jack Weinstein, a professor of philosophy at the University of North Dakota, proposed a response to how citizens should react to people exercising open-carry. My proposal is as follows: We should all leave. Immediately. Leave the food on the table in the restaurant. Leave the groceries in the cart, in the aisle. Stop talking or engaging in the exchange. Just leave, unceremoniously, and fast.But here is the key part : don’t pay. Stopping to pay in the presence of a person with a gun means risking your and your loved ones’ lives. Money shouldn’t trump this. It doesn’t matter if you ate the meal. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just received food from the deli counter that can’t be resold. It doesn’t matter if you just got a haircut. Leave. If the business loses money, so be it. They can make the activists pay. While the notion of walking out of a business as if your life is in danger seems rude or humiliating, the alternative is worse: Putting yourself at risk to avoid offending. Additionally, not reacting will normalize guns in public spaces. There are places where firearms are never appropriate, and accepting their ubiquitous presence as safe perpetuates the myth that more guns equals more safety. Let’s not be afraid to say, “I am afraid of strangers with guns.” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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New students host @WVUStudents account each week, show varied experiences Nicole Curtin A&E WRITER @Dailyathenaeum

Twitter is a large social network and many people have accounts, including West Virginia University, colleges within the University, Mountaineer athletic teams and more. The @WVUStudents account was created in the 2013-14 school year. Each week, a different student from WVU becomes the administrator of the Twitter account and tweets about their life as they go through classes, work and extra-curricular activities. When the account first began, many of the hosts were members of the Student Government Association. There has been a recent increase in the diversity of students chosen to participate. Sarah Gould, assistant editor for the Office of the Vice President for University Relations, is in charge of choosing the students who are on the account. “Tricia Petty, who was associate vice president of University Relations at the time, had the idea as an addition for the Admissions website,” Gould said. “Tweets from the @ WVUStudents account feed into a page on the WVU Admissions website.” Gould said the purpose of this is to attract potential students to the Admissions’

website. W h e n highschool students visit the WVU Admissions’ website, there is a section in the bottom right where feeds from several Twitter accounts are featured. “It’s also a resource for WVU recruiters when they are talking to prospective student(s),” Gould said. “They can refer them to @ WVUStudents to see a slice of campus life from a student’s perspective.” Stephen Scott, Vice Chair for SGA and a junior political science and multidisciplinary studies student, was on the account recently. “Ever since the @ WVUStudents account was created, I have always wanted to be one of the guest tweeters,” Scott said. “Tweeting from the @WVUStudents account seemed to me as such an exclusive privilege. Because of that, everyone wants to tweet from it, but the big question was always this: How do I become the WVU Student for the week?” Scott found out through a contact he had in the Eberly College. He received an email from Gould asking if he would be interested in tweeting from the account. There are several sources that suggest students to be selected to run the account. “We ask communica-

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tors and recruiters in the colleges and schools for suggestions as well as groups and offices that work with new students, such as the Office of Admissions, Adventure WV and the WVU Visitors Center,” Gould said. Part of the responsibility of being the tweeter of the week is representing WVU. Other universities can view the tweets. Students are potential targets for exploitation, and faculty and professorscan easily access the page, as well. “The main thing that we ask is that the students tweet language and subject matter appropriate for the audience of our Admission website,” Gould said. “Many of the students are also student ambassadors or tour leaders, so we tell them to use a similar tone when tweeting.” Scott said he was very excited to get the chance to tweet from @WVUStudents and the account itself is a good thing to have at WVU. “Students are able to essentially meet new people from all different areas on campus, from a variety of different majors and from

diff e r ent places inside and outside the state of West Virginia,” Scott said. “This account has definitely become a way for everyone to stay connected and engaged at the University.” The Office of University Relations is currently planning to continue the account. This week’s host is Ruth Williams, a senior mechanical and aerospace engineering student who plays trombone in “The Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band. Some of her tweets this week included her thoughts about the Chamber of Secrets from Harry Potter being located in the Creative Arts Center and “engineer backpack syndrome.” “I pretty much just tweet my life and funny stuff usually happens to me, so I hope you enjoy this week,” Williams wrote in her third post. For more information on the account, contact Sarah Gould at 304-293-6550 or email sarah.gould@mail. wvu.edu. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops has said how he feels about the SEC Conference on multiple occassions. NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Bob Stoops toned it down, at least for a day. Oklahoma’s coach knew questions about his vocal disdain for the Southeastern Conference’s perceived superiority were coming Monday as his fourthranked Sooners prepared for SEC member Tennessee. He shook most of them off, but when asked about the SEC’s supposed belief that its athletes are a cut above, Stoops delivered the closest thing to a quip he would offer.

“I don’t know,� he said. “That hasn’t been the case in our experience. Whoever we’ve played, that hasn’t been much of a difference.� Oklahoma linebacker Geneo Grissom was more direct about his coach’s thoughts. “We all know coach Stoops’ feelings about the SEC,� Grissom said. “As his guys, we’re 100 percent behind him. We’re going to make sure we help him out there and make a statement in that aspect.� Stoops has criticized the

SEC as far back as the spring of 2013, when he called some of the stories about the league’s supremacy “propaganda.� He had little to go on because his Sooners had lost three straight against SEC opponents and had just been routed by Johnny Manziel and SEC member Texas A&M 41-13 in the Cotton Bowl. Stoops got some ammunition when Oklahoma stunned Alabama 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl and took significant momentum into the offseason. This past

summer, Stoops took exception to Alabama coach Nick Saban’s comment that the Sugar Bowl was a consolation game. On Oklahoma’s media day, when asked about his initial response to Saban, he replied: “Oh, get over it. Again, where am I lying?� Even in weeks the Sooners don’t play SEC teams, Stoops gets questions about the conference. A week ago, when asked if Alabama’s close call against West Virginia was another example of the SEC struggling to stop

a Big 12 spread offense, he wouldn’t get into it. “I’m not gonna sit here and talk about that,� he said. “You guys are more than capable of doing that without me. I cause enough waves. This isn’t the out-of-season where I cause waves.� While Stoops isn’t necessarily a fan of the SEC’s hype, he’s fine with Tennessee and coach Butch Jones. “We’ve got respect for the program,� Stoops said. “The coach is getting in their second season now. They’re a better football

team than they were a year ago. They’ve recruited really well in the last couple of years. They’re 2-0, and they’ve looked really good to this point.� The players know that the game is important because of the matchup of the conferences, but they also say they need to focus on themselves to be at their best so they can make the right impression. “These are the games that most people are going to sit down and watch,� Grissom said.

Hawks discipline GM Ferry for racist comments ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Hawks are sticking with general manager Danny Ferry even though the team’s new majority owner wants him fired for racially charged comments. CEO Steve Koonin on Tuesday told the Hawks’ flagship radio station that he made the decision to discipline Ferry but allowed him to keep his job managing the team. He did not say what the punishment was, but noted that he relied on a law firm’s three-month investigation of Ferry and his description of Luol Deng. Ferry made the inflammatory comments about Deng in a conference call with the Hawks’ ownership group in June when the team pursued Deng as a free agent. A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. recommends that Ferry resign or be fired. Gearon cites Ferry telling the ownership group that Deng “has a little African in him.� His June 12 letter to coowner Bruce Levenson said Ferry went on to say, “Not in a bad way, but he’s like a guy who would have a nice store out front and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the

back.� Added Gearon: “Ferry completed the racial slur by describing the player (and impliedly all persons of African descent) as a twofaced liar and cheat.� Deng, 29, was born in what is now South Sudan. His father moved his family to Egypt and thenEngland. The 10-year NBA veteran is now a British citizen and played for England in the 2012 Olympics. Deng, like Ferry, also played at Duke. Koonin said Atlanta law firm Alston and Bird went through 24,000 documents, conducted 19 interviews and read “every email Danny Ferry has ever sent as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks.� Koonin said no other negative information on Ferry was found in the probe. “I took their advice and far exceeded their advice,� Koonin said of the undisclosed punishment he imposed on Ferry. Hawks spokesman Garin Narain said the investigation of Ferry’s comments uncovered a racially inflammatory email written two years ago by Levenson. That discovery led to Levenson’s announce-

ment Sunday that he will sell his controlling share of the team. Despite Gearon’s desire to remove Ferry, Koonin is standing by him. “I understand that emotion,� Koonin said of Gearon’s recommendation. “I certainly understand that emotion. I know people who have said that to me. But if we sentence people based on what everybody wanted, we wouldn’t have a justice system. “I listened to what (the law firm) said because they had done the work ... so that’s a decision I’m willing to live with.� Gearon warned Levenson he believed Ferry’s comments ‘’could be fatal to the franchise’’ if made public. Gearon said he and the other co-owners “were appalled that anyone would make such a racist slur under any circumstance, much less the GM of an NBA franchise on a major conference call.� Gearon declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press on Tuesday and Deng’s agent, Ron Shade, did not respond to an interview request.

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Defender Alex Ochoa tries to shield the ball from a St. Francis defender Sunday.

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The cliche that defense wins championships is plastered all over the realm of sports. In the case of the 2014 West Virginia men’s soccer team, if the team wants to succeed later in the season, the de-

fense must step up and become the strength of the team. While the stats look promising, they can also be misleading. West Virginia has jumped out to a 3-1 record in its 2014 campaign. In their first four games, the Mountaineers have scored eight goals while only surrendering two. In two of

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the three wins, West Virginia has scored more than three goals. While the numbers are well in the Mountaineers’ favor on both sides of the ball, there is still cause for concern after their first loss. Holding up the defense remains the main concern in the locker room. After suffering their first loss of this young season, coach Marlon LeBlanc was noticeably disappointed in his team’s defensive performance. West Virginia gave up six corners in the game, and one resulted in the game’s only goal. West Virginia has been aggressive on the offensive end of the ball, taking more shots than it is allowing. West Virginia has owned the advantage in shots in each match.

No matter the scoring opportunities that the Mountaineers get, the main focus of the team is holding strong on the defensive side. The last two games have been less productive for the defense. Against Virginia Tech, the Hokies totaled 11 corner kicks to West Virginia’s four. In the team’s only loss of the year, the Mountaineers only gave up two shots on goal, but still lost the game to St. Francis on a corner kick. As West Virginia begins to enter the bulk of its schedule, the defense is looking to hold tight against some of the best talent in the nation when it takes on UC Irvine Thursday. The Anteaters are ranked No. 15 in the RPI and have cruised through their first four games of the season. Not only do the Anteaters bring an undefeated record

to the pitch, they have been scoring while doing it also. UC Irvine has scored at least two goals in each of its first four games. After the Mountaineers host UC Irvine, they will take to the road for three games. The road trip will feature an Elon team who likes to shoot, a tough High Point team and a James Madison team who recently tied No. 16 Penn State. The schedule does not get any easier for the Mountaineers once they enter conference play and they must become the solid defensive team they want to be. Not only do the Mountaineers need to keep the pressure high on the offensive side, they want to take away opportunities for opposing teams. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virignia’s defense continues to see improvements as season progresses By Anthony Pecoraro Associate Sports Editor @PecoraroWVUNews

After earning his first victory as a Mountaineer in Week 2 of the 2014 season, senior associate head coach and defensive line coach Tom Bradley said he continues to see improvements all around as the season progresses. Well before the season kicked off against No. 2 Alabama, the West Virginia defense knew it had a lot to prove entering 2014, especially with the struggles the

defense has displayed in the past couple of seasons. West Virginia’s defense gave up an average of 455 yards a game in 2013 and an average of 473.6 yards in 2012. But, the continuity within the defense lacked greatly as well over that time. By not only bringing Bradley, but also former Mountaineer player Damon Cogdell on board to assist with coaching the defensive line, the defensive duo, along with defensive coordinator Tony Gibson, have been able to raise many eyebrows after the Mountaineers’ stel-

lar performance against Towson this past weekend. The Mountaineer defense was able to hold the Tigers’ offense to just 122 yards all game. According to Bradley, the key is not to focus on the big picture at hand – contending to be a top team in the nation – but instead having each player and coach concerned about the building blocks to reach those bigger goals later in the season. “Everybody talks about the big things, but (if) you take care of the little things, big things take care of them-

selves,” Bradley said. Bradley, who coached for 34 years alongside Joe Paterno at Penn State, has had his fair share of ups and downs. He said the true test of a good football team is how they respond in Week 2 – something WVU answered in dominating fashion. “(The) first to second game is where you see the largest improvement. That’s always been the case with a good football team,” Bradley said. Now, as West Virginia prepares for its upcoming matchup in Week 3 against

Maryland, Gibson said the improvements seen in Week 2 were great, but also stressed that Week 2’s win is only one of 12 games for the Mountaineers. “Anytime you shut somebody out, (you) have to be doing something right,” he said. “I thought the kids played hard (with) great effort.” Bradley, Cogdell and Gibson said they hope the strong chemistry that has formed among the defense remains this weekend, as the Mountaineers attempt to rebound from a year ago when their

defense gave up 37 points to the Terrapins and the Mountaineer offense didn’t score a point. “I thought (Saturday) we tackled much better, obviously missed a couple of opportunities, but we’re getting better,” Bradley said. “The players went out, they played with enthusiasm, they played with emotion and that’s two weeks in a row (with) that type of effort that we expect each and every week. Where we go from here is going to be the key thing.” anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu

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tional at Niagara University, Montgomery was putting numbers down in the stat book including two kills, one of which was a set-winning kill against

Gardner-Webb and three kills against Providence. The outside hitter decided to come play for WVU two years ago and she said head coach Jill

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Kramer was a huge factor in her decision. “Definitely coach Jill was a huge part of why I wanted to come here,” Montgomery said. “I’m from Colorado and it’s very far and I wanted to feel at home at the college I went to. When I came to visit my junior year, I just completely fell in love with the town and once I met with the girls and Jill, I knew this was the place I needed to be.” Other schools recruited Montgomery as well, but she said something was always missing and coming to WVU was the perfect choice for her. “It’s been amazing, everything I thought it was going to be and more,” she said. “The team has come together so much we’re like a little family and then academically, I love my major. I’m in exercise physiology and it’s exactly what I thought it was going to be, so that’s awesome.” Kramer said having Montgomery on the team has given her a chance to show her what she’s made of. “I think she’s acclimating well, she’s a great athlete and she uses her athleticism well,” she said. “I do think one of the best things about her is she’s kind of a leader in that freshman class. “She really is like the mother hen and those are things you want to see in everyone but are harder things to teach, with her that’s been her behavior since the moment I met her.” W h e n Mo ntg o m e r y played for Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo., she was a two-time team captain, four-year letter winner, 2013 AllState selection and finished her career with 833 kills, 307 blocks, 107 ser-

vice aces and a .205 career hitting percentage. Grandview held a record of 100-18 over the four years Montgomery was on the team. As she looks ahead to the future, Montgomery said her goals are based off of the team goal that everyone seems to share: to make it to the tournament. “Just to do my part to help the team get as far as we can,” she said. “Whatever Jill needs me to do, whatever the girls need me to do, and academically, I want to finish my major in exercise physiology and go on to occupational therapy school.” Looking over where she is right now, Montgomery has some improvements she has seen in her playing style compared to before playing for the Mountaineers. “Blocking in particular, I work with Kevin (Carroll) on blocking, so that’s helped so much,” she said. “The speed of the game is so much quicker, so I need to get my hands across the net faster, that’s been something for me.” Along with these improvements and the goals she has for the season, there is one thing left that Montgomery wants to tackle while on the team. “Jill and I have talked about being a 3-rotation or 6-rotation player,” she said. “Being able to be more versatile and play back row would be something I look forward to learning.” Montgomery will be on the court this weekend with her team in the Mountaineer Invitational, which starts Friday at noon against Kent State. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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