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This Day in WV History

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Sept. 15, 1937: Monsignor Quirk Dies at 92; Spent 53 Years in the County Venerable Prelate Had Renounced Honors and Opportunities to be of Service to Friends in His Adopted Home - Buried in St. Bernard’s Cemetery.

One of West Virginia’s three monsignors of the Roman Catholic faith, a man who gave up an earldom in England and offers of higher places in his church in this country to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of the Sand Fork, Goosepen, and Orlando sections of Lewis county for fifty-three years is gone.

Monsignor Thomas Acquinas Quirk died at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his rectory on Loveberry ridge near the site of the first Catholic church in Lewis county.

Death came one week - almost to the hour - after the venerable priest, who celebrated his ninety-second birthday last March, fell in a cold rain in the yard at his home. After that he developed a severe chest cold and his condition steadily grew weaker.

The parishioners of Father Quirk’s three churches at Sand Fork, Goosepen, and Orlando held their priest in high esteem as was evidenced by the presence of the hundreds who visited the rectory in his final illness. Everything possible was done for him by them.

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NEWS

Reed College hosts panel on Trump and media “If you progressively degrade the whole notion of facts and truth, you can’t actually have an informed debate,” -Mark Landler

BY GEORGIA BEATTY CORRESPONDENT Front-line White House journalists visited West Virginia University on Wednesday.

Held at the Montainlair, journalists discussed the state of the media industry during the Trump presidency.

Among their ranks: Mark Landler of the New York Times, Tara McKelvey of BBC News, Katherine Skiba of the Chicago Tribune, and Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner.

Panelists talked about their inconsistent relationships with the president.

“The president loves reporters,” McKelvey said. “He hates reporters for show.”

“It gives him a way to say, ‘You and I are on the same side, and there’s the media over there, and that’s the enemy,” McKelvey said.

Sandler said this was misleading. “[Trump] doesn’t want you, the American public, to really understand the nature of this relationship because he has a tactical and strategic goal of vilifying the media because it fits into his larger narrative of draining the swamp,” Sandler

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Mark Landler, Tara McKelvey, Katherine Skiba and Sarah Westwood all discuss their different experiences covering the Trump Administration. said.

Matt Minard, a broadcast journalism student from Morgantown, agreed.

“I think that, mostly, [the

media] have done a great job,” Minard said. “I think Trump often vilifies the media as a diversion.”

In response, Landler

pointed out the unprecedented nature of Trump’s administration; an “apples-to-apples comparison” to past presidencies doesn’t

Protesters march against power plant sale “Any students who is paying an electric bill, or is paying rent to a landlord who pays an electric bill, their cost will go up,” - Jim Kotcon, Chairman of Sierra Club’s West Virginia Chapter

BY DOUGLAS SOULE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Morgantown residents voiced their disapproval of the proposed selling of Pleasants Power Plant on Tuesday.

Protesters marched from the Morgantown Public Safety Building to Monongalia County Judicial Center, where the West Virginia Public Service Commission held a public comment hearing on the sale.

“There is nothing in this proposal that is in the public interest of West Virginians,” said John Jacobs, a protester.

As proposed, the plant in Willows Island, would be transferred from FirstEnergy, a national energy company, to Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company for $195 million. FirstEnergy owns both companies.

“FirstEnergy overinvested in coal and nuclear power plants, expecting they’d be able to make a lot of money,” said Jim Kotcon, Chairman of Sierra Club’s West Virginia Chapter. “Turns out, when they bought those plants it was a bad investment. They’re now trying to unload them.”

Kotcon said the Mon Power ratepayers would have to pay

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Protestors gather in front of Monongalia County Judicial Center. to make up for the plant’s lost profits.

“Any students who is paying an electric bill, or is paying rent to a landlord who pays an electric bill, their costs will go up,” he said.

Kotcon said he would prefer Mon Power to invest in clean, renewable energy.

FirstEnergy said residents would save $12 annually from the plant purchase.

“The purchase of the Pleasants plant is a win-winwin for our West Virginia customers by securing a local, reliable source of electricity to meet future needs, while lowering rates and continuing significant economic benefits for Pleasants County and surrounding areas,” said Holly Kauffman, president of FirstEnergy’s West Virginia operations, in a news release.

The Public Service Commission will hold an evidentiary hearing on the purchase from Sept. 26-28. The date of the final decision is not yet set.

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make sense. As far as coverage goes, Landler said, “Inevitably, that is going to make us look more antagonistic, but I would argue it’s simply us holding

him accountable.”

Westwood said that the Trump presidency was profitable for the media.

“Political journalism is at a ten-year high water mark,” she said. “It’s been great for ratings, great for business. Maybe it’s damaging to the institution in the long run, but it certainly has been a gift to the industry of political reporting.”

Landler said the spread of false information concerned him.

“My children will grow up in a world where there are no agreed-upon facts,” Landler said. “We only consume media that confirms our biases and reinforces our opinions.”

“If you progressively degrade the whole notion of facts and truth, you can’t actually have an informed debate,” he said. “That’s probably - of all

Harner-Barnette family donates barn

BY PENELOPE DE LA CRUZ CORRESPONDENT A farm has been donated to WVU, but it won’t house animals.

“The donation includes a barn, a farmhouse and about 10 acres of land,” said Narvel Weese, the vice president of administration and finance at WVU. The land is to be developed for single family housing that will be used as a place for faculty, staff and their family to live.

Curtis H. “Hank” Barnette and his wife Joanne Harner Barnette owned the farm, located between Brookhaven and Cheat Lake.

The Barnettes said, “We are very pleased to contribute the Harner-Barnette farm to WVU, and we hope it will help assist in the future housing needs of the university.”

The donation was made in affiliation with “A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia University,” a campaign that helps promote success for the university, as well as for its students and faculty.

“This generous gift of property from the Barnettes is a won-

derful example of a very personal donation that addresses a specific university need,” said WVU Foundation President and CEO Cindi Roth.

Curtis Barnette was named the Most Loyal Alumni Mountaineer in 2008. His wife, Joanne, is also a WVU alumna.

“The farm was originally Mrs. Harner-Barnette’s homestead,” Weese said. Weese, alongside President Gee, worked closely with the Barnette family in arranging the land and its purpose. “It was a very generous donation” This is not the first land donation by the Barnettes. In 2007, they donated the Barnette Family farm to West Virginia. It is now the Barnette Conservation Preserve.

The couple has established four scholarships at the university, along with scholarships at Manchester University for WVU students.

“We are deeply indebted to Hank and Joanne for their continued loyal philanthropic commitment to WVU,” Roth said.

“Their trust placed in us to be good stewards of a gift so meaningful to them.”

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OPINION

Carmichael accepts new job, big changes to come

BY LOGAN WILSON CORRESPONDENT West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael has accepted to be the new Business Development Director at CityNet, a Bridgeportbased telecommunications company.

This is following his layoff from Frontier earlier in the year. Many claim this layoff was due to Carmichael’s support of House Bill 3093, which increased competition among telecommunication companies in the state and lacked the support of Frontier.

Carmichael has shown that he will do what is right for the people of West Virginia regardless of pressure from an employer.

House Bill 3093, which provides comprehensive broadband expansion for the state and spurs competitionbetween telecommunication companies, was signed into law by Governor Jim Justice on April 26.

For the people of West Virginia, this means lower costs for internet service and better connection services. For companies like Frontier, this challenges the monopoly they hold on most rural areas in the state. Abby Minihan, a West Virginia native and customer of Frontier, said that Frontier told her they were the only option available.

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Mitch Carmichael presents his opposition inside of the West Virginia State Legislature.

“They (CityNet) have a passion for doing what is right for the people of West Virginia.”

-West Virginia Senator Mitch Carmichael

This screen grab from CityNet.com shows the Fiber Map of coverage offered by CityNet, the Bridgeport, West Virginia, based telecommunications company.

“Just because where our house was, we lived with all these hills, that is the best you’re going to get,” said Minihan.

She also said that there are no other options for internet service in her area.

Carmichael’s support for this bill is what many claim to have cost him his job with Frontier. In regards to his new position at CityNet, Car-

ident and CEO of CityNet, says “is anti-competitive tactics that Frontier uses to stifle competition”.

“They use their ownership of the telephone poles and the numerous federal subsidies that they receive to their advantage to delay and keep competition from gaining access to the rural markets, which allows them to function as an unregulated monopoly throughout much of

michael says “I’m blessed to have this opportunity”.

“They (CityNet) have a passion for doing what is right for the people of West Virginia, “ he added.

CityNet is a small business in comparison to a company like Frontier, as they only have about 100 employees.

One of the biggest challenges for small businesses in the state, Jim Martin, the Pres-

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the State,” Martin said.

Legislators like Senator Carmichael and companies like CityNet, who operate in West Virginia, need to promote better services for the people of this great state.

Making cable more accessible and less of a monopoly will help promote competition among the companies, and eventually make prices more affordable for West Virginians.

House Bill 3093 provides the competitive edge that small businesses in the telecommunications industry need to compete with the likes of Frontier. This competition leads to faster, better and more reliable service for the people of West Virginia.

Senator Carmichael’s decision to support HB 3093 and to join CityNet’s team was one for the people and a win for West Virginia.

Gap years can be more helpful than harmful

BY LEXI PERSAD CORRESPONDENT Taking a year off after graduating high school may seem like a step backwards.

This is proving to be false as “gap years” grow in popularity. They are not the break from real life that they are always considered to be.

The concept gained a significant amount of attention when Malia Obama decided to take a year off before attending Harvard.

According to Harvard’s own study, only 4 to 6 percent of undergraduate students in recent years took a year off before attending.

“Taking a gap year seems cool but also impractical,” said Nicholas Weircoch, a freshman from Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Like many people, Nicholas is not aware of the many benefits that taking a gap year can bring.

A study done by psychologist Nina Hoe, in collaboration with the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University in 2015 showed that 92 percent of students who took a gap year gained life experience and personal growth. 85 percent of students also felt it increased their self-confidence,which bettered their performance in college.

A i ya na - Me i To m, a 23-year-old freshman, experienced this herself. She first arrived at West Virginia University when she was 18.

“I was completely immature and didn’t really care about going to class,” Tom said.

Tom then took three years off to earn more money for school, a decision that was much more beneficial than she first anticipated.

“I gained more job experience as a bartender, and I got to travel to different parts of the country,” Tom said. “I lived

“If I did not take those years off to find myself, I don’t think I’d have the courage to ever go back to school.”

-Aiyana-Mei Tom, student. on my own for two years.”

Hoe’s study also showed that gaining work experience allowed students to become more independent, thus transitioning more smoothly into a college setting.

As many underclassmen at WVU and around the country will tell you, adjusting to college life can be difficult. not everyone dealswith the independence and freedom that college provides in the same way, and preparing for that can be helpful.

“I realized I had to go back to school to attain a better life,” Tom said. “If I did not take those years off to find myself, I don’t think I’d have the courage to ever go back

to school,” There are various programs and opportunities emerging for students taking gap years, which can include travelling, volunteering or career exploration. Whatever the reason, the experiences they provide are priceless.

“This was probably the best move I could have made for my future,” Tom said.

Some may see them as taking a “break” from true responsibilities and duties, but evidence shows that gap years can help students immensely on their road to success.

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Malia Obama, daughter of former president Barack Obama, took a gap year before attending Harvard.

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CULTURE

WVU alumnus releases “Middle of Nowhere” EP

BY SAMMI TSIATIS CORRESPONDENT Newly released EP “Middle of Nowhere” details the personal experiences of the hip hop artist, and a Flatwoods, West Virginia native, Ryan Skid, as part of an ongoing series of EP’s.

“This is my commitment to music,” Skid said, discussing how he has returned to the music industry for good after a long hiatus.

Skid said that “life getting in the way” of his passion, as he struggled to find a job he enjoyed and was finding his way in the world led to this break from music.

Skid was born and raised in Braxton County, West Virginia and is a West Virginia University alumnus. He draws on his roots in his home state to create lyrics that describe the stories of his experiences.

“When you come from the middle of nowhere, there is nobody that really has that hip hop voice,” Skid said, discussing his reason for pursuing his passion.

“Nobody from there, especially kids that don’t have a voice, has been represented on a large scale. There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes,

“There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes, and West Virginia is behind the 8-ball in chances to succeed and in trying to create an outlet for hope and opportunity.”

-Ryan Skid, WVU alumnus and rapper

and West Virginia is behind the 8-ball in chances to succeed and in trying to create an outlet for hope and opportunity.”

The EP starts with Skid struggling to succeed in this environment and his relationships in it, and eventually moves forward to describe his decision to leave the state of West Virginia and move forward.

Skid describes the album as, “chronicling my struggle to stay in West Virginia to pursue to dreams and my ultimate moving away. I think the project sums up the situation for many youth in Appalachia & is relevant to the mass numbers of young people leaving the area, and the new lives they embark on with parts of their pasts that are hard to let go.”

To listen to “Middle of Nowhere,” and to learn more about this ongoing project, visit Ryan’s website, ryanskid.com.

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Ryan Skid, a WVU alumnus, is a rapper whose social media influence contributed to his recent success.

National movie competition returns to WVU Hungry Poets Contest promotes creativity

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BY EMILY ZEKONIS

CORRESPONDENT

CULTURE EDITOR West Virginia University transforms into a behind the scenes event on Sept. 15 with the fifth year of Campus Movie Fest.

“Student should get involved with CMF because it’s an incredible opportunity to get your hands on professional-grade equipment,” said Quincy Bazen, Campus Movie Fest Tour Manager. “Students will learn from people who have devoted their lives to this craft and it’s all for free!”

The event began in 2001 at Emory University by four RAs. They wanted to give their residents something fun to do in competition with one another.

“One of these RAs worked for Apple at the time and was able to secure film equipment for over 50 participating teams in what was then known as ‘iMovie Fest’,” Bazen said. “Fast-forward, 17 years later Campus Movie Fest has become the world’s largest student film festival traveling to over 70 universities across the U.S., U.K. and Mexico.”

Registration for the event has proved it to be the largest year on WVU campus so far. The event is open to students of all majors with an interest in film,

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“Fast-forward, 17 years later Campus Movie Fest has become the world’s largest student film festival traveling to over 70 universities across the U.S., U.K. and Mexico.”

-Quincy Brazen, Campus Movie Fest Tour Manager and no experience is required “At its heart, Campus Movie Fest is a competition for first-timers, as more than 80% of our participants have never picked up a camera before our movie-making week,” Bazen said.

Students are invited to a “night at the movies” at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the Mountaineer Ballrooms in the Mountaliar. “This year we are super

excited to have broken the record for submissions at WVU,” Bazen said. “Sixty-eight films are competing tomorrow night for a chance to win a spot in the coveted ‘Top 16’ and screen in front of the entire Campus Movie Fest crowd.”

For more information visit the Campus Movie Fest WVU page at http://campusmoviefest.com.

The 14th annual Hungry Poets Contest , co-sponsored by the WVU Department of English, returns next month.

The contest is presented in memory of Gabe Friedberg, a former WVU student who unexpectedy passed away at 22 years old.The goal of the contest is to give students with visionary poetic pieces a platform to showcase their poems and celebrate the splendor of poetry.

“We are not looking for professional poets with absolutely perfect pieces, but we are searching for contestants with fresh and unique

pieces that do justice to the poetry genre,” said Jim Friedberg, Gabe’s father and event organizer. “Poems should celebrate the beauty of poetry and should take audiences on a captivating journey through conveying valuable messages”.

All students are invited to participate in the event, not just English students.

“Poetry doesn’t just reduce concepts of language and connection to form; it relies upon formal conventions to expand our understanding of our essential existence while also reminding us of the limits of our language to describe it,” said Michael Germana, associate professor of

English. “Every poetic form is capable of refining our being in the world down to an essence while raising the limits of our perception to the level of eloquence”.

Each contestant must take to the stage to showcase original poems for a panel of judges. All finalists are eligible for a $15 gift certificate for the Blue Moose Cafe.

The contest will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Blue Moose Cafe in Morgantown.

Deadline for submissions have been extended until Sept. 30. For more information and entry submissions, send related emails to hungrypoetswv@gmail.com.

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KELSEY KINNAMON RELATIONSHIP COLUMNIST

Social media and society: Are the phones to blame?

Chances are that you recently checked your phone or may even be on it right now, simultaneously reading and scrolling.

According to the 2015 global mobile consumer survey conducted by Deloitte, the average American aged 18 to 24 looks at their phone an average 82 times a day.

Now, I’m not here to tell you the same thing that your elders have told you a thousand times before that cell phones and social media are evil and ruining millennials’ lives. I am here to remind you that social media does, in fact, play an important role in each one of our lives, influencing how we interact and communicate with the people around us.

Social media affects seemingly every relationship we have — whether it’s posting a couple of pictures on Instagram, sharing a post with your parents on Facebook or Snapchatting with friends from thousands of miles away.

Social media has changed the communication game, and there may be some effects from this that you’ve never thought about.

Dr. Nicholas Bowman, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, has a fresh take on the impact of social media. He recognizes the fear of missing out that not being logged in can create and the possibility of becoming less mindful to those around us.

“I’d argue that it’s more of a human problem than a technology problem,” Bowman said.

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Social media distracts people from their relationships.

“Get off your phone. Get off the computer. Turn it off.”

- Alison Bass dia be placing blame in the wrong hands? Bowman made an interesting point regarding the evolution of our use of technology.

“We have a long history of inventing new ways to interact, and then getting nervous about this,” Bowman said. “Remember that Socrates used to have real fears that

writing would destroy human knowledge.”

However, Bowman explained writing may have led to some of the most powerful movements in history; just as in the same manner, telephones became terrifying due to privacy issues, yet they are critical tools in communicating today.

Alison Bass, assistant professor of journalism, agrees with research that shows how the ever-increasing use of social media has both positive and negative effects.

When asked about the effects of today’s social media habits, Bass highlighted the way social media can allow

people to create false personas, inhibit people from being able to personally or intimately relate to others, distract from assignments and prevent the production of insightful ideas, and even cause sleep deprivation. “Get off your phone. Get off the computer. Turn it off,” Bass said.

Perhaps the effects social media has on you and your relationships really is all in how you use it, and Dr. Liesel Sharabi, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies, agrees.

“I don’t think most social media is inherently good or bad, what it really comes

down to is how you’re using it,” Sharabi said .

Sharabi detailed the way in which new technology brings panic of how it may destroy relationships, but said social media shouldn’t be feared. Sharabi went on to suggest users bear in mind that when looking at social media, you’re essentially looking at a highlight reel, which can be damaging to our mental health by causing feelings of jealousy and envy.

If it’s time to check your phone again now, do so with mindfulness, or maybe consider even setting it back down for a little longer.

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BY KENNA RICHARDS FASHION COLUMNIST

Trending, repeating or both?

There is a saying that fashion is never truly “new” due to the repetition of trends.

Styles are repeated approximately every 20 years, but if that’s true, what should be in your next fall wardrobe?

“New trends are menswear into women’s fashion,” said Celesia Davis, Manager at Maurices in Morgantown.

“Show your masculine side as a woman and take charge in plaids, pin stripes and checkers. The ‘90s have been brought back full storm this year, but remixed and better than before. Fashion absolutely repeats itself, but it gets better every time.”

The trends go with the season, but we all know there’s

one staple item that we have to get to complete our entire outfit.

“It seems like when colder weather comes around, I always wear baggy flannels, jeans and boots,” said Rachel McKaveney, a nursing student at West Virginia University. “But usually a new boot comes out every year that becomes more popular for me and other people.”

We all have seen the chokers and crop tops come back, but with a little research, we can try to determine what else we have in store.

“It may feel like the speed with which culture evolves is growing faster,” Cassie Murdoch, a reporter for Vocativ

wrote on Feb. 6, 2016. “But for now, the 20-year trend cycle seems to be holding steady.

What was cool in the ‘70s became hot in the ‘90s and is now being reimagined yet again for today,’’ The cycle isn’t following a specific timeline, but that doesn’t mean we don’t see repeating styles come from even further back than the ‘90s.

“I think the ‘70s style is making a comeback including: flowy pants, floral patterns, striped tees and even platform shoes,” said Caroline Crafton, a petroleum and natural gas engineering student at WVU. For those that don’t like the idea of following the fashion

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A model stands in the streets of Manhattan dressed in a fur coat and trendy outfit. set for them, there’s the option of styling with the colors presented on the runways.

“Bookended by a dynamic-grenadine red and a tawny-autumn maple, the color palette for Fall 2017 leans more to warmth,” said Leatrice Eiseman from the Pan-

tone Color Institute.

The Institute believes that this fall will be more about design and color to contrast from the colder weather rather than trying to make sense of it and use cool tones.

Fashion is a never ending cycle that takes the endless

possibilities into its grasp. We may repeat from the past, but designers have to be inspired somewhere and what better place to look than where we came form and adding a little of who we are today. Fashion is something that makes us feel beautiful

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A zamboni polishes the ice at the Morgantown ice arena.

Thirteen club sports are offered at WVU, but are not supported by the athletic department for NCAA classification Other Club Sports

HOCKEY

WVU hockey needs community support for NCAA status

BY JOHN LOWE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

• Bowling

• Fencing

• Field Hockey

• Women’s Hockey

• Women’s Lacrosse

• Men’s Rowing

• Skiing

• Men’s Tennis

• Men’s Track & Field

• Men’s Volleyball

For nearly 50 consecutive seasons, there has been club hockey at West Virginia University.

The Mountaineers have brought continued success as well as fun to everyone who attends their games.

The WVU Hockey team is one of the founding members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), which is the governing body of non-NCAA hockey clubs.

College hockey is much more prevalent in New England and the Upper Midwest, along with Alaska, but teams in the Sun Belt are beginning to pop up, including at University of Alabama in Huntsville and Arizona State University.

“The most recent example of a club team making the jump is Arizona State,” said Todd Gookin, general manager of the club hockey team. “You need a mix of support from the school and private funding for facilities to make it work. The NHL is also getting involved with a couple schools to look at viability of NCAA programs over the next couple years.”

Arizona State, who played in the ACHA with WVU, announced their move to the NCAA on Nov. 18, 2014. The transition to full NCAA Division I status took two seasons, but has been unable to find a

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“Bottom line is we need support from people [from the] Mountaineer Athletic Club and WVU as well as private interests to get something like this off the ground.”

-Todd Gookin, WVU club hockey general manager conference to join.

The NHL’s Arizona Coyotes has allowed the Sun Devils to use their facility, Gila River

Arena, for major home games to appeal to NCAA standards.

One major hurdle in the hockey club’s path to varsity

status is facilities. The Mountaineers currently play in the Morgantown Ice Arena, which is off campus and owned and operated by BOPARC (Morgantown’s Department of Parks and Recreation).

“First and foremost is we need a viable place to play hockey games,” Gookin said.

“Minimum seating and facilities expectations that we are nowhere close to meeting at this point.

“There have been discussions over the years for a facility out at Mylan Park, on ex-

isting land owned by BOPARC as well as some more private efforts teaming up with larger institutions similar to UPMC in Pittsburgh. Part of the partnership would include youth travel and high school, college and a junior team to support the revenue needs for a new building.”

Since the Big 12 Conference doesn’t sponsor hockey, the Mountaineers would need to find a conference to be an affiliate member of, much like the men’s soccer team does with the Mid-American Conference.

“The Atlantic Hockey Conference would make the most sense from a geography standpoint,” Gookin said. “Maybe a possibility of playing in the Big Ten similar to Notre Dame as an associate member, [but] most likely a year or two as an independent until that would happen.”

The Atlantic Hockey Conference is currently comprised of 11 teams, mostly in located in New England, but does include Robert Morris and Mercyhurst, who WVU already plays at a club level.

“Bottom line is we need support from people [from the] Mountaineer Athletic Club and WVU as well as private interests to get something like this off the ground,” said Gookin.

The Mountaineers start the season at 7 p.m. Friday against Towson at the Morgantown Ice Arena.

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Despite recent struggles, WVU seeks NCAA classification

BY JOHN LOWE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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With 46 years of play, the West Virginia University men’s lacrosse club has been one of the more continuous non-varsity sports on campus.

In 1971, lacrosse not only debuted at WVU, but it was the first lacrosse team in the history of the state of West Virginia.

The continuity and success of the club allowed for high school teams to sprout across the Mountain State in the late 1990s and in the new millennium, proving that the reputation of lacrosse being the fastest growing sport in the nation also applies in West Virginia.

Today, the Mountaineers are finding the way to get on the right track to give the long-time student organization varsity status.

“There’s nothing that I would like more than to see lacrosse become a varsity sport here at WVU,” said Dr. Jim Mills, advisor of the WVU men’s lacrosse club. “I really believe

BY JULIA MELLETT

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in my heart that it can happen, but we’re not quite there yet. We still have quite a lot of work to do to get to that point.”

Currently, WVU competes in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), but have struggled to find success among frequent opponents such as Virginia Tech, Tennessee, George Washington and Liberty.

Part of the struggle that the Mountaineers have experienced is instability at the top. There has been 10 different coaches in the last 10 seasons for the club.

The current coach, Brian Houk, has enjoyed success at the high school level in West Virginia, leading Morgantown’s University High School to a state title in May 2017.

“If we can get some stability with coaching, and I think we may have that now, I think we really have a bright future,” Mills said.

At the NCAA level, 87 percent of Division I teams are located east of the Appalachian Mountain range.

The most successful programs come from the Atlantic Coast Con-

Three Big 12 Conference schools, Kansas State, Texas Christian and West Virginia, have yet to add softball to their Division I repertoire.

Although it isn’t NCAA-recognized, WVU boasts a club softball program akin to the competition seen at a collegiate level. The roster comes highly recruited from travel softball teams, high school softball and even Division II and III institutions.

“We have the potential to be a Division I sport in this conference. I really think we would succeed,” said junior catcher and President Mikaeyla Daddio. “We have so much talent that it’s fun to play and fun to watch.”

“Big 12 softball is huge,” said junior second baseman and Vice President Cara Stahl. “I watch it all the time and wish I was those girls. We have the grades, potential and love of the sport to do it. We’ve earned it too.”

The team, composed of 18 girls, practices from 7-9 p.m. monday through Thursday nights at Lynch Field at Mylan Park. WVU club softball plays in the Mid-Atlantic West Conference, among some familiar opponents.

ference, the Big Ten Conference and the Ivy League as well as all military academies.

If WVU were to make the jump to varsity status, Mills wants the club in a place where it can compete instantly.

“It would help to have lacrosse be stronger in the Big 12,” Mills said.

“Obviously lacrosse is very strong in the ACC and the Big Ten, but not so much in the other Power 5 conferences.”

The Big 12 does not sponsor lacrosse, but all of the 10 of the conference’s schools have lacrosse clubs in the MCLA. This February, at least eight of those teams (including WVU) have agreed to play a round-robin Big 12 tournament, hosted by Baylor, in the hopes of possibly bringing that sport to varsity status not just at their schools, but in the conference as well.

With schools like Michigan and Utah adding men’s lacrosse at the varsity level after success in the MCLA, it appears that WVU and the Big 12 might not be far behind.

“We have the potential to be a Division I sport in this conference. I really think we would succeed.”

-Mikaeyla Daddio, WVU softball player “We have Pitt, Ohio State, and Ohio University in our conference right now,” Daddio said. “Our conference schedules are set up for us by our regional director. If we want non-conference games, which we’re trying to do in the spring, we have to contact the other team’s president and coaches to set those up.”

The club softball team plays their first games against Ohio University and Pitt on Sept.

24 and Oct. 1, respectively, at Lynch Field. The team conducts tryouts once each semester, and holds informational meetings for new members in the Student Recreation Center.

“Dues depend on what we do,” Daddio said. “It’s usually $100 a year and that covers tournaments, traveling, gas prices, hotels, equipment, jerseys and amenities.”

Club softball is not all fun and games, though.

“We’ve qualified for regionals every year since 2013, but lack of funding has not allowed us to go,” said Senior Coach Alycia Lambert.

In addition, getting a field to play on and umpires to oversee the games are issues. Club sports get sometimes overlooked by athletic departments, as they are not directly affiliated, but even the smallest gestures amount to increased exposure.

“I put all of our games in the student calendar, so more people can go on there and see it. They’re also all on our website,” Daddio said.

Daddio looks to Clemson University as a guide on how to make the leap to the NCAA. Clemson, which announced in March of 2017 that they planned to officially add softball in 2020, is the most recent university to make the transition.

If Club Softball interests you, the team is looking for outfielders and pitchers for the spring roster. You can also learn more about the team by following them on twitter @WVUSoftball, looking Club Softball up on the WVU student organization website, or by emailing WVUSoftball@ gmail.com.

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From Aliquippa to Morgantown, Askew-Henry overcomes obstacles

BY CHRIS JACKSON MANAGING EDITOR Dravon Askew-Henr y can’t help but be thankful for where he is now.

West Virginia’s junior safety - a former Freshman All-American in 2014 - is healthy and back on the gridiron after missing all of last season with a knee injury. It was a blow to someone that’s grown up around football and has played since he was 4-years old.

Though missing an entire season was challenging, Askew-Henry was raised in tough surroundings. He grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a city less than 30 miles away from Pittsburgh, where crime rates are increasing and the economy has been handed the wrong end of the spectrum.

That prepared him for what ensued in the weeks leading up to the 2016 campaign a year ago.

“With me being from Aliquippa, the tough times that I went through in West Virginia helped me because coming from out of Aliquippa you’ve got to be mentally tough,” Askew-Henry said.

Aliquippa was once a booming town for immigrants in the 1900s. The Jones & Laughlin Steel Mill rose, giving many people jobs and enough money to provide for their families.

But the Mill closed down.

People were left without jobs. So became the life in Aliquippa.

“It was tough,” AskewHenry said. “I can’t sit here and breakdown everything, but I could say it was tough.

I just had to separate myself in order to get to where I’m at today.”

Football separated him.

That’s what differentiated him and other young stars that looked for a few to make a name for themselves.

In Aliquippa, football is a lifestyle. It’s what kept the town together no matter what. For at least a few hours every week in the fall, Aliquippa football at “The Pit” united a struggling area.

“It doesn’t matter where you’re from, who your cousin is or what, but everybody is going to be at that game on Friday, the whole town,” Askew-Henry said. “That’s what makes Aliquippa so close.”

Aliquippa High School is a haven for football talent in

“...it was tough. I just had to separate myself in order to get to where I’m at today.”

-Dravon Askew-Henry

western Pennsylvania. It’s seen the likes of Mike Ditka, Ty Law and Darrelle Revis emerge into NFL stars. Each wound up winning at least one Super Bowl, with Law headlining the list at three titles.

“Football, that goes way back before even me,” AskewHenry said. “That’s just what Aliquippa is known for, football and unfortunately violence. Football is the way out for a lot of kids in Aliquippa.

Football means everything to us.”

Askew-Henry grew up around the school. His mother, Shanell, gave birth to him when she was 15-years old.

She was still a high school student, so she took him to class with her.

“I was pretty familiar with the school growing up,” Askew-Henry said. “I still live down the street from the school to this day.”

The school runs in his blood. So does football. He is a cousin of Revis, the former University of Pittsburgh turned NFL star that was a seven-time Pro Bowler during his professional career.

Although the two went to rival schools, both share the same passions: family, football and helping make Aliquippa a better place.

Revis gives back to the community that shaped him.

Law does as well, as both understand the difficulties growing up in their hometown that’s struggled in recent times.

“Ty Law got a trampoline business in a local area,” Askew-Henry said. “Darrelle Revis helped out with the new football jerseys that they just got. It’s things like that. Friday nights, everybody comes together. When I was in high school we had the big baggy jerseys. Everybody would just get in the

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Dravon Askew-Henry returns an interception at Oklahoma State in 2014

“I’ve just got to be working so I can make a difference.

That’s what I want to do. I want to make a difference here in West Virginia and back at home.”

-Dravon Askew-Henry tight jerseys. Darrelle Revis hooked us up with that.”

Askew-Henry said the schools and city are improving. Despite those, however, he still wants to provide better opportunities for the younger generation.

He wants to give back just like Law and Revis do.

“That’s why I hope I get to where I want to get to,” Askew-Henry said. “I’ve just got to be working so I can make a difference. That’s what I want to do. I want to make a difference here in West Virginia and back at home.”

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Dravon Askew-Henry in practice.

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WVU taking same approach, not overlooking Delaware State

BY NEEL MADHAVAN SPORTS WRITER There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Delaware State, West Virginia’s opponent on Saturday, is not a prominent football team.

The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Hornets haven’t won a game since Nov. 2015 and have lost 35 of their last 38 games dating back to the beginning of the 2014 season.

But don’t tell those numbers to WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen.

“It’s the same thing we always face when we play on Saturday – guys being in the right frame of mind to be able to go out there and prove and do their job to the best of their ability,” Holgorsen said. “I don’t care who we play.”

The Hornets’ offense is based around running back Brycen Alleyne. Although the junior is only averaging 33.5 rushing yards per game, he gives Delaware State’s offense a dynamic, versatile playmaker, and his agility makes him tough to catch in the open field.

“Coach Holgorsen says it every day ‘Respect the team you play,’” said redshirt freshman WILL linebacker Dylan Tonkery. “They want to beat us just as bad as we want to

“We always talk about respecting our opponent – Delaware State is no different.”

-Coach Dana Holgorsen beat them so you can’t look down on them or anything like that.”

The heart and soul of Delaware State’s defense is senior linebacker Malik Harris.

Through two games, Harris is tied for fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in tackles per game, averaging 9.0 tackles per game along with 0.5 sacks per game.

“We are just preparing like any other game,” said fifthyear offensive lineman Kyle Bosch. “They’ve got two big guys up front and they play pretty orthodox defense.

It’s nothing really that crazy they’re going to throw at us, but like any of these games, they could throw anything at us.”

Defensively, as a whole, the Hornets are only allowing 25 points per game, but they have not yet faced an offense near as potent as WVU’s.

Speaking of the WVU offense, there are only three teams in the country that are currently averaging more than 380 passing yards and more than 215 rushing yards per game: Louisville, Missouri and the Mountaineers.

Junior quarterback Will Grier leads the Big 12 Conference in total offense per game with over 390.5 yards per game, while senior running back Justin Crawford leads the conference in rushing yards per game with 112.

One of Holgorsen’s main messages to his team this week is to not drop their intensity level just because of the purported lack in quality of the team that they are facing.

“We always talk about respecting our opponent – Delaware State is no different than Virginia Tech when it comes to the 140 guys that are in this room,” Holgorsen said. “We’ll do the same thing that we do each and every week and we expect our guys to line up on Saturday and try to focus on ourselves at this point in the season and try to improve.”

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Running back Justin Crawford bursts through the ECU defence on Sept. 3.

WVU vs. Delaware State: Predictions CHRIS JACKSON

West Virginia 56, Delaware State 10 WVU will get off to a fast start like it did against East Carolina last week, taking a sizeable advantage at halftime. Will Grier throws for 300 yards for a third straight week and helps the offense record quick scoring drives again. The defense will also have little trouble containing a Delaware State offense that averages less than 10 points per game.

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West Virginia 63, Delaware State 13

West Virginia 63, Delaware State 7

Similar to East Carolina last week, Delaware State will be no match for WVU. The Mountaineers are 17-0 all-time against FCS schools and the Hornets will enter Saturday’s contest having lost 13 consecutive games. WVU will continue its dominance offensively and Tony Gibson’s defense will have no problem stopping a Delaware State offense that averages just nine points a game. The Mountaineers will build another convincing first half lead, allowing their backups to play most, if not, the whole the second half.

Usually with FBS vs FCS there’s a chance of an upset, but not this week. Delaware State has lost 35 of its last 38 games. Expect a blowout. Should WVU start like it did against ECU, this game will be over by the end of the first quarter, maybe sooner.

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WVU heads to Princeton for another big weekend

BY JULIA MELLETT CORRESPONDENT After the Mountaineers fell to the Duke Blue Devils and won the match against the Richmond Spiders, Head Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and the women’s soccer team head to Princeton, New Jersey, to face both the Princeton Tigers and La Salle Explorers.

The Mountaineers are 2-1 all-time against the Tigers and met most recently during the 2016 season, when WVU defeated Princeton in a 3-0 shutout at home. At that point in the season, the Mountaineers were on a six-game winning streak.

This season, it’s the Tigers who enter the game on a six-game winning streak.

The Tigers have outscored their opponents 14-1 this season. In addition, they are ranked in the top 20 for the first time since 2004.

“It was so important for us to open the season with a tough road match at No. 5 Georgetown,” Izzo-Brown said. “Because of that experience, this weekend will be business as usual. Having said that, going into Princeton’s home environment will be a challenge for us.

It’s important for us to see how we address playing on the road before we enter Big 12 Conference play next week.”

The game against Prince-

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The Mountaineers will stay in Princeton until Sept. 17 to battle La Salle. The last time the Mountaineers and Explorers met was in Morgantown in 2014, a game in which WVU prevailed with a 4-1 score.

Only four players that recorded time in that game are

still rostered at WVU. Michaela Abam, Heather Kaleiohi, Amandine Pierre-Louis and Carla Portillo, along with the rest of the Mountaineer team, look to add another win to the record against La Salle.

Pierre-Louis, who had her first career goal during that game in 2014, will seek to add another to the eight that have come since then.

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The intern will work closely with the Assistant Director of Research on all projects. Qualities: Attention to detail; Ability to securely handle confidential information; familiarity with Excel; basic knowledge of statistical analysis. Preferred majors: MIS, Computer Science, Communication Studies. Schedule: The student will work approximately 15-20 hours per week. Exact days and time are yet to be determined. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Interested qualified candidates should forward a current resume via electronic mail to: HR@WVUF.ORG. Please include “DEVDATA” (all one word-no space) in the subject line of the email

LARGE 3BR APARTMENTS TOP OF HIGH STREET. All utilities included.

August lease available. 304-6859809

BARRINGTON NORTH 2 Minutes to Hospitals.

BON VISTA & THE VILLAS 2 Minutes to Hospitals.

4BR APARTMENT, SPRUCE STREET. Utilities included. W/D, no parking. $600/mth/BR. Call Tim: 304-7778116

YOUTH CRISIS SHELTER seeking part-time employees. Want to make a difference in a young person’s life and earn money while doing so?

We are a 24-hour a day agency. Interested parties should have skills necessary to provide support and guidance to adolescents. must be willing to work all shifts including holidays and weekends as needed.

Please send resume to: moncoysc@ comcast.net. EOE CLASSIC’S 3 NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS, for experienced bartenders. Apply in person, 1384 Greenbag Road, Morgantown.

NEED CASH!? T & L Hotdogs at the Morgantown Mall is hiring. Starting $10/hr. Apply in person.

PERSONALS PERSONAL MASSEUSE wanted.

Washington, Pa. Permanent Position.

Discretion assured. 724-223-0939

FURNISHED HOUSES FOURTH STREET. 3/4/5BR furnished houses. $550/person plus utilities.

W/D. Parking. Lease & deposit. NO PETS. Available May 16th. 412-9800865

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 416 HARDING AVENUE. 2BR, 1BTH. Off-street parking, all utilities included. $795/mth. 304-685-9810

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Renting for 2018

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One Bedroom as low as $440 Two Bedrooms as low as $365 per person Three Bedrooms as low as $340 per person

One Bedroom as low as $440 Two Bedrooms as low as $365 per person Three Bredrooms as low as $340 per person

* Pets Welcome * 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance * Next to Football Stadium & Hospital * State of the Art Fitness Center * Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Minutes Office Hours Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

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* Pets Welcome * 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance * Next to Football Stadium & Hospital * State of the Art Fitness Center * Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Minutes

Office Hours 8am-5pm 304-599-7474 Morgantown’s Most Luxurious Living Community www.chateauroyale apartments.com

WE SAVED YOU A SPOT! ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE CLASSIFIEDS! CALL: 304-293-4141 OR EMAIL TO: DA-Classifieds@mail.wvu.edu

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