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NEWS Tweets from the Morgantown community about Trump

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Trump, Hannity to visit Morgantown for town hall, protests already planned

BY ADRIANNE UPHOLD MANAGING EDITOR Protests are in the works following the announcement of President Trump’s invitation-only town hall meeting in Morgantown alongside Fox News personality, Sean Hannity.

Mountaineers for Progress Protest Chairman Alissa Ponzurick is organizing a protest against Trump at 3:30 p.m. in the Free Speech Zone by the Mountainlair, just two hours before the interview with Trump will start.

Along with MFP, WVU student Sabrina Dahlia is hosting ‘Protest Organization Against Trump’ that will meet at 4 p.m. in the Mountainlair then walk down to the Metropolitan Theater.

“I think it would make most sense to start at the lair and walk to the MET from there,” Dahlia said in the Facebook group. “We need to make signs and organize where to make them/get as many people involved as possible. LET’S BAN TOGETHER AGAINST THIS AWFUL MAN, I REFUSE TO CALL HIM OUR ‘PRESIDENT.’” MFP will take a knee outside of the Met and remain silent to protest white supremacy.

“Ours will be focused around #takingaknee against white supremacy and police

brutality, and we will have a speaker from the NAACP in Charleston, JT Thomas from his radio sports show and any person willing to get up and speak at our rally,” Ponzurick said.

According to the press release from Fox News, Hannity and Trump will discuss tax reform, the economy and news of the day, and there will be time allocated for a Q&A session with the audience at the end of the interview. The interview will be pre-taped, then aired on Fox News at 9 p.m. ET on Oct. 4.

The visit to the Mountain State is sparking controversy after Trump said to CNN and tweeted that he will be visiting Puerto Rico for hurricane relief on Tuesday.

“I will be in PR (Puerto Rico) on Tues. to further ensure we continue doing everything possible to assist & support the people in their time of great need,” Trump tweeted.

Going to Twitter to dis-

cuss the devastated country, Trump congratulated Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello on the hard work that is being done there, but criticized and attacked San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.

Cruz accused the White House’s hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico of being too slow, to which Trump fired back on Twitter suggesting that the island’s residents are not doing enough to help themselves and that the mayor is a poor leader.

The news first broke from Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom, who posted on his Facebook page that the president will visitWest Virginia.

“I have been given permission to share this letter with our community,” Bloom said in a Facebook post. “Sean Hannity is planning to tape a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday with President Trump and invited guests.”

Trump last visited West Vir-

ginia for a rally in Huntington in August, the same night that Gov. Jim Justice announced his switch from Democrat to Republican. Prior to that visit, Trump made a controversial political speech at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Trump said that the head of Boy Scouts called him and congratulated him on the greatest speech that was ever made to them. Boy Scouts President Randall Stephenson and Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh both denied placing any call.

Surbaugh later apologized to members of the scouting community who were offended by the political rhetoric in Trump’s July 24 speech in West Virginia.

Many WVU students took to Twitter to voice their opinions on Trumps visit.

Doors open for the town hall at 3 p.m., then the event will begin at 5 p.m. at the Metropolitan Theatre.

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‘Meet the Mon’ event encourages Morgantown residents to try boating

BY PENELOPE DE LA CRUZ CORRESPONDENT Public use of the Monongahela River was encouraged at a “Meet the Mon” event on Sunday.

Held at the Hazel Ruby-McQuain park, the event was put on by the city of Morgantown, with the help of Friends of Deckers Creek, Morgantown Area Paddlers and West Virginia University.

“We’re trying to get more people to come out and try out boating, we see the river as an asset for more healthy, active lifestyles,” said Steven Seline, a professor for the division of forestry and natural resources.

Seline helped host and

manage the event.

WVU’s Recreation, Parks and Tourism program contributed to the planning of the event, while Adventure West Virginia group provided kayaks, canoes and paddleboats.

Seline helped host and manage the event.

“We’re trying to get more people to come out and try out boating, we see the river as an asset for more healthy, active lifestyles,” Seline said.

Seline said the goal of the event was to get more people to come out and appreciate the river.

“In the past, Morgantown has seen the river as more of a dump, and it was really dirty, but the river has gotten clean over the last couple of years, and we really just want peo-

“We’re trying to get more people to come out and try out boating, we see the river as an asset for more healthy, active lifestyles.”

-Steven Seline, professor for the division of forestry and natural resources ple to come out and enjoy it,” Seline said.

Seline, along with others behind the event, is a member of the River Town program, which is designed to help communities use their local rivers as recreational and economical assets.

Along with contributing to the city of Morgantown, the Monongahela River is also a great resource to West Virginia

University, said Alayna Kimble, a senior women and gender studies and sociology student from Baltimore, Maryland.

“I think it shows a part of the university that most people don’t think about,” Kimble said.

Events like these, Kimble said, make it easier for underclassmen students to have access to explore the outdoor op-

portunities the university has to offer.

“I think it was important for us to come and represent the university in a way that people might not know they have access to,” Kimble said. “I know a lot of students don’t even know that they can take rentals, or they don’t have a car to carry a kayak, so I think that events like this where it’s all driven to you is very import-

ant for students to explore this side of the university.”

Hannah Barawey, a freshman international student from Egypt, attended the event along with a group of her peers.

“I’ve always wanted to go on a boat, and it’s a fun way to explore Morgantown with my friends,” Barawey said.

Half of those who attended “Meet the Mon” were WVU students, and Seline said that the student turnout is great in promoting the river.

“Getting students involved in the community like this is definitely good for the community of Morgantown, and I think it’s good for the students as well,” Seline said.

Morgantown Deputy Mayor promotes student involvement

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WVU international students bring diversity from 110 different countries to campus

BY KAYLA GAGNON CORRESPONDENT There’s more than 2,300 international students that currently attend WVU, representing 110 different countries.

One of these students is Mohammad “MJ” Ahmad from Nablus City, Palestine.

Ahmad is currently working on his PhD in computer science. He received his masters degree from Marshall University in 2008, and wanted to continue his education.

“WVU was the very first [PhD program] to accept me,” said Ahmad. “I was overwhelmed, and I was thrilled to know I’d be coming back to West Virginia again.”

He has been teaching Computer Science 101 at WVU since 2014.

“I have always had a thing for computers,” Ahmad said.

“The first time I got my own

“I love the fact that people are free to express their opinions and not feeling scared or pressured to stay in the dark.”

-Mohammad “MJ” Ahmed, international student at WVU laptop I knew I’d continue my career in this field.”

When he’s not teaching or conducting research, Ahmad said he has taken up a few hobbies since he started living in Morgantown.

“I have started riding bicycles more often,” Ahmad said.

“I love soccer and volleyball.

West Virginia has introduced me to white water rafting and skydiving.”

Ahmad said he loves being at WVU, but misses home. “[I miss] the morning coffee with my father, and making breakfast with my mom,” Ah-

mad said. “I miss getting silly with my siblings. I miss the smell of the bread in the morning, the taste of fried cheese. I certainly don’t miss the Israeli checkpoints nor the bombing of my house and school.”

Ahmad said he loved the fact he can “drive for hours without being stopped by a checkpoint, or randomly stopped by somebody.”

“I love the fact that people are free to express their opinions and not feeling scared or pressured to stay in the dark,” Ahmad said. “Oh, and fried chicken.”

Mark Brazaitis juggles both his job as a WVU English professor and Morgantown’s Deputy Mayor.

“I love this town and want it to do its best and thought I could step in, if I was elected, to help out in various places,” Brazaitis said.

Last year, Brazaitis decided to run for City Councilor following the election of President Donald Trump.

“The national election that ushered into the presidency a person whose views on everything from the environment to women’s rights are antithetical to everything I believe in,” Brazaitis said. “I saw us going in the wrong direction. This was a small step in correcting a devastating situation at the national level.”

On the city council, there is a representative for each of Morgantown’s seven wards.

Brazaitis was elected as city councilor of the sixth ward, which includes areas such as the Morgantown Airport and the WVU Agronomy Farm, after taking the seat of incumbent Jay Redmond.

The Morgantown City Council selects who receives the titles Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Brazaitis, despite being one of the five new faces on the council, was chosen for Deputy Mayor.

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Mark Brazaitis partakes in a class discussion for his capstone class on Feb. 16, 2017.

Brazaitis is currently Deputy Mayor of Morgantown.

“During the campaign, I was outspoken on certain issues that are also of concern to my council members, and I’m honored to have received their vote of confidence,” Brazaitis said.

Brazaitis said these were some of his goals for his term: •To extend the city’s borders to bring in businesses and people into city limits.

•A green belt around Morgantown, which is an area around the city where buildings cannot be built.

•Free wifi downtown •Revitalizing downtown Brazaitis said students should be more involved in city government.

“Decisions affecting their lives are very much being made at the local level, and

the greater input they have on those decisions, the greater likelihood it is that they’ll be satisfied with their community and will want to be a continued part of it even after they graduate,” Brazaitis said.

“We want to diversify our economy to keep WVU students here. We want their talents, we don’t want them running off to different states,” Brazaitis said.

The interview with Brazaitis was conducted on Aug. 1, the day Morgantown City Council voted “yes” on the Paris Climate Agreement.

An update about the Paris Climate Agreement will be found in Wednesday’s issue.

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WVU Students Celebrate Child Health Day

BY MACEY BURNS CORRESPONDENT WVU students will take over campus to celebrate Child Health Day on Oct. 2 2017 “On Monday, we celebrate Child Health Day, a day where our goal is to #CommitForTheKids,”said Levi Huff, executive director MountaineerThon. “We plan to share with the WVU community the impact that hundreds of their fellow Mountaineers have made on the lives of local kids and give them the opportunity to Join the Movement.”

MountaineerThon is a student organization that works directly with Children’s Miracle Network’s national Dance Marathon program. The organization raises funds and awareness for WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital, the only CMN hospital in West Virginia, throughout the entire year to hold a Dance Marathon event celebrating their efforts each

“The movement has provided me with countless opportunities to meet with the children and families we impact, which makes it so much more rewarding.”

-Levi Huff, executive director, MountaineerThon spring.

Child Health Day will act as a 24-hour push to raise $5,000 in one day, for the kids.

Campaigning efforts begin at 8 a.m. in the Mountainlair, with competitions and small events happening all day throughout campus.

“We want to connect with members from all areas of the Mountaineer community,” Huff said when asked who should attend the events, “If you believe in making a difference and helping the over 65,000 kids who turn to WVU Medicine Children’s every year, we want you to Join the Movement.”

Funds raised allow WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital to provide treatment, pediatric equipment, healthcare service

and charitable care to children that otherwise would not be able to afford the care they needed. Annually the hospital serves more than 5,000 families from all over the nation.

“The movement has provided me with countless opportunities to meet with the children and families we impact,” Huff said, “which makes it so much more rewarding.”

The events on Oct. 2 are a great way for mountaineers to get involved with CMN Hospital system, give back to the community and make a difference in a child’s life.

Follow the organization on twitter @WVUDM for updates, details on events and the final total raised tomorrow.

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A young patient inside Saint Jude’s hospital creates a ribbon for Child Health Day.

Mountaineers go abroad for business development “I got to see firsthand the difference that Business Brigades could make in three months in a community, and it is awe-inspiring.”

-Cate Heaney, Global Business Brigades president

BY UFUOMA OKEREGBE CORRESPONDENT WVU students have the opportunity to go abroad and make a difference during a summer with the Global Business Brigades program.

The Global Business Brigades is a part of the Global Brigades program, an international aid organization that works to empower underserved communities to meet their health care and economic goals. The organization aims to break the poverty cycle in sustainable ways.

The goal is to work extensively in rural communities to set up community-owned banks, which allows community members to take out low interest rate loans and create savings and checking accounts.

“We will also work with

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The Global Business Brigade corporate logo. small business owners and a Deloitte consultant to help small businesses grow and identify potential investments,” Cate Heaney, a exercise psychology graduate student and president of the Global Business Brigades, said. “Furthermore,

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we will be teaching financial literacy to community bank leaders, entrepreneurs and community members. This is so important because we talk about things like smart loan borrowing, how to create a payment plan and smart savings, among other things”

The organization reports that students studying business, agribusiness management and international studies students make up most of the trips attendees. However, anyone can apply for Global Business Brigades.

“The most memorable experience I have with Business Brigades came when I was in Nicaragua in July,” Heaney said. “I had the opportunity to visit Los Encuentros de San Gabriel, which was a community I had worked in when I was there with Global Medical and Dental Brigades in March. I got to see firsthand the difference that Business Brigades could make in three months in a community, and it is awe-inspiring. Something that has really stuck with me is how

similar rural Central American communities are to those in southern West Virginia.”

The Global Business Brigades trip will be going to Panama in May as part of a onecredit hour class that runs in the spring 2018 semester.

An information session will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in 126 Ming Hsieh Hall. For more information about the Global Business Brigades visit globalbusinessbrigades.orgs.wvu. edu or email the organization directly at wvuglobalbusinessbrigades@gmail.com.

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OPINION

Message of NFL protests: lost in translation

BY KAMERON DUNCAN OPINION EDITOR Last Sunday, several NFL teams and players engaged in demonstrations during the performance of the national anthem.

Some players locked arms with their teammates, others kneeled on the sidelines. Entire teams, like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks, stayed off the field or in the locker room while the anthem was performed.

These particular protests were in response to comments from President Trump on the Friday prior. Trump criticized players like Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, who kneeled during the anthem in an effort to shed light on racial injustices in America. Trump also profanely addressed and insulted players, and suggested that they lose their jobs for protesting.

While it was positive to see players and owners stand with one another in solidarity last weekend, it seems that the original message of the protest has been diluted. What began as an attempt to draw attention to systemic racial oppression and police brutality against minorities has turned into a homogenized show of “unity.”

Several statements from NFL teams regarding their demonstrations cited unity as the defining aspect, and al-

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most all of them were critical of Trump’s comments. The Seattle Seahawks were the only team to cite racial disharmony as a reason for their protest.

In a press release shortly before their game against the Tennessee Titans, the Sea-

hawks issued this statement: “We will not stand for the injustice that has plagued people of color in this country. Out of love for our country and in honor of the sacrifices made on our behalf, we unite to oppose those that would deny

our most basic freedoms. We remain committed in continuing to work toward equality and justice for all.”

The NFL’s watering down of the message behind these protests has led to confusion about their true nature. Even

supporters, like Jordan Merritt, admit that there was a grey area in the intended message of the demonstration.

“Some people see it as disrespectful or disparaging to veterans,” Merritt, a senior from Baltimore, Maryland

said. “I didn’t understand it at first but I see that it’s now an effort to bring awareness to racial issues. Now that I’ve taken the time to research it, I see it for what it truly is and I support it.”

Merritt also added that he believes Colin Kaepernick, the player who originated these protests, should play again.

“I believe Kaepernick can play again,” Merritt said. “He’s not a bad quarterback...I don’t think he’ll get signed this season, but I do believe he is capable of playing again.”

Jamil Henry, a senior sports psychology student, is in favor of the demonstrations but also believes that a commitment to the cause is important.

“I think using it as a stance for equality is fair,” Henry said.

“Several people are watching and it’s good to see that athletes are using their platform as role models. A lot of people see athletes as role models and that goes a long way.”

Henry also added that “players should also contribute in other ways to their communities” if they elect to take a knee or use their platform to protest.

Next time you see a player or team protest, take note of their reasons why. Chances are they’re doing so to make their country a better, more just place to live.

Guidance from resident assistants help freshman who miss home “It gave me a comfort zone in the middle of somewhere unfamiliar.”

-Victoria Price, freshmen strategic communications student

BY MAURA FLYNN CORRESPONDENT Imagine this: it’s your first semester as a WVU student, and you’ve mastered the game-day football chants and figured out how to do your own laundry, but it’s simply not enough. The pressure of college increases daily. You miss home. You feel lost.

These are all reasons contributing to West Virginia University’s 32 percent four-year graduation rate, according to U.S. News: Higher Education.

WVU is an institution that firmly believes in the power of peer-to-peer guidance.

Whether this guidance is meant to combat those low statistics, by reducing the overwhelming transition to university life, the reaction to these efforts remains persistently positive in the eyes of freshman here on campus.

Between resident assistant (RA) just down the hall from all students living in dorms, to

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Resident assisitants Sarah Morgan and Joseph Cain speak to students at Oakland Hall during a floor meeting on Sunday, Oct. 1. mentoring programs within specific colleges, bridging the gap between “lost” and “found” is on the forefront of freshman’s first year.

“The Reed College’s mentoring program was great because I was able to ask questions before I even moved in,” said Victoria Price, a freshman

strategic communications student from Parkersburg, West Virginia. “It gave me a comfort zone in the middle of somewhere unfamiliar.”

The Reed College of Media, the WVU School of Nursing, and the Honors College are all branches of the university’s academics that participate

in peer-mentoring programs.

The Honors College has implemented their program just this year, adding a one hour, eight week course to freshman student’s schedules. This peer taught class focuses on the goals, plans and campus involvement to begin new Mountaineer’s degree pursuits

off on the right foot.

Holly Palmer, a sophomore nursing student from Morgantown that leads one Honors “first-year seminars”, explains the classroom dynamic further.

“The fact that the mentors are upperclassmen peers and not professors also gives the new students a more up to date insight into what life is like after freshman year because we have been through it recently ourselves,” Palmer said.

Underclassmen are finding the support from their experienced elders important inside and outside of the classroom. Jackson Vance, a freshman wildlife and fisheries resources student from Moorefield, West Virginia, says his experience in the dorms is

quite positive due to his RA, Nathanael Freeman.

“I was scared at first,” Vance said. “But Nathanael helped me get into the routine of studying and preparing for classes. I know I always have someone to help, as well as a friend.”

Having direction, guidance and a familiar face may seem overbearing to some, but an undeniable asset when obstacles arise and students are a long way from home.

These programs allow new students to find comfort in the hills of WVU, assist in continuing call WVU “home”, and perhaps aid the next round of incoming freshman through the sometimes intimidating, sometimes stressful, always welcoming country roads.

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Outdoor

BY CHLOE COURTADE OUTDOORS COLUMNIST

Rafting season: the Gauley beast awakens There’s a beast awakening in southern West Virginia.

The Gauley river is a 105mile river in West Virginia consisting of two parts: the Upper and Lower Gauley.

During the Gauley season, these two sections are considered to be at their peak.

I was able to experience the river during Gauley season first-hand as part of a press tour in partner with the West Virginia State Tourism Office and multiple outfitters from the area.

Chris Colin, ACE Adventure Resort Special Events Coordinator and Kayak School Manager, from the New River Gorge, West Virginia, explained Gauley season.

“Gauley season is 22 days in the fall, starting the weekend after Labor Day, when [the Army Corps of Engineers] do scheduled dam releases from the Summersville Dam, and they give us a set

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Chloe Courtade attends the media rafting tour on the lower Gauley River. flow of water,” Colin said. “We have 2,800 cubic feet per second of water coming out of the dam. That’s guaranteed, we know we are going to have that flow. So, that’s what attracts people from all over the world to come out and raft the Gauley, and kayak the Gauley, because they know that water

is going to be there.”

“A lot of people get the misconception that you can only paddle the Gauley during Gauley season, during those 22 days, and that’s not true,” Colin said. “It’s a river, it always has water in it. The catch is, outside of those twenty-two days we don’t know what the

water flow is going to be until 8 o’clock in the morning.”

The river during Gauley season is amazing. Rafting it is like riding a roller coaster for five hours, but you get to experience the outdoors with the thrills, which makes it a completely unique experience.

Imagine rushing down raging rapids, getting enveloped by white waves, and flying around on a ten-foot inflatable raft for five hours. In a literal description it may sound crazy, but that’s part of what makes it so thrilling.

During Gauley season, the river is considered to have some of the best rapids in the world. I have rafted on other rivers before, and I would agree that the Gauley during Gauley season can’t be compared to anything else.

Despite this, participation in rafting could increase. Because of this, the State Tour-

ism Office is pushing for more people to participate in Gauley season in and around the state of West Virginia.

Abigaile Crago, a Sophomore Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources student from Weirton, West Virginia, said, “I don’t think people are fully aware of everything that our state has to offer. There’s a lot of recreational opportunities that a lot of people I know don’t know about or take part in, like white water rafting, and I don’t really hear people talk about it until Bridge Day.” “Outdoor recreation definitely has a positive impact on our state, and I think it would help the state in a lot of ways if more people knew about and participated in outdoor activities,” Crago said.

When asked about the experience level of people rafting the Gauley, Dave Hartvigsen, CEO and President of Adventures on the Gorge,

from Fayetteville, West Virginia, said that “it’s definitely a big mix. We had a group this year that it was their 29th year coming to Adventures on the Gorge. At the same time, we get people who are complete rookies, that are getting out on the river and trying it for the first time.”

“Now, I don’t advise they try the Upper Gauley if they’ve never been rafting before, but I think your typical athletic person who wants to try the lower Gauley, provided their comfortable outdoors and aware of the inherent risks, I think they can raft the Lower Gauley,” Hartvigsen said.

Whether you’re a rookie to rafting, or a seasoned outdoorsman, rafting the Gauley during Gauley season is an adventure that you just can’t be beat. So, make sure you go experience the Gauley in all its wild and wonderful glory before it’s too late.

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Huggins talks upcoming season, team’s progress

BY PATRICK KOTNIK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

As West Virginia basketball season officially gets underway, Head Coach Bob Huggins is optimistic about the team’s production and potential this season.

After finishing with a 28-9 overall record last season, which included an appearance in the Sweet 16, the Mountaineers return a solid core of players who have shown an impressive amount of progress through offseason work.

“I think our guys are excited,” Huggins said. “I couldn’t name you one guy that hasn’t put extra time in the gym.”

One player that will not be rejoining the team is forward Elijah Macon.

Macon, who averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season, opted to pursue a professional career overseas instead of returning to the Mountaineers.

“We knew he was going to graduate,” Huggins said.

“He had already set a year.

He needed to go make some money. It was time. I was afraid that if he was here too long, he got a little long in the tooth. His market value was way much better now than it would’ve been a year from

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now.”

As far as this year’s roster goes, WVU will be without a few more key players to start off the season.

One of those players is freshman guard Brandon Knapper, who recently underwent knee surgery and will not likely see the court this season.

“I don’t think they absolutely know, but it doesn’t look like it,” Huggins said.

“Four to six months is four to six months. There’s a two month difference there.”

Joining Knapper on the list of inactives is junior forward Esa Ahmad.

According to a press release from WVU Athletics, Ahmad will be ineligible to play for the first half of the upcoming season due to not meeting NCAA eligibility requirements.

“It’ll be hard for him to

come in and practice that hard every day and knowing that you don’t have a game on Saturday,” Huggins said. “I think he understands what’s at stake for him. I think he understands how hard he’s going to have to push himself.”

Stepping in for Ahmad are a number of improved players that were already bound to see more minutes on the floor, according to Huggins.

Those players include freshman forward Teddy Allen, sophomore forwards Lamont West and Wesley Harris and junior guard D’Angelo Hunter.

“They were going to play anyway,” Huggins said.

“D’Angelo (Hunter) has had a good summer. Wes (Harris) has had a good summer.

We were looking at they were going to play anyway. Lamont (West) has been really

good.”

One player in particular that could see more minutes in place of Ahmad is sophomore forward Logan Routt, a walk-on who was recently offered a full scholarship by Huggins.

“What it does is give Logan Routt an opportunity to play some meaningful minutes,” Huggins said. “He’s worked hard at it. He’s much improved.”

If Routt manages to earn some playing time, he will join key returning starters and contributors in senior guards Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles Jr., who will be looked upon to serve as the leaders of the team.

“I don’t have to coach J.C. (Jevon Carter) and Dax (Daxter Miles Jr.),” Huggins said. “They know what they’re doing. They know what’s expected of them.

They know what to do.”

As far as a potential lineup goes, Huggins is unsure of who exactly the starting five will be and who will see minutes off the bench, but he won’t be hesitant to play someone who feels is ready to make an impact on the floor.

“I don’t care,” Huggins said. “I look down there, if somebody looks like they’re ready to play, I put them in.”

WVU drops second straight game in 2-0 loss to Pacific

BY JOHN LOWE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Behind two goals by Tariq Branche, the West Virginia men’s soccer team dropped their second straight game, losing to No. 20 Pacific, 2-0.

Branche got the Tigers (8-2) on the board early, scoring in the 12th minute on the first shot of the game. Bob Groenendijk picked up the assist.

The Mountaineers (63-2) nearly responded immediately with a shot on goal by Albert Andres-Llop, but it was saved by Pacific’s Curtis

Goldsmith.

Late in the first half, Ryan Kellogg collided with Pacific for ward Tristan Blackmon, who received a red card. Kellogg was slow to get up and needed help walking back to the locker room.

He did not return to the match.

In the second half, West Virginia played with a one man advantage, due to the red card in the 43rd minute.

Blanche put the exclamation point on the game for the Tigers in the 70th minute, scoring off an assist by Andres Ochoa to give Pacific the decisive

lead, 2-0.

The Mountaineers had shots-on-goal in the 70th, 75th and 78th minutes, but none of them could get past Goldsmith.

The shutout marks WVU’s second in a row, and the Mountaineers have gone 361 consecutive minutes without scoring.

WVU Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc declined to comment on the game.

West Virginia will kick off Mid-American Conference play against Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Huskies are 3-6 this season.

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Defense and consistency key for WVU

BY CHRIS JACKSON MANAGING EDITOR Now is where we find out where West Virginia stands in relation to the rest of the Big 12.

After three straight games against teams with losing records since a season-opening loss to Virginia Tech- East Carolina, Delaware State and Kansas - the Mountaineers schedule gets increasingly more difficult. They travel to TCU on Saturday, who is undefeated, ranked No. 8 in the country and beat an Oklahoma State team that many thought could end Oklahoma’s reign at the top of the Big 12.

WVU’s offense certainly impressed through the first four games. Junior quarterback Will Grier is 17th national in passing yards despite the bye week. His 13 passing touchdowns are tied for sixth.

Grier’s top receiver, junior David Sills, is tied for the national lead in touchdown catches (7). Junior Gary Jennings is averaging 100 yards.

The offense ranks second in scoring and yards per game, trailing only Oregon and Oklahoma in those categories, respectively.

And don’t forget about the run game - senior Justin Crawford eclipsed 100 yards

on the ground in each of the first four games.

But just how will the Mountaineers be able to beat TCU on the road, when ESPN’s College GameDay is also in town, and prove they are a legitimate force to be reckoned with in the Big 12?

There are two answers: defense and consistency.

Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson has proved he’s one of the best at what he does. His unit continually retools even though they lose multiple players to the NFL each year.

But it’s been different this year. Losing seven to eight starters finally caught up to WVU (for now), and the defense is struggling to stop the run to rank ninth out of 10 teams in the conference in that category, while also suffering numerous breakdowns to allow big plays for the opposition.

Health has something to do with that. Key contributors went down, but almost all except for backup linebacker Brendan Ferns, who is out for the year with a shoulder injury - will return for Saturday’s affair at TCU, according to Head Coach Dana Holgorsen at his weekly press conference.

Maybe a healthy defense gets back to what a prototypical Gibson group looks like.

They don’t need to look like

Alabama’s or Clemson’s defenses, which are among the best in the country (again).

They just need to limit the breakdowns as much as they can and find ways to contain the run more successfully Maintaining consistency throughout the entire game is key, too.

When WVU is clicking, it is almost unstoppable. We saw it in the second and fourth quarters against Kansas. We saw it in the first half against East Carolina.

However, the Mountaineers go through lulls. Just look at what happened in the third quarter against Kansas.

While harboring a 3513 lead at halftime, the victory appeared to be well in the team’s hands. Yet the Jayhawks started to seize momentum and got within one score twice before WVU woke up to take the 56-34 win in the Big 12 opener.

If WVU plays the full 60 minutes up to its potential and plays defense similar to the last few years, it could find itself in the thick of the Big 12 title race.

Saturday’s game at undefeated TCU will be a good measuring stick, especially with a challenging schedule that features matchups against ranked opponents in Oklahoma and Oklahoma State down the road.

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BY PATRICK KOTNIK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR 1. Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0) The Sooners are coming off a bye week and remain ranked at No. 3 in both the AP and Coaches polls. Although Oklahoma narrowly escaped a winless Baylor team on the road last week, the Sooners possess arguably the most well-rounded team in the Big 12 with an offense that ranks first in the country and defense that ranks third in the Big 12, but Baylor’s ability to expose Oklahoma’s pass defense will be something for its opponents to watch moving forward.

Next matchup: Iowa State 2. TCU (4-0, 1-0) TCU is another Big 12 team coming off a bye week and beginning to turn heads. The Horned Frogs have found themselves in the top 10 after a convincing win over Oklahoma State on the road last week. Quarterback Kenny Hill has proved to be effective in his second year leading the offense, throwing for 965 yards and nine touchdowns with just three interceptions this season after throwing for a Big 12 worst 13 interceptions last season. TCU’s stock will continue to rise if it manages to pull out a convincing win against another talented Big 12 team in WVU this week at home.

Next matchup: No. 23 WVU

3. Oklahoma State (4-1, 1-0) The Cowboys rebounded from their loss to TCU with a narrow 41-34 shootout win over previously undefeated Texas Tech. Quarterback Mason Rudolph continues to solidify his Heisman candidacy, throwing for 376 yards with three touchdowns along with one interception against the Red Raiders. The team’s high potent passing attack will be tested moving forward, but the Cowboys should have no problem this week against a Baylor defense that ranks second-to-last in the Big 12.

Next matchup: Bye week 4. West Virginia (3-1, 1-0) The Mountaineers enjoyed a much-needed week off this past week and are expected to have all their injured players back this week with the exception of backup linebacker Brendan Ferns, who will have season-ending shoulder surgery. WVU has won three straight since dropping its season opener, but the Mountaineers haven’t beaten a ranked team since 2014 and won’t climb up in the rankings unless they do so. This week’s matchup against TCU will truly show how far WVU has come since its season opening loss to Virginia Tech.

Next matchup: @ No. 8 TCU 5. Kansas State (3-1, 1-0) Kansas State made the most of its bye week and rebounded from an upset loss against Vanderbilt with a 33-20 victory over Baylor. The main concern for the Wildcats moving for-

ward is their passing game and and receivers. Dropped passes were the story for the passing game against Baylor which led to Kansas State sticking to the run game for most of the second half, passing the ball just five times. Kansas State’s rushing attack will face a challenge this week against a Texas defense that allows less than 100 rushing yards per game.

8. Iowa State (2-2, 0-1) Like the Longhorns, Iowa State has a long way to go, but have shown great progress under second-year head coach Matt Campbell. With a rushing offense that ranks last in the Big 12, the Cyclones will have its hands full as they travel to Oklahoma to face a Sooners defense that ranks third overall in the big 12.

Next matchup: @ Texas 6. Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0) The Red Raiders are coming off their first loss of the season and ninth straight to Oklahoma State. The positive that came out of this loss for Texas Tech is that the team proved it is capable of competing against any top Big 12 team.

Again, the Red Raiders have an offense capable of producing a lot of yards, but once again, so its defense gives up too much.

Texas Tech’s matchup against Kansas could serve as a solid rebound win for the Red Raiders if the Jayhawks fail to compete at the level they did against WVU. Next matchup: @ Kansas 7. Texas (2-2, 1-0) Texas opened up Big 12 play with a less than stellar 17-7 win against Iowa State. The Longhorns were inconsistent, but pulling off a road win against the Cyclones is something that shouldn’t be overlooked, but the team still has some work to do before it’s ready to contend in the Big 12.

Next matchup: Kansas State

Next matchup: @ No. 3 Oklahoma 9. Baylor (0-5, 0-2) Baylor fell to 0-5 for the first time since 1978 with its second straight Big 12 loss. This Baylor team has showed signs of promise this season which was seen with its competitive performance against Oklahoma last week. The Bears enter a bye week, but still have a long way to go and it doesn’t get any easier with the team having to face back-to-back top-25 ranked teams in Oklahoma State and WVU. Next matchup: Bye week 10. Kansas (1-3, 0-1) Similar to Baylor, the Jayhawks too have shown their potential, which was displayed against WVU last week when the offense produced 367 rushing yards. Coming off a bye week, Kansas plays host to Texas Tech team that possesses an offense that averages 410.8 passing yards per game, a matchup not favorable to a Kansas defense that ranks dead last in the Big 12.

Next matchup: Texas Tech

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