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Why no text back WVU? After a bomb threat in the Mountainlair, the University did not acknowledge the threat through the established alert system p.3

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This Day in WV History

MISTREATMENT OF PETS REMAINS A PROBLEM IN WEST VIRGINIA P. 3

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The Mountain State Forest Festival was first held on October 30–31 and November 1, 1930, in Elkins. Except for an eight-year lapse from 1941 to 1949, the festival has been held annually ever since, though the time has been moved to the first week in October. George Dornblazer, generally considered the father of the Forest Festival, was director general of the first festival. His directors and officers included 80 civic leaders. The event has now expanded to nine days and is put on by 250 volunteer workers.

While centered on the campus of Davis & Elkins College, the Forest Festival involves almost every business and organization in Elkins. Events now include performances PHOTO VIA FORESTFESTIVAL.COM by the Wheeling Symphony, appearances by nationally known country musicians, craft and art shows, wood chopping and other timbering contests, old English knight tournaments, dances, parades, and a carnival. Major attractions include a highly competitive fiddle contest and a fire-engine parade which draws fire departments from throughout West Virginia.

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NEWS

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Some students question why there wasn’t a text alert ot notification issued when the Mountainlair received a bomb threat.

Bomb threat made to the Lair: why didn’t students receive a WVU Alert?

BY PENELOPE DE LA CRUZ STAFF WRITER

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A mistreated cat finds refuge in the Monongalia County Adoption Center.

Mistreatment of pets remains a problem in West Virginia

BY BRIANNA CLARK, EMILY PATEIRO, AND PHILIP POLLING CORRESPONDENTS

One afternoon in late April, Animal Warden Charles King got a disturbing phone call about a malnourished horse roaming the back roads near Morgantown. King not only found the horse but he also stumbled across a property with 43 dogs living in a cramped space with feces covering the dirt floors. Some of the dogs were emaciated with sores on their bodies. King called for backup and he and three other workers managed to put all of the dogs, some snapping and growling, into a truck and take them to the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center.

The mistreatment of animals, particularly cats and dogs, is a major problem in West Virginia, according to King and other animal wardens. Some owners do not feed or care for their pets appropriately or get them the medical attention they need.

In 2015, animal shelters in West Virginia took in 48,000 abandoned or neglected pets.

Out of that 48,000, 84 percent of dogs were adopted but only

32 percent of cats found other homes, according to the state Spay and Neuter Program. The mistreatment of pets is a particular problem in Morgantown, in large part because college students don’t realize how much work they are. In many cases, West Virginians leave their dogs tied up outside, even in harsh weather conditions.

Some college students openly acknowledge this.

“Owning a puppy and kitten can be really difficult sometimes, especially because I’m always busy with school and work and I can’t give them the play time and attention they need,” said Kiersten Edens, a senior elementary education student at WVU. The good news is that the number of abandoned pets taken in by shelters has been steadily decreasing in recent years, thanks in large part to a 2010 state law that requires all pets in government-funded humane and rescue organizations to be spayed or neutered within 30 days of arriving to the facility. In 2010, animal intake was north of 2,300.

That number has decreased to 1,677 animals in 2016. Due to more animals being spayed and neutered, the percentage

of animals euthanized in shelters decreased from 61 percent in 2010 to 46 percent in 2016.

In addition, an increasing number of dogs are being adopted in West Virginia. In 2016 the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center received 695 dogs and 84 percent of those were adopted.

The rest were euthanized.

Cats, however, are less likely to be adopted. While 982 cats were taken in by the adoption center in 2016, only 32 percent were adopted. The rest were killed. The excessive number of cats who have to be put down can be attributed to the fact that cats reproduce faster than dogs, and they are less popular as pets.

Even so, many dogs are mistreated, particularly by owners who don’t understand they need to be walked on a regular basis every day and they must be taken to a veterinarian when sick. In addition, not everyone can afford to take their pet to the vet.

“When they get sick and need to go to the vet, it can get expensive fast,” Edens said.

Last year, one WVU student brought a dog with a broken leg to the Morgantown Veterinary Care clinic. The dog belonged to his roommate who

had refused to get the dog medical attention after it accidentally broke its leg. By the time his roommate took the dog to the vet, the leg had become badly infected and had to be amputated, according to Calvin Bench, an employee of Morgantown Veterinary Care.

“We see a lot of students bring in pets who are not getting the adequate care they need because [the students] don’t have the funds to do so,” Bench said. “We recommend they get three rounds of vaccines and deworming medication but a lot of times [the student owners] never come back.”

King says he often witnesses neglect and abuse of pets by other owners as well. Several of the 43 dogs he rescued from that back-woods property in Morgantown had to be put down because of their age or medical problems. He is the first to admit that his job takes a high emotional toll on him.

“It’s not like you know, hey I had a bad day, had a lot of paperwork,” King said. “But to go in and say I had a bad day because I put down a bunch of animals. They’re God’s creation, and I just had to play God, and it sucks.”

There was a bomb threat in the Mountainlair on Friday, Oct. 13 that students weren’t informed about through WVU Alert.

Students received no texts or emails about this threat from WVU Alert, a notification system that reports campus emergencies. Instead, the West Virginia University Police Department posted on Facebook and Twitter.

At 8:46 p.m., UPD said on Facebook, “A bomb threat has been received for the Mountainlair. The building is being evacuated as a precaution. Please avoid the area.”

Kricket Mitchell, a commenter on the post, said, “I’m in Louisiana, which puts me 18 hours away from my son, and I find out about a bomb threat on Facebook!

Thanks for the heart attack.

A power outage in Bennett Tower, we get an alert for that, but a bomb threat goes straight to Facebook and Twitter.”

Another Facebook user, Nicole Belanger, commented, “Why weren’t we alerted via the alert system?

Isn’t this the reason why we have this system in place?”

At 10:04 p.m., the UPD said in a follow-up post, “Inspection of Mountainlair complete, no danger found.

Mountainlair has reopened.”

Abigail White, a thirdyear advertising student from Weirton, West Virginia, said, “I feel like the text alert gets to more people than tweeting.”

White said that not all students have a Twitter, and even those who have a Twitter may not follow or get notifications from the UPD. “I think [an alert] should have been sent out as a justin-case type of thing,” White said. “I imagine it’s supposed

to be a general procedure type thing.”

Bob Roberts, UPD police chief, said that the decision not to alert students through WVU Alert was “based on the information that we had concerning the incident.”

According to West Virginia University Emergency Alert System Use and Protocols, “This decision to activate the alert system will be based on factual information at the time the decision is made and will be based on imminent threat to the campus community.”

April Kaull, a WVU spokeswoman, said there was no reason to believe the bomb threat was credible.

Kaull said in an email that the Burger King inside the Mountainlair received three prank calls starting at 8:30 p.m. The last call contained the bomb threat.

“University Police determined, out of an abundance of caution, that the building should be evacuated and a sweep conducted with UPD K-9 explosive units,” Kaull said. “UPD was able to track the calls and speak with the juvenile who confessed to making the prank calls.”

Kaull said “a juvenile petition has been filed for: Threat of Mass Violence and Telephone Misuse.”

“The Threat of Mass Violence charge carries a maximum fine of $10,000 and up to 10 years in prison,” Kaull said. “The Misuse of Telephone equipment to harass carries a maximum fine of $500 and up to 3 years in prison.”

In an email, Roberts said that the calls were not funny or acceptable.

“These ‘pranks’ create expenditures of tight financial resources as well as it creates alarm and panic for many in our communities,” Roberts said.

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CULTURE

WVU Statler College of Engineering hosts Trunk or Treat

BY MACEY BURNS CORRESPONDENT

Local goblins, ghosts and ghouls paraded through aisles of tables in search of candy for the 2017 annual Trunk or Treat event.

WVU Statler College of Engineering hosted the event on Oct. 29. The event is held to create a safe location for parents to bring their children to partake in the holiday “trick-or-treat tradition.”

The event was held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m in the WVU Shell building due to inclimate weather. Trick-or-treaters couldn’t curb their excitement for the event and were in line for the event by noon.

More than 100 WVU student organizations from every sector of campus attended the event to hand out candy. The organization wore Halloween costumes and decorated tables in correspondence with the theme of their choice.

“It was really a social event,” said Corey Crumm, a WVU engineering student, “I think the organizations love meeting the next gen-

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Engineering students pass out candy to trick-or-treaters. eration of students from the community.”

Student organizations get

extremely creative, not only with themes and costumes, but candy distribution.

The robotics club built a robot that gave out candy to trick-or-treaters. The so-

The “Defamation Experience” discusses race, gender, social class and religion issues

lar car team had an electric Chevy Camaro and allowed the children to pretend like

WVU Students to perform with pros for “Verdi’s Requiem” concert

BY MACEY BURNS

BY EMILY ZEKONIS

The “Defamation Experience,” an interactive diversity play that focuses on race, gender, social class and religion took place at WVU’s School of Law on Oct. 9, bringing important issues of diversity to light.

“The Defamation Experience” is not an average play.

Since the premiere on Nov. 6, 2010, more than 50,000 people have viewed the play during 300 shows nationwide.

The play centers around race, gender, social class and religion in a civil lawsuit filed

by Regina Wade against Arthur Golden.

The two people involved in the lawsuit have significantly different lives. Wade is a middle-class African American businesswoman, and Golden is a wealthy Jewish real-estate developer.

The civil lawsuit materializes after a business meeting between Wade and Golden.

Golden accuses Wade of stealing his watch, then proceeds to defame Wade when speaking with her most prominent client.

The accusations made

University students will have the opportunity to take the stage alongside professionals with the presentation of “Verdi’s Requiem.”

“The symphony isn’t just reaching out to our community, but they are collaborating with it,” said Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis, Morgantown Representative of the West Virginia Students of WVU “WV State University, Fairmont State University and Marshall University will participate in this performance.”

The performance comes to WVU as part of the orchestras 78th season. The orchestra performs music from all genres including pop, classic and chamber-music.

The Morgantown will take audience members on a journey through a collection of pieces written by Giuseppe Verdi in memory of the Italian poet, Alessandro

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“The Defamation Experience” was presented as a part of Diversity Week. against Wade ultimately led to the demise of her partnership with her most significant client. Golden caused Wade to lose her business over allegations made over a misplaced watch.

As “The Defamation Experience” unfolded turmoil surrounding race, gender, religion and social class arose. A white man accused an African American woman of stealing his watch based on her race and her financial instability.

“Golden accused Wade of theft with no solid proof,”

said Lawton, Wade’s attorney.

“Golden uses his social standing and white privilege to undermine my client’s flawless reputation.”

“The Defamation Experience” sheds light on an all too common divide in America. Race, social class, gender and religion all contribute to the divide that prevents equality in America. The play showcases how relevant these concepts are not only in a court of law but in everyday life.

The hardships of Wade being African American,

a woman and a part of the working middle class shows throughout the play. The sense of entitlement Golden has because he is a rich, white male is evident in the word choice he uses during his time on the stand.

For more information regarding “The Defamation Experience,” the play’s upcoming locations and instructions on how to book the play at your desired venue visit http://defamationtheplay.com/about. html.

they were driving the vehicle.

Dentistry students gave out toothbrushes and dental hygiene supplies. The public health organization gave out honey sticks as a healthy alternative to candy.

The event also partnered with the WVU women’s basketball team. The team hosted their first scrimmage of the season at 4 p.m.

The scrimmage was themed “haunted hoops” and was free to the public.

“This event took fantastic support from University community members,” Crumm said, “like the University Police Department, who facilitated traffic and had several tables in the event.”

Not only did the event serve as a safe and friendly environment for children to trick-or-treat and student organizations to meet future WVU students, but it generated more than 500 hours for iServe. The volunteer hours will go towards WVU’s million hour march campaign.

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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will provide instrumental to compliment the voices of students from universities all over the state conducted by Adam Flatt.

Professional vocal soloists Eric Barry, Raquel Gonzales, Stacey Rishio and Wei Wu, will all be showcased during the performance.

“By bringing the gift of the Verdi Requiem to Morgantown, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is proving their commitment to providing great classical music to our entire state,” said Keith Jackson, Interim Dean of the WVU College of Creative Arts.

The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Lyell B. Clay Theater.

Tickets are $25, or $15 for those with a West Virginia driver’s license. Those interested in attending can purchase tickets at wvsymphony.org or by called 304.293-SHOW.

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OPINION

Opioid epidemic in America: can it be fixed?

BY JOCELIN LEON CORRESPONDENT

Many of us have heard of the opioid epidemic happening in our country.

Patients would receive painkillers after an injury or accident that would help relieve the pain, then as time went on they found themselves unable to lean off the drug. This eventually results in dependency on the drug, and an increase in dosage or use of stronger drugs.

The abuse of painkillers has been an issue since the first World War. When drugs such as heroin and morphine first emerged as a solution for wounds and injuries in the war, the addictive side effects of the drug were overlooked and kept secret. Many veterans couldn’t get on their feet again after the war as a result of dependency, leading to poverty and homelessness.

The same effect is taking place now with fentanyl, OxyContin and other opioids.

However, this time it is no longer only effecting war soldiers and people from poorer neighborhoods, it is now a problem

for anyone from white collar workers, residents of suburban neighborhoods and teenagers.

According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50 times more powerful than heroin. The NCASA also believes that the increased use of these synthetic opioids has led to a 72 percent increase in overdoses between 2014 and 2015.

Because so many individuals, families and communities have been affected, opioid abuse is now considered a public health issue. An issue that people want to fix with rehab and hospitalization as opposed to incarceration and social outcasting as it was handled before.

Perhaps a bit too late if you ask me.

Nevertheless, these people do need help. The first action that should be taken is to restrict the accessibility of opioids. In theory, anyone can be prescribed an opioid now.

From having a broken arm to getting intense surgery, the patient is most likely to get prescribed an opioid when

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any sort of pain after is a result.

I remember getting prescribed OxyContin for a minor surgery on one of my toes, the surgery was less than 30 minutes and didn’t even require me to be asleep for it. The pain after was minor, and I’m sure I would’ve been fine taking an Advil or Ibuprofen. But because the doctor had recommended me this pain killer, I took it. It prevented me from going to school because of the drowsiness it caused as well as cut off my appetite for two days. I decided to stop taking it because I would rather put up with the pain then be sleeping all day and feel sick.

Yet, a lot of people prefer to take the pain killers due to a larger amount of pain that can’t be fixed with over the counter pain killers, and later grow tolerant to the pain killing effect of the drug. From there rises the demand for a stronger dosage for the pain because the original amount given isn’t enough anymore.

Many find it hard to put up with pain in order to lean off the drug or in some cases are given such intense drugs that the side effect of leaning off it is too painful.

West Virginia has been one of the states hit hardest by opioid abuse. The state had the highest drug overdose death rate in the country in 2014, according to the Center for Disease Control.

The CDC also found that the state of West Virginia ranked only behind Alabama and Tennessee in the amount of opioid prescriptions in the country. The state of opioid abuse has become so bad that the state issued 8,000 opioid antidote kits as a last ditch effort to stop overdoses in February, according to CBS News.

Gabi Ambrusico, from Morgantown, West Virginia said, “I think the main source of the problem are pharmaceuticals.

I read an article this year that said pharmaceuticals pump out enough opioids for every woman, man and child to take multiple times a day in the state of West Virginia.”

“Another problem is that

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Opioids are an epidemic in America, as well as West Virginia. doctors are too leniently prescribing the more dangerous prescriptions,” Ambrusico said.

“Whether or not pharmaceuticals [companies] were to make less money if they cut down on the amount of opioids being made, they need to cut back simply because it’s morally correct,” Ambrusico said.

There are many alternatives to pain killers that could provide the same effectiveness as opioids without the harsh side effects and withdrawals. Acupuncture therapy, chiroprac-

tic therapy, massage therapy and even medical marijuana are all safer and less threatening options.

Many marijuana advocates argue how it’s possible to be prescribed a drug that has had a massive play in fatalities for decades now versus a drug that has been proven to effectively relieve pain in a harmless way. The treatment of medical marijuana has been used for all ranges of injuries and illnesses, from children that suffer from epilepsy to cancer patients.

The regulations on opi-

oid prescription should be heightened and more attention should be paid to them.

Doctors should inform patients of alternatives and inform them of the side effects of the drugs being prescribed to them. Insurance companies should take a closer look into the cases where the drug is prescribed and see if it’s necessary seeing as though they are the ones that grant financial access to it. We as a whole must take a stand against these large pharmaceuticals that are only looking to financially prosper.

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Food

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017

BY TIMOTHY MALLOY FOOD COLUMNIST

The only place to spend National Sandwich Day With National Sandwich Day quickly approaching, many of us are still unsure as to how we plan to celebrate this year. Some will return home to spend it with family, while others will take the day off and enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation.

No matter how you plan to spend this fantastic day, make sure you stop in to Penn Station East Coast Subs and grab yourself any six-inch sub for only $3.99.

This deal, in observance of National Sandwich Day, is a deal which should not be missed by any sensible, sandwich-loving person; and it’s a deal which almost does the delectable deli-style sandwiches an injustice.

Penn Station East Coast Subs has a history almost as magnificent as their sandwiches. Back in 1983, a man named Jeff Osterfeld opened up a little restaurant called “Jeff ’s Delicatessen” in Dayton, Ohio.

While business was certainly good, Osterfeld knew it could be so much better. He had heard of the popularity of the Philly cheesesteak and wanted to see it and taste it for himself. He hopped in his small white convertible and took off for the south side of Philadelphia in search of the perfect cheesesteak. When he found it, he knew he had to add it to his menu.

The addition of a Philly style cheesesteak was an instant success during its tenure at “Jeff ’s Delicatessen;” but soon Osterfeld decided it was time to open a new restaurant. Osterfeld took this opportunity to travel around the east coast in search of the best ingredients.

The fresh baked bread recipe used in Penn Station East Coast Subs hails in origin from the inspiration of White House Sub Shop in Atlantic City. The famous french fries are direct descendants of those at Thatchers in Ocean City,

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The Italian sub combo with fries is one of the restaurant’s many popular options.

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Penn Station’s chicken cheesesteak combo with fries.

Maryland. The combination of these two recipes merged with Jeff ’s own grandfather’s seasoning recipe created the sub shop we know and love today.

Penn Station East Coast Subs was born in Cincinnati in 1985 following the closing of Jeff ’s Delicatessen. The chain quickly expanded to more than 350 restaurants in 15 states being run by individ-

ual owners across the nation.

The expansion into Morgantown, however, was overseen by a man named Roger Kirkland. Kirkland is an enthusiastic man who loves what he does. Originally the owner of a McDonald’s, one day Kirkland’s wife, Marilyn, asked him why he was putting so many miles on their car. His response was he was driving

80-miles a week getting lunch at the nearest Penn Station Subs.

“The second she tried [Penn Station] for the first time, she told me to sell the McDonald’s and buy us one of those,” Osterfeld said. “So that’s what we did.”

Osterfeld has quickly turned his Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants into re-

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A Penn Station staple: the Classic Philly cheesesteak. curring successes by reaching out to organizations and students alike. Here in Morgantown, his restaurant now accepts Mountie Bounty, making it a student hot-spot — especially between the hours of 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

“It’s a Mom and Pop cheesesteak shop that only sells the best of the best of the best.” Osterfeld said.

These claims are not without verification, as Penn Station East Coast Subs has quickly become a student-favorite here in Morgantown. If you are not yet aware of this well-founded fact, than give Penn Station East Coast Subs a shot this Friday during National Sandwich Day and see for yourself just how good it is.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017

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Gamer

BY JEFFREY SCOTT GAMER COLUMNIST

Does seeing these logos make you hype?

Maybe you should be writing or advertising on the DA Gamer page!

Maybe you should be writing or advertising on the DA Gamer page!

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The Halo video game series’ main character Master Chief has been the star of Forward Unto Dawn, a film based on the extremely popular franchise.

Why are video game movies so bad?

Movies based on video games have an awful reputation among both gamers and cinema snobs. Like mayonnaise and chocolate chip cookies, gaming and cinema are two great flavors that don’t taste so great mixed together.

Out of the forty or so films classified as video game movies on film-rating sites, not a single one cracks a 36 percent approval rating, meaning more than 60 percent of viewers didn’t like the film.

The lowest rated film on the list, “Tekken,” has a 0 percent.

Root canals have higher approval ratings.

It’s easy to say these films all suck, but harder to pinpoint exactly why. Atrocious acting?

Poor plotting? Focus on spectacle over substance? Honestly, it’s probably all three, but that’s just scratching the surface.

They’re different types of art The most unique aspect of video games as an art form is player interaction. It’s not very likely The Louvre will let you paint a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Video games though, by their very nature, are designed to be played with.

That’s why that although “Max Payne” might be a great video game, it’s film adaptation is sitting at a 16 percent.

The things that made the game so iconic, like slow motion shootouts, diving down staircases and a New York noir set-

ting, have been done to death in film.

With innovative gameplay, “Max Payne” broke new ground in the video game industry. But in cinema, it was just a tired “Matrix” rehash, in a city that’s been filmed to death.

They treat their audience like idiots The stereotype of video games being kids’ stuff or shiny, flashing lights for the stupid has dissolved greatly in recent years. Video game movies, however, have some catching up to do.

While video games like “The Last of Us” and even the 20-year-old “Final Fantasy 7” have displayed fleshed out characters and complex emotions, video game movies consist mostly of bland action and explosions, populated by ditzy blondes and slack-jawed men with big biceps and small brains.

Maybe it’s just the fact that every video game movie has to be a blockbuster, with A-list stars and a $100 million budget. Studios would just rather make a big, dumb movie they’d know would make money than take a risk on something artsy.

We don’t expect them to be good As described by Ebert.com film critic Abrams, “Assassin’s Creed” is about “some guy

time-travels, learns kung fu, tries to destroy human freewill because he’s angsty and then inevitably rebels against the church people who hire him.”

That’s a pretty quick dismissal of a series eight games deep, expanding over thousands of years of history and incorporating some of the most famous people to have ever walked the planet. There’s not too many games you can get missions given to you by Leonardo da Vinci.

Yeah, video game movies have a bad record, but it’s not because of bad source material. It is perfectly possible to make a great film based on a great game, and dismissing these projects out of hand is only going to make it longer before a halfway decent video game movie comes along.

Can video games and cinema ever combine into something worth watching?

The possibility of a good video game movie is real, and one day, one will get made.

But with the prejudices against them and the lackluster quality of everyone released so far, that day may be awhile off.

Even if a great film never comes, I think most people would be satisfied with at least a decent one. Something you don’t have to scrounge through the Walmart bargain bin to find. A gamer can hope, can’t they?

Rotten Tomatoes top rated video game films by freshness 1.Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (36%) 2.Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (35%) 3.Mortal Kombat (34%) 4.Resident Evil (34%) 5.DOA: Dead Or Alive (33%)

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017

WVU gears up for Big 12 Tournament

BY CONNOR HICKS SPORTS WRITER

After falling just one point short of a sixth-consecutive Big 12 regular season title, the No. 5 West Virginia (14-3-1, 7-1-1) women’s soccer team will open the 2017 Big 12 tournament as the No. 2 seed on Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City.

The five-time reigning champs will face No. 7 seed Texas Tech (9-6-3, 1-4-2) in the first round of the tournament at Swope Soccer Village.

Despite the Red Raiders narrowly making the tournament cut, the teams played to a 1-1 draw on Oct. 19. While the Mountaineers have enjoyed considerable success against Texas Tech in recent years, the Red Raiders did eliminate West Virginia from the tournament early in 2015 with a 1-0 upset win in the semifinals.

Since the teams met two weeks ago, the Mountaineers finished out the season with a pair of 2-0 wins over TCU and Kansas. Should the Mountaineers breeze through the first round matchup, they will face the winner of the Horned Frogs and Jayhawks on Friday afternoon in the semifinals.

Texas Tech has since played to a 1-1 draw against Iowa State, who did not qualify for the tournament, along with a 3-0 win over Oklahoma, who

PHOTO BY JOHN LOWE

WVU women’s soccer team celebrates after scoring a goal. will face regular season champion Oklahoma State before West Virginia takes the field on Wednesday.

The tournament marks the last time that the program’s seniors will take the field for

conference competition, following some historic careers and numerous conference honors. Michaela Abam will hope to carry the team as she has in previous tournaments, while padding to her career

statistics that continue to rise among the ranks. With a goal in the season finale, Abam ranks third all-time in the West Virginia record books with 39 goals. Her 94 career points rank fifth all time.

While the Mountaineers did not finish at the top of the conference standings, the team finished significantly higher in the national rankings because of the nation’s most difficult out of conference sched-

ule. Texas rounds out the top 10 and Oklahoma State, the Big 12 champion, ranks No. 24. West Virginia, powered by All-Big 12 first team honorees Amandine Pierre-Louis, Michaela Abam and Bianca St. Georges, sit in a comfortable position with the NCAA tournament around the corner.

With a strong performance in the conference tournament, the Mountaineers hold a solid argument for a top national seed for the second year in a row. North Carolina and Duke sit right above West Virginia in the national rankings and will presumably face each other in the Atlantic Coastal Conference tournament, leaving a spot open for the Mountaineers to claim with a Big 12 title.

Tournament play begins Wednesday with No. 1 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma at 12:30 p.m., No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Baylor at 3 p.m., No. 2 WVU vs. No. 7 Texas Tech at 6:30 p.m., and No. 3 TCU vs. No. 6 Kansas at 9 p.m. The semifinals will take place Friday afternoon and the 2017 Big 12 title game will be played at 4 p.m. Sunday, which will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1.

WVU golf winds down during fall season

BY JOSEPH SEVERINO CORRESPONDENT

Only one match remains for the West Virginia golf team before the fall season ends, and the team is heading into the break looking to gain momentum for the spring.

The Mountaineers are coming off a 16th place finish at the Tavistock Invitational in Florida, where they competed against some of the premier college programs. Head Coach Sean Covich said competing at Tavistock gave his team the championship-level experience his young golfers had not seen yet.

“The results weren’t what we wanted, but it was great to be part of that event,” Covich said. “The Tavistock Collegiate is considered to be one of the major championships for college golf, and you basi-

cally had a national championship-caliber field there.”

“Really it was just putting our guys in that sort of setting, having them experience playing against the best on a really, really challenging golf course,” Covich said.

WVU’s last match of the fall takes place in Lahaina, Hawaii, where it will compete in the Ka’anapali Classic from Nov. 3-5. Covich wants some of his younger guys to end the fall with a solid performance.

“I’m just hoping that the guys who maybe struggled the last tournament or two will end the fall on a good note,” Covich said.

Covich is very impressed with his top guys’ performances so far.

“Max Sear and Etienne Papineau have really stood out for us,” Covich said. “They’ve played solid every event.”

Covich says that Sear and

“I’m just hoping that the guys who maybe struggled the last tournament or two will end the fall on a good note.” -Head Coach, Sean Covich Papineau have led the way to WVU’s consistency at the top.

“I can’t say enough about what Max and Pap have given us as far as stability in the lineup,” Covich said.

WVU has been excited about its roster since summer and was especially ecstatic about the incoming freshman class. Covich said that while the results haven’t shown yet, the young team is still learning how to succeed on and off the course.

“When you look at the freshman class, there’s always going to be that learning curve,” Covich said. “There’s always going to be that poten-

tial; there’s a ton of talent, but you’ve got to figure out how to manage almost everything off the golf course before you can manage on the golf course.”

Covich said that getting to classes and to the course on a tight schedule is something that inexperienced collegiate golfers struggle with.

Sear, however, said that the more the program grows, the easier those tasks become.

“Being the third year of the program, we’ve kind of gotten better at a few things,” Sear said. “Whether it’s working out or our tournament schedule, it’s a little more spread out.”

Throughout the rest of the

PHOTO VIA WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Max Sear follows through on his drive. season, the message is still the same: get better every day.

Covich says that while results matter, improvement will always be the main goal.

“We either win or we learn; so, let’s learn from our experience and try to get better for this week,” Covich said.

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017

WVU men’s basketball preview: Guards

BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER

Saturday, the West Virginia University men’s basketball team defeated Albany in the first game action of the 2017-18 season. With the regular season a just more than a week-and-a-half away, the Daily Athenaeum begins it season preview with a look at the team’s guards.

The starters Seniors Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles Jr. will be expected to log heavy minutes and contribute on both ends of the court. Carter’s value to WVU cannot be understated.

He finished last season third in the nation in defensive win shares, 13th in steals per game and 16th in win shares, helping become the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.

Miles, meanwhile, has proven himself to be inconsistent. While he recorded 20 points or more three times, Miles also had 11 games in which he shot less than 40-percent from the field. Eight of those occasions came in the

final 15 games of the season that he played.

WVU will continue to lean on Carter and look for stability from Miles. He provides solid defense and a scoring touch when he’s on, so he’ll continue to receive starting time.

The bench With junior Esa Ahmad out until January, sophomore James ‘Beetle’ Bolden may be moved into the starting lineup to give WVU a three-guard starting lineup. If he isn’t, he will be an important contributor off the bench.

In Saturday’s exhibition against Albany, Bolden came off the bench, but played 24 minutes, fourth-most on the team. Bolden also was WVU’s second-leading scorer with 16 points.

With four-star recruit Brandon Knapper out for the year, the Mountaineers will need other help off the bench at the guard position. Problem is, the only other listed guard on the roster is sophomore Chase Harler, who only played 16 games last year and no more than four minutes in Big 12 games.

Harler could see playing time depending on if the guards ahead of him get in foul trouble or if he proves himself defensively.

Little depth The guard depth is thin, so all four guards will see decent time on the court one way or the other. Since half of them will be starting, the Mountaineers will look for their forwards to step up more so than in recent years offensively.

The expectations for Miles and Carter are the same as they have been for the past two seasons. Bolden should be looked at as a heavy contributor, while Harler is an unknown. It will be surprising if Head Coach Bob Huggins puts three guards on the court at the same time based on how few there are. However, it may be useful depending on the matchup.

How Huggins manages his guard usage is a major key to the 2017-18 season. Miles and Carter will have to log heavy minutes, but how he rests them is crucial to how deep WVU goes.

PHOTO BY RYAN ALEXANDER

Daxter Miles guards an Oklahoma player in transition.

WVU aims to get past early injury bug

BY JACK TOLMAN SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia women’s basketball team is inching toward the start of the season, and with high hopes, a similar foe could derail their season before it even starts.

Injuries have been a massive issue for the Mountaineers in recent years, which are already starting to take effect on the squad this season.

“It’s amazing,” said WVU Head Coach Mike Carey. “I think we have four or five out right now for a first day of practice. We’ve had to deal with it in the past, and we’ll have to deal with it again this year.”

One of the bigger names on the injury list is junior guard Tynice Martin, who injured her foot in the USA Basketball U23 National Team trials and promptly had surgery. She is set to miss the first half of the season, which is a heavy blow to the Mountaineers.

Martin led the team in points (18.6 points per game) and in minutes played (35.6 minutes per game) last year, starting all 35 games.

“It’s tough,” said Carey.

“Where do you find all your

“We need to be in shape and be able to run up and down the floor for 40 minutes and play hard every possession.”

- Katrina Pardee, junior guard points right now? You’re counting on at least 20 points from her every game, so where do you find those points?

Other people are going to have to step up.”

Without Martin, senior guard Chania Ray takes on a bigger role. Ray averaged 34.4 points per game, which was second on the team. She also led the team with 206 assists — 117 more than anyone else on the unit.

“You look at what she accomplished last season, it’s actually quite impressive,” Carey said. “We told her she was going to have to play point when she had never been a point guard. She became one of our leaders.”

Another name that will be worth keeping an eye on is junior guard Katrina Pardee, who will be taking over as a starting guard for Martin in her absence. Pardee averaged

just more than 22 minutes per contest last season, but will be expected to play closer to 40 minutes as a starter for the first half of this season.

“We need to be in shape and be able to run up and down the floor for 40 minutes and play hard every possession,” Pardee said.

Pardee averaged 22.5 points per contest, but is expected to put up more with extended minutes.

The Mountaineers will have to hold down the fort until Martin returns, but that is much easier said than done.

The production and leadership she offers is difficult to replace, and WVU will need to if it plans to keep up in a very competitive Big 12.

WVU is currently ranked No. 15 in the country and starts its season against Central Connecticut on Nov. 10.

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Tynice Martin looks to pass the ball to teammate Chania Ray in a game against Kansas.

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