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Former governor William Erskine Stevenson, ca. 1870.

William Erskine Stevenson died on November 29, 1883. He was West Virginia’s third governor. He was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, and as a young man, he became an apprentice cabinet maker in Pittsburgh. In 1856, he was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature.

However, he moved to Wood County, (West) Virginia, before his first term ended and bought a farm.

As the Civil War approached, Stevenson was a strong believer in the Union. While advocating for the cause, he was indicted INFORMATION AND PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST VIRGINIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL

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Nov. 20 2:45 P.M. | INACTIVE University Part Apartments Misc. police - Report fo two calls for elevator entrapment. Area checked and nothing found.

Nov. 27 4:03 P.M. | INACTIVE Health Science Center Talk with officer - Report of a male subject entering HSC through the loading dock area.

Nov. 26 10:37 P.M. | UNFOUNDED Lyon Tower Drug incident - Report of a smell of a controlled substance.

Nov. 27 8:10 P.M. | ARREST Seneca Hall Drug incident - Citation issued for posession of a controlled substance. CITED: Chrystopher Michael Soens, 19, Bryans Road, Maryland.

Nov. 27 11:06 A.M. | INACTIVE Mountainlair Food Court Assist EMS/police - Report of a male subject having a seizure Ems responded, subject refused transport.

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Nov. 26 1:23 P.M. | INACTIVE College Park Domestic dispute - Report of a verbal domestic dispute.

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NEWS

Payroll issues still being examined

BY KAYLA GAGNON STAFF WRITER WVU workers experience delayed payroll distribution.

John Bolt, senior executive director of university communications, said that 11,507 of 15,021 accounts were impacted.

According to Rob Alsop, vice president for strategic initiatives, “When the university sent the state the list of accounts, the state processed a certain number of them and didn’t process the others.”

“We have more accounts than employees because people use more than one bank account for their deposits,” Alsop said.

One of the workers whose account was affected was Dom

Rendinell, a graduate student and assistant for student athlete development from South Charleston, West Virginia.

Rendinell was planning on signing for his apartment for next semester on Friday.

“I was going to sign and put down a security deposit. I looked in my bank account and I hadn’t been paid yet,” said Rendinell. “As a graduate student, I’m effectively living paycheck to paycheck and it’s hard not to have it for a week.”

Many student workers had planned on Black Friday shopping with their paychecks, like Carrie Shade, a senior strategic communications student from Hedgesville, West Virginia.

“I had planned out what I was going to do with my paycheck because I knew we were

“We’re still working through what happened and trying to make sure it doesn’t happen in the future.”

- Rob Alsop, vice president for strategic initiatives supposed to get paid that day,” Shade said. “I wasn’t able to go at all because I really had nothing in my account and I was relying on that.”

“From what I’ve heard from some coworkers, it really affected some people because they had certain bills due that day that overdrew their account,” she said.

The cause of the problem has not been determined yet, according to Alsop.

“The state and the university

worked to get the transactions out to the banks on Friday, but the next business day for purposes of making the transaction go was Monday morning.”

Alsop said that there wasn’t any correlation between the type of employee and whether they were paid or not.

“We’re still working through what happened and trying to make sure it doesn’t happen in the future,” said Alsop.

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Tips for students preparing for finals

BY MEGAN BSHARAH STAFF WRITER West Virginia University students are preparing for finals week.

Michael Long, a sophomore economics student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is worried about his organic chemistry final.

“It’s going to kill me,” Long said. “I have an organic chemistry lab final, too.

They’re going to be tough.”

Long said he procrastinates instead of studying. It takes a lot for him to sit down and study for an exam.

“We just got back from break,” Long said. “And then it’s like, bam, here’s finals.”

Once he gets in the right mindset, Long said he can

buckle down and write flashcards to study for difficult tests.

Madelyn Dundon, a sophomore musical theatre student from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, said her finals are going to be hard, but she knows how to get through them.

“My most difficult final is going to be my voice jury,” Dundon said. “The hardest part is memorizing all the lyrics and not forgetting them on the spot.”

She said the songs she has to sing are mostly in French, and that her French 102 class has been helpful for her voice lessons.

“Having French class has helped me prepare for my voice jury because I can practice speaking French which

“Having French class has helped me prepare for my voice jury because I can practice speaking French which will help me sing in French.”

- Madelyn Dundon, musical theater student will help me sing in French,” Dundon said.

Dundon said repetition is key to memorization, and a lot of sleep keeps her focused.

Professor Jennifer Lawrence teaches varying levels of French at WVU. These are her study tips: ·Stay focused. Put down your phone for an hour. ·Rewrite your notes. Sometimes rewriting the import-

ant parts will stick in your brain better. ·Ask questions. Don’t wait until the day of your final to get answers to concepts you’re confused about. ·Time management. Plan your week, so that you aren’t cramming for three tests in one day. ·Be prepared. Don’t forget your ID, pencil, pen or scantron if the test calls for it.

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Women participate in a #MeToo survivor’s march to show support for victims of sexual assault.

Title IX sees an increase in reports

BY JORDYN JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT In the midst of the numerous claims being made against Hollywood stars such as Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K. and others, Title IX has seen an increase in sexual violence reports on campus.

On Oct. 30, new claims were made against Weinstein that dates his assault timeframe back to the 1970s. The allegations were originally reported by the New York Times more than a month ago, and since then the list of women claiming Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them has grown significantly.

Spacey has also been accused of sexual harassment by multiple men in the film and theater industry. Actors have claimed that Spacey touched them inappropriately and made sexual comments toward them.

On Nov. 10, comedian Louis C.K. admitted to claims of sexual misconduct against him saying, “These stories are true.”

In nearly all of these cases there is one, big commonality-the survivor has been scared or reluctant to come forward. West

Virginia University Title IX representatives want Mountaineers to know they have a safe place if they are faced with sexual violence of any kind.

Title IX is an educational amendment passed in 1972 prohibiting federally funded schools from discrimination based on sex. Under the amendment, schools must give students safe educational environments or risk losing their funding.

Mariana Matthews, WVU’s Title IX education specialist since 2014, wants student-survivors to know that they aren’t alone when dealing with sexual violence.

Matthews helps provide training to students, faculty and staff while also coordinating WVU’s Peer Advocate Program and the “It’s On Us” campaign.

“We have seen more students come forward, which we don’t see as a bad thing,” Mariana said. “There has definitely been an increase of reports coming in from a variety of angles.”

According to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, about 321,500 people older than the age of 12 are raped or sexually assaulted every year in the

United States, and younger people, such as college students, are at the highest risk of sexual violence.

Fifty-four percent of all people who experience sexual violence are between the ages of 18 to 34, according to RAINN. Cris Mayo from the LGBTQ+ center works with the gay community and has an obligation to report any sexual violence to Title IX. “As far as I know, generally, rates of intimate partner violence are roughly the same across sexual orientations,” Mayo said. “I’ve read some studies that indicate that trans people are more likely to be subject to intimate partner abuse than cisgender people, including threats to out them or taunts that no one else will love them — in other words, abuse intent on exacerbating the transphobia they experience in the world.”

The Title IX staff at WVU addresses the needs of people of all sexualities and gender identities who experience sexual assault and harassment.

“In fact, one of the new educators there, Christine Jacobs, used to work for the LGBTQ+

Center and did a lot of the work developing the training we still use,” Mayo said.

“They are aware of particular concerns LGBTQ people might have with being outed, feeling isolated from a community, being uncertain about whether police or medical professionals will respect their rights, and so on,” Mayo said. “Many people who experience violence have similar worries, of course, but for people who are already uncertain about whether people with whom they interact will be homophobic or transphobic, there are additional barriers to getting care and service.”

Mayo believes Matthews “ensures that Title IX peer advocates understand how to work with diverse people, I think it’s clear that the peer advocates get a strong education.”

“Abusing people--kids or adults--is never right and sexual orientation doesn’t matter,” Mayo said. “It’s just wrong for people of all sexualities to sexually assault, sexually harass others, or abuse their partners.”

For more information about Title IX at WVU or to file a complaint, visit www.titleix.wvu. edu.

College sexual assult statistics • Approximately 19 percent of women will be sexually assaulted while in college.

• 5-6 percent of men will be sexually assaulted while in college.

• 90 percent of sexual assaults are committed by people that the survivor knows • 84 percent of femal sexual assault survivors report being sexually assaulted during their first 2 years in college • 13 percent of women report being stalked while in college • 80 percent of survivors know the person who stalked them.

• More than 57 percent of college students who experienced dating violence report experiencing it while in college.

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OPINION

Entertainment vs. insensitivity: Can comedy go too far?

BY KAMERON DUNCAN OPINION EDITOR Comedy is one of the oldest forms of entertainment.

Performers have attempted to perfect the art of making others laugh since language was invented.

Being a style of entertainment that can make us feel so many different things, it can also be very poignant and thought provoking in the right hands.

While comedy has the power to bring people together, it also has the potential to tear them apart.

Comedians have come under great scrutiny and controversy in recent years due to jokes or comments that some feel were insensitive or inappropriate.

One such comedian was Larry David, a famous and revered mind within the world of comedy. David, the star of the hit HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, hosted Saturday Night Live and made a crude joke referencing concentration camps and the Holocaust. The joke also referenced David’s “obsession” with women as well. David, who is a Jewish man, has yet to respond to the backlash, according to ABC News.

Another comedian who sat in the proverbial hot seat recently was Stephen Colbert.

Colbert made a joke in May suggesting a lewd sexual act between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Many accused Colbert of insensitivity and even outright homophobia. Colbert’s

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He responded on the air by saying that “anyone who expresses their love for an-

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ident and I can agree on that.

Nothing else. But, that.”

Comedy is a medium that can be inherently offensive,

Trump’s Twitter usage hindering growth to America

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other person, in their own way, is to me, an American hero. I think we can all agree on that. I hope even the pres-

but comedians still have a responsibility to be considerate of others in their work. Just because something is funny to one person, it doesn’t mean that everyone else will find it humorous.

Comedians often cover sensitive topics like racism and gender issues, to name a few. If they venture into that territory, they should try to be tactful with their humor. There are ways to make things funny without deliberately alienating and offending others for the sake of a few cheap laughs.

With that said, some feel that the comedic landscape has seen a shift in values and standards in recent years.

Comedians like Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld have come out in protest of “social justice warriors” and “PC (politically correct) culture”, and its effect on comedy. Maher, Seinfeld and others like them argue that so-called “outrage culture” have made it nearly impossible for comedians to push boundaries as they did before.

Senior Joshua Frohm, an engineering student from Omaha, Nebraska, agrees with the sentiments of Maher and Seinfeld.

“It’s hard to be funny when you worry about people being offended all the time,” Frohm said. “I just think it was better when you didn’t have to deal with all of that.”

No matter where you personally fall on the spectrum of comedy, it doesn’t seem that the debate will end any time soon.

According to Business Insider, as of July 14, 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted 920 times since his inauguration. Many of his tweets that were believed to influence potential policy, such as a proposed transgender military ban, never even actually ended up happening.

His tweets are unprofessional at best and politically divisive at worst. According to the Los Angeles Times, Trump’s tweets cost him a deal with Democratic US House Representative Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senator Charles E. Schumer. Before their meeting, Trump tweeted that he didn’t see a deal, lead-

ing Pelosi and Schumer to cancel the meeting.

Students at West Virginia University are at the very least unhappy with Trump’s tweets, but believe that it is a source of entertainment.

“Donald Trump’s tweets are my favorite daily dose of entertainment,” said Joshua Williams, a freshman engineering student from Boone County, West Virginia. “He denounces anyone’s political views that don’t align with his own, and I find myself scrolling through his Twitter and laughing.”

The fact that our president’s tweets are taken as a joke is concerning. Although Trump has said that his tweets are “modern-day presidential,” they absolutely aren’t. Twitter is a great resource

to communicate with the American people, but simply tweeting to garner a reaction is ridiculous.

Other students are concerned with the amount of time that Trump seems to have on his hands to tweet and the fact that many of the claims and promises in his tweets never come true.

“The fact that I don’t have enough time to tweet as much as President Trump does and I’m a college student is concerning,” said Erin Andrews, freshman engineering student from Havre De Grace, Maryland. “He has the stressful job of running the country, and the amount of time he has to tweet is concerning.”

“Trump hasn’t fulfilled many of his campaign prom-

ises, but claims otherwise on Twitter,” Ssaid James Hunley, a freshman political science student from Charleston, West Virginia. “He puts out hypocritical tweets and constantly bashes certain news sources without backing his claims that they aren’t reputable.”

Trump should utilize his social media to talk about what’s currently going on in government and to engage with the American people, not to attack CNN and pick fights with others working in government.

His Twitter is not presidential, and he needs someone to approve or even monitor his tweets before he tweetssends them.

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In the videogame “Cuphead,” the player fights a series of bosses in order to replay a debt to the Devil.

Four Christmas gifts for the gamer in your life With the holidays approaching, it’s time for gamers to start writing a list for Santa.

The only problem? This year was a treasure trove of great video games and gaming accessories, and there’s nowhere near enough time in the day (or dollars in most people’s wallets) to try them all. Hopefully this list can at least point you in the right direction.

Cuphead, $15 Currently only available as a downloadable game on the Xbox One, “Cuphead” is the most beautiful game of the year. Stylized like a 1930s cartoon with lots of bright colors and frantic motions, “Cuphead” has you play as the titular character, a cartoon man who just so happens to have a cup for a head and the power to shoot lasers from his fingers.

After accidentally selling his soul to Satan (it makes sense when you play the game... kind of ), Cuphead is tasked with hunting down the Devil’s debtors, defeating them in combat and reclaiming their souls. Boss battles include a giant hypnotic carrot, a mustachioed fire-breathing cigar and a pair of giant toads with

boxing gloves.

Playing “Cuphead” is a pretty trippy experience, but it’s a fun, unusual and gorgeous one. There are no other games out there where you fight sentient gingerbread houses with nuclear power laser boomerangs. Also, it has a great co-op mode in case you want to play with a buddy.

Big Joe Dorm Chair, $40 Gamers are getting older, and with age comes pain.

Creaky joints, stiff necks and of course the bad back become par for the course. Given that gaming is a hobby associated with sitting on your bum for hours on end, investing in a gaming chair isn’t a bad idea.

If you want a great chair for a decent price, the Big Joe Dorm Chair is the best I’ve found. Something of a La-ZBoy Recliner, beanbag hybrid (for about 10 percent of the price), the Big Joe Chair comes complete with drink holders in the armrest and pockets for storage down the sides.

Lightweight and easily moveable, it’s also the perfect chair for people who don’t have a lot of space. Say, I wonder what demographic lives

in tiny rooms without a lot of space?

Nintendo Switch, $300 The newest video game console from the legendary Nintendo, the Switch is a unique hybrid of handheld and traditional home-based gaming.

With a design similar to a tablet, you can take the Switch and play with it anywhere. And when you are home you can plug it into your television and play it there as well.

While unique, the Switch doesn’t quite have the novelty that came with Nintendo’s last big success: the motion control-based Wii. It also lacks the sheer power and graphical capabilities of the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Still, the Switch is the only console you can play blockbuster games like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” or “Super Mario Odyssey.”

The mobility is nothing to shake a Wii remote at either.

For anyone sick of waiting at bus stops and fiddling on their phones, the Switch provides a good way to kill a few minutes. Or an hour or two if you’re stuck on a broken down PRT.

Playstation VR, $350 While the virtual reality revolution hasn’t quite kicked in yet, Playstation VR is still an amazing feat of technology.

Gaming doesn’t get much more immersive than shoving one of these helmets on your head.

While the game pool is somewhat limited right now, what has been released is like nothing else out there. “Resident Evil 7,” a VR horror game that has you exploring a dilapidated southern, gothic mansion is probably the best example.

When you turn your neck with the VR helmet on, your character turns his head.

When you lift your hands (holding motion controllers) your character lifts his.

And when a crazed chainsaw wielding redneck swings a power tool at your neck, well that feels pretty real too.

Granted, $300 is a lot to drop on a device that’s currently severely lacking in games. But if you have the extra scratch, it’s an experience unlike any other.

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Food

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2017

BY TIMOTHY MALLOY FOOD COLUMNIST

End the semester with tapas from Tin 202 When one thinks about Morgantown dining, tapas is typically not the first thing that comes to mind.

The traditional Spanish dish is hard to find in even the biggest of U.S. cities and coming across it on High Street was unexpected, to say the least.

Tin 202, located at 202 High Street, offers an extensive tapas menu with classics such as bruschetta, charcuterie boards and castelvetrano olives. The restaurant is definitely one of the finer-dining options in Morgantown, which is why the best time for a student to visit the establishment may just be when their parents are picking them up at the end of the semester.

Tin 202 offers entrees such as filet mignon, lamb chops and scallops, just to name a few that differ from the extensive tapas menu. While these entrees can be found in many restaurants across Morgantown, Tin 202 has one dish that you won’t find anywhere else in the city, and possibly the state.

Ceviche, a Peruvian seafood dish that tends to consistently use the same five ingredients, is a favorite in Latin American countries and the Caribbean. Usually consisting of some variation of fish, lime, corn, onion and chili, ceviche is a simple but fantastic dish that is not nearly popular enough in the United States, but is a favorite over at Tin 202.

The restaurant has truly cornered the market of ceviche in Morgantown and nailed the recipe, making it a musttry for anyone willing to venture out of their palate’s comfort zone.

Noah Cooper, a political science student and Long Island, New York native, has family from both Spain and all over Latin America, including

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Tin 202 offers a variety of options from Charcuterie and cheese boards, to seafood and steak dishes.

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The bar area is undoubtedly the main attraction of Tin 202.

Peru, making him the perfect judge of both tapas and ceviche here in Morgantown.

According to him the tapas were “very tasty but geared more towards Americans compared to what you might find in Spain.”

Although he enjoyed it, he had trouble comparing it to what he experienced from his time in his mother’s native city of Granada.

When asked about the ceviche, he raved about it.

“Completely different from what I usually have but it’s fantastic” Cooper said after finishing the dish. Using slightly different ingredients than the usual Peruvian recipe, Tin 202 puts a spin on ceviche that makes it one of a kind.

Finding Spanish and Latin American delicacies in Morgantown was not an easy task,

and the revelation of Tin 202 is an accomplishment one should not take lightly. While it’s not necessarily a cheap place to dine, the food is good.

Really good. So good that he next time your parents are in town, or the next time you find yourself with just a little more spending money, spend it on a bit of Tapas, a bowl of ceviche and a cocktail or two. You will absolutely be happy you did.

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Aside from tapas, Tin 202 also offers brunch options.

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SPORTS

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Breaking down WVU’s future FOOTBALL

As West Virginia awaits its postseason bowl fate, some focus can already be turned to next season and the future of the program.

The Mountaineers are nearing the completion of their sixth season in the Big 12 Conference and are looking to take the next step on their path to becoming one of the top teams in the conference.

After finishing the regular season with a 7-5 record and fourth place finish in the Big 12, the Mountaineers are making progress when it comes to competing in the Big 12, but are still far off from dethroning a team like Oklahoma, a dominant Big 12 program that has won 10 conference titles since the Big 12’s inaugural season in 1996.

“It’s where we want to be,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “We weren’t picked very high and we finished fourth in the Big 12.”

Here’s a look at some key aspects that could potentially propel West Virginia to the top spot in the Big 12.

ber of are making impacts for team in only their first or second season. These players include redshirt junior quarterback Will Grier, along with true freshman defensive lineman Lamonte McDougle and defensive back Kenny Robinson.

West Virginia has also had success with landing both junior college and graduate transfers over the years and especially in the Dana Holgorsen era. Ten out of 20 players in this year’s senior class alone consisted of transfers.

The program also has numerous transfers who are either committed or currently sitting this season out due to NCAA transfer rules, including former Alabama wide receiver T.J. Simmons and former Miami quarterback Jack Allison.

More young talent and potential will be on the way to Morgantown next season.

According to Rivals, West Virginia’s 2018 recruiting class is the highest ranked class in program history, currently sitting No. 16 with 22 commitments. Among those commitments are 4-star prospects in defensive lineman Dante Stills from Fairmont, West Virginia, and defensive back Kwantel Raines from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Recruiting West Virginia’s future looks promising from a player personnel standpoint.

The Mountaineers have had some recent success with their recruiting classes and a num-

Returning Players As far as next season goes, the Mountaineers will return a fair amount of talent and experience.

Defensively, West Virginia will lose key players and lead-

BY PATRICK KOTNIK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

ers in linebacker Al-Rasheed Benton and SPUR safety Kyzir White. Despite these losses, the unit will return a number of emerging talents starters in linebacker David Long, Robinson and defensive ends Reese Donahue and McDougle.

This time, defensive coordinator Tony Gibson shouldn’t have to worry about replacing 8-9 starters for a third consecutive year.

On the offensive side, the Mountaineers will lose numerous players in offensive lineman Kyle Bosch and Grant Lingafelter, wide receiver Ka’Raun White, running back Justin Crawford and fullback Elijah Wellman.

The team will return running backs Kennedy McKoy and Martell Pettaway, wide receiver Gary Jennings and Josh Sills, Colton McKivitz and Yodny Cajuste on the offensive line.

Perhaps the biggest question that will loom around West Virginia following its bowl game will be whether or not Grier and junior wide receiver David Sills decide to return next season or declare for the NFL Draft.

Grier was beginning to catch the attention of NFL scouts prior to suffering a broken finger against Texas which may sideline him for the bowl game.

Sills is playing his first full season as a wide receiver and has emerged as one of the country’s top receivers, catching 60 passes for 980 yards

and an FBS-leading 18 touchdowns this season.

Grier and Sills have become one of the country’s most dynamic duos this season, connecting for 18 touchdowns this season. Whether or not both players return next season will play a factor into the offense’s potential as well as its growth and development.

Future Competition and Outlook West Virginia’s progress as a football program will be tested in the coming years as the team continues to play top-level competition in both the Big 12 and non-conference play.

Along with playing stiff competition in a Big 12 Conference that produced eight bowl eligible teams this season, the Mountaineers will face more challenges in a number of non-conference matchups. This includes a game against Tennessee next season, Florida State in 2020 and Penn State in 2023 and 2024.

These matchups will be critical in determining West Virginia’s legitimacy and progress as the Mountaineers are just 6-18 against ranked teams in the Holgorsen era.

At this point, West Virginia still needs to prove itself, but can accomplish that by making a statement in these non-conference matchups and Big 12 play next season.

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Sammie Henson, head coach

WRESTLING

BY JULIA MELLETT CORRESPONDENT Along with being in one of the premier wrestling conferences in the country, the allure of West Virginia University exists in the leadership of fourthyear head coach Sammie Henson and the beliefs that he and the coaching staff have instilled.

“There’s a new image that we’re trying to live up to,”said freshman Brenden McRill (184). “We’re trying to go for the mentality of wrestling hard and everyone coming in and wrestling as hard as they can every day. Being fighters and not giving up and trying to make a name for ourselves.”

That mentality has played out well, as WVU wrestlers have tallied 75 individual wins already this season. With the majority of those wins coming from the 149 and 157 weight classes, it is of paramount importance that Henson has his team stacked and mentally prepared for the difficult schedule. Onethird of the 2017 roster falls within those weights.

“We’re very excited, and I think we’re going to im-

prove as the season continues,” said redshirt freshman Kyler Rea (149). “We’re not where we need to be right now, but each week, we’ll get better and better, and come March, we’ll be ready for the national tournament.”Although he’s coached an All-American, six NCAA national qualifiers and 12 conference winners during his time at WVU, Henson felt the need to alter the game plan this season. He’s gone 21-31 in his four seasons at WVU, and with a new crop of freshmen striving to make a difference, he sees the program finally settling into consistency.

“Just believing in what we’re doing and the system we’ve put in place,” Henson said. “‘Consistency wins’ is my philosophy.”

In addition to having freshmen and underclassmen ready to work, the coaching staff returns 13 wrestlers, all of whom are familiar with Henson’s strategy. Redshirt senior Jake Smith (197) has quite the resume under Henson’s coaching. He’s been an NCAA Qualifier all three years, and was a Big 12 runner-up in 2016.

Who better to vouch for the WVU coaching mentality?

“We’re seeing a tremendous amount of growth in our team,” Smith said.

“We’re constantly reaching milestones as a team. Last year, we won our first Big 12 dual meet, so to feed off that going into this year, we have more seasoned veterans in the lineup that are ready to go out and compete for the program. Our expectations and the bar has been set higher, and we’re ready to achieve that.”

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Carey, WVU seek production from more players WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BY JOHN LOWE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Heading into this season, the 11th-ranked WVU women’s basketball team had become aware of depth issues, mainly due to multiple injuries and transfers.

The Mountaineers (6-0) managed to handle those issues throughout the first three games of the season in Morgantown, but head coach Mike Carey was a little wary before heading to Florida coast for three consecutive game days.

“I surely wouldn’t have scheduled three games in a row like this if I knew we’d have all these injuries ahead of time,” Carey said before going to the Paradise Jam. “But it’s going to be interesting to see what happened over three games in three days with a limited amount of players.”

West Virginia managed some serious success at the Paradise Jam, cruising to

“I surely wouldn’t have scheduled three games in a row like this if I knew we’d have all these injuries ahead of time. But it’s going to be interesting to see what happened over three games in three days with a limited amount of players.”

-Mike Carey, head coach victories over Big East cellar-dweller Butler, CAA power Drexel and traditional rival Virginia Tech to win the event.

However, it showed that Carey still has legitimate concerns as his team heads into December.

Only the five starters played significant minutes throughout the tournament for West Virginia. Naomi Davenport, Teana Muldrow, Chania Ray, Kristina King and Katrina Pardee accounted for 85.7 percent of all minutes played and 93.4 percent of all points

scored in the tournament.

The closest the Mountaineers came to having a sixth player on the floor was Ashley Jones, who scored 11 points in 51 minutes of play throughout the three games.

The two remaining tough games that West Virginia will have without returning scoring leader Tynice Martin and Ohio State transfer Theresa Ekhelar will be on Dec. 3 at No. 19 Texas A&M and the return of the Backyard Brawl against Pitt on Dec. 7 in Morgantown.

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