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Second student hit by car, University to analyze safety Sara Queene, 20, from Westin, W.Va. was hit Tuesday morning page 3

Empty Bowls Monongalia luncheon this Saturday Event to start at 11 A.M. at Myan Park page 4

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Teachers hold up clever signs outside of schools in Martinsburg, WV, in protest of the new law passed by the West Virginia legislature.

BY PENELOPE DE LA CRUZ STAFF WRITER

Some West Virginia schools will be teacherless this Thursday and Friday. “[The walkout] is overdue,” said Rebecca Thoroughman, a former instructional specialist for Monongalia county schools.

The Public Employee Insurance Agency announced in Decembers plans that would increase out-of-pocket health care expenses. In response to this, the West Virginia legislature made various bills that would have increased teacher and public employee pay by 1 to 2 percent.

Teachers said these proposed pay raises do not make up for the possible cost of insurance.

While the PEIA Finance Board approved on Tuesday a freeze of health plan changes for the next year, as of publication 27 coun-

ties have announced their intentions to strike.

“To us, this freeze doesn’t fix anything,” said Sarah Lough, a middle school teacher in Lewis County, during a public hearing hosted by the PEIA Finance Board on Feb. 13. “We barely get by now [with PEIA].”

Thoroughman said PEIA used to be an incentive for those wanting to become public employees.

“Now they still aren’t getting the pay raise they deserve and they are trying to raise insurance,” said Thoroughman.

“Right now I work in a county in West Virginia where I can have a five minute longer drive to work in a different state and make thousands of dollars more in Maryland,”said Joshua Dobbs, a sixth grade social studies teacher at Spring Mills Middle School in Berkeley County. “Or I can drive 15 more minutes and work in the top 10 paid states in

the nation, Virginia.”

Dobbs said the main reason he is participating in the walkout is so that he and his family can continue to live in West Virginia, saying that if necessary he can find work somewhere else.

Being a recent graduate of West Virginia University, Dobbs loves the state and does not want to leave.

“The reality is that four of our five bordering states are in the top 20 paid states for teachers and we should compete where is not a total blowout,” said Dobbs.

“Our state legislature is finding out the repercussions of giving tax breaks and losing revenue while our state employees are falling behind.”

While teachers our directly impacted, some West Virginia residents are showing support for teachers.

“I think it’s great that teachers are taking an active role in

government and politics,” said Cameron Kiner, a second year history and international studies student from Cross Lanes, West Virginia.

With so many schools closing as a result of the teacher walkouts on Thursday and Friday, there are many concerns about students who rely on school lunches for food in the day.

“You have teachers scared to death about a work stoppage and their finances, but now they are worried about their little students since they won’t be getting their meals at school,” Thoroughman said.

“I believe the concern [about students] is well founded, especially in a poorer state such as West Virginia,” said Kiner, “but I also trust the judgement of the teachers to not only do what’s best for themselves but their students.”

WVUp All Night to host It’s on Us Weekend “It’s on Us weekend” will give Mountaineers the chance to explore self -love and sexual assault prevention page 4

Men’s lacrosse looks ahead to new challenge Lacrosse heads to first ever Big 12 Shootout page 8

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NEWS City council approves tax credits for new businesses

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The locations on campus where the two students were hit by cars.

Second student hit by car, University to analyze walkways safety

BY DOUGLAS SOULE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Two WVU students have been struck at Morgantown crosswalks this month.

On Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., WVU student Sara Queen was struck by a truck at the intersection of Monongahela Boulevard and Evansdale Crossing, according to a Morgantown Police Department press release.

Queen was transported directly to Ruby Memorial Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery, according to the release.

Queen remains in critical condition.

On Feb. 1, WVU student Leah Berhanu was struck and killed at the intersection of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way, which is close to the entrance of Evansdale Crossing.

The investigation into both accidents is ongoing.

In response to these accidents, WVU announced in a Tuesday press release that it would “undertake a comprehensive analysis relating to crosswalks on and around our campus.”

“We’re going to work hard

to make sure everybody feels safe,” said WVU Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Rob Alsop.

Alsop said the University had been in communication with city and state officials.

They will “take a good look at [the crosswalks] and say from a safety perspective, “Is there anything else that can be done?’” Alsop said.

WVU Police Chief Bob Roberts said University police had increased patrolling at areas where both pedestrians and vehicles cross.

On Feb. 20, eight citations were issued at Evansdale Drive for cell phone use while driving, according to the WVU PD crime log.

Despite these efforts, Roberts said, “Our presence and our enforcement cannot replace [public awareness].”

Roberts urged drivers to watch for pedestrians and to not speed up when traffic lights turn yellow.

“The [yellow light] is there as a caution, so that you slow down and prepare to stop,” Roberts said.

Pedestrians should take efforts to be aware too, according to Roberts.

“As students, we really need to take responsibility and identify these changes and make sure that they are completed.”

- Brent Scott, SGE Representative for Eberly College of Arts and Sciences While crossing a street “you always stop, look and listen and make sure it is safe to walk,” Roberts said.

Roberts said that students should be careful while walking with earbuds.

“It distracts your ability to hear and sometimes to even see something,” Roberts said.

The WVU Student Government Association is also involved in efforts to promote pedestrian safety.

On Tuesday, SGA representatives participated in a “safety walk” around the downtown campus with University officials.

During the walk, over 50 pedestrian hazards were identified that Morgantown, WVU and the state needed to improve, according to Brent Scott, SGA representative for the Eberly College of Arts and

Sciences.

“It was really eye-opening,” Scott said. “The spots ranged from places on the sidewalk that needed renovated or lights that needed placed or spots that people could fall and get hurt.”

Another safety walk will be held on Thursday at the Evansdale campus.

Scott said these findings will be presented to the Morgantown Pedestrian Board and “the different entities that are in charge of fixing or creating new infrastructure.”

“As students, we really need to take responsibility and identify these changes and make sure that they are completed,” Scott said.

Morgantown city council voted 6-1 to pass an ordinance to give tax credits up to $300,000 to new and expanding businesses downtown and in the Wharf district Tuesday night.

Fifth ward councilor Ron Dulaney casted the lone “no” vote. Dulaney said he supports the goal of the ordinance, but questions whether it will fulfill them.

“This ordinance, in itself, does not ensure that such developments will be attractive, will be of high quality or will even increase vibrancy downtown,” Dulaney said.

Dulaney also said he’d want more of a guarantee that any businesses benefitting from the credit would contribute to the city’s goals of a more vibrant downtown.

“If we are going to incen-

tivize such development, let’s do so with a higher level of assurance,” Dulaney said.

In support of the ordinance, City Manager Paul Brake said to get the right companies to move here, the city needs to market themselves as open for business.

“We’ve had blighted buildings that have sat in the downtown area rotting for a long, long time,” Brake said. “It’s a matter of generating that conversation to say that we’re very interested in revitalizing our downtown area.”

Councilor Ryan Wallace said he wanted to make clear to already existing businesses downtown that the city is not yanking its support from them by passing this credit.

“I do think it’s important that we clarify that we’re not playing favorites with anyone, but that it’s a tool for rejuvenating this area,” Wallace said.

WVU legislature day canceled

BY PAIGE LEASEBURG CORRESPONDENT

WVU Day at the Legislature was scheduled for Feb. 20, but has been canceled due to anticipated large crowds at the capitol for teacher protests.

West Virginia University and WVU Extension Service made the decision to cancel on Friday, Feb. 16.

WVU Day at the Legislature is a day for 4-H’ers, WVU students and others to take a trip to the capitol for a day of education and advocacy.

This is an opportunity for WVU to show its diversity and what it is all about to the legislature, according to Vinnie Amato, the WVU Student Government Association representative for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Amato was planning on attending the trip to Charleston. Even though the trip is no longer happening, he said he is optimistic about the forces causing the cancellation.

Teachers and public employees in counties across West Virginia are planning

to strike on Thursday and Friday over frustrations with proposed changes in PEIA, their health plan. Public employees have protested at the state capitol over the past week.

“You can’t mold, shape your college institution until you clean up the high school’s, the primary and secondary schools,” Amato said.

On Tuesday, the PEIA Finance Board approved a freeze of any PEIA changes for the next year.

Amato said, had he gone to WVU Day at the Legislature, he would have advocated for campus safety issues dealing with pedestrian and transportation needs.

Also, he would like to discuss the campus carry bill currently in the West Virginia House of Delegates, which would allow concealed carry weapons on public college campuses in West Virginia.

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, a WVU Student Assembly bill that would have voiced SGA’s opposition did not get enough votes to pass.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2018

CULTURE

Empty Bowls hosting Luncheon to help end food insecurity

BY JORDYN JOHNSON CULTURE EDITOR This Saturday, Feb. 24, Empty Bowls Monongalia will hold its 2018 Soup and Bread Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mylan Park Community Center.

By donating $20, attendees can take home a handcrafted bowl by local potters, WVU students and school children.

Guests will be able to enjoy unlimited soup, bread and cookies, all donated by local restaurants, churches and bakeries.

According to co-presidents and volunteer coordinators Mike and Tammy Miller, Empty Bowls Monongalia (EBM) is a non-profit that seeks to fight food insecurity in Monongalia County. More than 15 percent of the county’s population is food insecure, and 16 percent of the county’s children struggle to find meals.

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At the Soup and Bread Luncheon, patrons will get to choose their own hand-painted bowl, courtesy of local potters, WVU students and school children.

“We raise money in various ways throughout the year, but our annual Soup and Bread Luncheon is our ‘signature’ fundraising event,” said the Millers. “Patrons purchase a $20 ticket which allows them to select a handmade bowl which

they keep and enjoy a meal of soup, bread, cookies and beverages.”

After eating, patrons are advised to look at the emptiness of their bowl and think about their fellow Monongalia County residents who might not have

food to put in a bowl. By supporting EBM, they are helping their neighbors get the food they need.

The Miller’s expect more than 2,000 people to attend the event. On Friday, volunteers of the event will gather almost 420 gallons of soup, along with a multitude of bread and cookies.

“More than 400 volunteers fill positions Friday and Saturday to make the luncheon successful,” they said. Volunteer positions include parking attendants, line control, seating coordinators, hosts, servers, kitchen staff and many more.

On Friday, volunteers will label all of the soups at Lyon Tower on WVU’s campus.

Children 10 years old and younger can eat free, but they do not get a bowl if they don’t have ticket.

Tickets can be purchased at the door at the Mylan Park Community Center or online at

“Patrons purchase a $20 ticket which allows them to select a handmade bowl which they keep and enjoy a meal of soup, bread, cookies and beverages.”

- Mike and Tammy Miller, Empty Bowls Monongalia co -presidents and volunteer coordinators https://ebmon.org/.

The money raised by EBM goes to the support of 22 food pantries, meal programs and backpack programs in Monongalia County. “Those programs submit grants to EBM; the grants are reviewed and funds are awarded to the programs,” the Millers said.

The various programs that EBM supports can be found on their website at https://ebmon.org/. Nearly $120,000 were

given to these programs in 2017.

So if a warm bowl of soup sounds delicious to you on a rainy Saturday, just like this weekend’s will be, head to Mylan Park Community Center and support EBM on their quest to banish empty bellies in Monongalia County.

For more information on Empty Bowls Monongalia or their Soup and Bread Luncheon, visit the EBM website mentioned above.

Up All Night: A fun and empowering experience for all

BY CLAIRE O’NEIL CORRESPONDENT Up All Night’s It’s On Us Weekend is going to give WVU students the opportunity to voice their opinions, attend events and do activities that involve self-love and empowerment.

“I think it does addresses a lot of things at the forefront,” said Sonja Wilson, senior programming administrator for the Mountainlair.

Wilson said this weekend’s theme started with Haleigh Heflin, President of the WVU American Association of University Women, who came to her last summer saying she wanted to be a part of Up All Night.

Wilson and Heflin soon began adding other groups and clubs to the It’s On Us Weekend and ended up getting several organizations to help with the event.

Organizations include the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the WVU Peer

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Advocate Program, the Office of Multicultural Programs and WELLWVU. “We always offer students organizations the opportunity to partner with [WVU Up All Night] in whatever we’re doing,” Wilson said. “I think what we need to do more of at the university is to partner with each other.”

These organizations partnered together to create activities that give students the opportunity to treat themselves or to learn ways to respectively treat others.

An empowerment photo booth, empowerment crafts, yoga, self-defense course, nail-painting and essential oils stations are just a few of the many activities that will be at Up All Night this weekend.

There will also be a film each night, with the “Miss Representation” film starting at 9 p.m.

Friday. This movie is about the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and how it can make it difficult for them to feel powerful and

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The film on Saturday is called “The Mask You Live In.” It follows boys and young men as

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they struggle to stay true to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity.

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• 4th Annual Women’s Empowerment Night

• West Virginia Law Review Symposium

- 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. @ The Mountainlair

- All Day @ The College of Law

• Criminal Law Panel Presentation

• It’s On Us Up All Night

• Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa State

- 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. @ College of Law

- 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. @ The Moutainlair

• Mr. & Mrs. Mountaineer Waffle-Thon - 12:30 p.m. - 2 :30 p.m. @ The Mountainlair

SUNDAY, FEB. 25 • Downhill Ski Day Trip - All Day @ The Rec

- 6 p.m. @ The WVU Coliseum

• A Talk of Change sponsored by WVU AAUW - 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. @ The Mountainlair Ballrooms

Both films relate to current societal events and involve the struggles young men and women face in their lives by

false portrayals, social pressures and gender stereotypes.

WVU Peer Advocates have outreach activities for students that coincide with the two films shown.

“We’re going to have a lot of professionals there in case you want to talk to someone,” Wilson said.

One option is for students to go to an area and just speak to professionals or students about who they are and what makes them their own person. This will be in the “This is me” area on Saturday and will also include multicultural games and a create-your-own rainbow koozie station.

The other option is a unique Media Literacy Activity that’s in conjunction with the “Miss Representation” film. This gives students a chance to learn the difference between photos in the media that objectify women and those that show true empowerment.

To see the full list of events and times, visit https://calendar.wvu.edu/site/wvupallnight.

Mountaineers on Olympics A popular Olympic sport among the Mountaineers was snowboarding.

“Shaun White and the halfpipe were my favorite this year” - Bethany Bachman, freshman

“It’s crazy what they can do, and I really am just not interested in any other winter sports.”

- Alex Dittmer, freshman

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2018

OPINION

A letter to the editor: Earlier on in the week, as I was sitting in the confines of my room in Beckley, West Virginia, I saw a letter to the editor which peaked my interest. It was an anonymous RA at WVU listing reasons as to why Greek life should be shut down after the recent incidents involving fraternities.

As the president of the WVU Tech Greek Council, and a fraternity man myself, that behavior is not becoming of a fraternity man and these individuals should be punished.

As a resident assistant, I have seen the sides of both Greek life and resident/student life, and it is only fair that someone gives a rebuttal to that piece.

The Greek community does not condone racism, sexism, hazing and conducting activities that may place a person in danger. I have been to fraternity parties in which people have come, had a good time and left knowing that they are safe in the confines of a fraternity house. As someone who has not lived in the United States their whole life, there seems to be a stigma that people must drink at parties. There is also a stigma that

Greek life is all fun and no work. That is the opposite of the truth, despite what the media might say.

Greek life is never held in high regard when it comes to the mass media. A lot of the issues that we as college students and concerned humans revolve around a hazing death or why fraternities and sororities are bad news.

What is that impact though?

Isn’t Greek life all about partying, drinking and having fun? I use the term ‘fun’ loosely, because that is not the main purpose of going Greek.

Greek life members are one of the main contributors for community service on a majority of college campuses that support the community. According to the North-American Interfraternity Conference, fraternity men gave 3.8 million hours back in community service, as well as $20.3 million in philanthropic causes.

The National Panhellic Conference raised over $34 million in philanthropic funds, as well as giving back nearly 2.5 million hours of community service. Last semester, over

800 WVU Greeks took part in the first Big Greek Day of Service in three different counties.

I would say that is a pretty big difference that Greeks make, and WVU’s Greeks are some of the best.

From the very top in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to new members, they do a great job of promoting Greek life and the multiple benefits it has, as well as assisting Greek life on a day-to-day basis. How do I know? I’ve seen it first hand when the WVU Tech Greek executives made the trip to Morgantown.

All Greek organizations go through risk management training within their own chapters, if not through the school. Here at WVU Tech, all Greeks must go through Bystander Awareness Training so we know what to do if we see something like this happen, as well as how to prevent it and take action if we see it. There are bad apples in every way of life, so why should the entire community be punished because of a few bad people?

If you want to talk about grades and retention, you should have a look at the Greek

A message from President Gee: In response to the well-expressed opinions of the writer of Monday’s letter in The Daily Athenaeum about the state of Greek life on campus: It is painful to hear that the behavior of members of some Greek organizations has such a negative effect on other students. That is why eliminating bad behavior and making our campus a safe, thriving environment for all students is the firm intention behind our new Fraternity and Sorority policies.

While shutting down Fraternity and Sorority life entirely, which the writer suggests, may seem like an easy fix, years of experience in higher education have taught me that easy solutions are not always effective ones. Just as raising the national drinking age to 21 failed to eliminate underage drinking, shutting down fraternities and sororities would fail to curb bad behavior by the small number of students who

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engage in it. Rather, it would drive such behavior further underground and make it even harder for the University to provide oversight.

We believe that closer scrutiny of fraternity and sorority life is the answer. That is why we have imposed a moratorium on the 16 IFC fraternities in which most of our problems have occurred. That is why we are raising academic standards for membership in all Greek organizations. And that is why we are bringing together a group of students, alumni, administrators and others to strategize about policies and membership education requirements that will provide a better environment in fraternity and sorority organizations.

Ultimately, members will determine the fate of their organizations. I believe most members understand that fraternities and sororities are at a tipping point nationwide. They want to improve the reputations of their organizations and

return their focus to the friendship, philanthropy and leadership development that characterizes Fraternity and Sorority Life at its best.

Over many decades, fraternities and sororities have made many positive contributions to campus life and generated a spirit of camaraderie and Mountaineer pride. I believe that our students can act as adults to strengthen their organizations and remove members who cannot meet behavior expectations. We are giving them a chance to do so. But, rest assured: Eliminating Fraternity and Sorority Life entirely is a real possibility if they fail.

I welcome input from our resident assistants and any other students about improving our campus culture. Do not hesitate to contact me at Gordon.Gee@mail.wvu.edu.

E. Gordon Gee President, West Virginia University

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life part of the WVU website. It really speaks for itself. I’ll just say this, the all Panhellic Association GPA average was a 3.19. Every chapter bar 1 has at least 80 members. The all Greek GPA was a 2.94 for fall 2017 and a 3.02 cumulative..

Greek life is not something that people join just because they feel like it. From the minute you become a fraternity man or a sorority woman, you have brothers and sisters that are all over the country and the world. You can lean on these people for jobs, advice or even if you just happen to be around and there is someone from your organization.

If you shut down the Greek community at WVU, not only may it affect other campuses, but you affect those thousands of people who benefit from the service and funds donated by those in Greek life.

According to NJIT, every president and vice president bar 2 in each, since 1825 have been a part of the Greek community. According to the National Panhellenic Conference website, the average NPC Grade Point Average was a 3.16 in spring 2016, with initiated members at a 3.26.

According to the North American Interfraternity Conference, the all-fraternity GPA was a 2.91, compared to the all-men’s GPA of a 2.89. Nota-

ble fraternity men include Wilt Chamberlain (basketball), Steve Harvey (entertainer), Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt (U.S. presidents).

Do we as one WVU want to take this away? Do we want to ruin one of the many highlights of WVU because select individuals muck up?

1700 plus Greek members should not be punished because of a select few. I know multiple Greek members at WVU who love it up there, and love the Greek community. Greek life is something that should be celebrated.

We should promote the great things that Greeks do.

We should act against the few who have caused this halt, and enforce the policies as they should be. We should not be allowing those few bad apples to bring down the whole tree that we know as Greek life.

People have their views, they have their opinions. You can not judge Greek life until you see the other side of it, until you have been involved in it.

I really do hope the WVU decides to keep Greek life around. I hope that multiple generations after I leave the WVU system can enjoy and prosper in the community that we know as Greek life. I want to be able to come back, many years from now and see that WVU’s Greek Life system

is thriving so I can reminisce with the brothers of my era, those who came before me and those who come after me.

In the end, I am only one voice trying to stand up for the Greek community. I can only do so much. Look into the rest of Greek life and you will see how much this community helps the campus and the community. Look at the people who have come through Greek life and been better off for it. I am begging the WVU administrators, do not shut down an outlet that allows diversity, inclusion and service.

Do not shut down one of the outlets that people on campus have to engage with others. Do not shut down the outlet that gives so much, and asks for little in return. Support the outlet that for nearly 200 years has helped produced so many quality men and woman. Support us here at WVU Tech who you inevitably might affect if you shut Greeks down. Support the Greek system, and we will prove that we belong. Shut us down, and you lose more than ‘just letters’.

Luke Jobson WVU Tech Greek Council President, and proud Greek.

What do people think of Bitcoin?

BY JOHN ZALESKI CORRESPONDENT

Since Bitcoins’ meteoric rise to above $10,000/BTC last year, plenty of opinions about the cryptocurrencies, and others like it, permeated into mainstream economic discussion.

These opinions range from cautious enthusiasm, to abject opposition. With the increased interest in regulating private currencies, these opinions and the people who hold them are bound to make an impact on these markets.

For the most part, West Virginia’s policymakers are in clear opposition. Even in 2014, before the rise in price, Sen. Joe Manchin wrote a letter to federal regulators, such as Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen, calling for the total ban of bitcoin, according to a press release from the senator. Last year, the state legislature, at Manchin’s urging, passed stricter money-laundering legislation specifically mentioning cryptocurrency.

The sentiment channeled by Manchin is largely paternalistic, geared at protecting people from the instability of the currency or the illicit activities often associated with it.

In his letter, Manchin stated, “This virtual currency is currently unregulated and has allowed users to participate in illicit activity, while also being

highly unstable and disruptive to our economy.”

The argument that cryptocurrency is destructive to the economy is fairly weak. Cryptocurrencies simply don’t have the scale to make much impact across the economy, even now.

What Manchin likely means is that some people may speculate on bitcoin and suffer from losses. Of course, anyone who did speculate on bitcoin in 2014 is probably doing very well right now.

Although Manchin’s letter was largely considered for show, West Virginia’s electorate loves paternalistic government — as any speech from Gov. Jim Justice will show — there are economists with similar beliefs.

Most notably Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who called for banning bitcoin.

“It’s a bubble that’s going to give a lot of people a lot of exciting times as it rides up and then goes down,” Stiglitz said on Bloomberg.

The other perspective on cryptocurrency, which is arguably the broader school, sees it as a promising experiment that should be allowed to continue. These economists wouldn’t tell you cryptocurrency is a great investment, but they’re not convinced they must ban you from taking the risk.

Mario Draghi, president of

the European Central Bank (ECB), stated it is not the job of the ECB to regulate bitcoin, according to Reuters. Other economists cited the promise of the blockchain technology, which is the bedrock of how cryptocurrency works, to make finance more secure.

There has even been some talk of central banks or international institutions establishing their own forms of cryptocurrency. According to CNBC, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not ruled out the possibility of using crypto-technology — noting the Special Drawing Right, a financial asset created by the IMF that could potential incorporate the technology.

Many activists will even point back to statements made by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman (who revolutionized monetary economics), discussing how the internet could change currency in a very similar way that cryptocurrency does, well before bitcoin launched.

The cautious optimists seem likely to take the day in this case.

Not only is it just not possible to shutdown cryptocurrencies, but people will not take well to being told they are being protected from a risky investment when it is their own money to risk.

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BY JEFFREY SCOTT GAMER COLUMNIST

Why haven’t we gotten a truly great Marvel game?

Marvel’s eagerly anticipated “Black Panther” made more than $220 million this Presidents Day weekend, a record obliterating debut only before beaten by its fellow Marvel film “The Avengers” and a little movie called “Star Wars”. In fact, seven of the 10 highest opening weekends in the history of American film are superhero films.

The superhero genre has reach unprecedented, previously unheard of levels of success in the last decade, with even the lesser known characters of comics bringing big bucks on the big screen. By all accounts, most of these films are actually pretty good as well; “Black Panther” has a 97 percent fresh score on movie rating site Rottentomatoes. com. Out of the 17 films Marvel’s released since it’s 2008 resurgence, it’s lowest rated, “Thor: The Dark World”, still has a modestly respectable 66 percent.

So why is it that the only Marvel video game on current generation consoles is a crossover fighting game and a pinball simulator? Despite it’s cinematic success, Marvel has left the video game market almost completely untapped.

The last game to really capitalize on a Marvel property, “The Amazing Spiderman 2”, was released way back in 2014 and was, by all accounts, a pretty lousy attempt experience. Eurogamer’s Dan Whitehead, who scored the game a two out of 10 in a scathing review, said playing it was like “a part of me had died.”

These poor scores contributed to poor sales (in the range of 500,000 units sold) and a whole lot of lost money, which is probably the biggest reason Marvel decided to pull back on the video game market. They perceived it to be unprofitable.

To contrast, the much more favorably reviewed “Batman: Arkham Knight,” made by Marvel’s superhero rival’s DC, sold more than 4.5 million copies. In essence, consumers aren’t stupid, and video

“And anyone who makes games knows that having your budget cut is tough, especially when you’re expecting it to ramp up. It’s really tough to deal with, even worse in the middle of the project. It has huge impact on the scope and the potential for the end product to even be shipped.”

- Denis Dyackm game developer Silicon Knight’s president games are a much larger commitment than films.

While a bored teenager might blow an afternoon and $10 on a movie they are iffy about, they’re not going to spend $60 and countless hours on a video game without doing the research to make sure it’s worth it. Unlike almost every other medium of entertainment, poor quality video games rarely succeed.

Quality video games are also extremely expensive and time-consuming to make, which meant big problems were arising when Marvel sliced and diced its video game budget to pieces back in 2011. This was right after Disney purchased the comics giant, in what would become the first of several high profile acquisitions by the House of Mouse, who would later purchase “Star Wars” production company Lucasfilm and blockbuster powerhouse 21st Century Fox. One of the last notable Marvel video games, “X-men: Destiny”, was a notable casualty of this budget cut, as told in an interview to Nichegames.com from game developer Silicon Knight’s president, Denis Dyack, who worked as a head developer at the time.

“And at the time, I don’t know if anyone remembers, but there were quite a few layoffs there, and our budget was substantially cut.” Dyack said. “And anyone who makes games knows that having your budget cut is tough, especially when you’re expecting

it to ramp up. It’s really tough to deal with, even worse in the middle of the project. It has huge impact on the scope and the potential for the end product to even be shipped.”

“X-Men: Destiny” would go on to receive a paltry 4.7/10 approval rating and sell less than 1 million copies.

In short, we haven’t received a proper Marvel game because past Marvel games have failed. And past Marvel games have failed because of developer sabotage. It’s a vicious cycle and one that’s going to need to be broken before gamers will ever see a quality Marvel rendition of their favorite hobby.

All hope is not lost however, as another Spiderman game is set to release this July on the PS4, from the acclaimed Insomniac Studios, producers of famous franchises like “Rachet” and “Clank and Spyro The Dragon”. An Avengers game is also reportedly in the works from “Final Fantasy” creators Square Enix, although little has so far been revealed.

With superheros being the dominant force in cinema for nearly a decade now, its surprising they haven’t yet dominated video games. I wouldn’t count on things staying that way forever though; if there’s one thing Marvel’s good at, it’s making money. And a quality video game where you’d get to be a superhero, now that would make money.

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WVU looks ahead to new challenge MEN’S LACROSSE

BY JOHN LOWE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After a 16-0 exhibition rout against Marshall, the West Virginia University lacrosse team embraces a new challenge as they head to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to compete in the first-ever Big 12 Shootout.

In an effort to raise awareness of lacrosse across the universities in the Big 12 Conference, WVU, along with Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, will play in a round-robin tournament at Prosper High School just north of Dallas.

West Virginia head coach Brian Houk believes that getting Big 12 teams playing against each other in Texas could help grow the sport. Only nine universities located in states not bordering the Atlantic Ocean have NCAA Division I lacrosse teams, none of which are in Texas.

“It’s really cool, the whole geographical scene,” Houk said.

“Dallas is kind of becoming a hotbed of lacrosse. It’s starting to grow in the high schools down there, it’s part of the push out west. Texas, Colorado, Arizona is starting to become pretty big and it’s cool just getting a chance to play those big name schools.

When you think Big 12, you don’t think lacrosse, you think basketball.”

The trip to Texas will be West Virginia’s furthest trek since the team was founded in 1971.

Mountaineer defensemen and team president Carter Smith believes that getting the conference schools together could go a long way to help the team’s Division I status possibilities.

“So this is definitely the first step (to Division I status),” Smith said. “Getting Big 12 teams together and playing.”

In the current club format, there is no Big 12 lacrosse conference. West Virginia plays in the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) which includes Virginia Tech, Liberty, George Washington and Tennessee. The other Big 12 schools compete in the Lone Star Alliance (LSA), a conference with universities from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Timothy Vogt playing defence against Marshall.

WVU opens up the tournament with Baylor on Friday night. The Bears are coming off a 9-2 season, advancing to the semifinals of the LSA Tournament and are looking just as strong this season with a 4-1 record. Attackman Trey Cambere, who was the 2017 LSA Offensive Player of the Year, is still looking strong for Baylor, averaging 5.6 goals and 2.4 assists per game.

“We’ve watched some film on them,” Houk said. “We see some things we think we can take advantage of.”

The Mountaineers move on to play Texas Tech on Saturday. The Red Raiders struggled in 2017, finishing with a 2-9 record with their only wins coming against UTSA and Incarnate Word. They have managed to beat their win total from last year with a 3-3 record, but are coming off a tough tournament appearance in downtown Dallas, being outscored by a combined 20-7 in losses to SMU and South Carolina.

Despite this, Houk isn’t counting Texas Tech out.

“We’ll have our hands full with them,” Houk said.

West Virginia closes out the tournament with Oklahoma on Sunday, who ran the table in the LSA last season with a 10-2 record, but lost to SMU in the conference championship to end its season. Houk believes that the game against the Sooners will be the perfect game before heading into SELC play.

“I think Oklahoma’s clearly the best team out of the three,” Houk said. “They look pretty good on film, but I think they’re beatable also. I think they’re a great litmus test heading into Liberty the week after. They’re kind of similar teams, similar skills. I think how we do against them will be a big indicator of how we may fare with our tougher opponents down the stretch.”

The Mountaineers will follow up the first meeting with all three of these schools with a road trip at SELC-rival and 17th-ranked Liberty on March 3 before going on hiatus for spring break.

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Coach Brian Houk talking to his players before their exhibition against Marshall.

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An inside look at WVU’s two seniors MEN’S BASKETBALL

BY CHRIS JACKSON MANAGING EDITOR The days in the blue and gold uniforms are numbered for West Virginia’s starting backcourt.

Seniors Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles Jr. are seeing their college careers winding down ahead of the final three regular season games, followed by the Big 12 Tournament and likely NCAA Tournament appearance for a fourth straight year They only have two more home games — 6 p.m. Saturday against Iowa State and 9 p.m. Monday against Texas Tech on Senior Night.

Let’s take a look back at their careers and what they have accomplished since arriving on campus as freshmen in the 2014-15 season.

Jevon Carter Carter is one of college basketball’s stars and the top defender in the country, but few colleges expected this when he was coming out of Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. West Virginia was the only power-five program to make an offer to Carter, according to his recruiting profile on 247Sports.com. The other offers: Akron, Dartmouth, Kent

State, Lehigh, Toledo, Valparaiso, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Illinois State (the only offer from his home state).

Yet head coach Bob Huggins saw something in him, and offering the lightly-recruited Carter — who had a three-star rating and was the No. 299 player in the 2014 class by 247Sports.com — paid huge dividends not only for him, but for the entire West Virginia basketball program. He raves about his work ethic and how he is always in the gym, getting shots up and working on his craft. Carter is also almost always the first player out for warm-ups before every game.

Carter is at the forefront of “Press Virginia,” the relentless, in-your-face pressure defense that Huggins installed Carter’s freshman year. Huggins knew something needed to change, especially after WVU missed the NCAA Tournament the previous two seasons, compiling 13-19 and 17-16 seasons and seeing a number of top players transfer.

Since becoming a Mountaineer, Carter started 103 games, missing only one start as a junior and making only four starts as a freshman. During that time, he has accumulated some impressive statistics.

Last year, Carter became the 51st player in school his-

tory to score 1,000 career points. He set the school record for the most-ever steals by a junior (92).

Carter’s defensive effort helped him become the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.

As a senior, Carter is fourth in the Big 12 in scoring (16.8 points per game), fourth in assists (6.6 per game) and first in steals (3.0 per game).

His 3.0 steals also rank fourth in the country.

In addition to those accolades, Carter is one assist away from becoming the first player in West Virginia history to record 1,500 points, 500 assists and 500 rebounds in his career.

During his career, WVU has played in the Big 12 Championship twice so far and qualified for the NCAA Tournament every year, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2015 and 2017.

Daxter Miles Jr. Miles arrived at WVU at the same time as Carter and has helped build WVU back into one of college basketball’s top programs.

The Baltimore, Maryland, native was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a threestar recruit by 247Sports.com, showing plenty of promise during his first year in the Mountaineer uniform.

He averaged 7.3 points,

2.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals, starting all 35 games as a freshman while helping WVU to an appearance in the Sweet 16.

Since then, Miles has seen his statistics improve nearly every season, except for the scoring drop from his sophomore to junior year (9.4 points to 8.8 points per game). His rebounding numbers have gone down slightly from 2.3 as a freshman to 2.1 per contest as a sophomore, and his steal totals barely declined, going from 1.4 per game his junior year to the 1.3 he is posting as a senior.

As a senior, Miles is averaging a double-figure scoring total for the first time in his career (12.1 points) on 43 percent shooting, including career-bests in assists (3.4) and rebounds (2.9). He is also shooting 74 percent at the free throw line, making marketable strides in that area after never surpassing 60 percent in the past three years.

Like Carter, Miles has been to the NCAA Tournament every campaign during his college career and is, barring some unforeseen circumstance, going to play in March Madness again in 2018 (ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently projects the Mountaineers as a No. 5 seed).

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Jevon Carter •51st WVU basketball player to 1,000 career points •16.8 points per game average •6.6 assists per game

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Daxter Miles Jr. •12.1 points per game average •2.1 rebounds per game •1.3 steals per game •2.9 rebounds per game

•3.0 steals per game

WVU in need of more offensive production BASEBALL

BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia baseball team lost two of three games to Jacksonville last weekend. The Mountaineers scored a combined 10 runs across the series, including only scoring once in the final game.

Entering the season-opening series, WVU head coach Randy Mazey talked favorably about his team, especially about his starting lineup.

“We have speed at the top and the bottom,” Mazey said.

“We have guys in the middle who can run the ball out of the yard. We can do some different things and play an uptempo game.”

Mazey is pretty optimistic despite WVU losing its top three leaders in slugging percentage last season in Kyle Davis (.526), Cole Austin (.459) and Jackson Cramer (.472). The Mountaineers were third in the Big 12 with 370 runs scored a year ago and found ways to win games with

“We have speed at the top and the bottom. We have guys in the middle who can run the ball out of the yard.

We can do some different things and play an up-tempo game.”

-Randy Mazey, head coach offense alone.

The top returning hitters are Ivan Gonzalez (.317 batting average, .359 on-base percentage, .444 slugging percentage), Darius Hill (.307/.355/.422) and Braden Zarbnisky (.336/.417/.384).

Gonzalez and Hill played every game, but Zarbnisky did not make any plate appearances because the team is looking at turning him into a starter.

Essentially, WVU lost its four most dangerous hitters from last season with Zarbnisky seemingly no longer a regular.

This year’s batting order may not be as intimidating as a year ago, but is full of potential. In each game in Jacksonville, Mazey made at least one tweak from the previous game.

Nonetheless, only three players

recorded multi-hit games.

The potential lies with three players: Brandon White, Kevin Brophy and Marques Inman.

White is the most experienced player, playing in 55 games last season, 50 of which were starts. He started season red-hot, but finished with a .277 average. The fact that his average was still at a decent spot is a testament to both how strong he started the year and how poorly he ended it.

The then-freshman took a stranglehold on an open center-field position, but must be more consistent this season to maintain it for the whole year.

Brophy only made five starts and only had 40 at-bats last year.

However, with holes at first base and third base, Brophy will fig-

ure to see plenty of playing time since he is a capable defender at both.

As a left-handed hitter, he brings some pop to the lineup, but also some whiffs; 32.5 percent of his at-bats last season ended with strikeouts.

Inman played early and often last season and made the most of his time. As the regular designated hitter to open the season, he hit .351 in 57 at-bats and had a .544-slugging percentage.

However, Inman’s season ended when he injured his ankle in the home opener on March 24. If he is anything like he was last year, then Inman will be a major contributor this season. That’s a big if though, because his stellar numbers last year came in such a small sample size.

If WVU hopes to win games offensively, it will need some surprise players to step up.

The Big 12 is an offense-first league and the Mountaineers must have bats to stack up against the rest of the conference. If not, it could be the difference between making and missing the NCAA Tournament.

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Koshinski excelling for team and academically GYMNASTICS

“My family is really supportive, and I know that I can always go to them for anything, so it’s really comforting to have that support system behind you when the days may not go the way you want them to.”

- Kirah Koshinski, gymnast

BY TAYLOR HALL SPORTS WRITER The Mountaineer Gymnastics team most recently defeated two rivals in one meet, taking down Pitt and Maryland last Sunday and earning a new season high score of 196.255.

A huge contributor to that new high score and any victory this season is junior gymnast, Kirah Koshinski.

A Berwick, Pa. native, Koshinski is continuously making improvements in her practices and meets to solidify her position on the team and aims to work her way up to being one of the strongest all-around gymnasts the Mountaineers have ever had on their roster.

“I feel like I’ve been doing pretty good, I just need to fix the little things here and there to really put everything together and to reach a consistent point this season,” Koshinski said. “I am working to try and do bars so I just keep trying really hard to continue my journey to be

able to be an all-around.”

On vault, Koshinski has recorded a score of 9.9 or better eleven times, ranking No. 5 in program history.

In vault, beam and floor

combined, she has notched a 9.9 or better twenty times and currently stands at No. 7 in the program’s history with the rest of this season and next year awaiting her.

As a freshman, she became the first Mountaineer to receive an All-America regular season honor and was placed on the All-America Vault Second Team.

Koshinski currently ranks No. 11 in the nation on vault, jumping up three spots this week and maintaining an average vault score of 9.875. In the region, she is ranked No. 3.

In addition to her hard work on the gymnastics team, Koshinski is also a dedicated student, having made Dean’s List repeatedly and receiving numerous Big 12 academic honors while also receiving recognition for her high scores.

Koshinski says the main

thing that keeps her motivated in the gym and in the classroom is her family.

“My family is really supportive, and I know that I can always go to them for anything, so it’s really comforting to have that support system behind you when the days may not go the way you want them to.”

Ko s h i n s k i a n d t h e No. 29-ranked Mountaineers are back in action this Friday as they travel to Norman, Okla., for a Big 12 matchup against the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, who are currently averaging an overall score of 197.638. The meet is scheduled for a 7:45 p.m. start.

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Kirah Koshinski • Currently ranked #7 in program history • Became first Mountaineer to receive All-America regular season honor • Placed on the All-America Vault Second Team • Currently Ranked #11 in the nation on vault • Ranked #3 in the region in vault • Repeated Dean’s list • Repeated Big 12 Academic honoree

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Visit Student Health HEALTH & EDUCATION BUILDING

Mon - Fri: 7:45 am — 8 pm Sat: 9:45 am — 4 pm

Appointments required. ALWAYS bring valid ID and insurance card.

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