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TOP 10 SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS

BY JULIA HILLMAN CORRESPONDENT Spring break is only a month away, and many Mountaineers have already planned their vacations. With the diverse population on campus, students are travelling to a variety of places.

According to USA News, the top four cheapest spring break destinations are Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Daytona, Fla.; Cancun, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

From the cheapests spring break hotspots to the more expensive, Mountaineers are ready for a week of relaxation and fun.

1. Las Vegas, Nevada 2. Miami Beach, Florida 3. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 4. The Bahamas 5. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 6. Cancun, Mexico 7. Puerto Rico 8. Key West, Florida 9. Daytona, Florida 10. South Padre Island, Florida

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Cheapest Destinations: Myrtle Beach, S.C.: “We got a killer deal and just wanted to try out something new to make the best of our break.” said Julie Chabot, 20, from Waterford, Conn.

Daytona, Fla.: “We knew we wanted to go to a beach, and none of us have passports, so this was the best deal we could find in the U.S.,” said Eric Martorano, 19, from Sewell, N.J. Cancun, Mexico: “We wanted to find an all inclusive resort, because you can't beat the price, and we knew we wanted to go somewhere tropical,” said Markie Gallik, 19, of Belle Vernon, Pa. Puerto Rico: “Out of all the tropical areas,

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Las Vegas, Nevada this was the cheapest. Plus the cultural part of the area seems amazing,” said McKenna Gillian, 19, from Lewisburg, W.Va. Top Destinations: Las Vegas, Nevada: “We really wanted to go people watching, and there’s no better place for that than Vegas,” said Grace Banke, 18, from New Kensington, Pa. Miami Beach, Florida: “We felt like Miami is like the place to go for spring break, so we felt like we needed to go once to say we did it,” said Amanda Zeh-

ring, 18, of Centreville, Va. Punta Cana,Dominican Republic: “I lived there for a part of my life, so I knew that I wanted to go back at some point, and spring break was the perfect window for that,” said Tori Vincent, 19, from Augusta, Ga. The Bahamas: “It’s warm, and there are pina coladas,” said Angie Stotler, 21, of Morgantown, W.Va.. “If that doesn't scream spring break, I don’t know what does.”

Spring break begins March 9 and ends on March 17, and WVU students are prepared to have a great time.

TOP 10 CHEAPEST SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS 1. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2. Daytona, Florida 3. Cancun, Mexico 4. Puerto Rico 5. South Padre Island, Florida 6. Nashville, Tennessee 7. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 8. San Diego, California 9. Austin, Texas 10. New Orleans, Louisiana INFO VIA U.S. NEWS

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NEWS

Mountain Line bus depot to move

BY KAYLA GAGNON STAFF WRITER A Mountain Line Transit Authority depot will be moved this summer.

The Garrett Street depot, next to Hazel Ruby-McQuain Riverfront Park, will be moved to the Fairmont Road terminal in Westover due to revitalization happening near the waterfront.

“This is not a move we wanted to make,” said Kelli LaNeve, mobility coordinator for Mountain Line Transit Authority. “It shouldn’t really affect a lot of the students, but we are probably going to have to change some of our time-frames.”

According to Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake, the reason the depot is being moved is because the city received a $4 million dollar grant from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust as a part of a revitalization project.

LaNeve said services to places like the Morgantown Mall or the University Town Center may be impacted by this move. The bus lines that originate at the depot, such as the Gold, Red, Purple, Orange and Blue lines, will be experience a 5-6 minute difference in its arrival times at its stops.

The bus lines that run on the WVU campus, such as the Beechurst Express and the Blue and Gold line, will not be affected.

“We’re in the planning

“It shouldn’t really affect a lot of the students, but we are probably going to have to change some of our timeframes.”

- Kelli LaNeve, mobility coordinator for Mountain Lie Transit Authority phase right now, and we’re looking at all the timing for all the routes that originate at the depot,” LaNeve said.

According to LaNeve, Mountain Line plans on having public hearings about this change in April, as well as information distribution in June and July.

The Riverfront Enhancement Project is set to start construction in the spring,

with renovations being made to the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park, as well as the Walnut Street Landing.

“We’re creating a new and improved public gathering space, which will make that area that much more vibrant,” Brake said. “There’s greater potential of being a destination for not only residents, but visitors as well.

City council moves forward with tax credits for new businesses

BY JOE SEVERINO STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, the Morgantown City Council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a plan to give tax credits to new and expanding businesses in certain areas of the city.

The plan would give up to $300,000 in tax credits for new and expanding businesses in the downtown and Wharf District areas in Morgantown.

Businesses with a minimum of $5M in construction costs can receive tax credits up to 80 percent in Business & Occupation tax. This tax credit

will drop 20 percent every year for four years.

According to the proposal, businesses must be located in the eligible areas before June 30, 2023, if it wants to receive the credit.

This credit could also be used by territories annexed into Morgantown.

Council said it wants to attract businesses with this incentive to bring growth and promote stability in the city.

Councilor Ron Dulaney praised the proposal, but also said that any businesses coming into town should fit with the mold of the city.

“I support this, and I think we desperately need to en-

courage redevelopment in our downtown,” Dulaney said. “At the same time, I really believe strongly that we need to do all that we can to maintain the character of our downtown.”

Councilor Ryan Wallace also supported the goals of the proposal.

“I appreciate this for what it is, and that is an incentive for development,” Wallace said.

Wallace also recognized the plan might not be a fit for all situations.

“It won’t be a one-size-fitsall, perfect solution to development that will address all elements,” Wallace said.

Both downtown Morgantown and the Wharf are in-

cluded in the National Register of Historic Places, which raised concerns for Councilor Barry Wendell over the districts’ historic designation.

“I’m wondering if there’s any protection for historic buildings or anything that would say if the building is renovated, should it be renovated to historic standards?”

Wendell said.

Councilor Jenny Selin pointed to the potential of the Wharf District, saying the area could have a lot more going on than it does now.

“There’s a whole central part of the Wharf District that doesn’t have much on it yet,” Selin said.

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Police have no leads on larceny in Oakland dorm

BY PENELOPE DE LA CRU STAFF WRITER On Monday Feb. 4, a WVU student reported that $600 had been stolen from their Oakland Hall dorm room.

This would have occured between the hours of 1-6 p.m., according WVU Police Chief Bob Roberts.

Currently, there are no leads on who stole the money. The student’s $600 was earned by selling tickets, according to Roberts.

“Card activity for the door was reviewed and ruled out one suggested

person,” Roberts said, regarding the identity of the perpetrator.

According to Roberts, between Aug. 15, 2017 and Feb. 6, 2018, the UPD had 101 cases of theft in buildings on campus, 12 cases of theft from cars and 13 cases of shoplifting.

Roberts said to avoid being stolen, take these steps: •Do not keep large sums of money in your room.

•Deposit money into your bank account as soon as possible.

•Do not leave valuable items unattended.

•Never leave your dorm room unlocked.

SGA works with legislators to create virtual library

BY DOUGLAS SOULE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The WVU Student Government Association worked with state legislators to introduce a bill into the House of Delegates creating a temporary Virtual Library Study Commission.

“I would consider them partners in this,” said Delegate Joshua Higginbotham, R-Putnam, the lead sponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 41.

Higginbotham said right after he was elected in 2016, WVU SGA President Blake Humphrey contacted him about textbook affordability.

“A number of other student government members from

throughout the state have also contacted me about issues similar to this one, but I think we had the best working relationship with the WVU student government,” Higginbotham said.

The commission, which would expire on June 30, 2019, would explore the possibilities of a virtual library in West Virginia, which is “an online repository of textbooks, open-source textbooks, that would allow for college student in our state to save hundreds of dollars every semester on textbook costs,” Higginbotham said.

This library would contain open education resources, or OER, which are educational materials that are free for stu-

dents in college and in K-12.

Humphrey said this virtual library would not only save school districts and college students money, but“[it] would also do tremendous things in improving the quality of education for West Virginians by making educational material more accessible, more affordable, more dynamic and more diverse,” Humphrey said.

According to the bill,, the commission would be made up of the following people: • The chair of the House Education Committee, or designee • The chair of the Senate Education Committee, or designee • The State Superintendent of Schools, or a designee

• The Chancellor for Higher Education, or a designee • The Governor, or a designee • One member of the West Virginia Library Association selected by the president of the association • The chair of the West Virginia Library Commission, or a designee “We will have a great group of minds that can come together, as designated in the bill, to really see the feasibility and the value of [virtual libraries],” Humphrey said.

A report of findings and recommendations about virtual libraries must be given to the House Education Committee and Senate Education Commit-

“We will have a great group of minds that can come together, as designated in the bill, to really see the feasibility and the value of [virtual libraries].”

- Blake Humphrey, SGA President tee by March 1, 2019, according to the bill.

“We have a good shot at passing the concurrent resolution, but we’re still going to continue to pursue it even if it doesn’t pass” this legislative session, Higginbotham said.

Higginbotham said virtual libraries and OER will also be discussed at a Joint Standing Committee on Education meeting,

which is a meeting between the House Education Committee and the Senate Education Committee.

“We have gotten confirmation that this will be one of the issues that we will be researching throughout the next few months before the next legislative session,” Higginbotham said.

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CULTURE

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It is important to know the customs of the country in which you are traveling to and to respect the wildlife.

Precautions to take when traveling abroad “Make photocopies of your passport and other documentation, too.”

- Nick Penix, a frequent European traveler

BY JORDYN JOHNSON CULTURE EDITOR Traveling outside of the country can be a fantastic experience. It gives the opportunity to see new cultures, cities and people that someone would probably never get the chance to experience.

However, there are some precautions that those traveling outside of the United States should take.

According to the U.S. Department of State, a trip requires careful planning.

Travelers need to research the country they are visiting including entry/exit requirements, visas, laws, customs, medical care and road safety.

Health precautions are also extremely important.

Before traveling to various countries around the world, especially third world, travelers will need vaccinations or oral medications to take to prevent diseases such as typhoid fever, yellow fever or hepatitis. Parker Boggs, a freshman and frequent traveler, went to South Africa this summer. Boggs gave the following advice for traveling outside of the country.

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A passport is essential for traveling abroad.

“Check the weather to know how to pack and what to prepare for,” he said.

“Since we were going to different places [in South Africa], you had to know what to pack for each location.”

He also said, jokingly, to make sure your passport isn’t expired and to try not to act like too much of a tourist.

Jeevan Murthy is also a frequent traveler to coun-

tries outside of the United States. Murthy has travelled to Ireland, India, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico, and he will be studying abroad through WVU in South Africa this summer.

“In India we just go knowing only to drink, brush teeth, etc. with bottled water,” he said. American travelers are typically told not to use the

tap water in more impoverished countries they may be traveling to.

“I went to Mexico during the swine flu scare, so we had to be extra careful about that,” said Murthy.

Nick Penix, a frequent European traveler, thinks that learning a little bit of the native language is a good step to take before going to a new country. “Make photocopies of your passport and other documentation, too,” he said.

Traveling outside of the country is an enriching experience, and if given the chance, everyone should try it at least once. But, making sure you are adequately prepared is always key before embarking on a new adventure.

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2. Bring copies of your passport.

10. Check the country’s entrance/exit fees..

3. Leave a copy of your passport.

11. Get guidebooks.

4. Register with your embassy.

12. Research events going on while you’re there.

5. Look up the monetary conversion before you go.

13. Bring a charger adapter.

6. Make sure your credit 14. Check the voltage of card will work in the country your electronics. you’re visiting.

15. Pack an extra set of 7. Go to a bank or ATM in the clothes in your carry-on country you’re visiting. bag.

8. Always have local cash.

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SpaceX launch successful, private enterprises could benefit economy in the long-run

BY JOHN ZALESKI CORRESPONDENT On Feb. 6, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket into space, and flung its cargo – a Tesla – on a trajectory to the asteroid belt.

But more impressively, it returned the two outer rockets of the vessel to Earth for future reuse.

A third rocket missed its reentry target and can’t be reused, and the original trajectory of the Tesla was Mars orbit. But ambitious projects like this are never perfect, and this is a leap forward for private space enterprise nevertheless.

The goal of SpaceX (and of its founder Elon Musk) is to make space travel affordable and to eventually go to Mars.

Creating reusable rockets is crucial to this effort, as it can dramatically reduce costs of launching things into space.

This is a change from previous space ventures, orchestrated by governments to achieve national ends like winning the Space Race, gaining prestige and enhancing military security. Space pro-

grams sponsored by governments and paid for by taxes don’t have profit motives – and are much less concerned with costs.

Private enterprises, however, don’t have the limitless credit of the Federal Government. If they want to go to space, they must bring back benefits consumers are willing to pay for and cover their costs.

This means private space ventures are economic in nature, not political. In the case of SpaceX, it is working towards establishing an array of satellites that can provide high speed internet access across the globe. Eventually, space capitalists will want to bring home resources from asteroids or begin some sort of revenue generating development.

This brings up a new set of questions for policymakers and international organizations. If governments are wise, they can establish rules of the space game that will make private actors secure in investing in space and keep the game competitive.

In most cases, precedents for situations in space can be found on Earth. Rules for ships in space don’t need to be too

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SpaceX is a company that aims to make space travel more affordable. different from rules for ships at sea, and Antarctica already exists as territory outside the sovereignty of nation-states.

However, the most important factor for private space exploration — property rights — is something that is still debatable on the international scene. Many non-space faring nations believe that resources taken from space should be equally distributed among nations – something that clearly undercuts poten-

tial investment.

The United States should take the lead by establishing that private enterprises do have property rights in space and establishing the rules for what is and is not private property. This will ensure potential space explorers that their investments won’t be seized after success and will give them a better idea of what they will gain from exploration.

The government should not, however, intervene to help some of its nation’s space

enterprises at the expense of others, even foreign competitors. There will be a temptation for the federal government to subsidize or protect U.S. companies to promote national prestige. This would be a mistake.

If the government intervenes to help SpaceX or any other company, either with subsidies or protection, that company will become less concerned with satisfying consumers and more with satisfying politicians and

bureaucrats.

When European countries first began exploring the rest of the world, they chartered monopoly trading companies that were protected from foreign competition. These eventually became behemoth pseudo-states and bad for their consumers. It was ships from the British East India Company that were raided in the Boston tea party.

Other countries, like China, will undoubtedly involve their government to promote their own ventures — but insofar as they are protected and propped up, they will fail consumers. The U.S. should support a model of free enterprise, where success is determined by the market and ability to bring tangible benefits to consumers and society.

The government will probably not begin thinking about space policy until it faces some sort of dilemma. This is unfortunate, because having the right rules in place before they are necessary would be a big benefit to potential pioneers by helping them calculate the costs and benefits of propelling us into the future.

Could Spring Break influence reckless behavior?

BY REBECCA TORO CORRESPONDENT Spring break is a time for college kids to forget about the stress of school for a few days and relax. Some students even travel to popular spring break destinations with their friends, and these destinations often offer travel packages including all-inclusive stays.

While this may be a fun way to spend spring break, it often leads at to a week of partying and drinking. Some Mountaineers, current and former, look back on their spring break experiences.

“Last year in Cancun, someone ran through the entire hotel and ripped off every number on every door so that no one could find their rooms, and the hotel staff had to redo every single door,” said Carly Greer, a senior marketing student from Wheeling, W.Va. A common excuse for these actions is that “they’re just dumb college kids,”

when in reality these are the people who will be out into the world working for businesses, creating or teaching in a few years. These actions should not be excusable.

“When we first walked up to our room there was all this blood on the ground from a fight,” Greer said. “We probably saw at least two fights a day.”

Spring breakers caused so much destruction over the years that, in 2015, the Panama City government created ordinances prohibiting drinking during the month of March.

“I think we ruined it for not only college kids but for other people who want to drink casually on the beach with friends and family,” said Erin King a WVU alumni with a degree in sports management from Burtonsville, Md. According to the Panama City Beach Government Ordinances, alcohol is prohibited on the Sandy Gulf Beach during the month of March.

PCBG prohibits balcony

climbing, drinking in parking lots and limits hours of alcohol sales. All of this to prevent spring breakers from adding more to the ruins they may have caused.

Ordinance 1353 states “alcohol-related or alcohol-induced issues, including fights and disorderly conduct, have in recent years increasingly take away from other beach and crowd management priorities.”

The ordinance says that the consumption of alcohol during March “bears a substantial relation to health safety.”

“The City finds that a policy regarding the consumption of alcohol during the month of March bears a substantial relation to health safety and welfare of visitors and residents, and that a prohibition during Spring Break is a valid exercise of police power that will substantially promote health, safety and welfare of the community and particularity that of residents and young visitors.”

“We have contributed to the laws put out there, but are not solely to blame for them,” said Henrry Palacios, a WVU alumni with a degree in finance and marketing from Frederick, Md. “I believe that social media has played a big difference in how we act these days on spring break.

The more attention someone believes they can have if they do something stupid they do over spring break, the more likely they will do it. Everyone's looking for those seconds of fame, and there's not enough college students calling them out on their stupidity.”

Spring breakers are posting their “stunts” to social media. This means more evidence for these lawmakers.

Spring break is all about forgetting about your stress and priorities. You’re a hard working college student who truly deserves this break. But just because you’re on spring break doesn’t mean it’s time to behave like a child. After all, there are consequences.

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CHILL The LEND Program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities is recruiting graduate students from health and related disciplines for graduate assistantships starting in Fall, 2018.

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The mission of the LEND Program is to prepare health professionals to serve children and youth with disabilities and the families that care for them. The focus is to train students by using mentors from their fields of study and focusing on family-centered care, teamwork and cultural sensitivity. Selected students may be awarded a tuition waiver and stipend. The program is also looking for family members of a person with a disability and disability self-advocates.

Applications are due by March 9, 2018. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. Citizens. For more information, visit http://www.lend.cedwvu.org/trainee-application/ or contact Diane Williams at awilliams@hsc.wvu.edu or by calling 304-293-4692.

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Vintage Videos and Games on Walmut Street will be shutting down after 21 years of business.

One of Morgantown’s oldest game stores shuts its doors After 21 years of business, Vintage Videos and Games is shutting down. High rent and decreasing profits proved to be the end of one of Morgantown’s oldest and most beloved stores.

When Kevin and Leeanne Riggleman opened Vintage in October 1996, they had no idea the journey that owning a business would take them on. Even as technology evolved, Vintage kept a collection of the classics, with an overflowing selection of VHS tapes, vinyl records and video games even older than the store.

As sales of physical copies of media go down, it’s harder for brick and mortar entertainment peddlers to stay open.

“The medium’s changing,” Leanne said. “Pretty soon there won’t be hard copies of anything. It’ll all just be stored up in the cloud or whatever.”

DVDs and Blu-rays have been hit particularly hard in recent years. 2010’s best selling DVD in the United States, Avatar, sold 10 million copies.

2017’s top seller, Trolls, sold 1.8 million.

The Riggleman’s saw the writing on the wall, which contributed to their decision to close.

“It’s a little bittersweet, but times change,” Leeanne said.

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“I went there about every week when I lived in Morgantown, and I checked it out every time I was back in town to see what new stuff they have.”

- Joel Jarvis, graduate of the Reed College of Media “We had a really good run.”

Collecting physical media, whether it be videogames, films, comics or any number of other mediums, has become more of a niche’ in recent years. But for those still invested in hard copies, the closing of stores like Vintage really hurt.

“I started going to Vintage my senior year,” said Joel Jarvis, 25 and a graduate of the Reed College of Media. “I went there about every week when I lived in Morgantown, and I checked it out every time I was back in town to see what new stuff they have.”

Jarvis, a long time film buff, especially appreciated the VHS section. With Vintage closing down, he’s not sure there’s anywhere else in Morgantown to fill his needs.

“With Internet sellers, there’s a lot of crooks taking advantage of people who don’t know any better,” Jarvis said. “One tape

they were selling at Vintage Video for $10, Cut-Throats 9, some people were trying to get $30 for it online.”

Cut-Throats 9, an obscure Western released back in 1972, is the kind of movie that remains mostly forgotten in the new digital landscape of film. Typically, the film is only found in the bargain bin of a used video store, covered in dust, tape worn thin from repeated viewings. And as those stores close that experience, just like CutThroats 9, is becoming lost to time.

Video games have fared better than films at staying physical. While exact sales numbers weren’t mentioned by developer Activision, Call of Duty: WW2 has made more than $1 billion dollars since its October 2017 release, with the majority of copies sold being in physical form.

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8 | FASHION & VALENTINE’S DAY FILL A HEART

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ashion

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BY EMILY MATLOCK FASHION COLUMNIST

Musicians help GAP revamp On Jan. 27, Gap launched its Archive Reissue-Logo Remix collection online and soon after in stores. The launch of this collection is significant because it combines music, art, fashion, theater and activism in this extraordinary campaign.

Several stars, including SZA and Metro Boomin, collaborated with Gap on the project, which aired during the 2018 Grammy Awards on CBS. Gap Inc. reached its peak popularity during the 80s and hopes that with the help of influencers, bloggers and musicians the brand can reinvent how customers think about digital and mobile shopping, shares Sharon Edelson from Women’s Wear Daily. Gap is embracing culture changes

“I always think that when you get wellknown artists or designers to collaborate with, people will always want to buy it.”

- Isabella Rosso, sophomore fashion merchandising student by increasing mobile offerings and digital campaigns.

Isabella Rosso, a sophomore fashion merchandising student from Wellsburg, West Virginia, believes that music icons have a strong influence on a customer’s opinion of a brand.

“I always think that when you get well-known artists or designers to collaborate with, people will always want to buy it,” Rosso said. “A lot of people

instantly purchase products that are in-stock.

Students might be interested in these apps because they tailor to lifestyles, budgets and preferences.

“I often peruse musicians’ Instagram pages, and appreciate how much effort they put into their images,” said Marissa Bailey, a junior musical theater and strategic communication student from Clarksburg, West Virginia “I do love to find similar pieces in clothing stores that I can access, but I think it would be very difficult for the average person to replicate the celebrities’ looks exactly,” Bailey said.

Art, music and culture have an interesting relationship with fashion. Each element is unique on its own, but together they can create a movement for change and inspiration. However, how these elements are combined into a message could make or break a brand that dares to push the limits of any marketing campaign.

“Depending on whether the artist has a good or bad reputation will show how well the artist will represent the brand,” Rosso said. “When it comes to the deciding factor, it has to be a well thought out decision making process on who they want to represent their brand.”

Time will tell whether Gap’s

Ad space 10.33” x 6”

won’t wear a brand until they see an artist wearing it.”

There are helpful apps available for fans who want to shop the clothes they see their favorite stars wearing.

Apps like LIKEtoKNOW.it and ScreenShop send readyto-shop links to users’ emails after screenshotting an Instagram post from an affiliated blogger or celebrity. All product information is included in an email, and users can

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“I appreciate the simplistic looks that artists wear in their everyday life and admire

how they pull off calm pieces,” Bailey said. “Sometimes I try to emulate their casual looks when I’m feeling inspired.”

Media and digital marketing is attractive to millennials when the content is refreshing and engaging. Gap’s media campaign is quite the culture remix that the fashion industry needs to appear more relatable to today’s consumers.

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SPORTS

Defense takes shape again

BY CHRIS JACKSON MANAGING EDITOR

MEN’S BASKETBALL West Virginia is back to what has made it one of the Big 12’s top programs since the 2014-15 season.

Its defense is retaking shape. It’s forcing its opponents into a high number of turnovers once again and taking them out of rhythm offensively right from the tip-off.

And the last two games are indicative of that. Both saw the defense force 15 turnovers, helping them to two straight victories, including a tremendous effort against Oklahoma on Monday that saw it limit college basketball’s top player and the top offense in the country.

Oklahoma entered as the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense (89.9 points). However, the Sooners finished with just 73 in the two-point loss and dropped to the No. 2 scoring offense behind Duke. They were was also outshot 71-56.

“That’s how we played all year until we got in that stretch where we, for whatever reason, we quit taking chances, we quit trying to make things happen with our defense, and we’ve got to make things happen with our defense for us to be successful,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins.

Star freshman point Trae Young still got his points — 32 on 10-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-10 beyond the arc — to improve his season average to a national-best 29.8 per game. However, his playmak-

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Sophomore forward Wesley Harris goes for the ball in the Mountaineer’s match-up against Oklahoma State. ing abilities were slowed, and it showed in the box score.

Young finished with a season-low one assist and six turnovers in 32 minutes. His previous season-low: five against Arkansas, along with this same West Virginia team in the first meeting between the two last month.

"I think they were going to live with me scoring and try to contain my teammates," Young said.

What Young said is exactly what WVU wanted to do in this game and the first time the two met, which was also an 89-76 victory on Jan. 6, in Morgantown. Both games saw Young still score right at his season average or right above it, but both also saw him tally too many turnovers and too few of assists, not giving his teammates enough opportu-

nities to score.

Young had eight turnovers in that January affair. He was stifled by senior guard Jevon Carter — the reigning National Defensive Player of the Year and who combined for nine steals in the two games — the entire time he was one the court.

Entering M o n d a y ’s matchup, Young averaged a national-high 9.7 assists. He still tops nationally in that category, but that number dipped to 9.3.

"He's terrific," Huggins said. “The guy guarding [Carter] is pretty good. He's not going to play against anybody better than the guy that guarded him today. He was the National Defensive Player of the Year for a reason."

WVU played the same way in Saturday’s 89-51 trouncing of Kansas State, which helped

the team get out of an extended funk when it lost three in a row and five of its last six.

Kansas State’s 15 turnovers led to 20 Mountaineers points.

Only two of its players scored in double-figures, while another gave away six of those turnovers.

In total, those two players — Xavier Sneed and Dean Wade — combined for 33 points on 11-of-24 shooting.

The rest of the team made a total of three shots on 23 attempts for a total of 18 points.

"We had to turn the pressure back up," Carter said.

"We’ve been letting up lately and we’ve just got to get back to being us."

Is this the return of “Press Virginia”? Redshirt sophomore guard James “Beetle” Bolden thought so following the demolition of Kansas State.

The vaunted defense is not being played as frequently as it has in previous years, or previous games. But having five players with the flu may have something to do with that, as Huggins had to implement a secret half-court defense towards the end of that Kansas State game to conserve energy.

Nevertheless, whichever defense WVU employed during the last two games has been successful. When the defense takes shape, so does the offense.

And so do the wins.

"If we come with energy every single night, we have games like this," Bolden said.

"When the defense is clicking, the offense will come right along with it.

WVU finding more success under Hammond

BY MATT GOLD SPORTS WRITER

RIFLE The West Virginia University rifle team will be concluding the regular season Sunday in Morgantown.

This match will serve as a tune-up for the team before it heads into postseason play.

Starting next weekend on Feb. 17, the NCAA qualifying match will be held in Morgantown. West Virginia has a chance to go undefeated this season, which would be the third time in a row and for the fifth time under head coach Jon Hammond.

Hammond and his past Mountaineer teams have had success ever since he be-

came head coachfor the 2006‘07 season. His first season, WVU went 6-4 and did not make the NCAA tournament. In all of the years following, Hammond has led the Mountaineers to no worse than a third-place finish in GARC tournament, which included eight straight championships.

He has compiled a record of 115-14 (64- 10 GARC) and his success does not seem to be stopping anytime soon, either. This season, WVU owns a 12-0 record and has held the No. 1 ranking for the majority of the season.

Hammond is well qualified to lead the No. 1 ranked rifle team in the country.

In 1998, as a junior, he won gold at the ISSF in the 50-meter prone event. He has also competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and has

competed in the 2010 and 2014 ISSF World Cup. One of his most successful international showings was at the 2010 Commonwealth games where he took home four medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze.

Outside of his own personal success, the athletes he has coached have found lots of success on the range. Since his hiring, WVU has seen 126 All-Americans, which includes 59 first team recognitions. In 2015, a team that won a national championship saw 23 athletes get named to the All-American team, a program record under Hammond.

At the 2016 Olympic Games, four of Hammond’s athletes competed. Among them was junior Ginny Thrasher, who won a gold medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle, which was

the first gold medal awarded at the games.

The range is not the only place where the WVU rifle team succeeds. The team also takes great pride in their school work and in the classroom. There have been 64 athletes who have been named to the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American Honors List.

“We have great student athletes,” Hammond said. “We have a lot of talent on the roster.

They just have that drive and determination to be the best athlete and best student they can be.”

The Mountaineer rifle team finishes up the regular season at 10 a.m. Sunday against No. 3 Kentucky at the WVU Rifle Range.

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WVU Swim team gets set set for their meet against Villanova.

Pride, passion drive WVU’s El Merini

BY AARON HOST SPORTS WRITER

SWIMMING & DIVING Coming off a strong sophomore campaign, Merwane El Merini is determined to finish his junior year just as strong.

El Merini, a multi-disciplinary studies student, hails from Marseille, France, where he learned to swim at a young age. His older brother, who El Merini considers to be his role model, also swam. This made El Merini want to swim as well.

“I wanted to do the same as him,” El Merini said.

El Merini came to the United States when he was 17 years old. Before he came to WVU, his future teammates would video chat with him to see how he was doing. When El Merini just started on the team, he looked up to Andrew Marsh and Ross Glegg (both who have since graduated) at the time.

“They would help me through anything,” El Merini said. “They were helping me through swimming, classes and [being] social.”

This has been a great year for El Merini. But he still pushes himself to do better every single day.

“I realize that people are counting on me,” El Me-

rini said. “All my actions will have an impact on everybody.”

Before El Merini came to WVU, he was already a successful swimmer. When he was in France, he became the record holder in the 50-meter and 100-meter backstroke in Morocco and three-time French champion (18 and under).

In his freshman year at WVU, El Merini swam an NCAA B qualifying and season-best time of 19.85 in the 50-meter freestyle and placed fifth overall at the Big 12 Championships.

His sophomore year would bring even more success. El Merini clinched a spot on the All-Big 12 second team and was Swimmer of the Week for the week of Oct. 19. He would also captured a bronze medal at the Big 12 Championship in the 100-meter backstroke.

In his junior year, El Merini has compiled a solid year in the pool, winning the 50 and 100-meter freestyle at TCU, along with helping the 200-meter medley and 400-meter freestyle relay teams to wins. He also helped secure a pool record in the 400-meter medley relay against Villanova with a time of 3:19.53 El Merini and the team are currently preparing for the Big 12 Championship, which will be held Feb. 21, in Austin, Texas.

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