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Tuesday August 28, 2012
Volume 126, Issue 8
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Maniacs reveal 2012-13 fan shirts by shelby toompas Correspondent
A line of students stretched across the Mountainlair Monday, all waiting anxiously for one thing – their chance to pick up the 2012-2013 Mountaineer Maniac t-shirt. This year, Mountaineer Maniacs, West Virginia University’s biggest fan organization, held their annual tshirt pickup in the Vandalia Longue in the Mountainlair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will continue at the same time Tuesday and Wednesday. Any member of the Mountaineer Ma-
niacs can stop by to claim their t-shirt. Chris Northrup, director of the Mountaineer Maniacs, said they are trying to make the distribution more convenient for students this year than it has been in the past. “In the past we’ve had students waiting in line for an hour or two, but by organizing it this way, they are able to stop by between classes and pick up their shirt,” Northrup said. Students who can’t make it to the Mountainlair between the designated times can come out Wednesday night at the volleyball match
against Texas at 5:30 p.m. and at the Women’s Soccer game against Penn State Friday at 6 p.m., Northrup said. Basic memberships for the Mountaineer Maniacs are still available for students; however, all the ultimate membership packages have been sold out since July. “The main difference is just the guaranteed football tickets, but our basic membership still includes many great benefits,” Northrup said. While working on the design for the shirt, Northrup said Davis and Lee Co., a Morgantown-based com-
pany, helped come up with more than 20 proofs before the Maniacs decided on the final design. “Because it’s such a recognizable shirt and we are entering the Big 12, we wanted students to have something they would wear and enjoy,” Northrup said. “We were excited that trade marketing allowed use to the Inaugural season logo on the back with the flying WV in the middle.” Freshman general studies student Kim Dutcher said she knew when she came to WVU for college
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Students stand in line in the Mountainlair Monday to pick up their Mountaineer Maniacs t-shirts.
Amizade opens global doors with Fellowship By Carlee Lammers City Editor
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Residents of Lincoln Hall compete in the tug o’ war on the Mountainlair Green Monday during this year’s Campus Cup.
Residence Hall students begin competing for Campus Cup By Carlee Lammers City Editor
West Virginia University students living in on-campus residence halls went head-to-head, while hoping the odds would ever be in their favor. Monday marked the beginning of the 2012 Campus Cup competition. Students from 12 districts (residence halls) came to compete in a “Hunger Games” style event. Director of Residential Education Trish Cendana said she believes the competition provides first-year students the opportunity to positively transition into life at WVU. “The Campus Cup is a great way for students to compete with those living in the residence halls with them in a positive spirt,” she said. “It’s a great way for students to bond and get acquainted with others in what can sometimes be
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Staff Writer
Muggles rejoice – the sport made famous by J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series is now available to the less magically inclined. The West Virginia University Quidditch club is open to all students, and offers a unique game for fans and athletes alike. Heather Hill, senior history and religious studies student, is the leader of the club and has been involved since its formation. “I got started my sophomore year. I kind of started the whole shebang,” she
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Residents of Fieldcrest Hall march in the opening ceremony of Campus Cup Monday.
said. “Basically it started out as a floor program for the RA’s with four different floors playing each other. After that a lot of people were still interested, so we tried to have like little scrimmages from there. We kind of filled up. We played on the Mountainlair Green, and it kind of built up. We had more games, and then last year, we started the actual club in the dorm, drawing people from the Honors College and people that had worked with us the year before.” In order to make a game full of magic fit for the muggles of WVU, Hill said the group had to make some
adaptations. “We obviously don’t fly – that’s probably the biggest difference,” she said. “The snitch is actually a person with a tennis ball, there are more bludgers than would be in ‘Harry Potter,’ and there are more referees.” Without the power of magic, Hill said WVU’s version of the game had to enforce more detailed regulations. “Obviously, we have to get more detailed with the fouls and everything, because in Harry Potter it is more of a fictional thing to move the plot along.” Matthew Artimez, a sophomore chemical engineer-
ing student, plays the snitch position. “You do anything by any means to stay away from the seekers. So you climb trees, you climb buildings, you hide, you run away. You have to be good at sprinting, and you jump over things,” he said. Artimez said as the snitch, he has to be more versatile than the other players. “You’re the only player without a broom, so you have a lot more freedom, and you can even take down people. Any physical contact to take down someone – that’s what a snitch does.”
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WELLWVU summer fitness challenge comes to a close
Quidditch club gives imagination flight By Zak Voreh
Current West Virginia University students and recent graduates have the opportunity to gain experience in professional development while creating a lasting impact across the globe. Amizade, an 18-year-old nonprofit organization that strives to connect individuals in a community through world-wide service-learning, is now offering a new Fellowship Program for WVU students. “This will be our first year offering the Fellows program, so this will be our pilot group. This is a great way to give students professional development experience,” said Amizade Director of Outreach Sarah Noel. “A lot of students in college will get an internship. This is a step up to an internship.” Noel said the program will allow students to travel to D.C. to learn from leaders in the nonprofit and professional development fields. Then, throughout the semester, students in the program will host seminars and workshops for others, and in the spring they will put their planning to the test as they lead a service-learn-
ing program in another country. “This is really a great way for students to learn how to work in the professional development field, do the work and then practice by putting their skills to the test,” Noel said. “This is really a unique and special opportunity. They are directly applying what they’ve learned to a project that has a concrete end point.” Noel said the Fellows program would strive for a “Fair Trade Learning”experience. “We send students from America and North America all around the world. They get experience, get to learn about themselves and have a life-transforming opportunity,” she said. “With Fair Trade Learning, we ensure our students are giving something to others that will create a lasting impact. It’s taking that idea to the next level.” Natalie Committee, WVU Amizade Service-Learning Coordinator, said she encourages WVU students to apply for the program because of its uniqueness. “There is truly no other experience like it on campus,” she said. “We have a
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For the first time last summer, West Virginia University’s WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health offered a program to help students stay fit. The challenge was an opportunity for students to stay connected to their health habits and to WELLWVU by participating in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day for a 100-day period. Every week from May 7 through August 15, students submitted the number of minutes they had been active, and those students who were currently enrolled at WVU and accumulated at least 3,000 minutes (an average of 30 minutes per day for 100 days) were entered into a drawing for a chance to win a gift card. WELLWVU and the moveWELL summer challenge program’s main goal was to educate students about how to stay active through creative exercise. Program Coordinator and Wellness Graduate Assistant Carina Bode said she felt
ON THE INSIDE West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen said his team will have to play its best to beat Marshall. SPORTS PAGE 7.
honored to be a part of the moveWELL program. “It was really encouraging to be able to communicate with the students about their journeys to better health,” Bode said. “Students would often email me telling me how grateful they were for the challenge.” Some students who participated even emailed Bode to say thanks. “For a lot of people it served as motivation to keep going or an inspiration to try something new, and I’m really proud to have been a part of that for someone’s life,” Bode said. One student, Cody Johnson, said summer time is the time he focuses on controlling his weight and eating healthy instead of eating unhealthy foods late at night at all hours of the morning. “Before this summer started, I told myself that I would keep active and avoid as much of the unhealthy foods as possible,” Johnson said. “When the moveWELL challenge came up, I knew this would be a great way to
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TWO AND OH-YES The West Virginia men’s soccer team defeated Stetson 1-0 Monday afternoon, improving to 2-0 on the season. SPORTS PAGE 10