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“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”
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Wednesday March 20, 2013
Volume 125, Issue 121
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City discusses economic concerns by ashley tennant staff writer
City issues, economic development struggles and alcohol concerns in the downtown area were among the topics discussed during Tuesday’s Morgantown city council meeting and were certainly the most hotly debated. Main Street Morgantown delivered a special presentation during the meeting to discuss the array of issues. Terri Cutright, executive
director of Main Street Morgantown, said the group traveled to Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday to receive the largest grant presented by the governor. “The grant we received, ‘Growing, Healthy Communities Grant’, was $14,500, which we plan on using for our Culinary Health Program,” Cutright said. “It’s going to help construct the culinary station, as well as help us purchase some kitchen equipment and develop some programs for healthy
lifestyles in Morgantown.” Main Street Morgantown also received a $2,500 grant from Longview Power, which the group plans to use to fund its utility box project. George Papandreas, president of Mainstreet Morgantown and local business and property owner, addressed some of the issues he believes the city needs to work together to change. “Morgantown has problems; we have traffic, we have narrow sidewalks that sometimes rowdy crowd
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This spring, West Virginia University students, faculty and community will have an opportunity to participate in a unique and colorful 5k race. WVU graduate and Miss Morgantown 2013 Ashley McLaughlin will host the Children’s Miracle Network Color 5k Run/Walk in cooperation with the local Miss America Organization. The event will highlight the Miss America Organization’s national platform of the Children’s Miracle Network and will also introduce Miss Morgantown’s “Get West Virginia Healthy” initiative. As Miss Morgantown, McLaughlin will focus on teaching West Virginians the importance of eating well and living a healthy lifestyle. McLaughlin said her platform’s emphasis on being fit and her love of fundraising made it perfect for her to organize a 5k race. “I’ve always been really into fundraising and have really enjoyed doing this type of thing,” McLaughlin said. “I always wanted to put a 5k together, so when I was named Miss Morgantown it gave me the platform to do something on this large scale.” When McLaughlin de-
cided to coordinate a 5k race, she knew she would need to do something unique in order to appeal to racers. The 5k run/walk will be a public event open to those 18 and older. As participants advance through the race, they will be covered in paints of various spring colors. The race will be similar to the national race known as “The Color Run,” but it is not an affiliated race. “There are so many people organizing 5k races for the spring time, I wanted to do something unique,” McLaughlin said. “I knew I wouldn’t get enough people or enough publicity for this great cause if I didn’t.” The Color 5k will take place Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on the Monongalia Rail Trail. Awards will be given to the top three male and top three female racers. Refreshments and drinks will be available for all participants. McLaughlin encourages students to stay in town after finals for the race as a way to celebrate the completion of another school year. “This will be an exciting event for the city of Morgantown and a fun way to raise money for an incredible charity,” McLaughlin said. Participants are encouraged to preregister for $15
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Student-athletes ‘speak out’ on personal journeys By Caroline pETERS sTAFF WRITER
Student-athletes are often seen by their peers as “perfect” – they are believed to often “have it together” both on and off the field. Five West Virginia University athletes shared their personal journeys yesterday, as part of the West Virginia University StudentAthletes Speak Out. The event was held in part for a course that requires the students to speak to communities. West Virginia University professor Carolyn Atkins said she was pleased to introduce her group of student-athletes. The speakers included football players Kenneth (KJ) Myers, Brandon Napoleon and Will Clarke and women’s soccer player Bryanna McCarthy and women’s basketball player
Averee Fields. Myers, wide receiver for the Mountaineers, was the first to step to the podium. “GOALS,” Myers said. “Is an acronym for Go, Objectives, Adversity, Letting Go and Sacrifice.” Myers shared struggles he has faced that have conflicted with his goals “How many of you want to be successful?”Napoleon said. “Show of hands.” As the room raised their hands slowly, Napoleon told the crowd that he was a good student in middle school; however, he was friends with the wrong crowd. Even though Napoleon was not partaking in drugs and drinking, his image was ruined. Napoleon changed friends in high school and said he learned a difficult, but valuable lesson.
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Metropolitan Theater hosts famed researcher, documentary director by jacob bojesson correspondent
Scott Tinker, co-producer of the award-winning documentary “Switch,” screened his film and answered questions from the audience Tuesday night during his Festival of Ideas lecture. Tinker spoke in front of a full house in the Morgantown Metropolitan Theatre about different forms of energy and which are the most efficient. Aside from his duties as director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, Tinker spends his time traveling around the world, spreading his message. “I’m trying to build a common understanding of energy; that’s my passion,” he said. “Nothing is perfect – no energy source is without challenges, (and) the important thing is to change the way we think about energy so that we can change the way we use it.” In the documentary, Tinker visits several countries across the globe to look at the different ways countries use energy in an effort to sort out how we can all improve and conserve. In Norway, more than 90 percent of the energy used is powered by water, and several other European countries have been able to find environmentally and economically friendly solutions, such as wind power. Those countries have built their systems with longterm goals in mind. Tinker said he supports these types of systems, but he said he fears they are unlikely to catch on in America, because such practices aren’t imKristen Basham/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM mediately profitable. “Almost all things challenging involve the Dr. Scott Tinker speaks at the Morgantown Metropolitan Theater Tuesday before the showing of ‘Switch,’ his documentary exploring the complexity of energy consumption and production around the world. see switch on PAGE 2
WVU to host sport management conference by jacob bojesson correspondent
The West Virginia University Sport Management Club will host the International Innovation in the Field of Sport Management Conference April 4-6. “One day is focusing on the market industry of sports, the PR and the marketing communication aspects of it,” said Lauren Fozard, vice president of the WVU Sport Management Club. “The second day is internationalism, (and) it will
focus on the global industry of sports.” Attendees will also get the opportunity to tour Mountaineer Field and indoor practice facilities. Registration will be held Thursday, and events and speakers will be featured Friday and Saturday. The conference is hosted annually and rotates between WVU, Drexel University and St. John’s University. It is free, open to the public and will feature several events and keynote speakers.
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of that.” Papandreas said he believes Morgantown should shift its focus toward the addition of certain amenities that would generate an increase in grassroots economic development. “When you travel someplace, half the fun is coming to a downtown area and going to the local restaurants that are kind of the mom and pop places you can’t find someplace else. And
A West Virginia University student asks Scott Tinker a question concerning hydraulic fracturing after viewing ‘Switch’ at the Morgantown Metroplitan Theater, Tuesday.
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city is fortunate to maintain a small-city feel. “We are blessed here in Morgantown because we have all of these things working on our side. There are advantages to us. We were told at a state meeting a few weeks ago dealing with downtowns that our downtown is the envy of every other downtown in the state. We need to embrace this,” he said. “There are so many cities in the state that wish they had what we have, and sometimes we lose sight
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with potential customers and we have congestion with people waiting to get into some of our businesses. We have issues,” Papandreas said. “Occasionally it’s hard to find a parking space. We also have challenges, we sometimes have dirty sidewalks and on weekends sometimes we could use more police – like any other city.” Although Papandreas said he believes Morgantown has many issues and challenges, he thinks the
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“We’re opening it up to all students this year,” Fozard said. “We have at least five other schools that are coming. We’re estimating about 200, outside of students at West Virginia.” The idea is to inspire students by having keynote speakers in the Sport Management field share their experiences. Among the speakers this year is Oliver Luck, former NFL quarterback and director of intercollegiate athletics at WVU; Ariana AndisKlein, director of events and
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marketing at USA Lacrosse; and a director for this year’s Special Olympics. “It’s an honor to have prominent speakers come to West Virginia and show them what our Sport Management Program is about,” Fozard said. “It’s a relatively small major here at WVU, so to get our name out kind of increases awareness of what we do.” Sport Management student Merritt Peasley believes the weekend is a
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