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McKinley meets with student vets Student vets voice concerns on transition, resources at WVU by jacob bojesson City editor @jbojesson

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Morgantown law enforcement agencies report few female officers on staff by hannah wigal staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Recently there has been a growing trend of shortages in female law enforcement officers across the United States.

Not only have there been fewer female applicants throughout the country, but local law enforcement agencies are seeing similar trends in Morgantown.

The Morgantown Police Department currently has three female law enforcement officers on staff. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said his department is receiving a growing number of applications from women.

The West Virginia University Police Department has nine female police officers on its force. The female officers account for 17 percent of officers on staff.

But shortages in female applicants aren’t the only shortage local agencies fear.

Both agencies said they believe the number of total law enforcement officer applications they receive will soon start to decline.

Preston said when those wishing to become police officers begin the application process, they will face testing that will evaluate them in areas including academics and physical fitness.

“Many people don’t have the desire to go into public services because police officers do not make a lot of money,” Preston said. “There are other jobs where physical or academic requirements aren’t as demanding, where people can potentially be making more money.”

Preston said becoming a law enforcement officer is more than just a job – it’s a lifestyle.

Congressman David McKinley – W.Va. (R) visited West Virginia University Thursday to meet with student veterans and get firsthand references on how veteran resources can be better utilized on college campuses.

McKinley serves as the representative for West Virginia’s first district, which includes the city of

Morgantown.

Instead of researching and debating issues on Capitol Hill, McKinley said he wants to hear from the people affected by policy.

“I will listen much more to veterans who have been on the ground, than listen to a bunch of politicians in Washington,” McKinley said. “I want to deal with people who really understand.”

Many veterans pursuing a college education struggle with the transition from deployment to

enrollment, or as they described it themselves, “the lack of a transition.”

McKinley said he believes the time away from the habit of being in school and taking classes is a major disadvantage many veterans face.

“I think our veterans are in a different ball game,” McKinley said. “They have been away from school and an

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“If someone doesn’t wish to work in shifts, wear uniforms or work in less than desirable conditions, then he or she probably wouldn’t want to apply for a position in this particular line of work,” Preston said.

WVU Police Chief Bob Roberts said he believes there are many factors one should take into consideration when applying for a job in law enforcement.

“It’s stable work and there are a lot of rewards if you approach it for the right reasons, you just have to measure the risks,” he said.

Roberts said he has worked for the WVU Police Department for 30 years and has worked with female officers throughout his entire tenure.

“In our environment on campus, I think having a large amount of female officers works well,” Roberts said.

“People can relate and interact better with some of our female officers because they have different skill sets.”

Lieutenant Sherry St. Clair has worked for the WVU Police Department for more than 20 years and said she enjoys her job. Yet, she said she would like to see more women apply for the force.

“It’s a good opportunity,” St. Clair said. “It’s a great experience and you get to see and learn a lot.”

Roberts said even though there have been recent shortage trends, more opportunities for advancement are rising for female law enforcement officers.

“More and more females are moving through the ranks, I’ve seen many female lieutenants and captains on various forces,” Roberts said.

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“ It’s going to be a busy semester, but it will be excellent professional experience for my career as a historian. I like WVU and the people I work with, but I’m ready to finish school. ”

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“My favorite class has definitely been current moral problems, my philosophy course .”

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“I spent my summer in Morgantown, so I know everything that’s going on. So, for once, I don’t have to struggle and run around. I’m sleeping, I’m eating, it’s good.”

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“It’s been really exciting, and really crazy. I work full-time and go to school full-time. So, I’ve been super busy just trying to manage all those things, considering this is my first time back in two years.”

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Family to raise awareness, remember son with fundraiser correspondent @DailyAthenaeum

Michele Koon and her family will be hosting a fundraiser for the Johnny Koon Pediatric Brain Tumor Research fund in Westover at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday to remember their son Johnny, and to raise money and awareness for pediatric brain tumors.

Johnny Koon was di-

agnosed with an ependymoma, a very rare brain tumor that started in his brain stem, in January 2000 when he was just 9 years old.

He experienced three or four recurrences of the tumor as it spread to other parts of his brain. He passed away at the age of 14 in March 2005.

An ependymoma is a specific brain tumor that originates in the ependyma, a tissue of the cen-

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tral nervous system.

Typically with adults, the tumor is spinal, but for children, its location is generally intracranial.

Symptoms of an ependymoma generally start with a severe headache, and can lead to vision loss, vomiting, and drowsiness.

However, Michele Koon said her son’s symptoms didn’t follow the typical model of an ependymoma.

“The strangest thing at

Johnny Koon was born in Indiana, enjoyed cross country running and swimming before the tumor took his life.

The board of the fund is comprised of all of Johnny Koon’s family members.

Michele Koon and her husband John moved back to West Virginia to be closer to family in 2003 during their son’s illness. In Morgantown, they’ve raised their two other children,

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“Everybody chips in and we get it done,” Michele Koon said.

She said the University Children’s Hospital has been very cooperative with the family, as well as the fundraiser that they are hosting.

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the beginning was that he didn’t have headaches,” she said. “He would vomit after eating food, and then shortly after became very dehydrated, but when he was in the hospital and became rehydrated- that’s when the headaches became really bad.”

The Koon family was informed that these slightly different symptoms had to do with an irregularity in his spinal fluid.

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Friday August 22, 2014

California to appeal ruling tossing death penalty SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general said Thursday she will appeal a federal court ruling that called the state’s death penalty unconstitutional.

The announcement by Attorney General Kamala Harris came after U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney in Los Angeles ruled last month that the state’s death penalty takes too long to carry out, and that the unpredictable delays are arbitrary and unfair.

Death penalty foes have long argued that California’s delays amounted to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, but until Carney’s ruling, the argument failed to persuade a judge.

Harris, however, said the amount of time it takes to execute inmates in California ensures they receive due process.

“I am appealing the court’s decision because it is not supported by the law, and it undermines important protections that our courts provide to defendants,” Harris said in a prepared statement. “This flawed ruling requires appellate review.”

Death penalty foes had called on Harris to let Carney’s ruling stand rather than risk a reversal in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

“We hope the 9th Circuit will recognize that California’s death penalty system

is as broken and unconstitutional as Judge Cormac found,” Matt Cherry, executive director of Death Penalty Focus, which seeks to abolish capital punishment, said in response to Harris’s move.

Death penalty backers supported Harris’ decision.

“It is obviously the correct decision to make,” said Kent Scheidegger, the top lawyer at the prodeath penalty Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Sacramento.

Scheidegger was attending a death penalty conference for government lawyers in San Diego and said the initial ruling by Carney “has been the talk in the hallways” among attendees.

The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit is often viewed as a liberal-leaning court, but the three-judge panel that will consider the appeal by Harris will be randomly selected from the entire court of more than two dozen judges of varying political pedigrees.

“You never know what you’re going to get,” Scheidegger said of the 9th Circuit’s three-judge panels.

Harris has said she personally opposes the death penalty but promised voters she would enforce state law.

Carney’s ruling overturned the death sentence of Ernest Dewayne Jones, a Los Angeles man sentenced to die for the 1992 rape and

murder of his girlfriend’s mother.

Since the current death penalty system was adopted 35 years ago, the judge noted, more than 900 people have been sentenced to death but only 13 have been executed.

The judge called the death penalty an empty promise that violates the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment.

“Inordinate and unpredictable delay has resulted in a death penalty system in which very few of the hundreds of individuals sentenced to death have been, or even will be, executed by the state,” wrote Carney, a George W. Bush appointee.

He noted that death penalty appeals can last decades and, as a result, most condemned inmates are likely to die of natural causes before their executions are carried out.

No executions have been done in California since 2006 after another federal judge ordered an overhaul of the state’s lethal injection procedures.

In addition, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is drafting new lethal injection regulations after Gov. Jerry Brown said the state would switch from a three-drug cocktail to a single-drug lethal injection. No executions can occur until the new rules are adopted.

Gov. Nixon taking National Guard out of Ferguson FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old nearly two weeks ago.

Since the guard’s arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of nightly unrest have begun to subside. The quietest night was overnight Wednesday and Thursday, when police arrested only a handful of people in the protest zone.

“The last two nights have been really good. I feel we’re making progress,” Nixon told KMOXAM, noting that a state of emergency remained in effect in Ferguson.

Demonstrations began after the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, and authorities have arrested at least 163 people in the protest area. Data provided Thursday by St. Louis County showed that while the majority of those arrested are Missourians, just seven live in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb. The vast majority, 128 people, were cited for failure to disperse. Twenty-one face burglary-related charges.

Meanwhile Thursday, St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch reiterated he has no intentions of removing himself from the case, and he urged Nixon to once and for all decide if he will act on calls for McCulloch’s ouster.

Some question McCulloch’s ability to be unbiased since his father, mother and other relatives worked

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Dan Alexander, a WVU senior and former president of the WVU Veterans Club who served in the Navy, suggested that more resources should be spent on the issue.

“I would start the process a year before some-

for St. Louis police. His father was killed while responding to a call involving a black suspect.

Nixon said this week he is not asking McCulloch to recuse himself. But a McCulloch aide, Ed Magee, said the governor ‘didn’t take an actual position one way or the other.”

McCulloch called for a more definitive decision and said in a statement that Nixon must “end this distraction” or risk delay in resolution of the investigation.

On Thursday, Nixon told KMOX he had no plans to take the case from McCulloch, noting that “we’re all trying to do our jobs.”

Federal authorities have launched an independent investigation into Brown’s death, and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill told The Associated Press that all of the physical evidence from the case was being flown Thursday from St. Louis to the FBI forensics lab in Quantico, Virginia. The evidence includes shell casings and trajectories, blood patterns and clothing, the Missouri Democrat said.

“The only thing you have to test the credibility of eye witnesses to a shooting like this is in fact the physical evidence,” McCaskill said. “I’m hopeful the forensic evidence will be clear and will shed a lot more light on what the facts were.”

McCaskill also announced that next month she will lead a Senate hearing to look into the militarization of local police departments after criticism of the law enforcement response to the protests in Ferguson following Brown’s death.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, in charge of securing Ferguson, said just six people were arrested at protests Wednesday night, compared to 47 the previous night, providing hope among law enforcement leaders that tensions may be beginning to ease.

A grand jury on Wednesday began considering evidence to determine

whether the officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson, should be charged.

Magee said there was no timeline for the process, but it could take weeks.

Another fatal police-involved shooting happened this week in St. Louis, about 5 miles from the site where Brown was killed.

St. Louis police released video showing officers killing a knife-wielding man.

The video shows the man saying, “Kill me now” as he moved toward two officers.

The officers fired six shots each, killing 25-year-old Kajieme Powell.

The St. Louis shooting briefly spurred a gathering of about 150 people who chanted, “Hands up, don’t shoot,” a chant that has become common among protesters in Ferguson.

St. Louis Police Chief

Sam Dotson said he wanted to move quickly to make public as much information as possible. By Wednesday he had provided media with cellphone video of the shooting, the 911 call, dispatch tapes and surveillance video from a nearby store.

“I think the lessons learned from Ferguson were so crystal clear,” Dotson said.

one is due to get out of their service, where they meet with a counselor and let them know what their plans are,” Alexander said.

“If it’s someone that’s looking to get out and start college then they push them towards resources that will help them before they get out. There is education at all the bases.”

Lauren Bowen, a sophomore who served in the Marine Corps, said she wants

to major in geology, but having to start with lower level classes in math and English will likely force her to stay at WVU past the four years covered by her GI Bill.

“We spend years away from schooling and we don’t have time to do it when we are stationed places,” Bowen said. “I’m starting from scratch, I’m starting from the lowest level of math possible. I am going to use up my GI Bill

like that. What are we going to do after the four years once we’re out?”

Another concern WVU student veterans voiced is the limited resources available to them on campus.

WVU currently has 1,109 student veterans enrolled, with just two faculty members serving them.

Alexander said he believes WVU President Gordon Gee and former President Jim Clements have

ignored the issue, while the state’s top politicians have tried to help them.

“Barbara Fleischauer, Senator (Joe) Manchin and yourself (McKinley) coming in, have always fought tooth and nail for us,” Alexander said. “I’ve never met a president of this University. I’ve tried to set up appointments but I’ve never met President Clements and I’ve never met President Gee.”

McKinley said he would try to reach out to Gee and investigate the possibility of opening a new resource center dedicated to student veterans.

“We’ll get back to him and talk to him,” McKinley said.

“This veteran resource center is a decision in space.

Let me just try.”

family’s primary goal is to raise money to benefit the research of brain tumors.

She said the family wants to raise awareness so others will contribute to prevent more children from having to go through the same thing Johnny did.

Every $5 donation will result in releasing butterflies and lighting floating lanterns during the event.

“It’s a family driven event,” Michele Koon said.

“We have games for the kids, we have food, and we have music, and then obviously the butterflies and

the Chinese lanterns. It really is a fun night. Even though it was a sad time in our lives, nothing about this event is sad, and that’s the last thing we want is for people to come here feeling like they can’t have fun.”

Michele Koon said the positive mentality that her son’s family and friends maintain is a reflection of the kind of person he was.

“You know he was just such a fun kid and that’s the only way we remember him,” Michele Koon said. “Even with everything he was going through, he would play with his little fart machine, and trick the nurses with fake dog poop. None of this should be sad, because he wasn’t that kind of kid.”

The fourth annual fundraiser will be held in Wesmon Park in Westover, near the baseball fields, in the pavilion. The releasing of the butterflies and the lighting of the lanterns will take place on the upper field by the pavilion.

All of the money raised at the event will go to research of pediatric brain tumors.

Those wishing to contact Michele Koon to learn more about the fundraiser, or the goals they are trying to meet with the Johnny Koons Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund can email forjohnnykoons@ gmail.com.

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People stand in prayer after marching about a mile to the police station to protest the shooting of Michael Brown Wednesday in Ferguson, Mo. Brown’s shooting in the middle of a street Aug 9, by a Ferguson policeman has sparked a more than week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb.

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was the doctor in charge of helping the family through Johnny Koon’s illness and still keeps in touch with the family.

Michele Koon said through the fundraiser, the

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WV Pop Con returns to Mylan Park this weekend by nicole curtin A&E writer @Dailyathenaeum

The third annual Morgantown Popular Culture Convention, better known as Pop Con, returns to Mylan Park tomorrow.

The convention features comic books, creators, writers, artists, publishers, movies, television, gaming, toys, apparel and cosplay.

Cosplay is an act where participants dress up and role-play as characters from famous comics or video games.

One featured guest this year is Peter David, who has worked in television, film, books, short stories and comic books.

David is currently working on the SpiderMan comics and All-New X-Factor.

R.J. Haddy from Charleston, W.Va., who was one of the finalists in SyFy’s Face Off season two, a fan favorite in Face Off season five and is now starring in SyFy’s FOXY, will also be featured.

Chris Sprouse, who co-

created several comic series including “The Return of Bruce Wayne,” “Batman,” “X-Men,” “Human Target,” and “Justice League” with Alan Moore, will also be in attendance.

Other special guests include Khoi Pham, Bryan J.L. Glass, Douglas Paszkiewicz, John Russo, and Paul Bradford.

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Emmy hopeful plays the angels to nab trophies LOS ANGELES (AP) — If it walks like a drama and talks like a drama and yet calls itself a comedy, that’s just fine with the Emmy Awards.

But the audience for Monday’s ceremony (8 p.m. EDT, NBC) may suffer momentary confusion when, say, the Netflix women’s prison saga “Orange Is the New Black” pops up as a nominee for best comedy series.

While the Emmys have included categorybusters before, the 66th prime-time contest is an especially freewheeling one.

“The Emmys are being loosey-goosey about categor y placement,” said Tom O’Neil, author of “The Emmys” reference book and organizer of the Gold Derby awards website.

Such flexibility isn’t unusual when it comes to TV awards in Britain, where category definitions are less stringent and series formats are more fluid than in the United States, said Gareth Neame, the U.K. executive producer of PBS’ Emmywinning “Downton Abbey,” a nominee once more.

“My view is all these producers, studios and (networks) are just giving their best shot to try to get their shows nominated, and what producer wouldn’t do that?” Neame said.

The tactic isn’t frivolous. Shows are angling to better their odds of winning TV’s top honor, which can bring not only prestige but also possibly more viewers - and attention that may usher in more viewers is what niche shows such as “Orange Is the New Black” crave.

Emmy bragging rights are another matter. With the explosion of acclaimed cable and online content, traditional broadcast networks are finding themselves shut out or lightly represented in the major categories including best drama and comedy series. Network stars are being elbowed aside, too.

NBC late-night host and ceremony host Seth Meyers is ready to take advantage of broadcasting’s plight.

“That’s a thing that I think everyone in the audience will be aware of, and being someone who’s on a broadcast network makes it a lot more fun to make jokes about than if I were someone on the cable side lording it over everyone,” he said, chuckling.

The decision by “Orange” to compete as a comedy despite its bleak setting puts pressure on four-time best-comedy

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winner “Modern Family.”

The ABC series - vying for a record-tying fifth win (with “Frasier”) against a buzzy Internet newcomer - may look a lot less modern to Emmy voters.

The Netflix series already flexed its muscle at the creative arts Emmys held a week ago, when Uzo Aduba was honored as best guest actress in a comedy for her role as prisoner Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren. She is the first online performer to win an Emmy.

A n o t h e r a p p a re n t fish-out-of-water: Showtime’s dysfunctional family series “Shameless.”

After coming up empty as a drama contender, it gained the TV academy’s OK to jump into the comedy pool and snared a lead comedy actor bid for William H. Macy.

The other comedy series contenders are “The Big Bang Theory,” “Louie,” “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.”

Shifting categories isn’t unprecedented. In the 1950s, “Father Knows Best” moved between comedy and drama and captured trophies in each, and “Moonlighting” did the same in the 1980s, said O’Neil. The academy tightened the rules in 2009, but obviously didn’t make them ironclad.

Offbeat interpretations of what a comedy may encompass presents a challenge for more than Emmy viewers.

“When you’re putting clip packages together for comedy series, in some instances it’s harder to find something to put into a clip package where someone would say, ‘Yeah, that looks like a comedy to me,’” said Don Mischer, the ceremony’s executive producer.

HBO’s “True Detective” is unmistakably a drama, but one with miniseries trappings: a close-ended story and two movie-star leads (Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson) who have said they committed to just one season.

Because of a T V academy rule involving the show’s Writers Guild of America credit, however, it was eligible to compete as a series.

If “True Detective” nabs the top drama trophy, it would deny “Breaking Bad” a farewell hug for its final season. A McConaughey victory as best drama actor also would keep Bryan Cranston from tying Dennis Franz’s record of four wins in the category.

Other series competing for the best drama trophy are “Game of Thrones,” “Downton Abbey,” “House of Cards” and “Mad Men.”

Jon Hayes, a promoter for WV Pop Con, said going to this event will give people a chance to enjoy all that pop culture has to offer.

“They can expect a celebration of the pop culture today, and sometimes specifically comic b o o k- b a s e d ,” Hayes said. “If someone likes

‘The Big Bang Theory,’ new Marvel or Disney films like ‘Avengers’ or ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ then this is the place that they should check out.”

Hayes said guest judges will choose the winners at the convention’s cosplay contest.

“Our cosplay contest is

another item that is growing,” he said. “We have celebrity judges, R.J. Haddy, Paul Bradford and, our own favorite, Knightmage.”

Prizes for the costume contest will be a mix of cash and gift certificates.

The rules state that no original characters are allowed.

The costume must be based on a real character, the participant must be able to explain to the judges how it was constructed, no nudity and no real weapons are allowed and contestants cannot enter more than one costume.

To register for the cosplay costume contest, visit http://illusiveskull.com or register at the booth during the convention.

Gaming has expanded for this convention, as well. The gaming schedule for Pop Con includes tournaments for several games, including “Star Wars X-Wing,” “Magic: The Gathering,” Pokemon trading cards, Pokemon DS tournament, “Warhammer” and “WarMachine.”

Each tournament has a fee for entry and different times, found at http:// wvpop.com/events/ gaming-events.

Hayes said he hopes the convention returns in the coming years.

“I think the convention is important to Morgantown because the University brings a diverse set of cultures to the town and the convention celebrates that,” he said. “As a 20-year resident of Morgantown, I feel like family-friendly events are at a premium.”

Hayes said there will be something for all ages this weekend, including the “Star Wars” 501st character, who will appear in costume throughout the weekend.

There will also be vendors, entertainment guests and comic book publishers like Aspen Comics.

Tickets are $10 per day. Children under 10 years old are admitted free with a paying adult.

Pop Con will be held Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Supernatural’ returns with a character twist Nicole curtin A&E Writer @Dailyathenaeum

In May 2014, “Supernatural” fans were left in a world of uncertainty as the ninth season ended.

Worse, the show’s producers announced in February the 10th season would be its last.

Season nine was long and drawn out. It began in October 2013 with Castiel, the angel, who fell to Earth along with the other angels. Anarchy was abound in Heaven and the angels needed to take vessels to keep their powers safe.

W h i l e t h e a ng e l s searched for Castiel to take revenge on him for them getting kicked out, Sam was on the edge of death after the Trial of God. To try and heal Sam’s soul and keep him from dying, Dean let an angel who said he was Ezekiel possess him and struggled to keep the angel hidden from Sam. There were periods of time that Sam didn’t remember, particularly periods of battle, because the angel took over his body.

Dean couldn’t explain it to him or he would expel the angel from his body and Sam would die.

On top of this all, the brothers tried to figure out how to return the angels to heaven.

The angels split and began working for different sides. One of the sides was led by Malachi. He explained to Castiel that many angels died during the fall from Heaven, and Ezekiel was one of them.

With that knowledge, he warns Dean that the angel inside Sam was not really Ezekiel. They found out it was the angel Gadreel who was supposed to guard the Garden of Eden.

Instead, he let Lucifer enter. Thus, Gadreel was placed in the dungeon in Heaven.

With the help of Crowley, who was their prisoner at the time, the angels got rid of Gadreel and began working to stop the new ruler of Hell and Metatron who wanted to rule Heaven.

In the end, Gadreel sacrificed himself to help Castiel regain his angel powers. Castiel and the angels locked Metatron in the dungeons of Heaven, and Dean died from his injuries from the battle.

Sam then formed a deal with Crowley to bring Dean back to life. He came back – this time with the eyes of a demon.

Accuser of ‘X-Men’ director seeks dismissal HONOLULU (AP) — A former child model accusing “X-Men” director Bryan Singer of sex abuse in Hawaii said he wants to dismiss the lawsuit - not because it lacks merit but because he can’t find a new attorney to represent him.

Michael Egan III said in a court filing Wednesday that he previously sought the dismissal in sealed documents in federal court in Honolulu.

He wants the case dismissed without prejudice, meaning he could file it again later.

His motion to dismiss “has little to do with the strength of (Singer’s) defense, but rather, it is a consequence of the current circumstances regarding my case, my lack of legal counsel, and my inability to proceed in this matter acting on my own behalf,” Egan said in his latest filing.

Egan’s former attorneys asked to be removed from the case after their relationship with him deteriorated.

Singer has filed papers saying he wants the case

dismissed with prejudice, with costs and fees imposed against Egan.

“By allowing Egan to walk away from this lawsuit now - without any consequences whatsoever - would be inherently prejudicial to Singer,” his attorneys said in court papers.

The attorneys said Singer must be given the opportunity to clear his name and “dispose of Egan’s malicious lawsuit once and for all.”

Egan, 31, accuses Singer of sexually abusing him during trips to Hawaii when Egan was 17 in 1999. Singer has denied the allegations.

Egan previously dropped three similar Hawaii lawsuits against other entertainment figures.

The lawsuits were filed under an unusual state law that created a window for civil cases in sex-abuse cases when the statute of limitations has passed.

Singer’s Los Angeles attorneys didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on Egan’s recent filing.

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In season nine, Dean returns to life with demon eyes.

Entering the upcom- is because he is weak and ing season, viewers have does not want to fight with much to expect from Dean. them anymore.

In an interview with Season 10 will show the E! Online, Ackles said he viewers how the directors likes demon Dean because plan to deal with demon the character won’t care Dean, but no details of that about the trials and tribu- have been leaked. lations he’s gone through The angels may acwith his brother hunting cept him as a demon, try demons. to change him back, leave Other details about the him as a demon for a while. season have leaked. One Supernatural returns is that Castiel remains on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. on the CW. Earth and doesn’t return to his angel brethren. This daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Friday August 22, 2014

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Adjusting to college life gets easier

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Students crowd the tables in the Reading Rooms in the Downtown library.

We believe congratulations are in order. You made it, the first week of the new year is under your belt.

Maybe your first week was a breeze, or maybe it made you want to re-evaluate all of your life choices, but it’s over.

The first week is usually a big ball of stress, anxiety, and excitement all rolled in

to one. After your classes and labs today, you can finally breathe.

Now is the time to put forth your best effort and ensure you complete your responsibilities.

Some of you, particularly new students, may feel completely overwhelmed, but that’s OK. College is a new experience. No one comes in

knowing what they’re getting into. Maybe you’re homesick, your classes all seem awful or – oh my gosh – if you have to walk up another hill you might keel over.

It’s all normal.

We promise, it will get better. The first week of classes is a lot to handle – no matter your class rank.

The stress gets kicked into

overdrive when you’re new in town.

Soon, you’ll start to feel more acclimated to WVU, you’ll have a better grip of your daily schedule and maybe you’ll even join an organization and make new friends.

You can’t expect to get used to college in one week. Many of our staff members at The DA still

struggle with aspects of college life. It’s a normal process.

The best part of being a student at WVU is that you have a Mountaineer family to support you. WVU has tons of resources for students struggling with adjusting to college life.

College can be a major change, and, just like any other change in life, it can

take some time.

So, even if you didn’t have a stellar first week back – keep your head up. Put yourself out there, meet new people, and take some time to organize and balance your schedule.

We promise you, being a Mountaineer is a great experience. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Embrace the popularity of fantasy football

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is widely considered the top player in fantasy football heading into the 2014 season.

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There’s only one game that creates legends from pencil pushers. That turns life long friends into mortal enemies and causes rivals to collide, all while being completely meaningless at the same time.

That’s right, it’s fantasy football season. There are many ways to spend your free time, however, none are as fun as this.

Once a year, I, along with many like-minded and misguided souls, convene for that holiest of holy days, the fantasy draft. It’s the

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only place where you can lose your league the day it starts. The draft reveals who has done their homework and who hasn’t. Don’t let your buddies convince you Rashard Mendenhall is going to have a bounce back year in the seventh round. Then again, I heard David Wilson is getting the starting job for the Giants.

After the draft comes the team naming. This is almost as important as the players on your team. You’ve got the classics like “Va Jay Jay Cutler” and “Smoke a Blount Drink a Forte.” Maybe this year you go with a pop culture reference like “Impin Ain’t Easy” or “Crows b4 Hoes”(Game of Thrones)

or “Groot’s Third Root” (Guardians of the Galaxy). My favorite might be “The Kardashian’s To Do List,” but my instincts tell me Reggie Bush and Miles Austin are going to have down years.

We can’t forget about injuries. A torn ACL or concussion can torpedo any promising season. The fantasy gods can be cruel and unusual when it comes to injuries. All you can do is hope, pray and draft your star running back’s handcuff.

The game has evolved throughout the years.

We’ve gone from the weekly, by-hand score calculations that would then be mailed out to league

competitors, to media giants like ESPN and Yahoo competing for clicks. Fantasy football has become a multi billion-dollar industry, according to Forbes.

Back in the day the prize money was used for postage. Now we have PayPal or ESPN’s Tilt to collect league dues and the computer scores the games in real time.

Fantasy has changed how we watch football, too.

Gone are the days of watching just your team on Sundays. Maybe tuning in for the Thursday or Monday night game if it was good.

Now we have the likes of DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket and the indispensable NFL RedZone. Once

you go RedZone, you never go back.

These products allow us to watch every score of every game in real time, bringing fantasy nirvana to all who blindly pay homage to those cursed fantasy gods on a weekly basis.

And every week, the struggle is real when it comes to setting your lineup. Should you start your third running back in the flex even though he’s playing Seattle? Maybe you give the nod to your backup tight end that’s playing the Browns. It’s first world dilemmas like these that keep us all up at night.

The season is long and rough. Bets will be placed, trades proposed, and snide

death-threats between friends assessed. There can only be one winner, but second place gets their money back, so at least there’s that.

Once again, fantasy football is meaningless. It’s a hobby for football-junkies like me to feel the illusion of control as it pertains to the sports world.

Hundreds of hours a year are wasted in the name of a little prize money and for the singular goal of bragging rights. Only winners become legends. If you want a seat at the Fantasy Football Olympus, call up your friends and start drafting. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Italian Festival returns to Clarksburg

by Ashley DeNardo Associate A&E Editor @Dailyathenaeum

Hold on to your meatballs.

The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is returning for its 36th year Aug. 29-31.

The festival was created in 1979 to preserve the rich Italian-American culture found throughout the state.

“It was founded by a group of local Italians who wanted to find a way to celebrate Italian heritage that was so profound in the Clarksburg area,” said Tyler Terango, chairman of the board for the WVIHF. Since then, the festival was rated as one of the “Top 100 Events in North America.” Every year, more than 100,000 people come to enjoy the Italian-American experience through

Spectators await Lou Gramm’s performance at the 2013 West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. food, entertainment, contests and a children’s area.

“It is a statewide festival because of such a great amount of the Italian immigrants who eventually settled into West Virginia,”

Terrango said.

Each year, an ItalianAmerican man and woman who have been active in the local community are chosen to be honored at the festival.

Pasta: now that’s amore Caitlin Worrell Correspondent @Dailyathenaeum

For those who are not lucky enough to be attending the Pasta Cook-Off, hosted by West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival in Fairmont this weekend, take this time to appreciate the stomach-filling goodness that is pasta.

I think all can agree that pasta is one of the most classic meals. Not to mention, it’s pretty easy to make.

For students bound to a college budget and who might have minimal cooking experience, pasta is the perfect thing to show your skills in the kitchen. Even if your skills are normally just pressing buttons on the microwave.

Pasta is nearly impossible to screw up.

Of course, boil a pot of water and drop in the pasta.

An occasional stir will help the pot cook evenly and quickly. Strain, add a slice of butter and you’ve got a meal.

But that’s too easy. We obviously can’t forget to spice it up with sauce.

Some like a classic marinara, whereas others are more adventurous with vodka sauce.

Whichever you pre-

fer, your dish is sure to be packed with loads of fabulous flavor and ingredients.

One recipe in particular sparked my interest and my appetite. While not your typical pasta, this butternut squash ravioli in a cider broth packs loads of fall flavor into a classic Italian dish.

Perfect for the upcoming fall season, butternut squash can be fresh and affordable. Even more convenient, it’s incredibly easy to prepare in this case.

The ravioli pasta is filled with a mixture of slowroasted squash, creamy ricotta, a salty dash of Parmesan and a hint of thyme and sage for lasting flavor.

Just a dollop on each ravioli sheet is enough to create a huge burst of warm, savory taste. Press them closed and drop them into the boiling water.

With a cooking time of only a minute, you’re sure to be enjoying your meal in no time.

The cider broth is just as simple to prepare and can be easily done while your ravioli is cooking. Combine butter, shallots, cider and parsley. Let this simmer in a pan for less than 10 minutes.

The smell will make your mouth water as the sweet

sugars from the cider mix with the golden brown butter.

Wipe away the drool because it’s finally time to top off the dish by dressing the fresh crafted ravioli in the golden cider broth.

If you’re feeling extra gourmet, add a pinch of fresh herbs or grate fresh Parmesan atop your dish for an extra kick. Each bite captures fall flavors like sweet brown sugar and tangy cider.

The soft and sweet ravioli pasta truly melts in your mouth, and the simple touch of herbs heightens the zest of the broth for an explosion of seasonal taste.

Pasta continues to be a go-to dish for chefs everywhere because of its unique versatility and simple preparation. With a box of pasta costing less than $5, there are endless possibilities for those on a tight budget.

If you can’t attend the Pasta Cook-Off, you can still get creative with your favorite types of pasta. Incorporate meats, veggies and a new sauce.

For this full recipe and more, visit http://epicurious.com/recipes/ fo o d/views/ButternutSquash-Ravioli-in-CiderBroth-104456. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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This year, Anthony Bellotte was chosen as the Italian Man of the Year and his daughter, Angela Bellotte as the Italian Woman of the Year.

Terango said Anthony

panel of judges.

Amateur and professional chefs can enter the contest by calling 304-622-7314.

There will be free performances by the former lead singer of Journey, Steve Augeri, Sam & Ott and John Angotti and others.

“Something to expect is to really see the community come to life and the city come to life for Labor Day weekend,” Terrango said.

For those who have never attended the festival, Terango said it is a great way to meet new friends and delve deeper into Italian culture, even if patrons are not Italian.

“It’s really about having the opportunity to have emigrated here from Italy because of the American dream,” he said. ashley.denardo@mail.wvu.edu

Escape Morgantown with the WV Botanic Garden Wildflower Walk WESTLEY THOMPSON A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

A beautiful and impressive 82-acre landscape rests just seven miles from West Virginia University’s campus. The West Virginia Botanic Garden is a nature reserve comprised of lovely gardens, shady forests, and relaxing waterways.

Saturday, the Botanic Garden will be host a Wildflower Walk.

Created in 2000, the Botanic Garden was built on the former Tibbs Run Reservoir.

In the 14 years since its conception, the garden has become a wonderful showcase of the various flora that inhabits the region.

The gardens provide a rich array of plants ranging from the common to the rare, and is a delight to both hardcore naturalists and the everyday layperson who wants to enjoy pretty scenery.

The Wildflower Walk is one of the numerous activities the garden hosts throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons.

The walk will be lead by local naturalist Ellen Hrabovsky.

Hrabovsky is an accomplished naturalist. She said she spent her whole life outdoors, and developed a keen interest in nature at a young age.

After retiring from the medical field, Hrabovsky went back to school and completed a master’s degree in forestry.

She is now an active volunteer at the West Virginia Botanic Garden.

The Wildflower Walk promises to be a relaxing and enjoyable stroll through the gardens.

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Bellotte was instrumental in many streetscape projects in Clarksburg and has given back immensely to the community.

Angela Bellotte has a career in modeling. Terango said Clarksburg is proud to have her represent the community.

The yearly Pasta CookOff takes place Aug. 23 this year.

At the Jackson Square Parking Facility in downtown Clarksburg, spectators can get a bag of goodies and a container for pasta. Then, they have the opportunity to try each recipe and express which they believe was the best.

Whichever recipe receives the most votes wins the People’s Choice Award at the awards ceremony.

Other award categories include one for red sauce and another for white sauce and are chosen by a

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In addition to a wide array of flora, the Botanic Garden is home to the latest Benjamin Gazsi sculpture.

“We spend about an Still, she said she hopes hour and a half walking people can learn somemostly in the meadow part thing from the event. of the Botanic Gardens,” “If I can encourage even Hrabovsky said. “This being one person to pay attention late summer, we’ll be see- to what they’re seeing outing the summer wildflow- side, and have an appreciers that are in bloom.” ation of what we see and Guests on the walk will not just what they view as a see a wide range of flowers, bunch of weeds, I’ll feel reeach having its own unique ally good about it,” she said. morphology.

The Wildflower Walk will “Most years we’ve seen happen rain or shine, and anywhere from 25 to 30 will only be canceled for different species of wild- lightning or extreme winds. flower.” Hrabovsky said.

But for nature enthusiThough there should be asts and those who like beplenty of flowers for all to ing outdoors, that shouldn’t enjoy, Hrabovsky warns be a problem. the extreme winter and wet For more information on summer may have reduced the walk, as well as a calthe number of flowers this endar of other events the year.

Botanic Garden is hostHrabovsky said the event ing, visit http://www.wvbg. will be a casual walk, and org/. not like a classroom setting.

Even if you cannot make the Walk, I implore West Virginia University students to check the gardens out in their own time.

They’re free, open from dawn to dusk, and are a great place to escape.

The walk begins at 9 am. at the West Virginia Botanic Garden located on Tyrone Rd. The group will meet at the lower parking lot of the Botanic Garden. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU begins preseason action Saturday by nicole curtin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia volleyball team will open its preseason play in the annual Gold-Blue Scrimmage Saturday afternoon.

The team will be split into two groups to play each other in an event for fans to come and watch.

Senior middle blocker Evyn McCoy said having this scrimmage each year is helpful for herself and her teammates.

“I think the main thing that we get out of that is (that) it’s an opportunity for us to showcase what this year is going to be like for our fans,” McCoy said.

“It’s also a great opportunity for those who haven’t played in a college atmosphere and game setting, for them to get a feeling, so when we get into games, they aren’t too surprised for how it feels to have fans cheering.”

Head coach Jill Kramer said mixing up the teams might show the girls who could be starting in 2014.

“We’ve got a lot of competition in the gym, and what we’re going to do is continue to mix up the squads for the first three sets,” she said. “Then the last set and a half will be more of maybe the lineup that we feel we might be going into the season with.”

The Mountaineers have six new players on the roster as they prepare to start the season and are coming off their first 20-win season since 1991. Of last season’s six starters, five are returning this year.

Having the chance to scrimmage each other is something the team looks forward to each year, according to McCoy. “Practice (is) even very competitive, and I think the scrimmage takes it to

a whole other level,” she said. “We’re getting ready for whose job is going to be what. It’s a good opportunity for everyone to say, “Hey, this is what I’ve been practicing and what I’m going to showcase and bring to the team.’”

Kramer said setting up this match as a real game is helpful for the girls and others involved in WVU volleyball game operations.

“You get a little bit of the game environment,” she said. “We might have some new people running the scoreboard, so it gives them their first shot at doing that without it being a live game.”

The team, scoreboard table runners, PA and lighting workers spend the day preparing as if it were a real game day, according to Kramer, they do this WVU’s Jordan Anderson attempts a spike during a match against Texas in 2013. to make sure there aren’t any hiccups in real season play in their first game next weekend.

“I think one of the more important things is that they all have a good feel of being back in the competitive environment of the Coliseum without it being their first day to compete against another team,” she said. “Then they know what to expect when we put another team on the other side of the net next Friday.”

The Gold-Blue Scrimmage will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Coliseum.

The event is free and will feature the entire WVU volleyball team in action.

Following the scrimmage will be a free youth clinic for children in the eighth grade or younger led by the team and Kramer. During the clinic, participants will receive instructions, tips and also some Mountaineer autographs.

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Holloman has career-ending neck injury IRVING, Texas (AP) – The Dallas Cowboys said Thursday that linebacker DeVonte Holloman has a career-ending neck injury related to a spinal problem that kept him out almost half of his rookie season a year ago.

Coach Jason Garrett said Holloman was advised not to play again after doctor evaluations this week.

After missing the first two days of practice this week, the 23-year-old Holloman was on the field Thursday in his No. 57 jersey but didn’t appear in the locker room when it was open to reporters after Garrett’s announcement.

Garrett wouldn’t discuss details of the injury other than saying Holloman has been dealing with a neck issue “the last couple of weeks.” Holloman came out of last weekend’s preseason game against Baltimore midway through the fourth quarter because of the injury.

“It’s a very challenging, difficult thing for a young man who has dreams of being an NFL football player, achieves those dreams,” Garrett said. “But this becomes an easy decision for him and for his family when you’re dealing with that kind of injury.”

Holloman returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown in his Dallas debut in the Hall of Fame preseason game last year, and the converted safety ended up starting at middle linebacker in the regular-season finale against Philadelphia because of injuries to other players.

The sixth-round pick, who played the first six weeks before injuring his neck in practice and missing seven games, led the Cowboys with 11 tackles in a loss that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs.

“It bothered me a lot ... because me and Holloman, we was like a brotherhood,” said safety J.J. Wilcox, another member of Dallas’ 2013 draft class.

“It just goes to show you that this game here is not

for long. It’s tough.”

The Cowboys have already lost middle linebacker Sean Lee to a season-ending knee injury.

Holloman was essentially slotted as Lee’s backup while getting work at both outside linebacker spots as well. His versatility was expected to help offset the loss of Lee. “He was such a good role player for us last year,” Garrett said. “At every turn just took full advantage of the opportunity to show us what he’s all about. Did that this year in training camp as well. You could tell he was dealing with this though.”

Several Dallas players heard the news on Holloman from reporters, including Orlando Scandrick. The seventh-year cornerback has been suspended for the first four games for violating the ban on performance-enhancing drugs.

“It’s humbling,” Scandrick said. “It’s something that I’ve done for so many years, to have it temporarily taken away from me.

And I can’t even imagine how he feels to have something permanently taken away from him for things that he can’t control.”

Holloman played four years at South Carolina and had seven career interceptions as a safety.

“He’s going to be successful in the real world,” Wilcox said. “I’m pretty sure he’s got his head on straight, so I know he’s going to do great things outside of football.”

NOTES: QB Tony Romo returned to practice Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session. He was vague on how long he will play in Dallas’ third preseason game at Miami on Saturday night.

Owner Jerr y Jones said earlier in the week it would be close to the same 16 snaps, and 14 official plays, that Romo had against the Ravens. It was his first game since back surgery in December.

CB Sterling Moore practiced for the first time since late in training camp.

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Senior forward Kate Schwindel runs down a loose ball against Kentucky during the 2013 season.

West Virginia kicks off Big 12 title defense with early road test against Penn State by ryan petrovich sports correspondant @dailyathenaeum

“It’s going to be a battle between two top programs.”

That’s how West Virginia’s head women’s soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown described her team’s season opener against Penn State Friday.

According to Top Drawer Soccer’s rankings, the Nittany Lions are ranked No. 11, while the Mountaineers are No. 10.

West Virginia will be tested right out of the gate, and Izzo-Brown said she isn’t against playing a challenging opponent to open the season.

“You see really quickly what you need to work on, and I think both programs

know that the level of play will push each others’ growth,” Izzo-Brown said.

“I mean, why not have two top programs in the country play each other from the get-go?”

This is familiar territory for both teams as last season they opened against one another. Penn State traveled to West Virginia, and the two teams played to a 2-2 draw.

This season, IzzoBrown’s squad will travel to Penn State. Even though the two teams have established a bit of a rivalry, it doesn’t make it any easier on the Mountaineers.

Izzo-Brown praised Nittany Lions’ head coach Erica Walsh and how she will have her team ready to take on the defending Big 12

champions.

“I think Erica and I both know we’re expecting a battle on Friday, and both teams will bring their best,” Izzo-Brown said. “It’s going to be something we’ve built throughout the years, and both teams respect each other with what each program can bring.”

Senior forward Kate Schwindel said she also recognized the task at hand.

“They are definitely one of those top teams, and they are good all across the board,” she said. “They’re going to bring us something right out of the gate. We have to show what we’ve worked on all preseason.”

West Virginia finished 1-1 in preseason play, losing on the road at Rut-

gers and picking up a win against Navy at home. The Mountaineers, however, have been missing two of their top performers in midfielder Ashley Lawrence and defender Kadeisha Buchanan. The two represented the U-20 Canada team in the World Cup this summer.

Lawrence and Buchanan were not able to play in the two exhibition games and had only a few summer practices with their fellow Mountaineers. Both players claim to be ready, and IzzoBrown and Schwindel said they agree.

“Those type of players, they could be thrown in anywhere and make a huge impact anywhere,” Schwindel said.

They will most likely have

to make an impact, as Penn State is no easy start to the season. WVU is the reigning conference champion and displays a target on its back entering the 2014 season.

Teams like Penn State will be looking to knock off the champs right off the bat.

“I embrace my motto, ‘Pressure is a privilege,’” Izzo-Brown said. “I think there are things that you earn and this program has earned that privilege, and it’s something we need to protect, something we need to understand to make sure we don’t turn it into a negative.”

West Virginia and Penn State will get the season rolling tonight at 7:30 in University Park, Pa. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Smith leaning on lessons learned in 2013 by anthony pecoraro associate sports editor @pecorarowvunews

The running back depth entering 2014 for West Virginia may be the best it’s been in years, which is both good and bad for the contenders competing for the starting position.

The lone senior competing for the starting spot, Dreamius Smith, said he knows that with one last opportunity, 2014 is his

time to shine.

The junior college transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan., had high hopes of starting at running back in 2013.

Those hopes were dashed when Houston transfer and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charles Sims came to Morgantown and stole the spotlight.

“Charles brought something in that some of us couldn’t. He separated

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himself from us last year,” Smith said.

Smith is using all he was able to learn from Sims to show the Mountaineers what he’s made of in his final season on the squad.

“I’m just going to do whatever the coaches want. I’m going to do whatever they say,” he said. “I feel a lot better coming in this year and knowing the schemes of the defense better.

“I work hard, and I get extra work in when I can.

I’ll use that to my advantage this year.”

Getting extra work in will be vital for Smith, as running backs coach JaJuan Seider said during

fall camp that he plans on pushing Smith to the nth degree all season.

“The last couple of days, I wanted to challenge him and see where his mind set is at. Is he going to compete and take the job or is he going to falter back?” he said. “I’ve really been proud with the way he’s stepped up and competed.”

With Seider’s praise comes a heightened sense of expectations, something Smith said he fully understands, especially when it comes to improving on his 494 rushing yards and five touchdowns from 2013.

“I’m more confident in everything I do. Blocking was my biggest problem

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last year. I’m going to use my weight,” he said. “I underestimated the blocking aspect last year, and it also played a role in not knowing the schemes. I finally realized that I’m not just a running back, but a blocking back as well.”

Without hesitation, Seider said he recognized Smith’s blocking issues in 2013 and made it very clear as to what Smith must do this season if he wants to see the playing field at all.

“He knows if he doesn’t, then he won’t play,” he said. “You shouldn’t have to motivate a guy to do what they’re supposed to do. To me, that’s doing your job of being a running back.

“We’ve been blunt and upfront with him.

He worked hard during spring; he did a really good job in the spring and the summer.” anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu

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The Big 12 Conference held its annual Media Days earlier this summer before the start of practice.

This year, West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen brought senior wide receiver Kevin White, redshirt junior punter Nick O’Toole and sophomore cornerback Daryl Worley along with him to Dallas, where Media Days is held.

Though a variety of questions about the upcoming season were asked, one topic that kept coming up during Holgorsen’s roundtable Q&A session was how he felt the Mountaineers would be able compete in 2014 with the strength and toughness of their schedule.

West Virginia will be entering the 2014 season with the No. 12 toughest schedule in the nation.

Iowa State is the only Big 12 team ranked higher than the Mountaineers at No. 7 in the country. Texas, TCU, Oklahoma State and Kansas also ranked in the top 50.

Knowing every game in 2014 needs to be taken extremely seriously, the challenge that lies ahead for this Mountaineer squad is not one to joke about.

“Oliver (Luck and I) have both talked about this, and I’m pretty excited to say that we have one of the toughest schedules in the country,” Holgorsen said at Big 12 Media Days. “The Big 12 is tough, we all understand that.

“Each and every one of the Big 12 games is going to be competitive. You have nine quality games that are going to happen. Some of the other teams in the Big 12 can say the same thing, but there are probably a couple of the teams in the Big 12 who can’t say that.”

Teams like the Cyclones and the Longhorns will also be facing some tough competition in 2014, as will most others, but for West Virginia, the level of competition being raised this season is quite a coincidence.

Think about all the Mountaineers knew they had to prove this season, even before knowing their 2014 schedule.

West Virginia knew, after a couple of seasons of nothing but disappointment after disappointment from players and coaches, a lot needed to change in 2014.

The true first test to see how far, if far at all, the Mountaineers have come since their dreadful end to 2013 will be in a short eight days when WVU travels to Atlanta to play the Crimson Tide in the Georgia Dome – a challenge the Mountaineers haven’t faced in quite some time.

Alabama is also looking to rebound back to their championship days, especially after back-to-back heartwrenching losses to end their 2013 season – a challenge that is for sure going to be difficult for the Mountaineers to overcome.

“Tricky, it’s going to be tricky,” Holgorsen said. “One of the reasons I like playing an opponent like we’re playing in the first game is (we) get out there and go toe-totoe with them and get yourself in position to have a chance to win.

“If you do (win), guess what, you think the confidence is going to be a problem? I’ve been in that situation before where we played above our head and beat a team maybe we shouldn’t have on paper, and then all of a sudden, your confidence is probably (going to be) where you want it.”

Any way you spin it, West Virginia has challenges every week of the 2014 season.

But with the level of chemistry, which is the at the highest level it’s been in years, and with the additions of more experienced, passionate coaches to this squad over the offseason, I can see West Virginia breaking even when it’s all said and done at 6-6 for the regular season, which may still be too generous. Only time will tell. anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu