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A member of the WVU Astronomy Club sets up a telescope at the Star Watching Party on the Mountainlair Green. Members had the chance to look at the moon and find certain planets.

WVU Astronomy Club sets eyes on the sky with star watch party by kendall snee correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Astronomy Club hosted a Star Watching Party Monday night on the Mountainlair Green to give students an opportunity to look at the stars and the moon from a new perspective.

The moon was almost completely full and attracted the club’s members and a few curious students.

Normally the moon cannot be seen due to the amount of light surrounding the campus.

“The green isn’t the most ideal location, but hopefully we’ll get some good shots of the moon because its brightness cancels out most starlight and man-made light anyway,” said Natasha McMann, a physics studnet and President of the WVU Astronomy Club.

For the past two years, the club has taken trips to Chestnut Ridge and thrown star parties for students and members of the community to try their hand at star gazing.

In a few weeks the club will be attending the National Green Bank Observatory for its annual open house.

“The observatory holds Andrew Spellman/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM the largest fully steerable Serena DeMartino, a sophomore strategic communications student, rocks her friend’s puppy Q-Tip to sleep. Serena was radio telescopes ever,” hanging out on the Mountainlair Green during the Astronomy Club’s Star Party Monday night. said David Buch, a freshman physics and chemisadvertising student. “It was so bright it blinded me.” try student. “The primary mission is public outreach.

Most of the students that came out Monday night We want to bring science to the community.” were amazed by the experience and encouraged more Not only does the club host outreach events, but people to come out to upcoming gatherings. in upcoming meetings certain members will begin “I heard about the event through my MIX emails,” studying various pulsars with radio astronomy data said Lester Cabao-an, a senior multidisciplinary studand search for exploding stars and supernovas de- ies student. “Even seniors want to try new things. tected by radio waves.

People should definitely join if they enjoy looking at “Every so often we’ll get a blip of radiation on the cool things.”

The West Virginia University Astronomy Club’s next monitor that looks like it’s pulsing. That’s how it got meeting will be Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. in White Hall room its name, pulsar,” McMann said.

This feature of the club was developed in 2008 and 105. The club meets most Mondays of the semester. was originally for high school students that the club For more information check out the club’s Facebook page by searching WVU Astronomy Club or by sendhas now incorporated into their meetings.

The club consists of 20-30 members but their ing an email to astro@mail.wvu.edu. events also attract curious non-members. “I’ve never seen the moon that close,” said Tyler Newpol, a junior danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Textbooks can be quite expensive, especially with college tuition rising. But there is a new textbook company that can save students a lot of money.

Packback is a program set up for students to rent textbooks for $5 a day rather than having to purchase books that won’t be used.

Packback also provides resources for students to find cheaper, more cost-efficient books that are not offered through the company.

“We help you find the best prices, and take you directly to websites to sell them back for the best prices,” said Gabrielle Marquis, a Packback representative and sophomore forensics science student at West Virginia University. “It helps students get cheaper books.”

Packback helps students save and make money on textbooks by selling them back for a higher price.

Marquis is the brand ambassador at West Virginia University as part of her internship for the company.

She applied for the position online and was lucky enough to become a representative for WVU. “I actually received an email through them,” Marquis said. “It seemed like an

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All WVU colleges now participate in Yellow Ribbon Program

by Laura Haight & Victoria Madden da staff @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University is thanking student veterans by offering a service to help them further their education.

Since 2009, WVU has been a part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, which assists hundreds of student Veterans in paying their tuition.

This program covers instate tuition but can be used in addition to the Post-9/11 GI Bill to cover tuition for out-of-state students. WVU will waive up to 50 percent of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for outof-state student veterans.

Jerry McCarthy, director of WVU Veterans Affairs, said in order to qualify for this program students must put in 90 days of active duty time to obtain 40 percent of the money.

From there on out, every six months the student will get 10 percent.

“West Virginia has made it a law that the undergraduate level has to be a part of this program and not limit the amount of people that can be in it,” McCarthy said.

While the program covers all undergraduate student veterans, graduate student veterans are not always covered.

“Limit the number not the amount that is given to each person,” McCarthy said. “Sometimes it is first come first serve or by the college’s choice to decide because there is a limit towards graduate students, not undergraduates.”

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awesome opportunity.”

A problem many students face is paying for textbooks they rarely use during the semester.

Packback offers one day rentals of e-book versions for $5, making it an option for students who just need it a few days a semester to study for an exam.

“It depends how long you are using it,” said Dakota Workman, a sophomore political science student. “If you just need it for a weekend, then it’s a pretty good deal.”

If you think you may be using the book for more than a couple of days, Packback offers semester prices as well, and will incorporate the money spent on day rentals into your semester rental.

“I think any alternative to not having to pay for University bookstore priced books is a great alternative,” said Megan Harp, sophomore journalism student.

Packback has raised around $1 million from investors such as Mark Cuban, after appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank.

To rent books, find more information about the program or apply for a position, go to http://packbackbooks.com or email Gabrielle at gmmarquis@ mix.wvu.edu.

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McCarthy said he believes this program is important because student Veterans should feel welcomed on campus.

“They should be given the best opportunities that are available for them to succeed in their education,” McCarthy said.

Chelsea Pullen, a second year graduate student veteran in The College of Law, said the program allowed her and her husband to come to WVU. As out-of-state students, they only have one income and thought this was a great opportunity.

“It is a lifesaver, (it’s) definitely awesome. This program helps veterans, but also veteran’s beneficiaries as well,” Pullen said.

She said this program makes our veterans look good with offers like this and the school encouraging and helping them out.

While pregnant, Pullen is still going to Law School and said this bill has helped her and her husband out wonderfully.

“A lot of veteran students I have met have families while in graduate school,” Pullen said.

“This is a huge impact on life now and in the future.”

This year is the first year all colleges and schools will be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Universities have a choice as to whether or not to provide the Yellow Ribbon Program on their campus. McCarthy said he is especially excited about the Law School joining in because WVU is one of the only universities to of-

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A YEAR WISER The West Virginia football team is ready to avenge last year’s loss to Maryland this weekend in College Park.

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Tuesday September 9, 2014

Clinton juggernaut hits 2014 campaign trail

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Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline the annual steak fry for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, making a big return to the leadoff caucus state as the former secretary of state considers another presidential campaign. Both Clintons will speak at the fundraiser. It will be the former first lady’s first appearance in Iowa since 2008, when she finished a disappointing third in the caucuses.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Clinton juggernaut hits the midterm campaign trail this week as the power couple lends fundraising prowess and their seal of approval to Democratic candidates shunning an unpopular President Barack Obama. For Hillary Rodham Clinton, the events with Democratic donors and activists are keeping her profile high as she weighs a second bid for the presidency.

The Clintons are working to help female candidates and boost turnout in conservative-leaning states like Arkansas, where Bill Clinton was governor before becoming president, and Kentucky, where Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes talks up her alliance with the Clintons, not Obama.

Hillary Clinton’s time and political currency remains especially highly coveted. “She’s a natural fit in any state at the moment,� said Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, a longtime adviser to the Clintons.

The same can’t be said of Obama, whose approval ratings have tumbled and who has kept his campaigning mostly at off-camera events with financial donors. He isn’t expected to campaign in states like Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina where Senate control could be decided.

Republicans are driving for the six-seat gain they need to grab the Senate majority, with their highest hopes in conservative states Obama lost in 2012.

Hillary Clinton, who recorded an automated getout-the-vote call for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his running mate, Kathy Hochul, headlines a fundraiser for Senate Democrats at her Washington home on Tuesday and a New York reception for Democratic governors on Friday. By Sunday, the Clintons will join thousands of Democrats in Iowa to honor retiring Sen. Tom Harkin in the state that helped propel Obama, at Mrs. Clinton’s expense, to the presidency.

The shift to the Clintons, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic leaders and operatives, is part history, part circumstances.

Party activists tend to look ahead to a successor during a president’s second term and Mrs. Clinton’s potential to become the first female president – without an obvious Obama-like primary challenger right now – has made that interest more acute. Obama’s approval ratings remain stuck in the low 40s, forcing some Senate incumbents to distance themselves.

Obama’s turbulent dealings with Republicans in Congress have fueled the shift, raising hopes that his successor will break the logjam, some of the activists say.

So the Clintons are extending their long history of helping their friends. “There’s a tremendous positive feeling for getting two for the price of one,� said Mitch Ceasar, a Florida lawyer and member of the Democratic National

Committee.

Obama can still raise millions for Democrats and aides say he’ll assist candidates in states where he can be most helpful, in individual House races and places like Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Obama could make last-minute appearances in states like Georgia and North Carolina to boost turnout among black voters. But so far, many Democrats have avoided him in public.

During Obama’s Labor Day rally in Milwaukee, for example, Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke did not appear at the president’s side. And in North Carolina, vulnerable Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan had to appear with Obama during his visit to a convention of veterans – but first, she released a statement criticizing his record on veterans health care.

The Clintons, meanwhile, don’t have the same issues. And help they provide now could benefit Hillary Clinton if she seeks

the party’s nomination in 2016.

Bill Clinton has campaigned with Grimes, a longtime family friend who calls herself a “Clinton Democrat� in her bid against McConnell, and two Arkansas allies, Sen. Mark Pryor and gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, Clinton’s campaign driver back in 1982.

Since Labor Day, Clinton has traveled to Connecticut to help Gov. Dan Malloy; Maine on behalf of Rep. Mike Michaud, who faces GOP Gov. Paul LePage; Miami to help former Gov. Charlie Crist, the exRepublican who is seeking his old office, and New Orleans to raise money for Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. The former president will be in Atlanta next weekend to raise money for Senate candidate Michelle Nunn before joining with the former first lady in Iowa.

During a New York fundraiser last week to support House Democrats, Bill Clinton told attendees that Republicans in

Congress had stoked conflict and division instead of finding common ground, noting dozens of votes to repeal Obama’s health care law. The former president also spoke of the need to raise the minimum wage, which he increased as Arkansas governor and as president, according to a Democratic official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the event was private.

The former secretary of state’s campaigning comes with risks — her approval ratings have fallen in the past when she engages in partisan activities. Republicans are already looking to engage her at every turn.

When Mrs. Clinton called climate change the “most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face� at a Nevada energy conference last week, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was quick with a retort. “I don’t think we really want a commanderin-chief who’s battling climate change instead of terrorism,� Paul told Fox News.

Schwarzenegger reveals portrait by Austrian artist SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifted the curtain on his official portrait Monday, revealing a photograph-like giant image of the onetime bodybuilder standing in front of the official California seal.

Schwarzenegger unveiled the portrait at a ceremony in the state Capitol in which he made a rare appearance in Sacramento nearly four years after he left office.

The oversized portrait of a youthful Schwarzenegger, which will eventually

hang on the third floor, was painted by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein, a realist who previously illustrated Andy Warhol and John F. Kennedy.

Schwarzenegger, a movie star before he ran for governor in the chaotic recall election of 2003, said he owes all his successes in life to California, which he called a mythical place “where nothing is impossible.� As a boy growing up in Austria, he dreamed about the state, he said. “I dreamt about California every day, and I knew

that one day I would have to come here to this beautiful state if I wanted to make my dreams a reality,� he said.

Schwarzenegger said that while he always dreamed big, he never envisioned his portrait hanging in the state Capitol, joking “I might have envisioned a sculpture on Muscle Beach.�

Two of Schwarzenegger’s five children attended the unveiling, Christopher, 16, and Patrick, 20, which also included political notables including at least three former speakers of the state

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The portrait unveiling followed an event earlier Monday in which Schwarzeneggerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University of Southern California-based institute hosted a climate symposium that also featured Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat.

The seminar highlighted the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aggressive efforts to tackle issues such as reducing carbon emissions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the politicians in Washington canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get anything done because of being stuck in these ideological foxholes, we here in California have two governors from two different parties, together in the same room fighting for the same green energy future,â&#x20AC;?

Schwarzenegger said at the summit.

Organizers are using the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies to prompt further action ahead of United Nations climatechange conferences in Peru and Paris.

During his tenure, Schwarzenegger signed Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landmark 2006 global-warming law, AB32, which paved the way for the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system of selling carbon pollution credits aimed at reducing emissions.

Brown praised Schwarzeneggerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishment in winning bipartisan support for the climate change law.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To get AB32 through the California legislature, that is heavy lifting, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anyone should underestimate that. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure any other governor might have done this,â&#x20AC;? he said at the symposium.

Schwarzenegger said that California leaders of all political stripes have chosen to address climate change because not doing so will cost much more in the long run in things such as state infrastructure at risk of failure because of flooding, increased heatand pollution-related deaths, and a never-ending wildfire season that stretches state budgets.

As governor, Schwarzenegger promised to bring fiscal accountability, but the state faced a huge budget deficit when he left office. In one of his final acts in office, Schwarzenegger commuted the involuntary-manslaughter sentence of the son of Nunez, a former political ally.

Months after Schwarzenegger left office, embarrassing revelations emerged about an affair he had with his maid that resulted in a son born out of wedlock. The disclosure devastated his marriage to Maria Shriver, and the two are separated.

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Assembly, Willie Brown, Bob Hertzberg and Fabian Nunez. He also posed for photos with former staff and lawmakers and hugged 28-year-old John Masterson, who has Down syndrome and worked in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mailroom.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the massive image of Schwarzenegger is appropriate because Schwarzenegger is â&#x20AC;&#x153;larger than life.â&#x20AC;?

Singer Jerry Garcia â&#x20AC;&#x153;had a wonderful quote saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be the best of the best. You want to be the only one that does what you do,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153; Newsom said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to describe Arnold Schwarzenegger.â&#x20AC;?

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, DSacramento, called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;just right.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was very dignified. It actually looked like a photograph to me,â&#x20AC;? he said.

True to his outsized life, Schwarzeneggerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portrait is larger than those of other modern-day governors, roughly half a foot wider and a foot taller than his predecessor, according to the Department of General Services. The former governor paid for the portrait himself at an undisclosed cost.

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‘Red Band Society’ to premiere on FOX

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FreeFall returns to Snowshoe

Westley Thompson A&E writer @Dailyathenaeum

««««« Editor’s note: FOX sent the Daily Athenaeum a copy of the pilot episode of “Red Band Society” to review.

What do you get when you combine “Scrubs,” “The Breakfast Club” and a children’s hospital?

The answer is “Red Band Society,” Fox’s new dramedy.

“Red Band Society” follows a group of teenagers who all live in a hospital’s pediatric ward due to their various illnesses. Not only are they faced with the typical trials and tribulations of being a teen, but they also must cope with their diseases.

However, by relying on each other and the power of friendship, they help each other through.

The show requires an active imagination to suspend your disbelief. For one, the narrator is a kid in a coma.

The hospital also seems impossibly large, and even features a fully functioning high school. The kids’ hospital rooms are ludicrously spacious and well-decorated.

They’re supposed to be living in a hospital, not a residence hall of an expensive private college.

I guess these two transgressions are necessary since the hospital is the primary setting of the show.

The hospital staff also seems too attached to the patients. I doubt any pediatric oncologist would be outright mean to their patients, but there is a line between being a kind doctor and the patient’s “BFF.” It’s also highly unlikely a nurse would react with just an eye-roll and a quip if she caught two teenage patients smoking a joint in the supply closet.

Despite these disconnects with reality, disconnects some might argue are necessary for “TV magic,” the show is rather good.

The characters are all interesting, likable and the actors do a good job of playing their parts.

Some character cliches are played up a bit too much, though.

For example, the “mean cheerleader girl” character is one that we’ve all seen too many times to count.

I was surprised at how funny the show was, considering the dark premise. One particularly funny scene is where the cheerleader collapses on the gym floor after ranting and demeaning all her classmates.

Instead of immediately helping the situation, the rest of the cast gathers around to take pictures on their phones. This references the “if it isn’t on Instagram, did it actually happen?” phenomenon society commonly finds today.

The high-quality writing and acting of “Red Band Society” stands out during the back-and-forth banter characters have with one another. In class during a discussion of “Henry V,” characters Leo and Emma argue over Henry’s motivation for being distant.

The rest of the cast, including the teacher and other classmates, seem to understand this banter is a thinly veiled argument about how each feels toward the other.

“Red Band Society” has a peculiar premise, and I hope it finds a leg to stand on. It manages to be funny and light-hearted and hints at delving deeper into drama as the series progresses.

The show premieres Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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A large crowd gathers at the 2013 FreeFall Festival. This year, Slightly Stoopid and The Tontons are two of the acts that will perform.

by ashley denardo Associate A&E editor @amdenardo

Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort in Snowshoe is hosting the 2014 FreeFall Festival Sept. 26 through 28.

There will be a variety of vendors, activities and musicians to enjoy throughout the weekend.

“It’s all about celebrating summer activities and getting stoked on winter,” said Dave Dekema, director of marketing at the resort.

The festival made its debut last year and was started to celebrate the fall in Snowshoe, which Dekema said he believes is the most beautiful time of year there.

Fe s t i v a l - g o e r s c a n participate in mountain bike competitions, micro-brewery tasting, movie premieres and see live performances from bands.

FreeFall is the largest concert event at Snowshoe and will feature the sounds of The Tontons, Spearhead, Slightly Stoopid and G. Love & Special Sauce.

“Here at Snowshoe Mountain we brainstormed, looking for a specific band fitting the genres of mountain bike, snowboarder and outdoor adventure enthusiasts along with fan requests,” Dekema said.

One notable event is the canine aquatics competition from noon to 5 p.m.

Sept. 26.

“It is a unique outdoor competition and growing sport,” Dekema said. “Combining the spirit of the outdoor enthusiast and man’s best friend.”

The competition will take place in a dog pool on the top of Snowshoe Mountain.

With all of the outdoor fun, there will still be time to relax.

There will be yoga s e s s i o n s t h ro u g h o u t the weekend, often with guest appearances from musicians.

Sunday, festival-goers can start their morning off with a pancake breakfast and mountain bike championship competition.

According to the event’s website, there will be 150 spots for people to set up

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A mountain biker soars through the air during a race at the 2013 FreeFall Festival. The festival will host two mountainbike competitions this year, the Snowshoe Gravity Series Race 3 and WVMBA XC Championship. a tent at the Silver Creek ski area.

Each tent must have a tag attached to it which costs $90. Tent tags can be purchased by calling 877-441-4386

Last year, a few thousand people attended Freefall. Snowshoe is expecting more than 5,000 people this year.

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‘Sons of Anarchy’ begins last ride tonight Caitlin Worrell A&E Writer @DailyAtHEnaeum

The final ride begins tonight at 10 p.m. with the season premiere of “Sons of Anarchy.”

The seventh and final season will be returning in super-sized fashion with an hour-and-45-minute-long episode. Even more exciting for the show’s fans, a special edition of “Anarchy Afterward”, hosted by Chris Fanjola, will immediately follow the premiere.

Charming, California will never be the same after the events of season six wreaked havoc on the motorcycle club. Fans are still covering their eyes after Gemma (Katey Sagal) brutally murdered Tara over

miscommunication with the plea deal.

Jax, (Charlie Hunnam) instead made a deal with federal agents to confess to both possession and conspiracy to protect Tara. This left the club without a president or a plan to move forward.

Juice (Theo Rossi) continued to spiral downward after betraying Jax’s trust and concealing evidence of Tara’s murder. Nero continued to push boundaries with old gang members and ultimately fell back into the lifestyle he so desperately avoided.

All of the club members await an unsettling fate as Nero and other crews become tangled in club business.

The real cliff hanger happened when Jax discovered

Tara’s body.

As he entered the room, he placed his gun on the floor next to Tara and another federal agent who had been shot.

Patterson walked in to find Jax holding Tara and his gun lying next to two dead bodies, making Jax appear to be the killer.

Show creator, Kurt Sutter, has continued to remain tight-lipped about the future of the gang. With so many unanswered questions, it’s hard to predict where things will begin.

It’s safe to say Jax will be at the center of it all.

Hunnam gave fans insight at the Television Critics Association on his character’s state of mind as the new season approaches.

“Jax is in a very schizophrenic state,” said Hunnam

to TCA reporters. “He’s obviously very sad and vulnerable and broken with this huge amount of revenge and anger in his heart.”

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sutter remained vague when asked about the fate of the remaining gang brothers. He did however give us a hint at how many club members will bite the dust in the end.

“Two club members will be dead,” Sutter said to Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t think there’ll be more than that.”

With talk of potential revenge, Megan Schaefer of the IB Times identified Juice as a target for Jax. Juice’s fate was questioned back in season six after he became wrapped up in side business and betrayed the club.

“Despite what Sutter has insisted, we have a hard time believing Juice’s box isn’t going to get squeezed.”

Schaefer said. “He not only shot Sheriff Eli and helped Gemma cover up the death of Tara but also betrayed our protagonist in the Season 6 finale when he spilled Jax’s secrets to none other than Nero.”

Other characters rumored to get the axe are Tig (Kim Coates), Gemma, and even Jax himself.

Tonight’s ultra-packed episode will hopefully begin to answer some of our most-anticpated questions.

Rev your engines one last time and tune into the premiere tonight at 10 p.m. on FX to find out the gang’s fate. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Brad Paisley’s latest album a general disappointment Dreama Elliot Correspondent @DailyAthenaeum

««« ««« Brad Paisley’s latest album, “Moonshine in the Trunk,” follows his usual trend of songs about drinking, loving and partying.

Though I personally am a fan of Paisley, this album seems to be a repeat of all his previously released songs.

The album is full of recycled music. At least Paisley had enough sense to change the titles and lyrics.

Paisley rides the bandwagon of singing about drinking and partying.

The West Virginia na-

tive knows how to get a country party going, but he continues to release stereotypically country music without much depth.

The song “River Bank” has been overplayed, which just emphasizes the generic nature of the lyrics.

Paisley’s past releases have been solid albums, but “Moonshine in the Trunk” lacks a personal flair, making it not stand out in the crowd.

“Moonshine in the Trunk” strays from his previously constructed appearance of the down-toearth country boy that his fans know and love.

For example, “River Bank” is a song to play

when exploring the outdoors with family and friends. The song talks about not being rich and having fun down at the river. The lyrics aren’t creative.

I felt Paisley’s older songs were deeper and had more hidden meaning behind the words, while “River Bank” only skims the surface of the themes presented.

The music video for the song is unimaginative and has clips of his pet squirrels being pulled on a ski behind a remote-controlled boat.

Sadly, I found the music video and song to be equally disappointing.

The best part of the video was the cute squirrel rid-

ing around.

Though I do not like this album, it doesn’t mean that no one will like Paisley’s new music. This album is an upbeat summer album.

I don’t think “Moonshine in the Trunk” is horrible, but I also don’t think

it will ever be considered one of his best.

But if you’re in the mood for upbeat, fun-loving country music, be sure to check out “Moonshine in the Trunk.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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New textbook daily rental service good for students, cheap, reliable, easy College students are willing to sell arms and legs to be able to afford the mandatory textbooks for their courses.

But fear not, there’s a new textbook rental company at your service. Its name is Packback.

As much as some of us enjoy the fresh smell of a book and being able to highlight and tab pages, we must accept the fact that this world is becoming more digital. Packback provides an easy and economical alternative to buying textbooks.

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According to Packback, textbook costs are more than 26 percent of tuition at state schools and more than 78 percent

of tuition at community colleges. The best part about Packback is that it benefits everyone - the student, professor and author.

The price for the e-book is affordable for the student, and the professor is able to provide a cost efficient alternative for students. Most of us only crack open our books maybe twice a week, which is totally not worth the $150 we paid. And the textbook authors don’t see a penny when students buy used books on Amazon or in bookstores. With Packback, the author directly benefits, as well.

So, to hell with bookstores and their outrageous textbook prices, and “required” textbooks that we never even open. Go digital, go cheap. For more information visit http://packbackbooks. com. And, hey, you even get your first rental free. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

TAYLOR JOBIN COLUMNIST @dailyathenaeum

For all the hype surrounding Adam Silver’s brief, yet forward thinking tenure as NBA commissioner, no one could have predicted the bomb he dropped last Thursday. Silver revealed openness to legalized gambling and the NBA profiting from said gambling.

While nothing has been set in stone, the simple fact that Silver would even talk about being okay with such a taboo subject stands in stark contrast to everything the NBA has ever claimed on the matter. In 2012, the NBA joined all the other major American sports in opposing a New Jersey plan to legalize betting at N.J. racetracks and casinos.

At the time, former commissioner David Stern chided N.J. governor Chris Christie, saying “The one thing I’m certain of is New Jersey has no idea what it’s doing, and doesn’t care because all it’s interested in is making a buck or two.”

Stern wasn’t the only one with this sentiment. This

thought line stretched across all major professional sports and the NCAA. The consensus was that legalized betting would hurt the leagues financially and possibly lead to corruption.

And yet Silver is going completely against everything his mentor believed on this matter. This is the same NBA that’s filled with conspiracy theories and was rocked by the Tim Donaghy gambling scandal.However, the thing about this is that Silver’s logic actually makes sense.

“If you have a gentleman’s bet or a small wager on any kind of sports contest, it makes you that much more engaged in it,” Silver said.

“That’s where we’re going to see it pay dividends. If people are watching a game and clicking to bet on their smartphones, which is what people are doing in the United Kingdom right now, then it’s much more likely you’re going to stay tuned for a long time.”

How can you argue with that? I know I’m always more engaged in something when I’ve got money on it. Who doesn’t care more when they’re financially invested in one possible outcome over

another?

What Silver is proposing is actually not only common in the United Kingdom, but the idea of criminalized gambling is laughable to most of Europe and Asia. People are going to bet on the games anyway and Internet gambling is only expanding.

It just makes sense for Silver to start taking steps to make the NBA a shareholder in this multi-billion dollar industry.

Whether it all works out in the end for the NBA will be debatable. Countries with legalized gambling have struggled with tax loopholes and corruption for years. I doubt his stance will be met with approval from all of his owners and his fellow commissioners. But then again, Major League Baseball also just got a new commissioner that’s looking for his own flashbulb moment outside his predecessor’s shadow.

The only thing that is certain is Silver is hell-bent on being the NBA’s golden goose of ideas. Most of them are great, including legalized gambling. Just please don’t raise the NBA age limit. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Take the ‘ugh’ out of studying, fresh ideas to change your routine hannah chenoweth columnist @dailyathenaeum

Studying - this threesyllable word, synonymous with torture, typically elicits groans and moans. I would rather be at the pool, a concert, with my friends, watching Netflix or maybe even bungee jumping onto a bed of nails.

Now that I’ve gotten my dramatic prelude out of the way, you probably realize studying is essential to your success in college.

It’s something you have to do. The secret is there are ways to make it a little less awful.

You may have a pre-established routine. I have been known to get some serious studying (sort of )

done in the Downtown Campus library, and I definitely have my peculiarities about the situation.

With the first floor far too rowdy and the smell of Eliza’s from the fourth floor far too tempting, I make a beeline to the same window seat on the sixth floor.

Headphones, coffee, ChapStick and a handful of mints can keep me focused like a baby with a binky. Going to the library is typically a hundred times more conducive to getting work done than staying home, if not only by the strict rule that you literally can’t speak out loud.

Still, sometimes the library gets old. As a senior, I know by now that if I stay home, my work will never get done thanks to my rambunctious room-

mates. Switching up your surroundings is an excellent idea to stay motivated.

If it’s a nice day, the little dock behind the Hazel Ruby McQuain Park stage on the Rail Trail is paradise compared to the library. The relaxed environment and fresh air will put you at ease, unless you’re afraid of ducks (kidding). With your feet dangling and a pretty view of the sun sparkling on the Mon River, this is a great place to get reading or studying done without feeling like you’re missing out on nice weather.

It’s close to campus, literally down the street from the Walnut PRT, but has the feel of being far removed.

And nature goes a long way toward lessening that stressed-animal-in-

a-cage feeling you sometimes get after being in a library cube for three plus hours.

The Creative Arts Center is an unlikely spot to study. The CAC is all circular splendor humming with theatrical passion, and at any time you can expect to hear a cacophony of beautiful music or a dramatic recitation of lines.

There’s something comforting about getting lost, plopping down and enjoying the free concerts in the background (if you’re one of those people that need music to focus).

If you are so familiar with the library that you could create a map of secret passageways, going to a new place with surprises around every turn may do

you good.

Switching up your study spot adds adventure to an otherwise boring routine and keeps you more awake and alert. Everyone has a different study style. If you’re a kinesthetic learner, read notes while on the treadmill or in the Rec Center hot tub.

Panera has free Wi-Fi, and the Blue Moose Cafe has a great atmosphere for students, as well.

Life is meant to be enjoyed, and studying is a part of life. So, it’s all up to you to make the experience enjoyable.

The wackiest stuff is what sticks with you, so don’t be afraid to try some new strategies this semester. Record yourself reading your notes in a British accent and play it on your speakers at night while

meditating.

Make a “Jeopardy” game with your friends in which the loser has to buy a box of wine (to unwind after the stress). Draw pictures of difficult concepts and make a little jingle to sing to help you remember.

Make your own online quiz and complete it 10 times in a row.

Teach your roommates what you’re learning, no matter how much they don’t care and try to get away.

I realize these suggestions are a little out there, but you will be more likely to remember what you are studying by using these tips than the unremarkable act of reading a book and highlighting. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Share a Coke campaign: A desperate ploy to bring in revenue jonathan bolan the daily cougar university of houston

As August came to a close, so did Coca-Cola’s ineffectual “Share a Coke” campaign — the memory of which is sure to fade faster than many summer tans.

Back in June, Coke began replacing its logo with a smattering of popular names, written in its iconic text, in effort to get their product in your hands and, presumably, the hands of your friends as well. The basic assumption being that if one’s name graces the side of the can, then he or she is likely to buy it because it’s personalized.

While few can deny the beverage’s delicious flavor, there was a hint of desperation to this campaign that left a sour taste. When a company has to resort to gimmicks in order for a product to sell, it’s an indication that something has gone very wrong.

Although the Coca-Cola brand remains profitable, the company has been dealing with the disappointing sales of its namesake beverage for some time now.

The Wall Street Journal suggests that American consumption of Coke has been on the decline for the better part of 15 years, spelling trouble for a company that “derives almost 75 percent of its global sales volume from

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carbonated soft drinks.”

Additionally, the Huffington Post reported that each American drank about 54 gallons of soda per year in 1998; by 2013 that number dropped to 39 gallons, a decline that analysts project to continue.

It seems that sugary, carbonated beverages are simply not as commonplace as they once were — tastes and opinions are changing.

A 30 percent decrease in consumption indicates a systemic change in the way people perceive soda. It appears the philanthropic efforts, like those of First Lady Michelle Obama, to increase public awareness of obesity are beginning to pay dividends.

Americans are becoming more conscious of their weight and, more importantly, their overall health and are less willing to drink their calories. Caloric intake aside, consumers are also choosing to limit their intake of diet sodas, which contain synthetic sugar substitutes.

“I don’t drink much soda anymore because of the expense and health concerns — I’ve been trying to avoid Diet Coke because of the artificial sweetener aspartame that’s in it,” said English doctoral candidate Elizabeth Keating.

Whether speaking of calories or chemicals, health is the overarching theme and soda is perceived as being insalubrious. In other words, Coke has a serious image

problem.

Given the fact that soda sales continue to drop, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola’s nemesis, has been proactively focusing on its snack food division. It may come as a surprise that Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats, each offering an impressive number of products, are both holdings of PepsiCo. According to the Washington Post, “Carbonated soft drinks make up only about a quarter of Pepsi’s U.S. sales, compared to 60 percent at Coke.”

Pepsi is outpacing its competitor in terms of adapting to changing demands in the marketplace. Rather than trying to convince consumers to purchase products that aren’t selling, Pepsi centers its attention on what is.

Meanwhile at Coca-Cola, in spite of the increased sales of the company’s offerings of juices, water and sports drinks, they continue to pump money into its poorest performer: Coke.

Over the next 3 years, Coca-Cola will spend 3 billion dollars stepping up its advertising, which is pretty unnecessary; if there’s one thing they’ve mastered, it’s brand recognition.

Everyone knows that Coke is out there, people just don’t want it. Coca-Cola, however, is sure that the customer can be convinced otherwise.

The Share a Coke campaign has been reintroduced to persuade consumers to

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buy their product. Despite noble efforts, the company reported a 3 percent decline in revenue for the first half of 2014.

Share a coke? Not so much, and this isn’t the first time Coke has had issues. Art senior Andy Kirkendall said that he remembers the addition of New Coke being quite a blunder.

For those unfamiliar with this huge flop, Kirkendall is referring to the formula

change of the classic Coke recipe in the mid-1980s.

Consumers were outraged and the company quickly returned to the original, increasing sales.

Some believe that the reformulation was just a marketing ploy orchestrated by Coca-Cola. Whether New Coke was one big scheme may never be known, but Share a Coke certainly has gimmick written all over it.

Pers onalized cans

shouldn’t be necessary for the product to sell. In fact, it should serve as a giant red flag. Rather than attempting to force the customer’s hand, Coca-Cola would be better off letting consumer trends speak for themselves and responding accordingly, as Pepsi has done.

Take a lesson, Coke - your competition understands your consumers better than you do.

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Communication opens up when you decide to reveal more of your feelBorn today This year you ex- ings. Tonight: Energized. press unusual grace and integrity.

You will spend a lot of time reflectTAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH ing on what is going on. Try to walk Use the daytime hours to finish up away from what no longer works for a project. You might want to think you. This year is the last of a 12-year through an issue that surrounds a luck cycle. By next summer, you will personal matter more thoroughly. want to be free of anything that does Deliberate all you want, but postnot work in your life. If you are sinpone an important discussion for gle, date with cynicism, as you might now; someone easily could blow his meet several people who are emoor her top. Tonight: Settle in. tionally unavailable. If you are attached, do not keep secrets from each other. Plan on some weekends GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH away together as well. ARIES adds You will be on top of your game. Take fire to any of your ideas or actions. responsibility for what needs to be done, and complete it. You will feel ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH great and be in the mood to join Maintain a low-profile and you’ll find friends or indulge in a favorite pasthat others will respond accordingly. time. You could have too much enA key partner seems readily available ergy for your own good. Tonight: to have an important discussion. Where the action is.

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Two years later, NCAA lifts Penn State’s postseason ban

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Penn State head coach James Franklin celebrates the Nittany Lions’ win over UCF with kicker Sam Ficken in Week 1.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL (AP) stayed at Penn State despite the ability to transfer Penn State is back in the without penalty.

“Many Penn State footbowl business.

The NCAA on Mon- ball players demonstrated day lifted the on-the-field loyalty by remaining at sanctions placed on the their university for two Penn State football team years without the prospect for the Jerry Sandusky of playing in a postseason scandal, including imme- game,” Mitchell wrote. “In diately eliminating the light of Penn State’s repostseason ban that had sponsiveness to its obtwo more seasons left and ligations and the many restoring scholarships next improvements it has instiseason. tuted, I believe these stuPenn State was halfway dent-athletes should have through a four-year post- the opportunity to play in season ban handed down the post-season should during the summer of they earn it on the field 2012. The NCAA rescinded this year.” some of the scholarship His 58-page report said sanctions last year. incidents involving the In a news release, the football team this year inNCAA said that in addition cluded two student-athto the postseason ban be- letes who allegedly reing lifted, Penn State will fused to leave a fraternity be allowed to have the full party when asked, alleged complement of football harassment of a parking scholarships in 2015. officer who ticketed illeThe school still must pay gally parked mopeds, and a $60 million fine, 111 wins the son of a team official under Joe Paterno plus one practicing at a school faunder Tom Bradley remain cility in violation of univervacated and the school will sity rules. remain under monitoring.

In State College, junior The decision by the kinesiology major DanNCAA’s Executive Com- iel Zambanini said seeing mittee followed a recom- the news on a television mendation by former U.S. screen gave him a moment Sen. George Mitchell, of shock. whose second annual re“The sanctions kind of port as Penn State’s athlet- held the Sandusky scanics integrity monitor con- dal like it was a big black cluded the university was cloud that hung over the in compliance with a 2012 university because every agreement and consent year, every time they mendecree. tioned Penn State, they “Senator Mitchell’s re- mentioned the sanctions,” port and recommenda- Zambanini said.

He said removal of the tions, along with the actions taken by the NCAA postseason ban “just takes today, are a recognition that weight off our shoulof the hard work of many ders and you can kind of over the past two years to just be Penn State once make Penn State a stron- more.” ger institution,” said Penn Security risk analysis State President Eric Bar- major Dylan O’Brien, a seron. “This is welcome nior, said that after the last news for the university three years, a trip to a bowl community, particularly game sounded appealing. for our current and future “It was a pretty dark student-athletes.” time because it was only Mitchell said the school a couple months after we had made progress toward started school” as freshimplementing a new hu- men, O’Brien said. “A man resources system, lot of people had second “fostering an ethical cul- thoughts about being here ture” and improving secu- but a lot of people stuck through it.” rity at its sports facilities.

“While each of these “Penn State’s commitprojects will require sus- ment to the integrity of its tained effort, the work re- athletics department and mains on track, and Penn its progress toward meetState’s commitment to ing the requirements of the completing these projects Consent Decree are clear,” is apparent,” wrote Mitch- said Northern Arizona ell. He said his own five- President Rita Hartung year oversight role, sched- Cheng, who chaired Monuled to continue to 2017, day’s Executive Committee may end earlier as a result meeting. “We thank Senaof the progress that has tor Mitchell for his meticbeen made. ulous and exhaustive work Mitchell said his recom- over the past two years.” mendation was focused The penalties against on aspects of the penal- Penn State were unpreceties that affect student- dented in many ways and athletes, many of whom not well-received by many —

in college sports because of that. While the NCAA cited lack of institutional control, Penn State’s missteps had nothing to do with competition and the areas that usually fall under the NCAA’s jurisdiction.

“The biggest problem I had was the effect on the student athletes in the program,” said former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, who worked in NCAA enforcement during the 1980s, including on the SMU football case that led to the program being given the death penalty.

“They (Penn State’s players) weren’t involved in a program that was cheating against their rivals and now all of sudden they’re not able to participate in postseason. That to me was the most challenging part of it.”

The NCAA cutting the

penalties down is also unusual. Beebe and Mike Gillerano, who worked in NCAA enforcement during the 1970s and ‘80s, said they were concerned the latest move would set another precedent.

“So what happens now when one of your old schools,” Gillerano said, referring to Beebe’s time in the Big 12, “gets wacked?

‘OK, we’ll take that penalty with the understanding that we will be model citizens and we will expect the treatment that Penn State got.’”

On Friday, the NCAA said in a Pennsylvania state court filing that it is willing to let the state government control the $60 million fine Penn State is paying under the consent decree. The NCAA wants the judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state trea-

surer and the state senator who represents the State College area, seeking to enforce a 2013 state law that requires the money remain in the state.

If the judge agrees, the NCAA said it also will move to end a federal lawsuit against Gov. Tom Corbett and others that challenges that same law. In that case, the judge is waiting for the parties to update her after putting the matter on hold for a month so they can work on a possible settlement.

Penn State went 15-9 during the first two seasons of the sanctions under coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired to replace the late Paterno, who was fired not long after Sandusky, his former defensive coordinator, was charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse. Paterno died

in 2012.

O’Brien left for the Houston Texans of the NFL after last season and James Franklin was hired away from Vanderbilt to take his place.

Penn State is 2-0 this season. If the Nittany Lions win the East division, they will be eligible to play in the Big Ten championship game.

“We are very appreciative of the opportunities the NCAA and Big Ten have provided with today’s announcement,” Franklin said. “This team plays for each other. We play for Penn State, our families, the former players, our students, alumni, fans and the community. We are so proud to represent Penn State and the Big Ten Conference and are working hard to prepare for our Big Ten opener at Rutgers.”

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AP source: Colts’ Mathis out for season

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Robert Mathis led the NFL in sacks during the 2013 season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Defending NFL sacks champion Robert Mathis is expected to miss the Colts’ entire season after tearing an Achilles tendon during a private workout last week in Atlanta, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Monday.

Coach Chuck Pagano

was expected to talk with reporters later Monday, but the team had no immediate comment on the injury. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not confirmed Mathis’ injury.

It’s the latest twist in what had already been a tumultuous season for Mathis, the Colts’ career

sacks leader.

League officials announced in May that Mathis had been suspended four games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substance policy, a substance Mathis said he had used as a fertility drug. Mathis’ appeals were turned down, and he did not play in

any of the four preseason games.

The suspension, which officially began Aug. 30, barred Mathis from all activities at the team complex and prevented him from contacting anyone within the organization.

Before Mathis left town, Pagano said the Colts had provided Mathis with a

workout plan – a plan he said everybody inside the team complex knew Mathis would stick to.

But less than 18 hours after Mathis’ presence was sorely missed in Sunday night’s season-opening loss at Denver came word of the injury. Mathis set a single-season franchise record last year with 19

1/2 sacks. His teammates combined for just 22 1/2.

He is the second Colts’ player to go down with an Achilles tendon injury this season. Running back Vick Ballard has already been placed on injured reserve after tearing his left Achilles.

The Colts host Philadelphia next Monday night.

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Ravens cut RB Ray Rice after release of video

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Ray Rice was suspended indefinitley by the NFL Monday after a video was released showing Rice strike his then-fiancee.

BALTIMORE (AP) – Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released showing the running back striking his then-fiancee in February.

The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. Each hits the other before Rice

knocks Palmer off her feet and into a railing. Months ago, a TMZ video showed Rice dragging Palmer, now his wife, from the elevator at the Revel casino, which closed Sept. 2.

The Ravens said earlier Monday that they never saw the new video. Hours later, they sent out a onesentence release: “The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this

afternoon.”

Coach John Harbaugh was expected to talk Monday night after practice.

The NFL also took action. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that, based on the new video evidence, Rice has been suspended indefinitely.

Rice was suspended for two games by the NFL in July for domestic violence.

The punishment at the time that received widespread criticism in different circles.

“We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday morning. “That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.”

Goodell indicated as much on Aug. 1 when during the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend.

“When we’re going through the process of evaluating the issue and whether there will be dis-

cipline, you look at all of the facts that you have available to us,” Goodell said. “Law enforcement normally has more ... information, facts, than we have. We’ll get as much as we possibly can.”

Rice’s lawyer, Michael Diamondstein, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

The 27-year-old Rice was charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record.

After Goodell drew criticism not being tough enough on Rice, in a letter to all 32 NFL owners in August he wrote, “My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families. I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring

that our actions in the future properly reflect our values.”

“I didn’t get it right,” he added. “Simply put, we have to do better. And we will.”

Fi r s t- t i m e offenders now face a six-game suspension.

Rice began his suspension Sunday, when the Ravens opened their season with a 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

He was scheduled to return after Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh.

According to the terms of his suspension, Rice could not be with the team and must work out alone.

Rice leaves the Ravens as the second-leading rusher in franchise history, behind only Jamal Lewis. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Rice is the team’s career leader in total yards from scrimmage (9,214) and is the only player in Ravens history to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.

But those are mere numbers, and his actions in that elevator shed a new

light on him.

“I don’t know Ray Rice, but I know that video is disturbing,” New Orleans Saints right tackle Zach Strief said. “It’s tough to see and it’s unacceptable. ... It’s upsetting.”

Yet Strief was not sure whether the NFL should be able punish Rice more because, “You’d compare that to double-jeopardy.”

Rice hasn’t spoken often to the media since his arrest, but on July 31 called his actions “inexcusable” and said this is “something I have to live with the rest of my life.”

He added: “I know that’s not who I am as a man.

That’s not who my mom raised me to be. If anybody knows me, they know I was raised by a single parent, and that was my mother. I let her down, I let my wife down, I let my daughter down. I let my wife’s parents down. I let the whole Baltimore community down. I let my teammates down. I let so many people down because of 30 seconds of my life that I know I can’t take back.”

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Redshirt senior quarterback Clint Trickett looks for an open receiver Saturday against Towson.

West Virginia enters Maryland re-match with more experience, depth, confidence by connor murray sports editor @Connorkmurray

West Virginia had won seven straight games against Maryland heading into its matchup with its border rival in 2013.

The Terrapins put an emphatic stop to that streak, getting out seven years’ worth of frustration in one afternoon in a 37-0 drubbing of the Mountaineers in Baltimore in Week 3.

That game sent West Virginia’s season into a downward spiral that the Mountaineers were never able to correct.

Head coach Dana Holgorsen will lead the Mountaineers into College Park, Md., Saturday, and try to find a measure of revenge against the Terrapins, who have brought back many of the players that dismantled West Virginia with ease in 2013.

“They’re very similar to the team we played last year. It’s really all the same people. If you look at them offensively, defensively and on special teams, they’ve got 95 percent of their production back,” Holgorsen

said.

For the most part, West Virginia’s current roster looks a lot like the one that struggled so mightily against the Terrapins a year ago.

While the Mountaineers haven’t changed much in terms of personnel since 2013, Holgorsen said there are important differences about this Mountaineer team and the one that was embarrassed in Baltimore.

“I view where we’re at as a completely different place. We’re better at every position. We have a better understanding of what we’re trying to do on all three sides of the ball,” he said.

West Virginia’s offense looked completely different early in the 2014 season than it did throughout all of 2013.

One of the biggest differences has been the progression of quarterback Clint Trickett, who has shown a mastery of Holgorsen’s offensive scheme in the first two games of the season.

Trickett did not play in West Virginia’s shutout loss to Maryland in 2013,

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Head coach Dana Holgorsen looks on from the sidelines during WVU’s loss to Maryland in 2013. and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said he has played with a confidence and poise that has lifted the level of the offense.

“I do feel like, especially at the quarterback position, we’re playing a lot more efficiently than we ever played last year,” he said.

After the loss to the Ter-

rapins in 2013, the Mountaineers needed to move on as quickly as possible.

With a full year to process the loss, Holgorsen said his team is chomping at the bit for a chance at redemption.

“The majority of the people on our team right now played in that game last year and weren’t very happy with the outcome.

We were embarrassed be-

cause of the outcome, coaching staff included,” he said.

“We got out-coached on all three sides of the ball last year as well. (The team is) a pretty motivated bunch to be able to get over there and try to put a little better effort out there on the field.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

Crest sees first game action against Towson by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

With West Virginia owning a comfortable 40-0 lead over Towson late in the third quarter of Saturday’s home opener, head coach Dana Holgorsen pulled starting quarterback Clint Trickett and put in true freshman quarterback William Crest Jr. “I looked at him. He had his helmet on. I said, ‘Get in’ and he just sprinted in there,” Holgorsen said after the game.

Crest, a former four-star prospect out of Dunbar High School in Baltimore, entered the game as cheers of excitement from the remaining fans echoed throughout Milan Puskar Stadium.

On the first play of his college career, Crest demonstrated his ability as a runner when he took a read-option keeper 11 yards through the middle of Towson’s defense.

After the Tigers’ defense dropped running back Dustin Garrison for a fouryard loss on the ensuing play, Towson’s stud defensive end Ryan Delaire sacked Crest from behind.

Crest lost control of the

ball and committed West Virginia’s first turnover of the season.

“If there’s ever going to be a turnover where you can get something positive out of it, I think that’s probably going to be one of them,” Holgorsen said. “The game was in (his) hand. He’s got to be able to have better ball security in those situations, and he’ll probably learn from it.”

On West Virginia’s next possession, Crest punched the ball into the end zone from four yards out to cap off a five-play, 45-yard drive.

The true freshman quarterback finished his debut night with five carries for 33 yards and a touchdown, while completing three of four passes for seven yards.

Even though Crest still has a long way to go in his development as a college quarterback, his potential and raw ability is evident to his teammates.

“Will’s got a running back body frame, but he’s got an arm like an – I don’t know, it’s hard to explain. That boy can throw that thing,” said running back Rushel Shell. “That boy – he’s going to be something special.”

“I was in his ear the whole

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Freshman quarterback William Crest runs into the end zone for his first collegiate touchdown Saturday. time. I want him to do so well, you don’t even know,” Trickett said. “I’m proud of him.”

After Saturday’s game, there were some speculations about creating a redzone package for Crest.

Although it’s highly unlikely Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson would vote to take Trickett off the field in a scoring situation, Crest does

make defenses have to account for him as a legitimate running threat.

Holgorsen said Crest has been receiving more reps in practice lately, which can only help in his development.

“If you put him in there and play him, it gives you a reason to rep him a bunch,” Holgorsen said. “He brings a different dynamic to the game. His attention to what I’m doing on the sidelines is

off the chart.

“Very mature for a quarterback at this level for being a freshman.”

The good news for Mountaineer fans is that Crest likely won’t even need to play with Trickett performing at such a high level.

However, there’s plenty of reason to be excited about the future with Crest. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia surprised me again.

Even though I felt the Mountaineers would be victorious in their second game of the season against Towson, the extent to which WVU dominated the Tigers was a much greater degree than I expected.

Between redshirt senior quarterback Clint Trickett’s immaculate performance, the Mountaineers running game lighting up the field, the first sighting of true freshman quarterback William Crest under center for the latter part of the lopsided game and the West Virginia defense not allowing a single point, I’d say these Mountaineers have all the confidence in the world moving forward.

And that’s something they need heading into Week 3 against Maryland.

After a lifeless Mountaineer team showed up to M&T Bank Stadium in 2013, the Terrapins walked all over the Mountaineers in a 37-0 shutout affair.

With the Mountaineers coming off their first shutout win in nearly four years, the momentum leading into this upcoming non-conference game for WVU is huge.

I knew strong energy and chemistry would be found early on for West Virginia this past Saturday, especially being in front of a home crowd of 56,414.

It was a matter of keeping that consistency and flow for the entire game that made me question what would actually occur on the field once the second, third and fourth quarters rolled around.

It didn’t take long to see that although a top FCS team in Towson has competed well against FBS opponents in the past, the Tigers couldn’t put up much of a fight Saturday.

Though much was highlighted in the Mountaineer defense being able to hold the Tigers to 68 total first half yards, and 122 yards all game, Trickett stole the show, and rightfully so.

Trickett has been trying to prove himself for years now, and by that I mean trying to become a starting quarterback in college football. Finally, his time has come and he is doing just about everything but shying away from his opportunity in his final college football season.

Even with West Virginia’s array of issues during the ‘Bama game in Week 1, head coach Dana Holgorsen said he felt Trickett did a great job then and only improved during the Mountaineers’ first victory of 2014.

“I thought he was efficient the first game,” Holgorsen said. “His communication is really good. His confidence is really good.

He understands where to go with the ball.”

Trickett’s first half Saturday was nearly perfect with him completing 24 of 27 passes for 218 yards, while he was 35-for-40 all game, the most completions by a WVU quarterback since Geno Smith completed 36 at Oklahoma State in 2012. Trickett also racked up 348 yards, two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.

If Trickett can stay healthy as the season progresses and the defenses of the Big 12 do not wear him down too much, then the potential he holds in his starting role with West Virginia may be larger than many expected before the start of the season, including myself. anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu

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