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Thursday April 21, 2016

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SGA looks to expand legislative branch by jake jarvis staff writer @newsroomjake

Your Student Government Association might look a whole lot different in fall.

The Board of Governors read and approved a series of constitutional amendments to expand the legislative branch of SGA on Wednesday night.

Students will vote on the proposed constitutional amendment during a special May 1 poll.

As it stands now, the entire legislative branch of SGA is made up of the members of the BOG. “It’s kind of crazy to think 15 students could represent all the students at this University,” Merow said.

The new proposed legislative branch, the Student Assembly, will be made up of a Student Senate and a group called College Representatives.

The BOG would be renamed the Student Senate with each governor

now being referred to as a senator and each athletic council now being known as a Senator for Athletics.

College Representatives would be comprised of two representatives from each of WVU’s nine different colleges. Elections for these representatives would take place in October with their term beginning in November.

The new Senators (currently called the governors), would still be elected in the spring.

YouTube star Laci Green talks to WVU students about sex, alcohol

“This is something you see at a lot of other Big 12 schools…” Merow said.

The amendments would also change the Judicial Board’s name to the Judicial Court and rearrange who sits on the board.

Five law students, two graduate and two undergraduate students, sit on the board now. If the student body approves the constitutional amendment, the Judicial Court would be made up of three law students, three under-

graduate and three graduate students.

Appointees to the Judicial Court would also be “lifetime academic” appointments, according to Merow, which means so long as the person is a student at WVU, they’ll be allowed to sit on the Court.

Also Wednesday evening, the BOG approved appointments of 33 students to executive positions. For the full list of positions, read the digital version of this article at

http://thedaonline.com.

They also appointed members to the communications team, events committee, sustainability committee, judicial board and wellness committee.

Students appointed to executive positions would not be able to run for a seat as a College Representative in the Fall.

SGA will meet again at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 in Elizabeth Moore Hall.

Jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

SCIENCE ON TAP

by kayla asbury staff writer @kaylaasbury_

Hundreds of West Virginia University students gathered Wednesday evening to learn how to have the “Best Sex Ever.”

Laci Green, YouTube star, sexual-violence prevention activist and sexeducator, visited WVU to share information on everything sex ed., from genitalia to consent. Green kept the conversation light and touched on relevant and important topics.

“We are the first generation that came up with very easy access to free porn,” Green said. “I think this has distorted our understandings of our bodies and our sexualities in a number of different ways.”

According to Green’s presentation, 77 percent of women and 92 percent of men admit to masturbating, and women are 3 times as likely to deal with masturbation shame.

“I would urge you to be critical of some of the attitudes we learn about our bodies,” Green said. “Really use (masturbation) as an opportunity to explore your sexuality, to discover what you like, and get familiar with your body.”

On college campuses, Green said a lot of times alcohol is associated with sexual activities.

“People feel they need alcohol to be sexually involved, and there are a lot of unhealthy behaviors that happen.”

Green showed consent was as easy as asking questions and making comments with an interactive game with the audience.

“That’s all it is,” Green said. “It’s not a big, long complicated thing, there’s not a contract.”

Green not only encouraged consent, but also said talking to sexual partners can make sex better for both parties.

“Consent really is the first, foremost, most im-

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NPR Science Correspondent Dr. Joe Palca discusses fast radio burst discoveries during ‘Science on Tap’ at the Morgantown Brewing Company.

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NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca science at Morgantown Brewing Company by jamie mason staff writer @news_with_jamie

Beer and science, two things everybody enjoys— or at least two things those at Morgantown Brewing Company enjoyed on Wednesday evening.

Joe Palca, NPR Science Correspondent, joined around 100 West Virginia University students and science fans from around the state for an interview style discussion titled “Science on Tap” to talk about fast radio bursts.

“Just seeing the people come out made it a nice night… people could be doing something else,” Palca said. “It inspires me that people want to come and hear what I say… Anybody can participate; you don’t have to have a science degree, just sit down, listen to what’s going on.

It’s really fun.”

A discussion like this

takes place every month, but rarely are the speakers as popular as Palca. Kyle Mandler, the coordinator for this event, said the “Science on Tap” nights have consistently grown in popularity since they started.

“This was a great turnout,” Mandler said. “Anytime we fill this room I’m happy. It’s certainly something we’ve done before, but I feel like tonight everyone is really engaged, and I thought the conversation between the audience and speakers was really great.”

Mandler started planning the event this past fall, and despite the time spent on it, he said it wasn’t too difficult to pull together. He said the only things he had to work out were the logistical dilemmas and arranging a date that Palca was available present.

Also in attendance was

Duncan Lorimer, a WVU professor of physics and astronomy. Not only did those at the event get to hear from two successful scientists, but they also got to hold a discussion and ask questions to Palca and Lorimer.

“It was really interesting, we really liked (Palca),” said Kate Throckmorton, a Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, resident. “He brought it back down and related it to us. Sometimes when people get in that ‘science talk’ it’s really hard to relate, so I really enjoyed him bringing it back to us.”

At the discussion, the scientists gave a presentation on fast radio bursts, a topic that has recently increased in discussion and has been researched for years.

Fast radio bursts are powerful bursts of radio emission that have spans of milliseconds and are bright, unresolved flashes

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West Virginia University Astronomer Dr. Duncan Lorimer discusses fast radio outbursts as the audience listens during ‘Science on Tap.’ found in parts of the sky all the time, said he never outside the Milky Way. seems to be let down by “I didn’t know anything the events in which he is about (fast radio bursts) invited to be a speaker. before today,” ThrockmorPalca added that he ton said. “And now I un- would go speak wherever derstand it.” there are people who want Throckmorton was to learn about science.

“I think you need to not the only one who got something out of the reach people where they discussion. are at,” Palca said. “If peoPalca, who is an expert ple want to talk about sciin science and someone see science on PAGE 2 who does talks like this

WVU Soils Team seizes two national championships in Kansas by john mark shaver staff writer @johnmarkshaver

For many college students, digging around in dirt is a memory of a childhood long past.

Yet, thanks to their particular skills in identifying and judging what exactly is in the ground, the West Virginia University Soils Team recently brought home two national championships from the 2016 National Collegiate Soils Contest for doing just that—playing in dirt.

“Essentially, with soil judging, we have a number of pits of soil,” said Soils Team member Jimmy Leonard. “The whole point of it is to characterize the physical attributes of the soil, and offer land usage for that soil and offer capabilities and what not like that.”

Leonard, a senior agroecology student, was one of six students to travel to the annual contest held this year from April 7-8 at Kansas State University.

WVU’s team competed with 23 other universities from

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across the nation, including Oregon State and University of Maryland.

While the team won the overall contest, its leader, senior soil science student Katie Stutler, also took first place in the individual judging competition.

“This was my first time being at a national contest,” Stutler said. “I never thought in a million years I could actually win overall as a top individual. I would’ve been lucky to be in the top 25. When I won, it made me realize how much hard work really pays off.”

Leopold also ranked highly in the individual contest, placing 12th out of more than 90 students.

Stutler said the team’s greatest asset was its coach, WVU soil science professor Jim Thompson.

“While not the most experienced group of soil judgers compared to recent years,” Thompson told WVUToday. “The members of the WVU Soils Team were quick learners and became adept at identifying the unique aspects of Kansas soils during four days of practice which, obviously,

proved to be extremely valuable.”

Both Leonard and Stutler stressed the real-life importance of the skills learned through the team’s work, as determining soil’s health, carbon content and drainage properties are important factors in determining land usage.

Stutler said the soils team’s national win would hopefully bring more attention to their work.

“Most people on campus don’t even know what (the soils team) is,” Stutler said. “For us to have a lit-

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ZIKA VIRUS Information about infected West Virginians should be released to protect public safety OPINION PAGE 3

tle bit of publicity on social media… it makes me happy because people are going to notice us, know what we do and realize that it’s important. I’m hoping we’ll get more support, not just by the school, but by people in the outside community.”

The team’s next contest isn’t until the annual Regional Contest this fall in Alabama, but the team will be practicing until then.

To learn more about the Soils Team, visit soiljudging.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday April 21, 2016

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Trump rails against delegate system; Clinton looks to Pa. WASHINGTON (AP)—Hillary Clinton, the nearly unstoppable Democrat, and Republican front-runner Donald Trump accelerated Wednesday toward Northeast primaries on an increasingly direct path to presidential nominations after trouncing party challengers in New York.

Clinton, now 81 percent of the way toward clinching the Democratic nomination that eluded her eight years ago, can lose every remaining contest and still prevail.

Her sweeping victory in the New York primary called into question the durability of Bernie Sanders’ rival campaign and left him with severely limited options for overtaking her.

While Trump strengthened his hand, he is still far from in the clear.

Trump is focused heavily on clinching the Republican nomination through voters’ balloting in state primaries, thus avoiding a contested national convention in Cleveland in July.

The businessman’s win in his home state keeps him on a path to securing the 1,237 delegates he needs, though he’ll have to perform well in the round of primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware on Tuesday and in California’s huge contest on June 7.

His chief rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, has no mathematical path to getting the nomination through primary voting. But he sees a window to snatch the nomination from Trump at the convention, and his campaign is working feverishly to line up delegates who would support him if Trump fails to prevail on a first ballot.

The side-by-side GOP efforts at this late stage with Trump amassing primary victories while Cruz digs for the support of delegates who could settle the nomination - are unprecedented in recent presidential campaigns and add to the deeply uncertain nature

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accompanied by former Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks during a campaign stop, Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) of the race.

Trump basked in the glow of his victory at a rally in Indianapolis, where he drew several thousand people to a packed building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. He railed against the Republican nominating system, pointing to Louisiana, where he was outmaneuvered by Cruz in the fight for delegates, and Pennsylvania, where the statewide winner gets 17 delegates outright and the rest “are up for grabs.”

“They can take the delegates, they can put ‘em in airplanes and fly ‘em to resorts, they can have dinners with them, they can put them in hotels. Essentially what they’re saying is they can buy the election,” Trump said.

Indiana votes on May 3.

Cruz campaigned in Hershey, Pennsylvania, trying to brush off his Tuesday shellacking in New York, where he failed to pick up a single delegate. With trade-

mark sarcasm, he played down Trump’s win, saying the mogul hoped to convince people that “Pennsylvania is a suburb of Manhattan.”

“Donald, with a characteristic display of humility, declared this race is over,” Cruz said. “Manhattan has spoken. And if the rest of the voters would quietly go home now and allow him to give the general election to Hillary, all would be better.”

Later, Cruz conceded to reporters covering the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting in Florida that he cannot win the GOP nomination before the convention but insisted Trump couldn’t either. He said it was clear “that we are headed to a contested convention.”

While the messy nomination fight will be a focus of the RNC meeting, party leaders are painfully aware that any rule changes could fuel Trump’s charges of an unfair system. Party chair-

man Reince Priebus has discouraged such action this week.

Clinton’s win in New York, a state she represented in the Senate for eight years, halted Sanders’ recent string of victories and put her in a stronger position heading into the next contests. She could lose them all and still win the nomination - if she does well enough to win some delegates.

Sanders’ advisers offered no signs of giving up before the Democrats’ Philadelphia convention.

Sanders decamped to his home in Vermont but planned to campaign in Pennsylvania on Thursday and Friday. Clinton held events in the Philadelphia area, joining former Attorney General Eric Holder at a forum in which she pointed to her differences with Sanders on measures to curb gun violence.

On the Republican side, many party leaders are torn.

Trump is seen by some as a threat to the GOP’s very existence. Others fear the party would implode anyway if Cruz were to overtake Trump through a bitter and complicated delegate struggle in Cleveland.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the only other Republican left in the race, picked up at least three New York delegates but still has only one primary win - his home state.

Trump’s campaign has struggled to keep up with Cruz in working the delegate system, deepening the urgency around his team’s efforts to clinch the nomination before the July convention.

Mindful of a need to avoid errors like the ones that plagued his campaign in recent weeks, Trump has hired a more professional political staff, been more careful on social media and infused his victory remarks in New York with flashes of policy proposals.

VW to pay $1 billion to diesel owners, buy back some cars DETROIT (AP)—Volkswagen, the U.S. government and private lawyers have reached a deal for the automaker to buy back some of the nearly 600,000 diesel cars that cheat on emissions tests and spend just over $1 billion to compensate owners, according to a person briefed on the matter.

The “deal in principle” includes a maximum amount of spending, but the final details, like how much each owner would get, are still being worked out, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the deal hasn’t been made public.

Some owners would get a choice of having VW repair their cars or buy them back, but that would vary by model year and engine type, the person said. The deal likely is part of a bigger payment package from VW. It does not yet include plans on how to repair the cars, the person said. The cars can spew out harmful nitrogen oxide at 40 times the allowable limit, the person said.

The agreement is likely to be announced Thursday morning during a

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Continued from page 1 ence and drink a beer, lets go there. If people want to talk about science and ride a bike, lets go there…

I don’t want to tell people that they have to come to me… I’m ready to go anywhere.”

Throckmorton said she really enjoyed that WVU helped put on an event

federal court hearing in San Francisco. The person says it will not include plans to fix the cars.

Those plans, and the cost of the fixes, apparently are still under negotiation.

“They’ve agreed on a maximum amount of money, over $1 billion” for compensation, said the person. “How it’s allocated and distributed, that remains to be seen.”

It means that owners likely won’t find out Thursday how their cars will be fixed, nor will they know exactly how much they will get in compensation. With $1 billion to spend, it works out to about $1,700 per car. But some owners of newer models who get just a software fix may receive little. About 325,000 owners of older cars that require more extensive repairs likely will get more, because the repairs could affect mileage and performance.

At the hearing, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer also is to discuss a schedule for depositions and information exchange between all sides in the case. He could even set a trial date

like this, and said she thought it says a lot about the University’s appreciation for science and the latest breakthroughs.

“I think its really awesome, and the fact they involve beer makes it fun,” Throckmorton said.

For anyone who wants to attend the next “Science on Tap” discussion, visit its Facebook page, “West Virginia Science on Tap.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

if he’s dissatisfied with the agreement.

Representatives for Volkswagen, the lawyers, and the government all declined comment Wednesday. Wyn Hornbuckle, spokesman for the Justice Department, which has sued Volkswagen, said federal officials would wait until Thursday’s hearing before speaking. John Gersten, a spokesman for a law firm representing hundreds of Volkswagen owners, said a confidentiality order barred the firm from making any comment.

The owners filed dozens of lawsuits against VW after it acknowledged in September that it intentionally defeated emissions tests and put dirty vehicles on the road. The cheating allowed cars to pass laboratory emissions tests while polluting on real roads.

Volkswagen told its shareholders last year it had set aside $7.3 billion to help defray the potential costs of a recall or regulatory penalties. Most outside observers have said that figure is likely far too low. The company faces as much as $20 bil-

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Continued from page 1 portant, mandatory part of sexual communication,” Green said. “But why stop there? Talk to your partner.”

Sexually transmitted infections are normal, preventable and curable, according to Green.

In fact, roughly one half of college students in the United States graduate having had an STI, ac-

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lion in fines for Clean Air Act violations alone, before paying to fix the cars or compensate their owners.

Breyer has told the lawyers to come up with repair and compensation plans before Thursday’s hearing or face a trial.

He wants to know the timing of any fixes and any planned payments to owners, among other details, by Thursday. It was unclear if the plans would satisfy the judge’s request.

Lawyers for the owners have said in court papers that if there’s no deal, they want an expedited hearing or a trial before the judge to get an order for “equitable relief ” that would begin in July.

Or they want a full trial that would include punitive damages against VW in the same time frame.

Volkswagen says in documents that it does not believe a hearing or trial is appropriate, apparently because progress is being made toward a fix and compensation.

A solution could be revealed at Thursday’s hearing.

The first item on Thurs-

day’s agenda is a report on the status of fixing the cars and “related discussions.” It also includes a request to add the Federal Trade Commission to the case. The FTC has sued VW alleging deceptive advertising. The owners’ lawyers also are seeking documents that Volkswagen provided to the law firm Jones Day, which the company has hired to investigate how the cheating happened.

California Air Resources Board enforcement chief Todd Sax said last month he doesn’t think it’s technically feasible to repair any of VW’s 2-liter diesel engines, under the hoods of most of the models at issue, to meet that state’s stringent clean air rules.

Breyer said in March that former FBI Director Robert Mueller told him Volkswagen, government regulators and attorneys for car owners had made substantial progress toward a resolution that would get the polluting cars off the road. He did not provide any details.

Breyer appointed Mueller to oversee settlement talks.

cording to the Center for Disease Control.

Human Papilloma Virus, which can cause cancer in some strains, has a vaccination that can prevent cancer in those affected.

However, Green believes there is a stigma around vaccinations which may cause some to go without the vaccine.

“We need to learn to open a science book in this country and learn how these things work,” Green said. “I would urge you to do your homework and get vaccinated.”

Conversation drifted to the life expectancy for HIV/Aids patients, which is 14 years less for people of color with the disease.

Why? Accessibility.

“It is a racial justice issue in a major way, particularly in the U.S.,’” Green said.

In a more serious portion of the talk, Green talked about the importance of consent.

“We have to make sure what’s happening is actually sex, and not sexual assault,” Green said.

The event was hosted

by WVU’s “It’s On Us” campaign.

Mariana Matthews, Title IX education specialist, said Green’s presentation lined up with Title IX’s goals of eliminating discrimination, violence and sexual assault on campus.

“This is part of our mission—to let students understand what consent is and how to give it actively,” Matthews said.

“We want students to know what healthy relationships are, and know what resources and options there are on campus.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Give drug felons food stamps, many states now say LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)—Nebraska is desperate to stop the runaway growth of its prison population, but doing so depends a lot on people like Ronald Tillman.

Tillman, 54, a paroled drug dealer who suffers from bipolar disease and a debilitating back injury, has lived since his 2013 release solely on his monthly $733 disability check. When his food runs short, he faces a choice that has costly implications for the state- if he gets caught.

“Sometimes when you need food, you have to steal it,” said Tillman, a Navy veteran. “I’ve shoplifted a couple of times, just to eat that night and maybe the next morning.”

Nebraska is among a dwindling number of states that still enforce a lifetime ban on drug offenders receiving food stamps. If Tillman had been convicted of robbery, burglary or another crime, he could be eligible for the federal assistance.

Now, Nebraska is wrestling with whether it can still afford the restrictive policy even though many residents take a dim view of giving public benefits to drug felons.

Eager to help more drug law convicts stay on the streets without committing crimes - those offenders can account for more than a quarter of those released Alabama, Texas and a number of other states have decided in recent years to end or scale back the federal food stamp ban, which each state has the option to do.

Georgia is expected to end its ban soon, leaving only eight states with a lifetime prohibition - Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia. A bill to lift Nebraska’s ban was thwarted by a procedural move after receiving majority support this spring, but proponents hope to bring it back again next year.

“I get it. These people who have drug problems did a bad thing,” said Nebraska state Sen. Tommy Garrett, a Republican. However, “I’m interested in reducing recidivism and I don’t think it’s warranted to deprive them of benefits that other convicted felons get.”

Nebraska’s governor, Republican Pete Ricketts, and about a dozen legislators disagree, saying the current law only targets drug sellers or those convicted of possession more than twice.

Giving drug offenders food stamps only makes it easier for them to support their drug habit if they relapse, as at least half of drug addicts do.

“By giving food stamps to drug dealers, we’re just enabling them,” said Sen. Bill Kintner, who took the lead in opposing the change.

Nebraska’s prison population increased about 50 percent from 1997 to 2014, in part because of tougher sentencing laws, and now totals roughly 5,300 inmates, about 165 percent of the system’s designed capacity.

O ve rc row d i ng wa s blamed as a factor in a prison riot that left two inmates dead last year.

Corrections officials this year sought $26 million for prison improvements and expansions, but even that might not be enough. Ricketts has called for more counseling and other services to help released inmates stay out of prison, where each costs about $30,000 a year to house.

About a third of Nebraska’s ex-cons end up back behind bars, and nearly 28 percent of those released were primarily drug law violators.

“These are more or less nonviolent crimes,” said Nebraska state Sen. Les Seiler, the Republican chairman of a prisons oversight committee, who said the goal should be to “get them a job, so they’re not just sitting in prison.”

A single person can receive up to $194 a month in food stamps; a parent with two children could get $511.

Carol Gundlach, who has been working on food stamp issues for 20 years in Alabama, remembers when the federal ban was made part of President Bill Clinton’s legislation to “end welfare as we know it.”

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‘It’s On Us’ inspires sexual assault awareness According to a report compiled by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center last year, one in five women and one in 16 men will experience sexual assault while in college. Of those victims, 90 percent do not report the assault. It is our job as a campus community to end the prevalence of sexual violence.

However, due to what’s known as the bystander effect, very few people feel it is their place to step in.

The bystander effect is a social phenomenon described by Psychology Today as “perceived diffusion of responsibility.” In other words, the more people who may be around, the less responsible others feel to step in and intervene in an emergency situation.

People who may see a negative event occur often figure someone else must have already stepped in to take

care of it.

This is exactly what the “It’s On Us” campaign at West Virginia University is trying to combat. The national initiative to stop and prevent sexual assault and violence on campus has lately been at the forefront of campus life, thanks to April’s designation as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The measures “It’s On Us” and the campus community at large have taken this month to promote sexual assault awareness are truly commendable.

“It’s On Us” seeks to change the conversation about sexual assault. According to their website, the campaign aims to make students realize it is their responsibility to recognize non-consensual sex as sexual assault, identify and intervene in situations where assault might occur and create an environment in

which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.

And that is why efforts should continue well past April. With so many different organizations like Title IX, WVU Peer Advocates, the WVU Office of Multicultural Programs and the Student Government Association playing a role in educating students on forming and maintaining healthy relationships through various “It’s On Us” events, it is very feasible that this kind of promotion could extend beyond just this month alone.

Awareness can be built upon every day. With an issue like this potentially affecting so many students each year, sexual assault education and awareness should be a top priority year-round in order to best help students in need.

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‘It’s On Us’ hopes to end sexual violence and assault on campus.

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Information about W. Va. sufferers of Zika virus should be released kacie gault columnist @dailyathenaeum

A month ago, WVVA, a news station in Bluefield, West Virginia, reported that a man from Clay County, fresh off a mission trip in Haiti, was the first confirmed case of the Zika virus in the state. Zika was confirmed by the Center for Disease Control to cause microcephaly, a birth defect that leads to smaller heads and lower life expectancies in the children of mothers who are infected with the disease.

Last Thursday, word got out: There are now five confirmed cases here in this wild and wonderful state.

According to an article from April 14 in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, all five people were part of the same mission trip and contracted the illness during their work in Haiti. However, unlike the first confirmed case of the virus, we know nothing about the home counties of the latest cases, nor do we know the hometowns and test results for six more individuals’ pending samples sent for testing by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

While I am a firm believer in a patient’s right to privacy, in the case of communicable diseases all people should be informed of what counties the infected people are from. Simple prox-

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The Zika virus is primarily spread through mosquitos. imity to the infected people can increase one’s risk of contracting the disease, and this is need-to-know information that should not be kept from West Virginians.

Every day, more information about the virus is released to the public. The aforementioned GazetteMail article tells us that the Aedes aegypti mosquito, currently spreading Zika throughout Latin America, can be found in West Virginia. West Virginia’s Bureau for Public Health commissioner, Dr. Rahul Gupta, reportedly said he was an-

ticipating eventually having confirmed cases of native mosquito transmissions in the United States and that mosquito control will need to become the focus as summer arrives.

We also know from an update from the Center for Disease Control on April 13 that Zika can be transmitted sexually, and of the 358 confirmed cases in the United States, at least seven of those were spread through sexual contact.

FOX 5 reported this week that President Obama’s head doctor on infectious

diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said men with documented cases of Zika should abstain from sex or use a condom up to six months after the infection.

However, what if you are completely unaware you have the disease? According to Dr. Gupta, four out of five people with the virus won’t display symptoms. It stands to reason they could easily spread the disease to anyone they had intimate contact with without ever knowing they were infected. Aside from microcephaly, the World

Health Organization’s Zika virus information page added that Brazil’s local health officials noted an increased number of instances of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a nervous system disease, in those suffering from the virus alongside instances of microcephaly.

Given this information, there are a plethora of panic possibilities.

Summer is almost here, and in the next few weeks the mosquito population will explode. There are plenty of places across Morgantown where stand-

ing water could become larvae breeding sites, and the chances West Virginia University students will forgo their fragrance of choice in favor of DEET-based bug spray are iffy at best. There are also many pregnant women in Morgantown and the surrounding areas who may not take proper precautions against mosquito bites. As for sexual contact, well, this is a college campus. In summary, Morgantown is ripe for a Zika outbreak.

The fact of the matter is while we don’t need to know their names, dreams, and favorite colors, West Virginians do need to be aware of the basic facts and potential hot spots for Zika to spread. We have the right to know there may be people living close enough to transmit this dangerous virus either through a mosquito or through intimate contact.

Regardless of the generally held belief that college students are reckless and carefree, students deserve to obtain this much-needed information so we can decide for ourselves whether there’s an immediate need to protect both ourselves and our families from getting sick. Clay County residents knew they immediately needed to start taking precautions against the virus. Members of this University and residents of other affected counties deserve the same. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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‘No Men Beyond This Point’ reveals the dangers of generalizing the sexes thomas mcquain columnist @thomasmcquainda

A fake documentary known infamously as “No Men Beyond This Point” aired at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, but its trailer has recently gained quite a bit of public attention. The movie’s concept of men dying out after the 1950s caused rageinduced uproar from both male and female viewers that demonstrates the true evils of generalizing and stereotyping members of both sexes.

Public outcry was largely due to the movie being quickly branded as a proponent of feminism—a word that has become blurry in meaning but is today often associated with irrational radicalism. The comment section of the film’s official trailer on YouTube claims a large number of viewers had forgotten the movie was designed to be a “mockumentary,” otherwise known as satire styled as a formal documentary.

As one might expect, the argument sparked by this movie is wrought with generalizations about both men

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Online comments for ‘No Men Beyond This Point’ have been unkind at best. and women. Claire Lampen, a staff writer at Mic, addressed a multitude of spiteful online comments about the movie and quickly associated many of them with men in her recent article (fittingly titled “This Mockumentary Imagines The World Without Men—and Men Are Pissed”) by saying, “Predictably, it’s ruffling a lot of feathers among men who can’t discern fact from fiction.”

However, though the article showcases several tweets

about the film, it only displays negative comments about the film from male users to readers. Comments like “I don’t know what’s (funnier), a functioning society with only women at its helm or the fact that this isn’t such a far-fetched concept for a lot of militant feminists and many gender activists,” and “Women’s suffrage was a mistake” were likely handpicked in order for Lampen to prove a point about all men’s reactions to “a women’s world.”

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However, the views of a few don’t represent the entirety of all male commenters, and to imply “those who can’t separate fact from fiction” are all men in this manner is as equally misguided as it is biased.

Generalized arguments on both sides of an ideology as complex as feminism are riddled with misconceptions about members of both camps. It’s common for humans to believe we know someone or something well enough to fully understand

it, even without experiencing it firsthand. The basic tenets of social psychology also state we tend to be more sympathetic when we have a loved one or friend directly involved or associated with a movement, as we are able to understand it through their eyes.

Because of innate characteristics such as these that aren’t often looked past or acknowledged, misunderstandings of both sexes abound across the board and unnecessary divides are set in place that only further add to an “us versus them” mentality.

However, the rise of social media presented a much different problem that still has no clear solution today.

People claiming to represent what they may not fully understand now have the ability to reach a wide number of people through the use of services like Twitter and YouTube, which may in turn cause onlookers to perceive these users’ incorrect perspectives as the only “true” interpretation. Feminism has been the most popular victim in these circumstances, with both men and women fundamentally misunderstanding the term.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines feminism

as, “The advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men,” and nothing more. By definition alone, feminism is purely an egalitarian movement; it seeks to eliminate inequality, not swap the patriarchy into a matriarchy. The movement simply demands equality for all people.

Whether “No Men Beyond This Point” is asserting a matriarchy or not in its premise is a different issue entirely, but the film’s vehement commentators serve as an excellent learning experience in the dangers of generalization. Generalization leads to misinterpretation and ultimately convinces us two unrelated things are absolutely correlated at all times.

Though many often point fingers and claim people don’t truly understand what feminism means, the only standardized definition we have for the term clearly states leveling the playing field for women is its only goal. Outbursts like the comment section of “No Men Beyond This Point” are the result of everyone talking and nobody listening, and as human beings, we can do better than this. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Gallary hosts artistic event for the public

by Mel Smith

A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Who says coloring is not meant for adults?

Every Saturday in the month of April, Morgantown’s Appalachian Gallery hosts “Color Me WV.” The event coincides with the launch of a new line of coloring products offered through the Appalachian Gallery. The coloring days will continue on April 23 and 30.

The coloring sessions are specific to adults to provide a relaxing environment and break from reality. The sessions take coloring to a unique level with simplified designs meant to spark creativity in attendees. The designs encourage adults to practice blending and shading techniques to create their own original art piece.

The sessions are free to attend and have no time restraint. Adults can expect to color matted coloring prints accompanied with notecards, envelopes and colored pencils. Additional matted colorable prints and note cards are available to purchase at special prices.

During this exclusive session, $20 discounts are offered on the framing of the finished products. Guests can also register to win a coloring gift basket worth $100.

The coloring events feature the art of Penelyn VanOrange co-owner of the Appalachian Gallery since 2004. The Fairmont resident has a BFA degree from Rockford University in painting and has worked for many years in theatre, costume, set and puppet design and construction. In addition to three-dimensional work, VanOrange fabricates wearable art, folk toys, quilts, stained glass and jewelry.

VanOrange’s paintings and drawings are mostly influenced by art associated with the Mexican hol-

iday, Dia De Los Muertos.

Her pieces of art are characterized by archetypal symbols representing an elemental power that transcends boundaries and signifies a variety of cultures.

The figures within the visual spaces serve to reflect the power of storytelling.

Messages on VanOrange’s pieces of art encourage the person coloring to take her piece of art and create it as their own. Her message of encouragement includes facts about coloring, stating coloring fosters a sense of well-being and offers relaxation from the day-to-day chaotic world.

She believes spending 1020 minutes with an enjoyable image can have a positive ripple effect through someone’s day.

“Coloring uses both hemispheres of the brain.

When we are thinking about balance, color choices, applying colored pencil to paper, we are working on problem-solving and fine motor skills,” VanOrange’s said. “Explore your creativity.”

VanOrange is passionate about coloring books, which supports her belief that her work would complement this idea well.

“A very dear friend of mine has taken up online coloring recently as a method of relaxation,” VanOrange said. “It got me thinking seriously about making my work accessible to others to color.”

The success of the “Color Me WV” sessions may lead to the event happening again in the future. VanOrange’s 5x7 and 8x10 matted art prints are buy one, get one free, during the sessions.

“Color Me WV” will occur from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday April 23 and 30 at the Appalachian Gallery at 270 Walnut Street. For more information, visit http:// wvcraft.com/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Symphony orchestra

by Rayla Claypool A&E Correspondent @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University is saying farewell to a music professor with a final solo in a symphony orchestra performance tonight.

The WVU Symphony Orchestra is finishing off its 2015-2016 season tonight with a performance that features Professor William Skidmore as cello soloist.

Before coming to teach at WVU, Skidmore taught at the University of Maryland where he was the first fulltime cello teacher as well as the youngest member of the faculty. He also played with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for four seasons after his time at the University of Maryland. He is now retiring after 38 years of teaching at WVU’s School of Music.

Courtney Moore, WVU music education major and second violin in the orchestra, said she liked having class with Professor Skidmore. “(I) greatly enjoyed his teaching,” Moore said.

“He’s a wonderful teacher who isn’t afraid to be a little goofy and have fun while teaching.”

The WVU Symphony Orchestra hosts six to eight performances a year while training students to perform at a high level, both artistically and technically.

Members of the orchestra must audition before being inducted into the orchestra, which has won national awards. In 2014, the WVU Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform at the national conference of the College Orchestra Directors Association in Fort Worth, Texas. It was one of only two collegiate orchestras invited to the event.

Tonight’s performance will open with an intense Intermezzo from one of Giacomo Puccini’s operas,

“Manon Lescaut.” The closing piece is an excerpt from Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet, “Romeo and Juliet.” Mitchell Arnold, conductor of tonight’s performance, said the featured music to be “very expressive.”

“Our performance will excite both long-time and new concert goers,” Arnold said. “Also, we are doing one piece that features my colleague and friend, Professor William Skidmore, as cello soloist. Bill is retiring next month and the piece we are doing is particularly bittersweet.”

Arnold’s primary responsibility is conducting the orchestra, however, he is also the director of Orchestral Activities and an associate professor in WVU’s School of Music.

The students playing in the orchestra have put in a lot of practice and work to prepare for the concert.

Arnold said that music students perform is usually challenging, but the work it takes helps students grow as musicians.

“When we perform, when we offer the results of our work to our audiences, we get great satisfaction,” Arnold said.

Moore said she is proud of the work she and the other orchestra performers put into the performance.

“I’m most excited to get to share with the audience all the hard work the orchestra has put into these pieces,” Moore said. “This concert will be a great experience for all people to witness.”

The orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theater in the Creative Arts Center. For tickets to the show and additional information, contact the WVU Box Office at 304-293SHOW. WVU students get free admission with a valid student ID. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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FINAL SHOWCASE

Amelia Long showcases senior capstone project alongside other West Virginia University artsists.

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Senior art students display capstone projects at the CAC

by Corey Elliott A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

An exhibit paying homage to West Virginia University College of Creative Arts soon-to-be graduates is now open at the Creative Arts Center.

More than 40 pieces of original artwork created by graduating seniors fill The Mesaros Galleries until May 14. Each unique project being shown at the galleries has been a part of their senior capstone experiences. As you’ll notice if you check it out, the artwork varies on a spectrum of design. That’s one thing that makes it so greatly diverse: there’s no theme.

This senior art exhibit allows students to creatively discover their own inspirations without being bound by the usual guidelines that professors enforce for projects.

“It gives them a chance to show the public, their parents, relatives and friends to see what they’ve been doing,” said Alison Helm, director of school of art & design and professor of a sculpture course.

“It’s a culmination of everything they’ve learned while they’ve been here at WVU.” Pieces of art come in all shapes and sizes. Because the WVU School of Art & Design is comprised of many different programs, the following are all majors that could have projects being shown: painting, photography, electronic media, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, art education and printmaking.

Though the non-art enthusiast might not know the terms and sophisticated knowledge of art, anybody can appreciate what these seniors have done. By just casually viewing what the exhibit has to offer, you realize how interesting it is to see how each artist has their own style.

“It’s very inspiring to see how differently artists use different materials,” Helm said.

As mentioned earlier, there are students from every major in the School of Art & Design. Mixing up each person’s creative mind for one exhibit forms a concoction of designs by means of many art outlets.

From colorful canvases to meticulous metal sculptures and everything in between, these seniors have taken what they’ve learned and applied themselves.

A favorite piece was crafted by Ethan Wiles.

The project is called “Dumpsters 1-21” and is made up of steel and polystyrene. He talked about this piece in his artist statement.

“I find dumpsters as fascinating objects in our modern era,” Wiles wrote.

“They generally serve as space for collective waste,

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Works from every area of art and design are showcased in the Seniors’ Exhibit Works at the Creative Arts Center.

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Seniors graduating from the College of Creative Arts exhibit their final projects, from paintings to sculptures, in the Mesaros Galleries. ruin, vandalism and rust.

The dumpster is also appealing as a modernist object, sculpturally, combining the regularity of an industrial fabricated product and a variety of styles or models constrained by the standards of the waste removal industry.”

Each dumpster seems to represent a different

story or journey. The models are 1/12 scale models of the typical four-yard dumpsters you see next to your apartment building.

Wiles’s “Dumpsters 1-12” are featured on the wall in three rows, each with seven dumpsters. The colors, detail and craftsmanship are intriguing.

If you’re nearby Evans-

dale Campus, consider taking a look at conglomeration of projects, as it’s free of charge. The Mesaros Galleries are open from noon-9:30 p.m. daily, excluding Sundays and holidays until May 14. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Documentary turns autistic man into a star NEW YORK (AP) — Owen Suskind had largely retreated into silence in the years after his autism began to manifest, around age 3.

Three painfully mute years later, and after countless rapt hours spent watching Disney animated movies, a word broke through.

“Juicervose!”

His parents, Ron (a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist) and Cornelia, initially thought he was asking for juice. But he wasn’t. He was repeating back a line from “The Little Mermaid,” a scene he often rewound to watch again, where Ursula the sea witch sings “Poor Unfortunate Souls.”

She sings, “It won’t cost you much, just your voice!” (“juicervose”) It was just the first phrase from a Disney film that Owen would go on to mimic, but it was the first hint of his rediscovery of language. For the Suskinds, it was a life line back to their son. A few weeks later, Ron picked up a puppet of Iago, the parrot from “Aladdin,” and had his first conversation with his son in years - albeit one doing his best Gilbert Gottfried impression.

Roger Ross Williams’ documentary “Life Animated,” playing this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles Owen’s remarkable growth, aided

by the colorful, underdog sidekicks of Disney movies. The film, inspired by Ron Suskind’s book “Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism,” is both about Owen’s impressive maturity and the power of movies, of stories, to connect.

The film, which will open in theaters July 8, has been a hit on the festival circuit where 19-year-old Owen has bounded down theater aisles, high-fiving cheering crowds. Williams won the directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, and the film picked up the audience award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Owen, the most ardent of movie lovers, is now a star himself.

“I’ve never experienced anything like I’m experiencing with this film,” says Williams. “What I hope is that it not only gives parents hope, but it inspires everyone to realize the potential of people living with autism. There are all these gifts they have to offer to the world.”

Speaking by phone from Los Angeles, Owen cheerfully greeted this reporter.

(In Los Angeles, Owen visited the Disney Animation studios and met animators whose credits he knows thoroughly.)

“Hi Jake,” said Owen.

“That’s also the name of the hilarious, awesome, cool, wise-cracking kangaroo rat from Disney’s ‘The Rescuers Down Under.’”

Owen had what’s called “regressive autism,” which only reveals itself once a child is a toddler. “Life Animated” captures Owen at a universal crossroads: He’s graduating from school, moving out of his parent’s house, finding (and losing) a girlfriend and getting a job at (where else?) a movie theater.

He speaks knowingly about why Disney films so resonate for him.

“I live in these characters and they live in me,” he says. “It speaks to me.

It helps me with my own life, to find my place in the world, to touch a lot of people.”

At Tribeca, “Life Animated” has particular meaning. This year’s festival has been partly defined by the backlash provoked by its programming of an anti-vaccination documentary, “Vaxxed,” by a discredited British doctor who maintains that vaccinations can cause autism. (Among others, the Centers for Disease Control emphatically state that there’s no link between the two.)

“Life Animated” is a joyful antidote to that episode, which culminated in

Tribeca pulling “Vaxxed.”

“It says something about the power of story for all of us, that we all need story for us to survive,” says Williams. “It’s kind of the lifeblood of human interaction. These Disney films are basically classic fables and Owen was raised on these fables.”

Owen is a fan of recent Disney films like “Zootopia” Pixar’s “Inside Out.” But as Williams notes, “Owen likes the classics.”

Unquestionably, his favorite is “Aladdin.”

“It’s fun, magical, colorful, musical, kid-friendly, wacky, hilarious, showstopping and entertaining,” says Owen. “Mostly, it’s about accepting who you are and being OK with that, show them that you are an unpolished gem and a diamond in the rough.”

In “Aladdin,” the title character - a young vagabond - learns that he doesn’t need to be a prince to reach his dreams.

“I’m not one either,” adds Owen.

Researchers have begun studying the usefulness of affinity therapy to coax others out from their shell by tapping into their interests.

Owen’s passion has affected others, too. Gottfried and Jonathan Freeman (voice of Jafar in “Aladdin”) are among the Disney voice actors he’s

The cover of the book the documentary is based on. met. Freeman cried.

“He didn’t see the meaning in the film that Owen saw,” says Williams. “He said Owen opened his eyes to the beauty of the film. It’s just amazing how the actual people who work on these films are trans-

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formed and enlightened after meeting Owen.”

“Life Animated” has earned Owen’s endorsement, too.

“It was a little different in my head,” he says. “But it was beautiful on the screen.”

Tiny paw-thletes compete in summer kitten games Ripa takes short leave NEW YORK (AP) — What do the four-legged footballers of the Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl do in the offseason? They go for the gold in their own Summer Games, including a de-cat-hlon and freestyle wrestling.

And, bonus, the 90 or so furry Olympians were up for adoption by the rescue group North Shore Animal League America, organizers said Tuesday at the taping of the TV special to air Aug. 5, in time for the human games in Rio de Janeiro.

The cuteness quotient was off the leash as the tiny competitors found their footing on bite-size playing fields, frolicking on scratchable rings at the gymnastics “venue” and jumping little hurdles decked out with delectable feathers intended to keep competitors on the move over at track and field.

Escapees were corralled by spotters, who ringed the sets as huge cameras shot the action.

Beth Stern, North Shore’s ambassador and wife of shock jock Howard Stern, was on hand. She’s a selfproclaimed crazy cat lady, filling her Instagram with the couple’s many fosters and six permanent pet cats.

She keeps an eye out for special needs cats, sheltering two that are blind, with one that has only three legs due to arrive soon.

“Those are the underdogs,” Stern said. “Those are the ones that sadly wind up in shelters for way too long.”

Stern is a magician in finding homes for her fosters, totaling more than 200 in the last couple of years.

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Kittens compete for glory at Hallmark’s kitten games. full of fosters,” she said from Tuesday’s sidelines. “But we are dog people, too. We both love all animals.”

Hallmark decided to stage a kitten Olympics special on the success of its three Super Bowl-timed Kitten Bowls. Mary Carillo, an NBC sports reporter who will be in Rio, is cohost of the kitty games - despite her allergy to cats. She was joined by David Frei, who retired this year as the longtime host of the Westminster Kennel Club show telecast.

And yes, he was seen fraternizing with - scandal! - a kitten or two.

“I do love cats, but we have two dogs,” Frei said.

The kitten games, including some full-grown cat “judges” also up for adoption, come during “kitten season,” the time of year that homeless female fe-

lines give birth at rapid rates.

“It’s when the temperatures are warmer. That enhances the mother cat’s heat cycles,” Stern explained.

“That results in hundreds upon hundreds of cats and kittens in so many shelters right now and they become overcrowded. People need to learn to spay and neuter. If they see strays in their yard trap, neuter and return. Let’s try to solve this problem.”

In addition to promoting adoption through the Kitten Games, North Shore will hold an adoption marathon starting April 30 and running for 36 hours, straight through to May 1. More than 700 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens will be available.

Carillo, loaded up on allergy meds, is a Kitten Bowl veteran. We caught up with her when there was a slight,

Elite athletes talk Olympics NEW YORK (AP) — Training for the Olympics is hard work, but doing it while getting into shape after giving birth, then juggling little kids, is good as gold.

In the lead-up to the Rio de Janeiro Games starting Aug. 5 - and Sept. 7 for the Paralympics - we asked three Team USA hopefuls who also happen to be moms how they’re doing it all: --MELISSA STOCKWELL She was the first female soldier in U.S. history to lose a limb in active combat. Just three weeks after deploying to Baghdad in 2004, a blast from a roadside bomb struck her Humvee, leaving her without her left leg above the knee.

Since, Stockwell has triumphed as a competitive athlete and motivational speaker. She first went to the Paralympics in 2008, competing in three swimming events and carrying

the American flag during the closing ceremony. After Beijing, she turned to the paratriathlon, a combination of swimming, cycling and running, and is a three-time world champion. She’ll compete again in Rio after the sport was recognized as a Paralympic event for the first time.

Stockwell, 36, calls her 14-month-old son, Dallas Patrick, among her greatest accomplishments.

“Everything I do, I do for him,” she said. “Every time I’m training or doing anything he’s always the first one I’m thinking about.”

Getting back into shape after giving birth in November 2014 wasn’t easy, nor was her pregnancy.

Her leg swelled while pregnant and she wasn’t able to wear the special prosthetic she uses to run and bike.

“I ended up having a Csection. Training was very slow at the start. I wondered if I’d ever get to be

as fast as I was,” Stockwell said from Chicago, where she lives with Dallas and husband Brian Tolsma.

“It was almost harder to get back into competitive shape after having my son than it was to learn to walk after I lost my leg.”

Gearing up for Rio has meant time away from the family, including a trip to Australia just three months after Dallas was born.

“It’s a lot of time away from him, a lot of sacrifice that my husband and son make,” Stockwell said.

“I just really want it to all pay off in the end.”

--CANDACE PARKER She has two Olympic gold medals already as a member of the U.S. women’s basketball team. And unbeknownst to this 2008 WNBA top draft pick - she plays for the Los Angeles Sparks - Parker competed in Beijing while pregnant.

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er, paws in the competition.

“Unlike a lot of other professional athletes, they kind of take their sweet time. All of a sudden in the middle of a big event there’s a cat nap,” she smiled. “They don’t know the rules. They don’t care. They kind of just freestyle it at an awful lot of these events.”

Carillo, too, has dogs, including Petey Boy, a rescue. Despite her allergy, she once owned an outdoor cat in Florida and loves them just as much.

“And they’re actually terrific athletes. Their balance, their movement, the way they stalk,” she said.

Rio will be her 13th straight turn as an Olympics reporter, analyst and commentator. She has already made a couple of trips to shoot feature stories. But on this day, it was all about the cats.

Kelly has taken a three day leave from the talkshow, speculators claim she feels ‘blindsided’ by Michael’s departure from the show.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly nounced Tuesday didn’t Ripa was absent from her have him starting fulltime on daytime talk show the day af- “GMA” until September. ter the announcement that Actress Ana Gasteyer was a co-host Michael Strahan is last-minute replacement for leaving, and she won’t be Ripa on Wednesday. Strahan, back for the next few days, who mentioned his upcomeither. ing departure to the studio ABC said Wednesday that audience at “Live with Kelly Ripa won’t host the next three and Michael,” noted that he’d editions of “Live with Kelly be a neighbor - “Good Mornand Michael.” ing America” airs directly beRipa’s unexplained ab- fore “Live” in most parts of sence came amid published the country. reports that she felt blind“I was reading some stuff sided and angered by Strah- and it sounded like I had an’s departure to join “Good died,” he said. “It’s not a euMorning America” fulltime. logy, people.”

The former football star’s She hasn’t said that herself, and her spokeswoman, exit has also revived rumors Lauren Auslander, did not that ABC is considering eximmediately return mes- panding the two-hour “Good sages inquiring about Ripa’s Morning America,” which is whereabouts. first in the ratings but is losRipa will be replaced on ing viewers. The competing Thursday’s show by Erin An- “Today” show on NBC airs for drews, said Barbara Warren, four hours. show spokeswoman, who did Later in Wednesday’s not say why Ripa will be out. show, Strahan made a point Ripa had planned to tape of thanking Ripa, who welFriday’s show on Thursday comed him to the show in and go on vacation Friday 2012 when he replaced Regis through Monday. Warren did Philbin and taught him much not say when Ripa will return. about TV. There could be some awk“Kelly, I thank you, I love wardness when she returns: you and everyone else here Strahan’s transition plan an- at ‘Live,’” Strahan said.

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‘Elvis & Nixon’ recalls bizarre history This we know: On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley showed up bright and early at the White House gates, delivering a barely legible note he’d scrawled on American Airlines stationery to President Richard Nixon. He said he’d love to come by and meet the president, and that he was also seeking a badge to be a federal agent, so he could help combat the drug culture and the “hippie elements” ruining the country.

And though the initial reaction of Nixon’s chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, was “You must be kidding” scrawled in the margins of a memo - that meeting did take place, hours later. It led to an awkward Oval Office photo that the National Archives says is its most requested image, more than even man walking on the moon - which probably was a more predictable sight than Elvis Presley standing next to Nixon.

What exactly did the two men discuss? No transcript exists, just a memo describing it. That’s where “Elvis & Nixon” comes in, filling in the blanks in a dramatization of what has to be one of the odder White House encounters on record.

What the movie, directed by Liza Johnson, lacks in factual material it replaces with whimsy and quirky humor, helped greatly by the casting of Michael Shannon as Presley and Kevin Spacey as Nixon. The problem is that other than the meeting, which is fascinating indeed, there’s not much of a story. We hear a lot about the quest of Presley’s good friend, Jerry Schilling (Alex Pettyfer) to get back to Los Angeles and see his girlfriend. It’s not clear why we need to know all this.

It certainly bogs down the proceedings.

We begin with Nixon’s aides proposing the meeting to their skeptical, cranky boss. “Who the (expletive) set this up?” Nixon asks.

Flashback to 36 hours earlier. Presley is watching news footage at home

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President RIchard Nixon and singer Elvis Presley meet at the White House. in Tennessee, and doesn’t like what he sees. He takes out a gun and shoots the TV set to smithereens.

Soon enough, he’s on his way to Washington, via Los Angeles. En route, there’s an amusing scene where some Elvis impersonators approach him in an airport lounge. They think he’s one of them, and want to compare notes.

Speaking of impersonation: Both Presley and Nixon are such largerthan-life characters that any actor playing them seems likely to teeter on the precipice of mimicry.

Shannon, a terrific actor whose features don’t resemble Presley’s at all, does a nice job of avoiding the cartoonish, finding a way to explore the essence of his character, physically and vocally (that slurred “thank you very much.”)

And Spacey, who by the

way is one of our finest impressionists, avoids mocking; he’s quite funny as a grumpy, profane man who is deeply uncomfortable in his skin.

Presented with Presley’s childishly scrawled note, Nixon’s young aides like the idea of their very square boss engaging with a pop legend - good for the youth vote. Haldeman (Tate Donovan) reluctantly approves. Nixon at first objects - it’s his nap hour! - but then the aides enlist his beloved daughter Julie, who wants a signed photo.

And so Elvis turns up in his black cape-like suit and huge gold belt buckle - and loaded with his prized handguns. Once disarmed, he’s ushered in, with strict instructions not to touch the president’s M&Ms or his Dr. Pepper.

He ignores both. “You got a bottle opener?” he asks.

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And so this fascinating encounter goes, combining things we know happened (the photo, the hug Elvis offers) with things we don’t (did Elvis really demonstrate karate?)

By the way, Presley gets his official agent badge that very day, from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. (Actorplaywright Tracy Letts has a truly fabulous cameo as the stunned official who issues it.) Fiction? Nope.

As Haldeman said so succinctly: You must be kidding.

“Elvis & Nixon,” an Amazon Studios/Bleecker Street release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for some language.” Running time: 87 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

MPAA definition of R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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“Please take Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life” was the harsh judgment laid on Saldana by Simone’s estate. Bitter battles over to whom an artist belongs are seldom good for anyone. But it’s reasonable to question whether Simone’s story should be in the hands of those who would employ black face to capture a proudly dark-skinned woman.

It should be said: It’s no easy task to gather the multitudes within Simone into a feature film. She was, like her music, unclassifiable. The classically trained pianist was termed a jazz singer and a soul diva, but she’s been most identified as a folk singer. As if another form of resistance in a life full of it, her career refused to bend to the typical arc found in music biopics.

She had only one top 20 single (her first, 1959’s “I Loves You, Porgy”) and spent much of her later life in self-imposed exile in Barbados, Liberia and France.

Why Mort, who wrote and directed the film, has chosen to focus on Simone’s troubled 1990s period in France is anyone’s guess. It allows for a fiery kind of redemption story, going from heavy drinking and medical meltdown to a triumphant Central Park performance. But the film is a sloppily stitching of lethargic scenes between Simone and her assistant, Clifton (a sleepy David Oyelowo), in a French Riviera villa. Arguments over taking pills are possibly the least dramatic or important moments in a life that pulsed with and provided the impassioned tempo to the civil rights movement.

An increasingly unhinged Simone meets Clifton in a Los Angeles hospital where she has landed after pulling a gun on a record executive. Clifton, a sympathetic nurse whose awareness of Simone is limited to his mother’s vinyl collection, catches her eye. She plops down a wad of cash and tells him to accompany her to France as her personal assistant.

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Zoe Saldana stars in ‘Nina.’ characters of note and scant political or musical context to Simone’s rich story. The deep rage and sorrow of “Mississippi Goddamn” is nowhere to be found here.

Saldana, of “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” curiously varies her accent in flashback and present day scenes. In numerous song performances she sounds professional enough, but lacks any hint of Simone’s power or gravity. (Simone was in her 60s during the majority of “Nina.”)

Seek out instead Liz Garbus’ 2015 documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” which knows enough not to simplify the complex Simone. Or pull up the footage that finished that

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“Nina,” an RLJ Entertainment release, is not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. It contains adult language and some violence. Running time: 90 minutes. One star out of four.

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Sarah Berkey leads a freshman seminar class on the topic of personal and spiritual health outside of Woodburn Hall | photo by askar salikhov

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KJ Myers

WVU Launch Lab, The Start-Up’s Start-Up

In the late Fall of 2013, facing challenges and stressors from all directions, West Virginia University wider receiver KJ Myers reached what he calls his lowest point. The mountaineers were struggling through a lackluster season, and he felt overwhelmed with negativity. Working tirelessly to overcome the malaise, KJ was inspired by the singular idea of living life without worries and actively seeking out positivity in life.

To embody these ideals, he coined the acronym ‘Low Life’: Lack of Worries - Living in Fearless Efforts.

On Friday April 8th, collegiate entrepreneurs from around the state gathered at the Waterfront Place Conference Center in Morgantown to compete for their share of recognition and seed money to fund a start up business in West Virginia. The competition – the West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition - fields business proposals from three categories: Lifestyle and Innovation, Hospitality and Tourism, and Technology and Engineering. The students represented the finalists of a yearlong selection process, and based on the strength of their presentations at the event, three of them would walk away with $10,000. This year’s competition marked the ten-year anniversary of the program’s inception, and for the tenth year in a row West Virginia University Students have dominated the finals.

For KJ this dichotomy between the negative connotations of the pejorative ‘Lowlife’ and the positive message built in to his acronym is an important part of the brand’s message. KJ is fiercely opposed to the judgments typically levied against African American collegiate athletes, and thought it was important that his brand name also defy prejudices.

When KJ approached Launch Lab director Fonda Holehouse with his vision for the Low Life Culure lifestyle brand, she had reservations. This sort of field is difficult to break into, she thought, and told him developing Low Life would be an uphill battle. She challenged KJ to launch a social media campaign. “Come back with five to ten thousand followers,” she said, “and then I’ll be convinced.” When KJ met with her again a few months later, he had attracted fifty five thousand followers.

Today, Low Life actively sells merchandise and boasts large followings on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. But KJ says it’s not about the clothes and the business side of it all. His mission is to spread the lack of worries lifestyle, and he makes visits to middle schools and high schools to extoll the virtues of positivity. He says he wants to make sure it can help others the same way it has helped him.

To Find Out More or Follow Low Life Culture on Social Media, See: Website: lowlifeculture.com Instagram: thelowlifeculture Twitter: @LLCulture Facebook: Low Life Culture

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One of the women and men behind the seemingly unstoppable start-up owners WVU fields in the competition each year is the director of the West Virginia University Launch Lab, Dr. Fonda Holehouse. Before the money and the glamour, before the WVU squad cleaned house, before our juggernaut reputation at the competition was built up, Dr. Holehouse was tapped by the Davis College to begin teaching a class in entrepreneurship. At the time, Dr. Holehouse had been a professor in the Davis College teaching law-related subjects for five years. The class was a tremendous success, as evidenced by its alumni’s performance in the aforementioned business plan competition, and eventually Dr. Holehouse was asked to expand her work beyond the Davis College and bring entrepreneurship mentoring to the rest of the University. Hence, the Launch Lab was born.

The Launch Lab is a center independent from individual college affiliation; it is freestanding and services all of the colleges. It acts as a hub for entrepreneur engagement at the university, a center where they can get advice about business and connect with likeminded innovators, but it also offers several business-specific classes. Dr. Holehouse teaches some of those classes, teaching students from a broad array of disciplines how to take an idea, analyze it, and launch ventures.

She cautions that this sort of entrepreneurship – launching start up businesses – is distinct from running a small business. She emphasizes the centrality of ‘innovators and creatives’ to her vision for the Launch Lab. Currently, Launch Lab serves as an incubator to 37 ventures that have been launched. On the wall in the Launch Lab’s new office in the Evansdale Crossing there is a whiteboard that boasts facts and figures about each of these fledgling businesses, which vary in their stage of development from getting patents to selling products or even just finding funding. All of this progress specific to the Launch Lab has transpired in the last two years, and during that time the 37 businesses have cumulatively accessed funding in excess of $350,000.

Reem Eldawud, a graduate student in chemical engineering at West Virginia University, and Emily Wells, an agribusiness management student, are launching a medical device company called Creative Health. This year marked the team’s second consecutive victory in the Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition, and according to Dr. Holehouse, the company is already serving customers and receiving soft offers to buy the duo out.

Droves of other students have flocked through the Launch Lab’s doors over the past two years. By Dr. Holehouse’s count, over 800 have sought out guidance from the organization. Yet, she is confident that things are just beginning to take off. Just a few months ago, the Launch Lab moved from its original headquarters in Hodges Hall to its new office space on the fourth floor of the Evansdale crossing. Since then, she says, there has been an influx of promising student entrepreneurs dropping by from the Reed School of Media, the Bennet Department of Engineering, and the College of Creative Arts.

Start Up Student was made by West Virginia University senior Shelby Sherman. A student of the Davis College, Shelby studies Wildlife and Fisheries, Equine Science and Conservation Ecology with a minor in Animal Genetics. Beginning next semester, Start Up Student will be published monthly in the Daily Athenaeum, with each issue profiling a different student entrepreneur. In doing this, Shelby hopes to inspire students and lower the barriers between aspiring business owners and the realization of their creative visions. Be sure to keep an eye out for Start Up student in the fall.

Tennis

Future looks bright for Mountaineers despite struggles this year

By Neel Madhavan Sports Writer @theneel64

It’s no secret the West Virginia University women’s tennis team has struggled this season. Despite a 6-12, 0-7 Big 12 record so far this year, there’s cause for optimism for the future of the program.

“Our goal is to get this program off the ground in the Big 12 conference in the very near future and, eventually to compete for the Big 12 conference championships,” said WVU head coach Miha Lisac. “That’s what each and every single player has to keep in mind as we continue to go through the current season, as we continue to go through matches. Those are the goals that we have for the program. Those are the goals that they came here to support the team with and that’s the direction that we’re moving in.”

The Mountaineers are a young team, currently comprised of three freshmen and four sophomores, with only one junior and one senior.

Due to a pair of injuries during the season to the team’s most experienced players, junior Kaja Mrgole and senior captain Hailey Barrett, some of the Mountaineers’ younger players have been forced to grow up in a hurry. Some have responded to the challenge well, while some have struggled, but those that have

struggled are battle-hardened and better prepared for the future.

The play of players like sophomore Habiba Shaker and freshman Paula Goetz are why Lisac is confident about the future. This season, Shaker played her way to a 10-0 record at the No. 2 singles position. But, when Barrett went down with her injury, Shaker was thrust into the No. 1 position, and since then has compiled a respectable 2-3 record at No. 1.

Despite being just a freshman, Goetz has played the majority of this season in the top half of the starting lineup, and has performed admirably, going 6-5 at the No. 3 position.

“For Habiba, I feel like this has been kind of her breakout year,” Lisac said. “Not that we didn’t see potential in her last year, we obviously did, but I feel like her growth and maturity is really starting to show. She’s beginning to show that’s she’s capable of competing at the top spots in the Big 12. That’s definitely something that we’re looking forward to. We have other players who still have that potential, but maybe haven’t taken that step yet, so it absolutely gives us something to build upon, gives us a good outlook for the future, but obviously we’re not there yet.”

With Barrett set to graduate at the end of this spring semester, Lisac is also look-

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Paula Goetz returns the ball during a February match against Buffalo. ing to recruit some new talent into the program for the fall 2016 season.

“Obviously, Hailey will be graduating and we have an open spot where, unfortunately, one player didn’t make it in that was supposed to join the team in January,” Lisac said. “So that’s still an open spot we will be looking to fill going into next year. So, as of right now, we’re look-

ing at bringing in two players going into the fall semester.”

Lisac has seen what fellow Big 12 member Kansas has done in recent years, and feels that the Mountaineers can follow the same path. From 2009-2014, the Jayhawks were in the bottom-half of the Big 12 every year, but last year managed to finish in the middle of the league, and now this season

are currently in third place in the Big 12 standings and challenging for the conference title.

“I always looked at it as being a good thing to be young, because you’re looking forward, you’re not looking back,” said WVU assistant coach Emily Harman.

“In retrospect it’s all in front of us right now and just to have that experience with

them and to get them to understand where they need to go and how they need to get there. That’s the fun part as a coach.

The Mountaineers will wrap up the regular season with two home matches this weekend against TCU on Friday, followed by Texas Tech on Sunday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday April 21, 2016

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ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER @GEARTY83

Cardale misses point about NCAA

Many college athletes have expressed their views on how the NCAA treats them. Of the players that are outspoken, ex-Ohio State quarterback, Cardale Jones is on the frontline.

Especially after his series of tweets on April 11, calling out the alleged exploitation of players by the NCAA, but is he bringing up the argument that should be on the table?

Jones brought up the ever-long discussion of “Should college athletes be paid?” But in this situation, Jones pointed out “why shouldn’t a collegiate athlete be able to use their OWN likeness/brand but yet the NCAA can sell (their) jerseys.”

This is the deal with the NCAA, athletes create a brand while in college; virtually a reputation is born, and if the player is good enough, an NFL contract is in the future. I’m not sure if the people in Columbus, Ohio were flooding the stores for personalized jerseys after Jones won the National Championship in 2015.

The argument that athletes should be paid is one that can be debated upon for years, however, while the athlete is in college and does not have an agent, that player is under team rules.

In July 2015, EA Sports and the NCAA reached a settlement when the video game used athlete’s names, likenesses and image in many of its additions. News that athletes started receiving their checks broke on the same day as Jones’ rant.

According to Bob Hertzel from The Exponent Telegram, one of the players to receive a settlement check from the NCAA was WVU offensive lineman Tyler Orlosky, who appeared in the video game “NCAA Football” in 2013.

In the report, Orlosky said he “signed a letter of intent and….signed a contract to let them use my image.”

This is one of the only instances where the NCAA made amends with athletes, giving them compensation. But does Cardale have an argument that players aren’t being compensated when the jerseys are being sold? No. Many universities made the change to stop selling the jerseys of players to avoid that scenario; Johnny Manziel’s No. 2 in 2013 was an exception. Last year, WVU sold No. 15 and No. 67 jerseys, while Billy Kinney, David Sills, last year’s No. 15’s and Alec Shriner, who wore 67, could be upset. The numbers chosen were to represent the current season, 2015, and the year WVU was founded 1867.

In the recent years, many players became vocal on their treatment by the NCAA, but preserving and benefitting off their brand isn’t a priority for a lot of them.

A film that generated support from the likes of Ray Lewis and Desmond Howard is under production, but the topic isn’t about their brand, it’s about their health. The film is titled “Work Horses.”

The film is what will show the issue that college athletes endure, more specifically, football players. With the rising issue of CTE diagnoses, athletes want to feel protected and know they are supported, not because they want extra money but because they are more famous than a teammate.

Well, fortunately for Mr. Jones, the NFL Draft is a week away and his worries with the NCAA are, for the most part, over. It’s been a long journey for Jones, but if he is upset that athletes don’t get paid for their jersey sales in college, time to break the news; the NFL doesn’t give a direct cut to its players either. Some could say that is what makes it a bittersweet feeling about playing professional sports. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s Braden Zarbnisky rounds third against Kansas State last weekend.

WVU’s unorthodox “Zarb” producing at plate and on mound

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

WVU head baseball coach Randy Mazey has had to add a new word to his baseball dictionary this season: the Zarb.

The definition goes something like this: Zarb (noun): A base hit, going no further than 150 feet, where the batter is already running up the first base line at the time he hits the ball.

That’s because freshman outfielder/pitcher Braden Zarbnisky has made a living out of such hits this season, using impeccable bat control and an unorthodox style to slap his way to a .294 batting average so far this season.

“He’s an irritant at home plate to an opposing team,” Mazey said. “You can’t play him to one side of the field.

You can’t shift on him. He

can actually control where he hits that ball.”

When the count reaches two strikes, the freshman from Marietta, Georgia switches up his approach.

Zarbnisky turns into the ultimate slap hitter, taking his swings while he starts to run up the first base line, a sight reminiscent of Japanese hitting stars like Ichiro Suzuki or Norichika Aoki.

Zarbnisky decided to give the new style a try late in his high school career, and he quickly found it helps him play to his strengths.

“I really taught myself my senior year (of high school),” Zarbnisky said.

“I realized I had the speed, and once I get to two strikes I start using it. I just try to put the ball in play, use my speed to see if I can make the defense make errors and get on base.”

In fact, Zarbnisky’s idiosyncratic approach is what

helped convince Mazey to keep him as a twoway player. Mazey had already signed Zarbnisky as a pitcher when he saw him pull a “Zarb” in a high school game back in Georgia, and realized he had some hitting potential in the Big 12.

“After we signed him I went and saw him hit, and I saw him do that thing where he swings and runs at the same time,” Mazey said. “When I saw that I thought, ‘He’s pretty good at that, and there’s a chance that might work, believe it or not, at this level.’”

And despite the fact he was originally solely recruited as a pitcher, it’s helped him carve out significant playing time in the outfield. Zarbnisky has started 10 games as WVU’s de facto fourth outfielder, recently earning starts as the Mountaineer leadoff man.

It could end up being a natural spot for him due to his speed and his ability to control the bat and make consistent contact — Zarbnisky has only struck out four times in 51 at-bats this season, by far the best rate of any Mountaineer position player.

But despite Zarbnisky’s bona fides with the bat, Mazey still envisions his Mountaineer future to mainly come on the pitcher’s mound. Zarbnisky throws a fastball that touches the low 90s and flashes good ability to change speeds with the breaking ball.

After five relief appearances, Mazey rewarded Zarbnisky with his first career start on the mound on Tuesday night against Youngstown State. Zarbnisky responded with three strong innings with only one unearned run, further reassuring to Mazey that he

can make his biggest impact as a pitcher.

“Zarb, Mr. Offensive Hero, showed that he’s going to be a pretty good pitcher here,” Mazey said.

“We got him out of there early so he’s rested and ready to use this weekend.”

For Zarbnisky, it doesn’t matter whether he gets more time in the outfield or on the mound. He’s always played both, and as his future becomes clearer in Morgantown, he’s going to continue to view himself right down the middle as a two-way player.

“I’m a two-way player, that’s how I look at it,” Zarbnisky said. “I can’t really focus on either or one will slip up. I have to focus on both at the same time.

The coaches have done a great job of planning the time where I can get both in every day.” djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

WOMEN’S SOCCER

West Virginia announces schedule for 2016 campaign

By Connor Hicks Sports Writer @whutthehicks

The West Virginia University women’s soccer schedule was released on Tuesday afternoon, marking the approach of the 2016 season.

With one game left in a difficult spring slate that featured two professional teams, the Mountaineers are almost ready to start summer preparation for the regular season.

The fall schedule doesn’t look any easier for Nikki Izzo-Brown’s Mountaineers.

Apart from a Big 12 conference schedule that features only one ranked team in No. 8 Texas Tech, West Virginia boasts likely the most difficult schedule in the country next season. The fall schedule features six teams from last year’s round of 32, and includes both teams that met in the national championship, Penn State and Duke.

“There’s no denying that playing the defending National Champions, as well as the national runners-up, in their home venues will be a huge challenge for us,” IzzoBrown said. “We know we will have to be extra special this season as we navigate this schedule.”

The Mountaineers will open up the season the same way they ended it, at No. 1 Penn State. The Nittany Lions defeated West Virginia in the Elite Eight last season en route to a national championship. The team will then face Buffalo at Penn State two days later.

The opening weekend

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WVU’s Ashley Lawrence takes on a defender against Florida Gulf Coast last season. could prove to be the most game unbeaten streak at difficult for the Mountain- Dick Dlesk Stadium, dating eers, as the 2016 Rio Sum- back to a 2014 loss to Duke. mer Olympics have taken West Virginia will play host away the team’s stars, Kade- to No. 10 Clemson and No. isha Buchanan and Ashley 21 Ohio State, both of whom Lawrence, for the entirety of were highly ranked teams summer practice. It could who made earlier than anbe even more difficult if the ticipated exits from the tourduo’s team Canada was to nament last season. The four advance to the Gold Medal game home stand will also match, which is scheduled feature Purdue and St. Franto take place in Rio the same cis, one of just two nonconday as the season opener ference teams WVU will face against Penn State. Facing that posted a losing record the reigning national cham- last season.

“There are so many great pions and a difficult Buffalo team that took the Moun- teams coming to town this taineers to overtime last year season, and we open the without two of the team’s best home schedule with a fanplayers will be no easy task. tastic opponent in ClemThe team will then re- son,” Izzo-Brown said. “You turn to Morgantown for four add Ohio State, Georgetown consecutive matches. The and Princeton into the mix, team currently holds a 21- and that’s four great non-

conference matchups for our fans to come out and watch…

We’re going to need Mountaineer Nation’s support at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this year.”

Another difficult match will then await Izzo-Brown’s squad, traveling to take on No. 6 Duke, who fell in the national championship match to Penn State. The Blue Devils are one of only three teams to defeat the Mountaineers in the Regular season since 2013 (Penn State, Virginia Tech).

West Virginia will then round out the non-conference slate against No. 33 Princeton, No. 38 Georgetown and at Richmond. The Mountaineers defeated the Hoyas 2-0 in a spring exhibition last week, but had prior

fallen to Georgetown two consecutive times.

The team’s conference schedule will open with a match against Baylor in Dick Dlesk on Sept. 30. Along with Baylor, the Mountaineers will host Oklahoma, No. 18 Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. West Virginia has lost just one regular season conference game since joining the Big 12, boasting a 20-1-2 record.

“The target on our backs within the Big 12 Conference has certainly grown over the last four years,” Izzo-Brown said. “We know that we are the team everyone wants to beat.

The Mountaineers will easily be the favorites for a fifth-consecutive Big 12 regular season title, having won the title every year since moving from the Big East in 2012.

The Big 12 conference tournament will again take place in Kansas City, Missouri on Nov. 2-6.

“While the 2016 schedule is tough, it falls right in line with our scheduling philosophy, which is to play the best nonconference competition we can to prepare us for conference play,” Izzo-Brown said. “We feel that this is one of the toughest slates we have put together in 21 seasons.

We made the conscious decision to play some of the nation’s top teams.”

The Mountaineers will conclude their spring exhibition schedule this weekend, hosting Ohio State on Saturday at Dreamswork Field. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Eagles trade for No. 2 selection PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Desperate for a franchise quarterback, the Philadelphia Eagles can get their man. Soon.

The Cleveland Browns will wait for their guy.

The Eagles acquired the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft from Cleveland in exchange for five picks on Wednesday. The Browns are getting Philadelphia’s firstround pick this year (No. 8), a third-round pick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a fourth-rounder in 2018.

Cleveland also sends a fourth-round pick in 2017 to the Eagles.

The trade allows Philadelphia to select one of the top quarterback prospects, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State or Jared Goff of California at No. 2. The Los Angeles

Rams already acquired the top overall pick from Tennessee for a slew of picks and have indicated they will take a quarterback.

It is the fourth time the top two selections in the draft have been dealt.

“These guys are pretty even,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said of Wentz and Goff. “From all the physical tools, both of them are extremely gifted. Good arm strength, good mobility. Obviously, Carson is a little bigger, maybe a little better athlete right now. There’s not much separating those two.”

The Eagles signed Sam Bradford to a $35 million, two-year contract in March.

They also signed backup Chase Daniel to a $21 million, three-year deal. But Howie Roseman, the exec-

utive vice president of football operations, couldn’t resist an opportunity to move up after acquiring the No. 8 pick from Miami for cornerback Byron Maxwell, linebacker Kiko Alonso and the 13th overall pick.

“It’s a tough price to pay,” Roseman said.

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Football

The time is now for West Virginia running back Rushel Shell

By Chris Jackson

Associate Sports Editor @CJacksonWVU

It’s now or never for WVU senior running back Rushel Shell.

The former highlytouted recruit was Pennsylvania’s all-time leading rusher in high school before attending the University of Pittsburgh for a year.

Then he found his way to Morgantown, but has yet to produce consistently.

WVU coaches are waiting to see that version of Shell. They’ve seen players in the past do it during their final college seasons, and they’re expecting him to do the same.

“He actually knows it now,” said WVU running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider. “It’s been encouraging this spring to put him in some of those sets watching him do it.”

Shell’s never found his way to 800 rushing yards in a season, instead sitting behind Wendell Smallwood last year and becoming the No. 2 player on the depth chart. That wasn’t what many expected com-

ing out of high school as one of the nation’s best.

He had to watch Smallwood emerge into the Big 12’s rushing champion before declaring a year early for the NFL Draft.

It stemmed from an increased devotion over the offseason, grinding it out to become one of the program’s top running backs since Steve Slaton.

And coaches believe he’s learned from Smallwood’s work ethic and success in the past.

“I think watching the way Wendell worked in the offseason and watching what positive is going on for Wendell outside of football leading up to the Draft kind of motivates you,” Seider said.

“It makes you aspire to do when you’re done playing.

It’s always good to have something that motivates you.”

They’ve noticed those same qualities in Shell.

He’s no longer taking a minute off, wanting the ball in his hands every second and trying to stay on the football field the entire time.

“This spring he actually wants to take every rep,” Seider said. “I’ve been trying to tell him to take it easy for a rep and let the young guys get in there.

He’s been fighting me not to come off the field.

To me right there, that’s a sign that he’s finally getting it. He’s finally learning to practice, wanting to compete every day, every single rep.”

There’s been no denying his talent. He’s found his way lined up at receiver more this spring, a trending aspect under the Mountaineers’ offense.

Coaches have utilized it. He’s a ‘natural’ football player and can showcase his versatility despite the bruising size at 220 pounds.

“He can do some stuff that’s natural, especially for a big guy,” Seider said.

“It’s hard to move the way he moves and the way he’s able to catch the ball the way he does. We always take advantage of his skillset.”

But it still needs to appear during game action in the fall. WVU head

Rushel Shell stiffs arm Texas linebacker Anthony Wheeler last season. coach Dana Holgorsen knows there’s more work to be done.

He knows the consistent production needs to be there on a weekly basis.

“He needs to be a badass all the time and not just every now and then,” Holgorsen said. “That’s what he needs to continue to focus on.”

There’s still 136 days until the season opener against Missouri on Sept.

3. Shell has shown he’s ready to be ‘the guy’ for the Mountaineers in the backfield, and there’s only one more chance to prove himself before it’s time to find a way onto an NFL roster.

The time is now.

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“You’re a senior and that’s it,” Seider said.

“What you don’t get out of it this year is over.

You can’t look back as a would’ve, could’ve, should’ve guy. It’s time to go do it and that’s the thing that Rushel’s got to be at.” cgjackson@mail.wvu.edu