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Rumor shows council’s division by jake jarvis staff writer @newsroomjake

Jamie Summerlin came to Morgantown city council’s Tuesday night meeting to congratulate the city for its first-ever marathon, but he ended up yelling at the seven councilors instead.

“A number of people in the community are concerned about an agenda item,” Summerlin said. “It’s concerning the pledge of allegiance.”

Summerlin is the race di-

rector of the Morgantown Marathon and a veteran.

People started “blowing up” his phone this afternoon with text messages about alleged plans by the council to remove the pledge of allegiance from its agenda.

“I’m here to tell you that ain’t happening,” he said. “I guarantee if this continues, we’ll pack this room full of veterans and people who support the flag.”

It quickly became apparent to some councilors that someone started a rumor about the council

wanting to nix the pledge of allegiance from its usual agenda.

In reality, removing the pledge wasn’t on the agenda to be discussed, but rather, when in the meeting it should happen.

Mayor Marti Shamberger, Fifth Ward, attended a conference with the state Auditor’s Office and realized parts of the council’s regular procedure—including when the pledge happens— might need to be tweaked.

Although always listed after the meeting’s call to

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action, the council usually pledges allegiance to the flag before the meeting officially starts.

After Summerlin, another veteran from the audience lectured the council about the importance of the flag. Councilwoman Nancy Ganz, Seventh Ward, quietly left the council chambers, and returned.

“I will not sit in the city council and be berated,” she said. “I will not sit on the city council and have other city councilors spread rumors.”

Other councilors stared

at their hands as she continued to lecture the council and members of the public, on the amount of criticism the council has received recently.

“If that happens again, I’ll walk out. If certain people degrade me, I’ll walk out. I, too, give many hours a week to our country,” Ganz said.

“I will disclose that I make $6,000 a year for about 30 hours of work a week. I will just say up front I will not be cussed at anymore. I will not tolerate the way people talk to us anymore.”

As she finished, Councilor Wes Nugent chimed in. He asked the chair of the meeting, Bill Kawecki, Second Ward, about the proper way to step out of a council meeting.

The rumor, and the series of events that transpired because of it, revealed a division between the council.

“Some things seem to happen without the knowledge or the consensus of all seven members of city council,” said councilman

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by jake jarvis staff writer @newsroomjake

Morgantown’s city council recently passed an ordinance creating a weekly $3 user fee for everyone who works within city limits. West Virginia University is in the process of deciding if it will pay that fee for all of its student workers.

Amy Diznoff, program specialist from the Office of Student Employment, said administrators are waiting for guidance from the state Department of Education.

“The city has yet to give us any guidelines, so we really don’t know what’s going to happen next,” Diznoff said. “I can’t say our students will pay it or not pay because the city has given us no guidelines.”

WVU employs between 4,000-5,000 student workers right now, according to Diznoff. Not included in that figure is a group of about 800 federal work-study students.

“There’s really not a big difference in regular student workers and federal work study students,” Diznoff said. “The difference is in where your money comes from.”

Whereas regular student workers are paid through the funds of whatever department they work for, federal workstudy students are paid through a federal work study award distributed by the Financial Aid Office.

Students awarded money through the federal work-study program make up to $800 for a semester and up to $2,500 for an academic year.

Diznoff expects the total number of student workers is to rise by about 400 by the end of the semester. Student workers employed by the University are only allowed to work up to 20 hours a week.

Say, for example, that all of WVU’s student workers currently stay employed for the full 17 weeks in the semester.

If that were the case, Morgantown would ultimately collect between $250,000-$300,000 from WVU students during the spring semester alone.

Would WVU ever consider paying that money for its student workers instead of withholding it from their checks to give to the city?

“There has been some talk about it,” Diznoff said. “But since there have been no guidelines given to us by the state, there have been no decision about it. I think they’re just waiting to see what the city decides.”

If the University won’t consider paying for the students’ fees, Diznoff said it would be a “great idea” to see if departments would be willing to pay their student workers’ fees.

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Michael Bérubé gives an interesting speech about the cultural transformations and long-term changes in American life.

Festival of Ideas continues with lecture on ‘80s and ‘90s culture by jordan miller staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Tuesday evening in the Erickson Alumni Center, visiting Phi Beta Kappa scholar Michael Bérubé gave a lecture called “The Culture Wars of the ‘80s

cussed how debates that focus on how political and social happenings shape public discourse over time.

“Culture wars persist, not because they are aimlessly entertaining distractions from real politics,” Bérubé said, “but because they insist in de-

and ‘90s,” as part of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas.

Bérubé is the Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and an Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University.

His talk extensively dis-

bates about who we are as people, as a culture, as a civilization.”

Bérubé said the significant upheavals in both social and cultural forums that occurred originally in the 1960s have been seen

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Workers connect with gas line on Evansdale

On Tuesday afternoon, workers performing construction on the Evansdale Crossing inadvertently struck an underground gas line connected to the building, according to John Thompson, associate director for West Virginia University Design and Construction.

Workers on site immediately ­­­ called the authorities and ordered a shutdown of the PRT to ensure the safety of those in the area.

“They kind of made a safe perimeter near the area where the gas was leaking,” Thompson said.

The fire department and the police were both on scene, as well as specialists from WVU Environmental Health and Safety to check air quality and the status of the affected area.

“The gas company came pretty quickly and got the line shut off,” said Capt. Danny Camden from the University Police Department.

Everything was cleared up after about 40 minutes, Thompson said. The PRT resumed service and Fine Arts Drive was reopened to the traffic.

No one was injured, Camden said.

The gas leak will not delay the opening of Evansdale Crossing, according to Thompson.

The Evansdale Crossing Marketplace will be open to the public on Sunday, Nov. 1, and will feature several restaurants and cafes within walking distance of Evansdale residential facilities.

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Ruby’s new patient safety program to begin

By Paige Czyzewski Associate City Editor @PaigeCzyzewski

West Virginia University’s Ruby Memorial Hospital adopted the Safe Patient Mobility Program last fall to improve patient mobility and make handling patients safer for both patients and caregivers alike, with new mobility equipment and materials.

While all employees involved in direct patient-care receive general training for the program, the WVUH has started training transfer mobility coaches—or super users— in different hospital departments to help teach about the program’s equipment and validate general staff members.

A r j o Hu n t l e i g h - G e tinge Group, equipment provider for the program, guaranteed WVUH that patient-care injuries would decrease by 60

percent with training and proper use, according to Lana Bunner, WVUH certified health education and safety specialist.

“Patient-handling injuries accounted for more than half of our all over injuries for our hospital...,” Bunner said. “And we’re already seeing a decrease in some areas who have used (the program) longer.”

The equipment and materials used in the program consist of mobility machines, machine slings, anti-friction sheets and inflatable “floating” mattresses, to aid WVUH employees with a range of clinical applications, including lifting, repositioning, transferring and getting patients out of vehicles.

Bunner said patients who become mobile more quickly after sickness and surgery not only get healthier faster, but also experience more rapid

wound healing.

Some of the machines require patients to work with the materials, but other pieces are fully dependent to bear the patient’s weight, additionally reducing the number of caregivers needed for mobility situations.

“It makes it virtually... effortless to move patients using this system,” Bunner said. “What would normally take six people to move certain types of patients, two people can move them, now...”

Because the machines and slings are available in different sizes for different weight capacities, patients can receive more specialized care, Bunner said.

This lessens the risk of falls, slips and physical harm to the patient as well as overexertion injuries, like neck, shoulder, back, knee and hip strains and tears.

Currently, transfer mo-

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bility coaches are being trained to help others with the program materials and increase communication between employees and patients. This is to understand what machine would be most helpful for the patient’s needs, such as when and why the equipment should be used.

“There’s a great amount of missed time with certain types of injuries, some minimal, but we count all types of patient-handling injuries, whether they result in loss of time or treatment, we still consider them a risk that shouldn’t have happened,” Bunner said. “Many times, the equipment could have helped that.”

The machines are battery powered and efficiently raise and lift patients in a smooth and safe manner, however, there are still some issues with the

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Continued from page 1 Jay Redmond, Sixth Ward.

“I don’t think this is as much about the flag… It’s that things happen without the consensus of the group. That, I think, is a very serious problem.”

Councilwoman Jenny Selin, Fourth Ward, tried to suggest that the topic be moved to the committee’s November meeting, when Nugent tried to squash any further discussion.

And as Shamberger attempted to clarify why she wanted to revisit the structure of council’s agenda and its rules and procedures, Councilman Ron Bane, First Ward, attempted to reprimand Shamberger for voting for a change to council’s agenda two years ago.

Bane, Nugent and Redmond recently signed a petition to remove Shamberger, Kawecki, Ganz and Selin from their elected positions because of alleged misconduct, malfeasance in office, incompetence and neglect of duty.

G eorge Papandreas gathered the signatures and filed a lawsuit, asking for a three-judge panel to review the claims. Earlier in the year, Papandreas unsuccessfully ran for a seat on city council.

After the meeting, Summerlin couldn’t point to who originally told him that the pledge of allegiance was going to be taken out of the council’s procedure. He said a “whole mess of people” from the VFW and other groups texted him about it.

Also at the committee’s Tuesday night meeting, planners from the Larson Design Group near Cheat lake presented the final plans for a project to revitalize the plaza outside of the city’s public safety building.

The plaza, located on Spruce Street, will get a $310,000 facelift in the coming months, just in time for the bicentennial celebration.

“Over the years, the plaza has dropped 2-3 inches,” said City Manager Jeff Mikorski. “Other areas around the plaza have receded down, as well.”

Because of this, water has started creeping into the basement of the public safety building. On the Walnut Street side of the building, planners said, the stairs have started sinking like the plaza.

“That’s probably because of the old Morgantown Junior High School,” said Ron Bane, First Ward.

When the public safety building was originally built, several buildings were torn down. Their rubble was compacted into the ground, but not well enough.

Orin Burke, from Larson Design Group, said the rubble was improperly compacted.

The city hopes to open the project to revitalize the public safety building’s plaza by Nov. 4, and hopes to have all bids in

by Nov. 18.

The first part of the project, the part closest to Spruce Avenue, will be completed by April 2016 so the Colonel Morgan statue can be dedicated in time for the city’s bicentennial celebration.

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No shutdown: Congress, Obama back deal WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed at restoring a semblance of order to Capitol Hill and ending the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until well after a new president takes office.

The outgoing House speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, prepared to push the deal through his unruly chamber on Wednesday as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week.

All but forced to resign under conservative pressure, Boehner was nonetheless going out on his own terms.

The budget deal stands as an in-your-face rebuttal to his hardline antagonists, on Capitol Hill and off, who angrily oppose spending increases and compromises with Democratic President Barack Obama.

They seethed but acknowledged they were powerless to stop an agreement all but certain to pass with votes from Democrats and a fair number of Republicans. Boehner brushed off their complaints, declaring that he intended to make good on his promise to leave a “clean barn” for his successor, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who is set to get the GOP nomination for speaker on Wednesday and win election on the House floor the day after that.

dent Obama his worst,” Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin fumed.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a GOP presidential candidate, called the deal “horrible” and threatened parliamentary maneuvers to block it, though he’s unlikely to be able to delay more than a day or two.

In the past such pressures have thrown Congress into disarray, producing a partial government shutdown two years ago as conservatives clamored to end Obama’s health care law and causing a near-shutdown of the Homeland Security Department earlier this year over Obama’s immigration policies.

This week, at least, that dynamic has been turned on its head. In addition to moving toward passage of the bipartisan budget deal, the House voted late Tuesday to revive the federal Export-Import Bank, supposedly killed off earlier in the year by conservatives who attacked it as corporate welfare.

It’s not clear whether the marginalization of the most conservative forces in Congress will last — or if it simply took a lame-duck speaker with nothing to lose to bring temporary order to Capitol Hill.

“It may have taken Boehner to actually be told he’s not going to stay as speaker to have the ability and the power to do this now,” said Democratic Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland.

One of China’s islands in the South China Sea. claim either parts or all of closely mirrored its actions in May when a navy it.

State D e p a r t m e n t dispatcher warned off a spokesman John Kirby U.S. Navy P8-A Poseidon said Tuesday the U.S. has surveillance aircraft as it a right to freedom of navi- flew over Fiery Cross Reef, gation in international wa- where China has conters, and such maneuvers ducted extensive reclama“should not be construed tion work. as a threat by anybody.”

A Defense DepartHe said the U.S. wants re- ment official, who spoke lations with China to con- on condition of anonymity to discuss the Lassen’s tinue to deepen.

“The U.S.-China rela- movements, said the pationship is vitally impor- trol was completed withtant and one that we want out incident. A Pentagon to see continue to improve spokesman, Navy Cmdr. and to grow for the bene- Bill Urban, declined to fit of both our countries, comment. not to mention the reSpeaking to foreign corgion,” Kirby told reporters respondents in Manila, in Washington.

Philippine President BeB e i j i n g ’s re s p o n s e nigno Aquino III said he

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Bérubé also challenged and examined the way public demonstrations and historical cultural events on college campuses have become vital in the way we view the cultural shifts that happen today. “(Demonstrations and events bring about) debates about what kind of principals and beliefs we consider reasonable and ordinary, and what kind of practices people consider intolerable and ultimately unacceptable,” Bérubé said.

Mariah Crilley, a doctoral

English student, said what Bérubé does best is “transgress boundaries,” whether listeners are in politics or literature.

She believes for anyone at a university, the lecture was “pretty relevant,” and for WVU students specifically, it can be applied to the way they examine their place in the University’s culture.

“I think… if Dr. Bérubé is arguing universities tend to be liberal, WVU is in a weird position in a state that’s recently decidedly not liberal,” Crilley said.

The Q&A session that followed the lecture led to students and faculty members debating Bérubé’s perspective on how these culture wars affect college students, as well.

By looking at courses offered in certain majors students are more encouraged to pursue—like business— some attendees said the culture wars of the ‘80s and ‘90s have a deep presence on the academic paths people choose to take.

Riley Imlay, a sophomore biology student, said

Bérubé’s discussion about the cultural shifts was enjoyable, and he believes it’s important to point out the stigma surrounding academic degrees in the humanities.

“I think (Bérubé) kind of gives people some ease, especially if you’re studying the humanities,” Imlay said, “because he pointed out that no one’s guaranteed a job, not even engineers.”

Bérubé’s event concluded with a book signing.

limits.

Lori Savitch, spokeswoman for Monongalia General Hospital, said the hospital employs about 2,000 people. It’s likely that none of those employees will have to pay the fee.

An interactive map of the city’s wards and boundaries on the city’s website shows that the hospital is barely out of city limits, with part of the hospital’s parking lot still inside the Fifth Ward.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals is also not in city limits, but it’s only accessed by Chestnut Ridge Road, which the city owns and maintains.

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most 14, years, but I have seen a lot of people get hurt.”

Burris transfers patients from one department to another and recently trained as a transfer mobility coach. Burris and other employees at Central Transport will work with all patients in Ruby Memorial, the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, the Eye Institute and the Physician Office Center, allowing them to see all types of patients.

Once more people are trained and the program is frequently used, the easier the patient-care process will be, Burris said.

“From what I understood, it was nine (employees) in recent weeks that hurt their backs lifting people the wrong way— that’s a lot of people— so if we could learn and teach everybody in the facility... I think it would be a big difference,” Burris said.

Though the Safe Patient Mobility Program is new, Bunner said she has already seen positive results and will host trainings for the program and for transfer mobility coaches as often as necessary, but WVUH has yet to decide how that will be assessed.

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percent to hire new public works personnel, between 7-10 percent to buy new street maintenance equipment and between 6-10 percent to purchase new police equipment.

Mikorski made it clear there are only a few exceptions to who will pay the user fee starting Jan. 1, 2016.

Although Mayor Marti Shamberger, Fifth Ward, said she doesn’t support students paying the fee, there hasn’t been any talk of exempting students from paying the fee.

One thing that was brought up at city council meetings was the number of employees who use Morgantown’s roads but don’t technically work within city

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“it’s a long game” and that conservatives are winning the war after forcing Boehner to resign and cowing his heir apparent, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, into dropping his candidacy. That caused a power vacuum that threw the House into pandemonium for much of this month, until GOP leaders prevailed upon a reluctant Ryan, the party’s 2012 vice presidential nominee, to seek the speakership.

Despite conservative anger over the budget deal, hard-liners sounded reluctant to take their fury out on Ryan, who claimed to have no role in the agreement and indeed criticized how it came about.

“I think this process stinks.

This is not the way to do the people’s business,” Ryan said.

“Under new management, we’re not going to do the people’s business this way.”

Several GOP critics pointed out that the deal bears striking similarities to a pact that Ryan fashioned two years ago in concert with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to ease automatic spending cuts for the 2014-15 budget years. They labeled the new deal “Ryan-Murray 2.0,” and outside conservative groups such as Tea Party Patriots and Heritage Action for America promptly issued press releases lambasting it and calling on lawmakers to reject it.

“Here we go again: John Boehner wants to make his last capitulation to Presi-

sand atop reefs and atolls then adding buildings, ports and airstrips big enough to handle bombers and fighter jets — activities seen as an attempt to change the territorial status quo by changing the geography.

Navy officials had said the sail-past was necessary to assert the U.S. position that China’s manmade islands cannot be considered sovereign territory with the right to surrounding territorial waters.

International law permits military vessels the right of “innocent passage” in transiting other country’s seas without notification. China’s Foreign Ministry, though, labeled the ship’s actions as illegal.

The U.S. says it doesn’t take a position on sovereignty over the South China Sea but insists on freedom of navigation and overflight. About 30 percent of global trade passes through the South China Sea, which also has rich fishing grounds and a potential wealth of undersea mineral deposits.

China says it respects the right of navigation but has never specified the exact legal status of its maritime claims.

China says virtually all of the South China Sea belongs to it, while Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam

From Diznoff’s perspective, WVU is still waiting to hear if the city will even demand students pay the weekly fee.

Students at Marshall University and the University of Charleston— both in cities where user fees have already been established—have to pay the user fee.

City Manager Jeff Mikorski estimates the user fee will generate about $4.7 million of new revenue to help the city’s understaffed police and infrastructure.

The city plans to use between 35-45 percent of the revenue to resurface and improve roads, between 2530 percent to hire new police officers, between 7-10

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paid for with a hodge-podge of spending cuts and revenue increases touching areas from tax compliance to spectrum auctions.

The deal would also avert a looming shortfall in the Social Security disability trust fund that threatened to slash benefits, and head off an unprecedented increase in Medicare premiums for outpatient care for about 15 million beneficiaries.

Obama said the budget deal “reflects our values” and responsibly pays for investments in the middle class and national security.

“It’s an actual bipartisan compromise, which hasn’t been happening in Washington a lot lately,” the president said.

Said Vice President Joe Biden: “It will prevent us from lurching from crisis to crisis.”

Congressional Democrats have pushed for months for such a deal, bottling up routine spending bills in an effort to produce negotiations that would result in increased domestic spending. Passage was expected, though last-minute GOP complaints over issues including cuts in the federal crop insurance program had the potential to keep the vote total down.

With resignation, one of the conservative rebels, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, complained of the deal and Boehner: “We can’t stop it. He’s in league with the Democrats.”

But Massie also said that

BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace.

China’s Foreign Ministry said authorities monitored and warned the USS Lassen as it entered what China claims as a 12-mile (21-kilometer) territorial limit around Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, a group of reefs, islets, and atolls where the Philippines has competing claims.

“The actions of the U.S. warship have threatened China’s sovereignty and security interests, jeopardized the safety of personnel and facilities on the reefs, and damaged regional peace and stability,” the ministry said on its website.

“The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition,” the statement said.

The sail-past fits a U.S. policy of pushing back against China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. U.S. ally the Philippines welcomed the move as a way of helping maintain “a balance of power.”

Since 2013, China has accelerated the creation of new outposts by piling

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“I didn’t want him to walk into a dirty barn full of youknow-what. So I’ve done my best to try to clean it up,” a good-humored Boehner told reporters after a closed-door gathering of House Republicans, his last such weekly meeting after nearly five years as speaker and a quarter-century on Capitol Hill.

During the meeting, Republican lawmakers had a parting gift for Boehner: a golf cart with Ohio license plates reading “MR SPKR”.

Boehner told them he had a gift in return: the budget deal.

The deal would boost military spending as sought by defense hawks, even as it would take away the threat of “fiscal cliffs” by a GOP-led Congress in the middle of a campaign season where Republicans are aiming for the White House and trying to hang onto their slim Senate majority.

Struck over recent days in closely held talks with White House officials and top House and Senate leader of both parties, the agreement would raise the government debt ceiling until March 2017, removing the threat of an unprecedented and market-rupturing national default just days from now. At the same time it would set the budget of the government through the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years and ease punishing spending caps by providing $80 billion more for military and domestic programs,

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again in the past 30 years in new and different ways.

He touched on the changing curricula at prominent universities and the way the study of humanities has evolved and progressed over time to reflect how such cultural events have changed America.

In his lecture and during the question and answer session that followed,

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Ron Burris, support associate at WVUH Central Transport, said because the program is new, not many employees in direct patient care are knowledgeable of the equipment and materials, or even know where they’re located on each floor.

“If we could get everyone on the same page, (the program) would make it a lot easier to lift and save a lot of backs and legs and everything else,” Burris said. “I’ve been here 13, al-

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supported the U.S. naval maneuvers as an assertion of freedom of navigation and as a means to balance power in the region.

“I think expressing support for established norms of international behavior should not be a negative for a country,” he said.

“I think ever ybody would welcome a balance of power anywhere in the world.”

Without identifying China by name, he said “one regional power” has been making “controversial pronouncements” that must not be left unchallenged.

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Ending nicotine addiction in teens The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement strongly urging the government to raise the age restriction on buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. As most lifelong tobacco users pick up the habit in their teens, the APA hopes the age increase will deter potential smokers from picking up the addictive habit.

Unfortunately, the invention of electronic cigarettes has changed the tobacco market drastically.

Addicted smokers originally started using e-cigarettes as an unofficial alternative to smoking, but younger adults are now becoming addicted to nicotine solely through the use of non-tobacco nicotine products. Because the ecigarette liquid is inhaled as a vapor and isn’t as harsh as cigarette smoke, young adults may carry misconceptions about how disadvantageous a nicotine addiction truly is.

Vaping, although admittedly healthier than cigarettes, can distract people when used indoors or in public places. Though the exhaled vapor doesn’t carry the harsh stench of cigarette smoke, receiving a blast of cotton candy or minty-smelling vapor from a stranger’s lips is still an unwanted invasion of one’s personal space. It’s also an expensive habit to nurture, as vaping equipment can cost anywhere from $20 to $200, not including con-

stant refills of the flavored liquid.

Anti-smoking advertisements are common on television networks geared toward adolescents and young adults, such as Cartoon Network and MTV. So far, the ads have proven successful in younger populations: data from The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates a decrease since 2011 in rates of cigarette smoking in middle school and high school students.

However, it also shows an increase in alternative nicotine product use, such as hookahs and e-cigarettes. Smoking may now widely be considered a gross habit, but it appears that negative perception has not passed onto all nicotine products. Not much research has been conducted on the long-term effects of pure nicotine use, but current studies have found that heart health may suffer from chronic use.

Raising the age restriction may further decrease tobacco use in young adults, but more research should go into e-cigarette and other non-tobacco nicotine product use in young adults. If similar widespread ad campaigns surrounding e-cigarette use were put into place, perhaps young adults could be spared the chronic and expensive habit of nicotine consumption. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The epidemic of anxiety on college campuses emily torbett COlumnist @emilytorbsda

In 1996, Chuck Palahniuk wrote of the then-predominant Generation X in his most famous novel, “Fight Club.” In the book, the character Tyler Durden said of his age, “We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place.

We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War’s a spiritual war… our Great Depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods and rock stars. But we won’t.

And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pi--ed off.”

Being both a textbook millennial in regard to my birthday and a huge Palahniuk fan, I often wonder how Chuck would write of my age group. Admittedly, I’m sure it’s probably much easier to pen a captivating novel about the “Forgotten Generation” than the generation Time magazine famously referred to as the “Me Me Me Generation.”

If I were to rewrite this famous quote tailored to Millenials, I’d probably go with something like this: “We’re the carefully nurtured children of history. We’re supposed to have a unique purpose and place, if only we could find it. We’ve been raised on constant guidance and praise to believe that we’re all geniuses who can be anything. But maybe we aren’t, and maybe we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very anxious.”

In 1996, when Gen-X members were still college-aged, the most common mental health issue experienced on American campuses by far was depression. Today, the typical college student is a Millen-

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Anxiety is now the most widely diagnosed mental illness among college students. nial, and the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in college students has shifted to anxiety for the first time in history.

According to an article published in the New York Times, more than half of college students seeking help at their campus clinics cited anxiety as their chief concern. According to a study conducted by the American Collegiate Health Association, more than half of students surveyed felt “overwhelming anxiety” in the past year. Over 83 percent felt “overwhelmed by all they had to do,” and 79 percent felt “exhausted” for reasons outside of physical exercise. Similarly, a study by the American College Counseling Association found that 24 percent of students seeking mental health help were on psychiatric medication, compared to 1 percent in 2000.

It’s obvious the majority of students experience stress at some point during

their college careers. Many juggle academic demands alongside personal ones every day. Graduates are entering a job market that appears increasingly dismal.

Even though Gen-X dealt with very similar stressors, why are Millenials so much more anxious? What changes in our culture have lead to this dramatic shift from depression diagnoses to anxiety disorders?

According to college counselors interviewed in the same New York Times article, our very ability to deal with all of the stressors in our lives has been compromised in the age of the ever-present “Helicopter Parent.” Simply put, we’ve grown up in a culture of child-safe everything.

We’ve been nurtured and protected. At the same time, we’ve been tasked with meeting the overwhelming demands of very successful parents, and in some ways, we’ve become victims of that success.

According to the book

“How To Raise an Adult” by former Stanford Dean Julie Lythcott-Haims, the effects Baby Boomer parents have had on their Millennial children ultimately stem from a place of love. However, it can quickly become a trap from which children may never fully break free.

As psychologist Carl Jung put it, “The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of the parent.”

Lythecott-Haims theorizes that overzealous parents often feel their own sense of accomplishment diminish when their child falls short of their lofty expectations.

Indeed, our generation has lived the other side of this coin. When our successes and failures become a reflection of our parents’ abilities, we grow into parent-pleasing machines more than autonomous adults.

In our high school years, it worked pretty well. At age 18, with my parents’ guidance and involvement, I was a member of the National

Honors Society, a two-sport varsity athlete and student council treasurer. I had a laundry list of community service under my belt and a well-rounded, impressive college application.

When I arrived on campus, I found myself adrift.

Admittedly, I was unable to make important decisions about my future without calling my dad first. Whether I was asking for help or permission, I still don’t know. Either way, those phone calls were more than essential to me at the time - they were instinctive.

I had no certain direction, and making important choices alone seemed like an impossibly frightening task. By 20, I had become a statistic. I’d been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and began taking medication to cope.

At 22, I’m a much more independent and capable person than I once was, and I’m able to (mostly) figure things out for myself. How-

ever, I didn’t get here without a significant amount of conscious effort. While I sincerely doubt I could ever be the Tyler Durden of my generation, I know that my story is a familiar one to many. Instead of getting a sense of intrinsic satisfaction from fulfilling achievements, I fed off of external praise. Leaving home for the first time and having that supply of parental reassurance cut off led to severe stress, which eventually developed into overwhelming anxiety.

In many ways, this has become our culture. While I don’t doubt everything done for Millenials by our parents was ultimately in our best interest, the unintended consequences of their overprotectiveness are becoming more and more prevalent on college campuses. Whether our anxious nature will ultimately lead us to success or failure remains to be seen. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Television doesn’t cause “brainwashing” in teens and adults Kody goff columnist @retrosyk

In a bizarre turn of events, New Mexico resident Damon Perry murdered his friend Christopher Paquin after finishing a “The Walking Dead” binge-watching session. Perry thought his friend had become one of the show’s “walking dead” creatures and proceeded to beat him to death. These events paint a grim picture about the influence media art has on people.

The media sources reporting Perry and his friend’s story left out one small detail: they were drinking heavily while watching the AMC hit zombie drama. Reading further also reveals the odd arsenal Perry used to commit the murder: a standard knife, an electric guitar and even a microwave.

Clearly, there is far more to this story that we will likely never know, but to place the blame on a televi-

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Damon Perry thought his friend had become a zombie from “The Walking Dead.” sion show is folly. Luckily, most reliable news outlets aren’t blaming it on television. Instead, it seems to be the consumers of these stories who are viewing this as another classic “TV told me to do it” case.

Perry admitted “The Walking Dead” is what made him kill Paquin, but not a single person reporting the story seems to believe this explanation.

However, in the comments sections of online versions of this news story, there are

comments ranging from simply critiquing Perry’s idiocy to promoting conspiracy theories of television brainwashing and mind control. Comment sections are well known for not providing the most factual material, but they do sometimes reflect a general populace’s feelings on an issue.

Who’s truly being brainwashed here? The guy who drunkenly did something he’ll no doubt regret, or an alarming number of peo-

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ple accepting an easy explanation for society’s ills?

Video games were blamed for mass murders and violence for many years before research discredited a causal relationship between the two, but blaming technology for behavior doesn’t just happen with video games and television programs. Last year, a 12-year-old girl said she murdered her friend because of “Slenderman.”

Slenderman is an urban legend born on the Inter-

net, which led to people blaming it for this problem, as well.

A more famous example of incorrect placement of blame is the Columbine High School shooting in the early 1990s. It’s generally assumed today that the two shooters did what they did because of a combination of mental illness, social isolation and desperation. However, at the time, there were rumors about a certain game that may have subconsciously made them gun down their fellow classmates. The 1993 video game “DOOM” was blamed in this instance, as both perpetrators were avid players of the game.

However, just because these now-infamous criminals played video games does not make it a factor in their murders. In fact, the rate of violent crime has decreased steadily since the rise in popularity of video games. Correlation does not mean causation, but a study in the Journal of Communication found no link whatsoever

between media violence and actual societal violence. Though the media may want us to believe otherwise for the sake of providing sensational news, the facts simply don’t add up.

What Perry did after watching “The Walking Dead” was abhorrent and immoral, but I believe he should accept responsibility for his actions and refrain from blaming the show. Art and the media have been society’s scapegoat since the beginning of time, and the current attention-grabbing headlines surrounding this incident aren’t helping to restore their reputation in the slightest. Going beyond the headline and reading the article itself will alleviate many worries about television brainwashing, but many readers seem to make judgments based solely on a work’s title alone.

It’s time to read deeper and put a stop to blaming the media for one’s own mistakes. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The Dead are back chelsea walker A&e writer @dailyathenaeum

The Dead is back, and this time they’ve brought company. Consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, the legacy that once was the Grateful Dead has re-emerged with a new set of friends, with the addition of contemporary singer-songwriters John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.

Fresh off their 50-year commemorative summer run, The Grateful Dead core four consisting of Weir, Hart, Kreutzmann and Phil Lesh along with Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, Chimenti, and keyboardist Bruce Hornsby, bid what the world thought was goodbye, but as always, the Grateful Dead did the unexpected.

“All the pieces just fell together magically. There was a kind of serendipity there – when you’re not actually looking for anything and then all of a sudden, it all appears,” drummer Hart said.

While the Grateful Dead’s sold out, final run concluded at Chicago’s Soldier Field months ago, the fare thee well was not so much a farewell after all. Coming together with Americana artist Mayer, Grammy award winning Allman Brothers bassist, Burbridge and RatDog keyboardist Chimenti, Dead & Company will kick off their debut tour Halloween weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Mayer’s addition fills what was initially Jerry Garcia’s role, and what was once Anastasio’s onstage part in July.

Mayer is now keeping up with the legacy that was the Grateful Dead, and learning how to play alongside three of the men who started it all. As a deadhead himself, Mayer has always found himself jamming to Grateful Dead tunes and musically covering many of them himself. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mayer opened up about his one attempt at recording a

solo album with pure Grateful Dead influences. Mayer said what’s already impossible for any other band to do, is even harder for one musician to craft as well.

“You can’t multi-track the same vibe they get. I think my respect and admiration for that music sort of shifts from me trying to make something like it, to kind of giving up and accepting the fact that I am just me,” Mayer said.

Now, two days away from their debut show, the Dead and Company continues to jam together, hoping to find the rhythm. Mayer said in an interview with SiriusXM that his time has been devoted to studying the some 80 plus Grateful Dead songs he will perform onstage with his new fellow band mates in upcoming months. Jamband heavy hitter Chimenti will pick up with the group where the keyboardist left off in July, while Burbridge’s multi-instrumental abilities will add a surprise element for deadheads and music mavens.

The core members of Dead and Company’s devotion to keeping the spirit of the Grateful Dead present is what led the group to announce its 22 date tour.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Weir spoke on the group, and on his commitment to keeping the Dead alive.

“We’re not done with these songs and they’re not done with us,” Weir said.

“We’re going to take these old friends on some new adventures.”

Time will tell if the true end of the Dead’s era will end in the popular Los Angeles venue, The Forum on New Years Eve of 2015. Regardless of what the future holds, the Dead and Company have proven that goodbyes don’t always have to end in sorrow.

For more information on Dead and Company, visit http://www.deadandcompany.com/.

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Rock band Everclear to play at Schmitt’s Saloon this evening Mel Smith

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Schmitt’s Saloon will be shaking by the time Everclear shows up to tear the house down.

The famous heavy rock band will perform at Schmitt’s Saloon tonight, celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade.”

“Sparkle and Fade” is the second album released by Everclear in May of 1995. It was their first album released on Capitol Records, featuring some of the band’s breakthrough singles. The band’s newest and ninth album, “Black Is the New Black,” takes fans back in time to the heavy grunge sound that is heard on “Sparkle and Fade.”

Everclear has changed immeasurably in the past 20 years, making this show unique. The lead singer and guitarist, Art Alexakis, is the only withstanding member in the band since the start.

He writes about his life pre-

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Everclear, painting a picture for fans of his broken home and poor upbringing. Alexakis mixes his dark lyrics with heavy guitar riffs and true Everclear sound. After losing many people to drugs and suicide, Alexakis decided to put his emotional sensitivities into his music, which bloomed into Everclear. He is proud to share his story of being an average person with an imperfect background and how he transformed it all into beautiful pieces of music the world can relate to.

Alexakis spoke with Music Feeds about remembering when he wrote “Sparkle and Fade.” He reminisced about the album as a time that his writing was very productive and fruitful.

“I wrote (Sparkle and Fade’s “Queen of the Air”) at night, in the summer of ’94, right before we went into the studio. We were just trying to make the best record we could,” he said. “I was kind of on fire as a songwriter at that point- I was wiring a lot

of songs.”

Everclear will play songs from their sophomore album along with tracks from “Black Is the New Black.”

The tour is in celebration of embracing Alexakis’s past rather than looking at it in a negative light. He is determined to intertwine the band’s past with its present members without being nostalgic.

Entertainment Director of Schmitt’s Saloon, Troy Koon, is looking forward to bringing a band to the venue that he has been listening to for 20 years. Koon wants fans to know the show will include Hydra Melody and a to be decided local opener that Everclear will be selecting. Koon explains why this concert is Schmitt’s Saloon’s “biggest rock show yet.”

“From a promoter’s standpoint, Everclear has a long history in the alternative rock genre having produced albums since 1992,” Koon said. “We haven’t had anyone at the saloon yet with that type of staying power in

the genre.”

Fans are looking forward to the show, as it is Everclear’s first time performing in the Morgantown area. Graduate student of West Virginia University Eli Tancin will be attending the show right after he gets off work. He expects there to be a lot of excitement as he finally has the chance to see Everclear perform live.

“I am sure they will bring everything they can and do anything but disappoint,” Tancin said. “Everclear plays mostly large venues such as pavilions so I am looking forward to how they utilize Schmitt’s. I am looking most forward to seeing what surprises the band has in store for the audience.”

Everclear will perform from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. this evening. General admission tickets are $30. To buy tickets, visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/everclearsparkle-and-fade-20tha n n i ve r sa r y - t ou r- t i ckets-18304794132. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Television schedule for Halloween movies to watch this year Mel Smith

A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Wednesday, October 28th “Hocus Pocus” on ABC Family at 6 p.m.

“Hocus Pocus” is a classic for the Halloween season. The Disney comedy fantasy film is about a trio of witches, The Sanderson Sisters, who are resurrected by a distrustful teenager, his younger sister and his girlfriend in Salem, Massachusetts. On Halloween in 1693, a young girl, Emily Binx, is spirited away by the Sanderson Sisters as they cast a spell on her to absorb her youth. Three hundred years later, Max Dennison moves to Salem and accidentally resurrects the three sisters by lighting the Black Flame Candle. The sisters plot to continue sucking the souls out of the children in Salem, causing a spin of events. The film is a cult classic, filled with hilarious but spooky scenes and nostalgia. If you want a blast from the past, this film is perfect for Hallo-week.

Thursday, October 29th “Hotel Transylvania” on FXX at 6 p.m.

If you want a not so scary Halloween flick, “Hotel Transylvania” is your type of movie.

The animated family film is about Dracula (voice of Adam

Sandler) vowing to protect his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) from humans after his wife is killed. He builds a huge hotel designed to keep humans out. The hotel, Hotel Transylvania, turns into the most popular vacation spot for monsters of all kind. In the mix of monsters, a human backpacker, Jonathan (Andy Samberg), appears and risks the chance of Mavis’ 118th birthday party being ruined. Mavis develops a crush on the human, dreaming of a mortal life as a human. This film is visually pleasing for the young and old. This twisted, monstrous family film is a nice break from the intense scary movies.

Kick back and have a laugh with “Hotel Transylvania.”

Friday, October 30th “Halloween” on AMC at 10 p.m.

It is not Halloween if you don’t watch the thriller “Halloween.” The 1978 American independent slasher film is the first of many in the “Halloween” franchise, giving people nightmares every fall season.

The film takes place in Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night. Michael Myers escapes from a psychiatric hospital and stalks character Laurie Strode and her friends. Myers’ psychiatrist suspects his intentions and follows him back to Haddonfield to prevent any future kill-

ings. The film is driven by the intense anticipation of Myers killing the young women due to past killings he has committed. This classic makes audiences jump out of their seats every time, truly proving to be one of the most popular low budget horror films. If you want a scare before the Halloween evening approaches, buckle up on your couch and be prepared to be on edge as “Halloween” shows murderers can be anywhere.

Saturday, October 31st “The Silence of the Lambs” on Chiller at noon This film is a crossover between crime and horror. “The Silence of the Lambs” is a 1991 American thriller based on the 1988 novel of the same name.

This film is a horror classic that became signature for the Halloween season. In the film, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is a top student in the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glen) urges Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist that led a double life as a violent psychopath. Lecter is in jail serving his time for committing murder and acts of cannibalism. Crawford finds out Lecter may have information on a case she is trying to solve, and she might be the bait to draw him out. This suspenseful thriller makes you

think throughout the film, causing audiences to piece together what is going on as they watch before their eyes. Also, part of the movie was filmed in Clay County, West Virginia, which gives you even more of a reason to give this film a shot.

“The Shining”- Sundance at 6:30 p.m.

This British-American psychological horror film is again another classic for the Halloween season. Based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, “The Shining” is a horror film that truly makes you think. Although it has a slow start, this movie does not quite get too intense until deep into the film.

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) and his family move to an isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block by being the winter caretaker. His son, Danny (Danny Lloyd) is plagued by “The Shining”, as he develops disturbing visions and psychic premonitions. The plot intensifies as Jack finds himself going insane and wanting to kill his own family. This film is perfect for Halloween evening as it makes you think if the monster is really inside of you. End Hallo-week with this suspenseful scary movie as the sun sets and the evening begins. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Yonder Mountain String Band returns to Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre chelsea walker a&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Returning to Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre’s stage Thursday, Yonder Mountain String Band will bring its progressive bluegrass beats with its usual improvisational twist.

The band that has been redefining the word “bluegrass” since 1998 will showcase tunes from the group’s newest album “Black Sheep,” as well as play some popular throwback tunes.

“There will be plenty of things going across many lines, that’s for sure,” said Yonder Mountain String Band’s

Dave Johnston.

The banjo player’s role with the bluegrass fiends began back in college, where Johnston found himself immersed in learning to play the banjo.

“There wasn’t a lot of childhood music or anything like that,” Johnston said.

“I just devoted a lot of time to it, and I didn’t need to be told to do it; it was just something I really enjoyed.”

After connecting with bluegrass music and teaching himself to play the banjo, Johnston met fellow bandmates, vocalist and guitarist Adam Aijala, bassist Ben Kaufmann, violinist Allie Kral and mandolinist Jacob Joliff playing in various ven-

ues throughout the Colorado mountains.

As the pioneers of the bluegrass genre, Yonder Mountain String Band’s sound pulls from an eclectic number of musical influences, but none greater than the influences the band pulls from themselves. The innovation behind the improvisation comes from the group’s innate ability to merge progressive bluegrass with freestyle jam and even punk rock.

While the group tends to pull from an array of different influences for its inspiration, Johnston said bluegrass musicians such as Earl Scruggs and rock n’ roll bands such as Led Zeppelin and Rush are a

few predominate ones.

“How could you not be influenced by music in general, it’s crazy,” Johnston said.

Yonder Mountain String Band itself has made a lasting influence on the world of music, appearing onstage at some of the summer’s most popular festivals including All Good and Bonnaroo.

Now, with the return of the fall months, Johnston said the group is ready to be back on tour and for its return to Morgantown.

“We’ve had some really memorable experiences there,” Johnston said.

“It’s a really good spot. It’s

really fun to play in West Virginia, and it’s fun to be in Morgantown again. We know it has been a little while since we’ve been there, but we’re really looking forward to it.

It’s always a really good party with the crowd - the crowd is really awesome.”

Johnston said the audience can expect a raging night in downtown’s Metropolitan Theatre.

Opening act Henhouse Prowlers will showcase its fast picking skills as the group sets the stage for Yonder Mountain String Band Thursday night. Made up of members Ben Wright, Dan Andree, Jon Goldfine and Aaron Dorfman, the group’s main aes-

thetic pulls from American and bluegrass influences.

Using the banjo, guitar, violin and bass, the Henhouse Prowlers feed the audience rich original songs and traditional covers. With 11 years invested in the band’s rich history, the group will bring hits from their newest album, “Still On That Ride,” released this past summer.

Yonder Mountain String Band with special guests the Henhouse Prowlers will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the Metropolitan Theatre.

For more information, visit http://www.yondermountain.com/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Wednesday October 28, 2015

Campus ghost tour gives students a taste of WVU history

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Meg Weissend A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Founded in 1867, West Virginia University’s rich history is bound to include a few stories about what lurks in the campus shadows.

Starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31, students are welcome to join the fifth annual WVU Ghost Tour.

Beginning at the Vandalia Lounge in the Mountainlair, the tour will be conducted by award-winning West Virginia storyteller and founder of the West Virginia Spectral Heritage Project, Jason Burns. The adviser at the Office of International programs, Burns started the West Virginia’s Spectral Heritage Project in 2006 in order to preserve the many ghost stories of Morgantown.

Revealing the alleged hauntings on University grounds, Burns will tell the terrifying tales of the paranormal activity witnessed in multiple buildings and the legends behind the silhouettes seen in the stairwells of the school.

The tour will include a visit to Elizabeth Moore Hall, notoriously considered haunted due to accounts from staff members and students.

During the Civil War, Morgantown was raided by the Confederacy. Meeting the soldiers at the door was Principal of Woodburn Female Seminary, Elizabeth Moore, also a founder of the modern-day WVU. Moore convinced the Confederacy not to burn down the school.

E. Moore Hall was built in her honor during the 1920s, however, Moore died a year before the building was complete.

“My favorite part of the tour is E. Moore,” Burns said. “Elizabeth is a bada-character in WVU’s history, and I like telling her story.

The fact that she’s kind of around, whether you believe in hauntings or not, is pretty cool.”

Many have claimed to feel her presence in the old building, haunting the halls.

Some claim to have seen her hovering near the basement’s swimming pool.

Burns likes to make sure the stories he tells are historically accurate by looking through records. In his expert opinion, the common “ghostly encounters” are not just a coincidence.

“Whether or not the campus is haunted by ghosts depends on if you believe in them,” Burns said. “Even if you do believe in ghosts, it doesn’t mean that every ghost story you hear is true. Personally, I say there are parts of WVU that definitely have something paranormal going on, something that is difficult to explain scientifically.”

Although ghost stories are not for everybody, students are encouraged to check out the event.

“You don’t have to believe a ghost story to enjoy a ghost story,” Burns said.

“The important thing to me is the actual story. Stories teach you how to be a good person, how to be brave, how to fall in love, and you learn how to be a human being. All that is in a ghost story.”

Students will also hear about the mysterious sightings at WVU’s Downtown Campus Library as well as the creature said to be residing in the infamous Woodburn Hall.

Who knows? Maybe students will get a chance to see the little girl who roams the halls of the Mountainlair in a yellow party dress.

The Ghost Tour will give more insight about the University and the spooky legends creeping beneath its surface. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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SPORTS

Wednesday October 28, 2015

Harshbarger taking big leap in her sophomore season

BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

In 2014, Brynn Harshbarger ran in six 6K races.

Her best time was 20:58.9.

In her first 6K race this year as a sophomore, Harshbarger topped that.

While the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational was largely a disappointment for the West Virginia University women’s cross country team, Harshbarger’s individual performance was a big step forward for her.

Harshbarger, the first Mountaineer to finish, took 97th place in a time of 20:57.6.

Last year, Harshbarger finished 90th at Wisconsin, but her time was 21:07. Shaving almost 20 seconds off her time from a year ago is an impressive leap.

“I was pretty pleased with my performance because it was an improvement from last year, and I’ve had a lot of doubts about where I’m at fitness-wise this season,” Harshbarger said. “It was reassuring to see I’m even a touch ahead of where I was last year at this point in the season.”

Harshbarger also ran in the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 3, finishing fourth in 17:53.03 in the 5K Blue race. The Mountaineers won the event, which set high expectations for Wisconsin.

Despite her strong performance at Wisconsin, Harshbarger and the rest of her West Virginia teammates did not place as well as they expected.

The Mountaineers placed 27th out of 36 teams with a score of 601.

“While it was a decent race, I feel I have a lot of

potential for growth still this season,” Harshbarger said. “I know trusting the plan and staying relaxed as we continue to train this season will bring out the best performances.”

Harshbarger ran at the NCAA Championships as a redshirt freshman. This year, West Virginia may not be able to get there after falling out of the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.

Typically, only top 30 ranked teams get the opportunity to compete at the NCAA Championships.

For the last two years, the Mountaineers have made it to the Championship as a team. Since Sean Cleary became head coach in 2007, West Virginia has competed at the Championship as a team in six of Cleary’s eight years.

Regardless, Harshbarger is confident the Mountaineers will compete in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 21.

“We are becoming an even (closer) knit team and have discussed as a group how we can pour everything into achieving our goals for the rest of the season,” Harshbarger said. “Regardless of the performance outcome, I believe our team can and will do great things this season as we stay focused on the path before us.”

Thanks to her impressive season thus far, Harshbarger may be able to lead her team back into Championship contention. It all starts this Friday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Rushel Shell runs the ball in last year’s game against TCU.

WVU looks to banish past demons against TCU

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Spiraling to an 0-3 start to Big 12 play, the West Virginia Mountaineers need a lifeline.

A win on the road against No. 5 TCU would be one heck of a lifeline, West Virginia faces one of the biggest challenges of its season Thursday, and an upset win could both turn its season around and quiet some of the rumors swirling about head coach Dana Holgorsen.

“It’s always a fun game with TCU,” Holgorsen said. “These guys are good. They came into the league the same time that we came into the league, and they’ve put themselves into a position where they’re pretty hot lately. It’ll be a huge challenge for our team, one I know our guys are looking forward to.”

West Virginia’s conference matchups with TCU have always been explosive – the Mountaineers are 1-2 against the Horned Frogs since joining the Big 12 Conference, three games decided by a total of five points, with two

of those games going into overtime.

Last year’s loss to TCU was one of the most painful in Holgorsen’s tenure as West Virginia head coach. The Mountaineers did everything they needed to do to knock TCU off – except stop shooting themselves in the foot, they committed five turnovers and wasted a 13-point lead in a last-second loss.

The memory of that game still burns for the Mountaineers, and the team recognizes the opportunity to both banish those demons and turn its season around.

“This one really means a lot, especially having lost three straight,” said center Tyler Orlosky. “We have to start winning games, and we have a great opportunity to upset them on their home field. It might be too early to say that this is the season, but right now it plays a big part.”

While the Mountaineers are getting healthy on offense ahead of the TCU game, their depth in the secondary may leave something to be desired as they prepare to face one of the best offenses in the

nation.

Starting cornerback Terrell Chestnut still hasn’t recovered from the shoulder injury that forced him to leave the Baylor game early, and his status for TCU is still questionable. Meanwhile, senior corner Ricky Rumph has been away from the team after a death in the family and appears doubtful to play Thursday.

On the other side of the ball, running back Wendell Smallwood is finally approaching 100 percent, after a sprained ankle limited his ingame workload and caused him to miss practices. Starting center Orlosky sat out practice last week with a hip flexor problem, but he said he’s fit and ready to go.

Meanwhile, kicker Josh Lambert revealed Monday he’s been suffering for the past several weeks from a bout of mononucleosis.

Lambert, a 2014 Lou Groza Award finalist, has continued to kick through his illness and is working on fully regaining his strength.

Thursday night’s game also marks a homecoming

for WVU starting quarterback Skyler Howard, a Fort Worth native. Although Howard relishes the opportunity to play a big game in his hometown, the junior is downplaying his excitement over facing off at TCU. “As far as going home, it’s just another game,” Howard said. “It’s a business trip. Last week we stayed in Fort Worth, and I got to see my family. It was kind of the same thing, so it’s not a big deal. It’s all about playing ball.”

A product of Brewer High School in Fort Worth, Howard grew up a Texas Longhorns fan, not a TCU fan – and ignored as a high school recruit, he was never on Gary Patterson’s radar. Instead, Howard walked on at Stephen F. Austin, went from there to Riverside City College and on to the Mountaineers in 2014.

Howard was on the bench, backing up Clint Trickett when these two teams met last season, but he’ll finally get his chance to face off against his hometown team Thursday. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

men’s soccer

Mountaineers look to end their skid against Akron

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Sophomore defender Louis Thomas kicks the ball into goal territory in last week’s game against West Michigan.

BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Nothing has seemed to come easy for West Virginia University’s men’s soccer team recently.

Three straight losses, including a pair of shutouts, has the team aiming to get back into the win column this evening against one of the nation’s top-rated squads.

Today’s affair with No. 5 Akron sets up another grueling slate in the Mountaineers’ grinding schedule, facing one of the country’s hot-

test teams over the last month.

Akron (11-2-2) hasn’t suffered a defeat in its last eight games, outscoring opponents 18-4 and recording four shutouts. Its last loss came on Sept. 22 to Wake Forest, who’s now tabbed as the nation’s top team.

Midfielder Adam Najem highlights the MAC’s firstplace team, entering with 18 points, seven goals and four assists. All rank as the second-best numbers on the team.

Sophomore Richie Laryea’s 22 points and nine goals top the roster, to-

taling the country’s fifthmost scores and most in the conference. Sam Gainford’s 18 points are second-most on the team, adding to a sophomore class brimming with talent.

WVU’s recent slide has resulted in opponents owning a 7-2 advantage in goals, including a two-game losing streak to MAC opponents.

Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Bowling Green dropped the Mountaineers to last place.

Mike Desiderio scored WVU’s last goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to Princ-

eton on Oct. 20, adding onto a score from senior Ryan Cain. Since then, they’ve eked out only four shots on-goal and haven’t found a way to get on the scoreboard.

The Mountaineers’ recent three-game stretch has seen their lowest point total of any such span this season, following their best stretch of 2015 that saw them win four of five and hold opponents scoreless three times.

They’ve managed to reel off winning streaks twice this season, each spanning just two games.

Their other two victo-

ries featured six-goal outbursts, but each were followed by two consecutive losses.

Facing an Akron Zips team that leads the MAC in shots, points and goals poses another test for WVU, entering as the highest-rated opponent traveling to Morgantown this year.

Getting past the conference’s top goalie, Jake Fenlason, will likely present another obstacle for a WVU offense looking to capitalize on its chances.

Fenlason’s 62 saves lead the MAC, placing him third among the NCAA’s

saves leaders this season.

Joey Piatczyc’s ability to carve through defenses will likely be WVU’s best chance to get past Akron’s stingy defense, featuring a pair of defenders rated as top-20 players in the conference by Top Drawer Soccer.

Piatczyc holds a program-record 12 assists in his sophomore campaign and looks to connect with seniors Ryan Cain and Jamie Merriam, each scoring the team’s highest amount of goals with six each. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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GOLF

West Virginia finishes 11th at Quail Valley Club

BY NEEL MADHAVAN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Quail Valley Golf Club was one of the toughest tests the West Virginia University men’s golf team was likely to see all season. The Mountaineers struggled on the long 7,350-yard course, finishing in 11th place with a score of 25-over 889.

So that they’d have some idea of the difficulty they’d be facing ahead of time, head coach Sean Covich took the team down to Florida to check the course out during spring break in April.

“It is kind of open off the tee. It is firm and fast, and it is in great shape,” Covich said about the course.

“There is a lot of water out there. A lot of water, but it is one of those courses that if you can drive the ball a long way and play the greens right you will be fine.”

In addition to the Mountaineers and host McNeese State, Jacksonville, NC

State, North Texas, Indiana, Michigan State, North Florida, South Dakota State, Rice, UConn, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Stephen F. Austin and Memphis all participated.

North Texas and Michigan State tied to take home the team championship, while Thomas Rosemueller of North Texas blew the field away with a 12-under 204 to capture the individual medalist award for winning the tournament.

“I’m proud of our guys today,” Covich said in an interview with WVUSports. com. “We had a rough start at 4-over as a team after the opening hole, then shot three under the remaining 17 holes. It was a great way to end the fall.”

Senior captain Easton Renwick led the way for the Gold and Blue. Renwick was atop the leaderboard for much of the first round, until a brutal triple bogey on the par-4 17th dropped him out of contention. Another triple-bogey in the second round

erased an otherwise flawless performance that consisted of three birdies and no bogeys. He finished the third round with a 1-over 73 that put him in a tie for 21st place.

Freshman Max Sear struggled a bit at Quail Valley, for the first time all season. Sear, along with Renwick, had been one of the team’s most consistent performers this season. Starting off with a modest 2-over 74 in round one, he fell off a bit in round two with a 4-over 76. A solid even-par 72 in the third round was good enough for him to finish tied for 37th place at 6-over par.

Junior Chris Williams has had an up-and-down fall, but it looks like things may now be clicking for him as he recorded three solid rounds of three-over 75’s to finish tied for 53rd.

Senior Mason Short and West Virginia native Cole Hand, new additions to the team’s starting lineup, struggled to make an impact. Short, coming off a

solid performance at Pete Dye last week, fought through back-to-back 6-over 78’s in the first two rounds.

Short then turned things around with the team’s lowest round of the tournament, a 3-under 69. He finished tied for 53rd with Williams. Hand was unable to rid himself of the bogey bug for three rounds, as he stumbled to a tie for 72nd with a 20-over 236.

“It’s a great field of teams.

Every team is ranked ahead of us except for one, so it was going to be a challenge for us to play well, but really, like I’ve said before, you can’t play defense in golf,” Covich said. “You just have to play your game. We have shown that we have the talent, but we need to play well when we need to.”

Th e Mou nt a i n e e r s are now off for a couple months but will return to action on Feb. 15 for the President’s Day Challenge in Houston. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s Easton Renwick follows through at Quail Valley.

VOLLEYBALL

Kansas State faces Mountaineers at home tonight by johnna herbig sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University volleyball team will take on the Kansas State Wildcats for the second time this season tonight.

This game is WVU’s annual Dig Pink match. The Mountaineers will wear pink uniforms in honor of those who are affected by breast cancer, as well as to raise awareness for the disease.

“I know our players love supporting this cause,” said WVU head coach Reed Sunahara in an interview with WVUSports.com.

WVU’s most recent match was scheduled to be held this past Saturday in Morgantown against the Oklahoma Sooners, but due to travel complications for the Sooners the match had to be cancelled and rescheduled.

West Virginia is coming in after its most recent match against Iowa State on the road, where the Mountaineers lost 3-0. This loss continued their losing streak, making it their ninth in a row. WVU has an overall record of 5-15 for the entire season and is 0-7 for

West Virginia’s Caleah Wells rises to hit the ball against TCU earlier this month. with six digs. conference play.

Sophomore outside hit“I thought we made ter Morgan Montgom- some good adjustments, ery led the Mountaineers especially our energy, at with 10 kills. Senior mid- the end of our last match,” dle blocker Caleah Wells Sunahara said. “We’ve had followed behind her with a some extra time to work on total of seven. Junior setter things in practice and will Haley Roe led the defense look to carry that over to

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our match.”

The Wildcats won their last match against Texas Tech, 3-0. For this season so far, K-State holds a 12-8 record overall and 4-4 in the Big 12.

Junior outside hitter Brooke Sassin led the

Wildcat offense with 14 kills, which was the match high. Redshirt junior middle blocker Katie Reininger followed behind her posting 12 kills. Freshman middle blocker Macy Flowers contributed nine kills and freshman outside hit-

ter Alyssa Schultejans had seven.

Both redshirt junior setter Katie Brand and junior defensive specialist/libero Kersten Kober carried the team’s defense with both getting 14 digs each. Sassin and redshirt defensive specialists/libero Devan Fairfield were both helps to the team, getting six digs each.

The Wildcats took the win in the most recent matchup of these two teams. The 3-0 loss for the Mountaineers had the close set scores 2025, 20-25 and 23-25.

That night, WVU was led

by Wells, who had 11 kills.

Montgomery and sophomore middle blocker Mia Swanegan followed behind her with nine kills each. WVU’s libero Gianna Gotterba was also a team leader, having the team high of 16 digs.

Kansas State was led by Schultejans, who had 12 kills. Brand, Reininger and Macy Flowers all had eight kills each. Sassin posted 11 digs, which was the team’s high.

Tonight’s matchup between the Mountaineers and the Wildcats begins at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Rowing

WVU gives back to local community this week

BY VINCE GAUDIO SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

During a busy athletic season, it often seems like there is no time for anything else. For the West Virginia University rowing team, they still manage to find time to give back to the community of Morgantown, no matter what the cause may be.

WVU had a short period of time off before its novice team took on a tough

matchup Saturday morning. The team took advantage of their opportunities and made an immediate impact. The Mountaineers took the time to make a difference around a community that truly needs it.

Last Saturday, the team hosted the local Girl Scouts for a great chance to learn the basics of the sport. The Mountaineers led the scouts through many team-involved activities.

The scouts got a chance to sit and learn in the boat

and they definitely got a workout by sitting alongside members and coaches of the team to learn how to row properly.

This was a great way for the Mountaineers to introduce the sport to young girls interested in learning it in a fun, hands-on way.

Another way the team gave back to Morgantown was working alongside the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Friday night, the Mountaineers kicked off the Halloween season by attend-

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ing a local Halloween party hosted by Make-A-Wish.

On Saturday morning, the Mountaineers yet again made an appearance to show how important it is for them to give back to the area. This time, the novice and coxswain team went to Hazel Ruby McQuain Park to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-kilometer walk and run.

The event supports the American Cancer Society’s mission to fight cancer

through research, education, advocacy and patient services.

It is an incredible and inspiring opportunity to honor those who have battled breast cancer, raise awareness about what we can do to reduce our breast cancer risk and raise money to help the American Cancer Society. It is important to honor and be aware of the effects of breast cancer not just in the month of October, but all of the time.

Along with the commu-

nity events, the team also remembered the alumni who have made an impact on the organization by hosting an annual Alumnae Row. The team brought back 12 teammates to get another chance to race in their home water. This was a great way to honor the members and coaches who have made a difference for the team in the past and the ones who have made a long-term impact. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Eight men up for FIFA presidential race on deadline day to enter GENEVA (AP) — Deadline day to enter the FIFA presidential election saw surprise entries and a potential eight-man lineup on Monday.

Among late tactical changes, two unexpected additions were Gianni Infantino — the right-hand man of suspended UEFA President Michel Platini, whose own entry will likely be barred — and Liberian soccer leader Musa Bility, whose campaign seemed hopelessly stalled in August.

The list of contenders to succeed Sepp Blatter leading the corruptionhit world soccer governing body grew longer than expected and will surely be cut before the Feb. 26 ballot.

A further twist stopped the race reaching nine as a former FIFA secretary general, Michel Zen-Ruffinen, told The Associated Press he decided not to run despite getting the required nominations from five of the 209 member federations.

Just over one month ago, Platini was a strong frontrunner in a small field with key backers in Asia and the Americas.

That changed Sept. 25 when the former France great was implicated in a Swiss criminal investigation. Platini got a suspected “disloyal payment” of $2 million in backdated salary from FIFA funds got in 2011 with Blatter’s approval. Both are serving 90day bans imposed by FIFA’s ethics committee pending a full investigation.

Platini’s bloc of support seemed sure to transfer to Asia’s soccer confederation president, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

The Bahraini royal family member duly filed his nomination papers Monday and is likely the current favorite, yet his bid has exposed himself and his home country to exposure for their human rights record.

Sheikh Salman’s entry has already been criticized by rights groups who urged FIFA’s election committee to reject him as a candidate when it oversees integrity checks in the next two weeks.

Questions have been raised over whether Sheikh Salman, as the Bahrain Football Association president in 2011, adequately protected national team players after some took part in pro-democracy protests.

Some players say they were tortured while detained by government forces.

“Sheikh Salman played a key role in Bahrain’s retaliation against athleteprotesters,” the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain said in a joint statement.

“Throughout the government crackdown, he allegedly examined photographs of the protesters, identifying Bahraini athletes for the security forces.”

Sheikh Salman did not make a statement Monday.

He previously challenged critics to present proof of wrongdoing, which he denies, and suggested that such questions have to do with politics and not soccer.

Still, Infantino’s late entry offers the Europe-Asia alliance an extra option if both Platini and Sheikh Salman are ruled ineligible as candidates.

UEFA agreed to its new strategy after an emergency executive committee meeting held via video conference.

“I am very proud of what we have achieved at UEFA and the way in which we conduct ourselves as an organization,” said Infantino, a Swiss lawyer who has been Platini’s top administrator for six years. He was already viewed as a potential FIFA secretary general or UEFA presidential candidate.

Africa got a second contender when after Bility reemerged two months since his campaign seemed over when African soccer leaders refused to support him.

“I don’t want to go into any race that I cannot win,” Bility told the AP, saying more than 25 of the 54 African voting federations offered to nominate him.

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Obama honors USWNT for 2015 World Cup WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed the U.S. women’s 2015 World Cup champion soccer team to the White House Tuesday, saying the team’s victory with class, excitement and style inspired the whole country.

“They’ve inspired millions of girls to dream bigger and, by the way, inspired millions of boys to look at girls differently, which is just as important,” Obama said.

The U.S. defeated Japan 5-2 during the final to collect the top prize in women’s soccer for the first time in 16 years. Obama said his youngest daughter Sasha was able to cheer on the team when she attended the game with Vice President Joe Biden and his granddaughter Maisy.

“ This team taught all America’s children that playing like a girl means you’re a badass,” Obama said, to applause in the White House East Room.

“Perhaps I shouldn’t have used that phrase. Playing like a girl means being the best.”

Obama singled out midfielder Carli Lloyd, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player after scoring three goals in the final.

He noted that Lloyd’s title on Wikipedia was jokingly changed during the game to president of the United States, a job Obama said “is about to open up.”

“What’s another candidate in the mix,” Obama said. Dinging the 2016 Republican presidential

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President Obama greets the US Women’s National Team after inviting them to the White House. field, he added, “I guar- the team for launching Obama with a soccer jerantee Carli knows more the “She Believes” initia- sey that included his name about being president than tive to encourage young and the number 44 on the some of the folks running.” fans to believe in them- back, before taking a selfie Obama also lauded selves. The team presented with the president.

Prosecutor: Driver in parade crash went around barricade STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman accused of driving her car into a crowd of people at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade ran a red light, “purposely” went around a barricade and drove over a police motorcycle before crashing into the spectators, a prosecutor said Monday.

“The evidence suggests this was an intentional act, not an accident,” Payne County District Attorney Laura Thomas said in a public statement. The driver’s actions demonstrate “a depraved mind and indifference to human life.”

At a bail hearing, the district attorney told the judge that Adacia Chambers is “looking at four life sentences” if convicted in the deaths of four people who were hit.

Special District Judge Katherine Thomas granted the request for $1 million bail and ordered a psychological evaluation for Chambers, who is being held on preliminary counts of second-degree murder.

“This was a well-known parade day and route, and these innocents were visible from a substantial distance,” the district attorney said in the statement.

The suspect appeared at Monday’s hearing via video.

The only time she spoke was to say “yes” when the judge asked if she could hear her.

Prosecutors asked for more time to interview the dozens of witnesses who were at the scene Saturday

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Police investigate the damaged car which was driven into the Oklahoma State homecoming parade last week. and said one of the injured communicating with a com- family to worry about her, is in a “fragile” state, which petent individual.” and she kept to herself about could lead to more charges.

Coleman has said Cham- things like that,” Chambers Chambers, 25, of Stillwa- bers was at work before the said, fighting back tears. ter, has yet to be formally crash and that she does not He said his daughter is charged — a step that re- remember much, only that a talented artist who loves quires prosecutors to file ad- she felt confused as she was music. ditional documents in court. removed from the car.

“I would like them (the The judge scheduled the Chambers’ father, aunt public) not to think so badly next hearing for Nov. 13. and boyfriend spoke outside of her, because that’s not just After the hearing, Cham- the courthouse, telling re- who she was. That’s not who bers’ attorney, Tony Cole- porters that they don’t know I raised,” he said. “And when we get all the test results man, said when he told what led to the crash.

Chambers about the deaths, Chambers father, Floyd back, we’ll know.” “her face was blank.” He said Chambers, said his daughAunt Lynda Branstetter he was not sure Chambers ter had received inpatient said she saw her niece Friday is aware that she’s in jail. mental health treatment night and nothing seemed Chambers had yet to ask to several years ago. But noth- unusual. see her parents or boyfriend. ing seemed amiss recently, “This is so not her. This is Police are awaiting blood except his daughter had re- not her character,” Branstettests to determine whether cently called and said she ter said tearfully. “She’s one she was impaired by drugs wanted to move back home. that’ll give you a big hug. or alcohol.

“I thought that was kind And she’s one if you’re down, During an earlier inter- of strange, but I don’t know. she’ll make you smile. That’s view with Chambers, Cole- She was very good about my Adacia.” man said he “was not sat- hiding her problems beHer boyfriend, Jesse Gayisfied at all that I was cause she didn’t want the lord, said Chambers had dif-

ficulty sleeping and only got an hour or two of sleep before leaving for work Saturday morning.

Gaylord said he never saw Chambers take any drugs — either prescription or illegal — and that the last time they drank alcohol was a few weeks ago, when they each had one beer on his birthday.

“As far as for her to purposefully go and do something, that would just not be possible. ... She would never do anything like that consciously,” Gaylord said.

Gaylord said he had never even seen Chambers break any traffic laws.

“She’s honestly one of the most cautious drivers that I’ve ever ridden with. She never turns out in front of any cars. She doesn’t ever run yellow lights,” he said.

The crash killed three adults and a 2-year-old boy.

At least 46 other people hurt, including many children.

On Monday, the Oklahoma medical examiner’s office identified the boy killed in the crash as 2-yearold Nash Lucas. Oklahoma State University said the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Nicolette Strauch, is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering.

The dead adults were identified as Nikita Nakal, a 23-year-old MBA student from India at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, and a married couple, Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone, both 65, of Stillwater.

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Big 12: Texas Tech occupies unique spot in rankings Texas Tech has a unique spot in the middle of the Big 12 standings.

Coach Kliff Kingsbury’s team is the only one in the Big 12 not currently on a winning or losing streak.

The five teams ahead of the Red Raiders in the standings, including the league’s four Top 25 teams, all have won at least two consecutive games. The four teams below them all have losing streaks of three games or more.

“Yeah, it’s been kind of a funky schedule,” Kingsbury said Monday on the weekly Big 12 coaches teleconference. “Teams that appear to be at the top of the league haven’t played each other yet. ... It will be a very interesting ending to the Big 12 season the way the schedule-makers have it set up.”

Second-ranked Baylor (7-0), fifth-ranked TCU (70), 12th-ranked Oklahoma State (7-0) and 14th-ranked Oklahoma (6-1) do all have head-to-head matchups in November.

Since an unexpected loss to Texas, the Sooners have won their last two games, including Saturday to snap

Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury before a 2013 game.

Texas Tech’s two-game Raiders (5-3) have been to winning streak. The Long- Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma. horns (3-4) had a week off They will be at home Saturafter their Red River Rivalry day to play Oklahoma State. win before beating Kansas “That’s kind of our mesState (3-4), which has the sage, we have three losses biggest surprise slump with to basically top 10 teams, four losses in a row. and two of those we had “A number of things need four turnovers,” Kingsbury to be better than they are, said. “We have it all in front that we’re capable of, that of us. We know these teams we have at one time or an- we have left to play are other proven that we can quality football teams. But do,” K-State coach Bill Sny- we’ve played quality football teams already.” der said.

The losses for the Red BAYLOR’S BIG LOSS:

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Two-time defending Big 12 champ Baylor has lost star quarterback Seth Russell for the rest of the season.

Russell saw a specialist Monday, two days after he fractured a bone during a win over Iowa State.

The school said surgery was recommended to repair damage to his cervical vertebra, and that the typical recovery time is six months.

Freshman Jarrett Stidham will take over as starter in place of Russell, the ju-

nior quarterback who is the top-rated FBS passer (2,104 yards with 29 touchdowns) and leading the NCAA’s top offense (686 total yards, 61 points a game).

“We certainly have tons of confidence in Jarrett. ...

Maturity-wise, he doesn’t seem like a freshman, act like a freshman or perform like a freshman,” coach Art Briles said. “He’s a guy that’s instinctively and athletically ready to play.”

Stidham has played in every game so far, completing 24 of 28 passes for 331 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions. He has some extra time to prepare for his first start with the Bears off this week before playing Nov. 5 at Kansas State.

Some other notes from the Big 12 call: —Reflecting on the Oklahoma State homecoming parade tragedy in which four people were killed and nearly four dozen injured Saturday, coach Mike Gundy said Monday that it is still difficult to comprehend. “We have to do the very best that we can to deal with the circumstances

and try to stay focused on school and be supportive of the families, and try to have good practices,” he said.

“It’s just one of those situations in life that there’s really no answer. We just have to keep moving, and you handle it day by day.”

—Oklahoma sophomore running back Samaje Perine is this week’s Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after a season-high 201 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Texas Tech. Next up for Perine and the Sooners is a trip to Kansas. Against the Jayhawks last season, Perine broke the FBS single-game record with 427 yards rushing. “We don’t talk a lot about it,” first-year Kansas coach David Beaty said.

“We really don’t feel like one year to the next really helps, or hinders, us. It matters what we do when that ball gets snapped Saturday.”

—Iowa State has made a change at quarterback.

Sophomore Joel Lanning, who has been getting more and more snaps recently, is replacing Sam Richardson as the starter Saturday against Texas.

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