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Phi Gamma Delta faces interim suspension after kidnapping prank

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the incident, however, are banned from participating in any FIJI Greek activity, according to the press release.

Current members of the fraternity are banned from having contact with any new members, and the New Member Education Program for the fraternity has also been suspended. New members are prohibited from entering FIJI property, and cannot attend any function, social or otherwise, hosted

by FIJI or its members.

The seven men involved will be facing pending charges of disorderly conduct, according to a press release from MPD. After the incident on Wednesday, Roy Baker, the new director of Greek life, immediately contacted FIJI’s national chapter.

This is the first incident in Greek life since Baker took his position on Oct. 30, 2015, and he said this is “an opportunity to educate” those in Greek life that this behavior will not be tolerated on WVU’s campus.

“It’s not what WVU stands for, and it has nothing to do with what it means to be a member of a fraternity or sorority,” Baker said in the press release.

FIJI’s suspension was dolled out as a part of WVU’s Student Conduct Code.

WVU and FIJI’s national leaders are still investigating and gathering

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West Virginia running back Wendell Smallwood celebrates with offensive lineman Adam Pankey after a touchdown Saturday.

West Virginia downs Texas Tech, 31-26, snaps four-game losing streak

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The Rack to move to Evansdale temporarily Board discusses

By Jordan Miller Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The Rack, West Virginia University’s student food bank, will move locations from the Sigma Nu house on Spruce Street to a Towers RFL garage on the Evansdale Campus.

Trevor Kiess, member of the Student Government Association Board of Governors, made the announcement at last week’s SGA meeting after he and other governors found a social media post about The Rack’s impending move and discussed the issue with Dean of Students Corey Farris.

The move is said to be temporary, due to reno-

vations in the Sigma Nu house, but Farris said The Rack’s old room might be used for the fraternity chapter’s brothers, forcing The Rack into the Sigma Nu garage.

“There are a number of locations we’re looking (at) to move it back to downtown, but it’s safe and protected,” Farris said, concerned about the move. “No one wants The Rack to go away.”

Jacqueline Dooley, program coordinator in the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership, said finding space for The Rack’s perishable distribution center has been an issue for years, since the University’s lease ran out at the Gaskins House and

was not renewed.

The Gaskins House originally housed The Rack and several other University programs, but Farris said the lease was not renewed because WVU “no longer needed the property.”

When asked about The Rack’s movement to Evansdale, Dooley was unaware the decision had been made.

“I do not have a confirmation from my interim supervisor, Corey Farris,” she said. “We talked, and he said he was going to find a place—we think on Evansdale—but I have not received confirmation.”

With all the uncertainty about where The Rack will settle permanently in the

coming months, Dooley said she is not placing bulk orders from the Feeding America food bank for November or December unless a space is secured.

“I’m not going to unload a truckload or have my volunteers do that if there’s no place for us to store it,” Dooley said.

“Winter’s upon us, I don’t know if the garages have heat or plumbing facilities to wash the food or for my students to use if they’re volunteering.”

Farris said the move may show the under-served demographic at Evansdale, and if use of The Rack increases, they will have to decide whether to move it

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Chelsea Claypole embraces a beagle and rottweiler mix puppy at the Puppy Day food drive designed to raise awareness and help collect canned food for foster animals.

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aging staff at WVU

By Corey McDonald Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University Board of Governors was given a presentation and overview of the University’s classified staff during their meeting Nov. 6. Classified employees are employees assigned to specific job titles and pay grades in the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s pay system.

Dixie Martinelli, a member of the BOG and the classified staff representative for WVU, presented the report to the board, showcasing University staff members from different areas of assignment.

There are currently 2,679 employees assigned to particular jobs at WVU and its regional institutions, and 40 percent will be eligible for retirement within the next couple of years.

“We know that we have lost nearly 385 classified positions within the last three years and are at risk to continue to lose more as other venues seek the same talented people that we need to run the institution,” Martinelli said.

Staff members from Potomac state and WVU Tech, as well as employees operating the PRT system, the WVU extension services and the Davis College, presented the reports.

Barbara Boyd, a senior data-based administrator from WVU Tech, shared information regarding Tech’s move to its new location in Beckley.

“We’re pretty much split,” Boyd said, “Fifty percent (of the WVU Tech staff ) are really interested and happy to be going to Beckley, and 50 percent are scared.”

Much of WVU Tech’s staff lives within five miles of Montgomery, and the relocation to Beckley is quite a move.

Employees have been discussing ways to get to the new campus, such as carpooling.

Regardless of the issues, Boyd assured the board the move is happily anticipated.

“This is an exciting time for Tech,” Boyd said.

“The chance to thrive is there. There’s a lot of potential, and it’s exciting to be part of it.”

Kent Hastings, an electronic specialist operating the PRT system, also highlighted the challenges he faces with a shortage of staff members, an aging staff closely approaching retirement and an outdated technology system.

Hastings is one of six electronic specialists and has been an employee of WVU since 1988.

Throughout his tenure, he has seen the computer systems that guide the PRT change as the

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Monday November 9, 2015

Extra Life fundraising event celebrates on a national level

By Rachel McBride Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Extra Life, a year-long fundraising event, held a national day of celebration on Saturday, Nov. 7 called Game Day 2015 for gamers across the country and in West Virginia to celebrate their love of video games while helping terminally ill patients in Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Extra Life is about “empowering the gaming community and raising funds for local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” according to Ashley Olczak, assistant director of CMN Hospitals and devel-

opment specialist at WVU Children’s Hospital. WVU Medicine Children’s is the only CMN hospital in the state.

Many Extra Life participants streamed from their own homes or dorm rooms for the 24-hour gaming marathon. Others gathered together and played tabletop games.

“That is what is so great about Extra Life, you can choose when and how you participate,” Olczak said.

Andrew Peggs, a participant and captain of the WVU Children’s Extra Life team, has been helping recruit others to join the organization in an effort to raise more funds for WVU

Children’s Hospital.

During this year’s national celebration of Extra Life, Peggs went nearly 28 hours playing video games.

“This year was amazing with a huge outcome of viewers in my live stream that were more than happy to donate money to help kids,” Peggs said. “This makes me happy, to have many other participants that are more than willing to help out.”

WVU’s chapter of Extra Life had an outpour of support this year with more than 225 extra life participants registered, according to Olczak. While Saturday’s marathon was a national event, the number of par-

ticipants will continue to build and raise funds until the end of the year. Those interested in joining the non-profit can still sign up for future events.

As of 12:30 p.m. Sunday, the total amount raised was $17,888 for WVU’s chapter of Extra Life, alone.

The total for the amount raised by gamers around the world was about $6.4 million. Fundraising for CMN Hospitals continues until Dec. 31.

Money raised by WVU’s chapter this year will go to WVU Medicine Children’s Cure Kids Cancer Fund, which purchases life-saving medical equipment, and provides psychologi-

cal and social support for patients and families in need.

All other proceeds are donated to the children at CMN Hospitals across the nation and in select locations in Canada.

Extra Life originated in Texas in 2008 as a way to honor a young girl named Victoria Enmon who lost her battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia that year. Her disease inspired local “gamers” to send in video games and other gifts to help keep Enmon’s spirits up during her fight with cancer.

Extra Life continued the fight against cancer by hosting a 24-hour video

game marathon, where all the money raised went to help children, like Enmon, at a CMN hospital in Texas.

Thousands of gamers and more than 12,000 donors later, Extra Life now partners with the CMN, where they serve children all across the United States and in Canada. The original goal of the partnership was to expand Extra Life so volunteers could help children in their own communities.

Those interested in participating are still eligible and can register for the marathon at http://extralife.org/. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor

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In this file photo dated Thursday, April 23, 2015, an Indian worker dismantles an old car amid heaps of scrap in Bangalore, India. Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. Carbon emissions are expected to rise for many years as China, India and other developing countries expand the use of fossil fuels to power their economies.

STOCKHOLM (AP)—Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday.

Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit in Paris, the report highlighted how the impact of global warming is borne unevenly, with the world’s poor woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts.

“They have fewer resources and receive less support from family, community, the financial system, and even social safety

nets to prevent, cope and adapt,” the Washingtonbased World Bank said.

How to help poor countries - and poor communities within countries - deal with climate change is one of the crunch issues in talks on a global climate accord that’s supposed to be adopted next month in Paris.

Those who say that rich countries aren’t doing enough to help the poor said the report added emphasis to demands for billions of dollars in so-called climate finance to developing countries.

“The statistics in the World Bank report are suitably shocking and I hope they force world leaders to sit up and take notice,” said

Mohamed Adow of Christian Aid. “The Paris deal needs to support the poor and vulnerable communities to cope with unavoidable climate crises better, and to be more resilient to a changed climate.”

Despite pledges to rein in emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases, climate change isn’t likely to stop anytime soon. Carbon emissions are expected to rise for many years as China, India and other developing countries expand the use of fossil fuels to power their economies.

But efforts to protect the poor, such as generally improving access to health care and social safety nets,

and targeted measures to upgrade flood defenses and deploy more heat-tolerant crops could prevent most of the negative consequences of climate change on poverty, the bank said.

“Absent such good development, climate change could result in an additional 100 million people living in extreme poverty by 2030,” the report said.

Stephane Hallegatte, one of the authors, told The Associated Press that one of the unique features of the report was that instead of analyzing the macro-economic impact of climate change it was based in part on surveys of 1.4 million people in 92 countries.

“When we ask people

why they fall into poverty there are three major factors,” he said. “Agricultural shocks, including an increase in food prices; natural disasters such as floods, droughts, storms; and health issues, including malaria, diarrhea.”

The report referred to studies showing climate change could result in global crop yield losses as large as 5 percent by 2030 and 30 percent by 2080.

It also referenced studies showing warming temperatures could increase the number of people at risk for malaria by 150 million.

Hallegatte said the “hotspots” for climate impacts on poor people were sub-Saharan Africa and

South Asia.

The U.S. and other countries have collectively pledged to scale up climate financing to developed countries to $100 billion annually by 2020 to help them adapt to climate change and reduce their emissions. Developing countries are calling for commitments beyond 2020 in the Paris agreement but rich nations are reluctant to make firm promises, in part due to budget uncertainties.

A recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated climate finance flows to developing countries reached $62 billion in 2014.

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between campuses to access The Rack, previously for people living on Evansdale, and soon for people downtown.

“The question now is, ‘Is there an even greater unmet need that we haven’t even looked at because we’ve only had a location on the downtown campus?’ I’m thinking about

making sure both have equal access,” Farris said.

When The Rack had initial success, Dooley wanted to open a second location on Evansdale, but since The Rack operates with no financial assistance from the University, she was never able to make it happen.

“There’s no space, and

there’s no money,” Dooley said. “That’s what I’ve been told.”

The University has never considered giving The Rack funding because it has been able to operate its two downtown locations (grab-and-go in the Mountainlair and perishables in the Sigma Nu house) solely off of grants

and donations, Farris said.

“Can we do more? Absolutely. Can our community do more? Absolutely.

Until the millions of unmet needs are met, hunger is still going to be a problem for us,” Farris said, “and right now there can never be enough money for it.”

There is still no initiative, however, to obtain

University funding for The Rack, according to Farris.

After The Rack moves to Evansdale, the number of students served will be recorded, and a decision will be made about where The Rack’s more permanent location will be.

operate where the tracks translate so the vehicles simply follow the tracks.

The PRT, however, is freesteering and independently-controlled. This creates a problem when new system components are needed to update the technology because they need to be made specifically for the system.

But the biggest complication has to deal with staffing personnel, Hastings said. Only six electronic special-

ists are employed now, whereas in the past, there has been as many as nine specialists on the job.

Due to the complexity of the transit system, training new specialists can be difficult.

Hastings said specialists need at least two to three years before they are up to speed.

And while the staff faces difficulties training new employees, current employe es are

closely a p p ro a c h i n g retirement.

“It’s challenging work, and it’s not the best situation for someone who is getting up in age,” Hastings said. “Our workforce is about the same age bracket where everybody will be retiring at the same time. We don’t have anybody to pass it on to.”

As things move forward and changes continue, Martinelli said the BOG needs to be sure

they’re doing the right things.

“We need to ask what are we doing within our institution to not only improve the salaries of our classified staff, but what can we do to improve the day to day work enrichment of our employees,” Martinelli said.

After, the board unanimously passed its consent agenda, including the redevelopment of the WVU Reedsville Farm Project and an addition of the

aviation management tuition to the 2015-16 fiscal year.

The BOG also passed an approved executive summary report of institutional goals for the West Virginia Higher Equation Policy Commission and an approved list of the nominees and alternatives for positions for the County Extension Service Committee in West Virginia.

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Both Farris and Dooley said they understand how difficult it can be to travel

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“When I started, the system computers were refrigerator size units,” Hastings said.

The outdated technology could easily be replaced if the PRT was not the only transit system of its kind, according to Hastings.

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FIJI was previously suspended from WVU for a hazing scandal in 2012, and it just returned to campus and welcomed new members in spring of 2014.

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“We understand (returning to campus) is a privilege, not a right,” said current FIJI president Dennis Mcnamara in a 2014 interview with The Daily Athenaeum. “We are now doing our best to move on and take steps forward in becoming one of WVU’s best fraternities on campus.” crcoyne@mail.wvu.edu

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Monday November 9, 2015

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Keeping patriotism honest, genuine Sights that have now become standard at professional sports games, such as color guard performances and ceremonial first pitches, may not be as genuinely patriotic as they first appear. The Department of Defense faces scrutiny for using part of its budget to fund acts of “paid patriotism” as a way to both increase national pride and influence military recruitment rates.

Since 2012, the DOD has spent nearly $7 million on these acts at televised sporting events of all types. Special segments of the events, such as taking time to honor “hometown heroes” or listen to live performances of patriotic music, were revealed

National Guard performances have been funded by the government in the past. to cost upward of $20,000 per game.

Arizona senator Jeff Flake said in an interview with Fox News, “When

events take place on the field that anyone assumes...is done out of the goodness of their heart, and find out that it is be-

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ing paid for by the taxpayer, it kind of cheapens everything.”

Discovering monetary incentive behind ac-

tions that have the power to influence emotional reactions in others, such as singing “God Bless America” with others in the stands of a football game, feels like deception. By using taxpayers’ money to fund these events for the government’s own gain, the opposite effect of patriotism is achieved.

Patriotism, just like other qualities such as loyalty and friendliness, is something that ultimately cannot be purchased. For example, knowing someone was being friendly just because they were being paid would likely change one’s entire perception of that person, regardless of their actions.

Acts of patriotism should

either be genuine, or they should not exist. When a government attempts to influence its people’s perception of their country without their knowledge, the practices of totalitarian regimes like North Korea and World War II-era Germany are unfortunately brought to mind.

Lawmakers are currently working on a bill that would make using taxes for acts of patriotism illegal, but this may not spell the end of seeing patriotic displays funded by private sources. Either way, recognizing unincentivized patriotic acts in the future is the true way to celebrate pride for one’s country. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Gender-neutral bathrooms should be a priority on campus kaitlin licause columnist @kaitlinlicauseda

West Virginia University’s low rank in LGBTQfriendliness from a survey earlier this year hasn’t been forgotten. Students are already starting the conversation about how we as a University can begin improving the way we treat LGBTQ students and faculty both in policy and in practice.

While conversation is good in some areas, action should take precedence in others. Case in point: the lack of action when it comes to installing genderneutral bathrooms across campus.

Last April, WVU Student Government Association governor Sean Fitzwater conducted a student-led search for possible transgender-friendly bathroom locations on campus. This was an important first step, but as of today, there has been no news of this list being released to students or of any plans for future development.

If steps have been taken to begin this project, the first people who should know should be the students it affects. To the public, the project seems to have come to a standstill.

Gender-neutral bathrooms on campus could decrease incidents of violence toward transgender and gender-nonbinary individuals.

Why is it important that this change happens right now? It might seem like gender-neutral bathrooms are a luxury rather than a necessity, but current studies show how increasingly harmful gender-segregated bathrooms can be to individuals who do not conform to traditional gender norms. The results can even be dangerous.

In a 2013 study by Jody L. Herman for The Wil-

liams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, a study of transgender and non-binary survey respondents reported that nearly 68 percent had experienced verbal harassment while trying to use the bathroom of the gender they identified with. Nine percent of the group reported having been physically assaulted at least once, with a higher chance of assault if the re-

spondent belonged to a minority group.

WVU is home to many students who may be currently undergoing similar harassment. Since there have not been many public reports on LGBTQ students and their treatment on this campus, we may never know for sure how many are being affected by what is basically a direct form of stigmatization against transgender and

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non-binary individuals.

What we can do, however, is help prevent any future occurrences.

Gender-neutral bathrooms would be a direct solution to the problem.

By providing students with a private restroom that doesn’t specify gender, it would eliminate worries about being looked at by strangers and being questioned about their identity in public. It would also

drastically decrease the number of possible verbal assaults, as the rooms would be completely private in ways similar to a family restroom.

These restrooms would be easy to install in many places across campus.

Many buildings such as Colson and Armstrong Halls already have singlestall private bathrooms, so changing one to be strictly gender-neutral would be as simple as changing a sign.

With so much construction happening already on the campus, the addition of a few bathrooms to some buildings (such as the Mountainlair) would be a minor inconvenience at most. Since this is less of a luxury than a new rec center or restaurant, gaining funding would be a feasible feat if WVU chose to support this venture.

The solution to the problem is known, so why are we still just talking about it? Sooner rather than later, WVU should fully integrate gender-neutral bathrooms into University buildings and begin practicing what they preach. Otherwise, that LGBTQ rating will remain at the lower end of the spectrum and more of our students will be in danger. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Model loses platform to advocate for change by deleting accounts kayla asbury columnist @kaylaAsbury_

We’ve all been there: taking thousands of the same picture, sorting through them, picking the right filter and eventually posting one to social media. Then comes the inevitable obsession over how many “likes” we get.

In this day and age, everything we do must be aesthetically pleasing. It seems as though every photo we post and every status we make has to be perfect. However, a society obsessed with the approval of others is ultimately flawed.

Essena O’Neill, an 18-year-old Australian lifestyle blogger and model, recently took to her social media accounts to point out the problem: it’s fake.

She then proceeded to delete her Tumblr, Youtube, Snapchat, and Instragram accounts, on which she had more than half a million followers. This caused the blogger to receive international media coverage.

All that remains of O’Neill’s online presence today is a new website, LetsBeGameChangers.com, where she posts thoughtful videos about the true nature of social media without making profit.

Blogging, Youtube and Instagram were O’Neill’s

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career. She dropped out of college after one semester and depended solely on her social media profiles for income.

At 18, O’Neill was free to do as she pleased as long as she posted a few Youtube videos and reviewed a few products every so often.

For most of us in college, a life of traveling and taking fancy photos, even if they are “fake,” seems like a dream in comparison to late nights spent cramming for final exams.

O’Neill had the opportunity to make as much or as little money as she wanted to depending on the amount of content she posted on the web. She also had financial independence, which is something many college students crave.

Although O’Neill depicted social media as the source of her unhappiness, I believe it was her choices on social media that made her unhappy. Furthermore, it was her job, and all jobs have their downside. Just like with anything or any product created to make a profit, there are inherent problems in the certain ways one must present oneself to others in order to attract consumers.

By being more selective with her sponsors and whom she endorsed, I believe O’Neill could have been transparent while continuing to use social media. In this way, she could have regained her

Model Essena O’Neill revealed the truth behind her photos before deleting all of her social media accounts. happiness while still keeping her profiles, money and freedom. O’Neill had a great platform for creating positive change, but chose to destroy it instead of using it to her advantage.

O’Neill should have utilized her looks and her fame to promote causes she cared about. Her major problem with social media was that it was “fake,” but if she had chosen to post real photos that were still aesthetically pleasing, she could have continued to

make money while spreading positive messages instead of lies.

One of O’Neill’s main passions is veganism.

While she did post pleasing pictures of fruits and vegetables and her Youtube videos often had meal ideas and recipes, she posted infrequently about the subject. If she would have put all of her time and energy into promoting the vegan message instead of continuing to endorse products she didn’t truly support, she could

have inspired many people to change their eating habits and save animals.

There is no doubt being in the public eye would be stressful. But O’Neill did not have to submit to the pressures of being “fake” by deleting every one of her accounts. Since she had already gained a large following, it’s possible she could have posted what she truly liked and still influenced a large number of people.

O’Neill’s new website does not attract as many

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people as her Instagram and Youtube accounts did, and she simply cannot spread her new message without an audience.

She wants to inspire people to think, but how can she without a platform to speak from? O’Neill has robbed herself of her greatest gift : her fame.

Now she will slowly fade away from the public eye, where she can make no lasting difference in the world. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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AND THE WINNER IS...

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The contestants patiently await to hear who the judges chose as this year’s Mountaineer Idol.

Ward wins Mountaineer Idol, contestants perform multiple numbers in final round Hannah Harless A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

After months of long rehearsals and solid performances, West Virginia University’s Mountaineer Idol Competition came to an end after crowning student Derrick Ward as the 2015 Mountaineer Idol.

Contestants and fans alike have been consumed with the anticipation of who will hold the title for this year’s competition. The competition began this year as approximately 60 students across the University auditioned in August to be named the University’s top singer.

After listening to various students perform songs featuring many different music genres and styles, the judges panel narrowed the competition down to the top 15 performers.

After going through a number of elimination rounds, the competition was left in the hands of three remaining contestants: Izzie Keim, Derrick Ward and Marissa Bailey.

The finale began as former

idol competitors returned to the stage to perform a group number with the final three contestants to the song “Seasons of Love,” from the Broadway show Rent. These familiar faces included Isaac Mei, Tyler Shaffer, George Capel and Scott Link.

Hosts Lane Horter and Hilary Kinney then welcomed the crowd with friendly banter to set the stage for the show. Kinney and Horter introduced special guest Mon Hills Records Director Darko Velichovski to the stage, who left the crowd with lots of laughs and excitement for the upcoming performances.

“Let the games begin and let’s enjoy the show,” Velichovski said.

Upon Velichovski’s stage exit, Kinney and Horter introduced the judges panel to the audience. Judges for the final round included 2009 Faculty/Staff Mountaineer Idol Winner Shirley Robinson, WVU Mountaineer Michael Garcia, West Virginia Orchestra member Pam Murchison, WVU professor Duncan Lorimer and Awardwinning author Dr. Shirley Stewart Burns.

Song selection for the event had to meet a few requirements for the song to be performed during the show. During the first round of songs, competitors had to perform a song they sang during one of the themed competition weeks. For the second round, hosts Horter and Kinney each picked one song for every competitor.

After the hosts sent in their song recommendations, contestants had the ability to perform one of the two songs.

For the third and final round of the competition, contestants were able to choose a song of their own choice, free from genre criteria.

Marissa Bailey took the stage first as character Modern Millie from the Broadway show “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Bailey sang the song “Gimmie Gimmie” for a theatrical performance. Following the first round, Bailey performed the song “Hallelujah” by Rufus Wainwright and finished off with the song “The Prayer” by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion.

Derrick Ward finished his idol journey performing the songs “Summertime” from

Porgy & Bess, “I Try” by Macy Gray and “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

Ward performed all songs with his band The Funky Mudbugs who graced the stage in unique costumes.

Izzie Keim closed the show performing “One and Only” by Adele, “Brave” by Sara Bareilles and “Over You” by Miranda Lambert.

Keim had several wardrobe changes throughout and kept the audience engaged during all performances.

While the judges gathered to cast their votes, former Mountaineer Idol winner Alexa Gonzalez performed Adele’s new song “Hello,” which left the audience in awe.

Upon her exit, Horter and Kinney graced the stage one last time to announce the winners. Derrick Ward took first, Marissa Bailey second and Izzie Keim third.

“I feel that Ward will be a perfect fit to record with Mon Hills Records,” said Mon Hills Records Marketing Manager Cole McClosky, “he brings an unusual style to the label.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Winner Derrick Ward gives a crowd pleasing performance of Macy Gray’s “I Try.”

WVU Billiards Club hosts Black Powder Shootout to fundraise and promote Brittany osteen A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

In the bottom floor of the Mountainlair last night, the Billiards Club hosted the Black Powder Shootout Tournament.

With faded music and the flashing neon lights from the bowling alley in the background, the sound of clinking pool balls on the table and the rubbing of blue chalk on the sticks was everywhere.

While the president of the Billiards Club JP Crandall created the bracket, participants practiced their shots and played with their pool sticks. Most of them had experience playing before the

tournament started.

“The turnout was a lot better than expected,” Crandall said. “We didn’t really advertise well for it this year. A couple of club members and our current coach started the club in 2008. For a while it kind of died down and this is the second year that we have brought it back. We are excited to have even any kind of tournament.”

The tournament was double elimination style. The eight competitors had to be the first to win five games to move into the winners’ bracket. The losers’ bracket then had to race the first to three in order to stay in the bracket.

The game is played with

“Movements of People: Past, Present, and Future”

alternate people breaking in each new game. The first one to get a ball in the pocket is given that type of ball, either stripes or solids. The goal is to get all of your balls into the pockets, finishing with the black eight ball, before the other person.

The shooter continues to shoot each of their balls in the pocket unless the cue ball, otherwise known as the white one, falls in the pocket, they miss their shot, or when a clear unintentional pocket is made.

After the four-hour-long competition, senior electrical engineering student Fred Jacob Gottshalk walked away as the winner.

In second and third place were junior sport management student Wilburt Cronin and alumni Blake James, respectively.

Learning in small, local bars, Gottshalk has been shooting since he was 18 years old. He has been to several pro-tournaments to watch people shoot and has placed in the national tournament.

“I have shot in this tour-

nament twice now because we just started it back up last fall, Gottshalk said. “I didn’t do so well last year so I am happy to win it this time. It is a really good experience to play against a lot of good pool players and win.”

The competition was mainly made up of members of the Billiards Club with only one outside contender. Throughout the night, a few spectators stood against the wall watching a table play its game.

“It is a good fundraiser for the club and promotion. There were a handful of people down here that weren’t a part of the club or affiliated with it so they got to see what was going on,” Crandall said.

From 5-7 p.m. on Tuesdays the club has open time in the Mountainlair and welcomes anyone to come practice with them.

For more information on the WVU Billiards Club, visit http://billiards.studentorgs.wvu.edu. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Nathan Lewis competes in the Black Powder Billiards Tournaments hosted by the WVU Billiards Club on Friday evening.

Most anticipated video games of this season This event will examine the current refugee crisis as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The event will feature a keynote address on Europe’s refugees crisis in historical perspective by historian G. Daniel Cohen, Associate Professor of History at Rice University and author of In War’s Wake: European Refugees in the Postwar Order (Oxford, 2011).

Other panelists will give brief remarks including: Gábor Demszky (special guest and former mayor, Budapest); Michael Blumenthal (WVU Law); Ari Bryen (WVU History); Jim Friedberg (WVU Law); Cynthia Gorman (WVU Women’s & Gender Studies and Geography); Karen Culcasi (WVU Geography); and Erik Herron (WVU Political Science) What:

50th Anniversary for the National Endowment for the Humanities When: November 9, 2015, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Where: College of Law Events Center Sponsored by West Virginia University - WVU College of Law - Departments of History, Geology & Geography, and Political Science - The Center for Women’s & Gender Studies

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Late autumn is always a big time for video game releases. Publishers often save their biggest games for just before the holidays in order to increase demand and profits. This year is no different and people will have a lot of exciting games to choose from.

“Halo 5: Guardians” was released Oct. 27. This installment in Microsoft’s juggernaut sci-fi shooter has a team of Spartan super-soldiers hunting down the series’ legendary protagonist Master Chief as he searches for answers. The gameplay is as crisp as ever, and the mul-

tiplayer, as always, is well put together.

The yearly release of a new “Call of Duty” game came out on Nov. 6. Subtitled “Black Ops 3,” the newest installment in the franchise takes players decades into the future to fight in warzones radically changed by technology.

The most anticipated release of the season is the post-apocalyptic openworld “Fallout 4.” Fans have waited seven years since “Fallout 3,” and developer Bethesda Game Studios has used their time wisely. “Fallout 4” boasts a huge, explorable open world.

Customization is also heavily featured, allowing players to tailor their char-

acter, weapons and even the environment itself to the most minute detail. “Fallout 4” releases Nov. 10.

The much-awaited “Star Wars: Battlefront” will release Nov. 17. This reboot of the well-loved series comes out just a month before the new movie. The game allows players to fight as either Rebel Soldiers or Imperial Stormtroopers in large-scale battles across the Star Wars universe.

The delightfully over-thetop “Just Cause 3” releases Dec. 1. The “Just Cause” series is known for putting fun before realism, giving players a vast open world to destroy with tons of explosives and little attention to physics or logic. The result is an in-

credibly entertaining game.

On the opposite end of the realism spectrum from “Just Cause” is “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.” Also releasing Dec. 1, “Seige” looks to give players a hyperrealistic experience as elite counter-terrorism specialists from around the world.

Players will literally lay seige to opponents holed up inside buildings, using the game’s realisic ballistic and destruction physics to tactically breach walls, opening up new avenues for victory.

This list hardly covers all the releases of this season.

What games are you most excited to play? Tweet at us and let us know. wethompson@mix.wvu.edu

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Music Monday

Goulding offers more than radio hits, new hip-hop

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You can thank Spotify for leading me to this musical gem. I was browsing through the new releases and came across “LIMBO,” by musical artist Pell. Pell is an underground version of Vic Mensa, in my opinion—flipping back and forth between lovely R&B singing and in-your-face rap verses.

Hailing from New Orleans, Pell is giving the area a much different sound and legacy than the jazz legends and Lil Wayne. He is a creative artist who adds as many musical elements as he can to his instrumentals and vocals, and this gives his album a free forming structure that can lean towards a Kid Cudi chorus as much as a Meek Mill verse.

On “Vanilla Sky 2.0,” he opens with a hard verse that flows into a beautiful chorus including background vocals from a female singer all over a very distorted but elegant instrumental. ing.

Instrumentally and vocally, this album is leagues ahead of what many mainstream artists are selling, and the fact that this guy is virtually unknown to most Morgantown people astounds me. Hopefully other people choose to give “Limbo” a chance when they’re scrolling through the new releases on Spotify.

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‘This Isn’t the Album’ by Mike Stud

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I won’t say Mike Stud has found his sound, because the world knows he changes that like he changes his clothes, but I will say he has found his best sound.

The former Duke baseball player and current hip-hop frat boy has released an EP he calls “This Isn’t the Album,” which contains eight songs he has released in the past few months that stick to his contemporary style.

He channels his inner Drake on songs “Brightside” and “These Days,” flowing expertly and melodically on verses before orchestrating catchy hooks over impressive production across the board. A blend of witty punchlines and sex-driven narrative, most of the songs are constructed around Stud’s infamous party lifestyle.

Other artists OCD: Moosh & Twist, G4shi and Tdot Illdude are featured on the album, giving the listener a pallet cleanser from all of Stud’s auto-tuned rap.

More R&B than his recent efforts, “This Isn’t the Album” is a step away from his pop-saturated album “Closer.”

Many of these songs are perfect for your Serato, and songs like “Bad Decisions” go over very well at parties. Where else would a fratstar rapper want his music played?

The English pop sensation has been on the radio since her breakout single “Lights” took the world by storm. One of my favorite popstars, Ellie Goulding, released her third studio album “Delirium” on Nov. 6.

The album has a whopping sixteen songs, which is nice for this genre, and contains her hit song from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Love Me Like You Do” as well as her current radio single “On My Mind.” These are just the tip of the iceberg, as Goulding brings many epic instrumentals and memorable choruses to the table from the start of “Delirium” to the finish.

Goulding’s unique vocal dialect makes her singing more recognizable and resonant, and her sound is something I never get annoyed with or tire from hearing.

I think there are a lot of songs that deserve popular radio more than “Love Me Like You Do,” and I have a feeling I am not the only one who feels that way. “Aftertaste” has a great chorus that lingers with you long after the last “taaaaaaaste” of the chorus echoes out during the fade, and “Don’t Need Nobody” has an infectious melody and an awesome house beat that sounds like it would be a perfect fit for the radio.

Goulding proves yet again that the British music invasion may never truly end. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

AP

Underwhelming ratings for Trump’s SNL appearance NEW YORK (AP) ‑ Donald Trump hadn’t gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of “You’re a racist!”

But the “heckler” was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.

“Larry, what are you doing?” Trump asked with a trace of exasperation.

“I heard if I yelled that, they’d give me $5,000,” said David with a shrug, echoing an offer made publicly by one of the Hispanic groups protesting Trump’s appearance.

“As a businessman,” Trump told him, “I can fully respect that.”

Trump’s 90 minutes in the “SNL” spotlight followed weeks of growing anticipation, increasingly sharp criticism and mounting calls for him to be dropped from the show. But the Republican presidential candidate hosted Saturday’s “SNL” as scheduled. And, at least in NBC’s Studio 8H, there was no more unrest - orchestrated or otherwise. (Deport Racism, the group that made the $5,000 offer, tweeted that David would get the bounty, “joke or not.”)

Only hours after the broadcast, Trump was back on television and characteristically bullish about his performance, calling it “very well received and probably got very good ratings, who knows.”

Very good, but not spectacular. Preliminary Nielsen ratings measuring households in 56 U.S. markets gave Saturday’s “SNL” its highest rating only since January 2012. Basketball great Charles Barkley was host that night. Full results, including viewership figures, will be released Thursday, NBC said.

Trump also told CNN’s “State of the Union” that some sketches were cut because they were “a little risque.” He did not go into details.

During his monologue, Trump promised his hosting appearance would be “something special,” while noting that many people had asked him why he accepted the gig. He said they had told him, “You’re brilliant, you’re handsome, you’re rich. The world is waiting for you to be president. Why?” His answer: “I had nothing better to do.”

“But part of the reason I’m here,” he added, “is to show I can take a joke.”

In one sketch, Trump was willing to mock his penchant for tweeting insults about people with whom he differs.

“I hate to break it to you guys,” he told viewers, “but I’m not going to be in the next sketch.” Instead, offcamera, he live-tweeted comments that were flashed on the screen about “SNL” cast members performing a skit: “Cecily Strong is not a nice person.”

“Kate McKinnon was born stupid.”

“I love SNL ... SNL loves me. But everyone in this sketch is a total loser who can bite my dust.”

Another sketch imagined Trump in the Oval Office in 2018 - two years into his presidency - savoring his many successes.

By then, Syria is at peace.

China is borrowing money from the U.S. Trump’s reallife daughter, Ivanka, is the administration’s secretary of the interior, and announces the Washington Monument will be covered with gold.

Did it all sound too good to be possible?

“If you think that’s how it’s going to be when I’m president, you’re wrong. It’s going to be even better,” Trump said, addressing the audience. “I said to the writers of this sketch, ‘Keep it modest.’” His preference, he insisted, was to keep expectations low for his presidency and not overpromise.

Until Saturday, just eight politicians had served as guest hosts in the NBC sketch comedy series’ 40 years. Only one of those - the Rev. Al Sharpton, in 2003 - was actively involved in a presidential bid at the time. (Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared in last month’s season premiere, but not as the host.)

The star turn granted Trump fanned the flames of outrage sparked in June when he announced his Republican candidacy for president and described some Mexicans who are in the United States illegally as criminals and rapists.

Hours before the show’s live broadcast, dozens of protesters marched from Trump Tower to NBC’s studio in Rockefeller Plaza, chanting in both English and Spanish and carrying signs. In Spanish, they chanted: “The people united shall never be defeated” and

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Trump hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ on NBC. signs declared SNL racist.

“I feel like they’re giving him a platform,” said Hazel Hernandez, 26, who emigrated from El Salvador and now lives in Brooklyn. “I’m an immigrant myself, so I’m pretty outraged. I’ve been in this country for many years, and I’m outraged that they would let him host SNL. It’s

upsetting.”

Trump’s comments last summer spurred NBC to sever its Miss Universe ties with him while declaring he would never return to his “Apprentice” role. But leading up to Saturday’s broadcast, NBC did not respond to accusations that it had reversed itself, or to the outcry

against Trump that had built since “SNL” announced his host booking last month.

Ty p i c a l l y outspoken, Trump welcomed the controversy, predicting it would only boost his audience.

It wasn’t Trump’s first turn as guest host. The billionaire developer and me-

dia personality presided in April 2004, a few weeks after he debuted as host of NBC’s “The Apprentice.”

This time, while Trump demonstrated once again that he could take a joke, he was running for president.

The sketches - both with and without him - seldom let the audience forget it.

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Hardwicke blasts back with Gaga dramedy video LOS ANGELES (AP) ‑ Catherine Hardwicke is not bitter.

She did, after all, direct the first episode in the blockbusting “Twilight” series in 2008, which went on to make an impressive $400 million at the box office.

But since then, Hardwicke’s been at the helm of just three features, each low-to-modestly budgeted.

There was the 2011 fantasymystery “Red Riding Hood” with Amanda Seyfried, the 2013 indie thriller “Plush” and, now, the Toni Collette-Drew Barrymore tearjerker “Miss You Already,” which distributor Roadside Attractions is offering up this weekend as counter programming to the Bond spectacular “Spectre.”

Upon arriving for a recent interview, Hardwicke’s energy instantly filled the room. And with it, the buoyant and bright 60-yearold could have taken the visit anywhere. But given the director was invited to talk about Hollywood’s gender gap, that subject is where the conversation quickly headed.

Hardwicke’s acknowledged that the last eight years are not what she had expected, not after serving up the first “Twilight,” which paved the way for men, and only

men, to go on and direct the series’ remaining four megahits.

Hardwicke said she mistakenly thought that after “Twilight,” landing big-budget action films would be easier.

“The self-perpetuating myth,” Hardwicke noted. “I’ll go out for a job, but somebody will say, ‘I’ll have somebody who has five bigger action movies than you do.’”

Her response: “But how are we ever going to get those five bigger action movies if you don’t hire us to do them?”

While Hardwicke continues the battle for gender equality in Hollywood, she has also cheerfully moved on. Earlier this year, she directed the widely acclaimed short film for Lady Gaga and Diane Warren’s harrowing ballad “’Til It Happens to You,” dealing with the pain of sexual assault.

Hardwicke recalled, half-jokingly, that Gaga “basically put a gun to my head and said, ‘You’re doing it.’”

Even while filming, Gaga and Warren’s message about abuse was already making an impact, Hardwicke said. “Everybody on the crew, every single woman, came up and told me a personal story: not one in five, not three in five -- five out of five.” And, Hard-

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Nikki Reed stars in Gaga’s new video for ‘Til It Happens to You.’ wicke reminded, men suffer from abuse, too.

Hardwicke’s “Miss You Already” follows best friends whose lives are at very different points. One of them (portrayed by Drew Barrymore) is trying to get pregnant, while the other (Toni Collette) battles breast cancer.

The director wants to make it clear that the movie is not a morbid melodrama, but an often comedic celebration of living. “I’ve literally had people talk to me and say, ‘I did not want to feel anything. I didn’t want to like it. I did not want to cry.’”

And then they thanked her.

The film also tips the hat to Hardwicke’s father, who died at age 83 in 2007 after a battle with cancer. “Actually, there are several lines that my dad said that are in the movie,” Hardwicke noted, with a warm chuckle and smile. “I definitely did it for him.”

Bond series ‘Spectre’ shoots to $73 million, Misses ‘Skyfall’s’ mark LOS ANGELES (AP) ‑ It took the combination of James Bwond and Charlie Brown to save the box office after a disastrous few weekends of flops. Both “Spectre” and “The Peanuts Movie” reinvigorated moviegoers who turned out in droves to check out the new fare, including buzzy limitedrelease titles like “Spotlight.”

“Spectre” took an easy first-place spot with an estimated $73 million, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday, to become the second-biggest Bond opening of all time.

The 24th film in the 53-yearold series stars Daniel Craig as the dapper spy and cost a reported $250 million to produce.

Domestically, “Spectre” failed to live up to the recordbreaking standard set by “Skyfall,” which debuted to $88.4 million in 2012 and went on to become the first film in the franchise to earn over $1 billion worldwide.

“We never expected it to open to the level of ‘Skyfall.’ It was a very different scenario.

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Daniel Craig stars in ‘Spectre.’

The competition was different, the weekend was different,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s president of worldwide distribution. “One thing I am certain of is that the Bond franchise is as healthy and strong as ever.”

Distributor Sony, who coproduced the film with Eon Productions and MGM, tried

to manage expectations going into the weekend, predicting an opening in the $60 million range.

“It’s still a great number,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst. “For a franchise that’s over 50 years old, it’s really an astounding achievement.”

“Spectre’s” worldwide take

is a different story. The film opened No. 1 in all 71 territories and earned a total of $117.8 million. It has earned a whopping $300 million worldwide in less than two weeks and still has yet to open in a few major markets, including China.

Stateside, though, reviews have been mixed, and “Spec-

tre,” unlike “Skyfall,” had competition in its first weekend in theaters with another beloved set of characters - Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

“The Peanuts Movie” provided a family-friendly alternative to James Bond’s guns and martinis and took second place with a strong $45 million. The film cost around

$100 million to make.

Audiences, 70 percent of whom were families, gave “The Peanuts Movie” a strong A CinemaScore, suggesting that word of mouth will be strong for the animated pic.

The cross-generational appeal was no accident for the Fox marketing team, who were looking to appeal to all ages.

Chris Aronson, Fox’s president of domestic distribution, attributes the success to getting both parents and kids excited.

“We were everywhere,” he noted of the campaign. “That’s what we thought we had to do to get through the noise of Bond to connect with moviegoers from 8 to 80 which I think we really were successful in doing.”

Holdovers “The Martian,” ‘’Goosebumps,” and “Bridge of Spies” rounded out the top five, while new opener “Miss You Already,” staring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, opened in 384 theaters to only $572,160.

Three possible awards contenders also made their debut in limited release to mixed results - “Spotlight,” ‘’Brooklyn,” and “Trumbo.”

“Spotlight,” director Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prizewinning investigation into the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, was the strongest of the pack, opening to $302,276 from only five theaters.

“Brooklyn,” a 1950s-set immigrant story starring Saoirse Ronan, took in a respectable $181,000 from five theaters this weekend after opening Wednesday. “Trumbo,” starring Bryan Cranston, took in $77,229 from five theaters.

Overall, things are looking up at the box office. The final installment of “The Hunger Games” franchise opens in two weeks, and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” bows in just over a month.

“We certainly needed this infusion of excitement into a marketplace that has been just lying there doing nothing almost for the past few weeks,” Dergarabedian said. “This is good news for Hollywood to get things back on track.”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Spectre,” $73 million ($117.8 million international).

2. “The Peanuts Movie,” $45 million ($4.6 million international).

3. “The Martian,” $9.3 million ($9.3 million international).

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“G oosebumps,” $7 million ($3.8 million international).

5. “Bridge of Spies,” $6.1 million ($3.1 million international).

6. “Hotel Transylvania 2,” $3.6 million ($15 million international).

7. “Burnt,” $3 million ($3.6 million international).

8. “The Last Witch Hunter,” $2.7 million ($10.7 million international).

9. “The Intern,” $1.8 million ($2.8 million international).

10. “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,”

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rowing

Novice squad sweeps competition in Pittsburgh by vince gaudio

sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University novice rowing team ended the fall season by sweeping Pittsburgh, Duquesne and Carnegie Mellon on the Allegheny River Saturday.

The regatta was set up as 3,000 meters length, shorter than any race the Mountaineers have been a part of this season.

Novice coach Mandy Merritt was impressed by how well the team adjusted to racing they aren’t familiar with.

“The team raced a shorter distance, at a higher rate, than what typical fall racing usually is like,” Merritt said in an interview with WVUsports. com.

“I think this race was a great way to end the fall season for the novice squad,” Merritt said. “It was ran well, and it gave the novice rowers an idea of what racing will be like in the spring.”

The Mountaineers had no problem taking care of all three Pittsburgh teams as they finished first in all races.

The novice eight ‘A’ boat

raced to a first-place finish with a time of 11:11.86, five seconds ahead of Pitt with a time of 11:16.53.

The ‘A’ boat included Haley Huff, Amy Hoaglund, Kirsten Kron, Amanda Garn, Alexis Brown, Elizabeth Young, Madison Stepp, Grace Dever and coxswain Cherlyn Tegtmeyer.

The next race was the novice eight which WVU’s ‘B’ boat finished first with a time of 10:37.8 in front of Pitt with a time of 11:18.5.

The course was 200 meters shorter than the first novice eight competition.

Kiara Walker, Rachel

Ridenour, Elise Peden, Alison Paul, Courtney Richardson, Kara Ehrenberger, Danielle Arnold, Nicole Bender and coxswain Nicole Scibarra raced the ‘B’ boat.

The second to last race was the novice four+ ‘A’ boat. The Mountaineers continued their impressive day streak as they finished again in first place with a time of 11:40.8.

The novice four+ team was led by coxswain Cherlyn Tegtmeyer followed by Kirsten Kron, Amy Hoaglund, Madison Stepp and Grace Dever.

Pittsburgh finished sec-

ond with a time of 11:57.3.

Duquesne came in third, far behind the Mountaineers, with a time of 12:28.8.

The final race was the novice four+ ‘B’ boat and the Mountaineers continued to take lead of the competition.

The Mountaineers finished in first with a time of 12:52.73, in front of Pittsburgh (13:37.93) and Carnegie Mellon (14:22.78).

The four+ ‘B’ boat was raced by coxswain Nicole Scibarra, Amanda Garn, Alexis Brown, Elizabeth Young and Haley Huff .

The race was a perfect one to give the novice team

time before they enter winter training.

“I’m glad that Duquesne invited us to join Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne and Pitt in the scrimmage so we could race one more time before winter training,” Merritt said.

The race showed a lot of potential for the novice squad as they are a very young and inexperienced team.

The race ended the fall season for the Mountaineer team. The team will resume action in March to begin the spring season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

wrestling

No. 21 WVU starts season off strong, taking three wins in quad match

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Senior Bubba Scheffel defends a takedown from Arizona State’s No. 4 Blake Stauffer in Sunday’s match.

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The West Virginia University wrestling team kicked off the 2015-16 season by sweeping the Mountaineer Quad on Sunday at the WVU Coliseum.

The Mountaineers came into the weekend ranked No. 22 in the InterMat Division I rankings and No. 21 in the NWCA Coaches’ poll. West Virginia defeated the Drexel Dragons, Campbell Camels and Arizona State Sun Devils.

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scored at least 22 points in each match. West Virginia defeated Drexel 26-7, Campbell 26-14, and Arizona State 22-14.

Leading the Mountaineers was All-American sophomore Zeke Moisey, who won all three of his 125-pound matches by scores of 5-3, 16-4, and 6-2.

Moisey is looking to build off an impressive freshman season in which he advanced all the way to the 125-pound championship round despite entering the NCAA Tournament unranked. Moisey’s best performance on Sun-

day came against Campbell’s Daniel Ariola. Moisey won the first of four West Virginia major decisions against the Camels.

“We look to build on the success of last year’s NCAA tournament and bring the same mindset, intensity and passion that Zeke Moisey is known for into the 2015-16 season,” said head coach Sammie Henson in an interview with WVUsports.com.

Junior Jacob A. Smith won all three of his matches as well. Ranked ninth in the country in the 195-pound weight class,

Smith defeated Drexel’s Joshua Murphy 104, Campbell’s Austin McNeill 13-1, and Arizona State’s Joshua Dasilveira.

Smith defeated Dasilveira after the 195-pounder fell in 6:38.

“Jake Smith had an incredible year but we need and expect him to be an All-American in 2015-16,” Henson said. “He has to finish the tournaments and believe he belongs with the nation’s elite.”

Dylan Cottrell led all Mountaineers in scoring with 39 points in 10-2, 237, and 6-2 victories. The

junior transfer from Appalachian State entered the season ranked No. 15 via InterMat, No. 17 by FloWresting and No. 18 by TheOpenMat.com in the 157-pound class.

“Dylan Cottrell, another transfer from Appalachian State, will be a force to be reckoned with,” Henson said. “We expect All-American status in his first year wearing the Old Gold and Blue.”

The other transfer from Appalachian State, junior Jake S. Smith, lost all three of his matches in the 149-pound category. De-

spite this, Henson has high hopes for the transfer that beat senior James Dekrone.

“Jake’s unusual style of wrestling will be hard to beat, as he is tenacious with his mat skills,” Henson said.

With wins over Campbell and Drexel, Arizona State came in second.

Drexel defeated Campbell 21-12, taking third place.

West Virginia is back in action next Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Northeast Duals against Michigan, Oregon State and Buffalo. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia takes 11th straight loss to Baylor in 3-0 shutout by johnna herbig sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University volleyball team fell in a 3-0 shutout to the Baylor Bears over the weekend, with set scores of 25-19, 2520 and 25-20.

“I thought we were good at some points and then not so good at some points,” said WVU head coach Reed Sunahara in an interview with WVUsports.com. “We gave up too many runs, and then we also made some very good runs. We have to

work on being consistent, and we have to keep getting better every day.”

This loss marks the 11th straight loss for WVU, putting the Mountaineers at 5-18 for the season, 0-10 in conference play.

Junior red shirt Dzeni Hadzisehovic led the Mountaineers, getting nine kills. Sophomore middle blocker Mia Swanegan was able to contribute eight herself and sophomore outside hitter Morgan Montgomery followed behind her, scoring seven. The defense was led by sophomore libero

Gianna Gotterba and sophomore defensive specialist Melvina Brown, both grabbing eight digs apiece.

The win for Baylor puts the Bears at 16-9 for the season and adds onto their conference record of 4-7.

The Bears offense was led by senior outside hitter Andie Malloy, who scored 11 kills and was able to hit a .450 attacking percentage. Freshman middle hitter Shelly Fanning contributed her fair share of scoring, posting seven kills and senior middle hitter Adrien Richburg followed

getting five.

Sophomore libero Jana Brusek led the Baylor defense, grabbing the gamehigh 14 digs. Malloy was also able to contribute 13 digs, earning the only double-double of the match.

The first set began with the Bears taking a fast lead, 9-1. Montgomery was able to score a kill to end a 7-0 run from Baylor, but the Bears responded with another short 4-0 run which put them ahead 13-2. WVU was able to get a few kills, but still was unable to fully recover. The teams

swapped kills and errors, until the Bears were able to put three more points down, winning the set 25-19.

The second set also started with an early lead

by Baylor, 11-4. With the Bears making a few errors, it gave WVU an opportunity to gain some points, which the Mountaineers took advantage of. Baylor was ready to stop them and make a quick recovery, taking the set, 25-20.

The third set began differently than the past two, with both teams trading

points, but ended with WVU getting a run of attacking errors, which gave Baylor the lead, 6-3. The Mountaineers managed to bring their momentum back, and tied the set 7-7.

The teams were neck and neck throughout the set, but WVU could not keep up with the Bears’ offense.

Baylor won the set 25-20 again.

Th e Mou nt a i n e e r s take on Iowa State at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Mindfulness: a mental state that allows you to react, with purpose and intention, to a given stimulus in your environment. It is being aware of your environment, and able to fully absorb what is happening around you. Mindfulness allows an individual to take control of each moment in their life.

Have you ever walked into a room with a clear intention of what you wanted to accomplish, only to enter and completely forget why you even got up in the first place? You stand there looking around, completely lost as to what it is you needed to grab or do. It’s as if you switched to autopilot, and you’re brain and body forgot the reasoning behind their objective. As you run through all the possible things you need to do in that moment, the only thing you find is frustration and stress. This is a state of mindlessness, and no, it doesn’t mean you’re incompetent.

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Steelers beat Raiders, lose Roethlisberger PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to hold steady without Ben Roethlisberger earlier in the season. Now they might have to do it for the long haul.

Chris Boswell hit an 18yard field goal with 2 seconds left to lift the Steelers to a 38-35 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday after Roethlisberger left with a potentially serious left foot injury.

The Steelers (5-4) survived after Roethlisberger exited midway through the fourth quarter after getting sacked

by Aldon Smith. Replacement Landry Jones found Antonio Brown for a 57-yard reception on Pittsburgh’s final drive to set up Boswell’s winning kick.

Brown finished with 17 catches for 284 yards, both franchise records. Running back DeAngelo Williams ran for 170 yards and two scores as the Steelers rolled up 597 yards of total offense.

Derek Carr threw for 301 yards with four touchdowns and an interception for the Raiders (4-4). Carr found Michael Crabtree for a 38yard score to tie it with 1:15, more than enough time for the Steelers to get Boswell in range for a chip shot even without their franchise quarterback. Oakland running back Latavius Murray ran for 96 yards but left in the third quarter with a potential concussion.

Roethlisberger passed for 334 yards with two touchdowns and a pick during an afternoon in which he moved past Hall of Famers Johnny Unitas and Joe Montana and into 13th on the NFL list for career yards passing. When he’ll get to add to that total is uncertain after he was taken from Heinz Field for further evaluation after Oakland’s Aldon Smith fell on his left foot.

Pittsburgh appeared to be firmly in control early in the fourth quarter, scoring two touchdowns in the span of three snaps. Roethlisberger threw a little bubble screen to Martavis Bryant that Bryant turned into a nifty 14yard touchdown. Oakland’s Taiwan Jones fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Pittsburgh’s Roosevelt Nix fell on it at the Raiders’ 6. Roethlisberger pump faked rookie tight end Jesse James open in the back of the end zone and Pittsburgh was up 35-21.

The giddiness in the fourth-largest crowd ever at Heinz Field quickly faded.

The Raiders drew within a touchdown on a 19-yard sprint by Jamize Olawale and Pittsburgh’s next possession ended with Roethlisberger hopping off the field after all 265 pounds of Smith landed on Roethlisberger’s foot. Roethlisberger missed four games earlier this season with a sprained left knee.

Ross Cockrell picked off Carr in the end zone on Oakland’s ensuing possession, but Carr collected himself to tie the game with a pretty strike to Crabtree to knot it at 35.

No biggie. Jones connected with Brown on a crossing pattern and Brown zigged back to the sideline deep into Oakland territory.

The Raiders came in with a chance to hit the halfway point of the season over .500 for the first time in 14 years while facing a team they’ve had success against even during the franchise’s decade-plus run of losing. Oakland began the day 4-1 versus the Steelers since 2006 and 43-103 against everyone else.

Carr needed all of three plays to put the Raiders in front, finding Crabtree for a leaping 22-yard touchdown before the game was three minutes old.

Roethlisberger pledged Pittsburgh’s offense could still be explosive even with All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell out for the season with a right knee injury.

Facing the NFL’s 31st-ranked pass defense, it certainly looked that way. Repeatedly going to Brown in a variety of ways - short, long and even on a jet sweep - the Steelers took control. A 59-yard strike to Brown led to a 3-yard scoring burst up the middle by Williams. A 41-yard catchand-run set up a Boswell field goal and a 19-yard out pattern set up Boswell for a 38-yard kick late in the half that put Pittsburgh up 21-14 at the break.

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There was a lot of shakeup in college football again this week, and a new AP Poll put Clemson at No. 1 above Ohio State, the Buckeyes’ first week without the top ranking.

The Big 12 remained as expected, but one team solidified its place as a powerhouse and legitimate playoff threat.

1.Oklahoma State (9-0, 6-0) Baylor and TCU were considered the only real Big 12 threats to the College Football Playoff during the opening weeks. The Cowboys were on the outside looking in, but a perfect season up to this point makes them look incredibly dangerous.

This weekend’s win against TCU only boosts their resume, and an injury to Baylor star quarterback Seth Russell makes them look like the Big 12’s best chance at a title contender.

2. Baylor (8-0, 5-0) With the Baylor offense as potent as it has been, a 3124 win against Kansas State seems out of character. Freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham proved he’s capable of running the Bears’ explosive offense, as he passed for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns.

3. Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) To no one’s surprise, Oklahoma trounced Iowa State 5216 this weekend. Quarterback Baker Mayfield continues to be a sleeper for the Heisman Trophy with 342 passing yards and three touchdowns to add to his stats.

The Sooners had three players rush for over 50 yards, and five receivers record over 50 yards for an incredibly balanced attack. The shocking loss to Texas earlier in the year may be the only reason they’re left out of the playoff conversation.

4. TCU (8-1, 5-1) The only thing TCU can take away from the weekend is that they lost to one of the country’s top teams, but its playoff hopes are likely dead.

Already left on the outside looking in by the playoff committee, this loss could be the nail in the coffin.

5. Texas Tech (5-5, 2-5) Texas Tech’s offense was considered one of the nation’s best after it scored more than 50 against both TCU and Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers proved to be a bit too much for Patrick Mahomes and company as they failed to break 30 and fell to 5-5 on the year.

6. West Virginia (4-4, 1-4) The Mountaineers finally broke their four-game losing streak, recording their first Big 12 win against the Red Raiders Saturday. Still struggling in the pass game, the backfield duo of Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell recorded more than 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

7. Texas (4-5, 3-3) The Longhorns beat up on Kansas for their highest scoring game under Charlie Strong in his two seasons at Texas. Jerrod Heard and Tyrone Swoopes split time at quarterback, but Swoopes made the difference with four rushing touchdowns.

8. Iowa State (3-6, 2-4) The Cyclones dropped their fourth in five games against Oklahoma this weekend. They’ll host Oklahoma State next weekend in a game where the outcome is likely already determined. Cowboys win big.

9. Kansas State (3-5, 0-5) Kansas State put up an admirable fight against Baylor, losing by only one score to one of the most explosive offenses in college football history. The Wildcats still haven’t found that elusive first Big 12 win, but have a pretty good shot heading into the back half of their schedule: at Texas Tech, Iowa State, at Kansas and WVU. 10. Kansas (0-9, 0-6) Kansas “played football” this weekend, but made an average Texas team look like the Longhorns of old. The No. 4 Jayhawks open the basketball season on Nov. 13. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Running back Rushel Shell runs in a touchdown in Saturday’s game against Texas Tech.

West Virginia runs over Texas Tech en route to first Big 12 win

BY DJ DESKINS

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The West Virginia University football team finally came through for Mountaineer nation by getting their first Big 12 win of the season Saturday.

Although the Mountaineers still sit at 1-4 in the conference, they find themselves back at .500 and a step closer to bowl eligibility.

A matchup that was considered a potential offensive shootout somewhat lacked in scoring. A late WVU field goal sent the Mountaineers into halftime with a 17-14 lead. Anything can happen in a half of football, but the second half proved to be more of the same, giving the Mountaineers a 31-26 victory.

“I’m really happy for our guys,” said Mountaineer head coach Dana Holgorsen. “It’s

been a long month and a half, so just to get that victory is obviously pretty good.”

Texas Tech dual-threat quarterback Patrick Mahomes was as advertised, entering halftime with nearly 200 yards of offense and two touchdowns. He would finish with 196 passing yards, 73 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

On the contrary, West Virginia signal-caller Skyler Howard struggled to get anything going with only 149 passing yards, 127 of them coming in the first half. Despite having difficulty finding success in the passing game, first-year transfer wideout Ka’Raun White, younger brother of WVU standout and top NFL draft pick Kevin White, made the most of his chances.

He came down with five catches for 80 yards, including a 30-yard catch and run

for a big WVU first down.

White said it was good to get some action despite feeling the pressure his name carries.

West Virginia found its success on the ground, something rarely heard of in an offense associated with Holgorsen.

Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell each netted more than 100 rushing yards, combining for 274 and three touchdowns. Howard even found the end zone with his feet at one point.

Smallwood came to West Virginia during the height of the “Air Raid” era and initially expected to get most of his action catching the ball out of the backfield. Even he was shocked at the number of carries he’s gotten, as he’s broken the 100-yard mark in four of the team’s five Big 12 games.

“You always want to see

your guys make plays,” said running backs coach JaJuan Seider. “I knew we would run the ball. If you look at what (Holgorsen) did at Houston, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, they had running backs putting up a bunch of yards.”

Shell’s 111 rushing yards and two touchdowns fueled West Virginia to victory. On several occasions, he was forced to break a tackle and fight through the Texas Tech defense to earn his team a new set of downs. “(Shell) hasn’t had his head down, but there was doubt,” Seider said. “He sees what people are saying on social media. He’s a kid so he can’t help but read it. I tell him, ‘To hell with what everyone else is saying. You control what you can control.’ What’s good for him is that he got started early. He had confidence, he was seeing it well and he played his butt off.”

WVU’s defense was the other large factor in its victory. Texas Tech was obviously frustrated with its 26-point outing after scoring more than 50 in games against TCU and Oklahoma State.

One of the Red Raiders’ most exciting players, wide receiver/return specialist Jakeem Grant, was practically a non-factor on offense. Despite scoring a touchdown, he was held to five catches for eight yards.

“He’s dangerous,” Holgorsen said. “The way he can catch that thing and get it up field in a hurry, that’s impressive. I wouldn’t have guessed those stats for him, but that’s attributed to our defense.”

WVU faces off against Texas next weekend in Morgantown, looking to nab its second conference win of the season.

women’s soccer

No. 2 WVU loses to Texas Tech in Big 12 semifinals

BY CONNOR HICKS SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia University women’s soccer team’s journey to a third consecutive Big 12 Tournament championship came to an early close Friday afternoon as the team fell 1-0 to No. 18 Texas Tech (12-3-5, 3-2-2) in the semifinals.

The No. 2 Mountaineers (16-2-1, 6-0-1) were the tournament favorites and were expected to be a regional host for the NCAA tournament, but a strong defensive showing from the Red Raiders proved to be the deciding factor in a 1-0 loss. Texas Tech’s Janine Beckie, twotime reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, scored the lone goal to advance No. 5 seed Texas Tech to the Big 12 Conference championship against No. 6 seed Kansas.

The No. 5 vs No. 6 matchup is

the lowest pair of seeds ever to meet in the championship game, and features two firsttime participants.

The first half was nearly a repeat of WVU’s first round matchup against Oklahoma State, with no scoring. The Mountaineers did, however, have numerous chances.

West Virginia’s Amanda Hill fired a shot from 20 yards out just two minutes into the game, but a Texas Tech defender deflected it away from the net.

After a remarkable defensive effort by junior Kadeisha Buchanan to stop a one-onone opportunity, the Mountaineers regained possession of the ball and worked the ball to senior Kailey Utley.

Utley’s shot from directly in front of the net was saved by Red Raider goaltender Lauren Watson.

Utley had another shot from the left of the box several minutes later, but Watson was

again there for the save. The theme continued through the night, as it has for much of the Big 12 slate. West Virginia was able to create opportunities, but could not capitalize.

“At the end of the day, we just didn’t finish,” said WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown in an interview with WVUsports.com. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t put any of our opportunities away tonight.”

The team came out of the locker room with two strong looks from Michaela Abam and Nia Gordon, but Abam’s shot went wide of the post and Gordon took a shot that deflected off the post and fell back into Red Raider possession.

In the 74th minute, Texas Tech’s Caity Heap, who had the game-winning goal in overtime against Oklahoma just two nights before, fired a lead pass for Beckie. Upon gathering the pass, Beckie was able to get through the

nation’s second-best defense and fired a shot that went past Hannah Steadman’s outstretched arms.

The game-winning goal was just the Mountaineers’ seventh goal allowed this season and ultimately broke the team’s 16-match unbeaten streak.

“Janine Beckie is the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year for a reason. That kid battled all game long, and she capitalized on our mistake,” IzzoBrown said.

Bianca St. Georges, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, nearly tied the game for West Virginia in the 87th minute.

St. Georges sent a beautiful pass into the box to find classmate Nia Gordon, but Watson was able to make the save again, her sixth and final save of the game.

The Mountaineers continued to drive for the final two minutes, but the team’s two shots did not find the

net, and the Red Raiders successfully completed the upset.

The loss will surely hurt West Virginia’s hopes to be a regional host for the NCAA tournament. The top four teams receive top seeds, and the No. 2 Mountaineers will likely drop out of the top four following the loss to Texas Tech. Despite this, IzzoBrown is still hopeful for her team.

“WVU is the second-best team in the country this week, and I hope the NCAA Committee looks at the body of work and recognizes this team has earned a top seed at the NCAA Tournament,” Izzo-Brown said.

A bid to the tournament would be WVU’s 16th-straight NCAA bid in the program’s 20th season. The 2015 NCAA Tournament field will be announced Monday at 4:30 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

men’s soccer

Elliott’s goal sends WVU to MAC tourney

BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Just when everything seemed to be falling apart, junior Jack Elliott saved the Mountaineers’ season.

Elliott’s goal, with 1:01 remaining, led the way in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Northern Illinois on Friday, giving the West Virginia University men’s soccer team its second conference victory and the final spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament after Akron defeated Bowling Green on Saturday.

“It’s obviously very nice to score the game-winner, but it shouldn’t have got to that stage after it got to 2-1 with five minutes to go,” Elliott said. “It’s one of the best feelings I’ve had in

awhile.”

After taking a 2-0 victory on goals from Elliott and Felix Angerer, everything seemed to point toward a WVU victory. Instead, its season of missed opportunities nearly came back again.

A pair of goals in a threeminute span knotted it up at two, and with a minute left it was all set up for a possible second-straight overtime affair in Morgantown. But 22 seconds later, WVU’s season lived on for another week.

“This is the kind of stuff that’s been going on all year long, but we found a way to get a result, and for that we’ll take it and move on,” said WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “We’ve talked about all the challenges we’ve had this year,

a lot of the shortcomings that we’ve had. I was just happy we didn’t have to go to overtime. We deserved to win tonight.”

Sophomore Joey Piatczyc’s assist to Elliott set up the game-winner, breaking the program record with his 13th helper of 2015. Piatczyc also registered the first goal to make it 1-0 WVU in the 42nd minute.

Missed opportunities nearly plagued WVU once again, as the Mountaineers converted just twice on 22 total shots. Missed headers from Francio Henry and a shot by Ryan Cain that was within inches of a goal made it appear that the story of the season was ready to rear its head again.

West Virginia came into the game amidst a fivegame losing streak that fea-

tured two double-overtime losses and three shutouts.

WVU had failed to get into the win column since victories over Western Michigan and Penn State in mid-October.

But WVU found a way, securing a much-needed victory to cap off the turbulent regular season. Now a new beginning awaits, a fresh start to a postseason that is anyone’s game.

“It’s a huge boost,”Elliott said. “The last few weeks I thought we’ve been playing well. We did well against Akron. We did well tonight keeping the ball and we just need to sort out a few small errors. In the last five minutes I think it got away.”

The MAC Tournament opens up on Nov. 13 as WVU travels to No. 10 Ak-

ron in the semifinals. During the last three seasons, WVU has failed to advance to the semifinals.

Friday’s victory signified a change, building up momentum in the “survive and advance” portion of the season. The lastminute win extended the season at least one more game, but the senior class is eager to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time during its time in Morgantown.

“I think what was on the line tonight is that we weren’t ready to be done playing,” said senior Zak Leedom following the win.

“I think we got more games in us. We’re not done yet.

We want to win some hardware this year.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

12 | SPORTS

Monday November 9, 2015

2015-16 WVU BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Future is now for starting guards Morton and Pardee move into Daxter Miles and Jevon Carter starting lineup, brand-new roles

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West Virginia guards Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles Jr. wait for free throws against Glenville State.

BY DAVID STATMAN 7.3 points per game on 40.8 that he can be a big plus to ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR percent shooting from the the team even if everything @DJSTATMAN77 field. else stays the same. CartMiles showed flashes er’s biggest challenges will This year brings a new of star potential last sea- be mental, as he tries to setequation for the West Vir- son as one of West Virgin- tle into his new role and adginia University men’s bas- ia’s secondary offensive just to his responsibilities.

“I think he’s going to ketball team. Juwan Staten options, and this year, he is gone – and in his place will have greater freedom score,” Huggins said. “What are two talented sopho- to score. Miles gave a pre- I tried to tell him was to mores who could become view of things to come by throw it to the guys who the Mountaineers’ center- leading his squad with 20 have the same color shirts pieces for years to come. points and seven assists in that you have on. It’s like The departed Staten just 20 minutes of an ex- coaching a quarterback. and Gary Browne brought hibition game with Glen- You know who’s supposed years of stability and pro- ville State Friday – but as it to come open first, who’s ductivity to the Mountain- is with his backcourt-mate supposed to come open eers, and their graduation Jevon Carter, efficiency is second, and if they’re not has left a major void open the key. there, know what to look in the backcourt. West Vir“He needs to take better for. That takes some time.”

Last season, Hugginia had a wealth of depth shots in all honesty,” Huglast season, but the major gins said. “I think he and gins went the whole seaquestion remained: who (Carter) are capable of be- son starting three guards: would step up and become ing in the high 40s (shoot- Staten, Miles and either West Virginia’s go-to guard? ing percentage) because Gary Browne or Jaysean With that in mind, it’s they’re going to get some Paige. If Friday night’s exDaxter Miles Jr.’s time to easy baskets. They can be- hibition is any indicator, shine. The ultra-talented, come so much more effi- this season he’ll go with a uber-confident kid from cient with their game. They more traditional two-guard Baltimore may have made have a tendency to force lineup, with Carter and headlines last season with things sometimes and take Miles as the two starters. his NCAA Tournament shots that really aren’t in For a team that has made it quite apparent that it has boasts, but he’ll be trying their best interest.” to turn heads with his play As Miles tries to slide into national championship asas one of West Virginia’s ex- the role of primary perime- pirations this season – a ter scorer, the sophomore sign on the wall of the WVU pected leading scorers.

“Coach (Bob) Huggins Carter is trying to adjust Basketball Practice Facilsaid my role is going to be to his new position as lead ity simply reads, “2016 Naway different this year,” point guard. tional Champs” – they’re Miles said. “I’ve just been As West Virginia’s sixth tossing out a very young working on all aspects of man last season, Carter fin- pair of guards. my game so I can do things ished third on the team in Daxter Miles and Jevon for my teammates down the scoring and second in as- Carter have already been stretch.” sists behind Staten, and blooded at the Division I Miles is one of three re- he’ll have to take over the level, and they have as high turning starters for this load full-time with Staten a ceiling as any backcourt in the Big 12. If they can get Mountaineer team – as a gone.

Carter’s scoring instincts settled, they could be very freshman in 2014-15, he was one of only two players and ability to produce in dangerous. to start all 35 games West the press – he led the team Virginia played, averaging in steals last season – mean djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia’s Jessica Morton reads the defense last season against Texas. our stuff.”

BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER Morton is one of the @DAILYATHENAEUM most efficient three-point shooters on the team. MorAs the West Virginia ton shot 42 percent from women’s basketball team 3-point range last season; looks forward to Saturday’s the best on the team among home opener against Del- players with more than 10 aware State, Mountain- attempts. eer head coach Mike Carey In the exhibition against feels more comfortable with Shepherd on Oct. 31, Morthe situation at guard com- ton was 1-6 from the field.

She showed the two-way pared to last season.

“We have more numbers ability Carey was referring this year,” Carey said on to, putting together four toWVUsports.com. “We will tal rebounds, one block and be able to rotate more.” a steal to add to her stat line.

One of the key compoMorton has solidified her nents of this year’s team is role on the team; the only Jessica Morton, who is en- question is who will be her tering her second year with backup. Coach Carey will the Mountaineers. Morton continue to use practice to only started one game last determine that role. season, primarily serving “[Morton] is the one but as a backup, but she has 23 she can’t play 40 minutes,” games under her belt and Carey said. “The rest are in is handling the responsibil- the running, and we are goity well. ing to try them all.”

Along with Morton, a “Being a point guard is a good thing,” Morton said. new face to the team is “It’s a new experience for starting to break out in the me and I’m getting pretty two-guard spot: freshman used to it.”

Katrina Pardee.

Morton, a transfer from Carey faced the task of Gulf Coast State in 2014, is replacing starting point considered the veteran at guard Linda Stepney, who guard for this year’s team. graduated and currently The senior finished with plays professionally in Fin129 minutes, with 45 re- land, so he decided to test bounds and 11 steals in the out Pardee coming into the 23 games played. Morton new season. brings what Carey is lookAfter reaching double ing for in a backcourt. figures in all four games in “At point guard, all I need the team’s European tour, is [for them] to get us in our Pardee wasted no time conoffense, play defense and tinuing her success against don’t turn the ball over,” Shepherd. The Cedar Park, Carey said. “All the guards Texas native finished with can score a little but that a team-high 17 points and won’t be the issue, it will be two steals in 22 minutes.

Pardee brings a certain turnovers and getting us in

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skillset to help take the offensive pressure off the likes of Bria Holmes.

“I’m really excited about this year,” Pardee told WVUSports.com. “I want to be the best player that I can be and help my team as much as possible, and for them to rely on me.”

Pardee was rated the No. 22 guard in the 2015 class

by ESPN. Coming into her first year as a Mountaineer, Pardee put together an impressive resume in high school.

She possesses district championships and individual awards, including a selection to the Class 5A AllRegion 4 team while attending Vista Ridge High School in her home state of Texas.

However, her senior year is one similar to what fellow Mountaineer Arielle Roberson endured.

Pardee underwent surgery prior to her senior year which caused her to miss half the season, but when she returned she led her Lady Rangers to the semifinals for the first time ever.

Both guards, along with newcomer Roberson, bring offensive depth that wasn’t present last season.

Although Carey believes he won’t have any more hair after this season due to inexperience, he also believes that the team, especially the players at the one and two spots, will come around and become adjusted to their respective roles. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WVU debuts with blowout exhibition win over GSU

BY DAVID STATMAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

Press Virginia is back for another season, as the West Virginia University men’s basketball team showed off their full squad for the first time Friday night with a 114-76 exhibition win over the Glenville State Pioneers at the WVU Coliseum.

The Mountaineers’ defensive pressure forced 27 turnovers – 15 of them coming in the first 10 minutes of the game, before the game turned into a rout and West Virginia pumped the brakes – and although West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins took some positives away from the preseason showing, he still identified several areas his team needs to improve.

“Second half we weren’t very good,” Huggins said.

“Our guards have got to get better. Our ball security has got to get better. When you’re trying to run something and attack someone in foul trouble or attack a mismatch, they’ve got to be able to recognize it and do a better job getting the ball where it’s supposed to go.”

The Mountaineers turned the ball over 15 times Friday night, as they attempt to find a new offensive balance without starting guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne.

Huggins handed out starts to sophomore guards Daxter Miles Jr. and Jevon Carter, neither of whom have major experience as a primary ballhandler at the collegiate level, both of whom produced – Miles led the team with 20 points and seven assists, while Carter contributed 15 points, five assists and no turnovers.

West Virginia’s Elijah Macon rises for a shot Friday against Glenville State.

Also earning starts on minutes of action with his Friday night were veterans all-around game, finishing Jonathan Holton (14 points, second on the team with six 10 rebounds) and Devin assists, along with contribWilliams (8 points, 10 re- uting 11 points on 4-for-7 bounds), along with fresh- shooting and four rebounds. man forward Esa Ahmad, “He’s going to get better the highest-ranked recruit and better because he wants to commit to West Virginia to,” Huggins said. “He has since Devin Ebanks in 2008. got an aptitude to learn the Ahmad impressed in 24 game of basketball.”

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West Virginia wore down the much smaller, less athletic Pioneers with its withering defensive pressure, doing enough to pull away early despite sloppy offensive play and a performance on the glass that disappointed Huggins.

Although Glenville State did not field a single player

standing taller than 6-foot7, West Virginia only outrebounded the Pioneers by 13. The Mountaineers need to improve in this area, and they must improve in setting up their offense.

“We’ve got to get better,” Huggins said. “I have great assistants, and when they say, ‘We have to iso so-andso,’ who’s going to pass it?

How do we get them open, and how do we get those guys who aren’t going to guard out of the way? That’s a lot to think about in a 30-second timeout.”

The Mountaineers know what they need to improve on, and they only have a few days left to work before the start of the 2015-16 regular season. West Virginia tips off its season against Northern Kentucky this Friday at the WVU Coliseum. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

RIFLE

No. 1 WVU takes slim victory over Murray State by connor hicks sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University rifle team continued its winning ways with a narrow victory over No. 4 Murray State at the Akron Invitational. The five-point difference was the Mountaineers’ narrowest margin this season, and the team’s 4697 was the second lowest of the season, but was still enough to pull out the win.

The No. 1 Mountaineers

(5-0, 3-0) were one of 12 teams to shoot this weekend as a test run for the 2016 National Championships, which will be held at Akron. The test run featured the top teams in the nation, with the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats posting the top score of the day with a 4703. West Virginia placed, but scored enough to defeat Murray State in the head-tohead match. No. 2 AlaskaFairbanks shot an unimpressive 4680.

“This was definitely a

beneficial and productive day for this team,” said head coach Jon Hammond in an interview with WVUsports. com. “We were able to get a feel of the conditions of the range, and that will help us in March.”

Assuming all goes as planned, the Mountaineers will return to Akron in March as the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament.

The team defeated the Racers in both guns, winning smallbore by a narrow 2330-2328 margin and

winning air rifle in similar fashion, 2367-2364. Senior Meelis Kiisk and freshman Ginny Thrasher paced the team in smallbore with a 587 each, to tie for one point behind Kentucky’s Connor Davis for the top score of the day. Kiisk’s 199 in standing was a career best and a point shy of perfect in the category.

“Meelis (Kiisk) and Ginny (Thrasher) both had strong smallbore showings in a new range. Overall, the team shot well in small-

bore,” Hammond said.

In air rifle, Garrett Spurgeon led the team with 595, placing second overall. Freshman Will Anti shot a career-best 590 to come in 11th place in the field.

Alaska-Fairbanks’s Sagen Maddalena led the day with a remarkable 598 to lead the field.

The win puts West Virginia 22-3 all-time against Murray State and concludes the Mountaineers’ season opening road stretch.

The team will now return

to the shell building behind the Coliseum to open their Great American Rifle Conference home schedule against Army at 8 a.m.

Saturday.

The team will host No. 7 Ohio State, No. 2 AlaskaFairbanks and No. 14 Akron consecutively. Should WVU be able to get through this stretch of the schedule, the Mountaineers will likely maintain their No. 1 ranking into the postseason. dasports@mail.wvu.edu