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Fair educates faculty, students on resources available to veterans by james pleasant staff writer @dailyathenaeum

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Dr. Yu Gu introduces first place winner, Scott Harper, during the National Student Employment Celebration event.

National Student Employee Week begins, WVU 2016 Student Employee of the Year announced by amy pratt

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Monday kicked off National Student Employee Week with a celebration in the Mountainlair. West Virginia University student employees and their advisors gathered in the ballrooms to celebrate student employees and hear the announcement of the WVU 2016 Student Employee of the Year.

National Student Employment Week is an annual event hosted by the National Student Employment Advisors.

This is WVU’s second year of celebration.

“Student employees do everything from answering phones to assisting in the labs to create software,” said Amy Diznoff, program manager for the Office of Student Employment. “They do everything across this campus. They are limited to the amount of hours they work, but they seem to accomplish amazing amounts in those hours they work, and we really want to let them know we appreciate them.”

Advisors had the opportunity to nominate their stu-

dent employees for the 2016 Student Employee of the Year award. The winner is selected by a committee who examine the student’s attributes, how they go above and beyond expectations at work, their leadership and their impact on campus. There were more than 60 nominees.

Scott Harper, an aerospace engineering graduate student, won WVU 2016 Student Employee the Year.

Harper is a research assistant for professor Yu Gu’s interactive robotics laboratory.

His specialty is designing the electronic systems for all the robotic systems they make, and he is also involved in programming and designing control system.

“I’m very honored,” Harper said. “It’s great that I’m recognized, but it’s definitely not just me. I’m surrounded by a really good team in the lab.

We have a whole lot of talent.”

Gu nominated Harper for the award based on his work in the lab.

“Harper probably spends more time in the lab than most other students, probably all the other students,” Gu said. “He definitely has a high dedication to work, and he is

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Kaity Goldsmith, the owner of Mountain Top Pilates, illustrates various yoga techniques at the National Student Employment Celebration event in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. also highly creative and pays attention to details. He is doing really good work, so I have nothing but praise for Scott.”

Molly Callaghan, a senior chemical engineering student, was a runner up for the award. Callaghan works in the Mountainlair programming department, running

Moutaineer Idol in the fall and Dancing with the Mountaineer Stars in the spring.

Sonja Wilson, senior programming administrator at the Mountainlair, nominated Callaghan.

“I nominated Callaghan because she is just awesome in the office… She’s really en-

thusiastic,” Wilson said. “She comes in the office and always had so much enthusiasm and always comes in to everybody’s desk and asks if there’s something she can help with almost immediately. I just think her enthu-

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M.A.L.E initiative empowers black men at WVU by jamie mason staff writer @news_with_jamie

The average African-American child will be uninterested in school by the age of nine.

But certain men at West Virginia University believe that through mentoring, they can change that unsettling statistic.

The Successful Men Achieving Through Leadership and Engagement, a support initiative for WVU men of color came together for its monthly meeting Monday evening to discuss black history and how the group can apply, it to their futures and others.

“Making sure the people understand the importance of black history and the contribu-

tions of black people or people of color is very significant and critical in the development of our students and their idea of identity,” said Bruce E. Mitchell II, the founder of the Successful M.A.L.E. Initiative.

“It’s this whole idea of racial identity and social identity that is a very important aspect and component to student development.”

Members of this initiative remain active in the community and strive to learn more about leadership and the involvement of African American leaders in the past.

This past weekend, M.AL.E. provided multiple students with the opportunity to attend the Black Male Summit, a weekend filled with key note speakers and break out sessions from influential mem-

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“The break out groups are the really cool part because now I have the option to choose what I want to go to,” said Ryan Payan, a junior English student who has attended the conference in the past.

“Whether it be about leadership, some people talked about masculinity, there were ones about hip-hop, you know, just various different topics. The coolest thing about it to me was the networking; you get to meet other people and gain knowledge.”

A major theme at the M.A.L.E. meeting was time management and how to get things done while attempting to make a mark on history.

“History has a context. It’s important to see history not just as a collection of dates,

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Bruce Mitchell II informs attendees of upcoming multi-cultural events at West Virgnia University during the Successful M.A.L.E. Initiative Meeting on Monday evening. but as a collection of lives,” ing your own personal mapsaid David Fryson, vice pres- ping. We have to empower ident of the WVU Division one-another… that’s why the of Diversity, Equity and In- fact you are here tonight is so clusion. “History will start to come alive if you start dosee empower on PAGE 2

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The Veteran Resource Fair, an event aimed at helping veterans transition to civilian life, gave the public the opportunity to learn about various resources available for veterans to continue their education, seek counseling and secure employment after graduation.

“Transitioning, even in 2016, is difficult for any type of person who has served, from the time they decide to come to a place of higher learning, through the time they’re here, graduating, then finding employment opportunities,” said Jerry McCarthy, the director of WVU Veteran Affairs.

Representatives of organizations and programs such as Operation Welcome Home, Morgantown Vet Center and WellWVU had booths set up in the Moutainlair lobby yesterday, giving veterans a starting point to help them better assimilate to society after returning home.

Operation Welcome Home, for example, is a non-profit program dedicated to helping veterans seek employment after returning home from service. The program offers veterans with essential employment services such as resume writing classes, mock interviews, career counseling and other job-seeking tools.

“We have a lot of different employer connections in the community specifically looking to hire veterans because of the skills they bring to the table including leadership, being able to follow direction, and being on time,” said Ariel Crawford, an AmeriCorps Vista worker for Operation Welcome Home.

Walmart is partnering with Operation Welcome Home to offer open interviews on April 21 for veterans who wish to seek employment at the retail store. Operation Welcome Home will also host a resume workshop for veterans helping them polish their resumes to become more marketable to jobs.

“After having this incredibly powerful experience, going back to everyday civilian life is incredibly difficult,” said Brian Ricketts, the organizer of the fair, and an AmeriCorps Vista worker for the WVU Center for Service & Learning. “Going back to school and getting a bachelor’s degree is going to give them the opportunity to get a better job and make more money than they would with just a high school diploma.”

WVU also offers veteran-friendly programs in communications, English and business administration. These veteran-friendly pro-

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Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability

WASHINGTON (AP)—Bernie Sanders is still behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican presidential rivals - a lot of people actually like him.

By 48 percent to 39 percent, more Americans have a favorable than an unfavorable opinion of Sanders, giving him the best net-positive rating in the field, according to a new Associated PressGfK poll. Unlike the other candidates, Sanders also is doing better as more Americans get to know him: His favorable rating is up from an earlier AP-GfK poll.

The numbers speak to Sanders’ rapid rise from a relatively unknown Vermont senator to a celebrated voice proclaiming political revolution. They also reflect just how unpopular the rest of the field is.

But the growing popularity may be coming too late for Sanders, who lags behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, with time running out in the primary campaign.

After winning the Democratic caucuses in Wyoming on Saturday, Sanders has now won seven of the past eight state contests. Still, to win the Democratic nomination, he must take 68 percent of the remaining delegates and uncommitted superdel-

egates, which would require a sudden burst of blowout victories.

“I just like everything that he talks about and that he wants to do,” said Brian Cane, 54, of Spokane, Washington. “I think Hillary, she’s too mainstream government.

Bernie Sanders is fresh and new and the Republicans are freaking idiots.”

Still, Cane echoed the sentiments of many Democrats, saying that if Clinton wins the primary, “Yeah, I’ll vote for her.”

The poll was conducted March 31-April 4, before Sanders and Clinton sparred publicly over who was best qualified to be president.

Sanders’ popularity stands in contrast to the rest of the remaining candidates. Clinton gets unfavorable ratings from 55 percent of Americans, while just 40 percent have a favorable opinion. A whopping 69 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Republican leader Donald Trump, and just 26 percent have a favorable opinion.

Among Democrats, 72 percent have a favorable opinion of Sanders and 20 percent have an unfavorable opinion. That’s similar to Democrats’ rating of Clinton. It’s also improved from 61 percent who had a favorable view of Sanders in February, while his unfavorable

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“There are so many veterans out there who don’t know there’s help,” said Howard Davidson, a senior veteran student at WVU. ”When I got out of the military there was nobody to help me, so that’s what drove me to help them so they know people are out there trying to fight their fight too.”

Davidson developed Green Zone, a training program for WVU faculty to create a more welcoming environment for veteran students. The program is expected to launch next semester.

The U.S. News & World Report ranks WVU as the 55th best college for veterans, and Mili-

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To help veterans pay for school, WVU offers several grants such as the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant which don’t re-

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The present becomes the past before people know it, said Joshua Ash, a sophomore member of M.A.L.E. He said in order to really live life and do something in the world, “our home” has to be straight.

“Your home can serve as a metaphor. It could be your group of friends or just your inner thoughts,” Ash said. “It’s harder to branch out when you don’t have things good on your own terms. You have to figure out what works for you, what you want your legacy to be. Here on campus, we are all here to better ourselves.”

Right now, Ash said, our home is not straight.

Although this is the last meeting of the semester for M.A.L.E., the group has high hopes for the rest of the semester and believes the initiative will continue to grow on campus and making a difference. “(We) are here and are waiting to serve, to mentor, to help guide and provide a support system for men of color at WVU who are seeking that type of support or who may not know they need that type of support,” Mitchell said.

“But, once they get here, they will be happy that they came here.”

For anyone who may be interested or looking for more information can contact Bruce E. Mitchell II at (304) 293-5600.

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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, April 11, 2016, in Binghamton, N.Y. Sanders may be behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican counterparts, a lot of people actually like him. rating remained stable. rate Clinton positively.

Sanders is the only candi“I’ve grown to like him About 61 percent of regis- date remaining in the field more. The exposure that tered voters say they’d at least on either side who’s viewed he’s getting, there’s a bit of a consider voting for Sanders as at least somewhat honsnowball effect with his cam- in a general election, while est, compassionate, civil paign,” said Les Blackmore, 38 percent said they would and likable by a majority of 60, of Washington, D.C., who definitely not. The percent- Americans.

Fifty-eight percent say he’s is leaning toward Sanders. age saying they would not Twenty-three percent of vote for him is the lowest in at least somewhat civil, comRepublicans and 38 percent the entire field. Fifty-one per- pared with 48 percent for of independents have a favor- cent say they wouldn’t vote Clinton and just 15 percent able view of Sanders, while 67 for Hillary Clinton, though for Trump. Likewise, 58 perpercent of Republicans and she still does better than any cent call him at least some32 percent of independents of the Republican candidates what compassionate, comgive him negative ratings. Just on that measure. Sixty-three pared with 42 percent for 7 percent of Republicans and percent say they wouldn’t Clinton and 17 percent for 21 percent of independents vote for Trump.

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tary Advanced Education recognizes WVU as a top military-friendly university.

“While I think (the United States) does a good job of supporting servicemen while they’re in the military, I don’t think our nation does a very good job of supporting them once they’ve left,” Ricketts said.”Veterans have dedicated their lives to serving our country, and we should make sure they’re taken care of once they’re back.”

For a more comprehensive look at the services WVU offers to veterans, visit http://wvuveterans. wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Andrew Stacy introduces his nominee Austin Isingood on Monday morning in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

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Other runner ups included Alyssa Leonard, graduate assistant for intramurals at the recreation center, Austin Isinghood, employee of the Water Research Institute, and Hannah Clipp, a research assistant for professor of wildlife and fisheries Jim Anderson.

There are between 2,000 and 3,000 student employees at WVU. Without them, WVU could not function, according to University President E. Gordon Gee, which is why National Student Employment Week celebrates student employees.

“That’s the reason the University runs so well. I see so many of you doing great work, especially on the energy of our students,” Gee said. “First of all, we wouldn’t have a University without our students,

and secondly we wouldn’t have our University without all the student workers and student volunteers. It really does make a difference.

This institution, much of it’s accomplishments, much of it’s ability to compete in the world really depends on the work of our students so we’re very blessed to have great students who do great work and represent the University very well.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

The C. Eugene Bennett Department Of Chemistry and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University cordially invite you to attend the Twenty-Second Annual C. Eugene and Edna P. Bennett Careers for Chemist Program Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:00 P.M. Erickson Alumni Center West Virginia Univerisity

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Senior Direcotr, Global API Sourcing Mylan Pharmaceuticals Morgantown, West Virginia The Bennett Program acquaints high school students, undergraduate students, and graduate students in chemistry with the variety of career opportunities that are available to them.

Join us discover the value of chemistry degree.

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Using cannabis to save W. Va. economy In 2012, Washington and Colorado sparked the proverbial flame by passing laws to end marijuana prohibition within their borders. Since then, the flame has passed to 21 other states and the District of Columbia, effectively allowing some form of marijuana use and cultivation in these areas. The success of legalization in these states reveals itself in lower crime rates, greater medicinal uses and an upcoming industry with the potential to improve even West Virginia’s desperate economy.

A 2015 press release from the Drug Policy Alliance gives a progress report of Washington State one year after full marijuana legalization. Aside from marijuana-related crime rates dropping significantly, it states, “Washington has collected nearly $83 million in marijuana tax revenues.

These revenues are funding substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, youth and adult drug education, community health care services and academic research and evaluation on the effects of marijuana legalization in the state.”

A similar piece of legislation focusing on using mar-

Incorporating the sale of marijuana into West Virginia’s economy could help tackle the budget issues this state faces. ijuana taxes to fund substance abuse programs was proposed in West Virginia by former representative Mike Manypenny. However, the legislation did not pass.

In a 2015 Bloomberg article, “2.8 Million Pot Munchies and Other Numbers From Colorado’s First

Year of Retail Weed,” Karen Weise wrote, “Colorado collected $63 million in tax revenue and an additional $13 million in licenses and fees on $699 million of combined medical and recreational pot sales in 2014.”

Last year, Colorado alone brought $996.2 million into

the economy from legal medical and recreational sales.

Additionally, a 2016 article from Inc. entitled “The Marijuana Industry Is Now a Force to Be Reckoned With” notes that nationally, the marijuana industry brought in $5.4 billion in

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2015, which had increased from $4.6 billion in 2014.

West Virginia currently has a deficit of $353 million. An Associated Press article from the Charleston Gazette-Mail last month reported, “Facing a $466 million 2017 budget gap, Tomblin and Republican

legislative budget leaders agree the state’s tax system needs to rely on something more stable than constantly-fluctuating natural resources.”

Instead of sacrificing West Virginia jobs to the coal plague, why not shift the attention toward a rapidly growing cannabis industry? Not only will the industry produce jobs and yield other economy-boosting results, but it also has the potential to increase the state’s overall health rating.

Veterans are one of the most outspoken groups when it comes to legalization, and in states with legal marijuana, they claim it helps post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues they might encounter. Furthermore, it can also help with severe illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease.

Instead of falling by the wayside while the nation progresses, West Virginia should make strides to become a leader in the upcoming cannabis industry in modern America. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Backlash against ‘Ghostbusters’ film based on quality, not gender koDy goff columnist @retrosyk

Columbia Pictures’ reboot of beloved film franchise “Ghostbusters” has recently attracted a lot of negative attention. The film’s first trailers feature the already-controversial all-female main cast, consisting of Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.

However, though Columbia Pictures would prefer audiences think otherwise, the main problem fans have with how the film is shaping up is not concerned with the gender of the film’s characters whatsoever. The trailer has been called “unfunny” and generally uncreative, and fans and critics alike are upset with the film studio’s treatment of the issue.

A potential “Ghostbusters” reboot was in the works for decades and was officially announced in 2014, with director Paul Feig tweeting out a picture of the main cast the following year. The film’s official announcement managed to drum up some publicity with the revelation of the above-mentioned female cast.

Detractors claimed the movie studio was simply pandering to a new demographic or even trying to be shocking. However, the most accurate predictions about films often come from the first clips released, and it was 2016 before any kind of real footage was released to the public.

The film’s major trailer, which was published on

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Fans hate the ‘Ghostbusters’ remake not for its all-female cast, but for its poor sense of humor and lack of entertainment.

YouTube in early March, was immediately met with derision. Dozens of reaction videos can be found across the Internet, with each and every one echoing the same sentiment: This movie looks bad.

Even YouTube commentators known for their upbeat, positive outlooks on future films, such as the popular Angry Joe, were absolutely disgusted with the first looks at the hopeful blockbuster.

Let me make this much clear: The vast majority of grievances with the movie have nothing to do with the gender of the cast. On

many public platforms, members of the production have dismissed the hate as being sexist in nature. Feig even tweeted at one critic, accusing him of, “…Ranting at me and my cast for months with misogyny and insults.”

There are, of course, some who oppose the movie on misogynistic grounds, but if one does the smallest amount of digging online, they’ll find the majority of the criticisms involve not only the bad trailer, but the intent behind making the movie.

It’s common knowledge fans of popular culture

are a fickle sort. If a movie studio decides to change something too much or it’s too similar to other movies, they’ll hate it. When script details from 2016’s “Ghostbusters” were leaked online, fans were immediately upset for a multitude of reasons.

To many, the movie seemed too safe and sterile; something the original films were not. Rumors of ridiculous plot threads and predictable slapstick humor left a sour taste in many optimistic moviegoers’ mouths. If it becomes obvious a movie is being made to capitalize

on brand recognition and cynical demographic mining, there will likely be major backlash. Fans may be hard to please, but an overbearing movie studio is something dedicated fans consistently loathe.

Only time will tell how the new “Ghostbusters” performs in theaters, but box office predictions are already dire. Fans of the “Ghostbusters” franchise don’t want to see this movie fail, and most of them certainly do not care about the new ‘busters being women.

This movie won’t fail because of the female leads;

after all, look at the newest “Star Wars” film. It had a female protagonist and it stands as one of the most well performing movies in recent years. The new “Ghostbusters” will most likely fail because of the cynical nature that birthed it.

Gaining wide demographic appeal and banking on brand recognition aren’t what make a movie good; love and dedication are, and this is a lesson Hollywood seems to have a hard time learning. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

letter to the editor

Student apologizes to student body, fraternity for actions in video stephen budkey west virginia university student

I would first like to address those who have watched the original video posted on YouTube and the snippets created from that.

If I have in any way offended women or anyone for that reason with the content and language of my video, I apologize.

I can only hope that the public will hear me out and not take my words as an excuse, but an explanation.

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When this video was created, its intention was to highlight my potential for the show “The Real World” on MTV. This was an overexaggeration of my personality, in order to stand out among other candidates.

I was under the impression that my crude behavior and language was what casting directors were in search of, so I played the part. I did not expect such uproar because I genuinely thought this was all in good fun.

This was a personal endeavor on my own part and had nothing to do with my fraternity. I

claim full responsibility for my video highlighting my own fraternity’s obstructions to the IFC rules.

I should not have filmed these nor should my fraternity have broken these rules. I realize my actions have reflected poorlyon my own character and the organizations I affiliate myself with.

I only hope that my actions will be forgiven. In the future I will hold myself to the standards at which my peers, family, University and myself expect. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Stephen Budkey faced backlash from his audition tape to MTV’s “The Real World.”

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Big Gigantic to make Mainstage Morgantown debut, electric jam duo joins Louis Futon

by Brittany Osteen A&E WRiter @dailyathenaeum

Electronic duo Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken are taking over Mainstage Morgantown as Big Gigantic tonight. Joining Big Gigantic is Louis Futon.

The Colorado duo joined forces in 2008 and has developed a rapid following since then. In 2011, its release of “Nocturnal” set it apart in the electronic and dance music realm. The band has no limits on the genres it explores, working with sounds from funk to electronic to everything in between.

Big Gigantic released its newest track on March 2. The track is called “The Little Things” featuring Angela McCluskey and has received a five-star rating from the customer reviews on iTunes.

Lalli graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a Masters degree in jazz. He relocated to Boulder, Colorado to work with Salken. Lalli brought his experience with producing and playing the saxophone, and Salken brought his drumming skills to create Big Gigantic. The duo began combining its talents to create DJbased music with live instruments and traditional sounds. Starting in 2009 until 2012, Big Gigantic released its albums

“Fire It Up,” “A Place Behind the Moon” and “Nocturnal.” These successes led to the band’s production of “The Night is Young” in 2014.

Big Gigantic has played at some bigname music festivals including Bonnaroo, Firefly, Moonrise, Ultra, Lollapalooza Brazil, All Good, Electric Forest, Freakfest, Summer Camp, Lollapalooza, North Coast, SnowBall, Global Dance, Gathering of the Vibes, Voodoo, Governors Ball Music and Coachella Valley. They are currently expanding to travel internationally.

Lalli and Salken are promoting their annual “Rowdytown” event at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which has sold out both years since its launch in 2012. This year is “Rowdytown 5” and will take place Sept. 2324. Currently the festival has locked down artists such as Kill The Noise, Marshmello, Vanic, Illenium, Louis the Child and Kasbo.

As a side project, Lalli and Salken collaborate with the Disco Biscuits and the Underground Orchestra to create the Gigantic Underground Conspiracy. This dynamic mesh of musicians plays single shows when they all can.

Louis Futon is opening for Big Gigantic.

Futon, otherwise known as Tyler Minford, is from Philadelphia, and within the last two years, he has been the only producer

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Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken make up the duo Big Gigantic. to create official remixes for artists such as Logic, G-Eazy, Future and Wiz Khalifa.

Just like Big Gigantic, Futon expands over multiple genres, and while taking inspiration from many types of music, he said, “Genres don’t define me.”

He recently released his first edition of his “Zoned Out” mix series. The edition features his own music and remixes of other artists. The show at Mainstage is one of the

first in his first headline tour, “Futon Takes America.”

This sold-out show starts at 8 p.m. tonight at Mainstage Morgantown. The venue is open to anyone 18 and over.

For more information on events at Mainstage Morgantown, visit http://mainstagewv.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Fear the Walking Dead’ returns for second season

by Chelsea Walker A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Imagine surviving in a world where communications are cut off, medications are obsolete and U.S. Armed Forces are weakened by a worldwide disaster. Throw thousands of flesh-eating zombies into that apocalyptic mix and existing another day is nearly impossible.

Last season, “Fear the Walking Dead” showcased just how far those would go to survive in a devastating disaster, such as a zombie disease outbreak. Picking up right where the short, six-episode debut season left off, Sunday’s premiere showcased our heroes fleeing zombie-stricken Los Angeles in a yacht, “Abigail.”

In the final episodes of season one, viewers watched in horror as lead character Travis had to take his ex-wife’s life after she was bitten. Travis’ son Chris, struggling with his father’s action, is having a hard time letting go, literally, and decides to drag his mother’s body aboard “Abigail.” Although the group is fending off walkers from every angle, they manage to get aboard safely, dead bodies and all.

Following the direction of their

Cliff Curtis and Kim Dickens star in ‘Fear the Walking Dead.’ mysterious leader, Victor Strand, who met Nick, Travis’ girlfriend’s son, while quarantined in Los Angeles, tensions on the boat reach an all-time high. Strand’s character, enigmatic and stoic, consistently reminds the clan that he’s in charge. Full speed ahead and far away from the fiery remnants of LA, the heroes sail away into the safety of the sea, or so they think.

Greeting an isolated rescue boat

of floating zombie bait, Travis’ girlfriend, Madison, pleads to stop to save them. But, as his last name suggests, Strand’s yacht isn’t open for visitors. Establishing her character as the “good guy,” Madison’s need to save everyone will surely be her downfall. In a zombie apocalypse, it’s necessary to become selfish and insensitive.

Struggling with the loss of her boyfriend, Madison’s daughter Ali-

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cia made the most naive move of the episode. Finding a radio, Alicia began making contact with an unidentified voice, Jack, who suggested he was barely surviving aboard a small boat with his brother and sister-in law. In conversation, Alicia innocently reveals “Abigail’s” location to Jack, who happens to be a member of a pirate clan out at sea. While Alicia is unknowingly sealing “Abigail’s”

fate, the other members aboard the ship find debris from a yacht decorated with countless bullet holes.

As Nick jumps in the water, swimming to a voice he seems to hear from “Abigail,” he fights off aquatic zombies only to find there is no one screaming from inside the sunken ship. Nick, being the fearless junkie that he is, comes to the surface with a yacht log before climbing back aboard. As the survivors quickly regroup, they rush to escape the waterlogged swimming dead and the pirates who are en route.

It’s difficult to tell how the remainder of season two will pan out, but after the season premiere, it seems “Fear the Walking Dead” will outdo its counterpart, “The Walking Dead.” With a plot that’s based out at sea, the crew will undoubtedly have to stop for fuel and supplies. Rather than focus on one area, like Alexandria in “The Walking Dead,” this season of “Fear the Walking Dead” hopes to keep viewers on their toes with many location changes. As this season’s slogan suggests, “there is no safe harbor,” and the desperate survivors aboard “Abigail” will not be able to stay anchored at sea for long. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘The Illusionists’ brings magic to Morgantown, team set to stun audience

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Do you believe in magic? After seeing “The Illusionists,” you will.

The nationally acclaimed Broadway show will make its debut at West Virginia University Wednesday evening. The show serves to bring death-defying stunts to life on stage, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats. The show is part of the University Toyota University Arts Series.

“The Illusionists” is a best-selling magic show currently touring across North America with a new lineup of magicians, tricksters and performers. The show catered to sold-out arenas across Australia before making its journey to begin the North American and Canadian tour. The show encompasses a seven-style lineup in which illusionists showcase their particular specialties.

The show is appropriate for all ages. The world-renowned magicians include The Anti-Conjurer, The Trickster, The Manipulator,

The Inventor, The Weapon Master, The Deceptionist and The Escapologist. The Anti-Conjurer attracted the public eye after his appearance on “America’s Got Talent” in 2010. He is now introduced as a mix between Marilyn Manson and David Copperfield.

The Anti-Conjurer is infamously known for his ghastly sense of humor and shock illusions.

The Trickster specializes in comedy magic. He leaves audiences laughing long after the show is over, stealing the show with his stage presence.

The Manipulator specializes in manipulating mystery and wonder and is often referred to as “The Future of Magic.” He has practiced magic since the age of 9.

The Inventor concentrates on magic innovation and reminding audiences of the state of awe they felt as children. Stars ranging from David Copperfield to Nicholas Cage have performed his magic acts in the Hollywood Film Adaptation.

The Weapon Master specializes in performing dangerous acts of deftness while using crossbows to

shoot objects. His crossbow stunts leave audiences quivering with excitement.

The Deceptionist got his start on “Britain’s Got Talent,” focusing on performing the art of illusion to the next level live on stage, without edits or camera tricks.

Lastly, The Escapologist bases his work off of Harry Houdini’s electrifying acts, specializing in escaping death traps without getting hurt. The seven brands of magic come together to form a thrilling show of nonstop action on stage.

The Trickster, known as Jeff Hobson, believes the audience must participate in a performance to fully understand it and grasp the magic.

“There is nothing better than a piece of magic that has audience participation,” Hobson said. “To make magic really amazing, you got to make the audience experience it as close as possible.”

Kristie Stewart-Gale, the WVU Arts and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Manager, said the show is similar to David Copperfield’s appearance at the Cre-

The Illusionists will perform on Wednesday at the WVU Creative Arts Center. ative Arts Center in 2005 as part of the University Arts Series. She believes students should attend the performance because it is an opportunity to see a professional performance for a low price.

“WVU Students get to experience this fabulous performance for only $23,” Stewart-Gale said.

“The show promises spectacular magic performed by accom-

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“The Illusionists” can be seen at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. this Wednesday at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in the Creative Arts Center.

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

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‘Dora the Explorer’ vapes way into a lawsuit NEW YORK (AP) — The teenage actress who voices Nickelodeon’s spunky “Dora the Explorer” character was given special treatment after she was caught vaping in a private high school bathroom, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by another student’s parents.

The parents of a 14-yearold former student at Manhattan’s Avenues : The World School, identified as M.S. in a state Supreme Court civil case, say their child was forced out of the private school while 15-year-old actress Fatima Ptacek was only suspended for three days after they were caught using a vapor pen to inhale caramel-flavored water last December.

The lawsuit refers to Ptacek by her initials but identifies her as being the voice of Dora and an actress in an Oscar-winning movie.

“The fact that F.P. is a known actress for being the voice of Dora Explorer may have played a role in why she was ultimately not expelled even

after the school threatened as much, and M.S. was expelled instead as a scapegoat,” says the lawsuit by the parents, Nadia Leonelli a n d Fredrik Sundwall.

P t a cek’s publicist did not return a request for comment on Monday.

Neither did a spokesman for Nickelodeon.

School spokesman Bruce Bobbin said disciplinary matters are “private and confidential,” and he declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Leonelli and Sundwall want their daughter reinstated in the school and are seeking $40,000 in damages to cover tuition payments and legal fees, according to their court filing. Their daughter had never been in trouble be-

fore and succumbed to peer pressure because she wanted to appear “cool” in front of Ptacek, the law-

role from 2012-2015 and has voiced Dora’s character on the spinoff “Dora and Friends: Into the City!” since 2014, according to her website.

suit said.

“Dora the Explorer,” which premiered in 2000, features a bilingual Latina main character and her adventures inside an animated world. Ptacek voiced the title

Al-Jazeera America network shuts down Tues.

NEW YORK (AP) — AlJazeera America, which couldn’t attract an audience to another cable news network in the United States, signs off Tuesday night following a three-hour live farewell designed to highlight its work since a 2013 launch.

The farewell begins at 6 p.m. EDT and will be repeated immediately before Al-Jazeera America goes dark. Local cable and satellite operators will decide what replaces the channel in their markets.

The Qatar-based AlJazeera network announced in January that it was shutting down the U.S.-based offshoot, calling it an economic decision. Backed by a deep-pocketed parent company, Al-Jazeera America began with lofty goals of offering serious-minded news

and won some awards for its work. But when few people watched and oil prices plummeted, there was a limit to how much the company would spend.

Al-Jazeera America aired a four-part documentary produced with the BBC, “The Limits of Hope: Inside Obama’s White House,” that wrapped up on Sunday.

“We have time and time again given voices to those across America whose stories would not have been told in such depth without the attention of our reporters,” said Kate O’Brian, AlJazeera America president.

“We are incredibly grateful to our audience in the U.S., and we are deeply proud of the coverage.”

Its most attention-getting work included a December documentary link-

ing professional athletes to performance-enhancing drugs. One player mentioned, quarterback Peyton Manning, called the report “complete garbage.”

Between CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, many viewers and cable operators believed the marketplace had enough news options.

Al-Jazeera bought the Current TV network founded

by Al Gore and closed it in order to get space on cable systems.

The Al-Jazeera name had also proven an impediment for some viewers at a time the U.S. was entangled in conflicts in the Middle East. Last year, AJAM ousted its top executive amid charges of anti-Semitism and a culture of fear among employees.

It was not immediately

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Qatar-based network Al-Jazeera America will go dark Tuesday due to low viewership. clear how many journalists are losing their jobs as a result of the shutdown. AJAM had brought in some TV journalists familiar to U.S. audiences, such as Antonio Mora and Ali Velshi.

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Holy Bible on list of challenged books at libraries NEW YORK (AP) — On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide, at times for the sex and violence it contains, but mostly for the legal issues it raises.

The Bible.

“You have people who feel that if a school library buys a copy of the Bible, it’s a violation of church and state,” says James LaRue, who directs the Office for Intellectual Freedom for the American Library Association, which released its annual 10 top snapshot of “challenged” books on Monday, part of the association’s “State of Libraries Report” for 2016.

“And sometimes there’s a retaliatory action, where a religious group has objected to a book and a parent might respond by objecting to the Bible.”

LaRue emphasized that the library association does not oppose having Bibles in public schools. Guidelines for the Office for Intellectual Freedom note that the Bible “does not violate the separation of church and state as long as the library does not endorse or promote the views included in the Bible.” The ALA also favors including a wide range of religious materials, from the Quran to the Bhagavad Gita to the Book of Mormon. LaRue added that the association does hear of complaints about the Quran, but fewer than for the Bible.

The Bible finished sixth on a list topped by John Green’s “Looking for Alaska,” which has been cited for “offensive language” and sexual content.

The runner-up, challenged for obvious reasons, was E L James’ raunchy romance “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“I Am Jazz,” a transgender picture book by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, was No. 3, followed by another transgender story, Susan Kuklin’s “Beyond Magenta.” The list also includes Mark Haddon’s

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” Craig Thompson’s “Habibi,” Jeanette Winter’s “Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan” and David Leviathan’s “Two Boys Kissing,” with one objection being that it “condones public displays of affection.”

“Many of the books deal with issues of diversity,” LaRue said. “And that often leads to challenges.”

The association bases its list on news reports and on accounts submitted from libraries and defines a challenge as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.” Just 275 incidents were compiled by the ALA, down from 311 the year before and one of the lowest on record. The ALA has long believed that for every challenge brought to its attention, four or five others are not reported.

LaRue says the association does not have a number for books actually pulled in 2015.

Challenged works in recent years have ranged from the Harry Potter novels to Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Discussing recent events, LaRue said he was concerned by legislation that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently vetoed forcing schools to warn parents if their children will be assigned books with sexually explicit content. A Fairfax County mother had protested the use of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Beloved” in her son’s high school senior class.

The 1987 novel set in the post-Civil War era includes scenes depicting sex, rape and bestiality and has appeared occasionally on the ALA challenged books list.

“We see the danger of censorship moving from the school library into the English classroom,” LaRue said.

Too many wives: Federal court restores Utah’s ban on polygamy SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court restored Utah’s ban on polygamy Monday, handing a defeat to the family from TV’s “Sister Wives” and other polygamists who say the ruling could send plural families back into hiding out of fear of prosecution.

Others cheered the decision that they say will help authorities prosecute people for crimes tied to the practice, such as underage marriage and sexual assault.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a 2013 ruling that struck down key parts of Utah’s law against bigamy, or holding multiple marriage licenses. U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups had found the state violated polygamists’ right to privacy and religious freedom.

The appeals court ruled that Waddoups should not have considered a lawsuit from Kody Brown and his four wives because they were never charged with a crime and there was little chance they would be.

The decision brings back a rule forbidding married people from living with a second purported “spouse,” making Utah’s law stricter than those in every other state and creating a threat of arrest for plural families. Like most polygamous families in Utah, Brown is legally married to one wife and “spiritually married” to the others.

State authorities have long said they don’t go after polygamists who otherwise follow the law, and they reiterated that stance after the ruling. Officials wanted the clause kept on the books to help in criminal cases related to polygamy.

“We want them to come out of any shadows to report crimes,” Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes

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TV’s ‘Sister Wives’ and other polygamists have been handed a defeat by the Federal Appeals Court. said.

Prosecutors pointed to Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned polygamous sect leader convicted of assaulting girls he considered wives. Authorities have recently cracked down on his sect on the Utah-Arizona border, charging leaders in a multimillion-dollar food stamp fraud scheme. A jury in Phoenix also found the towns denied nonbelievers basic services such as police protection.

The Browns have never

belonged to Jeffs’ group, and lumping in good, honest polygamist families with him isn’t fair, said Brady Williams, who has five wives.

“We’re only guilty of trying to love a different way than the norm,” he said. “They are marginalizing a minority class in the United States. That’s unconstitutional.”

The Browns will appeal the ruling, either asking the 10th Circuit to reconsider or taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court,

said their lawyer, Jonathan Turley.

“The underlying rights of religious freedom and free speech are certainly too great to abandon,” Turley said in a statement.

The family has said other laws exist to target crimes linked to plural marriages and that banning the practice can sow distrust of authority.

They argue their show is evidence that polygamous marriages can be just as healthy and monogamous

ones.

Kristyn Decker, a former polygamous wife, disagrees. She says that people don’t report problems amid pressure to avoid casting the practice in a bad light.

“We have all been told over and over again, ‘We need to protect the principle of plural marriage at any cost,’” said Decker, who argued that the ban lets authorities get a foot in the door.

The state said the appeals court made the right

call.

“I don’t think the Browns had a legitimate fear of prosecution,” said Parker Douglas, who argued the state’s case.

There are about 30,000 polygamists in Utah, according to court documents. They believe polygamy brings exaltation in heaven - a legacy of the early Mormon church.

The mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints abandoned the practice in 1890 and strictly prohibits it today.

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Philadelphia Flyers founder Ed Snider dies at 83 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Snider was weakened by cancer, the disease that kept him from his beloved Philadelphia Flyers.

General manager Ron Hextall went to Snider’s home in California in December before a scouting trip, watching what would be their last Flyers game together on TV. The St. Louis Blues led 3-0 in the second period, souring the mood.

“He looked at me 3-zip and said, ‘We didn’t plan this,’” Hextall said, smiling.

Snider high-fived Hextall, though, when the Flyers scored one goal, then two and three.

Once the Flyers scored the winner, Snider showed as much fight as one of his old Broad Street Bullies.

“He was in pain, a lot of pain,” Hextall said. “But when we scored that fourth goal, he got right out of his seat. I couldn’t believe it.”

Snider, the Philadelphia Flyers founder whose Bullies became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, died Monday after a two-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 83.

“Despite his considerable business achievements and public profile, he was first and foremost a family man,” the Snider family said in a statement. “Unrivaled, however, was his love for the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club, the team he created 50 years ago and to which he remained fiercely devoted through his final days.”

With Snider ailing, the Flyers clinched a playoff spot Saturday and dedicated the playoff push to him. Philadelphia plays Washington in the first round.

Snider watched Lauren Hart sing “God Bless America” on FaceTime as the team’s longtime anthem singer held out her phone during her performance. She blew kisses after the song.

“He is the Philadelphia

Flyers,” captain Claude Giroux said Monday.

Snider was arguably the most influential executive in Philadelphia sports. He was chairman of the 76ers, was once a part-owner of the Eagles and had a hand in founding both Comcast’s local sports channel and the city’s largest sports-talk radio station.

Snider, chairman of the Flyers’ parent company, Comcast-Spectacor, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

“Ed Snider was the soul and the spirit of the Flyers, who have reflected his competitiveness, his passion for hockey and his love for the fans,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.

Snider built his fortune with a record company and arrived in Philadelphia in 1964 as a part owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, serving as the team’s treasurer.

Upon hearing that the National Hockey League was going to expand from its original six teams to 12, Snider was awarded an expansion club in 1966. The Flyers played their first game in October 1967 in front of 7,800 people.

Snider was confident hockey would be a hit in blue-collar Philadelphia.

After being swept out of the playoffs in the first round in 1969, Snider directed his general manager to acquire bigger, tougher players.

Five seasons later, the Broad Street Bullies beat the Boston Bruins for the Stanley Cup. The Flyers repeated as champions in 1975 - the team’s last title.

“We were the best thing that happened to the National Hockey League,” former Flyers enforcer Dave “The Hammer” Schultz said. “Some might disagree.

But we created a lot of excitement in the franchises that were existing then.”

Snider reveled in that excitement - and controversy - created by the Bullies at the ol’ Spectrum.

Flyers owner Ed Snider speaks to the media in 2014.

“When the officials made Comcast CEO Brian Roba bad call in my mind, ev- erts told The Associated erybody would look back Press. “Ed wanted nothing and I’d be standing up to change. Of course, everyscreaming, so they’d all be thing changes. But we were standing up and scream- ready for this.” ing,” Snider said. “I had Spectacor went on to esa great connection with tablish or buy other busithe fans and I miss that nesses, including Philadeltremendously.” phia-area cable channel Snider assumed control Prism and WIP-AM. Snidof the Spectrum, the now- er’s company picked up the demolished home arena radio station around the for the Flyers and Sixers, time it was one of the first in 1971. Three years later, in the country to transition he established Spectacor, to an all-sports format.

He also developed what a management company that controlled the Flyers is now the Wells Fargo Cenand Spectrum, where the ter, which opened as the team had enjoyed its most new home of the Flyers and Sixers in 1996. That same success.

Comcast-Spectacor owns year, Snider merged Specabout three-quarters of the tacor with Comcast Corp., Flyers while Snider held bringing together the Flythe minority share and had ers, Sixers, Philadelphia Phantoms of the American day-to-day control.

“We absolutely intend to Hockey League, the Wachocontinue to own the Flyers,” via Center and Spectrum.

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The company joined with the Philadelphia Phillies to form the regional sports channel Comcast SportsNet, and now runs arenas and stadiums around the country.

Under Snider, the Sixers drafted Allen Iverson and the team reached the NBA Finals in 2001. ComcastSpectacor sold the team in 2011.

“I’ve adopted the Sixers and I love the Sixers. I really do,” Snider said when he owned the Sixers. “But in hockey, I started from scratch. We named it, we created it. It didn’t exist.

Now it’s a worldwide emblem recognized everywhere. It’s my baby.”

Born in Washington, D.C., Snider grew up working with his father in the family’s grocery store. A graduate of the University of

Maryland, Snider became a partner in the record company Edge Ltd. before joining the group who bought the Philadelphia Eagles. He sold his stake in 1967.

Snider started the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation in 2005. The foundation promotes life skills and hockey through afterschool, recreational, and other educational activities.

Snider hockey programs are provided at no cost, focus on underserved Philadelphia boys and girls who otherwise would not have the opportunity to play.

“I really want it to be my legacy,” he said.

He is survived by his wife Lin and daughters Lindy, Tina and Sarena, sons Craig, Jay and Samuel, and several grandchildren. He was married three other times.

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CHRIS JACKSON ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @CJACKSONWVU

Florida transfer Grier could propel WVU to new heights in 2017 Former Florida quarterback Will Grier is heading to Morgantown after signing his transfer papers last week, shining a new light on the future of the West Virginia University football program.

Although Grier still has to sit out the entire 2016 season due to transfer rules and the first six games of 2017 to conclude his one-year suspension for performance-enhancing drugs – which WVU plans to appeal – he’s a proven Division One quarterback who can bring a team to new heights.

Grier led Florida to its first 6-0 start since 2012 before receiving the oneyear suspension, with the Gators going 4-4 in his absence. While he was the starting quarterback, Florida’s offense averaged 32 points per game compared to 18.9 points when Treon Harris took over.

He did all of this as a redshirt freshman, also leading the Gators to a 38-10 victory over thenNo. 3 Ole Miss in week five – one of only three teams to reach 30-plus points on the eventual Sugar Bowl champion.

The dual-threat entered college as the Parade Magazine Player of the Year and Mr. USA at Davidson Day High School (South Carolina), finding his way to the No. 44 ranking in the ESPN 300 for the class of 2014.

He threw for 837 yards in a game as a junior, breaking the old national record (764).

This is what WVU is receiving, and despite no guaranteed starting spot at WVU when he’s eligible – which is the reason he left Florida – he’s the projected next signal-caller once Skyler Howard graduates following next season.

And he’ll be throwing to a slew of capable receivers in a program that’s produced four NFL Draftees at the position since Dana Holgorsen took over the program in 2011. Shelton Gibson and Ka’Ruan White will both be seniors when Grier can play, Jovon Durante and Gary Jennings will be juniors and incoming ESPN 300 receiver Steven Smothers will be a sophomore.

If Grier can produce the way he did at Florida in a defensive-heavy SEC conference (1,320 yards in six games), he can likely light a fire in the prolific Big 12 Conference featuring spread offenses at every corner.

He could propel WVU into the thick of the Big 12 title race, something it hasn’t experienced since joining the conference in 2012.

But he still has to sit out a year to watch Skyler Howard and company lead an experienced offense in 2016, hoping to build off a thrilling Cactus Bowl win in January.

“He is a really good football player,” said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen. “Anytime we have opportunities to bring in really good football players, then we are going to do just that. Our job is to coach up the guys that we have first and foremost, but we have to continue to recruit guys that are going to help us in the future.” cgjackson@mail.wvu.edu

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The WVU bench looks on as Kyle Davis runs to first earlier this season.

Wheeling native Grove takes mound for WVU in Backyard Brawl

BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

While the West Virginia University baseball team escaped with a win this past weekend against Furman, the Mountaineers will reignite their most valued rivalry tonight. West Virginia will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers (14-13) in the first “Backyard Brawl” game of the season at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

The importance of this matchup is significant for two main reasons: No Mountaineer wants to lose against Pitt, and holding an overall record of 17-13, a win tonight would give WVU momentum for the rest of the month and boost the Mountaineers’ tournament chances.

Over the course of the next 19 days, WVU’s schedule includes three Big 12 Conference series, start-

ing with Kansas State this weekend. So while the Mountaineers have been struggling in non-conference games thus far, today can prove different.

After his impressive start last week against Marshall, WVU head coach Randy Mazey confirmed that freshman Michael Grove will get the start for the Mountaineers. The call to start in West Virginia’s most storied rivalry will be a little more special to Grove than most, as the righthander is one of only three current Mountaineers from the state of West Virginia.

The Wheeling native Grove pitched five innings, allowing one run and striking out two in his last time out against Marshall last week. He will be looking for his first win as a Mountaineer, as he received a no-decision in his first appearance.

In fact, Mazey hinted

the lineup would be full of freshmen, after a freshman-heavy lineup carried the Mountaineers to a crucial 8-5 win in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader with Furman.

“I had a lot of fun watching Team Two play,” Mazey said. “Other than the pitcher and the catcher, and counting the (designated hitter), we had eight freshmen in there. It was just a lot of fun to watch them compete. We went out there and got 16 hits, and they earned the right to be the team that takes the field against Pitt Tuesday night.”

Pitt enters today having lost four of its last six, but its most recent win came against No. 25 Georgia Tech on Sunday.

The Panthers are led by head coach Joe Jordano, who holds the Panthers record for most wins in program history with 511. Jor-

dano has held the position for nearly 20 years, but after two sub-.500 seasons, Pitt is desperate to right its course.

On the field, Pitt’s Charles Leblanc is its offensive leader. The Quebec native is putting together one of the most impressive seasons the Panthers have had in a while.

Leblanc leads Pitt in batting average (.413), hits (43) and RBIs (32), and was named to the Perfect Game Midseason College Baseball All-American Second Team. Leblanc went 2-for-9 with one RBI in two games against the Mountaineers last year.

This is the first game between the two teams in the 2016 season; in 2015, these two archrivals split the season series, 1-1. This is a rivalry finding Pitt as one of the Mountaineers’ mostplayed opponents; WVU leads the all-time series

with a record of 103-87.

WVU catcher Ray Guerrini has had recent success against Pitt. Last year, he was one of the main factors in WVU’s 4-1 win, hitting a three-run home run.

Lately, Guerrini has maintained his consistency at the plate, attaining the second-highest slugging percentage on the team (.481).

On Sunday, Mazey started seven freshmen in the second game of the double header, and that lineup generated more hits than the first two games of the series combined. With so many freshmen getting the chance to play, Mazey kept his response to how they will handle today’s game.

“Some of these freshmen don’t even know what a Backyard Brawl is,” Mazey said. “But they’re getting ready to find out.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

women’s soccer

West Virginia showing progress after rough spring start

By Connor Hicks Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia women’s soccer team defeated Georgetown this weekend by a 2-0 score, snapping a a rare three-game losing streak for the Mountaineers, who dropped two straight to Pitt and the Western NY Flash so far this spring after falling to Penn State in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Two first half goals by sophomore Heather Kaleiohi backed by the team’s first shutout of the spring led to the victory, which was a moment of joy for the Mountaineer squad’s first home match of 2016. While the six-game spring slate doesn’t count for anything more than an evaluation of what the team needs to work on going in to summer training, should a 1-2 start to a difficult spring schedule cause concern for head coach Nikki IzzoBrown and a Mountaineer team that went 15-1-1 during the regular season last year?

“There’s a lot of confidence, but it’s still spring.

A team like Georgetown, they’re very well coached and very well organized,” Izzo-Brown said. “We’re eliminating mistakes we’ve had in past games. A team like Georgetown can pressure you and create mistakes and it just didn’t cost us.”

The spring is about monitoring progress and it is easier to do when the Mountaineers are playing high-caliber teams during the offseason. The WVU

WVU’s Heather Kaleiohi runs to the ball last year against Kansas. defense finished second team is missing the majorin the country last sea- ity of its starters from last son, allowing just six goals year and the absence is through 17 regular season evident.

All-American defender games. It allowed six goals through its first two spring Kadeisha Buchanan and games, but the makeup of All-Big 12 midfielder Ashthe back line is almost an ley Lawrence are practicentirely new unit for the ing with the Canadian NaMountaineers. tional Team in preparation The defensive unit grad- for the 2016 Rio Summer uated star goalkeeper Han- Olympics. Lawrence’s midnah Steadman, who is field partner, Amanda Hill, now serving as the team’s will graduate this spring goalie coach. Sophomore and star defender Carly Michelle Newhouse has Black is still recovering stepped in to fill the void, from a season-ending ACL and two incoming fresh- tear last year. man goaltenders will join Izzo-Brown contribthe team in the summer. utes much of the scoring In front of Newhouse, the to the void left by these

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five players who made up the majority of the stonewall Mountaineer defensive unit last season.

“It’s losing Ashley (Lawrence) and Amanda Hill, and then you turn around say well ‘you don’t have Kadeisha (Buchanan) or Carly (Black) in the back’ and you have Bianca (St. Georges) and Easther (Mayi Kith) step in,” IzzoBrown said.

The shutout against a Georgetown squad that has made several deep tournament runs in recent history is progress for the Mountaineers. Izzo-Brown is hopeful the win will be

the necessary momentum required to keep progressing throughout the last three games.

“I think the good news is we’re applying concepts that are causing us to (give up) goals,” Izzo-Brown said. “We’ve learned from those six goals scored on us. We’ve learned from our mistakes.”

The Mountaineers will carry the progress evident in the Georgetown win into a doubleheader this weekend, facing Maryland and American at George Mason on Saturday afternoon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Baseball

WVU needs turnaround to boost NCAA Tournament hopes

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

When the West Virginia University baseball team hired Randy Mazey as head coach in 2013, it was with the hope that he would lead the Mountaineers back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly two decades, just as he did at Charleston Southern and East Carolina.

Four years later, that dream has yet to be achieved, and with the halfway point of the 2016 season already in the rearview mirror, the Mountaineers are running out of time to get their postseason push into high gear.

“I really thought we’d be better than this right now,” Mazey said. “You look at some of the games we lost, I thought with our home schedule and with the starting pitching we had coming back that we’d have a really good record right now. When you have a team that you feel like underachieves, that all falls on me.”

With a veteran starting rotation and a lineup spoiling with young talent, it looked like this year could be Mazey’s best shot at finally getting West Virginia back in the postseason.

On April 6, Baseball America named West Virginia one of the 64 teams projected to earn a spot

in the NCAA Tournament, placing the Mountaineers as the third seed in the Coral Gables (Florida) region with Miami, Florida Atlantic and Florida A&M. Then, West Virginia suffered an extremely damaging home series loss to unheralded Furman, dropping the Mountaineers’ RPI down 27 spots to 80th in the nation.

RPI stands for Rating Percentage Index, a mathematical formula that ranks teams based on the quality of their wins and losses and their strength of schedule. RPI has become a heavily weighted factor in which teams are selected to play in the NCAA Tournament, and for coaches like Mazey, they have to treat it as gospel.

“Other than my wedding date, my anniversary and the first day you’re allowed to call recruits, those are the most important three letters in our lives around here,” Mazey said. “Obviously, Furman comes in here in the 200s I think (Furman ranks 202nd in RPI) and they beat you twice at home, we’re going to take a big hit for this. We keep taking hits like this, and we’re going to be playing for our lives.”

West Virginia showed NCAA Tournament quality with series wins over Oklahoma State and Old Dominion, two teams projected to be in the postsea-

WVU head coach Randy Mazey looks out near home plate during a March win over Old Dominion. son picture. But while the Mountaineers have had no trouble getting up for the big games, playing down to lesser-name competition has been one of their downfalls.

If the Mountaineers don’t get in a groove soon, they’ll quickly find themselves in the same position they’ve been in for years – banking on a conference tournament victory, and the ensuing automatic NCAA Tournament bid, as

their only hope of reaching the postseason.

“We still have an opportunity,” Mazey said. “We play at Texas Tech, they’re really good. That’s a huge RPI game. Pitt’s RPI is really good right now. We have an opportunity to still play some good RPI teams, but we have to start winning. If you don’t start winning you have no chance of playing in the postseason.”

With the top spots in

the RPI rankings dominated by teams from the SEC and ACC, and Big 12 mainstays Texas, Oklahoma and Baylor suffering through down years, WVU will have to look to clashes with Texas Tech (12th in RPI) and Pitt (33rd) as its main opportunities to state its NCAA case.

If they fall short, it will just be another in a long string of missed opportunities for WVU baseball.

But even after Furman, the

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Mountaineers have been in worse spots, and the opportunity still remains.

“You always want to be at the top of your game, and I think right now we’re in a pretty respectable spot,” said infielder Andrew Zitel. “You can always be better, but we just have to learn from our mistakes that we’ve had so far, work on them in practice and get the job done.” djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

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Danny Willett’s Green Jacket: A Masters won as much as it was lost AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A big deficit. A collapse that was painful to watch. An Englishman in a green jacket who might not get his due.

Nick Faldo has seen this all before..

On Sunday, it was Danny Willett who hit all the right shots to win the Masters.

“We all go out there and try and play good golf, and at the end of the day, someone has got to win the golf tournament,” Willett said in Butler Cabin as Jordan Spieth, his face still awash in shock, looked on. “And, fortunately enough, today was my day.”

Just like 20 years ago, when Faldo won Greg Norman’s expense, this Masters might be remembered more for the way it was lost than how it was won.

Even as Willett stood on the 18th green in his green jacket, he couldn’t help but say to Jordan Spieth, “I feel very fortunate to be standing here, and you not putting the jacket on yourself again.”

This was Spieth’s to lose, and he did just that in matter of three holes.

Staked to a five-shot lead going to the back nine, Spieth found a bunker at No. 10 and made bogey. He hit into the trees right of the 11th fairway that led to another bogey. And then one swing changed everything.

Spieth chose to fade a 9-iron toward the right pin on the par-3 12th and came up short and into the water.

Going to the drop zone for an awkward distance, he hit his wedge so fat that it found the water again.

The quadruple-bogey 7 put him three shots behind.

Those are the shots for which this Masters will be remembered, at least in the immediate future. The images are not Willett clenching his fist when he made three birdies on the last six holes, but Spieth hanging his head as a five-shot lead turned into a three-shot deficit.

“It was a really tough 30 minutes for me,” Spieth said, “that hopefully I never experience again.”

Two weeks ago, Faldo was reminiscing about his six-shot comeback to beat Norman in 1996. Everyone remembers the short putts the Shark missed, the tee shot into the water on No. 12 that cost him the lead, and the 78 on his card.

Faldo thinks more about the fact he shot 67 - the same score as Willett on Sunday - that was the lowest on the weekend.

Willett had a bogey-free 67 that matched the lowest score on the weekend

this year.

He started the final round only three shots behind, tied with Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world, and Dustin Johnson. The other three players ahead of him, and even those behind him, couldn’t sustain the round of golf that Willett put together.

Yes, Spieth lost it. But someone had to win it.

“I just feel fortunate that I was in the position that I was able to pounce on the opportunity,” Willett said. “If I had been 5-over par, then it wouldn’t have mattered what Jordan had done. Fortunately, I was in a position where we were in second place, playing quite nicely, and as a result of him doing what he did, we were able to stay at the lead.”

The victory was a surprise only in the way it unfolded, not the name on the

trophy.

Willett was the No. 1 amateur in the world nearly a decade ago, the English Amateur champion in 2007 who played in the starfilled Walker Cup matches that year at Royal County Down that featured Rory McIlroy on his side, and an American team of Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson and Billy Horschel on its roster.

What slowed his arrival were back problems, which he described as a step below a stress fracture. He wound up having to withdraw from about a halfdozen tournaments a year until he could get it sorted out by changing his swing and sticking to exercises that kept it loose.

He has been showing up on big stages in recent years.

Willett reached the semifinals of the Match

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Play at Harding Park before losing to Gary Woodland and beat Jim Furyk in the consolation match. He won in Dubai at the start of this year, and then finished two shots behind Adam Scott at Doral in another World Golf Championship.

“We all know how good Danny is,” said Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark, who

joined Willett in pushing Spieth on the front nine Sunday. “It’s no surprise, certainly to the European Tour players who know him so well. He is so good and on the rise, and I’m very happy for him.”

Willett goes to No. 9 in the world.

Where does he go from here? For starters, home to

England to see his wife and their son, born March 30.

Willett wasn’t expecting to play the Masters this year because the due date was Sunday of the Masters.

He had that date circled to become a father. That’s now the day he became a major champion. And as much as Spieth lost it, Willett earned it.

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Stephen Curry is setting standard on and off basketball court OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For years, Stephen Curry watched his dad, Dell, do his part in the community. Curry was often among those children in Charlotte treated to special appearances from star athletes and still cherishes those sweet memories.

“That’s how I grew up,” Curry said. “I was blessed to see my dad and how he interacted with kids my age at the time. He was going to youth camps and different school events. I know how happy me and my friends were at that age to see somebody we looked up to come and spend some time. I don’t want to take those opportunities for granted, no matter what the

schedule is, or what’s going on outside of that event. That’s a time for them.”

Even in the middle of Golden State’s special season and quest for the NBA wins record, which Curry and the Warriors (72-9) will try to accomplish in the regular-season finale Wednesday night against Memphis by topping the 72-win Chicago Bulls of 1995-96.

So, on a rainy Tuesday last month when he had the day off, Curry spent several hours at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. He spoke to the kids about the importance of drinking water, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, making the right choices and going to

college.

This is normal for Curry, even a day after becoming the first player in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season and less than 24 hours after defending champion Golden State set yet another record in a season full of them - this time for the best regular-season home winning streak ever at 45 games. In the middle of playing five games in seven days, no less.

Curry won the NBA “Seasonlong Community Assist Award” for 2013-14 and is a regular participant for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Not to mention that for every 3-pointer he makes Curry donates three bed nets to fight

Malaria through Nothing But Nets. He has an NBA-record 392 3s so far this season.

Hat on backward and wearing a big smile that afternoon in inner-city Oakland, the reigning NBA MVP likely headed for another such honor - pumped his right fist when someone gave a good answer to a trivia question, he waved and high-fived while making his entrance, and even chanted along when appropriate.

Sometimes, the Warriors worry just a bit about their doeverything point guard overextending himself.

“It doesn’t surprise me,” coach Steve Kerr said. “He genuinely cares. Sometimes

he does too much stuff, we try to pull him back, pull the reins back because everyone wants a piece of him and he has a hard time saying no.”

Among giggling, giddy children, Curry is clearly in his other element, off the basketball floor where he is the most dynamic player now and in recent memory.

Even if all those old greats out there want to knock him down a notch, knock his game, or the overall style of play of the Warriors and others in this era of the NBA. The scrutiny is part of it, Curry insists. It means he’s doing something special.

“When it’s talking just about basketball, I know

any time there’s a successful player or team, they’re going to have more of a spotlight, and people are going to ask questions about whoever it is,” Curry said. “This day and age, you say something controversial and it’s going to hit the airways pretty quick. When there are legends and people that I looked up to as a player - as a young kid, as a basketball player - Hall of Famers and guys that talk about our team, it means that obviously we’re doing something good so we keep doing it. I take it with a grain of salt. Unless they’re in the room with me and we’re talking back and forth about what’s going on, then I don’t put too much weight into it.”

Red Sox honor Ortiz before home opener BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox asked their fans to imagine a world without David Ortiz, then spent the rest of a pregame ceremony reminding the city what he has meant to the franchise.

Opening the festivities with John Lennon’s “Imagine” accompanying highlights from Ortiz’s career, the Red Sox celebrated their retiring designated hitter before Monday’s home opener.

Ortiz received a standing ovation when he was introduced before the game, with the public address announcer commending his “unforgettable and unrepeatable oratory” after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that was followed by the franchise’s third title in the Ortiz era.

Ortiz then stood along the first-base line while his 15-year-old daughter, Alex, sang the national anthem.

Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Bill Russell, along with Patriots defensive back Ty Law, shared the pitcher’s mound with Ortiz for the first pitch. Then former teammates Pedro Martinez, Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek joined him to

shout the ceremonial “Play Ball!”

“His only emotion that we’ve seen is a laugh, a congratulatory high-five when somebody else does well,” manager John Farrell said before the ceremony.

“Nothing else changes, as far as David’s approach to the game.”

Ortiz lined an RBI single off the left-field wall in his first at-bat and flied out to right in his second.

After finishing last for the third time in four seasons, the Red Sox returned to Fenway Park on Monday after starting the season with three wins, two losses and a rainout on a season-opening trip to Cleveland and Toronto. Because of the rain, new acquisition David Price was pushed back in the rotation to start the home opener.

Price was greeted with cheers, but 2015 free agent Pablo Sandoval was booed when he was introduced.

Sandoval, who signed a $95 million, five-year contract before the 2015 season, lost his third base job this spring to Travis Shaw, who made his big league debut last May.