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University provides exit counseling by courtney gatto satff writer @dailyathenaeum

Graduating seniors have a lot on their plate between finding a full-time job, applying for graduate school or figuring out what is next on their agendas. Typically ,student loan payments are not on the forefront of their minds. Exit counseling is required for all students who won’t continue attending classes, either by graduating, transferring or withdrawing. It is a way the University tries to educate and

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explain the process of paying back loans and other borrowed money. Howard Looman, WVU loan officer at the Office of Student Loans, believes exit counseling is cardinal to student success after graduation. “Basically it’s a short way (10-15 minutes) to tell them how their loans are going to be repaid, what the repayment dates are, how much money they have outstanding, how the interest works basically give them an overview,” Looman said. “A lot of kids signed up for their loans for four years when

they entered school, then just hit accept every semester and then forgot how everything works. So we try to make students aware before they leave.” Graduating seniors automatically receive an email about how to sign up and complete the process. Students who leave early, however, must notify the Office of Student Accounts to receive information about their specific exit counseling. During counseling, students learn about Federal Direct Loans and Perkins Loans. While the process

of completing both may be similar, there are slight differences. “For the direct loans, it is very easy. All you have to do is sign into studentloans. gov and then go through the presentation. Like I said, it’s about 10-15 minutes. It really talks to them about the loans that they have, their particular loans,” Looman said. “If they have a Perkins loan, they have to go through a separate company called ECSI; it’s the school service and that sends them an email about how to log in, and it’s the

same style where it tells them their loans, what their monthly payment is, how much of that monthly payment is interest, what their monthly interest rate is and how long it’s going to take them to pay off their loan.” WVU asks that students have the counseling completed 10 days after graduation. Not finishing the process in time could cause many issues for students after they leave school. “If you don’t do your exit counseling for your direct loans, there’s really not a huge consequence, you just miss out on vital informa-

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Students donate meal plans at Grab n’ Go inside Summit Hall.

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Gee bids farewell to grads with ‘Mountaineer Send-Off’

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This spring’s graduating class is invited to gather together for one last hurrah at the Mountaineer Send-Off, this year ’s newest Commencement Weekend event. President E. Gordon Gee will be at the event to congratulate and celebrate with the class. “We’re going to create a new tradition here, which will be a way for us to celebrate,” Gee said. President Gee developed the idea himself, according to Ann Berry, the assistant vice president for marketing and outreach and co-coordinator of the event. “He wanted to bring the graduates together informally before all of the ceremonies began to have a chance to address them, to take some selfies and have some fun,” Berry said. While Gee is slated to speak to the graduating class as a whole, Berry said the speaking segment won’t overshadow the rest of the evening’s activities. “It will be a very brief program where he will speak from the heart and give some words of wisdom and encouragement,” Berry said. This event marks the first time the class of 2015 has gathered together as a whole since New Student Welcome in 2011. Unlike the New Student Welcome, however, the

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Noah McDill and Tyler Yim direct students to donate their meal plans for charities.

tion,” Looman said. “If you don’t do your exit counseling for your Perkins loan, there will be a hold placed on your student account and you can’t get transcripts, sign up for new classes or apply for graduate school or anything like that.” Students preparing to graduate say exit counseling is a very helpful process and easy to do. “Overall, I think the website was extremely helpful in that it provided useful feedback regarding payment methods, who to contact if

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Nick Underwood and Taylor O’Connell collect receipts from donated meal plans.

WVU students had the opportunity to donate extra meal plan swipes to a handful of different charities all day Thursday. Summit Grab n’ Go and Towers Brew n’ Gold accepted swipes, and WVU dining services matched any donation given by a student in an effort to help those less fortunate. It was started by members of the Honors College last year, and continued by SGA Governors Julie Merow and Amber Kaska.

Mountaineer Send-Off will be host to numerous activities such as photo booths, video booths and a chance to meet the University president. “There will be music and snacks, and really, it’s just the chance to have some fun,” Berry said. “It could be one last chance to get a pepperoni roll or “Flying WV” cookies. It’s really just a chance for graduates to gather together, as well as bring their families if they’d like.” While the event is not mandatory, Berry said all graduating students are invited and encouraged to stop by and celebrate their transition from students to alumni. The event is informal and casual, so those who attend do not need to wear their caps and gowns or other formal attire. Those who would like to bring family members are welcome to do so. “Attending Mountaineer Send-Off is all about creating another memory for a great time at WVU,” Berry said. “It’s intended to be a laid back, lots of fun event … We hope that people will enjoy it, stop in and be a part of the celebration.” Mountaineer SendOff will take place in two weeks Thursday, May 14 at 7–8:30 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum. More information and a full list of Commencement events can be found at http://graduation.wvu. edu/commencement. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

NSSA to hold candlelight vigil to honor those affected by earthquake by caitlin coyne associate city editor @WVUcaitlincoyne

The West Virginia University Nepalese Students and Scholars Association will gather for a candlelight vigil tonight at 8 p.m. in front of the Mountainlair to honor those affected by the earthquake in Nepal. The NSSA joined forces with the Mountaineer Organization for Relief Efforts throughout the week to accept donations for those in Nepal. The donations will go to organizations such as UNICEF, Feed the Children and the Red Cross.

“Nepal is a very poor country. They do not have the structure to deal with a disaster like this. They can use all the help that they can get from the international community,” said Dharendra Thapa, a committee member of the NSSA and a Nepal native. “Every little bit that we can do to send aid to the country will help.” The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, destroying 130,000 homes, killing at least 5,600 people and leaving more than 12,000 injured. “Being from Nepal, we feel it is our responsibility to help,” Thapa said.

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Thapa, a Kathmandu native, is just one of 23 students attending WVU from Nepal, according to a University press release. He said he and his classmates consider the candlelight vigil to be crucial because they still have family in the area, and having something to honor those they have lost while they are overseas is vital. “This is a national disaster that could happen to anyone,” Thapa said. “All the help they can get is required to rebuild Nepal. Five dollars a day of lunch money can help rebuild this country.” Thapa has lived in

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West Virginia for six years and referred to WVU as his “home away from home.” “This is a cause for humanity,” Thapa said. The candlelight vigil is open to all students, and the NSSA encourages all available to come out and support the cause. Donations of any amount will be accepted. For more information on NSSA, the Nepal earthquake or how to get involved, contact Dharendra Thapa at dthapa@hsc.wvu. edu.

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In this file photo taken Wednesday, April 8, Nigerian Soldiers man a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, a town newly liberated from Boko Haram. Nigeria’s military says it is moving 200 girls and 93 women from a northeastern forest where they were rescued from Boko Haram extremists.

Many more women, girls freed in Nigeria from Boko Haram MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Scores more women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest, Nigeria’s military said amid reports that some of the women fought their rescuers fiercely. A community leader from the area of northeast Nigeria said Thursday that a senior army officer who was at the scene described the women opening fire on shocked troops in the village of Nbita a week ago, with Boko Haram Islamic insurgents using the women to shield their main fighting force. He said he was told that 12 women fighters and seven soldiers died in a fierce firefight. The community leader spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sen-

sitivity of the issue and personal security risks. Some of the women and girls are pregnant, according to Muhammad Gavi, a spokesman for a self-defense group that fights Boko Haram who said some members have seen the females. The Nigerian military first reported rescuing almost 300 women and children in the Sambisa Forest on Tuesday after deploying ground troops into the forest more than a week ago. The army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, told The Associated Press on Thursday that more than 100 additional girls and over 50 more women have also been rescued. He said in a statement that several lives were lost, including that of a soldier and a woman, during shootouts

in nine separate extremist camps in the forest. He said eight women sustained gunshot wounds and four soldiers were seriously injured. It was not clear who shot the women. All the women and children were being evacuated to a safety zone for further processing, Usman said. It remains unclear if some of the women had willingly joined Boko Haram, or are family members of fighters. Also killed were several Boko Haram field commanders and foot soldiers. Combat tanks and munitions of high caliber used by Boko Haram were also recovered while others were destroyed, the army spokesman said. The military was flying in medical and intelligence

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teams to evaluate the former captives, many of whom were severely traumatized, Usman said earlier. It is still unclear if any of the schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok a year ago were among those rescued. The plight of the schoolgirls, who have become known as “the Chibok girls,” aroused international outrage and a campaign for their release under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. Their kidnapping brought Boko Haram, whose nickname means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa language, to the world’s attention. Of the Chibok girls, 219 remain missing. Nigerian military and counter-insurgency spokes-

men have said they have information indicating at least some of the Chibok girls still are being held in the Sambisa Forest. Some captives have reportedly become indoctrinated into believing the group’s Islamic extremist ideology, while others established strong emotional attachments to militants they had been forced to marry. The failure of Nigeria’s government and military to quickly rescue the Chibok girls brought international condemnation. The military initially appeared incapable of curbing Boko Haram as the insurgents took control of a large swath of northeast Nigeria last year and declared it an Islamic caliphate. That changed when the

military received muchneeded helicopter gunships and heavy arms and a multinational force launched an offensive at the end of January. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday only the Sambisa Forest remains a refuge for the militants. Jonathan pledged to “hand over a Nigeria completely free of terrorist strongholds,” at a regional meeting of customs officials Thursday. He lost March 28 elections, in part because of the military failures and a perceived uncaring attitude to the plight of victims of Boko Haram. Former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari becomes president on May 29.

House adopts compromise GOP budget targeting ‘Obamacare’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Thursday adopted a compromise GOP budget that promises to speed repeal of the President Barack Obama’s health care law while giving the Pentagon an additional $38 billion next year. The 226-197 vote sends the non-binding budget plan to the Senate for a vote next week. It promises to balance the budget in nine years with more than $5 trillion in spending cuts, though Republicans make clear they aren’t interested in actually imposing controversial cuts to programs like Medicare, food stamps, Pell Grants or the traditional Medicaid program with followup legislation. Instead, the House-Senate budget framework increases spending in the near term by padding war accounts by almost $40 billion next year. And Senate Republicans skittish over politically dangerous cuts to Medicare blocked a House move that called for giving subsidies to future retirees to purchase health insurance on the open market instead of a guaranteed package of Medicare coverage. Under Washington’s arcane budget process, lawmakers first adopt a budget that’s essentially a visionary document and follow it up with binding legislation to set agency budgets, cut or raise taxes, and make changes to so-called mandatory programs like Medicare and food stamps, whose budgets run as if on autopilot. Republicans tout the long-term economic benefits of a balanced budget and say it’s better to tackle the long-term financial problems of programs like

Medicare and Medicaid sooner rather than later. Bu dg e t Co m m i tte e Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., said the GOP plan “will not only get Washington’s fiscal house in order but pave the way for stronger economic growth, more jobs and more opportunity. It invests in our nation’s priorities, ensures a strong national defense and saves and strengthens and protects important programs like Medicare and Social Security.” But Democrats say the GOP plan unfairly targets the middle class and the poor while leaving in place lucrative tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. White House budget director Shaun Donovan dissected the measure in a blog post that noted $600 billion in cuts from “income security” programs like nutrition assistance, cash assistance to low-income seniors and people with disabilities, and refundable tax credits for the working poor. Donovan also pointed out cuts to Pell grants for disadvantaged college students while noting that its relief for the Pentagon is temporary. This year, Republicans are focused mostly on finally delivering legislation to President Barack Obama that would repeal the bulk of his signature health care law. Successful action on Thursday’s budget plan would permit a health care repeal to advance through the Senate without threat of a Democratic filibuster. Obama is sure to veto the measure, which is scheduled to advance by late July. While assuming expiration of health insurance subsidies and repeal

of the expansion of Medicaid coverage under the health care law, the measure promises balance over the coming decade by relying on about $2 trillion worth of cuts to health care providers and tax revenues consistent with levels in place after the 2010 health care law. Republicans promise to repeal the Obamacare tax increases but don’t say how they’ll replace the revenue. “The Affordable Care Act is still here, the revenue is still here, and the Republican budget assumes that revenue for the purpose of achieving balance,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. “That leaves people’s heads spinning and it means the budget is not in balance.”

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Continued from page 1 a problem arises and ultimately how much you’ll be paying back each month,” said Mike Quillen, a graduating political science student. “(It’s) definitely a great tool for a soon-to-be graduate.” As well as being helpful now, students also understand the importance of this process and how it will be beneficial for them down the road. “Loans are one of the biggest things that negatively impact people’s credit scores if they don’t keep up with them after graduating,” said Lamar Taylor, a graduating sport management student. “So having as much knowledge on this before leaving is definitely an important thing to get to all students before leaving.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Changing meal plan options With just one week of the semester left, students with meal plans are rushing to use up their remaining Dining Dollars and meal swipes at dining halls and restaurants in the Mountainlair. It isn’t uncommon to see students waiting on entire pizzas at Sbarros or ordering 10 Chick-fil-A meals at once, not to mention raiding Bits ‘n Bytes and Lyon’s Den for various snack foods. First-year students buy meal plans without having a chance to learn what their eating habits at college might be like, which can lead to gross overspending on meal plans.

The Gold Plan, the largest plan available, boasts 220 meal swipes and $300 Dining Dollars per semester. However, if students find themselves eating just two meals a day, that can leave up to 50 or 60 meal swipes and around $100 Dining Dollars unused each time. Spending what’s left on mounds of food may seem like the easiest way to avoid wasting money, but this editorial board believes this unfairly burdens student workers in the Mountainlair. For example, Sbarros employees are not allowed to turn customers away, but

can easily end up using the entirety of their supplies on just a few customers if multiple whole pizzas are ordered at once. It also becomes increasingly difficult to keep the line stocked for customers wanting to order single slices of pizza as well, as whole pizzas take up large amounts of space in the ovens and can’t be put out fast enough to meet the demand. The act of ordering multiple pizzas, hundreds of chicken nuggets or fifty Burger King Hershey pies at once isn’t the main issue. Rather, large numbers of students making these or-

ders at the same time, usually near the end of each semester, is when restaurants find themselves unable to keep up with orders. There are a number of solutions the University should consider. Email reminders to those with meal plans might better encourage students to budget what meal swipes are left, giving them time to space out their food purchases. Allowing incoming freshmen to mix and match what number of meal swipes and Dining Dollars they could buy would also be beneficial. For example, students who know they’ll likely be

on the Engineering campus at lunchtime could opt to buy more Dining Dollars to use at places like Bits ‘n Bytes instead of having to purchase a set package deal. Changing policies to better suit students’ needs would save families money while also relieving student workers from unnecessary stress at the end of the semester. Students deserve to receive the food for which they pay, but doing so at the expense of restaurant employees isn’t the right answer.

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ger and not much else. Three weeks ago, Kentucky fans burned cars, attacked police and rioted over losing a basketball game. Because they were mostly white and middle class, it barely made the news. The people who step out of line and cross over from protestors to rioters in Baltimore and similar situations are “animals.” They are “dangerous thugs” who are “destroying their communities for no reason.” They “deserve to be prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law.” This is the rhetoric you hear on news channel after news channel, and, if you’ve yet to clean out your Facebook friends list after all of this, as you scroll through your feed. Worse yet are the people who try to remove race from the conversation entirely. Refusal to acknowledge

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race does not mean you “don’t see color.” Frankly, it screams ignorance. Race doesn’t just go away because you pretend we’re all the same. In America, we can scream from the rooftops that, “All men (and women) are created equal,” but I’m going to drop a little truth bomb: Whether you accept it or not, white privilege is very much alive and well. I fully expect that as a white woman from a middle-class family in southern West Virginia, I will get some backlash on this article. I’m sure there are issues here which I will fail to address as adequately or accurately as I should—but that will not stop me from trying. I don’t know where the answers will start, but I know that part of the solution must start from a point of introspection: What biases do we hold? In daily

life, where do we make decisions based on these preconceived notions, or what things do we see happen as a result of them? This is not an issue of siding with the police. It is not an issue that has already been resolved and can be looked past. We must be uncomfortable in this discussion for it to be productive in moving forward toward solutions to the problems that led us to this point. It is all too common that race is a topic in America that is so taboo we refuse to discuss it at all. Pushing it under the rug has gotten us nowhere, and it is time to recognize that it isn’t going away. Refusal to look the monster in the eye doesn’t mean it can’t see us. Issues that do not directly affect us are issues which we can choose to ignore. It is easy for people who live in areas with low percent-

ages of racial minorities to close their eyes to the uprising going on in cities across America. It is easier still to relax in the comfort of knowing you will never be judged by the color of your skin. Ease and comfort do not make change. As Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel penned in “Night:” “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, whenever human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race…that place must—at that moment—become the center of the universe.” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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We did it: Stopping the Comcast-Time Warner merger Taylor Jobin columnist @taylorjobinwvu

We did it. No, I’m not talking about finishing the semester—but that’s nice, too. I’m talking about stopping the dreaded Comcast-Time Warner merger. Comcast is the largest cable and Internet provider in the country—and the world—with more than $64 billion in revenue in 2013. Time Warner was a distant second with $22 billion. Comcast is the galactic empire of cable companies, and if completed, this deal would have signaled the completion of their Death Star. Comcast would have had total control over just about every cable and wireless service in the country, with no competition to help lower prices and even worse service than before. The industry is already ruled by monopolies. The cable companies do their best drug cartel impressions with the way they gerrymander their turf. Approximately 96 percent of the population has access to two service providers at most, accord-

Comcast is notorious for its terrible customer service. ing to broadband.gov. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has even admitted as much: “Both in video and broadband, we don’t compete with Time Warner,” Roberts said in a CNBC interview last year. “They’re in New York, we’re in Philadelphia. They’re in L.A., we’re in San Francisco. You can’t buy a Comcast in New York. You can’t buy a Time Warner in Philadelphia. So there’s no reduction in competition.” Hold on—isn’t free market competition what’s supposed to make America great? He just described a monopoly by talking about why this wouldn’t be a monopoly to justify the merger. Sarcastic “LOL” to you,

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Brian Roberts. But it doesn’t matter anymore—the deal is dead. This is a victory for anyone in America not living under a rock. We have no one but the American people to thank for this. Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back even if you didn’t do anything to stop it. It’s OK. According to PublicKnowledge.org, “Nearly one million members of the public filed comments and signed petitions before the FCC making it clear that a company with a customer service record as bad as Comcast’s should not be permitted to control yet more of the coun-

try’s cable and broadband connections.” What’s a mob to a king, am I right? This isn’t the first time this has happened. Does anyone remember net neutrality? Twice wireless providers tried to end it, including big, bad Comcast, but the voice of the American people prevailed. So go ahead and feel good about yourself, dear reader. I know the world seems madder than ever, like the sky is falling and civil unrest is rampant. But there are still bright spots. You just have to fight for it in a logical, respectful and resilient way, but fight nonetheless. As long as we have a voice, they can never silence us all. Now I digress, if you don’t mind, so I can use my last 200 words to get a little nostalgic. If you told me a year and a half ago I would finish my final year of college as a reporter, columnist and copy editor at the school newspaper, I probably would have asked for a hit of whatever you were smoking. But lo and behold, it happened, and I thank my lucky stars for it every day. Working at the Daily Ath-

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enaeum challenged me in ways school never could. It pushed me to be my best, on my own time, with real consequences for failure. There were no lectures, no attendance and no wasted motion—just a daily grind of research, interviews, more research and writing. It allowed me to push myself to limits I never thought I’d reach, then I’d wake up the next day and push even further. So if this makes any sense to you, then do yourself a favor and apply. It’s easy, it’s painless and it could change your life. It did mine.

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Residents of Baltimore protest police forces.

Organ donation saves many lives

Every 10 minutes, someone’s name is being added to the National Organ Transplant List. Someday, that might be you or someone you love. Chances are very high you will eventually know someone on that list. On Sept. 11, 2013, my name was added to that list at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. I needed a liver. I was diagnosed 13 years ago with NASH: Non-Alcoholic Steato Hepatitis — a fatty liver. My mother died of this disease at the age of 78, but sadly, she was too old to get a transplant. I found out I had the disease through a routine physical. I then made an appointment with a liver doctor and saw him every 6 months until September. As I got older, my liver numbers slowly began going up, and my liver function was compromised. I went through extensive testing with the transplant team at CCF until I was finally put on the transplant list by a consortium of physicians. Never did I think I would really need a transplant, as I never felt sick. I was wrong. I went into the CCF on Sept. 8, 2014, and was not released until Oct. 1 that same year. I had gone in for a procedure, and my liver numbers went up while my liver function went down. I needed a liver—and fast. On my son’s birthday, a liver was found. This was great news, but it had to be checked by the receiving hospital, flown by helicopter to the CCF and then rechecked to make sure it was a suitable match. Luckily, it was a perfect match. If it wasn’t for a family who, during a devastating time in their lives, decided to donate their loved one’s organs, I would not be here. A generous and compassionate family gave me the gift of life. I get to continue living my life due to my organ donor and the skill, dedication, compassion and kindness of all of my doctors and nurses at the Cleveland Clinic and the excellent transplant team. My husband Bob was my strength, as were my brothers, father, sister, in-laws and my adult children: Betsy, Dan, Amy and Colleen. They were all my heroes. I couldn’t have done it without the support and prayers of all my friends and family (including my nieces, Maggie and Maria Williams). I was released from the hospital with a new liver on Oct. 1, 2014. I turned 62 the next day. I had been retired for one year after teaching for 39 years, most of them as a professor at Lakeland Community College in Ohio. I am blessed to have a future with my family and friends. The experience was extremely humbling. Consider being a donor, and have a conversation about organ donation with your family and friends. Be aware: Your family can overrule your decision to donate your organs. Miracles can happen with your donation. The best gift I ever received was from a person I will never meet, whom I can only thank by the way I live my life.

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“They are killing us. They are gunning us down in the streets like dogs—and your response to our rage is be peaceful.” These are the words of Baltimore Community Organizer Cat Brooks. Before you get the wrong idea, let me make something very clear: I do not support the way in which this situation is unfolding. I do not hate police officers, nor have I been unfortunate enough to have negative interactions with them. I do believe they are human beings - they are just as capable as you and I of bias, mistakes and being caught up in the glow of power. I’m not pro-broken windows, looting, flipped cars, vandalism or violence. I don’t support it in Baltimore, I didn’t support it in Ferguson and I have never supported it here in Morgantown. But there is undeniably a huge and recognizable difference between the people committing these atrocities and protestors moving for change—one which the news would have you overlook because sensationalism is what sells. Let me just go ahead and be blunt about something: Although the public reaction to riots here in Morgantown is never pleasant, there is never this kind of outcry. The rioters here are “celebrating.” They are “drunken college kids who don’t know better.” They are “embracing a culture.” They get a wag of the fin-

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Motown bucket list: Things to do before you graduate Ally Litten

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Ah, the time is here to say goodbye. Morgantown has been home for the past four years, but now it’s time to follow opportunities wherever they may lead us. Before receiving your diploma, there are some rites of passage every Mountaineer must partake in. Here are all the great, timeless traditions you must experience at West Virginia University before graduating. 1. Go drink a fishbowl and eat some wings at Mario’s Fishbowl. By just walking into Mario’s, one can tell how much it means to the Morgantown community. The walls are lined with patrons’ notes that tell the bar’s history. 2. Take another cliche picture in front of Woodburn. You will want those someday. 3. Have a slightly shameful, but fun, night at The Cellar nightclub on High Street. 4. Go to Black Bear and chow down. Black Bear Burritos is a popular burrito joint and music venue among students and locals. Using fresh, natural ingredients, Black Bear is a healthy and delicious option downtown. Unfortunately, no matter where you go after you graduate, no place but

Morgantown will have a Black Bear Burritos. Enjoy it while you can. 5. Go to Sports Page happy hour. 6. Spend a Thursday at Joe Mama’s while enjoying cheap drinks and a great live band. 7. Hit up Glass Lab, Cool Ridge, Brownies and Smoke Zone. What other city has four head shops in such a small radius? 8. Go to Dorsey’s Knob and climb Sky Rock for an awesome view of this beloved city. 9. Check out all the small shops in the Seneca Center. Yes, the Seneca Center is the place on Beechurst that you drive past every day. The outside simply doesn’t do it justice, with tons of eclectic stores inside. A variety of shops fill the renovated glass factory, such as Antiques Walk and The Little Studio. 10. Spend a day walking the Rail Trail, and enjoy the natural beauty of wild and wonderful West Virginia. 11. Pack up a cooler and grab your sunglasses. Wonder Falls is calling. Located near Coopers Rock, Wonder Falls consists of small waterfalls and rapids. It’s a perfect place to spend a day jumping into the falls or tanning in the sun. Although you probably need an SUV or truck to get back

to the water, it is definitely worth the trouble. 12. Go bowling for a dollar at the Mountainlair. Bowling is not quite as cheap in the real world, so enjoy all the cheap bowling you can. 13. Stop at the Taco Truck next time you are out on the town. 14. Go watch a game at the new baseball stadium. Not only will it be a great time with your fellow Mountaineers, but you will also have a great view of Morgantown. 15. Protect yourself and purchase condoms from the Condom Caravan. Seriously, sexual protection will never be this Black Bear Burritos is a Morgantown staple. affordable. 16. Rent a kayak from the Student Rec Center and head to the backwaters of Cheat Lake. 17. Spend a Friday at Schmitt’s Saloon, drinking beer and listening to groovy tunes. 18. Enjoy a meal at Morgan’s High St. Diner. 19. Take a drive down Grant Avenue and reminisce on the good ol’ days of Sunnyside. 20. Hang out on the Green and just enjoy where you are. This is a time of your life you will never forget. Make sure you appreciate it. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The semester is quickly coming to a close. As finals wrap up and classes end students are planning for the summer ahead. Yesterday I polled 100 students in the Mountainlair about what their plans were for the summer. Reflecting a severe need for money, the majority of students are working over the summer. College is expensive, both in terms of tuition and day-to-day expenses. Food and alcohol aren’t free after all. Jobs varied. Some students are planning to work retail, others are going into the service industry for the warmer months. Construction and other forms of manual labor are also popular. Some students are choosing a more studious approach to the summer. 18 percent of students are attending summer classes, either at West Virginia Uni-

versity or at another school closer to home. Some students are choosing to do this so they can graduate faster, others are looking to take care of a difficult course in an easier environment. Work and class didn’t leave much room for other options to gain ground. Travel is the third most popular option, with only seven percent of the responses. Internships and graduate student work round out the list of things receiving more than one percent of the responces. One smart student is using his summer to catch up on sleep, something many of us will sorely be needing after finals week. Whatever you’re planning on doing this summer make sure you take some time to relax. It will be over sooner than you think. ‑Westley Thompson, Associate A&E Editor

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Morgantown Farmers’ Market returns for summer Chelsea Walker A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Ready, set, grow. This Saturday, the Morgantown Farmers’ Market will be returning to the Morgantown Market Place pavilion located on Spruce Street. Since 2002, the Morgantown Farmers’ Market has been providing locals with fresh, homegrown produce at its locations on Spruce Street and Westover. Partnering with an array of farms established within 50 miles of Morgantown, the Morgantown Farmers’ Market brings customers a wide variety of products from garden-crisp vegetables to farm-fresh eggs and produce. Excluding produce, the market also hosts local musicians and community non-profits that are interested in hosting educational activities relating to environmental awareness and local, sustainable farming. The Morgantown Farmers’ Market also aims to allow those from all backgrounds to purchase quality, homegrown products. With help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, many vendors accept vouchers from the Senior’s Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, SNAP and WIC. The Morgantown Farmers’ Market has grown, just as its vendors’ produce, into

a community staple. With a new pavilion, the Morgantown Farmers’ Market has improved the positive shopping experience for vendors and customers alike, providing shelter from the elements, which local merchant Cheryl DeBerry said has been a game changer for the market. “The market, when it first started, was already a good market,” said Cheryl DeBerry, co-operator of DeBerry Farm. “But now, I would call it a great market.” DeBerry Farm has been selling its natural products at the Morgantown Farmers’ Market for 10 years. Located in the mountains of western Maryland, DeBerry Farm is a familiar face to the Morgantown Farmers’ Market scene. Charles and Cheryl DeBerry’s farming lives began many years before the birth of the DeBerry Farm. Raised on farms themselves, they grew up tending to gardens and livestock. Since 1998, the two have devoted themselves to being “low input” farmers, using many organic and all-natural methods to control weeds and pests. DeBerry Farm only relies on minimal, overthe-counter, conventional products when the risk of losing crops is likely. DeBerry Farm also sells to restaurants, grocers and caterers through Garret Growers Cooperative. The vendors are known for their farm-

fresh raspberries, blackberries and strawberries, products Cheryl DeBerry said are popular with customers of the Morgantown Farmers’ Market. “We are very sorry when we see the last berries fly off the table, because we know there will be some other disappointed folks,” DeBerry said. One of the first farms to bring fresh ingredients to the Morgantown Farmers’ Market, Evans Knob Farm, located in Bruceton Mills, W.Va., is a vendor whose establishment has been in the Evans family for four generations. Reid Evans’ family has been cultivating crops since his grandmother moved to the area from South Wales. Kathy Evans, co-operator of Evans Knob Farm, said the three acres of land she and her husband have operated for 37 years offers certified organic vegetable production, from asparagus to zucchini. Evans Knob Farm also raises grass-fed lamb and pastured poultry and harvests free-range eggs. Kathy Evans sheers the farm’s wool producing sheep, taking the wool to make yarn that she then uses to create knitted masterpieces. “We’ve always been able to maintain the integrity of the products being offered at the market even though we have grown so large,” Kathy Evans said. Kathy Evans said the

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Locals shop the Morgantown Farmers’ Market on Spruce Street. Morgantown Farmers’ Market Board has been very diligent in maintaining the local market scene. Every three years, vendors are inspected to ensure that fresh, high-quality products sold at the market are being grown on location. Seeing firsthand the im-

pact the market has had on the community, Kathy Evans said some customers make grocery lists and meal plans based on what vendors will be offering each week. “We see a lot of loyal customers that are there almost every Saturday, and they

truly are depending on us to provide them with fresh, local produce every week,” Kathy Evans said. For more information on the Morgantown Farmers Market, visit http://morgantownfarmers.org/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

The Cheat River Festival packs Appalachian tradition in musical lineup Kendall Snee

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Don’t miss a local area favorite this weekend, the Cheat River Festival. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., this year’s Cheat Fest promises to be awesome. The Cheat River Fest is annually held in the spring to highlight and celebrate new life in the new season. The historically bluegrass-style music festival is put on each year to support the caretaking of the Cheat River watershed. The Cheat River Festival transforms the region into an outdoor musical extravaganza. The grounds in Albright, W. Va., become a collective haven for boaters, music lovers and families alike. Lively Appalachian music is performed while guests get the chance to purchase pieces from the Art Market. “We are really busy. Presale tickets are still available at various locations - Bon Fire Coffee, Little Sandy’s Truck Stop, Morgantown Brewing Company, Mountain State Brewing Co. and a few others. Online ticket sales have ended,” said Amanda Pitzer, executive director

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acid mine drainage treatment systems on abandoned mine lands in the lower Cheat River watershed. The Cheat River has been removed from the state’s list of impaired waters for mining-related impacts thanks to the FOC’s hands-on efforts. FOC works with community and

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technical experts to understand and revitalize Cheat River to its once-thriving state. The musical lineup for this year holds an array of southern twang from nostalgic Appalachian musicians, many of whom are from the Morgantown area. The first performers,

proud of their stomping grounds, go by the name the West Virginia Hitchers. The group promises to please the rocking crowd with their steel pedal drums and old-timey bass lines. The next performers, a string band from Washington, D.C., the Two Ton Twig, are all over the place with their indie-folk in-

fluences that swoop into bluegrass and hard rock tunes. High-energy folk quintet Nameless in August will bring forth the celebrated Appalachian roots with their spins on popular covers. Next, soloist Chris Kasper will showcase his songwriting abilities in the dinner set. But just when things mellow out, Risin’ Regina will bring out the line dance music to revive the mood. Drymill Road will play their own banjos in celebration, as well. With an incredible lineup planned, it seems there will be no shortage of flat footing fans on Saturday. The Cheat River Festival will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the festival grounds in Albright, W. Va. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online or at the gates. Children under the age of 12 get in free and are welcomed to enjoy the kid’s tent, complete with kid-friendly activities and crafts, which will be open from noon to 5 p.m. For more information on the Cheat River Festival, please visit http:// cheatfest.org/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU baseball team set for huge TCU test BY DAVID STATMAN

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Scuffling through a midseason swoon, the West Virginia University baseball team badly needs a spark with the end of the regular season approaching. They’ll get their chance to turn things around this weekend, when they face fifth-ranked TCU in a threegame series at the Monongalia County Ballpark. 24-19 overall, and 6-9 in the Big 12, West Virginia has lost four of its five conference series this year, the lone exception coming in a road matchup with Kansas State earlier this month. TCU easily represents West Virginia’s biggest challenge of the season and the Mountaineers won’t have the benefit of any momentum on their side. WVU has dropped its last two home Big 12 series, most recently against Kansas, the team that went into that weekend holding down last place in the conference. Since then, things haven’t gotten any better for head coach Randy Mazey’s squad. The Mountaineers dropped a pair of midweek games this week, first falling to a sub-.500 Marshall team in Charleston, W.Va., before losing 9-4 to the Radford Highlanders Wednesday night in Virginia. With just 11 games left in the regular season, the Mountaineers need to get

it going now. West Virginia only got brief outings from starters Shane Ennis and Conner Dotson over the midweek, forcing Mazey to use a grand total of eight pitchers in Wednesday’s meeting with Radford. The Mo u nt a i n e e r s didn’t lead for a single inning against either Marshall or Radford, with their 3-2 loss to their in-state rivals Tuesday representing a reversal of the scoreline that saw West Virginia winners of the Friends of Coal Bowl in Morgantown last Tuesday. Meanwhile, TCU comes in playing some of their best ball of the year. Predicted as one of the favorites for the national championship before the start of the season, the Horned Frogs have not disappointed and currently sit a game and a half behind Oklahoma State for first place in the Big 12. TCU, who has become a national power under head coach Jim Schlossnagle, has reeled off a string of 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 11 years and reached the College World Series for the second time this decade last season. Although the Horned Frogs saw an eightgame win streak snapped Wednesday in a big-time Texas showdown with an excellent Dallas Baptist team, TCU boasts the stingiest pitching staff and one of the most dynamic of-

fenses in the conference. Their 2.23 team ERA and .293 team batting average both are tops in the Big 12. Mountaineer starters BJ Myers, Ross Vance and Chad Donato will each have the opportunity to go blow-for-blow with perhaps the best starting rotation in Division I. All three of TCU’s most frequent starters—junior lefty Alex Young, senior righty Preston Morrison and towering sophomore righthander Mitchell Traver— are all represented among the five lowest ERAs for Big 12 starters. Considered a potential first round pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, Young, TCU’s usual Sunday starter, has been the best of the group. Young’s 1.65 ERA is the second-best among all Big 12 starting pitchers, trailing only Oklahoma State’s Michael Freeman. The Horned Frogs’ terrific starting staff is complemented by a shutdown bullpen, featuring another highly regarded pro prospect: Junior closer Riley Ferrell, whose 11 saves is tied for tops in the conference and who has allowed only two earned runs in over 20 innings of work this season. Although TCU’s offense has very little power, they’re an extremely speedy and aggressive bunch that can slap the ball all around the yard. Freshman outfielder Connor Wanhanen has only seven extra-base hits

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K.C. Huth slides into first base during a game against Penn State earlier this season. this year, but he’s the Big West Virginia’s power-hit12’s batting leader with a ting offense, a Mountain.389 average. eer group that has comMeanwhile, senior cen- bined for the most home ter fielder Cody Jones has runs in the Big 12 this become one of the most season. TCU leads the all-time effective leadoff men in the nation, boasting a .358 series between these two batting average, a .459 on- teams at 6-2. First pitch base percentage and a con- tonight is scheduled for 6 ference-leading 19 stolen p.m., with Saturday’s game bases. set for 4 p.m. and Sunday This weekend’s series for 1 p.m. at the Monongais set to be a fascinating lia County Ballpark. matchup between TCU’s slap-hitting ensemble and djstatman@mix.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia women’s rowing team will finish off its 2014-15 regular season schedule Sunday, May 3 in Cherry Hill, N.J., where they will compete in the EAWRC Sprints. The Regatta will be contested between 13 schools, including WVU. This will be a one-day event consisting of heats in the morning and finals in the afternoon. According to head coach Jimmy King, West Virginia will be competing in four events: First Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, Third Varsity Eight and the Varsity Four. “The regular season racing is very much part of the overall training program, so we’re always looking for improved performances as the season progresses,” King said. “In the case of Sprints, we’ll compare our race day performances to what we’ve been doing recently in training along with how we performed against competitors we faced earlier in the season. Competing on the weekend between the

end of classes and the start of finals is difficult both physically and mentally, so we’ll emphasize the importance of in-boat focus a bit more than usual.” Although the team has been faced with injury, illness and weather/water conditions that made success difficult, King said the Second Varsity Eight boat has been the most consistent while the First Varsity Eight isn’t too far behind. “The Second Varsity Eight has been our most consistent performer since mid-season, and recently the First Varsity Eight has begun to find its stride,” King said. “I knew at the start of the season that our crews would come together later than usual due to our late start on the water, which was about a month later than usual. Since then, the river was flowing high and fast until about a week ago, which affects how the boats move and feel to the crews. King also says that an abnormal amount of injuries and illnesses has affected his lineups this season as well, along with the customary is-

field team will compete in the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio, at Ohio State University this West Virginia Univer- weekend. This will be WVU’s sity’s women’s track and

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West Virginia rowers carry their boat to the river during a scrimmage with Duquesne earlier this season. sue of early-morning class conflicts. With the end of the season quickly approaching, the Sprints and the Big 12 Championships are all that remain on the Mountaineers’ schedule. With one of the longest seasons in all of sports, the West Virginia rowing team has been practicing and competing since early fall. Some notable accomplishments this season include a Petite Final gold medal win

at the Knecht Cup Regatta for the Second Varsity Eight boat and a strong showing in Washington, D.C., for the First Varsity Four boat that took first place. In addition, a boat crewed by Elizabeth Duarte, Louisa Morgan, Lisa Deklau, Sadie Kalathunkal, Elizabeth Kantak, Emma Preston, Kelly Kramer, Emily Stasi and coxswain Brittany James took the acclaim, finishing second at the Head of the Ohio despite

poor weather conditions. “Despite all of those factors (weather/illness/injury), the team has continued working hard in search of more speed that they know is there to be had,” King said. Times for the EAWRC Sprints have yet to be announced. The Big 12 Championship will follow two weeks later on May 16 and 17 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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last meet before the Big 12 Outdoor Championship at Iowa State University. After a strong weekend at the Penn Relays, the Mountaineers will look to keep the momentum going against tougher competition. “This will be a very competitive meet,” said head coach Sean Cleary. “There looks to be 25 universities in attendance, giving the meet a very high level of competition. It’s perfect for us.” A number of the team’s athletes who will compete at Iowa State will be in attendance in Columbus this weekend, giving them one last chance to hone in their skills before the championships start. “We have a high percentage of our Big 12 team competing this weekend,” Cleary said. “The timing of the meet is a little awkward with finals right around the corner, but we are really wanting to keep the kids focused on track while not neglecting school. It’s a tough balance, but they are more than capable.” With a team that is around each other so much, sometimes a virus or infection can spread

from one player to another very quickly. “We have a run of pink eye through the team,” Cleary said. “A few of the big names are sitting this one out. They should be more than ready come the Big 12 Championships.” Last week at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, WVU saw several athletes put in top-notch performances. WVU’s distance medley relay team highlighted the event with a first-place finish. The team of Kelly Williams, Brianna Kerekes, Amy Cashin and Christa D’Egidio recorded a time of 11:40.54, beating second-place Maryland by only two seconds. The relay team was named this week’s WVU Athletes of the Week, giving Cleary and his team two straight weeks of the award. Savanna Plombon finished in eighth place in the women’s 5,000-meter run. Her time of 16:48.96 was only two seconds off of her career-best time in the event. Katlyn Shelar also recorded a top-10 finish in the pole vault. Her 3.80-meter mark put her in a tie for sixth place.

On the second day of the relays, freshman Shamoya McNeil finished sixth overall in the triple jump after being named WVU Athlete of the Week the week before. Her 12.38-meter leap was her third-best mark at WVU following several first-place finishes in the weeks before. “I feel this meet is crucial to keep the momentum going,” Cleary said. “We are looking to improve our performances across the board while looking to punch a few more tickets for the NCAA Championships.” Cleary feels the team will need to improve and focus more to continue their momentum. Coupled with nicer weather this coming weekend, he expects the team to run faster, jump further and vault higher. “We have school on our minds, but we need to be able to utilize our spare time and be able to handle both priorities,” Cleary said. “I have total faith they can do just that.” The Jesse Owens Classic will get underway at 4 p.m. today and continue Saturday morning for the Mountaineers. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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4/BR BETWEEN CAMPUSES. New appliances, W/D, Off-street Parking, Pet friendly. 12-month lease / deposit. Starts June 1. 304-292-5714 4/BR Glendon St. Above Arnold Hall. New Appliances, W/D, Full Basement, Off-Street Parking, Pet-Friendly. 12-month lease/deposit. Starts June 1st. 304-292-5714 4/5 BEDROOM HOUSE. 9 month lease. Free parking, W/D, 1 minute walk to lair, $425+utilities/person. Pets discussed. 304-284-9634 AVAILABLE 5/8/15. 3 BR house. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-street parking. 296-8801. MUST SEE just across from Arnold Hall 1-6BR and 2 & 3BATH houses with W/D, DW, Microwave, A/C, parking, all in excellent condition. All utilities included. For appointment call 304-288-1572, 288-9662, 282-7572 website JEWELMANLLC.COM

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Former West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White heard his name called in the 2015 NFL Draft, a monumental moment he’s been waiting for ever since football became part of his life. With the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, White was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round. White spent two seasons at West Virginia, and during his two-year span he amassed 144 receptions for 1,954 yards and 15 total touchdowns. White, before suiting up in the old gold and blue, played two seasons at Lackawanna College under head coach Mark Duda. In 2012, White reeled in 36 receptions for 535 yards and scored six touchdowns. After two successful seasons in junior college, White was drawn to head coach Dana Holgorsen and the Mountaineers. After seeing what Holgorsen was able to do with the likes of Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, he knew he could fit the scene just right. Both Austin and Bailey were drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. Austin was selected eighth overall by the St. Louis Rams, while Bailey was picked in the third round also by the Rams. Holgorsen helped produce two NFL-caliber receivers in Austin and Bailey but White may arguably be Holgorsen’s best. Standing at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, he doesn’t require a perfect pass. White has the ability to go after “jump balls” and make big

plays, something he did frequently last season. In 2013, White didn’t turn the heads he did in 2014. In his first season with West Virginia, he scored only half (five) the amount of touchdowns he did this past season (10). This past season, however, White was a highlight reel. He helped the Mountaineers reach a 7-6 record Wide receiver Kevin White celebrates during West Virginia’s win over Baylor in October of last season. and a trip to the Liberty Bowl. He also aided them in what was their most significant win of last season, an upset victory over No. 4 Baylor. White had just eight receptions, but they went for 132 yards and two touchdowns. He also drew a plethora of defensive pass interference calls, as the Bears’ cornerbacks were unable to play sound defense on White all game long. That’s just one of many abilities White brings to the table. Along with size, White also has speed. Many were floored by his blazing 4.35 NFL Combine 40-yard dash time. One point White wanted to emphasize during West Virginia’s Pro Day, back in March, was his ability to run routes as well. White appears to have the full package when it comes to being a top-notch receiver in the NFL. White is going to replace receiver Brandon Marshall on the Bears. If Chicago can figure out its quarterback situation, White and Alshon Jeffery could form a terrifying young wide receiver tandem. Only time will tell whether or not White can pan out to be something special in the NFL, but this is the first step in what could be a successful career in the NFL. ®

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Friday May 1, 2015

Staten leaves West Virginia with MVP Award by david schlake managing editor @dschlake_WVU

After a season consisting of ups, downs, overtime thrillers, devastating losses, a trip to the Big Dance and a disappointing finish, the West Virginia basketball program capped off the 2014-15

season with its award banquet, held Wednesday in Morgantown. Senior Juwan Staten won the team’s Most Valuable Player award, which should come as no surprise to many fans and supporters. When head coach Bob Huggins recruited Staten, his plans for the guard out

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Juwan Staten dribbles past a Kentucky defender during West Virginia’s Sweet 16 game in March. brought to the team will be and Daxter Miles Jr. (Un- Miles Jr., Jevon Carter a large task. sung Hero). and Tarik Phillip will Other players to win Browne will be the only have a chance to take the awards were Jevon Carter senior joining Staten’s de- reins next year, inher(Sixth Man and Best De- parture, leaving another iting the legacy Staten fender), Devin Williams positional and leadership and Browne will leave (Team Man), Gary Browne role open at the guard behind. (Charge Leader), Tarik position. Returning freshmen dschlake@mail.wvu.edu Phillip (Most Improved)

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