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Fracking poses potential threat to drinking water in Morgantown

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By Robert Lee, Ethan Rohrbaugh & Madison Smith Correspondents @DailyAthenaeum

Morgantown’s drinking water faces a threatening levels of a chemical byproduct from fracking that can cause cancer, experts say.

By itself, bromide, a salt compound that is naturally occurring and also found in discharges from fracking and mining, is of little concern. But when mixed with chlorine, a chemical commonly used to make water safe for drinking, it can become carcinogenic, according to Dr. Alan Ducatman, a professor of public health at West Virginia University.

“Can two things together be more dangerous than either thing alone?

The answer is yes,” Ducatman said.

If people are exposed to the compound produced by combining bromide and chlorine, a mixture known as trihalomethane, for prolonged periods of time, Ducatman and other experts say it can cause cancer even at relatively low amounts.

Since testing began in 2009, the Monongahela River, which is Morgantown’s main source of drinking water, has tested positive for elevated levels of bromide a number of times, according to Dr. Paul Ziemkiewics, director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute.

The increased levels of bromide seem to be coming from wastewater produced during the frack-

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ing process, Ziemkiewics said.

“If the cement job in fracking pipelines has cracks, fluid and gases can start leaking out and get into shallow groundwater (sources) where a lot of wells are located that supply drinking water,” Ziemkiewics said.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued permits to several natural gas companies to build fracking sites along the Mon River, said Marc Glass, who specializes in soil and water remediation for Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting firm in Morgantown.

According to the Morgantown Utility Board, there are currently 342 active Marcellus wells located within the Mon River watershed. However, one fracking site is of particular concern to Morgantown officials.

That is Northeast Natural Energy’s fracking operation, which is taking place in the Morgantown Industrial Park just above the Mon River in Westover.

The drilling itself happens as close as 1,500 feet from the city’s water intake system, Glass said.

“It doesn’t seem like the best location for (a fracking site),” said Evan Hansen, president of Downstream Strategies.

The Marcellus Shale, which has an abundance of natural gas trapped inside its rock formations, stretches across West Virginia and Pennsylvania into Ohio and New York.

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Student’s graphic design project, ‘Faces of the Fallen,’ depicts realities of warfare

By Madeleine Hall Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia University student Joanne Yahn wanted her senior graphic design project to make a meaningful impact on campus.

Inspired by her sister in the army, Yahn created “Faces of the Fallen,” which spotlights the tragedy and realities of warfare that so many often ignore, while shedding light on the 6,840 American service members who have lost their lives since

the beginning of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars under Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

“I got an email from my mom (the other day) saying 12 soldiers just died.

No one knew about it. It was never in the news,” Yahn said. “Our media news today doesn’t report on the things it should.

People are more caught up in…our celebrities than they are about people dying almost every single day.”

Ya h n ’s work on “Faces of the Fallen”

can be seen around campus.

One image depicts two soldiers grieving as they hold up a fellow soldier’s helmet that belonged to a close friend, Yahn said.

The caption reads, “War is not a game,” and the words describe that 3,039 of the 6,840 American servicemen lost, were between the ages of 20-24, amounting to the same size as WVU’s entire senior class.

“People play video games like Call of Duty, but things like that actually happen in real life,” Yahn

said.

Operation Enduring Freedom began in October 2001 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda, a global extremist group.

Operation Enduring Freedom targeted Al-Qaeda operations in Afghanistan, as well as strongholds of the violent fundamentalist group known as the Taliban.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began with the United States invasion of Iraq in March 2003, which

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WVU senior Joanne Yahn sits next to her graphic design project, ‘Faces of the Fallen.’

WVU named in ‘Campus Wild’ report for its devotion to wildlife protection

By Rachel McBride Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia University has recently been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation in its “Campus Wild” report, which acknowledges colleges and universities that are devoted to protecting wildlife and restoring habitats on campus landscapes.

This report brings at-

tention to the WVU Environmental Health and Safety office and its effort to deploy Low Impact Development techniques, as well as for its excellence in stormwater management.

“I’ve been blessed to have a wonderful staff,” said John Principe, director for the WVU EHS. “We are doing things that look good for the community and that look environmentally

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By carrying out a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirement with MS4 for Municipal Separate Sewer Systems, WVU EHS is reducing the amount of runoff into surface waters in coordination with the West Virginia Depart-

ment of Environmental Protection.

As part of the work to reduce flooding in Popenoe Run and the Suncrest neighborhood, a regional stormwater facility was also built at the Erickson Alumni Center in 2007. “(This type of work) is important because of the change of landscape in (and around) the University that we are doing,” Principe

said.

Since the implementation of the MS4 program, WVU EHS has installed approximately 30 new bio-retention facilities throughout campus to reduce runoff from the most recent construction.

WVU EHS also partnered with the Office of Sustainability to establish programs, such as Earth Week and Campus Sustainability Day, and encourage the student body

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to get involved in these efforts.

By implementing these initiatives, WVU EHS hopes education will increase about the importance of stormwater mitigation practices for members of the University and surrounding community. During these events, students and faculty will participate in activities like tree plantings and lit-

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WVU starts its first 12-hour Construction Management program

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Continued from page 1 toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime. In May 2003, President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations, launching the beginning of a nearly decade long stabilization and reconstruction process in Iraq.

“I made my project focused on American soldiers (in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom), but it’s not just them (who deserve attention),” Yahn said.

More than a million Iraqi natives died during and after the initial Iraq invasion from 2003 to 2011, according to a 2013 study by National Geographic.

fracking

Continued from page 1 Dozens of companies are using the method of hydraulic fracking to release the gas from shale rock deep underground.

In hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, millions of tons of water are pumped down a long pipeline to

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The bulk of the post-invasion violence occurred in Baghdad through suicide and car bombings brought on by sectarian conflict, which increased in the wake of the breakdown of authority caused by the war, according to an interactive map from the BBC. In Afghanistan, around 26,000 Afghani civilians have been killed during the ongoing war that began in 2001, according to The Watson Institute at Brown University.

“There are soldiers all over the world and civilians that die every day,” Yahn said. “(In) our world, as a whole, there are horrible things happening, and it’s not publicized the way it should be.”

ter cleanups.

“It’s a whole new direction for design and technique,” said Brian Lemme, a stormwater specialist with WVU EHS. “It’s been really nice that we’re taking the (initiative) to do things on the forefront.”

In 2013, WVU’s EHS office was recognized and awarded for its environmental excellence in areas associated with stormwater initiatives by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, as well.

For more information on WVU’s EHS office and staff, visit http://ehs. wvu.edu/.

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break up shale and release the methane gas.

In the process, the water mixes with sediments and toxic chemicals. As the wastewater rises back up, it can get into groundwater and water supplies either through leaks in the casement surrounding the pipe or when drilling companies improperly dispose of the wastewater.

Bromide, like other

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contaminants, can enter the Mon River watershed through many different channels. According to MUB documents, sources of potentially significant contaminants include above ground storage tanks and dumping sites approved by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), as well as oil and gas wells and abandoned coalmines.

The elevated bromide levels were first noticed in 2010 as Northeast Natural Energy was preparing the site in Westover for drilling.

In March 2011, the WVDEP gave final approval of the drilling site and issued permits, effectively green-lighting the operation. Bromide levels continued to spike throughout 2011 and 2012 while fracking was ongoing. When drilling stopped in 2013, bromide lev-

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After Paris attacks, fugitive slipped through police dragnet PARIS (AP)—Hours after the synchronized attacks that terrorized Paris, French police questioned and released the suspect who is now the focus of an international manhunt, officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Saleh Abdelslam, 26, was one of three men in a getaway car, headed for France’s border with Belgium, when police pulled them over after daybreak Saturday. The French president had already announced new border controls to prevent the perpetrators from escaping. Hours had passed since investigators identified Abdelslam as the renter of a Volkswagen Polo that carried hostage-

takers to the Paris theater where almost three-quarters of the 129 victims were killed.

It’s not clear why the local French police, known as gendarmes, didn’t take Abdelslam into custody. They checked his identification, but it’s not known whether they had been informed of his apparent connection to the attacks.

“It was a simple check.

There was no lookout notice at the time of the traffic stop,” a French police official told the AP. Asked whether Abdelslam’s name had been shared over police networks by then, the official simply said: “I have no

explanation.”

It may not have been the only missed opportunity before and after France’s deadliest extremist attack since World War II. The day before the attacks, senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned France and other members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State that assaults by the militant group could be imminent, according to a dispatch obtained by the AP. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group’s leader, had ordered supporters to use guns and bombs and take hostages in the days ahead in coalition countries as well as Iran and Russia, Thursday’s dispatch said.

els dropped back below a traceable amount.

But this past summer, bromide levels began rising again, according to tests administered by the MUB. Hansen and other researchers suspect that natural gas drilling could again be the culprit.

Last year, Morgantown officials asked Northeast Natural Energy to build secondary containment facilities at their well sites in Westover to ensure that fracking wastewater did not leak into the Mon River, according to a previous article on the Mountaineer News Service. City officials expressed concern that if a leak were to occur, contaminants present in the wastewater could enter the Mon River adjacent to the drinking water intake system.

But executives with the Charleston-based company declined to take

those secondary measures, saying they were not required by state law to do so.

City officials also asked Northeast Natural Energy to pay for tests to monitor the wastewater coming from its drilling sites in the Industrial Park, but the company refused to do that, as well. Repeated attempts were made to reach company officials for this article, but there was no answer at the phone number listed on the company’s website.

Earlier this year, a company executive told reporters for the Mountaineer News Service that Northeast Natural has one of the safest fracking operations in the area and is complying with state law.

The company plans to drill two new deep injection wells near the existing two wells that were fracked in previous years. Drilling is scheduled to start in the coming days, MUB officials told residents at a public meeting on water quality (at the end of October).

The Morgantown City Council tried to ban fracking within city limits a few years ago, but Northeast Natural Energy sued the city, and its ban was overturned by Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker.

Ziemkiewics said the best way to keep bromide

out of the water supply is to prevent it from being illegally dumped and ensure that it does not leak out of the well sites. Secondary containment measures have been found to reduce such leaks and spills.

Removing bromide from the drinking water is an extremely expensive proposition. Large quantities of water would need to be treated with a process known as reverse osmosis, which uses a semipermeable membrane to remove particles of ions from the water.

“There’s not a lot of good options,” Hansen said.

While natural gas drilling has slowed in the state because there is a glut of cheap gas, demand will increase and with it more extensive drilling, Glass said. So far there are less than 5,000 well sites in West Virginia, but experts predict there will be 50,000 wells drilled before the Marcellus shale is close to being tapped out.

“We haven’t even scratched the surface of what this energy infrastructure is going to be like in the state of West Virginia,” Glass said. “It’s going to be substantial and it’s going to change the way of life around here for sure.”

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West Virginia University started its first 12hour Construction Management program this year, which is also the first in the state of West Virginia. Last week, the first 15 participants graduated in Parkersburg.

The certificate program is designed to take a mid-career craft worker or building trades worker and teach them the construction management skills necessary for schedule planning and monitoring large construction projects, according to Dr. Sam White, the WVU Extension Associate Professor who wrote the syllabus and some of the class material.

“You start with an experienced craft worker and give them some basic management skills,” White said. “We just graduated the first class, and we’re hoping that these people are able to enhance their career opportunities and get higher level positions.”

The first 15 students were taught computer skills and how to use word processing and spreadsheets. White said these are skills the students otherwise would not have had access to in field training.

By 2016, the goal is for the class to eventually be offered in community colleges around West Virginia. The plan is for the program to also become a combination of online course work and work in a traditional classroom setting.

“We’re basically taking a program out into a community or the state to reach groups of people

that would probably not be able to come to the campus in Morgantown to take classes because they’re working professionals,” White said. “In that sense, we’re taking the University to these groups of people instead of the traditional way.

This is about taking the material and information out into the community.”

The certificate program is a partnership between WVU and the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

“It’s a partnership, I think is the easiest way to describe it. The community and technical colleges are all around the state, and that’s a place where these people can come and take these classes because they’re in the community where they live. It’s a way to create a partnership between the University in Morgantown, the community and technical college system, and the industry that we’re trying to reach,” White said.

There is a three-year contract to further develop the program. Until then, the online program will be available in Parkersburg and Wheeling.

The program launched in February after years of planning and was needed greatly in the industry, according to White. With the help of funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, that gap has started to fill.

“The reason I got involved with the project was because it’s a need in the state,” White said, “and through the grants that originated from the Department of Labor, I was able to work with these partners and get it started.”

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Standing in solidarity with Paris

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The San Francisco City Hall lights up to demonstrate American support for France.

Much of the world is already familiar with the events that happened in Paris, but they still seem too disturbing to be real.

There were a total of seven terrorist attacks in the city last Friday, leaving 132 people dead. The attacks, which the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claimed to have organized, were committed through the use of suicide bomb vests and machine guns.

The attackers opened fire and detonated their bombs

in large public areas, hoping to injure or kill as many people as possible. At one concert venue, 89 were killed after men dressed in black took the stage and fired into the crowd in an attack that lasted nearly three hours.

These horrific events coincided with a series of bombings in Lebanon, for which ISIS also claimed responsibility. Forty-three were killed and 200 were injured.

A statement released by

ISIS said the group mainly targeted Shi’ite Muslims in the attack. The bombs went off in a densely-populated area during the time when foot traffic is highest during the day, which led to such a high number of injuries.

To show support and empathy for those affected by the terrorist attacks, many people on social media have elected to add a filter of the French flag to their profile pictures. Various iconic buildings and structures like the Em-

pire State Building and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro have used red, white and blue lighting to demonstrate solidarity and advocate for world peace.

Instead of using these atrocities as a means to further alienate or blame Muslims around the world, now is the time to show compassion and come together as a global community without racial or religious divides.

ISIS represents a very

small extremist sect of Islam, with estimates showing about 200,000 members out of 1.57 billion Muslims worldwide. Using the ideology of less than 1 percent of Muslims to represent the entirety of the second-largest religion in the world is absolutely ludicrous. Statements on social media from Muslims around the world express sympathy for the victims of the events and overwhelmingly condemn ISIS’s actions.

President Barack Obama

said in a statement that the tragic events were “an attack not just on Paris, not just on the people on France, but an attack on all humanity.” Using the events from Paris and Lebanon as a means to discriminate against Muslims or those of Middle Eastern descent is not the answer to moving forward. Only by standing together can the war on terror end in a positive light. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Feminism isn’t just for women: Aids men, minorities shelby bradford columnist @shelbybradfordda

To me, inequality is one of the most widespread and complex social problems. It is almost impossible to tackle one form of inequality without influencing another because they are all so deeply intertwined. Because of this, many social movements throughout history have made strides toward eliminating some of the disadvantages minorities and specific groups face, but may still fail to succeed for various reasons.

For example, though the 15th Amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1870, it took the protesting efforts of later activists to have the Voting Rights Act signed into law in 1965 after many were denied this right for decades.

Similar instances still occur today, where lingering stigmas and barriers prevent minorities from having equal opportunities in several social institutions. This is why activism such as what the feminist movement advocates

is important in defeating these obstacles for all people on this planet, not just women.

Feminism can be a very controversial topic. This is likely because the definition of feminism differs from person to person.

While the initial feminist movement was started by activists advocating equality for women in the workplace, many would agree it has expanded to wanting equal opportunities for people from all demographics, not just women.

This translates into wanting to diminish stereotypical gender roles, decreasing racism in the workplace and examining differences between socioeconomic classes.

Many feminists agree that feminism is not about wanting to take jobs from men or make men feel inferior to women. It is quite simply women who want to receive equal opportunities in education and employment as their male counterparts. The movement is more about erasing outdated gender roles to fit a rapidly changing society than pitting the genders against one another.

What feminists want for all women are basic rights

to guarantee fair pay, fair promotional chances and fair treatment in both one’s career and in the home.

The ways in which feminism has tried to expand the range of women’s rights are well defined by now. However, what some people may not realize is how it also seeks to help men.

For example, men are traditionally expected to be successful in their career so they can provide financial support for their family. This puts an immense amount of pressure on men who may not have the means to be the primary provider. It also emasculates men who would prefer to be stay-athome fathers. Feminists widely believe men do not have should receive paternity leave for wanting to stay home with their children.

Today, the Women and Gender Studies fair is being held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms to educate people on the complex relationships and struggles women and other minorities face in society.

For many, this could be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about these

Feminism benefits people of all races and gender identities. subjects.

I believe all students should be required to take a WGST course because I feel it makes students more aware of the specific advantages and disadvantages they may face as individuals in today’s society. It also demonstrates

to them how they can get involved and change current negative social situations.

The 14th Amendment states that all naturalborn and naturalized citizens of the United States are guaranteed equal protection and entitlement of

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What’s in a name: Studies show names influence personality, careers kayla asbury columnist @kaylaasbury_

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

As Shakespeare said, we probably wouldn’t be different people if we went by another name. However, names may influence small changes in character.

In elementary school, everything is done in alphabetical order. This can influence anything from negative nicknames to lasting childhood friendships.

However, a name has been shown to affect personality too.

Several psychological studies have shown there is a correlation between name and self-concept, specifically with liking one’s first name and liking oneself. Given this research, children with hardto-spell or -pronounce

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Names are an important part of personal identity. names may feel less secure in themselves growing up, which can have drastic lifelong implications. Although parents probably think they are giving their children interesting and unique names, they may in fact be setting them up for rejection.

Along these same lines, names can also be a cause

for bullying during childhood. Children often acquire offensive nicknames or unsavory shortened versions of their names that could cause unnecessary emotional damage. Classic childhood nicknames like Billy or Timmy can also carry on into adolescence and adulthood, which can make people feel less ma-

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ture than their actual age.

Children with biblical names may also compare themselves to their namesake. For example, if a parent names their child “Delilah,” which means delicate or weak, it may have a negative effect on their child’s self-concept as they grow older.

Naming a child after a

strong or amazing biblical character may also negatively affect children once they realize they can’t live up to their namesake’s awesome feats. Although many biblical names like Jacob or Sarah have become normalized over the years, one can only imagine how the Jesuses of the world mightfeel.

Cultural names may unfortunately affect job prospects among minority groups. If a person has a more ethnic-sounding name, they may have a more difficult time acquiring jobs or internships simply based on how their name looks on paper or by associating that name with negative racial stereotypes.

As unfortunate as this may be, a study by the University of Chicago showed that people with common African American names received fewer calls for interviews than people with “white” names.

With all of this in mind, does the meaning of our

names really add up to what our personalities might be? When I looked up the meaning of my name, Kayla, I found this definition: “like God” and “pure.” Living up to this as a child would have been a very difficult and disappointing feat. For children who are named for a specific meaning or reason, it can be hard to perform accordingly throughout their lives.

A warning for future parents: a name can determine your child’s future.

Before giving a child an obscure name, it might be wise to consider how other children and adults will react to it throughout the child’s life.

Names are how we are recognized by both others and ourselves, and they are one of the most important parts of our identity. With another name, it’s clear we would not be the same person as we are today. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia Symphony makes Morgantown stop, ‘From the New World’ is diverse hannah Harless A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra brought sounds “From the New World” to Morgantown on Friday as part of the newly established Morgantown Series.

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, established in 1939, has enriched the region through live orchestral music.

Since its foundation, the WVSO has served as a source of entertainment and educational learning opportunity primarily in the Parkersburg, Charleston, Fairmont and Beckley areas, among other locations in the state.

Recently, the WVSO has expanded its services to the Morgantown area by offering quality educational and entertainment programs for the region’s schoolchildren and collaborating with the Morgantown’s Children’s Chorus during the Home for the Holidays program.

“With new offices, new concerts and new faces, the WVSO is on the move to bring our patrons the best in live symphonic music this season and for many more years to come,” said WVSO President Joe Tacket.

The WVSO, under the conduction of Maestro Grant Cooper, performed its first concert of the three-concert series with “From the New World.” The concert took place in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre located in the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts.

“The concert turnout exceeded our expectations since it was our first concert of a new series,” said WVSO Marketing and Guest Manager Shiva Shafii, “We were incredibly happy with the number of students in

the audience and are looking forward to continuing enhancing student life at WVU.” “From the New World” featured pieces Capriccio Concertante composed by living-composer Byron Adams, Piano Concerto in G Major composed by Maurice Ravel, Rhapsody in Blue composed by George Gershwin and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9.

American pianist William Wolfram appeared as a special guest throughout the show. Wolfram, a gradate of The Juilliard School in New York City, was a silver medalist at both the William Kapell and the Naumburg International Piano Competitions and a bronze medalist at the distinguished Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow.

Wolfram is well known internationally for his work on the keys and has appeared with some of the most prestigious orchestras around the world.

“The overall theme of the concert program was American inspired and influenced music,” Shafii said.

While most of the music was written in America, European influences are strongly noted in the works, affecting the sound and the direction of the overall theme.

“Our favorite part of traveling to Morgantown was seeing all of the student interest. They seemed to really enjoy the program and the WVSO has a strong commitment to enrichment of life through music so seeing young people be so pleasantly surprised by how relatable and accessible classical music can be was one of our favorite take aways from the series premiere,” Shafii said.

The WVSO will make its way back to Charleston for its “Home for the Holidays” concert on Dec. 4 at the Creative Arts Center. For more information about the program, visit wvsymphony.org. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia Symphomy Orchestra begins their performance at the Creative Arts Center Friday night.

Music Monday

Justin serenades ‘Beliebers,’ Cee Lo’s comeback

‘Heart Blanche’ by CeeLo Green “Heart Blanche” by CeeLo Green

««««« I’m driving ‘round town with the girl I love, listening to “Heart Blanche” on full volume. CeeLo Green returns from a long break with his second solo studio album, which was released on Nov. 6.

My first reaction was to the immense scope of this album, as Green sings all over epic instrumentals with pulsating strings, driving basslines and attention-grabbing synth leads. Immediately following my response to that, I was reminded of why CeeLo Green was a judge on “The Voice” for so long.

His soulful vocals cascade over every track with an ease that cannot be reproduced—Green’s rich vibrato appears so naturally

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that it almost tickles your ear on its way out the door.

“Heart Blanche” presents an assortment of singalong choruses accompanied by poetic verses that build themselves nicely into the song structure.

The album’s lead single shines out front like a star—the song “Robin Williams” reflects on the loss of the great actor and figure, and asks the questions, “Do we know really know what the next guy is going through?”

Although there are some melancholic songs on the record, the overall feeling of “Heart Blanche” is positive and groovy. The ninth track “Music To My Soul” carries an infectious melody that resonates with anyone who loves music as an art, and I think it can be said that Green’s whole album represents this same idea.

‘Purpose’ by Justin Bieber “Purpose” by Justin Bieber

««««« The comeback of Justin Bieber has officially been executed, and it’s safe to say many people are pleased. Bieber reclaimed old fans and gained a plethora of new listeners as he presented his maturing sound on “Purpose,” the fourth studio album from the Canadian singer and his first since 2013.

The album was released on Friday, Nov. 13, finalizing Bieber’s epic return to music and the stage. “Purpose” had been highly anticipated since its existence was revealed over the summer, during the build-up to the release of his first single. Now that it is here, Bieber can revel in the fact that his music has already become beloved by global youth.

The album is composed of very structured compositions, both electronic and instru-

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mental, that focus on melody with direction and also distinct rhythms that trap themselves in your head upon entrance. A variety of synths, keyboards, guitars and vocal samples are blended expertly to create a landscape in which Bieber can vocally thrive and also leave room for live performance.

The best part about the album is it’s fluidity within everchanging scenery. In songs like “Sorry,” we hear relaxed drops built by Skrillex, but on the other hand, we have songs like “Love Yourself,” which is almost completely made up of guitar and singing from both Bieber and Ed Sheeran.

“Purpose” is fundamentally a mix of pop and R&B, with some well-needed features from hip-hop artists Big Sean and Travis Scott. If this is the new Justin Bieber, I think we may all be able to get along with him.

‘Free TC’ by Ty Dolla $ign “Free TC” by Ty Dolla $ign

««««« “Free TC,” for the most part, struck me as a hit—with an assortment of talented features, a wide variety of instrumental and musical direction and a full effort from Dolla Sign that actually shows on his debut studio album.

The record’s title is a tribute to Dolla $ign’s brother, TC, who is currently serving time in prison. Ranging from club bangers to surprisingly introspective ballads, the album is full of some of the catchiest choruses in the poppy subgenre of hip-hop. After all, enduring choruses are what brought Ty Dolla Sign out of the woodwork with singles like “Or Nah,” and he sticks to this method on “Free TC.” The instrumentals usually base themselves around a looped lead or a power-

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ful sample—the songs follow whatever direction the beat takes them in, from smooth rhythm and blues to hood anthems like “Blasé” featuring Future and Rae Sremmurd. Other collaborations are “Guard Down” with Kanye and Diddy, “Sitting Pretty” with Wiz Khalifa and the opening track “LA” which features vocals from James Fauntelroy, Brandy and a guest verse from Compton’s finest Kendrick Lamar.

The album is so diverse and creative that it has a place in a lot of 2015 music conversations that it would normally be considered exempt. Dolla $ign’s vocals are actually quite impressive, and full of heart and soul on songs like “Horses in the Stable.” Ty Dolla $ign, if anything, has shown that his place in the future of hip-hop is a bit more exclusive than may have first been imagined. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Nativa Kesecker portrays the character of Kaliope in “She Kills Monsters” which was shown in the Vivian Davis Michael Laboratory Theatre inside the Creative Arts Center.

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Magic, dragons, monsters and adventure, that is what Dungeons & Dragons is all about.

This past weekend, the Vivian Davis Michael Theatre in the Creative Arts Center hosted “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen.

The director of the show, Max Gould, is a senior student. This is the third show he has directed during his time at West Virginia University. Since his previous shows were heavier topics, Gould’s goal was to find a fun show. He credits his mentor Jim Knipple with leading him to the play.

“After the first monologue or prologue, I was pretty much hooked because I was raised playing D & D with my Dad,” Gould said. “We didn’t play often, but whenever we did, it was the most fun things we ever did.”

The show, while containing a serious message, maintained a lighthearted and funny experience for the audience. Almost the entire show had the audience roaring with laughter.

“She Kills Monsters” is about an average girl, Agnes, who loses her whole family in a car accident. While trying to learn more about her younger teen sister Tilly, she asks a dungeon master to help her play the Dungeons & Dragons module that her sister had created.

“Once he was assured that I could do things like a gelatinous cube and put a five-headed dragon on stage

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‘Sons of Anarchy’ movie hoax Reaper Crew honorary members rejoiced as rumors stirred last week that Kurt Sutter’s popular “Sons of Anarchy” series would be made into a major motion picture.

Empire News reported that Sutter said in an interview with “Hollywood Today,” that the writer, producer and director would be taking the popular series to the big screen.

“People absolutely loved the show, as did I,” Sutter said in the professed interview.

“I have put a lot of thought into the matter and we are going forward with turning it into a feature film.”

“Sons of Anarchy” ran for seven seasons and gained a notable following on FX before premiering its final season in 2014. The rumor had fans up in arms, sharing the article on Facebook and other social media sites as excitement stirred around the return of the Redwood Originals. Re-

ports from Empire News stated that Charlie Hunnam would play his original role as Jax Teller, with Brad Pitt starring as Teller’s father John. The website also stated that characters Gemma Teller and Opie Winston would reappear on the big screen to play in the prequel, which would begin filming in the fall of 2015.

While the clamor over the supposed article was real for fans, unfortunately the news wasn’t as real. When word broke that the piece was a satirical news article, fans were overwhelmingly disappointed. However, Sutter has stated that the series isn’t quite finished yet. The director has been quoted in saying an expansion of the motorcycle mayhem could happen in the near future.

As for now, ‘Sons’ fans will have to stay tuned for what’s next to come, even if it doesn’t include Brad Pitt on the movie screen.

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Orcus, played by Cameron Cuthill, reveals a map to the protagonists of “She Kills Monsters”, A WVU Lab Theatre production hosted at the Creative Arts Center. and six hours of fight choreography, it was the process and he became comfortable with the idea that it was something achievable,” Gould said.

While playing and learning about D & D and Tilly, Agnes meets her sister’s best friend who is in a wheel chair, her best friend’s lazy brother and her crush who has been dating a football player for the past year. She learns about her sister getting bullied in school because she was a lesbian and a geek. Agnes learned how Tilly used D & D to give her and her friends a world where they could walk again, be strong, and get the girl.

“There were two main ideas behind the show,” Gould said. “The first was that it was about having fun, but the other one was about

how we are all different. The idea that I wish I could get to be the things that we do want to be but don’t get to be in normal life.”

“That is what the world does, and that is what theatre does, and that is what D & D does. It isn’t even necessarily wishful minutes; it is putting yourself into those positions where you can figure out that you can do those things. I don’t know, I am still trying to figure it out, but it is interesting. Theatre is the D & D for me. I can be what I wanted to be and have no holds on being that,” he said.

This fall, Gould was Frank N. Furter in the production of The Rocky Horror Picture show. Gould believes that with every character he plays, he comes out learning something new about himself.

Overall, the show was very successful. Every seat in the theatre was taken with many people standing in the back. At the end, the cast received a standing ovation from almost the entire audience.

“It hit me hard. I cried.

I definitely had tears,” said Deja Elliott, a freshman musical theatre student. “I think that it tackled a lot of important issues that are on the forefront of a lot of young peoples minds like being cool and fitting in and the whole sexuality and all of that kind of stuff. I think it was important and it was a good message.”

The next lab theatre production is “Last Days of Judas Iscariot” by Stephen Guirgis the weekend of Dec. 4-6. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

NEW YORK (AP) — The Foo Fighters, Natalie Portman, U2 and other entertainers have canceled events in Paris following deadly terrorist attacks in the city.

The Foo Fighters canceled the remaining dates of their European tour, including a planned show in Paris on Monday. Film distributor Mars said Saturday it had canceled promotional appearances for the film “Jane Got a Gun” starring Portman.

The Oscar-winning actress was scheduled to appear at the film’s premiere and junket interviews on Monday in Paris.

“Because of the events (Friday) night, we are canceling TV appearances, junket and preview appearances with Natalie Portman Nov. 15-16,” the film distributor said in a statement Saturday.

A Sunday photo call for the film “Bridge of Spies” - where Steven Spielberg, Mark Rylance and Amy Ryan were scheduled to appear - was canceled by the film’s distributor, Twentieth Century Fox. U2 postponed its Satur-

day night concert in Paris, which was to be aired by HBO. The Foo Fighters were scheduled to play at the Accor Hotels Arena in Paris on Monday. The Dave Grohlled band canceled Friday night’s show in Casalecchio Di Reno, Italy, as well as concerts in Turin, Italy; Lyon, France; and Barcelona, Spain.

“It is with profound sadness and heartfelt concern for everyone in Paris that we have been forced to announce the cancellation of the rest of our tour. In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can’t continue right now,” the band said in a statement released Saturday.

“There is no other way to say it. This is crazy and it sucks. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was hurt or who lost a loved one.”

At least 129 people were killed Friday at suicide bombings near France’s national stadium, shootings at Paris cafes and a hostagetaking inside the concert theater Bataclan, where the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was scheduled to perform.

Comedic play ‘Stupid F*cking Birds’ satirizes Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ meg weissend A&e writer @dailyathenaeum

This weekend, Awardwinning Aaron Posner’s play, “Stupid F***ing Bird premiered at the Monongalia Arts Center’s Tanner Theatre.

“Stupid F***ing Bird,” is a comedic take on Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” a play performed in the late 1800’s.

The 19th century production was somewhat challenging to interpret; the characters often speaking in cryptic riddles throughout the emotional dialogue. “Stupid F***ing Bird” lays all emotions on the table, bringing the original character’s subtextual inner thoughts explicitly to the surface. Unlike the first performances of “The Seagull,” the modernized version is blunt in nature.

The play was directed

by West Virginia University English professor, David Beach.

Tables and chairs surrounded the stage, the lights dimming as the performance began. Protag-

onist Dev was the first to appear, urging audience members to chime in and shout “start the f***ing” play.”

Gradually, characters Emma, Nina, Sorn, Dev, Mash and Trigorin were introduced, providing a complicated, rich plotline of intertwining relationships.

Agonizing about the state of contemporary theater, Con sets the evening in motion by complaining about plays that don’t reveal anything new or in any way change the real world.

The discontent playwright finds himself headover-heels for young actress Nina. Unfortunately for Con, Nina becomes infatuated with his mother Emma’s lover, a successful writer.

Unlike most plays, the storyline heavily interacts with audience members. Characters pour their hearts out to individual members of the crowd, occasionally talking with them and asking them questions.

Actress Seret Teresa Cole plays the role of Nina, and believes the production’s

significance stems from audience interactions.

“The play is different, and we broke that fourth wall a lot,” Cole said. “We get to pull in the audience, and a lot of plays don’t do that like this play does.

So that’s a fun drawing factor.”

Cole’s heartbreaker character, Nina, was not easy to portray.

“She’s exhausting,” Cole said. “I love her.

She’s an emotional roller coaster and wreck. She starts off happy and ends up crazy. It was a challenge, but I liked playing her.”

Westword described the storyline: “The plot hews closely to the plot of ‘The Seagull.’ Like Konstantin, Con is an experimental writer who loathes Trig’s conventional success, but this F***ing Bird is swift and funny, and also self-referential. In an M.C. Escher-ish way, the play itself is Con’s creation; he creates it as it unfolds. It subverts Chekhov, a sketch of whom adorns the set, and author Posner has sneaky fun with Chek-

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The play, “Stupid F****** Bird” kept the audience on the edge of their seats at the Monongalia Arts Center last weekend. hov’s famous axiom that if a gun appears in act one, it must go off before act three. The actors address the audience directly. Con even asks for advice on how to win Nina.”

“Stupid F***ing Bird”

will show two more performances at 8 p.m. on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21.

West Virginia University students and the surrounding community are encouraged to visit the Monongalia Arts Center to see the

performance.

Admission to the show is $10, and tickets are available at (304) 292-3325, the MAC Lobby Desk, and www.monartscenter.com/ shop. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Friday’s puzzle solved

Across 1 Honolulu “howdy” 6 Cozy eatery 10 Exasperated sound 14 Access the Internet 15 Word-of-mouth 16 Merely 17 *Malicious prank 19 Memo writer’s “Pronto!”

20 White Monopoly bills 21 Church recess 22 Sarcastic in a mean way 23 Approximately 3.26 light-years 25 One doing simple math 26 Written in few words 28 Has __ for news 30 Flood 31 Trumpeter Alpert 33 Spanish eyes 36 House cat, e.g.

37 *Winter storm school closing 40 Cries of pain 41 Part of IRA: Abbr.

43 Corrida cheers 44 Like the old bucket of song 46 The __ Boys: fictional detectives 48 Moorehead of “Bewitched” 49 Last Greek letter 51 Speak sharply to 54 Fall guy 55 Japanese detective Mr. __ 56 Director Kazan 60 Bombeck of household humor 61 Employment opportunity, and a hint to the first word of the answers to starred clues 63 Iranian currency 64 Similar (to) 65 Govt.-backed investment 66 Ill-fated Boleyn 67 George Eliot’s “Adam __” 68 Boat with an outrigger Down 1 Gucci of fashion 2 Pork cut 3 Storybook meanie 4 Trendy club 5 “ ... have you __ wool?”

6 The “C” in USMC 7 Get up 8 Kings, queens and jacks 9 Antlered grazer

10 Son-of-a-gun 11 *Humor among friends 12 Forest clearing 13 Really keyed up 18 Small fruit pie 22 __ Paulo, Brazil 24 Greek war god 26 Design detail, briefly 27 *Employee who does the firing 29 L.A. Clippers’ org.

30 Place for a mani-pedi 31 “Gee whiz!”

32 Barnyard female 34 Has obligations 35 Govt.-issued ID 38 Drop (off) 39 Discipline using mats 42 Bric-a-brac disposal event 45 Rabbit ears 47 Unit of hope or light 48 Per person 49 “Aida,” for one 50 County on San Francisco Bay

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52 “I pass” 53 Make amends 57 Animal Crackers feline 58 Really digging, as a hobby 59 “A Death in the Family” author James 61 Quick poke 62 List-ending abbr.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Money comes easier, and discipline Easy does it. You don’t know your maximizes profits. Spring love inSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) own power today and tomorrow. terrupts your peace. Organize the HHHHH Communication unlocks Prepare to launch an initiative. Evteam for an autumn effort, and the doors over the next few days. Of- erything’s possible, with the right fer assistance, and let people know team. You’re attracting attention. game changes. Level up a commuwhat you’re up to. Let go of how New friends open new possibilities. nity cause. Do it for love.

hold your interest today and tomor- younger than you. Watch where row. Try exotic new flavors without you’re going to avoid accidents. Disbreaking the bank. Cook together. tractions abound. Putter and ramble.

Dance in the kitchen and catch some pretty eyes.

SCORPIO (Oc t. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Family matters need atVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) tention. Fix up your place over the HHHHH Get into the details of next few days. Paint renews at minyour work over the next few days. imal expense ... change colors. Find Organize and track who’s doing a fantastic bargain on a useful tool. what. Changes may require adapta- Repurpose stuff you already have. tion. Travel could be included. Dress Someone thinks you’re pretty clever. the part. Get expert advice for the tricky parts.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Relax and play today and tomorrow.

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THE EFFECT OF A GRACIOUS OUTLOOK The word gratitude comes from the Latin word gratia, meaning grace, graciousness, or gratefulness. It is a genuine giving of thanks, knowing that without certain help, action, or circumstance, you would not have made it to where you are. With Thanksgiving peeking over the horizon, it seems natural to talk about what gratitude really means, and the impact it can have both mental and physical health.

Most people who are in college, or have been to college, can attest to the sheer amount of pressure that students experience from day one until graduation. All of the stresses that come from being in school can sometimes overshadow all of the good that happens, making it very difficult to show appreciation and keep an optimistic outlook on life.

Research in positive psychology has shown that gratitude is strongly linked to level of overall happiness. It fosters a feeling of positive emotions in people, allowing them to feel true joy during a good experience, to build lasting relationships, and even to improve their physical health. How can that be?

your gratitude. This sounds remarkably cheesy, but it is the first step to incorporate a level of thanks into your life. It can be as easy as writing a thank you note. Think back to the last person who helped you, or did something for you. They could be a teacher, a friend, or a family member. Whoever it is, think about what they did or how they helped and how it impacted you, and thank them for it. If you decide to send it, this low-effort show of appreciation can be enough to nurture the relationship.

At its, core, gratitude is acknowledging something good that had a positive effect on you. Simply recognizing something as being good for you, and being thankful for it, improves your overall view of the world. It reminds you that despite all of the stress in life that tries to tear you down at every opportunity, there is still some good out there.

It raises morale, boosts hope, and gives you a reason to keep at it.

Gratitude is some of the best medicine against everyday stress. For more information on how to cultivate gratitude and mental wellbeing, visit well.wvu.edu/stress.

Imagine a person with no gratitude. Every day is a constant battle against something, and nothing ever satisfies. The person’s entire focus is on what comes next, instead of being thankful for what they have in the present. Being thankful is the foundation of being happy, because being happy is being content with what you have and where you are in the moment.

Next time you’re feeling like the world is out to get you, or that nothing good is happening in your life, take some time to practice

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SPORTS

Monday November 16, 2015

No. 3 West Virginia defeats No. 9 Army in home opener, keeps winning streak alive by connor hicks sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University rifle team continued its winning streak this weekend, with a decisive win over Great American Rifle Conference foe Army.

The No. 3 Mountaineers (6-0, 4-0) easily outshot the No. 9 Black Knights (1-4, 1-3) in both disciplines, to defeat Army 4709-4653.

The team’s smallbore score of 2346, which was 29 points greater than Army’s score, was the highest of the season and one of the highest in program history.

“Overall, I think we are happy with the team’s performance today,” said head coach Jon Hammond.

“All eight members shot above an 1170 in the combined total, and I think that says a lot about the consistency of this team.”

While the team had a remarkable smallbore performance, Hammond knows the team’s total could have been even more astounding if it had performed to their potential in the air rifle discipline.

“I know we can shoot better air rifle, we just have to keep working and making improvements,” Hammond said.

West Virginia’s smallbore performance was remarkable enough to earn the top five scores of the day. Senior Garrett Spurgeon paced the teams, leading the way with a 589.

Freshman Ginny Thrasher finished second with a career-best 588. Meelis Kiisk and Jean-Pierre Lucas placed third and fourth, respectively, and Will Anti fin-

ished fifth.

The situation was identical in air rifle, with Mountaineers claiming the top five scores of the day. Thrasher led the field with a 593, and Anti shooting a careerbest 592 to place second.

Seniors Michael Bamsey and Patrick Sunderman also shot 592 scores, and sophomore Elizabeth Gratz shot a 591 to place fifth.

Seeing two freshmen, Ginny Thrasher and Will Anti, consistently scoring amongst the top of the field is a hopeful point for coach Hammond.

“Will was not feeling well today, so he really had to work hard in his matches,” Hammond said. “It’s good to see that improvement and see him shoot well. Ginny was really solid. When your two freshmen are performing well it is beneficial for the team overall.”

We s t V i r g i n i a i s now 35-10 all-time against conference rival Army.

The team has one match remaining this semester, as the team will play host to No. 7 Ohio State. Following, the team will get nearly two months off. Many of WVU’s shooters will be participating in the Olympic trials next month.

“A lot of them have one eye on the Olympic trials that are coming up in the beginning of December, and this gives them one last shot at competition before that,” Hammond said.

The team will host the No. 7 Buckeyes at 8 a.m. this Saturday at the WVU Rifle Range. Fans can attend matches at the WVU Rifle Range, which is located behind the WVU Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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HORNS DOWN

Freshman wide receiver Jovon Durante catches a touchdown pass in Saturday’s win over Texas.

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West Virginia grounds and pounds way to 38-20 win over Texas

BY DAVID STATMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

The Mountaineers have their mojo back.

The West Virginia University football team went a long way toward erasing the memory of its four consecutive Big 12 losses Saturday, as it earned its first-ever home win over Texas, 38-20 over an unpredictable Longhorns squad.

And just how they did it might still be a little bit unrecognizable to Mountaineer fans. Who in the world would have ever thought we’d see a Dana Holgorsen West Virginia team win a game in which it attempted only 12 passes? That the Mountaineers would throw the ball less than a notorious groundand-pound Texas squad? Or that they could force five turnovers and no one would bat an eye?

With three fumbles recovered and two interceptions, West Virginia made the Longhorns pay for their attacking ambition – and in doing so, swung the outcome of the game.

“The difference today for us, if we don’t have turnovers,

I don’t know what the final score is,” said WVU defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. “They were pounding us.

They did that against Oklahoma. We defended against more third-and-shorts than we have in a long time.”

West Virginia’s first points came on a scoop-and-score for linebacker Jared Barber, a sweet piece of revenge for the senior who saw his career nearly end due to a severe knee injury suffered last time Texas came to Morgantown.

Barber’s close friend and fellow starting linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski also recorded an interception and a forced fumble, while junior corner Daryl Worley also picked off freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard.

But one of the biggest momentum plays came on special teams. West Virginia’s coverage units flew to the ball all afternoon, and it paid off when junior Nana Kyeremeh forced a fumble on a kickoff after a Daikiel Shorts touchdown made it 28-17 Mountaineers, energizing the team even further.

“I was more excited when we got the strip on the kickoff and Justin Arndt got on the fumble than when I scored,”

Barber said. “One, because we didn’t have to go back out there, and the offense could go back out. Any time we get a turnover and the ball gets back to the offense it is a win for us.”

And if turnovers opened the door, a steady and largely mistake-free performance from the ground-and-pound WVU offense ensured that the Mountaineers got through.

After the Mountaineers ran for 300 total yards last week against Texas Tech, they combined for 257 on the ground Saturday afternoon. Junior Wendell Smallwood became just the second 1,000-yard rusher in Dana Holgorsen’s tenure as WVU coach with three games to play, smashing the Longhorns for 165 yards on 24 carries.

And while quarterback Skyler Howard was picked off on his second pass of the game, he was nearly flawless on the rest of his limited opportunities to air the ball out. Howard finished 10-12 with 122 yards and two perfect touchdown passes – the first a 53-yard bomb hauled in by drop-prone freshman receiver Jovon Durante, and the second an impeccably

placed 8-yard fade route to junior Daikiel Shorts.

While Barber relished the chance to punch back against the team he nearly lost his football career against two years ago, Howard, a born-and-raised Texas fan, couldn’t quite hide his excitement over beating the team he grew up cheering for.

“I talked a lot about it just being another game, but now that it’s over with, it’s definitely one that sticks out no matter how much you just want it to be another game,” Howard said. “Growing up, my room was painted burnt orange with two Longhorns on it. It means something when you look up and your number is higher than theirs at the end of the game.”

At 5-4, West Virginia is back over .500 and has gotten back on track for bowl eligibility. With the remaining dates on their schedule being Kansas, Iowa State and Kansas State, there’s no reason it can’t run the table.

If WVU does, it will be because of the new equation of West Virginia Mountaineer football: hard running and aggressive defense. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Mountaineers cruise to victory in season opener by chris jackson sports writer @dailyathenauem

Coach Bob Huggins and the West Virginia University men’s basketball team started right where they left off after securing the 500th WVU victory in the Coliseum Friday night.

Paced by 20 steals and 23 offensive rebounds, the Mountaineers eased to a 1-0 start following the 10761 trouncing of Northern Kentucky.

“I thought we played really well in the first half,” Huggins said. “Then we came out in the second half very complacent. I think at one time we

forced five turnovers and we had five turnovers and at one time they were leading in the second half by three or five.”

WVU forced 30 turnovers, outrebounded Northern Kentucky 47-26 and also had a 23-8 advantage in offensive boards. It became just another evening for Press Virginia.

Jevon Carter paved the way with five steals and Daxter Miles had four of the team’s 20 steals, highlighting some of the team’s top performances of the contest.

Carter finished with 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including a 3-for-6 effort from long range and leading the Mountaineers with six assists.

Miles had 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, but also registered a team-high three turnovers.

“Me and JC, we learned a lot from last year,” Miles said.

“We watched a lot of film off last year’s games, and we’ve been in the gym working on our games. Confidence plays a part too. Our role’s getting bigger, so coaches said you’re going to need to step up.

That’s what we’re trying to do.”

An early three from Carter lifted WVU to an early 14-4 lead and seconds later he recorded another steal, finding Jonathan Holton for the layup to make it 16-4 with 15:38 left in the first half.

Another Carter layup led to a three point play, put-

ting the game out of reach at 36-16 with 8:01 to play in the half and highlighting the team’s strongest performance of the half after forcing five turnovers the previous three minutes.

Junior Devin Williams was a force all evening in the paint, contributing 18 points and a team-high 15 rebounds.

His 18th career double-double added to an impressive display inside.

Jonathan Holton’s seven offensive rebounds resulted in numerous second chance opportunities, including a three point play to increase the WVU lead to 46-19 in the first half. He ended the game with 14 points and 12 re-

bounds, with a pair of steals to tag along.

“We just played hard. It was a collective group,” Williams said. “We all went out there and played hard and they got a little sloppy the second half, but you kind of expect that.

It’s the first game, everybody just wants to play. I thought we just shared the ball really well.”

The new NCAA rule changes resulted in 58 combined fouls, finishing 12 behind the NCAA record of 70 set by Texas A&M and Alcorn State in 2010.

Three different players fouled out on Friday, featured by Elijah Macon in just six minutes of action.

Monday’s highly-anticipated matchup in Charleston awaits, with the Mountaineers facing a James Madison team flying under the radar.

JMU notched an 87-75 opening victory at Richmond and is coming off a share of the Colonial Athletic regular season crown.

“This team we’re playing next is good,” Huggins said.

“They just beat Richmond at Richmond, they’ve got five returning starters, they’re going to win their league and they’re going to be a top 100 team at the end of the year. It’s going to be a heck of a game and we’re going to get tested.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

women’s soccer

No. 4 WVU defeats Duquesne in first round of NCAA tourney by connor hicks sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University women’s soccer team opened the first round of the 2015 NCAA tournament in Morgantown Friday night. The match marked West Virginia’s 16th consecutive NCAA appearance, while it was the first time the Duquesne Dukes had ever appeared in the tournament.

When the two teams met earlier this season, two Mountaineer goals in the first four minutes lead to a dominant 5-0 win.

The No. 4 Mountaineers (16-2-1, 6-0-1) began the tournament in nearly identical fashion, scoring in just the third minute to go ahead 1-0.

The nation’s seventh-best offense was relentless, pounding away at the Duke defense until Maggie Bedillion found Carla Portillo in front of the

net. Portillo was able to finish, netting her third goal of the year to put WVU ahead.

The result of the goal was an electric reaction from the faithful fans who had filled Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium despite below-freezing wind chills and 28 mph wind gusts.

The attack continued for the remainder of the opening 10 minutes, with West Virginia possessing the ball in the offensive zone nearly the entire time. In the 12th minute, a beautiful lead pass from Michaela Abam found Kailey Utley to the left of the net, but Utley’s shot was deflected, leading to the Mountaineers’ third corner kick of the game.

Duquesne’s first scoring chance came in the 15th minute, when a lead pass found midfielder Linnea Faccenda, but Big 12 Freshman of the Year Bianca St. Georges shut the attack down before a shot could be attempted.

The Atlantic 10 cham-

pion Dukes (12-9-1, 5-5) were clearly overwhelmed by the nation’s No. 4 team.

Even when Duquesne could finally muster up a possession, an error brought it to an abrupt end.

Michaela Abam attempted a header on a pass in the 22nd minute, with the ball just missing the top crossbar. Ten minutes later, Kailey Utley’s shot from just inside the box was deflected to the left of the far post by goaltender Vanessa Perdomo.

As the clock ticked inside the final minute of the first half, the Dukes’ attempt to clear the ball was stolen by Hannah Abraham, who fired a shot from the top of the box past Perdomo.

Despite allowing two goals, Perdomo’s remarkable performance was the sole reason the Mountaineers could only carry a two-goal lead into the locker room at half time. After giving up the initial goal,

Perdomo saved eight consecutive shots before allowing another goal to end the half.

WVU outshot Duquesne 15-0 in the first half, with 10 on net.

Duquesne opened up the second half with its first scoring chance of the game, with Duquesne’s Linnea Faccenda beating Easther Maya Kith.

Faccenda was left with a oneon-one against West Virginia goaltender Hannah Steadman, but Kadeisha Buchanan was able to chase down Faccenda and force a weak shot that was easily saved.

West Virginia almost added a third goal in the 55th minute, when Buchanan carried the ball upfield and found Bianca St. Georges on the right side, who then crossed the ball to Nia Gordon, but the cross deflected away by the Duke defense.

St. Georges would again make a cross minutes later, finding Portillo in front of the net, but Portillo’s shot would

go outside of the far post.

Just seconds later, Amandine Pierre-Louis collected a pass from Michaela Abam inside the box. It appeared as though Duke defender Allie Holland would prevent a scoring chance, but Pierre-Louis would spin around Holland and fire a shot, finding the back of the net to put WVU ahead 3-0.

A breakaway in the 75th minute by Duquesne’s Cydney Staton brought cheers from the Duke fans who had made the trip, but Staton ran out of steam before reaching the box and was stopped by Buchanan before she could get a shot off.

The Mountaineers then took possession and worked it to Heather Kaleiohi, who took a shot from almost directly in front of Perdomo, who was able to gather the ball into her arms.

West Virginia regained possession, with freshman

Nia Gordon breaking loose and taking a shot that would find the back of the net to increase the Mountaineers’ lead to four with just 13 minutes remaining.

Play concluded with the No. 4 Mountaineers winning 4-0 to advance to the second round. Shots on goal were 14-1 in favor of West Virginia.

The win marks West Virginia’s first tournament win since 2013 and the team’s first regulation win in the NCAA tournament since they appeared in the Sweet 16 in 2010.

West Virginia will take on Northwestern, who defeated Washington State 1-0 in double overtime in the first round.

West Virginia will play host on Friday night, with the time to be announced later this week.

If they are to win, the Mountaineers would also host the Sweet 16 match on Sunday afternoon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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10 | SPORTS

Monday November 16, 2015

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WVU’s freshmen pave way to win over Delaware St.

BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia women’s basketball team opened up its regular season with a 77-34 win over Delaware State on Saturday night.

“The best part about this game is that we played it and got it done,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey. “The bad part is that we really need to go over film and everything.”

Senior guard Bria Holmes picked up where she left off last season, as the senior finished the game with nine points, three assists and five rebounds. She was one of the team’s most effective shooters, shooting 50 percent.

Center Lanay Montgomery was a point shy of starting off the season with a double-double. She finished the game with nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Montgomery also logged in the most minutes for the Mountaineers, with 28.

The Mountaineers started the game on an 11-0 run, taking advantage of Delaware’s inefficiency to get its offense going. WVU shot 45 percent from the field in the first quarter.

The WVU bench outshot Delaware State’s bench, 3612, mostly in part to freshman Alexis Brewer and veteran forward Teana Muldrow.

“I thought Alexis Brewer was very efficient on offense,” Carey said.

Brewer led the Mountaineers in scoring, with 14 points, as well as putting together four rebounds, and two assists. The freshman shot 85.7 percent from the field, putting together an impressive game in her collegiate debut.

WVU continued to build on its lead through the second quarter, leading 35-15, to end the first half.

It was a similar story in the second half as the Mountaineers started to distance them-

West Virginia’s Alexis Brewer attacks the hoop against Delaware State Saturday. selves after Delaware State Coach Carey to bring even started the half off shooting more freshmen into the 2-11 from the field. As a re- game. sult, WVU led 52-18 five min“What we’re bringing utes into the quarter. off the bench is a bunch of One of the Mountaineers’ freshmen,” Carey said. “If newcomers, Arielle Rob- our veterans get in foul trouerson, found herself in foul ble, then we’re counting on trouble; the situation forced freshmen to make plays, then

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they have to grow up real quick.” In the latter stages of the game, it was Brewer, Muldrow and Montgomery that led the way, forcing the Lady Hornets to turn the ball over on three consecutive possessions.

Muldrow had 13 points

and eight rebounds in her 21 minutes of playing time.

Delaware State’s Bri Justice and N’Kayah Kersey led their team in scoring, but the Mountaineers’ dominance inside the paint doomed the Lady Hornets.

While the Mountaineers freshmen helped pave the way to the win, Carey believes they can get better and limit some of their mistakes.

“We don’t teach them to beat Delaware State,” Carey said. ‘We teach them how to beat the top teams in the country, and we’re nowhere near that right now. We have to continue to work hard, continue to get better and continue to get smarter.”

The Mountaineers will look to focus towards Coppin State tonight at WVU Coliseum. Coppin State is coming off a 73-42 loss to VCU. The Eagles went 7-22 last season as a part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

MEN’S SOCCER

WVU falls to Akron 3-2 in MAC semis, season over by alec gearty sports writer @Dailyathenaeum

The Akron Zips eliminated the West Virginia University men’s soccer team in the Mid-American Conference semi-finals by a score of 3-2, thus putting an end to the Mountaineers’ rollercoaster season.

“It’s a disappointing way to go down,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc in an interview with WVUsports.com. “We were unlucky in this game to see it end the way that it did, but I’m proud of the way that my kids fought.”

WVU entered the tournament with a record of 7-11, just squeaking into

the playoffs. While the Zips comfortably clinched the MAC title, those records meant nothing when the two teams met for the second time this season.

Akron’s Adam Najem took advantage of a free kick in the 23rd minute to give the Zips an early 1-0 lead.

For the majority of the first half, the Mountaineers were able to keep up with the speed and style of Akron, being outshot 8-6, but getting better chances in front of the Akron’s Jake Fenlason.

Akron quickly started off the second half, adding to their lead, after Stuart Holthusen scored, his fourth of the year, past

Alec Boerner in the 49th minute.

However, fortune favors the bold as the Mountaineers were given a break that was desperately needed at this point. WVU cut the lead to 2-1 after the Zips accidentally deflected the ball into their own net. It seemed to be the momentum shift that the Mountaineers needed.

Five seconds later, Holthusen scored on the first touch after the restart to add cushion to the Zips lead. As for the man who helped keep West Virginia’s season alive, after his two goals eliminated Bowling Green from contention, he ultimately ended the Mountaineers’ season

as well.

It was Holthusen’s first back-to-back two-goal performance, to cap off a week where he was named All-MAC First Team.

The Mountaineers were resilient, though, as the seniors would do anything in their power to end the season on a high note.

Jamie Merriam connected with Mike Desiderio, in the 72nd minute, for the Mountaineers second goal of the night.

It would be tallied as Merriam’s seventh goal of the season, and last as a Mountaineer.

For the next 18 minutes, WVU dominated play.

WVU outshot Akron 8-5 in the second half, requir-

ing Fenlason to make three saves in that span.

The Mountaineers’ best chance to tie the game was when the ball fell on Haydon Bennett’s foot, in the dying seconds of the match, but after a mosh pit in front of the net, the shot was blocked and ultimately cleared.

“You look at the box score and wonder how you lost the game,” LeBlanc said. “I think we gifted Akron their goals, and we had to fight ourselves back into it, which we did.”

WVU hasn’t been able to figure out the Zips yet.

Each year, the Mountaineers give the Zips their best challenge but have yet to get over the hump.

The Mountaineers fall to a 2-14-1 all-time record against Akron.

“This is one of those moments where it’s hard to put into words the feelings and emotions you have because we really created a lot more chances tonight and had more of an attack,” LeBlanc said.

WVU finishes the season with an overall record of 7-12, and a 2-3 record in conference play. LeBlanc faces an offseason where he will have to look for replacements for the seniors. Six Mountaineers have used their eligibility; five were a part of the everyday lineup. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WRESTLING

WVU tastes defeat for first time at Northeast Duals

BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia University wrestling team suffered its first losses of the season in yesterday’s Northeast Duals in Troy, New York.

The Mo u nt a i n e e r s picked up a win against Buffalo with a score of 1913. The other two matches did not go as planned.

Ranked opponents Michigan and Oregon State defeated West Virginia with scores of 21-12 and 23-9, respectively.

The Mountaineers entered the weekend ranked No. 19 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Poll. Michigan came in ranked No. 3 in country and Oregon State was a spot below West Virginia at No. 20. The updated rankings will come out on Tuesday.

The matchup with Michigan was expected to be tough and it lived up to its billing. With nine of its 10 starters ranked, the Wolverines defeated the Mountaineers in all but three matchups. Against Buffalo, West Virginia trailed 10-3 after four matches, but the Mountaineers took five of the final six matches to win.

Similarly, Oregon State took a 13-0 lead over West Virginia after four matches, but the Mountaineers were unable to recover in this one.

Despite the tough day as a team, 157-pounder Dylan Cottrell remained undefeated on the season after six matches. Cottrell defeated Michigan’s Brian Murphy on a fall in 2:40, Buffalo’s Timothy Schaefer in a 12-3 major decision, and Oregon State’s Abraham Rodriguez 8-4.

125-pounder Zeke Moisey suffered his first loss of

the season against Oregon State’s Ronnie Rios with a narrow 3-2 defeat. Coming into Sunday’s Northeast Duals, Moisey was undefeated after beating all three of his opponents at the Mountaineer Quad.

Moisey defeated Michigan’s Connor Youtsey and Buffalo’s Kyle Akins in identical 5-3 triumphs.

Similar to Moisey, 174-pounder Parker Von Egidy entered Sunday undefeated and won his first two matches before falling to an Oregon State foe. Von Edigy defeated Michigan’s Davonte Mahomes 9-7 and Buffalo’s Muhamed McBryde 7-5 in his final match of the day.

Could fatigue have been a problem for Moisey and Von Edigy? Perhaps. Prior to the Northeast Duals, head coach Sammie Henson explained how preparing for multiple opponents in a match is more difficult

West Virginia’s Dylan Cottrell in action at the Mountaineer Quad last week. than preparing for a single Henson said. “We scout the guys, we do a lot of video, opponent.

“Scouting wise, it’s and then we prepare for tougher. What you do is you them individually. Really prepare for the best guy in what we’re working on is the country and that way being prepared for the best you’re ready for anyone,” guys in the country, the top

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10 percent in the nation.”

Next up for West Virginia is the Joe Parisi Open on Nov. 21 in St. Charles, Missouri. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

CROSS COUNTRY

Paladino only WVU runner heading to nationals

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For all but one runner, the season is over.

Despite finishing fifth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, the West Virginia University women’s cross country team failed to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championship.

However, sophomore Millie Paladino was selected to compete as an individual runner at the Championship for the second straight year.

On Friday, Paladino led all West Virginia runners with an 11th-place finish in a time of 21:16.2. Paladino will race at the same course upon which the Mountaineers captured the blue race in the Greater Louisville Classic: EP Tom Sawyer State Park.

This will be the second NCAA Championship that Paladino has qualified for in as many years. Last year, she placed 210th with a time of 22:01.3.

“With some really big races, experience plays a big role in it, just knowing

the course and how to run it.

I’m really excited that I’m going to be back a second time, hopefully,” Paladino said prior to the Mid-Atlantic Regional. “When you walk away from the course, you’re like ‘I’d like to be back here and better next year.’”

Senior Savanna Plombon did not qualify for the NCAA Championship, but like Paladino, she received NCAA AllMid-Atlantic Region honors for finishing in the top 25.

Plombon finished 23rd in a time of 21:25.2.

Three sophomores finished behind Paladino and Plombon. Amy Cashin took 27th with a time of 21:45.7, Brynn Harshbarger placed 36th in 21:59.2 and Maggie Drazba finished 37th at 22:00.4. Freshman Ann French and senior Kelly Williams also competed. French took 47th with a time of 22:09.3 and Williams ended 58th in 22:22.0.

No. 10 Penn State won the six-kilometer race with a score of 60. Along with second-place finisher No. 14 Georgetown, the Nittany Lions automatically qualify for

the NCAA Championship.

For the first time since 2012, the Mountaineers will not compete as a team in the NCAA Championship. This is only the third time that the team has failed to do so under head coach Sean Cleary. The up and down rollercoaster season comes to a finish.

“This was a very interesting NCAA Regional for us. The entire fall has been a bit of a mystery,” Cleary said in an interview with WVUsports. com. “We have been running like a top 20-40 team in the country all season. I watched our team compete hard today, and we had a few unfortunate situations within the race that we can and need to put behind us.”

Before the Mid-Atlantic Regional, Paladino talked about the importance of making it to the NCAA Championship as a team. While the Mountaineers were unable to make it as a whole, Paladino will have a week to prepare for the Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 21. dasports@mail.wvu.edu