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Students riding the PRT at 4 p.m. Monday are trapped as the the car halts. This was the second time the PRT broke down within two hours.

Associate director of transportation, parking talks PRT problems, need for major renovations by david schlake staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Whether traveling to class, work or a sporting event in Morgantown, W.Va., there’s always a risk in taking the Personal Rapid Transit as it frequently breaks down.

The 40-year-old system is convenient because it avoids traffic, is free for students and transports riders to any major part of West Virginia University’s campuses. But, if users have somewhere to be at a certain time, becoming trapped on the tracks can result in tardiness.

Aside from the possibility of not making an appointment or being late for class, there is a question of safety and what actions students should take if they’re trapped on the PRT. On Sept. 20, the day West Virginia played Oklahoma, one of the cars stopped right before the Medical Station near the football stadium.

The car had 15-20 people crunched inside who would end up being trapped for approximately 30 minutes.

“It was so hot that people were trying to use the emergency exit,” said Cory Gabrielli, a senior at WVU. “We

teamed up to pull a door open to get air inside, and lodged a water bottle in front of the door to keep it open. If we didn’t get the doors opened, people would’ve passed out.”

Dylan Schaffer, another senior who was trapped in the car, stressed the biggest problem was a lack of staff.

“They announced over the intercom that there was a guy on his way but he was stuck in traffic. But, you would think that on game day they would have people ready for this kind of thing to happen,” Schaffer said. “You know it’s going to break down, and you know traffic is going to be bad. They need more people ready to help if something does happen, because had it been an hour instead of 30 minutes, it could have been really bad.”

Another idea that has circulated is the installment of a backup air conditioner in each car in the case of one breaking down.

“The situation would have been completely different if we weren’t sitting in a sauna of sweat,” said WVU alumni Darren Klaus. “The heat, mixed with the stress of the situation, just made everyone panic. They need to make some changes to the system

“It was so hot that people were trying to use the emergency exit.”

– Cory Gabrielli, a senior at WVU

to make it safe for everyone.”

Arlie Forman, associate director of Parking and Transportation at WVU, said with the age of the system, problems like these shouldn’t come as a surprise.

“It’s tough when it breaks down and it’s that hot,” Foreman said. “We know how bad

Safe Zone creates ‘visible network of allies’ for students in LGBTQ community by rachel mcbride correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Diversity Week hosted a Safe Zone Training for students at West Virginia University Monday. Safe Zone focuses on creating a safe space of allies to support individuals in the LGBTQ community on campus. “(The program) ties into diversity, ties into creating a safe space for all students,” said Melissa Chesanko, a diversity specialist from the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at WVU. The program was founded by WVU psychologist Rosemary Srebalus in 1997. Since then, training has been provided to anyone who wants to support the LGBTQ community and its strides against prejudice and inequality. Many programs such as Safe Zone are found throughout universi ties across the nation. Although the names of the programs may vary, their mission statements remain similar.

Chesanko organized the presentation by focusing on four main points. These included situating oneself, allocating resources, tak-

it can be when there is no air conditioning and our personnel is caught in traffic. And, we can understand why people get upset, but this system has been functioning a lot longer than we thought it would. Until we renovate it, we’re going to continue having problems like these.”

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“I think WVU promotes diversity really well especially because I live at the international house. That’s about as diverse as you can get. I’m American, but I wanted to experience different cultures before I traveled outside the country.”

– Marie Adigwe, a freshman student

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Melissa Chesanko, a diversity specialist from the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, leads a group discussion on the importance of the Safe Zone program. ing action and obtaining tions. They were also made knowledge. aware of all the resources With the proper train- available to students pering, students can learn to taining to sexuality and handle delicate situations gender identity. Vulnerinvolving the LGBTQ com- ability and group work munity.One can provide were key factors in the appropriate resources de- training. pending on the person’s Students attending the need or position, take ac- training were encouraged tion against discrimina- to work with one another, tion toward the LGBTQ discuss different scenarios community and acquire as well as outcomes and be knowledge about it and respectful of others’ viewpass that knowledge onto points and opinions. others.

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longer.

“When people get out, we have to account for everyone and do a system-wide search.

Once the door is open, they all shut down, and then we have to search for people before we can get them running again,”

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The PRT was estimated to be fully functional for about 15 years before it would need renovations, yet it stands at more than twice its life expectancy.

However, Forman said when people do open doors and try to get out, the delay time becomes exponentially

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“I think it’s difficult because the state of West Virginia gets a lot of people in-state and, as a state, West Virginia isn’t very diverse. I think it is diverse but because of where we’re located, it’s not as diverse as it could be.”

– Steven Gingerich, a junior management information systems student

“I saw it’s Diversity Week, but until I saw that, I’ve never seen anything promoting (diversity).”

– Emily Sabino, a junior sports and exercise psychology student

“I think diversity is pretty good on this campus.

Two of my roommates are from Oman, and I didn’t know that was a country before (I met) them.

They turned out to be really cool and they both ride motorcycles.”

– Waset Davis, a junior mechanical engineering student

TODAY’S DIVERSITY Diversity Week continues with myriad events across WVU’s campuses.

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TODAY’S schedule of events for diversity week Noon-1 p.m. – WVU African Dance and Music Ensemble Common Area of the Mountainlair Michael Vercelli, Ph.D., Director, World Music Performance Center

ing the commitment that WVU has to the principles of diversity and inclusiveness and how the Division of Diversity embraces and promotes the values, as stated by the School of Public Health, pertaining to social justice, diversity, partnerNoon to 12:45 p.m. – “Di- ship and community. versity at WVU” Fukushima Auditorium, 4 p.m. – Journey Series: Health Sciences Center “The Traveler’s Story” This presentation will pro- Rhododendron Room in the vide information regard- Mountainlair

Hear this traveler’s story from Cameroon to the hills of wonderful West Virginia.

Walter Oben, Native of Cameroon; and Doctoral Student, School of Pharmacy 4-6 p.m. – WVU Reed College of Media 75th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration Woodburn Circle The celebration will feature special guests, President Gee and the Mountaineer Mascot, food and music

with U-92. The first 75 people to register at the event will receive a free T-shirt. Enter to win an iPad mini and other prizes.

about obese individuals, give consequences of weight bias, and discuss ways to reduce this discrimination in order to work for unity.

5 p.m. – “Weight Discrimination” Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair Do some individuals experience supremacy over others based on body composition?

This talk will expose cultural beliefs and stereotypes

7 p.m. – “Boliver soy yo” (“Bolivar is me”) Gluck Theatre, Mountainlair The film is an outrageously funny satire and political commentary by Director Jorge Ali Triana, that chronicles the life of the great Simon Bolivar.

7:30-9:30 p.m. – Speak Up(!) Diversity Poetry Reading Gold Ballroom in the Mountainlair WVU students, faculty, staff and community members share original poetry about diversity, identity and their experiences. Slam Award Winner, Pages Matam, will be the Master of Ceremonies and share in reading poetry at the event.

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Case involving arrest by Ferguson officer on hold CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A drug case involving an arrest made by the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed 18-year-old in a separate incident is on hold while a grand jury reviews the shooting.

A judge approved a request by prosecutors Monday to send the drug case involving the arrest by officer Darren Wilson to a St. Louis County grand jury.

But a spokesman for Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch later said that the case is “on hold” until Wilson’s status is resolved.

Spokesman Ed Magee called the move standard procedure in cases where police officers are not immediately available to testify in court.

A lawyer for Christopher Brooks alleges Wilson “roughed up” his client after Brooks refused to hand over the keys to a locked car parked in his grandmother’s driveway, where police say they found drug paraphernalia and several ounces of pot.

Defense attorney Nick Zotos wants the drug distribution charge dismissed because he doesn’t expect Wilson, who didn’t attend the preliminary hearing, to show up in court.

“Wilson is compromised as a witness,” said Zotos, who opposed the initial request by McCulloch’s office to shift the drug case to a panel that meets

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Chris Brooks leaves the St. Louis County courthouse on Monday in Clayton, Mo. Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown, received commendations for his actions in a 2013 case involving Brooks. behind closed doors. he used excessive force in into hiding since Brown’s The grand jury is review- vember, though its term ing evidence in Brown’s has been extended until It wasn’t clear whether the Aug. 9 shooting death death.

Wilson, 28, received death to deter mine January.

Brooks made the allega- of Michael Brown.

The assistant prosecution against Wilson beJames P. Towey, general a Ferguson City Council whether Wilson should fore or after Brown was counsel for the Missouri commendation in Febru- face criminal charges in tor, who did not identify killed.

Fraternal Order of Po- ary for his role in Brooks’ the shooting that led to vi- himself in court, did not A police union attorney lice and a former general arrest one year earlier. Zo- olent protests, hundreds indicate during the hearwho has spent decades counsel for the St. Louis tos questioned whether of arrests, the summon- ing why the county wants representing members of Police Officers Associa- the honor was merited. ing of the Missouri Na- to shift the case to the law enforcement in court tion, said Wilson may be “We give trophies ev- tional Guard for security grand jury. Magee did not told The Associated Press willing to publicly discuss ery day for just showing and international atten- provide a reason but said it on Monday that he repre- the case in the future. He up,” he said after the brief tion. McCulloch has said didn’t involve an effort to sents Wilson, who is under declined to provide de- hearing in St. Louis Circuit he expects that grand jury prevent information about investigation by another tails of the whereabouts Court. “If you play on the to complete its work by Wilson from being publicly mid-October or early No- disclosed. grand jury over whether of Wilson, who has gone team, you get a trophy.”

State cites Patriot Coal in mine accident

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Patriot Coal committed serious violations by failing to ensure walls and roofs were properly supported before a severe accident called a coal burst killed two West Virginia miners in May, according to state mining officials.

Just three days before the deadly accident, there was a similar collapse at the Brody Mine No. 1, according to a state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training investigation report. The office cited the company in several “notices of violation.”

No one was seriously hurt in the earlier incident, which went unreported, and under-

ground mining continued the next day, the state report says.

A coal burst involves the violent failure of a roof, pillar or wall of coal inside a mine.

High-speed coal is shot at anyone in the way.

On May 12, miners Eric Legg and Gary Hensley were killed by a coal burst at the Boone County mine. It filled up their section of the mine with coal four and a half feet deep, leaving just a small opening between the coal and the roof, the report states.

The burst that occurred three days earlier covered a worker in coal up to his waist, but didn’t injure him. After-

ward, an assistant mine foreman found cracks in the roof, deterioration of the mine’s ribs and a change in the bolting pattern.

After spotting those issues, the assistant foreman told the section foreman, “I would not mine this,” the report states.

Miners moved some equipment and resumed mining the next day.

On the evening of the fatal accident, the general foreman and mine manager expressed safety concerns after the earlier outburst. According to a shuttle car operator, crew members laughed about suggestions to protect the mine operator, the report states.

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ernize the system and eliminate these problems.

“There are a lot of theories as to why to PRT breaks down, but we know it’s all electronic issues. It has the same electronic system that it started with,” Forman said. “It’s near the end of its useful life, and we’ve made a lot of steps to move forward with modernization, but we have a long way to go.”

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Continued from page 1 he said. “It’s absolutely horrible how badly people can be inconvenienced on one of the vehicles, but we have to follow protocol so that we can get them running properly again.”

Forman has held his position for seven years, and came on as part of the plan to mod-

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members of the LGBTQ community.

With the vast amount of resources available, including programs such as Safe Zone, students at WVU are encouraged to move beyond tolerance to acceptance and nurturing.

Safe Zone will host another training session for WVU faculty and staff at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Laurel Room in the Mountianlair.

For more information concerning the Safe Zone program or how to become a Safe Zone member, visit http://well.wvu. edu/sexhealth/safe_zone. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Diversity Week: ‘Orange is the New Black’

By Farria Ashfaq Correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Brian R. Jara from the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies and Catherine Gouge, an English professor at West Virginia University, held a presentation on why the show “Orange is the New Black” shows diversity in pop culture Monday in the Shaenandoah room of the Mountainlair.

“I did a version of this presentation last year for the first time because the initial response to the series was huge and because it was showing us more real people’s lives,” Jara said. “And it shows all kinds of women and that is valuable for my field. This was actually a bigger crowd than last year, and now we are starting to see more people ask, ‘Why is this so popular?’ And it is because we are looking more in-depth into these character’s lives.”

This show is based on a memoir called “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” written by Piper Kerman. The show revolves around the character Piper Chapman and her experiences while in jail.

The show touches base on the LGBT community, feminism, epistemology and more. In the show the character Sophia Burset is a transgender female played

by Laverne Cox. “The show was actually revered for being one of the first shows for having a transgender character being played by a real transgender woman,” Gouge said. “It is an important responsibility if a show has the power to change people’s views about these topics that people may not have proper education on.”

One of the few actresses that identifies as a lesbian plays a lesbian character on the show as Poussey Washington.

“The storyline that I appreciated the most was Poussey’s story mostly because you don’t really know

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Students watch clips from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ and learn about impacts of popular culture on gender norms in society. why she was in prison, like most of the storylines led to,” said Julia Durbin, a freshman chemistry student. “I love the fact that you see her father who is a military man, stand up for his daughter saying that she does not need to be fixed because she is a lesbian, in fact he said that she is fine the way she is.”

One of the show’s reoccurring themes is they go in depth to each main character’s story, and do not focus as much on Piper’s story.

“In a lot of ways Piper was my Trojan Horse,” Jenji Kohan, creator of the series, commented in an interview with NPR. “You’re not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of black women and Latina women and old women and criminals. But if you take this white girl, this sort of fish out of the water,

and you follow her in, you can expand your world and tell all of those other stories.”

Kohan received a lot of backlash from this statement. Many people felt like since it is the 21st century, shows should be able to be centered around women of color and still be appealing.

The Feminist Griote responded to the racism of the show saying, “The show follows in a long racist tradition of white media centering the stories of whites and using people of color as colorful minstrels, when the narratives of the people of color should be the central focal point.”

One notable theme on this show is that these women stick to other women of the same race.

This was especially shown in the second season of the show.

“To my understanding,

the depictions of how the different races and ethnicities don’t mix together on the show, actually comes from the memoir that Kerman wrote,” Gouge said. “I even think that they even said on the show, to just pretend it is the 1950s and you will get along much easier.”

This show strives to depict how the world is, but it also depicts how the world of prison is, through an inmate’s eyes.

“This does still seem to happen in real life, in both women’s and men’s groups, that initially your first community is the obvious visual cue that you identify with,” Jara explained. “I think the show both reinforces the reality and the stereotypes, but they don’t just stop there, they don’t just reduce these women to the group they are in. It is reinforcing where we are

still at in the United States, but it also shows how we are progressing.”

A huge issue that was addressed in the series right away in the first season was beliefs, and how some inmates chose the path of religion and some did not.

“I don’t really consider myself to be very religious, and I definitely see where Chapman is coming from, with wanting to see something that is real and not just simply believe in something because you have feelings for it,” said Hayleigh Moore, a freshman strategic communications student.

One of the scenes presented was the atheism scene where Chapman stands up to Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett.

Chapman agrees to be baptized by Doggett in order to get a group of women to ac-

cept her. At the last minute, Chapman explains that she does not want to be baptized because she is someone who believes in science and evolution, and that she believes religion is just a way to make the random, horrible things that happen in life easier to deal with.

“I never saw this show, but I did hear about it and I heard mixed reviews about how it was racist or antifeminist, but after seeing this presentation I have to say that this is the kind of show I would love to watch,” said Bree McCullough, a freshman strategic communications student.

The first two seasons of “Orange is the New Black” can be found on Netflix, and the third season will be released in the summer of 2015. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Bones’ begins season with tragedy N64 celebrates 18 years of gaming Ashley DeNardo

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««««« « Editor’s Note: The following story contains spoilers for “Bones.”

Season 10 of “Bones” premiered last week on FOX. Fans weren’t sure what to expect as the reel of last season’s finale set up what was to come.

As the new material begins, we see Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) in the prison cell that has been his home for three months. His identity is in shambles and nothing is certain.

Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is still at the Jeffersonian, working to clear her husband’s name. She exhumes the body of Howard Cooper, a member of the blackmail files, noting that the examination of his death could be the point of origin of the whole conspiracy.

Dr. Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), entomologist and conspiracy theorist, is in his glory because he can talk about conspiracy without seeming insane.

Brennan goes to Mr. Brady, a federal prosecutor, with information from the blackmail files.

She blatantly blackmails him and states what the sentencing and statistical risks are. Since she has documentation of everything illegal he’s done, she feels safe in doing so.

Booth is released in the next scene and they go home. Booth isn’t sure where “home” is since their previous home was destroyed in the firefight in last season’s finale.

The new house is gorgeous and modern, but still has remains of their old items. Booth notices that the things that mattered were saved and appreciates that Brennan even used some of his money to pay for the new abode.

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Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley) dies in the season 10 premiere of ‘Bones.’

Booth and Dr. Sweets (John Francis Daley) are reunited. When Booth goes against Sweets’ advice and talks to a key suspect alone, he is trailed by a new character, Special Agent James Aubrey (John Boyd). Aubrey was sent by Deputy Director Stark at the FBI to make sure Booth stays out of trouble.

When Stark finds out what happened, he reprimands Booth who tells his boss he will retire after he figures out the truth regarding the conspiracy.

After more investigation, Aubrey is essential to the case and proves to Booth he can be trusted and they form a mentorlike relationship. Booth also finds out the conspiracy may even date back to President Hoover’s original files.

Through more science and suspense, Sweets ends up bleeding out and murdered, leaving a pregnant Daisy (Carla Gallo) to fend for herself and the Jeffersonian staff and fans of the show in tears.

Themes of honesty and trust were heavy throughout the show and it enhanced the plot with further meaning. The cast did a phenomenal job, once again, acting and keeping the show natural and moving. In the past, premieres have been rocky, but this one saw improvement.

The extreme intensity of last season’s finale was

successfully maintained until the moment we realized Sweets is not going to make it. Then, the suspense doesn’t matter. Everything is dark.

I’m not ashamed to say, tears trailed down my face and I don’t know how the show can ever be as good without Daley. He was an integral part of the show and created a necessary dynamic I don’t think Boyd will be able to live up to. If the creators are trying to replace the character Sweets, they should know it can’t be done.

There has been gossip in the past saying season 10 would be the last of ‘Bones.’ The death of Sweets is a sure indicator that this could be the end.

While I will be unsure of how to move on if this is the case, it would not be surprising as this premiere was the least viewed premiere of all seasons, with only slightly more than 6 million viewers. Past season premieres have ranged between eight and more than 10 million viewers.

Although I am saddened by the death of “Sir Lacelot,” as Daisy liked to call Sweets, the show is surprisingly good for how far along it is. It will be interesting to see how Daisy survives and the team dynamic transforms without him.

“Bones” airs 8 p.m.

Mondays on FOX. ashley.denardo@mail.wvu.edu

Eighteen years ago yesterday marked a momentous occasion in the video game world.

On September 29, 1996, the Nintendo 64 gaming console was released in North America. It revolutionized gaming.

Although its processing power is considered paltry by today’s standards, back when it was first released, the N64 was a graphical powerhouse.

Unlike the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, Nintendo’s two biggest competitors at the time, the N64 stored its games on game cartridges instead of CD-ROMs. Despite the lower storage capacity of the cartridges, they allowed Nintendo to utilize unique graphic technologies that gave games for its system smoother textures.

Because of its 64-bit processor, people could enjoy 3D Nintendo games in their living room for the first time.

As with all gaming consoles, the hardware was only half the battle. What truly made the Nintendo 64 shine was its impressive game library.

Party games were one of its main selling points.

“Mario Kart 64” would pit four players against each other in a frantic race through complex and imaginative courses.

If you managed to avoid driving into the lava on the Bowser’s Castle track, you’d certainly be knocked off course by one of your friends.

“Mario Party” was another game that drew people together in friendly, and sometimes not-sofriendly, competition.

It was Nintendo’s take on board games. Players each picked their favorite character, then rolled virtual dice to move along the board. Stars and coins were won and lost via minigames that would take place between the rounds.

Perhaps one of the most successful games to come out of the N64 era was “Super Smash Bros.” Fighting games had been around since the 80s. There were already arcade games such as “Street Fighter.” However “Smash Bros.” differed from the rest in two distinct ways. Where other games relied on players memorizing complex button combinations to execute special attacks, “Smash Bros.” used a more intuitive direction-based system. It also allowed players to play as their favorite characters from other games, making it the first mascot fighter.

Mu l t i p l ay e r ga m e s weren’t the N64’s only trick, it also had an impressive amount of quality single player games.

“Super Mario 64” was released day one with the console, and absolutely turned everything on its head. For the first time gamers were able to play as Mario in a fully three dimensional world. Players could run and jump through an expansive and fully realized castle, as well as multiple other worlds they accessed through magical paintings. The game was so popular that it is still played today on Twitch.

Widely considered the N64’s most impressive title was “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.” In this landmark game, players took control of Link and explored a vast 3D world filled with dungeons, puzzles and vicious enemies in an attempt to save Princess Zelda and defeat the evil that invaded the land.

This game’s ingeniously

designed levels and multitude of side quests have made it stand the test of time. To this day, players cringe when they hear the words “water temple.”

Not everything about the system was perfect.

Although the cartridgebased games gave developers more texturing tools for the games’ graphics, they also tended to collect dust on the pins. Everyone who used to own the N64 remembers blowing furiously into the bottom of the cartridges in an attempt to make them work.

Additionally, the system existed in a weird era in terms of graphic longevity. Games before the N64 used very simple pixel graphics and aged very well. Games after the N64 had more modern graphics and are still considered good-looking today. Sadly for the N64, it has become the missing link between the two eras. It brought 3D graphics into the living room, but now it’s painfully obvious how primitive it was.

Despite the few hiccups it had, the N64 was a very popular system and still has a nostalgic place in many people’s hearts. Everyone who grew up in the ‘90s remembers crowding around in their friend’s living room until early in the morning playing “Mario Kart” and “Smash Bros.” until their eyes stung and their fingers hurt.

The N64 is currently 18 years old, which is over 9,000 in technology years, but it still kicks harder than most modern competition. wethompson@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU steps up to Big 12 Conference When West Virginia University joined the Big 12 Conference two years ago, it didn’t just move to one of the major football power conferences, it also became a member of a respectable group of universities academically.

On Monday, WVU hosted provosts from eight out of the nine other Big 12 schools for the conference’s once-a-semester meeting.

The meeting was of a rather informal nature with “the education issues and the challenges and opportunities for land-grant institutions in the 21st century,” as the focus of con-

versation, while also showing off the campus and the nature surrounding the Morgantown, W.Va., area.

WVU is actively trying to take a step away from the party school label and increase its academic status. By being part of a conference that features universities that are highly ranked in certain areas (far from overall in most cases), WVU has an opportunity to draw from collaborations like these.

The fact that all schools are located in areas that are culturally different could also benefit WVU in

the long run.

Although WVU struggles to match almost any of the schools in the conference on academic rankings, the move to Big 12 was a step up in terms of what we are associated with.

When looking at rankings of the different power conferences, a clear pattern can be seen. Universities in the same athletic conference tend to hold a similar academic status as one another, but it is unknown just how that assimilation appears.

The level of cooperation goes beyond the field and

the court, but it is rarely discussed in the media. In fact, the topic of discussion from Monday’s meeting, or what the members took from it, will probably not be known for the general mass, which is a shame.

WVU has a clear vision for the future as outlined in, for example, the 2020 Strategic Plan for the Future. What has the move to the Big 12 meant for WVU other than having its overall football record drop? How will it affect the future of the University? www.bluegoldsports.com

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Emma Watson points out fatal flaw of feminism molly robinson columnist @dailyathenaeum

Feminism has been a huge buzzword lately.

Granted, feminism has always been a massive topic to tackle, considering women still aren’t on the same playing field as men in terms of careers, finances or even basic respect.

But lately feminism has come to take on a different meaning beyond the idea of gender equality; it has become a stereotype that too many, especially women, fall into and it ultimately sets the movement back even further.

Let me give you an example. A sociology professor once asked his classroom who identified as feminists. About five people out of the 50 in attendance raised their hands, all female. Then he asked which of his students believed in gender equality.

A vast majority of hands, both male and female, raised in the air.

This is what is wrong with the current feminist movement. This is why, for too long, women have not been treated as equals.

Feminism and gender equality are supposed to

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mean the same thing. They are both nouns working to make us humans equal to each other, regardless of our genders. This is a very good thing, but only the latter is considered a positive.

Instead feminism is seen through the harshest of lights; the angry women burning bras and walking around near-naked in the streets, the “man-haters” who attack the idea that men can even remotely have an opinion about anything involving feminine issues.

The word “feminist” is even leading the movement astray. It is exclusionary. It is specific to the female side of the spectrum. It is a group of people who, by attempting to gain gender equality, are attempting not to better themselves and get their message across successfully, but by demeaning those who do not identify as feminist – even if they believe in equal rights for men and women.

Emma Watson’s UN speech sums up my point the best. In it, she main-

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Taking a stand on net neutrality haleigh posey copy editor @dailyathenaeum

I don’t know about you, but I don’t know much about technology. An anecdote I have often shared is that I thought my phone was broken, only to realize I had accidentally put it on airplane mode. Yet even I see there is no denying that the Internet, as a tool, has greatly affected society and globalization for the better.

So, when net neutrality started to be posted all over the Internet, I had no idea what it meant. After some digging, I found out that net neutrality is basically the way our Internet has always been free and equal. However, net neutrality is now being threatened, which has made many angry, and I can’t blame them.

I am a U.S. citizen and I have the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (a large portion of which is contributed to Internet that allows us all to be equal and fast).

Now it is being questioned how important your mes-

sage, or use of Internet is.

America already has many inequality issues, and Internet should not be one of them.

“Phone and cable companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are raising prices, cutting service, blocking applications, censoring speech and violating our privacy,” according to http://savetheinternet.com, a website created by Free Press and the Free Press Action Fund to expand the “Save the Internet” project, and inform the public of net neutrality.

The Federal Communication Commission, designed to protect the Internet and its users from invasions of privacy to free speech, is not doing its job by allowing companies to have their way with the Internet. An interesting tidbit that I highly encourage all to look into for themselves is this: Many of the higher ranking people in the FCC are former lobbyists for Comcast, who lined their pockets to protest against net neutrality.

If net neutrality is revoked, these large compa-

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nies will be able to charge large websites (Google, Netflix, etc.) more so their websites load faster. Independent businesses who can’t afford to pay will get much slower internet or even not be represented at all.

This is not only an even bigger monopoly, but can also hinder free speech and access to information. If a website or blog shares opinions or information that your Internet provider disagrees with, they will have the power to prevent you from seeing it.

Furthermore, many worry that Internet providers will try to charge you even more. I have yet to meet anyone who thinks abolishing net neutrality is a good idea, but our government needs to hear us.

Sign online petitions, write your state representatives, email a senator and spread the word. Our founding fathers couldn’t foresee the Internet, but our rights as American citizens should not be restrained with emerging technology. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

tains that men have gender issues as well – perhaps not quite on par with women, but issues in and of themselves. Men can’t show emotion for fear of being labeled as weak.

Men don’t feel they have a say in the feminist movement. Thus, the idea of gender equality is completely wrong.

Demeaning men is not the way to enhance equality. Saying that women’s issues should be solely determined by women is not the way to enhance equality. Being hateful and

spiteful is not the way to enhance equality.

I am by no means saying this applies to every feminist, or even a majority of them. But what I am saying is that this is a very damaging stereotype, and too many women fall prey to it that the entire concept of feminism has been reduced to an idea that is mostly ignored, a bit of the “boy who cried wolf ” syndrome: if you complain about too many issues, if you yell at too many people for not agreeing with your beliefs, you’re not

going to get the airtime such a pressing issue deserves and needs to better itself.

Watson’s speech took a different approach. She was charming, she was intelligent and she was calm. She gave men’s gender issues the credibility that everyone is too quick to file under “male privilege” and never talk about.

She asked that we not focus on the idea of feminism being synonymous with “man-hating,” because gender equality includes both genders in its struggle.

This seems like a pretty basic concept, that men and women should be treated equally. But neither side is playing fair here, and Watson’s speech hit this mark perfectly.

Even the title of her movement, “He for She” shows no gender specificity like “feminism” does.

If we live in a world where only half the population is actively trying to better themselves by belittling the other half, how can we truly expect to gain gender equality? If you want to check out Watson’s speech, visit http:// youtube.com/watch?v=piFl4qhBsE. To look into her campaign, He for She, visit http://heforshe.org. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

letter to the editor

Striking a gold mine: Cannabis legalization in W.Va. Don smith II letter to the editor

West Virginia has an excellent opportunity to install an economic diversification program that is a proven producer and taxpayer. Colorado has completely legalized all forms of Cannabis and they are raking in the money. The Colorado solution could serve as a template for the West Virginia wonder.

You have to know a couple things about Cannabis. The human body has its own endocannabinoid system, which means we are made for the plant and the plant is made for us.

You also have to know we are dealing with three different parameters of Cannabis Laws: Medical, Recreational and Industrial Agricultural Hemp.

Medical Cannabis is a no-brainer. It is now a scientifically proven fact that it is a proven remedy for so many different diseases and ailments. Check your humanity. Your average hide bound prohibitionist would sooner see Grandma rot in a hospital bed rather than compassionately offer this plant as a remedy. This prohibition is not an acceptable public policy and it does not represent American common sense.

Recreational Cannabis is controversial. However, it is West Virginia’s num-

ber one cash crop and it has been for decades. We spend millions of dollars trying to eradicate it and we have thousands of prisoners sleeping on the jailhouse floor. Colorado is cashing in on it. They’re also experiencing an overall reduction in crime plus a huge increase in tourism.

The real reason Cannabis is illegal is Industrial AG Hemp and a Decorticator Machine that was perfected in the 1930s. The machine strips the fiber out of the hemp stalk. If you look at the back of a 1914 ten-dollar bill, you’ll see hemp being harvested on the left feeding an industrial plant on the right. But the decorticator increased the harvest efficiency to the point that it rendered many timber and cotton fortunes worth far less than what was acceptable to some corrupt robber barons, politicians and enforcement goons. They then used racist “Reefer Mania” propaganda to wipe out the most beneficial plant in America. Now, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation without a national hemp program. This is unacceptable. Washington, Jefferson and Adams grew tons of it.

West Virginia has been a Hemp Legal state since 2002, but we have yet to drop the first seed into the ground. This is all due to twisted conservative poli-

tics and money. There are millions of dollars sitting at the State line, waiting to be invested in new manufacturing plants right now.

But with the politics and flawed laws we have now, there is no way there will be investment.

The best I can say to people is, “quit being stupid – just quit.” We’re sitting on a gold mine and we’re wasting time, money and people. If we were to develop the “Gold Standard” of Cannabis laws, the money would flood in.

What other multi-million dollar business wants to invest in W.Va.? Colorado has proven this. We can do it better.

There is an election coming up and this issue is not being addressed. Ask your candidate for their position on Cannabis. Some of them will not know the first thing about it or will come up with the same old prohibitionists propaganda.

They’re the ones who hold W.Va. back. There are some who get it. They know about the gold mine. They’re willing to bring about a new, bright and clean Cannabis future. That’s the candidate you want to vote for, especially you younger voters. You’re the ones who are targeted for marijuana jail time or for a brilliant future in the cannabis industry. Choose wisely. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Disillusion Effect returns to Morgantown Sound

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Disillusion Effect plays in the Gluck Theater for Morgantown Sound Monday night.

By Westley Thompson Associate A&E Editor @WestleyT93

Each week, U92 brings a different band onstage for its live broadcast show, Morgantown Sound.

This week featured the band Disillusion Effect, a local metal group.

The band currently has three members due to its drummer’s recent departure. Bob Stompt plays bass and backup vocals. Chris Rabideau is the lead vocalist, or “lead screamer” as he puts it.

On guitar is Jimmy Rhodes.

Disillusion Effect formed a little more than two years ago, in the summer of 2012.

The members had already been friends and a few were in previous bands together.

Once their other music projects fell apart, the group decided to make a four-man metal band.

“The chemistry betweeen bandmates is what really makes the band,” Rabideau said. “We were all real close buds prior to rocking out, and that really translates

Chris Rabideau, lead singer of Disillusion Effect, throws his head back during the third song of the set. into the music and the way we operate.”

Disillusion Effect is heavy metal through and through.

They draw influence from a variety of different subgenres within the metal umbrella, but cite groove metal

as one of their primary influences.

“I’d say we derive sort of a southern groove kind of sound,” Rabideau said.

“Pantera, Lamb of God, to name some examples.”

The band said they are

also influenced by many contemporary bands as well.

Additionally, they are trying to add a bit of a progressive metal flavor to their set list and get a bit experimental with their music.

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loves to jam.

“We’re just dudes who love metal,” Rabideau said.

“Playing live shows is like a culmination of all the hard work that goes into writing original music. You’re always concerned with how it

comes out in the final product, but during a show, you just kind of let all that go and just thrash out and it feels real good.”

Another aspect of playing live that the band said it loves is the connection they get with the crowd. The band claims there is no other feeling like making someone who doesn’t know your name rock out hard.

When compared to other metal bands, Disillusion Effect believes it is their perseverance that makes them different than the rest.

Monday night’s show will be Disillusion Effect’s last live show until the spring.

Over the winter they will be in the studio recording their first full album. After, they hope to go on tour to perform the new tracks.

The band wants everyone to go out and support the local music scene, whether or not metal is your style.

Morgantown Sound’s next broadcast will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 6. wethompson@mail.wvu.edu

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GETTING UP TO SPEED

Freshman safety Dravon Henry, No. 6, goes through a drill during one of WVU’s fall camp practices in August.

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Playing Division 1 football as a true freshman is no easy feat.

The speed of the game and caliber of athletes increases significantly from the high school level, and most freshmen need a redshirt year to adjust both physically and mentally.

Through four games, West Virginia’s true freshman safety Dravon Henry is making the adjustment appear easy.

Henry, who was the No. 1 player in Pennsylvania last year coming out of high school, has been impressive since enrolling at WVU

in June and solidified his starting role in the Mountaineers’ secondary during fall camp.

Although it’s unlikely he’ll put up the same numbers other players would with the way he plays deep safety, Henry has shown early on that he has the skill set and potential to become one of the Big 12’s top defensive backs.

A four-star prospect out of Aliquippa High School in Pennsylvania, Henry was courted by some of the nation’s top programs. The Mountaineers were able to steal Henry out of Pittsburgh’s backyard, as he committed to West Virginia in Dec. 2013 over offers from Alabama, Florida State, Mi-

ami and Ohio State, among others.

As the No. 11 athlete in the nation, Henry played safety, cornerback and running back for the Quips during his high school career.

Henry finished his four-year career at Aliquippa with 5,454 rushing yards and led the Quips to four straight Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship games.

Upon his arrival at WVU, Henry made a push for playing time in a secondary that had been struggling the past several years after relocating to the Big 12. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen said Henry was one of the most physically-ready freshmen to play right away.

son, Abam has established herself as a regular and impressed with her play. But what would it take for Abam to declare her first year a success?

“We win championships,” she said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Seeing Henry’s name atop the Mountaineers’ depth chart at free safety after the conclusion of fall camp was a welcomed sign for WVU fans, but it was yet to be seen how Henry would hold up against a starting unit.

Henry got the start at free safety against No. 2 Alabama in Week 1. Holgorsen said after the Mountaineers’ 33-23 loss to the Crimson Tide that Henry was a bit star struck after the first defensive series, but eventually got his bearings and made several big plays in the secondary.

Henry and strong safety Karl Joseph have developed into quite the tandem in the Mountaineers’ secondary,

as both players compliment each other’s skills well. Joseph makes more of an impact in the run game and around the line of scrimmage, while Henry acts as the last line of defense as the deep safety overtop.

Holgorsen said a few weeks ago that the coaching staff sometimes forgets Henry is a true freshman because he’s so consistent and doesn’t have a lot of “ups and downs.”

Only time and more game experience will help in Henry’s development. However, it’s hard not to be optimistic about what the true freshman has shown this early in the season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

women’s soccer

WVU’s Abam wasting no time making impact

Freshman Michaela Abam, No. 5, celebrates after scoring a goal against Villanova earlier this season.

by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

For a freshman, the transition from high school to college athletics is usually a difficult one. Playing in a new town, with a new team, in an environment where you might not be the star anymore – it’s a new experience, and the source of worries for many freshmen.

But WVU women’s soccer’s Michaela Abam hasn’t had time to worry. The freshman has been counted on from day one. She’s been the Mountaineers’ Swiss army knife, playing anywhere from defense to midfield to forward, and head coach Nikki IzzoBrown said she is encouraged by Abam’s constant improvements.

“I just think Michaela is understanding her role and is getting comfortable, and it’s critical for us right now. It’s critical for her to

impact like she has been,” Izzo-Brown said.

Izzo-Brown recruited Abam, a highly-touted high school prospect from Houston, to West Virginia despite not knowing exactly where she was going to play at the collegiate level. Abam said she was “comfortable since day one.”

Abam’s steady performance and versatility saw her move into the starting lineup for the first time when the Mountaineers played LaSalle and Villanova earlier this season.

Abam scored two goals against the latter school, earning her Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors.

As Big 12 play commenced last weekend, Abam found herself back on the bench with the return of senior forward Kate Schwindel, but continued to contribute with a teamhigh seven shots against TCU. With sophomore de-

fender Kadeisha Buchanan off representing her native Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup this summer, Abam – a member of the United States Under-17 Women’s National Team herself – spent much of her time on the back line during the preseason. When Buchanan returned, Abam spent most of non-conference play coming off the bench, shifting around the field to fit the team’s needs.

At this point, Abam said she’s adjusted to her role as WVU’s utility player. When asked if there was any one position on the field she felt most comfortable, Abam said, “To be honest with you, not really anymore, just because I’ve played them so much. I guess midfield since I’ve played there more in club, but as of now it’s all kind of the same.”

According to IzzoBrown, Abam is versatile almost to a fault.

“She is so dynamic and

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she can do so many different things. I mean, it’s almost a strength but also almost a weakness because a coach like myself might move her around and try to see what works best,” IzzoBrown said.

More than halfway through her freshman sea-

Trickett emerging as one of Big 12’s best Coming into the 2014 season, there was plenty of hype surrounding the quarterbacks of the Big 12.

Bryce Petty was, and still is according to some, a legitimate Heisman contender.

While he has missed some time due to injury this season, the Big 12’s most hyped quarterback has thrown for 304.7 yards per game in 2014, which ranks No. 4 in the conference.

Oklahoma’s Trevor Knight was a trendy pick as a dark horse Heisman candidate this off-season. The redshirt sophomore from San Antonio has run the Sooner offense with poise and efficiency. A dynamic athlete who can hurt defenses in a variety of ways, Knight ranks No. 6 in the Big 12 in total offense with an average of 283.5 yards per game.

It is no coincidence that Baylor and Oklahoma find themselves squarely in the national championship conversation this season. The superb play of their quarterbacks has put them in the elite class of contenders in the country.

Through four games, however, both of these talented signal callers have been outclassed by one of the most surprising breakout performers so far in 2014.

West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett has led an offensive turnaround in his second-year in head coach Dana Holgorsen’s scheme that has re-energized a team that never quite found its footing in 2013.

Through four games, Trickett leads the conference in total offense with 395 yards per game, his 400 yards passing per game are a league best, and he has helped make West Virginia’s passing offense the best in the Big 12.

Everywhere Holgorsen has coached, he has found a way to get extraordinary production out of his quarterbacks.

From Cody Hodges and Graham Harrell at Texas Tech, to Case Keenum at Houston, Brandon Weeden at Oklahoma State and Geno Smith in his first two seasons at WVU, Holgorsen has tutored some of the best arms in recent college football history.

With that kind of pedigree, it is no wonder why there was such a palpable sense of frustration from West Virginia’s offensive coaching staff throughout the 2013 season.

Considering the performance Trickett has put together this year, the inconsistent offensive output from a season ago is starting to look more and more like an aberration.

While he may not get the national spotlight that other Big 12 quarterbacks enjoy, Clint Trickett is more than proving himself worthy of being in the conversation with the conference’s best.

Trickett hasn’t been able to take the path of least resistance to these eye-popping early season statistics, either.

He has done it while navigating one of the toughest schedules in the country, including matchups against two of the most daunting defenses the game has to offer in Alabama and Oklahoma.

With a dangerous receiving duo in Kevin White and Mario Alford, Trickett has the weapons to continue to be one of the most prolific passers in the country this season.

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A’s Lester, Royals’ Shields in AL Wild Card focus KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals made one of the boldest trades in franchise history two years ago. The Oakland Athletics made a similarly aggressive move just a couple of months ago.

The results of both will be in the starting spotlight Tuesday night.

For the Royals, it’s “Big Game James” – James Shields, the centerpiece of a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays that finally pushed the long-downtrodden franchise into the postseason for the first time in 29 years.

For the A’s, it’s Jon Lester – the postseason star of the Red Sox last season who was acquired by Oakland at the trading deadline just for this moment.

The one-game AL wildcard playoff. The winner advances to face the Los Angeles Angels in the best-of-five division series Thursday.

The loser trudges away into the offseason.

“I’ve only been here for two years,” Shields said Monday, “but when I got traded over here, I knew the magnitude of what this organization was headed for.

And when I got here, walking around the city and talking to the fans and really relishing the 29 years, it’s a special moment.”

The teams share plenty of similarities: pop-gun offenses backed by strong starting pitching and two of the dominant bullpens in baseball.

They also share a significant difference: Oakland has plenty of postseason experience, making it three straight years, while Kansas City has languished near the cellar for decades.

That’s the biggest reason

why Royals general manager Dayton Moore got Shields and shut-down reliever Wade Davis prior to last season, trading soon-tobe AL Rookie of the Year Wil Myers and pitching prospect Jake Odorizzi to Tampa Bay. Moore wanted a legitimate ace for the starting rotation, a pitcher who had tasted postseason success, and who could mold a young but rapidly learning Kansas City clubhouse what it takes to win on the game’s biggest stage.

Shields has delivered.

He’s pitching to a 2.31 ERA

this September, and the Royals have won four of his starts in some high-pressure games.

“If you sit back and look at it, it means everything.

It was the trade that got us over the hump,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.

“Would we be in this situation without James Shields and Wade Davis? No. In my mind, the trade did exactly what we hoped it would do.”

While the Royals were comfortable in their staff ace, the A’s were still searching for their own. They already had several front-line

starters, but general manager Billy Beane had been stung by postseason disappointments, and he coveted a horse for such high-leverage games.

Turns out that the Red Sox were willing to trade away just that kind of guy.

The move Beane made for Lester on July 31, shipping slugger Yoenis Cespedes to Boston, raised eyebrows around the league. And while the Oakland offense took a hit, Lester has done his part. He is 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA in 11 starts since he arrived in the Bay Area.

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Stewart never considered retiring after Ward death KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) – Tony Stewart said Monday he never considered retiring from racing following the death of Kevin Ward Jr. The three-time NASCAR champion talked with reporters Monday at his first news conference since a grand jury decided last week not to charge him in Ward’s death. The 20-yearold driver was struck and killed by Stewart’s car during a sprint car race in upstate New York on Aug. 9.

“This is what I’ve done all my life. This is what I’ve done for 36 years, and I wouldn’t change anything about it,” he said. “I love what I do. I love driving race cars, but I think it might change right now as far as

how much of it and what I do, but there was never a thought in my head about stopping. That would take the life out of me.”

Stewart took 29 questions over 36 minutes at Stewart-Haas Racing, but did not discuss what he remembers about the incident that killed Ward. He has been advised by legal counsel not to discuss it because he still could face a civil lawsuit from Ward’s family.

He admitted he’s not been properly engaged with the four-car race team he co-owns. He missed three races following Ward’s death as he secluded himself at his Indiana home, but has been back since the

Aug. 31 race at Atlanta.

The 43-year-old Stewart didn’t earn a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but teammates Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch both made the 16-driver field. Busch was eliminated Sunday at Dover.

Stewart, who barely watched the three races he missed, said he has not been the leader he’d like to be for his team.

“I’ve let my team down from that standpoint. I’ve been a little bit of a cheerleader, but that’s about all I’ve been able to contribute here the last seven weeks,” he said. “It’s been hard for me to function day-to-day.

There hasn’t been any-

thing normal about my life the last seven weeks, so it’s been very hard to try to do anything to be productive to help those guys.”

Stewart has also been absent from the sprint car teams he owns via Tony Stewart Racing, and from the three race tracks he owns. He has watched his drivers compete online and watched several nights of racing at Eldora Speedway on his computer, but has not been a part of any of his businesses.

He was appreciative of the support he’s received from sponsors, particularly Mobil 1, Bass Pro Shops and Rush Truck Centers, but acknowledged it’s been difficult on the companies.

Stewart also missed the final 15 races of the 2013 season with a broken leg suffered in a sprint car crash last August.

“It’s obviously a tough circumstance for anybody to be a part of it, for a corporation to be part of it as well, but they’ve been very supportive through this whole process,” he said.

“I can’t speak to what the future will be for them.

They’ve been supportive to this point and that’s something I’ve been very grateful for.”

Stewart has been receiving professional help to cope with Ward’s death.

Asked Monday if he could go back and change anything about the last seven

weeks, Stewart said he would not have gone to Canandaigua Motorsports Park for what turned into a tragic sprint car race.

“I’d have stayed at Watkins Glen that night,” he said. “You know, I do this stuff and I go run those cars to have a good time and that’s all I wanted to do that night. I wanted to go have fun. It wasn’t a big paying race for sprint car standards. I just wanted to go run my sprint car for a night. I do it to have fun, and it didn’t end up being fun that night.”

Stewart told The Associated Press last week that he had lost his desire to race sprint cars and he repeated that Monday.

Twins fire Gardenhire after 13 seasons

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After 13 seasons, Ron Gardenhire was fired as the Twins’ manager.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The hire on Monday, ending a each of the last four years.

Minnesota Twins fired 13-season tenure that inThe move was made manager Ron Garden- cluded at least 92 losses in with one season left on Gardenhire’s contract, ending the second-longest active tenure in the major leagues behind Mike Scioscia of the Angels. The Twins announced an afternoon news conference with Gardenhire and general manager Terry Ryan.

Gardenhire played an integral role in the franchise’s renaissance, guiding the Twins to their first of six American League Central division titles in 2002 in his first year on the job. But Gardenhire’s teams only got out of the first round once, and his postseason record was 6-21 with the last win coming in 2004.

The Twins have long been the model of stability in not only baseball but major professional sports, with only two managers over the last 28 years and two general managers over the last 20 seasons.

But all the losing of late became too much to overcome. Over the last four years, the Twins went 78148 from Aug. 1 on for an abysmal .345 winning

percentage.

This year, Gardenhire became just the fourth manager in the game’s history to preside over at least four straight 90-loss seasons with the same team, joining Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics (nine), Zach Taylor of the St. Louis Browns (four) and his predecessor with the Twins, Tom Kelly (four). Kelly returned for one more season after his streak, and he retired after an 85-77 finish in 2001.

In an era when job security for managers is seemingly measured in months, Gardenhire’s longevity has been truly unique. The outspoken and fiery Gardenhire quickly became one of the faces of the franchise, as synonymous with the Twins as the interlocking T and C on their caps. He took over for the revered Kelly, who won two World Series championships, just as the organization was starting to regain its footing after years of bad baseball.

Gardenhire clashed with some players over the years, but there was expectation and hope

among the players that he would return.

“Sometimes you go out and you don’t play as well as you would’ve liked, but it’s not always the staff ’s fault when it comes to those sorts of things,” starting pitcher Phil Hughes said. “We have to be better. That’s the bottom line.”

Gardenhire joined the organization in 1987 and was added to Kelly’s staff in 1991. His record as Twins manager was 1,0681,039. He won the American League Manager of the Year award in 2010, the last time the Twins not only made the playoffs but had a winning record.

“As good as it gets in my opinion. Comes to the park ready to win each and every day. Kind of a players’ manager,” second baseman Brian Dozier said last week. “Always in good spirits. He knows the game better than anybody I’ve been around.

I 100 percent want him back.”

The contracts of Gardenhire’s coaches were expiring, but some of them could be brought

back. Bench coach Paul Molitor is sure to be considered as Gardenhire’s replacement, but Ryan’s search will spread outside the organization, too.

Ryan gave Gardenhire a two-year contract after last season, blaming himself for the roster he assembled. But this winter, the Twins spent big on Hughes and fellow right-hander Ricky Nolasco in an attempt to upgrade the rotation. Veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki was added, too, and made the All-Star team. But despite the emergence of prospects Danny Santana and Kennys Vargas, the Twins simply didn’t make enough progress to avoid a shake-up.

Nolasco’s rough debut season and Joe Mauer’s down year in the switch to first base were major disappointments, but bringing Gardenhire back for another year would not have gone over well with an increasingly frustrated fan base.

Attendance in Target Field’s fifth year was the lowest for the Twins since 2004.

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Texas’ Strong tells Goodell colleges can do better

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Texas head coach Charlie Strong meets with the media during a press conference earlier this season.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — College football programs need to do a better job of molding players into responsible adults, Texas coach Charlie Strong said Monday, a day after he visited with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Goodell and the NFL have been under fire for the league’s handling of players involved in domestic abuse cases. Goodell spent three hours visiting a domestic violence hotline head-

quarters in Austin on Saturday, then met with Strong on Sunday.

The first-year Texas coach has dismissed nine players for rules violations or legal problems and has become renowned for his program’s five core values: honesty, treating women with respect, no drugs, no guns and no stealing. “(It) was not so much about our core values, but also we just talked about the character of athletes,”

Strong said of his discussion with Goodell. “I said to him what is happening in the NFL is we’re sending you some players that have questionable character, and I said you’re giving them a lot of money.

“You give somebody who has bad character a lot of money, that’s a situation probably you want to avoid,” Strong said. “We have to do a better job in college of just preparing young men and doing a bet-

ter job with their character.”

Strong hasn’t been afraid to discipline some of the best players on his roster.

He has dismissed and suspended several potential starters this season.

“When a young man knows you care about him and he can trust you, you can get a lot of things done with him,” Strong said.

“When you have 95 percent doing it right, and five percent who aren’t, they’re looking like what are you

going to do about it?”

The NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.

NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent told The Associated Press on Sunday that Strong and Goodell discussed setting standards and taking a stand as football leaders.

“We discussed setting standards, and taking a stand on who we are as football leaders,” Vincent said. “Charlie Strong is do-

ing that. It is a difficult process changing culture, not for the light-hearted. But, as we know at the NFL, it is a process that must be endured with the goals of high standards, excellence and accountability.”

The NFL is re-evaluating its personal conduct policy after Goodell admitted mishandling the disciplinary process for former Ravens running back Ray Rice, who struck his then-fiancee in a casino elevator.