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Thursday February 18, 2016

Volume 128, Issue 96

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UPD wary of proposed gun bill

By Jake Jarvis staff writer @newsroomjake

People may soon be able to carry concealed weapons in West Virginia without a permit or any kind of training.

HB4145 passed through the Senate’s Judiciary Committee Tuesday despite efforts of Democratic members to amend the bill requiring training and outof-state citizens to possess a permit.

Police officers in Morgantown worry that, if the bill passes, city residents will be

less safe and there will be an increase in larcenies. West Virginia University’s Chief of Police, Bob Roberts, opposes the bill.

“When we make a traffic stop now, we can run (a license) and see if you have a concealed carry,” Roberts said. “With this, we’re not going to now. So we’re going to have to assume everyone is armed, and that doesn’t make for good relations with the community.”

There was an amendment proposed that would have forced people to disclose to police officers if they’re carrying a concealed weapon,

but it was struck down. Another amendment, one that would provide a $100 tax credit, was abandoned after lawmakers realized it could cost the state upward of $3 million.

“Republicans are throwing common sense out the window in passing this extreme legislation,” said House Minority Leader Tim Miley, D-Harrison, previously. “The House of Delegates is spending yet another day passing legislation that will not create one job in West Virginia, fix one pothole or direct one dollar to help fix the PEIA crisis.”

SGA opposes state cuts to higher education by caity coyne city editor @dailyathenaeum

With state budget cuts looming, the West Virginia University Student Government Association took the opportunity to condemn state budget cuts to higher education.

Members of SGA will take a resolution opposing these cuts, passed unanimously Wednesday, to WVU’s day at the Capitol on Friday, where students will use it to hopefully sway state legislators against supporting or approving budget cuts will ultimately raising tuition for institutions of higher education in West Virginia.

“Taking this to Charleston on Friday is going to let legislators know we’re weighing in on a very important issue that affect students,” said Governor Blake Humphrey. “(The) student voice obviously is going to be so critical and so important. If legislators can see firsthand the product of higher education and the people higher education has produced, then I think they’re definitely going to take this into consideration.”

In the last four years, West Virginia state funding for higher education has been cut four times, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released last year.

For the 2014-15 academic year, 37 states increased per-student higher education funding, while West Virginia and 12 others cut it. West Virginia cut funding $157 per-student, making it one of only five states to cut more than $100 perstudent, the report read.

The state also joined

Kentucky and Oklahoma in being the only three states to cut per-student funding two years in a row.

“We talk about in West Virginia how we’re always last in everything and this is nothing different,” Humphrey said.

Only 18 percent of West Virginians over the age of 25 have a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Census, and cuts to higher education consistently lead to raises in tuition for state schools, including WVU, meaning these cuts directly affect students and their parents as they try to afford a college education that is already fleeting.

“The main reason why we’re seeing tuition increases isn’t because the fact the University wants to raise our tuition, that’s not the problem here,” Humphrey said. “We continue to see these reductions in the amount we invest in higher education, yet we’re concerned about how we’re not increasing access and we’re not making college more affordable.”

Also on Wednesday, the Board unanimously approved an amendment to the SGA elections code. The amendment will shorten the period of active campaigning for SGA elections from 12 days down to six days and will take effect for the 2017 SGA election.

Humphrey, who presented the resolution, said when he campaigned for the Board of Governors, most students he approached in the first six days asked him to talk to them closer to voting.

“We want to be respectful of students’ time, and also be respectful of

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Chief of Morgantown’s police Ed Preston wouldn’t give his position on the bill, but said it would change the way officers interact with members of the public during service calls. Currently, when an MPD officer pulls someone over and runs a background check on them, they’re able to see if they have a concealed carry permit.

“We still have a large number of people who leave firearms unattended in unlocked motor vehicles,” Preston said. “It happens with more frequency than I’d like.”

Hardly a month goes by where MPD doesn’t receive a call for a firearm stolen from a car, according to Preston.

Dakota Workman, vice chairman of WVU’s College Republicans, thinks allowing concealed weapons on campus would reduce how often firearms are stolen.

If HB4145 becomes law, people still won’t be able to carry guns on West Virginia University’s campus—concealed or otherwise—unless the person is an officer. In previous years, there were failed attempts to permit guns on campus.

WVU Republicans don’t have any plans to lobby this year for any legislation allowing guns on campus, Workman said, but would consider it during the next legislative session.

Eric Finch, a WVU student and a Republican running for 51st District House of Delegates, said he would support legislation allowing concealed carry on campus with a permit.

When it comes to carrying concealed weapons on campus, Finch thinks about his walk home at night. The

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TURNING THE TABLES

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A representative from the WVU Marketing Club, Emily Kurzinski, participates in the Reverse Career Fair, an event inviting employers to speak with student organizations about career opportunities.

Reverse Career Fair offers informal networking opportunities for students by caity coyne city editor @caitycoyne

Putting a twist on the traditional career fair, the West Virginia University Career Services Center hosted its first reverse career fair, allowing student leaders and professional recruiters to switch the roles of interviewee and interviewer.

Student organizations ranging from professional trade clubs, like the American Society of Civil Engineers, to more informal organizations, like University radio station U92, set up tables in the Vandalia Lounge of the Mountainlair as recruiters from various industries and companies nationwide stopped by to learn more

about what students in the groups had to offer.

“I think it’s a little bit less intimidating this way,” said Amanda Bendix, vice president of fundraising for the WVU Accounting Club. “You’re kind of in your comfort zone and everything, and recruiters approach you instead of you having to worry about approaching them.”

The reverse career fair began at 3:30 p.m., only 30 minutes after the formal career fair in the Mountainlair Ballrooms ended, and all recruiters present for the latter event were invited to participate.

While much of the same crowd attended both fairs, the environment at the reverse career fair was much more open and informal, with students and recruit-

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Lee Eye, a representative from Rockwell Automation, speaks with members of the Alpha Omega Epsilon sorority about future employment in the industrial automation business. ers talking candidly, laugh- Key Staff Solutions. ing and making personal This was the first reconnections. verse career fair WVU has “It puts them on the hosted, and according to other side of the desk David Durham, director of where I think they do feel WVU Career Services, “for more comfortable,” said Holly Metz, president of see REVERSE on PAGE 2

Mountaineer Mascot race comes down to final four candidates TROY CLEMONS

AREN COX

When it comes to being a Mountaineer Mascot finalist, this isn’t Troy Clemons’ first cheer-off.

Clemons, who was a finalist in last year’s competition, is from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his favorite mascot, Bob Richardson.

Clemons is a senior sports management student. After graduation, he hopes to get his masters degree in sports management and business administration, with hopes of staying associated with the University.

He enjoys outdoor activities, especially caving, snowboarding and rafting.

“WVU has given a lot to the people in the Mountain State. This would be an opportunity for me to show how proud I am to be part of the Mountaineer community,” Clemons said. “I want to show how proud I am, and how passionate I am about this University, because of what it’s done for me.”

The Mountaineer is an ambassador for the University and state, according to Clemons.

“It represents the University and all of the students and the work ethic they have.

It is also a good representation of the state,

Aren Cox, one of the four Mountaineer Mascot finalists, is the 18th person in his family to attend West Virginia University. However, he isn’t a West Virginia native. Cox is from Wexford, Pennsylvania.

“WVU is the only place I ever wanted to go to,” Cox said. “This is where my passion lays.

(In-state students) don’t go anywhere else, but I chose to come here.”

Cox has dreamed of being the Mountaineer since his first football game at Milan-Puskar stadium when he was 5 or 6 years old.

“I bleed blue and gold. I think I’ve worked hard enough to get it.” Cox said. “I feel like I was made for this. I look at it as a calling and I think it’s my duty to do it.”

Cox is a freshman criminology student with a minor in forensic and investigative science.

In the future, he hopes to work for the West Virginia State Police then move on to federal law enforcement.

His favorite memory at WVU is rushing court with the state flag after winning the men’s basketball game against Kansas.

Cox is heavily involved with Mountaineer Catholic, Phi Sigma Theta and Knights of

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and the hardworking people who genuinely care about one another. You see that a lot on campus…,” Clemons said. “The Mountaineer should represent that and show

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INSIDE

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REALITY TV Television genre could cause adolescents to form unrealistic life expectations OPINION PAGE 3

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Columbus through St. John’s Parish. An avid duck hunter, he is a member of WVU Ducks Unlimited. He also teaches Tae Kwon Do through WVU Lifetime Activities.

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STILL ROLLING WVU grinds out win over Oklahoma SPORTS PAGE 7

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Thursday February 18, 2016

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Ex-exec sentenced to one month in W.Va. chemical spill CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)— An executive who appeared unsympathetic when he spoke to the public after a chemical spill sullied tap water for 300,000 people in West Virginia was sentenced to one month in federal prison Wednesday.

Ex-Freedom Industries President Gary Southern, who told reporters a day after the January 2014 spill that he had had a “long day” and tried to leave a news conference multiple times, also was fined $20,000 in U.S. District Court.

Southern, the last of six ex-Freedom Industries officials to be sentenced on pollution charges, told the court Wednesday that he accepted responsibility “for my shortcomings and oversights” and that he was “not the person that I was painted on television.”

Southern was a co-founder of Freedom Industries and had direct oversight of the Elk River facility. He was Freedom Industries’ chief operating officer starting in May 2009, a member of its board from March 2010 to October 2013 and became president when

it was sold in December 2013.

The following month, a corroded Freedom tank in Charleston leaked thousands of gallons of coal-cleaning chemicals into the water supply for nine counties, spurring a ban on tap water for up to 10 days. Residents immediately cleared store shelves of bottled water, and many restaurants were forced to close or cut back services temporarily.

According to an FBI affidavit, officials had been aware of critical deficiencies at the Freedom site for more than a decade, including a cracked containment wall that let chemicals seep down a bank into the Elk River. But improvements to the wall weren’t made.

Four others were sentenced to probation in the criminal case; a fifth also received a one-month prison term. Freedom Industries, which filed for bankruptcy eight days after the spill, was fined $900,000, although Judge Thomas Johnston said the fine was symbolic due to the company’s liquidation in the other case.

Southern pleaded guilty to

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In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, former Freedom Industries President Gary Southern enters the federal courthouse for a plea hearing on federal charges in Charleston, W.Va. Southern is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, for his conviction on a pollution charge in a 2014 chemical spill into a Charleston river that prompted a tap water ban for 300,000 residents for days. three pollution charges and related to bankruptcy fraud. could have been sentenced However, federal prosecuto up to three years. Prosecu- tors said Southern should get tors dropped 12 other counts a more severe punishment

than the other defendants because he tried to mislead a bankruptcy court about his role with Freedom to avoid potential financial consequences of the spill.

Johnston said in imposing the sentence that he put an emphasis on Southern’s missteps in federal bankruptcy court and to send a message “to the other Gary Southerns out there to get it right” in complying with environmental laws.

During a Jan. 10, 2014 news conference, Southern occasionally drank from a bottle of water and said “Look guys.

It has been an extremely long day. I have trouble talking at the moment. I would appreciate if we could wrap this thing up.”

The defense team said Southern had pneumonia and had not slept in the days after the spill.

Johnston said the news conference was “a public relations disaster” for Freedom Industries but had nothing to do with the federal court case.

The government had seized $7.3 million and a Bentley from Southern and put a lien

Experts say Apple could bypass iPhone security, but won’t NEW YORK (AP)—Faced with a federal judge’s order to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, Apple may well argue that the request places an unreasonable burden on the company.

In fact, experts say that complying with the government’s request wouldn’t be particularly challenging for Apple. But doing so might set a dangerous precedent that could threaten the data security of the millions of iPhone users around the world.

The phone in question was used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in a December attack. Investigators don’t know if the phone contains important evidence about the attack or the couple’s communications - and because its contents are encrypted, they won’t unless they can get the passcode to unlock it. The phone was issued by Farook’s employer, the county of San Bernardino.

Investigators can’t just try random passcodes until they hit on the right one, either. The phone has ap-

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n this Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products in Cupertino, Calif.

Faced with a federal judge’s order to help investigators break into an iPhone allegedly used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters, Apple may well argue that the request would place an unreasonable burden on the company. parently enabled an Apple security feature - a sort of self-destruct option that would render the phone’s data unreadable after 10 incorrect passcode attempts.

The judge’s order requires Apple to create a unique software package one Apple CEO Tim Cook described as “a new version of the iPhone operating system” - that would allow investigators to bypass the self-destruct system. The

same software would also let the government enter passcodes electronically, eliminating both the tedium of manual entry and the enforced delays the iPhone system imposes after a few wrong guesses.

Apple opposes the order, arguing that such software would amount to a security “backdoor” that would ultimately make iPhone users across the globe more vulnerable to information or

identity theft. Both the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have pledged to support Apple, saying that the government’s request endangers security and privacy.

From a technical perspective, making such software shouldn’t be difficult for Apple, experts say. But once created, it would be nearly impossible to contain, says Ajay Arora, CEO and cofounder of Vera, a startup

that provides companies with encryption services.

“Imagine if that got into the wrong hands,” he says.

“What they’re asking for is a God key - and once you get that, there’s no going back.”

The demands being made of Apple border on the bizarre, says Lee Tien, a staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group. “Asking a technology company to make its security less secure is a crazy, stupid thing to do,” he says. “It’s like asking water not to be wet.”

The government’s best bet may be to argue that its request doesn’t actually create a backdoor, even if that’s how Apple characterizes the request, says Robert Cattanach, a former Justice Department attorney. But Apple is probably right to worry that a government win in this case will lead to broader requests down the road.

“If the court rules in favor of the government, then I think the stage has been set for the next step, which is, ‘Thanks for removing the auto-wipe. Now you need to help us defeat the code’,” Cattanach says. “If you’re the government, you’re going to ask for that.”

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Continued from page 1 the first time” student participation was impressive for the event.

In addition to providing networking opportunities, the fair also allowed students to ask professionals in their intended fields any questions or points of clarification they had about navigating the work force.

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The amendment is also meant to help SGA candidates keep up with school while campaigning, which can be a very hectic and tumultuous time for those

involved, Humphrey said.

Also on Wednesday, the board approved: - A $1,152 grant for the Sports Exercise Physiology Club to attend a conference. The money will go toward transportation and hotels for the conference. The grant was unanimously approved.

- A $312 grant for the English Grad Student As-

dents the ability to extend opportunities to others in their organizations.

“My job as a recruiter is to find the best talent for my clients... and not everybody has an opportunity to attend career fairs,” Metz said. “I definitely want to be in touch with the leadership and the student organizations so they can help find members of their organizations for the opportunities I might have for them.”

Metz, a WVU alumna, sociation to host a colloquium. The money will go toward catering, advertising materials, nametags and pamphlets, among other things. The grant was unanimously approved.

- A $1,000 grant for WVU Archery to help cover fees for upcoming events so the team can more easily afford to send members to its

Continued from page 2 first-year student is considering signing a lease in South Park and walking to and from campus each day.

“There are parts of South Park and parts of Morgantown I really don’t want to not have my gun on me,” he said. “If we don’t allow concealed carry on campus, that stops me from being able to conceal carry on my way to campus.”

In 2013, members of the Student Government Association narrowly approved a resolution supporting the right for students, faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus.

“We have… a young, vulnerable population in some ways. I don’t think guns would make things better. There’s alcohol, and where there’s alcohol, there’s drugs. It’s a high pressure environment,” Roberts said. “If guns are allowed, what happens when people don’t put them away, or they pull them out and start using them?” jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

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was impressed with the environment represented at the reverse career fair, and thought it was a “great idea.”

“I recruit at a lot of different schools, and this is the first time that I’ve ever been invited to this type of fair,” Metz said. “I recruit at other colleges and no one else has ever offered this and I think it is amazing, and a wonderful experience.”

others what WVU has to offer.”

His favorite moment at WVU is storming the court during Mountaineer tryouts last year.

He believes he has what it takes the be the next mascot.

“I know I have the confidence I need to go out and show other what West Virginia is all about because I’ve seen it myself, and I know exactly how to portray that to others,” Clemons said. “It’s been something that has been portrayed to me my whole life. I’m really excited to have this opportunity.”

As the Mountaineer, Clemons would like to spread West Virginia pride.

“A lot of people, when they leave here, they don’t often come back..” Clemons said. “People that go to school here are West Virginians, and they will always be West Virginians...No matter how long you’re here, once you’re here you’re a Mountaineer, I will just try to encourage people to never forget that. To try to get back, and always remember your roots.”

The Mountaineer mascot will be announced at the WVU men’s basketball game against Texas at 2 p.m. on March 2 at the Coliseum.

His favorite mascots are Brady Campbell and Jonathan Kimble.

As the Mountaineer, Cox would speak out against drug use in West Virginia, amplifying his message to children.

“The main crime that happens in West Virginia is drug use….” Cox said. “I can’t know that and not do anything about it. If I’m the Mountaineer, people look up to the Mountaineer. Kids certainly look up to the Mountaineer, I want to go on a campaign to put an end to this.”

As the Mountaineer, Cox hopes to embody the pride of West Virginia.

“I think there’s something here that you can take pride in. I’m proud to be where I am today. I’m proud of the legacy that I have…” Cox said. “I don’t consider myself a Pennsylvanian, I consider myself a West Virginian.”

Cox believes he deserves the title of Mountaineer because of his passion for WVU. “I have never wanted something as bad as this, I have never worked this hard to get where I am. I’ve got a fire in my heart for it,” Cox said.

The Mountaineer mascot will be announced at the WVU men’s basketball game against Texas at 2 p.m. on March 2 at the Coliseum.

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Metz’s company, Key Staff Solutions, specializes in matching clients in various industries with professionals who meet their needs, and at the fair Metz said she was able to help a student understand what the companies that were approaching her really did and what they were looking for.

The set up of the career fair also gave Metz the chance to meet students she wouldn’t have met otherwise and gave stu-

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Members of the Electric Vehicle Association attend the ‘Reverse Career Fair’ hosted by the WVU Career Services in the Vandalia Lounge.

REVERSE

on his Florida house, but his plea deal enabled him to get those assets back.

Johnston granted a defense request to allow Southern to be flown on a friend’s private jet later Wednesday to his Florida home and to allow Southern to be assigned to a minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida.

A trial in a federal class-action lawsuit is set for July, pitting affected residents and businesses against West Virginia American Water, its parent company and chemical manufacturer Eastman Chemical. In a related proposed settlement, Southern would pay $350,000.

Karan Ireland, a Charleston City Council member, asked the court for the maximum-possible punishment for Southern and was disappointed by the sentence.

“At the same time, I have to respect the rule of law,” Ireland said. “I have to believe in our judicial system. I have to believe in democracy. I don’t think it’s a waste of time. Maybe we’ll see justice through the civil proceedings.”

national competition. The team vowed to match the grant amount with money from its own funds. The grant was unanimously approved.

- A $665 grant for Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional and social sorority for women in engineering and related fields. The money will go toward attending a conference

and was unanimously approved.

- A $1,500 grant for the International Students Association to help host its annual international dinner, opened to all students and faculty. The money will go toward catering, advertising materials and other supplies. The grant was unanimously approved.

- A $774.02 grant for the Students for Liberty to attend a national conference with other college libertarian groups. The money will go toward lodging for the event and was unanimously approved.

SGA will meet again at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday in E. Moore Hall. crcoyne@mail.wvu.edu

OPINION Protecting the right to privacy 3

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Many West Virginia University students have likely utilized their smartphone’s security software to protect the contents of their device.

However, what if that security could be easily taken away?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked Apple to comply with their investigation into the San Bernardino attacks from December 2015 and provide software able to override the security features on one of the attackers’ iPhones. The phone is suspected to be set to erase all data if the password is guessed incorrectly more than 10 times, but Apple possesses the means to disable the feature and allow for an unlimited number of guesses.

However, Apple is resisting a court order stating they must create the software and aid the government in their examination of the phone. Explained in

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Creating software able to override iPhone security measures could be disastrous if leaked to the public. a statement issued by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, Apple would have to create an entirely new version of its operating system that disables

the security feature and install it onto the phone in order to unlock it.

According to Cook, “Opposing this order is not

something we take lightly.

We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U. S. government.”

The phone could yield the identities and intentions of potential terrorists, and receiving that information might prevent future terrorist attacks from occurring.

However, the risk of the software falling into the wrong hands is even greater.

For starters, the concept of phone security would immediately become useless.

If the software were leaked or recreated by hackers, no iPhone would be safe— stealing a phone and installing the new operating system is all it would take to reveal any number of previously protected items.

Photos, credit card numbers and passwords would become immediately accessible to anyone and could even be sold online. Rates of identity theft would likely spike, and it might soon become too risky to save anything even remotely personal on a technological device.

The creation of the software would also mean that the government would be able to reach into passwordprotected devices to retrieve any information they’d like, which they previously have not been able to do. Even if a person has nothing to hide, an individual’s right to privacy would be severely threatened by the existence of this software in the hands of the government.

Legislation simply hasn’t kept up with regulating the technology that has become increasingly prevalent in our day-to-day lives. On principle alone, the American government should not be allowed to force technology companies to create security-bypassing software without first setting legal boundaries that define and protect a person’s right to privacy in regard to their technological devices. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Reality television could create false expectations Thomas mcquain columnist @dailyathenaeum

During the past few decades, reality television has become one of the most prominent and successful genres of the televised world. Ironically, the most entertaining aspects of reality television are those seemingly farthest from the everyday realities of life.

Frequent airings of shows like “Survivor” and the short-lived “Buckwild” make the bizarre and complex events of those shows appear like just another day in the life of its characters. Especially for younger audiences who are more immersed in reality television than older generations, this can be very damaging to their self-image and their assessment of their own lives.

Reality TV exists in a gray area between fact and fiction. There isn’t an exact definition for the genre that encapsulates all shows, but reality television shows can be summarized as shows that focus on ordinary people living in extraordinary conditions created specifically by the creators of the show.

Creators of reality television stir up drama in order to make every single day of life for their characters appear to be either fantastic or terrible. Everything mundane or routine about life, such as brushing one’s teeth or attending a normal day of school, gets cut out due to the lack of qualities that would pique an audience’s interest. The reality of reality TV is that it does not accurately depict what life is like, nor does

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Reality television might have damaging effects on an adolescent’s perception of the world. it try to.

Still in its adolescent years, reality TV leads many to believe that the genre is still too new to be examined for conclusive results on its influence on human behavior. There are many elements of the genre, however, that have been around since the very beginning of the mass media age. While they can be used for good in bringing awareness to things like societal issues, negative influences such as violence

or character stereotypes are also common in reality TV. According to KidsHealth.org, kids and teens ranging from eight-18 years old spend nearly four hours watching television and almost two hours on the computer per day.

With such a large amount of their waking hours spent engaged either through television or online, mass media clearly plays a didactic role in children’s lives.

Constant exposure under the guise of being “reality” can lead some adolescents to accept the content of these shows as both true and an accurate depiction of what their peers are actively engaged in. Adolescents may even associate the dramatic behaviors of a reality TV star with success after observing the amount of attention reality TV characters receive.

As a result, many may begin to feel inadequate by comparison with the Hol-

lywood teenager and find fault with their own lives.

Reality television, despite the criticisms it encounters, will likely not vanish as long as it remains a profitable form of entertainment. Kids of all ages will no doubt watch it and become inspired and intrigued by certain aspects.

So what can be done to stop children from comparing their own lives to the lives of Kim Kardashian and Honey Boo Boo? If families and friends

spend more time having fun together and less time in front of the television, the impressions left on adolescents by real people living real life will balance out the impact of reality television on their developing worldview. Given time and the right mindset, adolescents will surely realize their reality is a lot more interesting than the reality behind the big screen. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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FOOD, FUN & FEATS OF KNOWLEDGE

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Jameson’s is a local eatery that hosts Team Trivia Night every Wednesday.

Team Trivia nights at bars and restaurants across Morgantown make the perfect weekly events by woody pond A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

There are a lot of people who love playing trivia games, and that is why team trivia has found its way into many restaurants and bars around the country. There are several possible reasons for this, but the general consensus is that it is just plain fun. Friendly competition in which you have a lot to win and nothing to lose, team trivia is perfect for a weekly get-together.

Team trivia is a great blend of knowledge picked up in school, pop culture, random facts about obscure movies

and actors and all the sports facts one could ask for in a two-hour window.

Team Trivia West Virginia is the group that sets up the game systems at different locations, and they are the statewide department for the nationwide trivia network that began in Atlanta, Georgia. They send a single host to oversee the game—asking the questions and tallying up the score as the game progresses. The game runs for six rounds, three questions per round, with more extensive halftime and final questions. Each round has three general categories for each of its questions, which can vary from world land-

marks to ‘80s movies to medicine. Different players have different favorite types of questions.

“History categories are my least favorite, there is just too much to choose from. I prefer the science and medicine categories because that is where my brain is invested,” said pediatrician and participant Renee Saggio.

There are several places in Morgantown that run Team Trivia WV games throughout the week. Some places get more of a student crowd, while others bring in adult friend groups and families. Josh Short hosts trivia at Mountain State Brewing Company on Tuesday nights,

and he commented on the differences between restaurants and bars and their respective locations.

“I also host the games at Jameson’s on High Street on Wednesdays, which usually has a lot smaller turn out than here. It’s more students obviously, which is fun, but it’s just not the same kind of competitive game,” Short said.

The places that rake in the biggest crowds are the nicer family restaurants, like Mountain State Brewing Company and Kegler’s, while younger groups tend to gather for trivia at Jameson’s or Gibbie’s on High Street. An older crowd usually means more teams and a more in-

termediate level of play.

“Nice restaurants like this, we usually get around 100 or more players on 15 to 20 different teams. The points race is usually pretty close, and it’s fun watching people get excited and worked up trying to figure out the answers,” Short said.

Prizes depend on location, but are usually pretty similar—at Mountain State for example, first and second place win gift cards of different values while the third place finisher earns a free pitcher of beer. But prizes are not why people choose to compete.

“Deep down, everyone wants to show how smart they are. What better way

to do that than come out to a nice restaurant with some friends and try to outsmart each other?” Short said.

Other places in town run a different sort of trivia game, like Buffalo Wild Wings and the Evansdale Boston Beanery. They use Buzztime, which is a completely digital trivia game that stores point from multiple games.

The program offers a constant stream of trivia where you score points that add to your overall league score. It doesn’t feel as complete as Team Trivia WV’s game, but for big trivia heads, it is a fun way to keep playing. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Up All Night to host Getaway Weekend Country music from Kacey Musgraves by mel smith

a&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Take a break from the mid-semester slump and relax at this weekend’s WVUp All Night.

At the Mountainlair this weekend, students will have the chance to experience a weekend in paradise as the theme for the University’s signature WVUp All Night program is “Getaway Weekend”. Every weekend is unique with a different theme for students to experience and each theme is provided at least once throughout each semester.

The programming board plans every activity provided according to the specific theme including main events, giveaways, movies and food.

The “Getaway Weekend” will kick off 9 p.m. on Thursday evening with the Mountaineer Comedy Club show in the Side Pocket. The show is held every other weekend, featuring nationally touring comedians that have made appearances on HBO and

Showtime. Matt Bergman is the featured comedian this weekend.

The film “Creed” will show at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre. Discounted Astro Bowling and Billiards will be provided starting at 9 p.m. in the games area of the ground floor. Free sweet and sour chicken, vegetarian fried rice, tossed salad, popcorn and nachos will be served at 10 p.m.

Friday evening, the film “Creed” will show again at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre. Students will have the chance to make their own lip balm at 9 p.m. in front of the post office. There are 12 different natural flavors for students to choose from. Indoor ice skating will be set up for students to skate from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. in the food court, and the food from Thursday evening’s menu will be served again at 10 p.m. Discounted Astro Bowling and Billiards will be provided again at 9 p.m. in the games area of the ground floor and free breakfast will begin at

midnight.

Saturday evening, the film “Creed” will show once more at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre.

The World’s Largest Snowman program presented by the WVU Student Life Programming Unit will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Woodburn Circle, allowing students to step inside the snowman with photographs and hot chocolate. Ice skating and discounted Astro Bowling and Billiards will be provided at the same times as Friday evening. The same food will be served again for free at 10 p.m. and midnight.

WVUp All Night’s Coordinator, Sonja Wilson, is looking forward to the World’s Largest Snowman event, as students will be able to go inside the 30-foot snowman, which serves as a large bounce house. She encourages students to experience what this weekend’s events have to offer.

“We are in the midst of winter, and we wanted to try to plan things that have a winter theme,” Wilson said. “What better way than

ice skating, the world’s largest snowman and lip balm.”

The lead intern of WVUp All Night, Paige Klingensmith, is involved with improving the programming every weekend to accommodate students. She believes every weekend is a surprise when speaking of student presence and reactions.

“We had an amazing reaction and attendance for our previous weekend, which was Sweethearts Weekend. I would love to see this trend continue,” Klingensmith said. “We put every ounce of thought and energy into the weekends for the students, and it is the best feeling when the response is positive!”

Up All Night is free for all WVU students, providing a variety of activities for students regardless of their interests. Feb. 25-27, Up All Night presents WVUp All Night LIVE including WELLWVU cooking classes.

March 3-5, the program “Dancing with our Mountaineer Stars” will debut. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

CAC to host High School Choral Festival Saturday by meg weissend A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University is hosting a High School Choral Festival on Saturday, at the Creative Arts Center.

The festival will begin registration at 9 a.m., and the concert itself will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

The event will bring high school students from across West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland to sing in a choir of more than 600 singers.

The concert will include an interview and question-andanswer session with the composer and will also feature performances by the WVU Chamber Singers, Parkersburg High School, University High School, Derry Area High School,\ and Lewis County High School. The schools singing in the festival were all chosen through an audition process.

Throughout the day, there will be rehearsals for the mass choir as well as open rehearsals with three select choirs that will have the opportunity to work with world-renowned composer, Eric Whitacre, on one of his compositions.

Winning a Grammy for his musical talent, Whitacre is one of the most popular mu-

sicians of his generation. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from more than 110 different countries.

Whitacre won the 2012 Grammy for Best Choral Recording with his first album as composer and conductor, titled “Light & Gold.” Recently, the composer has been recognized for conducting the Chinese choir in the last scene of the movie “Kung Fu Panda 3,” which was released Jan. 29, 2016.

A sought-after guest conductor, Whitacre has conducted choral and instrumental concerts around the globe, including soldout concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition to several collaborations with legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, he has worked with British pop icons Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap and Annie Lennox.

Currently, the Juilliard School of Music graduate is composer-in-residence at Sidney Sussex College, in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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WVU’s Creative Art Center will host a Choral Festival this weekend. val will sing Whitacre’s “Sleep” and “The Seal Lullaby.”

The festival is not only a form of entertainment, but an opportunity for those interested in singing beyond high school.

“The main purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for high school students from around the area to participate,” said Kym Scott, director of Choral Activities for WVU’s School of Music. “It is also an opportunity to showcase the WVU School of Music and the Choral Program at WVU. We want to make sure these students know that if they choose to attend WVU they can continue to sing in choir, regardless of their major. WVU has a choir for everyone.”

This is the first time WVU is hosting the Choral Festival, and students are encouraged to check out the performances.

“Those who attend the concert will have the opportunity to hear some of the best choirs in the region,” Scott said. “This is the first time WVU has offered such an event to high school students in our area. It is extremely exciting to have one of the biggest names in choral music here at WVU and to be able to share the experience with so many students.”

For tickets and information, call the WVU Box Office at (304)293-SHOW. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Kacey Musgraves will perform in Pittsburgh next Saturday.

by brittany osteen A&E writer @dailyathenauem

Shake off the winter blues with some feisty country music from Kacey Musgraves.

Next Saturday, Musgraves will be in Pittsburgh for her second leg of the Kacey Musgraves Country and Western Rhinestone Revue.

Musgraves is currently performing her latest album “Pageant Material,” featuring popular songs such as “Are You Sure”, “Somebody to Love”, “Good Ol’ Boys Club” and “Cup of Tea.” Opening for her is Langhorne Slim.

Musgraves is known for her controversial lyrics. Her music tends to dig at country clichés while embracing them at the same time. She cites Alison Krauss and Lee Ann Womack as her influences and inspirations.

“The things I’m singing about are not controversial to me, I don’t push buttons to push buttons. I talk about things that have made an impression on me that a lot of people everywhere are going through,” Musgraves said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Musgraves released three albums on her own before placing seventh in the fifth season of the singing competition “Nashville Star.” In 2012, she signed with Mercury Nashville and has since released two albums, “Same Trailer Different Park” and “Pageant Material.”

“Same Trailer Different Park” was nominated for four Grammy Awards at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. That put Musgraves in a tie with Taylor Swift and Lorde for the woman with the most nominations received for that year. She was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Country Album and Best Country Song for both “Mama’s Broken Heart” and “Merry Go ‘Round.” She

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won Best Country Song for “Merry Go ‘Round” and Best Country Album with “Same Trailer Different Park.”

Musgraves has performed songs from her album “Pageant Material” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Good Morning America,” “The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

Musgraves has worked with plenty of big artists. She co-wrote “Mama’s Broken Heart” with Miranda Lambert and “Undermine” with Trent Dabbs, which was featured in the ABC television series “Nashville.” She also joined Lady Antebellum on their Own the Night tour in the United Kingdom in 2012.

From Golden, Texas, Musgraves began songwriting at only eight years old. She even wrote a song for her elementary school graduation.

She began playing music on a mandolin and then picked up a guitar at the age of 12.

The singer-songwriter knows how to play the guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica.

While her music is known for having a little flair, so is she. She was listed on People’s best-dressed list from the 58th Grammys. Now, she is boasting the change to a green tour. Partnered with Reverb, people can apply to be volunteers for pre-shows and receive a free t-shirt in exchange for their time. Reverb is working to support the campaigns of Defend Our Future and spread the message of sustainability.

Kacey Musgraves will be playing at 7:30 on Feb. 27 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standard Tickets cost $30.

For more information on Kacey Musgraves visit,http:// kaceymusgraves.com/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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with the Sun in Pisces. Words come with greater ease. Challenge the BORN TODAY Mobilize commugenerally held opinion. Get your nity actions for positive change this partner’s view. Discuss plans. year. A financial breakthrough could alter your educational plans. A twoAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH year travel and study phase begins Your work is in demand. Concenafter.

Shared accounts improve, altrate on making money during a peak month, with the Sun in Pisces. lowing personal financial changes Take advantage by expanding infra- after. Come together for love. structure. Strengthen support. It’s all for love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Take time for love. Family comes first. Stay out of another’s argument.

You’re in your element this month with the Sun in your sign. Take advantage of power to advance personal dreams.

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Thursday February 18, 2016

Injuries could force WVU to make difficult lineup decisions

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

Injuries can make or break a team’s season, and injuries are almost always up to fate. So far this year, the West Virginia University men’s basketball team has had good fortune when it comes to injuries — Mountaineer players have missed more games due to suspension than to bumps and bruises.

But with a major Big 12 matchup against No. 3 Oklahoma approaching this Saturday, the No. 10 Mountaineers may have seen their luck run out. Injuries to two of West Virginia’s most productive guards, Daxter Miles Jr. and Jaysean Paige, could end up forcing head coach Bob Huggins to change things up on the fly ahead of one of the toughest games of the season.

“We can’t play the way we’ve been playing if we don’t have enough people,” Huggins said. “And we don’t have enough people.”

Sophomore starter Daxter Miles Jr. first went down with a hamstring strain in the late stages of a 31-point blowout win over TCU last weekend and had to be carried off the court.

Miles missed the next two practices and was held out of Tuesday’s loss at Texas as per Huggins’ policy of not playing players who miss practice. It was Miles’ second missed game of the season — he previously sat out a Jan. 9 win over Oklahoma State with a sprained ankle.

Huggins stated after the Texas game that he still has no idea if Miles, the team’s third-leading scorer with 10.1 points per game, will be ready to play Saturday against the Sooners.

“I don’t know (if Miles will play Saturday),” Huggins said. “I would hope so.

I would hope that you do everything humanly possible to get back. But I honestly don’t know. We left him home to be treated.”

Although leading scorer Jaysean Paige filled Miles’ spot in the starting lineup last time Miles missed a game, Huggins elected to start little-used junior Teyvon Myers instead, and continued to use the senior Paige in the bench role where he’s been so comfortable this season.

But Paige went down

in the first half with a sprained ankle of his own on Tuesday night, further complicating matters for the Mountaineers. Paige briefly tried to play through the injury early in the second half but looked hobbled and ineffective and was soon sat down for good with zero points in just six minutes of play.

Seeing Paige laid up on the bench was an unnerving sight for Mountaineer fans, but Huggins said after the game that he expects the senior to give his best effort to get back out on the court for Saturday’s game.

“Jaysean says, of course, he’s going to play,” Huggins said. “He tried to play again today. If there’s any way possible, Jaysean will play.”

If Miles and Paige are out or are any way limited on Saturday, it could press Huggins into some very tough lineup decisions against one of the nation’s best teams.

As it stands, West Virginia has only three fully healthy guards: starting point guard Jevon Carter, Teyvon Myers and Tarik Phillip.

Huggins has frequently employed three-guard lineups with Paige coming in for starting forward Esa Ahmad, but injuries forced him to go the opposite direction against Texas: Jevon Carter running point alongside two forwards and two big men, with the 6-foot-8 Ahmad the next smallest player on the court.

By starting Myers over Paige, Huggins has established the precedent that he will continue to bring the potent guard duo of Paige and Phillip off the bench, even if starters are injured. Myers scored six points in a career-high 19 minutes against Texas, and he looks poised to remain in the starting lineup if nothing else changes.

That would mean that Myers, who has averaged 2.3 points on 33.3 percent shooting in his first season out of Williston State College in North Dakota, would be matched up directly against Buddy Hield, the nation’s second-leading scorer (25.6 points per game) and the presumptive Wooden Award winner.

If nothing else, that should give the Mountaineers some pause. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s Arielle Roberson handles the ball during last night’s game against Oklahoma.

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WVU holds on for big win over Oklahoma, 63-55

BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Three weeks ago, the West Virginia University women’s basketball team had a 16-point lead up on the Oklahoma Sooners but ultimately lost by three.

On Wednesday, behind a balanced attack by the offense, West Virginia can feel a form of vindication as the team preserved a similar lead, defeating the No. 20/21 Sooners 63-55. The victory gives WVU its 10th 20-win season under head coach Mike Carey.

“We needed that win,” Carey said. “We needed that win bad against a ranked team.”

Four different Mountaineers reached doubledigit scoring, including Chania Ray, who recorded a season-high 11 points and three assists.

“It makes it nice when your point guard is scoring double figures,” Carey said. “She came out aggressive tonight, even in the first half, so that was good

to see.”

Ray acted as a difference maker for WVU, with a performance that included an impressive 3-point shot putting the Mountaineers up 47-32.

Arielle Roberson also had an impressive night in her own right. Roberson led all players with her 14 rebounds. It marks the fourth consecutive game where she recorded double-digit rebounds.

The Mo u nt a i n e e r s jumped out to a quick lead 7-0 to start the first quarter, putting the Sooners on their heels early. However, both teams could not stop turning the ball over throughout the rest of the frame.

WVU’s Tynice Martin went over the Sooner defense to increase the Mountaineer lead to 124, after the Mountaineers went scoreless for three and a half minutes. Freshman Vionise Pierre-Louis then ended the quarter with two quick layups, cutting into the Mountaineer lead and making it 13-10.

The offensive struggles came back quick for the Sooners, who then started 0-5 in the second quarter.

The Mountaineer defense forced Oklahoma to add to its turnover count, while adding to its own lead.

After scoring 13 points in the first quarter, the Mountaineers recorded the exact amount in the second.

While West Virginia held the Sooners to 30 percent shooting in the half, WVU could not figure out a way to slow down Oklahoma’s Peyton Little, who led the OU charge by scoring eight points, leading all individuals at the half.

Little, who scored 23 points in the last meeting between the two teams, finished with 14 in Wednesday’s game.

Oklahoma finished the game 0-17 from 3-point range. The Sooners average about 31 percent on the season, but could not get it going against the Mountaineers.

“I don’t know how a Division I team goes 0 of 17 from three,” said Oklahoma

head coach Sherri Coale.

“Most of them weren’t close.”

Carey had a different view, as he credited his defensive system for making the Sooners virtually invisible from outside the arc.

“We got out on them,” Carey said. “For the most part, on our switches, we got out on them.”

West Virginia used a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 16 to start the second half, but even though the Mountaineers started off hot, the team went into the final quarter missing its last five.

Bria Holmes finished with 14 points. Tynice Martin recorded 12 points and 4 rebounds, while Teana Muldrow ended up with 10 points of her own.

Before their last home stand of the regular season, the Mountaineers head back on the road this weekend to face another ranked opponent, No. 8/7 Texas in Austin. The previous matchup went in the Longhorns’ favor, 65-54. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

BASEBALL

Experience could push West Virginia to new heights in 2016

BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER @CJACKSONWVU

Coming off the inaugural year in the new Monongalia County Ballpark, the West Virginia University baseball team is poised for more during its second season in the Big 12’s newest ballpark.

The Mountaineers are coming off a 27-27 campaign and a 9-13 outing in conference play, qualifying for the Big 12 tournament in the season’s final weekend.

Plenty of experience returns for a team hoping to end an NCAA Tournament drought dating back to 1996.

Sophomore third baseman Kyle Davis was named an NCBWA Preseason Third Team All-American, coming off an impressive freshman campaign that saw him hit .353 with a team-high 17 doubles. Davis also earned five different Freshman AllAmerican honors, including first team spots by Louisville Slugger and the NCBWA. “Kyle is very deserving of this honor,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey. “He has worked really hard to get where he’s at, and I look forward to another great season from him and a great career as a Mountaineer.”

But it’s the pitching staff that might take WVU the farthest. Chad Donato and Ross Vance headline the returners in the starting rotation, bringing back continu-

ity that’s crucial to compete in one of the nation’s toughest conferences.

Both pitched 96.2 innings, tied for fourth most in the Big 12. Donato’s coming off a 7-6 campaign with a 3.07 ERA and Vance went 7-5 with a 3.26 ERA, finishing as the No. 6 pitchers in wins.

Blake Smith also returns to the bullpen despite being a 24th-round selection to the Washington Nationals. Opposing hitters only hit .215 against Smith last season, finishing with a 3.64 ERA. “We’ve all got experience under our belt,” Vance said.

“We don’t have those butterflies in our stomach competing in the Big 12 for the first time. Now we go out there and we can handle our business. It’s just a good advantage for us.”

It’s a return to “smallball” that might become the centerpiece of WVU’s offensive attack. Mazey raved about how the team played centered around that system in the season’s final weekend last year, loving the constant moving around on the base paths.

The results showed as they scored a combined 14 runs in the first two games of the Texas Tech series last year. Only two power bats return in first baseman Jackson Cramer (eight home runs) and Kyle Davis, setting up the opportunity for such

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Jackson Cramer swings at a pitch in a game against Butler last year. an approach.

“We’ve got guys at the top and bottom that can run a little bit, can handle the bat a little bit,” Mazey said. “We’re not going to have the same amount of power probably this year as we’ve had in the past. It’s a lot more fun to coach that way and when it’s working, it’s a lot more fun to play that way because guys are always moving and hustling around and doing good things. I’m kind of looking forward to how that plays out.”

Middle infield remains

the team’s most glaring hole, however. Taylor Munden and Justin Fox have both departed, with Munden taken in the 27th round of the MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins as a shortstop.

Munden led WVU with 11 home runs last season and was second on the team in RBI’s (31). Fox added 13 doubles and a .273 average.

Redshirt freshman Jimmy Galusky has the opportunity to fill one of the roles. The in-state high school star hit .558 with 54 RBIs and had 32 stolen bases in his final sea-

son at Preston High School.

“He’s as much fun to watch play as anybody,” Mazey said. “I know it’s going to be great for the community and the people in the state of West Virginia to see him play because he’s a local guy and he’s really, really made the most out of his ability.”

With all of the talent returning, including a promising group of freshmen, the Mountaineers believe they’re more than capable of defying the odds and finishing better than their pro-

jected sixth-place spot.

“I like being picked lower,” Davis said. “That means no one expects us to do anything so when we do something it’ll shock everyone.

All of our pitching’s back, all of our leaders. Everybody that’s going to play has been there, minus maybe a few freshmen. For the main part of everybody, it’s going to be veterans. I think that’ll play such a big role later down in the tournament and towards Omaha.” cgjackson@mix.wvu.edu

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Wrestling

Mountaineer seniors finishing off long collegiate careers

By Joel Norman Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

As the West Virginia University men’s wrestling team prepares for its final home meet of the season on Friday, several seniors will be recognized for their time as Mountaineers.

Chris Nelson, Ross Renzi, Bubba Scheffel and A.J. Vizcarrondo all have had different levels of success at West Virginia, but after this season, none of them will put on the uniform for this school again.

Although Nelson has only appeared in 10 collegiate matches, he has still achieved impressive awards in his time in Morgantown. The political science student from Sophia, West Virginia, has appeared on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Garrett Ford Academic Roll.

Additionally, Nelson won the Iron Mountaineer last season, an award given to an athlete in every university sport recognizing the most conditioned athlete in his/her sport.

More importantly, athletes vote for their peers, so Nelson gained the respect of his teammates despite a small sample of participation in matches.

When Renzi came to West Virginia in 2011, he was redshirted his first season. The following year, he went 8-18 but got hot late in the season and finished fourth overall at 165 pounds.

As a sophomore, Renzi repeated the feat but improved to 20-15 in the regular season. In the 201415 season, the sports and exercise psychology student from Burke, Virginia, made starts at 165 pounds and 174 pounds. While his record was 12-14, he still remained competitive in a difficult role.

This year, Renzi continues to compete at both weights and is a combined 11-17.

While unlike the other three seniors, Scheffel did not begin his career at West Virginia, he has made his name known as a Mountaineer. Scheffel, a civil engineering student from Oakland, Maryland, originally committed to Virginia Tech, but transferred after being redshirted in 2011-12.

In his freshman year with WVU, Scheffel earned Rookie of the Year honors by going 12-7 and placing third at 184 pounds in the Big 12 Championship.

Scheffel proceeded his hot start with strong sopho-

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Bubba Scheffel wrestles against an Oklahaoma State opponent in January. more and junior years that resulted in NCAA Championship berths. In his senior season, Scheffel is 17-12 and riding a four match win streak. In four years as a Mountaineer, Scheffel is

79-44.

Last is Vizcarrondo.

While his record has not gone as he would have liked, Vizcarrondo still has achieved plenty. As a freshman in 2012-13, the general studies student

from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, finished fourth in the Big 12 Championship. Like Nelson, Vizcarrondo appeared on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll.

Friday against Clarion is the final home match of these four wrestlers’ careers and they will all be recognized for their contributions to the program. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Golf

WVU on season long marathon to participate in Big 12 Tournament

By Neel Madhavan Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

After finishing 39 shots off the lead in Monday’s President’s Day Challenge, it’s clear the West Virginia University men’s golf team has a long road in front of them this spring. Growing pains are expected when you’re playing your first competitive season in more than 30 years, but with Big 12 Conference fielding some of the best teams in the country, the Mountain-

eers will have to get over those growing pains faster than they wish.

“I would say the Big 12 and the SEC are the best conferences in college golf,” said WVU head coach Sean Covich. “Teams like Texas and Oklahoma State have won national championships recently. The competition is going to be as good as it gets. The Big 12 has produced more PGA players than other conferences.”

The team will play five more tournaments this

spring before ultimately culminating with West Virginia’s first Big 12 Championships. In a little less than a month, it’ll head to Tallahassee to participate in the Seminole Intercollegiate in March, followed by the Mason Rudolph Championship in April in Tennessee. Then it’s three straight weeks of tournaments leading up to the Big 12 Championships, featuring the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in Mississippi, the Robert Kepler Invitational in Columbus and

the Rutherford Intercollegiate in State College.

According to Covich, the Mountaineers will see significantly tougher competition this spring than they did in the fall. West Virginia will be competing in tournaments against a number of nationally ranked teams such as Ohio State, No. 18 Vanderbilt, No. 3 Florida State and No. 20 Penn State.

The Mountaineers already got a glimpse of Penn State in the fall when the Nittany Lions won the inaugural Mountaineer Intercolle-

giate at Pete Dye Golf Club.

At the Big 12 Championship Tournament at the end of April, the Mountaineers will face no shortage of top teams, with competition against No. 8 Texas, No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 17 Oklahoma State.

“The Big 12 (Championship) is 72 holes,” Covich said. “All of the tournaments and all the other conference championships, even the Pac 12 and SEC, are all 54 holes. Ours is like a major championship where you play four

rounds. You know who the best is after four rounds.

Four rounds? That is like a marathon. That is the only difference. You play 36 holes the first day, 18 the second, and you come back the third day and play another 18.”

One thing’s for sure, the Mountaineers will get plenty of experience against top competitors this spring that will help with building the program down the road. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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The clock continues winding down to NBA’s Trade Deadline The Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets are on the board, not waiting until the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday to make moves they hope will bolster their playoffs chances this season.

The Pistons acquired scorer Tobias Harris from Orlando while the Hornets added Courtney Lee from Memphis to help fill the void created by the injury to Charlotte forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. In a deadline-driven league, both moves were aggressive in that they came well before the 3 p.m. Eastern time cutoff for trades to be made.

They also may serve as catapults for other teams out there shopping. The time is nearing for teams that have held cards tightly to their chests to start putting them on the table.

There are several issues teams are considering this week as they mull making significant trades.

Among them is the sheer dominance of the Golden State Warriors, who have established themselves as the favorites to win the championship again this season.

As teams went into the All-Star break, there was a feeling across the league that the Spurs, Cavaliers and Thunder may be the only teams equipped to challenge the defending champions for the title. That thought process may cause several other

teams just outside of that foursome to play it a little more conservatively when it comes to trades.

The Pistons and Stan Van Gundy didn’t let that stop them from acquiring Harris, figuring that adding the cost certainty of the three years remaining on his deal would help them shape their vision going forward rather than look at the unknowns of free agents added this summer.

Free agency is another huge factor that will influence teams with the trade deadline looming; it’s shaping up to be a free agency bonanza in July.

With a sky-rocketing salary cap, the majority of teams in the NBA will have enough cap room to add at least one max-contract player to their rosters this summer. That will create a frenetic push for the top tier of free agents, including Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant, Detroit center Andre Drummond and Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan.

So making a deal now to add an impact player, while difficult to pull off, could help a team avoid having to go all-in next summer.

--Here are some of the more intriguing teams to watch headed into Thursday’s trade deadline: ATLANTA HAWKS: Last year’s feel-good season has given way to a more

sober 2015-16, with a 3124 record good for fourth in the East and the sense that they have to make a big move to vault back into contention with Cleveland and Toronto. They could be the most likely candidate to part with a key piece to make that happen, with Al Horford and Jeff Teague among the players that have been mentioned as possible trade bait.

BOSTON CELTICS: GM Danny Ainge has spent the last few years accumulating assets - perhaps most attractive is Brooklyn’s unprotected first-round draft choice this June - to put him in position to make a Godfather offer to a team for one of its established stars. Now that the Celtics are a surprising 32-23 and sitting at No. 3 in the East, the time to give superb coach Brad Stevens the star he has been looking for could be right now.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS: They have seemed to find their groove lately, oddly enough while star forward Blake Griffin has been out because of a quad injury and a suspension for punching an assistant equipment manager. Despite all the drama, coach and GM Doc Rivers said on Tuesday that Griffin would not be traded. But Rivers still wants to upgrade his bench and add some more scoring punch to give them every chance possible to come out of the

Rockets center Dwight Howard’s name continues to appear in recent trade rumors. rugged West.

TORONTO RAPTORS: Coach Dwane Casey’s crew has done a remarkable job absorbing key injuries to remain as the No. 2 seed in the East. DeRozan and Kyle Lowry give them one of the best backcourts in the league and the hope is DeMarre Carroll will back with a month or so to go in the regular season to gear up for the playoffs. They are looking to add another ball-handler off the bench and a power forward that can

stretch the defense with his shooting in hopes of avoiding another early playoff exit.

MIAMI HEAT: Chris Bosh has resumed taking blood thinners to treat a blood clot, the same condition that caused him to miss the final 30 games of last season. Bosh is hopeful to play again this season, but the uncertainty surrounding the situation could prompt the Heat to look for ways to bolster the roster around Dwyane Wade and Goran Dragic,

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both over 30 years old.

HOUSTON ROCKETS: One of the biggest disappointments in the league this season and with one of the most active dealmakers in the league in GM Daryl Morey is a combination that makes the Rockets an easy candidate for this list. Dwight Howard’s name continues to surface in reports about possible deals as Morey looks to make changes to build a roster that better meshes with ball-dominant guard James Harden.

Nascar’s biggest losers hopeful of completing upset at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 1962 New York Mets, the mid-70s Tampa Bay Bucs and the current Philadelphia 76ers have nothing on Casey Mears.

The nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Rick Mears, Casey has a tortured losing streak that is closing in on 300 races. His chances of winning the Daytona 500 on Sunday are about as slim as the gap between cars in bumper-to-bumper pack racing.

“I don’t like the stat that I have, the longest-running winless streak,” Mears said.

“But I think a lot of those things drive you to push and work hard now to try to end that.”

Don’t worry Mears, you actually don’t have the longest streak.

According to STATS LLC, the longest active losing streaks in the Sprint Cup series by drivers attempting this year’s Daytona 500

are held by: - Bobby Labonte, 395 races.

- David Gilliland, 330 races.

- Mears, 296 races.

- Reed Sorenson, 234 races.

- Michael Waltrip, 218 races.

Those are just a few of the of forlorn drivers who will trudge into “The Great American Race” without much expectation of pulling off The Big One and adding to the short list of upsets at Daytona International Speedway.

With few exceptions, the majority of the long shots are on the wrong side of NASCAR’s power structure. They drive lowfunded cars with inferior equipment and have inexperienced crews that put them in the hole before the green flag even drops.

The days of an underdog like Alan Kulwicki scratching together the resources

to win a championship, much less multiple races, are over. Cars owned by Roger Penske, Rick Hendrick, Stewart-Haas and Joe Gibbs won 35 of the 36 Cup points races last season. Martin Truex Jr. was the lone outlier, winning once for Furniture Row Racing.

For some drivers, the thought of starting the engine knowing there was no chance of catching Jimmie and Junior - or even winless Danica - was a blow to their pride.

Justin Allgaier went 0 for 75 in three years at the Cup level before dropping to the second-tier Xfinity Series.

“I saw a side of myself that I didn’t necessarily like,” he said. “I started doing some things with the way I approached the track, and I didn’t like the way I was doing that. I’ve struggled to understand why it works the way it

Nike drops Manny Pacquiao in wake of Anti-Gay statements Manny Pacquiao’s latest disparaging comments about gays have cost him a contract with Nike.

It may not be the only endorsement Pacquiao loses, even as he and promoter Bob Arum scramble to contain the damage done by a television interview in the Philippines in which the boxer said gay people “are worse than animals.”

“What he’s saying is diametrically opposed to what I believe,” said Arum, who is promoting Pacquiao’s upcoming fight with Timothy Bradley. “I’m in favor of gay rights and same sex marriage. I’m apologetic personally to the gay movement in the United States.”

Nike issued a brief statement Wednesday saying it was severing its ties with the boxer over his comments about gays. The company said it no longer will have any business dealings with the boxer.

“We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent,” the statement said.

“Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community.”

Pacquiao, a congressman who is now running for Senate in the Philippines, made the comments to a television station that was asking candidates about their views on same sex marriage.

“It’s just common sense,”

Pacquiao said in the remarks posted online by the TV5 network. “Have you seen any animal having male-to-male or femaleto-female relations?”

Animals, he said, were better because they recognize gender differences, and “if you have male-tomale or female-to-female (relationships), then people are worse than animals.”

Pacquiao’s remarks were criticized by several Filipino celebrities, and he responded by issuing an apology of sorts. In it, Pacquiao said he was still against same sex marriage but loved all people.

Arum told The Associated Press that Pacquiao is an evangelical Christian who believes that homosexuality is wrong, and that he was trying to win votes in the Philippines, where the issue of same sex marriage has not been decided.

“What he said is completely for home consumption for Filipinos wrestling with the question of legalizing same sex marriage,” Arum said.

In addition to his campaign for the Senate, Pacquiao is currently training for the April 9 fight in Las Vegas against Bradley in what he says will be his last bout. Arum said he could lose some other fight sponsors because of the remarks.

Pacquiao has not fought since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May in the

richest fight ever. Pacquiao reportedly made more than $100 million for the fight, and is guaranteed $20 million to fight Bradley.

Arum said he expects some people not to buy the fight on pay-per-view because of the comments, but that others might buy it because of them.

“Instead of promoting a fight with a fighter I’m promoting a fight with a politician,” Arum said. “It’s like of Donald Trump was a boxer and I was promoting Donald Trump when he was running for president. I would be killed by the media for all the stupid statements he is making.”

It’s not the first time Pacquiao has been involved in a furor over gay rights. In 2012 he was quoted as saying he was against same sex marriage because “It’s the law of God” though he denied inferring that homosexuals should be put to death.

The eight-time champion is the Philippines’ most famous person and the country’s most popular athlete. He has represented the Sarangani province in the Philippines’ House of Representatives since May 2010, though has drawn criticism for seldom showing up for legislative duties.

Polls in the Philippines show he is a strong contender for the Senate seat, which many believe will eventually lead him to seek the country’s presidency.

works with myself.”

Greg Biffle was once one of NASCAR’s regular winners, getting to victory lane six times in 2005 and finishing fifth in the standings in 2012. He’s coming off back-to-back winless seasons for the first time in his Cup career.

“Last year, unfortunately, we knew that next month we weren’t going to show up to the race track and win,” he said. “We didn’t have the cars to do it.”

Mired in mediocrity, Biffle’s team underwent a major offseason overhaul that included a new crew chief to try and rediscover his winning ways.

Mears has watched Germain Racing morph through the years into a potentially competitive team and he flashed some speed in Daytona qualifying. He had heavyweight ownership behind him early in his career before

he bounced around with the have-nots. He failed to qualify for the 2010 Daytona 500 driving for a startand-park team.

The star t-and-park teams were NASCAR’s equivalent of tanking, fielding a noncompetitive car in hopes of guaranteed cash and little risk of destroying parts. With a new charter system in place, that ignominious era of early exits has largely been drummed out of the series.

“It’s the worst thing you’ve ever done as a competitor,” Mears said.

“I don’t know how you do it, but you have to because you want to continue to be in the sport.”

But much like that 2-15 matchup in the NCAA Tournament, there is still a glimmer that - on any given Sunday at Daytona there is hope.

Waltrip went 462 races without a victory before winning the 2001 Daytona

500. Trevor Bayne, driving in this year’s field, pulled one of NASCAR’s biggest stunners at Daytona in 2011. Derrike Cope - who?

- won the 1990 Daytona 500.

They all have more Daytona 500 victories than three-time series champion Tony Stewart. Dale Earnhardt won just once before he died in the 2001 race.

But Daytona is largely a race for the big boys. There are nine former winners in the 40-car field.

“I used to say it’s a crapshoot. It just isn’t,” Sprint Unlimited winner Denny Hamlin said. “The same guys don’t win all the time if it’s a crapshoot. I think that guys like Dale Junior that continually put themselves up at the front when it counts at these superspeedway races, it’s because he knows something that the rest of the field does not.”

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LA promises privately-funded Olympics in 2024 bid LOS ANGELES (AP) — With 97 percent of the venues in existence or already planned by private investors, organizers of Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympics are promising a prudent and responsible approach to running the games that would be entirely privately financed.

“That is the definition of sustainability in terms of legacy and cost,” said Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA24. “There’s no risk involved with venues or facilities.”

On Wednesday, LA24 officials released a 64-page report submitted to the International Olympic Committee detailing their vision and concept for bringing the Olympics back to Los Angeles for a third time.

Organizers said that within three weeks of launching their bid last September, they secured $35 million in cash commitments from private donors.

The committee is em-

phasizing the city won’t require any extra infrastructure beyond what is already planned for the vast, traffic-choked region over the coming years, including $300 billion in transportation upgrades. Part of that is an expansion of several rail lines and the first direct transit link to the city’s main airport, which is currently undergoing a $14 billion modernization.

The bid mentions embracing new technology for ridesharing and parking, including an autonomous vehicle pilot program. Organizers want the “first energy positive” Olympics, including using solar power.

“We’re going to come up with some things that will really help the games get to the next stage,” bid CEO Gene Sykes said on a conference call.

Los Angeles is competing with Paris, Rome and Budapest, Hungary, for the games. The IOC will announce the winner next

year.

“It’s nothing but strong encouragement right now,” U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Scott Blackmun said of initial reaction to the U.S. bid.

Organizers said they would work with the owner of the new NFL stadium being built in Inglewood to explore opportunities for its use in the games.

“The most expensive and technologically advanced stadium will certainly be a key part of our plans going forward,” Wasserman said.

Organizers want to include Hollywood in the planning, too, although they offered no specific details.

The L.A. games would revolve around four clusters: downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, along the coast on the city’s west side and in the South Bay. The renovated Los Angeles Coliseum would host track and field and opening and closing ceremo-

nies; swimming and diving would be held in temporary pools at the 22,000-seat Los Angeles Football Club stadium set for completion in 2018; and gymnastics would be at the Forum in Inglewood.

There were some changes from the city’s initial bid document, including moving gymnastics from Staples Center, which would now host basketball.

LA Live, the city’s entertainment hub, and the University of Southern California campus would anchor the downtown cluster, with weightlifting at Microsoft Theater, badminton and taekwondo at Galen Center, and the Convention Center hosting boxing, fencing, handball, judo, table tennis and wrestling.

The valley cluster located in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area would host canoe and slalom, with temporary facilities for equestrian, modern pentathlon and shooting.

The coastal cluster would revolve around Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus hosting volleyball and field hockey in two temporary venues, with the Los Angeles Tennis Center as the site of a temporary venue for water polo, and Santa Monica Beach hosting sand volleyball, triathlon and open water swimming.

The South Bay cluster would focus on the StubHub Center in Carson as the site of tennis, rugby, cycling at the renovated Velo Sports Center and BMX in a temporary venue.

Golf would be in Griffith Park, sailing on the L.A. waterfront, mountain biking in the Santa Monica Mountains, rowing and canoe/kayak at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, and soccer at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Only five venues used the last time Los Angeles hosted the Olympics in 1984 are part of the current bid, including the Col-

iseum, Rose Bowl and Pauley Pavilion.

The L.A. games would be held July 19-Aug. 4, 2024, followed by the Paralympics from Aug. 21-Sept. 1.

The athletes’ village would be on the UCLA campus, where officials are planning for 16,500 to 17,000 beds for athletes and team officials. Organizers said 90 percent of all sports would occur within 30 minutes of the village.

The media would be housed on the USC campus, with the Main Press Center and International Broadcast Center built on NBCUniversal’s property in Universal City. NBC has locked up the rights to televise the games in the U.S. through 2032.

The bid’s insurance plan includes something unique to the Los Angeles region: earthquake coverage. It would cover costs if venue construction was delayed or became more expensive because of a quake.

Russian team faces sanction after Putin shirt snafu ISTANBUL (AP) — European soccer’s governing body charged Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and one of its players with improper conduct Wednesday for revealing a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his T-shirt after a politically charged game in Turkey.

UEFA rules prohibit political statements at its matches and the laws of football ban players from revealing images and slogans on underclothing.

Lokomotiv player Dmitri Tarasov took off his team shirt to reveal the Putin Tshirt after his team lost to Turkish side Fenerbahce 2-0 in Istanbul on Tuesday in the Europa League.

Emblazoned beneath the image of Putin wearing a Russian navy cap were the words in Russian: “The most polite president.”

UEFA said its disciplinary panel will judge the case on March 17.

Lokomotiv Moscow’s Dmitri Tarasov displays a Vladimir Putin T-shirt after a match in Istanbul.

Relations between the down after it violated Tur- agency R-Sport: “It’s my president. I recountries have been tense key’s border near Syria.

Tarasov later defended spect him and decided to since November when a Russian warplane was shot his behavior to Russian show that I’m always with

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him and prepared to give my support,” the 28-year-old Russia international said.

“What was written on that

shirt was everything that I wanted to say.”

Tuesday’s match was the most high-profile meeting of Russian and Turkish teams since UEFA rejected calls last year to separate the two countries in competition draws.

Russia and Turkey avoided each other in the draw for the 2016 European Championship, which takes place in France this summer.

But Lokomotiv and Fenerbahce were paired in the Europa League round of 32.

The return leg match will be played in Moscow on Feb. 25.

Also Tuesday, bottles were thrown at Lokomotiv’s team bus as it headed to the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium where the match was played. Turkish police said three people it detained were drunk, and local police said the attack was by Fenerbahce fans.

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