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Thursday January 28, 2016
Volume 128, Issue 81
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SGA proclaims Feb. 2 ‘Dub Gee Day’ by caity coyne city editor @caitycoyne
At its weekly meeting, the West Virginia University Student Government Association officially proclaimed Feb. 2 as “Dub Gee Day.” The proclamation came in honor of WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s birthday on the same date, and SGA is urging students to celebrate the day by tweeting their favorite picture with Gee on Feb. 2 with “#DubGeeDay.” “He has shown that we mean a lot to him, and we want to do something to show that he means a lot
to us as well,” said Student Body President George Capel. “So this is kind of our idea of saying thanks and happy birthday.” Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously approved two executive appointments within SGA. Liz Barnhart, a mining engineering student and former SGA press secretary, was appointed as communications director for the organization. Barnhart was unable to attend the meeting. Shannon Redmon, former Big 12 liaison for SGA, will now serve as the director of student organizations.
WELLWVU movement promotes healthy eating by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum
WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health at West Virginia University, is using the eatWELL campaign, “FREG” to educate students on how to treat their bodies in order to live the healthiest life possible. EatWELL, a component of WELLWVU focuses on consuming at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. It is a part of the overall liveWELL campaign, which uses educational programs to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors among WVU students and faculty. “We want students to understand the importance of eating fruits and vegetables,” said Shannon Foster, health education specialist for WELLWVU. “We want them (the students) to consider how eating can affect their overall well-being.” According to Foster, there are many ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables into an individual’s everyday diet. Not only does she think it is easy to do, but she also thinks it’s a necessity given students’ hectic lifestyles. Foster said eating enough fruits and vegetables is es-
pecially important for students, who need to optimize their brain and body functions for work, school and extra-curricular activities. According to WELLWVU’s spring 2014 data, only 6.2 percent of students were eating five or more fruits and vegetables per day. According to Foster, WELLWVU wants to increase this percentage, making WVU a campus full of both physically and mentally healthy students. WELLWVU’s Student Wellness Ambassador Team teaches students how easy it can be to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables through the use of cooking classes, FREG days and smoothie workshops. Foster said incorporating fruits and vegetables into smoothies or trying new types of salads are excellent ways to ensure consumption of bare minimum five fruits and vegetables each day. According to Olivia Panaski, a junior accounting and information systems student at WVU, eating healthy is hard for both lower and upperclassman. Panaski said, in her opinion, there aren’t many healthy options on the
Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom appeared at Wednesday’s meeting, sharing his thoughts on the irresponsible behavior of some students over last weekend’s snow days. Some students and community members lit street fires, and viral images and videos spread with students chanting, “Burn the city down!” in the background, Bloom said. “I only hope we can work together on stopping these few effing idiots,” Bloom said. “It is now time for you, as leaders, to take action and stand up for a majority of the
students.” Bloom said he felt responsible for some of the actions, as he was one of the county commissioners who stood adamantly against a recommendation that proposed closing down the bars, liquor stores and shops that sell beer during the snow storm. “I only wish the students involved understood the consequences of their actions,” Bloom said. “However, I look forward to working with (SGA) and coming up with any ideas to stop this in the future.” Capel agreed with Bloom’s statements, calling the weekend’s activities a lesson for
all on campus to actively stand up to bad behavior. “I think it’s all of our responsibility to make sure our fellow students are acting according to how we believe our school should be viewed,” Capel said. “It’s unfortunate what happened, but it’s a learning experience for all of us.” Also approved at Wednesday’s meeting: - A $1,022.44 grant for the WVU chapter of Society of Women Engineers. The grant money will go toward 16 members of the organization attending a conference in Cincinnati. The grant was unanimously approved, with
Governor Madison Thompson abstaining since she’s a member of the organization. - A $950 grant for the WVU College Republicans to send 10 of its members to a national convention in Harbor, Maryland. The grant money will go toward lodging for one night for each of the hotel rooms reserved. The grant was approved unanimously, with Governor Blake Humphrey abstaining since he had a “vested interest” in the organization and saw it as a conflict of interest. - A $500 grant for the WVU Relay for Life organization
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‘American Pain’ WVU professor John Temple nominated for Edgar Award by tessa iglesias correspondent @dailyathenaeum
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West Virginia University professor has been nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award. The award, named after Edgar Allen Poe, is presented each spring to honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre published or produced in the previous year. John Temple, a Reed College of Media associate professor, is the author of nonfiction book, “American Pain.” The Mystery Writers Association has nominated “American Pain” for an Edgar in the category of Best Fact Crime Book.
“I’ve been doing this a long time now, and I’ve never really had this kind of attention paid to one of my books or one of my articles,” Temple said. “I’m still sort of wading through it and seeing what’s going on, but it’s very hectic.” “American Pain” is the true story of a Florida-based chain of pain clinics and the twin brothers who organized an illegal painkiller distribution scheme, making millions of dollars and giving rise to a new drug industry that tipped the current opioid crisis. Temple was fascinated by
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SGA hosts candlelit vigil to honor W.Va. Reed College donates native killed in Morgantown hit and run to Children’s Hospital in ‘Pillowcase Palooza by jamie mason staff writer @dailyathenaeum
by kayla asbury
West Virginia University and University of Mississippi students had something in common last night. Students joined hands in remembrance of Ole Miss student Carli Sears at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in front of the Mountainlair. The vigil was held in unison with the University of Mississippi’s ceremony. Sears, who was killed in a hit and run accident in Morgantown more than a week ago, is being laid to rest Friday in Charleston, West Virginia. “She was just so funny and bubbly. She was just the most free-spirited person ever,” said Charlie Lucente, a junior dental hygiene student. “She could make anything bad into something good and always made everyone feel great about themselves.” WVU’s Student Government Association organized this event once they realized how many WVU students were affected by Sears’ death. “We thought as though it happened on our campus and there were so many students from that area (George Washington High School) who knew Carli
The West Virginia University Reed College of Media hosted a volunteer project Wednesday night to make pillowcases and Valentine’s Day cards for patients at the WVU Children’s Hospital. The project was held from 5-8 p.m. in the Media Innovation Center located on the fourth floor of Evansdale Crossing. The volunteer work was a collaboration between the Student Ambassadors program and Scholars program within the Reed College. Kayla Poling, an academic adviser at the College of Media, helped organize the event with Whitney Godwin, the recruiting specialist for the college. “We decided to join forces, we both like to do arts and crafts stuff,” Poling said. “For about a year, I have been making pillowcases for the Children’s Hospital, so I had a lot of pillowcases cut and ready to go. Whitney had tons of scrapbooking supplies and cardmaking stuff.” The project resulted in 25 pillowcases and numerous valentines for the hospital. Around 12 students volun-
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West Virginia University and University of Mississippi students hold up their candles in remembrance of Carli Sears on Wednesday night. that we needed to gather together for a vigil for her,” said student body Vice President Ashley Morgan. Although Sears was never a WVU student, that did not stop Mountaineers from coming out in support and celebration of her life. “I think this was an extraordinary showing,” Morgan said. “It’s awesome to see this many people come together to support a group of students on campus, no matter the circumstances.” Student Body President,
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George Capel, expressed how pleased he was with the amount of people at the vigil. “I think this is a great showing of how students not only come together for our own students, but also for other students who come and travel to our campus,” Capel said. “We care about everybody here, and we know if something were to happen like this to one of our students on Ole Miss’s campus, God forbid, they would do the same for us.”
Lucente, who graduated from high school with Sears, said it was meaningful that WVU students recognized the life of Sears. “I’m just so amazed by how many people showed up. A lot of people from our high school came here and really knew her… I think it’s good that they all showed up,” Lucente said. “I just want to say thanks to everyone who came, and this just makes everyone feel better.”
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teered to make pillowcases and valentines, and only three students had past sewing experience. “It was a learning experience. They’ve all turned out really, really good,” Poling said. “Everyone seems to have had fun so far.” Karlee Gibson, a freshman journalism student, volunteered to make pillowcases and valentines for the children at the hospital. “It was a great opportunity to both help out a great cause and to relax,” Gibson said. The project was a way for Poling and Godwin to utilize the new Media Innovation Center, and Poling said to push students to participate in events outside of the Downtown Campus. “Today’s the first day I’ve been in the space. I’ve been looking at the pictures of it for over a year now, and it’s really cool to finally see it in person. It’s a lot bigger than I thought it would be. There’s definitely tons of different rooms,” Poling said. “It seems like there’s a lot of action going on out here.” Poling believes attending classes in the Innovation Center is worth the journey to Evansdale Crossing.
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