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Burch family suing WVU, Kappa Sig by caity coyne city editor @caitycoyne
Nolan Burch’s family is claiming that West Virginia University, the Kappa Sigma fraternity and fraternity members, among others, showed negligence in Burch’s death, according to a lawsuit filed in the Monongalia County Circuit Court. Burch was found unresponsive in the Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Nov. 12, 2015, with a blood alcohol level of 0.493, more
than six times the legal limit to drive in West Virginia. He was only 18 years old when he died in the hospital two days later. “This tragic event is part of an epidemic of fraternity-related deaths that has plagued this country for years,” the suit reads. “Certain fraternities carelessly and recklessly pressure underage, first-year students to submit to hazing and alcohol abuse in connection with this sort of pledging event.” Burch was pressured into drinking the night he
was taken to the hospital, the suit claims. The lawsuit was filed against both the Gamma Phi chapter of Kappa Sigma and the national organization of Kappa Sigma, WVU, Richard Schwartz and Jordon Hankins, among others. Kappa Sigma, the national organization, acted negligently by failing to enforce rules that prohibit drinking and hazing within the Gamma Phi chapter of the fraternity, not providing adequate supervision of fraternity events and not
punishing the fraternity and its officers for drinking and hazing activities, according to the lawsuit. By allowing Kappa Sigma’s Gamma Phi chapter to operate as a student organization within the University and promoting the organization to students, WVU acted negligently as well, according to the lawsuit. “West Virginia University owed a duty of reasonable care to its students, including Nolan Burch, to prevent Kappa Sigma and/or Gamma Phi from causing
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them foreseeable harm,” the lawsuit reads. Also being sued are Schwartz, Burch’s “Big Brother” who allegedly provided Burch with a bottle of alcohol, and Hankins, the Grand Master of Ceremony who led events the night Burch was found unconscious. Burch, a freshman at the time, was a new member of the fraternity and was participating in a “Big/ Little” initiation event the night of Nov. 12. The event was mandatory as part of the pledging process for
Kappa Sigma, according to the lawsuit. The Burch family is also suing Thomas Richey and Linda Richey, the owners of the house the Kappa Sigma fraternity was occupying. “Thomas Richey and Linda Richey knew or had reason to know that their property would be used as a venue for fraternity— or college—related events involving misuse of alcohol, provision of alcohol to minors and/or hazing,” the lawsuit reads.
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Students embrace last fall break after Faculty Senate decision by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum
Judith Stitzel talks about her experience with the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at West Virginia University.
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WVU celebrates the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies’ 35th anniversary By Paige Czyzewski Associate City Editor @PaigeCzyzewski
Thursday afternoon in Elizabeth Moore Hall, West Virginia University celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies with a reception highlighting its presence and increasing reach. At the event, the Center announced its first endowed professorship, a position established by Judith Gold Stitzel, the Center’s founding director, to recognize the field’s interdisciplinary nature. “The beauty of this field is that it really is fundamental to every discipline offered across this University,” said Jennifer Orlikoff, the Center’s current direc-
tor. “The more we can raise our profile... the more people can be aware of this and understand the integral aspect.” The professorship was created in honor of Harriet E. Lyon, WVU’s first female graduate in 1891, and is open to any faculty member who researches and contributes to women’s and gender studies. As part of a two-to-three year commitment, any professor at WVU or one of its satellite campuses can apply for the part-time position. The selected professor will teach one course at the Center related to their field of interest and be part of planning events and activities. They will also receive a salary supplement and a discretionary fund, in ad-
dition to their home academic department obtaining a gift for putting one of their own on loan. “It was very important to me and to Bob (Stitzel’s late husband),” Stitzel said, ”to do our part to guarantee our permanence, and establish the curricular significance and the legitimacy of women’s studies within, without and throughout the University.” Stitzel founded the Center for WGST in 1980. Although she started as an English professor, her passion and advocacy for women pushed her to coordinate an academic women’s program and share her ideals and perspectives with the world. “(My husband and I) knew women’s studies
wasn’t some fad, not some hobby or hobbyhorse of some uppity women, not the addition of a few women here or there in the curriculum,” Stitzel said. While at WVU, Stitzel hoped such a professorship would be designed, but thought she might have to add it in her will instead. The best part about the position, she said, is she “didn’t have to die to have it established.” Though the professorship has been established, the Center has only raised $300,000 out of the $500,000 needed. WVU Provost McConnell, who also presented at the event, said there was no question about this professorship.
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Many West Virginia University students will enjoy this extended weekend with friends and family, but they might not realize this extended weekend is West Virginia University’s last Fall Break. Current WVU students may have noticed some changes in this year’s academic calendar, such as the overlapping of the homecoming game and Fall Break. While that change is merely circumstantial, changes in next year’s calendar were voted on by WVU’s Faculty Senate, a committee that includes 123 Senators representing constituencies from the main WVU campus, as well as the Potomac State campus and the WVU Tech campus. The purpose of the Faculty Senate is to “guide the academic pursuits of WVU.” The Faculty Senate votes on the academic calendars sometimes up to two years in advance. On June 8, 2015, the senate was presented with two different calendars, one with a Fall Break and one without a Fall Break, by Elizabeth Dooley, former associate provost for undergraduate academic affairs, and chair of the calendar committee. The calendar without a Fall Break won the majority vote of the senate. Although this removal of Fall Break is expected to receive negative feedback from most WVU students, both Robert Griffith, Board of Governors representative for the Faculty Senate and Richard Turton, Faculty Senate Chair and BOG representative feel that students’ academic performance will benefit from the removal of Fall Break in next year’s academic calendar. Both Griffith and Turton said important instructional class time is missed for all students as well as laboratory time for students in science related majors. They believe this classroom time is crucial to students’ academic success. “(Professors) feel it interrupts the flow of classes,” Griffith said. Turton agreed, stating Fall Break was originally introduced for the 2013-14 academic calendar as part of a three year pilot program. Turton said the Fall Break was never guaranteed to be a permanent fixture for future calendars. “We were going to try it (Fall Break) and see how it worked, evaluate its results,” Turton said. Turton said the evaluations of the effects of Fall Break were completed by the Provost Committee comprised of Faculty Senate staff, and Student Life representatives. Their results for the effects of Fall Break for the University were mostly negative. “One of the reasons this decision was made was because students seem to lose momentum after the break,” Turton said. “Many students used the break to take four days off, and that was never the purpose.”
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WVU Sports to add ‘Hot Rod’ Hundley statue outside Coliseum by hollie greene staff writer @dailyathenaeum
Due to his lifetime of awards and accomplishments, Rodney Clark “Hot Rod” Hundley will permanently join Jerry West in Granite outside of the West Virginia University Coliseum this February. West Virginia University Sports has contracted local Morgantown artist Jamie Lester to construct a statue of Hundley executing his signature move, the hook shot. “Hot Rod was very much a
legend for Mountaineer basketball,” said Shane Lyons, WVU’s director of Intercollegiate athletics and associate vice president. “He represented us very well when he was a student athlete here, and he went on to have such a great career.” Lester, who also constructed the statue of West, will use the same materials to create the Hundley statue so there is some pattern of “uniformity” in front of the Coliseum. The statue will be placed outside of the Blue Gate directly across from West, said
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Lyons. Funds for the statue were generated largely after a singular, private donor, whose name has not yet been released, stepped forward following word of Hundley’s passing in March this year, according to Lyons. Bryan Messerly, WVU’s assistant athletic director, believes fans from all around will be able to appreciate the statue. “On any given day, there are people (at the coliseum) taking pictures with the Jerry West statue, and I think it’s going to be the same with
Hot Rod,” Messerly said. “I think it’s going to bring back a lot of great memories for people who were fortunate enough to get to see him play.” Hundley played men’s basketball for WVU from 1954 to 1957. He is one of only two men’s basketball players to have his jersey, number 33, retired. Over the course of three seasons, Hundley averaged 24.5 points per game and posted an impressive 72-16 record. He had 2,180 total accumulated points at WVU, sec-
ond only to fellow Mountaineer legend Jerry West, who had a total of 2,309 points, according to wvusports.com. Hundley was known on the court for his unorthodox playing methods that earned him the nickname “Hot Rod.” After graduation, Hundley was the first person to be taken in the NBA draft in 1957. He is the only player from WVU to be chosen first according to Messerly. Hundley played for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers from 1958 to 1963.
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After his career in basketball ended, he carried out another successful career as the broadcaster for the Utah Jazz. Hundley passed away on March 27, 2015 at the age of 80, according to an article from ESPN. “He’s part of our history and tradition…” Lyons said. “The things he did for the University, his playing abilities and skills, are things that we never want to lose focus of. It’s all apart of our history in the basketball world.”
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McCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for house speaker WASHINGTON (AP)—Confronting insurmountable obstacles, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday, shocking colleagues just before they were to vote and producing ever-deeper chaos for a divided Congress. “We need a new face,” McCarthy declared after a closed-door meeting where House Republicans were prepared to nominate him as speaker but instead listened in disbelief as he took himself out of the running. “If we are going to be strong, we’ve got to be 100 percent united.” Allies said that even though he would certainly have emerged the winner from Thursday’s secret-ballot election of Republicans, McCarthy had concluded he did not have a path to getting the needed 218-vote majority in the full House later this month. A small but determined bloc of conservatives had announced they were opposing him, and they commanded enough votes to block him on the floor. These same lawmakers, members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, pushed outgoing Speaker John Boehner to announce his resignation just two weeks ago by threatening a floor vote on his speakership. Some of them cheered the announcement by Boehner’s No. 2. “The establishment has lost two speakers in two weeks. K Street must be shaking in their boots. Mitch McConnell must be shaking in his boots, too,” said Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, naming the Republican majority leader of the Senate. One immediate impact, however, might be to prolong Boehner’s tenure. The Ohio Republican, who had intended to leave Oct. 30, said he would stay on “until the House votes to elect a new speaker.” The man most widely seen as a potential speaker in McCarthy’s place immediately ruled it out.
“While I am grateful for the encouragement I’ve received, I will not be a candidate,” said Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the former vice presidential nominee who now chairs the Ways and Means Committee. But Ryan was under intense pressure to reconsider, including from Boehner and McCarthy himself. “I would hope he would” run, McCarthy said of Ryan. Establishment-minded Republicans expressed bitter frustration at the sway of the Freedom Caucus at a time when Republicans command their largest House majority in 80 years. And stark uncertainty lies ahead as lawmakers question how any candidate backed by mainstream Republicans will be able to prevail in the House. It all comes with Congress in desperate need of steady leadership as major fiscal and budgetary deadlines loom, starting with the need to raise the government’s debt limit to avoid a market-shattering default in a month’s time. “This is unprecedented to have a small group, a tiny minority, hijack the party and blackmail the House,” said Rep. Peter King of New York. McCarthy might have been able to eke out a win, but he said that’s not how he wanted to become speaker. It’s now unknown when the House GOP election will occur, and in doubt as to whether a scheduled Oct. 29 floor vote by both Democrats and Republicans will go forward. McCarthy’s two announced GOP rivals for speaker - Reps. Jason Chaffetz of Utah and Daniel Webster of Florida - lack widespread support in the House GOP, although Webster has the backing of the Freedom Caucus, whose members dismissed McCarthy as a clone of Boehner. Numerous other names began to surface of possible candidates, and lawmakers were openly discussing the possibility of elevating a “caretaker” speaker to serve for a short time.
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. walks out of nomination vote meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, after dropping out of the race to replace House Speaker John Boehner, who is stepping down and retiring from Congress at the end of the month. “You understand it could the meeting said. speaker had gotten off to R-N.C., asserting that any be a quick end to your politUnderscoring the tumult, a rough start with a gaffe candidate for leadership ical career,” remarked Rep. Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., be- when he suggested the should withdraw from conLynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., came the second lawmaker House’s Benghazi com- tention “if there are any one of those discussed. He in a month to quit the Free- mittee was set up to drive misdeeds he has committed held up his cellphone to dom Caucus. down Hillary Rodham Clin- since joining Congress that show calls coming in from Ribble, a McCarthy sup- ton’s poll numbers rather will embarrass himself, the McCarthy. porter, said in a statement than search for the truth Republican Conference and The Republicans’ noon- that he has “a clear idea of about the 2012 attacks in the House of Representatime meeting was ad- the qualities a leader will Libya that killed four Amer- tives if they become public.” Jones has said the letter journed moments after it need” to unite Republi- icans. He was roundly critbegan with McCarthy mak- cans. Rep. Tom McClintock, icized and quickly back- wasn’t directed at anyone in ing his jaw-dropping an- R-Calif., quit in September, tracked, but the flub dogged particular. Asked whether it nouncement as his wife and complaining that the cau- him, giving ammunition to played a role in his decision kids looked on. cus’ tactics were backfiring Democrats to discredit the McCarthy said: “Nah.” “Disbelief, from the sur- and hurting the GOP. committee ahead of ClinBut the episode evoked prise announcement by Despite the pandemo- ton’s appearance Oct. 22 to memories of the shocking moment in December 1998, Boehner to the quick na- nium, the business of gov- testify. ture of this election to it now ernment continued, with Thursday morning, at a when Rep. Bob Livingston, being postponed - it’s un- committees holding hear- closed-door GOP candi- R-La., astonished Washingcertainty on top of uncer- ings and the House conven- date forum ahead of the ton by suddenly dropping tainty,” said freshman Rep. ing to vote on a piece of en- elections, Rep. Dana Rohra- his bid to replace Newt GinRyan Costello of Pennsyl- ergy legislation that passed bacher of California, a natu- grich as speaker. Livingston vania. “I’ve been here nine on a largely party-line vote. ral McCarthy ally, stood up was the heavy favorite, but months, I’ve never seen McCarthy, a 50-year-old and told McCarthy that he had been dogged by allegaanything like this. I’d bet from Bakersfield, Califor- wouldn’t be able to support tions that he had been unyou most other members nia, in his fifth term in the him because of that com- faithful to his wife. Livingston’s announcewho have been here 20 or House, is personable and ment, people present said. 30 years would say the same friendly, popular with felMcCarthy brushed off a ment came as the House thing.” low lawmakers and known suggestion that his decision was debating President Bill Several Republicans were for his political acumen, if had anything to do with a Clinton’s impeachment crying after McCarthy’s an- not his policy depth. letter circulated earlier this with its roots in Clinton’s But his candidacy for week by Rep. Walter Jones, own infidelities. nouncement, lawmakers at
Sexual assaults in study-abroad programs draw new attention MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP)— As colleges wrestle with how to address sexual assault, a legal challenge involving a small Vermont institution brings an obscure part of the equation to the fore: how to report, investigate and punish sexual assaults that happen in overseas-study programs. Statistics on such assaults are scant, although no one disputes they occur. The federal requirements for schools to report and investigate sexual assaults overseas can be murky. And since perpetrators and victims can be from different schools or studying through programs run by other institutions, colleges’ options on punishing students internally can be tricky. Responding to critics’ arguments that campus sexual assaults are underreported, state governments and even Congress are beginning to take steps to better monitor those crimes, and are specifically including overseas study programs. “These are real things
that colleges and universities are thinking about,” said Joseph Storch, associate counsel for the State University of New York system, who regularly travels the country to discuss the legal questions around study-abroad programs. “There are no simple answers.” Middlebury College, a private, 2,500-student liberal arts college at the foothills of the Green Mountains, found out the hard way that punishing a student accused of sexual assault is easier said than done. On the first day of classes this September, a federal judge ordered the school to readmit a student it had expelled for a sexual encounter that occurred overseas; the country has not been named. The accuser came from another school; the two were studying abroad through a program run by Vermont’s School for International Training. The Middlebury student, referred to in court documents only as John
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Break) doesn’t really help students’ performance.” However, Turton doesn’t want students to view this change in the academic calendar as a negative event, but rather a positive one. “I hope students will take (the change in the academic calendar) to heart,” Turton said. “We think this is for the benefit of the students and their academic performance.” For more information on the Faculty Senate, visit: http:// facultysenate.wvu.edu/.
Doe, argued he had been cleared of wrongdoing by an investigation conducted by SIT. But after he returned to campus last winter, Middlebury did a separate investigation, and he was expelled over the summer. Court documents do not say whether the incident was reported to police in the country where it occurred. Doe sued Middlebury for breach of contract and got a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction so he could return to school. Middlebury is appealing to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York and has asked for a quick hearing. “As this case moves forward, I think universities will pay attention to how the court determines whether SIT’s investigation was sufficient or Middlebury College’s secondary investigation was sufficient,” said Michael Pfahl, associate counsel at Kent State University in Ohio, who has studied legal issues raised by student con-
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“We need something with Judith Stitzel’s name on it so we never forget what (Stitzel) did for this university,” McConnell said. McConnell used her presentation to not only discuss the accomplishments of Stitzel, but to point out the Center’s influence, as well. “I really embrace the Center for what it does...” McConnell said. “We really can look at our wom-
duct abroad. While the number of American students studying abroad has skyrocketed in the past two decades - from 71,000 in 1991-92 to 289,000 in 20122013 - there are no comparable data for sex assaults in those programs, said Brian Whalen, president of the Forum on Education Abroad, which is tracking such crimes. Partly in response to the shortage of data, the forum developed a database tracking everything from sexual assaults to robberies to gastrointestinal illnesses. The first set of results, released this year, covers calendar year 2014. The report found 18 incidents of sexual assault from a pool of only about 10 percent of U.S. students studying abroad - relying on data from 350 programs in 101 countries. That means the total number is likely much higher. Applying U.S. federal law on the investigation and reporting of sexual assaults and other incidents abroad - such as Title IX,
which among other things requires schools to have procedures for investigating sexual assaults, and the Clery Act, which requires schools to report on-campus crime - is complicated. U.S.-based institutions with foreign campuses must report sexual assaults that occur there, but they are not required to distinguish which were in studyabroad programs or on which overseas campus. In 2013, the most recent year for which Department of Education data are available, only one sex offense was reported at a foreign campus of U.S.-based four-year institutions. But the vast majority of overseas-study programs don’t take place on foreign campuses of U.S.-based colleges; they’re usually on the campuses of foreignbased institutions. As colleges and governments seek to stem sexual assaults, overseas-study programs are sometimes being specifically included, something that could lead to more accurate statistics.
Minnesota lawmakers this year required the secretary of state to publish links to publicly available reports that detail sexual assaults and other crimes affecting students in studyabroad programs. New York passed a law setting standards to address violence that applies to students in the state’s public and private colleges and universities, both at home and abroad. And Congress is considering a bill, proposed by New York Democratic Rep. Sean Maloney, that would require schools to report crimes and other incidents that occur while students are studying abroad and make sure the schools have adopted policies to protect students from harm. “I think there’s been a great amount of effort by a lot of different colleges and a lot of different organizations in the study-abroad field to really get this right,” said New York’s Storch. “It’s not that we want to be harder on these students. We want to get it exactly right.”
lawsuit. Kimberly Burch, Nolan Burch’s mother, told The Daily Athenaeum in February that hearing of her son’s condition on Nov. 13 “was the worst phone call (she) ever got in (her) entire life.” Kimberly and her husband, Theron Burch, as administrators of the Estate
of Nolan Burch, are entitled to recover monetary damages from all actors involved in the suit, according to West Virginia state law. The family is asking for medical expenses from Nolan’s time in the hospital, reasonable funeral expenses, attorney fees and any further relief that
may be revealed throughout the trial, among other things. “All we can say is that WVU is aware of the lawsuit,” said April Kaull, assistant director of University Relations, “but we do not discuss pending litigation.”
en’s and gender studies classes as when the light comes on for so many people about others and about themselves.” Now with 35 majors and 65 minors, the Center sends a message of empowerment to all, specifically marginalized groups, according to McConnell. She said the Center provides education, research and a “voice to the voiceless.” “We have the power to be these voices because of what we do in women’s and gender studies,” McConnell said. Students who shared
their perspectives with the audience agreed about the Center’s lasting impact. Olivia Given, a WGST student and academic intern for the Center, knew in high school she wanted to go to a college with a center for women and obtain at least a minor in the field. Given took her first WGST course, fell in love and switched into the major. “It was eye opening to see that you didn’t have to go into these classrooms already saying, ‘I’m a feminist, I’m for equality, this is what we’re doing,’” she
said. “You can actually grow in your own ideals.” Despite always being asked what her other majors and minors are in addition to WGST, Given doesn’t believe she needs to be anything other than a WGST student. “I’m proud of what I am, and I think all of us are, regardless of what we plan to do with it (women’s and gender studies). We want to make a difference in someone’s life...” she said. “Without the Center, I probably wouldn’t have graduated college.”
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Increasing semester satisfaction Every student is familiar with syllabus week: the beginning week of each semester where professors hand out syllabi and go over the basic expectations, policies and assignments of their course. Though it’s typically an easy week where little is required beyond attendance, some students may feel as though they made a mistake when deciding what courses to take the previous semester on the first day of classes. Because so little information is offered about specific courses and what they entail before a semester’s beginning, a class intended to be an easy and enjoyable elective may turn out to contain the most difficult coursework of the semester. On the other hand, some courses required by a major may end up being unchallenging and not useful depending on
Releasing syllabi early benefits both professors and students. an instructor’s teaching methods, which can be incredibly detrimental if future courses build upon knowledge that should have been gained from the
class. These kinds of surprises usually lead to students dropping their problematic classes and scrambling last-minute to be
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added to another professor’s roster, which may not always be successful due to filled seats and waiting lists. However, this problem could be eliminated
by making course syllabi available to students before the beginning of the semester. There are multiple benefits to releasing syllabi early for both students and instructors. With easy access to information about courses from all majors, students will be better equipped with the information they need to choose courses that interest them and can round out their education effectively. This will increase future job prospects and may even encourage the addition of a second major or minor. Aside from saving time and paper by making syllabi accessible online, professors will likely start to see increased attendance rates and grades due to having a higher number of students truly interested in the course. College is unfortunately viewed as more of a busi-
ness or industry than an education provider. Students are expected from the start of their freshman year to go through a predetermined path of specific courses in order to meet credit requirements and graduate by their fourth or fifth year. Because of this, receiving an education can become a boring and predictable process. By being able to explore course descriptions and requirements before signing up, education will be able to retain its intrigue to students. Instead of simply fulfilling major requirements and adding any elective with seats still available, students can seize the opportunity to become more invested in the courses they take and better enjoy their time at West Virginia University. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Male birth control: A necessary future possibility shelby bradford columnist @Shelbybradfordda
Reversible contraception is an important topic for many adolescents and young adults. The desire for a safe, affordable and effective method of birth control has created the demand for a multi-million dollar industry, and for good reason. Having more contraceptive options increases the likelihood of people using contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases. However, in terms of what is available, the field has always been heavily geared toward females. Women are able to choose from hormonebased pills, various implants, patches, spermicides and surgery to prevent pregnancy. Males, on the other hand, have just two options: condoms or surgery. To me, this seems hugely unfair to both sexes. It puts the brunt of obtaining and using contraception on women while leaving men without the opportunity to control their own reproductive decisions. However, research into hormonal contraceptives for men has been ongoing since the 1990s, and within the past few years, scientists have provided more evidence that a successful drug for males could
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Male birth control in pill form could be a possibility in the near future. be on the way. Earlier this week, “Science” magazine published a Japanese study from Osaka University, detailing a potential reversible contraceptive for men. While studying the effects of an immunosuppressant on sperm function, researchers found the drug affected two parts of a protein responsible for sperm movement. When it was tested in mice, they were discov-
ered to be fully infertile for around a week. Once treatment was stopped, the mice regained full fertility in four to five days. While promising, this drug has not yet been submitted for human trials. In the United States, research conducted last year surrounding the effects of an anti-cancer drug on sperm yielded similar findings by inhibiting sperm production. After research-
ing these properties and combating any negative side effects, the drug was named Gamendazole and was shown to be effective in rats, rabbits and primates. It also proved to be reversible within 10 weeks of ceasing treatment. As of February, Gamendazole was being reviewed by the Food and Drug Agency to decide if human trials could proceed. Even if it is approved, however, it
would be at least five to 10 years before it could be released to the public. Based on this information, a reversible male contraceptive is obviously achievable, but the question remains as to why there aren’t more contraceptives already on the market for men. Unfortunately, some of this comes down to corporate greed. Female birth control has become a huge business
that some aren’t willing to disrupt by putting a new pharmaceutical on the table. Developing a safe and effective male contraceptive has also been more difficult than its female counterpart because it’s harder to inhibit sperm function than to regulate the female reproductive system. Regardless, as studies have shown, it is a possible goal that I believe is important to achieve. While it could be a decade or more before male birth control is readily available, I think the current research shows promise that it will be highly effective without causing dramatic side effects. Moreover, I hold true to the belief that men should have as much choice in their reproductive rights as women, and this means providing them multiple contraceptive options to fit their personal preference. In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and published in a news article last year, 66 percent of men said they would be willing to take a birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in their partners. Despite the many obstacles faced in producing and marketing a male hormonal contraceptive, I believe it is a much-desired and potentially gamechanging addition to the realm of reproductive choice. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Behind bars: High prison rates in America are senseless, avoid problem kayla mccormick columnist @kayattheda
It is a widely known fact that the United States has the largest prison population in the world. At the NAACP National Convention, President Barack Obama stated, “The United States is home to 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Think about that. Our incarceration rate is four times higher than China’s. We keep more people behind bars than the top 35 European countries combined.” According to the “Federal Prison Population: A Statistical Analysis,” 72.1 percent of federal prisoners are serving time for a non-violent offense and have no history of violence.” One of the greatest issues with the American prison system is how it handles drug-related crime, as a considerable portion of these offenders are in for drug charges. At the same NAACP conference, Obama said, “In far too many cases,
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Prison rates in America are higher than any European country. the punishment simply does not fit the crime. If you’re a low-level drug dealer, or you violate your parole, you owe some debt to society. You have to be held accountable and make amends. But you don’t owe 20 years. You don’t owe a life sentence.” It is out of convenience, not
justice, that drug addicts are placed in a system where they are highly unlikely to succeed. Obama highlighted the amount of taxpayer dollars spent on prison incarceration: “And by the way, the taxpayers are picking up the tab for that price. Every year,
we spend $80 billion to keep folks incarcerated.” Instead of taking the time and care required to seek help for people who need it, offenders are lumped in the broad category of “criminals” and placed out of sight. I understand these cases
are subjective; it cannot be stated that all drug offenders need rehabilitation. There are people being incarcerated, however, who genuinely want to get better and have been denied the resources. It’s easy to ignore these people in need of help because they have broken
the law. More than once, I’ve heard people shrug the issue off with, “If they aren’t going to get their life together and stop using, they belong in jail.” Drug abuse may start off as a crime, but it morphs into an illness requiring the help of others to overcome. Another justification I’ve heard for our societal dismissal of drug offenders is that it’s good they are kept in jail because they will be able to get clean while incarcerated. This justification ignores the fact that there are people doing drugs while in prison; drugs are not inaccessible behind bars. By placing drug offenders in rehabilitation, they could receive the positive reinforcements denied to them in prison and also gain knowledge of how to properly care for themselves. While it is easy to get caught up in the events of one’s own life and ignore the problems of others, it is important to remember that it is often only circumstance that differentiates a drug addict from a college student like you and me. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Tent City is officially winding down as students prepare for Saturday’s much-anticipated Homecoming game against Oklahoma State. This week residents had a blast camping, studying and partying on the Mountainlair Green. With thousands of students frequenting the pop-up city each day, the bustling community continues to grow in size and celebration. We couldn’t end the week without highlighting more of Tent City’s most creative participants. The Tent City Times is continuing Tent City Superlatives in honor of this year’s most spirited residents. Be sure to check back again next year for more sights and sounds from Tent City, West Virginia.
Biggest “Turn-up”
Matt Gillette DJs inside Mainstage Morgantown’s tent. Tent 76 is providing the major source of music for the celebrations leading up to Homecoming weekend at West Virginia University. Tent City is hosting the Tent City Music Festival, which is run by residents of tent 76, David Kessler and Owen Huot. The ambitious pair works together to create and advertise events throughout Morgantown and the Morgantown Main Stage. The tent shakes as the bass creates a rumble through the ground. Tent 76 is officially named the Most Turned Up Tent at Tent City on the Mountain Lair Plaza. David Kessler, a junior advertising major, believes Tent City unites the university especially through music and the sense letting loose to have a good time. “There is a better sense of community as opposed to last year’s Tent City. People are more devoted to having a good time.” Kessler said, “ We
Most High-Tech
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Members of Tent 43 play video games and watch The Office during dowtime at Tent City. The residents of tent 43 have the shift home. convenience of their cozy dorm on the “The first night, we did not have a Mountainlair Green, thanks to a few TV. We brought it the second night,” Mountaineers’ creativity. The futuris- Furey said. “I bought a bunch of extic tent has been awarded with being tension cords and thought ‘hey, might the most high-tech tent in all of Tent as well bring my 50 inch down here!’” With this being his first Tent City exCity. The set-up is hidden inside the perience, Furey said the high-tech settent, with one step leading to an unex- up enhanced the tent living lifestyle pected lounge of two beds, a 50-inch immensely. television, a 25-inch television and “We have had a lot of people stop an Xbox. The group is good at multi- by and play games of 2k with us,” tasking too, with the 50-inch TV be- Furey said. “They will stop by and sit ing used for playing Xbox. For movie down for a moment to watch an eplovers, the 25-inch television is desig- isode of Netflix… it is just great. We will play video games and watch Netfnated for Netflix. Residents Matthew Furey, a sopho- lix simultaneously.” more engineering student, and Tyler Furey said his purpose of being a Cook, a senior multidisciplinary stud- resident at Tent City is to have a good ies student, are among the residents time and make the most of his time left left staying at the tent. Furey heard at West Virginia University. about Tent City on Twitter, triggering “Everyone is real relaxed… this exthe idea of buying extension cords and perience has been great,” Furey said. making the spontaneous tent a make-
did a similar project last year but now this year’s Tent City Music Festival is sponsored and bigger than ever.” Tent 76 includes a variety of large PA speakers and DJ turntables on a table. Several DJs take turns playing their music and pumping up the residents of Tent City on the MountainLair basketball courts. “The residents of Tent City love this. They are extremely fanatic and ecstatic,” Huot said. “The residents have been very supportive of what we are doing. Gordon Gee came out and saw us doing what we love. It was incredible.” The Tent City Music Festival has been made possible by the work of the residents of tent 76. Kessler and Huot hope to create a pleasurable environment while doing what they love. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Arts Walk guests get first look at ‘Glimpsing Asia’ caitlin worrell a&E writer @caitlinwo7
Artists Neal Newfield & Claudia Giannini’s received an extra-special opening last Friday evening, as their “Glimpsing Asia” collection debuted during the annual Arts Walk. Filling the walls of the Benedum Gallery at the Monongalia Arts Center, “Glimpsing Asia” is a one-of-a-kind collection of photography and mixed media by the two talented artists. Newfield is an associate professor of social work at West Virginia University and a documentary photographer. During his time as a professor, Newfield has had the opportunity to travel with students throughout Asia and help further his social work mission. This experience also fueled his artistic side, as he began documenting his travels on his camera. Newfield has since been most known for his photography of the brothel districts of Thailand and underprivileged towns in West Virginia. Giannini is an artist who is famous for mixing photography with other mixed media forms. She is known for depicting her world travels in her photo-hybrid pieces. She also found creative drive during her trip to the eastern side of the world. During a trip to Japan with WVU religious studies, Giannini was inspired
by the many “gates” she passed through. She refers to gates in a literal and figurative sense, using this as fuel for her layered gallery contributions. Alex Snow, an assistant professor of religious studies at WVU, also contributed to the collection. “Glimpsing Asia” features cultural snapshots from numerous locations across Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan and China. The diverse group of photos offers a look into many traditional and ethnic scenes in the Far East. Scenes depicted in the photographs were just as varied as the countries they derive from, showing sights of children, animals, couples and unusual landscapes. All pieces in the collection were untitled, influencing the observer to view everything as one seamless collection. To add an element of curiosity for observers of the exhibit, the names of the country where each piece originated were withheld from labels. Spectators were forced to use their imagination and context clues to infer the photo’s real location. The MAC even had an area where observers could make their guess as the location of one of the collection’s pieces to make the exhibit even more interactive for guests. Society was a major theme of “Glimpsing Asia.” Many photos captured urban settings and groups of people participat-
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‘Glimpsing Asia’ debuts the photography of Neal Newfield, Claudia Giannini and Alex Snow. ing in some cultural activity. One of Newfield’s photos shows a group of adults gathering with signs in protest with bright lettering saying, “The war against war.” Other urban gatherings shown include a shot by Snow depicted a children’s skate park. In the photo, a young boy is seen mid-air doing a trick on a skateboard while spectators gather around him. Snow also featured a touching photo of a teenage girl and a small boy reach-
ing out to shake hands in what appears to be a run-down, desolate area. Another notable photo in the collection stands out for a different reason. A photo of vibrant red octopus legs quickly catches observers’ eyes while scanning the room. The sea creatures deep, blood tone adds an eerie element the photograph. “Glimpsing Asia” is on display until Oct. 31 at the Monongalia Arts Center. For more information on the exhi-
student poll
Do students actually like Tent City? This week Tent City returned for its second year. To see if there was any legitimacy behind the anti-Tent City banter that took place on social media before the event, 57 students in the Mountainlair were polled yesterday to see if they liked Tent City. It is customary for the student poll to include at least 100 students, more if the question requires a broader base. However, the
Mountainlair was sparsely populated yesterday, possibly due to Tent City itself. It is also important to note that no students in Tent City itself were polled. This was to avoid an obvious bias. Any student sitting in a tent on the Green at 3 p.m. would certainly be in favor of Tent City. The results of the poll were astronomically in favor of Tent City. Of the 57 students polled, 79 percent
said they liked Tent City. People enjoyed the friendliness of the campers, the fun atmosphere and simply the ability to just chill in a different environment for the week. Of the students polled, 16 percent were not in favor of Tent City. These students said the noise the event produces often goes late into the night and disturbs their sleep. -WT
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How and Nosm tag the Art Museum hannah harless a&E writer @dailyathenaeum
Graffiti artists How and Nosm are drawing attention to the Art Museum of West Virginia University with the creation of a twostory mural in the building’s main lobby. Visitors are greeted by vibrant colors and intricate paint work as they are engulfed in the mural’s breathtaking presence. Raoul and Davide Perre, identical twins from Düsseldorf, Germany, came to find a passion for graffiti as young teenagers. Skateboarding and tagging had strong influences on the two as they began to dabble with the art form. As their passion evolved, they were introduced to the vast color schemes and other statement works completed by other graffitists, inspiring a new perspective for the Perre twins. The brothers quickly picked up on the different graffiti techniques and soon became masters of the art form, earning their recognition worldwide as duo How and Nosm. The work of How and Nosm was first introduced to West Virginia University administration as WVU Art Museum Curator Robert Bridges was planning for the Mesaros Gallery Exhibitions. “I went to New York to make a studio visit to see the brothers’ work after being introduced to them by WVU alum Jacob Lewis,” Bridges said. “I went there to talk to them about having an exhibition in the Mesaros Gallery of their prints, which they were very enthusiastic about.” Little did Bridges know what that visit to New York would mean for the University. At the meeting in the studio, the twins offhandedly asked if Bridges could help find them a wall to work on during their next visit to Morgantown. Generally, How and Nosm create their work on outdoor venues, but since their visit to Morgantown was in January, working
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The mural painted by brothers Raoul and Davide Perre stands prominently in the WVU Art Museum. outdoors wasn’t realistic with winter weather conditions in West Virginia. Despite the obstacle, Bridges knew just the place to display the work of the persistent graffiti artists. “I told them I could find them a wall, so I suggested to that they work on a wall in the Art Museum. It took a little convincing of the administration because this one piece would take up so much art space, but they agreed to it,” Bridges said. How and Nosm came to the University a week prior to their visiting artist lecture to create their epic mural piece, “Present Moment.” The mural is two stories high, measuring 26 by 28 feet. It took the duo three and a half days to complete.
How and Nosm’s works have become very recognizable to viewers around the world, being comprised primarily of red, black and white-based color schemes. The painting at WVU is considered abstract art, composed of many separate scenes to make for a detailed piece. The work was completed with the use of aerosol spray paint cans and stencils, helping How and Nosm create their original piece. The art speaks to audiences differently. For How and Nosm, they say the right triangle in the mural is representative of their history in Germany, while the triangle located diagonal to the first is representative of their Spanish past.
“The mural has been overwhelmingly popular,” Bridges said. “A lot of people see different things. It’s pretty bold and pretty graphic as an art piece, yet universally, it has been enjoyed and liked by people from small children by people in their ‘80s.” The mural is a temporary piece given that the wall in the Plevins Lobby is technically a display space. Eventually, a new artist will be selected to create another piece, although the date for that has not been set. See “Present Moment” from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday at The Art Museum of West Virginia. The museum is free and open to the public. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Nobel Prize in Literature MINSK, Belarus (AP) — With a reporter’s eye and an artist’s heart, Svetlana Alexievich writes of the catastrophes, upheaval and personal woes that have afflicted the Soviet Union and the troubled countries that succeeded it. Her writings, characterized by plain language and detail so visceral it’s sometimes painful to read, won her this year’s Nobel literature prize. She is an unusual choice. The Swedish Academy, which picks the prestigious literature laureates, has only twice before bestowed the award on non-fiction to Winston Churchill and Bertrand Russell - and had never honored journalistic work with a Nobel. Alexievich’s work straddles the divide. Much of her books are essentially oral history, where the voice is not hers and she chooses only what to include. Her narrative passages are straightforward, free of literary conceits. “My calling as a writer involves me in talking to many people and examining many documents. Nothing is more fantastic than reality. I want to evoke a world not bound by the laws of ordinary verisimilitude, but fashioned in my own image,” she wrote in her 1989 book “Zinky Boys,” the title a reference to zinc coffins in which the bodies of Soviet soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shipped home. “Her goal is to communicate the history of human feeling. The very fact that it transcends any easy category is part of what makes it great,” said Andrew Kaufman, a Russian literature scholar at the University of Virginia. The 67-year-old Alexievich’s books have been published in 19 countries, with at least five of them translated into English. She also has written three plays and screenplays for 21 documentary films. She is the 14th woman to win the award since 1901. Sw e dish Academy head Sara Danius praised Alexievich as a great and innovative writer who has “mapped the soul” of the Soviet and post-Soviet people.
“She transcends the format of journalism and has developed a new literary genre, which bears her trademark. That doesn’t mean there aren’t predecessors - there are, absolutely - but she has taken the genre further,” Danius told The Associated Press. Like many intellectuals in Belarus, Alexievich supports the political opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is up for re-election on Sunday. Because of her criticism of the government, she has periodically lived abroad - including in Italy, France, Germany and Sweden - but now lives in Minsk, the Belarusian capital. “They don’t print my books here. I can’t speak anywhere publicly. Belarusian television never invites me,” Alexievich said. State TV made only cursory mention of her award on its nightly newscast, nine minutes into the program. Late Thursday, Lukashenko issued a brief statement of congratulation to Alexievich, saying “I am truly happy for your success. I hope your award will serve our state and the Belarusian people.” Yaraslau Kryvoi, secretary of the Anglo-Belarusian Society, said the award means “Belarus is now on the political map of the world.” Lukashenko has shown signs that he’s trying to improve relations with the West and resist Russia’s presumed interest in absorbing Belarus. The Swedish Academy says it makes its choices only on literary merit and doesn’t consider politics. Alexievich’s first book, “ Wa r ’s Unwomanly Face,” published in 1985, was based on the previously untold stories of women who had fought against Nazi Germany. It sold more than 2 million copies. Alexievich said she was at home ironing when she received the call Thursday from the academy with news that filled her both with joy and trepidation. “How am I going to keep this up?” she asked rhetorically.
Art critic and writer Janet Koplos speaks at the Creative Art Center Meg weissend A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum
Contemporary art critic and writer, Janet Koplos, spoke at West Virginia University last night. Koplos delivered the Cynthia Myerberg Lecture in Art & Design in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall at the Creative Arts Center. Working 18 years as the senior editor for “Art in America” magazine, authoring and co-authoring several books and experiencing Japanese culture firsthand during her travels, Koplos continues to explore her role as an art critic. “Not only is Janet Koplos one of the most distinguished art critics ever to speak at WVU, she has made it the mission of her extensive career to bring attention to art that has long been treated as marginal to the fine arts, especially material-based, hand-crafted work and ceramics,” said Kristina Olson, associate director of WVU’s School of Art & Design and an associate professor of art history in an interview with WVUToday. “She’s also fought to turn the attention of the art press to artists working outside of the traditional centers of New York and Los Angeles. I think the Morgantown community, with its many craft artists and regional ties to folk traditions, will be interested to hear from this advocate for art produced away from the mainstream.” Koplos’ published books include “Makers: A History of American Studio Craft” and “Three Visions in Glass.” With the support of Cynthia and David Myerberg, Koplos made her first trip to Morgantown in order to deliver the lecture. An expert in the discussion and evaluation of visual art, Koplos explained to the audience that artists
are looking for intelligent feedback, not just a “pat on the back.” Koplos learned how to appreciate art during her stay in Japan. Not speaking Japanese gave her the opportunity to look at the piece of art without reading a description, allowing freedom of interpretation. By not being able to read the titles, or the names of the authors, Koplos was forced to look at the picture alone. WVU students who attended the event were shown a new perspective on art critique. “I love reading about good criticism, and she had fantastic examples of good and bad criticism,” said Kyra Parke-Davidson, a junior at WVU. “Overall, it was a very informational and entertaining lecture.” The Creative Arts Center is dedicated to providing students with guest
speakers who can share their artistic expertise. This Thursday, Oct. 15, Pittsburgh-based printmaker and multidisciplinary artist John Peña will speak about his work as part of the School of Art and Design’s 2015-2016 Visiting Artist Lecture Series. One of Peña’s most recent masterpieces is a collection of drawings he made over the past five years, highlighting an important moment from each day. An exhibition including Peña’s work will also open in the Laura Mesaros Gallery of WVU’s Creative Arts Center on Oct. 15. WVU students interested in art are encouraged to attend events at the Creative Arts Center, located on the Evansdale Campus. All events are offered free, and open to the public. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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WVU’s Shaq Petteway tries to chase down the ballcarrier in last year’s game against Oklahoma State.
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WVU tries to bounce back against Oklahoma State BY NICOLE CURTIN SPORTS EDITOR @DAILYATHENAEUM
Saturday poses another test for the West Virginia University football team as it takes on No. 21 Oklahoma State at Mountaineer Field. This is the seventh time both teams have met, and West Virginia holds the series record lead, 4-2. At home, WVU is 2-0, and even in Stillwater, the Mountaineers lead 2-1, so this brings an opportunity for them to tack another win on their record. The Mountaineers are 3-1 this season coming off a loss to then-No. 15 Oklahoma last weekend, and the Cowboys are coming in on a 5-0 streak with conference wins over Texas and Kansas State. “It’s going to be tough, they have been on a roll since they changed their quarterback in the 12th game of the year last season,” said head coach Dana Holgorsen. “They lost a few in a row, and they haven’t lost since then. They are coming in on a roll, and they have
won a bunch of games here in the last decade.” Against the Wildcats last weekend, OSU’s quarterback, sophomore Mason Rudolph, completed 34 of his 55 pass attempts for 437 yards. Holgorsen said stopping the Cowboys’ run game and forcing them to pass is something he wants to implement this weekend. “They have three quality backs and a physical o-line, to the point where they are going to try and establish the run game,” Holgorsen said. “We are going to have something to say about that, just like we did last week. Oklahoma tried to establish the run, and we did a good job of shutting that down to the point where they had to rely on the pass game. Hopefully, the same thing happens this week.” Junior running back Chris Carson is the leading rusher for Oklahoma State, with 297 yards through four games. Carson didn’t play last week against Kansas State because he suffered an injury to his ankle in OSU’s game
against Texas two weeks ago, according to NewsOK.com. Last week, freshman Jeff Carr played in Carson’s place and contributed 15 yards to the offense’s 83 total rushing yards. Head coach Mike Gundy hasn’t said whether Carson will return to the field this week. In last year’s game at Stillwater, the Mountaineers defeated OSU after taking an early lead and capitalizing on it. West Virginia won 34-10 in front of a large crowd during Oklahoma State’s homecoming, and this will be about the same situation again, only with a different story to tell. This week is WVU’s homecoming, and with a night kickoff and a sellout in the crowd, it’s sure to be loud and rowdy. “Our guys are excited to be back home, the 7 p.m. kick is great,” Holgorsen said. “We are excited, we are happy about it, we’re thrilled.” The loss of senior safety Karl Joseph after sustaining an ACL tear in his right knee during a non-contact drill in Tuesday’s practice is more
than likely going to impact the mentality of the team this weekend. Joseph was known as one of the leaders of West Virginia, not just defensively but for the entire team, as his coaches have reiterated in his final season. In an updated depth chart, juniors Jeremy Tyler and Jarrod Harper were listed as options to fill his spot. The team has not announced who will start this weekend. Even with a successful start to the season, Gundy said in a press conference Monday his team is still not quite there yet. “If your team is playing well and you’ve got good players, then you can play just about anywhere,” Gundy said. “If you’re in the middle of the road, playing on the road can be difficult. I think we’re kind of in-between right now.” Tomorrow’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Milan Puskar Stadium, and the 2006 Sugar Bowl team will be in attendance to honor the 10-year anniversary. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu
Since the 2000s, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been a pass-heavy team. The addition of Dana Holgorsen as the team’s head coach only solidified that mindset, because of the air raid attack that he helped make famous at Texas Tech, Houston and Oklahoma State. Holgorsen turned quarterback Geno Smith and receivers Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey and J.D. Woods into arguably the nation’s best passing attack, combining size, speed and reliability. During those years, West Virginia still looked to its ground game to keep opposing defenses off their feet. Running backs like Shawne Alston, Andrew Buie, Dreamius Smith and Charles Sims were good backs in their own right, but they were mostly overlooked because of the success WVU had through the air, coupled with the talent of its wide receivers. This season, WVU has found some success through the air, but has mainly relied on the rushing game to fuel their offensive momentum. The combination of Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell have provided Holgorsen with the perfect combination of size and speed this season, as the duo has combined for 857 rushing yards on 197 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards a carry. Any rusher who averages above four yards a carry is doing their job on the field, so to have two guys combine for that number is a luxury Holgorsen won’t take for granted. Smallwood himself has been a breath of fresh air for the Mountaineers in the backfield. His 442 rushing yards and four touchdowns
have allowed him to make a major impact in each of the team’s four games this season. Considering WVU’s air raid past, a rusher averaging more than 100 rushing yards a game is something fans aren’t used to. However, Smallwood is the offense’s most versatile player as well, and routinely lines up in the slot as another wide receiver. He currently ranks fourth on the team in receiving yards. Shell has been used slightly less than Smallwood, mostly because of Smallwood’s success to this point, but has contributed enough in his own right. The Pitt transfer was a highly touted recruit, ranking in the top 30 high school players in the nation, according to ESPN. He has averaged just over 50 yards a game this season, bringing his total to 218 yards while adding three scores for WVU. A third back, often ignored, is Elijah Wellman. Wellman does much of the dirty work for the Mountaineers, paving the way for guys like Smallwood and Shell so they can put up the numbers that they do. Although he hasn’t recorded a rush yet, he’s caught two passes from quarterback Skyler Howard in the red zone, both resulting in touchdowns. Holgorsen has maintained this season that WVU is a run-first team and will run the ball 60 to 80 percent of the time. This weekend’s game against Oklahoma State will pit them against the nation’s top pass rush, as the Cowboys lead the FBS in sacks and tackles for loss. Holgorsen will lean heavily on the rushing attack, if the Mountaineer offensive line performs like they did against Oklahoma when they allowed seven sacks. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
WOMEN’S SOCCER
No. 3 WVU looks to keep run alive at Oklahoma BY DYLAN O’TOOLE SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM
For the West Virginia University women’s soccer team, a 10-game win streak is not something to fret about. However, the Mountaineers have gotten off to a blazing hot start (11-1) and vaulted themselves up to the No. 3 ranking in the country. The win streak was almost spoiled when the Mountaineers took on TCU on Oct. 2, a match that ended the Mountaineers’ run of nine straight shutouts. WVU escaped with a 2-1 victory, but the game was highly contested throughout. The 10-game win streak seemed to be most in jeopardy in the 27th minute, when TCU evened up the score at 1-1, but sophomore Michaela Abam was able to finish with the game-winner in the 82nd
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WVU’s Ashley Lawrence dribbles the ball against Florida Gulf Coast last month. minute. Horned Frogs, as a top-five Abam leads the team in team, you will always get scoring this season, and the opponent’s best game. has been a continuous “Having that ranking on source of crucial goals for our back is something everyone wants,” said Mounthe Mountaineers. As WVU saw against the taineer head coach Nikki
Izzo-Brown. “It’s tough to be at the top all the time and maintain that status. We understand that we have a lot to protect and that we need to bring our best every game. We want
to protect our ranking Friday night.” The Mountaineers will take their top-five ranking on the road Friday, as they face Oklahoma at John Crain Field in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners have posted an 8-4-1 record this season and have been kryptonite for a few ranked teams thus far. After falling 2-1 in double-overtime to No. 11 South Carolina and a 2-1 loss in overtime to Stanford, Oklahoma took down No. 18 Arizona State and took No. 15 Texas Tech to overtime before eventually finishing the game as a draw. The Sooners are coming off of emotional victories over Oral Roberts and Illinois State, in which Oklahoma forward Kaylee Dao scored game winning goals in both contests. After sealing both victories for the Sooners, Dao was named Big 12 Freshman of
the Week. For WVU, even after the end of its shutout streak, defense will always be the bedrock of the team. The Mountaineers have allowed just 52 shots to be taken, and have conceded only three goals this season. In comparison, the WVU offense has taken 299 shots and found the back of the net on 30. Senior goalkeeper Hannah Steadman owns a .833 save percentage, which ranks amongst the best in the nation. This dominant defense and above-average offense has been a deadly combination for opposing teams thus far - against Oklahoma that will need to continue. “There’s definitely going to be some high spirits and respect for each other’s programs Friday night,” Izzo-Brown said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
MEN’S SOCCER
Mountaineers try to find identity in MAC opener BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM
After winning two of its last three games, West Virginia University is poised to make a name for itself after a slow start to the season. Friday’s Mid-American Conference opener against Western Michigan is one of the Mountaineers’ toughest tests yet, as the Broncos enter with a 6-1-2 record and have outscored opponents 15-3. “The results haven’t quite gone our way this year,” said WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “Western Michigan is do-
ing pretty well. They’re a good team, they’re wellcoached and they’re winning games, so I think we look at it now. Even though we do have some nonconference games intertwined, the idea is that you try and win your conference game-by-game.” WVU’s recent performances match those of Western Michigan’s. They notched their first winning streak of the season before falling to Virginia Tech in 2-0 fashion, displaying the overall level of talent that resides in Morgantown. Sophomore Joey Piatczyc continues to lead the NCAA with 10 assists, in-
cluding two in the 3-2 victory over St. Francis (PA) on Saturday afternoon. Tucker Stephenson also added a goal in the victory after notching his first-career score against UNC Greensboro the week before. while Jamie Merriam’s highlight-reel stole the show Saturday. However, the troubles of finding a way to capitalize on chances made a return Tuesday. Virginia Tech mustered a total of three shots on goal, finding a way to pull out a 2-0 victory against the Mountaineers. “We’ve been our own worst enemy,” LeBlanc said. “We’ve made some costly errors that have
cost us goals and cost us games. I think the thing now is just getting us to not make costly errors and I think the guys know at the end of the day that we just kind of point our finger at ourselves when we lose games.” Freshman goalie Alec Boerner allowed both goals and was pulled out in the 72nd minute despite starting four consecutive matches, being replaced by junior Daniel Diaz for the remainder of the contest. Ryan Cain’s return will become a pivotal factor in the match’s outcome, leading the team with five goals and tying for first with Pi-
atczyc in points (10). Stopping Western Michigan’s talented attack will be another challenge for the WVU defense. Nick Wysong’s four goals and 12 points are a team-high, but he’s not the only highprofile contributor. Midfielder Sean Conerty enters as the fourth-rated player in the MAC by TopDrawerSoccer.com, leading the way with 24 shots. But it’s the defense that’s carried the load a majority of the time. Only two opponents have managed to get on the scoreboard against WMU thus far. Valparaiso’s two goals paved the way to the Bron-
cos’ only loss of the season, halting the undefeated streak at six games. Western Michigan has also recorded seven shutouts on the season. An opening victory Friday evening would pay dividends for a WVU squad looking to find its identity, providing early momentum at a run for the team’s first MAC title since joining the conference in 2012. “We get the advantage of playing three of our MAC games at home and two of them on the road,” LeBlanc said. “The idea is take the maximum amount of points from your home.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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West Virginia vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State Kansas vs. No. 3 Baylor Texas vs. No. 10 Oklahoma Texas Tech vs. Iowa State Kansas State vs. No. 2 TCU No. 5 Utah vs. No. 23 California No. 18 Michigan vs. No. 13 Northwestern No. 12 Florida State vs. Miami Pittsburgh vs. Virginia No. 24 Toledo vs. Kent State LAST WEEK SEASON RECORD
RIFLE
WVU begins quest for fourth straight championship BY VINCE GAUDIO
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM
The No. 1 ranked West Virginia Mountaineer rifle team looks to start the road to their fourth straight National Championship as they compete this weekend at Air Force against the Falcons and Nebraska Cornhuskers. The reigning champions will have tough competition, as both Air Force and Nebraska are ranked in the Top 10. The Mountaineers do not have much experience
against Air Force but are familiar with beating Nebraska. Dating all the way back to the 2010 season, the Mountaineers are a perfect 8-0 against the Huskers. All the members of the Mountaineer team have been training day in and day out to be ready to defend the championship. Every practice is just as important as the next, but Mountaineer head coach Jon Hammond stresses the importance of the week heading into the first match. “It’s important to take care of the small stuff, doing
all their checks and making sure equipment is ready to go,” Hammond said. The most important key, according to Hammond, is making sure the team plans their week corresponding to what they need to take care of in a training standpoint. The Mountaineers are the only team ranked in the Top 10 who has not shot competitively yet in the regular season, but that should be no problem for the team as they had plenty of training during their time away. In the offseason, the team traveled to Gabala, Azerbai-
jan to compete in the International Shooting Sport Federation Gabala Rifle/Pistol/ Shotgun World Cup. The Mountaineers put on an impressive show, as senior Meelis Kiisk shot in three men’s events and earned a high finish of 11th place in the third elimination relay of the men’s 50m rifle prone. Kiisk advanced to the qualification relay and shot 614.0 the next day. The trip left Hammond satisfied. “Each of the Mountaineers had some good performances in Gabala,” Hammond said in an interview
with WVUSports.com. “Patrick (Sunderman) will really benefit from his first international match experience. Also, Ginny (Thrasher)’s performance was very impressive. To shoot a personal best any time is great, but to do it in that environment was excellent. Just like Patrick, this experience will really help her throughout her first season at WVU.” Being able to travel across the world to gain experience is truly something special for this Mountaineer team and could be an important factor in the team’s success.
“[Traveling] comes with huge benefits for the team as it helps gain more experience and learn more about the sport,” Hammond said. “It’s a great motivator to show them what’s out there and the competition that comes with culture.” The Mountaineers will take the experience they gained over the off-season and put it into action against Air Force Saturday and against Nebraska on Sunday. Both matches start at 8 a.m. at the Air Force Rifle Arena. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
Volleyball
WVU looks for first-ever win over Kansas State by johnna herbig sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum
Tomorrow, the West Virginia University volleyball team will travel west to play against the Wildcats of Kansas State University. The Mountaineers are entering this match coming off a loss in their most recent match, against Robert Morris University, 3-1. The set scores were 25-14, 25-15, 25-21 and 25-18. The Mountaineers’ record so far
this season is 5-11. The Wildcats’ last match was against Iowa State University. The Cyclones defeated them in that match, 3-0. The set scores for that match were 25-22, 25-20 and 25-20. The last three times these two teams have met, Kansas State has left with a win every time. In 2014, KSU won 3-2. The set scores for this match were 27-29, 25-23, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-12. The game was the second time in WVU history that
they had a match go five sets against a ranked competitor. Even with four of WVU’s players getting double figures, they still fell behind. “I’m really proud of the performance we had today,” said then-WVU head coach Jill Kramer in an interview with WVUSports.com. “For us to play as well as we did against a healthy, sound Kansas State team is great for us.” In the meet up in 2013, KSU beat the Mountaineers 3-0. The set scores for this match were 25-13, 25-15 and
25-14. “Kansas State played us very well tonight,” Kramer said. “Their block and defense did a good job and made it tough for us to find any type of rhythm offensively.” The Wildcats came out strong and carried the momentum throughout the entire match. “I’ve always been impressed with the crowd that they draw here and tonight was no different - what a great volleyball environment to play in. We are looking for-
ward to coming back next year.” Kramer said. The first time these two teams ever came together and played against each other was in 2012. The Wildcats won 3-0 and had the set scores for this match were 258, 25-19 and 25-17. Even though the Mountaineers had great energy during the match, they were unable to compete against the skill that the Wildcats brought. Caitlyn Donahue, a Kansas State volleyball player during
that time, brought the heat for the team and started off with a 12-0 scoring run to put her team in the lead, which set the tone for the entire match. Tomorrow night, Kansas State and West Virginia will compete in their fourth match against each other in their school’s volleyball history. The game will be held at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Kansas State’s home, in Manhattan, Kansas. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
Football
Rudolph, Ogbah could do big damage Saturday BY DAVID STATMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DAILYATHENAEUM
Game One of the Post-Karl Joseph Era is approaching, and the Mountaineers face a tall task at home without their best player and defensive leader when they take on undefeated No. 21 Oklahoma State on Saturday. Behind the accurate arm of quarterback Mason Rudolph, the Cowboys have managed to do enough to win their first five games of the season, although the difficulty with which they dispatched non-contenders Texas and
Kansas State hasn’t been encouraging. This may not be the most talented team Mike Gundy has fielded in his 11 years as Oklahoma State head coach, but nevertheless, they have enough to give West Virginia a very tough day at the office Saturday. Here’s a look at several of Oklahoma State’s players to watch. Mason Rudolph, Quarterback, No. 2 After having to deal with a shifty, athletic quarterback last week in Baker Mayfield, West Virginia’s defense will be tested on Saturday by Ma-
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son Rudolph, a more traditional pocket passer who has seen tremendous success since he was inserted into the starting lineup at the end of last season. A 6-foot-4 sophomore from Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rudolph has won his last seven starts as Oklahoma State quarterback, and has been rather prolific along the way. Not a running threat, and not particularly mobile in the pocket, Rudolph relies on pure arm talent – and while Oklahoma State can rely on the run, Rudolph helps the machine work with his accuracy.
Rudolph has completed about two-thirds of his passing attempts this season, throwing for nearly 1,700 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions along the way. Last week, he threw for 437 yards and three touchdowns as he led Oklahoma State to a late win over Kansas State. Many Oklahoma State fans are calling for the Cowboy coaching staff to let Rudolph throw the ball more, and with good reason – he has the ability to pick a defense apart in the short to intermediate game. David Glidden, Wide Receiver, No. 13
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Rudolph lacks the downfield weapons that Oklahoma has – junior Marcell Ateman is his only real threat to go deep – but receivers like David Glidden allow him to dissect defenses. Your prototypical hardworking, undersized slot receiver, the senior Glidden has battled through injuries to establish himself as Rudolph’s favorite target in his senior season. Quick and elusive at 5-foot-8, Glidden leads Oklahoma State in receiving yards, receptions and receiving touchdowns, ranking fourth in the conference in receiving yards with 407. Glidden caught eight balls for 83 yards against Kansas State last week – incidentally, it was Dana Holgorsen who helped recruit Glidden to Oklahoma State, during the West Virginia head coach’s one-year stint as one of Mike Gundy’s assistants. “He’s a good little player,” Holgorsen said. “When I worked at Oklahoma State, he was from Oklahoma City. We watched him, and I liked him. I offered him, and we started recruiting him. He didn’t play for a couple of years, but it worked out well for him. It was a good fit.” Emmanuel Ogbah, Defensive End, No. 38 Perhaps no one else on Oklahoma State’s roster presents more problems for West Virginia than Emmanuel Ogbah, the Cowboys’ Nigerian nightmare. Oklahoma State leads the
nation in sacks and tackles for loss, due in no small part to the efforts of Ogbah, a strong and quick workhorse of a defensive end who the Big 12 leader in sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (9.5). His sack total is fourth-best in Division I, while his counterpart on the other side of the line, senior Jimmy Bean, has four sacks and is second in the conference in tackles for loss. At 6-foot-4, 275 pounds, Ogbah is regarded as one of the top defensive end prospects for the upcoming NFL Draft. He can overpower you, but he can also beat you with his athleticism – he’s truly one of the elite defensive ends in college football today, and West Virginia’s offensive line may be in for a long night. Last week, small and energetic outside linebacker Eric Striker gave West Virginia absolute hell on the edge, becoming one of the Oklahoma game’s biggest playmakers. The Mountaineers face a different sort of challenge with Ogbah, a more traditional 4-3 defensive end. West Virginia was forced to shuffle their offensive linemen against Oklahoma, including moving starting guard Adam Pankey back to tackle with Yodny Cajuste struggling to get any sort of handle on Striker. Still, Holgorsen judged that his tackles did well enough one-onone last week and said he’s confident they can handle the challenge. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu
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HT 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-8 6-3 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-11
WT CLASS 160 Fr. 188 r-So. 190 r-So. 202 Jr. 188 Sr. 191 Sr. 201 Jr. 180 Fr. 236 So. 198 So. 200 Jr. 221 r-Jr. 198 Jr. 197 Sr. 224 r-Fr. 203 Sr. 170 Fr. 176 Sr. 192 Fr. 195 Fr. 180 r-Jr. 190 Jr. 190 r-Jr. 198 Fr. 188 r-Sr. 218 r-Fr. 235 r-So. 215 r-So. 200 r-Fr. 187 r-Fr. 196 r-Sr. 180 Fr. 215 r-Sr. 170 Fr. 208 r-Jr. 175 Fr. 174 r-So. 170 r-Fr. 205 Jr.
NO Name 25 Mark Shaver 26 DaeJuan Funderburk 26 Scott Levine 27 Sean Walters 28 David Long 28 Elijah Wellman 29 Deonte Glover 29 Deamonte Lindsay 30 Justin Arndt 31 Isaiah Bruce 31 Prentice Tillman Jr. 32 Mark Ellis 33 Kenyatta Greene 34 Chris Parry 35 Nick Kwiatkoski 36 Shaq Petteway 37 Kevin Williams 38 Shane Commodore 39 Brent Osborne 41 Alex Brooks 42 Jared Barber 44 Hodari Christian 45 Eric Kinsey 46 Ross Harvey 46 Billy Kinney 46 Nick Meadows 47 Shea Campbell 48 R.C. Brunstetter 48 Mike Molina 49 Darrien Howard 50 Troy Lilly 52 Michael Ferns 53 Colton McKivitz 54 Jah’Shaun Seider 54 Dayron Wilson 55 Yodny Cajuste 55 Max Chefren 56 Grant Lingafelter 57 Adam Pankey
POS HT S 5-10 S 6-1 K 5-11 LB 6-2 LB 6-0 TE/FB 6-2 RB 5-11 S 6-2 LB 5-11 LB 6-1 RB 5-9 CB 5-10 RB 5-9 WR 5-9 LB 6-2 LB 6-0 S 6-0 S 6-0 S 6-0 LB 5-11 LB 6-0 LB 6-0 DL 6-3 LB 5-10 K/P 6-4 LS 5-11 S 5-11 LS 6-2 K 5-8 DL 6-1 LB 6-0 TE/FB 6-3 OL 6-7 OL 6-3 S 5-10 OL 6-5 LB 6-1 OL 6-5 OL 6-5
WT 190 192 197 228 205 232 200 190 210 234 174 175 175 175 235 230 185 210 180 225 232 225 278 215 208 234 180 215 175 295 210 242 275 264 204 293 220 304 312
CLASS r-So. r-Fr. r-So. r-Jr. Fr. r-So. Fr. Fr. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-Sr. Fr. r-So. Fr. r-So. r-Sr. r-So. Sr. Fr. r-Fr. r-So. Fr. r-Fr. r-So. Jr. Fr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. r-So. r-Jr.
NO Name 58 Amanii Brown 59 Stone Underwood 60 Bradley Knotts 62 Kyle Bosch 65 Tyler Orlosky 66 Jonathan Haynes 67 Alec Shriner 68 Dontae Angus 70 Tony Matteo 71 Rob Dowdy 72 Brendan Willis 74 Sylvester Townes 77 Marcell Lazard 78 Marquis Lucas 79 Matt Jones 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 82 Devonte Mathis 83 Koi Turner 84 Lamar Parker 85 Ricky Rogers 86 Josh Lambert 87 John DePalma 87 Stone Wolfley 88 Cody Clay 88 Adam Shuler II 89 Darren Arndt 90 Larry Jefferson 90 Matt Vucelik 91 D.J. Carozza 91 C.J. Maduewesi 91 Nick O’Toole 92 Jon Lewis 93 Kyle Rose 95 Christian Brown 96 Jaleel Fields 97 Noble Nwachukwu 98 Tyree Owens 99 Xavier Pegues
POS HT OL 6-5 OL 6-4 OL 6-2 OL 6-5 OL 6-4 OL 6-5 DL 6-3 OL 6-5 OL 6-4 OL 6-6 OL 6-2 OL 6-6 OL 6-6 OL 6-4 OL 6-3 WR 5-10 WR 6-1 WR 6-0 WR 5-8 WR 6-1 K/P 5-11 LS 6-6 TE/FB 6-4 TE/FB 6-4 DL 6-5 TE/FB 6-3 DL 6-5 TE/FB 6-0 DL 5-11 DL 6-9 P 6-3 DL 6-3 DL 6-4 DL 6-2 DL 6-1 DL 6-2 DL 6-4 DL 6-3
WT 290 300 280 318 297 312 280 318 296 270 280 298 310 318 325 175 212 175 167 201 215 252 240 265 250 248 225 240 295 238 228 261 294 294 284 271 265 285
CLASS r-Fr. r-Sr. Fr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. Fr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Fr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Sr. Fr. r-Jr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-So. Sr. Fr. r-Sr. Fr. r-Sr. Jr. Fr. r-So. r-Jr. Sr. r-So. r-Sr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Fr. Jr.
POS DT OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL WR WR WR DE WR WR TE TE DE WR WR DE DE DE DE DE DE DT DT DT DE
WT 270 310 325 315 310 300 297 330 305 280 315 305 285 320 305 200 198 205 242 205 156 255 270 240 190 192 257 212 250 265 240 290 300 295 313 267
CLASS R-Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. So. Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Jr. So. Sr. Fr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr.
OKLAHOMA STATE NO Name 1 Kevin Peterson 2 Darius Curry 2 Mason Rudolph 3 Marcell Ateman 3 Chris Hardeman 4 Dylan Harding 4 J.W. Walsh 5 Jerel Morrow 6 Keenen Brown 6 Ashton Lampkin 7 Brandon Sheperd 8 C.J. Curry 9 Gyasi Akem 9 John Kolar 10 Seth Jacobs 11 Tre Roberts 12 Gabe Neph 12 Kirk Tucker 13 David Glidden 13 Jordan Sterns 14 Bryce Balous 14 Taylor Cornelius 15 Chris Lacy 16 Deric Robertson 17 Michael Hunter 18 Ramon Richards 19 Ben Grogan 19 Justin Phillips 20 Jordan Burton 20 Jeff Carr 22 Clayton Johnson 22 Todd Mays 23 Rennie Childs 23 Kenneth Edison-McGruder 24 Miketavius Jones 25 Cole McKnight 25 Derrick Moncrief
POS CB CB QB WR CB S QB S WR CB WR WR LB QB LB S QB LB WR S S QB WR S CB CB K LB LB RB CB RB RB S CB WR S
HT 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-7 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-2
WT 190 195 220 210 178 190 215 190 205 185 195 200 215 190 225 202 220 195 185 205 190 190 195 205 191 180 186 220 215 168 160 205 205 205 175 185 220
CLASS Sr. R-So. So. Jr. So. So. R-Sr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Jr. So. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. So. R-Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. R-Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. So. Sr.
NO Name 26 Kevin Henry 26 Matthew Newsome 27 Corey Bennett 27 Winston Westbrooks 28 James Washington 29 Zach Sinor 30 Bryant Reber 30 Raymond Taylor 31 Tre Flowers 32 Chris Carson 32 Kris Catlin 33 Sione Palelei 36 Za’Carrius Green 38 Emmanuel Ogbah 39 Lane Reazin 40 Devante Averette 41 Britton Abbott 42 Keegan Metcalf 44 Nate Christmon 44 Jeremy Seaton 45 Matt Ammendola 45 Chad Whitener 47 Brian Ciszewski 47 Blake Jarwin 48 Dawson Bassett 49 Kevin King 50 Conrad Harker 50 Josh Mabin 51 Brandon Pertile 52 Ryan Simmons 54 Josh Elias 56 Motekiai Maile 57 Paul Lewis 58 Brett Wilson 59 Matt Hockett 60 Zachary Crabtree 61 Kaleb Smith
POS LB S RB S WR P CB RB S RB LB RB S DE P LB FB WR LB FB/TE K LB LB TE TE K OL LB OL LB LS DT OL OL K OL LS
HT 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-8 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-3
WT 224 190 205 160 200 195 185 195 190 202 230 210 195 275 211 230 235 210 213 250 185 240 200 242 228 175 265 235 310 240 200 305 295 263 195 305 255
CLASS Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. So. R-Fr. Sr. R-Jr. R-So. Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So.
NO Name 62 Tyler Ferguson 64 Jesse Robinson 66 Lemaefe Galea’i 68 Deionte Noel 70 Ben Hughes 71 Brad Lundblade 72 Johnny Wilson 73 Victor Salako 74 Michael Wilson 75 Marcus Keyes 76 Colby Hegwood 77 Jaxon Salinas 78 Matthew Mucha 79 Darrion Daniels 79 Jack Kurzu 80 Kameron Doolittle 81 Jhajuan Seales 82 Cole Neph 82 Cole Walterscheid 83 Philip Redwine-Bryant 84 Jalen McCleskey 85 Jordan Frazier 86 Zac Veatch 87 Victor Irokansi 88 Austin Hays 89 Austin Parker 90 Trace Clark 91 Louis Brown 92 Jimmy Bean 93 Jarrell Owens 94 Jordan Brailford 95 Vili Leveni 96 Vincent Taylor 97 Eric Davis 98 Taaj Bakari 99 Trey Carter
HT 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-4 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4