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Wednesday August 26, 2015
Volume 128, Issue 7
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Medical Amnesty Policy finalized
Editor’s Note: In the Aug. 25 edition, The Daily Athe naeum repor ted that t h e A m n e s t y Po l i c y had not yet been finalized. However, the Policy was finalized Friday, Aug. 21 after The Daily Athenaeum received its information. We apologize for any inconve nience this may have caused.
by jake jarvis city editor @newsroomjake
The University’s new Medical Amnesty Policy puts into affect what it’s already been doing, according to Dean of Students and Associate Vice President of Student Life Corey Farris. When students call for help because they or a friend are in danger of over-
dosing on alcohol or drugs, the University usually doesn’t force the student to go through a Student Conduct hearing, Farris said. “The goal is to get you the medical treatment that’s needed ASAP,” Farris said. Students won’t be held responsible for violating the student conduct code’s rules on alcohol or drugs if students, “in good faith, and in a timely manner, seek
emergency medical assistance for a person who reasonably appears to be experiencing an overdose from alcohol or drugs.” The state legislature passed an Alcohol and Drug Overdose Prevention and Clemency Act earlier this year, which establishes amnesty for all citizens of the state. Similar bills were introduced in 2013 and 2014 but failed to receive enough
support to become law. “We know a number of states all across the country are concerned about alcohol and drug overdoses,” Farris said. “State legislatures all across the country have passed these acts to allow local police agencies to make the same decision. As long as the student meets for criteria, neither the student who is overdosing nor the student who calls
emergency officials will get in trouble, Farris said, even if the person calling for help is drunk or using drugs, too. According to the code, students must stay with the person overdosing until help arrives, identify themselves to authorities or University officials, cooperate with authorities and University administra-
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City Council discusses meter rates, Urban Agricultural Ordinances disputes
ART MUSEUM OPENS
by john mark shaver staff writer @dailyathenaeum
This week’s City Council Committee of the Whole meeting featured dialogue on High Street parking, as well as disputes regarding the Urban Agricultural Ordinances in Morgantown. The meeting started with a presentation by the Morgantown Parking Authority, represented by Chairman Charlie McEwuen and Executive Director Tom Arnold. The two brought forth several items for conversation, including a fine for High Street business owners who escape parking tickets while taking up spots that would otherwise be used by costumers. “Whenever the individual would park on High Street for a long period of time, they would get a warning,” McEwuen said. “After that, there (would) be a $100 citation. That sounds severe, but you have to keep in mind that they’re depriving downtown customers of places to park on a regular basis.” McEwuen said out of the 90 parking spots currently on High Street, 20 percent are being used by business owners who, according to McEwuen, would be better suited parking in a lot or parking garage. “We’ve tried to work with these people and move them into a garage, but this is the next step,” McEwuen said. “If we get more paid spaces available to customers, this city will have more economic development downtown.” McEwuen also proposed making all downtown pay meters cost 75 cents per hour. When asked by the Council whether or not High Street parking should instead be increased to $1 an hour to combat the above problem, McEwuen acknowledged the benefits of an increase but said the Parking Authority would not propose such a change at this time. Later on in the meeting, during the public portion, several Morgantown citizens debated over a unique issue pertaining to the newly revised Urban Agricultural Ordinances: how many chickens a Morgantown resident can own. “I’m here to talk chicken with everybody,” said Matthew Held, a Morgantown resident. Held, who currently owns and cares for six chickens in his backyard, opposed a portion of the ordinance that would reduce the number of chickens one can legally own from six to three. “There are five reasons why six is the best number [of chickens],” Held said. Held went on to say that chickens are flock animals, and will be affected negatively both socially and functionally if their numbers are cut in half. He said that six was the perfect number to produce eggs for him and his family. Some at the meeting, like Morgantown resident Rebecca Singleton, instead thought chickens have no place in Morgantown at all. “If I chose to put chickens in my backyard within 10 feet
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President Gee addresses the crowd outside the new Art Museum.
Museum opens on Evansdale Campus, displays more than 3,000 pieces of art by hollie greene staff writer @dailyathenaeum
The fine arts came a little closer to home for West Virginia University students this week. After months of planning, WVU officially opened its Art Museum, located near the Creative Arts Center on the Evansdale Campus. The new building houses two large galleries purchased and donated by WVU alumni and friends. Collectively, the galleries hold more than 3,000 pieces of art. “The mission of the museum is an educational one,” said Joyce Ice, the Art Museum’s director. “We want to offer the art collection to people who want to learn about art and appreciate it across many different
disciplines.” Featuring renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso, George Bellows and Andy Warhol, the museum is designed to serve as an educational and cultural tool for students and members of the community. The museum is equipped with a climate-controlled storage room, a collection research room and a classroom which will be open to professors from each of WVU’s colleges. “I’m a big believer that music and art make a difference in one’s life. That is why I work to make sure that every student in this institution - in every major - experiences art in a substantial way,” said WVU President E. Gordon Gee. “American democracy draws its strength from citizens who are well-rounded and whose perspectives are wide-ranging. In other words, our engi-
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Children cut the balloons outside the Art Museum, officially declaring it open. neers should be able to read Lazzell, a WVU alumna. Shakespeare, and our poets Lazzell, a printmaker and should know how to navigate designer, was born in Maidsville, West Virginia, in 1878. technology.” Not only does the museum She studied art in Paris and give WVU students the op- Provincetown, Massachuportunity to learn about and setts, and today her work is experience the work of art- revered around the world. ists from around the world, it “Lazzell is a pivotal figure also provides an opportunity see ART on PAGE 2 to view pieces from Blanche
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Students react to Common Read program, ‘World War Z’ by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum
After reading a postapocalyptic fiction novel, Morgan Clutter realized she could apply zombie survival tactics to her first year of college. While Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War may not have taught Clutter, a freshman engineering student, how to defeat zombies, Clutter did learn applicable lessons from the required summer reading for all freshmen. “In one part of the book,
there was something called ‘tools and talent,’ where they (the government) would find everyone’s talents that they came with, catalog them and give them the tools they’d need to survive after and during the war,” Clutter said. “My talent is what I came with and what I learned before, and the tools are what WVU builds on top of that.” Clutter and the rest of the class of 2019 were assigned to read World War Z over the summer before starting their freshman year as part of a new West Virginia University requirement: The Common Read program.
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In past years, only freshmen admitted to WVU’s Honors College had mandatory summer reading projects, and they were typically given a choice of books to read. The Common Read’s goal was to provide the more than 5,000 freshmen the opportunity to read a book that promotes critical thinking and evokes deep discussions among fellow students. “The thing I’m passionate about is that it keeps students in an academic mind frame over the summer. The Common Read gives all of our students a shared ex-
perience, and it helps build that sense of community that is a challenge to build at a large university,” said Ken Blemings, dean of the Honors College. Some students, however, do not think the content of the book was appealing or applicable to their transitions into college. “The book that was chosen is a very specific genre of writing, so to really get into the book, you would have to be interested in science fiction. But for someone like me who does not care for that genre of writ-
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Jenna Brockman, an Honors Hall resident, spends her time outdoors reading Max Brooks’“World War Z” in preparation for an orientation class.
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Morgantown wins community award for airport plans by john mark shaver staff writer @dailyathenaeum
The City of Morgantown won an All-Star Community Award for enrichment due to its recent plans for airport infrastructure and access road extensions. The city was awarded this honor at the 46th Annual Municipal League Conference in Wheeling, West Virginia, earlier this month. “I think it’s very exciting and makes the future bright for Morgantown,” said Mayor Marti Shamberger. The award was given for Morgantown’s future eco-
nomic plans, according to a recent release. “Judges stated the City won in the Enrichment category because it identified areas that had previously been inaccessible and devised a plan to improve airport infrastructure to meet the needs of improved economic development,” according to the release. Airport improvements will include new hangers and a runway extension, which will make it possible for the runway to hold a greater number of planes, as well as planes too big to fit there currently. These expansions will al-
low West Virginia University’s sports teams to more efficiently move in and out of the city, according to Assistant City Manager and Interim Director of Morgantown Municipal Airport Glen Kelly. Shamberger said the new developments will help already-established businesses by allowing them to move commerce and clients in and out much more quickly, in addition to the influx of new visitors the developments will bring. The city also plans to further develop an access road which currently only reaches the newly-opened
Morgantown Readiness Center. When the access road is completed, the city will have an estimated 300 additional acres for development, which can be used for new businesses and services. “We also, in acquiring more land, have the ability to develop a business park or a technology park there,” Shamberger said. “To have that land - it certainly gives us more opportunities to think about.” Other businesses may enter the fray, as well, but Shamberger said it’s too early to be sure of anything
yet, and the current focus on the area is general development. Much of the work will be completed by the Air Force Reserve, which will help cut the cost for the city. “Since we’re not going to have labor costs,” Kelly said, “which is typically close to half of any project cost, and we’re not going to have equipment costs for a lot of the equipment because they bring their own, it reduces (the cost) significantly.” Kelly said that, with this method, the city will receive improvements from a project worth $30-40 million
for less than what the city was originally planning to spend. While the city’s business and occupation construction tax has risen more than $1 million between 2013-14, according to one of the city’s quarterly reports, Shamberger said Morgantown is as business-friendly as ever. “We are always looking for ways to attract business into our area,” she said. “We’re trying to support local business as best as we can … I’m proud of all of the efforts and employees that made this possible.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
Less-lethal weapons get new interest amid police shootings FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) — Police in more than 20 North American cities are testing the latest in less-lethal alternatives to bullets - “blunt impact projectiles” that cause suspects excruciating pain but stop short of killing them. Or at least that’s the goal. Police have long had what they considered “nonlethal” weapons at their disposal, including pepper spray, stun guns and beanbag projectiles. But even those weapons have caused deaths, leading to a search for “less lethal” alternatives. The quest has taken on new urgency in the past year amid furor over a string of highprofile police shootings of black men. Micron Products Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arrhythmia Research Technology based in Fitchburg, makes the new ammunition, which are much larger than rubber bullets and have silicone heads that expand and flatten on impact, enhancing the pain and incapacitating a suspect. One executive of the company that patented the technology was a guinea pig and described experiencing the business end of a BIP as the “equivalent of being hit by a hockey puck.” “It was like, `Ow!’ I had to shake it off,” said Allen Ezer, executive vice president of Security Devices International, a defense technology company that hired Micron to make the projectiles, which were developed by a ballistics engineering company in Israel. Sixteen law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and six in Canada have purchased the projectiles, including SWAT units of the Los Angeles County and Sacramento County Sheriff ’s Departments in California, and police departments in East Hartford, Connecticut; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Los Alamos, New Mexico. “They want an option that bridges the gap be-
tween baton, Taser and their service weapons,” said Salvatore Emma, Micron’s chief executive officer. The projectiles do not penetrate the skin, like conventional bullets, but they do cause pain and discomfort. Officers are trained to shoot the projectiles at arms and legs. A person hit in the torso at close range during a disturbance in Canada got a large bruise but no lasting injury, said Gregory Sullivan, SDI’s chief executive officer. No one has been shot in the head with the projectiles at this point, and Sullivan acknowledged the possibility of a serious or deadly injury in the event of a close-range shot to the head. But “because of the accountability factor that exists today in the law enforcement field ... it just makes good sense and good risk management to use something that’s safer and the officers can have confidence in,” said Sullivan, a former Toronto police officer. The product has its limits. While it could subdue an armed suspect from a distance in a hostage or standoff situation, it probably wouldn’t be useful during sudden confrontations, said Toby Wishard, sheriff in Codington County, South Dakota, whose department bought the projectiles several months ago but hasn’t used them yet. “This product is not practical to carry on a belt. You’d have to have the time to get it into place; then the opportunity would have to present itself for you to use it,” Wishard said. “I look at it as more of a specialized tool.” The projectiles, with an average price of $25, carry a variety of payloads, including a powder used in pepper spray, marker rounds used to identify riot agitators and a malodorant that smells like sewage. Other companies are
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In this Thursday, July 30, 2015 photo, Salvatore Emma Jr., president and CEO of Micron Products, displays Blunt Impact Projectiles, one ready for use, left, and another after being fired during a test at the factory in Fitchburg, Mass. The projectiles utilize new technology developed by the company to provide law enforcement with less-lethal ammunition engineered to cushion and displace the force of impact, designed to cause pain and discomfort but not serious injury. The technology is part of a push to find ways for law enforcement to be able to use force with non-deadly means. also marketing less-lethal alternatives, including: - A 12-gauge, two-shot launcher pistol that can fire beanbags, pepper spray and gas pellets, made by Bruzer Less Lethal International, in Elkhart, Indiana. The product has drawn interest because it is smaller than a shotgun and can be used to force inmates out of a cell or suspects out of a car. “It’s like wasp-spraying; you hit the nest and the bees or the wasps come out,” said company founder Tommy Teach. - A gun attachment that slows down bullets, maintaining enough force to
knock someone down but reducing the potential for death, made by Alternative Ballistics, a company outside San Diego. Critics argue the alternatives are merely a stopgap to a much bigger problem. “I’m for less militariza-
tion of the police, but the main problem and the main deterrent for these different incidents of police violence is holding the police accountable,” said Brock Satter, an organizer for Boston-based Mass Action Against Police
Brutality. “I don’t think most of these situations are accidents. These are incidents of abuse of power and racism,” he said. “To me, that’s not a problem you can solve just by using a different weapon.”
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ens were barnyard animals and had no place within city limits, citing the noise and amount of ruckus the chickens make. Opponents of the reduction, however, equated the owning of chickens to that of an outdoor dog, who they said would be even louder than a handful of chickens.
City Council meetings are regularly held in City Hall Council Chambers, 389 Spruce St., at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, with Committee of the Whole meetings on the final Tuesday of each month.
Lazzell’s (works) that are in a public museum.” In wake of the museum’s opening, there will be a weeklong celebration of events, starting with a lecture from Sean O’Harrow, director of the University of Iowa’s art museum, titled, “What Does An Art Museum
Have To Do With University Education?” Later in the week, there will be a Family and Community Day. A full list of opening week events can be found at http://artmuseum.wvu.edu/ opening.
ris said it was inappropriate to “publicly say what we were already doing” before the act was approved by legislators. Carter Thompson, the democratic co-chair of Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement, praised the new policy and hopes the University promotes it well enough so students are aware of it. “I really like the fact that it kind of teaches (students) a lesson at the same time,” Thompson said. Thompson supports the imposing additional condi-
tions like counseling or drug treatment programs on students after they’re granted immunity. And while Farris is sure if students were afraid of calling for help before this policy was enacted, he’d rather be safe than sorry and have the policy in place. “Bottom line,” Farris said, “it’s better to have a person alive than give them a citation and collect a fine from them later on.”
on the Internet.” But other students valued the assignment as a way to connect with every other incoming Mountaineer. “I think the book they chose was strange, but reading a book in general is important,” said John Bard, a freshman biochemistry student. “It gives students something to discuss right off the bat. I don’t mind it.” Most first year seminars will spend class time discussing World War Z, while others simply required a reflective essay on the reading. “People don’t want to have summer homework,
and everyone’s irritated with it, so it gives all freshmen something to talk about. I actually liked the book, but writing the paper is what makes it irritating,” Clutter said. The Common Read extended into the school year by working with WVUp All Night to host book trivia as well as a movie showing of the 2013 film World War Z. On Sept. 1, students will have the opportunity to meet the book’s author Max Brooks at a lecture and book signing as part of WVU’s fall Festival of Ideas.
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Residence halls compete in annual Campus Cup ally litten
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This week marked West Virginia University’s ninth annual Campus Cup. With competitions held at the Mountainlair Green and Towers Green, the event was again a success. The event had all of the resident halls competing against each other. Split up into multiple teams, the goal was to bring new students together as one. The teams consisted of all residence halls on campus. At the end of the two day competition, the winners’ names were released. Third place was given to Bennett Tower. While Bennett residents whooped and hollered, second place was awarded to Lincoln Hall. Sparked by the high rank, a Lincoln resident ran a victory lap around the tennis courts with a homemade flag made out of a tiki torch and a sheet. Finally, after much build up, first place was awarded to Braxton Hall. The Sponge-Beaker Bucket relay, Dizzy Dash and Water Balloon contest took place behind the Mountainlair on Monday.
Boreman Hall won the Sponge-Beaker Bucket relay. The Dizzy Dash race was won by Braxton Tower. Braxton Tower also received another win that night with the water balloon contest. Tuesday kicked off the final day of competition. Starting with the Basketball Shootout, Lincoln Hall pulled through with first place. Moving to the Blue and Gold Room, a round of trivia was played next. Covering subjects such as history, sports and movies, there was a question for everyone. Honors Hall won the event with Braxton Tower coming in at a close second. With such a close competition, the tug of war contest was the last competition for the teams to get ahead. Braxton Tower won the event with Lincoln in second and Arnold in third. “I was in the tug of war. It was very impressive to see the other team’s root strength,” said freshman Adam Roh of Honors Hall. Although Campus Cup was very close, all the students had a great time chanting for their teams. “I had fun bonding with other members on my team because I didn’t
know some of them,” said freshman Alec Madron of Lyon Tower. The purpose of Campus Cup is for new students to come together and have some old fashion fun and competition. Not only does it allow students to meet each other, but it also helps them get out, have fun and exercise their bodies and brains. “We wanted to have an event at the beginning of the semester that promoted team spirit and gave students the chance to meet other people,” said Executive Director of Housing and Residential Education, Patricia Cerdana. “We tried to make it an event that everyone can be a part of.” Arnold Hall winning a game of tug of war. Although Residential Assistants could not join the competition, many of them cheered from the sidelines. “Not many people know each other, and watching them work together as a team is fun to see,” said Arnold Hall R.A., Daniel Tolliver. WVU’s Housing and Residential Education office succeeded. With more than 100 students yelling and laughing, the event was a huge success. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Johnny Kocher, Resident Hall Coordinator of Bennett Tower speaks to students in between rounds of basketball.
Mountaineer Idol kicks off auditions YMSB announces Met Theatre show keith Amos
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If you’ve ever dreamed of stardom, Mountaineer Idol may be your big break. The longtime singing competition is returning this fall and kicks off its high-stakes auditions this evening on campus. Mountaineer Idol started as a one-shot talent show around 12 years ago as an event for WVUp All Night but has quickly evolved into a campus-wide hit for students. “I think it gives (the students) an opportunity to showcase their talents outside of the classroom,” said Sonja Wilson, head organizer of Mountaineer Idol. “It arouses more school spirit and really it just kind of brings the campus together.” With the help of Wilson, organizers were able to get in contact with a Fox affiliate to help jump start Mountaineer Idol into a much larger event, along with a sponsorship from Coca Cola, the Hardestys and generous West Virginia University administrative donors. “All the stars aligned, it seemed like, for us to be able to do this,” Wilson said. The closed auditions for Mountaineer Idol, which begin tonight, will start with around 60 con-
testants gunning for their shot at musical fame. Unlike “American Idol,” the judges’ decisions will be the final say for contestant elimination. Only 15 contestants will move on to the next round, keeping the competition fierce. There will be six elimination rounds for Mountaineer Idol, which will be held weekly throughout the fall semester. The first and second rounds will eliminate three contestants. The third, fourth and fifth rounds will each eliminate two contestants, leaving only the top three contestants still standing by the final round of competition. Each round will have a specific theme in which the contestants are asked to cater their performance. The themes for this season include “Song from your Idol,” “80s,” “Country,” “Oldies” and “Broadway and 21st century.” Contestants who make it to the competition’s final round will be put to the ultimate test when they must choose three songs to perform - one song they have already performed in the competition, one song they have never performed and one song chosen by the co-hosts. The co-hosts for this year’s Mountaineer Idol will be Lane Horter and Hilary Kinney, with reign-
ing Mountaineer Idol winner, Alexa Gonzalez, as a special guest judge. Gonzalez will also give a special performance at the first elimination round. Along with Gonzalez, organizers plan to have winners of past Mountaineer Idols come to the event as both guest judges and performers. The final competition holds a lot of incentive for contestants. The second runner-up will receive $250, with the first runner-up receiving $750. The winner of Mountaineer Idol will win $1,000. Along with the $1,000, the winner will also be offered a recording deal with WVU’s newest record label, Mon Hills Records. This will entail a one-year record deal for the winner, as well as a trip to New York to record their album. Auditions for Mountaineer Idol will be held from 4-6 p.m. in the Mountainlair. Mountaineer Idol will be held in the Mountainlair each week. The first elimination round will be held Friday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. The final round will be held Sunday, Nov. 8 in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the WVU College of Creative Arts. For more information on Mountaineer Idol, visit http://mountaineer week.wvu.edu/ mt_idol. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Yo n d e r Mountain String Band, the ensemble that has redefined bluegrass since 1998, is making its way to Morgantown to showcase tunes from its newest album, “Black Sheep.” Nestled in Nederland, Colorado, the string quartet, made up of vocalists Adam Aijala on guitar, Dave Johnston on banjo, Ben Kaufmann on bass, Allie Kral on violin and Jacob Joliff on mandolin, got their start like any other freshman band new to the scene. Playing at small clubs and local festivals around the Nederland area, the band quickly hatched an affectionate bluegrass and rock-loving fan base. The innovative group has always been a pioneer for the bluegrass genre, treading into sounds and improvisations not always seen from a typical bluegrass ensemble. “ Yo n d e r Mou nt a i n String Band is as durable as bluegrass itself,” Johnston said. “It changes and morphs and has an open-endedness that makes anything possible.” The group’s eclectic love for progressive and punk rock merged with their appreciation for classic bluegrass ballads propelled them into a musically groundbreaking
world. With influences from traditional bluegrass musicians Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson coupled with their appreciation for improvisational jams from bands such as the Grateful Dead and Phish, Yonder Mountain String Band embarked on a journey to create its own unique style of progressive bluegrass. With quick picking from Johnston, mandolin solos from Joliff and powerful vocals from all five members, Yonder Mountain String Band intertwines fast-paced bluegrass melodies with ad-lib jam band style solos to create its unprecedented sound. With its 17-year anniversary around the corner, Yonder Mountain String Band continues to reach new fans with its ever-changing approach to music. For the first time, the band’s newest album, “Black Sheep,” features the entire five-piece string ensemble with hints of the guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and bass traced throughout the record. The 10-track album sticks more to the traditional sounds of bluegrass with subtle flares of extemporaneous jams in tracks such as “Insult and an Elbow” and “New Dusty Miller.” “Black Sheep” also features a cover of the late 1970s track, “Ever Fallen in Love,” by British punk-
rock group the Buzzcocks. After the parting of founding member Jeff Austin in 2014, “Black Sheep” proves to be one of Yonder Mountain String Band’s most progressive and redefining albums yet. “It’s not just bluegrass – it’s progressive. Everything Yonder has ever tried to do, we’re doing in this record,” Kaufmann said. “It’s going to take some time for fans to get acquainted with the new Yonder. When you change like we did, it’s a huge thing. But the band is a force, and the album is such a perfect example of our new direction.” With the band feeling little limitations, the new and improved Yonder Mountain String Band aims to reach new fans while remaining in the same realm of music that has launched them to where they are now. The group’s ever-growing popularity has allowed them to appear onstage at Bonnaroo and All Good in previous years. Yo n d e r Mountain String Band will take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Metropolitan Theatre with Chicagobased bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers opening the show. For more information, visit http:// events.wvu.edu/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Workout Wednesday
Triangles and Triceps: Toning your guns with at-home bodyweight training JIllian Clemente a&E writer @dailyathenaeum
At this point in the life of a student, our arms are tired from being raised so often and our hands are cramping from writing notes as our professor quickly spills information out. That’s why this week we’re focusing on arm strength and how to keep our arms in shape. We’re also focusing on body weight training and exercises that can be done at home, because it’s a hassle to head over to the gym. 1. Triangle Push ups This is a basic pushup, just modified to put your body weight on a different part of your arms. There’s more focus on the triceps as opposed to splitting the work between the triceps and deltoids. A way to vary this workout is to put your legs on a bench and do the pushup motion. It moves around your body weight and puts strain on different
muscles to make your body “heavier.” It’s another route to using your own body weight as opposed to driving to the gym for weights. 2. Tricep Dips - It’s almost like an inverse push up with a lower table or bench. Face away from the bench and place your hands behind you on the bench. Bend your legs so you’re in a crab walk-like formation and lower your body down and up for one “dip.” This also works the triceps but has an added bonus of the chest and back muscles to get an overall tone of the upper body area. 3. Air Punches - Stand in a fighting stance, with your non-dominant foot angled further up, and just punch the air. Switch after your designated set and then punch with the non-dominant foot. This is great for relieving stress and loosening up those arms to really fight for an A in your classes. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Ending sexism on college campuses Sigma Nu, a fraternity chapter at Old Dominion University in Virginia, has been suspended after hanging signs with sexually suggestive statements about incoming freshman girls at one of its off-campus houses. “Freshman daughter drop-off” and “Go ahead and drop off Mom, too” were spray-painted on bedsheets and draped off the balcony of the house as new students were moving in but were quickly taken down after public outcry about the signs spread to Twitter. Degrading statements about women hanging from windows and front porches have unfortunately been present in Morgantown during previous move-in
Offensive signs hanging from one of Sigma Nu’s off-campus houses at Old Dominion University last week. weekends, too. While the signs clearly played off the college male stereotype and generated laughs for some students, for others they created serious discomfort
and feelings of being unsafe that lasted throughout the school year. This editorial board believes all students at West Virginia University de-
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serve to feel included and safe on campus, regardless of gender. The sexist signs may have initially been displayed in jest, but their statements are outdated
and embarrassing. They depict a college culture where women are objectified and treated simply as desirable commodities, not as people with unique feelings or the ability to make choices of their own. Unfortunately, this idea is present at college parties on virtually every campus across the country, where men must pay an entrance fee or aren’t allowed in at all while women get in or can drink for free. However, the campus culture change President Gordon Gee and WVU’s Student Government Association are spearheading this year is working to change the party-school image into one of equality and acceptance, where signs like these aren’t dis-
played in the first place. Enjoying the nightlife in Morgantown doesn’t have to mean creating a disparity between genders. Instead of creating the question of safety on campus and giving new students and parents an impression of sexist attitudes, putting that energy into school spirit and pride during move-in weekend would better represent this University as a whole. The initial goal of the signs both in Morgantown and at ODU may have been true to stereotypes and as over-the-top as possible for humor’s sake, but today’s society has made it clear no one is laughing. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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The “welfare queen:” Misunderstanding the system emily torbett columnist @emilytorbsDa
“Today’s lesson in irony: The food stamp program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They proudly report that they distribute free meals and food stamps to more than 46 million people on an annual basis. Meanwhile, the National Parks Service, run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us, ‘Please do not feed the animals.’ Their stated reason for this policy is, ‘The animals will grow dependent on the handouts, and then they will never learn to take care of themselves.’ This concludes today’s lesson. Any questions?” If you have a Facebook account, you’ve probably seen this post. If it doesn’t fill you with questions, namely about the kind of people you keep on your friends list, you might be on the wrong side of history. Each time I see these words shared, I delete a friend instantly, regardless of who they are. The comparison of food stamp and welfare beneficiaries, people who need genuine help to feed their families in an economy where they can’t seem to get ahead, to wild animals in the National Parks system enrages me. In my many years of using Facebook, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve come across this particular post, as well as similar ones proclaiming how we need to “drug test all welfare recipients,” or how working people “must go to work today, because millions of people collecting welfare so they can walk around in public in their pajamas are depending
Many stores today accept food stamps, much to the displeasure of Americans against the welfare system. on us.” As I’ve grown up, I’ve viewed these less as a joke or harsh truth about the kinds of people receiving government assistance and more of a system for how to weed out bad friends. Why do so many view welfare beneficiaries this way? When we picture someone using food stamps in grocery stores in our heads, why do we see a lazy, pajama-clad drug addict buying lobster, rather than a single, working mother of three getting her family groceries for the week? President Ronald Reagan once made a speech in
which he claimed, “There’s a woman in Chicago. She has 80 names, 30 addresses, 12 Social Security cards…She’s got Medicaid. She’s getting food stamps, and she is collecting welfare under each of her names. Her tax-free cash income alone is over $150,000 per year.” Thus, the most infamous scapegoat in American history, the “welfare queen,” was born. She took advantage of us. She enraged us. She changed our view of everyone on public assistance. The only problem is she does not exist. The “welfare queen,” feed-
ing off the system like a leech and preying on the goodwill of hardworking Americans like a wild animal, was made up in an attempt to give us someone upon which to blame the problems of our nation. She’s nothing more than political propaganda and a villain for politicians to stand against. It is a myth beneficiaries “just need to get a job.” In fact, the majority of public assistance programs require beneficiaries to work in order to collect. For example, a single parent family eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families must work at
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least 30 hours every week in order to receive benefits. If you’re wondering how someone working almost full-time hours isn’t able to put food on the table, you might be a little behind on the times. The fact of the matter is wages once enough to support a family simply aren’t cutting it anymore. There are people working full-time in minimum wage jobs (the fastest growing type of job in the country) who make so little they are eligible for public assistance. It is a myth welfare applicants are just looking to support their drug habits,
or even that there are large numbers of welfare beneficiaries on drugs. In July 2014, when Tennessee began drug screening welfare applicants, only one in 800 people tested positive for illegal drugs, according to ThinkProgress. org. The cost of testing was a greater burden on the taxpayers than the money saved by denying benefits to drug users. Similar results are found in almost every state that employs these programs, and according to the New York times, the resulting lawsuits in the state of Florida ended up costing taxpayers $1.5 million. It is a myth that people come to the United States illegally just to collect our wonderful welfare. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for any type of aid, other than emergency Medicaid. It is a myth we live in a welfare state. Our hard-earned wages aren’t ripped from our pockets and turned into food stamps for greedy “welfare queens.” According to the USDA, only a small portion of our tax revenue helps feed the 82 percent of food stamp beneficiaries including children, elderly people and the disabled. It’s time to end the false stigma associated with receiving public assistance. It’s time to stop comparing food stamp beneficiaries to “wild animals” in an effort to dehumanize them. Keeping the idea of the “welfare queen” alive and blaming imaginary people for all of our problems is the very thing keeping us from identifying the causes and coming up with viable solutions to end the real cycle of poverty in our country. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Getting your money’s worth: Using textbooks effectively during college timothy Hayes
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As a man in our machismo culture, few things make me cry. “Wicked” the Broadway musical, when my friends get hurt, and buying textbooks can be said to be the times I cry. We all know that struggle of looking at the course we have selected for the semester, seeing the textbooks required, tallying up the total, and falling into a heap of sadness when the amount is more than your rent for the month. Of course, we have to get the text books, one way or another, so there’s no way around it aside from used copies or renting. For some classes, the only reason the course has a textbook is so they can put it in the course. Most universities require a textbook for their courses, so even if the professor doesn’t need one, they are obliged to include one in their course and usually adjust accordingly so that you don’t waste money. That is not always the case though, and some courses would be better off without textbooks. However, while
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you’ve got them, you might as well use them. The textbooks used by professors are almost always a valuable resource on their own. Many are constructed as self-contained courses that you could, hypothetically, teach yourself. Consequently, they can be something of a second complimentary or supplementary course to go along with the actual in-class portion. This is ideally how textbooks should be used. When you are given an assignment, check to see if there are any suggested pages or chapters for your book. Either these are crucial connecting points or else they provide excellent examples and context for the material you are learning. If the textbook is a novel or similar text, read the article carefully to pull out discussion material. Repeated motifs and focuses topics the author describes are the most important factors to take away from reading. If you have the time, I’d recommend reading your chapters relevant to the next lecture before class. This way you have the con-
text and clues and the professor can iron out the rest in class. This works well with professors who go chapter by chapter. If you want to do this in a class that’s arranged more loosely, ask the teacher if they have a day-by-day schedule for the lectures. When reading the text, skim larger sections and look for key words and phrases. Repetition is there to draw the eye, so note things that are repeated. Vocabulary words you’ll probably know to write down, but make sure to find them, connect them together, and reword their definition in your own words. If you trip over one of them, ask the professor after the corresponding lecture. Make sure you can summarize the chapter yourself. Remember the question-answer format of note taking. This will help you get vocabulary, how it relates to the topic, dates, and how they play into each other. When you go through the book, highlight sparingly. Vocab words are great things to highlight if the book hasn’t emboldened them already. Other suitable examples are the abstract of the concept,
explaining whatever the main topic is. So if you’re discussing speech making and your chapter is about delivery, you might want to highlight important points that you can turn into bullet points. These make excellent points for notes later on. Write notes in the margins. Whatever you’re thinking. Well, not how attractive that one guy/girl across the library is, but about the text. If you’ve got a tangent the text made you think of, write it down. It could be useful later if you have an essay to write. Any questions can be written in the margins and the related section circled and connected to the question. When you’re in class, have the book open. If you can manage to flip along with the professor, you’ll have a better idea of what’s going on. Also, this is the perfect time to raise your hand and ask those questions you scribbled down. By following along, you can ask questions other students might have and provoke a good discussion of the problem. Write down the answer in the book next to the ques-
Textbooks can be outrageously expensive. tion. This will also allow you to take notes from the book and the lecture at the same time. By taking notes from the book and the lecture, you get a bigger, better picture of the topic than if you just listened and took notes. When going back through your book to study, make sure to look for those questions you asked and had answered. Those points will be important and helpful to remembering the whole lecture if you can jog your memory with a conversa-
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tion you had with the professor. Look back for the vocabulary words or dates and make some flashcards out of those. From the tangents and questions you asked, look and see if you can continue down those trains of thought. Usually these make good avenues of approach when tackling a paper. Crack the spine, dog-ear the pages, and scribble vigorously. Even most rentals will let you take notes in the book, so keep reading and keep writing.
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Students find adventure at Outdoor Rec Center chelsea walker A&e writer @dailyathenaeum
If you’re looking for adventure, the WVU Outdoor Recreation Center has your back. From scaling rock walls to backpacking some of Mountain Momma’s most notorious scenes, adventure is awaiting at the ORC. Located within the Student Recreation Center, the ORC provides students with the gear and skills needed to participate in an array of outdoor activities. With weekend trips and rentals, the ORC allows students to participate in outdoor experiences with proper gear, all for a discounted price. From beginner to expert, ORC programs and seminars offer the information and skills needed to take on outdoor ventures from kayaking to mountain climbing. With a valid WVU ID, students, faculty, staff and their families are able to rent gear at the ORC. Canoes, kayaks, bikes and climbing and camping gear can be rented at the ORC. While rental fees vary depending on the activity type and rental pe-
Students can use indoor facilities, such as the rock wall, or experience off-campus adventure through the Outdoor Rec Center. riod, the gear obtained from the ORC is offered at a discounted price, enabling anyone from beginner to seasoned mountain climber the option to partake in outdoor endeavors. Trips and programs offered throughout the fall and spring semesters also provide students the option to partake in a more structured learning setting, while still participating in outdoor pursuits. While trips are open for any skill level and without any prerequisites or expectations, there is a learning component involved, intended to leave a
lasting education on those who enroll. Brett Hagerty, the assistant director of the ORC and climbing wall, said one big key of participating in an ORC trip is trying new activities with people you might not know. “Sk i l l - w i s e, y o u ’ re learning all the bas i c s k i l l s,” Ha g e r t y said. “Will you be a superstar at the end of the weekend? Maybe not, but you will get that little bit of information to get you going. And if you’re someone that’s into that, maybe you can then start doing those things on your own.”
Fall trips include activities that can be completed in the warmer months of the year such as mountain biking seminars, white water day trips and beginners’ classes for stand-up paddle boarding at Cheat Lake. Hagerty said students should take advantage of the opportunity to try activities they may not be able to do on their own. “If you look at all the gear and say, ‘Oh, I’m going to do this on my own,’ that’s a lot of money you’d have to put in to having that gear,” Hagerty said. “The skills, the experi-
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ence to do it, we provide student leaders who are leading these programs.” Outside of having the ability to rent gear at a discounted price and gain the skills needed to utilize that gear, Hagerty said transportation is also provided for students taking trips that may not have vehicles. Those without a viable form of transportation would otherwise not be able to partake in outdoor recreation at off-campus sites. “If you don’t have a car in town, it’s pretty hard to go out and travel and see some of the areas that are around,” Hagerty said.
While trip outlines, rental fees and general information can all be found at the ORC, an online element has been added to allow students to have their personal adventures. The Morgantown DIY Outdoors site is available to help hone in on outdoor recreation resources located in and around the Morgantown area. By selecting a specific activity or position on the interactive map, the online website provides vast information for those intending to partake in outdoor hobbies of all varieties. Hagerty said the ORC is meant to encourage students to get out and get active. Through information, rentals and ORC trips, Hagerty said students are given all the essentials needed to engage in outdoor recreation. “What we try to do in general is we try to get people outside and get them doing outdoor activities,” Hagerty said. For more information on the WVU Outdoor Recreation Center, visit http:// adventurerecreation.wvu. edu/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Review: ‘We Are Your Friends’ is an entertaining, EDM musical romp Part electronic dance music tutorial and part love letter to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, "We Are Your Friends" is a surprisingly accessible and sweet story of a group of friends standing on the cusp of adulthood with big ambition and little direction. Regardless of your taste for pulsing electronic music or actor Zac Efron, both are undeniably appealing in this feature debut from director and co-writer Max Joseph. Though the plot may be predictable, Joseph energizes his coming-of-age musical romance with creative animation, explosive dance scenes and a vibrant soundtrack that's like an entree to the EDM genre. And Efron brings such heart to the main character, he's easy to root for. For Cole (Efron) and his buddies, the glittery promise of Hollywood is so close, they can practically see it from their hometown 10 miles away in the Valley's suburban sprawl. Cole is an aspiring DJ, and his three childhood friends are his associates and entourage.
There's his best friend and would-be manager, Mason (Jonny Weston), drug dealer and acting hopeful Ollie (Shiloh Fernandez), and the requisite quiet, sensitive guy, Squirrel (Alex Shaffer). All of them dream of escaping the Valley and finding success "over the hill." When Cole isn't out jogging or partying with his pals, he's in front of his computer, mixing sounds and beats into what he hopes will become the signature song that launches his career. "If you're a DJ," he says in voiceover, "all you need is a laptop, some talent and one track." Cole's luck starts to change when he meets older, established DJ James Reed (Wes Bentley), who immediately and inexplicably takes Cole under his wing and becomes his mentor. Cole covets Reed's life, from his worldwide fame and hilltop home to his gorgeous girlfriend/assistant, Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski). Reed, though, doesn't seem so thrilled. Bentley is perfectly disaffected as the
seen-it-all club veteran who parties away his days and nights, a personified cautionary tale. Meanwhile, Cole and his friends look for more reliable income by taking day jobs at a mortgage company run by a man with obvious wealth but dubious ethics. Here they get a glimpse into the unrewarding alternative to achieving their dreams. Thus, the career challenges for today's 20-somethings look much like those of anyone coming of age in middle-class America since the 1960s. Sophie, like Cole and his crew, is frustrated by emerging adulthood and searching for success. Reed encourages a friendship between Sophie and his protégé, suggesting they can go out and "talk about your millennial angst." When Cole and Sophie become more than friends - as you knew they would the young DJ's future with Reed and access to big-time gigs comes into question. "We Are Your Friends" is less a story of millennial angst than a formulaic
Zac Efron stars in the new DJ thriller, “We Are Your Friends.” coming-of-age romance set against the colorful backdrop of rave parties and electronic music. It's also amusingly educational with its inventive animation explaining how DJs inspire audiences to dance by illustrating how the human circulatory system responds to various beats-per-minute. EDM devotees might find this trite, but it's a friendly invitation for the unfamiliar. Director Joseph (best known as a host and pro-
ducer of the MTV series "Catfish") captures the vital energy and druggie haze of EDM parties, providing a peek into a world not often seen on the big screen. He shoots the wide suburban streets of the sun-baked Valley in such a way that the images almost look like they're from another time. And the camera loves his two impossibly good-looking leads. Efron brings warm accessibility to Cole. Ratajkowski
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is so beautiful, she'd devour her scenes even if she said nothing at all (which she almost does). If only youngadult angst really looked and sounded this good. "We Are Your Friends," a Warner Bros. Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity." Running time: 96 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ sets cable record, more fall shows premiere NEW YORK (AP)‑ The new "Fear the Walking Dead," which drew the biggest audience for any original series premiere on a cable network, proves that AMC has the flair for spinoffs. An estimated 10.13 million people watched the premiere Sunday night, the Nielsen company said. The well-reviewed series is set in a different location and different time than AMC's "The Walking Dead." The previous recordholder for top cable series premiere, "Better Call Saul," is AMC's spinoff of the series "Breaking Bad." "Fear the Walking Dead" had nearly double the viewers of the top scripted drama on network television, CBS' "Zoo," which was seen by 5.85 million last week. The gap was even wider among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic most prized by advertisers. The AMC show
had 6.3 million viewers in this demographic; "Zoo" had 1.2 million, Nielsen said. The ratings are "all the more special in this era of time-shifted viewing and audience fragmentation," said Charlie Collier, AMC president. "None of it is possible without the fans, whose passion leads to these remarkable results." CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 5 million viewers. NBC had 4.5 million, ABC had 3.3 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 2 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 1.1 million. Fox News Channel was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 1.94 million viewers in primetime. The Disney Channel had 1.77 million, AMC had 1.76 million, USA had 1.65
million and HGTV had 1.57 million. NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers. ABC's "World News Tonight" was second with 7.9 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.4 million viewers. For the week of Aug. 17-23, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.86 million; "Fear the Walking Dead," AMC, 10.13 million; "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 9.12 million; "NCIS," CBS, 8.34 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.56 million; "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.82 million; "American Ninja Warrior," NBC, 6.81 million; "Big Brother" (Wednesday), CBS, 6.52 million; "Big Brother" (Thursday), CBS, 6.48 million; "Big Brother" (Sunday), CBS, 6.15 million.
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Fox News chief: Trump owes Megyn Kelly an apology for Twitter attack NEW YORK (AP) ‑ Fox News chief Roger Ailes said Tuesday that Donald Trump owes the network's Megyn Kelly an apology for an unprovoked Twitter attack that "is as unacceptable as it is disturbing," but Trump isn't backing down. The Republican presidential front-runner-turnedTV-critic had welcomed Kelly back from a vacation Monday night by tweeting that he liked her show better while she was away. Trump said Kelly "must have had a terrible vacation" because
"she's really off her game." He retweeted a message that referred to her as a bimbo. "Megyn Kelly represents the very best of American journalism and all of us at Fox News Channel reject the crude and irresponsible attempts to suggest otherwise," said Ailes, the Fox News Channel chairman. "I could not be more proud of Megyn for her professionalism and class in the face of all of Mr. Trump's verbal assaults." Trump, in a statement, said he disagreed with Ailes
and that he doesn't think Kelly is a quality journalist. "Hopefully in the future I will be proven wrong and she will be able to elevate her standards to a level of professionalism that a network such as Fox deserves." Trump has been attacking Kelly ever since her tough questioning of him during the first GOP presidential debate, seen by 24 million people on Fox on Aug. 6. A day after the debate, he said Kelly had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of
her wherever." That led to a private, clear-the-air conversation between Ailes and Trump two weeks ago, but that clearly hasn't led to peace. In his tweets, Trump repeated his contention that Kelly, host of a prime-time Fox News show and one of the network's biggest stars, was sent on an unplanned vacation that ended Monday. Fox said her time off had been scheduled long before the debate. Trump also tweeted that Kelly was afraid to confront a
guest, Dr. Cornel West, and that she had "no clue" on immigration. Ailes again backed Kelly for her questioning during the debate, which he said was tough but fair. "Donald Trump rarely apologizes, although in this case, he should," Ailes said. "We have never been deterred by politicians or anyone else attacking us for doing our job, much less allowed ourselves to be bullied by anyone and we're certainly not going to start now."
Some of Kelly's Fox colleagues also came to her defense. Bret Baier, who moderated the debate with Kelly and Chris Wallace, tweeted that "this needs to stop." Brian Kilmeade said on "Fox & Friends" that Trump's comments bothered him personally. "We are all friends with Donald Trump, but he is totally out of bounds reigniting that fight," Kilmeade said. "I don't know if he's trying to get ratings out of that or poll numbers, but he's not going to be successful."
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HOROSCOPE BY JACQUELINE BIGAR ARIES (March 21-April 19)HHHH You have get-up-and-go. You know what you need to accomplish, and despite a pleasant distraction or two, you will do just that. Take a hard look at your patterns and your direction. Tonight: Break out of the mold; choose to do what you want.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You have the ability to handle problems well, as you understand that you cannot charm your way out of all of them. You could get a brilliant idea later in the day. Pursue it, and see if it works out. You might need to make some adjustments. Tonight: A partner is overly serious.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Touch base with a key person on varHHHHH Make the most of what ious important matters. You might appears to be a calm day. Catch up feel as if you do not have the capacon calls and visit with different peo- ity to cover all the bases. Be willing ple. You might be surprised by what to ask a partner or friend to pitch in; a friend decides to share. Hold off on this person is likely to say “yes.” Toagreeing to any offers for the mo- night: Relax and visit with a loved ment. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. one.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You have good intentions, and will dive right into tackling your to-do list. A loved one who has been withdrawn could go on the warpath. Be willing to listen to what this person has to say without making judgments. Tonight: Go along with the program.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH You might discover that outside elements seem to be adding a new dimension of change to your personal life. If you’re considering a home office, hold off for now. Be sure to establish boundaries if others are creating uproar. Tonight: Act as if there were no tomorrow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH A change in your perspective could make all the difference in your finances. You often have a devilmay-care attitude with money. Opt for more responsibility. Be aware of how much you have withdrawn from a relationship. Tonight: Make an important call.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You will be out of sorts as you attempt to address a problem around you. Listen to your instincts rather than your desires with a moneyrelated manner. A friend might be overly serious, but the issue very well could have nothing to do with you. Tonight: Spontaneity works.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Your imagination will help you clear away some bumps on the road of life. Someone around you could be switching back and forth from one mood to another. Observe rather than trigger. A conversation will be needed. Tonight: Head home after you visit with a pal.
SCORPIO (Oc t. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Return calls, initiate talks and answer emails as you try to schedule your week. Others seem highly responsive at this moment. Make a point of having a long-overdue conversation; the other party finally seems ready to talk. Tonight: You need some time away from it all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Listen to a loved one who seems to be demanding your attention. You might need to hold off on making any comments for now. Try to let this person do all the talking. Given some time to reflect, you could see a change in your response. Tonight: Make your budget.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH The daylight hours could cause you to rethink a decision. You are likely to get more information from a friend, and might realize that you didn’t have all the facts. Make time your ally and give yourself extra time to figure out the best path. Tonight: Get some R and R.
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West Virginia players prepare for the upcoming season during their fall camp at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Georgia Southern poses unique challenges in WVU’s season opener BY DAVID STATMAN
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What do you know about the Georgia Southern Eagles? If you’re the average college football fan, you probably mainly remember them driving Florida absolutely mad with their triple option offense two years ago, forcing the final nail into Gator head coach Will Muschamp’s coffin in one of the most stunning upsets of the decade. But that was just one moment in the rise of one of the fastest-growing programs in college football. Georgia Southern has six Division I-AA national championships under its belt, and last season it won the Sun Belt Conference in its first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision. On Sept. 5, they’re coming to Morgantown. West Virginia and Georgia
Southern have never before met on the gridiron, but Mountaineer head coach Dana Holgorsen and his staff know them well. “These guys have won a bunch,” Holgorsen said. “They’ve got great tradition, and they know how to win. My job is having to get through to our players that they don’t have the name recognition of Alabama, but within our coaching fraternity, they have plenty of name recognition.” For West Virginia, the season-opening game with Georgia Southern presents several unique challenges, none more important than solving the Eagles’ distinctive offense, which powered them to a 9-3 record and the highest rushing yards per game average in the country in 2014. If a defense isn’t focused, they can easily be fooled by the motion and
trickery involved in an option offense, where the ball can be handed to any one of a number of runners or kept by the quarterback. According to Mountaineer defensive line coach Bruce Tall, his squad will need to stay close to their assignments and keep their eyes sharp to have a chance at stopping Georgia Southern. “Our eyes have got to be right because we have to be focused on our responsibilities,” Tall said. “Sometimes with defenses, their eyes are all over the place, and if you see too much you see nothing. You have to know what you’re supposed to see, and that’s the key.” Although freshman quarterback David Sills and the scout team offense have worked hard in recent practices to simulate Georgia Southern’s attack, they can only do so
much to prepare for the real thing. The Mountaineers got a break when GSU’s starting quarterback junior Kevin Ellison was declared academically ineligible and ruled out of the first few games of the season, but West Virginia will have to be wary of his backup, the athletic and talented Favian Upshaw, who got major playing time last season. “Upshaw came in in lots of different situations,” Holgorsen said. “He’s going to be a year older, and he’s going to understand what to do. He’s going to run that offense every bit as well as he did last year, more than likely better. The starter that’s not playing, we know that’s a break for us, he was a great player, but they still have lots of good players around them.” Holgorsen also ex-
tended praise toward GSU running back Matt Breida, who ran for nearly 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns last season, calling him one of the best players his team will face all season. Plenty of teams have tried and failed to figure out Georgia Southern’s offense, but West Virginia has one advantage most other teams didn’t: Time. The Mountaineers have three weeks in between the end of fall camp and the first game of the season, an unusually long layover that is giving them extra time to prepare. “It really is in our favor, just to get everything in,” said defensive line coach Damon Cogdell. “We really started tuning in to Georgia Southern this week. Last week we were just learning our scheme and making sure everybody is on the same page, and this week, we’re starting
on Georgia Southern stuff.” The Mountaineers only get their players for 20 hours a week after the start of classes, so Holgorsen was initially unsure how to handle the three-week period in between camp and the season opener. “In my 20 years of coaching, I’ve never had three weeks of school prior to the first game, so there’s a lot of talk: What do we do?” Holgorsen said. “You only get them for 20 hours. Do you hold three-hour practices and not meet them, do you lift them, do you rest them, do you recover them?” Holgorsen has to hope the formula he comes up with will be the right one. When facing a team as unique as Georgia Southern, every extra day of practice and preparation is important. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu
HOCKEY
Richards looks to switch things up for second year BY DJ DESKINS
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West Virginia University’s Division 1 club men’s hockey team narrowly missed the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championships last season under new head coach Kyle Richards. The coaching change that put Richards in charge came near the onset of the season.This would normally lead to issues on and off the ice if a new coach implemented a new system, but Richards, an assistant before the change, kept the bulk of the team’s current system. Richards will change things up a bit this season since he’ll be at the helm for the foreseeable future. “The goal is to be an extremely fun team to watch. Very hard working, playing a fast, puck-possession game that should create lots of offense,” Richards said. “The work ethic will (and) has to remain the same from last year, but I think we will be a more disciplined team than last year.” Richards, still in his mid20s, is younger than a majority of his coaching counterparts. He said he uses
this to help relate to players and build a good chemistry between himself and his athletes. “What works is being able to relate to the players being just recently out of college hockey myself,” Richards said. “Every day is different, and I think this year I will be more prepared each day (and) week as I can become more and more of a student of the game and a student of coaching.” WVU lost several important starters last year, including leading scorers Trey Bracy and Zachary LaDuke, and starting goaltender Eric Schaetzle, who played 26 games for the Mountaineers last year. Richards is optimistic that returning forwards and talented incoming freshmen will provide him quality depth up front, a luxury he needs for his system to be effective. On defense, Richards feels whoever his top four are will challenge the league as one of the best defensive cores. “The amount of speed and talent we have added to go along with our returning core is very exciting,” Richards said. “Our top four (defensemen), however it pans out, should be one of the
league’s best, and getting contributions from the rest could make our (defensive) core the best in the league.” Richards said he’s looking for guys like Harrison Colby, Kyle Dolly and Jimmy Murray to replace the production that Bracy and LaDuke left behind. He also feels that Sean Van Damme and Colby are two of the most versatile players on his roster and allow him flexibility when it comes to their usage. Despite his confidence in his skaters, Richards is worried about his team’s goaltending moving forward. The departure of Schaetzle leaves a massive hole in their lines, and Richards has yet to name his starting netminder with the first game in just a matter of weeks. “Going into the season without a clear number one will be a great challenge for the goalies to see who shines during open competition,” Richards said. “We have four very capable goalies, but it will be interesting to see who relishes their opportunity.” WVU will open its season at home Sept. 11 at 9:30 p.m. against the Alabama Crimson Tide. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Goaltender Ian Donnan mans the net during last year’s playoff game with John Carroll.
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Sarkisian apologizes for behavior at team rally LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian publicly apologized Tuesday for his drunken appearance at a team rally last weekend, attributing his slurred, profane speech to a combination of alcohol and medication. Sarkisian plans to seek unspecified treatment, but the second-year Trojans coach doesn’t believe he has a drinking problem. “I was not right, and I think the moral of the story is this: When you mix meds with alcohol, sometimes you say things and/or do things that you regret, and I regret it,” Sarkisian said. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all of our fans and donors and all the people that were in attendance, but I’m going to move forward, and we’re
going to be great. I can’t wait to start coaching again today.” Sarkisian was penitent in his comments before the eighth-ranked Trojans practiced on campus, but he expressed confidence in his ability to remain in charge despite his embarrassing performance in front of his players, fans and alumni at the Salute to Troy. Sarkisian slurred his words, disparaged some of USC’s upcoming opponents and used profane phrases before leaving the podium. The coach hasn’t been suspended or publicly disciplined by USC athletic director Pat Haden beyond a scolding in a brief public statement. Sarkisian doesn’t believe he has substance abuse issues that would require
him to step away from the Trojans, who open the season Sept. 5 at the Coliseum against Arkansas State. “I don’t know if I even need rehab,” Sarkisian said. “That’s part of the process, and I credit Pat Haden for this, that he has put things in place for me to have meetings to figure that out, and I’ll address them as they come. I’ve got a great staff that can support me along the way, and we’ll see what comes out of it.” Sarkisian declined to specify what medication he is taking, but said he was impaired after combining it with “not a lot” of alcohol. The program is banning alcohol from campus and the Coliseum for the coaching staff. Alcohol was never available to players’ locker room, Sarkisian confirmed.
“There won’t be alcohol in our building ever again,” Sarkisian said. Sarkisian also said he was personally done drinking for the season. Quarterback Cody Kessler and linebacker Su’a Cravens believe the players support Sarkisian, who went 9-4 last season after rejoining the program where he spent two stints as an assistant coach under Pete Carroll. The Trojans are a popular preseason pick to win the Pac-12 title in their first season after the expiration of heavy NCAA sanctions. “He came to us as a man, apologized, looked us in the face, told us things, and that’s hard to do,” said Kessler, a fifth-year senior who has known Sarkisian since early in his high school career. “But at the end of the
day, I think he earned more respect from us and the team, and I think it brought us closer together.” Kessler and Cravens said the team’s leadership council assigned Sarkisian to do unspecified physical punishment drills Monday, just as they would for a teammate who missed a meeting or made a similar mistake. Sarkisian “came in just drenched” in sweat after his punishment workout, Kessler said with a smile. The 41-year-old Sarkisian’s wife, Stephanie, filed for divorce in April. They have three children. Sarkisian’s misstep is just the latest embarrassment in an epic list of misadventures for the Trojans in the six years since Carroll’s departure for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
Former coach Lane Kiffin was involved in multiple embarrassments during his 3 1/2-year tenure. Sarkisian’s first season in charge featured extensive weirdness, including everything from cornerback Josh Shaw’s infamous phony preseason story about his injured ankles to a strange sideline confrontation with officials featuring Sarkisian and Haden during a victory at Stanford. “We’ve dealt with much worse,” Cravens said of Sarkisian’s latest misstep. “Obviously everybody makes mistakes, and it’s just another one of those things where it’s tough. You’ve got to deal with it, and we’ve moved on. He’s still our head coach at the end of the day, and we love him and support him 100 percent.”
Gatlin shrugs off criticism at world championships BEIJING (AP) — Usain Bolt returned to the track at world championships Tuesday and eased his way through the preliminary round of his favorite race, the 200 meters. Justin Gatlin also cruised, doing nothing to diminish his role as Bolt’s top challenger. Win or lose, Bolt will leave Beijing still hailed as his sport’s fun-loving Superman. The chances of Gatlin getting a champion’s send-off: slim to none. Doesn’t bother him one bit. “Sometimes it has to be fuel,” Gatlin told The Associated Press as he left the Bird’s Nest to cool down at the nearby practice field following a preliminary heat of 20.19 seconds. “If you don’t let anything affect you at all, you have nothing to pull off of when you’re already running on fumes.”
When Gatlin lined up for the 100-meter final Sunday night - a scintillating race he lost to Bolt by .01 seconds - he was on the line with three other athletes who had served doping bans: Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Mike Rodgers. Their doping pasts have barely been footnotes to the narrative in the 100. And the other athletes competing in Beijing despite their doping histories have essentially gotten a free pass, as well, even as track and field has been hit with multiple reports alleging drug-related cheating among athletes in almost every corner of the sport. Gatlin? He takes all the heat. “If he wasn’t doing good, nobody would bring it up,” Dutch sprinter Churandy Martina said. “You do a million good things and one bad thing and people
focus on the bad thing. It’s just people. It’s strange.” There has been vigorous debate over whether a convicted doper should be able to compete again. Gatlin has been snubbed by some meets since his return from his second doping conviction in 2010. But there is no keeping him out of major events like this one, or the Olympics. In 2011 and 2012, the Court of Arbitration for Sport delivered a pair of decisions that reversed an IOC rule banning anyone who’d served a doping suspension of longer than six months from competing in the next Olympics. Those decisions sparked debate about whether a lifetime ban should be in order for a first offense. That didn’t happen, but last year, the World Anti-Doping Agency passed a rule that increased the possible pen-
alty for a first offense from two to four years. “The reality is that your decisions have consequences and some are permanent,” U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart told the AP. “He made the decision to dope, and even if he’s fully eligible to compete again, some people can’t erase that from their minds.” Lost in all the handwringing over whether Gatlin belongs is that he’s hardly the scowling evildoer he’s often portrayed as. He’s spent time at schools to drive home the lesson that cheating certainly does not pay. On Monday night, he shouted down someone heckling his mother during the 100-meter medals ceremony - a widely retweeted story that has gotten him some good publicity. “She was explaining to
the guy that you can’t always listen to what the media says,” Gatlin said. Bolt enjoyed a different interaction with the crowd when he got his medal dancing, filming himself with a handheld camera, applauding back when the fans cheered for him. Back on the track Tuesday night for the 200 heats, Bolt worked hard through the turn, staked himself to a massive lead, then jogged to the finish and crossed the line first in a time of 20.28. “My fitness will be in question,” said the champion, who had run only three 200s this season, while he’s been nursing himself back to health. “Overall, it should be good. I’m confident.” In other races, David Rudisha won the 800-meter gold and Nicholas Bett won the 400-meter hurdles to push Kenya to a leading
fourth gold medal of the championships through Day 4. Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the 1,500 meters and Denia Caballero of Cuba won the discus. Greg Rutherford of Britain took the long jump, while Jeff Henderson of the United States, who has this season’s longest jump, finished ninth - another disappointing effort for the Americans. With five days left in the meet, the United States is in sixth place in medals, with only one gold and six overall. Gatlin figures to add to the total - in the 200 finals Thursday and the 4x100 relay this weekend. Getting the public to adore him, however, will be a tougher task, and he knows it. “All I ask for is respect,” he said. “You don’t have to cheer for me or be my fan. But I look for respect from the next man.”
Major programs already affected by huge injuries KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has no time to celebrate its first Top 25 appearance in three years. The 25th-ranked Volunteers are too busy adjusting their depth chart after three of their players suffered likely season-ending injuries in training camp. Senior guard Marcus Jackson, the Vols’ most experienced offensive lineman, likely will miss the entire season with a biceps injury. A similar injury has knocked out reserve guard Austin Sanders for the season. Rashaan Gaulden, who had been working as Tennessee’s first-team nickel back, also was lost for the season with a broken foot. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s also a part of the game,” said Tennessee coach Butch Jones, whose team is in the rankings for the first time since September 2012. “It’s (going on) across the country.” Indeed, Tennessee isn’t the
only Top 25 program dealing with major injuries just before the start of the season. Here’s a look at some other players from Top 25 teams with potential season-ending injuries. 1. Notre Dame DB Shaun Crawford and DT Jarron Jones. Notre Dame’s 2014 season came unraveled largely due to injuries that decimated its defense. Now the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish are losing defensive players even before the season has started. Jones, a returning starter who made 40 tackles last season, tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. The loss of Jones likely results in bigger roles for freshman Jerry Tillery and sophomore Daniel Cage. Crawford, a freshman competing for playing time at nickel back, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice. 2. Michigan State linebacker Ed Davis. This fifth-
year senior injured his knee in an Aug. 12 practice for the fifth-ranked Spartans. Davis had 58 tackles - including 12 for loss - and seven sacks to earn honorable mention allBig Ten honors last season. “It was very unfortunate,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “Things happen when people are running and cutting and things of that nature on the field. It just happened.” 3. Oregon running back Thomas Tyner. After coming on strong during last season’s College Football Playoff, Tyner has undergone offseason surgery on his left shoulder. Although the seventhranked Ducks don’t announce injuries as a policy, players have indicated Tyner’s return this season is doubtful. Tyner ran for 573 yards last season. He rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns in a Rose Bowl victory over Florida State. Oregon still
Notre Dame defensive lineman Jarron Jones during a game last season. returns Royce Freeman, who has played defensive back rushed for 1,365 yards and 18 as well as linebacker, would have been one of only four retouchdowns last season. 4. Clemson linebacker turning players who started Korrin Wiggins. No. 12 Clem- at least six games for a Clemson’s young defense took a son defense that allowed the major hit when Wiggins tore fewest yards per game of any an anterior cruciate liga- Football Bowl Subdivision ment while trying to recover team last season. a fumble during an Aug. 12 5. Arkansas running back scrimmage. Wiggins, who Jonathan Williams. The 18th-
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IndyCar finishes season reeling from Wilson’s death When Tony Kanaan arrived home following the IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway, his wife asked him why he continued to race in a series that has such high risk. Justin Wilson had been airlifted out of the track earlier that day after being hit in the head with a piece of debris from another car. He was in a coma, fighting for his life, and Kanaan’s wife was one of many who wondered why the drivers were putting their lives on the line week after week. Lauren Kanaan pointed out that her husband had won the Indianapolis 500, accomplished all of his goals, and earned a very nice living in 18 years of American open-wheel racing. His answer was simple. “No one puts a gun to our heads and makes us do this,” Kanaan said. “We’re not rich, but we certainly won’t starve if I don’t do this. But I do it because I can’t live without it.” That’s the mentality of drivers, and none put themselves in as much danger as they do in the IndyCar Series. Wilson died
Monday night from his injuries, just four years after Dan Wheldon was killed in the IndyCar season finale in a horrific crash. Wilson’s death from what by all accounts was simply a fluke accident has again thrust the series into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and it comes as IndyCar heads into Sunday’s season finale looking to crown a new champion. Six drivers are eligible for the title, including points leader Juan Pablo Montoya, who returned to IndyCar last season after stints in NASCAR and Formula One. His comeback year has included a second win in the Indianapolis 500, 15 years after his first victory. Mo n t oy a t a k e s a 34-point lead into Sonoma, California, over Graham Rahal, an American having a breakout year. He has two wins driving for his father’s race team and seeks to give the Rahal name its first title since his father’s 1992 championship. All that could be overshadowed by Wilson’s death in a year IndyCar has
seemingly bounced from one crisis to another. IndyCar had to cancel its opener in Brazil over a promoter issue. The season began with a good race in Florida, but it was marred by the debut of the cars’ new aerodynamic bodykits, which proved too brittle for even the slightest contact. The streets of St. Petersburg were littered with broken parts and pieces, and a chunk of debris sailed over the grandstands and struck a pedestrian. IndyCar required Honda and Chevrolet to make structural upgrades. Two weeks later, the inaugural race in New Orleans was a rainy, caution-filled train wreck. And the lead-up to the showcase Indianapolis 500 was marred by three accidents in which cars went airborne, and a fourth incident in which James Hinchcliffe nearly bled to death when his leg was punctured by a broken piece of a crashed car. It led to frantic rule changes before the race in which Honda grudgingly agreed to design changes it felt only the Chevrolet
cars needed. One month later, the rules package for Fontana, California was so aggressive that drivers openly complained the racing was too dangerous. They put on a spectacular show that day, but in front of a crowd of less than 10,000 people. The track won’t return to the schedule next season, and IndyCar has since implemented a conduct policy that prohibits drivers from speaking negatively about the series. Just last month, IndyCar’s competition chief, Derrick Walker, said he was quitting at the end of the season and series CEO Mark Miles said Walker believed he’d lost the support of many key players in the paddock. The 2016 schedule has yet to be released and owners have complained that the season is too short. The series doesn’t seem viable with an offseason stretching nearly seven months. By comparison, NASCAR will have a dozen more races after IndyCar shutters its season this weekend. Those inside the pad-
dock are used to the chaos and taking it in stride. “There are a lot of opinions out there ... and from people who aren’t qualified to give them,” former racer and team owner Bobby Rahal said Tuesday. “This stuff happens, especially when you are pressing the boundaries. These are the fastest race cars on earth, and there is a high level of risk to it. But it is what it is. People are always looking for any little hiccup to make a mountain out of a molehill.” Bobby Rahal pointed to improved television ratings - “do they need to be much higher? Yes. But they are trending in the right direction,” he said - and the addition of a street race in Boston next year, as well as the return of Road America in Wisconsin to the schedule. IndyCar is also in talks to get Phoenix back on the schedule after a 10-year absence. But Fontana is gone for 2016, New Orleans had first-year financial trouble that could prevent it from returning and Pocono officials said it was “50-50” that the Pennsylvania
track would return next year - even before Wilson’s accident. To those inside the series, the problems aren’t as dire as they appear. “I think this year has been much better than last year. I think each year, the series improves,” said Mario Andretti. “Certainly the series is not at the level we’d like for it to be, but the sky isn’t falling. And we’ve shown time and time again that when things like this accident happen, we address the issue and find an improvement. “At the end of the day, it’s still the best racing out there and we find a way to persevere.”
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