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Students work to bridge wage gap by tessa iglesias staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Equal Pay Day is a national public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s wages. Tuesday, locations on the Downtown and Evansdale campuses were home to a Gender Equality Bake Sale, where the inequality of women’s and men’s wages was demonstrated by sugar cookies being sold for $1 to men but only 70 cents to women.

The bake sale was hosted by the Council for Women’s Concerns, the American Association of University Women and the Center for Service and Learning. “I hope to open a few eyes to the issues that are going on around us, not only for women but for men as well…,” said Chelsey Franklin, a December WVU graduate and organizer of the Equal Pay Day bake sale. “Because (as a male), your mom’s affected by this, your sisters are affected by it; it’s

not just for women, it’s for all of us. I want everyone to kind of see the bigger picture.” Franklin also works for AmeriCorps Vista, a national service program designed to fight poverty, staffed by the federal government. Franklin’s main role is to connect all of the local nonprofits and all the campus organizations to try and bring them together for a collective impact. “You may have one organization that’s working on one thing and then an-

other organization that’s working on a similar thing, so my role is just to bring those two together, that we can be more impactful in the population that we’re trying to attend to,” Franklin said. Franklin acted as a liaison between AAUW, the Counsel for Women’s Concerns and the Center for Service and Learning to plan and implement the bake sale. Inside the Mountainlair, there were also tables for

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Chelsey Franklin getting interviewed by Channel 12 for playing her role in the Gender Equality Bake Sale.

National Teacher of the Year visits WVU

STARTING AHEAD Historian Crystal Sanders discusses the advantages of Head Start programs

by james pleasant correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year, inspired an audience full of current, aspiring and retired teachers when she delivered a speech at West Virginia University during a historic visit yesterday. The lecture, held at the Erickson Alumni Center, was part of the WVU College of Education & Human Service’s Go First Speaker Series, illuminated the importance of equality in public education and the role of teachers as integral parts of society. Peeples, who teaches AP English in a povertystricken high school in Amarillo, Texas, urged current teachers to remain motivated and passionate even in the lowest points of their careers. “I think students appreciate it when they don’t waste their (time) and when they know that what we’re doing is relevant and connected,” Peeples said. Peeples attributed students’ inattentiveness and disinterest in school to a public school system that shows equal apathy toward them. She believes it’s a teacher’s duty to invigorate their students’ interests in school through time, trust and coaching. “What we do is foundational to our civilization,” Peeples said. “What is a public school but a message and a symbol of a community that believes in its own future, and believes that its young people will continue?” During her speech, Peeples told an anecdote about her recent trip to Palestine—a war-torn region where public education is impoverished and scarce. Peeples was taken aback and inspired by the few teachers who still come to school every day to educate their students, despite living in ruins. “Education is about relationships with a capital ‘R’,” said Ohio County school teacher Mary Lou Hutchins. “As (Peeples) said tonight, when you take a child and you hold their face and you tell them ‘I expect more from you because I am giving you everything I have,’ a child will believe in themselves and believe in you. Children need the power to become who they want to be through education.” Yesterday’s event was the first time in history a National Teacher of the Year visited West Virginia. “This position will never become an easy job,” Hutchins said. “It’s something that we do because we teach from the heart, and we love going to work every day, but you can become tired. Speeches like these re-energize and inspire us so that we can inspire the dreams of our students.” Peeples also teaches English to adult second-language learners, and coaches other teachers to better instruct their students. “We are so proud to be a part of bringing the National Teacher of the Year,” said Gypsy Denzine, dean of WVU’s College of Education & Human Services. “I think as much as we learn from her tonight it makes us think about our own teaching, and how we can be better teachers every day.”

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Dr. Krystal Frazier, a history professor at West Virginia University, introduces the speaker, Dr. Crystal Sanders, at a public lecture event on Tuesday evening at Ming Hsieh Hall.

by rachel mcbride staff writer @rachelgmcb

This April, the Africana Studies Program is celebrating more than 50 years of Head Start, a War on Poverty program, by hosting Penn State University historian Crystal Sanders, who recently published “A Chance for Change: Head Start and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle.” Tuesday evening in Ming Hsieh Hall, Sanders presented “Cookies, Crayons, and Black Power: Head Start in the Magnolia State,” a lecture chronicling the struggles and triumphs of former sharecroppers and domestic workers who forged a program to provide early childhood education for their children whilst expanding their po-

litical reach and power. When discussing the importance of Sanders’ work, Krystal D. Frazier, coordinator of Africana Studies at WVU, said everyone can find inspiration from Sanders’ most recent publication. “I hope people can think about how they can relate to the people in her narratives, to feel empowered to make change, the way these people did,” Frazier said. Sanders’ lecture and book explores how working-class black women in Mississippi transformed the Child Development Group of Mississippi, a federal Head Start program, into an opportunity to secure political and economic self-determination. CDGM was one of the largest inaugural Head

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Students attend a public lecture given by a Penn State University historian, Dr. Crystal Sanders, on Tuesday evening at Ming Hsieh Hall. Start programs in the country and proved to be the next wave of activism in the Magnolia State after the 1964 Freedom Summer. Sanders’ study of the Head Start program complicates the pervasive view that the War on Poverty

during this time period was a failure. According to Sanders’ lecture, problems occurring during the time of the Civil Rights Act caused African Americans to try and

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NAACP to host Image Awards honoring students, organizations by rachel mcbride staff writer @rachelgmcb

The West Virginia University NAACP has hosted an Image Awards show since 2011 to recognize students, faculty, staff and organizations on campus who have worked to help improve the WVU community. Since 1967, the national branch of the NAACP has hosted the Image Awards, a presentation honoring outstanding people of color in

various fields such as film and sports. The fifth Annual WVU NAACP Image Awards Show will be held at 7 p.m. April 16. People and organizations who receive an NAACP Image Awards have embodied the goals and mission of the NAACP. “(This is a) time where we can gather on campus and recognize people who have done a lot for student engagement and social justice,” said Miguel Hen-

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riquez, vice president elect for WVU NAACP. An open nomination process was held in January and from there, the organization developed a list to allow those on campus to begin the voting process for the awards. Voting ended March 8. Ten awards will be presented at the event including the newly added awards, Graduate Student on the Move and Administration/ Staff member of the Year. Other awards include

Outstanding Achievement, Administrator of the Year, Student Leader of the Year, Student Organization of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year. “This award show brings diverse groups of people together,” said Jihad Dixon, President of WVU NAACP. Henriquez said when people of many different cultures come together on campus, it makes the University stronger. “We have a stronger voice

on campus when we are together,” Henriquez said. The NAACP is a nationally recognized organization that has fought for, maintained and protected the civil rights of all people. Founded in 1909, the NAACP was established to combat lynching, segregation and injustices happening to people of color during the time. Today, NAACP fights to maintain civil rights having to do with voting rights, equal pay, police brutality, education, health-

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care and advocacy. “People of color are being lynched with words,” Dixon said. “Now more than ever is a time to be aware of and celebrate cultural diversity.” Membership to the organization is open to all individuals no matter their race, sexual orientation or religion. Dixon and Henriquez said the organization supports everyone and strives to ensure social justice for all WVU students, faculty

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Wednesday April 13, 2016

Trump amassing delegates who might not be loyal to him DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)— Already behind the curve in organizing for the Republican convention, Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot. Trump’s shortcomings in this behind-the-scenes campaign, which hasn’t played much of a role in selecting the GOP nominee in decades, could doom his presidential candidacy if he is unable to win the nomination in the initial voting at this summer’s national convention in Cleveland. After that first ballot, most delegates are no longer bound to support the winner of their state’s party primary or caucuses - they’re free agents who can support the candidate of their choosing. Most of the actual delegates are elected at state and congressional district conventions run by party insiders, members of the Republican establishment that Trump has run against from the outset of his campaign. And while Trump’s team has had little contact with these loyal party activists, his chief rival for the Republican nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, has been actively courting them for months. Trump has spent the past three days hammering at his party’s delegate selection process as “unfair.” At a rally in Rome, New York, Tuesday evening, Trump angrily denounced Saturday’s final allocation of all of Colorado’s delegates to Cruz, blasting the par-

ty’s system as “rigged” and “corrupt.” Trump’s team is only now starting to engage in the delegate selection process, the choosing of the actual people who will attend and vote at the convention. Republicans have already selected delegates in at least nine states. And in others, such as Virginia and Arizona, the deadline to apply to be a delegate has passed. Indiana’s primary, for example, won’t take place until next month. But the deadline to become a national convention delegate was in mid-March. “Are we concerned? Yes, definitely,” said Tony Samuel, vice chairman of Trump’s Indiana campaign. The Cruz team feels the opposite. “Even if (Trump) jumped into high gear, he can’t do it,” said Shak Hill, a Cruz campaign leader in Virginia. “That’s where he’s been shut out of the game.” Trump’s delegates must vote for him on the first ballot at the convention. But if no one gets a majority, most of the delegates can then bolt if they choose. Trump is the only candidate with a realistic path to the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the convention. But the path is narrow, and Cruz is working to block him. Cruz has built an organization of volunteers who are working in state after state to get his supporters selected as delegates, even those who must vote for Trump at first. Trump is just ramping up his operation, but in some

states he’s too late. In Virginia - a state where Trump won the primary - he has missed the deadlines to assemble lists of potential delegates. Cruz, however, has delegate candidates in 10 of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts. The application deadline was last month. Indiana’s primary is May 3, but 27 of the state’s 57 delegates - the actual people - have already been selected at congressional district caucuses. The deadline to register as a candidate for delegate was March 15.

In all, at least nine states have picked some or all of their delegates: Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Trump has won a total of 100 delegates in primaries and caucuses in these states. In most, however, the candidates had no formal role in selecting the people who will fill those slots. To help manage the process, Trump’s campaign hired a convention manager, Paul Manafort, last week. Manafort helped

lead the fight against Ronald Reagan’s challenge of then-President Gerald Ford at the 1976 Republican convention in Kansas City. Manafort has accused Cruz’s campaign of strongarming would-be delegates and said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity airing Tuesday night that he shared concerns with his boss. “The point that Donald Trump was making is that the process in Colorado was being abused and it’s not that the rules themselves were unknown, it’s the way

the rules were applied,” Manafort said, according to a transcript provided by the network. “We’re seeing the same mistakes in Colorado, Missouri and Louisiana. And so the mistakes are not really mistakes - it’s a pattern.” However, he said Trump was successful in selecting delegates in Michigan, and predicted the same in Nevada. “In fact, we wiped him out,” Manafort said in an NBC interview Sunday. “And we’re going to see Ted Cruz get skunked in Nevada.”

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“Black power was simply about black people wanting to control their political and economic destiny,” Sanders said. “They knew that legislation alone was not going to solve their plight.” Due to influential African Americans during this time, Sanders said a successful attempt to receive funds for a Head Start program in Mississippi was made. Head Start is a pro-

gram designed to give children a “head start” at a better education. After many attempts, eventually it made its way to the African American community in Mississippi. Sanders said Head Start allowed African Americans in Mississippi to have jobs within the school system and more freedom to work within political scenes, but most importantly, it gave their children a new edu-

cational advantage. “It allowed people to demand more than they had been getting in the past,” Sanders said. Sanders is a historian of the 20th Century United States, with specializations in civil rights history, the history of black education and black women’s history. She received her bachelors degree in history and public policy from Duke University and her Ph.D. in history from Northwest-

ern University. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Southern History and the North Carolina Historical Review. She is the recipient of several honors including a Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, Spencer Foundation Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, the Southern Historical Association’s C. Vann Woodward Prize and the Organization of American Historian’s Huggins-

Quarles Award. A brief questionnaire took place at the end of Sanders’ presentation, and light refreshments were served to those who attended. The event was sponsored by The Office of Graduate Education and Life, The Center for Black Culture and Research, and The Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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chair of the WVU Council for Women’s Concerns in a WVUToday press realease. “The Council for Women’s Concerns wants to use Equal Pay Day to join a nationwide movement bringing awareness to the wage disparity. We advocate for women to gain access to education as well as the tools to negotiate their salaries and for the passage of legislation combatting this crisis for women and their families.” Franklin said the bake sale stressed the importance of all college women being aware of the pay gap. “We’re getting ready to go out into the real world right after graduation,so it’s important to be aware of these things because when you go into a job you wanna be aware of the differences such as negotiating your own pay salary, stuff like that,” Franklin said. “There’s just little minute things that we don’t really think about that really affect us.”

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Griffiss International Airport on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in Rome, N.Y.

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and staff. The majority of NAACP events are open to the WVU community, nonmembers and members of the WVU NAACP. The black-tie award show will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The show will be followed by a VIP dinner reception for $5. The event is open to the public. For more information on WVU’s chapter of NAACP, visit http:// naacp.orgs.wvu.edu/.

AAUW and the Council for Women’s Concerns featuring materials about Equal Pay Day and each respective organization, as well as promotional items for women’s inequality issues, such as a booklet titled “The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap.” “Even as awareness about the gender pay gap grows, women across the United States are still being paid less than men in the aggregate. This wage gap is especially large for the women of West Virginia as well as for women of color,” said Jessica Ice,

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OPINION Implementing rehab in prisons 3

Wednesday April 13, 2016

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The West Virginia prison system is finally implementing a solution to its rampant prescription drug and opiate abuse problem. The Charleston GazetteMail reported yesterday that the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County recently opened its first substance abuse treatment unit. West Virginia made headlines last year after its number of heroin overdoses became the highest in the country, and President Barack Obama has spoken on the issue several times during the past year. Arrests from drug busts are high, and the West Virginia Annual Police Report from 2012 stated that 62 pounds of marijuana, 1,343 dose units of prescription pills and 107 dose units of heroin were seized from drug users in that year alone. However, ending drug trafficking and addiction

doesn’t necessarily stem from seizure of the drugs themselves. Addicts entering jails and prisons may not be receiving the treatment they need to reenter society sober. Many criticisms of the modern prison system surround a lack of proper care for addicts. The 2010 report “Behind Bars II, Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population” from the Center on Addiction indicated 1.5 million out of the 2.3 million inmates in America suffered from some form of substance abuse or addiction at that time. A passage from a more recently published book titled “The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences” states 300,000 of America’s prison population—13 percent—has a history with heroin addiction specifically. Criticisms of modern re-

habilitation clinics are numerous. Not only are they expensive, but the typical length of a patient’s stay is only 28 days. Though this may be enough time for a user to “get clean,” addiction requires months or even years of monitoring and behavior training to combat. It’s highly likely that a patient can leave a rehab clinic and immediately fall back into the same type of illegal activity as before. Addiction used to be considered a character flaw and something the addict had complete control over, but it is now classified as a mental illness for which a person can be genetically predisposed. If a person with bipolar disorder or depression is able to be treated medically by specialists while in prison, why should addiction be regarded any differently? In a rehabilitation facility operated by a prison, ad-

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Prisoners have the opportunity to develop many skills while in prison that can benefit their lives after release. dicts who are serving longer sentences can reap the full benefits of the program over longer amounts of time and obtain a greater number of skills necessary to living a sober life outside of jail. The Gazette-Mail also reports that treatment at this

facility could potentially reduce the time until prisoners are eligible for parole, which will end the pressing problem of overcrowding in American prisons. Drug abuse takes the lives of hundreds of West Virginians each year. Giv-

ing addicted prisoners the resources they need while in prison will no doubt be beneficial for their lives upon release and allow them to be more than just a statistic. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Arrests, suspension, death: Greek life dying at WVU emily torbett columnist @emilytorbsda

Once again, Greek Life at West Virginia University has found itself in hot water after a slew of incidents led to disciplinary actions against multiple chapters last week. Facing hefty penalties such as suspension from their national organizations and social suspension that will keep some from hosting any of their usual end-ofthe-year functions, many are criticizing the University as a whole for unnecessarily and unfairly “gutting” Greek life at WVU. Whether it will carry on a while longer or end by sweeping action taken by the University, it is true that Greek life at WVU as we’ve known it is dead. On April 5, WVU’s Delta Tau Delta chapter was suspended after a video created by one of its members surfaced online. The student behind the video, Stephen Budkey, reportedly filmed it and put it on YouTube as an audition tape for MTV’s “The Real World.” According to an article from the Charleston Gazette-Mail last week that detailed the event, “…the video showed the student touring the fraternity house while making inappropriate comments about women, describing

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WVU’s Greek life has suffered a number of unfortunate events over the past few years. social functions that violate the council’s conduct code and referencing activities that violated Delta Tau Delta’s values.” Later that same day, a former president of WVU’s Panhellenic council was arrested and charged in connection with a burglary that took place at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house. Brigette Lajoie reportedly covered her face and en-

tered the house through a window with “an unidentified man” and stole property from the house. She was later arrested and charged after her car became stuck as she was driving away, reportedly under the influence. On April 6, WVU’s Sigma Chi chapter was indefinitely suspended after an event that took place over the weekend reportedly vi-

olated campus-wide Greek policies. Similarly, WVU’s Sigma Nu chapter was placed on social suspension for the remainder of the semester after they allegedly planned an event that violated fraternity policies. While these incidents are admittedly unrelated to one another, they are reflective of the current nature of Greek life at WVU. After a chapter event involving alcohol led

to the tragic death of freshman Kappa Sigma pledge Nolan Burch last year, Greek life was placed under a microscope by University officials. While many are attempting to carry on their party legacies under the radar, they are doing so in violation to many of the measures put in place for their own safety and protection. Other articles and commentary on the topic have

already gone viral on Facebook and websites like Total Frat Move, with many saying that University sanctions and regulation of Greek life is extremely harsh. Some point to the fact that the “Real World” audition video was intended to be a joke or that the focus on the negative stories has overshadowed the positive ones, such as Greek participation in a day of service where hundreds of members participated in community service projects around Morgantown. Others argue that they have found their best friends in Greek life, and to see it die out is a detriment to the campus community. As a senior, I’ve seen a complete change in Greek life from the day I first stepped on to this campus to now as I prepare to leave it. Unfortunately for some, the actions leading to these changes are absolutely not “harsh” or “over the top.” I don’t doubt membership in these chapters fosters friendships or promotes community service and leadership experience; however, if allowing fraternities and sororities to run rampant has led to the death of one student, that is one student too many. Whether the best parts of Greek culture will die alongside the worst remains to be seen. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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China’s economy slowing down after years of growth, should be watched trent cunningham guest columnist @dailyathenaeum

The world’s second largest economy belongs to China, yet many Americans seem oblivious to the importance of its economy to the world. The Chinese economy has experienced a degree of turbulence in recent years that has periodically induced havoc on financial markets and has weighed heavily on global economic activity, which has induced change even in America. The U.S. relies on Chinese labor for the production of many important goods like computers and medical equipment, as the basic materials can be shipped to China and built or constructed lower costs. In this way, the sake of China’s economy is intricately tied to American quality of life. To put the significance of the deceleration in China’s economy into perspective, it is important to illustrate just how large China’s influence is on the global economy. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, Chinese economic growth, as measured by gross domestic

China’s economy is intimately tied with the fate of America. product, increased an average of 9.9 percent from 1989-2015. During that time, China’s global consumption share of key commodities, such as oil and copper, and industrial equipment, such as utility and earth-moving machinery, rapidly expanded. More recently, as wealth has increased in certain segments of the Chinese economy, China has become a rapidly growing consumption market for consumer electronics, higher scale ap-

parel and international fast food chains. Based on most recent data from the World Trade Organization, China now trails only the United States and the European Union in terms of annual volume of imports. As it relates to exports, China has long been the beneficiary of foreign investment from U.S.- and European-based corporations. These firms have looked to exploit the extremely low labor and environmental regulation costs in China to en-

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hance their profits. In addition, the Chinese economy has greatly benefitted from having its currency, the yuan, pegged to the U.S. dollar at a fixed rate set by the Chinese government. This has largely insulated the Chinese economy from the extreme foreign exchange fluctuations that impact major trade competitors like Germany, Japan and South Korea. These advantages helped China become the world’s top exporter, with Chinese

exports exceeding $2.3 trillion in value in 2014. However, its economy has been coming under pressure from a multitude of directions since the 2012-13 period. Amid the 2008 global financial crisis, the Chinese government, via the People’s Bank of China, embarked on an aggressive financial stimulus program, which resulted in credit growth in China expanding by 34 percent in 2009 from the prior year. The credit expansion induced a frenzy of commercial and residential construction projects in China, helping to support economic growth not only in China, but around the globe. However, in recent years, as many of the newly constructed building and housing projects remain vacant, many of China’s largest companies are not receiving sufficient income to pay off the debt they accumulated following the financial crisis. These credit issues have made it increasingly difficult for the Chinese government to further stimulate its economy—an issue compounded by the recent collapse in Chinese exports. According to China’s Gen-

eral Administration of Customs, the country’s exports collapsed by 25.4 percent in February compared to a year earlier. To combat these debt and trade issues, the Chinese government has begun to loosen the yuan’s peg to the dollar in an attempt to both make their exports cheaper and to ease the debt burdens of their major companies. Early in the year, global markets were rattled as indicated in a January Reuters report titled “Pressure on China central bank for bigger Yuan depreciation,” which claimed that Chinese policy makers are under considerable pressure to allow the yuan to depreciate by as much as 15 percent. Such a move would have resounding implications not only for the purchasing power of Chinese businesses and households, who would see their money suddenly become worth 15 percent less, but for all the countries, including the U.S., that frequently trade with China. How changes in China’s economy will specifically affect the U.S. remains to be seen, but it’s certainly worth keeping an eye on in 2016. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Viceland picks up edgy culinary travel show by corey elliott A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

The new-to-cable television channel, Viceland, has announced another culinary related show coming soon: “Huang’s World.” “Balls Deep,” “F*ck That’s Delicious,” “Flophouse,” “Gaycation,” “Noisey,” “States of Undress,” “Beyond the Frame,” “Vice Guide to Film” and “Weediquette” are Viceland’s already-released shows. Just by reading the titles of the aforementioned list proves how they can represent the nonconformists of television. In addition to the nine shows that are currently airing, the upcoming slate includes “Woman,” “Vice World of Sports,” “King of the World” and of course the show that this article highlights: “Huang’s World.” Eddie Huang has had an interesting life, as I’m sure anyone who has their own show has. He grew up as somewhat of a troublemaker in Chinatown of Washington, D.C. His Taiwanese-born parents hauled the Huangs to Orlando during Eddie’s youth to immerse themselves in the restaurant industry. The Orlando steakhouse known as Cattleman’s that the family opened some time ago was sold to Hooter’s in 2013. Nevertheless, it’s clear where Huang’s visions are derived from. Prior to delving into the culinary scene, Huang journeyed through life with many professional experiences beginning with earning his law degree from a college in New York City. After a short-lived career as an attorney, Huang tested the waters as a sneaker sales associate, drug dealer and even started his own clothing brand. Amidst experiencing both extremes of the career spectrum, Huang hit the jackpot when he and his brother opened BaoHaus in 2009. BaoHouse is located in New York City in a 400 square foot area. The Chinese food shop maintains a minimal menu

that features steamed buns and various other Chinese dishes and sodas. BaoHaus is hip-hop friendly, and customers can expect to hear an assortment of rappers, both new and old. Huang even has a Spotify playlist of the 1,149 songs presumably played at BaoHaus. Huang also wrote a memoir and started a blog, both of which drew success. His creative writing plus BaoHaus propelled him into the limelight of the media. In 2015, Huang’s memoir was converted into a sitcom, titled “Fresh off the Boat,” courtesy of ABC. Huang was the host of Cooking Channel’s “Cheap Bites” in 2011 prior to departing to the more lenient Vice. Huang and Vice teamed up to start a web series a few years ago titled “Fresh off the Boat,” but since he sold his memoir along with the naming rights, Huang was forced to brainstorm a new title. This leads us into what is now “Huang’s World.” The web series, similar to Action Bronson’s “F*ck That’s Delicious,” grew very popular throughout the Internet. It has a similar premise, except Huang isn’t travelling on tour like Bronson. He travels for the culture aspect and obviously the fine dining. Like most hosts, Huang is an unfiltered entertainer with a presence. In one deleted scene Vice dropped on YouTube, Huang indulges in Sicilian seafood - tuna sperm to get specific. Reminiscent of Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel, Huang gives the world a glimpse of what to expect come late April. The first two seasons take us to the Bay Area, parts of China, Los Angeles, Detroit, Miami, Mongolia and London. The anticipated season three includes adventures to Jamaica, Sicily, Turkey and a homecoming in Taiwan. “Huang’s World” will hit the ground running with its season three premier on April 28 exclusively on Viceland. For more information on “Huang’s World,” visit https:// viceland.com/en_us. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s School of Theatre and Dance will perform the classic play beginning this week.

‘Arabian Nights’ coming to WVU’s Creative Arts Center by rayla claypool A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s School of Theatre and Dance is bringing the glamour of “Arabian Nights” to the Creative Arts Center starting this week. “The Arabian Nights” is an amalgamation of stories told by Scheherazade, the newest wife of the Sasanian king Shahryar. The king is convinced all women are unfaithful and marries them just to execute them. Scheherazade, determined to end the violent pattern, marries the king and tells him part of a new story each night to keep him preoccupied with hearing the end. Each night she does not end the story, and thus Shahryar refrains from executing her. The arrangement continues for 1,001 nights. Wilhelmina McWhorter, a senior in the BFA Acting

Studio Program and cast member, described the show as a fantastical journey with many themes. “It is a physical representation of story telling and fairy tales,” she said. “A magical and mystical journey of moral, humor, life and imagination.” Mary Zimmerman, the author of the play, adapted the play from “One Thousand and One Nights,” the original collection of stories that Scheherazade tells Shahryar. The stories come from centuries of folklore and legends from the Middle East and South Asia collected during the Islamic Golden Age. The anthology is made up of a variety of story types including tragedies, comedies and historical stories. Zimmerman picked the stories that suited her vision the best. “It is going to be a wild ride from start to finish,” McWhorter said. “It is a fun show full of spectacle, tal-

ent and the unexpected.” The play itself is produced by a mixed bag of students and professors. A professor oversees everything as the director, but it is acted out by students in the School of Theatre and Dance. Some elements of the show are designed or produced by professors, while the students create other aspects of the show. McWhorter said acting in plays for the School of Theatre and Dance is a great way to both hone her acting abilities and get experience working with an entire cast and crew in a professional setting. Putting on a theater performance requires a diverse set of skills. In addition to the director and the actors, there are producers and managers who make sure all the technical aspects of the show work properly in the right order. For “The Arabian Nights” specifically, there is a set designer, a costume de-

signer and a master electrician, just to name a few. McWhorter said the whole production is a team effort that requires much collaboration between everyone involved. “This is such a free and fun show, and the cast has been a joy to work with on this wild journey,” she said. The first shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre in the Creative Arts Center. “The Arabian Nights” will continue with many shows at different times until Sunday, April 24. For information on show times and to purchase tickets, call the WVU Box Office at 304293-SHOW or visit in person in the Mountainlair or the Creative Arts Center. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Dominic Lalli, the saxophonist from Big Gigantic, pumps up the crowd at Morgantown Mainstage on Tuesday night.

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Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, members of the Big Gigantic music group, come to town and perform at Morgantown Mainstage.

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Nielsen’s top prime-time programs for April 4-10 NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 4-10. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.67 million. 2. NCAA Basketball Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina, TBS, 13.85 million. 3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.5 million. 4. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 13.31 million. 5. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 12.28 million. 6. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 12.27 million. 7. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.99 million. 8. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 11.72 million. 9. “Empire,” Fox, 11.34 million. 10. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.43 million.

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11. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.35 million. 12. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 9.86 million. 13. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 9.7 million. 14. “NCAA Basketball Championship Pregame,” TBS, 9.67 million. 15. “Survivor,” CBS, 8.99 million. 16. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 8.63 million. 17. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 7.68 million. 18. “The Odd Couple,” CBS, 7.63 million. 19. “Modern Family,” ABC, 7.51 million. 20. “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” CBS, 7.44 million.

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Reece weighs in on equal pay In ‘Green Room’ a punk band WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Gabrielle Reece could be as intimidating in person as she is on paper. The 6-foot-3 former beach volleyball champion is a health and fitness expert, TV personality, bestselling author, model and a mother of three whose spouse is another daunting example of physical prowess and Greek-god appearance, famed surfer Laird Hamilton. But in an interview to discuss “Strong,” the new NBC fitness competition show she hosts, Reece is as casually chatty as any gal pal. Ask about her delicate gold necklace engraved with Hamilton’s first name, for example, and she offers a wry answer. “My daughters’ initials are on the other side. I always say when he’s naughty I can flip it over. I haven’t flipped it in months,” she says, then smiles and adds, “Just kidding. We’ve been together more than 20 years.” As for “Strong,” Reece touts it as “wildly” entertaining. “It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s big,” she said, with challenges that test each female competitor and the male trainer they’re paired with. She discussed the show (debuting 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday), her supportive husband and equal pay during a recent interview. AP: What makes “Strong” different from other TV fitness contests? Reece: This show has so many layers, and that’s why I’m not only proud of it but attracted to it. You’ve got these women (contestants), some have been working, they’re moms, maybe single moms, and a couple young

ones who say, “I’m looking for my voice.” They’ve all made the decision that it’s time to be their best selves. It’s competition, but to be your best self. AP: The winner gets $500,000. What’s in it for the audience? Reece: I think it will be incredibly powerful for viewers, because there’s going to be somebody in the cast that they’re able to relate to, and there’s going to be somebody in the cast that inspires them. Then seeing the women take all of this home with them and be able to sustain it. They lost a bunch of weight and look great, but we’ve reinserted them back into their lives. How are doing? It’s considering people where they realistically live, how much time do they have, how much extra resources do they have? AP: What’s your best fitness advice for the average person? Reece: This is what I say, first and foremost: Who are you? A one-size-fitsall doesn’t exist in health and fitness. If you say, “I hate the gym,” I’m not going to say the best fitness tip I can give you is go to the gym. What I can say to people is discover who you are and what you can handle. Having said that, I don’t fly out of bed and say, “We’re gonna go bang iron today. I’m so excited!” That’s why they call it working out. But part of being human is being in positions of being uncomfortable, and that pressure makes us stronger. AP: Did your husband help you prepare to host “Strong”? Reece: He’s my biggest ally. He understood more

than anybody how much it meant for me to get this show. He’s been with me so long, and he understands professionally what I really feel passionately about, and this is it: How do we take better care of ourselves. And in a time when we’re busy and when we’re disconnected, how do we connect and get it done. You have to connect (with others). AP: What’s your reaction to the equal-pay fight by U.S. female soccer players? Reece: If the industry of women’s soccer is as high functioning as the men’s, then why are they not getting paid the same? If their TV ratings are the same, if their sponsorship dollars are the same, then absolutely. ... My goal has always been to help participate in figuring out the business of women’s sports. The important thing is not to compare them to men, because they do it differently. Why not celebrate and enjoy the way we do it, and then ask how do we create a real significant business around these sports. Golf has figured it out, tennis has figured it out, and really they’re the only ones. For me it’s the idea of separate but equal.

faces the truly hardcore “Play your early stuff,” is the advice given to the punk band The Ain’t Rights when their dirt-broke, gas-siphoning tour lands a last-minute gig at an Oregon backwoods roadhouse in Jeremy Saulnier’s brisk and brutal genre exercise “Green Room.” The tip from the spikeyhaired ‘zine reporter who’s set up the show (an excellent David W. Thompson, from “Win Win”) isn’t because the crowd will be expecting the band’s nonexistent “hits,” but because he knows the angriest, heaviest tunes will go down best. They’ll be playing for skinheads. The band, a grimy group of punks (Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, and Callum Turner) from Virginia limping across the country, shrug. They’ve had Neo-Nazis at their shows before. When they drive along a remote dirt road in their beat-up van, they’re still not intimidated by the swastikas and Confederate flags around them. They provocatively open with the Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks F--- Off.” The trouble doesn’t come then, but after the show backstage, where the band

returns to the green room to find a girl on the ground with a knife in her head. Things go south quickly, and the band is confronted with something far more hardcore than anything in their record collection. The road movie that “Green Room” started out to be veers abruptly into a siege film as the head NeoNazi (Patrick Stewart, using his refined cordiality for menace) sends waves of “true believers” into the roadhouse to dispatch the witnesses. “Green Room” is Saulnier’s follow-up to his self-financed breakthrough “Blue Ruin,” a lean and riveting revenge tale also acted out by a novice in violence (Macon Blair, who pops here, too). The writer-director’s latest confirms him as a rising filmmaker who can crisply craft John Carpenter-style atmosphere, mete out unnervingly merciless pain for his characters, and assemble robust, earthy thrillers with relatively meager means. I like the early scenes of “Green Room” best. In brief glimpses, Saulnier fully captures the experience of a struggling band on the road:

waking up somewhere different each night, debating favorite music, making fart jokes in the van. It’s not very hardcore of me to say this, but I wish it continued on this plane, rather than settle into a gruesome and protracted battle - as well-executed as the carnage is. Once it enters the grindhouse, it stays there. But you can’t have a siege thriller without a siege, and “Green Room” is certainly among the genre’s finest examples. Guns are employed, but the most chilling violence comes from teeth and blades on split-open flesh. It’s not pleasant, nor is it meant to be. In such moments, the earlier boasts of the band about their lack of social media presence - “When you take it all virtual, you lose the texture” - have come back to haunt them. You want texture? “Green Room” has it. “Green Room,” an A24 release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “strong brutal graphic violence, gory images, language and some drug content.” Running time: 117 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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S U D O k U

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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Across 1 Like many knock-knock jokes 6 Fit together, as some Russian dolls 10 Commando ploy 14 Square measures 15 Pledge 16 Magazine with annual Style Awards 17 Impressionist who was frequently a guest of Johnny Carson 19 Ink stain 20 Quite a while 21 Org. with Wizards and Magic 22 Hard-to-hit pitch 23 __ tai 24 Greek gatherings? 27 Cleared (out) 29 Clearasil shelfmate 30 Be in session 31 Less-filling brews 32 Phoenix-to-Albuquerque dir. 33 Movie backdrops 34 Statute that protects source confidentiality in journalism 38 Column on a decision maker’s list 41 Govt. stipend 42 Gem weight 46 Copy 47 Health club 48 Golfer’s booking 50 Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly 53 “Holy cow!” 54 On edge 55 Jackie’s second 56 Founded: Abbr. 57 City near Tahoe 58 Menu listing literally represented by this puzzle’s circles 61 “Dancing With the Stars” co-host Andrews 62 Tan shade 63 Teapot part 64 Viewpoint 65 Show sorrow or joy 66 “101” class, briefly Down 1 Snickers ingredient 2 Paper work? 3 Exchange need 4 Slangy turndowns 5 Paris fashion monogram 6 “Pretty good!” 7 Frequent, as a diner

8 Mo. town 9 With 25-Down, what America is across, to Brits 10 Contradict in court 11 Court order? 12 “This is awesome!” 13 Loathes 18 Memo starter 22 Show sorrow or joy 24 Bass, e.g. 25 See 9-Down 26 Jump on ice 28 Hardy title teenager 32 Yalie 33 Hit 35 Road trip guessing game 36 Morales of “NYPD Blue” 37 Air Force heroes 38 Musical with nightclub scenes 39 1968 to now, in pro tennis 40 Fastidious sort 43 Drummer’s joke punctuation 44 Hobbyist 45 Sees after

47 Muddy digs 48 Ripped to shreds 49 Author Blyton 51 Me.-to-Fla. route 52 Core group 56 Channel with numerous sister channels 58 Patch, perhaps 59 Diamonds, slangily 60 “Woe __”: 1996 grammar book

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SPORTS

Wednesday April 13, 2016

BACKYARD FALL

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Arndt, Walters earn their way to top of depth chart Midway through spring practice, the headlines about the West Virginia University football team have been dominated by the offensive side of the ball. Will Skyler Howard and Rushel Shell make the leap in their senior seasons? How will William Crest be used? Will freshman Kennedy McKoy be WVU’s breakout star? Those are all important topics to discuss, but the best story about the WVU football team is on defense, and it’s one nobody’s talking about. It’s about a pair of West Virginia lifers each going into their fifth years as Mountaineers who are finally getting their chance. Redshirt seniors Justin Arndt and Sean Walters have played in a combined 65 games over the past three seasons for West Virginia, but many fans don’t know their names. They’ve never been high on the defensive depth chart, never been close to starting a game. But after three years of sitting on the bench and working hard on special teams, Arndt and Walters are finally on the first team, and it’s a spot they’ve earned. “Any time you can reward a kid with playing more football is great,” said defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. “Both of these guys have the ability to do that, and they’re prepared every day and work really hard. They’re not making the same mistakes over and over.” When West Virginia released its last two-deep depth chart of the 2015 season in November, Arndt and Walters were nowhere to be found. For years, the superlative senior class of Nick Kwiatkoski, Shaq Petteway and Jared Barber ate up most of the snaps at linebacker, and other veterans such as Isaiah Bruce and Edward Muldrow served as the primary backups. Arndt and Walters responded by throwing themselves into special teams, becoming two of the primary aces on West Virginia’s kick and punt coverage units. Their performances on special teams helped get their feet in the door and first got coaches to look their way. “I feel as though that you have to do your part on the team in order to make it better,” Walters said. “Still, to this day, it doesn’t matter to me. Special teams will always be a part of my game because it’s what elevated me to this level. You have to make the best of every rep, whether that’s special teams, defense or anything.” Walters, who came to Morgantown in 2012 as a tweener with no clear future at either safety or receiver, now sits ahead of the pack at the weakside linebacker position. Meanwhile, Arndt, a Martinsburg, West Virginia native who was seen as too small at 5-foot-11, 215 pounds, leapfrogged presumptive starter Xavier Preston to get the inside track at strong-side linebacker. Make no mistake, Arndt and Walters are still a long way from actually going into the season as starting linebackers. But for the first time, they’ll be major contributors on defense – and after their long roads to this point, no one can say they don’t deserve it. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU pitcher Michael Grove throws a pitch against Pitt yesterday.

Late rally falls short as WVU drops Backyard Brawl, 4-1 BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Even though the West Virginia Mountaineers put in a late scare into the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Mountaineers failed to convert with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and fell to the Panthers 4-1 in the latest installment of the Backyard Brawl. The loss drops West Virginia’s record to 17-14 on the season. Wheeling, West Virginia native Michael Grove got the start for the Mountaineers and matched his career-high in innings pitched with five, along with four strikeouts. Grove found himself with runners in scoring position in four of his five in-

nings but consistently got himself out of the jams he created. “He made some really good pitches when guys got on base,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey. “I think he grew up a lot tonight. He’s going to be a really good pitcher for us.” Much like his start last week against Marshall, Grove failed to get run support through his five innings due to the Pitt pitching combination of Sam Mersing and Isaac Mattson. Mersing barreled through the Mountaineer lineup, allowing three hits and striking out seven in six innings of work. “When (Mersing) caught his groove on the mound, he got really good,” Mazey said. “He could really sink

his fastball. You can win anywhere with a really good fastball and that’s what they did tonight; one guy sunk it, one guy commanded it.” Conner Dotson made a relief appearance for WVU and Pitt thrived after the pitching change. In the seventh inning, Dotson hit consecutive batters, followed by an error and an intentional walk. Once Pitt had the bases loaded, it went downhill from there for Dotson. As a result of the miscues, Pittsburgh strung together three runs against Dotson before being replaced by Jeff Hardy. The Mountaineers “escaped” the inning only allowing four runs. Until the eighth inning, the Mountaineers gener-

ated three hits, and the middle of the lineup was a combined 0-11. West Virginia didn’t have an answer for the Panthers, until the point where its backs were pushed against the wall in the bottom of the ninth. Mazey switched his lineup in the ninth, calling upon his upperclassmen to attempt the comeback. Kyle Davis led off the inning with a fly out, dimming the Mountaineers chance of a comeback, but pinch hitter Shaun Wood was walked and it was up to Caleb Potter, whose long fly ball fell just short of making it a two-run game. Ray Guerrini was the last hope, and as he popped up an infield fly, Pittsburgh misplayed the ball, giving hope to the Mountaineers.

After a Braden Zarbnisky walk, freshman Ivan Vera finally converted, putting the Mountaineers on the scoreboard. After a pitching change in the inning with Darius Hill, who leads the Mountaineers in on-base percentage (.336), coming to the plate, Hill flew out to deep right field to seal WVU’s fate. Up next for the Mountaineers, who have lost three of its last four, are the Kansas State Wildcats. The Wildcats are in the midst of an unfortunate season as well, as the team sits at the bottom of the Big 12 Conference with an overall record of 14-19 and 1-8 in the conference. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Zitel overcomes odds to find role at West Virginia By Chris Jackson

Associate Sports Editor @CJacksonWVU

Before WVU freshman infielder Andrew Zitel made two straight starts this week, he was nearly cut from the program. Zitel didn’t seem to fit the Mountaineer mold when he arrived on campus. The Hillsborough, New Jersey native wasn’t ready to contribute to an offense behind a crop of talented freshmen and sophomores. And his game wasn’t translating to the Division I level. WVU head coach Randy Mazey believed the youngster needed a change of scenery, a fresh start somewhere else. “He was on the verge of being cut in the fall and in the spring,” Mazey said. “I basically told him at Christmas time that it would be in his best interest probably to go to a junior college or find another place to go to school.” But Zitel’s persevering attitude remained intact. Although he considered leaving WVU after a few months, he decided to stay and work his way to becoming a Mountaineer. “When the odds are against you, you always have to have a backup plan,” Zitel said. “But I love West Virginia. I didn’t want to leave. I just gave it my all in the beginning of the spring. Whatever happens, happens. Thankfully I made the team and turned out for the best.” Coaches still needed to see more if he would become a member of the Blue and Gold. They needed to see improvements and they wanted him to play like a college baseball athlete is supposed to. So they worked him as

WVU’s Andrew Zitel waits for a pitch at third base yesterday against Pitt. hard as they could, even mentality and started doing if there wasn’t much be- really well,” Mazey said. Sunday proved all of it. lief he’d make the team regardless. It was only the second start “I said if you come back, of his career, coming unexwe’re going to work you pectedly and telling family as hard as we can to make members to go back home you the best player you to New Jersey before getting can,” Mazey said. “We really the call. didn’t have any aspirations “I actually told my dad to of him making the team in go home because he lives the spring.” in New Jersey,” Zitel said. Instead, the freshman’s “I didn’t want the trip to be attitude changed. Once that bad for him so I told springtime hit, his mind- him to go home. I’m probset took a complete turn ably not playing. Turns out around the diamond. I’m playing so Shaun Wood The pressure eluded went into the locker room his brain. That’s when he and he came back. It was looked like the player Mazey kind of a funny story. I was recruited all along. surprised I got to start.” “He came out in spring He finished with a teampractice and just said ‘I’ve high of three hits—two of got nothing to lose,’ and just those doubles—alongside started playing with that three RBI’s and a diving play

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at second base. It was a crucial element in WVU’s 8-5 victory over Furman, avoiding the weekend sweep in front of his father. Zitel followed up Sunday’s effort with a onehit game Tuesday, one of five hits the Mountaineers squandered all evening. He added a walk and improved his batting average to .375 this season. It was only two games, but nevertheless, it was two everyone longed for. It was a testament to a different mindset, one that not only eliminated the pressures in his head, but one that developed him into a Big 12 athlete. “It’s a great story of a kid with perseverance and never gets to start, but al-

ways keeps working hard and trying hard and fun to be around,” Mazey said. “It’s really satisfying as a coach to watch a guy like that have success.” That’s what never giving up led to. That’s what deciding to stick it out and work for everything earned him, a spot with ample opportunities just to be a Mountaineer. All Zitel had to do was follow his heart. “It’s always a kid’s dream to come onto a big, Division I, Big 12 baseball team and play,” Zitel said. “I never thought it would happen, but for me it happened. I’m just blessed. I thank God every night. It’s a great opportunity.” cgjackson@mail.wvu.edu

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Men’s Soccer

Mountaineers recognized for academics By Roger Turner Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Seven West Virginia men’s soccer student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team, as selected by the Big 12 Conference this spring. The WVU men’s soccer team has begun its fivegame spring schedule, while also reaching milestones off the field this month. Of the 16 players on this year’s men’s spring roster, seven have been selected to represent WVU as Academic All-Big 12 AtLarge Team honorees. The conference’s Academic At-Large Team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at Big 12 Conference institutions who participate in sports outside of Big 12 competition. A conference-best 13 West Virginia student-athletes were recognized for their academic and athletic performances. Along with men’s soccer, six student-athletes of the WVU

rifle team also received academic honors this spring. Combined, the two West Virginia programs produced eight first team nominations for this year’s At-Large Team. To be eligible for recognition, Big 12 student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher, either cumulative or over the past two semesters. Conference student-athletes must also have participated in 60 percent of their team’s scheduled contests that season. The Big 12 Conference stipulates that freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. However, senior studentathletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all criteria except percent of participation qualify for academic recognition. On top of breaking into the nation’s Top 25 men’s rankings over the past nine years, West Virginia men’s soccer coach Marlon LeBlanc boasts another crop of student-athletes who have gained academic honors.

“Our players are to once again be commended for continuing to achieve at the highest level academically,” LeBlanc said. “Our program continues to honor the true meaning of ‘student-athlete’ by the commitment of all those that support them daily in their academic endeavors. “ In 2014, LeBlanc’s Mountaineer men’s team had eight players nominated and 11 student-athletes in the spring of 2015. This year’s seven players is a decrease from a year ago, but the second-consecutive year four of the seven have been named to the team. Student-athletes who have maintained a 3.2 or better GPA qualify for first-team honors. The five members of the WVU men’s soccer team named first-team selections are Jad Arslan, Ivo Cabral, Mike Desiderio, Jack Elliott and Zak Leedom. Senior Jamie Merriam and junior Felix Angerer were named second-team honorees this season. Desid-

erio, Elliott, Leedom and Merriam represent the Mountaineers as two-time selections for the 2016 Big 12 Conference’s Academic At-Large Team. Elliott set the standard for academic accolades among the WVU men’s soccer team. The London, England native has been recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America twice as an Academic All-American. Along with Academic AllAmerica accolades, Elliott has earned Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors and also has been named to the President’s List in his career as a Mountaineer. “Having players earn Academic All-America honors speaks volumes to WVU’s culture of ‘academics first’ and soccer at the highest level,” LeBlanc said. “Our program takes great pride in succeeding on the field and even more importantly achieving that same excellence in the classroom.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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MOBILE HOME AUCTION Thursday ~~ April 28, 2016 ~~ 6:00 pm 17 Jeffrey Village Cassville- Mt. Morris Road Morgantown, WV From Morgantown take Rt. 19 North. Pass Rt. 100 intersection, then turn left onto Cassville-Mt. Morris Rd. Go one mile to sale site on right. From Waynesburg take Rt. 19 South through Mt. Morris. Cross state line to first road to the right. Go one mile to sale site. Watch for 'Behm's Auction' signs. Located in a quiet country setting on a leased lot in a small park just 4 miles north of the Evansdale campus, we will offer at auction with owner's confirmation, a beautifully maintained 14' x 70' mobile home with an attached double carport. This squeaky-clean 2-bedroom, 2-bath home has a newer gas forced-air furnace, whole house A/C, an eat-in kitchen with oak cabinets, all kitchen appliances, washer/dryer, and a new metal roof. A bonus is the 10' x 12' storage shed and a portable generator. The home has city water, natural gas, and an on-site sewage treatment facility. The home is in WV, just a short drive off Rt. 19, 2 miles south of Mt. Morris and DOES NOT need to be moved after purchase. This would be a great opportunity for a young couple looking for home in the country or for someone who commutes to work in Morgantown or Waynesburg. The park is governed by rental restrictions regarding pets and subletting. Contact Auctioneers for further details.

An OPEN HOUSE will be held on Monday, April 18 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Visit our website at: www.behmsauction.com for a full line of pictures.

Terms: Real Estate sold subject to owner’s confirmation. 10% down day of auction. A 10% buyer’s premium will apply. Closing in 45 days. Broker participation is welcome, however, registration is required at least 48 hours in advance of the auction date. Announcements day of auction take precedence over printed material.

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Wednesday April 13, 2016

Wrestling

Pair of Mountaineer coaches competed at U.S. Olympic Trials By Joel Norman Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The wrestling season may be over, but not everyone is finished wrestling this spring. No, none of the studentathletes are in action this offseason. Rather, two members of the coaching staff competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday. West Virginia wrestling assistant coach Nick Marable and operations assistant Clarissa Chun hit the road to battle for Olympic qualifications. Because neither had received a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, Marable and Chun needed to win their respective categories in order to travel to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics and represent Team USA. Marable finished in fourth place, and Chun finished third. Marable, wrestling at 74 kilograms, finished in fourth place after falling in the thirdplace bout. He began action with a 3-1 triumph over Dan Vallimont in the quarterfinals. Chris Perry was next in the semifinals, and Marable defeated him as well, 10-6.

With the victory over Perry, Marable was in the finals, staring down Andrew Howe and an Olympic berth, should Marable emerge victorious. It was not to be; Marable lost, 2-1. In the third-place match, Marable suffered a second consecutive defeat when he fell to Alex Dieringer, 2-1. Chun started lower than Marable in her bracket. Chun, wrestling at 48 kilograms, picked up back-to-back victories by defeating Alesha Zappitella, 12-0, and Nicole Woody, 14-4. Chun fell in the semifinal against Victory Anthony, 9-2. Now in the consolation bracket, Chun battled Zappitella again and won once again, 10-0. Like Marable, Chun’s final match was a third-place bout. For the second time in the consolation bracket, Chun faced an opponent who she defeated in the championship bracket. Chun defeated Woody again, this time by a score of 10-0. All four of Chun’s victories were via technical falls. West Virginia wrestling head coach Sammie Henson accompanied the two to Iowa

WVU head coach Sammie Henson celebrates after Jake A. Smith beats an Arizona State opponent in November. and coached them this past weekend. “This is their life, and it’s time to lay it on the line,” Henson said in an interview with WVUsports.com. “I couldn’t (be) prouder of the work they have put in.” Though Marable and Chun

did not qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, they have much to be proud of. Both battled hard and came close to victory. Now the two will have to wait to see if they earn a qualification for Rio. Should wrestlers that finished ahead of

them need to drop out due to injury, Marable and Chun will be ready. They both finished high enough that they could be chosen to travel to Rio and represent the United States. For Chun, traveling to Rio would give her the chance to continue improving her

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Olympic record. She won bronze in London in 2012 and placed fifth in Beijing in 2008. Unlike Chun, Marable has never made an Olympic team. He awaits his first chance to represent his country. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Kobe Bryant says farewell after 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant is down to one last shot, and everybody knows he’s going to take it. After two decades spent dazzling the world, Bryant will end his basketball career at home with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. He’ll walk off the court in front of his devoted fans in the building where he hung five championship banners. He retires this week as the third-leading scorer in league history. Nobody ever got to spend 20 seasons with one NBA team before the 37-year-old Bryant, and he intends to thank Los Angeles with

one last display of his transcendent talent. “It means everything” to finish at home, Bryant said. “I grew up a die-hard Laker fan, so it’s like a dream come true for a kid to grow up and play for his favorite team, and play here for 20 years, his entire career,” he added. “I’ve seen the city grow. I’ve seen the city develop, and vice versa. There’s no place I’d rather end my career.” Tickets are reselling for hefty sums, and merchandise commemorating the day is moving briskly. Fans without seats will gather downtown to show love for Bryant, a globally admired athlete who both fearlessly

represented and strongly resembled LA. Fl a s hy . C o n f i d e nt. Clever. Combative. Bursting with ambition. And always entertaining. “I’ve grown up in front of this crowd from the age of 17,” Bryant said. “A lot of faces that I saw in the crowd in my very first game are still here. That’s very special. Kids that are sitting there now, that were kids when I first came in, now come to the game with their kids. You know, that’s pretty cool to see.” While Bryant’s fellow Nike athletes around the globe wear shoes honoring the event they’ve dubbed “Mamba Day,” the Lakers will attempt to send Bry-

ant out in style against the Utah Jazz, who could be eliminated from the playoff race shortly before tipoff. Coach Byron Scott expects Bryant to play more than 37 minutes, and Kobe’s teammates will be feeding the ball to him on practically every possession - admittedly not much of a change from most games during this otherwise horrific season. With two 30-point performances this month, Bryant has proven he’s still capable. He’ll have every opportunity to run up the score one last time. “I think it’s going to be crazy,” Scott said. “We got a chance to celebrate one

of the greatest to ever play the game this season, and I think we did it the right way.” Although some things went very wrong, they turned out all right for Kobe. Bryant said last week that every season is a failure unless it ends with a title. The 15th such failure of his career has been comically bad, yet the ineptitude of the worst team in Lakers history (16-65) actually has made it easier to enjoy his farewell tour. “We’re not playing for a championship, and I’m pretty black-and-white on where I stand with that sort of stuff,” Bryant said. “I’ve allowed myself to take

the blinders off and enjoy the fans, enjoy the crowd. Laugh a little bit more. Engage a little bit more.” Indeed, the Lakers’ recent games effectively have been tribute evenings for Bryant, with opponents shaking his hand and lining up for turns to guard a player who profoundly inspired most of the current NBA. “It is hard to be great for that long,” said Miami’s Dwyane Wade, his U.S. Olympic teammate. “He has been great for maybe 19 out of 20 years. To do it at that level for so many years, with guys coming after you, I have a tremendous amount of respect for that.