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MyID now ‘Login’ after legal mixup by corey mcdonald staff writer @dailathenaeum

Due to a legal conflict, MyID—the identity and credential management system utilized by the Office of Information Technology—is undergoing a name change for all West Virginia University systems.

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obtained a document expressing the concern of a trademark misuse from Intercede Ltd., a software company specializing in credential management, over the MyID trademark.

The letter was sent on June 5 to April Min, associate vice president for Legal Affairs.

Intercede owns the registrations for the MyID trademark and has used

the trademark for offerings related to identity and credential management since 2003, according to the documents.

In Intercede’s cease and desist letter to the University, the company expressed concern that its users could misperceive a relationship or affiliation between the company and the University and asked that the system adopt a

WVU student loses more than $1000 in FBI phone scam by robert lee

A West Virgnia University international student from China was recently tricked into wiring between $1,000 and $1,800 to a person she thought was from the FBI, police said.

That person told her she owed the FBI money and that she had to pay it immediately.

“An agent with the FBI will identify themselves, state what office they’re from and what they’re requesting,” said State Police Cpl. Ronnie Gaskins. “But most of all, the FBI wont say, ‘You owe us money.’”

The student fell victim to a phone scam that police say are all too common during this time of year as students return to WVU. “People claim to be from the IRS, FBI and Department of Justice, telling individuals that they owe them money,” Gaskins said.

Gaskins said the call came from a male who told the WVU student he was affiliated with the FBI. The man claimed she owed the government money.

The young woman was reluctant at first and searched for the number on the Internet. When she did, she was directed to the FBI’s website, Gaskins said.

Convinced, she then

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A horde of wagging tails and wet noses invaded Marilla Pool Sunday for the annual Dog Splash.

Each year, the Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia invites dog owners to the pool from the area to bring their furry friends and let them swim in the pool.

“At the time, BOPARC came to us and they proposed we get something together,” said Ronda Smith, the co-chair of the shelter. “The first year was such a success, we’ve just kept on doing it, and we’ve never had a rain day.”

After only two hours of the event, more than 100 dogs had already gone through the gates to get into the pool.

Volunteers from the shelter were there at the gates accepting donations instead of charging an admittance fee. Typically, this event raises somewhere between $25,000-$30,000, Smith said.

Smith expects the shelter will raise more money this year since it didn’t have to pay to rent out the pool for the day.

Lakecrest Builders sponsored and paid to rent out the pool and the Morgantown Utility Board sponsored the concession stand.

“We play games all day,” Smith said. “Some people come to play games, some people come to watch and don’t even have a dog.”

Throughout the course of the day, dogs competed in doggie limbo, a race across the pool and a

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Jeff Miller carries his 2-year-old dog, Cooper, out of the pool Saturday.

look-a-like contest with their owners. But at the end of the day, the focus came back to the dogs the shelter serves.

Lauren is one of those dogs. She’s a 10-month-old puppy the shelter rescued with 29 other dogs from a hoarding situation.

“We’ve only had them at the shelter for about a week,” said Tina Tennant, a shelter employee. “And they’re still pretty skittish. They don’t like people or a lot of noise or even the grass.

We don’t know if they were caged all their life or what.”

Lauren rested on a volunteer’s shoulders and relaxed by the edge of the pool for most of the day.

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WVU mobile app a ‘one stop shop’ for students by cameron gleason staff writer @DailyAthenaeum

Whether it’s the status of the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit or the current menu at The Boreman Bistro, students can access all WVU information through the WVU mobile app.

The app, currently available for both iOS and Android devices, gives students access to information about all campus ongoings in one location, making it a much more convenient way to navigate

through the University.

“The purpose of WVU Mobile is for students to access information and services for WVU all in one place. Often times, students have to go to numerous different websites to find information and services they use everyday,” said Governor Trevor Kiess of the WVU Student Government Association “WVU Mobile is a ‘one stop shop’ where users can find lots of information in one place.”

Kiess became involved with the application in the early stages of its devel-

opment last year. He began forming a close bond with the student developers who, at the time, were only creating the app for a senior year project, as well as SGA. “The student was already in the process of working on an app with our ideas and told (Kiess) about it. We were invited to go meet with the group of students who were developing the app and to discuss what we would like to work with them on,” said Governor Madison Thompsonof SGA. “Essentially our role is

to help facilitate meetings with various WVU heads, one being Dr. Solomon, director of the Department of Parking and Transportation. We are also working to give the group of developers compensation for their work, hopefully in the form of the University paying for the app.”

WVU Mobile became available to the public on April 24, 2015 and has since been downloaded more than 2,000 times.

“At the time of its release, we only had one

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as a whole—49 percent residents versus 51 percent non-residents—according to a fact sheet provided by WVU. Comparatively, Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, has only 18.2 percent out-of-state students, according to its website. Those students come from 48 states and five foreign countries.

Additionally, the class of 2019 includes a division of 52.2 percent male and 47.8 percent female; 84.5 percent of the freshman class self-identifies as white.

Following white, 7.9 percent of students identify with multiple ethnicities, 4.1 percent as black and/or African American, 2.5 percent as Asian and the remaining one percent identify as either Hispanic, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Native Alaskan.

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Marilla Pool welcomes dog owners, hosts activities in fundraiser for animal shelter

Class of 2019 comprised of more out-of-state students than in-state students

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“Login is not trademarked. We did do the research to confirm that it’s a generic term. Anybody can use it,” Smith said.

According to Smith, IT is increasingly trying to replace its more specific brandings similar to MyID with generic terms, like Login.

The temporary URL re-

Lincoln, a Jack Russel terrier, waits for his owner, Olivia Greskevitch, to throw his ball into the pool.

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The most recent incoming class of West Virginia University freshmen has a higher percentage of outof-state students than the past four years, according to unofficial numbers from the Registrar’s Office.

The class of 2019 is made up of 55.2 percent out-of-state students and 47.2 percent in-state students.

The class of 2016—students who are now seniors at the University—came in at an almost even split of 50.5 percent out-of-state students and 49.5 in-state.

The classes of 2017 and 2018 had more in-state than out.

Using land granted by the federal government through the Morrill Act of 1862, WVU became a landgrant University and later the flagship University of the state.

Out-of-state enrollment is larger for the University

erences of MyID have been removed from the website.

“It was a transparent change to users. People haven’t even really noticed,” Smith said. “It’s all happening behind the scenes so there’s really no hassle.”

The Office of IT has renamed the credential system Login, in order to remain nonspecific to avoid copyright issues.

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withdrew and wired between $1,000 and $1,800 to the man she thought was from the FBI. Gaskins said this has been a problem in the past and appears to be reoccurring. As of now, police don’t know where the call originated from and who’s behind it.

Police advise individuals confronted by this scam or other similar scams to block the caller’s number, not answer any calls from the number and not to feel threatened by the call. Just ignore it and hang up, Gaskins said.

Phone scams aren’t just affecting international students. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says scammers tend to target numbers completely at random. They are typically able to reach millions of customers with computer programs that send bulk messages using a few simple key strokes.

In a recent release about a separate incident, Morrisey said similar scams target young adults by using an unknown phone number to mislead them into responding to text messages.

“This scam preys upon young adults who typically spend a lot more time on their phones texting than

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new name by Aug. 5.

“We got the letter from the company June 5,” said Vicki Smith, director of communications for the Office of Information Technology. “That was the first time we were aware there was any issue with the use of MyID.” MyID users at WVU are now redirected to a temporary login URL through the Office of IT until all ref-

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AT&T and WVU host texting and driving simulation by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

AT&T and West Virginia University hosted its first virtual reality simulation this past Saturday called “It Can Wait” to show the possible effects of texting while driving.

As part of the campaign, simulations have been presented across the country by AT&T to show the dangers of operating a phone while driving.

“We focus on (the “It Can Wait Campaign”) because our customers use

the phones that we provide them,” said CJ Johnson, a spokesperson for the “It Can Wait” campaign. “We want (our customers) to be safe.”

The campaign expanded to address not only texting while driving but also web usage, social media posting and emailing.

By strapping on Samsung Gear virtual reality headgear or by downloading an app compatible with the Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Viewer, those in attendance experienced the horror of a car accident caused by distracted driv-

ing through a 360 degree interactive tour of a city.

“For most people, this technology is brand new, and their responses are authentic,” Johnson said.

“We want it to be so realistic where it changes someone’s behavior.”

Johnson said he, as well as the rest of the AT&T team, wanted to make using a cellphone while driving socially unacceptable.

At the end of the campaign, participants of the simulation were asked to take an “It Can Wait” pledge, where they vowed not to use their cellphones

while driving.

Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Viewers were given away to a select few of those in attendance.

The virtual reality app offered by AT&T was compatible with iOS and Android devices.

The app allowed AT&T customers to view the same type of simulation being played on the Google Cardboard devices on their smartphones.

“It is a huge campaign,” said Jamel Smalls, assistant manager of the Morgantown AT&T store. “To say that we are concerned

about our customers’ lives speaks volumes.”

West Virginia’s law against using handheld cellphones while driving became subject to primary enforcement in 2013. The law went into effect that summer.

Currently, fines for using a cellphone while driving in West Virginia include $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second offense, $300 for the third offense and up to three points against a driver’s license on third and subsequent violations.

According to the Di-

Director of Confucius Institute for Business works to bring Chinese and American students and teachers together by alexis randolph web editor @Lexrandolphwvu

Most West Virginian students learn to speak and write Mandarin in shortterm classes that often don’t provide in-depth education, according to Victor Chow, a West Virginia University professor of finance.

Chow is the director of WVU’s new Confucius Institute for Business, an institute hoping to make it easier for students across the state to learn Chinese.

“The mission is to promote mutual understanding (for) the people in the state of West Virginia and the people in China,” Chow said. “Most

of the Chinese know English, but very few Americans can understand Chinese. This is not a very symmetric result.”

The Institute will promote and facilitate learning about the Chinese culture and language within the Mountain State. To accomplish this, high school and middle school teachers will become certified to teach Mandarin as a second language.

“In the past, many schools had Chinese language courses taught by guest lecturers, sent from China, which they called Confucius classes. This was really short-term,” Chow said. “We (felt) we needed a more permanent training base that can provide and facilitate the

Chinese language teaching training.”

Teachers interested in the certification will take online and distant-learning courses. Chinese students will come to West Virginia to help teach and develop those courses. These students will come from WVU’s partner university, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics.

After completing the hybrid courses, teachers will receive their certification after passing an exam used around the world that is certified through the Chinese Bureau of International Education.

This is not WVU’s first experience with the Chinese language or the Chinese

business world. Twenty-one years ago, Chow and his colleague Bill Riley started the Center of Chinese Business within the College of Business and Economics.

More than 300 business associates and government officials have already participated in the Center’s shortterm programs, according to Chow.

“WVU exposure with China is pretty big,” Chow said. “We saw that and thought that it shouldn’t be one way. People shouldn’t just be coming here, but also have people going there. In order to do that, language is the critical issue. We have always had the desire to have people learning this

language.”

Once teachers are involved with the certificate program, Chow said the next step is to develop a study abroad program to take the teachers to China to experience culture firsthand. By keeping the costs low by covering costs once participants are in China, Chow hopes to be able to have many involved with the travel aspect of the program.

Currently, the curriculum for the hybrid course is in development. In the next year, the goal is to begin a pilot program with local teachers and potential graduate students to receive their certification.

vision of Motor Vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at any moment during the daylight hours, about 660,000 drivers are handling cellphones or other electronic devices while driving in the United States.

The DMV and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute say a person is three times more likely to get into an accident when distracted driving by cellphone usage is a factor. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error in 8/21/15 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, it was noted that SGA Vice President Ashley Morgan and SGA members would attend a Special Olympics event at the University of Texas, and that WVU would host the event in fall 2016. However, Morgan and SGA members will actually travel to a leadership conference, and will host that in Morgantown next year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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With many Ebola survivors ailing, doctors evaluate situation DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Lingering health problems afflicting many of the roughly 13,000 Ebola survivors have galvanized global and local health officials to find out how widespread the ailments are, and how to remedy them.

The World Health Organization calls it an emergency within an emergency. Many of the survivors have vision and hearing issues. Some others experience physical and emotional pains, fatigue and other problems.

The medical community is negotiating uncharted waters as it tries to measure the scale of this problem that comes on the tail end of the biggest Ebola outbreak in history.

“If we can find out this kind of information, hopefully we can help other Ebola survivors in the future,” Dr. Zan Yeong, an eye specialist involved in a study of health problems in survivors in Liberia, told The Associated Press.

About 7,500 people will enroll - 1,500 Ebola survivors and 6,000 of their close contacts - and will be monitored over a five-year period in the study launched

by Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccines in Liberia, or PREVAIL. Only about 40 percent of those infected have survived Ebola, according to WHO estimates. But while

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Continued from page 1 full week of school left and then finals week, so the word about WVU Mobile has spread extremely fast over the summer, and we look forward to see even more people downloading the app now that school has started,” Kiess said.

The app has numerous functions seeking to improve the quality of life for students on campus.

“One of the greatest interactive features about WVU Mobile is the ability to see where your class is

the survivors beat the odds, preliminary research shows that many are still suffering. Around half those who received postrecovery check-ups have joint pain, said Dr. Daniel Bausch, an Ebola expert and consultant for WHO. “We don’t have the capacity yet - we wish we did - to follow every survivor,” he said. Consequently, the percentage of survivors who have complications isn’t known, he said.

He described the joint pain as “very debilitating and a very serious problem that can prevent people from going back to work and providing for their family.”

Some degree of changes in vision has been reported by roughly 25 percent of the survivors who have been seen by medics, he said, including severe inflammation of the eye that if untreated can result in blindness, he said. The Ebola virus has been found, in at least a few cases, to linger in the eyes, though experts say it is not transmitted through tears.

Morris Kallon, 34, a health worker who survived Ebola in a village in Liberia’s Grand Cape Mount County, said he had fevers, headaches, lower abdominal pain and red eyes after he returned home.

“I have been experiencat in comparison to where you currently are at on campus. It allows the student to quickly get to class without the hassle of using different sources at once to do the same exact thing,” Thompson said.

“Other features include seeing if the PRT is running, what’s on the menu at the dining halls and what is currently going on at campus. All in all this app is a one-stop shop for every informational need you could have while on campus.”

WVU Mobile is currently available to download on your smartphone device. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, laboratory technician Mohamed SK Sesay, who contracted and survived Ebola but saw many of his colleagues die and now has joint and muscle pains and loss of sight, holds the child of one of his work colleagues who died of the disease, in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Lingering health problems afflicting many of the roughly 13,000 Ebola survivors have galvanized global and local health officials seeking to determine how widespread the ailments are, and how to remedy them, with the World Health Organization calling it an emergency within an emergency. ing whole lot of problems within my body system,” he said. “I still feel pains in my back. It is very difficult for me to swing my arms. ...

My vision is always blurred, like dew on my face.”

Lab technician Mohamed SK Sesay was working at a hospital in Kenema, a town in eastern

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Continued from page 1 “We’re just trying to work with them and get them more socialized,” Tennant said.

Tennant, a New York native, found herself working for the shelter by accident. She was working for a pediatric dentist at the time and volunteered at

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Continued from page 1 direct will remain in place until Jan. 1, in order to give campus departments time to adjust to the new system change.

“We’ve given other departments on campus that amount of time to change references on their websites to Login and to change their promotional and printed materials to Login from MyID,” Smith said. “It takes time. This is a big institution. We have a lot of documents and a lot of web pages, so people need some time to make the change.”

Sierra Leone, testing blood samples for Ebola when he fell sick with the virus.

About eight members of his team got infected and he was among the few survivors, WHO said.

After he recovered, he was discharged from an Ebola treatment unit in September. He was still weak, the Preston County Animal Shelter in her spare time.

Many of the animals Animal Friends rescues came from that shelter. When Tennant saw dogs like Lauren, she couldn’t turn down a full-time position with the shelter.

To donate to Animal Friends, visit http://animalfriendswv.org. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

After Jan. 1, the name change, along with the new URL, will be set in place for the remainder of the schoolyear.

The Office of IT will be “deploying a new name next year,” according to Smith.

“We got this notification while we were in the middle of new student orientation,” Smith said. “You can’t just turn an institution this big on a dime. So when they asked for us to do it we said, ‘Yes, we’d be happy to comply but we need a little time,’ and they were very accommodating and gave us the time we needed.”

According to Smith, the University recognized the

and says he was shunned by his community.

Then his health deteriorated.

“Sleepless nights. Joint pain. Muscle pain,” he said. “I started experiencing loss of weight. ... Loss of sight was the worst one that set me off. I used to cry. I couldn’t see my computer.”

He was attended to by one of Sierra Leone’s few eye doctors and his health improved overall, but he still has bad days.

“My biggest challenge is now my health,” he said.

He loses vision from time to time. Sometimes if people call out to him on the street he can’t hear them.

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other end of the line.”

West Virginia State police urge individuals to be cautious when handling one of these phone calls and should be aware that it’s a phone scam.

If any concerns arise, Gaskins encourages people to contact their local police department to have them verify the number that’s calling you.

Continued from page 1 other consumers,” Morrisey said in the release. “Students are particularly susceptible to this type of scam at this time of year. Unfortunately, they can easily think a message from an unknown number is simply from a new classmate, only to find a scammer on the legitimacy of the claim before communicating with Intercede to cease and desist.

“We investigated, determined that it was in fact their trademark and that we were inadvertently using it,” Smith said. “We worked with them and they worked with us.”

While the name of the login system is undergoing a change, no other particulars of the credential system will be affected.

“Nothing changed other than the URL, the name and the Internet address which you’re going to.

That’s it,” Smith said.

The legal conflict is of minor significance, and will have relatively no ef-

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fect on current students, faculty and staff, according to Smith.

“The only change will be for future students; we need to just change marketing materials and printed materials that go to students after they’re admitted,” Smith said.

The process of changing the name has gone smoothly for both parties, Smith said.

“The company has been really great. This kind of thing happens very often in the business world, and most of the time, it’s resolved amicably,” Smith said. “This situation was no different.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Locals get in character for West Virginia Pop Con keith amos

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This past weekend marked the fourth annual West Virginia Pop Culture Con. West Virginia Pop Con is organized by Jon Hayes, owner of Comic Paradise Plus, a comic book store with locations in both Fairmont and, more recently, Morgantown.

According to Hayes, the goal of Pop Con is to get the ‘geeky-ness’ to larger crowds. Hayes also hopes the convention helps him reach a larger audience and get more involved in the community. Conventions like Pop Con occur across many cities in many countries around the world.

The purpose of these conventions changes depending on the con, mainly focusing on various parts of popular culture. Topics covered range from movies, television shows, video games and comic books.

The appeal of these cons for those who attend is just as varied as the cons themselves. Some come for collectables and art sold by merchants. Others may come to dress up as characters from their favorite movie or television show, a practice often referred to as “cosplay” and many come simply to be around and spend time with people who share similar interests.

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Star Wars cosplayers in stormtrooper costumes pose with a fan for a photograph at the 2015 West Virginia Popular Culture Convention inside the Mylan Park Expo Center.

Pop Con was held at Mylan Park in the Hazel & J.W. Ruby Community Center. Once inside, vintage comic books, classic video games, handmade crafts and beautiful artwork were on display. Along with numerous eclectic merchants, others used the Pop Con event to promote their business.

One group present was the promoters for Tekko, a Japanese pop culture convention to be held in Pittsburgh in April. Another was Outpouring Comics, a small comic book company who came to Pop Con to promote their various titles.

Artists selling their works at Pop Con often make orig-

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Pop Con vendors sell their comic books and concept art to attendees at the Mylan Park Expo Center. inal artwork inspired by all the different shows, movies and video games that they enjoy. The merchants

sell all kinds of items; collectables, handmade plush toys, jewelry, posters and movies. Many of the mer-

chants and artists are returning guests to Pop Con, some having attended since the con started back in 2012, while for others this was their first time here.

The attendees of Pop Con spanned a wide range of ages, from teens attending with friends to parents attending with their children.

This type of event caters to the whole family, with many parents and children eager to coordinate their costumes.

Other guests for Pop Con included many authors and illustrators of comic books, various community organizations, local cosplay groups and many others.

Some noteworthy cosplays were Boba Fett and Chewbacca from “Star Wars” as well as Ghost Rider from Marvel Comics.

Alongside movie and comic heroes were heroes from the realm of video games, such as Link and Princess Zelda from “The Legend of Zelda” series, and the various free running heroes of the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise. Along with these cosplays was a 30 foot inflatable figure of The Stay Puft marshmellow Man of “Ghostbusters.”

If the crowds were any indication, the West Virginia Pop Con event was a hit for local pop culture enthusiasts. Many considered Pop Con a nice change of pace in comparison to other conventions they attended in the past, mostly crediting the small size of West Virginia Pop Con. However, many longtime attendees note that the con has grown a lot since its first year. For merchants, many enjoy the neat organization of Pop Con and see it as a break from the larger, more hectic conventions they have been to.

The consensus from both spectators and merchants is Pop Con is growing and will hopefully keep growing as it becomes more popular. If you want to learn more about Pop Con or the groups involved, visit http://wvpop.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Gaining new perspectives and new ink at W. Va’s annual Tattoo Expo Jake jarvis

city editor @dailyathenaeum

About four years ago, Jerome Taylor’s wife gave birth to a stillborn.

He was an elementary school art teacher in northeast Philadelphia and she didn’t know what to do. His love of art waned by the day. He couldn’t stand teaching art to children when he never got the chance to hear his own child laugh.

So his wife suggested he venture into the world of tattooing, something with which Taylor had always been interested.

Taylor, 30, has found healing through the power of body art for the past four years. On Friday, he and hundreds of other tattoo artists descended upon Morgantown for the state’s 3rd annual Tattoo Expo.

Taylor wasn’t alone.

Most people at the West Virginia Tattoo Expo, in one way or another, found healing through the power of ink.

Taylor spent hours Saturday afternoon tattooing Jason Scarlett, a 21-yearold junior horticulture student at West Virginia University.

Tattoos are a Scarlett family tradition. As Scarlett got a pocket watch surrounded by red roses tattooed onto his right shoulder, his younger brother was down the aisle

hours into a tattoo of Poseidon on his left shoulder.

“The f---er doesn’t tickle,” he said. “My advice, just don’t be skinny and get a tattoo.”

Each time Taylor’s needle hit the tip of Scarlett’s shoulder, he winced. But the pain was worth it.

S c a r l e t t ’s g ra n d f a ther died exactly three years, two months and five days ago. It was painful to watch the last few years of his grandfather’s life, he said. A few years ago, his grandfather was showing off a motorcycle to a friend when he wrecked.

The handlebar pierced through his chest.

“Yeah, it was really hard to watch,” he said.

The pocket watch his grandfather always carried had a crack in its glass.

Now, Scarlett will always carry it around, too, as a way to commemorate his grandfather’s death.

For others, tattoos are a celebration of current relationships.

Jackson Craddock’s best friend in the entire world is his second cousin Brooke Nichols. After Nichols got a tattoo of an alien from the movie “Alien vs. Predator,” the wheels in Craddock’s head started turning.

“It’s kind of like a matching best friend tattoo,” Craddock said. “I didn’t really want to, like, be girly and sh--, but it’s matching.

But I told him, ‘I’ll be the ying to your yang.’”

Craddock spent more than seven hours Saturday getting the tattoo of the predator from the movie on the upper right part of his torso. The artist who created the design, Rich LeMay, also has close connections to the man.

LeMay has been the only artist to ink the man’s body. He and Craddock are both from the city of Spencer in Roane County, and when Lemay was a child, it was Craddock’s father who pushed him into the tattooing business.

LeMay would spend his time in his U.S. History class doodling on pieces of paper. His teacher – Craddock’s father – asked him if he had ever considered learning how to tattoo.

“There’s no one else I’d go to besides Rich,” Craddock said smiling, happy the needle was no longer piercing his skin.

In another corner of the tattoo expo, happy to have the needle graze over her skin, sits Amy Lyons, 36, of Charleston. Unlike Craddock and Scarlett, her tattoos are just decorative and don’t hold a deeper meaning.

She bounced around from artist to artist until she finally found Paul Kirk, of Charleston.

“I went in the shop to get a tattoo one day, and we just really hit it off,” she said. “We’re like family now.”

Lyons got her first tattoo—a frog on her lower

back—when she was a teenager. She tried to rebel against her strict parents.

She expected them to freak out or, at the very least, yell at her.

They didn’t.

So she got another and another and another until eventually, most of her upper torso was spattered with vivid tattoos in primary colors.

But the reason she keeps getting more tattoos has changed.

Lyons’ 10-year-old son has autism, which she said is stressful some days. Her tattoos might just be decorative, but she looks forward to the hours she can spend in the tattoo parlor.

As the artist puts up the finishing touches on Lyons’ new tattoo, she smiles.

“It’s beautiful.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Tattoo artist Paul Kirk adds shading to Amy Lyons’ tattoo Saturday.

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Rich Leway, a tattoo artist from Ripley, West Virginia, puts the final touches on Jackson Craddock’s tattoo.

Bon Jovi says he doesn’t want to dissapoint Vancouver fans after cancellation VANCOUVER, British Co‑ lumbia (AP) ‑ Jon Bon Jovi says he rebooked a canceled Vancouver show at a new venue because he didn’t want to disappoint fans in the city he called home for six years.

The New Jersey-born rock star performed Saturday night at Rogers Arena backed

by The Kings of Suburbia after complications with a promoter forced the cancellation of their performance in Stanley Park.

His Vancouver show was a homecoming of sorts. Bon Jovi recorded three albums, including the smash hit “Slippery When Wet,” while living in the city between 1986 and 1992.

Bon Jovi opened the concert on an appropriate note with his song, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” co-written by former band mem-

ber Richie Sambora, according to a concert review in the Vancouver Sun. After singing “Lost Highway,” Bon Jovi got a loud ovation when he asked “Did you miss me?”

Bon Jovi’s set included some of his classic songs such as “It’s My Life” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” as well as covers of Canadian Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man” and Sly and the Family Stone’s “Everyday People.”

Bon Jovi had to scramble to rebook his show at the Rogers Arena after complications with a promoter forced the cancellation of a performance scheduled for Saturday night in Stanley Park.

Speaking to reporters before the concert, Bon Jovi said he’s never experienced anything like the mess with promoter Paper Rain Performances, but said he was determined to go ahead with

the show.

“Integrity matters. If you give your word to somebody I think you should do the very best you can to follow through on that word,” he said when asked why he felt it was important that he rebook the concert.

“What started out as just an invitation to go and perform in a park that I liked, and a summertime kind of

block party feel, unfortunately turned into something rather messy for a lot of folks.”

Although he said he wasn’t involved in the circumstances that led to the Stanley Park show’s cancellation, he apologized to fans for the “turmoil” the situation caused.

The public spat between Bon Jovi’s management and

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Paper Rain began when the promoter announced earlier this week that the show had been axed due to low ticket sales.

Bon Jovi’s team responded

that Paper Rain hadn’t paid vendors or acquired staging equipment, and the City of Vancouver said the promoter did not have the required permits.

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Just as West Virginia University students should expect the Mountainlair to be filled to the brim during the first week of classes, parking issues should apparently be an anticipated downside to beginning a semester in Morgantown, too.

Lines of cars waiting to enter the Mountainlair parking lot blocked the entrance to College Avenue for local residents this past weekend, and Willey and High Streets were at a standstill during many points throughout Friday and Saturday. What’s more, residents at University-owned apartment complexes were out of parking options after many nonresidents illegally took their spots.

This is a major problem for WVU students who pay large sums of money yearly for a guaranteed parking spot, but are forced to receive fines or even be towed due to non-residents taking up their parking spaces.

In the University’s eyes, cars without parking passes and cars parked in the grass or other non-designated areas are viewed as the same gen-

Morgantown’s parking issues greatly disadvantage students during move-in weekend. eral offense and are ticketed accordingly when in reality, one is directly causing the other.

The solution should be simple: tow cars without passes so those parked elsewhere can use the spots they

paid for. However, WVU’s Parking and Transportation website states only cars with five citations or more are in danger of being towed. If the citations are paid, the count starts over—meaning a car without a parking pass

could theoretically remain in a University-owned parking lot for the entire school year, unfairly taking up spots belonging to other students.

Five citations before towing cars without passes is five too many. This edito-

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rial board believes University police and WVU Parking and Transportation officials should not ticket cars with passes forced to park elsewhere if all parking spots in a University lot are clearly taken. At the very least, the

number of citations needed before towing should be decreased to one or two at most.

To avoid confusion among students who are denied parking passes on move-in day but have already brought their cars to Morgantown, the University should require all students to apply for passes online before the start of the semester on a first come, first serve basis. Revising the citation system may prevent students blocked from parking in their rightful spots being unfairly ticketed or towed in the future.

Only handing out citations does nothing to free up spaces for drivers forced to occupy a spot in the grass at their own apartment complex. Students seeing towing in action may get the message and be more wary of parking illegally during future move-in weekends.

As of now, the parking system is clearly flawed and needs careful reevaluation before the start of next year so these same problems don’t occur again. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Sodexo improves animal health and well-being Christy flom

University of MichiGan

All the health nuts and animal rights people, listen up: Sodexo, the leading Quality of Life Services company in the U.S, Canada and Mexico, has announced they are taking new steps to improve animal well-being through its supply chain, according to a recent press release.

The company specifically cited the elimination of veal crates by 2017 and an extension to its previous commitments to source all of its shell eggs from cage-free systems by now moving to source all of its liquid eggs from cage-free hens by 2020 as two of the additional steps the company is looking to implement.

“We see animal welfare, including these new measures for cage-free eggs and crate-free veal, as a key component of a sustainable supply chain alongside food safety, food security, nutrition and science-based environmental practices,” said Deborah Hecker, vice president of Sodexo sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

What does this mean exactly for the average person?

Well, Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the

United States, stated he believes the announcement is “surely one of the biggest decisions in the food sector from an animal welfare perspective.”

Sodexo has operations in 80 countries, so taking on these reforms is a big deal.

According to the press release, Sodexo sources about 20 million pounds of liquid eggs per year from 750,000 egg-laying hens. The implementation of veal-free crates and cage-free hens is a giant national endeavor for the company, forcing changes in many dominant animal food facilities.

With more efficient regulations, concerns relating to animal productions will be reduced. Hopefully this will mean better quality eggs and pork and less stress for animal rights activists because of the bettering of treatment of the animals raised to produce this food.

“With an annual spend of nearly $900 million on animal proteins in the U.S., Sodexo has established sustainable purchasing practices with suppliers that drive humane treatment of animals throughout our supply chain,” Hecker said.

The press release highlighted even further steps the company is also looking to promote in the future.

Sodexo is working with sup-

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Cage-free chickens live better lives than those trapped in cages. pliers to apply pain relief protocols with de-horning, castration and tail-docking procedures in cattle. While pain relief protocols are a good start, the company plans to eliminate these procedures to improve the treatment of farm animals.

“By committing to source all egg products exclusively from cage-free hens, Sodexo has built on an already strong set of animal welfare policies, with this latest pledge affecting the

removal of 750,000 hens annually from extreme confinement in battery cage systems,” Pacelle said, adding further commendations about Sodexo in the press release.

If animal and food lovers are looking for any more reasons to love Sodexo’s dedication to not only animal well-being but also human well-being, then listen to this: This month, Sodexo was ranked for the eighth con-

secutive year as the bestperforming company for economic, social and environmental performance in the benchmark RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2015. This earned the company Industry Leader and Gold Class recognition.

Based on further research of the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook, this is an assessment that more than 3,000 of the world’s largest companies are invited to participate in, compiling

“one of the largest global databases on corporate sustainability,” according to the RobecoSAM website.

Sodexo is an admirable company, and their passion for ethical sourcing animal welfare will not only raise further awareness of the degrading treatment of animals in food production farms, but will also raise the standards for smaller food farm companies looking to stay competitive with Sodexo regulations.

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Staying undecided: Why not knowing your major in college is okay Timothy Hayes

Ohio state university

If you’re like me, you’re back home right now.

Home is where the heart is, but it is also where some stress can build. For me and others, that stress is directly linked to our college majors.

College is a great time to explore, but one does so at one’s own peril, risking thousands of dollars to spend time figuring out what you want to do when you’re there. If you’re not sure what you’re going to do, though, don’t sweat it. Fifty percent of college students go in undecided, and up to 75 percent will switch their major before graduating, according to a 1995 study by V.N. Gordon. Those numbers have been shown to be pretty much standard. Universities, however, usually have four-year tracks designed for their majors, meaning that if you don’t know what you’re going to do, there’s only so much time.

So picking a major is a

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College requires students to choose just one or two areas of emphasis. time-sensitive idea unless you want to go for five or six years. That’s becoming a reality for some students. Nursing is an increasingly long-track major and is very competitive.

Music majors may experience a dizzying number of classes to take. Engineers may have five years of work lined up, even if they know what they want to major in going into college.

With that in mind, many of us are hesitant to even pick a major because of

the constant worry of getting the wrong one. This issue is reported throughout the U.S., as incoming freshmen increasingly see college as an important beginning to a career, and, as such, they need to get it right. With this attitude, more and more students are hesitating to explore options outside of more traditional majors such as business, education, STEM or medicine. Students no longer see higher education as that: education. In-

stead many are looking at college as a skills-based certification program.

This push is not just from students. It has been increasingly noted that pressure is on from parents and high school teachers for students to pursue these more lucrative careers. With such pressure from above, students may relent and go into a field they otherwise had no interest in. However, not all are giving into this pressure from above. Fields are still being filled, some decreasing, but nevertheless the lower categories are still being kept.

Some of us are increasingly pressed by parents, relatives and others for our college major. As students try to muddle their way to a major, everyone seems to have a bit of advice for us. In these stressful times, it can all just be too much for some. I hope I can offer some help.

When asked, “What are you going to do with that major?” be honest with the questioner. If you don’t

know, tell them that. If you have a dream or ambition, tell them what that is. If you only have a general idea, let them know that too. Whatever you tell them, be honest with them and yourself.

If someone says “You know you’ll never get a job in that field,” I encourage you to prove them wrong.

A lot of people I know personally love the idea of rebellion against institutions and authority. One of the ultimate ways to do this is to prove someone dead wrong. The most satisfying feeling you will ever get is going through with your plan, succeeding and knowing you were right.

When you get asked why you chose your major, be candid and open about your decision. Let the askers know what influenced you and why you finally decided on that major.

Maybe it’s related to your career goals and dreams or maybe it’s just because you wanted a secure job field.

Either way, you have the advantage of being largely in charge of your own suc-

cess or failure. For as much as some people resent the “American Dream,” it is true to some extent. You make your own way.

I’ll offer a personal, anecdotal argument for those majors who are not considered economically viable.

Currently, my brother-inlaw is happily employed nowhere close to his history degree. One of my friend’s parents related to me his choice of journalism when I told him about my own, and that man now works as a manager of a technology team. My own advisor has a degree in psychology, a field largely relegated to the domain of therapists in the public mind.

Each of these people has relayed to me a special bit of information along the way: It’s not about what you majored in, it’s about who you know and how hard you work. Success is not tied to a major. Success is not tied to an education, although it can greatly aid it.

Success is tied to tireless effort and perseverance.

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‘The Gift’ startles and intrigues with dark plot Westley Thompson Associate A&E Editor @westleyt93

««««« Some movies present a black and white scenario to the audience. One character is clearly the hero, the other is clearly the villain. Other movies focus on “the gray area.” They show that no side is completely right or wrong. “The Gift” paints a bleaker picture. It presents a black and black scenerio to the audience.

Both sides are very, very wrong.

“The Gift” is Australian actor Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut. The movie stars Jason Bateman as Simon Callen, a manipulative businessman who just moved to the suburbs with his wife. Rebecca Hall plays Simon’s wife, Robyn.

One day while at the hardware store picking up things for their new home Simon and Robyn run into Gordon Moseley, an old high school classmate of Simon. Simon claims he does not remember Gordon.

Soon afterward Gordon begins making frequent unannounced visits to the Callens’ home, especially when Robyn is home alone.

Simon becomes distressed by Gordon’s almostconstant presence, and after a failed dinner party with Gordon, Simon breaks off the friendship. This is the point where everyone’s lives begin to unravel.

Caught in the middle of her husband and Gordon’s feud, Robyn begins to investigate. She finds that the two share a much darker past than she was led to believe.

“The Gift” is an excellent psychological thriller. The story plods along at a very deliberate pace, but never drags. It reveals important information about the characters slowly, each piece being revealed when its impact is greatest. Additionally, the slower pace helps create a huge impact during the film’s final moments.

The plot builds up the tension expertly. The movie covers many months in the characters’ lives, and you get to see what starts as mi-

nor points of contention turn into major life-shattering arguments. With each passing minute, things get just a little more tense, a little more unnerving, until by the very end the whole situation is a big disturbing mess.

One of the best features of “The Gift” is the darkness of the characters. Other movies have a clear good guy and a clear bad guy. In this movie, everyone is the bad guy. Simon is a manipulative bully, and Gordon’s brand of revenge is harrowing to the extreme.

Robyn, caught between the two ends up becoming the victim. Her husband turns out not to be the man she thought he was, and she unknowingly becomes intimately involved with Gordon’s revenge plot.

All of the actors gave excellent performances. For those used to seeing Bateman in comedies such as “Arrested Development” and “Horrible Bosses,” this movie is a significant departure from his comedic side. Simon is controlling, cruel and callous, and Bate-

man portrays this perfectly.

Hall also gives a great performance. You see her character go from a fragile woman depressed over a miscarriage to a shrewd investigator looking into her husband’s past, then standing up for herself when his true character is revealed.

Edgerton portrays Gordon “Gordo the weirdo” perfectly. He is sad, creepy and sinister all at the same time.

The movie has no negatives. Everything about it from the plot to the characters to the soundtrack is executed perfectly. The subject matter certainly has the potential to be too disturbing for some people depending on their sensibilities; however, that is to be expected from a psychological thriller.

“The Gift” is an excellent movie. It draws the audience in and holds their attention until the very end.

It is wonderfully acted and written. It is certainly not a feel-good movie, but that is what makes it great. wethompson@mail.wvu.edu

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“Empire’s” Terrence Howard needs a break from lengthy divorce

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Terrence Howard is a star of the popular television series “Empire.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard needed a break.

He stood up from his seat, declared “I’m angry right now” and, with permission, stepped out of the room. Howard wasn’t channeling Lucious Lyon, his character from the smash Fox series “Empire.” Instead, he was undergoing tough questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom by an attorney for his second exwife about allegations of violence, some dating back 15 years.

The re-examination of old - and new - allegations against Howard comes at a sensitive time for the resurgent actor, who took time away from the “Empire” set last week to spend three days in court trying to undo a divorce settlement that entitles his ex-wife to a share of his earnings.

It also comes at a time when the public is interested in the circumstances of old allegations against

celebrities, such as accusations about years of sexual abuse by comedian Bill Cosby.

The judge is expected to render a decision in Howard’s case on Monday. But regardless of the outcome, the ruling will likely lead to more legal fighting between Howard and ex-wife Michelle Ghent, who has accused the Oscar-nominated actor of abusing her multiple times and has an active restraining order against him. The actor contends she extorted him into signing a lopsided 2012 divorce settlement.

Howard’s efforts to cut his financial commitments to Ghent forced him to revisit what his attorney called a low point in his career and life. Within the span of a couple hours last week, Howard shifted from tearfully recounting threats Ghent made to him to leak private information, including years of phone sex conversations with other

women and a video of him dancing naked in a bathroom, to bristling at questions that focused on his arrests.

The actor told a judge that he feared the release of the information at the time would have ended his acting career.

Admissions by Howard that he was unfaithful to Ghent during their engagement and acknowledging he struck his first wife in anger are unlikely to hurt his standing on the show or with its fans.

His “Empire” character is a bigoted, homophobic music mogul who hits his children, and anticipation remains high for the series’ return on Sept. 23.

“It depends who you are, who you play, what your character is,” said Howard Bragman, a veteran Hollywood publicist and vice chairman of Reputation. com.

“Terrence Howard is going to get beyond this,” he said. “I think it can be personally humiliating, I think it can be embarrassing. Nobody likes their private life and these moments splayed out there, but he’ll be fine.”

“Empire” producers say there was no disruption in filming as a result of Howard’s absence.

The hit series comes after some lean years for Howard. Despite an Oscar nomination for 2005’s “Hustle & Flow” and a role in the original “Iron Man,” but was replaced with Don Cheadle in the sequels.

He married Ghent, a massage therapist, in January 2010, but she filed for divorce a year later. She accused him of physically abusing her and obtained a restraining order, which she later renewed.

The pair’s tumultuous relationship included several reconciliation attempts even after they were officially divorced in 2013.

Howard testified that he twice threatened to harm

Alzheimer’s afflicts Wilson’s father DALLAS (AP) — Dallasborn actor Owen Wilson says that while his father having Alzheimer’s disease is “a rough thing,” he also knows that there are things to be grateful for, including that his father is being cared for at home and has people around who love him.

“It is a rough thing,” Wilson told the Dallas Morning News ( http:// bit.ly/1PtwieE ) in his first public comment about his 74-year-old father’s illness. “It’s one of those things where if somebody had said 10 years ago, when my dad and I were joking around, having a putting match, that this is the position your dad’s going to be in, where he basically needs 24-hour care, you’d think, `Gosh, I won’t be able to handle that. That’s just not possi-

ble,’” Wilson said.

The actor, who grew up in Dallas, added: “You just have to do your best to deal with it. You’ve got no choice but to accept it.

And then, you sort of still look for the things to be grateful for.”

His father, Robert A. “Bob” Wilson, is a longtime Dallas executive.

He took charge of Dallas’ public television affiliate, KERA, in 1967.

He hired Jim Lehrer from the Dallas Times Herald and put him in charge of public affairs programming. That led to the creation of a local news program with Lehrer as host that became the forerunner of a national staple, “The News Hour With Jim Lehrer.”

“For me and my brothers, there just wasn’t a bigger influence on us,”

Owen Wilson, who has starred in movies including “Wedding Crashers,” told the newspaper.

His brothers are actors Luke and Andrew Wilson.

Bob’s wife and the mother of the Wilson brothers is photographer Laura Wilson, who says her boys cherish thoughts of their father’s gift for making memorable conversation and his devotion as a dad.

Owen Wilson plays a father in his new movie “No Escape,” a thriller about a businessman who unwittingly transports his wife and two young daughters into a country where the government is being toppled in a coup. Wilson, 46, said it’s a role he couldn’t have played without first becoming a father himself. He has two sons, ages 4 1/2 and 1 1/2.

himself to preserve his relationship with Ghent, telling her at one point he would swallow a bottle of pills if she broke up with him and on another occasion that he would throw himself off a balcony after they fought over him kissing actress Jennifer Hudson on a movie set.

Within days of marrying his third and now former wife, Mira Pak, in 2013, Howard again professed his love to Ghent, according to audio her attorneys played in court on Monday.

The recording contradicted Howard’s earlier testimony that he had only married Ghent because she had been blackmailing him over the recordings.

The hearing, scheduled

in response to a motion by Howard’s lawyers, included lengthy questioning about incidents in which the actor was arrested on allegations of abuse.

In 2000, Howard was arrested after a flight attendant accused him of grabbing her after an argument over whether he could take his young daughter to the bathroom. Charges were not pursued.

The actor acknowledged hitting his first wife in 2001, saying he “kicked down the door and smacked her.” He said it was the “only time I’ve struck a woman” when it wasn’t self-defense.

He denied abusing Ghent, testifying that if he hit her it was in self-defense and he had never choked

her, as she has alleged.

Lewis did not hear Ghent’s version of events because her attorneys did not file a sworn statement from her before the hearing.

“I regret that I’m not hearing from her,” Superior Court Judge Thomas Trent Lewis told her attorneys.

He acknowledged early in the proceedings that a lot of money was at stake as a result of his ruling.

Ghent and Howard aren’t the only ones interested in the outcome of Monday’s ruling. Twentieth Century Fox, which produces “Empire,” has asked another judge to figure out whether the actor or his exwife is entitled to more than $50,000 of his earnings from the show.

Concerned about substance abuse in Monongalia County? The Mon county Prevention Coalition is hosting a community conversation and we invite you to join us! We will be engaging in conversations to foster efforts to reduce substance abuse in Mon county.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 TIME: 4:00 PM (Food/Refreshments) 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Conversation

WHERE: (Boparc) Marilla Park Center

(797 E. Brockway Ave, Sabraton)

ALL ARE WELCOME! ADULTS & YOUTH! We will provide a brief presentation including the concerns about underage drinking and the misuse of prescription drugs as well as many reasons to be hopeful that we have oppurtunities in our community to address these issues.

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14 Bering Sea port 15 Subterranean critter 16 Sign posted on an office computer?

18 Ruler of the Valkyries 19 Venison source 20 End of basketball?

21 Exasperated 22 Attractive legumes?

26 Overthrows 28 Omegas, to a physicist 29 Sprang (from) 30 Train station stat 31 Its national anthem is “Peace to the Sultan” 35 Chum 36 Taxable amount ... and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers 40 Diamond standout 41 Winter vehicle 43 Find, with “up” 44 Italian white wines 46 Deuce follower 48 Unequivocal statement 50 Dark-haired brigade?

54 Thigh-toning exercise 55 Stick 56 Decoy 59 Pot enhancer 60 Blaze at a hat factory?

63 Furor 64 Labor long hours 65 Turns red, maybe 66 Frostbite victim 67 Cheese manufacturing byproduct 68 Wes Craven film locale: Abbr.

Down 1 Allow to use 2 Arctic Blast maker 3 Tlingit feature of Seattle’s Pioneer Square 4 Completely surrounds 5 Joey of fiction 6 Places for electronic monitors 7 Chick bar?

8 Grounded Aussie 9 Unbendable 10 Bloody Mary ingredient 11 “The War of the Worlds” character 12 Minds

15 To a larger extent 17 Russo who plays Frigga in “Thor” 21 Lenovo acquired its PC business in 2005 23 Rural valley 24 Smidgen 25 Beverage flavored with cinnamon and cardamom 26 Bugs 27 Like film narration 30 Person, slangily 32 Individual way 33 Popular palm fruit 34 Hornet hangout 37 Doctor, perhaps 38 Color variant 39 “What, will these hands __ be clean?”: Lady Macbeth 42 Jeopardy 45 Aptly sensitive 47 Welsh/English border river 48 Wishful words 49 Manner 50 Verbally assault 51 Eagerly head for

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HOROSCOPE GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be in a position where ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH you would prefer to relax. NeverYou might have decided to clear the theless, someone close to you will air with someone you deal with on make a demand of sorts. Lighten up an intellectual level. Hold back for the moment -- not with energy and now. Be spontaneous, but make a conversation, but with a smile. It will point of returning all of your calls. be very much appreciated. Tonight: Hang out with friends. TGIF. Tonight: Embrace surprises.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Consider taking a trip or planning to do something new; it will refresh your energy. You have a lot to do, so don’t allow others to distract you for too long. A call or email from someone at a distance could be confusing.

Ask questions to clarify. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH You could be in a situation that causes a dilemma. You might not be sure which direction to head in or what solution would work best. Allow greater give-and-take between you and others. Your conversations will prove to be most enlightening. Tonight: In the limelight.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You could be more tired than you realize. You might want to rethink a personal issue that is affecting your day-to-day life. A loved one seems to be very touchy and difficult at the moment. Do not let this person’s words get to you. Tonight: Be a little naughty.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You seem to know what to say in order to calm down a situation and intrigue a loved one. In your playfulness, you could trigger someone else’s temper. Try to remain sensitive to this person, not only for him or her, but also for you. Tonight: Let go of stress.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be pushed beyond your limits and might feel more tired than you thought was possible. Let go of a need to control others. The unexpected will run rampant at the workplace or with an older friend.

Tonight: Greet the impossible with laughter and a smile.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH A close relationship could demand a lot of your time and attention. You might feel as if someone has prevented you from doing something you want to do. You will make some decisions involving a relationship. Hold on to them for now.

Tonight: A close encounter.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Pace yourself, and know what you must do. Touch base with a loved one who tends to be quite controlling and unpredictable. Learn to go with the flow of this person’s different moods. You will like the results, as unpredictable as they might be. Tonight: Try a new spot.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Focus on an investment that might not be financial but could involve emotions. You could feel as though someone is pushing you very hard to get you to do something.

Consider asking a different person to help you with a project. Tonight: Invite some friends over.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Your ability to handle funds comes forward. You might feel justified in making a purchase right now, but it wouldn’t be the best decision.

Honor a change of pace, and seek out a friend for his or her feedback.

You will feel more upbeat as a result.

Tonight: Love doesn’t have to cost.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Try getting more information before making a decision.

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WELLBEING…WHAT’S THAT? What are the key ingredients for optimal wellbeing? Students in the Enhancing Wellbeing class recently discussed this question. They said that how you think, having patience, being calm and not overreacting are all important. They also said being in engaged in things you enjoy and around people that make you happy allows you to be true to yourself, and that’s key. Being in the moment came up as did exercise and nutrition. Overall, students recognized the connection between our personal perceptions, social interactions and wellbeing.

So the question becomes how, as a college student do I align my choices with my intentions towards my wellbeing? Consider that pull between different areas of focus is the holistic quality of wellbeing at play.

Even if we can comprise a concept of wellbeing from different personal definitions, why does it matter- particularly to college students whose lives already require them to balance quite a lot?

It matters because studies show those who are proactive in their pursuit of wellbeing are more likely to thrive. Notice that word choice: thrive. Thriving is not about surviving college. Students facing the often daily struggles of college life- stress, lack of sleep, social pressure, etc.- may find themselves only focusing on just getting through the day. Embracing wellbeing as an all-encompassing plan empowers students to make the most of their college experience, to thrive as individuals who can contrib-

ute their best to society both during their time in college and after graduation.

Social connectedness, personal mindfulness and physical health can all improve through wellbeing. Not only can they improve, but they become interwoven. Consider the fact that stress interferes with mental processes. That means choosing to engage in mindfulness and relaxation techniques can benefit the West Virginia University students who annually report stress as the top impediment to academic performance on the National Collegiate Health Assessment II. There are many other correlations, too. Sleep loss negatively affects mood, academic performance and relationships. You’re also more likely to forgo exercise, make poor decisions around food and stress more easily. . . . it’s the ripple effect, every choice you make impacts another.

While wellbeing is important, achieving it may seem overwhelming. It’s not a check box on your to-do list, rather, it’s a gradual process on your individual path. As a creative, resourceful and whole being, you have the capacity to optimize wellbeing.

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Freshman Tucker Stephenson chases after the ball during Sunday’s exhibition game.

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Stephenson, defense lead way in final tune-up by chris jackson sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Following a 2-2 draw with Dayton, the West Virginia men’s soccer closed out the preseason positively.

Freshman Tucker Stephenson’s goal in the 36th minute led the way as the Mountaineers eked out a 1-0 victory over Loyola University Maryland Sunday evening.

“I thought that was a pretty dominant performance against a good Loyola side,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc.

“We broke them down a number of times and didn’t finish up opportunities.”

Stephenson, a freshman from Overland Park, Kansas, showcased his potential by carving his way through the Loyola defense to secure the pass and dodge the wide-open

goal, his first score at the collegiate level.

“It was great; the celebration and seeing all of the fans go crazy,” Stephenson said on the score.

Superb defense added to the score from Stephenson, holding Loyola to zero shots and very few chances in the net’s vicinity.

Loyola’s only opportunities came early on, but they were unable to edge their way through the tenacious Mountaineer defense.

The 6’3” senior Francio Henry catapulted the defense to enormous heights all evening, and this wasn’t his only noteworthy performance during the scrimmages. He tallied a goal against Dayton and has developed into one of the team’s top players.

However, coach LeBlanc still believes there is room for improvement after a rough start and finish to the contest.

“We have just got to continue to shore some things up defensively,” LeBlanc said. “We had a shutout today, but there were some spots where we probably could have been a little bit better and being a little bit more clinical in the final third.”

Finishing up the job is an aspect LeBlanc believes is vital to the Mountaineers if they want to continue to get better and compete with the best.

“We let that team stay in the game a little bit long.

They’re a good team. Up 1-0 late, and they’re still in the game and we didn’t do a good job of putting the game away.”

The mainly clean defensive display throughout helped WVU give up ample offensive chances for Loyola, accounting for just three of the combined 14 penalties in the contest.

With the regular sea-

son opener on Friday versus Navy, WVU is eagerly awaiting the matchup under the lights.

“I can’t wait,” Stephenson said. “Hopefully we can get another win and keep moving on into the season.”

Navy enters Friday’s affair off an impressive 114-5 campaign a year ago, a team that reeled off a sixgame winning streak in the second half of the season.

An upperclassman-led bunch appears primed for the challenge.

“This team is ready to take on the season and with such an experienced group coming back, some of these guys have been waiting eight-plus months for this opportunity. We’re excited to take on a pretty good Navy team Friday night.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia University women’s basketball team announced their 2015-16 season schedule on Friday, as the Mountaineers look to take another step in their fourth season of competition in the notoriously deep Big 12 Conference.

West Virginia’s nonconference schedule features meetings with two teams that earned berths in the NCAA Tournament last season, but its level of competition pales in comparison to the gauntlet the Mountaineers will have to run in conference play.

“I am anxious to see how our young team will compete in the nation’s strongest league,” said Mountaineer head coach Mike Carey in a press release.

“There is no doubt that the level of competition from top to bottom is the toughest since we’ve joined the league. We look forward to the challenge ahead.”

After early season tune-ups against Delaware State and Coppin State, West Virginia will head to Spokane, Washington on Nov. 22 to partake in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge tournament.

The Mountaineers will first face hosts Gonzaga, a team that reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen last year, before taking on USC and Grand Canyon. West Virginia will then head back east to face Yale in Uncasville, Connecticut to close out the tournament.

West Virginia has three other neutral-site games later in their non-conference schedule. On Dec. 13, the Mountaineers will take on in-state rivals Marshall in the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic at the Charleston Civic Center.

A week later, they’re set to face defending Colonial Athletic Association champions James Madison and Indiana in the Florida Sunshine Classic, held on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

On Dec. 30, West Virginia begins their Big 12 Conference schedule with a home game against the Texas Longhorns.

The Mountaineers are set to take on defending Big 12 champions and perennial national title contenders Baylor twice: on Jan. 12 West Virginia travels to Waco, Texas to try to pull the road upset, before the two teams meet in Morgantown on Jan. 30.

Five of the Mountaineers’ final eight conference games are in Morgantown, including tilts with Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma, TCU and Oklahoma State. West Virginia’s season finale will be at Iowa State on March 1, and the Mountaineers will then travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Big 12 Championship from March 4-7.

Mike Carey’s young Mountaineer team will be looking to make a return to the NCAA Tournament after a disappointing 2014-15 season. Tipped for big things before the beginning of play, West Virginia wound up finishing 23-15 and seventh in the Big 12, and missed out on the Big Dance for the first time in five years.

West Virginia returns high-scoring senior forward Bria Holmes, alongside shot-blocking junior center Lanay Montgomery. Past those two, the Mountaineers are a very young team.

Mike Carey’s eight freshmen are set to get their first taste of collegiate action on Oct. 31, when West Virginia takes on Shepherd in a preseason exhibition game at the WVU Coliseum. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

women’s volleyball

Scrimmage offers look at new players for WVU by kevin pierson and Nicole curtin da sports staff @dailyathenaeum

Last week, West Virginia University volleyball coach Reed Sunahara said his team is “here to compete.”

Sunday afternoon, that statement was proven at the Gold vs. Blue scrimmage at the Coliseum, to show the promising future for the season to come.

The Gold Team won the game with a 4-1 score to end the scrimmage.

The first set started with strong opening points for the Gold Team as they dominated the Blue Team with a final score of 25-18 to start off the scrimmage.

But the Blue Team fired back in a nail biting clincher, playing pointfor-point at a close call with the Gold Team, taking the win to balance the score board.

The Gold Team didn’t let a loss in set two ruin its morale, striking back hard against the Blue Team.

Gold completely held its own in the third set with an iron fist, keeping a steady point count until the last five points, leading into another victory with a score of 25-20.

Going into the fourth set, the Blue Team only needed to win one set to tie up the game, and the Gold Team to win one more set to take the win.

The set was head to head like the last round

with both teams having a close game, the Blue Team keeping the lead only one point ahead throughout the game.

But the Gold Team managed to stop the Blue Team at 20 points at the end of the fourth set, resulting in a score of 25-20.

In true scrimmage style, the divided Mountaineer teams went head-to-head for a fifth set.

The Blue Team was not ready to give up, starting the set with a 2-0 lead against the Gold Team, before team Gold came out swinging and tied up the score 3-3.

The Gold Team continued to extend its lead before the Blue Team gained control for a second, making the score 8-10, which only fueled the fire for the Gold Team who finished the set 15-12 for a fourth win.

Sunday’s scrimmage is Sunahara’s first game while coaching WVU, and it was the first time nine new players on the squad had a chance to play in the Coliseum with fans in attendance.

New to the roster this year are freshmen Abby Brown, Bridget Talia and Paige Zywick, sophomores Mia Swanegan and Taylor Cross, and juniors Andrea Phung, Dzeni Hadzisehovic, MaTia Hughes and Nzea McQuitery.

The seven returning members have all had their fair share of court time and will undoubtedly lead the team this year.

With the season open-

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Members of the West Virginia volleyball team and some coaches participate in the Gold-Blue Scrimmage Sunday. ing up officially this week- meshing together.

4:30 .p.m. Friday against University of Michigan. end, it will be interestWest Virginia has its Oakland University in a ing to see the new group first game of the season at tournament hosted by the dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

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West Virginia’s Michaela Abam crosses the ball during last year’s game with Oklahoma State.

WVU’s unbeaten streak ends against No. 11 Va. Tech

BY DYLAN O’TOOLE SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM

After a dominant win Friday against SIUE for the No. 10 ranked West Virginia University women’s soccer team, a showdown with No. 11 Virginia Tech Sunday proved to be more difficult for the Mountaineers to handle.

After a 2-1 loss to the Hokies at Armstrong Field at Indiana University, the Mountaineers fall to 1-1 on the season.

WVU dominated the action in the first half, as sophomore forward Michaela Abam generated three scoring chances in

the early going.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s largely controlled possession in the game’s first 20 minutes, but were unable to convert.

After a scoreless first half, the Hokies came out firing on all cylinders to begin the second half, and came close on two shot attempts early in the second.

Finally, Murielle Tiernan was able to break through for Virginia Tech, and fired a shot into the upper left corner of the net. Ashley Meier assisted on the play, and just like that, the Mountaineers found themselves facing a deficit early in the second half.

“Virginia Tech got one

good look, and they were able to finish,” said Mountaineer head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown in an interview with WVUsports.com.

“It’s unfortunate because I do believe our backline played well, and we had solid defensive organization. Unfortunately, there are no moral victories.”

After the goal from the Hokies, WVU punched right back. After applying some serious pressure to the Virginia Tech defense, in the 57th minute, the Mountaineers found the back of the net.

After a shot from sophomore Michaela Abam deflected off of Virginia Tech goalkeeper Kaylyn Smith,

senior Kailey Utley was easily able to knock in the equalizer for WVU. After Utley’s goal, the Mountaineers found themselves right back in the game, but soon after disaster would strike.

In the 62nd minute Virginia Tech earned its second corner of the game, leading to a shot from Madi Conyers inside the box. The shot was stopped by the Mountaineers, but they were whistled for a handball.

Hokie Candace Cephers took the penalty kick for Virginia Tech and easily sent it into the outstretched hands of WVU goalkeeper Hannah Stead-

man, giving the Hokies a 2-1 lead.

Just five minutes later it appeared as if Utley would tie the game up again, as Smith was out of position once more, but this time Smith was able to deflect the ball out of danger with the tip of her cleat.

That would be the last real chance WVU would have to tie the game up, and as the final whistle sounded the Mountaineers 20-match unbeaten streak was put to an end.

After thoroughly dominating the game the Mountaineers were kicking themselves for letting this one get away.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s

edged the Hokies in shots 22-8. Smith scooped up eight saves for Virginia Tech, as opposed to one for Steadman and the Mountaineers.

“I think what’s really good is that we created many, many chances, but unfortunately, when you don’t finish three balls within the six, those missed opportunities come back to haunt you,” Izzo-Brown said. “We had really good moments in the game, and we had some really good fixable moments, too. Overall, we’ve learned that we have to finish a game.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Black Bears grab series win over Mahoning Valley by nicole curtin sports editor @nicolec_WVU

The home stretch is in sight for the West Virginia Black Bears. Only three series remain for the season before the postseason games begin. The Black Bears are currently 2.5 games back from entering into the playoffs.

West Virginia wrapped up a three-game home stand against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on Sunday evening. After winning the

first two games and losing yesterday, the Black Bears won the series but drop to 31-30 on the season.

Ending last week, the Black Bears split a twogame series against the Auburn Doubledays, winning Wednesday night’s game but dropping the game on Thursday night.

On Wednesday evening, West Virginia came out on top after a huge seventh inning. Early in the first inning Auburn took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single, but it wasn’t until the bot-

tom of the second that the Black Bears scored. A single to left field by left fielder Ty Moore and a triple from right fielder Ryan Nagle took the lead 2-1.

Scoring was slow again until the seventh inning when the Doubledays brought home three runs on three back-to-back doubles and a wild pitch. Auburn jumped out into the lead 4-2 before West Virginia got its vengeance.

In the bottom of the seventh short stop Logan Ratledge cut into the lead with

an RBI single scoring a runner on third. With two outs, second baseman Kevin Kramer loaded the bases up in perfect time for catcher Christian Kelley to hit a double down the right field line and bring in three runs.

On Thursday’s game, the Black Bears completed the series sweep, another three-run seventh inning pushed them over the top.

In the bottom of the first inning, third baseman Mitchell Tolman grounded out into a double play but brought in a run giving the

Black Bears a 1-0 lead. In the next three innings the Doubledays scored one run in each, extending the lead to 3-1.

Going into the bottom of the fourth third baseman Daniel Arribas was walked to lead off, and scored on a double to left field closing the gap 3-2. No scoring in the top of the fifth, but West Virginia took the lead again in the bottom. Kramer got on base after hitting a triple to right field and scored on an RBI from Kelley tying the score 3-3.

In the seventh inning, the Black Bears pulled ahead to take the win with a final 6-4 score. A bunt from Kelley to score short stop Erik Forgione and a single from Arribas to bring in Kramer and Kelley rounded out the scoring for the evening.

The Black Bears return to action tonight at 7:05 p.m. at the Monongalia County Ballpark in the series opener for a threegame series against the Batvia Muckdogs. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu

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Nelson injures knee as Packers fall in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Jordy Nelson caught the ball, spun and prepared to dart downfield.

Two steps later, Green Bay’s Pro Bowl wide receiver was on the turf, his left knee injured and his season very much in doubt. While Nelson was able to gingerly walk to the sideline early in the first quarter of Sunday’s 2419 exhibition loss to Pittsburgh, it might be the last sign of Nelson in his familiar No. 87 jersey this year.

While Packers coach Mike McCarthy stressed the defending NFC North champions “will look for good news” when Nelson is re-evaluated in Green Bay on Monday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ expressed equal parts frustration and mystification.

“It’s difficult to lose a guy like that in a meaningless game,” Rodgers said.

The play that may change the course of Green

Bay’s season started innocently enough. The Packers were driving crisply down the field on their opening possession when Rodgers hit Nelson on a little hitch route. Nelson leapt to make the catch and planted his left leg while turning to face Pittsburgh cornerback Antwon Blake only to unexpectedly drop to his knees, a potentially devastating blow for the Packers and dynamic playmaker who set career highs in receptions (98) and yards receiving (1,519) in 2014.

“I’m not going to get into the `What if ’ game,” Rodgers said. “I don’t know what his status will be. I’m just hoping for the best.”

So are the Steelers after Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey exited in the first quarter with a left ankle injury coach Mike Tomlin said will likely require surgery. Pouncey, who missed all of 2013 after tearing multiple ligaments in his

right knee in the opener against Tennessee, is out indefinitely.

“He got rolled up on but he walked it off,” Steelers right tackler Marcus Gilbert said. “I was hoping that it wasn’t nothing too bad. Once he got carted off, it struck me.”

READY TO GO While Nelson and Pouncey are sidelined, Rodgers and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger appear ready to go.

Rodgers completed 4 of 5 passes for 57 yards during two series of work, with one drive ending with a touchdown run by Eddie Lacy and the other with Rodgers getting sacked by James Harrison for a safety.

Rodgers banged his forearm on the play and iced it afterward but said he could have continued if it was the regular season.

Lacy gave the Packers the lead four plays after Nelson’s exit with a

remarkably easy 7-yard touchdown sprint through a massive hole on the left side of the line. A 2-point conversion by James Starks - through an equally massive hole on the right side put Green Bay up 8-0.

“We’ve done some really good things the first two weeks, but shoot, there’s a lot of football still,” McCarthy said.

Roethlisberger finished 11 of 14 for 100 yards and a score, though it took some time to get going.

The Steelers struggled in the first quarter - a 58yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown was wiped out by an offensive pass interference penalty - but regrouped in the second. Working out of the hurry up offense, Roethlisberger led the Steelers 51 yards in seven plays, the last one a little 5-yard flip to a wide open Markus Wheaton that put the Steelers up 9-8 before the re-

serves took over.

“We’ve done a ton of red zone work and that’s one of the plays we’ve been working on and we got the look we wanted,” said Wheaton, who added he’s never been that open when the offense has run that play during training camp.

QUARTERBACKS Green Bay second-string quarterback Scott Tolzien completed 11 of 19 passes for 102 yards and a 21-yard score to Richard Rodgers late in the first half.

Bruce Gradkowski’s preseason debut was brief.

The primary backup behind Roethlisberger spent the first three weeks of training camp on the physically unable to perform list with a sore arm. He connected on 3 of 5 passes for 12 yards before leaving with a left finger injury.

Third-stringer Landry Jones, trying to convince the Steelers to keep him around, tossed a pair of

fourth-quarter touchdowns to complete a rally from a 10-point deficit.

OTHER INJURIES Green Bay guard T.J. Lang went out in the first half to be monitored for a concussion. Linebacker Adrian Hubbard and cornerback Damarious Randall were treated with IV fluids due to dehydration.

Pittsburgh defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt injured his left ankle.

IN A RUSH The Steelers collected six sacks in all, including two by rookie linebacker Bud Dupree. The firstround pick from Kentucky was also in the area when Harrison tagged Rodgers for Pittsburgh’s first score.

“I just feel like things are starting to come together a little bit, just being patient,” Dupree said.

“I know eventually I’m going to keep doing good and get better and better each week.”