The DA 10-23-2015

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

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Friday October 23, 2015

Volume 128, Issue 45

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WVU takes part in 23rd Make a Difference Day

Organizations to host events as part of national initiative, work toward Million Hour Match by amy pratt

staff writer @dailyathenaeum

On Saturday, West Virginia University will participate in its 23rd Make a Difference Day, hosted by the Center for Service and Learning. Make a Difference Day is a national initiative from USA Today and backed by TEGNA Inc. and the Gannett Company. Organizations within WVU’s community will

host events for WVU’s students, faculty, staff and alumni to participate in to improve the community. Andrew Sutherland, the director of service and learning for the Student Government Association, worked with the Center for Service and Learning to organize parts of Make a Difference Day. “Our University was created as a land-grant institution built on three different principles—academic, research and ser-

vice,” Sutherland said. “All three of those categories are meant to give back to the community of West Virginia.” Sutherland will lead Campus Clean Up, where students will start behind the Mountainlair and work backward through Morgantown, picking up trash. “We’re trying to encourage students to focus more on trying to get trash that is not just seeable, but in bushes, picking up cigarette butts, old cans, any-

thing that could be environmentally unfriendly,” Sutherland said. To participate in Campus Clean Up, students will meet at 10 a.m. on the Mountainlair green. Homeward Bound will also take part in Make a Difference Day, hosting a Halloween Spooktacular pet adoption. Students can volunteer to help with set up, taking care of the animals and providing information about the animals to potential families. “There’s a lot of interaction of the volunteers with

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Kara Dallaire was recently selected from a national pool of applicants to receive a $1,500 scholarship from the National Association of State Land Reclamationists based on her work in the field of soil science. Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth and the use and management of soils. While this study may seem complex to some, Dallaire, a native of Alberta, Canada, and current master’s student in soil science, finds the challenge interesting. In fact, she’s dedicated her entire secondary education to this field. “(Soil sciences) is important because it gives us what is necessary, such as food, plants and water,” Dallaire said. Dallaire traveled to Wise, Virginia, in September for a NASLR meeting, where she was awarded her scholarship and gave a presentation on her current research topic, which is related to reforestation of coal mines and the growth of hardwood species on different mine soils. “It was a real honor to be chosen,” Dallaire said.

“I think it’s important to return land to productive use, to figure out the most successful way to have reforestation.” Dallaire has the support of many professionals in her field, who agree there’s more to soil science than meets the eye. One of Dallaire’s biggest supporters is her professor and advisor, Jeffery Skousen. As professor of soil science and a land reclamation specialist, Skousen said research such as Dallaire’s is important to study. “Because we (in West Virginia) have many acres of land disturbed by a variety of activities like mining, logging and flooding we need tried and effective methods to reclaim these lands once the construction activity or damage is completed,” Skousen said. “Soil is a basic resource and the foundation upon which all terrestrial ecosystems must have to grow and thrive.” Daniel Robison, Dean of West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, also commented on the importance of reforestation research, like Dallaire’s. “Mining and various forms of mineral extraction and industrial devel-

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-Campus Clean Up -Halloween Spooktacular -Making Strides Against Cancer 5K -Peanuts Party with Snoopy and Friends -PETCO Adoption Event -Adventure WV: Christmas Sort for M-SNAP -Stepping Stones Annual Car Raffle -Prep for Positive Spin’s Christmas Giveaway -WVU’s Organic Farm

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Student recognized for work in soil science, receives $1,500 scholarship by rachel mcbride

Make a Difference Day Service Opportunities

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Nick Schubert and Ben Taylor ride the elevator to go to the fourth floor of the Downtown Library.

Despite inspection, some WVU elevators don’t show proper certification By Jake Jarvis Staff Writer @NewsroomJake

A handful of West Virginia University’s elevators in high traffic areas lack certificates of operation, which state law requires to be displayed inside all public elevators. The certificates are issued by the state’s Division of Labor to show

an elevator has been inspected and is safe for use. “We are up to date on inspections, but not up to date on certificates,” said Paul Cole, WVU’s elevator manager. Cole has overseen all of WVU’s approximately 150 elevators for the past eight years. He doesn’t operate on the elevators or inspect them, but he oversees the process of coor-

dinating annual inspections required by state law. The Daily Athenaeum surveyed 21 random elevators last week that students frequently use on WVU’s downtown campus. Only three displayed up-to-date permits. Twelve elevators displayed expired permits, most of which expired in 2014. In the Life Sciences

Building, for example, two elevators displayed certificates of operation issued in July 2013, which then expired in July last year. The rest of the elevators The DA surveyed—six in total—displayed no permit at all and didn’t have a designated place for a permit to be displayed. These elevators were gen-

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A look at this year’s Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer candidates BY CAMERON GLEASON STAFF WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

West Virginia University has announced the top 10 finalists—five men and five women—who embody the Mountaineer spirit for the 2015 Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer competition. The candidates were chosen based on academic achievements, extracurricular involvement and their individual successes as students at WVU. The Daily Athenaeum will feature biographies on one Mr. Mountaineer candidate and one Ms. Mountaineer candidate in several issues leading up to the annual Mountaineer Week later this month. The Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer competition is an annual tradition during Mountaineer Week, which is dedicated to paying tribute to West Virginia’s heritage and traditions. This year’s Mountaineer Week will be held Oct. 30 – Nov. 8, and the winners of Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer will be announced during halftime of the Nov. 7 WVU football game against Texas Tech.

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DYLAN JOHNSON

Dylan Johnson is a second year graduate student studying agriculture and extension education from Flatwoods, West Virginia. In 2014, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the same area of study and with a minor in horticulture. Johnson is deeply rooted in his major because it has been a part of his life since birth. “I greatly value the importance and tradition of agriculture and promoting the industry,” he said. “We often don’t realize how important agriculture is and the impact it has on the country, and even on a global scale.” Johnson was a mem-

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ber of the WVU Marching Band, during his undergraduate career and is now involved in the Alumni March-

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EMMA DOLAN

Emma Dolan is a senior biochemistry student from Wheeling, West Virginia. Dolan is passionate about her field of study because it allows her to focus on the aspects of biochemistry she genuinely cares about. “My degree program allows me a lot of flexibility to tailor my class schedule to topics I really enjoy,” she said. “This will allow me to better prepare myself for the next step in my education.” wvutoday.wvu.edu Dolan is WVU ambassador in recruitment and pro- chemistry & Molecular Biolmotion, a chemistry tutor ogy Student Affiliates. Also a member of the for the American Chemical Society Student Affili- Honors College, she has ates and the Vice President of American Society for Biosee DOLAN on PAGE 2

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