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Tuition increase officially approved by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a nearly 10 percent tuition and fee increase for students at West Virginia University, West Virginia State University and Potomac State College of WVU on Monday, May 1.

Due to an increase of more than 5 percent in res-

ident tuition, approval was required by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and was granted on Monday, June 22. The residents of West Virginia will receive an increase of $336 per semester, while non-resident students will be charged an additional $504 per semester.

According to Narvel Weese, vice president for Administration and Finance, the increase in tuition and

fees will help provide funds to directly support student programs such as the outdoor orientation program for first year students, “Adventure West Virginia” and live-learn communities such as “Women in STEM.” An additional $3 million will be invested in student aid.

“The majority (of the funds) will benefit needy students, but a portion will be reserved to provide an incentive payment of $750 for

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Earlier this month, a West Virginia University student team of mechanics, engineers and programmers became the first team in the country to win the NASA Robot Return Sample Challenge, receiving not only a prestigious reputation, but also a $100,000 grant for the school.

The challenge, held June 8 through June 12 at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, marked the team’s second win in the competition. Last year, the team along with their robot Cataglyphis, won the competition’s Level 1 Challenge. This year, they became the first and only team to complete the Level 2 Challenge.

Cataglyphis retrieved a total of two samples, including the red rock, a sample that secured them the $100,000 grant from NASA. “The idea of this challenge was to basically simulate a Rover on Mars or another planet that will explore the environment and transport [the samples] back to Earth,” said Jared Strader, a graduate mechanical and aerospace engineering student. “In the actual challenge we had to build a fully autonomous rover. That means we can’t control it or guide it, it has to be fully autonomous.”

Strader, leading the programming team, mainly focused on Cataglyphis’ computer vision and navigation. Every piece of the robot, from software to design, was

that these plans will help decrease the financial burdens placed upon students and their parents.

“Our ultimate goal remains to hold down the debt students and parents incur for college, to improve the overall student experiences and to increase graduation rates,” Lofstead said. “The success of our University depends on the success of our students; we cannot and will not sacrifice the quality

of their education, So, this tuition increase is an investment in our University and our students’ future.”

The 2016 budget is also planned to include funds for a pay increase from an approximate 3 percent salary pool for faculty and staff.

Those increases are hoped to be implemented in October, Lofstead said.

According to WVU Pres-

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Student mechanics, engineers win $100,000 at NASA competition

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each student who completes his/her degree in four years,” Weese said.

A “Dream First” campaign will be launched to raise $50 million for scholarships for both in and outof-state students. Plans to increase the budget with $2.25 million for needbased aid are also planned to be implemented.

According to Becky Lofstead, vice president of communications, it is hoped

made by WVU students.

Strader said the team’s main goal was creating a reliable robot.

“During the challenge, the robot only gets one chance. So if you start the robot and it goes and messes up, you lose. So we spent tons of time trying to develop a robot that would work every single time,” Strader.

In the weeks leading up to the challenge, the robot underwent rigorous testing to make sure everything was in place.

“We tried to be prepared for anything that could possibly go wrong,” Strader said.

“We had backups of everything, we tested everything thoroughly.”

The team was led

by Yu Gu, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering who watched over the proje ct ’s development.

“We have a really strong and diverse team,” Gu said. “They are all very talented and dedicated, and they all have different expertise. So we have leaders in each system that can take care of this problem. It’s a really good team that I don’t think most other groups had.”

Even though the team won undisputedly, some members, like Strader, were hoping for more from their robot.

“What happened at the challenge was actually what we anticipated, which is good, but we were definitely hoping for more,” Strader said.

“We wanted the robot to actually collect more samples than it did and

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University Park offers dorms for freshmen, as well as apartments for upperclassmen.

Construction continues on new University-owned apartments, dorms

by Kendall snee staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Evansdale Campus will be the center of many changes come fall 2015, with two residence halls closing and one metropolis taking their place.

Both Fieldcrest Hall and Pierpont Hall will be closed to residents in August. However, University Park will take the overhaul of students looking for housing, offering four residence towers. The east and west tower of the housing complex will accommodate incoming freshmen while the north and south towers will work as apartments, much like those in University Place.

There is much anticipation and speculation surrounding the opening of University Park. Complete with an IHOP, a new WVU ‘Grab and John Allen/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Go’ and a volley ball court, the complex offers more amenities than any Two towers have gone up on the Evansdale Campus near McDonald’s and Towers dorms. One will house freshmen and the other will house upperclassmen. residence hall before.

Despite the hype and hysteria surrounding the hall, Project Manager meaning we’ve checked all foundation framework of the building itself.

John Sommers had all positive things and looked for corrections and figured “The whole thing in entirety is five separate buildings. On the one side to say in light of construction matters. out what’s there left to paint.”

“Overall, things are going well,” According to Sommers, in order to Sommers said. “The West side resi- truly grasp what the construction tasks see UPARK on PAGE 2 dency halls have been ‘punched out,’ entail it is necessary to understand the

City Council talks parking permits in Sunnyside community

by Caitlin Coyne city editor @WVUCaitlincoyne

At last week’s regular meeting, the Morgantown City Council approved and adopted an amendment to their Home Rule Board that will give Morgantown Fire Marshals the ability to arrest citizens when certain circumstances are present.

According to City Manager Jeff Mikorski, fire

marshals now have arrest power at the scene of a fire if citizens are acting dangerously, disobeying orders or obstructing fire marshals from working. “(The fire marshals) will be trained with the police department to the police academy standards,” Mikorski said.

The council passed the amendment unanimously.

“This seems like a very useful way to use our Home

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last October that allowed these cities to initiate five points for their respective towns to test how Home Rule would fare in their areas.

Morgantown has already passed several acts of Home Rule, including a ban on upholstered furniture outside the home meant to prevent outdoor fires and a $5.00 court technology fee for defendants found guilty in municipal court hear-

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Rule and make sure that this is something that’s pass muster before put into effect,” said Mayor Jenny Selin.

Home Rule allows cities and municipalities to pass laws and govern themselves as they see fit away from the restrictions set by state standards.

Morgantown, along with 15 other West Virginia cities, became a part of the Home Rule Pilot Program

honor. It’s been a once in a lifetime thing and I’ll think of it forever,” said Fike upon receiving his honors.

The council also passed several ordinances that modified the language and boundaries of several designated parking districts around Morgantown, as well as adding a parking district to Sunnyside.

Those living between

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ings, meant to stop municipal courts from competing for funding with other areas of the city.

Other actions of the June 16 city council meeting included honoring councilman Mike Fike with a plaque commemorating his time on the council and an honorary key to the city.

Fike will be retiring this year after serving the city for two years.

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Wednesday June 24, 2015

SC lawmakers vote to debate Confederate flag COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to consider removing the Confederate flag from their Statehouse grounds and other politicians took aim at Civil War-era symbols across the South, saying change is imperative after police said nine black churchgoers were slain in a hate crime.

Prodded by Gov. Nikki Haley’s call the day before to move the flag to a museum, lawmakers approved a measure enabling a flag debate by a vote of 103-10 in the House and a voice vote in the Senate.

The House vote brought a standing ovation and rounds of applause after Democratic and Republican leaders jointly sponsored the measure in a show of uncharacteristic unity. Very few lawmakers rose to say the flag should stay; some said they were saving speeches for what promises to be an emotional debate later this summer.

Lawmakers then prayed for state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who joined the legislature in 1997 and who, as pastor of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopalian church in Charleston, was among the dead.

“I ask that in the memory of Mr. Pinckney that we are generous in spirit, gracious in our conversation and please — even if we disagree, let’s agree to disagree agreeably,” Democratic Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter urged her colleagues.

“Those nine families have shown us how to do it. I would strongly suggest we take a cue from them.”

Dylann Storm Roof, who faces murder and gun charges in the church attack, had posed in photos displaying Confederate

flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags, and told a friend that he was planning to do something “for the white race.”

Haley’s call to put the Confederate flag in a museum was quickly seconded by leading Republicans including U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, giving others a political opening to announce their moves. Many cited the church slayings as they abandoned the long-held position that even debating the status of the flag would be too racially divisive today.

“Last week’s terrorizing act of violence shook the very core of every South Carolinian,” South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas said in support of the measure.

And once South Carolina took action, other states moved quickly.

Mi s s i s s i p p i Hou s e Speaker Philip Gunn called for removing the Confederate emblem from the state flag. Both Democrats and Republicans in Tennessee said a bust of Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest must go from the Senate. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants vanity license plates depicting the Confederate flag replaced.

McConnell joined Kentucky’s Republican nominee for governor, Matt Bevin, in calling for the removal of a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from their state Capitol’s rotunda.

Big businesses also took action: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc., EBay Inc., Target Corp. and Sears Holding Corp. announced they would no longer sell merchandise

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Rep. Joe Neal, D-Richland, receives a standing ovation after speaking during a special session of the state legislature at the South Carolina Statehouse, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The shooting deaths of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. have reignited calls for the Confederate flag flying on the grounds of the Statehouse to come down. featuring the Confederate flag. And the Valley Forge Flag Co., which has sent flags into battle and to the moon, said it won’t make them anymore.

“When you have a sea change moment like you have with the tragedy in Charleston, we felt it was simply the right thing to do,” Valley Forge Vice President Reggie VandenBosch said. “We don’t want to do anything that causes pain or disunity for people.”

The first South Carolina senator to take the floor and call for moving the flag to a museum was the son of the state’s most powerful politician of the last century, U.S. senator and segregationist standard-bearer Strom Thurmond, whose statue stands on the side of the Statehouse opposite the Confederate flag, striding confidently southward.

State Sen. Paul Thur-

mond said the church attack compels flag supporters to reconsider. The Charleston Republican said he loves his ancestors, but isn’t proud of a heritage that included holding people in bondage, and wants to send a strong message to anyone contemplating a hate crime.

“I can respond with love, unity and kindness,” Thurmond said, “and maybe show others that the motivations for a future attack of hate will not be tolerated, will not result in a race war, will not divide us, but rather strengthen our resolve to come together.”

Outside in the sweltering heat, where hundreds chanted “bring it down, bring it down,” civil rights activist Kevin Gray said it’s time to stop using the word “victims” to describe the people slain — they

are martrys, he said, and if Confederate symbols come down around the South, their deaths will not have been in vain.

There were a handful of dissenting voices in the crowd that gathered next to the Confederate monument where the flag flies atop a 30-foot pole in front of the Statehouse, in full view of the U.S. and state flags flying at half-staff.

“This flag is heritage. If you take it down you won’t get rid of racism. The flag didn’t pull the trigger. The flag didn’t kill anybody.

That was an individual that did that,” said Mark Garman, 56, who like Roof is from Eastover.

The Confederate battle flag was placed atop the Statehouse dome in 1961 for the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, and lawmakers decided in 1962 to keep

it there in response to the civil rights movement. After mass protests, a smaller, square version was moved to the flagpole out front in 2000.

Some lawmakers insisted that this week is still not the right time for this public debate.

Pinckney’s coffin will be on display in the Statehouse Rotunda on Wednesday, then return to his church for a viewing on Thursday. On Friday, President Barack Obama plans to deliver Pinckney’s eulogy at a Charleston sports arena.

Najee Washington, granddaughter of victim Ethel Lance, said swift action on the flag would mean a lot to her family.

“That would be great,” she said. “It’s just a part of the past that we don’t need to be reminded of every day.”

Mistrial granted in Vanderbilt football players’ rape case NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has granted a mistrial in the case of two former Vanderbilt football players convicted in the dorm-room rape of a student, saying “bias has been clearly shown.”

Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins on Tuesday ruled in favor of defense attorneys who said a juror intentionally withheld information that he was a rape victim during the jury selection process.

Defense attorneys said the juror, 31-year-old Todd Easter, intentionally withheld information that he was a rape victim during the jury selection.

Easter testified at a hearing last week that he didn’t withhold information because he doesn’t consider himself a victim.

In his ruling, Watkins said “actual bias has been clearly shown.”

“Our system of justice

cannot tolerate a trial with a tainted juror regardless of the strength of the evidence against the defendant,” Watkins said.

“The court finds that the proof and arguments presented at the hearing provides enough evidence that granting a new trial is necessary and appropriate in order to promote a fair determination of the defendants’ guilt or innocence.”

A Sumner County man was convicted of raping Easter when he was 16. However, Easter testified that his relationship with the man was consensual and that his parents were the ones who pressed charges.

The Associated Press generally does not identify victims of alleged sexual crimes, but Easter, who was the jury foreman, agreed to have his name included in news stories.

Defense attorneys described Easter as “deceitful and manipulative,” and that he had an agenda.

They said that during the jury selection process Easter had a chance to discuss the rape case he was involved in but when asked whether he had been sexually assaulted, defense attorneys said Easter’s response was, “no one super close to me.”

They also noted comments Easter made to the media after the players were convicted, that part of his motivation for wanting to be foreman was so he could look the defendants in their eyes as the verdict was read.

Easter testified that wasn’t his motivation, but that he was simply trying to “give them the respect of a human being.”

Easter acknowledged that he had a sometimes abusive relationship with the man who was con-

The team plans on using Cataglyphis in more upcoming research projContinued from page 1 ects with the school, and may decide to reto do better than it did, but turn to the Robot Reit’s a really difficult chal- turn Sample Challenge if lenge and we’re happy that NASA holds it again next it did what we expected.” year.

“It was a really great experience and a great opportunity,” Strader said.

“We had so many talented people and this will be an experience I’ll remember forever.”

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Continued from page 1 Eighth Street and campus will now require permits to street park, running $20.00. The enforcement of the permits will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as requested by the Morgantown Parking Authority to manage the parking in the area.

“This will definitely help reduce the amount of tran-

sient members parking for the full day and not living in the area and not visiting in the area, who are basically storage parking within this district,” Mikorski said.

Councilman Wes Nugent thanked the council for their work on the ordinance.

“It’s never easy to go from an expectation that our streets are meant for parking when in reality they are meant as right of ways for transit,” Nugent said. “What I think we have here is the

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best we can hope for in establishing a parking district in this area.”

The ordinance passed unanimously and will go in effect August 1, 2015.

City Council Meetings are regularly held in City Hall Council Chambers, 389 Spruce Street, at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, with Committee of the Whole meetings on the final Tuesday of each month.

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victed of raping him. He said the two engaged in sexual activity more than 100 times, and that the man — who was seven years older than Easter — threatened to harm him when he broke off the four-month relationship.

Authorities said Easter went to his mother out of concern and she and her husband contacted authorities.

Easter testified that he was against his parents pressing charges and that he even met with the man again after he was charged.

Attorneys for the defendants did not immediately return calls to The Associated Press on Tuesday.

However, according to the Criminal Court Clerk’s office, the defendants and

their attorneys are scheduled to be in court on Wednesday to request their bonds be reinstated.

Prosecutors said in a statement that the Nashville District Attorney General’s office will request a new trial date be set soon.

“This ruling does not, in any way, affect the evidence that exists; nor does it affect the state’s resolve to vigorously pursue justice in this matter,” prosecutors said. “Justice may be delayed but it will not be denied.”

Ed Yarbrough, an attorney who represents the victim, declined to comment on the judge’s decision or his client’s reaction to the possibility of facing another trial.

Kathy Walsh, executive

director of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, said the judge’s ruling was devastating.

The Vanderbilt case had seemed to her something of a bright spot amid a national uproar over universities’ careless handling of sexual assault cases.

“It was an example of how the system can work,” Walsh said. “And then to have a mistrial. It’s very disappointing.”

She worried that the decision will cause others to shy away from the process of going to trial and testifying.

“It’s very emotional for a victim to have to relive this traumatic event in an extremely public way,” Walsh said. “It’s traumatizing.”

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week, Sommers plans to move onto the courtyard.

“We plan to start on the courtyard within the second week in July,” Sommers said. “We plan to have it landscaped and put in a volleyball court as well.”

With such aesthetically pleasing ideas in place and a schedule that seems to be staying on track, the future of University Park looks promising. Sommers explained he had no knowledge of what the University’s specific future building plans will entail but that progress is the main objective.

“The goal is to grow West Virginia University’s enrollment and part of this is giving people a beautiful place to live. With the new Ag Science building, the Evans-

dale crossing path, and all kinds of renovations, even electricity is important when it comes to providing for these students.”

Sommers went on to say the University’s forward thinking and progressive style is nothing new.

When asked to compare the move-in schedule of future University Park to past University Place, Sommers made no comment except the move-in date is scheduled for the beginning of August.

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and personal development experiences in the country.

Through the programs and initiatives we are developing, West Virginia University will continue to provide an outstanding education while improving retention and graduation rates. Every decision we make is with our students and their success in mind.”

Although some students have expressed dissatisfaction concerning the tuition and fees increase, Weese is confident that once they become aware of the increase’s purpose, they will support the University’s decision.

“In most cases when (the students) learn how the money will be used, they agree with the invest-

ments that are being made such as investing in student support programs that have proven results, providing (increased) financial aid to our neediest students and increasing salaries to retain faculty and staff,” Weese said.

Discussions concerning the 2016 budget began with the WVU BOG in October 2014 and ended in June 2015. During that time, the University outlined plans with regards to investments which are planned to improve student success. A funding plan for those investments includes the tuition increase for in-state and out-of-state residents.

Continued from page 1 we have two nine story residency halls and on the other we have two five story apartment complexes,” Sommers said.

The final tower will be home to a 24/7 IHOP and several other retailers of choice. Sommers also explained that the fifth tower will also house some residents above the various shops.

As for a matter of the construction schedule it seems that the team is in its final months. Having now moved in three of the five buildings’ furniture and with the fourth to be fully furnished as early as next

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Continued from page 1 ident E. Gordon Gee, the University’s tuition and fees increase is an investment and will contribute to future benefits of the University and its students.

“This increase represents an investment in our students’ success,” President Gordon Gee said. “While a difficult decision to make, these funds will go a long way in upholding the quality of our academic offerings and the overall student experience that West Virginia University offers. Our ultimate goal is to provide one of the premier academic

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Ah, a week after season three of “Orange is the New Black” has been dropped on Netflix and everyone is slowly starting to get their lives back together. After binge watching the delectable drama all week, “Orange is the New Black” fanatics have been going crazy analyzing the new season and waiting for the fourth. If you have not seen the third season yet, do not worry. I won’t ruin the end for you.

The second season ended with a literal bang as Vee gets taken out by a prison van driven by Rosa, who has escaped prison to enjoy the final days of her life. Wondering how the third season would begin, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Vee was gone and change was happening. Under new management, the prison conditions begin to look better until the bedbug infestation begins. Caputo is in way over his head but he does have good intentions.

With word that the prison will be closing, Caputo and the guards begin

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The cast of “Orange is the New Black” returns for the show’s highly antiicipated third season. to find alternatives to keep the prison, adding more jobs and better conditions.

Although Caputo is doing a much better job than Figueroa, it is clear that he was in denial of the workload and responsibilities of the Executive Assistant to the Warden.

One of my favorite things about season three was the development of the characters. In the past seasons, every episode concentrated on a different prisoner to tell their past and explain why they were imprisoned.

Season three focused a lot on characters who were al-

ready in the show since season one, such as Nicky. Instead of just introducing new characters, the old characters’ pasts were revisited, offering new insight into the lives and souls of these women.

Although I did enjoy this new insight, I have to agree

with critics about how the season three episodes were set up. Instead of one person’s flashbacks being portrayed during an episode, multiple character’s flashbacks were played, making it really confusing. Many people critiqued “Orange is the New Black” due to its com-

plex plot. I never jumped on that bandwagon until this season when it seemed to be a little too complicated to follow.

After watching season three, I went back and revisited season one. A huge difference I found was how “Orange is the New Black” slowly stopped focusing on Piper and started to focus on the other women. Although Piper is still one of the main characters, she is no longer the center of attention. At first, this really annoyed me. This is a show about Piper’s time in prison, so let’s concentrate on her more, right? After putting some thought into it, I realized that “Orange is the New Black” is not about Piper. She might have been the inspiration of the show, book, etc., but when the real Piper Kerman was in prison, it was not about her. She was just a prisoner like everyone else and was treated that way. Props to Jenji Kohan for realizing this. After season three, I cannot wait until season four. Let’s hope Kohan lives up to her expectations in 2016. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

The Mowgli’s get coastal: Bringing the California cool vibes to Pa. woody pond

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Who isn’t completely in love with the idea of something binding us together? Perhaps that can be achieved at The Mowgli’s concert tonight at Mr. Smalls Theatre. Mr. Smalls is a very interesting venue located in Millville, Pa., right outside of Pittsburgh. Originally a church, the building has been converted to a musical paradise—with a soundstage, two recording studios and even a skatepark. They have a wide variety of acts come through, ranging from metal bands like The Plot In You to rappers like Earl Sweatshirt and even very small-scale artists like Tanlines. The Mowgli’s can be found somewhere in between.

Still scratching the surface of mainstream, The Mowgli’s is most wellknown for their Billboard hit song “San Francisco” which was officially released in 2012 on their first EP with Photo Finish Records. Since then, they have sold records and sold tickets but have not seen the spotlight quite like their popular run in 2013 with the success of that single.

The Mowgli’s are a very unique group, being an unusual seven piece band, with all of their members

contributing vocals and different instrumental or technical elements. Giving this sound a genre is difficult—it is a strange but sweet blend of alternative rock and pop with coastal influence.

Having the ears and minds of seven different musicians is what sets this band apart from others artists who may be attempting to capture a similar sound.

The Mowgli’s were first conceived in 2009, as several of their founding members went to the same high school in Calabasas, Calif. Over the next several months after connecting at a party, they began writing some music together and recruiting more members for the project. In March 2010 they recorded their first demo, which included an early version of “San Francisco,” in a garage studio called The Victory House.

For the rest of the year they lived in Venice Beach performing hundreds of shows, trying to establish their presence in California’s alternative pop scene.

The following year they began traveling around the Southwest as they prepared an LP, which they used Kickstarter to fund. Their debut album “Sound the Drum” was independently released in 2012, and caught the attention of Photo Finish Records who signed them

shortly thereafter. The song “San Francisco” became a hit, and the San Francisco Giants adopted it as their theme song during their 2012 World Series-winning sweep of the Detroit Tigers.

Photo Finish decided to adopt five of the best songs from “Sound the Drum” and turn it into an official EP called “Love’s Not Dead.” With that, iTunes made “San Francisco” the free single of the week, blowing The Mowgli’s out of the water and into popular radio.

The Mowgli’s are a very entertaining band to watch perform, especially with such a large band in intimate settings like Mr. Smalls. The venue is expected to be packed with happy people ready to sing their hearts out and dance along to the upbeat, California sound. Opening acts for The Mowgli’s are the indie rock bands Vinyl Theatre, Handsome Ghost, and a solo alternative pop artist named Tim Noyes.

If you want to feel the love the way The Mowgli’s did in San Francisco, make sure you don’t miss tonight’s show. The band is set to take the stage at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit http:// mrsmalls.com/NewPHP/ home.php?section=events. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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way into the sunset. Sadly, with day trips to nearby just make the best of it. when dreams meet reality, places. Being stuck in one Steel City Time: Pittsthey sometimes crash and city doesn’t mean you’re burgh, Pa. There’s probably too much to do in the ‘Burgh, but there are plenty of cheap options and a few different things to do all in one day. Hit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to learn more about the dinosaurs in “Jurassic World.” Or stay after-hours and go to the 21 and over event “Inked...After Dark” on Friday, July 17. Explore the history behind tattoos and ink, all while dancjurassicworldnews.com ing your heart out to great music.

Carnegie boasts a large T-Rex exhibit in the museum’s extensive fossil collection.

If dinosaurs aren’t quite your style, check out one of their descendants at the National Aviary. There are a plethora of bird types in this exhibit ; even penguins! Spectators are invited to watch, feed or just admire and dream of taking these birds home as a pet. There are a variety of shows during the day as well, to learn more about our flighted friends.

Finally, if you don’t see curtishome.net a parrot at the aviary but Visitors can enjoy rapids and fall in scenic Ohiopyle, Pa. still want to, head over to a Pittsburgh Pirates game There’s always the it turns out we’re adults confined to it. Grab those where you can simply go dream of road tripping with jobs to go to. Luck- buddies and drive down to a baseball game. Grab with close buddies and ily, some of those de- that highway, even if it’s some Dippin Dots and driving down the high- sires can still be fulfilled only for a Saturday, and relax with fellow Mouna&e writer @dailyathenaeum

taineers in PNC Park as the Pirates host West Virginia University. While there aren’t any more tickets being sold through the University, you can still purchase a ticket through the Pirate website. The game is July 8 at 7:05 p.m.

Ohiopyle, Pa. While no place technically has it all, Ohiopyle is stuffed with opportunities to try rock climbing, white water rafting, biking or hiking a new trail. If you’re looking to kick back, you can hang out in a hidden waterfall just begging for you to discover it. Pack a picnic, go explore and be wild.

They say if you haven’t’ done it yet, just try it.

Afraid of heights? Go rock climbing. You’re strapped in the whole time and your belayer will always catch you. Scared the raft will flip for whitewater rafting? This is pretty unlikely, especially if you listen to your guide. If it does, you’re in that really fashionable life vest for a reason. Haven’t biked since you were seven? Go to the ORC in the rec center, rent some bikes and hop back on. You’ll be surprised how quickly you get back

in the swing of things.

Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia Are you up for camping or cliff jumping in the mountains of WVU’s home state? Just head on down to Summersville Lake and the surrounding area for some outdoor excitement.

Battle Run Campground and Mountain Lake Cabin & Campground are just two of the places to go just for that. However, even for the not-so-outdoor enthusiast, there are bathrooms, showers and cabins available for guests as well.

As for water sports, there’s rafting on the New River, boating or swimming in the lake, or tanning for the less adventurous outdoorsman. There are also plenty of hiking trails for the ones who brought their boots with their bikinis. Of course, there’s rock climbing, which is a great way to get in shape and get a great view of the mountains.

Whichever conglomerate of activities you and your besties choose to do, do it safely and remember to have fun. And, if you’re riding into the sunset, bring sunglasses. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Tuition spike affecting students On this issue’s front page, we took a more in-depth look at the University’s tuition increase and what the collected revenue would go to support. While it is great that WVU is always looking for different ways to improve the existing facilities and programs associated with the University, it is unfair to ask students who are already paying large sums of money to shoulder that burden. Many students do have the luxury of having parents

who are able and willing to help them out financially, but what about everyone else?

To the people making this decision, a tuition raise may seem like a simple solution, but those people are not living the daily lives of students seriously struggling with financial decisions. The people making this decision are not having to choose between paying this month’s bills or refilling an important prescription

medicine. They don’t have to choose between paying rent or buying food. Unfortunately for many University students, this is a grim reality.

One of the intended uses for the tuition spike is a way to increase financial aid, but maybe a better way for the University to help students who are desperately in need of financial support is to do things to make their offcampus lives better. There is a great deal of room to

improve things for students who work extremely hard just to live, such as revamping the WVU pay cycle or allowing students who work for the University to work more hours per week.

While it is important that the University is constantly improving and developing new programs, what about the students who will graduate before the implementation of these programs? Of course, it is nice to pay it forward for incoming students

who will enter as freshmen and can enjoy the new upgrades and opportunities, but when short-term financial obligations are looming overhead, it seems much less nice in comparison. It seems unfair to ask people who are trying to get their own lives together to shell out money for an improvement they will likely never benefit from.

If the University truly wants to help students that are in need, there must

be better ways to do it besides simply asking for more money. While raising costs will help things run more smoothly in the long run, it is also very important to consider the people who are struggling now.

Hopefully in the future, the University can find a more cost-effective way of helping hardworking students that are already facing financial hardship. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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This won’t fly: It’s time to take down the flag

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The Confederate flag and its perceived meaning have long been controversial topics.

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In the aftermath of the Charleston, S.C., shootings, one of the topics gaining an incredible amount of attention in the media is the flying of the Confederate flag at the South Carolina State Capitol Building. As the debate continues, it appears that many on both sides of the political spectrum are in favor of the removal of the symbol. However, there are still some claiming that to remove the flag would be to deny “Southern heritage and pride.”

After asking my Twitter followers what the flag means to them, I got a variety of answers that prompted me to research further into this symbol.

Whatever you believe it stands for, the history of this flag and how it came to be what it is today involves a complicated political history spanning back a century and a half, all the way to the United States Civil

War. The Civil War began in December of 1860, when South Carolina became the first of the United States to secede from the Union following the election of the anti-slavery Abraham Lincoln. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, S.C. in April of 1961. Ten other southern states would follow South Carolina’s secession, forming the Confederate States of America. Together, these states aimed to establish a new nation in which the authority of the central government would be severely limited and the institution of slavery would be preserved and protected.

Commonly, the Confederate flag we see today is said to have been the flag of the Confederate states during their time of secession from the union. This is actually false. Of the three flags the Confederacy adopted during this time, none is the “Stars and Bars” flag that flies at the South Carolina state capital building. This flag, cur-

rently the subject of much controversy, was actually the battle flag of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

After Lee’s surrender to General Grant in April of 1865 ended the Civil War, his army’s flag became a symbol of Southern heritage, as well as remembrance of Confederate soldiers who lost their lives in battle.

In the century following the war, a time of racism and segregation gripped our nation, and the flag was adopted as the emblem of the violent Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups. It was also the symbol of the “Dixiecrats,” a party that formed in 1948 to oppose civil rights.

While many proponents of the flag believe the racism it has represented throughout its history has become a thing of the past, it is still commonly used today as a symbol of modern white supremacist groups.

The alleged Charleston shooter, Dylann Roof, was describing African Amer-

icans as “lesser beings.”

The mass murderer admitted to investigators that he opened fire in a historically black church on Wednesday night, killing nine people in an attempt to start a “race war.”

It has been over 150 years since the Union victory in the Civil War began the end of slavery, and over 50 years since the Civil Rights Act outlawed racebased discrimination. This is a time when the majority of our younger generations are looking back on our nation’s past and wondering how anyone could hate someone because of the color of their skin.

Most Americans are wonder how anyone can continue to promote a flag that has, throughout our history, stood for hatred, violence and the systematic oppression of an entire race of people. However, even today there is a minority advocating the flying of the flag, and arguing that it means something else altogether to them.

After growing up in West

Virginia, I’m not unaccustomed to seeing this flag.

It was commonly displayed on vehicles and clothing. It was often paired with the phrases “Proud Rebel” or “Country Strong.” Truthfully, until I really took the time to examine the issue, I never quite understood the prevalence of the symbol in the Mountain State.

With West Virginia’s secession from the Confederacy in 1863, the flag commonly associated with the Confederate states is the antithesis of our heritage and the principles we as a state were founded upon.

It is because of this disconnect that I can understand why in 2015, we are still debating whether or not we should fly the “Stars and Bars” over a state capitol building, or if Wal-Mart should be selling the flag in their stores. Some believe it is a symbol of the country lifestyle that involves living simply, making the best of what we have and taking pride in one’s rural roots, none of which are inherently bad ideals.

This being said, it’s time for those who claim this flag is a symbol of those ideals to pick a different symbol, or better yet, to abandon these symbols altogether in the name of moving forward as a country.

The term “Southern Pride” has become a euphemism for racial oppression, and the rebel flag continues for most Americans to be a symbol synonymous with white supremacy. It remains a dark reminder of violence and hatred. It invokes fear in the hearts of those who faced death in the name of equality.

If anything good can come from the atrocious acts of violence committed by the Charleston shooter, it is the end of the Confederate flag that fueled this race-based hatred. It is far past time for us, as Americans, to put the “Stars and Bars” where they truly belong: In our embarrassing and racist past. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The Charleston massacre: A blatant act of domestic terrorism kayla mccormick guest columnist @dailyathenaeum

By now, every news station, paper and internet blogger has covered the massacre at the AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. I want to say the event was incogitable, and perhaps in my own privileged, white-girl sphere, where I have never been denied anything or feared for my life because of the color of my skin, it is indeed incogitable. In our society, however, it is just another event to add to a list, another nine bodies to stack atop the dead that deep-rooted racism has claimed. The news has concentrated on the murderer, on the Confederate flag, and taken the time to deliberate on whether the Charleston massacre, occurring in the oldest AME Church in the south, was actually an act of racism.

Let me speak plainly – this was not only a racist act, but it was an act of domestic terrorism.

This man drove an hour from where he lived to

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get to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a church known for its long history with black activism. He was not driving around when the urge to mass murder struck him; he acted preemptively and premeditatedly, choosing to sit through half of a service before unloading the gun he decided to bring. To hear one more person or media outlet reference the “race card” and how black people are always whipping it out could be the end of my composure. There is no card being pulled; this is racism, alive and well, and it is an epidemic.

When I checked the news and saw the Charleston murderer being brought into custody wearing a bulletproof vest, I was made physically sick. Not because I was secretly hoping for him to be gunned down, but because of the blatant racism. This man sat through half of a church service listening to a group of people praise their God in peace before he opened fire on them. He killed nine people in a very calculated way, and the police

bought him Burger King while in custody because he was hungry. Not only is there no circumstance in which this same scenario would play out for a black perpetrator, but black people are being gunned down for nothing, for simply existing. Unarmed people are being murdered for the hue of their skin. I understand that we, as a generation, have become desensitized to the true horrors of human capability, but please allow yourself to feel the weight of this truth.

It is in my nature to be tolerant, and while I wish I could respect the history of the Confederate flag, I understand what it is. It is the symbol of a corrupt, treasonous government with racist ideologies, and it is a symbol of slavery and fear.

I do not think everyone that flies a Confederate flag is horrible or racist or treasonous, and I am not insinuating that this is what it means to everyone. It is important to acknowledge that our personal truths are not the only truths, however, and to black Americans, the Confederate flag

is a reminder of enslavement and oppression.

With that being said, the flag is not the problem. It is a side effect of the problem and is being used as a distraction. We will sit around, sipping our nonfat mocha lattes and arguing whether the Confederate flag is evil or not.

We will argue whether the Charleston murders were an act of racism or just more random human violence, and then we will get up and go about our day.

The American culture will promote widespread ignorance and we will allow it because that is what is easy. America is in need of a renovation, and I have no idea how to approach such a daunting necessity except by one individual at a time. So instead of a stagnant existence, I implore you to experiment with deconstruction of thought.

Where you have prejudice and hatred, consider instead compassion and tolerance, and perhaps one day we can truly boast about the time we obliterated racism. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Emanuel AME Church is the site of the massacre where 9 members lost their lives .

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“Lantern” by Hudson Mohawke You have probably heard Hudson Mohawke’s beat work before and had no idea you were listening to the Scottish producer.

Signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, with credits on “Yeezus;” “Nothing Was The Same;” “Cruel Summer” and more—Mohawke has made his name behind the scenes. However, with the release of his new album “Lantern,” he has found himself at the forefront of this summer’s electronic dance music scene.

Mohawke uses a lot of old school samples in his music (not unlike his collaborator Kanye West), but he brings a bumping, fastmoving sound out of them.

A lot of the songs on “Lantern” could be used as hiphop instrumentals, so the influence of his work in that genre comes full circle and is evident in his new work. But, the versatility of this album is what makes it so interesting to me. The hip-hop and EDM inspirations are obviously there, but there are touches of classical, rock and soulful rhythm and blues.

The song “Warriors” is an example of this, with very smooth vocals from Ruckazoid and Devaeux over a dance beat with a very simple piano lead. The big

names featured on the album are singers Miguel (“Deep Space”) and Jhene Aiko (“Resistance”), who both contribute their powerful presences to intricate hip-hop instrumentals with lamenting lyrics begging for their romances to be rekindled and kept alive. The arsenal of sounds used by Hudson Mohawke on “Lantern” shows a perfectionist who can sense where detail is important in places that average listeners would not even think to look.

“Younger Dreams” by Our Last Night Our Last Night chases their own younger dreams as they released their selfproduced fifth studio album on June 16 after struggling to return to relevancy over the past year. The fourpiece post-hardcore band from New Hampshire has been around since 2004.

Our Last Night never exceeded anyone’s expectations until a recent boom in exposure thanks to some clever Internet marketing.

Over the past year they have released around 10 different covers of popular songs such as “Wrecking Ball,” “Dark Horse” and “Blank Space.” These covers, accompanied by music videos, catapulted the band back into the spotlight after leaving their record label two years earlier. A successful Indiegogo campaign helped them raise enough funds to get themselves on their feet

in the independent music world and began their journey towards “Younger Dreams.”

This album is full of catchy choruses, guitar riffs, and synth tangents— which was what everyone expected from the band, even though they should be applauded for doing it well. Versatility is a word that can be pinned to this album, as we hear the two Wentworth brothers weave in and out of the music with their powerful vocal chemistry. The songs are commonly soft, with a lot of slow build ups relying on their harmonious voices to carry them through to the end.

“Forgotten Souls” is an interesting shift in the album where we only hear a sad voice over a slow synth telling the story of a young daughter sold into slavery by her family. Thematically the album tells the story of older people looking back on the dreams they let slip away over time, as Our Last Night tries to give younger people hope and the will to not repeat this travesty.

“My Love is Cool” by Wolf Alice The first song of Wolf Alice’s debut album begs listeners to keep our eyes on lead singer Ellie Roswell, as she slowly takes us on a journey into an album that reminds me of a hallucinatory walk through an arid desert. Wolf Alice has folk and rock influences which

blend well together, sounding reminiscent of a grungy Florence + the Machine.

Formed in 2010 in the United Kingdom, the original members were guitarists and vocalists Roswell and Joff Oddie. Once a drummer and bassist joined in 2012, Wolf Alice began gaining some radio play. Two years later they signed to Dirty Hit Records, released an EP, and have now finally released a new theverge.com album June 23 titled “My Hudson Mohawke’s new album has hip-hop and EDM inspirations.

Love is Cool.”

For a debut, the album is very sophisticated and thoughtful. No two songs sound similar, with some being more pop-oriented and others just taking a moment to rock out. Mixed male and female vocals have been getting more use in today’s music, and Wolf Alice does it well in certain moments and others you are not sure who or what you’re supposed to be listening to. This does not fanart.tv detract from the listening Our Last Night released their self-produced fifth studio album on June 16. experience unless you are intentionally trying to focus on every little element of each song you hear.

What I love most about this album is its unwavering spirit, and the fire behind each track gives me a very good idea of how exciting this band would be live. If you need some more alternative rock on your June mix CD, then add a couple of songs from “My Love is Cool.” allstonpudding.com

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Wolf Alice features folk and rock influences in the album “My Love is Cool.”

New faces to debut at Warped Tour Texas rockers to hit Schmitt’s stage caitlin worrell & kendall snee

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The time of year that Vans Warped Tour makes its way to the East Coast is upon us. Currently in Texas, the Warped Tour is preparing to come to Pittsburgh on July 9.

Held at First Niagara Pavillon, 95 artists and bands will be blowing the minds of thousands of local punk rock and rap fans.

Large headliners such as Asking Alexandria, The Wonder Years, Riff Raff, Metro Station, Pierce the Veil, Mod Sun, Fit For A King, Transit, Never Shout Never and many bands will featured. Over seven stages will be set up at First Niagara to ensure the music never stops. Although many punk rock, indie and alternative rock bands have been featured at Vans Warped Tour in the past, this year more hiphop and rap artists are being featured to draw in a new crowd.

“I would say the big deal is the mix of your traditional Warped artists like The Wonder Years, Asking Alexandria, and Never Shout Never and some new hip hop artists like Riff Raff and Mod Sun,” said fourth year Vans Warped Tour veteran Joe Winn, of Winchester, Va. “Some people see this as a cool way for more people to enjoy Warped [Tour] while others do not like the idea of that scene being a part of the Warped culture.”

Starting in 1995, Vans Warped Tour catered to the rapidly growing punk rock audience. Celebrating its twentieth birthday,

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A crowd at one of the stops on Van’s Warped Tour. it is currently the longest running music festival in American history. However, as the tour grew, Vans Warped Tour began to feature indie and alternative rock, as well as many other genres.

“Pop punk is what brought me to Warped.

The Wonder Years are always amazing so I’m real excited for them,” Winn said. “My favorite past Vans Warped Tour performance was probably The Story So Far back in 2013.

They had just put out a new record and the energy was insane.”

Despite the new fans attending Vans Warped Tour, it is still bound to be great time for everyone, no matter what music they are into.

“I do Warped every year. It is cheap and it is fun,” Winn said. “I personally don’t see anything wrong with Riff Raff and I think it will be fun.”

Lucky for West Virginia

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University students and local community members, a Rally Bus, presented by Journeys, will be safely transporting fans to Burgettstown and back for $35 dollars.

The Rally Bus will leave the Morgantown Mall at 9:10 a.m. and will arrive at Vans Warped Tour at 11 a.m. After a long day of dancing, singing and screaming, the Rally Bus will depart Burgettstown at 9 p.m., or thirty minutes after the last show ends. It will arrive home in Morgantown at 11 p.m, or later, depending on the show schedule.

For more information about Vans Warped Tour in Pittsburgh, visit http:// vanswarpedtour.com/ dates/pittsburgh-pa-3.

For more information about the Rally Bus, visit http://rallybus.net/burgettstown-warpedtour/ from/Morgantown. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

“Lord of the hippies, king of the rednecks, lord of the druggies, king of the rednecks.” The previous line is a mantra from the infamous band of outlaws who go by the name of Texas Hippie Coalition. With a reputation for rocking people’s faces off, Texas Hippie Coalition is set to take stage at southern rock hot spot, Schmitt’s Saloon this Sunday. But the question stands: Is West Virginia University ready?

The answer, of course, is yes. With four critically acclaimed albums under their belt; “Pride of Texas,” “Rollin,” “Peacemaker” and “Ride On” Texas Hippie Coalition certainly knows how to make a statement. From bikers, to cowboys, to hippies and all the misfits inbetween, it’s clear the Texas Hippie Coalition appeals to a wide range of music fans.

WVU graduate and local super fan Alyssa Parsons gladly shared her overwhelming love for the group as she anticipates this weekend’s wild showcase.

“Texas Hippie Coalition is amazing,” Parsons said. “It makes me upset how they don’t get as much credit as they deserve. They are a cool new type of rock.”

Though their unconventional style of rock could be seen unfavorably to some alternative fans, Parsons is adamant in defending their one-of-a-kind talent, which is refreshing for those looking for a new sound.

The band, which hails from Denison, Tx., brings twangy metal and a dark southern rock vibe to their incomparable sound. The

Texas Hippie Coalition will play at Schmitt’s Saloon on June 28.

Coalition flaunts daunting tones, similar to Lynyrd Skynyrd, making fans feel like they’re in an episode of “Sons of Anarchy.” Texas Hippie Coalition is signed to Dallas-based Carved Records, who specializes in the band’s progressive alternative style.

After a long history of transient members, the Texas Hippie Coalition has evolved into what it is today. The group, which includes Big Dad Ritch, John Exall, Cord Pool and Timmy Braun, collaborate seamlessly both live and in the studio. Big Dad Ritch heads the band with his lead vocals, and is supported by Exall on bass, Pool on guitar and Braun on drums.

Ritch is known for his stellar performance, with pipes able to reach some very impressive anotes. His beard is quite impressive as well.

With the rest of the members sporting a mixture of long hair and mohawks, it’s hard to tell whether they’re going onstage or going into battle.

The band, better known as THC, is expected to play hits from their extensive catalog of records, including those from their most recent

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album “Ride On.” With the help of producer Skid Mills, THC was able to pack big arena-worthy sound into a sharply worded, ten track masterpiece. Songs to note from the album include “Ride On,” which boasts a heavy strum and Ritch’s signature growl. Other hit tracks include “Monster in Me,” and “Rock Ain’t Dead.” “‘Ride On’ is my favorite song by far,” Parsons said.

“I’ve only been listening to them for about a year now but they are just that good!”

Parsons emphasized the band’s versatility, and hopes experiencing the band live will show off the band’s fun, likeable spirit.

“If you like any type of rock and roll you should go,” Parsons said. “You don’t want to be sorry that you missed them!”

Opening for the main event are heavy rocking band, Herecide and rockers Iron Jawed Guru. The show begins at 8 p.m., this Sunday, June 28 at Schmitt’s Saloon.

For tickets and more information, please visit http:// www.schmittssaloon.com/ event-calendar.html. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Former ballet star Albert Evans dead at 46, details surrounding unknown NEW YORK (AP) – Albert Evans, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and one of the most prominent African-Americans in classical dance, has died at age 46.

Evans died at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday night “following a short illness,” said Rob Daniels, a spokesman for the ballet company. He did not have further details.

Evans was one of only two African-American principal dancers in New York City Ballet’s 67-year history.

The first was Arthur Mitchell, who is now 81.

As a principal, Evans danced a huge variety of roles in the City Ballet repertoire, from classical to modern, from George Bal-

anchine to Jerome Robbins to Christopher Wheeldon.

He joined the company in 1988 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a soloist in 1991 and a principal in 1995. Evans retired during the spring 2010 season with an emotional farewell performance, and had been serving since then as a ballet master at the company.

“The entire New York City Ballet family is heartbroken by the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Albert Evans,” said Peter Martins, the company’s ballet master in chief, in a statement. “Kind, warm, generous, and always a joy to be with, Albert is quite simply irreplaceable.”

Evans was born in At-

lanta, Georgia, and trained there as a youngster. In 1986, he was awarded a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet, NYCB’s official school.

His more prominent roles in Balanchine ballets included the Cavalier in “The Nutcracker” and Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” among many others. He had featured roles in Wheeldon’s “Polyphonia” and “Liturgy.” And he originated roles in a number of works by Martins, including his 1991 “Sleeping Beauty,” in which Evans danced Puss in Boots, and “Romeo + Juliet,” in which he played a commanding Prince of Verona.

Friends and colleagues in the dance world took to

social media on Tuesday to praise Evans.

“Goodbye dear Albert, a beautiful soul,” wrote choreographer Alexei Ratmansky on Facebook.

“He gave us all the strength, beauty, joy, laughter, smiles, passion, and inspiration to keep going, to keep pushing onward, to be the best we could be,” wrote principal dancer Sara Mearns on Instagram.

Dancer and rising choreographer Justin Peck, also on Instagram, called Evans “such an incredible, luminous person. Albert always brought warmth, hospitality, enthusiasm, humor to any situation.”

In addition to his dance roles, Evans choreographed several works, including

“Haiku,” to music by John NYCB principal Peter Boal Cage, for New York City Bal- in 2003, performed at the let’s 2002 Diamond Proj- Joyce Theater. ect, as well as a solo for

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Reach out for more information, and touch base with a loved one at a distance. This person will be able to express another perspective or side of an issue. Open up to a new possibility. You could feel awkward when dealing with a professional. Tonight: Ever playful.

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Open up a conversation with the person in question. Perhaps a situation regarding your home life is dragging you down. Try to find out. Tonight: Be a duo.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to have a break from the hectic pace. What you want and what you get could be a different story. Rethink a decision that involves a higherup. Communication could open your eyes to an aspect of a situation that has evaded you. Tonight: Say “yes.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You could be overtired. You might wonder what would be best to do when completing a project. Consider taking a power nap; you will feel a lot better afterward. Keep your eye on a money matter. Tonight: Call it a night.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Your fiery side emerges,

and you will ask questions. You are likely to notice how someone wants to be in the conversation. Surprises surround you, especially involving a child or loved one. A partner could be on the offensive. Tonight: Naughty and nice.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Tension emanates from a judgment you are making of yourself. Know when to pull back and handle this issue within.

Do your best to clear out what you must. Your creativity comes forward once you relax. Tonight: Fun and games.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You are likely to say exactly what you want and think. Add

a touch of diplomacy, and you will find the responses you get will be much better. Your creativity emerges when someone tosses his or her negativity at you.

Refuse to take on these issues.

Tonight: Strut your stuff and be you.

P I S C E S ( F eb. 19 - M ar c h 20 ) HHHHH You could be exhausted and questioning your limits. You simply might be having an off day. Take some time just for you.

A change of pace could make all the difference in how you feel and think. An important friend is likely to be hard on you. Tonight: Pay bills and catch up on your favorite show.

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WORLD CUP, EH?

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West Virginia forward Ashley Lawrence dribbles past a Villanova defender in a game last season.

Canada advances to the quarterfinals in the Women’s World Cup by ashley conley sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team has advanced to the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals after defeating Switzerland (1-0) in front of more than 53,000 spectators in British Columbia on Sunday.

West Virginia’s own Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan both started the 90-minute campaign.

Lawrence was quiet, attempting zero shots on the goal after scoring her first career World Cup goal in Canada’s last matchup with the Netherlands in

the previous week. Lawrence saw her first bench time of the Cup thus far during the 76th minute when she was substituted out of the game for Kaylyn Kyle.

Kadeisha Buchanan was right in the middle of the action on the defensive end, receiving a yellow card in the 74th minute of the match. Buchanan once again played the full 90 minutes.

Allowing the Canadians to continue on their World Cup-seeking journey was forward Josee Belanger’s steady foot, which scored the lone goal of the game at the 52’ minute mark.

Belanger started the game and attempted four total shots on the goal, two of which were on target.

In the closely competitive match, Canada attempted seven total shots on the goal while Switzerland attempted five. The Canadians also committed 16 fouls, compared to Switzerland’s 10, and only had a possession percentage of 44 percent while Switzerland claimed possession 56 percent of the game.

According to Canada head coach John Herdman, West Virginia’s standout midfielder Ashley Lawrence has been an intricate piece of the Cup team thus

far, bringing a new style and attitude to the field especially after scoring against the Netherlands.

“She’s been lighting it up in the midfield,” Herdman said in a YAHOO! Sports Canada interview. “A little bit of pace…and just that composure to finish that goal. She certainly had the bit between her teeth.”

“From the first match, the nerves definitely settled in,” Lawrence said. “I thought that I brought a more dominant offensive performance and I was proud of that aspect of my game,” she told YAHOO! Sports after her goal-scoring performance.

While the Mountaineers’ head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown is hard at work back in Morgantown preparing for the upcoming women’s soccer season at West Virginia, she says she regularly FaceTimes Lawrence and Buchanan to ensure they feel support from their coach as well as their Mountaineer family.

“It is so important because we can help them grow as soccer players, and I want to be part of their development,” IzzoBrown said in a press-release. “That’s always what I wanted to do here at West Virginia. To have these two athletes on the high-

est stage possible in soccer, and to know that they have developed here at West Virginia, just makes me so proud that I am able to work with them. I am able to help them achieve their goals and maximize their potential.”

As Canada moves closer to their World Cup dreams, both Lawrence and Buchanan are expected to have a drastic impact on the field. Canada will play their next match on June 27, again in Vancouver at BC Place, in the quarter-finals against a to-be-determined opponent. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

football

Samaje Perine heads up 2015 running back class by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Given the pass-happy nature of most Big 12 offenses, the running back position can go unnoticed at times. Despite that, finding a balance between the aerial attack and the ground game is essential for any team wanting to keep its head above water.

The 2014 season was a historic year for running backs, as the single game rushing record was broken twice. The man who now holds that record tops this list of the top-five running backs in the Big 12.

1.

Samaje Perine – Sophomore, Oklahoma Before the 2014 season began, Samaje Perine was buried on Oklahoma’s depth chart. Injuries allowed him to find his way onto the field, and after a breakout performance against West Virginia when he rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns, a star was born. It would be the first of three times he broke the 200 yard mark in a game, and it was just a precursor to his record-setting 427 yard, five touchdown day against Kansas. Perine set quite a standard for himself in his freshman year, and while he may not reach his astronomical totals from 2014, I do not see a sophomore slump in store for 2015.

2.

Shock Linwood –

Samaje Perine faces West Virginia safety Karl Joseph on a carry during a game in Morgantown last season.

Junior, Baylor When you play in an offense with as many weapons as Baylor’s, it could be easy to get lost in the shuffle. Shock Linwood is the ace up Art Briles’ sleeve.

As a sophomore, he finished second in the Big 12 with 1,252 rushing yards on the season, and showed a knack for finding the end zone, scoring 16 touchdowns. With two seasons of eligibility left, the best may be yet to come for Linwood.

3. Aaron Green – Senior, TCU Much like Linwood, Aaron Green is faced with

the challenge of making the most of limited carries in a pass-oriented offensive scheme. For the first half of the 2014 season, Green did not get double-digit carries in any game. Splitting time with another talented running back in BJ Catalon didn’t help his cause, but Green still somehow managed to finish fourth in rushing yards in the Big 12, and his 7.1 yards per carry was the best among the conference’s top 10 rushers. With another year of experience under his belt, Green figures to become a bigger part of the offense this up-

coming season, and considering the big play ability he showed in 2014, that could spell trouble for opposing defenses.

4.

Rushel Shell – Junior, West Virginia After transferring from Pittsburgh and sitting out all of the 2013 season, Rushel Shell finally found his way back onto the field in 2014. With an inconsistent workload and a crowded backfield to deal with, Shell made the most of a difficult situation, rushing for 788 yards and seven touchdowns in his first year in Morgantown.

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leading the way for the Mountaineers next season, West Virginia could lean heavily on the run game early on, and Rushel Shell is more than capable of shouldering the load.

5. DeAndre Washington – Senior, Texas Tech For all the upheaval and inconsistency Texas Tech endured during the 2014 season, one thing remained constant : The wrecking ball running style of DeAndre Washington.

Standing 5-foot-8, Washington won’t strike fear into the hearts of many defensive linemen or line-

backers at first glance, but after you see him tote the rock, that changes. His low center of gravity, coupled with his 200-pound frame makes him a nightmare to tackle, and you need to look no further than his stat line to see that’s the truth. Washington finished third in the Big 12 in rushing yards with 1,103 on the season, but only found the end zone twice. Odds are he’ll hit pay dirt a lot more often in 2015, and will continue to be one of the Red Raiders’ best offensive weapons. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

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West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins talks with a referee during an NCAA Tournament game against Buffalo last season.

Huggins not pleased with shortened shot clock by david statman sports writer @DJStatman77

College basketball is going to look quite different next year, and West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins doesn’t seem to like a thing about it.

After scoring neared historic lows in Division I men’s basketball in the 2014-15 season, the NCAA approved a rule change lowering the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 earlier this month. Huggins was vocal in his displeasure with the change in the annual Big 12 coaches’

summer conference call on Monday, stressing that he preferred to keep the collegiate style of play distinct from that of the NBA. “I’m puzzled with the infatuation with the NBA,” Huggins said. “We continue to go in that direction, and I think we have a better game. I think we have a game that is a lot more pleasing to the eye. I don’t understand why we continue to go in that direction. I thought our game was pretty good.”

Behind a stifling press and an all-action style, last year’s Mountaineer squad

finished 25-10 despite being relatively short on pure talent compared to some of the other teams in the Big 12.

Although Huggins has proven he can win without fielding future pro stars, the Mountaineer head coach fears lowering the shot clock will shift the balance of power further in favor of the teams with the best talent and the best players.

“The more I think we lower the shot clock, the more rule changes we make in that regard, the best players are always going to win,” Huggins said. “And if you think

that’s what basketball is, then it’s great for the game. If you don’t think that’s what basketball really ought to be about, then it’s not good for the game.”

The change in the shot clock isn’t the only rule change approved by the NCAA for this upcoming season. Numerous alterations were made to speed up the game’s pace of play, including changes in the number of timeouts and removing the ability for a coach to call a timeout when the ball is live.

Last year’s Mountaineer squad made their living on pushing the pace and con-

stantly bringing pressure, but Huggins said that the new pace of play rules will be a hindrance if he wants to play the same way next year – partially because his team struggled to score in the halfcourt.

Huggins said he expects Division I basketball will increasingly feature NBAstyle, spread-out offenses, with teams reacting to the changes by shifting to zone defenses.

“You can’t run a lot of offense,” Huggins said.

“You’re going to come down, run a quick-hitter into a ball screen, spread everybody and drive. I think everybody’s tired of

watching 40 free throws a game, but it’s going to end up like that.”

That won’t be too much of an adjustment from normal for West Virginia. The Mountaineers averaged about 25 free throw attempts per game last season, 14th in Division I, and they committed more fouls than any other team in the country.

The West Virginia men’s basketball team is set to open the 2015-16 season on November 13, when they take on Northern Kentucky at the WVU Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Stoops’ Sooners must right the ship in 2015

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Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight throws a pass to one of his receivers in a game at West Virginia last season.

by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

For the first half of the 2014 season, the Oklahoma Sooners looked destined for an appearance in the College Football Playoff.

Building off an upset win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl in the previous year, Oklahoma started the year red hot, blowing the doors off its non-conference opponents and kicking off the Big 12 campaign with a 45-33 win over West Virginia in Morgantown.

The Sooners climbed all the way up to No. 4 in the national rankings be-

fore finding out the hard way about the buzz saw that was the 2014 TCU Horned Frogs in a 37-33 loss in Fort Worth. Sooner quarterback Trevor Knight had the first real struggle of his young career that day, completing just 14 of his 35 passing attempts while being picked off twice.

Knight’s season went downhill, to say the least, from there, and so did his team’s. Oklahoma’s normally stout defense withered under pressure as the season wore on, as opponents racked up 382 yards per game against defensive coordinator Mike Stoops’ group.

With its passing game sputtering, Oklahoma turned to the ground game to keep its head above water. A relative unknown at the beginning of the season, freshman running back Samaje Perine had a record setting year that had him striking up comparisons to another Sooner great: Adrian Peterson.

On a rainy day in a seemingly inconsequential game against overmatched Kansas in late November, Perine made college football history, rushing for a record 427 yards on 34 carries and finding the end zone five times. As it turned out, this would be the high-

light of the season for an 8-5 Sooner bunch that finished the year with an embarrassing 40-6 defeat at the hands of the Clemson Tigers in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Perine will undoubtedly be the focal point for opposing defenses in their game plans all season long, and for Oklahoma to turn things around in 2015, he’s going to have to prove himself up to the task yet again.

The quarterback position is a major question mark in Norman this offseason. Knight’s shaky end to the season leaves the starting spot up in the air heading into fall camp.

Justice Hansen and Cody Thomas will push Knight for his spot, but a newcomer to the race, and an old familiar face just might be the frontrunner.

Former Texas Tech starter Baker Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma in the off-season, and given his success, albeit with a small sample size in his freshman year with the Red Raiders, Mayfield could be just the thing to bring the flash back to the QB spot for the Sooners.

Senior linebacker Eric Striker and cornerback Zack Sanchez headline the Sooner defense, and will be charged with leading the unit’s turnaround

this year.

A trip to storied Neyland Stadium in Week 2 headlines the Sooners’ less than daunting non-conference schedule in 2015, and just as they have in the past two seasons, West Virginia and Oklahoma will square off in the first Big 12 matchup of the season in Norman.

In a stroke of scheduling good fortune, the Sooners will not have to play back-to-back road games at any point in 2015, but a home date against Baylor followed by a trip to TCU will provide a stiff test in mid-November. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Summer starts to sizzle with big box office hits NEW YORK (AP) – "A million dollars isn't cool," said Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker in "The Social Network." "You know what's cool? A billion dollars."

He was talking about Silicon Valley, but he might as well have meant today's Hollywood. And lately, the movie business has been hot enough to be very cool.

When "Jurassic World" crossed $1 billion globally on Monday after just 13 days of release, it did it faster than any movie before. And it wasn't just the first film this year, or even this season, to reach that mark. "Jurassic World" is the third billion-dollar movie this summer following "Furious 7" ($1.5 billion) and "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ($1.4 billion).

Those two films already rank among the five highest grossing films ever, and "Jurassic World" is certain to join them. A billion dollars is starting to look easy.

The summer box office got off to a so-so start, but, suddenly, business is booming at the multiplex. After "Jurassic World" set an opening record two weeks ago, almost doubling expectations, Pixar's "Inside Out" followed up with a forecast-busting debut of its own, with $90.4 million.

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"Audiences love to go to the movie theater," says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office data firm Rentrak. "I don't

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Furious 7 was a huge success at this summer’s box office. want to hear any more that people don't want to go to the movie theater and they just want to sit on their couch. They want to do both. That outside-of-thehome experience is essential and these two weekends prove it."

The twin hits couldn't be more different. One is an Earth-stomping franchise entry that cynically alludes to its own corporate profit-driven existence; the other is a rainbow-colored burst of originality. When it comes to moviemaking, no rule is so set in stone that its opposite isn't true , too.

"Jurassic World," both a sequel and a reboot, is directed by Colin Trevorrow but also came, importantly, with Steven

Spielberg's name attached (as executive producer).

The fourth "Jurassic Park" film - like the runaway success of "Furious 7" - has essentially proven, without a doubt, the new math of Hollywood: The money (especially in billion-form) is in franchises.

Author and journalist Mark Harris on Grantland mourned the success of "Jurassic World" as the death of something else: "what used to be the backbone of Hollywood moviemaking, namely self-contained, non-repeatable scripts, now threatens to become an anomaly, a charity act, a niche, a tithe to awards season, or a skippable option."

What's striking about this new wave of fran-

chise frenzy is that it's not even taking Hollywood's A-game. "Jurassic World" was virtually assured of making gobs of money, but few expected it be the biggest summer hit of all time.

"As disposable as used Kleenex," is how movie blogger David Poland of Movie City News described it, echoing the sentiments of most critics.

The "Fast & Furious" franchise also looks odd ranked just below "Titanic." Yet, propelled by "Furious 7" and "Jurassic World," Universal Pictures, which distributed both, has already had the biggest year ($3.8 billion) in its 103-year history. Some of the upcoming summer sequels ("Terminator: Genisys," "Magic Mike XXL," "Minions") will

surely be cheered by the recent box office numbers.

Pixar, which is owned by Disney, has its own plans for more sequels ("Finding Dory," "Toy Story 4," "The Incredibles 2"), but the large opening of "Inside Out" - the largest opening weekend by a wholly original property, surpassing "Avatar" - proves that a good idea, well told, can still drive enormous audiences.

"The solution or the antidote to that historical challenge was putting out something great," says Dave Hollis, distribution head at Disney. "This business really does respond to great big events, to great storytelling, to great character development. And Pixar is known for those

emotions and relatability and sophistication. As a result, we're seeing something that is not just good for this movie but is really good for the business."

Other factors are contributing, too. There are more theaters, especially internationally. (However, China, the second-largest marketplace after North America, is now entering a "blackout" of foreign titles in favor of only homegrown releases.) And after dwindling returns, higherpriced 3-D tickets are also selling better. Nearly half of the "Jurassic World" domestic gross has come from 3-D. The summer to date is up about 11 percent over last year, according to Rentrak, though that's still 5 percent off the pace of Hollywood's record $4.75 billion summer in 2013. A bad Memorial Day weekend (when Disney's "Tomorrowland" flopped) hurt overall business, and no smaller sized releases have really broken out (though the Brian Wilson biopic "Love & Mercy" is doing very well).

The blockbusters may be becoming so big that they swallow up everything else.

"It's such a fragile ecosystem, the summer box office," says Dergarabedian. "The perception can change at the drop of a dime. A couple weekends like this can create enough momentum to carry through the rest of the summer, but we'll have to wait and see how the other films perform."

Hip-hop mogul P. Diddy in deep water following UCLA altercation LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sean "Diddy" Combs was defending himself in an incident at the University of California, Los Angeles, that led to his arrest, a representative the hip-hop mogul's company said Tuesday.

"The various accounts of the event and charges that are being reported are wholly inaccurate," Nathalie Moar, a rep for Combs En-

terprises, said in a statement to The Associated Press. "What we can say now is that any actions taken by Mr. Combs were solely defensive in nature to protect himself and his son."

Combs was arrested Monday for an alleged assault involving a weightroom kettlebell at the athletic facilities of UCLA, where his son plays football,

a university statement said.

Combs, 45, was freed late Monday after posting bail, several hours after his afternoon arrest, jail records showed.

University police allege three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of making terrorist threats and one count of battery, according to a UCLA statement.

"We are confident that once the true facts are revealed, the case will be dismissed," Combs Enterprises said.

Officials did not say who was allegedly assaulted or what led to it. No one was seriously injured, police said.

The jail records show that Combs' bail was $160,000, but sheriff 's officials

reached by phone said he posted $50,000. The reason for the discrepancy wasn't clear.

Combs' son Justin Combs is a redshirt junior defensive back on the UCLA football team, which has been working out on campus. He has played in just a handful of games in his three years with the team.

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rap star also plays football for the Bruins. Snoop Dogg's son Cordell Broadus is a wide receiver who signed with the team this year.

Football coach Jim Mora thanked his staff for their professionalism in handling the situation.

"This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved," Mora said in the statement from campus police. "While UCPD continues to review this matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain from further comment at this time."

The arrest, first reported by TMZ, is the latest of several allegations of violence by Sean Combs.

He was acquitted of bribery and weaponsrelated charges in connection with a 1999 shooting at a New York nightclub. A jury cleared him of firing a weapon during the dispute that wounded three bystanders, as well as bribing his chauffeur to take the rap.

Combs was arrested in 1999 for his involvement in the beating of former Interscope executive Steve Stoute in New York. Combs apologized, the charges were reduced, and he was ordered to attend an anger management class.

Combs and Stoute have since mended their relationship, appearing on stage together at Cannes in 2013.

Earlier this year, an Arizona man accused Combs of punching him in the face at a Super Bowl party. Combs was not arrested.

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