The DA 09-21-2015

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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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Monday September 21, 2015

Volume 128, Issue 24

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WVU alumnus Greg Babe appointed to Board of Governors by corey mcdonald staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Turn up A$AP

A$AP Rocky makes first appearance in Morgantown Friday night during Rocky and Tyler Tour Caitlin Worrell A&E editor @caitlinwo7

As the light dimmed in the WVU Coliseum, students fell silent in anticipation of a mob takeover. Smoke filled the stage, and students roared as they got “wild for the night.” A$AP Rocky made his West Virginia debut in typical mob fashion on Friday evening, bringing energy, good music and an itch to party hard. It was an evening of firsts for the A$AP Mob with Friday night’s show being the first stop on his Rocky and Tyler Tour and also the first WVU Arts & Entertainment concert of the fall semester. For many students, Friday evening’s show was also their first time coming out to a WVU Arts & Entertainment series concert at the Coliseum. “This actually was my first time seeing a show

at the Coliseum,” said Domenic Cipollone, a junior mechanical engineering student at West Virginia University. “I had the seats right behind the floor, and I thought for being $20 cheaper, they were pretty good seats.” The night kicked off with opening acts Vince Staples and Danny Brown. Both artists are up and coming hip-hop acts, Staples from Long Beach, California and Brown from Detroit, Michigan. Many students were familiar with Danny Brown and were excited to see WVU bring a more underground name to Morgantown. “My friend played Vince Staples at a party the other day just because we found out he was going to the A$AP show,” Cippollone said. “Danny Brown – I’ve listened to a few times. I saw him at a music festival actually. He’s a good live artist.”

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A$AP Rocky performs his song “LSD” at the Coliseum. Staples has since docu- A$AP’s WVU performented his epic WVU ex- mance was overall posperience in an Instagram itive amongst students, clip of his weekend per- with many pleasantly surformance in Morgantown. prised by the hard-partyIn the video, students are ing rapper. seen packed in the coli“I thought A$AP, just for seum bouncing to Staples’ being up there solo with the rest of his boys in the hit track “Senorita.” The main event went background helping him down at 10 p.m. when out, did a great job,” CiA$AP Rocky and his mob pollone said. “I’d say I’m took the stage. The consensus for see rocky on PAGE 2

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently appointed a new member to West Virginia University’s Board of Governors, filling a recently expired term, according to a WVU press release. Greg Babe officially took on the role on Sept. 17, filling in for Andrew A. Payne, whose term had expired. “I’m honored to serve the University in this way and look forward to working with the rest of the Board and University administration during such an exciting time in WVU’s history,” Babe said in a press release. Babe received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from WVU in 1980 and has contributed much to the community since. Babe has served on the WVU Foundation Board, the College of Engineering and Mineral Sciences advisory committee and has provided support for students and faculty along the way. In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate of science from WVU. In 2010, he was named to the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame in the College of Business and Economics, and a year earlier, he was inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Babe is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center and is president and chief executive officer of Liquid X, a technology company located in Pittsburgh. Babe has previously served as chief executive officer of Orbital Engineering, Inc., and from 2008 to 2012, he was president and chief executive officer of Bayer Corporation and Bayer MaterialScience, LLC. “Greg Babe is one of West Virginia University’s most accomplished graduates,” said President E. Gordon Gee in the press release. “He is a seasoned and experienced senior executive whose career as the CEO of Bayer and now Liquid X has taken him all over the world. During those travels, one thing has remained constant, and that is his love and devotion to his native state and his alma mater. We are thrilled that Greg will be serving on our Board and helping to make bold decisions that will positively impact the future of this great University.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

WVU alumnus to speak about Runners take part in first-ever Morgantown Marathon Weekend becoming successful after graduation by cameron gleason staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Bill Bayless, an executive member of American Campus Communities, an organization devoted to improving the quality of campus housing, will speak this morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Every semester, the College of Business and Economics seeks out West Virginia University alumni who have had extraordinary careers for distinguished speaker presentations. Bayless is the first in this year’s series. “Along with the Dean’s Leadership Team, I help identify outstanding alumni who are successful business leaders to put in front of our students so they can tell their story,” said Bonnie Anderson, the college’s director of alumni activities. “We have a team of people who work on organizing and promoting the events.” The purpose of the frequent distinguished speaker meetings is to show students how determined, focused individuals from WVU have become extremely successful. “The concept of the B&E Distinguished Speaker Series is to provide students with access to a variety of leaders in areas such as business, academia and government,” said B&E Interim Dean Nancy Mc-

Intyre. “These speakers represent invaluable opportunities to hear highly successful individuals speak about their life experiences, their professional experiences and what helped them become the people they are today.” Bayless is now the president and CEO of American Campus Communities, a company that owns 145 off-campus housing units. However, at one time he too was simply a student working as a dishwasher, according to a WVU press release. “We put several successful business leaders in front of our students each semester. Bill Bayless literally sat in their seats 20 years ago,” Anderson said. “He was a B&E student, lived in Summit Hall and was pursuing his degree at WVU. It’s what he did after he left WVU which will show our students his knowledge, desire, hard work and success that made American Campus Communities the premier leader in student housing that it is today.” Bayless plans to speak to students about what steps to take to achieve success and his role at one of the leading student housing organizations in the country. Bayless will speak at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The event is free and open to students. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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After finishing the marathon, one runner takes a second to snap a selfie.

by john mark shaver staff writer @Dailyathenaeum

Erik Gaitan made an impulse decision Saturday night, a decision more ambitious than most college students might make. He signed up to run a 13-mile-long half marathon the next morning. “I didn’t want to do my long run by myself today,” Gaitan, a senior sports psychology student at West Virginia University, said. “I might as well come out and run with other people, so I decided last night that I wanted to do it.” The marathon was the Inaugural Morgantown

Thirteener, one of the four races that were a part of the first-ever Morgantown Marathon Weekend. Sunday also featured a Tour Morgantown marathon, in which runners traversed “26.2 Almost Heavenly Miles.” Morgantown Marathon went through each of Morgantown’s seven wards, sending runners up and down and back up again. Saturday’s events also included the Inaugural Mile and the Mountain Mama 8k. Jamie Summerlin, the marathon’s director, told WVU Health earlier this summer that the weekend was a great way to pro-

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mote health and fitness in the state while bringing in runners from all over the country and world. After the half marathon, the finish line at WVU’s Coliseum was buzzing with hundreds of happily sweaty runners of all ages. Gaitan, who had never officially participated in a marathon or half marathon before, ran the Thirteener with his friend and experienced marathon runner, Madison Proffitt. “I picked up running just for exercise,” Proffitt, a 26-year-old Morgantown resident, said after finishing the half marathon. “It really became a passion, and (I have) a love for it.

Now, if I don’t go out and run, it feels weird.” Gaitan and Proffitt, both representing Morgantown Running, finished the Thirteener in the top 10, and Proffitt finished at a personal best of one hour 34 minutes and 50 seconds. Many people, including Rick Porta, 61, of Morgantown, set out to prove that running a marathon was more than just a young person’s activity. “I like to stay healthy as much as I can,” Porto said. “You just try to keep running and keep in shape.” In all, he has

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