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

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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.

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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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Monday September 21, 2015

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Man facing $8.7 million ebezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail CINCINNATI (AP)—He was known as “Bismarck,” a genial, thick-bearded hiker who had become a familiar character along the Appalachian Trail over the past six years, and a regular at Susie Montgomery’s bed-andbreakfast in a small Virginia town - until the day the FBI showed up.

“I’d say he was one of my favorite guests,” said Montgomery, whose four-bedroom Montgomery Homestead Inn offers on its website a place to “forget life’s stresses” for a slower, simpler life. “He was a smart man, interesting to talk to; a pleasant personality. All of the other people who stayed here liked him.”

He was in his room, she recalled, on May 16 during the annual Trail Days festival that brings thousands of people into tiny Damascus, Virginia, when she responded to a knock on the door. She recounted finding three agents, one holding up a picture of Bismarck.

He told her they believed her guest was someone the FBI wanted, she said. Her husband spotted someone guarding the back door.

Soon Bismarck was being led away in handcuffs, and the FBI was announcing the arrest of James T. Hammes, a white-collar crime suspect missing since 2009.

“They allowed me to hug him,” she said. “He whispered to me that he was sorry that this happened.”

The 53-year-old Lexing-

ton, Kentucky, accountant now sits in a southwest Ohio county jail. He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial next month in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati on charges that he embezzled nearly $9 million from his Ohio-based employer, an indictment handed up after he had already disappeared, apparently into the 2,200-mile trail stretching from Georgia to Maine.

Court documents indicate there have been negotiations about a plea agreement to avoid trial.

Hammes’ attorney did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Authorities aren’t saying much about what they believe happened to the money or Hammes’ whereabouts the past six years.

“It’s still an ongoing investigation,” FBI spokesman Todd Lindgren said.

But Hammes seems to have been hiding in plain sight much of the time since he bolted soon after being questioned about the missing millions.

“I think the most surprising thing about it to me is he had high visibility on the Appalachian Trail,” said David Miller of Titusville, Florida, who writes a guidebook called The A.T. Guide and chronicled his own journey in a book, “AWOL on the Appalachian Trail.” “There are thousands of people on the Appalachian Trail every year. Even though I’m in touch with a lot of them,

there are a lot of them I never hear about.”

But Miller knew about Bismarck, who showed up in photos in hikers’ journals and sent Miller notes for his guidebook updates, such as whether a hotel was giving hikers special rates. Hikers posted on social media selfies with Bismarck; one shows a laughing Bismarck in a water gun battle.

“He was a little more gregarious and social than the typical hiker,” said Miller, who said Bismarck stopped by his booth to chat at the annual Trail Days festival the day before Hammes’ arrest.

Hikers often adopt “trail names” to be known as during their Trail adventures.

The significance of the Bismarck name isn’t clear; Hammes is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native who was living in Kentucky. During hiker small talk, Bismarck is said to have sometimes told people he had a software company.

Hammes, also a licensed pilot, had credited successful investment in a software company for extra money that paid for scuba diving trips to the Caribbean in the years before his indictment, according to former in-laws who were interviewed for an episode of the CNBC series “American Greed.” A fellow hiker has been credited with recognizing Bismarck from the show, leading to Hammes’ eventual arrest.

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This undated photo made available by the Butler County Jail shows James Hammes. Arrested by federal agents in May 2015 at Damascus, Va., near the Appalachian Trail, Hammes is facing federal trial in Cincinnati in October for embezzlement. He had been a fugitive for six years, hiking under the name “Bismarck.” ton-based controller for the ized account that played Miller, who is Hammes’ southern division of G&J off the name of a vendor. age, left his job as software Pepsi-Cola bottlers. Called Investigators found that engineer more than a deby company officials to Hammes opened the ac- cade ago to hike the Trail.

Cincinnati headquarters in count in 1998, she said. He He suggested that while the February 2009, he was con- repeatedly wrote checks to popular Trail might seem an fronted about missing funds the sham vendor account, odd place for a fugitive to investigators say topped then quickly moved the de- show up repeatedly, being $8.7 million. Authorities say posits into his own bank ac- Bismarck could have given Hammes soon disappeared, count, according to Matson. Hammes a feeling of beleaving behind a wife who Accounts have placed longing to something durwould later divorce him and Hammes staying in Maine ing his life as a fugitive. his daughter. and northern Indiana when “You could speculate that FBI special agent Pamela not on the Trail during his in his situation, he was feelMatson stated in an affida- time on the lam, although ing isolated,” Miller said, vit that G&J funds were de- the FBI wouldn’t discuss its “and this let him establish posited into an unauthor- own findings. some sense of community.”

AP investigation shows bungling by UN agency hurt Ebola response KENEMA, Sierra Leone (AP)—Something didn’t smell right.

As a worker at Kenema Government Hospital mixed a batch of chlorine on a broiling August day, he noticed it didn’t have its typically strong, bleach-like odor. Concerned, he turned to a consultant with the World Health Organization, who tested the disinfectant and found barely any active ingredient.

“I was deeply shocked,” the consultant, Jerome Souquet, wrote in an email to his boss in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital. Souquet said the consequences of using the ineffective chlorine “could be catastrophic, and cause immediate infection of all the staff.”

Questionable chlorine was just one of a toxic mix of avoidable problems faced

by Ebola responders in Kenema last summer as the outbreak was spiking. Weak leadership, shoddy supplies and infighting exacerbated a chaotic situation at a critical front in the battle against the virus, an Associated Press investigation has found. More than 40 health workers died in Kenema - a devastating loss in the fight to control an epidemic that has claimed more than 11,000 lives.

In March, AP reported that senior officials at WHO’s Geneva headquarters resisted calls to declare Ebola an international health emergency - the equivalent of an SOS signal - on political and economic grounds.

But newly obtained docu-

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run more than 10 marathons.

All proceeds from the event will go to Operation Welcome Home, which honors and supports veterans through medical and rehabilitation assistance, mentorship, peer counseling, linkages with other programs, and employment.

The weekend had an estimated 10,000 participants overall, including runners, walkers, spectators and visitors to the Health and Wellness Expo.

While this year’s mar-

ments, recordings of conference calls and interviews with key players on the ground show that even after the alarm was raised, WHO and others struggled to put together a decisive response.

The World Health Organization’s Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan - whose U.N. agency is charged with leading the fight against global outbreaks - demanded the dispatch of vehicles and equipment, but penny-pinching meant only a trickle of cash made its way to frustrated responders. Supplies were so scarce that body bags - which protect aid workers from exposure to the highly contagious corpses - ran out. Confusion delayed the construction of a new treatment clinic.

Experts say the fumbling cost lives across West Africa.

“There’s no question that a better and earlier response from WHO could have resulted in thousands and thousands of fewer deaths than we saw,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University in New York.

The situation at Kenema hospital last summer was horrific. Blood-drenched patients lay in agony in understaffed wards as the dead cluttered the hallways. Health workers sweltered through grueling shifts despite attacks from locals who threatened to burn the building down, convinced doctors and nurses were spreading the disease deliberately. athon weekend was the city’s first, many of the runners expressed interest and hoped to participate in it for years to come. Several runners applauded the location of the marathon, including Proffitt, who has previously traveled between two and six hours for marathons.

“The feeling after finishing (a marathon) is amazing,” Proffitt said.

“It makes all of that training worth it when you come across that finish line.”

For more information and race results, visit http://morgantownmarathon.com. danewsroom@Mail.wvu.edu

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Meanwhile WHO was “paralyzed,” according to Joseph Fair, an American disease expert who was in Freetown advising the Sierra Leone government. In interviews with AP, he described “death by conference call” as health officials argued about things like whether to order more ambulances and the proper color of body bags.

Two months ago, a WHOcommissioned panel criticized the organization’s leadership but did not mention the logistical problems, infighting or other details uncovered by AP. The report called for accountability, but did not name a single person or department responsible for the failures.

The evaluation concluded that “WHO was reported to be respected for its technical work in the three (Ebola-affected) countries.”

“WE ARE AT RISK OF VERY POOR PERCEPTION” Kenema, a diamond town whose potholed roads turn to red sludge in the rainy season, was a microcosm of the messy response across West Africa as Ebola raged out of control last year. Identified in the West African forest in early 2014, the virus appeared to abate in May before surging back, killing hundreds in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia throughout June and July before belatedly triggering an international emergency in August.

Officials estimate the outbreak won’t be stopped before the end of 2015.

One of Sierra Leone’s largest cities, Kenema’s

proximity to Guinea’s forest region and its decent road link to Freetown made it a key seeding point as the virus spread across the region.

It was identified as one of two priority areas in an urgent July 24 message sent

by WHO’s Chan to her senior staff.

“Transportation, PPE (personal protective equipment) and other equipment must (be) provided,” she wrote in the email.

That did not quite happen.

Staffers were so strapped for safety gear that nurse Donnell Tholley said they sometimes resorted to ill-fitting gloves to protect their hands and stray plastic packaging instead of heavyduty footwear.

And then there was the chlorine.

In Kenema, the disinfectant was made from powder kept in 10- or 25- kilogram (20- to 50-pound) drums in the hospital’s storeroom.

The powder was mixed with water in several stages to make chlorine solution for washing hands and sterilizing surfaces. Many aid organizations in West Africa - like Doctors Without Borders, which had a facility in nearby Kailahun - imported the powder. WHO decided to use chlorine from the government’s own supplies in Freetown.

That proved to be a mistake.

By the time Souquet wrote his Aug. 20 email, it was the second time in several days the hospital had been left with defective chlorine.

Drums were repeatedly found with tags ripped off, expiration dates obscured or marked by evidence of tampering. Hospital porter Juma Musa described his horror at opening a batch of chlorine powder in July to find that it had expired more than a year earlier.

While in that case Musa said he stopped the spoiled chlorine from being used, other porters told AP they could not rule out that bad batches slipped through.

The problem badly rattled staff at a time when many already were abandoning their posts.

“We were in a war zone and the chlorine was the only thing that was giving us courage to come closer to patients,” Musa said.

Kenema Government Hospital, an outdoor campus of aging buildings connected by gravel pathways, had enough problems as it was.

The nurses’ station was perilously close to an area where Ebola patients were held, with only a flimsy barrier to separate them. Triage was virtually non-existent, and patients - many of them children - were shuffled to the Ebola ward bearing “slips of paper containing incomprehensible abbreviations or incomplete histories,” according to an Aug. 7 status report drafted by Tulane University’s John Schieffelin and Shevin Jacob of the University of Washington. Maxon Kobba, a nurse there, said that as many as 20 patients could die in one night.

“Some would cry, `I want to die! I want to die!’ because they were in so much pain,” he said.

Walking into the hospital made for “the shock of my life,” U.S. health official Austin Demby told Sierra Leone expatriates in an Aug. 16 conference call, a recording of which was obtained by AP. He described seeing dead bodies “just laying all over the place” and a “complete breakdown” in management.

“I’m not for blaming anybody for anything, but WHO could really spend a little bit more time on Kenema,” Demby said on the call.

Others complained about WHO leadership, too. When the Red Cross offered to build an Ebola treatment center to deal with the crush of patients in Kenema, it was held up because no one in Sierra Leone’s government or WHO could tell them where to build it.

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error in Sept. 18, 2015 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, we reported that Lois Raimondo’s exhibit at the Downtown Campus Library contains images two years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

It actually contains images taken two weeks after the attacks. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Continued from page 1 definitely a bigger fan after that show. That was one of my first rap shows. I usually like EDM and even a couple rock shows, but it blew my expectations away and surpassed them, for sure.”

Some students preferred A$AP’s upbeat party performance over his opening acts.

“ASAP’s performance was leaps and bounds better than his opening acts,” said Kevin Dietrich, a sophomore business management student at WVU. “It was a complete shift in the atmosphere of the Coliseum during his time on stage.”

The atmosphere was nothing short of a rager on Friday, as A$AP continuously riled up the crowd with cheers and talk of the “college party” lifestyle.

But it was A$AP’s rhymes that won over the crowd, showcasing a variety of his old and new tracks.

“I like that he played all of his up-tempo songs,” Cipollone said. “He knew we were there to party.”

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Vince Staples pauses at the left side of the stage during his third song.

In addition to his al- made an effort to cater his bum hits, A$AP riled up show to his college-aged fans with songs like “Jump audience.

Students were, however, Around” by House of Pain and “Smells Like Teen less pleased with the seatSpirit” by Nirvana. ing arrangement in the The party hit an all-time Coliseum. high however, when he in“I think it would’ve vited dozens of students to added to the environjoin him onstage to dance ment if the entire general and perform alongside admission pit would’ve him. been filled,” Cippolone Dietrich and Cippol- said. “Maybe lowering lone both agreed that his the ticket prices a little bit interaction with the crowd would be more attractive added energy to A$AP to students on a college Rocky’s overall perfor- budget.” mance and showed that he Roughly only half of the

general admission floor seating was full, with remaining spectators filling in the lower concourse seating.

Dietrich, who was experiencing his first Coliseum show, said he was also discouraged to see the floor only partially full.

WVU Arts & Entertainment continues its concert series in two weeks with SOJA performing at The Metropolitan Theatre on Oct. 7. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The audience enjoys a performance by a few graduate students.

$374,374 RAISED IN DONATIONS 8 Local Wineries 9 Musical Performances 9 Food Vendors Thousands of wine fanatics lounged on blankets beneath blue skies at this weekend’s Wine & Jazz Festival in Morgantown.

For two days Camp Muffly played host to wine vendors, food vendors, craftspeople and patrons.

Live jazz music filled the air as people bustled about trying and buying the variety of wines offered at the festival.

Wine and sunshine were plentiful. By 3 p.m. the entire crowd was in a state of happy-drunk. People laughed and joked while sitting around and listening to live jazz music.

There was a jovial element in the atmosphere.

Saturday’s line-up featured the West Virginia University Jazz Ensemble, Alex Heflin, Gravity Jazz & Gospel, The Mardi Gras Band and DeWayne Dolphin. On Sunday, West Virginia Wesleyan College Friends of Jazz Ensemble played, followed by James Miltenberger Jazz Quintet+, Lou Natale and Fo/ Mo/Deep.

The eight local wineries were the stars of the festival. Each offered free samples of their different wines as well as sales of full bottles and glasses.

The long lines in front of each winery’s tent attested to the popularity of the different vendors. No matter what an individual’s wine preference was, there was

bound to be something for them.

Beyond wineries the festival also featured food.

Guests could purchase food tickets which could then be traded for food at the various vendors. Chico’s Fat, Cupcakerie, Garcia’s Latin Market, Greeks, Jersey Subs, Lambert’s Catering, Ramada Inn, Russ’ Ribs and Slight Indulgence all had booths set up at the festival.

The Wine & Jazz Festival had artisan crafts for sale as well. While enjoying wine, guests could peruse an assortment of art, jewelry, soaps and other items crafted by local artists.

The flowing wine and shining sun put everyone in good spirits. Many guests brought blankets, chairs and tents to create their own personal outdoor sitting areas for them and their friends.

Over the years the Wine and Jazz Festival has raised money for the community. As a non-profit, the organization that runs the event has donated $374,374 to many different organizations over the years. Through the wine festival, money has been granted to the WVU Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships to students seeking a degree in jazz; Music in the Schools; the WVU Foundation and more.

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At this weekend’s Wine and Jazz Festival 131 festival attendees were asked to pick their favorite winery of the eight at the event.

Most popular by winery Forks of Cheat Winery-Bad Cat Fisher’s Ridge-Bianca Potomac Highland Winery-Pinot Noir West-Whitehill Winery-Dry Seyval Blanc Lambert’s Vintage Wines-Blackberry Merlot Heston Farm Winery-Barry Sweet Blackberry Kenco Farms-Blue Mead Daniel Vineyards-Blackberry Employees at each winery were asked which wine was their most popular at the festival.

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Undergraduate students Andy Humbert and Khalid Grey perform together.

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ComediansLynch, Stonestreet, Key & Peele practice Emmy lines onstage LOS ANGELES (AP) — With less than 24 hours until the Emmy Awards, the vibe inside the Microsoft Theater is confoundingly calm.

After months of planning, most of Emmy’s elements are now in place for Sunday’s show, from the glimmering set to the clip packages and presenters.

“Now there’s less stress

and more fun,” said executive producer Don Mischer, whose credits include the Super Bowl, Oscars and past Emmy telecasts. “By the time you get to this point, you’ve got a handle on it. But there are always surprises.

That’s what’s fun about live television.”

Mischer and his team welcomed a spate of celebrity

presenters Saturday during a daylong rehearsal he described as a “cattle call”: Stars come in every 10 minutes to run through their lines on the gilded Emmy stage.

And the stage really is gilded: Decked out in gold and framed by sparkling mosaic arches, it’s the first Emmy set designed by Baz Halpin, best known for cre-

ating concert stages for pop phenoms Pink, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Perhaps because of Halpin’s musical background, the 67th annual Emmy Awards will feature a live band onstage, ensconced in a sort of silo in the center.

Screens will move around the centerpiece during the show to reveal glimpses of

the musicians.

The band wasn’t in place during rehearsals, but that didn’t stop Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele from dancing when practicing their presentation techniques Saturday. The comics took a jab at the Republican debates during their time onstage.

Jane Lynch and Eric Ston-

estreet also injected some comedy into their rehearsal.

Lynch, who adorably wore a small backpack throughout, jogged across the stage when she realized she missed her mark. Stonestreet, meanwhile, joked that the twopronged microphone looked like “Schweddy balls,” referring to Alec Baldwin’s classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch.

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Protecting women’s health choices Planned Parenthood is the subject of heated debates across all forms of media once again, as the supposed existence of a troubling abortion video was brought to national attention by Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. Fiorina asserted she’d seen footage of an aborted fetus—“its heart beating, its legs kicking”—on a table, with surrounding doctors discussing how to harvest its brain.

Her quote has added new fire to a bill currently making its way through Congress, which will stop government funds from reaching Planned Parenthood unless it stops including abortions as a part of its services.

As of this writing, the bill has won the majority vote in the House, but isn’t expected to make it through the Senate. However, if a consensus isn’t reached, the bill could prompt filibustering and a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

No actual footage of what Fiorina described has been

thenation.com

Women rally in support of Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. found, but footage both digitally manipulated and taken out of context is circulating on conservative-leaning websites as a result of Fiorina’s statement. It claims to reference Planned Parent-

hood’s secret for-profit baby parts business by including sound bytes of interviews and quotes from healthcare professionals, who are likely simply referencing the practice of giving women a

choice to donate fetal tissue to medical research of diseases like cancer or HIV. In a report released by the organization, only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s activities from 2013-2014 in-

volved facilitating abortions. The other services it provided during that year included testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and infections, providing contraception

and screening for cancer.

Of the 3 percent of abortions it performed, 90 percent of those were before the first trimester, or 13 weeks of pregnancy. At this point in the gestation process, the fetus is the size of a pea pod.

Refusing to fund the entirety of Planned Parenthood over a mere 3 percent of its services means denying women access to affordable treatments and tests they may not be able to receive anywhere else. This editorial board believes reproductive health care is a right all women should be guaranteed, regardless of the circumstances.

A government shutdown could hurt millions of Americans if a decision isn’t reached. However, an internal poll reported by Fox News showed people are more opposed to a government shutdown than Planned Parenthood, so hopefully Congress will take this into consideration before it’s too late. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Alone, not lonely: The benefits of being solitary kayla asbury columnist @kaylaasbury_

I prefer to eat alone.

I prefer to study alone.

I don’t enjoy group settings. I prefer to be by myself for the majority of the day. Can you still call me normal?

Being alone is nothing to be ashamed of, but modern media makes it seem that way. Often during television shows and movies, there are scenes in which someone performs some everyday action on their own, such as eating or shopping, and their lack of accompaniment is portrayed as pitiful. I don’t believe enjoying a meal alone is especially heartbreaking, but I do think it’s unfortunate people feel as though they are doing something wrong when they just want to enjoy their lunch by themselves.

Independence among college-aged students is poorly portrayed in the media, as the need to be surrounded by people at all times is usually emphasized. However, sometimes being alone can be much better and healthier. Studies have shown about 50 percent of the United States population is naturally introverted.

Most movies aimed at adolescents depict an introverted character who is at first disliked for his

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Spending time by yourself can lead to finding inner peace. or her quirks or quietness, but morphs into a popular and well-liked extrovert by the end of the film.

This type of movie essentially states introverts can’t have friends or a social life because they always prefer to be alone, which is not true. They also urge people who prefer to be alone to make themselves uncomfortable in order to feel accepted.

Why is it so embarrassing and uncomfortable to keep ourselves company? It seems some even

get offended when people would rather be by themselves than spend time and energy entertaining others.

To be accepted in society, surrounding yourself with people seems to be important. However, studies have shown it can be healthier to spend time by yourself on many occasions. For example, studying for a test alone instead of in a study group can increase concentration and memory. A 1997 study indicated spending time alone can also de-

crease rates of depression in adolescents.

Being alone can be empowering and even more enjoyable than being with others. Because you get to make all of the decisions concerning what you do, time with yourself is likely better spent than if you were in a group. You can pick where you eat, what movie you see or how long you stay out.

Doing everyday activities alone can also increase confidence. In most situations, friends and acquain-

tances can be used as a reason to not actually interact with your environment. When you do things alone, you are forced to interact with strangers and be more receptive of what’s around you. Doing everyday activities independently also encourages feelings of self-reliance and autonomy.

The most important reason to spend time alone is to get to know yourself better.

At the end of the day, you are your own best friend.

Building a relationship with

yourself can help you understand your preferences, opinions and ideas.

Contrary to media portrayal, being alone is nothing to be afraid of. The next time you want to spend time by yourself, I urge you to act on it. Take yourself out to lunch, go on a walk or stay in your room and watch something good on Netflix. You may be happy you gave yourself time to enjoy your own company. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Facebook’s addition of “dislike” button provokes discussion surrounding use elana goodwin Ohio state university

On Sept. 15, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook is currently working on a “dislike” button.

The “Like” button, which first appeared on Facebook in 2007, is denoted by a thumbs up symbol.

However, the “dislike” button may not necessarily be a thumbs down. In fact, there’s already discussion over whether the button is needed, what kind of impact it will have on the social media site and even about whether it will really be a “dislike” button at all.

Facebook users have been clamoring for such a button for years now, but it seems like people are now also considering the ramifications of the feature. After the announcement, Facebook users went on Zuckerberg’s Facebook page to

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A “dislike” button could be making its way to Facebook soon. talk about the idea, and many wrote they had no interest in seeing a “dislike” button added to the site.

Elsewhere on the internet, like YouTube and Reddit, users have the ability to immediately like and dislike or upvote and downvote a post, in addition to being able to comment. This isn’t always a good thing, and people are worried that if Facebook adds a “Dislike”

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button, it will promote negativity and may even lead to cyberbullying.

Those are some of the reasons that Facebook didn’t originally offer a way to dislike something. The social network didn’t want to have a Reddit-style system since that wasn’t the real purpose of the site, and also they didn’t want the ability to “Dislike” to lead to disrespecting or attacking others on the

site.

However, from what Zuckerberg has said about the development of this feature, the “Dislike” button may not really be that at all. Rather than showing your aversion to something, the tool Facebook is working on may be more of an “acknowledgement” or “empathy” button, for times when “liking” something isn’t the appropriate response.

“Not every moment is a good moment,” Zuckerberg said. “Some people have asked for a dislike button because they want to be able to say ‘that thing isn’t good,’ and we’re not going to do that … I don’t think that’s socially very valuable, or great for the community.”

For example, when someone posts about a death or a natural disaster, it’s not quite fitting to “like” the post, and some may not want to comment on the matter. Right now, Facebook users don’t have any other option but to “like”

something if they want to let someone know they saw their post and are thinking of them, even if they may not exactly “like” whatever the person is sharing with the world.

Facebook is focused on allowing people to interact and engage with each other, and it’s highly unlikely the site will just offer a “dislike” right next to the “like” button on posts and other actions on the social network.

The reason for this so-called “dislike” button isn’t about negativity; it’s about offering users a way to connect with each other in a more sincere way.

It will also give the content a higher probability of being seen as it competes with posts that get a lot of “likes” since Facebook’s newsfeed algorithm is biased towards showing content that’s received lots of thumbs-up.

Facebook has been working on the feature for a while now, and though it seems like an uncomplicated concept, the thought

behind it, the symbol chosen to denote it and what it’s meant to do, have made the execution of the tool more complex.

In fact, many have already been speculating about what the icon for this new feature will be and making suggestions.

Some ideas that have been offered include an “ear” button, which would allow users to tell others that they’ve heard their thought but aren’t necessarily offering any negative or positive feedback. Among other possible designs, two hands clasped in the shape of a heart or a hand holding a heart might be chosen to convey empathy.

No specific date has been announced yet as far as when this “dislike” button will appear on Facebook, but it’s already got a lot of people talking. As of right now, users seem to be split about whether they truly “like” this idea or if they would add a thumbs-down if they could.

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Music Monday

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“Honeymoon” by Lana Del Rey

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“GO:OD A.M.” by Mac Miller

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“Honeymoon” by Lana Del Rey I’m not sure who Lana Del Rey married, but I’m thankful for their beautifully orchestrated “Honeymoon.” Lana’s third studio album, “Honeymoon” was released Sept. 18 and clocks in at about an hour over 14 songs—many of which are four minutes plus.

I was nervous at first because there was a lot of reverb early on, something that really muddied up “Ultraviolence” for me, but it seemed the producers tuned it just right on this record. What makes Lana stand out so much to me is her jazzy, classical voice singing very modern risqué lyrics over symphonic instrumentals—these are three prominent elements from three different genres that somehow blend together tastefully.

The album has a decent bit of clever doubling on vocals, such as the chorus of “Music To Watch Boys To.” Through most of this album, I imagine Lana sitting on a piano in classy fashion under spotlight singing to the remaining nightclub crowd of drunken, lovesick men with a whiskey in their hand.

Maybe this was her intent, to place her album in as many afterparty playlists as possible, because to me the album is commonly slow—besides the moments when she lets her music get a dance beat to it on “High By The Beach” and “Freak.”

It’s a good album for Lana, as it shows off her best talents, but it’s just a little too much like everything that has come before that it underwhelms at points. I say that now, but I know the choruses of this album are probably going to replay in my head for the next couple of weeks anyway.

“GO:OD AM” by Mac Miller September 18 was a good morning indeed as Mac Miller’s long anticipated follow-up to his 2013 album “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” was released through Warner Bros. Records. Titled “GO:OD A.M.,” the album is about finally making it through a long night of substance abuse, broken hearts, family struggles and an identity crisis to a good morning with good music and good people.

Lengthy at 17 tracks, the record is surprisingly light on features—with Ab-Soul, Miguel, Lil B, Chief Keef and Little Dragon being the only artists actually credited, though a few others appear in small capacities. The instrumentals morph in tempo, melody and composition as songs evolve.

The first single, “100 Grandkids,” is essentially two songs that mesh so well together that it only makes sense to fuse them together. This happens in other places, like the song “ROS,” which begins with Mac singing over a piano in a nightclub before the beat kicks in. He raps about a beautiful love he is excited to see grow.

Though Mac gets emotional and speculative on songs like “Ascension” and “Perfect Circle / God Speed,” he also likes to have fun getting ignorant and spitting braggadocio lyrics over speaker knocking beats produced by longtime partners Big Jerm and ID Labs. Some of the biggest hits on the album are “Weekend” with Miguel, which has a really feel good chorus, and “In The Bag” which has some funny skits opening and ending the song along with a small collaboration from Schoolboy Q on the hook.

There are so many good songs to play again and again on this album, I cannot recommend it enough. This is Mac Miller at his finest, incorporating all of his best styles into one cohesive, organic being that is “GO:OD A.M.”

“Slime Season” by Young Thug

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“Slime Season” by Young Thug Hip-hop fans have a love-hate relationship with Young Thug. His voice blurs the line between catchy and annoying.

Thugga recently released a new mixtape on Sept. 16 called “Slime Season,” and it contains 18 auto-tuned trap bangers with some of the best instrumentals of the year rivaling “Rodeo” and “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”

London on the Track is a new producer who has worked with Young Thug for years and has collaborated with him on the entirety of the project. Birdman’s taking to Young Thug makes you question if he considers him to be the next Lil Wayne in the game, which Thug has hinted at by calling Wayne his idol and attempting to title his debut album “Tha Carter 6.”

I might agree with this theory considering Thug has a very new way of presenting lyrics, similar to Wayne’s excessive punchlines and play on words, as well as a screechy inimitable voice with decent singing when supported by chorus effects. Even after the beef that resounded from the album title fiasco and some more shots being fired by the artists in interviews, Weezy appears on the mixtape opener “Take Kare,” and he shows that he and Thug are not the same but are cut from a similar cloth.

My favorite song was “Best Friends,” which takes its name and chorus from an infamous Vine, goes over a pleasant sample that reminds you of a Japanese xylophone melody while Thug spits fast lyrics describing in detail his activities with women and money. He is dirty and holds back nothing when he rhymes, but his unique presentation and vocal style is what makes me wonder if Thugga may be around for a long time. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Early Emmy Awards snapped up by ‘Transparent’ and HBO comedy ‘Veep’ LOS ANGELES (AP)‑ “Transparent” emerged as an early winner at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, capturing a best comedy actor trophy for Jeffrey Tambor and a directing award for its creator, and giving both winners a chance to pay tribute to the show’s trangender themes.

“I’d like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community. ... Thanks for letting us be part of the change,” said Tambor, who plays a man journeying toward womanhood.

Jill Soloway, who based the series on her own father’s story, used her directing trophy acceptance speed to ask for equal rights for transgender individuals.

It is legal in the majority of U.S. states to refuse to rent to “trans people,” she said, saying the country has a civil rights problem that must be addressed.

Allison Janney of “Mom” and Tony Hale of “Veep” captured supporting comedy acting awards. Julie Louis-Dreyfus won the top comedy actress award for “Veep.”

Janney, who plays a dysfunctional parent, thanked series producer Chuck Lorre for creating a deeply flawed character and “thinking of me to play her.”

After singing a thank-you list to colleagues and family, she lauded the comedy for reminding those lives that are touched by addic-

tion that “there is hope.”

“This is nuts,” said Tony Hale, thanking his show’s writers and lauding his fellow nominees: “You make me laugh hard.”

Janney was honored as best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as a dysfunctional parent in “Mom.” “There were eight of us in this category,” Janney said. “I feel like I won the lottery.”

She thanked series producer Chuck Lorre for creating a deeply flawed character and “thinking of me to play her.”

After singing a thankyou list to colleagues and family, she lauded the comedy for reminding those lives that are touched by addiction that “there is hope.”

Host Andy Samberg kicked off the ceremony with a video in which he made elaborate fun of the overload of TV programs available.

“So many shows, so little,” he sang, before entering a “TV viewing bunker” to binge-view on all the nominated shows. A bearded, shaggy-haired Samberg emerged to boast to contenders Jon Hamm and Kerry Washington that he had them and everyone else covered.

Appearing on stage, groomed, Samberg touched briefly on the political scene.

“Sure, Donald Trump seems racist,” he said.

“What else?”

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He also took note of what he called the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history. They include Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson, who could become the first non-white winner in the best drama series actress category.

“So congratulations, Hollywood, you did it.

Racism is over! Don’t factcheck that,” Samberg said.

“Game of Thrones,” this year’s top nominee overall, could make a notable showing with a best drama victory: It would become the second fantasy or sci-fi

show to get the award, following “Lost” in 2005.

Its competition includes the final season of “Mad Men,” poised to set a record as the most honored drama series ever with a fifth award. The cast hasn’t fared as well, never winning despite repeated nods.

Making a last stand are star Jon Hamm, whose portrayal of troubled ad man Don Draper has been nominated for each of the drama’s eight seasons, along with best actress nominee Elisabeth Moss and sup-

porting actress contender Christina Hendricks.

When it comes to ratings, Fox is counting on more than the audience’s love of TV as the attraction. “Fox NFL Sunday” is broadcasting from the red carpet and the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys telecast precedes the awards.

Having football as the lead-in to 2013’s Emmys made the ceremony a winner for CBS with 17.8 million viewers, the biggest audience in eight years.

Last year’s 15.6 million

viewers was the secondhighest total for the period.

Not everyone was preparing to win. Jimmy Fallon, on the red carpet, said: “Mom, thank you for everything. Because I’m probably not going to get onstage.”

Allison Janney was honored at Sunday’s Emmy Awards as best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as a dysfunctional parent in “Mom.” “There were eight of us in this category,” Janney said. “I feel like I won the lottery.”

‘Maze Runner’ sequel outpaces ‘Black Mass’ at weekend box office NEW YORK (AP)‑ “The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” edged out Johnny Depp’s “Black Mass” at box office, as the two films split young and old moviegoers in half on the first weekend of the fall movie season.

20th Century Fox’s sequel to “The Maze Runner” earned an estimated $30.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. While that came in slightly below the debut of the 2014 youngadult dystopian sci-fi original, it counted as a win for a movie that cost $61 million to make.

Warner Bros.’ “Black Mass,” starring Johnny Depp

as Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, premiered with $23.4 million. That’s a strong sum for an R-rated adult drama, and it stabilizes a bad boxoffice run for Depp following a string of disappointments including “Mortdecai,” “Transcendence” and “The Lone Ranger.”

The audience for “The Scorch Trials” was 63 percent below the age of 25, according to Fox, while 89 percent of the audience for “Black Mass” was over 25, according to Warner Bros.

The draw for “Black Mass” was Depp’s icy performance as Bulger, which has garnered better reviews for the

actor and some Oscar buzz.

Jeff Goldstein, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., said that 55 percent of the audience said in exit polls that Depp was their reason for seeing the movie, which features an ensemble including Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch.

A diverse cast leading to a diverse audience was the key for “Scorch Trials,” said Chris Aronson, head of domestic distribution for Fox. Wes Ball’s adaptation of James Dashner’s young-adult novel stars Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee and Kaya Scodelario.

More than half of its audi-

ence was made up of minorities. It also performed well abroad, earning $43.3 million internationally.

But North American theaters had the distinct feel of fall, with a crowded slate of well-reviewed films - some of them awards hopefuls opening in more limited release and hoping to build strong word of mouth for longer runs at the multiplex.

Universal’s 3-D mountaineering thriller “Everest,” starring Josh Brolin and Jason Clarke, opened with $7.6 million, playing only on 545 IMAX and large-format screens. It expands wide next weekend.

“Sicario,” the Lionsgate drug-war thriller starring Emily Blunt, Brolin and Benicio del Toro, opened in New York and Los Angeles ahead of its expansion over the next two weeks.

In just six theaters, it took in $390,000 with an excellent per-screen average of $65,000.

The fall season, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office data firm Rentrak, got off to a good start, with a wealth of options for moviegoers and well-reviewed releases that can play beyond opening weekend.

“It’s about that playabil-

ity, the long-term conversation on social media that keeps people buzzing about `Sicario,’ `Black Mass’ and other films yet to come,” Dergarabedian said. “The moviegoing habit changes in the fall, not only how and when they go to the movies, but how they talk about the movies and for how long.”

Paramount Picture’s “Captive,” starring David Oyelowo and Kate Mara, however, struggled to find moviegoers. The faith-based thriller couldn’t follow in the steps of the lucrative Christian drama “War Room,” grossing just $1.4 million in 806 theaters.

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8 Do a slow burn 9 Spanish appetizers 10 Les ƒtats-__ 11 Hanging on every word 12 Slurpee alternative 13 “The Big Bang Theory” type 19 __ rage: PED user’s aggression 21 Expresses happiness

24 Address book entry 26 Golf goal 27 Even score 28 Understand 29 Detest 30 Pts. and qts., for two 31 Cry one’s eyes out 32 Tax pros 33 London native, informally 34 Fizz in a gin fizz 36 __ Aires 38 Shelter adoptee 39 Dictator Amin 40 Canadian prov. bordering Vt. 45 “Just want to add ...”

46 Nary a soul 47 *Typewriter area, letterwise, for the answers to starred clues 48 Stable studs 50 Biblical prophet 51 Chatter endlessly 52 “Steppenwolf” author Hermann 53 Part of Q.E.D.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your creativity opens door after door. You’ll greet the day feeling inspired and energetic. Know what you want, and don’t hesitate to go after it. Test out your ideas before you make them realities. Ask a friend to play the role of devil’s advocate. Tonight: Lady Luck is with you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your sixth sense speaks to you more and more throughout the day. Make sure that you aren’t listening to the voice that encourages you to go for what you want, or you might have trouble. Have a pri-

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Return all calls before you make any decisions, especially those regardGEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH ing weekend plans. Consider taking You think that you need to get an a short weekend escape. You can’t early start, and it just might be worth imagine what this getaway will do it. Events seem to go as you would for you. Meanwhile, detach from like, as the result of several careful your immediate issues. Tonight: Folnegotiations. A loved one might feel low the music. slightly off. Tonight: Celebrate living.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH HHHHH Be more easygoing, and You might be on top of a problem you will see a big difference in how and far more upbeat than you have a loved one responds to you. In a been in the past. Your sense of hu- sense, you could be renegotiating mor emerges when dealing with the terms of your relationship. Don’t others. Consider a new option. Ask worry about the ups and downs. yourself how much tension you can Reach out to friends for support. Tohandle before deciding. Tonight: night: Tap into your imagination.

TGIF. vate discussion with someone you care about. Tonight: Not to be found.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Don’t stand on ceremony. Remain positive, and your attitude easily could define the response you get.

Honor a change in your feelings. Regardless of whether this change is negative or positive, be open and kind. Tonight: You have a huge range of possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You might be a little out of sorts, but events will occur that will allow you more flexibility. Whether you decide to take this path is up to you. Lighten up a little and you might gain a new perspective. Honor a fast change. Tonight: Pretend that you are a kid again.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You easily could change plans and decide to head in a different direction. Your sense of humor emerges when dealing with a fiery personality. Try to be serious when listening to this person; he or she might need to share some news. Tonight: Hang out at a favorite haunt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might wake up with a very creative and dynamic idea. How you handle yourself and the way in which you express your idea will make a big difference. You might be more focused on certain projects and tasks than you realize. Tonight: Follow your whims.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Pressure builds as the day goes on. You might want to let off some steam and then relax. A roommate or family member could be more combative than usual. Know that you’ll be able to handle everything that comes your way. Tonight: Buy a bottle of bubbly on the way home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be taken aback by what is going on. This morning’s eclipse in your sign might drain you a little. Take a walk and relax, but don’t push yourself. Postpone any important decisions for now. If you need to, take the day off. Tonight: Treat yourself.

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Monday September 21, 2015

Mountaineers lose to No. 18 Georgetown Hoyas Sunday, 3-1

BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM

One simple mistake near the net cost the Mountaineers an upset bid.

Leading 1-0 on the No. 18 Georgetown Hoyas (32-1), a red card on Francio Henry led to a goal on a penalty kick and altered the remainder of the contest to hand WVU (2-5-0) a 3-1 defeat on Sunday afternoon.

“It’s a shame, we played well enough to be ahead 1-0 against one of the best teams in the country at home,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “Our game plan was working, we were up 1-0 with 30 minutes to play.

We’re on the right track, we’re just shooting ourselves in the foot over and over again.”

Henry’s red card resulted in a goal from last week’s Big East Player of the Week Brandon Allen on a penalty kick, knotting it up at one apiece in the 60th minute of the contest.

Matthew Ledder and Bakie Goodman followed up Allen’s score with goals of their own, making it 3-1 on an 11-10 man advantage during the last 30 minutes.

“It’s definitely a different game after we go down to 10 and then they got a bit of life from it,” said junior Jack Elliott.

“They got a penalty as well which wasn’t helpful and they tied it up and sent it off as well. If we stick with 11 men then maybe we could pull it out.”

Elliott’s goal in the 54th minute catapulted the Mountaineers to a 1-0 advantage and put them 36 minutes away from the upset.

His score on freshman goalie JT Marcinowski, who was also named the Big East Freshman and Goalie of the Week last week, was nearly a huge boost for the Mountaineers.

Injuries to sophomores Jad Arslan and Louis Thomas also took their toll in the waning seconds.

Their departures left the Mountaineers more shorthanded against a team that was considered preseason national championship contenders.

“One’s got a sprain and one’s got an Achilles and I didn’t see what happened on the second one, why Louis went

down and take a look at the film,” LeBlanc said.

“Luckily we have seven days but we’re kind of walking wounded at the moment.”

Senior Ryan Cain also didn’t make an appearance all contest after entering as the team’s leading scorer with five goals.

Redshirt freshman Alec Boerner made his first career start at goalie, recording seven saves against a potent offensive attack.

Georgetown took 16 shots and 10 on goal, looking to wreak havoc in the box against a lessexperienced goaltender.

The Hoyas’ 16 shots also became a crucial factor in the final outcome, as they outshot the Mountaineers 16-3 and held them to one shot on goal.

Jamie Merriam and Joey Piatczyc provided the other two shots, with Elliott’s shot and score becoming the only one on net.

Georgetown was WVU’s second ranked opponent of the season thus far, adding to Michigan State in the brutal nonconference slate. Akron is the remaining ranked opponent on the schedule currently, rated No. 11 and tabbed as the favorite to win the Mid-American Conference.

“It’s good to be playing against these top squads like Georgetown and Michigan State,” Elliott said.

“Going into the conference they’re all strong in different areas and they’re fighters in the conference but it’s good to play against these top teams and see what they’ve got.”

The next matchup on WVU’s schedule features UNC Greensboro on Saturday at noon. Greensboro enters another highly-anticipated affair in Morgantown at 4-21, already appearing in three double-overtime contests.

“We’ve got the whole week to recover and work on a few things,” Elliott said.

“We got up 1-0 but the red card really hurt us and we’ll regroup this week and hopefully come out strong.”

Afterwards, the Mountaineers will continue their difficult nonconference schedule with road tests against St. Francis (Pa.) and the Virginia Tech Hokies. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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COASTING TO VICTORY

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Senior forward Kailey Utley receives a pass in Friday’s game against Buffalo.

WVU defeats Buffalo and FGCU over weekend by connor hicks sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Regulation wasn’t enough for the Mountaineers to find a win Friday night against the University of Buffalo. Despite seeing dominating offensive performances through most games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this season, it took 97 minutes to find a goal against a unique Buffalo defense.

That goal wasn’t even scored by the Mountaineer offense, as a Buffalo defender deflected a Maggie Bedillion cross into her own net, giving the Mountaineers a 1-0 margin that would hold for the rest of overtime.

“I think everyone knew how hard this team was working,” said head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “Michaela Abam was right there. I give all the credit to Maggie Bedillion for finding a way to will that ball in.”

West Virginia, fresh off receiving a No. 4 national ranking, the highest in school history, dominated the Bulls in every aspect except the score.

The Mountaineer attack, which has dominated most teams this season, outshot Buffalo 41-1, but had trouble getting shots on net against the Buffalo defensive approach which featured nine defenders in the box.

“Buffalo had a great game plan. They wanted to disrupt us, and that was the first time we’ve seen that this year,” Izzo-Brown said, who received her 275th victory as the Mountaineers’ head coach with the win Friday night.

The shutout was West Vir-

ginia’s seventh consecutive and eighth of the season. The defense, led by junior Kadeisha Buchanan and senior goaltender Hannah Steadman, ranks seventh in the country with two goals allowed in nine games (through Sept. 18th).

Following the narrow win against Buffalo, West Virginia was back in action Sunday afternoon against Florida Gulf Coast in front of a nearly full Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, where WVU held a 16-game win streak.

The offense began slowly once again, with several opportunities coming from senior Kailey Utley and freshman Nia Gordon, but the Eagles defense was strong, resembling the nationally accolated Mountaineers.

A misstep by defenseman Easther Mayi Kith in the 12th minute gave the Eagles a chance to get on the board first, but Buchanan was there, making a risky slide tackle just inside the box to prevent the shot.

Buchanan showed her dominance several minutes later, when a lead pass put Florida Gulf Coast striker Tabby Tindell in front of her, but Kadeisha again was able to track down the ball before a shot on goal could be managed.

Possession remained fairly even for the remainder of the first half, something the No. 4 Mountaineers are not accustomed to against unranked teams.

Both teams saw several opportunities, but strong defenses prevented any serious scoring chances. Sloppy pass-

ing from West Virginia ended several scoring chances before the halftime horn.

A scary moment came for the Mountaineer faithful when Buchanan went down trying to block a shot just before the half; she was able to able to walk off and returned to the game shortly after.

A 5-3 shot margin favored the Eagles in the first half. The advantage for FGCU was the first half that the Mountaineers had been out-shot this season.

Izzo-Brown clearly made an impact with her halftime speech, as the Mountaineers came out of the half with an entirely new look. Several shots in the first few minutes resulted in a rebound that was recovered by Ashley Lawrence and crossed to Utley to put West Virginia on the board in the 48th minute.

“I never want us to lose any battle and I just spoke to the team about different battles we were losing. They responded quickly and found the back of the net,” IzzoBrown said.

Utley received the ball again just seconds later, firing a shot from outside the box that narrowly missed the net.

Ten minutes later, Florida Gulf Coast saw two serious opportunities, but strikers were slightly past the defense and the attacks were blown dead for offside calls.

A Bedillion free kick found Utley just in front of the box in the 65th minute, but the shot was wide again. Bedillion took a long shot of her own seconds later that just missed the right post. This remained the case for much

of the remainder of the first half, with the Eagles unable to possess the ball past midfield, but their defense was able to prevent open shots for the Mountaineers.

“You gotta give Florida Gulf Coast a lot of credit… They really came after us… I think Easther and Keisha were incredible. They had to do some work. Their No. 25 (junior forward Tabby Tindell) was the conference player of the year,” Izzo-Brown said.

Amandine Pierre-Louis made a beautiful spin move to get by a Florida Gulf Coast defender in the 77th minute, but the shot dribbled into goaltender Brittany Brown’s open arms. The shot was only West Virginia’s fifth shot on goal of the game.

When the final horn sounded, Utley’s early second half goal remained the lone point on the board. The No. 4 Mountaineers (9-1) came away with a narrow 1-0 margin.

“We couldn’t have asked for two better games to prepare us for a tough Texas team this weekend,” Izzo-Brown said.

The Mountaineers open Big 12 play and their push for a fourth consecutive conference title against Texas, at 7 p.m. Friday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The Mountaineers are 221-2 against Big 12 opponents since joining the conference in 2012 and have won the regular season title every year.

They also hold a 17-game winning streak at home, dating back to August of 2014. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

volleyball

Mountaineers win 2 of 3 at Winthrop Invitational by johnna herbig sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Over the weekend, the West Virginia University volleyball team participated in the Winthrop Invitational, coming home with two wins and one loss.

Friday, the Mountaineers played their first match against Winthrop, winning 3-1. The set scores for this match were 25-22, 25-16, 23-25 and 25-17.

Sophomore outside hitter Morgan Montgomery led the offense with 22 kills. She was followed by senior Caleah Wells with 12 kills and freshman Bridgett Talia who had 10.

Sophomore libero Gianna Gotterba had 25 digs, setting her career-high. Junior Haley Roe followed behind her with 12 digs.

The Winthrop Eagles were led by junior outside hitter Annelies Dokter, who had 17 kills, and junior middle blocker Brianna Gray had nine.

Freshman Carlie Skelton had 15 digs and junior Maria Volstad followed hav-

ing 10 digs.

On Saturday, WVU won its first match of the day against Davidson, 3-0. In this match, the set scores were 25-8, 25-23 and 25-17.

Sophmore Mia Swanegan led the Mountaineers with 13 kills and junior Hannah Shreve followed closely behind with 11.

The Davidson Wildcats were led by freshman Sabrinia Shepherd and freshman Mason Rooney, both having seven kills each.

“I thought we played well,” said head coach Reed Sunahara in an interview with WVUsports.com.

“It’s always nice to win on the road, and these tournaments are a good way to prepare for Big 12 play.”

The Mountaineers’ second game on Saturday ruined their winning streak for the tournament, losing 3-1 to Murray State. 2518, 25-15, 21-15 and 25-20 were the set scores for this match.

Montgomery continued to lead the offense with 22 kills and adding 15 digs,

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Middle blocker Hannah Shreve sends the ball over the net in last week’s game against Marshall. resulting in the sopho- against WVU. Senior mid- provement,” Sunahara more’s fifth double-double dle blocker Alyssa Lelm said in an interview with this season. Senior Brit- had kills, and senior Tay- WVUSports.com. “We have tany Sample contributed lor Olden followed be- a few things to work on this 13 digs for the game, and hind her having nine. Also week with Texas coming Gotterba had nine. in this match, junior Ellie to town, but every pracThe Racers from Mur- Lorenz had 21 digs, which tice is an opportunity to get better.” ray State were led by ju- was match-high. nior outside hitter Scottie This Friday, West Vir“I think we are good in Ingram, who had 21 kills some areas and showed ginia will return to Morand 16 digs in the match some areas that need im- gantown to compete

against Texas, who has a record of 10-1 this season.

This will be the Mountaineers second home game of the season and will also be their opening conference game. The match will be held at 6 p.m. Friday in the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

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WVU’s Hailey Barrett returns a serve last year against Oklahoma State.

WVU starts off tennis season strong at William and Mary Invitational by nicole curtin sports editor @nicolec_Wvu

The West Virginia University women’s tennis team opened its season over the weekend in the William and Mary Invitational.

In Friday’s matches, the Mountaineers finished with two singles wins and one win in doubles play.

Sophomores Lyn Yuen Choo and Habiba Shaker won their match against Mar yland University’s Olga Gaistruk and Olivia Gaudreault 7-5 in the lone doubles victory.

“We had a slow start in

doubles today,” said head coach Miha Lisac in an interview with WVUsports. com. “Things did not go according to plan, and we have a lot more work to do (Saturday). We picked up the intensity a little bit going into singles, and hopefully, we will be able to transfer that energy and mindset.”

Shaker performed well in Friday’s singles matches as well, overcoming a three-set game against Darya Berezhnaya with scores of 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3.

Choo also won her singles match of the day against Yana Morar in a two-set shut out, 6-3 and 6-3.

Day two of the Tribe Invitational was more productive for WVU, the team racked up four doubles victories and five in singles.

Senior Hailey Barrett and sophomore Carolina Lewis defeated Penn’s Sonya Latycheva and Ria Vaidya 6-4 for one of the doubles wins.

WVU junior Kaja Mrgole and sophomore Yvon Martinez also won their doubles match.

Choo and Shaker were on a roll going into the second day of play, with the third Mountaineer doubles win against Lina Qostal and OJ Singh. Fresh-

men pair Kirsten White and Abigail Rosiello defeated another Penn duo for the fourth West Virginia win.

“We rebounded well in today’s matches and had a much better showing overall,” Lisac said. “We have to be consistent in our approach, but I think we are starting to understand how we want to compete as a team.”

WVU finished Saturday going 5-0 in singles matches against Dartmouth.

Mrgole, Barrett, Shaker, Lewis and Choo all competed strong and defeated their opponents

before heading into one last round of singles play against the Terrapins Sunday.

The Mountaineer squad should return to Morgantown feeling accomplished.

In their first play of the season several people came out with solid wins under their belt.

Sunday, Shaker finished her weekend with a third win in singles play against Maryland’s Kristina Hovsepyan in shutout fashion with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.

Lewis took home another win in three sets; fighting back from a loss in set one, she defeated Arnelle Sulli-

van 6-1, 6-1 losing the first set 7-6.

After opening the season, Lisac said the weekend was a learning experience.

“Overall, we did make progress this weekend,” he said. “There are things we need to get better at, and we are looking forward to getting back to work this week.”

T h e Mo u n t a i n e e r s will return to their home courts this weekend in the WVU Pink Invitational which includes Toledo, Buffalo, Wright State and Maryland. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu

FOOTBALL

Football hierarchy emerges in Big 12 Conference

BY DAVID STATMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

With the 2015 college football season fully underway, a hierarchy has emerged in the Big 12. Oklahoma, TCU and Baylor look to be the three big dogs competing for the conference title, with the likes of Oklahoma State and West Virginia nipping at their heels.

Texas, Texas Tech and Kansas State won’t challenge for the title, but they may pose problems – Iowa State and Kansas are a whole lot of nothing. Big 12 play is coming up soon, and everything will clear up even more.

1. Oklahoma It was pretty hard for me to decide who should top the Big 12 rankings this week. Both Oklahoma and TCU ended up in shootout games against unheralded

American Athletic Conference opponents, but the Sooners were a little more impressive. Quarterback Baker Mayfield had his coming-out party against Tulsa on Saturday, setting a school record for total yards in a single game: he went 32-38 through the air for 487 yards and four touchdowns, while adding 85 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

The full capabilities of the Sooner offense were on display, as star running back Samaje Perine also showed up for 152 yards and a score.

Oklahoma has already gotten through their major test of the early season, their double overtime win over Tennessee last week – the Sooners could very well be undefeated as they head into back-to-back matchups with Baylor and TCU in November.

2. TCU TCU’s 56-37 win over SMU followed a similar

script to Oklahoma’s dispatching of Tulsa on Saturday. Both offenses looked tremendous, both defenses looked worryingly porous and both games were just a little too close for the home team’s liking.

After struggling in TCU’s only previous game against FBS competition – their close Week 1 win over Minnesota – quarterback Trevone Boykin finally looked like himself, accounting for six total touchdowns and 504 yards through the air and on the ground.

Running back Aaron Green had one of the best games of his collegiate career as well, gaining 164 yards and rushing for two touchdowns. TCU had big trouble dealing with dualthreat quarterback Matt Davis, and they might be in for one heck of a wild ride next week, when they take on Patrick Mahomes and Texas Tech on the road.

3. Baylor Oklahoma has looked great so far, but No. 5 Baylor still sees TCU as their most serious competition for the Big 12 crown. As such, it was probably fun bye-week watching for the Bears to see TCU struggle to put away SMU, a team Baylor rolled over 56-21 on the road in their season opener.

Fred Biletnikoff Award candidate Corey Coleman and the Bears should blow out Rice next week, before they face a dynamic Texas Tech offense in their first Big 12 game of the season on Oct. 3.

4. Oklahoma State We already knew TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma were going to be top-notch teams, but the Big 12 looks that much deeper when Oklahoma State is a threat.

The Cowboys haven’t really played anybody yet, but boy have they looked stylish in recent weeks.

Oklahoma State was dominant in every phase of their 69-14 demolition of Texas-San Antonio on Saturday – the defense forced seven turnovers, the rushing attack accounted for 217 yards and four touchdowns, and quarterback Mason Rudolph was close to perfect. The Cowboys have edged their way into the top 25 (at exactly No. 25) and, like Oklahoma, could be running on a perfect or one-loss record heading into their meetings with the conference’s big boys in November. This could shape up to be an incredible Big 12 race.

5. Texas Yes, Texas’ 45-44 loss to Cal on Saturday was absolutely heartbreaking – it’s tough to get worse than losing on a missed extra point after a 20-point fourth quarter comeback but the Longhorns should be extremely encouraged by what they saw. Despite their great pedigree and history, Texas was never going to compete this season.

They’re a young, talented

team searching for balance and fluidity in a conference filled with fully operational Death Star offenses. But on Saturday, freshman Jerrod Heard looked like the genuine article. After seizing the starting quarterback job from veteran Tyrone Swoopes last week, Heard accounted for more than 500 total yards and three touchdowns against a very good Cal team, personally leading Texas’ late charge. It was a promising glimpse of the future. Now, with games against Oklahoma State, TCU and Oklahoma next on Texas’ ledger, we’ll see just how good Jerrod Heard is now.

6. Texas Tech More and more, Texas Tech looks like they’re going to be a real problem for the top teams in the Big 12.

Winning at Arkansas doesn’t mean exactly what it used to these days, but the fact that the Red Raiders, who lost by three touchdowns to Arkansas at home last season, were able to go into Fayetteville and get the job done shows a clear upward trajectory. Texas Tech is now 3-0, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks like the kind of productive dual-threat signal caller that has occasionally turned Texas Tech into conference contenders in the past. Mark your calendars – Texas Tech has TCU and then Baylor this week, and those two games could be extremely entertaining.

7. West Virginia West Virginia falls from No. 4 to No. 7 in my rankings due to inactivity, and a weak strength of schedule so far.

With most of the rest of the Big 12 engaged in high-scoring games against mediocre opposition this week, West Virginia’s defense is starting to look more and more like it could be one of the best around. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though – they still haven’t faced a test like they will against Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma in two weeks. Next up: Maryland, in a game the Mountaineers

absolutely should win.

8. Kansas State Kansas State is 3-0, but they won their last game in the most worrisome way.

If the Wildcats are going to be competitive this season, they’re going to have to win with their defense. When they allowed only three total points against South Dakota and Texas-San Antonio, that appeared to be a possibility. Then, they ended up in a triple-overtime, 3933 shootout against a very bad Louisiana Tech team at home. Kansas State was able to scratch out a win against former Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel and the Bulldogs, but Kansas State doesn’t appear to quite be ready for the gauntlet that awaits them: Oklahoma State, TCU, Oklahoma, Texas and Baylor are all next in line.

9. Iowa State Toledo is an accomplished football team with a strong chance at doubledigit wins and a MAC title this season. Losing in Toledo is no shame – but the Iowa State football program carries plenty of shame as a rule, so add a little more to the pile. Iowa State is now 1-2 following their 3023 double overtime loss to Toledo, and the Cyclones needed a late comeback to even force extra frames. At least Iowa State can take solace in the fact that Toledo fans dubbed the victory big enough to storm the field after the final whistle.

10. Kansas The quirks of the college football schedule meant the world was spared from being forced to watch Kansas attempt to play football this week. We won’t be so lucky in the future. After the Jayhawks allowed a combined 96 points to South Dakota State and Memphis in the first two weeks, they’ll head to Rutgers on Saturday in a battle of two of the worst Power 5 conference teams in the land. Don’t watch it if you value your sanity. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu