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Friday January 22, 2016

Volume 128, Issue 78

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Downtown student residence proposed by amy pratt

staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Standard, a new student residence, has been proposed for the city of Morgantown.

The residence is proposed to be located at South University Avenue and Walnut Street, to provide more student housing on the downtown campus.

The development site is currently occupied by Vic’s Towing and Garage, McClafferty’s Irish Pub and the Shell gas station minimart and apartments, according to a staff report by the Morgantown Planning Commission.

“There is so much substandard housing around, with most of it forcing people to drive outside the city,” said Bill Reger-Nash, vice president of the Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board. “It’s really nice to see what I hope will be a really outstanding place

right outside the Downtown Campus.”

Landmark Properties, a national company that has developed student housing primarily in the southern United States, is the developer of The Standard.

The proposal for The Standard will not be voted on until March. It was presented in December, but the Morgantown planning commission tabled the vote at the request of the developer, said Chris Fletcher from city planning.

The Standard will have 866 beds and 276 units for student use. The units will have up to six bedrooms, according to the staff report. The proposal also includes 692 parking spaces.

There will be access to the Rail Trail from the property, and the Pedestrian Safety Board hopes this location will encourage students to use the Rail Trail more often.

“I’d love to see them tie their building with the trail.

Maybe have some retail, a little store or coffee shop, so people using the trail could just stop there,” Reger-Nash said.

Although this proposal would provide muchneeded housing for the Downtown Campus, the Pedestrian Safety Board has concerns about the safety of those living and walking there.

“My biggest concern is, will that number of people be able to cross Route 7 safely, three to five times a day?” Reger-Nash said.

South University Avenue, also known as State Route 7, has a high volume of traffic. The Pedestrian Safety Board is concerned with large amounts of traffic crossing the route.

Reger-Nash said a pedestrian bridge would provide a safe way to access The Standard. However, Landmark Properties has only considered building a landing for a bridge. The city of Morgantown would be re-

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The Shell gas station on South University Ave. in downtown Morgantown occupies part of the proposed site for the student residence. and it needs to be made so that people can easily make their way up the hill and into Morgantown and the WVU campus.”

The staff report also recommended ensuring standards for the Americans with Disabilities Act are met. It also suggested in-

sponsible for building the bridge.

“They want the city to put it in, but I don’t think the city can easily come up with (the money) to put in such a pedestrian crossway,” Reger-Nash said. “And you know, that crossway needs to be handicap-friendly,

cluding elements of the Streetscape Improvement Projects whenever possible.

L a n d ma rk P ro p e rties was not available for comment by the time of publication. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Freshman biology student starts Red Cross Club at WVU

WEIGH-TO-GO

by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Charity Duvert, the health promotion consultant, tests out the scales before Kayla Kuntz weighs-in at the end of the ‘Weigh To Go’ program inside Martin Hall.

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WVU Division of Human resources offers “Weigh to Go” program to promote healthy living by cara devenney correspondent @dailyathenaeum

During the holidays, food temptations hit a peak. To combat this, the West Virginia University Division of Human Resources offered a program to encourage employees to stay smart and healthy over the winter festivities.

Starting on Nov. 24, the Weigh To Go program urged faculty and staff to maintain their weight within three pounds of what they recorded during the initial weigh-in until this week, when final weigh-ins began for participants.

Weekly, those involved would receive emails and survey questions centered on strategies and tips to consider for weight management.

“Although the average holiday weight gain is less than what is commonly asserted, it is important for individuals to be aware of body composition changes over time,” said Kimberly Zaph, WVU Employee Wellness Program manager. “Even a small holiday gain of one pound can

add up over time and negatively impact an individual’s health and well-being.”

The weekly emails included questions on what participants were doing individually to be successful, and those who responded to the emails were eligible for random prize drawings, making the experience positive and fun.

“I found I was actually able to lose weight over the holidays due to the encouragement from the regular emails that were sent out to the participants with “Weigh To Go” messages which helped us stay actively involved in the program,” said Lisa Boyles, an employee in the Division of Human Resources.

After the final weigh-ins, participants will be able to see each other’s responses to the survey questions to help them learn what others were doing to reach or maintain their respective goals.

The program was important to faculty and staff because it helped motivate them throughout the holidays and gave them the support they needed to get through their days in a

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The scale used for the final weigh-in of the ‘Weigh To Go’ weight management program. healthy manner.

The top three challenges to weight management during the holidays were too many food temptations, social or stress and emotional eating and lack of exercise, according to Boyles and others who participated in the program.

Charity Duvert, a Public Employee Insurance Agency health promotion

consultant, valued the personal connections she gained as she interacted with each participant during the weigh-ins.

“It is an opportunity for me to inform the participants of other PEIA-sponsored programs that they may benefit from as well,” Duvert said.

The Weigh To Go program will conclude at the end of January

with grand-prize drawings for those who successfully complete the program.

The pr izes being awarded are all fitness related, including memberships to WVU’s Stansbury Fitness Center, The Human Performance Lab and the Student Rec Center.

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Natalie Hobeika put her compassion for humanity to use by starting the West Virginia University Red Cross Club on campus.

Hobeika, a freshman biochemistry student at WVU, started the club at the end of her freshman year. While many first-year university students take the year to learn how to cope with the stress of adjusting to strenuous class schedules, Hobeika was figuring out how to make a difference at WVU. “I was kind of confused as to why there wasn’t a Red Cross club already here (at WVU),” Hobeika said.

With the goal to attend medical school, Hobeika originally wanted to join a club that involved connecting with the community and volunteer events, including blood drives. Instead of joining an already existing community service organization; however, she saw the need and opportunity to start the type of club she wanted to be a part of.

Hobeika said she initially started the association with the intent of bringing the Red Cross back to Morgantown.

Since the club’s beginning in April 2015, the officers and Hobeika have been trying to develop volunteer events that will allow the club’s members to engage with the community.

The association has held successful events such as a Bake for Humanity, a vaccination information booth, Trunk or Treat and blood drives.

Hobeika said once the club experiments with different volunteer events within Red Cross’s five lines of service, the members will have more options and a variety of possible events to choose from.

The club has mostly involved themselves with blood drives and recruitment tables to encourage students around campus to donate their blood.

“University students are a relatively healthy population,” Hobeika said. “We should be the ones to give blood.”

Although Hobeika and other officers of the club admit that at times balanc-

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2 | NEWS

Friday January 22, 2016

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A bicyclist rides past the White House during evening snowfall in Washington,Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. As Washington prepares for this weekend’s snowstorm, now forecast to reach blizzard conditions, a small clipper system pushed through the region Wednesday night causing massive delays and issues on the roads.

Washington in bullseye of potentially historic storm WASHINGTON (AP)—The forecast for a historic blizzard has been there for days, looming over the nation’s capital like the UFO from “Independence Day.” Projected snowfall totals have ticked steadily upward, to the point where the National Weather Service known for its conservative predictions - says more than 2 feet of snow could land on Washington.

Residents and elected officials throughout the Eastern United States are heeding the warning.

States of emergency have been declared in five states and the District of Columbia. Schools and government offices are being closed pre-emptively.

Thousands of flights have been canceled. Food and supplies are disappearing from grocery and hardware stores. College basketball games and concerts will have to wait.

“It’s going to be dangerous out there,” said Tonya Woods, 42, a Washington Metro station manager who lives in suburban Clinton, Maryland. “I say they should shut things down.”

On Thursday afternoon, she got her wish. The cap-

ital’s subway system announced that it will shut down entirely late Friday night and remain closed through Sunday for the sake of employee and rider safety. Underground stations usually stay open during major snowstorms.

The director of the National Weather Service said all the ingredients have come together to create blizzards with brutally high winds, dangerous inland flooding, white-out conditions and even the possibility of thunder snow, when lightning strikes through a snowstorm.

The snowfall, expected to continue from late Friday into Sunday, could easily cause more than $1 billion in damage and paralyze the Eastern third of the nation, weather service director Louis Uccellini sad.

“It does have the potential to be an extremely dangerous storm that can affect more than 50 million people,” Uccellini said at the service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

Washington looks like the bull’s-eye of the blizzard, and New York City is just inside the slow-mov-

ing storm’s sharp northern edge, which means it is likely to see heavy accumulations, Uccellini said.

Boston will probably get off easy this time, forecasters said.

Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Paul Kocin, who with Uccellini wrote a two-volume textbook on northeast snowstorms, estimated more than 2 feet for Washington, a foot to 18 inches for Philadelphia and eight inches to a foot in New York.

The snowfall could be as heavy as 1 to 3 inches per hour, and continue for 24 hours or more, Kocin said.

That could put this snowstorm near the top 10 to hit the East, with the weekend timing and days of warning helping to limit deaths and damage, said Kocin, who compared it to “Snowmageddon,” the first of two storms that “wiped out” Washington in 2010 and dumped up to 30 inches of snow in places.

Unfortunately, more than just snow is coming. Uccellini said it won’t be quite as bad as Superstorm Sandy, but people should expect high winds, a storm surge and inland flooding from

Delaware to New York.

Other severe but non-snowy weather is likely from Texas to Florida as the storm system chugs across the Gulf Coast, gaining moisture.

At a supermarket in Baltimore, Sharon Brewington stocked her cart with ready-to-eat snacks, bread, milk and cold cuts. In 2010, she and her daughter were stuck at home with nothing but noodles and water.

“I’m not going to make that mistake again,” Brewington said.

The Mid-Atlantic region is notorious for struggling to cope with winter weather, and a light dusting on Wednesday night served as an ominous prelude to the massive blizzard.

Less than an inch of snow was enough to immediately turn roadways treacherous in the District, Maryland and northern Virginia, causing hundreds of accidents and leaving drivers gridlocked for hours. President Obama wasn’t spared, as his motorcade slowly weaved and skidded along icy streets to the White House.

Mayor Muriel Bowser apologized to the city, saying more trucks should

have been sent out to lay salt ahead of the snow - a mistake she said wouldn’t be repeated ahead of the much bigger storm arriving Friday.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama would hunker down at the White House, and is confident local officials will get it right.

On Thursday, icy conditions caused accidents that killed two drivers in North Carolina and one in Tennessee. A truck with a snowplow killed a pedestrian while it was snowing in Maryland.

States of emergency were declared in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and parts of other states, where road crews were out in force Thursday. Blizzard warnings or watches were in effect along the storm’s path, from Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky to the mid-Atlantic states and as far north as New York.

Train service could be disrupted as well, by frozen switches, the loss of thirdrail electric power or trees falling on overhead wires.

About 1,000 track workers

will be deployed to keep New York City’s subway system moving, and 79 trains will have “scraper shoes” to reduce icing on the rails, the Metropolitan Transit Authority said.

All major airlines have issued waivers for travel over the weekend, allowing passengers to rebook onto earlier or later flights to avoid the storms. The flight tracking site FlightAware estimates airlines will cancel at least 2,000 flights Friday and another 3,000 Saturday, which is the slowest travel days of the week. By Sunday afternoon, however, the airlines hope to be back to full schedule.

One major event in Washington was still on: the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rally that’s usually one of the largest events on the National Mall. It will be held Friday, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.

The U.S. Capitol Police said sledding on Capitol Hill - which only recently became legal after an act of Congress - would be welcome for the first time in decades, as long as conditions are safe.

Ex-Oklahoma officer gets 263 years for rapes, sexual assaults OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)— A former police officer convicted of raping and sexually victimizing women while on his beat in a low-income Oklahoma City neighborhood was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jurors had recommended that Daniel Holtzclaw be sentenced to 263 years in prison for preying on women in 2013 and 2014. District Judge Timothy Henderson agreed, said Holtzclaw will serve the terms consecutively and denied his request for an appeal bond.

Holtzclaw waived his right to remain in custody in the county jail for 10 days, instead opting to be taken directly to prison.

Defense attorney Scott Adams said Holtzclaw will appeal.

“It is what it is,” Adams said. “It wasn’t a surprise.”

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater had strong words for Holtzclaw, who was

convicted last month on 18 counts, including four first-degree rape counts as well as forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, procuring lewd exhibition and second-degree rape.

Holtzclaw was acquitted on 18 other counts.

“I think people need to realize that this is not a law-enforcement officer that committed these crimes. This is a rapist who masqueraded as a law-enforcement officer,” Prater said after the sentencing. “If he was a true law enforcement officer he would have upheld his duty to protect those citizens rather than victimize them.”

The Associated Press highlighted Holtzclaw’s case in a yearlong examination of sexual misconduct by law officers, which found that about 1,000 officers in the U.S. lost their licenses for sex crimes or other sexual misconduct over a six-year period.

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not every state has a process to ban problem officers from law enforcement. In states that do decertify officers, reporting requirements vary, but the AP’s findings suggest that sexual misconduct is among the most prevalent complaints against law officers.

During the monthlong trial, 13 women testified against Holtzclaw, and several said he stopped them, checked them for outstanding warrants or drug paraphernalia, and then forced himself on them. All of the accusers were black. Holtzclaw is half-white, half-Japanese, and the son of a longtime Enid, Oklahoma, police officer.

Holtzclaw’s attorney had described the former college football star as a model officer whose attempts to help the drug addicts and prostitutes he came in contact with were distorted. Adams also attacked the credibility of some of the women, who had arrest records and

histories of drug abuse, noting that many didn’t come forward until police had already identified them as possible victims after launching their investigation.

Holtzclaw’s victims included a teenager and woman in her 50s. Three accusers delivered victimimpact statements Thursday, and at least one other was in the courtroom.

Jannie Ligons, whose complaint in June 2014 launched the investigation of Holtzclaw, said she has been under stress because of the case and the fear of being sexually assaulted again. “My daughter and sisters are frightful when a police car pulls up behind them,” Ligons said.

The Associated Press does not identify victims of sex crimes without their consent, but she was among two women who spoke publicly about the case and agreed to be identified.

Another woman, who was 17 at the time of the assault, said her “life has

Daniel Holtzclaw, center, stands with his attorneys Robert Gray, left, and Scott Adams, during his sentencing in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.

Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer, was convicted of raping and sexually victimizing several women on his beat. been upside down” since lawsuits against Holtzclaw Holtzclaw raped her on the and the city in state and front porch of her moth- federal court. er’s home.

Thursday’s hearing was “It’s been hard on my delayed by a few hours as family. It’s been hard on Holtzclaw and attorneys me,” she told the court. met with the judge over the “Every time I see the po- defense’s request for a new lice, I don’t even know trial or evidentiary hearwhat to do. I don’t ever go ing, but after hearing tesoutside, and when I do I’m timony from another ofterrified.” ficer, Henderson rejected Several of Holtzclaw’s the request and moved on victims have filed civil to witness statements.

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organization. “Helping people is the best feeling, and helping people help other people is just as nice.”

Hobeika said she and the other officers are putting in the extra time and effort needed now so the club can continue to be successful in serving the University and Morgantown in coming years.

“One of the best parts of

being a part of this club is seeing an increase in blood donations,” Rowe said.

“The first time we did this (hosted a blood drive), we surpassed a drive’s quota by 33 percent.”

The WVU Red Cross Club is an advocate for bringing awareness about blood donations and helping make an impact within the community.

The club has 20 mem-

Continued from page 1 ing schoolwork and maintaining an organization is hard work, they also think it’s extremely worth the added stress.

“It’s mostly rewarding,” said Anika Rowe,” sophomore chemistry student and vice president of the

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bers, and prospective members are always welcome to join.

“There’s really a great sense of community in the club as we get to know our new members,” Rowe said.

The next blood drive hosted by WVU Red Cross will take place from 1-7 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Lincoln Hall. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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OPINION

Friday January 22, 2016

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Accommodating the environment Though bitter temperatures at the beginning of the 2015 spring semester may have indicated otherwise to many students on West Virginia University’s campus, climatologists have declared 2015 the hottest year in history worldwide. The year’s temperatures surpassed those of 2014, which had previously been the hottest on record, and were the second-warmest in American history.

With two record-breaking warm years back-toback, the Earth is once again in a period of rapid climate change. One indicator of this is an extreme El Niño event, which consists of an unusually warm band of ocean water in the Pacific that can give rise to more severe weather and

El Niño is capable of causing severe storms on the coast. increased temperatures in many parts of the world.

El Niño years occur every few years, but the last El Nino weather event classified as severe occurred in

1998 and increased global temperatures in what appeared to be a pattern of hurried future change.

The El Niño periods of the 2000s did not see the same

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sharp increase in severe weather, but the 2015-16 El Niño may be a predictor of another escalating period of severe weather and heightened temperatures

for the years ahead.

In the United States, every state’s temperature was warmer than average in 2015. The nation felt the result of climate change in the form of greater rainfall and droughts in different areas of the country. Elsewhere around the world, communities in southeast Asia were devastated by intense floods that left many dead and the United Kingdom was hit with a very uncommon heat wave.

Though efforts have been made to decrease many countries’ carbon footprints, learning to live with severe weather if increasingly powerful El Niño events continue to occur will become a necessity for future generations.

For example, stopping development near coast-

lines and in floodplains may save many lives in the future from storms and floods, and taking extra precaution in the heat by not overexerting oneself can prevent sunstroke and other temperaturerelated ailments. During winter storms, staying off the roads and preparing in advance by purchasing food and other necessities will decrease the amount of deadly car crashes caused by slippery roads.

As always, being mindful of our impact both in our community and on this planet will only continue to benefit the state of this world in both the present and the future. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Making Upgrades to the PRT: INCONSIDERATE or NECESSARY INCONVENIENCE?

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In order to upgrade its services, West Virginia University’s Personal Rapid Transit system is reducing its hours on Jan. 23 to begin construction.

Though the updates are necessary to the PRT’s continued service as a transportation tool in between many different parts of Morgantown, off-campus students are finding themselves needing to rework their schedules and find other transportation options as a result.

Though many believe WVU’s Transportation department should have postponed work until the summer months, waiting that long could come at a cost.

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As most of us are now aware, the PRT will no longer offer its never-faltering services on Saturdays throughout the 2016 spring semester. Weekday hours are also being cut to operating from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. For those living on campus, this will most likely not be a dire threat to weekend plans.

However, many students living off-campus will need to completely rethink how they get from place to place on a Saturday afternoon as a result of the changes.

If any of us were to look out our window, we’d be greeted by sights clearly indicative of the dead of winter. With winter comes cold winds, a plethora of snow and traffic delays so frequent and unending that off-campus students often think twice before setting out to greet friends. The PRT is a great alternative for weekend travel, as it has roads of its own and provides warm transportation for students without cars

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or those who are choosing to keep off the slick roads.

However, what we will be left with on Jan. 23 is a string of buses, which are all subject to frustrating traffic delays and cancellations that come complimentary with a heap of snow. Without nice weather to make extended travel on foot or waiting for buses at least somewhat pleasant, WVU’s Transportation department could not have picked a worse time to decide to modernize.

The loss of PRT services on Saturday would perhaps not be so bad for students if Sunday wasn’t also a day the rails are closed. With Sunday traditionally being a day of rest, it makes sense for the staff to have the day off to themselves, too. However, if the PRT is “immersed in a phased multi-million dollar modernization plan,” it is not terribly outrageous for some of that funding to become wages for a Sunday staff. Unless both weekend days are required in the modernization process for some unexplained reason, it would be more logical and considerate of the mobile stu-

dent body to keep Saturday services and allow the vendor to do testing on Sundays.

What troubles me personally about the notice given to us about these changes is that the whole fiasco feels not only inconsiderate to passengers, but preventable given what we’re told.

A letter sent out to students states that, “…it is necessary to shut down Saturday service (except during certain special events) so we can provide the vendor with ample time to do testing on the new automatic train controls (ATC) system and continue with software development.”

This begs the question of why this modernization program has requested time at the start of a new, freezing semester, rather than during the warmer summer months when the PRT is already not in service for students.

While there is likely a reason why WVU Transportation feels now is an adequate time for an upgrade, most of their passengers wholeheartedly disagree. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Transportation is a high priority among ever-moving crowds like the students at West Virginia University.

We are a school comprised of about 30,000 students and have three separate campuses. In other words, Morgantown is a busy place with many people coming and going at almost all hours of the day.

To simplify the task of moving in between campuses, the University signed a contract with Boeing in the 1970s to give our school the Personal Rapid Transit system, more commonly referred to as the PRT. However, this development was made more than 40 years ago, and both the University and the capabilities of technology have since changed dramatically.

The PRT has not seen a large-scale upgrade in many years, partially due to the fact that there are not many vendors available to supply the necessary parts. This means that the system is not as capable of meeting the demands of WVU as well as it could when it was first in-

stalled. From outages to slow response times, both students and professors have a number of complaints about the PRT today.

This is a sad fact because, for all intents and purposes, the PRT is a fantastic piece of equipment that makes commuting between campuses far easier than if one were to walk. That is why, despite the reduction in service hours, I think the modifications to the PRT will be a greater asset to this University than a burden.

There is no way to leave the PRT in full service and achieve the much-needed updates. In order to completely upgrade the entire PRT system, its tracks must be shut down for extended periods of time.

The University is providing additional transportation methods for the times when the PRT will be out of service.

Additionally, the WVU transportation office has tried to accommodate passengers by being available during the busiest hours of the day, which means most of the work on the PRT must be done at night or over the weekend. With this in mind, it is important to consider the amount of work being done.

The projected modern-

ization of the PRT involves replacing both its technological and mechanical components. The first step involves updating the propulsion and on-board computer technology. Next, the PRT will be outfitted with a new control system for both the computer system and the vehicles themselves. These will aim to improve system availability and performance.

Lastly, an entire review of the PRT infrastructure will conclude the 2016 year to ensure the tracks and cars are updated in addition to the new electrical components.

A full description of the upgrades can be found at the Transportation page of the WVU website.

By the end of 2016, the PRT office hopes to have a fully renovated transit system available for faculty, staff, and students. The upgrades will enhance performance by modernizing both the technological and structural components of the PRT. Taking into account what a massive project this is, I think we as a community should try to be as understanding and flexible as we can be when it comes to reduced service hours. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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STAR ’STUD’ PERFORMANCE

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Former Duke University relief pitcher turned rapper, Mike Stud, will make his way to Morgantown on Jan. 30, at Mainstage.

Stud’s no stranger to Morgantown, though. He has previously worked alongside Morgantown native, Huey Mack, on multiple tracks. His music video for “Back Again,” ft. Huey Mack, was even filmed around the WVU campus. In addition to working with Mack, he’s teamed up with popular, college-flavor rapper Sammy Adams as well.

You can say Mike Stud has evolved as an artist since his frat rap style in Durham, N.C. at Duke. His music career was launched by messing around with some buddies on GarageBand, a popular iOS software application that allows anybody with an Apple product to create sounds.

His career, along with many other artists of today, has been catapulted by the internet. Mediums such as YouTube, Twitter and SoundCloud are ideal ways for independent artists to promote their sound and gain a following.

From the song “College Humor,” which was created as a joke among him and his baseball teammates, Stud claims he’s come a long way. Social media greatly

helped “College Humor” go viral, which in turn, gave him the motivation to pursue a musical career. He began appealing to the young crowd of high school and college kids but has developed into more of a complete artist as of late.

Since 2011, he’s released mixtapes, with a couple of albums thrown in the mix. On Jan. 12, Stud released his third studio album, titled These Days. The tensong tracklist includes just one feature.

He uniquely collaborated with Toronto Blue Jay’s pitcher, Marcus Stroman, on “These Days.” They have developed a relationship using baseball as their bond.

Mainstage holds just more than 500 people and there are roughly 100 tickets remaining for Stud’s show. Adam Payne, production manager for Mainstage Morgantown, is confident in their ability to move tickets in and around Morgantown.

“This show will definitely sell out,” Payne said.

Having rappers at Mainstage is few and far in between due to its versatility in getting performers. However, Mainstage has been fortunate enough to get a few popular hip-hop artists since opening.

“Although we’ve hosted more mainstream rap stars like Juvenile, Fat Trel, and Lil Dicky, Mike Stud is a hip-hop artist who connects more with Greek life and touches on topics that an everyday college student may experience,” Payne said.

Mike Stud returns to Morgantown on January 30.

Since Pittsburgh is his next stop after Morgantown, the majority of the crowd will be coming from the local area. And with WVU largely consumed by Greek Life, it’s likely that the crowd will be sprinkled with many fraternity brothers and sorority sisters, alike.

Timely dropping his album a good couple of weeks prior to playing here could certainly benefit his tour.

“My girlfriend actually bought us tickets to see Stud in February back home in

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Philly, but I’m going to his show down here, too,” Chase Marshall, a long-time fan of Mike Stud’s sound, said.

Despite evolving over time, college campuses remain a large part of his tour because of the crowds he continues to attract.

For more information regarding Mike Stud and his upcoming schedule, visit back2youtour.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

New restaurant Beity replaces Tortoni’s on High St Mel Smith

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High Street is becoming a cultural onestop shop with new additions to the restaurant strip. A new Mediterranean restaurant, Beity, opened up its doors on Jan. 11 for the Morgantown community once students arrived back on campus.

The new ethnic restaurant is replacing Tortonis former location on High Street, next to Annex and Jameson’s. Beity is a family owned and operated establishment, run by the family of West Virginia University student, Racil Mando.

Her family emigrated from Syria four years ago when she was a high school junior because of the revolution. Her father previously owned a massive soda factory, which was unfortunately destroyed. He started building a residential compound with houses in Syria, but the family left the country before he could finish it.

Mando’s parents are not fluent in English, so she speaks for them about the restaurant and translates for them in necessary situations. The family used to co-own the similar Mediterranean restaurant on High Street, Jasmine Grill but decided to open their own business in hopes of increasing interest in authentic Mediterranean meals.

The Mando family serves a variety of Mediterranean platters that are rich in flavor and high quality. The meats served in

A new Mediterranean restaurant, Beity, has opened on High Street.

Beity are 100 percent halal and grilled to provide a healthy experience. Beity also caters to vegetarians by preparing menu items such as grape leaves, falafel and hummus. Various types of Middle Eastern seasonings leave a signature mark and flavorful taste to the genuine food from across the world. Daily specials are offered

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every day to spice up the variety served.

Mando believes her family’s goal for Beity is to introduce homemade, authentic Mediterranean food to college students.

Many international students eat at Beity to feel at home and get a taste of the food they grew up eating. The family tried to create a peaceful, comfortable environment for

students to come eat and unwind.

Beity is an Arabic word meaning “my home”. Mando shares that her family’s purpose of opening their own restaurant is to reflect what the Beity means as a whole.

The experience is meant to make students feel like they are in the comfort of their own home.

“We want to serve good, clean food that tastes just like home. We want students to feel like they are home when they come to us,” said Mando. “The food is actually cooked at home by my mother, so it is actually a home cooked meal. You do not feel like you are eating heavy restaurant food.”

Sophomore sports management and journalism double major Andrew Walker has never heard of Beity before, but his eyes lit up when he found out about the unique addition to Morgantown.

“I used to never like Mediterranean food, especially when I was younger. However, as I have gotten older, my interest in it has widened,” Walker said. “I would definitely be interested in trying Beity out.”

Mando said that her family’s future goals are to eventually open up several restaurants in close-by cities if Beity becomes popular within the Morgantown community.

For hours and information, visit http:// www.beitywv.com/ daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Young Thug takes unconventional rap style to Newport Music Hall chelsea Walker A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Bringing a quirky aesthetic and unconventional rap verses to the stage, Atlanta artist Young Thug will greet guests Saturday at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio.

Raised as a product of the dirty south, Young Thug’s lifestyle may have changed within the last few years, but his gold teeth and rugged style has always stayed the same.

Born in August of 1991, Jeffery Lamar Williams was the eighth child in his family of 10. With a family composed of six girls and five boys, Williams was brought up in a tough neighborhood, residing in the lowerincome areas of Atlanta.

In an interview with Dazed Magazine, Young Thug explained how his rough upbringing made him closer to his family.

“I’m the youngest boy. It was hard at times, especially where we come from,” Williams said.

“But, it was amazing because a lot of people don’t have the immediate family we do. It was so much fun, you know?”

Williams said in his interview with Dazed Magazine that his entourage growing up was mostly his cousins and siblings. When Williams’ crew wasn’t running the streets of Atlanta, the young aspiring rapper found himself spitting rhymes on mix tapes at 20-years of age. Those first tracks quickly sparked an interest in local rappers, and by 2013 Young Thug signed with Mane’s label 1017 Brick Squad Records.

On stage, the performer has been coined a “rap weirdo” by XXL Magazine. In commenting on Young Thug’s appearance and charisma, the Pitchfork Magazine stated Young Thug’s style is “extraordinarily distinctive,” commenting that the artist brings to the table an unusual and experimental approach to rapping, presence, persona and mystique.

Aside from the press, Young Thug has been quick to open up about his personal style and his preference for women’s, rather than men’s, clothing. However, Young Thug’s voice is just as distinctive as his personal style. With more of a signing manner rather than the pure line-by-line style normally associated with rap, Young Thug’s voice has been compared

to rappers such as Future and Travis Scott. With autotune only rarely used too add a theatrical element to tracks, Young Thug’s ballads are authentically rapped. Young Thug’s influences mainly stem from listening to rapper Lil Wayne while growing up on the streets of Atlanta. Young Thug has been featured on tracks with some of the hip-hop industry’s most celebrated performers, collaborating with artists such as Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Kayne West and Travis Scott.

The rapper’s most recent record release came in April of 2015. Titled Barter 6, the 13-track album features popular songs “Check,” “With That” and “Halftime.” Making frequent appearances on Barter 6, Young Thug’s fellow friend and rapper Birdman appears on “Constantly Hating” and “Knocked Off” with T.I appearing in “Can’t Tell.”

From rags to riches, Young Thug’s current tour will be bringing him on stage in Columbus, Ohio, at the Newport Music Hall. For more information on Young Thug, visit http:// youngstonerlife.com/ thegaurdian.com

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‘AHS: Hotel’ ends with more gore and surprises Woody Pond

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Tying off loose ends and making another surprise connection between the first and fifth season is how “American Horror Story: Hotel” finished its 12th and final episode. A warning to anyone who has not seen the last episode or any of the recent season, there will be spoilers in this article.

The last episodes leading up to the finale left the body count high and the theories for an ending scattered. The Ten Commandments Killer turned out to be John Lowe all along—and he was stuck in a love triangle with his wife Alex, an immortal vampire doctor and Sally a dead heroin addict, who

hotel after finishing the ten commandments with “Thou shalt not murder”, which came with the trophy of The Countess’s head. This completed the driving force for James March by locking his love in the hotel forever, and also completing his work through John.

At the end of the finale, we learn that John and his family went into hiding, where he attempted to provide for them until they had to move back to the hotel, which they referred to as “home”.

John was eventually found and shot dead by the police outside of the hotel, preventing him from being with his family for eternity in the Cortez.

Iris and Liz renovated the

hotel and began to try to bring it back into its former successful light. But the obstacles in their way were the hotel’s deceased guests. Sally and Will Drake murdered as many guests as they could, until finally the two proprietors called a meeting. James March shockingly sided with Liz and Iris, claiming that if they could keep the hotel alive for a little longer it would be named a historical landm a r k a n d could never be torn down. This

meant the ghosts could have a home forever, and finally everyone was convinced. Iris gave Sally a cellphone and got her addicted to Instagram and Twitter, which was a weird twist, but at least it got her to stop spouting nonsense every five minutes. Liz teamed up with Drake to produce more of his fashion lines, doing shows at the Cortez where he would be mysteriously seen.

Life went on, Liz got to watch her grandchild be born and later discovered she had cancer and would soon be dead. She chose to call all the ghosts together into a room and allow them, s i n c e they’re

cries during interc o u r s e.

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all friends now, to brutally murder her. As they get ready to, The Countess finally shows up to do her usual neck slicing on her “favorite creation”. After her death, Liz is reunited with Tristan who claims she had “a lot more living to do” and that’s why he was ignoring her for so long. Too little too late maybe, but I digress.

The biggest surprise of the episode was the return of Billie Dean Howard, who you may not remember as the psychic from season one who helped Constance talk to her daughter after she was hit by a car and killed. It seems four years later Howard has become the host of a psychic reality television show, in which she communes with the dead in haunted buildings.

She is called to the Cortez first to help

Liz talk to Tristan, and then begins stopping by every year on Devil’s Night to document her strange experiences. John, in ghost form, shows up as she is poking around in his old hotel room. She can see him, so he takes her to March’s room for the Devil’s Night celebration with Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos and John Wayne Gacy. They scare her into leaving the hotel forever and all is well in the hotel.

Something interesting to note, both Scarlett and Will Drake’s son, Lachlan, are sent off to the Thatcher School, a prep school in Ojai, California. Can’t you just see Lady Gaga playing a terrifying headmistress at a boarding school?

Food for thought. daa&e@mail. wvu.edu

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‘The 5th Wave’ delivers predictable fiction Cosby suit tossed in Pa.

While entertaining, ‘The 5th Wave’ relies too much on well-worn teen-fiction tropes.

One major reason that young-adult fiction is so alluring - when done well - is that it gives youngsters such a fulfilling scenario of independence from those older adults in their lives who always think they’re smarter and stronger. That scenario is front and center in “The 5th Wave,” where every adult is either evil, inhuman (literally), or nice but helpless. It’s truly up to the young - make that the young, buff and good-looking - to save humanity.

But if this movie, starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the latest plucky teen to fight for our species, performs its appointed task with efficiency, it does little more.

Yes, the winsome Moretz is a fine, if one-note, reluctant heroine (the film’s based on Rick Yancey’s best-selling novel, and directed by J Blakeson). And she’s surrounded by more than one appealing young man (the YA action-film rulebook seems to dictate at least two, so we can have a triangle.) But the script has more than a few lines that should have been sent directly to rewrite, and there’s a nagging feeling throughout that we’ve sorta seen it all before.

Not that this will de-

ter fans of Yancey’s book, which is the beginning of a trilogy, meaning we’re sure to see more of Moretz’s Cassie in years to come.

She is, when we first meet her, a pretty perfect Ohio high schooler. Yes, she goes to a party and drinks beer and crushes on a cute football player named Ben. But then she goes home early and sings her little brother Sam to sleep.

The next day, life changes forever. A giant alien craft appears in the sky. For days, the Others, as the aliens are known, don’t make a move.

Then come the four waves.

First all power and technology is knocked out; planes and cars crash. Then giant tsunamis are unleashed, killing billions. Then there’s crippling disease, transmitted by birds and killing countless more. The fourth wave brings attackers to Earth in unexpected form, all building up to the climactic fifth wave.

Meanwhile, Cassie, her brother and father have left home for a refugee camp.

Dad (Ron Livingston, noble and powerless) gives Cassie a gun. “I thought we were safe here,” Cassie protests.

“Pumpkin,” he replies, “nowhere’s safe anymore” (one of many lines you can re-

cite before you even hear it). When the U.S. Army’s Col. Vosch (Liev Schreiber, inscrutable and calm here, perhaps a little too calm) orders youngsters onto a school bus to a military base, the family reluctantly agrees.

But Cassie and Sam are separated when Cassie runs back for Sam’s stuffed toy.

Cassie is forced to follow on foot, a journey of many miles. On the way, she reluctantly kills a man, nearly gets killed herself by shooting attackers, and wakes up, wounded, in the house of a very cute guy named Evan (Alex Roe). Evan’s good looks, medical expertise and fighting skills almost make up for the fact that we can’t figure out quite who he is. (They don’t, though, make up for the triteness of many of his lines.)

But that’s a theme of the movie, people not being who they say they are - or not even being people, actually. The final act of the film sees Cassie and football player Ben (played by Nick Robinson, and recalling Nick Jonas) uniting to try to repel the evil forces from Earth.

Between the shooting and the running, these two have a sweet moment.

Levitt gets Hasty Pudding Honor CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor, director and producer Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also founded and directs the online creative collaborative hitrecord.org, was named Thursday as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year.

“The Pudding is excited to honor a performer who is not only a talented actor but also a visionary entrepreneur who developed a revolutionary platform

for artistic content creation and distribution,” the organization said in its announcement.

Hasty Pudding Theatricals is the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization.

Gordon-Levitt will be roasted and receive his pudding pot on Feb. 5.

“Perusing the impressive list of past Hasty Pudding Men Of The Year, I’m simultaneously struck with intense delusions of gran-

deur and mild waves of humility,” he said in the organization’s announcement.

Previous winners include Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro and Harrison Ford.

Chris Pratt won last year.

The former child actor won a Young Artist Award for his first major role in the 1992 film “A River Runs Through It,” then became a household name as Tommy Solomon on the NBC sitcom “3rd Rock from the Sun.”

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Cassie explains that she was named after a constellation in the sky, Cassiopeia. Ben explains that he was named after Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. It’s a relief for us to actually laugh, and more such moments would have been welcome.

It’s fine to save humanity and all, but what’s humanity without its sense of humor?

“The 5th Wave,” a Columbia Pictures release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America “for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.” Running time: 112 minutes. Two stars out of four.

MPAA definition of PG13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh-area woman who claims Bill Cosby defamed her when he and his representatives responded to allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted her and other women.

The October lawsuit filed

by Renita Hill, 48, of Baldwin, was dismissed with prejudice, meaning she cannot try to amend and re-file it.

Hill went public with her allegations in November 2014 in an interview on Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV in which she said she was “emboldened” by other women who had made similar accusations against Cosby.

Her lawsuit said she was made out to be a “liar” and “extortionist” when the comedian, his wife and his attorney issued blanket denials.

U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab agreed with Cosby’s attorneys that the statements were opinions protected by the First Amendment.

“Even considering these three statements together as a combined, single statement, this newly ‘conjoined’ statement does not lead to an inference that plaintiff is a ‘liar and an extortionist,’” the judge wrote.

Cosby’s attorneys referred questions to a spokeswoman who didn’t immediately comment on the ruling.

Hill’s attorney, George Kontos, promised to appeal saying he strongly disagreed with the judge’s reasoning.

“The basis of his opinion is these are constitutionally protected, ‘pure’ opinions,” Kontos said. “But, looked at as a whole, they contain all

sorts of innuendo and undisclosed facts.”

A day after Hill’s interview, Cosby attorney Martin Singer issued a statement saying: “The new, never-before-heard claims from women who have come forward in the past two weeks with unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they say occurred 30, 40, or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity.”

Cosby and his wife, Camille, made separate statements in the weeks that followed, with Cosby saying he refused to respond to “innuendos” and inviting the public to “factcheck” his accusers. Camille Cosby accused media outlets of violating rules of journalistic integrity by publishing some of the allegations without properly “vetting” Cosby’s accusers.

Kontos had argued in an earlier court filing that those statements weren’t pure opinions protected by the First Amendment because they included “undisclosed facts” - namely, the implication that Hill and the other accusers are lying.

But Judge Schwab found the statements citing innuendo and fact-checking were “a far cry” from labeling the accusers liars and extortionists.

Cosby has yet to respond specifically to Hill’s allegations that he drugged and molested her several times after they met on the TV show, “Picture Pages,” in 1983. Hill claims that went on for about four years, starting when she was 16, and that Cosby helped pay for her college and would fly her to cities where he was performing, until she cut off contact with him about four years later.

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Daxter Miles Jr. celebrates a 3-pointer late against Texas Wednesday night.

No. 6 West Virginia needs to right the ship tomorrow at Texas Tech

BY CHRIS JACKSON

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @CJACKSONWVU

The West Virginia University men’s basketball team seemed to have everything going in its favor after moving up to the Big 12’s upper echelon.

Then the Mountaineers scored a season-low 49 points, forced just eight turnovers and made 14 percent from three-point range in Wednesday’s 56-49 loss to Texas. Only two players reached double-figures in scoring, highlighting a team that wasn’t prepared to add to its vaunted start.

“After the game, you think all about the practice time and how long we practice and all the work we do,” said WVU senior guard Jaysean Paige. “To just go out there with no energy hurts a

lot. We’ve just got to bounce back and move onto the next one.”

Head coach Bob Huggins ended practice early on Tuesday, not satisfied with the team’s effort or desire to prove its worth. That showed on Wednesday night, a surprisingly poor effort after the Mountaineers had finished off their best week of the season.

“What I talked to them about was I think your attitude has such an unbelievable effect on life,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins. “People with bad attitudes generally aren’t very successful. People with bad attitudes end up serving time. People who are unenthusiastic generally don’t advance in their chosen profession if they have one.

I think life is about attitude.”

The Mountaineers had

just beaten No. 1 Kansas and nearly made history in a two-point loss at Oklahoma, coming within a few made free throws of being the first team in over 25 years to beat the top two teams in the same week.

But Wednesday night, they turned in their worst performance of the year.

All the Mountaineers could muster was three 3-pointers and a 34.8 percent mark at the free throw line.

“I could go out there, and I’m an old man - I’m 62 years old - and I swear to you I could go out there and shoot a thousand shots, if my shoulder held up, and I’m never going to miss one with two feet left,” Huggins said. “There wasn’t anyone around, it wasn’t like they got pressured into it.”

Now they turn the page to coach Tubby Smith and

Texas Tech. The Red Raiders enter having lost four of their last five, but three of those losses have come at the hands of ranked opponents.

Smith’s squad nearly upset first-place Baylor on Saturday, before Lester Medford’s buzzer-beating three sent them home with a 6360 loss. But they’ve proved they aren’t a team to take lightly, especially with the Mountaineers’ recent efforts.

Players kept preaching the lack of effort cost them against Texas. Huggins had no issue publicly bashing the team’s practice displays and lack of motivation since Monday, including multiple instances of utter disbelief in their recent efforts.

But they’ve been here before. Many questioned the team’s capabilities af-

ter Jevon Carter’s botched behind-the-back pass led to a huge Virginia run in December, that resulted in the team’s first loss of the season.

“That’s not indicative of the way this group has been,” Huggins said.

“They’ve been very enthusiastic, they’ve been very coachable and success sometimes for people is hard to handle.”

Then they reeled off eight straight victories, beat the country’s No. 1 team and fell to the No. 2 team in the game’s waning moments.

They climbed to No. 6 in the latest AP Poll on Monday, the program’s highest ranking since the 2010 Final Four run.

“If we bring energy and effort, there’s no one in the country that can stop us,” said WVU junior Devin

Williams.

Texas Tech is one of the Mountaineers’ two Big 12 foes that have yet to defeat them since they joined the conference in 2012. However, anything’s proven possible in college basketball this year. Four of the nation’s top six teams have fallen since Monday’s rankings were released, and the conference’s three highestranked teams have already suffered losses this week.

“This is a league where you can’t relax at all, it’s just how the league is,” said Williams. “We’ll be back. We just got a little too comfortable. We’ve just got to get back to how we started, get back to how it all came together: preparing the right way and getting ready for Texas Tech.” cgjackson@mix.wvu.edu

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Mountaineers hope to bolster tournament resume against TCU

BY ROGER TURNER SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia University women’s basketball team will avoid the heavy snowfall forecast for this weekend when the Mountaineers hit the road to face Big 12 opponent TCU on Sunday.

Sunday’s matchup between the Mountaineers and Horned Frogs will be the first of two meetings for the Big 12 Conference foes this season. Last year, the series was split, as both teams defended their home court with a victory.

This year’s first headto-head between TCU and West Virginia comes at a critical point in the season for two teams fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth come March.

Entering the week, WVU made its way back into the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 25 when the polls were released Monday. The Mountaineers, who currently sit tied for third in the Big 12 with Oklahoma, are 15-4 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.

Before losing to No. 4 Baylor last Tuesday, the WVU women’s team was on a Big 12 tear, winning three straight games. The loss to Baylor was only by a five-point deficit, and WVU bounced back with another conference win on Saturday, demolishing Kansas 72-35.

To say the Mountaineers are on a hot streak would be an understatement. Over the course of the last 15 games, WVU has gone 132, losing only to AP top 10 conference opponents No. 6 Texas and No. 4 Baylor.

Tynice Martin skies to finish at the rim this week against Kansas.

An unlikely Big 12 con- averaged 15 points in the tender entering the sea- loss at Baylor and win over son, WVU freshmen and Kansas, putting her third bench players have shown on the team in scoring with their value to this year’s an average of 9.5 points per team over the past couple game. months.

WVU will need another Freshman Tynice Mar- solid performance from the tin earned Big 12 Freshman bench going into Sunday’s of the Week honors twice contest in Fort Worth, as in the month of January, the Horned Frogs are seekplaying a big role off the ing to break .500 in conferbench during the Moun- ence play. taineer hot streak. Martin TCU comes into the

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game on a two-game losing streak, and 1-4 in their last five games. In their previous matchup, TCU fell short of pulling off the upset versus No. 6 Texas, putting the Horned Frogs at 11-7 on the season.

“They are a good basketball team,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey. “We are going to have to come out and play hard and do what we do.”

The Horned Frogs possess a talented backcourt that will no doubt challenge the Mountaineer defense. Senior Zahna Medley and sophomore AJ Alix are one and two in scoring for the Horned Frogs, with Medley averaging 15.5 and Alix scoring 10.9 points per contest. Both guards also have been lighting it up from three-point range, shooting over 44 percent

from behind the arc on the season.

Senior Bria Holmes and the rest of the Mountaineers will have their hands full Sunday, playing in front of a sold out crowd at the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m., as WVU strives for its second-consecutive Big 12 victory against TCU. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior Garrett Spurgeon fires a round against Nebraska last year.

By Connor Hicks Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

As the first major snow storm of 2016 approaches, the West Virginia University rifle team is ready to conclude the road slate for the 2015-16 season. The No. 1 Mountaineers (9-0, 5-0 GARC) will take on No. 13 Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range.

Following a five-match home stand that featured five wins and two new NCAA scoring records, the nation’s top team has three matchups standing between them and an undefeated regular season. The Midshipmen (3-3) should prove to be another level opponent for the Mountaineers. Navy’s highest

tally this season was 4634 in a Nov. 11 loss to Memphis, nearly 90 points lower than West Virginia’s nationalbest 4712 average. In fact, the Mountaineers’ NCAA record 4740 last weekend would have toppled Navy’s season-best by an astounding 106 points.

While Navy does have strong shooters, the Midshipmen don’t present the overall strength of the Mountaineers. Navy’s top air rifle score usually comes from senior Jodi Cull-Host.

The Los Alamo, N. M. native averages a 589 in the air rifle discipline per match.

However, the Mountaineers have five shooters who consistently break the 590 barrier.

Navy’s top smallbore shooter, junior Dan Jonas averages a 576.6 per match,

compared to six Mountaineers who shoot an average of 580 or higher.

Depth will most likely be the deciding factor in this weekend’s matchup between two of the nation’s top teams. The entire Mountaineer roster can contribute, which is the reason for WVU’s two consecutive record-setting performances.

WVU has been ardently practicing this week to improve their seemingly insurmountable performances. As the conclusion of the season draws near, a seventh consecutive Great American Rifle Conference title and fourth consecutive national title are on the line. The team is also seeking its third undefeated season since 2010.

While it could be easy to lose focus on the upcoming

match with a more difficult matchup against Kentucky approaching, WVU head coach Jon Hammond made it evident following the record-setting match against Akron that the team is remaining focused on one day at a time.

“We have to stay very level headed,” Hammond said. “We have to keep working, and we have to keep doing things that we have been doing. We don’t want to get caught up on the outcome.”

The Mountaineers travel to Annapolis, Maryland to face conference foe No. 13 Navy on Saturday morning.

The team will then return home to conclude the season hosting No. 9 NC State and No. 3 Kentucky. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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By Johnna Herbig Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

This Sunday, the West Virginia gymnastic team will compete in a tri-meet against Western Michigan and William & Mary.

The Mountaineers are coming into this meet with a recent win against New Hampshire, 195.8-195.225.

“This still wasn’t the best performance we can

put out there,” said WVU head coach Jason Butts.

“To get that kind of a score at the second meet, it would have been our second high score of all season last year. So to be there in January right now, especially coming off our performance in Denver, I’m really excited with the direction we are headed in.”

Junior Alexa Goldberg won first place over-

all with a score of 39.255, a personal best and career-high. She was also awarded with first on floor with a score of 9.96, along with a first on bars at 9.9.

Freshman Kirah Koshinki was also able to achieve a career-high during that meet, getting 9.9 vault. Koshinki currently has two Big 12 Newcomer Honor awards under her belt, receiving them in back-to-back weeks.

WVU dominated on vault after having Mountaineers win each of the first, second and third place awards.

Koshinki won first with a 9.9 score, sophomore Zaakira Muhammad received second place, getting 9.850 and senior Jaida Lawrence’s score of 9.825 landed her the third place finish.

Western Michigan is also coming into this match with a win. Their last match was against Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan. The Broncos earned first with a score of 195.275, Eastern Michigan received second with 195.050 and Bowling Green came in third with a score of 193.575.

Bronco Junior Anna Corbett was awarded with first place all-around, earning 39.125.

Freshman Rachael Underwood received first place in the beam and second on the floor, scoring 9.875 and 9.825, respectively.

William & Mary are the only competitors coming into this match coming off of a loss from its most recent match. They received second place against Temple, 190.150-190.00.

Tribe senior Brittany Stover won all-around with a score of 38.225, also receiving first on vault and getting a 9.8.

Freshman Aaliyah Kerr was awarded first on floor with a score of 9.750.

“Dollar Day” will be in place for this match, meaning that tickets, sodas, hot dogs and popcorn will be available for just $1 each. The match will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Coliseum.

The tri-match against the Mountaineers, Broncos and the Tribe will be held in Morgantown.

“It’s nice to be home to continue to work out the kinks and not have the stress and the fatigue, of traveling,” Butts said. “And then take advantage of having that all worked out to get some great scores on the road.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Friday January 22, 2016

da sports staff picks

BOB HUGGINS QUOTE OF THE WEEK “People with bad attitudes are not successful. People with bad attitudes end up serving time. Life is about attitude.”

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No. 6 West Virginia at Texas Tech No. 13 Baylor vs. No. 1 Oklahoma No. 3 Kansas vs. Texas No. 19 Iowa State vs. TCU No. 11 Michigan State vs. No. 7 Maryland No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 16 Providence No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 22 Purdue California vs. No. 12 Arizona Creighton vs. No. 18 Butler No. 13 Virginia vs. Syracuse 7-3 7-3

LAST WEEK SEASON RECORD

7-3 7-3

6-4 6-4

7-3 7-3

WRESTLING

WVU tries to break back into top 25 against Arizona State, Stanford

BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

While a rebound is a basketball statistic, it is a term used in every sport that is synonymous with bouncing back.

This weekend, the West Virginia University wrestling team will look for just that.

The schedule makers did not do the Mountaineers any favors by scheduling wrestling beasts Oklahoma

State and Oklahoma as their first Big 12 opponents of the season. West Virginia fell to Oklahoma State on Jan. 15, 38-3, and lost to Oklahoma on Jan. 17, 23-11. The Mountaineers won a combined four head-to-head battles out of a possible 20.

“We have to go back to the drawing board to see what went wrong and go from there,” said head coach Sammie Henson in an interview with WVUsports.com.

“It showed us where we’re at, and it’s not good.”

After the two losses, West Virginia dropped out of the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association poll. In the previous poll, the Mountaineers were ranked No. 24. However, the two losses were enough to take West Virginia out of this week’s poll and their 10 votes were not enough to keep them in.

With their wins over West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma moved up to No. 5 and No. 7, respectively.

The chance for a Moun-

taineer rebound comes against two teams that did not appear in the NWCA poll: Arizona State and Stanford. Despite not appearing, both received votes for the poll and are not pushovers.

Arizona State held a record of 7-6 prior to their Thursday night match against Utah Valley and received 10 votes for this week’s NWCA poll. Stanford received half of those votes, but still remain a threat. The Cardinal is 7-2 on the season, including five wins in

a row.

On Nov.8, the Mountaineers defeated the Sun Devils at the Mountaineer Quad, 22-14. There is no such familiarity with the Cardinal; West Virginia has not faced Stanford in the last ten years in a head-to-head match.

Arizona State and Stanford have a combined seven ranked wrestlers by InterMat wrestling. West Virginia boasts three: No. 7 Jacob A. Smith (195 pounds), No. 13 Zeke Moisey (125), and No. 14 Dylan Cottrell (157).

This weekend will provide the Mountaineers with two opponents that are in the same position as West Virginia and as skillful as the Mountaineers. While a split wouldn’t change much, two wins could put West Virginia back in the NWCA rankings. However, two losses would sink the Mountaineers even further out of the national picture.

It is a pivotal weekend for West Virginia wrestling. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

tennis

WVU readies for this weekend’s Backyard Brawl

Junior Kaja Mrgole takes a breather during a match in September. the results count, so this is

By Neel Madhavan Sports Writer the time we want to be at @DailyAthenaeum our best.”

The Panthers had a very The Backyard Brawl ri- up-and-down fall tourvalry has been dormant for nament schedule and are a number of years in foot- coming off solid showball and basketball as a re- ings against Akron, Miami sult of West Virginia’s move (Ohio) and Marshall in the to the Big 12. But the rivalry Vartabedian Invitational has remained potent in last week. other sports , such as womPitt sophomore Callie en’s tennis. The WVU wom- Frey led her team in singles en’s tennis team opens their with an 11-6 record during spring dual-match season the fall, followed closely by with a non-conference ri- talented freshman Carina valry matchup against the Ma, who posted an 8-5 sinPitt Panthers this weekend. gles record.

The Mountaineers are For the Mountaineers, looking to improve their sophomore Habiba Shaker dominant, series-leading looks to translate her fall 29-5 all-time record against season singles success into the Panthers. the spring. Shaker finished “The fall season was the the fall with a 9-1 singles retime for us to prepare our- cord while teaming up with selves more so that we can junior Kaja Mrgole and felget things ready for when low sophomore Carolina the spring season arrived,” Lewis, for 4-3 and 3-1 dousaid WVU head coach Miha bles records, respectively.

Lisac. “This is the time Lewis also had a solid sinwhen we’re growing, and gles season herself, posting this is the time when we are an 8-3 record. getting better. Spring seaSenior captain Hailey son is really the time when Barrett struggled with con-

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sistency in the fall, as she had an 8-7 singles record, and teamed with sophomore Yvon Martinez to finish with a 4-3 doubles record.

“We’re still at the point of trying to put everything together,” Lisac said. “We saw progress sporadically throughout the fall, but we need to be able to put all that together on a consistent basis in order to get better.”

An older and more experienced, but still young Mountaineer squad will hope to improve on their 9-13 overall and 0-9 Big 12 record from last spring. The Backyard Brawl begins at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

“Ultimately we’re still not where we want to be as a team overall,” Lisac said. “So our goal is still the same, but we have to be more consistent in everything that we do. Just seeing progress here and there is not good enough.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu